A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

"Oh~ you misheard me, didn't you!"

Jiang Chuntian put away the cigars and opened the steel door: "What are you all yelling about! It's just a pipe, but there's also a gas cylinder! And a combustion chamber!"

"Now is not the time to celebrate!"

The cheers abruptly stopped. Upon reflection, they realized, "That's right! Let's leave aside the combustion chamber issue, as the vibration problem has been solved. But the gas cylinders are still a major headache."

Old Jiang put the two cigars into his pocket, as if he wanted to say something more.

"Team leader! The gas cylinder is ready, the body and bottom are integrated! We've checked the dimensions, there are absolutely no problems!"

A technician pushed a small cart, sparks flying everywhere.

"Look! We just got off the plane, it's still warm!"

"Just got off the plane? Did the base make this themselves?" Jiang Chuntian reached out and touched it.

"Yeah! They've allocated a machining center, it'll be ready soon! Jiang~~~ga~!"

The technician's mouth was pinched shut by a stray dog: "Perfect! Perfectly out! While it's still fresh, hurry up and test it!"

Jiang Chuntian's hand tightened. "Pressure the gas cylinder! After that, connect it to the pipeline for a system test! Lao Huang, you lead the way, I'll go report to the teacher!"

"Yes!"

While everyone was busy, Jiang Chuntian pulled the dog into the conference room.

"Someone's come in from outside?"

"No~"

“The base doesn’t have this thing.” Jiang Chuntian took out a cigar and weighed it in his hand.

The dog glanced at the person following Jiang Chuntian, its eyes darting around, and said, "Hey, don't you have to do the experiment? Hurry up, hurry up, what's so interesting about Old Jiang talking to his Teacher Guo on the phone!"

The man with the badge smiled but didn't say anything, and took a step back.

"Well, a young engineer just joined the machining center!" the dog said sullenly, seeing that the man was unmoved by reason.

The man with the badge coughed and struck a match hard, trying to light the cigarette in his hand.

One, two, the friction sound was incredibly loud. "Tsk, is it damp?"

"From Beijing? Your skills are pretty good, aren't they?" Jiang Chuntian asked, seeing that the man wearing the badge had no other reaction.

"That's great! He's very generous and teaches without holding anything back!"

"Are you settling in alright? Our base may be a bit shabby, but we still need to take good care of our guests, right?" Jiang Chuntian's voice was thick with nasal tone by the end.

"Look at what you're saying, then we definitely have to take good care of him!" The mutt leaned closer: "I slaughtered that thing the old Russian left behind to nourish him! I even added a few pieces of Cynomorium songaricum!"

Hearing this, Jiang Chuntian forced a grim smile: "That thing that howled like a wolf? Good riddance! It'll attract the real wolves!"

"That's right! He's only afraid of the real wolf. He has people with him too. Judging from their appearance, I couldn't beat even two of them!"

"You've been out for quite a while now, haven't you? But young people need to go out and see the world, to see more of the world!"

"Yeah, it's been a while. I even asked him similar questions, and guess what he said?"

"Hey, what else can I say? Young people like us are too lazy to even move, right?"

"Ha, you underestimate them. They said: 'Revolutionary workers, we'll go wherever the motherland needs us!' They also said they have great respect for people like us..."

"He said he admires people like us?"

Jiang Chuntian suddenly became excited, gripping the dog's arms tightly with both hands, causing the dog to bare its teeth.

"Yeah! Wasn't that cigar he shared? He said it was the afterglow of victory~~"

Cough

The man with the badge behind them suddenly coughed twice. The two looked over and saw Director Huang of the base standing at the door. His fingers were bent, like hammering nails, as he prepared to transform the man into Buddha.

Jiang Chuntian sniffed hard. "I'll call the teacher and tell him that the corrugated pipe passed inspection!"

"Old Jiang, wait a minute, let's talk about it after the gas cylinder is qualified!" Director Zhao stopped what he was doing and smiled at Jiang Chuntian.

Looking at the stray dog, Director Zhao gave it a sharp glare.

"Your access is revoked for now; you are prohibited from entering the top-secret area!"

The dog muttered something unpleasant, and Jiang Chuntian opened her mouth to try and dissuade it.

Director Zhao ignored him and stared at Jiang Chuntian, saying each word clearly: "Though we are close, discipline is discipline!"

Jiang Chuntian fell silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat heavy.

Just then, the loudspeaker blared again: "Gas cylinder inspection passed! System testing is now underway. Team Leader Jiang, please proceed to the laboratory immediately..."

Jiang Chuntian looked up at the small loudspeaker and panicked for a moment. After spinning around a few times, he stopped dejectedly, raised his head, and remained silent.

"Old Jiang! Hold on! Don't forget why we've been eating sand here for so long!" Director Zhao grabbed Jiang Chuntian by the collar and slapped him across the face with his sleeve.

But I can't wipe it all off. As soon as I wipe it clean, more water droplets fall down.

"There's a badge, applied for by Dean Qian, guaranteed by Academician Guo, and specially approved by the General! Do you want that badge to tarnish? If not, then go do what you're supposed to do!"

As he spoke, Director Zhao took out a silver bullet. Two small quadrilateral plates were welded to both sides of the bullet, making it look like a small rocket from a distance.

However, the overall design is extremely rough.

Director Zhao pointed to the ceiling and nodded to Jiang Chuntian.

Jiang Chuntian snapped out of her daze, slapped herself twice, and rushed headlong toward the laboratory.

The dog watched the departing figure, opened its mouth, but ultimately said nothing.

Looking at Director Zhao, he said sarcastically, "They're so unreasonable. They're so arrogant when they see other people's kids, but they're so petty that they won't even let them have a meeting!"

Director Zhao laughed in anger, then turned and closed the office door: "You mutt, don't think you're so great just because you caught the deputy division commander of the South Korean Capital Division. With the information you just revealed, I could have you court-martialed and no one would dare to plead for you!"

"Hey, instructor, this will wake me up. Who was it that confidently said..."

"Shut up!"

"Use your dog brain to think! How many people go back to China and end up in the desert? I'm telling you, 100,000!"

One hundred thousand people! Are they just coming to this godforsaken place to dig holes for fun?

Who doesn't miss home! Who doesn't have family! Who doesn't long to be surrounded by loved ones, with a wife and children, and a warm bed!

But some people won't allow us to be so happy! What can we do if they won't allow it? Are we supposed to cry and beg like that old woman Cixi?

"Tell me, as a soldier who is also an instructor, what should we do!" Director Zhao looked into the dog's eyes, his tone low.

"Get him! Get him to his knees!" The dog stiffened his neck, his eyes turning bloodshot again.

Director Zhao kicked him forward: "What? Is this how you do it! Just grab bayonets and go into hand-to-hand combat? Haven't you sons of bitches had enough of being bombed by the bald eagles?"

"Why should we just sit there and get bombed instead of us bombing them?! Have you thought this through?!"

"Unless~"

"Unless our sedan chair can carry the 'young lady' to her wedding'!"

"Do you understand!"

Director Zhao's eye sockets bulged, his eyes were red, as if the bright red blood was about to burst out at any moment.

After a long while, the bloodshot in the dog's eyes faded.

"Understood~ This is undermining morale~"

"I'll lock myself up myself," the stray dog ​​mumbled, turning to leave.

As soon as the door was opened, a cheer erupted inside.

"The propulsion system testing is complete, and all components have met the improvement standards!"

"Instructor!" the stray dog ​​turned around in surprise.

Director Zhao laughed silently with his mouth agape, two streams of bloody tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Miss, the bridal sedan chair is ready. When will you be married?"