Chapter 898 - 896: Four Years to Forge a Sword

Candy held the bowl in both hands, trying a small sip.

"Tsk tsk tsk~"

"Not as tasty as carp soup."

Mo Jingchun, who also tasted the fish soup, laughed and said:

"Well, there’s nothing we can do. You caught this fish yourself, and it’s not carp."

Candy pursed her lips and said nothing, knowing that if she talked more, her brother would start about how she went fishing without telling him.

If she argues further, family rules might be enforced.

Not worth it.

Grass carp soup, let’s just manage with it.

After lunch, Candy took a nap in the car.

According to Candy, since the Wentian space shuttle’s test flight is scheduled for two in the afternoon and she has nothing else to do, why not nap?

Mo Jingchun found it logical; he couldn’t let the two kids run off to fish again.

Moreover, Mo Jingchun also needed Zero to assist him with work.

Meanwhile, Candy was sleeping soundly. Mo Jingchun started getting busy.

Just picking up people made Mo Jingchun run around tirelessly.

The command center for the space shuttle borrowed from civilian airports, with a terminal building established on one side of the airstrip.

Through specially tempered glass on the three-story terminal building, the entire flight runway could be clearly seen.

Various monitoring devices were installed on the rooftop of the terminal building.

At 1:30 pm, Mo Jingchun appeared punctually on the third floor of the terminal building.

Behind the terminal building, the mountaintop was packed with spectators who came to watch the Wentian space shuttle’s test flight.

They were of diverse identities.

There were government officials, reporters, influencers, space enthusiasts, and ordinary citizens...

At this moment, everyone was discussing the space shuttle at the foot of the mountain.

From the mountaintop, the Wentian space shuttle’s hangar looked only the size of a person.

It appeared like a brick placed on the flat ground.

At 1:50 pm.

Candy yawned and followed Zero to the third floor of the terminal building.

At the same time, Mo Jingchun spoke with a serious tone into the microphone before him:

"Release Wentian space shuttle’s stabilizers, all engineers please orderly evacuate the hangar within one minute."

"The Wentian space shuttle will leave the hangar in one minute."

As the countdown began, engineers, who had rehearsed numerous times, evacuated orderly by electric car.

Countdown reached zero.

The stabilizers for the three tires of the Wentian space shuttle automatically unlocked.

From this moment forward, Zero officially took control of the Wentian space shuttle.

Mo Jingchun stepped aside, turned to Zero, and said:

"It’s up to you now."

Zero nodded seriously.

"Understood!"

"Wentian! Exit the hangar!"

In an instant, the auxiliary engines on the wings of the Wentian space shuttle began working.

With a buzzing electric sound, Wentian slowly rolled out of the hangar.

On the other side, a group of enthusiasts with binoculars shouted excitedly:

"It’s out!"

"Look, it’s coming out!"

"I knew there couldn’t be any surprises, Candy Technology did announce a two o’clock test flight!"

"Brother, why do I feel like there’s no astronaut in the cabin?"

"You’re mistaken, what’s most awesome about Candy Technology? Artificial intelligence! With AI, who needs astronauts?"

"Besides, unless the country helps train astronauts, otherwise, it’s too costly for Candy Technology to train their own astronauts."

"Look, it’s fully out! Wait a second, how is the Wentian moving without its tail firing up, and there’s no tow truck, it’s really odd."

......"Wentian reaches the take-off runway, ready to take off at any moment!"..................

Mo Jingchun raised his hand to check the time.

13:58:23

"Wait! At precisely 14:00, activate the main engine for liftoff."

"Understood!"

At this moment, over the airport, over a dozen satellites passed by.

Without exception, these satellites had adjusted their orbits to pass over Anyang Base.

Among these satellites was one belonging to Candy Technology.

It would expend all its energy following the entire Wentian space shuttle test flight!

"One-minute countdown!"

The final countdown began, everyone was tense to the extreme.

In such an atmosphere, even Candy subconsciously clenched her fists, staring unblinkingly at the Wentian space shuttle on the distant runway.

"You must succeed!"

Candy prayed silently in her heart! Although Candy didn’t know how important the Wentian space shuttle is, she knew its successful test flight meant a lot to her brother.

For four years, her brother had spent most of his time on this space shuttle.

If the test flight failed, how heartbroken her brother would be.

"Countdown ten seconds!"

"8......7......6..."

...

"3...2...1...Main engine start!"

"Main engine started successfully!"

Under everyone’s watchful gaze, the white Wentian space shuttle on the take-off runway accelerated faster and faster!

"Reached minimum take-off speed! Elevation!"

Wentian! Left the ground! Flying higher and higher!

The crowd on the mountaintop, or the netizens watching via influencer live streams, erupted in excitement upon seeing Wentian leave the ground!

Inside the terminal building, no one had time to celebrate; everyone was focused intently on monitoring their respective data.

Should any data anomaly occur, it’s still possible to force Wentian to make an emergency landing.

"Radar tracking normal."

"Main computer data normal, backup computer data synchronization normal."

"Satellite synchronized tracking normal."

......

With each data report indicating normalcy, it was undoubtedly the best news for Mo Jingchun and all the participants involved in the shuttle’s development.

In just a few minutes, Wentian’s speed had surpassed Mach 10, and it continued to accelerate.

Meanwhile, the energy consumption of the plasma engines was also alarmingly high.

Looking at the flight path map on the big screen, Mo Jingchun’s lips curved slightly.

Wentian would enter the atmosphere over Japan.

No wonder Japan was willing to deploy two satellites with an unwavering gaze on the Wentian space shuttle.

Suddenly, within the quiet terminal building, including Zero who was controlling Wentian, everyone anxiously awaited Wentian breaking through the blackout zone.

Within the blackout zone, even Zero could only leave subprograms to cope with sudden situations, unable to conduct real-time network communications.

Fortunately, Wentian’s speed was quick, taking only 31 seconds to break through the blackout zone, restoring network communication.

"Main engine shut down, Wentian begins decelerating, preparing to enter the preset orbit."

Standing next to her brother, Candy was stunned as she watched the real-time footage transmitted back by Wentian on the big screen.

So... there are so many stars during the daytime too.

And that barren thing must be the moon.