Capital city.
Office of the Speaker.
When he saw Xuannv No. 1 pierce the sky, a smile of relief appeared on Councillor Li's face.
Success!
"Ding-ling-ling..."
A shrill ringing sounded from the side.
Councillor Li frowned subconsciously.
He had postponed all matters for the test flight of Xuannv-1, so how come there was still a call coming in?
While thinking, Councillor Li reached out and picked up the receiver of the landline phone on his desk.
"Chairman, I'm Cao Liangcai!"
Hearing the voice in the microphone, Councillor Li's expression instantly relaxed a bit. He said with a smile: "Academician Cao, I have seen the footage of Xuannv No. 1 taking off!"
"... Mr. Councillor, this is not what I want to talk about." Cao Liangcai swallowed his saliva slightly, "Mr. Councillor, you have to be mentally prepared."
Councillor Li frowned and looked more serious: "What's the matter? Is there something wrong with Xuannv No. 1?"
"There is no problem with Xuannv No. 1..."
Cao Liangcai muttered quietly, "The one with the problem is Professor Lu Yongchang."
Councillor Li: "???"
"What do you mean? What happened to Professor Lu again?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Councillor Li was stunned.
Why did he say again?
"…Professor Lu followed Xuannv No. 1 up."
The moment Cao Liangcai's voice sounded in the microphone, Councillor Li felt a darkness before his eyes.
What the hell??!
"Say it again?! What happened to Professor Lu?!"
Councillor Li slammed the table, stood up suddenly, and shouted into the microphone anxiously!
Cao Liangcai sighed deeply: "Chairman, it's my fault."
"A few days ago I heard him say he wanted to go up to the sky to have a look, but I didn't pay attention at the time, and then..."
Councillor Li put his hand on his forehead and said, "No, no, no, it's not your fault. This brat is really..."
"How is Professor Lu doing now? How safe is Xuannv No. 1?"
"Forget it, I'll go to your place!"
Cao Liangcai was stunned for a moment, and before he could say anything, the phone was hung up.
After hanging up the phone, Councillor Li pondered for a moment, picked up the phone again and dialed a number.
"Qiming, come over here! Hurry up!"
Hong Qiming was slightly stunned when he received the call from the chairman of the parliament. Although he didn't know what happened, he immediately responded: "Okay!"
"I'm nearby now, I'll be there in about five minutes!"
Five minutes later.
"What? Lu Yongchang followed Xuannv No. 1 up there?!"
Hong Qiming's horrified shout was heard from the chairman's office.
"Is this brat...crazy?" Hong Qiming gritted his teeth and whispered, "This is a test flight. What if something goes wrong..."
The chairman of the council smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I heard from Cao Liangcai that this guy seemed to have brought a set of escape equipment with him."
"Not only that, this kid can even put on his flight suit and fasten his seat belt by himself!"
Hong Qiming was stunned when he heard this.
"So... this guy had planned this in advance?"
The chairman of the parliament reached out and grabbed the coat on the chair and said, "Okay, no more nonsense, contact the helicopter, and we will go to the Aerospace Research Institute now!"
…
"Xuan Nu No. 1, report your situation!"
There was a hint of relief in Cao Liangcai's voice.
Since it has reached the synchronous orbit, it means that the quality of this aerospace plane is up to standard.
Soon, Bai Yixiuan's report was heard by everyone through the radio.
"Xuan Nu No. 1 is operating well!"
"The driver is in good health!"
At this point, Bai Yixuan was silent for a moment and then added: "Professor Lu is in good health!"
"You can return at any time!"
Cao Liangcai breathed a sigh of relief again, and then cast a questioning look at the chairman of the council beside him: "Councilman Li, what's next..."
Councillor Li frowned slightly, then reached out and took the wireless telephone receiver from Cao Liangcai with a calm expression.
"Ahem!"
"Lv Yongchang, I'm the chairman of the council!"
"Can you hear me?"
…
Geosynchronous orbit.
A dark black plane with a trail of blue flame at its tail slowly passed by.
Lu Yongchang sat in the passenger seat of Xuannv No. 1 with a stiff expression, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly twice.
"Ahem... I can hear you."
"Chairman, why are you here at the institute?"
Hearing Lu Yongchang's cautious voice, Councillor Li snorted in annoyance!
"snort!"
"Can I not come?"
"If I don't come again, are you going to go directly to the moon?"
Lu Yongchang laughed awkwardly: "...That's not the case."
"The fuel of Xuannv No. 1 is not full. It may not come back after going to the moon."
Everyone in the research institute: "..."
"Hey! This brat!" Hong Qiming glared at the radio device in front of him, puffing his beard, "What's the matter? Is he really planning to go to the moon?!"
Different from Hong Qiming's reaction, the council chairman said in a friendly voice: "Yongchang, you can't do this casually with your current status!"
"You have to know that as the director of Xia's Space Agency, since you have set the development direction for Xia in the next few years, you are responsible for Xia's 1.4 billion people. Do you understand?"
Lu Yongchang was silent for a while, his tone became more serious, and he said softly: "Chairman, I understand."
"This time I came up mainly for my next research project."
"Only after seeing space did I realize how insignificant human beings are."
Councillor Li chuckled: "Why? Is the scenery up there so stunning?"
Lu Yongchang responded without hesitation: "Of course!"
Councillor Li pondered for a moment and said jokingly, "How about... I go up there and take a look next time?"
"Cough cough cough! Professor Lu! Stop talking nonsense!" Cao Liangcai on the side finally couldn't help it and coughed loudly.
Are you kidding?
It would be fine if only Lu Yongchang went up, but if even the chairman of the parliament went to the synchronous track, it would be a serious matter!
Lu Yongchang: "...Ahem! Mr. Councillor, let's get down to business."
"I think Xiaguo is still moving too slowly."
The councillor's pupils shrank slightly.
Is this too slow?
Without waiting for the chairman to speak, Lu Yongchang continued, "Since Xia Country already has an aerospace plane, then the Moon Palace Project can be implemented next!"
"Next, our goal is to build a fully automated mining facility on the moon."
The chairman of the parliament pondered for a moment, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
As the chairman of the Senate, he naturally knew that once the Xia Country's Moon Palace Plan was implemented, the United States would inevitably take some countermeasures.
He didn't say much, but nodded slowly and said, "There's no rush for this matter. Once you land safely, we'll discuss it!"
Hearing this, Cao Liang was slightly relieved and quickly ordered: "Bai Yixuan, you can return to the ship!"
"be safe!"