DipNovel Chapter 3: The Target
Chapter 3: The Target
"You've got some big ambitions, kid, you actually want to relaunch the General Affairs Department!"
"ah!?"
"A person's time and energy are limited, which is why we divide the disciplines into different departments so that everyone can specialize in a particular subject."
Old Zhou looked at Guo Yi with amusement and explained, "However, this approach only applies to ordinary people like us, not to geniuses, and even less to incomprehensible geniuses like our teacher."
To allow those geniuses to fully unleash their potential, the Research Department also has a department that is now empty and stands above all other departments: the General Affairs Department.
The General Affairs Department can surpass any other department, depending on which subject it excels in.
Therefore, joining more than one faculty means joining the General Affairs Department.
At this point, Old Zhou suddenly remembered what Guo Yi had said about getting things done in one step, and laughed, "I suddenly remembered, Yi, didn't you say you wanted unlimited funds and resources to use as you pleased?"
"Um."
"Then you should definitely join the General Affairs Department, because the General Affairs Department's funding and resources are applied for, not allocated within the existing budget like ours."
Guo Yi's eyes lit up, and he immediately decided, "Then I'll join the General Affairs Department!"
"Wait, I haven't finished yet."
Old Zhou shook his head and continued explaining: "The General Affairs Department is empty now, so you can't join the corresponding department just like you would with the approval of the department head, as you can with us."
Therefore, you can only restart the General Affairs Department, not join it.
"How can I restart the General Affairs Department?"
"You only need one more condition to successfully restart the General Affairs Department."
Old Zhou looked at Guo Yi with a serious but excited expression, and held up one finger to him: "Just like E-carbon steel, all you need is a product that can make the other departments admit defeat."
"A product that would make other departments admit defeat..."
Guo Yi muttered to himself as he pondered.
It's easy to come up with a product that will convince other departments.
It doesn't need to be too high-end; a single electromagnetic railgun tank would be enough to subdue multiple departments, including the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Machinery Industry.
But is it necessary to build those cannon fodder tanks?
More importantly, does current industrial capacity support this?
If you want to upgrade industrial capabilities, why not upgrade them all at once, to the level of industrial standards used for manufacturing Gundams and space battleships?
"Didn't you say you had many technological products superior to E-carbon steel?"
Just as Guo Yi was struggling with his decision, a woman in the corner suddenly stood up and questioned, "Why can't you say a single one now?"
"..."
When Old Zhou saw Guo Yi looking at him, he introduced him in a low voice: "Someone from the Security Special Operations Bureau."
"It's not that I can't say, but I'm considering what product to bring out."
Guo Yi and Old Zhou nodded, then replied to the man, "Products that are too high-end require a complete upgrade of our industrial technology, which you may not be able to accept."
"Products that are too low-end..."
At this point, Guo Yi narrowed his eyes and looked at everyone with a strange expression: "If we don't have radar, electromagnetic wave communication, and other beyond-visual-range methods, do we still need to continue to conduct in-depth research on beyond-visual-range weapons and equipment?"
"..."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, then looked at Guo Yi in disbelief and loudly confirmed, "You've mastered the technology to eliminate beyond-visual-range combat!?"
"Yes, and not just one, there are three!"
Guo Yi nodded, held up three fingers, and counted with everyone: "The first type: Mie particle."
When Mie particles reach a certain concentration, they can not only disable all modern known wireless communication and target acquisition technologies except for visible light (laser communication), but also refract visible light, causing the battlefield to fog up and further shortening the visual target acquisition distance.
The second type: neutron jammer.
The main function of a neutron jammer is to disrupt nuclear fission chain reactions by interfering with neutron activity. As a side effect, it can interfere with electromagnetic waves and cause wireless communication to fail.
The third type: GN particles.
GN particles are mutated light particles generated when a GN drive is activated; they can disable existing radar systems.
"..."
Guo Yi's words made everyone gasp, and the conference room fell into an astonishing silence. However, after a short while, the Minister of Nuclear Physics stood up and retorted, "Ah Yi, I don't understand what you mean by Mie particles and GN particles, but I do understand a little about what you mean by neutron jammers."
Neutrons are uncharged, have strong penetrating power, and are difficult to be directionally interfered with by external devices; this is one point.
Another point is that if you want to disrupt the nuclear fission chain reaction, then the neutron interference must be able to precisely control the speed and trajectory of the neutrons. Otherwise, the interference neutrons may actually accelerate fission and make it easier to trigger a chain reaction!
Okay, even if you solve these two technical challenges, what about energy?
"well……"
Guo Yi sighed inwardly and rubbed his temples, feeling a bit of a headache.
This world is much the same as the world he lived in before, but it is precisely these differences that force him to honestly answer everyone's questions.
Because there are no mecha-themed literary works in this world.
"...Any more questions?"
After a long while, Guo Yi finally finished explaining the relevant content about the neutron jammer.
However, just when they had managed to calm Zhou Lao and the others down, Yue Mingyuan and his group became restless: "Do you have the technology to communicate in an environment with a neutron jammer?"
Do you have the technology to counter neutron jammers?
"You have……"
"stop!"
Guo Yi interrupted Yue Mingyuan and the others with a grimace, raising his hands in surrender and saying, "Minister Yue, we haven't even seen a shadow of the neutron jammer, so let's not talk about derivative technologies, shall we?"
Also, you're probably here to verify my skills and then determine my future work arrangements and rights, right?
If this keeps going, when will this meeting end?
"Old Zhou?"
"Ah Yi, if we fully support you, how long will it take you to build a production line for neutron jammers?"
"Is all you guys thinking about neutron jammers?!"
Guo Yi couldn't help but complain, asking rhetorically, "Okay, even if neutron jammers are mass-produced and used, would you dare to use them?"
What happens after you use it?
"Going back to World War II, sending soldiers charging through a hail of bullets?"
"Did you forget your own E-grade carbon steel?"
"If we return to close-range combat, the exoskeleton armor made of E-carbon steel will be extremely useful."
"yes……"
"..."
"stop."
Seeing that Elder Zhou and the others were about to veer off-topic again, Guo Yi quickly corrected them, saying, "Mobile Suit, or MS for short, is a large, humanoid, manned mobile weapon. This is the main combat weapon for the future within visual range."
Don't tell me the humanoid design is illogical or anything like that; I'll just point out two things.
First: Handsome!
Second: MS's operating system is based on brainwaves.
If we have the capability to mass-produce neutron jammers, then we can also produce mobile suits and corresponding space battleships.
So, in my opinion, if we're going to do it, let's go all the way and not just do it for the neutron jammer!
"..."
After Guo Yi finished speaking, everyone fell silent again. Then, Yue Mingyuan suddenly stood up: "Old Guo, Old Zhou, please make a plan. I will report to the higher-ups immediately!"
Objective: Upgrade industrial technology to manufacture mobile suits, space battleships, and neutron jammers!