Chapter 63 The Dilapidated Shipyard: This Ship is Too Ugly
Upon arriving in the south, I checked into that so-called "sanatorium".
It's actually just a small white building by the sea.
The environment is fantastic; you can see the sea right outside the window, and the sea breeze makes you feel lazy.
But Zhao Di wasn't there for a vacation.
She's someone who can't sit still.
In addition, the system kept painting grand visions in her mind, talking about "giant iron ships" and "submarines."
It really whetted the little girl's appetite.
"Grandpa Zhao! I want to see the big ship!"
"I want to see those big iron houses that can run in the water!"
Zhao Di tugged at Zhao Tiezhu's clothes, following him around like a little tail.
Zhao Tiezhu was cornered and had no way to get rid of the pest.
He fears two things most in his life.
First, the battle was lost; second, the child cried.
Especially this precious child who has received countless instructions from above.
"Okay, okay! Look! I'll take you to see it!"
"But we have a deal, you'll come back for dinner after you're done watching!"
Zhao Tiezhu sighed helplessly, called Lin Jianguo, and drove the jeep that rattled everywhere except for the bell, straight to the nearby secret shipyard.
The car bumped along the winding coastal road for more than half an hour.
Finally, we turned into a secluded mountain valley.
This place is surrounded by mountains on three sides and faces the sea on the other.
It was originally a natural safe harbor.
It is also a secret shipbuilding base that the country built at great expense.
Zhao Di pressed her face against the car window, her eyes wide with anticipation.
In her imagination, the shipyard should have many, many of those magnificent machines, like the Transformer.
There are many, many iron ships as tall as buildings.
However.
When the jeep drove through the rusty iron gate and stopped at the dock.
The light in Zhao Di's eyes gradually faded.
This...this is a large shipyard?
The huge dock was deserted and quiet.
The ground was littered with discarded iron plates, rusty screws, and unfinished lunch boxes.
When the wind blows, the smell of rust mixed with the fishy smell goes straight into your nose, making you feel nauseous.
Several old-fashioned gantry cranes stood there forlornly, their booms dangling to the ground, like a dejected old man.
And in the largest dock.
Lying quietly was a huge, empty steel shell that looked like it had been half-eaten by some monster.
That was a warship that wasn't finished yet.
It only had a rough outline; the inside was empty, and the deck wasn't even fully laid out.
Most of the red anti-rust paint has peeled off, revealing the mottled base color underneath.
It's like a huge skeleton abandoned in the wilderness.
desolate.
dilapidated.
That's the first impression this ship gives you.
That's also the first impression this shipyard gives.
"this……"
Although Chen Zhiyuan was a mechanical engineer, he couldn't help but gasp when he saw this scene.
"This is just too tragic!"
Zhao Tiezhu's expression was rather unpleasant.
He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took a deep drag.
"no way."
“A few years ago, Big Brother withdrew its experts and took the blueprints with it.”
"Before leaving, they even dismantled all the key equipment."
"This ship... was originally our first frigate with high hopes."
"And now it's become this mess."
"No blueprints, no technology, no steel."
"Our navy is having a tough time..."
Zhao Tiezhu's voice revealed a deep sense of helplessness and frustration.
He was a man who led troops into battle.
They are not afraid of bloodshed or sacrifice.
I'm afraid I won't have any weapons on hand.
Watching other countries flaunt their power with aircraft carriers and warships every day, while we can only use small gunboats of a few dozen tons to fight them hand-to-hand, is unbearable.
That feeling was worse than being killed.
Just then.
A group of people in gray work clothes came out of the shed next door.
The leader was an old man with gray hair and thick glasses.
He was thin and slightly hunched over, but his eyes were exceptionally sharp.
This is Professor Liang, the chief engineer of the shipyard.
A top shipbuilding expert who once studied abroad and is full of patriotic enthusiasm.
He walked over looking exhausted.
He was still holding a roll of blueprints that had been thoroughly rummaged through.
"Commander, what brings you here?"
Professor Liang managed a weak smile when he saw Zhao Tiezhu.
"I brought a little guest to take a look."
Zhao Tiezhu pointed to Zhao Di next to him.
Professor Liang paused for a moment, pushed up his glasses, and looked at the little girl who wasn't even as tall as his thigh.
"This is……"
"Is this the expert from Beijing? His codename is Fortune?"
Professor Liang's tone was full of doubt, and even carried a hint of anger at being mocked.
Although he was conducting research in this secluded place, he had heard of the legend.
What do you mean by building satellites and nuclear batteries at the age of three?
In his opinion, this was utter nonsense!
Science is rigorous! It requires accumulation!
There are no child prodigies born from heaven.
Most of it is political propaganda created by some people in order to create a god!
Now, seeing the real person, it's a little kid still sucking his thumb.
Professor Liang's anger flared even more.
"Commander, this is a classified unit!"
"How can you just bring a child here and wander around like that?"
"What if someone gets hurt or something confidential is leaked? Who will be responsible?"
Professor Liang spoke with a stern face and a stiff tone.
Lin Jianguo frowned, about to speak.
But then Zhao Di, who had been silent all along, suddenly let go of his hand.
She toddled along on her short legs until she reached the huge ship hull.
She stretched out her little hand and patted the rusty hull.
"Knock knock".
The sound was dull and hollow.
Zhao Di frowned slightly.
She turned around and pointed to the unfinished warship that embodied the hard work of countless people, yet also became a scar on countless others.
He spoke in an extremely naive yet extremely cruel tone:
"This boat is so ugly."
"Like a piece of rotten wood."
"and……"
Zhao Di tilted her head, looked at Professor Liang, and earnestly added insult to injury.
"It will sink to the bottom."
"As soon as it goes into the water, it will gurgle and sink down to feed the turtles."
boom--
This statement was like a bombshell.
An explosion erupted in the deathly silent shipyard.
Everyone's expression changed.
The technicians following behind Professor Liang were all furious, their faces red and necks bulging.
Although the ship was not finished, it was their precious treasure!
They are the hope they guard here day and night!
How could I be insulted like this by a young girl?
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
"This is our latest ship design!"
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"
Someone couldn't help but shout out.
Professor Liang was so angry that he was trembling all over.
His beard was sticking up.
He pointed at Zhao Di, his fingers trembling.
"You...you..."
"Children speak without thinking? I think it's a lack of proper upbringing!"
"Commander Zhao! This is the expert you found?"
"If you've come here to humiliate us, then go ahead!"
"Although we are poor and technologically backward, we still have backbone!"
"This ship was built by us, piece by piece!"
Whether it can float or not is none of a child's business!
Professor Liang was truly furious.
This is a questioning of his professional competence, and even more so a trampling on his decades of hard work.
Seeing the tense atmosphere, Lin Jianguo quickly stepped forward and pulled Zhao Di back.
"Chief Engineer Liang, the child is young and doesn't understand, please don't..."
"I'm not lying!"
Zhao Di stubbornly shook off her father's hand.
Her big eyes were full of grievance, but even more so, a stubbornness born of a lack of trust.
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