A few weeks later, the ship harbor.

Ruan Yongliang stood by the harbor, looking at the Haiyan that was about to be launched in the dock, with a relieved smile on his face.

He had mixed emotions in his heart, both happy and gratified, but more importantly, a sense of pride of "raising his eyebrows".

Finally, the ship was launched before the other party.

At least on this point, they did outdo them.

God knows how he's been these months!

At the beginning of the conflict, he could never have imagined that things would go in this direction.

First, the opportunity to seize the island was determined, and then VOSTA LMG was introduced, and then the Heavenly Soldiers began to intervene, thinking that they had found a strong backup, and began to try to bind them.

Whatever the circumstances, such a strategy should be foolproof.

But he never expected that all the plans he made would fail.

——

No, it's not just a failure, it should be said, a complete failure.

Not only did they not take advantage of it, but they also built up thousands of square meters of land on Treasure Island, and they also lost three groups of sailors.

What's even more outrageous is that even the big brother who was originally on his side turned against him, abandoned the benefits that were originally at his fingertips, and abandoned himself.

For a long time, he couldn't figure out why.

Until late one night a few days ago, when he was sitting opposite his son and drinking, he suddenly understood.

Technology, all this is the result of backward technology.

Carefully recall every key point of the matter, in fact, every time your own progress is interrupted, it is because the other party suddenly appeared and advanced by leaps and bounds.

Including the Sky Whale, including swarm UAVs, including DF-1.

This series of techniques made your own strategy constrained, and finally led to a failed result.

After thinking about this, he admired his son's vision even more.

You know, at the very beginning, he put forward the idea of "winning with technology", and he also resolutely introduced VOSTA LMG despite public opinion.

It can be said that it was this decision that saved his life.

If it weren't for the breakthrough of the large cutter suction dredger, if it weren't for the fact that this only remaining plan left hope for the whole strategy, I am afraid that at this time, I would not have stood on the seashore to participate in the celebration, but stood in a military court to be tried.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

It seems that he is indeed old.

Whether in terms of ideology or wisdom, they can no longer catch up with these young people now.

——

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing.

Doesn't this just show that there is someone to succeed you?

He smiled silently, sighing in his heart for his luck.

No matter what, at least my son is good.

Once the Petrel was launched and the first island was established, it was time for it to retreat.

When the time comes, I must give him another big gift, so that he can go faster and farther on this road.

Isn't that the inheritance of a family?

His life's goal is nothing more than to make the whole family move further towards the center of power, so that his own clan can get more benefits.

Thinking of this, he turned to his son, who was standing aside, and said:

"After this incident is over, I plan to transfer you to the front."

"You'll need more experience—you know what I mean."

"When you come back, my position will be handed over to you as a matter of course."

"No one can question you, and no one can shake your position."

"Of course, if you have to do something."

Hearing his words, Ruan Huakai nodded solemnly.

"That's what I think, though. I'm afraid we won't get any amazing results. ”

"The sea has gradually calmed down, and we both expect it to be for a long time to come. Peacekeeping. ”

"I understand."

Ruan Yongliang nodded and continued:

"That's exactly what I'm trying to say, you don't have to be too aggressive."

"You are originally a technical officer, so the demand for 'combat exploits' is not so high."

"When I say doing something, I mean fighting for some benefits on the premise of ensuring my own safety."

"For example, you can make an island."

"Of course, the name of this island needs to be considered-—— if you can, even the shape of the island must be well planned."

"Mr. Ngo Dinh Duong believes in Buddhism, and he has a simple Buddhist card, you know?"

Ruan Huakai gave Ruan Yongliang a clear look, and everything was silent.

At the same time, the launching ceremony of the Haiyan also officially began.

Nguyen Yong Luong personally waved the champagne, and the bottle shattered, and the liquor gushed out, fell to the ground, and turned into a rapidly bursting foam.

With the sound of a long whistle, the giant cutter suction dredger swooped down the paved track into the sea.

The bow of the ship crashed into the water, stirring up huge waves several meters high, and the sea breeze brought splashes of water to everyone's faces, and everyone rejoiced at this moment.

"It's a pity that Mr. August left early, which is also his masterpiece, but I can't see it with my own eyes, it's a pity"

Ruan Huakai said with emotion.

"It's a pity, but it can't be helped, his family is sick."

"Family always comes first, and in this regard, he is just like me."

As he spoke, Ruan Yongliang looked intently at the Haiyan that had already been launched.

He couldn't help but marvel once again at the beauty of the sea beast's mechanical power.

The angular arc pierced the sky, and the huge device was like a giant mouth swallowing the sky, and perhaps before long, it would swallow the so-called "Sky Whale" into its stomach.

Oh, the Sky Whale.

Perhaps, at this moment, it is still assembling their deck in the dockyard?

But sorry, we've already gotten into the water first.

And as long as we go into the water for a day first, our advantage will snowball, rolling bigger and bigger

However, just when everyone was cheering for the launch of the Haiyan, Ruan Huakai, who was standing on the side, suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The ship. There seems to be some tilt.

He frowned slightly, took two quick steps to find the engineer who was directing at the scene, and asked:

"Is it normal for the hull to tilt a little?"

The engineer nodded, and said affirmatively:

"It's normal."

"The ship has just been launched, the cabin counterweight and the layout of various equipment have not been fully handled, coupled with the influence of wind and waves on the shore, it is normal to have tilt."

"Don't worry, it's not like that at sea."

"As soon as the stakes are lowered, they will become as indestructible as a reef in the sea."

Ruan Huakai nodded, and then continued to ask:

"What's the deal with the hull noise? The sound seemed a little out of order. ”

"It's normal!"

The engineer looked at Ruan Huakai suspiciously, and asked rhetorically:

"Isn't this a normal metal grinding sound? The launch of any ship is the same. ”

"Mr. Ruan, I'm afraid you're too nervous."

Am I too nervous?

Ruan Huakai shook his head and did not speak again.

He chose to trust the engineer in front of him.

After all, August is not here now, and the person in front of him is one of the most famous ship engineers in Vietnam.

What's more, he also studied by August's side for months.

If you can't even believe him, then you really don't know who else to trust.

He turned his gaze back to the Petrel at sea.

At this time, the engines of the giant ship had already started.

Driven by four high-power diesel engines, the Petrel cut through the waves and kept moving forward.

Ruan Huakai secretly made a wish in his heart.

I hope this petrel can really ride the wind and waves.

It's like that whaling ship, which fiercely suppressed the enemy's "sky whales" at the bottom of the sea

A few days later, the Shanghai Jiaotong University Research Institute.

Zhang Guanfeng had already received the news of the launch of the Haiyan in the harbor, but at this moment, he didn't care at all.

Because, the Sky Whale in his hand is about to be launched.

Just now, he had completed the inspection of the Sky Whale for the last time.

All the equipment was installed, and the hull was almost seamless.

The two AGT110 gas turbines, coupled with the ship integrated power system provided by the Deep Blue 16 project, have locked the title of "the world's most powerful large-scale cutter suction dredger" in advance before this giant beast is launched.

In front of such a monster, what is the little "petrel"?

The total length is 180 meters, the hull is 47 meters wide, the dead weight reaches 15,000 tons, and the draft is a full 7 meters.

And its reaming power has reached an astonishing 8200KW.

In contrast, what about Haiyan's stats?

Although I can't get the first-hand accurate data, according to the public information released by the other party, it is just a small boat with a total length of barely 100 meters and a reamer power of only 3000KW.

That's it, and you still want to compete with the Sky Whale?

Not to mention, according to the previous information, the construction process of the Petrel was extremely perfunctory, and even the steel was made of inferior steel that did not meet the design standards.

It didn't sink when it went into the water, it was already unexpected.

——

Of course, that's because VOSTA LMG's technical strength is really outstanding.

They managed to finish the project without any problems, and most of the engineers walked away.

There are still two brushes.

It seems that next time I want to build a bigger sand dredging ship, I can find a way to cooperate with them.

We have the technology, they have the process, learn their set of things, and we can develop better.

Thinking of this, Zhang Guanfeng's mood became more and more happy.

He looked at Xiao Wang, the assistant who was still sorting out the last comprehensive inspection data of the whole ship, and asked:

"Is the data all clear? Are there any questions? ”

Xiao Wang nodded and replied:

"Basically, I found out, there are problems, but they are not too big problems."

"There are two places at the deck connection where the stress around the rivet exceeds the standard, and it is speculated that it should be caused by the riveting angle exceeding the tolerance, and I will arrange someone to adjust this immediately."

"In addition, the surface coating of the reamer is uneven, you see if you want to readjust it, it doesn't really have any effect."

"Also, there is a little corrosion in the mud pump pipeline, which is caused by the weather, so there is no need to deal with this, wait until the offshore operation is several times, and the life limit is reached, and then it will be replaced uniformly."

"The rest is fine, and the conditions for launching the water have basically been met."

Hearing the assistant's answer, Zhang Guanfeng nodded with satisfaction.

"Well done! In such a short period of time, this whale was really created. ”

"If I had stayed a few months ago, I would have never thought of this kind of efficiency."

"You're doing a great job, like a qualified project manager!"

Hearing Zhang Guanfeng's praise, Xiao Wang smiled shyly and replied:

"Actually, I haven't done much, and the reason why this project is progressing so fast is that on the one hand, all the technical levels have been cleared in advance, and on the other hand, it is because of the foundation of Tiens."

"It's easier to renovate than to build new, although the degree of renovation is no different from new construction."

"Don't be too modest!"

Zhang Guanfeng patted Xiao Wang's shoulder and continued:

"As long as this project can achieve the expected results, I will apply to my superiors and give you a suitable reward."

"But what the specific reward is, I won't say for the time being."

"However, don't worry, the organization will not treat you badly."

"Understood, thank you Mr. Zhang!"

Xiao Wang was full of smiles, of course he was satisfied with such a result.

But in fact, deep down, he still has a vague expectation.

He wanted to know who the person, or organization, had solved all the technical difficulties of the Sky Whale.

Such ability has surpassed all the research institutions he is familiar with.

If I have the opportunity to participate in them in the future, or even just work with them again, it will be a huge improvement for myself

However, this thought was suppressed in his heart and did not say it.

Because he knew that he was not qualified to make such a request now.

I just don't know, when will we be able to see the true face of this mysterious "mountain"?

He's looking forward to it

Two days later, a port in Shanghai.

Red flags, gongs and drums, this was originally a rotten adjective, but at this moment, the situation on the scene is indeed like this.

All those involved in the project were present and sat neatly on the podium, ready to witness this momentous moment.

Before the launching ceremony officially began, a middle-aged man in a military uniform served as a representative and delivered a speech for the entire launching ceremony.

His speech was long, but everyone in the room listened attentively, and no one showed impatience.

Because, the things he said are really emotional.

He spoke of the reef of the sea, which was less than a square meter, of the water that reached his thighs, of the humid sea breeze, of the scorching sun.

He also talked about arthritis that was replaced by long-term immersion, the lifelong root of the disease due to severe heat stroke, and the skin cancer caused by long-term exposure to the sun.

And, of course, the threat from the enemy that needs to be guarded against at all times, and the loneliness of being far away from one's homeland and without relatives.

The people present seemed to have been taken to the sea by him, and experienced first-hand the hardships of life there.

There is no end in sight to that kind of hardship for a long time.

Because, it is too difficult to build an island.

"Actually, it's not like we haven't built an island."

The man on the stage said.

"Yongxia Reef is a typical case."

"It's inaccessible, isolated, inaccessible, and there are great difficulties in transportation."

"When we built the island, we didn't have any advanced tools."

"There are at least several thousand tons of materials transported from outside the islands and reefs, and at the beginning, we used manpower to carry the building materials onto Yongxia Reef one basket at a time."

"At that time, we endured the harsh natural environment every day, worked for more than ten hours, stepped on more than one meter of seawater, and it could almost be said that we forgot to sleep and eat."

"Eventually, the island was built."

"It's really hard, so hard that when I think about it now, I can't help but want to sigh."

"Since that time, we haven't organized a large-scale island-building operation."

"On the one hand, it's financially unbearable."

"On the other hand, it's really that we don't have the ability."

"But when will we be capable?"

"We've been thinking about this question for a long time."

"But today, the answer came."

The man took a deep breath and cast his eyes on the Sky Whale in the distance.

Subsequently, he continued:

"That's our answer."

"From the time it was launched, the era of reefs and islands was over!"

"Our mission has officially begun!"

"From now on, every reef we have on the sea will become an island!"

The man's voice fell, and the Sky Whale whistle sounded.

The steel beast rushed into the water with an indomitable attitude, and then stood in the sea like a floating island.

Motionless.

And after this "island", there will be more islands in that sea.

(End of chapter)