Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 889 - 335: Dou Dou's Proclamation of Entering the Water

"This thing can also self-destruct at the bottom of the sea?"

"The Bearer cannot, but the Explorer has a seabed demolition feature."

"It's not easy to produce these things, right? It feels like a pity to blow it up."

"According to Dou Dou's production planning, the monthly output of Explorers will exceed one thousand units in six months. It will reach a scale of two thousand units a year later."

"Isn't Dou Dou being too aggressive?"

"After the production line matures, another manufacturing base will be added in Haiwei City."

"I see... That's good, that's very good."

...

At Luyun Shipyard, with the rise of the first ray of sunlight, the entire shipyard began to bustle with activity.

Two Bearers had also been moved out of the factory and were placed in the open at the shipyard. Nearby, a large crane was ready.

After the engineers' demonstration, it was finally decided to use the crane for launching.

There are actually many options for the launching of the Bearer prototype; at least at the Luyun Shipyard, whether it's sideway launching or sliding down along a track, air cushion launching is simpler and more convenient.

However, considering the Bearer's intricate internal structure, lowering the vessel directly with a crane is undoubtedly more reliable. After all, this project is very important, and firsthand data is even more critical. Should any internal parts be damaged during the launch process, requiring factory maintenance before even beginning the official testing mission, it would be quite unacceptable.

Today, the two Bearers that are directly going into the water have their hulls already filled with Explorers.

In addition, forty Explorers will be sent directly into the water via a pre-prepared underwater slide after the ceremony.

At this moment, workers at the forefront are uncovering the black cloth covering the main body of the Bearers.

On the other hand, the temporary viewing platform is already filled with people.

Qiao Ze and his party are sitting at the top, chatting casually with Su Lixing. Beside them, Su Mucheng is recording the scene with her phone.

At this time, not only Su Mucheng, but cameras bearing the Huaxia TV Station logo have been set up in various directions at the shipyard, silently recording every scene of the day, including the viewing platform.

Just as Dou Dou said, if this project is successful, it will definitely appear on Huaxia TV Station, and a documentary might even be specially made.

After all, the project has a lot of appeal.

The project's chief commander is the youngest scientist in Huaxia, without equal. The project employs a series of world-first technologies and is the first Huaxian project to have strong artificial intelligence involved throughout. In a sense, the Bearers awaiting launch and the Explorers inside the hull are a new interpretation of the phrase "Made in Huaxia."

The era of earning meager profits through OEM and using the bulk of resources to pay for various patent licenses has passed. The future will be an era of 'I have what others do not have.'

Especially for scientific research, the value of this deep-sea unmanned system is undoubtedly very high.

After all, for humanity, sea exploration remains an urgent topic to be developed.

Even in the era when we are beginning to discuss landing on Mars, even the most optimistic research institutions estimate that humanity has only explored about 20% of the ocean. In other words, even though human achievements such as moon landings are grand, our understanding of Earth itself is not as extensive.

Especially in the field of the deep sea, the extreme conditions of the environment limit many possible exploration activities, and most deep-sea areas have not been thoroughly surveyed.

At least in design, this system is intended for deep-sea scientific exploration.

The Bearer's design allows for a maximum dive depth of about 8,000 meters, which may not match the lower depth of approximately 10,909 meters achieved by the Huaxia Wuya submersible in the Mariana Trench. However, this design ensures that almost all systems within the Bearer can work normally and stay for an extended period of time.

According to humanity's current understanding of the ocean, the world's deepest Mariana Trench is only about 11,034 meters deep. The places the Bearer cannot reach can be covered by the Explorer. The Explorer's design allows for a maximum dive depth of 18,000 meters. Under pressure at a depth of 15,000 meters, it can still keep most of its systems working normally, including short-range communication.

The inclusion of demolition capability is mainly for conducting deep-sea geological research, which is quite reasonable.

When the site workers below unveiled the curtain, Qin Xiaohong, the head of Huaxia Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Group, came to Qiao Ze's corner with a beaming face and enthusiastically said: "Professor Qiao, as the chief commander of our project, when the launching ceremony begins, you should say a few words, shouldn't you?"

"No need." Qiao Ze shook his head and flatly refused.

In fact, Qiao had already been asked about this during the arrangement for the launching ceremony and had been turned down once before.

Asking again just before the start was necessary as a formality, which is the most basic courtesy.

"This... isn't that good? How about Mr. Su..." The boss glanced at Su Lixing.

Su Lixing smiled and said, "No worries, Professor Qiao does indeed dislike speaking on such occasions, and see, there are no preparations for it. As for me, I am even less qualified to join in the excitement. What contribution have I made?"

"Mr. Su, you're too modest. Then I can only take the liberty to speak on your behalf... Ah..." The boss was about to proceed with the formalities when Su Mucheng suddenly approached Qiao with her phone in hand and showed him the content on the screen.

This somewhat impolite gesture made Qin Xiaohong feel slightly displeased.

Then he saw Qiao Ze slightly raise his eyebrows and look up at the woman beside him, seemingly with a hint of helplessness as he gave a slight nod.