Chapter 195: Shanghai Fantasy
Although Wu Hao had obtained the black meteorite, he didn’t rush to absorb it. Instead, he planned to transport it back to the base for analysis using the instruments of the intelligent system. Even if the structure of the black meteorite remained a mystery, he still wanted to understand how it enhanced his superpowers. Additionally, he intended to develop a specialized detector based on the radiation emitted by the meteorite.
Since Wu Hao had already encountered a black meteorite in the Qinling Mountains and now acquired another one at an auction in the U.S., he believed there could be more scattered across Earth. With this possibility in mind, he wouldn’t miss the chance to search for more.
Besides, he was about to embark on a 20-day trip with his family and couldn’t return to China right away. Therefore, he instructed the intelligent system to quickly manufacture an unmanned aircraft to transport the meteorite and compass back to the Qinling base for research.
“Boss, the aircraft will be ready in about 20 hours.” The intelligent system had already begun work on it the previous day, but due to the overwhelming workload at the Qinling base, it wasn’t feasible to halt other ongoing projects to prioritize the aircraft. However, completing a unique aircraft from scratch in just two days was already incredibly fast.
This aircraft wasn’t large, resembling a missile more than a traditional flying machine, as its propulsion was based on rocket principles. Currently, the fastest flying objects in the world were missiles, not planes. However, Wu Hao’s aircraft wasn’t just designed for speed; its exterior was coated with advanced stealth materials to evade radar detection.
In other words, unless seen by the naked eye or identified by the faint pale-blue flame from its tail, no radar system in the world would be able to detect its presence.
Moreover, the aircraft was about the size of a conventional large missile. Apart from the front storage compartment, the rest was reserved for fuel and the control system. Despite its small size, its speed was unrivaled—it could make a round trip from Qinling to South America in just over an hour.
With a theoretical speed of Mach 26, equivalent to nearly 30,000 kilometers per hour, and the distance between the Qinling base and South America being around 10,000 kilometers, the aircraft could easily complete the journey in that time.