Chapter 62: Give Raymond the Greatest Support!

Translator: Simple MTL Editor: Simple MTL

First of all, there was the issue of safety!

Becoming a national idol was indeed a very eye-catching thing, and his parents would also have a lot of face!

However, becoming such an idol, a national face representative, was too dangerous!

Any spy from other countries would spare no expense to attack him!

In some extreme cases, his parents might even be affected!

This was almost predictable.

Of course, after becoming such an ordinary person, the country would naturally give him some preferential treatment. For example, he didn’t need to worry about the protection of his family.

Danger and protection were both rising at the same time. This required Raymond to think carefully.

The second point was Raymond’s own thoughts.

He wanted to live a new life, and of course, he wanted to do something big!

However, he hadn’t decided if he wanted to make a public appearance, or if he wanted to be completely tied to the country!

The prerequisite for all of this was that he had to be willing!

The country didn’t press him too hard.

After all, the Pentagon had only just begun to think about this!

The last point was what he was going to do in the future!

Now Raymond was only 18 years old and didn’t have a girlfriend. Although he didn’t need to continue his studies, he hadn’t had enough of school life!

Raymond, who had lived a new life, knew very well.

School life was almost the most leisurely, happy, and carefree years of his life.

Raymond didn’t want to miss this opportunity!

After thinking carefully for a while, Raymond still didn’t think much about it.

So, he just gave an answer like ‘let me think about it again’!

The Pentagon had no problem with that, so they didn’t hint at Raymond anymore, but directly talked to him about the medal ceremony.

Whether or not Raymond was promoted as a full-name idol or a national hero, this medal ceremony, the country needed to broadcast it live!

After all, Raymond was the youngest person in history to receive the National Medal of Honor.

In the past, every time the National Medal of Honor was awarded, it was either an old man in his seventies or a dead hero.

This time, they finally caught a good image of Raymond, who was very young and easy to package.

The Pentagon would definitely not let it go!

Thus, during the discussion, the live broadcast of the medal ceremony became the final conclusion.

Next, there was the question of the docking of the following projects.

Raymond had previously thought that after the fighter jet project ended, the country would definitely let him take over, or be in charge of other projects!

This was the best use of a scientific researcher. The country would not waste a talent like Raymond!

This time, the Pentagon brought three projects. Raymond could choose any one of them, and they would directly give him the greatest degree of support!

The first was the ‘anti-synthetic decay micro-ecological preparation’, which was a medical and chemical application. It was also a relatively difficult project at the moment.

The second was the ‘all-intelligent mechanical tactile arm’, which belonged to the aerospace project. It was to highly simulate the tactile sensation of an arm in the space environment. The difficulty of the project was mainly on the coating of cold-resistant materials, it was also due to Raymond’s previous project of breaking through the ‘red and ultraviolet coating’ of high-temperature and high cold-resistance that he brought this project over.

The last item was the ‘exploration of the cutting-edge projects in the aerospace field’!

That’s right, this project was exploration…

It was a space that allowed Raymond to play freely as long as the main direction was the aerospace project!

Raymond didn’t think much about it and directly chose the third project!

Did he even need to think about it? He had a similar idea before.

Moreover, he had a blueprint of the ‘anti-gravity arc drive device’ in his mind!

Such a blueprint would be a waste if it wasn’t used in the aerospace project!

Therefore, after Raymond chose the third project, the people from the Pentagon directly gave a maximum of 50 billion U.S. dollars per year!

Of course, it was not a one-time payment, but according to the criteria of the project, it was given in batches and levels!

And the Pentagon’s higher-ups gave a promise!

As long as Raymond’s project was sufficiently high-end and had application prospects, then the funding was not a problem!

If 50 billion was not enough, the Pentagon could even increase it!

This kind of support was simply unprecedented!

The speed at which Raymond completed the new project and broke through the difficult points had shocked the Pentagon!

Previously, the project of applying red and ultraviolet coatings to fighter jets was estimated to take at least one to two years to complete. Who knew that Raymond would actually complete it in a month!?

Moreover, the data was so gorgeous that it shocked countless people!

Some military bigwigs even directly announced that such perfect data like the XU-45 must be added to the regular army!

Expensive?

Nonsense!

It was strange that good things were not expensive!

It was precisely because of these words that most of the Pentagon’s higher-ups agreed to give Raymond a maximum annual funding of 50 billion U.S. dollars!

There was no other way. The only drawback of expensive things was that they were expensive!

Compared to the value that Raymond could create, 50 billion dollars wasn’t much, but it wasn’t little either!

But if someone really thought that 50 billion dollars was a waste, then these top brass would surely mercilessly laugh at him!

Raymond was only 18 years old, but he was already qualified to set up his own research institute. 50 billion dollars a year of funding, was that really a lot?

As long as he was satisfied, the country was even willing to supply him with unlimited money!

How much money could one person’s enjoyment cost?

Compared to Raymond’s achievements, even if he wanted to be treated like a president, no one would come out to stop him!

This was the value of scientific researchers!

The 21st century was the era of talent!

It was also the era of geniuses!

If a genius like Raymond was stolen by another country because of a small problem like money, that would be the biggest loss for the entire country!

In the end, Raymond and the people from the Pentagon confirmed a total of four things.

First, the medal ceremony would be held in three days. The location would be West Point Military Academy. This was also to give West Point Military Academy some face. It was considered official goodwill.

Moreover, the award ceremony would be broadcasted live on various platforms!

Second, Raymond would obtain the ownership of a villa. This villa was located in the center of West Point City!

Not to mention its value. Compared to the research funds allocated to him, it was a small amount of money.

Third, Raymond had the right to hire experts and professors from all over the world to establish his own research institute. Currently, the tentative name was ‘Raymond Research Institute’.

That’s right. In order to show sincerity, the official name was even directly named after Raymond.

Lastly, it was about the research funds that this research institute could obtain.

The Pentagon gave a figure of up to 50 billion U.S. dollars.

However, this was only a figure on the surface. In private, the Pentagon’s higher-ups had promised that as long as the project was good enough and the project could not be leaked, it could only be used by the country. Under that condition, there was no limit to the amount of research funds!

If you really had the ability, you, Raymond, would take the 700 billion military funds!

As long as he could make a project that was worth so much money!

Such sincerity was unparalleled for any scientific researcher!