Chapter 522: Unsolvable Meeting Problems

She could only use relevant books to reverse-engineer the information; she was even cramming some university-level mechanical engineering knowledge at the last minute.

Progress was slow.

The progress on Yun Hua's side was not fast either, but the more anxious they were, the less it helped their progress.

Jiang Zhen called the two of them into his office.

"Report your current progress," Jiang Zhen said.

An Yinan said candidly, "Progress is currently at twenty percent."

She was also very helpless; when it came to anxiety, she was truly anxious. With Chen Xun standing guard outside, every movement outside made her heart tremble with fear.

She did not know when the attack would begin.

"Half of the data has been translated," Yun Hua said.

Which meant only one-tenth of the work had been completed.

Jiang Zhen had not expected the progress to be like this; if this were the case, he had to say their Project Department was in danger.

"What are the difficulties?" Jiang Zhen looked at An Yinan first.

An Yinan sighed, "When these materials arrived in the country, many of the writings were unclear, and there were even many abbreviations."

"There are also habits specific to a certain Project Department; to prevent theft, they used a lot of coded writing. So, for many things, I don't just need to perform a simple translation, I also need to judge the accuracy of the abbreviations and what the coded information is trying to express."

Is translation difficult?

For her, it was too simple.

If these materials were complete, she could even finish translating them in five days.

The difficulty lay in the gaps in the data.

Hearing this, Jiang Zhen realized the severity of the problem. He did not understand foreign languages, and these materials were far too confidential; very few people knew about them.

If not for this meeting, he would not have even known that such a thing as coded records existed.

"Regarding this matter, I might not be able to help you either." After repeated deliberation, the answer he gave made even him feel powerless.

An Yinan had already anticipated this result, which was why she seized every moment to study and translate instead of going to Jiang Zhen.

The country was in the early stages of development, so this was inevitable; feelings of powerlessness would often arise, but someone always had to overcome them.

"I know," An Yinan said calmly.

Jiang Zhen looked at Yun Hua again.

"What about your problems?"

Yun Hua gave a bitter smile, looked at Jiang Zhen, and said, "Chief Jiang, I estimate that you won't be able to solve them either."

……

Six dots represented Jiang Zhen's inner thoughts.

As for this feeling of powerlessness, after feeling it enough times, it seemed one was no longer afraid of setbacks and just got used to it.

"Speak, what if there is a way!" Jiang Zhen said.

When he said this, he knew how little confidence he had in his heart.

"The data for this Fire Control Radar is too advanced, even leading our country's radar by at least two generations."

"This represents the advancement of the machinery, but it also represents the insufficiency of our country's military strength."

Yun Hua summarized her words, even thinking about how to be tactful.

But two generations...

Jiang Zhen was a soldier; although he had been retired from the battlefield for many years, he knew the significance of two generations.

"My knowledge reserve is insufficient, so I encounter problems during deduction; I can't even reverse-engineer the process when I see the results."

The knowledge reserve was insufficient, and the advancement of the machinery was not synchronized.

But in all the Project Departments, if her mechanical knowledge reserve was insufficient, it was estimated that no one else could carry out the deduction.

Jiang Zhen fell silent. He could not solve either of these two problems; all he knew now was their progress.

Looking at it this way, An Yinan's progress was actually faster.

The complexity of the deduction and the mastery of knowledge were of vital importance.

How could one complete the deduction of data when one did not understand the things themselves, nor the theories behind them?

"I will report your situation to the higher-ups, but the situation might not be that optimistic," Jiang Zhen said, looking at the two young women.

An Yinan nodded, "On my side, I only need time."

This was her confidence.

If she didn't know something, she could learn it.

If she didn't understand, she could grind away at it.

She had advanced knowledge in her hands, and even more advanced books—even more advanced than the current materials.

But she could not bring them out; if these were to be made public, it would not be a good thing for Huaxia.

Various countries were eyeing them like tigers, but was this siege really just because of the loss of data?

It was more likely that they wanted to probe Huaguo's attitude and its military strength.

An Yinan understood this, the Military Department understood it, and the country's top leadership understood it too.

But they had no choice; it was like sailing against the current—if you don't advance, you retreat.

Yun Hua sighed; she also wanted to be like Nan Nan and say with such confidence that it was just a matter of time.

But she couldn't do it. She knew her own gaps were too large; asking a failing student to score a hundred on a test was truly too difficult.

"I..." Yun Hua hadn't finished speaking.

An Yinan looked at Yun Hua, "On some issues, I might be able to help you."

"Why is there so little translation for mechanical subjects? It's because mechanical translation requires not only understanding the words and sentences, but also understanding the profession."

An Yinan pressed her hands on the table and looked up at Jiang Zhen and Yun Hua.

In the past, she had never understood why the Compilation Bureau did not train mechanical translators.

Later, she only obtained some information from the mouth of her second aunt.

"Do you think it's that easy to train? For mechanical translation, there cannot be a single error; just looking at one hundred percent accuracy, how many people can achieve that?"

"The diversity of words, the multiple meanings of a single term, and those numerous professional vocabularies cannot be understood just by rote memorization."

"Nan Nan, haven't you noticed?"

"Your translation speed is getting faster and faster, and are you really just translating? The materials you have translated, haven't you already committed them to heart?"

"Even more, you understand this profession better than many people."

After hearing her second aunt's words, she realized that although she had no practical experience and had not participated in any projects, it did not mean her theory was inferior to anyone else's.

The materials she came into contact with were the most advanced in Huaxia; before they even reached the researchers or the Project Department, she had already learned them.

She might not be good at practical application, but in theory, she was afraid she surpassed too many people.

"You understand mechanics!" Jiang Zhen looked at An Yinan in surprise.

An Yinan looked at the two of them, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "This isn't hard to understand, is it?"

"If I didn't understand, how could I achieve accurate translation? However, my understanding is limited to theory." After she finished speaking, she shrugged her shoulders.

Yun Hua's eyes were very bright; she liked this younger sister far too much.

That's right, younger sister; in the Yun Family, everyone except Xiao Yan was older than Nan Nan.

"Then shall we discuss it today? You can also ask me about your translation problems." Yun Hua thought for a moment; it seemed that them working separately was not as good as working together.

An Yinan nodded, "That is exactly my intention."

Jiang Zhen looked at the two of them and smiled; what he could do now was guard this place and give them more time.

If they couldn't solve it, then no one in Huaguo would be able to solve it.