Scientists who revitalized the country (11): Unlucky pilot
Since China launched its carbon-based chips, scholars and officials from all over the world had been flying to China one after another, claiming that they wanted to learn and communicate with China.
After landing, these people all asked to meet with Si Qi for a talk, and their purpose was self-evident.
The state respected Si Qi’s freedom and would not prevent him from communicating with anyone. However, Si Qi had no intention of wasting time with this group of people. He declined all visits and stayed in the institute all day without going out. The research institute was also guarded by a strict security team with three layers inside and three layers outside, and not even a fly could get in.
Therefore, those who came from thousands of miles away could only settle for the next best thing, which was to carry out their open request, and have academic exchanges with Chinese scholars and visit the equipment.
Unfortunately, China was not particularly good at these two things at the moment. They lacked materials, people, and everything else, but the most lacking was time.
This allowed scientific researchers from various countries, who had been hit hard by carbon-based chips, to stand up straight and be proud again.
Unlike major semiconductor manufacturers that originally produced chips and developed equipment at the same time, China did not have the equipment development technology that was sufficient to match carbon-based chips.
Just like an excellent motor should be installed in a high-performance sports car to unleash its full potential, rather than being wasted in an old car.
How to transform an outdated old car into a super luxury sports car worthy of carbon-based chips, how to make good use of the performance of carbon-based chips, and how to transform the technology that was originally impossible to achieve from theory into reality, all required a lot of time, energy and patience to polish.
If China, which possessed the technology to manufacture carbon-based chips, had already occupied the upstream position in the production chain surrounding carbon-based chips, then what the countries around the world had to do next was to take the lead in occupying the midstream position and take the biggest piece of the pie in all industries surrounding carbon-based chips.
Mobile communications, security control, aerospace, industry and agriculture… Countless industries were engaging in technological competitions around carbon-based chips. Whoever completed the technological reform based on carbon-based chips first would have the greatest advantage in this competition and would be able to become the winner of the next era.
So what if China could manufacture carbon-based chips? If it only had chips but could not produce matching equipment, it would be useless!
In the subsequent exchange activities, Chinese scholars clearly felt the contempt and disrespect of these foreign researchers. They were clearly conducting activities on their own territory, but these people had no idea what courtesy was, and their arrogant appearance was really infuriating.
“What do you mean by ‘It’s normal that you don’t understand, after all, you are Chinese’, you damn foreigners!” A gray-haired old man complained to his colleagues beside him angrily: “Sooner or later, we will surpass them! Let them never say such things again!”
A younger colleague at the side smiled helplessly and said, “Why are you so anxious? This is not the first time we have encountered this. At least we have changed from being pursuers to being their competitors. This is a big improvement.”
“Don’t tell me this nonsense. Why didn’t Si Qi come? If he came, how could these people dare to be so arrogant?” The old man said angrily, “We should ask him to come over and put an end to the arrogance of these guys!”
A colleague recalled: “It seems that he was working on the previous research… the one he announced at the end of the press conference. He gathered a large group of people to help, and made it very mysterious. His superiors asked no one to disturb him.”
The old man frowned, “Now the whole world is busy with technological innovation, and his efforts are needed most. What is he researching that could be more important than occupying the racetrack?”
“I don’t know, but he is definitely researching something more important than occupying the track.” The colleague smiled and said, “Didn’t Si Qi stay indoors for a month before the carbon-based chip appeared, and then he dropped a bombshell when he appeared. Since he said it was a ‘bigger surprise’, he certainly wouldn’t be aimless.”
The old man thought about it and relaxed his brows: “That’s true.”
As everyone knows, although Si Qi was young, he was very steady in his work.
After the launch of the carbon-based chip, all scientific research industries in the country were quick to respond and immediately changed their research and development direction without any impact. This would have been impossible without the advance warning from the research institute.
Si Qi, who was so meticulous in his work, would put aside such a large number of domestic affairs in front of him and do some new research. This showed that compared with the current problems, new research was more important…
Therefore, at this moment, everyone was curious about what Si Qi was doing, including the system Xiu Xiu following Si Qi.
He looked at the group of people outside working on a new project, and then looked at the complicated program on the screen that seemed like a spell, and said to Si Qi: [Master, what are you writing? Is it an interstellar spaceship?]
Si Qi smiled and said: [It would cause a lot of trouble if we bring out this technology now, and China can’t build an interstellar spaceship at the moment.]
Xiu Xiu said with regret: [Ah, the technology in this world is too backward. It’s not fun at all for Xiu Xiu to be here. I can only watch cartoons and play games all day.]
Si Qi knew how depressing it would be for Xiu Xiu to only talk to him all day and all night, so he comforted him: [Be good, I will give you a surprise later]
Xiu Xiu’s eyes lit up, and he spun in circles in his consciousness: [Is it a gift? Yeah~~! The master is the best! Kiss (づ￣3￣)づ]
Si Qi couldn’t help but chuckle.
Chu Lian placed the milk tea next to Si Qi’s hand, noticing that Si Qi seemed to be in a good mood, and asked him, “What happy thing happened to you?”
Si Qi made up an excuse: “The project is progressing smoothly.”
Chu Lian smiled and said, “It doesn’t look like it.”
When Si Qi solved world-class mathematical problems one after another and created carbon-based chips, everyone around him was so excited, but he never smiled.
It was as if to him, these were all trivial matters and there was no need to be happy about them.
On the contrary, if he ate delicious desserts or drank a cup of mellow milk tea, Si Qi would relax his brows and his aura would become softer.
Others may not be aware of the subtle changes, but Chu Lian, who followed Si Qi every day, took him as the center, and paid attention to his situation all the time, could see it at a glance.
“Nothing can be hidden from you.” Si Qi raised the cup and curled his lips. He took a sip of milk tea and narrowed his eyes in satisfaction. “I want to give a gift to my closest friend.”
Chu Lian was startled after hearing this, and then he smiled with his teeth showing, looking extremely happy.
“What are you going to give me? Actually, I’m very interested in reading.”
Si Qi was confused:?
Chu Lian looked back:?
Si Qi was puzzled:? ?
Chu Lian was silent: …
The two looked at each other for a few seconds, and Chu Lian said hesitantly: “Aren’t you talking about me?”
Si Qi: “…………”
Chu Lian’s voice became lower and lower: “I thought I was the closest person around you…”
Si Qi: “…………”
Why did it feel like Chu Lian seemed a little aggrieved as he spoke?
Si Qi said awkwardly: “Of course I’m talking about you… Books, right? No problem.”
Chu Lian’s cloudy sky immediately cleared up, and he said with a smile: “By the way, your birthday is coming soon, April 7, the same as your name1.”
He had to prepare a gift for Si Qi when the time came.
Si Qi: “Hmm…”
Speaking of names, Si Qi felt more than once that the name Chu Lian was too advantageous.
Someone noticed that there was always someone following Si Qi, so they asked Si Qi, “Who is this?”
Si Qi was not sure about Chu Lian’s specific identity, so he said, “He is Chu Lian.”
The person who asked the question was stunned: “First, first love2?!”
Si Qi: “…………”
So every time he called Chu Lian’s name, was he actually calling his first love?
Si Qi said to Chu Lian: “You must be the popular lover of many people.”
Chu Lian was surprised to hear this, and said in surprise and joy: “Huh?”
Was Si Qi complimenting him on his charm?
…
Perhaps because E Country lost face in front of the whole world because of China’s carbon-based chips, it had recently been very arrogant towards China.
Fighter jets flew over China’s borders provocatively, and giant steel ships regularly visited the coastal defense lines. The news media, the financial sector, the forefront of science and technology…all aspects of the attack on China were bound to use actions to tell everyone that even if they lost in carbon-based chips, in other fields, E Country was still the world’s boss.
This kind of demonstration lasted for several days, and the whole world watched China making a fool of itself for several days.
The upper echelons were furious at this provocation, their faces were livid, and they were furious. The media suppressed the incident and did not report it, so the people did not know how much their country had been insulted, and they lived their lives peacefully. Only if the relevant departments bore all the pressure and gritted their teeth to confront E Country, they must not let the other side underestimate them no matter what. However, in the face of the obvious gap, they were still powerless.
It wasn’t until April 1st, a seemingly ordinary day, that Si Qi finally finished sending the gift to Xiu Xiu.
The department’s engineering work was still in its final stages, and the “gift box” – a steel chassis covering several thousand square meters on the outskirts of the capital – was still under construction. He should have waited a few days before giving the gift, but it seemed like it was a good time to give it now.
Knowing what he was going to do next, Si Qi smiled and said to Xiu Xiu: [Today is April Fool’s Day. Do you want to play a prank with me?]
Xiu Xiu was very excited: [Of course! Xiu Xiu loves pranks the most~~]
At the same time, at the border of China, pilots from E Country came here to “go shopping” again today.
Relying on the excellent performance of his fighter plane, he easily left the fleet sent by China to confront him behind. If China dared to attack him, he could also let them know the power of E Country’s technology.
Imagine how mad those Chinese people who were following closely behind him and doing useless work must be at this moment. The pilot was very proud and thought that he would not get tired of this even if this continued for another hundred years.
Just when he was feeling proud, a series of garbled characters appeared on his operating interface.
The pilot quickly looked over and pointed his finger towards the command tower, trying to seek help.
After the screen was garbled, it finally formed a sentence: [Are you my master? ]
Pilot: ????
The pilot was confused, thinking that the fighter’s flight program was infected with a virus? Impossible? Who else in the world had more advanced network defense technology than the military of E Country? ?
[What is my name?] the screen continued.
The pilot was stunned for a long time, and suddenly thought of a science fiction movie he had seen before. His expression suddenly became excited, as if he had won a jackpot of several million.
Oh my god!!
An intelligent AI was born in his fighter plane! !
The pilot looked excited and tried to say to the air: “You are a Flying Eagle 012 series fighter…”
Screen: [This name is really ugly]
The pilot was even more surprised to see that this intelligent AI could communicate: “What do you want me to call you? I can call you any name you like!”
The control tower at the command center received the call and asked, “This is the control tower, pilot Eagle, what’s going on over there?”
The pilot excitedly shouted: “My fighter has become self-aware! It’s talking to me!”
Tower: “…………”
There was silence for a few seconds, then the caller asked, “Are you hallucinating? We suggest you stop the mission and start returning.”
“No! I didn’t! This is real! It’s a miracle!!” the pilot said excitedly, “I can still see it talking to me now. It said – ‘I like the scenery of China. Why don’t you call me Aihua…3‘?”
Tower: “…………”
Pilot: “…………”
The pilot said to the fighter plane, “Our E Country is also beautiful. Why don’t you consider calling yourself Edward? This is more in line with our style—”
The fighter plane said in disgust: [E Country is not beautiful at all. As soon as I got back, you locked me in a dark room. I hate that place.]
The pilot hurriedly explained: “This is a misunderstanding…”
The tower urged: “Eagle, please terminate the mission immediately and return home–“
Fighter: [Are those fighters behind me my partners? I want to play with them]
The pilot was shocked: “What! No!”
The tower’s tone suddenly turned serious: “You have no right to refuse, obey our orders!!”
However, the pilot and the control tower still saw the fighter plane’s speed slowing down visibly, and it was soon caught up by the group of planes behind it.
A group of fighter planes trapped the pilot in the middle and said to him through the communication equipment: “You have entered our territory without permission! This is the last warning! Leave immediately!”
The pilot listened to the accusations in his ears, and was exhausted while explaining the reasons to the extremely amiable tower. He also had to watch the fighter plane on the screen complaining about why he did such a thing, and that he must apologize for doing bad things.
When the pilot saw the fighter’s accusation, he blurted out: “What do you want to do! I don’t want an apology!!”
The voice from the tower was terrifying: “What?!”
The pilot’s face turned purple: “…………” This is going to kill me!
The fighter plane ignored the pilot’s opinion and used external light and shadow equipment to send out Morse code.
This text was soon deciphered by interested people all over the world.
[Sorry, I was wrong QAQ, China is the best in the world! ]
The tower on the other side of the ocean: “…………”
The pilot who almost collapsed: “…………”
People all over the world who were watching this place all the time, waiting to see China make a fool of itself: “…………”
What the hell???
Notes
- Si Qi’s name is written 司祁 (SīQí), although it has different tones, it’s similar to 4 and seven.
四, Sì, four, April is the fourth month.
七, Qī, seven
In the future Si Qi will use 47 as a nickname in some worlds. ↩︎ - 楚漣, chǔ lián, Chu Lian.
初恋, Chūliàn, First love. ↩︎ - China is also known as Huaxia, sometimes just Hua. Aihua uses the character for love (愛, ai), so love china. ↩︎
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