bioinnovel Chapter 382 The Sahara Meteorite!
Chapter 382 The Sahara Meteorite!
Qin Xiao stood up.
"Then I'll go first. I'll keep an eye on the Great Wall Group myself."
Zhang Yan said, "Continue monitoring the second gate in the North Atlantic."
"Um."
"Notify me immediately if the timestamp deviation exceeds half an hour."
Qin Xiao paused in his steps.
What does half an hour represent?
Zhang Yan said, "This indicates that a part of the door is beginning to become unstable."
Qin Xiao's face darkened.
"clear."
After Qin Xiao left, only the two of them remained in the study.
Nie Qingcheng placed the action plan in front of Zhang Yan.
"Put it on your desk."
Zhang Yan accepted it.
"it is good."
Nie Qingcheng looked at him.
"I am not afraid of new crises."
Zhang Yan looked up.
Nie Qingcheng said, "I'm afraid you'll leave me outside again."
Zhang Yan walked up to her and reached out to hug her.
Nie Qingcheng did not break free.
Her voice was very low.
"Not this time."
Zhang Yan said, "No."
"All information is synchronized."
"synchronous."
Show me all the contingency plans.
"Let me show you."
"The danger level has exceeded the line you yourself stated; we must evacuate."
Zhang Yan paused for a moment.
Nie Qingcheng looked up.
"You have to agree to this one too."
Zhang Yan looked at her.
"promise."
Nie Qingcheng then pressed her forehead against his chest.
"Zhang Yan, I can wait for you to come back."
"But you can't leave me without even knowing where you're going or why you're going."
Zhang Yan said softly, "It won't happen again."
The study became quiet.
At this moment, a new line of text silently popped up on the system panel.
Conditions for full activation of the maintenance agreement:
The operator of the Heavenly Craftsmanship Heart needs to continuously output mind anchoring to maintain the stability of the gate network.
Duration: Unknown.
Consequences of interruption: Unknown.
Zhang Yan's fingers paused slightly.
Nie Qingcheng looked up from his arms.
"What's wrong?"
Zhang Yan closed the system interface.
"fine."
Nie Qingcheng stared at him.
"Zhang Yan".
Zhang Yan looked at her.
Nie Qingcheng said, word by word, "You paused again just now."
Zhang Yan remained silent.
The next second, Qin Xiao called back.
The voice was more urgent than before.
"Brother Yan!"
"explain."
"The second gate to the North Atlantic, timestamp discrepancy has reappeared."
Zhang Yan's eyes darkened.
"how long?"
Qin Xiao's voice was strained.
"Thirty-seven minutes."
In the study, Nie Qingcheng's hand slowly tightened.
Zhang Yan stared at the blacked-out screen, his voice low.
"It pushed even harder."
A 37-minute timestamp discrepancy allowed all preparations to be brought forward.
On the morning of that day, the Great Wall Group, Qingcheng International, and Guantiange routes were launched simultaneously.
After Qin Xiao transmitted the data for the second gate in the North Atlantic, his first words were: "Brother Yan, we can't wait any longer."
Zhang Yan looked at the curve.
"Um."
Qin Xiao said, "I have already instructed the Great Wall Group to encrypt and monitor seven coordinates. The North Atlantic coordinates are refreshed every ten minutes, and the other five gate coordinates are refreshed every half hour."
"What about the Sahara?"
"The thermal pulsation is very weak, but it is synchronized with Shennongjia."
Have the coordinates of the facility where the meteorite sample was located been confirmed?
"Confirmed."
Qin Xiao projected the map onto the projector.
Southern Algeria.
No man's land.
A facility marked as a geoenergy testing station.
There are few buildings on the surface, but the underground structure is very deep.
Qin Xiao said, "The Prometheus Laboratory desert branch is ostensibly a high-temperature testing base for materials, but it actually has five underground levels."
"guard?"
"There are 217 permanent armed personnel."
"Heavy weapons?"
"It has light armored vehicles, air defense radar, two short-range air defense systems, and a rapid reaction team."
Zhang Yan asked, "Where is the warehouse?"
Qin Xiao pulled up the cross-sectional diagram.
"The easternmost side of the fifth underground level."
"Electromagnetic shielding?"
"Yes. Three layers of shielding, plus a mechanical lock; the access control system is not connected to the internet."
Zhang Yan nodded.
"It's like it's specifically designed to prevent penetration."
Qin Xiao said, "That's not all. There's also a biosafety corridor outside the warehouse. I suspect they themselves don't even know what the samples are; they only know it's dangerous."
Nie Qingcheng stood to the side, flipping through the financial report of the Helios Group.
"They know."
Qin Xiao turned his head.
"Sister-in-law, what did you find out?"
Nie Qingcheng placed a page of documents on the table.
"The materials division of the Helios Group began to suffer widening losses three years ago. But in the same year, their confidential R&D spending quadrupled."
"Where will the money come from?"
"The French Ministry of Defense, the EU Deep Space Materials Fund, and an offshore account."
Zhang Yan asked, "Offshore account?"
"The remaining channels of the Zefeng Consortium."
Qin Xiao's expression changed.
"It again?"
Nie Qingcheng said coldly, "It's not as simple as just remnants. After we wiped out TFC, some of the funds didn't flow back to headquarters, but instead were diverted to Helios ahead of time."
Zhang Yan said, "They've also gotten involved in the Sahara."
"Um."
Nie Qingcheng continued, "This shows that the meteorite sample is not an ordinary material in their eyes."
Qin Xiao cursed, "These people really go wherever there's danger."
Nie Qingcheng looked at him.
"They're not exploiting opportunities; they're driven by self-interest."
Qin Xiao shut up.
Zhang Yan looked at the blueprints for the fifth basement level.
"A strong offensive plan."
Qin Xiao immediately said, "The Vermilion Bird will take off and paralyze surface air defenses and communications in three minutes."
"The White Tiger breaks through the main gate, while the Black Scorpion cuts in from underground."
"Go to the fifth floor, take samples, and evacuate."
Zhang Yan asked, "And the price?"
Qin Xiao remained silent for a moment.
"International events"
Nie Qingcheng said directly, "Rejected."
Qin Xiao nodded.
"I also think we can't do it that way."
Nie Qingcheng pushed out another document.
"The business roadmap has been launched."
Zhang Yan looked at her.
"So fast?"
"Two hours ago, the European division of Qingcheng International launched a takeover bid for Helios's materials science subsidiary."
"price?"
"23% higher than market capitalization."
Qin Xiao was stunned.
"Sister-in-law, you're really spending money!"
Nie Qingcheng said calmly, "If it can be solved with money, then don't let Zhang Yan take the risk."
Qin Xiao immediately shut up.
Zhang Yan looked at her.
"Will Helios agree?"
"They will have a meeting."
"how long?"
"As early as tonight."
Zhang Yan said, "They may not grant access to the core samples."
"I know."
"So what is your goal?"
Nie Qingcheng looked at the facility diagram on the projection.
"Enter the facility."
Zhang Yan understood.
Nie Qingcheng continued, "Joint research privileges may not necessarily grant access to sample 2021-SA7, but they can obtain legitimate status outside the laboratory."
"Go in with your legal identification."
"The core warehouse will then be handled in your way."
Qin Xiao gave a thumbs up.
"Sister-in-law, this move is a sure thing."
Nie Qingcheng didn't look at him.
Whether it's stable or not depends on whether the other party cooperates.
Zhang Yan said, "Plan B is being prepared simultaneously."
Qin Xiao nodded immediately.
"I've already started adjusting the quarterly maintenance records."
He submitted a form.
"The facility's underground electrical system will undergo quarterly maintenance in three days."
"The electromagnetic shielding of the fifth underground layer will be temporarily downgraded."
"The window of opportunity is four hours."
Zhang Yan asked, "Will defenses be strengthened?"
"meeting."
"But the number of maintenance personnel will increase, and staff turnover will become more chaotic."
Nie Qingcheng said, "This is the window of opportunity."
Zhang Yan nodded.
"I entered the facility as a joint researcher."
"If commercial routes can obtain samples, they can directly test for stardust."
"If I can't get it, I'll infiltrate the fifth layer from the inside."
Qin Xiao asked, "What should we do about the Black Scorpion?"
"Get out of the field 20 kilometers away in advance and wait for orders."
"The Devouring Shark is useless?"
"The Sahara has no sea."
Qin Xiao coughed lightly.
"A habitual question."