Above the vast azure waves of the South China Sea, a majestic warship, with its distinctive silver-white paint gleaming, sliced through the waves. On one side of the bow, painted in white, was the hull number 17—this was Country C's first domestically built surface aircraft carrier, the Shandong.
Inside the combat operations center, a mesmerizing holographic battle situation sandbox was displayed before the fleet's commanding officers. Captain Lv Zhinian stood silently, watching an island rise from the sandbox hologram.
He spoke, "Azhi, transmit the real-time satellite imagery."
"Yes, Captain Comrade." Azhi was the onboard core artificial intelligence of the Shandong, utilizing Grade B AI technology, which Country C was as yet unable to produce independently.