Chapter 51: Can't Choke the Chip Bottleneck? Then Attack the System?

Netizens across the country held their breath as they watched the live broadcast, waiting for the answer.

This time, the person accepting the interview was not Zhao Zizhen, but Wang Guang.

Upon hearing the host's question, the young man first wore a look of adoration, and then said solemnly, "That's right. The 0.1-nanometer lithography machine, just like the Classmate-class missile, was successfully developed with the help of that fellow classmate. Therefore, both were named using 'Classmate' as the code name!"

Boom!

Hearing Wang Guang's reply, the bullet comments in the entire live stream instantly exploded!

"What the heck? It actually really has a connection with that classmate who helped develop the Classmate-class missile?"

"Isn't this just too insane? I urgently want to know right now who on earth that classmate is! It's one thing to be proficient in missile development, but to also be able to help research and develop a 0.1-nanometer lithography machine? These are two completely different fields of knowledge!"

"Is this the difference between us ordinary mortals and a genius?"

"Wuwuwu, never mind mortals and geniuses for a moment. I've completely broken down. My parents saw the news this morning and gave me a beating, saying that since we're both graduates, that person is helping develop missiles and contributing to the country, while I only know how to play video games at home. Now look, with this news coming out, I'm going to get beaten again tonight!"

"Hahahaha, to the person above, I'm sorry, although it's unethical, I really want to laugh. Hahaha!"

"When can I ever become someone else's classmate?"

"Come on, everyone, stop daydreaming. That person is proficient in high-end scientific research technologies across two completely different fields; we are simply people from two entirely different tracks. Not causing trouble for our motherland is our greatest contribution!"

"These words pierce the heart so deeply. I want to refute them, but I can't find a single point to argue back..."

In the live broadcast room, netizens were genuinely stunned.

The exact same person, proficient in two completely different fields of high-precision, cross-era technology!

If not for the official account's live stream, nobody would believe these words if they were spoken outside!

Even when bragging normally, people wouldn't dare to boast like this!

After the shock, a large number of netizens became intensely curious, wanting to know the identity of this mysterious classmate.

The host directly asked this very question.

Wang Guang smiled slightly, "Out of protection for personal privacy, we cannot provide any further information regarding this classmate!"

Although this answer was within expectations, it still left people feeling quite regretful!

Many netizens had directly treated this mysterious classmate as their idol, and not being able to know more specific information about their idol was indeed a great pity.

"It's understandable. After all, having such capability at a young age naturally requires privacy protection so that they aren't subjected to even the slightest harm!"

Netizens were quite reasonable and did not continue flooding the screen with follow-up questions.

Yet, some untimely comments popped out uninvited.

"Heh, what mysterious classmate? I see this as just a completely non-existent character fabricated by you folks in Shangxia out of thin air, just trying to manufacture a sense of mystery."

"That's right, how could a guy who just graduated from high school possibly have such capability? It's simply playing tricks and mystifying things!"

These comments suddenly flooded the live broadcast room in large numbers, as if organized and premeditated.

"Damn it, where did these internet trolls come from? Can't you use your brains before you try to smear us? We've already researched and built the things; is there any need to conjure up a non-existent person to create mystery?"

"Exactly, these people just blindly smear things without using their brains at all, right?"

"Check their IP addresses; I bet my life they're all from overseas networks!"

"No need to bother with them. The more you engage with these paid trolls, the louder they will bark. Everyone, don't fall for it, don't let them succeed. Just ban them and be done with it!"

Netizens maintained their rationality and were not swayed in their emotions by these obviously malicious smear comments.

The live stream administrators directly carried out a massive wave of bans!

The interview continued.

Wang Guang frowned as he looked at those malicious comments. In his heart, Lin Yang was the number one idol!

These trolls were actually smearing Lin Yang as a non-existent character, attempting to erase his contributions. This made Wang Guang unable to hold back any longer, and he spoke directly:

"Not only the Classmate-class missile and the Classmate No. 1 lithography machine were developed with the help of this classmate, but we also have even more advanced technologies currently in the testing stage, which were likewise developed with the help of this classmate. The existence of this classmate cannot be erased!"

These words once again shocked the netizens profoundly.

"W-What? There's even more advanced technology currently being tested?"

"My goodness, you've already made a 0.1-nanometer lithography machine, what on earth is even more advanced technology?"

"Oh mama, President Zhao said yesterday that there would be surprises for us. Turns out he wasn't just pulling our leg!"

"My simple brain can't quite imagine what kind of technology could be more advanced than 0.1 nanometers..."

Netizens across the country were once again left dumbfounded.

Meanwhile, people in various Western nations watching the live broadcast fell silent once more.

Some countries mobilized professional teams, attempting to analyze the authenticity of Wang Guang's words through his micro-expressions.

A mysterious classmate mastering such cross-era technologies across such disparate fields gave them a profound sense of insecurity!

They deeply understood how much cohesive power a positive-energy idol with strong appeal could generate!

They were unwilling to see Shangxia united as one heart, which was why they had bought trolls to stir up topics everywhere.

They fervently hoped that the classmate Wang Guang mentioned was purely fictional!

However, the analysis results from the professional teams indicated that Wang Guang was not lying!

His expression of defending his idol could simply never be acted out!

Although a 0.1 percent chance could not be completely ruled out, there was a greater than 99.9 percent probability that this classmate genuinely existed in reality!

"Investigate! At all costs, uncover all information regarding this behind-the-scenes classmate!"

Following the silence, various Western nations issued such orders with tacit understanding!

They had begun to feel a sense of unease!

Inside the live broadcast room, Wang Guang concluded the interview after speaking those words.

This interview was primarily intended to leak information to the outside world and probe their attitude.

Now, the objective had been achieved!

The fellows in the Western nations did not rashly make any moves they shouldn't.

This allowed Ye Guohong and the others to relax considerably.

Clearly, this was the merit of the Classmate-class missile!

The truth of the matter, as always, remained solely within the range of the missiles!

As for the netizens, they didn't consider things on such a grand scale; they only cared about one question: now that the Grand Academy of Sciences possessed such an awesome lithography machine, would mobile phone chips drop significantly in price from now on, along with the prices of the phones themselves?

Just as netizens harbored such expectations, several major tech giants in Western nations seemed to have consulted with one another, suddenly announcing simultaneously that their mobile operating systems would no longer be open-source and free, and the related patent fees would increase by fifty percent!

This meant that even if the costs of mobile phone chips and hardware dropped, the money required to keep a phone running normally would actually be even more than before!

Because up to now, Shangxia did not yet fully possess a truly self-developed operating system capable of standing independently from foreign mobile systems!

This instantly infuriated the netizens!

"Damn it, how truly shameless! The moment we announce we have a lithography machine and they can no longer block our rise on the hardware front, they directly strike at the system level?"

"Damn it, utterly shameless to the extreme!"

"I think we should call upon the mysterious classmate grandmaster right now. How about the grandmaster researches a mobile system that completely belongs to us Shangxia people, leaving these damned Westerners holding their broken patents to drink the northwest wind!"

These words instantly struck a chord with tens of thousands of netizens!

"Yes, yes! The classmate grandmaster might actually have the ability to do this!"

"Classmate grandmaster, if you can help us research a completely self-owned mobile system, from now on I will be your brainless fan!!"

Netizens were filled with boundless anticipation!

Suddenly, a netizen spoke up: "Researcher Wang just said there is even more advanced technology currently being tested. Could it be that the classmate grandmaster has already planned ahead and is researching a mobile system?"

These words sent a shiver through all the netizens!