At the same time that Yang Chen obtained the Zhenguo Amaterasu Mirror of the later generations, the sun was shining in California on the other side of the Pacific Ocean.

In a laboratory at one of the research institutes of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Steven blinked his eyes that had become red from sleepless nights, drank a cup of strong coffee, resisted the sleepiness caused by twenty-four hours of no rest, removed his eyes from the computer screen, and let out a long breath: "Dr. Nancy, the results are in." ”

Known as Dr. Nancy, she is definitely a big beauty, with long black hair, brown charming eyes that seem to be able to speak, deep eye sockets, a beautiful face that looks like a sculpture with a clear outline and a bit of ancient Greek style, and the angry figure that the white coat can't hide makes her a sought-after star in this mostly male research institution.

She has a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose, which adds a bit of intellectuality to her beauty, and makes her full of charming charm. She looked up from the folder in her hand and asked, "Steven, are the results out?" What do you think? ”

Steven smiled happily: "Pretty perfect. ”

"Perfect?" Dr. Nancy shook his head in disbelief, "Can it be called perfect?" In the field of materials, nothing is perfect. ”

"Yes, according to past experience, it is. But this time, perhaps, there is an exception. At least, it is perfect in all the fields in which it can participate! Steven said with some excitement:

"Think about how valuable is a material that is almost universal and can play an important role in almost every field you can imagine? I'm a little jealous of the guy who developed this material, he's going to make a fortune! ”

Dr. Nancy was not as excited as Steven, but nodded faintly: "Send me the experiment report." Also, don't forget to follow the process and send a copy to all the places where it should be. ”

"Oh...... Damn, I was so excited I almost forgot about this! Steven hurriedly tapped his head down on the keyboard, and after two minutes, he said, "Dr. Nancy, it's been sent." ”

Dr. Nancy logged into the lab's internal LAN and opened the lab report, and soon the data in red font fell into her eyes. She flipped through the pages quickly, without thinking about it, and judged the weight of the data in the experiment report in front of her based on experience alone.

“Oh，Mygod！ Am I dazzled? She couldn't help but exhale: "It's incredible! ”

At this time, the internal phone rang, Dr. Nancy's eyes were still attracted by the report, and she was reluctant to let go, she fumbled and picked up the earpiece, put the earpiece to her ear, and did not take her eyes off for a moment during the whole process: "Hello, I'm Nancy." ”

"Dr. Nancy, the lab report is out, what do you think?" A somewhat somber male voice came from the other side.

"Mr. Gavin, you're also an expert in this area, don't you understand?" Dr. Nancy said jokingly.

"Of course I can read it. That's why I can't believe it. You're doing the experiment, and you're telling me, everything is rigorous, right? ”

"Gavin, can I think you're humiliating me and questioning my professionalism?" Dr. Nancy was a little angry.

"Sorry sorry, dear, I just...... It's just a little hard to believe. ”

Dr. Nancy sighed, "I can't believe it. It is hard to imagine that such a perfect material was not born in the United States. Even...... Not even born in any country of the free world! ”

Steven, who was listening to the news next to him, suddenly grew his mouth. However, he knew the confidentiality system of the laboratory, and when he opened his mouth wide, he quickly covered his mouth, and did not let himself exclaim, but said softly: "Mygod! Could it be those Soviets...... Well, did the former Soviets make another terrible breakthrough? Could it be that the Cold War is about to return to this planet? ”

"What a disaster! For us in the free world. ”

Dr. Nancy shrugged, "That's right, disaster. But it has nothing to do with us. That's something politicians need to think about. I just want to know, is the origin of this amazing material accurate? Really...... Is it really a product of that mysterious eastern country? Even those polar bears, but ...... But it really shouldn't be those yellow people. Sorry, I'm not racist, you know...... It's true that these yellow people are very talented in scientific research, but it's just ...... It's just that backward country ......"

"I understand. I think that once our Congress knows about this situation, we are afraid that it will turn the world upside down, and maybe it will clamoring to sanction that country again, God knows? But in that case, we won't have cheap Chinese products. God, since the financial disaster two years ago, life has been really sad without cheap Chinese goods. Well, it's lucky that all this is a state secret, and our lovely parliamentarians won't know about it yet, at least not in the short term. ”

“Ikonw！ Ikonw！ Dr. Nancy said in a loud voice, expressing understanding: "Those stupid politicians are always going to mess things up. ”

"That's right, okay, to get to the point, you know how important this material is, and I want you to organize people to crack it right away. The research laboratories of the United States and the Air Force need to obtain all the secrets of this material. Although it seems that this material can be purchased commercially, it is a pity that the country in the East reacted quickly, and all orders have now been frozen. We don't have much to do with it, so we can only rely on cracking it. Otherwise......"

"Well, as you wish, I'll do it right away. But, as you know, there is not much hope. Unless we have access to the original study data......"

"I understand, I understand. Reverse engineering is not that easy. Damn, that eastern country has always been the best at reverse engineering, whether it's us in the United States or Europe or those polar bears, they never hesitate to reverse engineer. But what I didn't expect was that in my lifetime, I would see the day when we had to reverse-engineer them. ”

"That's science. You never know who in that place will suddenly achieve success you never dreamed of. Dr. Nancy replied calmly.

"That's right, that's science. Alright, that's it, Nancy, I'll have you coffee another day. Dear, Bye! ”

“Bye！”

The phone was hung up. Dr. Nancy put down the earpiece, his expression changed, he became extremely capable, and he screamed loudly, and the voice spread throughout the laboratory, alarming all the researchers: "Ladies and gentlemen, listen, we have a new mission!" All work is suspended, and we now have only one task, yes, the only one! ”

All of a sudden, the lab became busy, countless calls were made, and countless data were gathered. In just a few minutes, all appropriation requests had been approved by the Special Committee with great efficiency, and a large number of requests for supplies had been accepted and sent in within two hours.

And when this laboratory began to be busy, Gavin, who had been talking to Dr. Nancy before, dialed the encrypted internal phone again: "This is the American Space Research Laboratory, please pick me up Mr. Edward from DARPA." ”

DARPA, DefenseAdvancedResearchProjects Agency, also known as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is the organization, coordination, and management organization of major scientific and technological research projects of the United States Department of Defense and the technical management department of military high-tech pre-research work.

Over the years since its establishment, DARPA has successfully developed a large number of advanced weapons systems for the US military, and at the same time has accumulated a strong reserve of scientific and technological resources for the United States, leading the trend of high-tech research and development for military and civilian forces in the United States and even around the world.

Soon the phone was dialed, and a strong voice came from the other side: "Hi, this is Edward." ”

"Mr. Edward, I'm Gavin. I'd like to talk to you about that kind of material in recent days. ”

"Materials? What material? Edward was a little confused at first, but then immediately understood: "Wait, you mean that kind of material from Huaguo?" ”

Gavin said: "That's right, it's that kind of material, reconstructive nanoceramics. ”

"Well, I remember, you also sent a copy for testing. What do you think? ”

Gavin didn't rush to answer, but asked first: "I think, Oak Ridge National Laboratory should have also received a testing task, have their results come out?" ”

"Wait a minute, let me see, well, okay, this is the ......" Edward's voice came from flipping through the information: "That's right, the test report is in my hands." Yours are too. So, Gavin, do you have anything to say? ”

Gavin said in a solemn voice, "I think it's time to start the CentennialStarshipplan." ”

It didn't seem to be clear to the other side: "What? CentennialStarshipplan？ You mean the Centennial Starship Project? Is the time ripe? ”

"That's right, ripe. More mature than you and I think. We've got to start it right away, listen, right away! ”

"Wait, according to the plan, we will submit this plan to His Excellency the President by NASA in April this year, and the former President His Excellency Clinton will play an important role, so as to attract the attention of the public and capital, all the preparations are already underway, and I can't rush the plan without giving me a good reason, otherwise, I won't be able to explain it to you." After all, this is a plan that spans a hundred years, and it doesn't seem to make sense to advance it so many months in advance. ”

"A good reason? Of course. The time is ripe. We don't have to wait until 100 years from now to start the program now, not the pre-research! ”

"Mature? Is it really ripe? ”

"That's right, it's really mature, if you count this material. Then I believe that within 30 years, the United States will guide mankind to set foot on the land of Mars, and you and I will have the day to go back and forth to Mars in our lifetimes. Listen, it's a round-trip, not a planned one-way ticket! ”

There was silence on the other side of the phone, only the sound of breathing came, and after a long time, he said, "Listen, I will call an expert to argue about this." If what you say is not wrong, then as you wish. ”

"God bless America!"

"God bless America!"

The phone is hung up, but both sides of the call are excited, and a new era is about to begin, and everything will not be just on paper and science fiction.

The future is already in sight......