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Returning home in despair, Shangshan Aoi didn't know how she left the Yoshiwara Club, nor did she know what expression she wore when she walked into the 50-square-meter bachelor apartment.
After taking a shower, she lay on the bed and fell asleep. When she woke up at noon the next day, she found that the pillow towel next to her cheek had been soaked.
Thinking of what happened yesterday, her body trembled involuntarily.
She took out her cell phone on the bedside table and rubbed the screen unconsciously with her fingers holding the phone. She didn't know who to call. The ding-dong sound of receiving an email suddenly startled her, and she was relieved when she saw the sender. It was a work email.
As expected, her application for a search warrant yesterday was without a doubt rejected. The plan failed to keep up with the change. She originally planned to investigate Jiang Chen first and then later, to find evidence of his relationship with the virus incident in the suburbs of Tokyo, and then obtain a search permit from her superiors, becoming a myth in the Tokyo police community...
It now appears that her plan was a joke.
Tears fell involuntarily, destroying her self-esteem.
She wanted to call the police, but suddenly she felt that her idea was ridiculous. She herself is from the Tokyo Police Department. Who should she report to if she calls the police? She suddenly felt very regretful. If she had not acted without permission yesterday, she would not have...
She wanted to call her boyfriend, but she didn't know how to seek comfort from him. She couldn't talk about what happened last night.
But the most ridiculous thing was that the figure that frightened her lingered in her mind like a demon.
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"Space elevator? You've asked the right person. We know that thing very well." Wu Yue suddenly laughed, "In front of the station, one of the tasks of our Beluga Undersea Research Station is to inspect No. 03 The geological environment of the sea area near the space elevator base, detecting geological disasters, and assisting in repairs.”
"How is the situation there?" Jiang Chen asked immediately.
"It was completely bombed." Wu Yue spread his hands helplessly, "I still remember that day. At the beginning of the war, the track that went straight into the clouds was hit by several missiles, and the 30,000-kilometer-long graphene rail was split into the sea. , an entire island was directly cut in two by graphene cables... So, I advise you not to count on that thing."
Don't expect it? Just kidding, Jiang Chen has been thinking about the space elevator. It's just that NAC has never been able to go to the far sea, otherwise he would have sent people to explore the whereabouts of the pre-war space elevator. For an apocalyptic world with sparse population and resources, no technology, and no production capacity, rebuilding a space elevator is an almost impossible task, but it can be done in this world!
"I think I can still count on... Is there any way you can drag the wreckage of the space elevator to the offshore sea?" Jiang Chen asked.
Wu Yue looked at Jiang Chen with an expression like he was looking at a madman, and said with sweat.
“Do you know how much the base of a space elevator weighs?”
"How heavy is it?"
"It has a displacement of 10 million tons and has no power system. After anchoring, it can only be redeployed with special transportation equipment, not to mention that it is still sinking on the seabed. It is not easy to get it to the surface of the sea, let alone transport it to shallow seas. matter."
"Is that so..." Jiang Chen frowned slightly.
"What's the use of a space elevator? That thing can only be deployed at the equator." Wu Yue asked.
There is another thing Wu Yue did not say, that is, the outer space of the earth is now covered with space junk, which looks like an asteroid belt from a distance. In such an environment, there is no way to develop outer space.
"You don't have to worry about my use," Jiang Chen waved his hand, and after pondering for a moment, he continued, "Let's do this, you provide escort for our engineering ship, and we are responsible for the consignment. We will take care of the price. Discuss further?"
"I will convey your proposal to my superiors and I will give you a reply tomorrow at the latest." Wu Yue nodded.
"Then go quickly." Jiang Chen said.
It is not impossible to build a space elevator from beginning to end. The current Graphene Research Institute has developed graphene cables that are enough to serve as space elevator materials. Although it cannot be built to the level of the 22nd century, a space elevator in the early stages can still be built. of.
However, unlike Penglai City, even if all the production capacity of the New Matt District is invested in the space elevator project, it will take at least five years to complete the entire project.
In other words, we have to wait until 2023 for the space elevator to be completed.
But it would be much easier if the wreckage of the space elevator in the apocalypse could be brought to the present world.
It is not impossible to complete a project that takes five years to complete in one year.
Wu Yue lived up to Jiang Chen's expectations, and the Beluga Research Station quickly agreed to Jiang Chen's proposal. After some bargaining, the two parties finally reached a preliminary cooperation agreement.
The NAC has set up a port on Hengsha Island north of Wanghai City for merchants in the Sixth District to trade necessities with the Beluga Research Station. Transaction items include food, raw materials, some daily necessities and industrial products, as well as limited arms.
The settlement currency is limited to NAC universal credits, and the tariff is tentatively set at 10%.
The space elevator transportation agreement is written in a separate agreement.
The Beluga Research Station disassembles and repairs the base of the space elevator for NAC, and recovers the debris of the space elevator that fell from outer space, providing escort for NAC. NAC is responsible for dispatching transport ships and transport ships for consignment.
Because the space elevator sank is far away from Wanghai City, and the depth of the sea near Wanghai City is relatively shallow, it is inconvenient to place the space elevator base. After discussions with the Beluga Research Station, Jiang Chen decided to use Yizhou Taipei as a transit station.
Anyway, for Jiang Chen, it doesn't matter where he transports these parts to the present world. If he hadn't been familiar with the Beluga Research Station, it would have been easier for him to go directly to the target sea area for transshipment.
After signing the agreement with the Beluga Research Station, the NAC expeditionary force also completed its mobilization.
The "Order" steel airship is ready to take off and set off along the coastline in the direction of Yizhou Island. It is expected to arrive in Taipei in eight hours. Also accompanying them was the Zhao Group's caravan on a supply airship. Their main task was to act as guides and communicate with the survivors on Yizhou Island.
People in the Zhao Group are still very familiar with the situation in Taipei. The rocket engines and aviation equipment acquired by NAC were all obtained from the rocket launch site in Taipei.
The task Jiang Chen gave to the captain Li Wang was simple. With 200 marines, he established an outpost, as well as a radar station and a lighthouse in Taipei. If possible, build relationships with local survivor groups and, if possible, integrate those survivors under the NAC banner.
For this second NAC expedition, Jiang Chen gave Li Wang a high degree of freedom of movement. During the expedition to Hongcheng, the former Guards captain had already proven his abilities.
And Jiang Chen also believed that the captain, whom he personally promoted, would definitely live up to his expectations. (.)