Qin Hao was somewhat speechless at her words, "What do you mean by dragging you into a collaboration no matter what?" He decided not to lower himself to her level.
He spoke to Xu Liangguo and Chen Shengjun, "Mr. Xu, Mr. Chen, I'll take you to the automobile factory for a look."
Xu Liangguo said, "Alright, you mentioned something mysterious over the phone, I really want to see what it is."
Qin Hao took the four of them to the nearby Jianghai Automobile Manufacturing Plant, where personnel from Flying Leopard Security strictly guarded the entrance, allowing no one but Qin Hao to enter.
Even the security personnel couldn't enter the factory's workshop unless it was a special circumstance.
Trucks delivering H-grade alloy were also unable to go deep inside, only unloading in the open space just inside the factory's gate; later, intelligent robots would transport the H-grade alloy into the workshop.
"Mr. Qin," the security personnel at the gate saluted Qin Hao promptly as they saw him.
Qin Hao nodded his head, then turned to Xu Liangguo and said, "Let's just the five of us go in, Mr. Xu."
Xu Liangguo turned back to the guards following them and said, "You all wait out here."
The five of them walked into the automobile factory, then into an automobile production workshop, where they were greeted by a whole array of intelligent robots.
However, these robots were not working but were lined up in two rows, holding banners and some even holding flags, standing there to welcome the five visitors.
"Welcome Mr. Qin and other leaders to Xinghai Company for your inspection work," the robots said in unison.
Su Jiayi and Chen Shengjun were dumbstruck, seeing Xinghai Company's intelligent robots for the first time; they had only seen them in news before, and seeing them in reality was quite a visual impact.
Robot 001 came over and said with a smile, "Mr. Qin, how do you ceremony? Are you pleased with it?"
"Quit the brown-nosing," Qin Hao said, irritated.
Chen Shengjun watched Robot 001 with interest, "This is too intelligent, it's almost like a real human."
Su Jiayi looked at Robot 001 and asked, "Hey, are you an artificial intelligence robot?"
Robot 001 turned and glanced at Su Jiayi, "Duh, open your titanium alloy dog eyes and see clearly, my body is entirely made of H-grade alloy, very tough. Even if a missile exploded next to me, I wouldn't be affected."
"You dare insult me? Looking for trouble?" Su Jiayi kicked him, then quickly withdrew her leg.
"That hurt like hell."
Robot 001 said disdainfully, "You think you can hit me? As if, you're overestimating yourself."
Qin Hao with a smile on his face said, "Enough, stop messing around, let's go see the car."
Leading the way, Robot 001 took them deeper into the workshop, where a red cloth covered something.
Xu Liangguo and Chen Shengjun looked curiously at the red cloth, presumably this was the thing Qin Hao was talking about, probably a car.
Su Jiayi's eyes sparkled with curiosity as she looked at the red cloth, and Chang Jing was also curiously looking, could this be the flying car Qin Hao mentioned?
Qin Hao said, "Hurry up and unveil it, no need for all these theatrics."
He was also somewhat eager; he had never seen a real Air Energy Car.
Robot 001 revealed the object by lifting the red cloth to show something starry gray, resembling a bullet head, sleek and bright with a high-tech feel. At a glance, it looked seamless, with no visible signs of assembly.
Unit 001 began, "This is the latest air energy car developed by Xinghai Automobile Factory. It lacks what one might call wheels and is entirely made from H-grade alloy, which is incredibly hard. The glass is the newest type of space glass."
Even if a bomb were to strike it, both the body and the glass would remain undamaged. Moreover, this car also utilizes the most advanced artificial intelligence technology, including autonomous driving technology."
Xinghai Automobile can authenticate its owner through retina scans, facial recognition, fingerprinting, and voice identification. It can also be remotely controlled using Xinghai Social Software. Equipped with the latest Xinghai navigation system, just state a destination, and it can drive there autonomously."
The most important point is that its speed can exceed two Machs, that is, around 2,400 to 2,500 kilometers per hour, and that's not even its top speed."
Chen Shengjun and Xu Liangguo were astounded, "Two Machs? Are you joking? That's several times faster than a commercial jet?"
Unit 001 replied, "You'll understand once you try it. Now, let me show you the resilience of H-grade alloy and space glass."
Having said that, he picked up a steel pipe prepared nearby and smashed it against the car body with a "bang". The car body was unscathed, whereas the steel pipe was dented."
He then struck the glass and, similarly, left no marks; the quality was beyond question."
Su Jiayi asked curiously, "Running this fast, how much fuel does it consume?"
Unit 001 retorted, "Are your ears stuffed with donkey hair? Didn't you hear what I just said? This is an air energy car; it doesn't run on fuel. It's powered by air energy. Understand, ignorant child?"
Su Jiayi was infuriated. A robot was lecturing her—how could she tolerate this? Yet, she was powerless against Unit 001."
Xu Liangguo and Chen Shengjun asked solemnly, "Air energy? What is that?"
Unit 001 explained, "As the name suggests, an air energy car is powered by an air energy engine, a highly advanced technology that uses air as propulsion energy and emits only air, causing no environmental pollution."
Chen Shengjun was stunned, "Then how expensive is it to make?"
"Sorry, that involves our commercial secrets."
Qin Hao spoke up, "Mr. Chen, the cost won't be too high; it can definitely be popularized."
Xu Liangguo asked, "Xiao Hao, do you think this technology can be applied to fighter jets, bombers, patrol aircraft, and other such planes?"
Qin Hao answered with a smile, "Absolutely, and you can even remove the rotary wings. If the entire body were replaced with H-grade alloy, it would be impervious to enemy aircraft and certainly cripple them comprehensively. Mr. Xu, let's go and test it ourselves."
After finishing his words, he walked to the front of the car and went through various authentications.
"Xinghai Car No. 1 has locked its owner, welcome, owner, to use Xinghai Automobile," a melodious female voice announced.
The door on the driver's seat then lifted, revealing the luxurious genuine leather seats inside, akin to top-tier sofas."
The interior of the car was luxurious and brimming with a sense of technology, including a display screen in the middle."
Qin Hao said to Xu Liangguo and others, "Mr. Xu, come aboard. I'll take you guys for a test drive."
Xu Liangguo and a few others approached, the car doors opened automatically, and all four of them got in. The interior was spacious enough for five people without feeling cramped and was very comfortable to sit in."
"Owner, should I start the car?"
Qin Hao replied, "Start."
"Where would the owner like to go?"
Qin Hao answered, "Let's go to the sea and show us what you can do."
[I'll update more tomorrow; I'm too tired today, baby's sleepy]