Chapter 119

The summit ended, and its content sparked a far more heated discussion within Yanhuang Guo than abroad.

Online, nearly all social media platforms and news comment sections turned into oceans of joy.

"Hahaha! Great! So great! Watching them obediently hand over their technology, I could eat three extra bowls of rice today!"

"Your mindset upstairs is small—what do you mean by handing over technology? This is global technology sharing, building a community of shared future for humanity; we're doing it for the future of all mankind, got it?"

"Exactly, exactly, what you said upstairs is right! Our Yanhuang Guo has always won people over with virtue; they're the ones begging to cooperate with us!"

"In the past we always watched them set the rules and point fingers at us; today it's finally our turn to be the banker! This feeling of raising our brows and exhaling with pride is simply unmatched!"

"Thanks to the country for letting me see this day! It's truly wonderful."

"Being born in Yanhuang Guo in this lifetime and seeing the country so prosperous, I'd die with no regrets! Oh wait, now there's the Longevity Pill, so I can live another hundred years!"

……

The boiling public opinion coalesced into an unprecedented sense of pride and cohesion.

Every descendant of Yanhuang felt, from the nation's strength, the truest happiness and dignity.

However, while everyone was still immersed in this unprecedented victory, a more significant matter quietly arrived.

That was the fourth day after the summit ended.

Qin Hao received the good news transmitted by Zhang Yunfeng,

"Xiao Qin, our prototype spacecraft Kunlun Vessel, after the latest round of technical integration and upgrades, has completed dozens of high-intensity manned test flights, with all data meeting design expectations."

"After internal discussion, we decided to conduct a manned lunar landing in three days, fulfilling the Yanhuang nation's age‑old grand aspiration!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Hao was not surprised, but he was nevertheless delighted.

"Haha! That's wonderful—following Yingjiang by several decades, we will become the second country to achieve manned lunar landing."

"Yeah! This news isn't just for you; it will also be announced domestically so all Yanhuang people can rejoice."

After saying that, Zhang Yunfeng hung up the phone.

Thus, at ten o'clock that morning, the spokesperson of the National News Center, Lei Ge, appeared before the camera.

He cleared his throat and, with a tone barely concealing his joy, announced to all Yanhuang people:

"Fellow compatriots nationwide, overseas compatriots, after approval by the highest decision‑making level, I am honored to inform you that our nation's manned lunar landing program will officially launch in three days!"

As soon as this news was released, the world erupted in an uproar.

Lei Ge paused, then dropped a true bombshell.

"For this lunar mission, our astronauts will no longer use traditional launch rockets. We will employ a brand‑new flight apparatus to carry out the mission."

A brand‑new flight apparatus?

Not a rocket? What is it then?

Domestic netizens first stared in disbelief, then erupted in a frenzy of discussion like a mountain‑shouting, sea‑roaring tide.

"Holy shit! Not a rocket? Could it be… we've actually built a spaceship?"

My goodness! I just got the longevity drug, and now I'm supposed to fly a spaceship to the moon? Am I dreaming? This happiness came too suddenly!

The truth is out upstairs—it's definitely a spaceship! And it's not the kind Yingjiang Guo had before; I dare bet!

Speaking of, our mom is so badass, aerospace technology skipped reusable rockets and went straight to building a spaceship!

……

Meanwhile, abroad, it plunged completely into a frenzy of shock and speculation.

Hundred Palaces.

President Wil had just finished injecting a dose of the longevity drug; the vitality made him feel decades younger, and his mood was good.

But upon seeing this news, the smile on his face froze instantly.

They…… what are they using to land on the moon? Not a rocket?

He muttered to himself, his eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment.

An intelligence advisor answered, face pale:

Mr. President, we have no intelligence on their new flight equipment.

But…… combining the aerospace technology we just transferred to them, there is a possibility, although it sounds crazy.

"Speak!" President Wil growled.

They…… might actually have built some kind of…… spaceship.

As soon as those words were spoken, the entire presidential office fell into dead silence.

Spaceship!

That's not something that only exists in sci‑fi movies, is it?

Yingjiang Guo poured all its national strength into research for decades and only managed to build a few dozen; how could Yanhuang Guo possibly achieve this so quickly?

President Wil felt a wave of dizziness.

He had thought that exchanging technology for longevity was merely a temporary compromise, with future chances to catch up.

But now he horrifiedly realized that he and his opponent might no longer be on the same dimension.

Meanwhile, reactions from other countries varied, with some doubtful and some blessings.

No matter how they viewed it, those three days, amid the world's attention and speculation, passed in a flash.

Launch day.

Yanhuang Guo, a certain aerospace launch center.

The world's gaze, through various means, focused on this ancient yet miraculous nation.

A few kilometers from the launch site, the specially opened viewing area was already a sea of people.

Countless Yanhuang Guo compatriots waved flags, their faces brimming with excitement and pride.

Countless foreign media reporters also set up their long and short guns, aiming their lenses at the distant launch site, preparing to live‑broadcast this historic moment to the world.

"Hello, everyone, I am currently at the launch center's viewing site!"

"A blond-haired, blue-eyed Yingjiang Guo female reporter, speaking in an exaggerated tone, said to the camera."

"Everyone worldwide is curious what Yanhuang Guo will use to send people to the moon! As you can see, the traditional launch tower is gone, leaving only a large empty space,"

"And not far away there is a very large, factory-like building; perhaps today's mysterious protagonist is inside, and I can't wait to find't wait to find out the result!"

"On the other side, a Yanhuang Guo Central TV reporter, with a face full of pride, introduced:"

"Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in witnessing the opening of a new era! A great space age belonging to our Yanhuang Guo!"

"..."

"News media from various countries were conducting live reports, while those who did not go to the site watched on their phones or other devices."

"When the time arrived at nine o'clock in the morning, Kunlun made its official debut!"

"Under the gaze of the multitude, the huge building's gate at the launch center slowly opened."

"Immediately after, a steel beast full of sci-fi colors was transported out from inside."

"That was a spaceship."

"Its whole body is a rectangular solid, its shell a deep dark-gray metal, the surface slightly rough, but this does not affect its appearance."

"My God... Is this really a spaceship? Too unbelievable!"

"The blond-haired, blue-eyed Yingjiang Guo female reporter's eyes were full of shock."

"The microphone in her hand almost slipped."

"Her mind went blank; all her manuscripts and plans, at the moment she saw Kunlun, were completely forgotten."

"Meanwhile, the Yanhuang Guo Central TV reporter beside her straightened his chest, his voice trembling slightly from excitement, yet filled with unparalleled pride:"

"Ladies and gentlemen! What you are seeing now is our country's independently developed first-generation crewed interstellar spaceship—Kunlun!"

"It will carry our astronauts and our nation's thousand-year-old dream of flying to the heavens, together heading for the moon!"

"As soon as his words fell, the spectators in the viewing area and before the screens instantly erupted!"