[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil":3,"chapter-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-333":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","You were told to build a tractor, but you're building a rocket?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1305886,1735,"Chapter 333 - 325 Celebration_1","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-333",333,"\u003Cp>\"On the afternoon of March 2, during an unmanned high-speed flight test carried out by the New Yuan Aerospace Power Company in our city, a fire broke out inside the aircraft due to unknown reasons. The ignited fuel from the ruptured fuel tank caused an aircraft to disintegrate and crash from an altitude of twenty thousand meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No casualties resulted from this accident, and the wreckage mostly fell into forests and rivers. Guo Shen, the vice president of New Yuan Company, stated that the company would take responsibility for any property or other damages caused by the accident. If any residents’ property was damaged by falling wreckage, they could dial the contact number...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the extremely high frequency of take-offs and landings around Tiger Mountain Airport, the Air Force had installed several radar stations in the surrounding area. The abnormal flight pattern of aircraft 2231 was detected immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Experienced radar operators recognized the signs of aircraft disintegration and promptly called the person in charge at the New Yuan base. The person on the phone first admitted that an accident had occurred, then said the cause was still unknown, and finally mentioned the most crucial point: it was unmanned, with no pilot ejecting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disintegration and crash of a high-altitude, high-speed test plane didn’t seem like a big deal in many respects, especially since no reports were received within 24 hours of the wreckage affecting anything, so it was treated as a minor incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However... Lin Ju announced that on March 6, which is the following Monday, all three bases would take a day off. The reason given was the recent discovery of too much tension in the atmosphere at the bases, providing each department with some more rest time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, internally within the company, the laser laboratory got a seven-day mini vacation, with all participating personnel receiving a bonus and a one-level promotion in treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, although the laser laboratory also had a name within the company, structurally it was just a subordinate experimental unit under the light machinery department. Who knew it was actually as important as several other departments?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The researchers of the laboratory couldn’t openly boast about their achievements, so Lin Ju tried his best to make it up to them in other ways, assigning villas and personal life care staff to each person in the city area, with treatment on par with that of Academicians of the Union Academy of Sciences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The researchers didn’t refuse. They weren’t slaves to the system. How could they not know the earth-shattering significance of what they’ve done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s no exaggeration to say that from this moment on, the gears of the world have begun to shift!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The laser of Thousand-Jin Stick No. 1 targeted ablative material, meaning that an irradiation time of 40 seconds was needed to damage the warhead of a ballistic missile. But what about targeting the missile during its launch phase, when it is ascending?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only is it slow, but a few millimeters thick shell deforms as soon as it is burned, without needing an in-situ explosion. Surely, the missile won’t reach the intended target, and this process takes no more than 15 seconds at most!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Zhao Xiaowen’s calculations, Thousand-Jin Stick No. 1 could handle two to three missiles launched from the same location. To create a close-Earth orbital interception network, at least 100 would need to be launched, along with 100 low-orbit satellites to provide reconnaissance and guidance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Thousand-Jin Stick No. 1 still lacked true combat value; the cost is too great, and its lifespan is limited. Relying on its own fuel, a single Thousand-Jin Stick No. 1 could maintain orbit for no more than five years—it simply wasn’t feasible to use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unit with practical significance would be Thousand-Jin Stick Two, the next generation laser satellite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousand-Jin Stick Two would weigh around 100 tons and would not operate in low Earth orbits of a few hundred kilometers but at a geosynchronous orbit altitude of 35,700 kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The total power output of the laser would exceed 20 megawatts and could simultaneously target more than ten objectives. Only three would be needed to cover the entire globe, and they could operate in orbit for a long time once launched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, free-electron laser technology should be adopted. Thousand-Jin Stick Two would be a true space scepter, and apart from using lasers, there would be no effective means to stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the speed does not reach the speed of light, a 20-megawatt laser could easily destroy any physical attack, even striking enemy aircraft and ground facilities!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there is also a more positive side, such as destroying meteors entering Earth, and providing acceleration for small probes using solar sails, etc. But by then, Thousand-Jin Stick Two could no longer conceal its purpose—after all, no one would believe there’s no big secret behind a hundred-ton spacecraft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The success of Thousand-Jin Stick No. 1 made Lin Ju see this beautiful prospect, and he immediately held a celebration banquet that evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s toast to Old Zhao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To Old Zhao! *N\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the concealed basement of the base, the engineers rated B+ and above celebrated the victory of Thousand-Jin Stick No. 1 with Lin Ju.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t just the slogan \"Technology changes the world,\" it was actually something that could cause a dramatic shift in the world. As long as the base continued to develop until Thousand-Jin Stick Two was achieved, they would hold a position of invincibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Ju spared no expense on various fine wines and delicacies, even though they didn’t taste particularly special, it did not prevent them from using it to honor the accomplishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A drunken Xie Liaofu lifted his glass of high-proof brandy and after shouting \"Ura!\" collapsed onto the sofa with tearful eyes, blurringly saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Union once spent tremendous resources with the most resolute determination to promote the development of space laser weapons. Countless people’s efforts led to the birth of the ’Polar’ Stecky-DM spaceship, which if it hadn’t fallen into the Pacific Ocean due to rocket failure, and had shown its power successfully, perhaps history would have been different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, more than twenty years have passed, and even if the technology still exists, it would require tremendous effort to recover, almost akin to redeveloping it from scratch. Is it that Heaven does not wish for the Union to continue existing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Changsi: \"I never thought you could actually make that thing. ’Polar’s’ weight and size must be comparable to Thousand-Jin Stick Two, though its power remains unclear. In a way, we have fulfilled the Union’s last regrets and reluctance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone from that era, Ye Changsi had profound feelings about the significance of Thousand-Jin Stick No. 1. It wasn’t an exaggeration to say that if given a choice between a hydrogen bomb and Thousand-Jin Stick No. 1, he would prefer the latter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he now represented the system, that didn’t prevent him from being thrilled about being involved and mastering this secret. This was what Star Wars was all about!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, with his vision also becoming blurry, Lin Ju squinted his eyes and joked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If the news of Thousand-Jin Stick No. 1 were to leak, the Americans would go crazy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Changsi quickly shook his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They would indeed go crazy, but that kind of crazy might not be good at all. The shock is too great; there’s no need for it. I’m afraid many people from then on would be unable to sleep, and it would not be good for us either, at least not now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Okada filled his glass with soy-flavor liquor, raising it high, \"Gentlemen, why think so much? Right now, what we need is to celebrate our victory!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ha ha, with Thousand-Jin Stick No. 1, we have also fulfilled an old man’s dream. We, China, are truly a land teeming with brilliant minds and talents. Let us drink once more to Mr. Zhao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1328,"2026-06-05T18:20:54.444Z",1,"novelbin.me","689130ecaa23d048564d0d1cd9d2f144b7e4b50929f2d8604fcc76a870274d82","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-334","you-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-chapter-332",804,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyou-were-told-to-build-a-tractor-but-you-re-buil-cover.jpg"]