Reinforcement Panel: Tech Wars

Chapter 21 Manta Ray Submarine

Sparks flew as Wei Jiang lowered his head to weld the steel frame in front of him.

The steel frame structure is long and narrow, with a rectangular frame extending from each side.

After confirming that the welding was completed, Wei Jiang put down the welding gun and wiped the sweat from his forehead with dusty gloves.

The main frame welding is completed, and the next thing to do is to install the power battery and motor into the reserved space.

"It's really ugly. It should be recognizable after the skin is welded."

On the ground next to them were the ultra-thin steel plates that Wei Jiang had cut earlier, in various shapes.

These steel plates will then be welded to the frame after the power control system is installed and debugged.

"It's really big. Transportation will be a problem then."

Looking at the frame in front of him, he recalled the drawings he had made on the computer.

After this submarine is manufactured, transportation will also be a problem. I guess we will need a large truck to tow it there.

Ever since he confirmed that the hand-rubbed counterfeit products were fake a few days ago, Wei Jiang was awakened by a video on the Internet.

Instead of looking for objects to anchor in life, it is better to just make a submarine by hand and then strengthen it.

Compared to cities today where there are surveillance cameras everywhere, there is basically no need to worry about being seen by others in the water.

For humans who are used to traveling by cars, flights, and ships, Wei Jiang is full of curiosity about what exists beneath the water.

Nanshi where Wei Jiang is located is close to one of the two major rivers in Dongda, with a wide water area. Wei Jiang believes that his copycat submersible will definitely be able to see a different world underwater.

"Wuling mini easily attracts attention when going out. I don't believe many people will notice me riding a submersible underwater."

Wei Jiang was very much looking forward to the thought of being able to sail in rivers or even the ocean in a strengthened submarine in the future.

From land to sea, this is the key step Wei Jiang chose to take to make full use of the enhanced panel.

Regarding Wei Jiang's puzzling behavior in the shed, his father Wei Yonghe just watched it for a few more times and didn't pay any more attention to it.

Since you know that your son has a secret, it is better not to ask about it. The fewer people who know the secret, the safer it is, even if it is only himself.

Except for going out to purchase supplies, Wei Jiang basically never goes out.
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Two days later in the evening, Wei Jiang looked at the object in front of him that was 4 meters wide and 2 meters long. From its appearance, he could vaguely tell that it was a metal creature that resembled a manta ray.

That’s right, Wei Jiang was too lazy to use his brain and simply plagiarized Qin Gong University’s product idea.

A bionic metal submarine that looks somewhat like a manta ray.

Of course, this is without considering its simple appearance and all-steel structure.

"The overall progress is 80%, but the sensor part is still a long way to go."

Wei Jiang was not worried at all whether the hand-rubbing submersible could really navigate underwater. In his opinion, as long as the submersible did not leak after entering the water, it would be a great success!
Subsequent optimization can be left entirely to the enhancement panel.

Wei Yonghe looked disgusted at the stinky thing Wei Jiang made.

“There is no beauty and no value in it.”

"Hey, Dad, this is just for now, you will understand later."

Wei Jiang didn't care at all, on the contrary he felt a great sense of accomplishment.

The pleasure of building something from scratch bit by bit made him reminisce the pleasure of doing handicrafts when he was in school.

Considering that this submarine may become a ghost in the water in the future, what does it matter if it is ugly now?

"Dad, wait a minute, I'll make dinner."

Wei Yonghe looked at Wei Jiang's back as he washed up and went into the kitchen, and couldn't help shaking his head.

He couldn't understand Wei Jiang's current behavior anymore.

"Go ahead and try and see what you can come up with."

After dinner, Wei Jiang changed into clean clothes and got into the Wuling mini.

[Enhanced mission: 4876km/10000km]

"It looks like it will take some time to complete the reinforcement mission."

“I have to say that autonomous driving is indeed a good thing.”

"Still take the same route as before and come back before dawn." Wei Jiang gave the order. Recently, he would let Wuling go hiking by himself every night.

There are few cars and people on the road at night, and it is even harder to meet people on mountain roads. Every night Wei Jiang would let the Wuling mini go out to run in the mountains to advance the reinforcement mission.

"receive."

Wei Jiang turned around and got out of the car. The vehicle's instrument panel showed that the remaining range was 1698 km, enough for a whole night's driving.

The car door closed automatically, the headlights came on, and the Wuling mini started and drove out of the yard onto the road.

Wei Yonghe, who was sitting in a wheelchair under the eaves to cool off, took a look and then lowered his head to check his phone.

He had become accustomed to this magical scene before his eyes during this period of time.

A smart Wuling that can run fully automatically may surprise everyone if you tell them about it, but when you see it every day or even ride in it a few times, you won't be so surprised anymore.

"I still don't understand why you put this thing out every night?"

“It’s just a waste of electricity.”

Wei Jiang chuckled and sat next to his father, opening his phone to check the logistics progress of the items he had previously ordered online.

"It's just a waste. You've made millions from battery replacements during this period, and you still need this little bit of electricity money?"

Wei Yonghe shook his head, not knowing how to answer.

He just said that. During this period, Yonghe Auto Repair's second-hand power battery replacement service has been very famous among the online car-hailing drivers in the city.

The small amount of power batteries supplied every day are completely rushed to order, and some drivers even choose to pay in advance to reserve battery replacement services.

However, the father and son knew that they should not be too high-profile, so they did not agree, and always chose to supply small batches on a regular basis.

Seeing that his father didn't ask any more questions, Wei Jiang closed the app on his mobile phone.

The civilian sonar detectors and underwater cameras he ordered for the submersible will arrive tomorrow.

When the time comes, these things will be assembled into the submersible, and after debugging is completed, the preparation of the entire submersible will be completed.

All that remains is to conduct a launching test and prepare for subsequent anchoring.
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While the father and son were enjoying the cool breeze, the Wuling mini was driving smoothly on the road outside the village, and they encountered almost no pedestrians along the way.

The few pedestrians that occasionally meet will not pay special attention to the condition inside this Wuling mini car. The poor light transmittance of the window glass makes it look very mysterious in the dark.

The Wuling mini turned its front wheels and drove into the mountain road, where you won't meet any other people.

There are no street lights on the mountain road at night. The shadowy trees on both sides of the road are extremely quiet, and sometimes a few birds sing.

In order not to attract possible attention, the Wuling mini drove with the lights off throughout the journey.

A few minutes later, at the entrance of the mountain road, car lights flashed and two cars slowly stopped at the pass.

Two people got out of each car, and someone on each side took selfies with their mobile phones.

"Hello, audience friends, we are here."

"This is the location we chose for the nighttime mountain road intelligent driving test."

A bald man wearing a loose short-sleeved shirt with a bald cartoon character printed on his chest introduced himself to the phone screen.

Another man wearing glasses got off a Tesla Model 3, smoking an e-cigarette and holding a selfie stick, and said confidently:
"Yes, this is the third round of our smart driving competition. The previous urban and highway competitions are over."

"Tesla FSD and Huawei ADS have won and lost against each other. I am very confident about tonight's test!"

“I firmly believe that the pure visual solution, with the support of dojo’s super computing power, is definitely more advantageous than ADS!”

Dongda Tietou stood aside, his eyes also full of confidence.

"Humph! Multi-situational awareness is the best solution for autonomous driving!"

"Brothers, victory or defeat depends on tonight!"

"Without further ado, let the test begin!"

The people on both sides exchanged harsh words and got into their cars without hesitation and started the vehicles.

The competition between the two major intelligent driving technology solutions on the market in Dongda area has officially begun!
In the eyes of netizens, this is a duel of great significance, and there are tens of thousands of loyal fans behind the live broadcast rooms on both sides who are watching the entire process.

(End of this chapter)