Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!-Chapter 683 - 409: Space Race_2

'Haha, what are those who mocked us doing now?'

'They've long since hidden away, too ashamed to show their faces, especially the Beautiful Country. They were the loudest mockers, confidently claiming that our rocket would only set off fireworks, and now they've been slapped in the face.'

'Our Beautiful Country is already falling behind in the space sector, which is intolerable. We must catch up to the Jieke Group and build a super rocket that's bigger and stronger than Kunpeng.'

'Our Beautiful Country hasn't lost yet. The Jieke Group just has a rocket, but we still have the space station, they can't compare to us.'

'The Beautiful Country is the pioneer in the space field, we were the first to land on the moon, what is the Jieke Group in comparison?'

'We white people are the leaders of world technology, those yellow-skinned monkeys will never surpass us.'

'As a citizen of the Beautiful Country, my fellow compatriots on the floor above, rein in your jealousy. Slandering won't bring any self-improvement.'

'The Jieke Group is trash, you heard me! They compete with us in every field, and now they even dare to bully us in our own space. We must sanction and boycott the Jieke Group. Let's take action together, stop buying their products—no more hair growth liquid and Slimming Pills, otherwise, the Jieke Group will grow even stronger.'

'Bullshit, why shouldn't I buy them? You have no idea of the pain that comes with hair loss and obesity, the Beautiful Country being surpassed isn't my problem, I don't care.'

'You unpatriotic wretch, come face me offline.'

'Bring it on! I'm a redneck. Here's my address. Dare to enter my house, and I'll shoot you dead.'

The online discussion was boiling over, the launch success of Kunpeng Rocket was truly shocking, surpassing all rockets in human history.

This time, not only the audience was stunned, but all the countries around the world were shocked as well.

The Jieke Group had actually succeeded in sending an extremely heavy rocket, weighing thousands of tons, into space, and not only that, they also completed the rocket recovery smoothly.

When the Jieke Group had initially boasted of building the strongest rocket in history, they were met with skepticism from numerous media outlets and countries. But now, the Jieke Group had proved themselves with their tangible strength.

All the major media around the world switched their tunes immediately, lavishly praising the success story of the Jieke Group, seemingly forgetting the mockery and doubt from not long before.

Only the Beautiful Country, on the very day of the Kunpeng Rocket's successful launch, had their official spokesperson at a press conference looking displeased when asked for their thoughts on the Kunpeng Rocket and bluntly said, "A stroke of luck leading to success doesn't prove anything, the hidden dangers of the Kunpeng Rocket may not have emerged yet."

'You attribute the success of the Kunpeng Rocket to luck? Can I interpret that as subsequent launches by the Jieke Group will fail?'

The reporters below grew excited; they loved to see confrontations, as that's what brought news traffic and heat.

'Of course, I have reasons to suspect that the Jieke Group stole our Beautiful Country's technology; otherwise, there's no way they could have built the Kunpeng Rocket, let alone master the technology of rocket recovery.'

The spokesperson boldly stated, their words brimming with accusations.

The reporters were scribbling furiously, yet they were secretly scoffing. After all, the Beautiful Country themselves couldn't build a super rocket as big as the Kunpeng Rocket.

Now the Beautiful Country was accusing the Jieke Group of stealing their technology; no one has ever seen a top student copy from a worse one, how embarrassing.

'Furthermore, we do not welcome the Jieke Group's foray into the space sector. They launch so many satellites into space at once, and those satellites are all oddly shaped, with no safety guarantees. Should anything go wrong and they explode or disintegrate, outer space will be littered with even more debris. This is a seriously irresponsible act by the Jieke Group.'

The spokesperson, holding a photo of the Jieke Group's biological satellite, proclaimed, "According to the 'Outer Space Treaty,' the exploration and use of outer space beyond Blue Star must not endanger human safety. The Jieke Group has ignored this treaty and crossed our Beautiful Country's red line. We now announce that our Beautiful Country will join with countries globally to sanction the Jieke Group in the space sector, including blocking aerospace technology and materials, and ceasing any substantial cooperation or exchange..."

'But if the Jieke Group can independently complete the creation of the Kunpeng Rocket, technically speaking, they're stronger than the Beautiful Country. Does the Beautiful Country have any fields in which to block them?'

'Are you sure it's not the Jieke Group blocking the Beautiful Country? Doesn't the Beautiful Country want the technology and materials of the Kunpeng Rocket?'

"What if Jieke Group retaliates against the Beautiful Country? Their Kunpeng Rocket has greater carrying capacity and the price should be even cheaper. If they refuse to allow our satellites from the Beautiful Country to be launched, won't we suffer a loss?"

The reporters hurriedly asked questions, and the spokesperson's face turned ashen.

"Utter nonsense. We, the Beautiful Country, have always been the dominators of space, and we won't be, now nor in the future, surpassed by Jieke Group."

"What reverse sanctions by Jieke Group? That's simply non-existent. It's us sanctioning them. Take our International Space Station for instance, from now on we're banning astronauts from Jieke Group. Without us, their satellites might reach space, but their people will never set foot in it," the spokesperson said, voice rapid and face flushed, looking somewhat on the defensive.

Additionally, we, the Beautiful Country, have already drawn up a plan to return to the moon. We predict landing on the moon within three years and sending astronauts to Mars within ten. We will prove that the Beautiful Country remains the premier player in Blue Star's space sector."

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Night!

Within the Red Sun Rocket Launch Site, Su Jie was there hosting a celebration banquet with engineers like Pang Liangzhi.

While everyone was busy toasting and celebrating, Pang Liangzhi approached with his phone, saying, "Mr. Su, your guess was spot on. The Beautiful Country indeed wants to compete with us in space, they even made some harsh statements."

Su Jie took the phone and watched the video on Pang Liangzhi's device, which showed the Beautiful Country's spokesperson.

"Heh, just as I expected. It seems that we've really put the Beautiful Country on edge, and they want to step into the ring to compete with us."

Su Jie smiled, understanding the situation very well.

The behavior of the Beautiful Country was like a neighborhood kid who brags about his toys, attracting envious glances from many others.

But one day, another child got a better toy, and jealousy got the best of the braggart who couldn't stand to see others with something new.

The boasting child suddenly wouldn't stand for it and turned into a troublemaker, oppressing the child who dared to steal the spotlight.

Jieke Group constantly competed with the Beautiful Country, causing the latter to stumble in their actions and provoking their prestige as world hegemon.

Space is considered the embodiment of cutting-edge technology, and now as Jieke Group challenges the Beautiful Country in space, it's essentially a challenge to the technological power and even the superiority of the Beautiful Country's system.

It's like during the Cold War when the Red Bear and Beautiful Country competed in a space race, fundamentally to showcase their technological and systemic advantages and flex their muscles to the world, proving themselves superior to their opponent.

Now that Jieke Group has come to challenge the Beautiful Country, it naturally doesn't want to endure it.

"Su Jie, do you think the Beautiful Country is dragging us into a space race with the intent of crippling our economy?"

Liu Yingying, sitting next to Su Jie, suddenly had a thought. After all, the space industry is incredibly costly, and even though the Kunpeng Rocket could be recycled, there were some unavoidable costs, such as the rocket fuel, liquid methane, and liquid oxygen, with just one refueling possibly costing over tens of millions of US Dollars.

As the main steward of Jieke Group, Liu Yingying knew the accounts well. Recently, Jieke Group had been spending money like flowing water due to the full implementation of the blood donation policy and was worried that getting entangled in an intense space race would lead to unsustainable revenues.

"No worries. The rocket launch has income from the commercial satellites we're deploying, and besides, the Beautiful Country has made their threats. If we don't respond, letting others think Jieke Group is afraid, wouldn't that be worse?"

Su Jie returned the phone to Pang Liangzhi, scoffed, and said, "Since the Beautiful Country wants to play, we'll just have to keep them company, Mr. Pang. Accelerate the launch frequency of Kunpeng Rockets and the construction of new rockets, and at the same time, push forward with our own space station plans. Their broken International Space Station, I'm not even interested in visiting."

"Absolutely, Mr. Su. Rest assured, we will win this space race," Pang Liangzhi responded with fervor. The challenge from the Beautiful Country, the old giant of the space field, had his blood running hot.