Chapter 134: Glad Tidings

Zheng Hongming was not in the least surprised; he would continue to raise Wu Tong’s security and protection clearance in the future.

Wu Tong was still young, perhaps lacking in so-called seniority and experience for the time being, but seniority is the easiest thing to acquire—it only grows with the passage of time.

Moreover, for an exceptionally talented individual with genuine top-tier capabilities like Wu Tong, seniority is the least significant of concerns. If it were not for the meteoric rise of top talents like Wu Tong and Lu Xiao, few would have the credentials to even speak of seniority in their presence.

In the world of mathematics, Wu Tong had already secured her international standing. With the protective support of Peking University, she need not answer to anyone. In materials science, Wu Tong was a student of Elder Cheng, protected by the mentorship of Elder Cheng and Academician Zhang, as well as Academician Xie, and even the project chief designer Lu Xiao and WS-15 chief engineer Yang Wei.

Every field to which Wu Tong had contributed would be a source of strength that valued and supported her. If anyone were to try and bully Wu Tong for her youth or lack of seniority, these figures would let the ill-intentioned know exactly what they were up against.

While the financial rewards for such top scholars in China might not match international standards, when it came to humanistic care and other special accommodations, the country would spare nothing to serve the talents who contributed to the nation.

Rest, experiment to prepare new materials, rest again, then continue with experiments...

Successive repetitive experiments confirmed the stability of the T5 nickel-iron alloy blade manufacturing process. With Wu Tong’s further refinements, the process for industrial production was essentially perfected. By the time Wu Tong organized all the data into a complete document and sent it off, declaring the work a success, a week had already passed.

During that week, Wu Tong would wake up early for morning exercises and head straight to the lab, only returning to her dormitory under the moonlight. Aside from the dawn, she rarely saw the sun, and naturally, she missed the military training that had begun after the opening ceremony.

Wu Tong was not one to be fussy about her surroundings; the change to a new dormitory the day after the successful preparation of T5 had no impact on her. Moving was simply a matter of packing her luggage, and Ruan Chengxu, along with two soldiers disguised as students, moved her belongings to the new room without her even having to lift a finger.

When Wu Tong returned to rest that evening, she finally had the chance to look over her new quarters. As a dormitory for faculty on duty, it was larger than the standard student rooms, featuring a layout with a bedroom, a living room, and a private bathroom. It was equipped with more convenient and comprehensive appliances—the administration office had clearly arranged for everything they thought she might need.

What Wu Tong liked most was the corner desk and bookshelf in the living room; it was a perfect place for storing books or conducting research and deductions.

Before graduation, Wu Tong decided to spend most of her time on campus whenever possible to avoid causing trouble for those responsible for her protection. The school providing her with on-campus housing was already convenient enough.

In Xizhou, Lu Xiao opened the file sent through the internal system. The detailed manufacturing process was laid out before him, so meticulous that it required no effort on his part to decipher. It brought a sense of relief to his weary eyes after days of exhaustion. He even felt a bit greedy, wishing there were a few more researchers like Wu Tong. He couldn't help but recall his subordinates' comments and began to consider the possibility of poaching Wu Tong for his project team.

At the 614 Institute of the Xi’an Flight Automatic Control Research Institute, WS-15 chief engineer Yang Wei was also living and sleeping at the institute, losing track of how many days had passed.

After replacing the easily modifiable components with the physical WS-15 parts, the performance improvement was clearly visible, fueling the core team with adrenaline. The data simulated by the system was, in the end, only a simulation, and they had harbored a lingering doubt about the gap between simulation and reality.

However, when they installed the physical engine and the real performance data was presented before them, the impact was incomparably stimulating. From him down to the workers who manually crafted the parts, everyone was wound tight, beginning to rebuild core components based on all the optimized data.

Yang Wei and his core researchers combed through Wu Tong’s manuscripts, detail by detail, working in shifts. It was common for them to lie down on the laboratory floor to sleep when exhausted. Everyone was united in their resolve, waiting for the brand new test run.

When the phone rang, Yang Wei was inspecting the new combustion chamber, calculating the performance boost it would bring to the WS-15. The sudden ring, though not loud, sounded particularly jarring to Yang Wei, who was immersed in his calculations.

It nearly disrupted his flow of thought, making him frown deeply. He looked over with a dark expression, but when he saw his assistant’s signal, he realized it was his own dedicated line.

Dedicated lines were rarely used, but when they were, it was certainly for something essential. Yang Wei reached into his inner jacket pocket and took out the dedicated phone. When he saw the name "Wu Tong" on the caller ID, his deep frown instantly vanished, and even his severe expression softened.

This instantaneous transformation left the core researchers, who had just been under the weight of the chief engineer’s stern gaze, curious about who was on the other end—what kind of charm could make Yang change his demeanor to something so gentle?

Yang Wei pressed the answer button and took several long strides to a quiet corner away from the others before softening his voice: "Wu Tong, is there anything I can help you with?"

For the sake of Wu Tong’s safe growth, her name could not yet be exposed. In the entire institute, only he knew that these optimized data points originated from Wu Tong’s deductions.

"Professor Yang, the T5 new nickel-iron alloy blade material has been successfully prepared. It has been verified through repeated experiments and is ready for industrial production. The process is essentially mature!" Wu Tong did not mince words, reporting this good news to Yang Wei, who had been anticipating it for so long.

"Really?" Upon hearing this, Yang Wei’s joy spilled over, his face lighting up. "Thank you, Wu Tong. You and Elder Cheng have worked hard!"

He knew that to get results this quickly, Wu Tong must have been working around the clock. He felt deeply grateful.

"You are too kind. I didn't do much, just some auxiliary work. You are the ones truly on the front lines!" Wu Tong explained carefully, "I have encrypted and sent the manufacturing process to you. I have also accumulated some standard-sized blade materials from my repeated experiments and have asked Director Zheng to have them sent to you. Please arrange for them to be installed in an engine for the final physical test to verify the material data under even more extreme service conditions!"