Chapter 86: The First Hawk Technique
Hope Camp Military Industrial Zone.
In front of the recently upgraded vehicle production workshop, a group of staff stood at attention, anticipation and nervousness written across their faces.
These were Little Six’s most capable confidants, led by Liang Jingyang, who was in charge of military production, and his deputy, Li Dangrong.
Li Dangrong clenched his fists, his gaze fixed on the tightly shut output door of the production workshop. The flashing yellow light above signaled that a vehicle was about to roll out.
“Director Liang, this is a weapon of epochal significance. Aren’t you the least bit nervous?” Li Dangrong wiped the nervous sweat from his palms.
“You’re the finest group of military engineers I could assemble from the entire base, and with our commander providing such an advanced workshop, what is there to be nervous about?” Liang Jingyang replied with a confident smile, surveying the proud faces of his team.
This was a newly established department—the Weapon Research Office. Liang Jingyang served as director, Li Dangrong as deputy, tasked with developing frontier weaponry for the base and upgrading existing armaments.
To support them, Wang Ji had provided a supercomputer, equipped via the X System with basic auxiliary intelligence and a weapon simulation development suite.
The research team used this equipment to simulate and craft the most cost-effective weapon combinations for practical deployment.
“Exactly. The Harrier Eagle Model 1 is the first wholly new weapon designed since our department was founded. We can’t afford to tarnish our reputation or let the commander down.” Li Dangrong’s tension barely eased; his current life and privileges depended entirely on the opportunities provided by the base, so he took his work to heart.
Liang Jingyang nodded in agreement, then turned and said, “Go notify Captain Zhao’s squad to prepare at the weapons testing field. In fifteen minutes, our Harrier Eagle Model 1 prototype aircraft will begin its first test flight.”
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The base had entered regular operation, with everything proceeding according to Wang Ji’s initial plans. Now, except for major decisions, Wang Ji found himself the idlest person in the base.
“Well, this gives me more time to cultivate!” Wang Ji mused as he walked out onto the balcony, vaulted up to the building’s rooftop, and sat cross-legged.
Utilizing his usual method for training his mental power, he let his psychic energy expand outward without limit, pushing to the edge of his endurance, continually striving for a breakthrough.
Thus, inch by inch, he extended his reach, enduring the tearing pain that accompanied his intense concentration and the overload of his mental faculties.
After so much training, Wang Ji had grown accustomed to this extreme suffering, and, in a twisted way, almost enjoyed the masochistic intensity of the experience.
“Interesting. Old Wang is probably in for trouble today!” Through his perception, Wang Ji saw a man several hundred meters away sneaking once again into a neighbor’s house to steal food.
But this time, the neighbor was returning home early, already nearly at the door.
Within minutes, chaos would erupt there, but the base’s stability was managed by others; Wang Ji glanced over, then shifted his attention elsewhere.
He was some distance from the military zone bordering the base; suddenly, a premonition struck him, as if something significant was about to happen there. His psychic energy surged like a tide toward that direction.
Despite the rising agony, his perception gradually extended that way.
“Hmph! Again! A bit further… Come on!” Sweat beaded on Wang Ji’s brow, veins bulging.
His tightly shut eyes trembled, his eyeballs throbbing with explosive pain that radiated throughout his mental network.
His newly changed clothes were drenched in sweat, steam rising off his body; anyone witnessing him would see that his temperature had soared to a frightening height, his skin glowing like a heated iron.
Were it not for his formidable physique as a two-star battle commander, he might have self-destructed and exploded right then.
Driven by his uncanny intuition, Wang Ji gritted his teeth and persevered. Suddenly, a vision appeared in his mind: alien ships descending upon Earth, mighty beings traversing the void, exuding apocalyptic menace. With a single punch, they obliterated the Earth Resistance, then launched a blow straight at him. In that moment, Wang Ji felt the true dawn of the apocalypse.
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“Ah!” Wang Ji roared inwardly, and in that illusory scene, he threw himself at the giant fist.
Creak!
A sharp sound echoed in Wang Ji’s mental world, plunging him into a state of emptiness and oblivion.
The once rushing torrent of psychic energy vanished, replaced by boundless darkness.
The scorching heat left his body like a receding tide; his state returned to normal. As the sweat evaporated, he sat serenely, like a meditating monk.
“So that’s how it is!” A smile appeared on Wang Ji’s face. The world around him seemed touched by his realization—the sunlight grew brighter, and a distant bird, as if affected, chirped and landed without fear on his shoulder.
The realm of the spirit had always been inexplicable to humankind.
Now, Wang Ji had found his own way.
With this enlightenment, a single point of light appeared in the infinite dark of his mental world, then a second, third, fourth…
A starlit galaxy!
Wang Ji’s psychic domain had evolved into a cosmic river of stars, each planet a shining star in the darkness.
Yet, the planets remained barren and desolate.
“Whew…”
Wang Ji exhaled slowly, opening his eyes—a dazzling gleam flashed forth, uncontrollable after the surge in his mental power.
It took several deep breaths before Wang Ji adjusted to this new state.
He casually opened his status panel and was surprised by the data on his psychic energy.
Host: Wang Ji
Title: Fate Reverser
Level: Two-Star Battle Commander
Strength: 232
Spirit: 357
Agility: 191
Stamina: 87/100
Status: Excellent
Advancement: Level 2 Gene Unlocked (God Refiner)
Energy Points: 15318
“My strength has improved a little, but my psychic power has soared by over a hundred points, and the direction of my gene mutation has shifted to ‘God Refiner’.”
Wang Ji glanced at his sweat-soaked clothes with satisfaction. The risk of physical and mental collapse had brought him a terrifying breakthrough.
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With a thought, the grime on his clothes drifted away on the breeze.
“This is like the ancient legends, haha!” Wang Ji laughed heartily atop the roof.
Staff passing below looked up in confusion, then, catching Wang Ji’s infectious laughter, found themselves smiling, their spirits inexplicably lifted.
Such was the influence of heightened psychic power—every word and deed affected those nearby.
“Hm, my perception now covers ten kilometers! Let’s see what the military zone is up to!” Wang Ji muttered, extending his psychic energy farther.
No longer clumsy, Wang Ji’s perception flowed like a fish through water, easily sensing the military zone’s activities.
At the weapons testing ground, a plane stood quietly, surrounded by test personnel and several soldiers.
“That’s… the Harrier Eagle Model 1.” Wang Ji immediately recalled the report—the first aircraft developed by the research office.
With their test about to begin, Wang Ji watched with interest.
On the testing field, the soldiers preparing for the flight saluted Liang Jingyang solemnly.
Liang Jingyang looked deeply at the two soldiers and said, “This test flight aims to gather extreme performance data and involves certain risks. Are you sure you wish to participate?”
The two soldiers exchanged a glance and replied without hesitation, “Commander, we are ready to face death without hesitation!”
“Excellent! You are the elite of Hope Base. You’ve already familiarized yourselves with the data of our first aircraft and undergone dozens of simulated flights. I believe you can handle this.”
“We will not disappoint you!” The two soldiers saluted and climbed aboard the Harrier Eagle Model 1.
Liang Jingyang and his team withdrew to a nearby building, where the prepared equipment awaited incoming test signals.
The Harrier Eagle Model 1 used a vertical takeoff mode to compensate for the base’s lack of a runway. Liang Jingyang had employed advanced technology unlocked by the vehicle workshop—a cutting-edge anti-gravity engine.
The craft was 13.4 meters long, its primary armament a still-to-be-tested electromagnetic railgun, secondary weapons included ten conventional missiles and two 30mm cannons.
The control panel required a neural link with the pilot, utilizing an advanced biomechanical neural system. Since the aircraft’s theoretical top speed reached Mach 10—over 10,000 kilometers per hour—many operations demanded greater efficiency to control the craft in combat.
The soldiers linked their neural systems within minutes, and following standard procedures, the Harrier Eagle Model 1 lifted smoothly to ten meters above the ground.
“Command, aircraft has taken off. Preparing for long-range flight test and simulated live-fire attack. Awaiting orders.”
The command room received the pilot’s transmission, and through the monitors, Liang Jingyang’s team could observe the pilots’ status.
“Permission granted. Begin testing!”
“Received! Preparing for the first flight test.”
To avoid panic, the pilots activated stealth mode as planned. A jet of gas enveloped the craft, seamlessly blending it into the surroundings—a breakthrough in physical stealth for the Harrier Eagle Model 1.
The aircraft climbed to a set altitude, burst through the sound barrier, and sped northward.
The planned flight test distance was within communications range, anchored by the base’s tower. Linked with the aircraft’s onboard transmission system, the range extended to 1,000 kilometers. Along the route, the research office’s basic AI would remotely deploy virtual enemy targets for real combat simulations.
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