"When the time comes, you can see as much as you want. It's our own ship anyway, and no one will stop you."

Mr. Liu shook his head gently and said:

"I know my own body much better than you do."

"It's okay to hold on until this ship is launched, but it will be difficult to wait for the next one."

"So, you can tell me that I have no regrets. That's impossible. After all, in my opinion, flat decks are the 'right way' for the future."

"But to be able to reach this level, everyone has really tried their best. Today is a happy day, let's not talk about it!"

Mr. Liu stopped talking, but looking at his expression, Chen Nian felt deeply moved.

Yes, it is indeed difficult for him to see China's first flat-deck aircraft carrier being launched.

According to the experience of the previous life, Mr. Liu will leave this land forever in 2011.

Even in this world, his physical condition is relatively better, but there are some things that cannot be changed by humans.

Pity.

Whether it is for himself or Chen Nian, this word is enough to describe their mood at this moment.

However, compared to Chen Nian, Mr. Liu's mood seems to be more complicated.

His eyes stared unblinkingly at the aircraft carrier in the distance, and his breathing gradually became rapid.

This caught the medical staff on the side a bit off guard. He quickly increased the flow rate of the oxygen supply, and immediately squatted down to check Mr. Liu's condition, but the latter directly pushed the medical staff away with an attitude that left no room for doubt.

open.

Perhaps, at this moment, he just wanted to watch the whole process quietly by himself.

Chen Nian could understand his thoughts, so he gave the medical staff a look, stepped forward and held Mr. Liu's hand.

The latter nodded silently and still did not speak.

This made Chen Nian couldn't help but become curious.

Mr. Liu, what is he thinking?

——

What was he thinking about that day more than 20 years ago?

Recalling the time when this old man stood on tiptoes on the deck of the Kitty Hawk, trying to get a clear look at the SH-2 helicopter, his mood must have been extremely complicated, right?

Such complexity inevitably contains anger, unwillingness and helplessness.

He was not unwilling for himself, nor was he unwilling to be blocked by an unknown person, but was unwilling for the entire Chinese Navy.

When chatting with Mr. Liu in private, Chen Nian heard him say this several times:

"I'm still a representative. How high my military rank is. Even I can't see it. Our grassroots scientific researchers and technical officers, where can they see it?"

Yeah, where are they going to look?

Or in other words, if we really want to build an aircraft carrier, where should we start?

All technologies are blocked. If we are left to explore alone, how long will it take to explore?

At that time, Mr. Liu could be said to be pessimistic, and this pessimism was directly reflected in his outlook on aircraft carriers.

After all, according to his assumptions at the time, it would be enough for China's aircraft carrier to have a 30,000-ton aircraft carrier and 50 fighters.

He probably could not have imagined that China's first aircraft carrier was "more than" 60,000 tons.

Moreover, according to the long-term plan of Deep Blue 16, the next flat-deck aircraft carrier will jump directly to the 100,000-ton level.

It would be nice if it could be faster.

Chen Nian sighed and retracted his somewhat chaotic thoughts.

At this moment, the denaming of the "Varyag" aircraft carrier has also entered its final stages.

The Soviet naval aviation badge installed on the bow of the ship was removed and lay quietly on the deck, waiting for the next forklift to transport it away and store it in a warehouse that may never be opened.

All Russian ship names were eradicated or melted and destroyed by spray guns.

The Soviet-style and Uzbek-style slogans and guidance signs were all scraped off and repainted, turning them into a grayish white color.

Soon, these gray hulls will be imprinted with deep red.

Until the end, a line of small, inconspicuous words was sprayed onto the bulkhead of the bridge:

"SL".

Seeing this scene, Liu Huaqing's tightly held hands finally relaxed.

He turned his head, smiled and said to Chen Nian:

"From now on, this ship officially belongs to us!"
Chapter completed!