Free Web NovelChapter 1142: Chapter 560: Technology Exchange, Killing Three Birds with One Stone!_3
This greatly reduces the deterrent effect.
At the same time, they absolutely cannot admit to anything, instead merely claiming ignorance and complete dissociation because the interference with the satellite due to the anti-gravity experiment is just speculation from the Aerospace Bureau, with no concrete evidence to back it up.
Some countries also want to obtain evidence.
For instance, a highly influential figure stepped forward and proposed, "An international investigation team should look into the anti-gravity research to see if the experiment led to the satellite’s malfunction."
Of course, that was impossible.
Such a proposition was clearly ’an open secret’.
However, it can’t be denied that the anti-gravity experiments affecting satellite orbits were indeed sufficiently intimidating, though they also brought some negative repercussions.
For example, some countries placed increased emphasis on anti-gravity technology and continuously called for investigations, confrontations, and sanctions.
The international pressure was indeed immense.
A few days later, a piece of news suddenly spread, bringing about a new shift.
"’Flan Society’ reports that Z country is planning a large-scale technology exchange with Country E, and anti-gravity technology might become a bargaining chip,"
As soon as this news came out, it immediately attracted widespread attention.
Every country involved hoped to acquire anti-gravity technology; they believed that the technology contained within the mysterious anti-gravity device was the key to unlocking an era of explosive technological advancement.
Now, only Z country possessed this technology, inherently making it ’a thorn in everyone’s side’. No one wanted to see Z country alone harness early anti-gravity research to trigger a series of technological breakthroughs.
With every day that passed, the research into anti-gravity could potentially delve deeper.
If delayed by a year or even half, would the satellites in the sky actually become stationary birds? Would the naval vessels in the sea turn into giant roaming fish?
A century’s worth of technological accumulation couldn’t compare to the burst of higher-dimensional technology, just like in World War II, where no amount of ships or fearless armies could withstand a nuclear bomb.
There was no time to waste.
Owing to the deterrent of nuclear weapons, full-scale wars were definitely off the table, with only intimidation and economic sanctions being feasible, but these measures couldn’t stop the research into anti-gravity.
The primary task at hand was to acquire foundational anti-gravity technology.
Only after obtaining the key to a technological explosion could one qualify to talk about a ’technological arms race’; otherwise, without the foundation to even conduct research, you could only watch your opponents rise rapidly, which was the worst-case scenario.
"Z country is undergoing a large-scale technology exchange with Country E? Does that mean Z country isn’t planning to monopolize the anti-gravity technology? They’re actually giving others a chance."
"Even though it’s with Country E, surely other countries stand a chance too!"
"In other fields, Z country is quite lacking; perhaps we can also broker an exchange?"
Some countries started to ponder.
Suddenly.
Many diplomats secretly established connections for discussion, even going directly to ambassadors to inquire about the possibility of acquiring anti-gravity technology.
They knew it would undoubtedly ’cost a fortune’, but they were prepared to pay the price as long as they could exchange it for ’the key to a technological explosion’. To ensure future research wouldn’t fall behind, some sacrifices were deemed worthwhile.
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This was the strategy devised domestically.
Anti-gravity research might sound advanced, but in reality, until the aerial fortress had been perfected, or rather, until the nuclear fusion device had been completed, the anti-gravity device was at best just a ’big toy’.
What else could levitation entail?
Because it involves a host of material technologies and precision manufacturing techniques, perfecting the aerial fortress was undoubtedly a colossal engineering project.
Not to mention the core "antigravity fusion device." freewebnøvel.com
The "antigravity fusion device," while theoretically sound, would certainly encounter numerous challenges during the design and manufacturing stages, especially in terms of special materials resistant to high temperatures, as such technologies were not available domestically. The necessary precision manufacturing technology might also be lacking.
If Z country were to complete the antigravity fusion device domestically, in theory, and design alone, it wouldn’t take too long, perhaps two or three years, but the actual production might take well over a decade, two decades, or even longer.
This was mainly due to shortages in material and precision manufacturing technologies.
High-end manufacturing capability is a measure of a nation’s industrial manufacturing technology. Just like the top-tier aviation engines, which Z country only managed to surpass with the help of Zhao Yi’s designs, there was still a significant gap between domestic manufacturing materials, internal processes, and the highest international standards. Otherwise, the performance of the WZ-A1 engines would completely outstrip other fifth-generation engines and might even reach the standards of sixth-generation engines.
The J-40, with its highest-end design, also only slightly outperformed the F-35 due to issues with materials and manufacturing technologies.
These were the limitations.
Investing heavily in antigravity and fusion research now, Z country could hardly expect results on its own in over a decade.
What about in a decade or more?
Nobody knew.
Therefore, using the foundational antigravity technology in exchange for time-intensive accumulative materials and high-end manufacturing technologies also seemed a wise choice.
This decision also had the support of Zhao Yi, who understood the difficulties of antigravity and space research better than others.
If it were just the basic antigravity technology, obtaining the technology by other countries or institutions would still leave them facing enormous difficulties in further research, as they lacked advanced theories. In the short term, they could only produce ’big toys’ similar to those in Z country.
More advanced theories were extremely difficult to develop.
The "Thirteen Matrix of Photon and Space," for instance, took Zhao Yi a long time to research. With his causality thinking, he could find solutions to problems and continue researching in the correct direction.
Others weren’t like that.
If one were to make an analogy, the most elementary photon antigravity technology had only reached the level of the "Wright brothers’ airplane," capable of nothing more than flight. There were a plethora of issues in between.
The "Thirteen Matrix of Photon and Space," including the Divine Code, already had the performance of a fifth-generation fighter jet.
The gap between the two represented a century’s worth of accumulation.
Even if other countries or organizations obtained the basic antigravity theory, at best, they could barely research the spatial shield, and that too would require a stroke of luck. But without the relevant theories, they simply couldn’t utilize the spatial shield.
It’s important to note that the initial spatial shields were sealed without any blind spots.
Only with the "Thirteen Matrix of Photon and Space" could one freely develop the spatial shield, choosing to ’make a hole’ at a certain spot on the shield, and even control the specific size and shape of ’the hole’ and so on.
In summary, without the support of foundational theories, antigravity research would require accumulation. Foreign countries, conducting research independently for fifty years, couldn’t dream of using the spatial shield, let alone developing the ’fusion device’ with it.
In the process of research, they would definitely invest massive funds, and each time they found a little something, they would exclaim with surprise, "Antigravity research has made significant progress."
This method of technology exchange not only could bring back a wealth of advanced technologies, rapidly enhancing domestic materials and high-end manufacturing technologies but also could alleviate the international targeted pressures. In the end, it would also ensnare rival nations into a scientific research vortex where they would spend substantial funds with meager returns.
One move, three gains!
Perhaps, by the time other countries excitedly develop the spatial shield and grandstand about it, Z country would have already utilized the principles of the spatial shield to manufacture undefendable missiles and completed the fusion device, creating a true "aerial fortress."
The aerial fortress would possess not just aerial deterrence but also the capability for precise strikes against space satellites.
By then...
The international landscape would be completely reversed!
