Cutting-edge Technology: I Provide the Brains, the State Provides Everything

58: The Western Alliance was dumbfounded; their technological blockade had become worthless!When Lu Chen’s “request,” full of “enjoying the show without caring about the consequences,” clearly echoed through the already utterly frenzied press conference.

Musk’s blue eyes instantly shot out a terrifying… brilliant light, more dazzling than discovering a new continent!

“No problem!”

He agreed without a second thought!

He was so excited, holding the silver-white briefcase that seemed to contain a whole new world, that his entire body trembled slightly!

What kind of international joke is this?!

Letting him personally verify a groundbreaking technology capable of revolutionizing the entire new energy industry?!

How is this “helping”?!

This is clearly a super… pie falling from the sky!

He didn’t even bother to say another word to Lu Chen!

He immediately pulled out his phone and dialed a top-level encrypted number!

“Hello?! It’s me!”

“I don’t care what method you use!”

“Within ten minutes!”

“I want to see the complete set of our Tesla’s top-tier ‘Giga’ battery testing lab’s portable equipment at the press conference venue of the National Convention Center in Jinghai City, Xia Nation!”

“Otherwise…”

“You can all go to Mars to mine!”

He spoke with overwhelming dominance!

Full of the unique madness and… unquestionable resolve of a tech fanatic!

...Ten minutes later.

Under the curious and expectant gaze of countless onlookers worldwide.

A brand new “Falcon” heavy rocket, emblazoned with the “SpaceX” logo, brazenly and unreasonably hovered directly above the National Convention Center!

Directly, hovered above the National Convention Center!

Then… a gigantic silver-white metal container, filled with a sense of future technology, was slowly air-dropped from the rocket’s belly!

It landed precisely on the press conference stage!

Boom!!!

This scene was a hundred times more shocking than the appearance of the “Kua Fu” sports car just now!

The entire world’s internet instantly crashed!

[Holy crap! What did I just see?! Rocket... air-drop?!]

[Musk, this guy is too damn good at playing around?!]

[To endorse the Xia Nation’s new technology, he even brought his own rocket?!]

[What kind of divine friendship is this?!]

And, at the press conference.

Those Western Alliance reporters who had been frantically shouting “scam” were now all staring blankly at this “magical” scene, as if under a paralysis spell.

Their faces were pale!

A deeply ominous… premonition surged in their hearts!

Musk was not a “shill” invited by the Xia Nation!

He was the absolute… guru in the Western Alliance’s new energy sector!

He was the symbol of their technological hegemony!

Even he was making such a grand show of it!

Could it be… could it be that the Xia Nation’s so-called “Super Battery” really… wasn’t boasting?!

Just as they were in a state of unease.

The silver-white, giant container slowly unfolded.

Revealing the complete set of battery testing… equipment inside, exuding precision and expense!

Musk, without a word, personally got to work!

Like a devout worshipper, he carefully placed the palm-sized “Golden Crow” battery into the testing slot.

Then, under the gaze of billions of people worldwide, he slowly pressed the start button!

“Buzz—”

A faint electrical sound rang out!

On the huge holographic screen in the center of the stage, two striking data… windows instantly appeared!

One was “Charging Speed”!

The other was “Energy Density”!

Everyone’s hearts were in their throats!

They stared intently at those two data… windows, which were about to pronounce a death sentence on an old era!

“Start test!”

Musk commanded!

Charging began!

The next second!

In the data window representing “Charging Speed,” a green progress bar surged wildly at a terrifying speed, almost like teleportation!

10%!

50%!

90%!

100%!

The moment the progress bar filled up!

A dazzling, blood-red number clearly froze before everyone’s eyes!

[31.7 seconds]!

“…”

The whole world fell silent.

Everyone who had harbored a trace of doubt about this data was now slapped hard in the face by an invisible hand!

Burning… pain!

It’s real!

It actually is real!

However… before they could recover from this immense shock.

Musk’s fervent voice rang out again!

“Energy density test, begin!”

Everyone’s breathing stopped at this moment!

They knew.

This upcoming data would truly determine the future world’s… landscape!

On the screen!

The number representing “Energy Density” began to jump wildly upwards!

300Wh/kg! — Surpassing Tesla’s limit!

500Wh/kg!

800Wh/kg!

Finally!

Under the almost suffocating gaze of billions of people worldwide!

That terrifying number, enough to make all fuel vehicle companies collectively collapse, steadily settled at… [1024Wh/kg]!

Silence.

Dead silence.

Immediately… “Boom—!!!”

The entire press conference venue exploded!

All the reporters from Xia Nation jumped up from their seats like madmen!

They embraced!

They cheered!

They were in tears of joy!

They personally witnessed the birth of a new technological… miracle belonging to Xia Nation!

Meanwhile, the reporters from the Western Alliance, one by one, slumped in their chairs like zombies drained of all strength!

Their faces were ashen!

Their eyes were filled with despair!

It’s over!

It’s all goddamn over!

Their new energy technology, which they were so proud of and had led the world for decades!

Their core technological barrier, used to choke the Xia Nation!

Today!

In front of this small, black battery!

It all became a complete… joke!

A worthless… piece of scrap paper!

...At the same time.

Langley, Western Alliance, CIA Headquarters.

Director Burns stared blankly at the press conference footage, globally live-streamed by Xia Nation’s official media, on the screen.

Looking at that glaring, blood-red “1024”!

Listening to the overwhelming cheers of the Xia Nation people echoing in his ears!

For the first time, his usually hawkishly sharp face showed confusion and… despair.

He slowly picked up the red, top-secret communication phone.

A voice, equally weary and hoarse, came from the other end of the line.

“William.”

“I’ve seen it all.”

“Now…”

“Tell me, what should we do?”

Burns fell silent.

After a long while.

He slowly uttered two words filled with endless bitterness.

“Technological… blockade…”

“It’s meaningless now.”

“The only way…”

“Is to find a way to destroy it!”

“Before it truly grows up!”

“At all costs!”