Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1214: Chapter 588: This is the Power of Advanced Technology!_1

The missile launch scene was absolute chaos.

The crowd watching from the perimeter was initially surprised by what was happening in the sky, but as soon as they realized what was going on, they began to run around in a panic, screaming as if the end of the world was imminent.

At this moment, all order had vanished.

Everyone was terrified of the possibility of missile fragments and components falling from the sky, knowing that even a small piece landing on their heads could take their lives.

A large mass of people ran aimlessly, even some soldiers joined the chaotic sprint.

The only nearby shelter was the roofed media stand, but it couldn’t accommodate so many people, and it filled up instantly.

The live broadcast was cut off in an instant.

In fact, even standing under the media stand was practically pointless, because when the missile exploded thousands of meters in the air, fragments and components falling from that height could easily pierce through the shelter.

So, some sensible people kept running towards distant places instead of waiting around.

Now, it was all about luck.

Most people were lucky, as the missile had exploded directly overhead, but after the debris fell, it only hit two people, with about a dozen others being injured.

This included two soldiers and four foreign journalists.

This was undoubtedly a very serious accident.

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When the incident occurred, it was impossible to cover up, and the media provided extensive coverage.

Many outlets concluded from the accident that YD Country’s homegrown technology had major flaws, and even international media couldn’t understand why the missile had exploded so high in the sky.

This was an unimaginable accident.

A typical issue with a cruise missile would be its accuracy, and if there was an issue with the warhead, it would either have a delayed explosion or no explosion at all, rather than an early detonation.

Because in any missile manufacturing process, safety is always the first priority.

In the past few decades, there had been no recorded incidents of a missile test resulting in a premature explosion after launch.

Thus, the accident caused an international sensation.

Of course.

Countries that were not involved found the situation quite amusing, and some even turned the incident into a FLASH animation, accompanied by lines of humorous text, making it hard for viewers to keep from cracking a smile.

The same was true domestically.

At a time when YD Country was continuously provoking, news like this came out and sounded interesting.

YD Country certainly didn’t see it that way.

Following the incident, it immediately attracted the highest level of attention and several departments jointly investigated the matter.

Soon.

The investigation reached a conclusion.

"The fire from the engine suddenly increased more than tenfold, and at the same time, there was a short-circuit in the internal circuit board, which might have even been completely burned out?"

"How could such a problem arise?"

The investigation results were perplexing, and some officials even suspected that there was a spy within, who had tampered with the programming during the missile modification.

Although a conclusion had been reached, it was simply inconceivable and could not be accepted. Logically speaking, they had only replaced the imported cruise missile engine with a domestic one; any issues should have been related to the precision or the pre-set missile flight path, not a premature explosion unrelated to the engine replacement.

YD Country shifted the blame to Country E, claiming there was a problem with the quality of their cruise missiles.

Country E was not to be trifled with and immediately emphasized that the accident had nothing to do with them, leading to several rounds of finger-pointing between the two sides.

In the end, YD Country simply conducted another launch of a cruise missile, from the same batch as the previous ’modified’ one, and the missile perfectly hit its target.

Now, there was nothing left to say.

YD Country felt extremely frustrated; they still hadn’t identified the problem.

What was critical was not so much identifying the issue as the feeling that they’d been embarrassed on an international level. They had intended to showcase their country’s military technology by test-firing domestically-produced missiles, but instead, the missile self-destructed on site. They failed to demonstrate deterrence and instead became an international laughingstock.

They couldn’t accept this outcome.

Half a month later, YD Country received some good news: the phased completion of their domestically-produced aircraft carrier, which was finally ready for its first sea trial.

They thought this was where they outshone Z country.

Z country also had a domestically-produced aircraft carrier, but after it was built, the development of accompanying warships seemed to have halted, leading the international community to believe that Z country had abandoned naval armaments in favor of anti-gravity technology research.

That was understandable; many developed countries shared a similar perspective, focusing on anti-gravity technology to create true air superiority, making the seas seem less important.

However, YD Country didn’t buy into the whole ’anti-gravity technology’ idea; they believed that anti-gravity technology was the future, but how far off was that future?

Twenty years, fifty years?

A hundred years?

Naval power was still very much a force to be reckoned with, and their homegrown aircraft carrier could significantly enhance military strength. Due to the impact of the missile test failure, they decided to launch the aircraft carrier early for a cruise to lift the shadow of the failed missile test. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

That day.

In front of domestic and international media witnesses, YD Country’s first domestically-produced aircraft carrier officially hit the water.

Many journalists who had attended the missile test were frightened, but they still came to the ceremony, as an aircraft carrier was not a missile; it was essentially a large ship, unlikely to be involved in an explosion.