Chapter 931 - 481: The 500th Great Xia Warrior Is Born
Ha Xiaofu hadn’t had time to warn his wife to "be careful" before he saw several drones rapidly flying past.
The Ice Mosquitoes seemed to sense danger and quickly scattered to escape.
Some Ice Mosquitoes lowered their altitude, flying close to the ground, while others headed towards the sea outside the docks, seemingly diving underwater to hide.
This was the specialty of the Ice Mosquitoes.
The Poisonous Mosquitoes, once transformed from larva to adult, would no longer approach water, or they would drown.
The Ice Mosquitoes, however, were different; they preferred hiding in water.
But the drones were far faster than the Ice Mosquitoes, and much more agile, quickly approaching them.
"Blam! Blam!"
Accompanied by a few light sounds, several streaks of electric current flashed in the air.
The Ice Mosquitoes exploded directly.
A drone swiftly swept over the crowd, emitting an electronic voice: "Ice Mosquitoes have been eliminated, there’s no need for panic."
The commotion among the crowd quickly calmed down.
Erin watched the drone fly away and curiously asked, "What kind of drone is this?"
Ha Xiaofu had worked at community offices in the country for a period and received relevant training, so he immediately replied, "This is a dragonfly drone specially developed for hunting Poisonous Mosquitoes, called ’Mosquito Hunting Drone’."
He was inherently a tech enthusiast, and when talking about this topic, he became very talkative: "Most drones are rotorcraft, yet this type of drone mimics the body structure of a dragonfly, being a relatively rare flapping-wing drone.
"Don’t be fooled by the length of the Mosquito Hunting Drone, which is only twice as long as a real dragonfly, but they have a range of up to 100 kilometers and can automatically return home to charge when the battery is running low.
"The weapon they carry for mosquito extermination is quite special, called the Electric Mosquito Probe, which can sense the bioelectricity within Poisonous Mosquitoes, thereby automatically detecting them.
"Once it approaches the target, the Electric Mosquito Probe will discharge towards the bioelectricity location with millisecond-level response speed.
"It’s said that the chance for a Poisonous Mosquito to evade the Electric Mosquito Probe’s electric shock is less than one in a hundred million, making it almost certain death.
"In a community where a thousand people reside, deploying just five Mosquito Hunting Drones allows for 24-hour uninterrupted patrols, and there will be no buzzing of Poisonous Mosquitoes in the community."
Ha Xiaofu recalled the past: "When the Poisonous Mosquito disaster broke out back then, I had worked as a mosquito extermination agent in the community for several months, carrying a vacuum cleaner everywhere to kill mosquitoes every day.
"It’s only been a few years, and Great Xia has developed these automatic mosquito-exterminating Mosquito Hunting Drones; one drone is at least as efficient as a hundred humans, the speed of technological advancement is truly astounding."
Erin sighed with emotion: "If there had been such advanced Mosquito Hunting Drones in the past, Canglan Star wouldn’t have lost so many lives!"
Ha Xiaofu agreed, "Indeed!"
He switched topics, "Do you know which company makes the Mosquito Hunting Drone?"
Erin shook her head blankly, "I don’t know."
Ha Xiaofu revealed the answer, "The company is called ’Skytop Star Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd.’, which Chairman Yang purchased last year."
Erin immediately realized, "The Chairman Yang of Celestial Star Agriculture?"
When the twenty-eight flavored wheat tree came out, domestic media outlets in Great Xia covered it extensively, making Yang Fan famous, and even ordinary people remembered his name.
Ha Xiaofu laughed, "That’s right!"
Erin was quite surprised, "Chairman Yang is a genius in the field of plant cultivation, why would he crossover into drones?"
Ha Xiaofu nodded, "Yes, I find it quite puzzling as well."
He continued, "There is a very interesting story about the Mosquito Hunting Drone."
Erin exclaimed, "What story?"
Ha Xiaofu vividly narrated, "Skytop Star Company specializes in small drones, and last year Chairman Yang spent 2 billion Xia Yuan to buy this company.
"Chairman Yang spent a lot more money recruiting a large number of experts to develop a drone capable of automatically hunting Poisonous Mosquitoes.
"Back then, many people in Skytop Star didn’t understand, thinking the Poisonous Mosquito disaster had ended, and even if developed, there would be no market. But Chairman Yang insisted on establishing this research project.
"Just half a month ago, global temperatures suddenly started to rise sharply, and Great Xia discovered signs of the Poisonous Mosquito threat re-emerging.
"The disaster response command immediately issued a procurement order within the country, intending to purchase a large volume of supplies to counter the Poisonous Mosquitoes.
"Skytop Star Technology promptly sent the Mosquito Hunting Drones to the capital, demonstrating the high-efficiency mosquito elimination effect.
"It’s said that the entire disaster response command was alerted, resulting in a huge order directly issued..."
This guy deliberately kept it a secret, not revealing how large the order specifically was.
Erin knew her husband’s nature and played along, asking, "How much?"
Ha Xiaofu raised one finger, "15 million units!"
Erin gasped, "That much?!"
In her eyes, it was simply an astronomical figure.
Ha Xiaofu shook his head, "Actually, it’s not much. With one Mosquito Hunting Drone equipped for every 200 people, currently, Great Xia has nearly 1.9 billion people, which is roughly a basic need of 10 million units.
"Considering safety redundancies, for example, malfunction or damage, new drones need to be deployed to fill the gap, so an additional 5 million units were procured."
He paused for a moment and continued, "And this is just the domestic demand in Great Xia. If considering abroad, 30 million units might not be enough."
Erin asked again, "Wouldn’t Chairman Yang be making a fortune again?"
Ha Xiaofu nodded, "A single Mosquito Hunting Drone is priced at 10,000 Xia Yuan, just this order alone totals 150 billion Xia Yuan.
"Although the technical content of the drone is quite high, a price of 10,000 per unit is actually somewhat low.
"However, with ultra-large-scale production, costs can be compressed to very low levels, so the profit for Skytop Star Company is bound to be counted in billions."