A nation's industrial development begins with junior engineers.

Chapter 809 The auspicious hour has arrived!

Looking at the nearly 100-meter-high tower, the young man swallowed hard, his legs feeling a little weak, but he still mustered his courage and said, "Sir, how about... I go up! You're too old, don't climb so high, it's too dangerous..."

Even so, his voice trembled slightly.

Teacher Daheng glanced at him with a strange look in his eyes. Before he could speak, the lean man next to him chuckled, walked to the bottom of the tower, and pushed open an iron door that seemed to be integrated with the steel frame: "Comrade, no need to climb. Thanks to a 'young comrade,' we now have a more effortless and safer way."

The space inside the door was not the cramped space one might imagine, but a vertical shaft leading straight to the top of the tower, with reinforced steel frames on the shaft walls. Most strikingly, a device resembling an open-air elevator car was suspended in the center of the shaft, supported by sturdy steel cables, with movable safety doors around the car.

The lean man took three sets of seemingly complex canvas straps from a cabinet next to the well and handed them to them. "Here, put on this five-point harness and fasten it." He demonstrated as he skillfully fastened it for himself.

The young man took the strap and examined it, discovering that the strap was made of thick canvas, with five sturdy metal buckles at the chest, waist, and groin, a rather ingenious design.

The young man was wearing this complicated thing for the first time. He fiddled with it for a while and looked a bit clumsy, especially feeling awkward about the buckles on his crotch and shoulders.

Seeing him fidgeting, the lean man helped him tighten the straps while saying with a sigh, "Young man, don't underestimate this thing. You must wear it properly, and the buckle must be locked. This is a real treasure; it has saved the lives of many people working at heights! You must not take shortcuts by not wearing it or wearing it haphazardly."

Teacher Daheng had already put on his seatbelt skillfully. Hearing this, he smiled and, while checking his buckle, replied, "Was it Jiang Xia who came up with this? When I was browsing the 'Baijia Forum,' I saw that the air police project team had posted the blueprints for this seatbelt."

Back then, this kid emphasized safety when working at heights and in complex environments. You guys are quick on the uptake, getting them assigned here so fast.”

As the lean man helped the young man check the last buckle, he nodded with a smile: "That's right! You're so well-informed! The trial over there was very successful, and as soon as the report came in, the leader gave us special permission to be equipped with it first."

Hey, you wouldn't believe it, climbing up to inspect instruments used to be a real life-or-death struggle. But now with this, and a lifting platform, we can get up there in a flash, safely and with peace of mind!

"The young man who designed this thing is truly amazing!" he said, giving a thumbs-up with genuine admiration on his face.

After the lean man made sure the two of them had fastened their seatbelts and secured one end of the buckle, he picked up the small red flag and waved it.

"Thumbs up..."

The sound rang out, and the entire platform slowly rose upwards. The young man peered out and saw several small, brightly painted red cannons glaring at him with their single eye, emitting black smoke as they roared in anger.

"This is a 'segmented climbing hoist'," the man explained. "Unlike an elevator that goes straight up and down, it has a safety platform and braking point at intervals. We sit on this platform to go up, and it automatically locks at each platform to ensure absolute safety. Then we work on that platform, and after we finish, it rises to the next segment. It's very stable!"

"Hahaha, I know, I know. Some idiot hid this pretty well, probably found it in that folder on the forum called 'Mechanical Equipment for Future Architect Girls'..."

"I don't know about that. But I heard that Engineer Li Changfu from the base made a phone call and gave the guy who hid things a good scolding..."

The previously cheerful conversation abruptly stopped, with Teacher Daheng and the lean man both suppressing their laughter.

"Hey, isn't there a motor? Why do we need the little powerhouse to generate power?" The young man leaned out and asked a silly question.

"It's a backup; the wind and sand are strong, and the motor has been malfunctioning occasionally. It'll be more stable if it can handle things..."

"Oh! Backup?"

"Yeah! Backups are a good thing..."

Hehehe...

Hahaha……

Unable to contain themselves any longer, joyful laughter echoed across the small platform.

The young man next to Teacher Daheng shook his protruding hair in confusion: "You little ahoge? Is the teacher talking about me? Why am I inexplicably happy...?"

……

Meanwhile, the real aloof kid was standing next to a huge metal can when he suddenly sneezed several times.

"Tsk, probably someone's talking about me again..." Jiang Xia rubbed his nose and muttered to himself. Then he raised his face, put on a bright smile, and called out to an old man on the platform who was stirring the contents of a tank with a long stick:

“Professor Zutong! It’s just a contingency balance. With your skills, isn’t it a piece of cake? Even if the main force of the Optical Research Institute withdraws, we still have you, the ‘pillar of stability,’ to hold things together!”

The old man seemed not to have heard Jiang Xia's voice at all, and didn't even lift his eyelids.

He simply held the long stirring stick, his wrist steadily making circles, stirring the viscous, transparent molten glass in the jar, which was bubbling with tiny bubbles.

After a moment, he paused in his work, then very naturally turned around, facing away from Jiang Xia, and continued his monotonous but crucial stirring work, leaving Jiang Xia standing there unattended.

"Uh……"

Jiang Xia's smile froze for a moment, but he didn't dare to make any more noise. Having figured out what was going on, he gestured to Company Commander Tang and Old Wang behind him to be patient, while he quietly moved closer to observe.

……

The clock ticks, and silent radio waves drift across the land of our motherland.

"The dowry chest is ready!"

"The jewelry box has arrived at its destination!"

"All items on the bride's family gift list have been successfully prepared!"

"Miss, please prepare to move into the superior room!"

"May I ask if the wedding should be held at an auspicious time?"