A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

The sea breeze blew in from the Bohai Bay, carrying salt grains and the smell of rust from the distant shipyard. In the makeshift server room, the deep hum of the "Super Yellow" engine became the background noise, while the white light from the screen illuminated seven or eight hungry faces.

Jiang Xia demonstrated for less than two hours, and the key members of the Seventh Naval Research Institute had already snatched the light pen, like children who had received a new toy, or like explorers who had discovered a new continent, clumsily but with great focus began to "devour" those early-stage blueprints and lines.

"Jiang, how do I write the command for the 'array copy' parameter so that the spacing gradually changes with the hull shape?"

"Comrade, look, I defined the 'tangency' constraint like this, why is it telling me it's a logical conflict?"

“Drawing this part of the structure by hand is too complicated. Can we break it down into several sub-parts first, and then use the 'assemble' command to put them together?”

One question after another, but there was not a trace of resentment in his eyes for being assigned extra work; only a burning thirst for knowledge and an excitement at about to master a "divine weapon."

Jiang Xia answered their questions with a smile.

Okay! Learn more and get the hang of it quickly.

This may be the unique spiritual landscape of that era: personal gains and losses were overshadowed by collective goals, and any new thing that could enhance national strength and break through technological barriers would arouse the purest and most selfless enthusiasm for learning and tackling key problems.

They are not "tools," but self-aware "sword forgers," and what Jiangxia brought was precisely the "forging hammer" and "blueprint" they had been dreaming of.

However, Jiang Xia's mind was not on this: he had no desire to draw those tattered submarine blueprints in the little notebook!

Compared to pondering that, Jiang Xia still finds gas turbines more interesting.

Even if we don't fully understand it, just building the basic framework and producing more steam turbines can help our country get on the fast track of electrification ahead of schedule!

Seeing that everyone was on track, Jiang Xia quietly retreated to the communications room next to the server room and made contact with the confidential line of the senior brother from Yunnan and Guizhou in Beijing.

"Junior brother! How about it? Are our 'light pen' and 'new shelf' easy to use?" Senior Brother Yun Gui's voice came through the electricity, carrying the familiar excitement and a little fatigue, with faint sounds of debate and instruments in the background.

"It works great, and the core concept is absolutely top-notch! Everyone in the institute is studying it like crazy." Jiang Xia affirmed first, then changed the subject, "However, senior brother, there are a few 'bugs' that we need to catch quickly, otherwise they will affect actual combat."

"Speak!" The voice on the other end immediately became serious.

"Let's go to the forum; it's not easy to discuss over the phone!"

"Okay! I'll also invite your Aunt Sid and the others to come and listen!"

Some time later, a highly encrypted discussion thread with extremely high access permissions quietly appeared on the "Hundred Schools Forum." Almost simultaneously, researchers from other research institutes using the forum were astonished to find that they couldn't access the suddenly appearing "hot thread." Even more strangely, not long after, they couldn't even log into the entire forum!

The message is simple and straightforward: Connection error.

"What's going on? It was fine just now!" Someone anxiously refreshed the page, but there was no response.

"Oh dear! I just posted about composite material molding, and I haven't seen any replies yet!"

"I can't get online either! Is there a problem with our connection again?"

"Quick, call the maintenance team and ask!"

Anxious people immediately grabbed the dedicated phone line and dialed the forum's technical support center. But all they heard was a long, empty busy tone—the number, which was always staffed and quick to respond, was now unanswered!

This has caused considerable anxiety among the research leaders who rely heavily on the forum for communication. This platform is incredibly useful and crucial; its sudden "downtime" feels like a severe blow to their daily work. Could it be a major malfunction?

No, it must be fixed immediately!

The anxious scientists only calmed down slightly when the forum interface finally displayed a unified "System Maintenance" message, but their unease and worry remained undiminished.

Upon seeing this announcement, most users, though disappointed, could only shake their heads helplessly, temporarily suppressing their desire to communicate and turning to their desks for work. After all, technical maintenance is a frequent occurrence.

But not everyone can easily "forgive".

Professor Shunshou, who was far away in Mianzhou, was one of the most anxious. His wind tunnel research institute was relocated from Northeast China to Mianzhou by "Dumb Hairy Boy" with a stroke of his pen.

The support from our comrades in Sichuan Province was unprecedented, with extremely strong human and material resources. In just four months, relying on an existing cave and newly built facilities, a basic framework was actually erected.

Yesterday, Teacher Guo inspected and affirmed this place. The basic infrastructure is fine, and now it's time to install precision equipment inside.

He was just on the forum, enthusiastically discussing with several experts how to integrate the three-dimensional balance with the wind tunnel data acquisition system. In particular, several colleagues had just come up with a brilliant idea for reducing support interference, and their brainstorming was in full swing when suddenly the screen froze, and a "Forum Maintenance" message popped up!

I was busy with the discussion just now and didn't have time to print out some of the effective points!

Can this be tolerated?

Without saying a word, Teacher Shunshou picked up the secure phone and dialed the standardization association responsible for forum operations. But the number, which usually went through instantly, was now impossible to reach.

If it were someone else, they might just let it go.

But Teacher Shunshou was different. He not only knew that the forum was initiated by Jiang Xia, but he also knew that Jiang Xia's next stop was the Dalian area.

"I need a text backup! Ah! Ah!"

"Darian...Darian, that tagalong with that ahoge (a nickname for a boy) shouldn't let this kid wander around outside, so the safest place should be..."

"Hey, does anyone know anyone at the Darian Naval Base?"

Just as Teacher Shunshou was rummaging through his contact list of acquaintances.

The discussion on the crypto forum has reached a fever pitch.