"I just suddenly remembered this."Chen Lin laughed and then signaled Assistant Zhao to get busy. The assistant quickly left the office and called Zhong Qingshu.
"Hey, old Zhong,"
Chen Lin said with a smile on the phone: "How is the trade negotiation with the aliens going?"
Zhong Qingshu immediately said to Chen Lin: "What aliens? They are natives of the desert planet!"
He had just finished the material allocation work on Desert Star. When Chen Lin called him, he immediately wanted to communicate. He smiled and said to Chen Lin, "I feel that the two busiest bases on Origin Star may be in charge of us two. My Darad and your Taka, Omir and Stuttgar are all very peaceful. I think they are almost retired!"
Chen Lin also burst into laughter immediately, and said something about how the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. Then he asked Zhong Qingshu whether the translation files that had been delivered to him had been used.
"I haven't paid much attention to this, but the current transaction amount is indeed doubled compared to before. I think your translation documents played a big role."
Zhong Qingshu said, "The association attaches great importance to trade work. They have sent troops to help stabilize the situation. The situation on the Desert Star is more complicated. The people in the library are easily affected by various factors. Those forces are also eyeing us covetously..."
"Have we ever thought of bringing back some spices from the Desert Planet?"
"Don't mention it. Spices are more expensive than gold. They are so scarce that even the Tuku people can't get much. Most of the high-quality spice production areas are monopolized by large forces over there. If you want to get them, you have to fight them. Otherwise, forget it."
Zhong Qingshu complained, "But this thing is not very useful to us. After many tests, the association has confirmed that it is addictive. In addition, its effect is just to simply enhance perception. Many of its functions can even be replaced by the golden mist factor liquid, which is the little thing you made. So the association is really not very interested in it."
"If we really fight the enemy, we should crush them, right?"
Chen Lin said with a smile, and Zhong Qingshu agreed immediately after hearing it: "Yes, the key is that we have intelligent AI here! I don't need to say much about the importance of artificial intelligence, right? It has directly brought computing power to a level that the human brain cannot reach. The power of Fuxi AI is obvious to all..."
"The fact that these people don't have artificial intelligence puts them way behind us. If we really go to war with them, we will be the only ones who can win."
Chen Lin hesitated for a moment, then reminded Zhong Qingshu: "Ahem...how big is the portal on Desert Planet?"
"It's hundreds of meters high. What's wrong?"
"The starships built by Anyun Base easily exceed this height. This means that if a war really breaks out, we can only engage in small-scale battles - after all, large equipment cannot be sent to the other side through the portal unless it is manufactured on site in the other world."
Zhong Qingshu burst into laughter. "These are all things that the association needs to consider. I don't believe they haven't even considered such basic issues. Besides, we have the ACS platform after all. If we really encounter the worst case scenario, the worst that can happen is that we can just start from scratch with a group of people. As long as we have a basic base, we can rely on the platform to build a large number of equipment and devices, and then expand slowly from there."
Chen Lin suddenly felt that Zhong Qingshu was very smart. This old guy was worthy of being the person in charge of the base.
"We were talking about the golden mist factor liquid just now. Where did you use the mist factor liquid I gave you before? The association also asked me about the whereabouts of this version of the reagent. Now this thing has been listed as a controlled item by the association, and the whereabouts of each one needs to be known."
"Didn't I tell you before that I would use it as a guard?"
Zhong Qingshu acted quite calm on the phone: "I have already explained it to the association. Do you really think the association has completely delegated power to us? In fact, they have a lot of information about us. They have a look at our daily schedule and various approval documents. However, they just can't take care of many aspects because there are too many things to do, so they simply don't manage them much."
"Your stuff is really good. My guards are strong and muscular now. I feel that they are underappreciated as guards for me. Anyway, Dalade is very stable here. I will send them all to the army to be the best."
"Hahaha……"
Chen Lin couldn't help laughing: "Isn't this a sheer waste? You didn't notice the association's previous attitude. The military should fully popularize this stuff later. But once they're injected, it will be a little strange to let these people return to the regular society. This needs to be considered."
"It does need supervision. After they are done, they will all become supermen. After they are discharged from the army, they will return to the superman form. How can ordinary people compete? I think the association has a lot of things to do now, and these need to be seriously considered..."
The two of them chatted on the phone without any scruples. Although there was a big age gap between Chen Lin and Zhong Qingshu, this guy had always been at the forefront and there was not much communication barrier between him and Chen Lin. The two of them could miraculously chat together.
This period of time did not seem to be very busy. He talked on the phone with Zhong Qingshu for about ten minutes. After hanging up, the two continued to be busy. Chen Lin confirmed the current progress of the exploration of the Desert Star from the previous phone call, and Zhong Qingshu also negotiated two orders along the way.
Most of them are orders for electronic equipment that is the main product of Anyun Base.
"Mr. Chen, here is an urgent message from the Red Dragon Association."
Assistant Zhao knocked on the door and walked in. Chen Lin waved and took the call. He heard the person inside say in a hurried tone, "Manager Chen!!"
"There was a large-scale collapse on the suburban road in Stuttgart. At least fifteen large engineering vehicles fell into the pit. The terrain is complex and the rescue team encountered great difficulties. Your special ability can help us. I hope you can come!"
Chen Lin immediately stood up, called out to Assistant Zhao, and then he made a slight wave of his left hand in the air. An ability that had not been used for a long time was immediately activated, and a portal appeared directly in front of Chen Lin.
The next second, he passed through the portal and arrived at the Stuttgart continent. The people around him were still a little confused by his sudden appearance, but Chen Lin was too lazy to explain anything. He immediately stopped the sentry not far away and asked him to take him to the place where the accident happened. The sentry spent a few seconds confirming Chen Lin's identity and immediately took him to the scene of the accident. It was only a dozen minutes before Chen Lin arrived.
It was already late at night, but the scene was brightly lit and the busy figures of the rescue workers looked particularly tense under the lights.
He walked closer to the edge of the pit and saw that this huge pit was bottomless and had jagged edges, obviously a sudden collapse.
The wreckage of the construction vehicles was scattered around the pit, and some were even hanging in the air. The situation was extremely critical.
"The terrain here is too complex and it is difficult for our rescue equipment to function."
When the people from the rescue team saw Chen Lin arrived, they immediately came forward. Many people in Stuttgart knew Chen Lin, so he didn't need to prove his identity repeatedly. He just took a look and said, "Next time, don't look for me. Go directly to the 023M unit. Their people are very good at handling these things."
The rescue team leader explained to Chen Lin helplessly: "This situation may be something that only you can solve. No one else can do it."
Chen Lin looked down following the captain's instructions, and saw at a glance that the entire area below was hollow rock walls, with wreckage of engineering vehicles scattered everywhere. At this time, many people wearing exoskeleton armor were trying to carry out rescue operations below.
Chen Lin nodded, he understood the seriousness of the situation.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. The personnel in the distance brought him the armor he had been using before. The association had prepared many sets of this thing for Chen Lin, and each time it was updated with the version upgrade. In fact, Chen Lin hadn't worn this thing for half a year.
While putting on his armor, Chen Lin said to the rescue team leader, "I have found a possible rescue plan. I will try to start from one side of the pit. There is a huge rock layer there. I can transport most of the engineering vehicles and drivers there. You'd better quickly create a buffer zone. I will bring everything up."
The rescue team leader was a little skeptical: "But how can we get there? The terrain here is too complicated."
Chen Lin smiled slightly: "I have a way."
The scene has received the latest orders from the Red Dragon Association. All work must be carried out in accordance with Chen Lin's statements and instructions. Chen Lin is currently the highest commander on the scene. He called on the personnel on the scene to quickly prepare the buffer area, while he kept looking at the terrain simulated on the electronic equipment and comparing it with the huge collapsed area below. After a few minutes, he called on everyone to step back.
The captain of the rescue team didn't know what means Chen Lin had to rescue the engineering vehicle below at this time, but the association's order was an order, and he naturally could not disobey it, so he executed the order immediately.
Chen Lin had already put on all the armor on his body. After a simple test, he put on the last helmet with a smile and said into the communicator: "The rescue has begun!"
After he finished speaking, Chen Lin created a portal out of thin air in front of him and walked directly into it.
Seeing this scene, all the members of the rescue team and the staff on the scene were stunned - they didn't know what Chen Lin's abilities were, and they thought he came to the scene purely to cause trouble!
As a result, the ability Chen Lin displayed at that moment shocked everyone.
Chen Lin's figure suddenly appeared in the collapsed area. He was suspended in the air relying on the armored propulsion device. He touched the first engineering vehicle directly with his left hand. A huge portal suddenly appeared in front of the vehicle, and the entire vehicle fell vertically through the portal to the safe area above!
boom!
The vehicle crashed down heavily, and the buffer area mitigated most of the impact. The driver didn't even suffer any secondary injuries when he came down. Before the vehicle came to a complete stop, soldiers rushed forward to rescue him.
Chen Lin's figure was like a phantom in the underground collapsed area, appearing and disappearing madly. Every action would bring up some people and vehicles. The collapsed area below was obviously a structure like an underground mine. Chen Lin quickly flashed to the bottom of the mine.
There were at least four large construction vehicles that had been completely smashed to pieces. The drivers and co-drivers inside were already dead. After Chen Lin reached the bottom, he didn't care whether the drivers were still alive. He simply touched the ground with his left hand, and the next second he brought all the vehicles at the bottom to the top in one breath.
Chen Lin also followed the portal back to the upper area. The rescue team was busy rescuing all the drivers at this time, but Chen Lin clapped his hands and said that there were no more rescue targets below.
"Mr. Chen, I really didn't expect you to have such an ability!!"
The captain of the rescue team exclaimed at Chen Lin, but Chen Lin remained quite calm. He looked at the engineering vehicles that had been rescued and asked how many people survived. When he learned that six people were still dead, he sighed.
"Didn't you notice the underground mine here when you were repairing the road? It's completely empty underneath. I'm afraid this kind of thing will happen again. We must let the association know what's going on..."
The leader of the rescue team scratched his head and explained, "There's really nothing we can do. Stuttgart is a mountainous area after all. Many of our roads were built temporarily here, and there are still many areas that have not been actually explored and measured. No one could have expected such an accident, right?"
Chen Lin reluctantly accepted this explanation. This was indeed the Stuttgart Mountains area. When the association first opened up a new research base and other series of buildings here, they were looking for suitable places in the mountains. Given the tight time schedule and urgent tasks, it was understandable that not much exploration was done.
While removing his armor with the help of the people around him, he said to the staff around him: "This section of the road is the worst. You need to explore the entire road. When I was down there just now, I saw that the depths of the mine extend very long, basically under the road. If you don't take care of it, it's probably only a matter of time before the situation we have today appears."
The staff member immediately said that he would report it to the association. Today's situation was a wake-up call for them. When the Red Dragon Association first entered the Origin Star, they set up a lot of temporary devices. Now it seems that they all need to be carefully redecorated and maintained.
To avoid accidents like today from happening again... (End of this chapter)
