"Have you seen this morning's newspaper?"
Xia Shiyu, who had changed into her business attire, walked over with a tray. She smiled at Jiang Chen and sat down next to him. At the same time, she placed several newspapers on the table.
Jiang Chen glanced at the cover of the newspaper and smiled. He couldn't be more familiar with that face.
After all, when he looked in the mirror every day, he could see it.
"I'm in the headlines again?"
Jiang Chen put down the spoon in his hand, lazily reached out and picked up a newspaper.
He glanced at the title, caught off guard, and almost spat out the oatmeal in his mouth.
Just then, a soft rabbit bumped into the back of Jiang Chen's head, and the delicious smell swept through the tip of his nose along the golden hair.
Natasha hugged Jiang Chen's neck from behind, put her face close to the newspaper, and read the content of the newspaper for him with great interest.
"… Celestial Trade Battleship Emergency Dispatch, Target Mars!" … Eh? Are you going to make a movie? "
"…"
"Go away, can't you see Jiang Chen is troubled?" Ayesha, who walked out of the kitchen, looked at Natasha, who was glued to Jiang Chen's back early in the morning, and sighed. She rubbed her slightly darkened eyes with one hand and put the plate of salad and bread on the table with the other hand.
Obviously, she didn't rest well last night.
As for what she was doing, hehe … there was no need to elaborate.
Perhaps because she was often pressed under Ayesha's body when they sparred, Natasha still listened to Ayesha's words. She pouted and reluctantly let go of Jiang Chen's neck. She took the newspaper to the side and sat down. She continued to read while drinking coffee.
"Alien vs. Predator? Or the prelude to Star Wars? The Mars scientific research team was attacked by a giant alien creature while exploring water resources, and a Celestial Trade Marine Corps soldier was seriously injured … This is the New York Times, the next is Reuters. "
"Reuters' reporter's application to follow the Celestial Trade Marine Corps to Mars was rejected. The situation on Mars is likely to be more serious than imagined. The Tiangong City plan may go bankrupt? It is recommended that British investors carefully consider the investment environment on Mars … Tsk, you're in a lot of trouble. "
Natasha put down the newspaper and looked at Jiang Chen with a teasing look.
"So-so." Jiang Chen stuffed bread into his mouth as he said, "This is the usual trick of the reporters. They exaggerate things to gain people's attention and then use 'follow-up reports' to restore the truth of the incident."
The Heavenly Palace plan has failed?
What kind of joke was this?
The next batch of supplies and equipment needed for the colony expansion was sent along with a thousand hibernation chambers loaded with marines. In addition, a hundred Earth-penetrating FoM used to attack the Devil Worm's nest were also brought along.
After two generations of upgrades, the engine of the Seagull-class transport ship was capable of sailing between the Mars synchronous orbit and Celestial City. The journey to Mars was no longer a one-way ticket. This was why Jiang Chen dared to send 1,000 Marines to the Mars colony as reinforcements.
The one thousand Marines sent to Mars were to suppress the Devil Worms and to cover the excavation of the Gaia civilization ruins.
"I'm full." Natasha put the coffee cup back on the plate, stood up with the plate, and looked at Jiang Chen, who was still chewing slowly. "I'm going to the Russian Embassy in a while. Do you need me to bring a message for you?"
"No, the call should be coming soon anyway."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Chen's watch began to beep.
Jiang Chen was taken aback and exchanged a surprised look with Natasha.
What a coincidence?
…
The call was indeed from an ally of the Earth Defense Alliance, but it was not from Moscow, but from Shangjing.
"… I read this morning's newspaper."
"I read it too. What's the matter?" Jiang Chen said nonchalantly.
"Nothing." Wu Changfeng forced a smile, paused for a moment, and continued, "I heard that there's a problem at your No. 071 mine?"
"Yes, our people were originally drilling underground water there, but we didn't expect a worm to come out." Jiang Chen sighed and said in a heavy tone, "We have sent reinforcements to the Mars colony. A thousand Marines will reach the Mars synchronous orbit by two weeks at the latest."
Two weeks!
Wu Changfeng's eyebrows twitched.
If he remembered correctly, half a year ago, this number was still more than a month! And at that time, Mars was much closer to Earth than it was now.
Celestial Trade's progress in aerospace technology was so fast that it made people doubt their lives.
Seeing that there was no sound from the other end of the phone, Jiang Chen asked.
"What's the matter?"
Wu Changfeng suppressed the shock in his mind, coughed gently, and said.
"Nothing, I'm just asking on behalf of Hua, do you need reinforcements? After all, when we signed the Earth Defense Alliance Treaty, we vowed to unite against the threat of extraterrestrial civilization. If you need, Hua is willing to send infantry to assist your Marines. "
When he heard Wu Changfeng's proposal, Jiang Chen smiled and politely declined, "No, we can solve this small problem ourselves. And whether Devil Worms can be called extraterrestrial civilization is still up for debate. After all, in our view, they are just a group of dangerous beasts. "
"Then …"
"I know what you are worried about." Jiang Chen interrupted Wu Changfeng's words and said in a confident tone, "Don't worry, by the end of this month at the latest, the Devil Worm specimens will be sent back to Celestial City. We will arrange a biotechnology summit to fully disclose the research progress on Martian species to the international community. "
At this point, Jiang Chen smiled and said the words Wu Changfeng had been waiting for.
"At that time, we welcome your scientists to Celestial City to participate in the summit and jointly participate in the research on Martian species!"
Wu Changfeng was overjoyed and laughed.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang!"
In fact, his seemingly informal phone call was also approved by the higher-ups after a meeting overnight.
After all, he was just a major general in the army, and it was not up to him to decide where to send troops.
The reason why he enthusiastically proposed to send reinforcements to Celestial Trade was not really to send soldiers to the battlefield tens of millions of kilometers away, but rather to vaguely remind Jiang Chen of the covenant established at the beginning of the establishment of the Earth Defense Alliance —
All information related to extraterrestrial civilization should be shared among major member states without reservation. This was also one of the reasons why Hua and Russia were willing to make a certain degree of concessions for their own interests in international affairs and firmly stood on the same front with Xin.
What Wu Changfeng was most worried about was that Celestial Trade was careless on the issue of extraterrestrial civilization. After all, Celestial Trade seemed to be the only one in the world that had the power to send people to Mars. The entire route was monopolized, and even if they were dissatisfied, there was nothing they could do.
Jiang Chen's words undoubtedly dispelled his concerns and allowed him to go back and report to the elders in the academy.
However, what Wu Changfeng didn't know was that the Devil Worm specimen was just an "earthworm" thrown out by Jiang Chen to divert the attention of the international community.
As for the memory of the Gaia civilization, as well as the ruins hidden under Mine 071 … These were the real treasures. Before Celestial Trade turned the place upside down, Jiang Chen would never say a word about them.
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