Chapter 77: Xiaotian Entering the Arena!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Aboard the s.p.a.ceship, a group of top-tier experts huddled quietly.
“Councilman Chu, can you explain the situation?” one of them asked.
“Did Great Xia secretly develop this s.p.a.ceship?”
Colonel Chu gestured for silence, “We will discuss this later.”
He then handed Zhao Yu a set of coordinates leading to Great Xia’s largest aircraft carrier base.
Within minutes, their transport ship descended above the aircraft carrier base.
Utilizing advanced light tweezers technology, they carefully lowered a ma.s.sive one hundred thousand-ton shield tunneling machine and the team of experts onto the base.
After the operation, Zhao Yu steered the s.p.a.ceship away.
Once Zhao Yu had left, Colonel Chu asked Zhuge Tao to clarify the situation to the team. Meanwhile, he got on a call with Xia Du. His sigh of relief after the conversation hinted at the positive news he had received.
After wrapping up his explanation, Zhuge Tao approached Colonel Chu to discuss further.
“Now that the shield tunneling machine is out in the open, we can only operate the underground base above ground,” Zhuge Tao pointed out.
“We will have to rely on our technology to construct a proper underground base,” he continued.
Their leaders in Xia Du were wary of the shield tunneling machine possibly containing a trap, hence the decision not to use it.
They do rather be cautious and slowly extend their current underground bases.
“We have identified thirteen potential sites for underground bases, all situated in uninhabited areas. Nine of them are top-tier nuclear retaliation bases, and the remaining four are hidden sites rich in rare-earth resources.”
“The plan from Xia Du is to develop these bases on existing structures,” Zhuge Tao informed.
“Recently, our team used quantum entanglement to survey the area. Good news is, no one has observed our bases yet,” he added.
Colonel Chu paused before addressing Zhuge Tao again, “I have an a.s.signment for you.”
” What kind of mission?!”, Zhuge Tao asked.
“You are to go to the uninhabited areas and supervise the construction of the underground city.”
“The only demand from Xia Du is absolute secrecy. We cannot afford to cause any uproar or be noticed by aliens.”
“Understood!”, Zhuge Tao responded firmly.
Zhao Yu decided to check in on the Blue Moon district in Chang an. The construction of the Light Tweezers Sky Ladder production line and the environmental simulation production line was still underway. After confirming that the construction robots were diligently monitoring the progress, he felt at ease and headed back to Blue Moon.
Once they left the planet’s atmosphere, they discovered s.p.a.ce filled with s.p.a.ce soldiers. Each of them was busy building a canopy, equipped with ma.s.sive gear.
Their signal reception improved, and immediately, Uncle Da materialized.
“Commander, did the deal go through successfully?” Uncle Da asked.
“Yes.”
“Has the Xiaotian production line been set up on Blue Moon?” Zhao Yu asked in return.
“It is complete. We can manufacture one hundred units per hour,” Uncle Da confirmed.
“Is the location ready?”
“Absolutely!”
Uncle Da presented a three-dimensional map. From the land’s form, it was evident that they were looking at Earth.
“Xiaotian has limited resources, so we must establish a resource base on the ground,” Uncle Da explained.
“We will gather resources in batches and transport them back.”
Zhao Yu quickly surveyed the map. There were thousands of resource gathering sites on land alone, and even more in the ocean.
“How many Xiaotians are required at each resource gathering site?” Zhao Yu asked.
“A hundred should suffice.”
“I will equip these resource gathering sites with a stealth system and a.s.sign combat robots for protection,” Uncle Da detailed.
“Whenever we acc.u.mulate resources worth three million Blue Moon dollars, we’ll arrange for a transport ship to collect them.”
The value of three million Blue Moon dollars was the maximum a transport ship could hold.
“Commander, where do you suggest we set up the first resource collection point on the Earth?” Uncle Da asked.
“Wherever…”
Zhao Yu replied casually, pointing at an area on the map. It was an uninhabited area in Great Xia, known to house a highly valuable rare-earth mine underground.
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Meanwhile, Zhuge Tao thought that Colonel Chu wanted him to oversee the construction of all thirteen underground bases in the uninhabited lands.
To his surprise, he was put in charge of only one, while others were a.s.signed the rest.
They made their way into the barren lands, walking through a camouflaged mountain gate into a desolate area before finally entering the underground.
“This underground mine is one thousand and five hundred meters deep and contains rare earth ores that are useful in aeros.p.a.ce applications,” the staff member began explaining.
“I’m not interested in that. What I want to know is if there’s a risk of detection if we continue to expand,” Zhuge Tao interjected.
“You can rest a.s.sured. We have been mining here for nearly fivety years without detection,” the staff member confidently a.s.serted.
“We have numerous concealment measures in place. Even if there’s ongoing construction, anyone pa.s.sing by won’t feel any vibrations and we won’t be discovered.”
Zhuge Tao nodded, pleased with the response. It appeared his task this time would be quite straightforward.
“Excellent. I have only one demand. We must remain undetected. Even if it means the progress is slower, that is acceptable.”
What they were unaware of was that several stealth battleships were slowly descending near their base.
A few kilometers from the base, a light screen materialized, projecting an unchanged image of the Gobi Desert.
Out of a warship, a steady stream of robots flowed, ferrying various types of equipment to the ground. As they worked, another light screen extended half an hour later, encapsulating the original one emitted from the s.p.a.ceship.
This was the resource gathering point that Zhao Yu had casually indicated earlier. Over a hundred Sky Howlers were already in position, each finding their spot before burrowing into the ground.
On the surface, more than a dozen heavily armed robots took up positions, patrolling the area relentlessly.
Once the base was established, the escort warship retracted its light screen and departed..