Free Web NovelChapter 1064: Chapter 526 This is a UFO!_2
The second aspect is to analyze the development and application space of the technology, which in the short term would definitely be aerospace and military tactics, or perhaps used for independent research.
Another consideration is how to respond once the technology is exposed.
No matter how secretive the project research is, it will not be possible to keep it completely hidden from the outside world indefinitely, the news could be leaked at any time.
Therefore, we will inevitably face international pressure. Western countries, especially the United States, would certainly not want China to possess technology they don’t have, and we must be ready to deal with their reactions when that time comes.
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On the morning of the meeting, Zhao Yi took a company car to attend.
When he arrived at the door, he saw Liu Jiankun approach from a distance, breaking into a quick run and calling out, "Academician Zhao, wait for me."
Zhao Yi stood and waited.
Panting heavily, Liu Jiankun caught up, a look of surprise and helplessness on his face, "Academician Zhao, you are too amazing. In just a few months, the anti-gravity has spread. We all feel like we can’t keep up."
"Thank you."
Zhao Yi politely smiled.
Liu Jiankun continued, "Just think about it, I’ve made four trips to the capital for your research this year, and one more after the New Year for a meeting—that’s five times! Plus other travels, it feels like I’ve been running around non-stop. You’re really increasing my workload!"
A middle-aged man nearby spoke up in a loud, hoarse voice, "Old Liu, I wish I had more work. You guys in the aviation field are really lucky. Academician Zhao, when can you research some high-tech for our aerospace group?"
Extending his hand, he introduced himself, "Wu Wenjun!"
"Hello!"
Zhao Yi shook hands with Wu Wenjun. He knew a few of the leaders in the aerospace department, but this was his first time meeting Wu.
The three of them entered the conference room together.
Zhao Yi was clearly much more popular; he was practically the star of the meeting. Before the top leaders arrived, he was surrounded by a group of people eager to ask questions about the spread of anti-gravity. As all attendees of the meeting did not have to worry about confidentiality issues, Zhao Yi gave a brief account, conservatively speaking, yet it still elicited gasps of amazement.
A senior military official said, "Academician Zhao, I heard your anti-gravity can affect the operation of satellites? I think we should set up an anti-satellite project team, specifically using anti-gravity to counter satellites. Come the start of a war, we’d take down a few first, leaving the enemy blind. Strike first!"
"That makes sense!"
"This could be worth a try!"
Zhao Yi just smiled; he didn’t think the suggestion was particularly good. With the anti-gravity spread technology already available, the concern should be the potential impact on satellite operations during experiments with anti-gravity aircraft. Creating targeted ’anti-satellite weapons’ was essentially more trouble than it was worth because of the considerable distance between satellites and Earth. The effect of anti-gravity was, theoretically, just an ’influence’ and would not directly cause ’damage’. Setting up a project purely to ’annoy’ the opponent was completely unnecessary.
The senior leaders arrived on time.
The meeting began with brief introductions, and then it was Zhao Yi’s turn to speak.
Normally, a representative from the project team would do this, but Dong Lihua had already said that the team did not have a substantial understanding of the technology; to put it bluntly, they ’completely didn’t get it’. So, it was left to Zhao Yi to do the introduction. freёweɓnovel.com
Over the past few days, Zhao Yi’s research had made progress. Using experimental test data, he refined the theoretical aspects of the technology. He walked up to the podium and asked a staff member for a whiteboard to explain, "I will introduce the range of anti-gravity spread using a cross-section."
"For the anti-gravity cross-section, it appears as a straight line. When the device rotates rapidly, it will cause the surrounding anti-gravity effects to become chaotic, creating a chaotic zone, but, like various fields, there is a pattern to it."
"This spreading effect also occurs in the lateral cross-sectional direction, but the rate of decay is very rapid once it exceeds ’r²/3v²+...’, and then it rapidly converges in an exponential manner..."
After finishing his explanation, Zhao Yi glanced around and realized he might have delved too deeply, as most people were clearly not following. He coughed awkwardly twice, then explained, "In simpler terms, in practical applications, the spreading effect is not good when it’s parallel to the lateral direction."
"The vertical spreading effect is much better in comparison, and the diffusion pattern is roughly like this."
He drew a shape on the whiteboard and explained, "Like a star with shining corners, the spreading area curves inwards at the edges..."
Then he continued refining the drawing.
During the explanation, he avoided discussing mathematical details, translating everything into plain language to make sure everyone could understand.
Everyone in the meeting room nodded in agreement.
Zhao Yi had been speaking for over ten minutes when he noticed the expressions of the people in the room had become odd. Puzzled, he put down his pen and asked, "What’s wrong?"
Many people looked at each other without a word.
Finally, a military commander spoke up, "Academician Zhao, haven’t you noticed? If your drawing were made three-dimensional, wouldn’t it just be a UFO?"
"—UFO?"
Zhao Yi was stunned for a moment. He mechanically turned his head and looked back at the diagram he had drawn, realizing it indeed resembled a disc-shaped UFO.
"Is this... a coincidence? Or..." He suddenly widened his eyes in astonishment.
The others were also very surprised.
The theory of anti-gravity had been developed step by step, and now the pattern created by the extended anti-gravity field resembled a UFO, which inevitably led people to think deeply, "Could UFOs really exist?"
"Do aliens use anti-gravity technology?"
"So the technology we are researching now, the anti-gravity aircraft we intend to build, is that an alien spaceship?"
"..."
The meeting felt like it had taken a strange turn.
Zhao Yi thought hard for a while before continuing, "It’s just a coincidence. Even if we used this technology to create an anti-gravity aircraft, it’s fundamentally impossible to design it in the shape of a UFO."
"That would be such a waste!"
"Everyone, take a look."
Zhao Yi explained, "Although the anti-gravity effect covers this area, since the Earth is below and the top would be affected by the anti-gravity field, we can freely remodel and design it into flat ground, or it can accommodate large equipment and machinery without interference."
"If we were traveling through the vast expanse of space, the design wouldn’t need to be so complicated at all; a single anti-gravity plane would be sufficient."
Several people suddenly understood Zhao Yi’s point. Indeed, designing a vehicle based on anti-gravity technology did not require it to resemble a UFO.
What a waste!
If one were traveling in space, there would be no need for rotation since the only thing that could affect the spacecraft would be the closest celestial body.
So, a single anti-gravity plane would be enough to counteract most gravitational forces.
It indeed seemed to be a coincidence.
Yet, Zhao Yi couldn’t help but wonder; the similarity between the UFO shape and the anti-gravity diffusion diagram suggested that perhaps aliens possessed even more advanced technology?
Anything was possible.
However, he didn’t pursue the thought further. Without possessing the relevant technology, speculating about matters beyond his understanding was meaningless; he didn’t even know if UFOs truly existed, and the "Law of Cause and Effect" could not provide any answers.
So, it was best not to dwell on it.
After this interlude, Zhao Yi concluded his presentation.
The meeting room opened for a free discussion time, where everyone could express their opinions, share their views, and talk about future research directions, among other topics.
Zhao Yi found himself with much more free time.
The morning meeting had little to do with him now; his main role had been to explain the anti-gravity issue, which could be essentially considered as ’anti-gravity theory.’ The specifics of the technology, how to apply it, did not directly involve him anymore.
The theory was what mattered most.
The discussions to follow would be about the anti-gravity aircraft and the research directions for the related technologies. It was just a matter of a few specialists coming up with a detailed plan; the overall direction could not be determined so early on.
