CHAPTER 440: CHAPTER 438: RESEARCH BASE COMPLETION

On a plane that took off from Yu City, Chen Xin looked down at the city below through the aircraft window, his expression somewhat dazed.

He had been staying in Yu City for the past few months, dealing with the modifications of Yun-9 and the development of the Taunting Wind Fighter. Now that these matters were settled, he could finally go home.

In these months, the modification plan for Yun-9 had been widely implemented. Currently, apart from Yun-9, several other propeller aircraft have also returned to the skies, re-establishing Flame Country’s aviation network and providing significant aid for communication and logistics between regions.

As for the Taunting Wind Fighter, during a previous air combat drill, the Taunting Wind, with its excellent stealth capabilities, faced two opponents alone. Not only did it successfully break through the blockade of two J20s, but it also managed radar illumination and locking before the J20s identified it, demonstrating superior air combat capabilities.

This performance left the air force very satisfied with the Taunting Wind’s capabilities, eager to mass-produce it immediately and equip the entire military.

However, this was not put into execution right away.

On one hand, the country’s main focus and resources were required to handle potential geological disasters in the Southwest Region, preventing large-scale investment in new aircraft production.

On the other hand, there were also some unsatisfactory aspects in the Taunting Wind Fighter during actual flight tests that needed detailed adjustments.

Chen Xin had anticipated that the aircraft might have flaws, yet he was still somewhat surprised.

He had expected it because the aircraft largely stemmed from his own brainstorming and concepts, and the system was ensuring it could be realized as envisioned, leading naturally to some designs Chen Xin wanted but weren’t necessarily practical in real application.

Additionally, to enable national production, Chen Xin made some adjustments to the aircraft itself, further highlighting some issues.

Of course, this only means the aircraft’s design had some imperfect areas, not that the design was a failure or unsuccessful.

Moreover, all aircraft parts were manufactured by various factories nationwide. Although they strictly followed the blueprint requirements, there were still slight discrepancies needing alignment and adjustment.

Therefore, even though Chen Xin had already left Yu City, he remained responsible for the continued improvement of the Taunting Wind, and he brought the entire project with him.

In fact, the prototype of the Taunting Wind was traveling alongside Chen Xin on the plane, flying to the city where Chen Xin’s home was located.

With the re-establishment of the aviation network, airports and related aviation facilities across regions were gradually being restored. Although civil aviation could not yet resume operations, government and military aircraft were able to fly again, putting these aviation facilities back into service.

The city where Chen Xin resided had previously built an airport, but the thick snow had buried the entire airport, making it a time-consuming and laborious task to excavate.

However, now that the aviation network was being restored, the airport here had to take on certain aircraft takeoff and landing tasks. The local government adopted a method of constructing a temporary airport on the snow, allowing operations to resume here.

Though it was a temporary airport, it met wartime runway standards, allowing both the plane Chen Xin was on and the Taunting Wind to land.

However, the Taunting Wind did not land at the airport alongside Chen Xin’s plane but instead performed a vertical landing at a completed research base, while only Chen Xin’s plane landed at the airport.

Disembarking from the plane, Chen Xin felt a sense of another world. It wasn’t just because, after the disaster caused by the meteorite impact, he once again had the luxury of flying, but also because he had visited this airport several times in the past.

The airport in Chen Xin’s city was a new one, having been built and put into use only a few years ago. Thus, Chen Xin still remembered what it looked like the last time he visited.

However, this new airport was now submerged under snow. Not being a large facility, it was merely a small terminal and a single runway, now buried under more than ten meters of snow, only the terminal’s top with its faintly discernible name and the control tower not entirely covered by snow were visible.

Since the end-time arrived, such occurrences were all too common. Even Chen Xin found it hard to feel much, merely shaking his head slightly to dispel the thoughts.

Boarding a pre-arranged special vehicle, Chen Xin finally returned to his personal refuge after a few months.

Outside the refuge, both the Ecological Dome and the research base were completed, and even the geothermal power plant was finished. The greenhouse planned nearby was ready and waiting for agricultural planting.

The special forces’ barracks had also been visibly fortified, transforming from temporary camps made of huts and mobile trailers into semi-permanent military barracks.

However, before Chen Xin’s return, none of the facilities other than the military barracks had undergone final inspection or been put into use.

Now that Chen Xin was back, all the inspection tasks naturally landed on his desk.

Fortunately, these matters had accumulated over several months, so there was no immediate rush. After briefly acquainting himself with the tasks, Chen Xin planned to soak in a hot spring and refresh his mind first.

Regarding the completed research base, Ecological Dome, and other facilities, Chen Xin’s original plan was to conduct an overall upgrade along with the refuge.

Under the system’s tremendous power, any previous construction issues or points of dissatisfaction Chen Xin had would be transformed during the upgrade to meet his expectations and needs.

Thus, for Chen Xin, the inspection was merely procedural, helping him understand the functions and characteristics of these facilities to prevent them from being erased during the upgrade.

And the survival points needed for the system upgrade had quietly surpassed seven figures over the months, more than enough for Chen Xin’s upcoming expenses.

With all this clarity, Chen Xin felt no pressure and could comfortably relax in his private hot spring bath, enjoying the soothing and relaxing effect of the warm water.

However, just as Chen Xin was unwinding, his nerves relaxed, leaning against the edge of the hot spring with his eyes closed, intending to nap, the bathroom door opened.

Two sets of footsteps sounded behind Chen Xin, along with the rustling of clothes being removed.

Chen Xin didn’t open his eyes, merely pinching the bridge of his nose helplessly.

Who else could it be entering the bathroom while he was bathing, and as a pair at that, other than Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan?

Ah, my poor waist! Chen Xin sighed helplessly.