Chapter 160

While things were going well on the Xiao Ri Zi side,

Zhang Wen was staring blankly at the missile boat in front of him.

It had been less than three months.

Chief Engineer Qu had made this ship unrecognizable.

"You mean,"

"how powerful is this ship's propulsion?"

"Top speed of 70 knots?"

Zhang Wen asked in disbelief.

You have to know that after exceeding 40 knots,

every little increase in speed increases the difficulty geometrically.

Now this missile boat has actually set a speed record for ships in human history.

It is simply indescribable in words.

Chief Engineer Qu said from the side: "Factory Manager Zhang, isn't this normal?"

"This thing's propulsion system is the propulsion system intended to drive a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier."

"To carry such a small boat of less than a thousand tons,"

"isn't that simple?"

After Chief Engineer Qu finished speaking, he looked at Zhang Wen's dull expression.

He also laughed out loud in his heart.

You have to know that he had never seen this kind of surprised expression on Zhang Wen's face before.

It was simply amazing.

It took Zhang Wen a long time to recover.

He said with a sudden realization: "Oh, you mean you didn't even modify it? You just put the prototype directly onto the missile boat?"

"You really aren't afraid of it exploding!"

Zhang Wen said in surprise.

Chief Engineer Qu said to Zhang Wen: "We definitely did a risk assessment."

"This thing is a nuclear reactor; who would dare to play with it so recklessly?"

"All output power has been reduced."

"Only one percent is retained, I think."

"But for this missile boat,"

"it's still too big."

Chief Engineer Qu said.

"Good fellow, this missile boat has never used anything good in its life."

"You've gone and served it a full Manchu-Han feast all at once."

"You certainly have ideas."

Zhang Wen complained.

Afterward, he let the experimental personnel begin the experiment.

"Notify the test personnel to drive it at full power."

Chief Engineer Qu said.

Of course, this full power drive was only under the condition of one percent power output.

The purpose was to test the stability of the propulsion system output.

Soon, the ship sped up to a top speed of 70 knots.

"Release the limit, output two percent."

Zhang Wen put down the observation telescope.

"Is that much needed?"

"The hull of the missile boat is very likely unable to withstand it."

"Under such huge power output, it will disintegrate."

Chief Engineer Qu said immediately.

"Don't worry, the ductility and rigidity of the missile boat's materials are very strong."

"At only two percent, it won't disintegrate."

"Besides, I added five rare elements to the missile boat."

"These can all strengthen the hull."

"Otherwise, why hasn't it been replaced after being in service for more than ten years? It's because I considered everything at the beginning."

After Zhang Wen finished speaking,

Chief Engineer Qu fell into deep thought.

Afterward, he decisively picked up the walkie-talkie and said: "Adjust the nuclear reactor power to two percent."

"Please repeat!"

The confused voice of the test personnel came from the walkie-talkie.

"Please adjust the nuclear reactor power to two percent."

Chief Engineer Qu repeated it again.

Although this situation is rare.

After the test personnel heard it,

they immediately reacted.

Soon, the missile boat's speed continued to increase, flying directly to a speed of 80 knots.

It wasn't that the speed couldn't go any higher.

It was that the ship was about to fly.

Now the missile boat is like a jumping boat.

It moves forward by jumping.

After Zhang Wen saw it through the telescope,

he didn't say much.

It wasn't that the engine wasn't good.

It was that the missile boat was simply too light.

Now that the speed is up,

the ground effect will keep lifting the missile boat up.

The Caspian Sea Monster was made using the ground effect.

"Alright, reduce the power."

"Let them come back."

Zhang Wen said.

Chief Engineer Qu immediately gave the order.

"Reduce to one percent, then come back."

Soon, the missile boat returned.

Zhang Wen went up to check it.

Sure enough, although it didn't reach the point of disintegration,

the various problems caused by resonance on the ship were endless.

When the missile boat was built, no one ever thought it could have such a high output power.

"Very good."

"Next is the endurance test."

Zhang Wen said.

Chief Engineer Qu looked at Zhang Wen's face.

The smile on it proved that he was reassured about the nuclear reactor's output power.

Now it was time for durability testing.

After all, this thing is not a tourist boat.

As a warship, it is born to fight in the harshest environments.

High temperature, high humidity, extreme cold, freezing, overloading, and other harsh test conditions are things a warship must experience.

It's just that this testing work cannot be done here.

It still has to go to the Great Northwest.

After all, if a nuclear reactor explodes, it's no joke.

Zhang Wen doesn't want to compete for a nomination for the annual Ig Nobel Prize.

So everyone hurriedly unloaded the reactor from the missile boat.

Then they put it on the Transport Twenty.

Everyone took the Transport Twenty together to 500 kilometers away from Zhang Wen's Aerospace City in the Taklamakan Desert.

Zhang Wen first had a group of people take the supplies there.

After all, they would need to eat and drink when they went there.

Afterward, Zhang Wen applied to the authorities for the nuclear test site and qualifications.

And Director Yang specially transferred the Army's last trump card.

The nuclear reaction force came to hold the fort for Zhang Wen and the others.

The predecessor of this unit was a force composed of the most elite soldiers of the sixties.

They were formed after receiving specialized knowledge and training in nuclear defense.

It was specifically to deal with the nuclear weapon threat from the north.

After the collapse of that alliance,

this unit became the strongest and final trump card of the entire Dongda.

Besides their combat functions, they now

also took on the function of specifically auditing and protecting the safety of surrounding personnel and areas during nuclear energy experiments.

The plane landed quickly.

The general scope of the Aerospace City was about the same.

But the equipment had not been transported over yet.

Only the airport, houses, and supporting living facilities had been built.

After all, you have to let the workers live there before they can work.

Soon, the Transport Twenty landed.

The personnel left behind immediately came up to welcome Zhang Wen and his party.

"Factory Manager, we have already sent a team over first."

"In addition, we have prepared 50 trucks."

"Specially reinforced, just for driving in the desert."

Zhang Wen looked at the rows of trucks.

He nodded approvingly.

Afterward, Chief Engineer Qu dismantled the outer buildings of the nuclear reactor that had been transported.

The main core reactor and the protective devices were not dismantled.

They were loaded onto the trucks one by one.

And the largest reactor itself

was towed by a trailer team consisting of three trucks pulling a huge flatbed.

Finally, after a week,

they finally arrived at the location.

Zhang Wen looked around; there wasn't a single person for hundreds of kilometers.

It was the perfect experimental site.

Then, Zhang Wen saw that besides the supplies and simple houses,

there was also a unit stationed there.

It was the official nuclear reaction force.

Zhang Wen hurriedly went forward.

To communicate the process and plan of the nuclear test.