Chapter 27

Three days passed quickly.

Qin Hao was invited again to the fighter jet R&D base.

When he arrived here, Luo Lao's secretary Hong Wuxiong, Zhang Xianzhong, and several other core figures were gathered around the Ascending Dragon fighter jet, discussing it.

Each of their faces bore different expressions, but all were filled with excitement and pride.

"Xiao Qin has arrived, come come come, let's see how this fighter jet is!" Hong Wuxiong saw Qin Hao, smiled and asked.

After looking it over, Qin Hao then sighed, "Very advanced and sci-fi, on its body I almost felt our Yanhuang Guo's dragon soul."

"Well said!"

Zhang Xianzhong's voice was loud, the excitement on his face not yet over,

"This fighter jet, from design to maiden flight, is the result of countless people's blood, sweat, and tears! Especially the star-fallen alloy and those precious crystal elements you provided, your contribution is indispensable!"

The others also deeply agreed; this fighter jet indeed bears too much of Qin Hao's shadow.

"The purpose of having you come this time is to prepare to replicate a batch of fighter jets, to strengthen the nation's air power, and incidentally see how much energy a single aircraft requires."

At this moment, Hong Wuxiong looked at Qin Hao and got down to business.

Qin Hao nodded, then stepped forward a few steps, extended his hand, and lightly touched the cold, hard fuselage of the 'Ascending Dragon' fighter jet.

Everyone's gaze in the room focused on him, even their breathing unconsciously softened.

After a moment, Qin Hao turned his gaze to Hong Wuxiong and calmly reported a number,

"System prompt: replicating a complete Ascending Dragon fighter jet requires two million Energy Points."

"How... how much?"

Even though Zhang Xianzhong is a veteran general accustomed to big scenes, he now couldn't help but stutter a little, even doubting his own ears had a problem.

Hong Wuxiong's pupils also contracted slightly; although he had been mentally prepared, this number still exceeded his expectations.

The others stared at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Two million Energy Points?

Converted, that's one million Yanhuang Guo yuan.

You should know, the R&D cost for such fighter jets often runs into hundreds or even billions, and the unit production cost starts at least at hundreds of millions.

"It's two million Energy Points." Qin Hao confirmed again, his voice clear.

He knew how great the impact of this number was on everyone.

"One million Yanhuang Guo yuan can exchange for a world-top fifth-generation fighter?" Zhang Xianzhong's voice unconsciously rose eight degrees, his face mixed with ecstasy and incredulity.

"This... this is practically no different from picking it up for free!"

He quickly calculated in his mind.

The Eagle Country's Y-22 costs over 150 million US dollars per unit, and that was the price from years ago.

This exchange ratio is too terrifying.

A researcher struggled to calm his excited heart: "Lao Luo, General, this replication cost is also low enough to make one's hair stand on end! This means that, if Energy Points are sufficient, we theoretically can..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone present understood the implication of his unfinished words—

They would have the ability to rapidly and low-costly mass-deploy the most advanced fighter jets!

Hong Wuxiong took a deep breath, suppressing the turmoil in his heart.

This strategic advantage is too great, great enough to change the future world order.

He looked at Qin Hao and asked: "Xiao Qin, how many Energy Points do you have left now?"

"After the last replication of crystal elements and alloy, I still had three hundred million Energy Points left; adding the accumulation over these three days gives a total of four hundred eighty million."

Qin Hao answered truthfully.

"Four hundred eighty million..."

Zhang Xianzhong's eyes instantly shone like a searchlight.

"One aircraft costs two million; isn't that enough to replicate 240 aircraft? My goodness! Enough to equip several air divisions!"

His voice trembled slightly from overexcitement.

Possessing 240 Ascending Dragon fighter jets, Yanhuang Guo's air defense strength will undergo an earth-shaking change.

Seeing this, Hong Wuxiong, although his inner feelings were equally excited, still maintained a leader's composure.

He raised his hand to signal Zhang Xianzhong to calm down and not be impatient,

"Don't get too excited too early; you have to eat bite by bite, walk step by step."

Whether the performance indicators of the replicated fighter jets can perfectly match the prototype's level still requires the most rigorous testing and verification.

The others nodded in agreement.

"The envoy's words are absolutely correct; the prototype is the crystallization of countless researchers' blood and sweat, having undergone repeated debugging and optimization."

Although previous verification showed the replicas were very perfect, we must ensure each fighter jet's quality meets the prototype's standard.

This concerns pilots' lives and the nation's air defense grand plan; no room for the slightest negligence.

"I understand, I understand!"

Zhang Xianzhong quickly reined in his excitement, but the eagerness in his eyes did not diminish at all: "I was too impatient."

Hong Wuxiong pondered for a moment, his gaze sweeping over Qin Hao, Zhang Xianzhong, and the others' faces one by one, finally making a decision.

"Like this, Xiao Qin, first replicate one hundred units; if more are needed later, we'll replicate again."

"No problem, one hundred units only cost two hundred million Energy Points." Qin Hao nodded in agreement.

"Then it's settled!"

Hong Wuxiong hammered it down; he didn't let Qin Hao use all his Energy Points for replicating fighter jets, because other aspects still needed energy.

Afterwards, Lao Luo's gaze turned to General Zhang, his tone solemn:

"Zhang Commander, after these one hundred fighter jets are replicated, your air force and related aircraft manufacturers must immediately establish a joint test team of the highest standard."

For each replica fighter jet, the most comprehensive and stringent performance tests must be conducted.

Including but not limited to flight performance, avionics systems, weapon payload compatibility, stealth coating effectiveness, etc.

All data must be precisely compared with the prototype to ensure absolute reliability; the most important point is to maintain secrecy.

"Yes! I guarantee the mission will be completed!" Zhang Xianzhong straightened his body sharply, his voice ringing and powerful.

One hundred!

This far exceeds his boldest expectations, enough to form an aerial iron fist that no opponent would dare underestimate!

Afterwards he couldn't help but sigh:

"I never imagined we could achieve such a leap in national defense capability this way—it's practically a myth come to life."

Hong Wuxiong also smiled: "We are personally creating a myth belonging to Yanhuang. Xiao Qin, you'll have to work hard again this time."

"Serving the country is my honor." Qin Hao's reply rang out firmly.

Standing aside, Cheng Haitang watched the leaders and researchers determining the nation's fate before her, then glanced at Qin Hao beside her, her heart already tumultuous.

One hundred of the world's most advanced fighter jets were thus settled in just a few sentences of conversation.

And all these changes were brought about by Qin Hao.

"Then... Secretary Hong, when do we begin?"

Zhang Xianzhong rubbed his hands, asking somewhat impatiently, as if those jets were already lined up before his eyes ready to take flight.

Hong Wuxiong waved his hand, signaling him to calm down:

"Don't rush; first arrange a suitable location. Tomorrow we will witness this moment together."

His gaze once again fell upon the silently standing "Shenglong" prototype, his eyes deep.

One hundred is merely a beginning.

The Yanhuang sky will become safer because of the soaring of these "dragons."