It's reasonable for me to have a two-way foil for a second-level civilization, right?

His eyes moved slightly, and he looked in the direction of the voice: "Ding Yaqin? Has Xia Guo Daily sent you to this press conference?"

Ding Yaqin walked quickly to Zuo Chen, nodded with a smile, and said softly, "Brother Chen, go to your seat first."

After finishing speaking, Ding Yaqin dragged Zuo Chen to a corner.

Looking at his own nameplate on the seat and Ding Yaqin's nameplate on the seat next to him, Zuo Chen was stunned, and glanced at Ding Yaqin beside him with a smile: "We are destined to be together."

After sitting on the chair, Zuo Chen looked at his watch again.

There are still 20 minutes until the press conference starts.

Looking at the half-empty seats around, Zuo Chen's eyes revealed a bit of anxiety.

"I said, why are there so few people at this press conference?"

"Did I remember the wrong time?"

Ding Yaqin's expression changed slightly.

Obviously, she who came to the press conference earlier than Zuo Chen also discovered this problem.

She turned her head and glanced around, then said softly, "Brother Chen, didn't you notice... are all the media here from China?"

Zuo Chen focused his eyes and quickly looked around.

really!

Everyone present is a reporter from various domestic media!

"Could it be that the press conference did not invite foreign media?"

Zuo Chen frowned instantly.

Should not be!

For a press conference of this level, NASA would not invite foreign media, right?

Just when Zuo Chen was thinking about it, Ding Yaqin's soft reminder came from the side: "Brother Chen, the press conference is about to start."

Zuo Chen suddenly came back to his senses, and looked up at the stage.

I saw a young man in a decent suit slowly walking up to the podium, looking at everyone with a majesty that didn't match his age.

"Professor Lu?"

Zuo Chen muttered to himself: "Professor Lu actually came out in person... It seems that there is big news in this press conference!"

"Everyone, welcome to the NASA press conference."

Perhaps to save time, Lu Yongchang's words were very concise: "Here, I mainly announce the following two things."

"First, at present, the Xuannv-12 prototype has been produced, and the first flight test will be carried out at [-] noon tomorrow."

"Second, the destination of Xuannv-[-]'s first flight this time is Mars!"

"From tomorrow, Xia Guo will officially start the Mars exploration plan, codename: Yinghuo!"

The voice fell, and the press conference was silent.

Zuo Chen stared blankly at the young director on the podium, his Adam's apple trembled slightly, and horror was written all over his face.

Xuannv No. [-]...

The Mars Exploration Program...

No matter which one, even if it is singled out, it is an explosive news.

Now that these two big news are combined together, everyone present is shocked in an instant!

"Anyone have a question?"

Seeing the same blank expression of everyone in the audience, Lu Yongchang frowned slightly.

Is it necessary to be so surprised?

People from the United States have already gone to Mars, what happened to them keeping up?

As Lu Yongchang's voice fell again, a burst of extremely strong discussions broke out in the silent press conference!

"Professor Lu, I would like to ask, is this the country's counterattack against the US country's Pathfinder plan?"

"Of course not, everything is just for scientific exploration!" Lu Yongchang said sternly, "Mars is the Mars of human beings, Xia Guo naturally has the obligation to find a second livable home for human beings!"

"Professor Lu, can I ask how the performance of Xuannv No. [-] is? And what is the specific content of the whole plan?"

Lu Yongchang glanced at the reporter who raised this question, and slowly shook his head.

"Sorry, no comment!"

"However, some of the performances of Xuannv No. [-] can be disclosed."

Lu Yongchang smiled and turned on the projector.

A black "cuboid brick" appeared in front of everyone.

"This is Xuannv No. [-]."

"It is equipped with a second-generation Hall thruster and a helium-three reactor."

"The payload has reached eighty tons."

"The longest mileage reached 6.68 astronomical units, which is one billion kilometers."

"After sufficient acceleration, in outer space, the highest speed of Xuannv-167 can reach ten times the third cosmic speed, which is a high speed of [-]km/s."

Chapter 115 Albert: I have to find a chance to abdicate

Immediately after the press conference ended, the people of Xia Kingdom were once again in shock.

"What the hell?! Is this Xuannv No. [-]?"

"Mars exploration plan? For scientific exploration?? Understand, we all understand!"

"Am I the only one who noticed the data of Xuannv-[-]? Eighty tons of payload, the maximum speed is ten times the third cosmic speed... Good guy, why don't you make a sci-fi movie?!"

"So, Xuannv No. [-] looks like this, can she really fly into the sky?"

"Everyone be quiet, let me say something! Tomorrow's live broadcast of the first flight at noon, Bingbing is mine!"

"..."

……

Although no foreign media was invited to this press conference, foreign media are naturally not vegetarians for such a big event, and learned about the specific content of the conference through various channels immediately.

US White House.

Albert stared blankly at the newspaper in front of him, his face gradually turning red.

"Holy shit..."

"William Blair! Tell me, why does the CIA have no information about such important information?!"

"You, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, are not even as good as a newspaper peddler on the side of the road!"

William Blair sighed deeply with a bitter face: "Your Excellency, I don't think this is a problem with the CIA."

The corners of Albert's eyes twitched violently, and the anger in his heart increased: "What do you mean? It's not the CIA's problem, is it my problem?!"

William Blair's complexion changed slightly, and he shook his head again and again.

After hesitating for a moment, he took out a document from the briefcase beside him and handed it to Albert.

Albert took the file with a frown and examined it carefully.

"Ok?"

"In the past few months, no spy has successfully infiltrated Xia Guo's first laboratory?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Albert's eyes: "This...how is this possible?!"

William Blair said with a wry smile: "Your Excellency, we don't know the reason either."

"Let's not talk about Xia Guo's first laboratory. At present, our spies in Xia Guo are rapidly decreasing."

"Even some core spies who grew up in Xia Guo were picked out by Xia Guo!"

"It's like...Xia Guo has the specific list!"

As he spoke, a trace of fear flashed in William Blair's eyes.

After losing a large number of spies and spies, the current Central Intelligence Agency is like a blind man trying to figure out the situation in Xia Guo.

"Shit...how did Xia Guo do this!" Albert's face darkened, "Has the archives of the Central Intelligence Agency been invaded?"

William Blair shook his head again and again: "This is impossible!"

"During this period, technicians have been investigating every day, but... so far we have not found any traces of intrusion."

Albert's face became more and more ugly.

"Leaving this aside, what do you think of Xia Guo's Mars exploration plan?"

"And that damn Xuannv No. [-]!"

Moulton on the side sighed deeply when he saw Albert looking at him.

"Your Excellency, if the information announced by Xia Guo's officials is true, I suggest..."

As he said that, Moulton shrugged: "We might as well just admit defeat."

"This is not a level of technology at all."

"I even doubt that Xia Guo got help from aliens!"

Albert slowly glanced at the few people in front of him, slowly closed his eyes, then waved his hands lightly, and said weakly.

"Go out, I need to be alone."

After everyone left, Albert opened his eyes slightly, looked quietly at the magnificent office in front of him, and then sighed deeply.

The United States must not fall into his hands!

At least, during his tenure, the United States cannot fail!

However, judging from the current situation, the rise of Xia Kingdom seems to be an unstoppable momentum.

Thinking of the scene where he was nailed to the pillar of shame in history, Albert shuddered violently.

Suddenly, an idea came to Albert's mind.

How about... find a chance to abdicate?

Leave this mess to the next president!

……

11 o'clock sharp the next day.

The live broadcast of Xia Guo News started on time.

Because the last live broadcast was good, the host this time is still Bingbing.

only……

Unlike the previous live broadcast, almost everyone's attention was focused on the black "cuboid brick" in this live broadcast.

"I bet a pack of spicy sticks won't be able to fly by then!"

"Got it! How do you plan to pay upstairs?"

"I heard that after the news came out yesterday, Twitter in the United States was as quiet as a library. Is it true?"

"..."

In the barrage chat of everyone, time passed bit by bit.

The hour hand slowly points to the number 12.

……

Xuannv No. [-].

Still the same cockpit, still the same driver.

The only difference is that there are a lot fewer buttons on the console.

This is thanks to the great help of Zero.