Chapter 510: Demonstrating to Shock Everyone

With a slight hum, the screen lit up, displaying an image that left all the Western experts dumbfounded—not the flashing code or simple numbers they were familiar with, but a graphical user interface with a background of elegant landscape painting, and various small icons neatly arranged in the foreground.

"This is the graphical user interface of the 'Pangu' operating system," Li Mingyuan explained, while picking up a small device, "This is a mouse, used to control the cursor on the screen."

He moved the mouse gently, and the arrow on the screen moved along with it; he clicked an icon, and a new window opened. The entire operation process was so natural, so elegant, forming a sharp contrast with the complex punched paper tapes or cumbersome switch operations of Western computers.

"My God..." Max, a reporter for The Times, screamed, "It's drawing! The computer is drawing!"

"This is not simple 'drawing'," Li Mingyuan corrected, "This is a brand-new paradigm of human-computer interaction. Through the graphical interface, we have simplified computer operation, making it intuitive and efficient."

Professor Hansen's face turned pale, and he muttered to himself: "Xerox PARC's research... they have only just begun concept verification... how is this possible..."

Even more shocking was the demonstration that followed. Li Mingyuan clicked another icon, and the screen switched to a new interface, on which was written "Nuwa Computer-Aided Design System".

"Next, I will demonstrate the functions of the 'Nuwa' system," Li Mingyuan said calmly, as if this were just an ordinary product demonstration, "This is a tool created specifically for engineering design; it will completely change the way humans design and manufacture."

He operated the mouse and keyboard skillfully, and a three-dimensional object gradually formed on the screen—it was a precise model of a fighter jet, with every detail lifelike. Even more astonishing was that Li Mingyuan could rotate this model at will, zoom in on details, and even cut open the internal structure to display the Engine and control systems.

Throughout the entire demonstration, the factory building was deathly quiet, with only the sound of some reporters' rapid breathing and the click of camera shutters audible. Everyone was deeply shocked by the scene before them; this had already exceeded all their understanding of computer technology.

"My goodness..." The reporter for The Times muttered unconsciously, "This is like magic..."

"Not magic, sir," Li Mingyuan corrected with a smile, "Just the perfect combination of science and engineering. The 'Nuwa' system allows engineers to complete designs in a virtual environment, test performance, discover problems, and then proceed to actual manufacturing. This shortens the design cycle from months to days, or even hours."

The demonstration continued, with Li Mingyuan showing how to modify design parameters within minutes, the system automatically updating the entire model; how to perform stress analysis and aerodynamic simulation; and finally, how to convert the design into engineering drawings and Numerical Control Machine Tool instructions.

The entire process was incredibly smooth, making every engineer and scientist present realize that they were facing not just an Advanced computing tool, but a revolutionary system that would completely overturn industrial design and manufacturing.

"Our magnetic core memory..." Kevin Johnson, the Chief Scientist at Bell Labs, grabbed his hair in a breakdown, his voice trembling, "We are still using the needle-and-thread method to make magnetic core memory, while they... they have already..." He could not continue, and could only shake his head in despair.

Academician Ivanov of Beijixiong Guo even collapsed directly to the ground, the expression on his face changing from shock to fear, and finally into a kind of near-religious awe.

"They skipped the Transistor..." he muttered to himself, his voice so faint it was almost inaudible, "They built the future directly..."

Inside the entire factory, reporters recorded frantically, cameras flashed incessantly, and scientists were either shocked, broken, or awestruck; not a single person could remain calm. At this moment, everyone realized that they were witnessing history—a moment of technological revolution, a turning point that would completely change the world landscape.

Li Mingyuan stood before the console, watching all this calmly, a faint, elusive smile hanging at the corners of his mouth. As a soul who had traveled from 2023, he knew deep down that these "revolutionary" technologies were merely the most basic common knowledge in the future. But in this era, they were enough to shock the world, enough to change the fate of Long Country.

"Ladies and gentlemen," his voice penetrated the noisy factory, "this is just the beginning."

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is just the beginning."

Li Mingyuan's voice echoed in the factory, breaking the brief, dead silence. He looked around, satisfied to see the shocked expressions on the faces of all the foreign visitors, and then continued: "Next, I would like to demonstrate one of the most practical functions of the 'Pangu' system—numerical control manufacturing."

He walked toward the other side of the factory, and the visitors followed as if sleepwalking, many still trying to digest the shocking scene they had just witnessed. In the corner of the factory, a machine tool that looked like it had been modified waited quietly, with indicator lights flickering on the small console beside it.

"This is the 'Fuxi' Numerical Control Machine Tool," Li Mingyuan introduced, "It is connected to the 'Pangu' Computer and the 'Nuwa' design system, and can directly execute manufacturing instructions generated by the computer."

"Another name of a mythological figure," the reporter for Scientific American from the Star-Spangled Country muttered, "These Easterners really have imagination."

Li Mingyuan smiled slightly: "In Long Country mythology, Fuxi created the Eight Trigrams, opening the door for humanity to understand Nature. And this 'Fuxi' machine tool, likewise, has opened a new era—the era of precise numerical control manufacturing."

Professor Hansen forced himself to recover from the shock and stepped forward to examine the machine tool: "This looks like just a modified, ordinary milling machine; what is special about it?"

"The key is not the machine tool itself, Professor," Li Mingyuan responded calmly, "but the control system. Traditional machine tools rely on manual operation by workers, with precision limited by the human eye and hand stability. The 'Fuxi' system, however, is precisely controlled by a computer and can achieve precision that humans cannot reach."

He walked to the material rack and took out a metal blank: "This is the core component of the Sea Eagle fighter jet's vector nozzle. Under traditional craftsmanship, manufacturing one qualified product requires the cooperation of five Advanced Technician personnel, takes three days, and the scrap rate exceeds 60%."

Li Mingyuan fixed the blank onto the machine tool's worktable, then connected a data cable from the 'Pangu' terminal to the 'Fuxi' console. The screen immediately displayed: "Program received, 28,547 instructions in total."