I am farming in the real world

Chapter 261: The Fear of the Unknown

“Emergency code?”

Colonel Mike was leisurely sipping a cup of coffee, legs crossed.

He was planning to relax at home after getting through this night shift.

However, the red code flashing on the big screen immediately made him sit up straight!

“Has the Rabbit attacked Taiwan?”

“Or has our aircraft carrier encountered a hypersonic missile in the Red Sea?”

Colonel Mike's expression changed, and he quickly ordered the intelligence officers to unfold the intelligence.

In the past two years, the American military had been running into snags all over the world, as if they had been cursed.

Either the aircraft carrier battle group was attacked by the Houthis using missiles and drones, or the military base in Africa was disarmed by the Wagner group sent by the Russians, and the billion-dollar base was taken over for free.

As for the South China Sea, every time they sent a warship through, it was mocked all the way by the Rabbit's new weapons, being treated as an NPC for training.

The first and second island chains in the Pacific, once touted to the heavens by public intellectuals, had also become the Rabbit's 055 destroyer's backyard.

The H-6K and the Russian Tu-95 even plastered their faces on America's Bering Sea, but the Americans swallowed their anger.

Even when the Russian strategic nuclear submarine surfaced on the Cuban border, flexing its muscles covering the entire United States, a group of Capitol Hill old men in the United States were still calmly saying that the problem was not significant.

Any discerning person knew that the American military was failing.

The big rogue who had been arrogant for half a century, claiming to be the global police, watched as his own army declined and could only rely on the existing fleet to continue to cherish the pipe dream of global hegemony.

On weekdays, they lived like a neglected maiden in her boudoir, staring at the novelties across the Pacific.

Therefore, even the biannual Haizhu Airshow had been included by the Pentagon as an object of real-time attention.

They wanted to see if they could use the 'seeing the whole leopard through a tube' method to figure out the Rabbit's military industry development from this Haizhu Airshow.

However, they didn't expect that when they opened the link to this red code.

The live video of the 'Flying Cube' debut directly stunned Colonel Mike and all the intelligence specialists present!

“This… is this their latest electric aircraft?”

“What about the data on range and maximum take-off weight!”

“Why isn’t there such crucial information?”

“Are the intelligence officers on the front lines eating shit?”

Colonel Mike looked at the extremely sci-fi aircraft and even felt a sense of inexplicable fear in his heart.

Because in this recorded live video, he had clearly seen no less than 200 passengers entering and exiting this aircraft.

And this was just a civilian aircraft on display!

If the seats and useless decorations inside were removed, and only the most basic transport function was retained.

This electric aircraft called 'Flying Cube' could probably easily transport two companies of combat troops!

What's even more deadly is that, judging from the speed of disembarkation and the take-off and landing time on the scene, the vertical take-off and landing transport capability of this Flying Cube absolutely crushed all existing traditional transport aircraft.

Even the American C-5M Super Galaxy transport aircraft, which can carry a maximum of 600 soldiers at a time, couldn't keep up.

This was no longer a problem of generational difference, but a complete breaking of the existing rules of military vehicle delivery capability.

As a result, after watching the video, Colonel Mike's last line of defense of dignity was completely broken.

If it was the drones and mechanical dogs that had already been disclosed on the Internet, Colonel Mike could comfort himself.

Because the American military-industrial system could barely produce them, but it didn't have an advantage in terms of cost.

However, when the era-crossing aircraft, the Flying Cube, was born, even Colonel Mike, who was trying to bury his head in the sand, felt a bit of despair.

Because he knew that the aircraft that appeared in the intelligence video in front of him could definitely not be replicated with the existing manufacturing system of the United States!

So, while Colonel Mike urged the intelligence officers on the front line to collect more detailed information about this 'Flying Cube,' he took out an encrypted phone and called his immediate superior, who was sleeping: “Lieutenant General William! Emergency code: 51! We’re in trouble!”

Lieutenant General William, who was half-asleep, was shocked: “Has the other side released a sixth-generation fighter?”

Colonel Mike smiled wryly: “It’s something more deadly than a sixth-generation fighter! Sir!”

Lieutenant General William: “...Wait for me for 40 minutes, I'll come over and handle it right away.”

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An ocean-spanning live broadcast had caused chaos in European and American countries.

From the Pentagon to aviation manufacturing companies such as Boeing and Airbus, everyone was restless.

Whether they were on duty or on vacation, executives were urgently called back to work overtime because of the disclosure of this press conference video.

For example, foreign media such as the BBC and CNN also began to gather their editors, racking their brains to figure out how to use the advent of the 'Flying Cube' to subtly criticize the Rabbit from a different angle.

After all, it was definitely impossible to hide it. With the spread of short videos on foreign TikTok and other platforms, high-tech products like the Flying Cube would definitely spread all over the world at the fastest speed.

Since it couldn't be hidden, they should find a way to guide public opinion and come up with a cynical title like 'What is the cost?' before publishing it.

On the other hand, after Chen Jue led 200 lucky people to experience the test ride at the press conference, he parked the Flying Cube, which was already ready for commercial operation, on the apron of Jinwan Airport.

In the form of free visits, it was developed for the exhibitors to take photos and watch up close.

When they learned that they could personally experience the machine, tens of thousands of tourists at the scene were all boiling!

According to the arrangements of the on-site staff of the Cube Group, they began to enter the cabin in an orderly manner for sightseeing.

Whether it was the internal high-tech decoration or the 10K holographic flexible screen, it had become an object of fascination for the exhibitors.

This was a civil aviation aircraft related to people's livelihood, and they would be able to ride it for a small amount of money in the future.

Compared with those cold and cool military equipment, ordinary tourists were more concerned about whether their daily travel would change due to the emergence of this Flying Cube.

As for the domestic Internet, it was also boiling because of the birth of this 'Flying Cube'.

After all, in the field of traditional passenger aircraft, Boeing and Airbus have basically monopolized the market for nearly 50 years.

Even if COMAC's C919 airliner was launched, it had not made much progress because of its low market share.

Therefore, after Chen Jue finished hosting the press conference live broadcast, he was immediately surrounded by the heads of several civil aviation companies such as Air China and China Southern Airlines.

“President Chen, our China Southern Airlines wants to order 200 Flying Cubes!”

“No! How can you let China Southern Airlines take advantage of this every time? We, Air China, came first!”

“President Chen, we, China Eastern Airlines, want 300! Give me an account, and I can pay the full amount first and then pick up the goods!”