Chapter 17: Mom's "Good News, Bad News" Approach! History is a Collection of Wrong Answers!
Where did all this massive amount of prestige come from?!
Chen Jin Chao looked at the system's constantly soaring prestige points, feeling a bit unbelievable.
But after a moment of contemplation, he had a rough idea.
He, having returned from the future, understood "Mom" better than anyone else.
Don't think that "Mom" only knows how to protest and condemn in diplomatic terms...
"Mom" is far more powerful and formidable than anyone imagines.
You see, since ancient times, the nature of a certain mysterious Eastern nation has been to report bad news, not good news.
Generally, exciting things, major victories in wars, are just brushed over in the history books.
Often, a few lines in the history books might encapsulate a person's tumultuous life.
Like Qin Shi Huang unifying the entire country, a monumental event, is summarized in just six characters: 'Six Kings Gone, Four Seas United'. Huo Qu Bing's magnificent achievements are merely represented by the four-character praise, 'Conquering the Xiongnu and Reaching the Northern Sea'. Even Wang Xuan Ce's victory over the Indians is not mentioned a single word in the history books...
But what about failures?
Those are meticulously documented.
Time, location, individuals, direct and indirect causes of failure, the trigger of the event, the social background, cultural background, military background, and a whole series of reasons.
Even the impact, insights, and lessons learned are recorded in detail.
The most classic example is probably the renowned Loulan Ancient Kingdom.
It once ambushed Han envoys but perished before it could take revenge.
And due to its failure to exact revenge, for centuries after its demise, frontier poets would pull it back out to be destroyed again and again.
Like the phrase, "I won't return until Loulan is destroyed."
So, "Mom" has perfectly inherited the personality passed down by our ancestors.
Gaining an advantage, achieving results, winning, major events happening – all of these are met with silence.
Because of this, Chen Jin Chao checked the recent international news and had a general understanding of where this massive amount of prestige came from.
As expected, practical application is the only standard for testing strength.
It seems the effect of the new type of Guardian rocket launcher is surprisingly good.
It's also a perfect wrap-up of the experimental phase and is about to enter the production and deployment stage.
Even heavyweights like 'Rocket and Missile Launch Technology Progress', 'Eastern Net', and 'Modern Weapons' have started to comment on it.
"China's newly released Guardian new type of rocket launcher can adapt to various complex terrains and geomorphologies. It can be launched in confined spaces, such as urban forests, with excellent environmental adaptability. The vertical launch mode can significantly shorten the preparation and response time of the rocket launcher, enhancing combat effectiveness and survivability."
"The Guardian new type of rocket launcher provides small countries with the need for multi-target firepower suppression. The 8-wheel truck chassis is agile and fast, allowing for rapid deployment into battle; vertical launch, single-vehicle multi-target strike capability, and mixed loading of various efficient warheads allow the use of fewer troops to execute relatively complex missions, significantly improving strike efficiency."
"As one of China's continuously developed large-caliber long-range rocket launchers, the Guardian new type of rocket launcher is more flexible in performance and tactical use. It possesses multi-target strike capability and vertical launch, which will be attractive to many small and medium-sized countries..."
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The comments came in a steady stream, and Chen Jin Chao was quite happy.
He wasn't happy about the praise, but about the fact that he was about to harvest another wave of prestige points.
Actually, this 'deal' concerning the Guardian new type of rocket launcher was a loss.
Chen Jin Chao practically spent all the prestige points he had saved in the system to exchange for the corresponding technology, which led to the birth of the Guardian.
He also thought that a rocket launcher like this, at the forefront of world technology, wouldn't make a public appearance anytime soon. It would be silently produced in small batches and deployed.
Land forces equipment generally doesn't attract much attention.
Just like "Mom's" nature, after the millennium, the focus of the Eastern nation was on its weak and bullied air force and navy.
Why? Because there are always 'external crises' emerging, encroaching on the legitimate rights and interests of the Eastern nation.
Therefore, land force equipment, which already receives less attention, if further 'hidden' in its usage, where would the prestige points come from?
Chen Jin Chao had prepared himself to let things settle for a while, waiting for the continuous blood flow from the gantry crane and water cannon.
But unexpectedly, there was a pleasant surprise.
This burst of prestige points at least made it less 'loss-making'.
It was just right to exchange for some less advanced engine technology from the system to provide for the engine laboratory's research.
Engines have always been the 'heart disease' of the great nation.
While Chen Jin Chao couldn't solve it in the short term, he was diligently working on technology reserves.
In addition to advancing technological research, Chen Jin Chao also required the engine laboratory to improve production processes and develop civilian products.
Military industry clusters need one iron fist after another, not a bunch of parasites...
October 29th, cloudy skies, autumn's touch growing stronger.
It was time for Chen Jin Chao to return to Harbin Institute of Technology.
"Jin Chao, are you really going back?"
"Yeah."
"Stay here."
"You know, a good man is like sand in your hand, you can't hold on to it."
"I'm saying, keep the twenty-year-old Moutai that Grandpa gave me!"
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