Top Student at Their Peak-Chapter 813 - 275: National Day Is Coming, Let’s Pull an All-Nighter Together

Graduation season is somewhat melancholy, but for Xia Keke and her dorm mates, that sadness was not too deep.

Primarily because all four people in the dorm successfully secured spots for postgraduate study.

Moreover, three of them are continuing at their current university for graduate school, and the other hasn’t gone far—she’s secured a position at Huaqing across the street. The major hasn’t changed, and it’s easy to get together.

With Qiao Yu by her side at the graduation ceremony, any hint of sadness was completely dissipated. They even had more visions for what the future might hold.

The graduation ceremony almost passed in a series of questions and answers. As the leader on stage finished speaking, Xia Keke took the degree certificate from the dean’s hand, took a few special photos, and then quietly slipped away.

The stage was full of leaders, sneaking a look was already pushing the limits. After the ceremony ended, bumping into officials would be quite embarrassing.

In his twenties, a young man couldn’t afford to be reckless. Mainly, Qiao Yu believed his stage was never here.

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For diligent students, September has always been a special month, representing the end of the year’s longest holiday.

But it wasn’t all that stuffy, because they only needed to study for a month before the National Day holiday in October. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

However, on September 25, as it wasn’t officially announced, few people knew that in the desert-located Huaxia Jiu Kong Launch Center, a heavy rocket carrying a satellite soared into the sky, successfully entering Earth synchronous orbit about ten hours later.

As good news arrived, the newly established Huaxia Asia Situation Awareness Center was buzzing with extreme activity.

Qiao Yu also attended the scene, conversing with Yu Yanjiang in the center’s office.

Essentially, it was one entity with two nameplates. Externally, they were the Huaxia Asia Situation Awareness Center; internally, they were the command center for the Space-based Deterrence Project.

As for Old Yu, he was transferred from the lunar project department.

Although Qiao Yu thought the space-based deterrence project and the lunar project could actually be managed together.

However, after discussions, it was decided to delay the lunar project date, focusing major efforts on the space-based deterrence project first.

According to the big boss, the moon hangs there; whether it comes early or late doesn’t matter.

But the space-based deterrence project is different. It’s not just a technology or national defense project, but one allowing the world and especially Huaxia people to be free from intimidation!

Hence, its significance is more critical.

Huaxia has considerable strategic depth anyway.

With space-based deterrence capability, the only remaining threat to the homeland would probably be from beneath the ocean, affecting only limited coastal areas.

And Huaxia is different; DF Express, accomplished mission, is no joke.

Under asymmetrical deterrence, people can maintain calm.

This is also why quantum simulation calculations are scheduled after the space-based deterrence exercise.

Given Qiao Yu’s lack of experience in large-scale engineering projects, let alone the super large-scale space-based deterrence project, selecting a suitable leader was necessary.

Originally, Yu Yanjiang was slightly lacking, but throughout the aviation system, he was most familiar with Qiao Yu. Moreover, the space-based deterrence project requires smooth communication with major aerospace departments.

Yu Yanjiang has been within the aerospace systems, familiar with every aspect, so he was directly transferred as chief engineer to liaise with Qiao Yu’s project team.

The chief engineer remains the chief engineer, even the responsibilities are almost the same, preparing budgets, approving funds, constantly understanding project progress, coordinating each unit...

The only difference being the technical aspects, areas requiring his responsibility are fewer; the project team’s command center is at Yanbei University.

"Whew... Qiao Yu, we aerospace people haven’t dropped the ball. In phase one, twelve satellites and equipment have reached designated positions.

One synchronous orbit satellite, three mid-earth orbit satellites, and eight low-earth orbit satellites. Next, it’s up to you. At the last meeting, your Professor Zheng assured the leaders.

As long as the final Asia Star One successfully launches, we can definitely follow the established plans for Sky Shield—2031 exercise.

Rushing to complete the launch by the end of September, everyone hopes to offer a gift for this year’s National Day. Whether or not it works, it’s all up to you, Qiao Yu."

Sky Shield-2031, a missile interception exercise assigned its name early this year. The original time-frame was August, for Army Day celebrations.

However, the engineering machine progress didn’t meet expectations. This isn’t related to Qiao Yu anyway because the last networking satellite was just launched. Gift-giving for National Day is also more meaningful.

"Rest assured, Chief Engineer Yu, it’s not that I don’t give you face; mainly, I like being truthful, let’s just say this space-based deterrence project lagging behind schedule, when was it we dropping the ball?

Relax, today I’m here precisely to prepare for the final exercise testing. As soon as quantum radar calibration completes, we’ll start laser focusing tests and inter-satellite link delay tests.

These tests will be completed within forty-eight hours. As for AGI threat identification, multi-satellite coordination, strong electromagnetic interference environment tests, twenty-four hours are enough.

Fully completed, it’s just three days. You guys have reserved five days for us, during which I can still enjoy a two-day weekend."