Chapter 537: Pangu Net

However, the next morning, in a secluded small conference room, a meeting of a completely different nature was being held.

"Lao Li, come, come, today let's speak openly and say whatever is on our minds!" Minister Zhang still wore the lingering excitement from last night, enthusiastically gesturing for Li Mingyuan to sit in the main seat. "The success of 'Kunpeng' has already exceeded all of our expectations; next, how should we plan its future? Mass production? Improvements? Or..."

To his surprise, Li Mingyuan's expression was unusually calm, even carrying a hint of worry. He did not rush to respond to Minister Zhang's enthusiasm, but instead looked around at the few core figures in the conference room and spoke slowly: "Everyone, 'Kunpeng' is only the first step."

The noise in the conference room stopped abruptly, and everyone's attention was drawn by this sentence of his.

"What do you mean?" Deputy Minister Liu frowned. "'Kunpeng' is already at least twenty years ahead of the world; what else do you want?"

Li Mingyuan took a deep breath, as if having made some kind of resolution: "Everyone, the biggest problem we face is not the weapon technology itself, but the bottleneck in information transmission and processing."

Seeing the confused expressions of the crowd, he continued to explain: "The speed of 'Kunpeng' reaches over 300 knots, and it can arrive in the middle of the Great Ocean from the east coast in a few hours. But what about our communication and command systems? They remain stuck in the primitive stage of telegraphs and radios. A combat order from headquarters to the front line might take hours or even days. On the future battlefield, this speed of information transmission is no different from an ox cart facing a jet fighter."

The conference room fell into a contemplative silence, with everyone digesting Li Mingyuan's words. The old general nodded thoughtfully: "Xiao Li makes sense. Fighting a war is about racing against time; whoever transmits orders faster can strike first."

"Then what is your suggestion?" Minister Zhang went straight to the point.

Li Mingyuan's eyes suddenly lit up with a fanatical glow that only a tech enthusiast from a past life would have: "I suggest we immediately launch the 'Pangu Net' national strategic project!"

"'Pangu Net'?" Several leaders repeated this unfamiliar name in unison.

"Yes, 'Pangu Net', a brand-new information transmission and processing system." Li Mingyuan's voice was full of passion. "It will connect all computers and communication equipment together, forming a massive network covering the entire country and even the globe. Any information, whether text, image, or sound, will be able to be transmitted instantly to any node on this network."

He paused, looked around at the stunned expressions of the crowd, and continued: "Imagine, when 'Kunpeng' is executing a mission on the Great Ocean, all of its data and images can be transmitted back to the command center in real-time; every order from the commander can reach the front line instantly; factories and research institutions across the country can work in coordination simultaneously, sharing data and results..."

"This... this..." Minister Zhang stammered, unable to finish a complete sentence, his expression caught between shock and confusion. "This sounds like..."

"Like a fantasy, right?" Li Mingyuan smiled. "But in the eyes of the Star-Spangled Country, didn't 'Kunpeng' also seem like a fantasy?"

The conference room fell into dead silence. Everyone widened their eyes and dropped their jaws, looking at Li Mingyuan in disbelief, as if he had suddenly grown a second head. Deputy Minister Liu's teacup hung in mid-air, forgotten; the old general's pipe fell from his mouth and rolled onto the table; while Minister Zhang froze completely, like a statue.

"'Pangu Net'... global network... instant transmission..." They muttered these terms, their brains desperately trying to understand this concept that completely transcended the era, but they could only look at Li Mingyuan blankly, as if looking at an emissary from another world.

And Li Mingyuan stood there, a mysterious smile at the corners of his mouth, a profound light that only a transmigrator would have flickering in his eyes, quietly waiting for them to recover from the shock, preparing to welcome a storm that might be even more earth-shattering than "Kunpeng".

The dead silence in the conference room lasted for nearly a minute, the blank looks on everyone's faces seeming to say: Is this person crazy?

Li Mingyuan looked around and saw a mixture of expressions never seen before—confusion, shock, doubt, curiosity, and even a hint of fear. Minister Zhang's mouth was slightly agape, as if wanting to say something but not knowing where to start; Deputy Minister Liu's brows were locked in a frown, his eyes flashing with doubt; the old general simply shook his head, as if saying, "This kid has finally gone crazy."

"I know this sounds outrageous," Li Mingyuan broke the silence, his tone surprisingly calm, "just like when I first proposed the 'Kunpeng' concept."

"No, it's different," Deputy Minister Liu finally found his voice. "'Kunpeng' was at least something we could see and touch. But this... this 'Net' you speak of sounds like a heavenly book."

Li Mingyuan smiled slightly and turned to the assistant standing to the side: "Bring in the 'Pangu' system mobile unit."

The assistant nodded and left, returning a moment later to push in a small piece of equipment that looked like an oversized radio, with a small display screen connected to it.

"Everyone, rather than me explaining it verbally, it is better to let 'Pangu' demonstrate it for you." Li Mingyuan operated the equipment skillfully. "Pangu, activate holographic projection mode, display the 'Pangu Net' basic architecture concept map."

The equipment emitted a faint humming sound, and then a blue light shot out from the top, forming a three-dimensional image above the conference table—it was a massive network structure map, with a glowing Hexin node in the center, from which countless thin lines extended, connecting to small nodes scattered everywhere, forming a complex and precise mesh structure.

"Good heavens..." The old general gasped, subconsciously standing up from his chair and reaching out to touch the image floating in the air, only for his hand to pass right through it. "This... what kind of sorcery is this?"

"It is not sorcery, General, it is science." Li Mingyuan smiled slightly. "This is the basic concept of 'Pangu Net'—a massive network composed of countless information nodes."

He pointed to the glowing Hexin in the center: "This is the 'Pangu' main system, serving as the core hub and computing center for the entire network." Then his finger slid to the surrounding nodes: "These are the 'Terminal' units distributed across the country, which can be simplified versions of computing equipment or specialized communication devices."

"But how are they connected?" Minister Zhang asked, his eyes fixed on the holographic image as if trying to etch it into his mind.

"Initially, we can utilize the existing telephone line network." Li Mingyuan explained, the image changing as he spoke to show lines covering cities and villages. "Telephone lines have already connected most parts of the country; we only need to make slight modifications to allow them to carry data signals. In the future, as technology develops, we can upgrade to fiber optics, which will greatly increase transmission speed and capacity."