Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 1417: Chapter 1272: You Call This Thing an Engine?

Hardcore Proposal!

_2 Chapter 1417: Chapter 1272: You Call This Thing an Engine?

Hardcore Proposal!

_2 But all they could do was watch helplessly as everything unfolded.

This time, the “Tail Flame” was no longer purely stable like a crystal as the first one; its shape was still well-constrained—narrow at the bottom and wide at the top—but after expanding to about a 10-meter diameter, it did not disperse further, still showing formidable control.

However, on the surface of this thick cylindrical tail flame, one could see traces of the intense movement of blue flames.

Mere increase from 5% to 10% in power, yet the visual impact had multiplied several times!

What’s more exaggerated was that as the “Tail Flame” volume drastically expanded, going from a small water pipe to a waterfall, the altitude it reached only decreased slightly—early on forewarned, the twelve Daxia satellites that had been stationed far on the periphery of the test area were faithfully recording.

Aboard the airship, players once again raised their arms to shield their eyes, even squinting to avoid being hurt by the overly intense light; netizens watching the live streaming also retreated from their screens.

In reality, the entire city of Tongchuan was astir, with rooftops of buildings packed with citizens who had come to see the excitement.

Countless mobile phones were aimed at the beam of light, and exclamations of awe were heard non-stop.

Even Chang’an, far in the south, could see this beam of light!

…

15 seconds later, the engine went out, and the Light Pillar gradually disappeared.

The audience was left speechless.

“How are the satellites?!” the Director shouted.

“Don’t know!” a subordinate replied, “No one knows!”

All signals were completely lost.

That wasn’t all; the electromagnetic field in that entire area was a complete mess, and all remote sensing equipment was powerless against it.

“What can we do?”

“Pray!” the main operator said despairingly, “Pray that the satellite’s autonomous functions are all working normally, that it won’t be affected by the chaotic magnetic fields, and…”

“And what?”

“And pray that the next test won’t be stronger!”

“How is that possible?!” the Director exclaimed in frustration, “He’s definitely going to conduct a higher-intensity test!”

The Director’s prediction was very accurate.

With no time to catch his breath, Lincoln opened the panel and quickly reviewed the data from the two tests, nodding his head in satisfaction.

“Very good, everything’s going smoothly.”

“Now, let’s proceed with the third test!”

Amerika Aerospace Agency—

“Director, the Korona has entered its predetermined orbit!”

On the command center’s big screen, Lincoln once again issued a command, “Output efficiency: 50%!

Run time: 10 seconds!”

“Countdown three seconds…”

Director: “Leave the orbit!

Leave the orbit!

Get as far away as possible!”

Lincoln: “Ignition!”

The grand blue flame that erupted was a hundred times more terrifying than the previous ignitions!

It was like detonating dozens of mega-tonnage nuclear bombs on the ground, but all the energy was constrained within a huge blue ring, spraying out towards the sky in a horn-like shape.

A mountain range more magnificent and spectacular than Mount Everest appeared upside down in front of them!

And that blue ring was like the holy crown atop the peak!

The anomaly was visible across three provinces.

Rolling heat waves surged over, and aboard the airship, everyone was suddenly drenched in sweat and parched with thirst.

In synchronous orbit, satellite after satellite lost control, their altitude plummeted rapidly, and they were destined to fall into the atmosphere and burn to ashes.

In the Tiangong Space Station, where four core modules had already been assembled, the three astronauts watched the surging blue flames below in shock, unconsciously uttering two words:

“Holy…

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shit!”

It wasn’t that they were uncivilized; it’s simply that Lincoln’s “engine” defied science!

“It’s all over, all over!” In the Amerika Aerospace Agency command center, the main operator moaned weakly.

“What’s the damage?” the Director asked.

“KH-11, KH-8, KH-9, and…

the Korona, have lost all signals.”

The Director’s chest heaved violently, and he had to steady himself with a hand on the table.

But this place wasn’t the worst in terms of atmosphere.

The intelligence offices and war situation rooms of various countries were the ones truly silent as a grave.

At this moment, the feelings of these professionals were no different from those of ordinary online netizens—

“You call that thing an engine??”

“Doesn’t it look more like an orbital cannon?!”

“To me, this thing can directly bombard Australia if placed in the South Sea!”

“One shot and the whole city would be gone!”

“Just not sure if it’s environmentally friendly…”

“Wait!

What if what Lincoln said was true, and this thing really is an engine?!”

“Could this thing shoot a building into space?

What kind of thing needs such an engine?!”

“Wait a second!

With such a fierce burst, didn’t it push the engine into the center of the Earth?”

“Physics…

no longer exists!”

…

Global Internet traffic exploded, and so did everyone’s desire to express themselves!

They were not yet clear about what all this meant, but their instincts already told them—

This was an extremely important moment in human history!

Everyone was witnessing history.

When such a historical moment is born, and you are acutely aware of it, the mere fact of being present, or even just watching from afar, is enough to make hearts surge and make it impossible to contain oneself.

At the end of the 10-second ignition, the upside-down blue mountain quickly dissipated.

However, the blue ring that constrained the direction of the energy blast did not vanish.

—It was not just that it did not disappear.

Under everyone’s watchful eyes, Lincoln lifted his right hand and distantly pointed with his index finger.