After leaving Lihua Hotel, Jiang Chen declined Zhao Chenwu's invitation to stay at the Paradise Island Hotel for free and headed straight to the Sixth Street Development Office.
The Inner Circle had changed drastically. When he first came here a few months ago, the only thing that left a deep impression on him was the spider tank with the triangular barrel and the fully armed soldiers. But now, it was the well-dressed pedestrians on the street.
The radiation dust in the air was still oppressive, but the entire base had a different vibe.
That was prosperity.
Zhao Chenwu's high-grade car was no longer a rare item. Now, there were fewer armored vehicles patrolling the streets, and the number of private cars gradually increased. Along the busiest part of the street, there were buildings being expanded everywhere.
Jiang Chen showed the genetic ID on his EP to the guard on duty at the door as he walked into the lobby.
"Hello, sir, how can I help you?" A receptionist sat at the front desk as she twirled her pen and looked at Jiang Chen with a professional tone.
"I want to buy a few pieces of land here to … open a factory." Jiang Chen flipped through the brochure at the front desk as he said nonchalantly.
Building a factory was a lie; he could just build a warehouse to fool people. The key was the 200 square meter real estate certification.
The Sixth Street was about to establish a bank with 30% of the shares for sale. The cake was too tempting.
Imagine, the Sixth Street had less than 20 factories and workshops combined. But now that the average wealth multiplied, how much more would the economy expand? Without an exaggeration, the number of 20 would increase by more than five times in one year. The establishment of a bank would undoubtedly speed up this process.
By that time, how many people would be begging for loans? Investing in a bank would definitely be profitable.
"Buying property? You are welcome to invest in the Sixth Street. But sir, the land in the new industrial zone has been sold. Perhaps you could consider purchasing from the owner. "
"Sold out? That fast? "Jiang Chen was shocked.
Although he expected the newly developed land to be in high demand, he didn't expect it to be sold out so quickly.
Jiang Chen frowned as he thought for a moment before he continued to ask.
"Is there any property that is currently for sale? Any place is fine. "
The receptionist paused for a moment as she looked at Jiang Chen with a strange expression.
"Maybe there is. But why don't you go to the consignment shop in the market area? "
Jiang Chen: "…"
…
Bulk commodities and real estate were basically traded in consignment shops. Usually, the seller would fill in the sales information and deposit the relevant materials or certificates in the consignment shop. Those who intended to buy would get the list and then negotiate the price with the seller. After the transaction, the buyer only needed to move the crystals to the consignment store to take away the items.
Right now, Jiang Chen was holding a list with the words [Store for sale, price negotiable] printed on it.
Jiang Chen stopped in front of a store and examined the store.
Perhaps it was to save electricity, but on the electronic signboard, the words "Fake Leg Specialty Store" were written in black ink.
There was some dust on the wooden window, and the rusty metal door looked a little bleak. Jiang Chen hesitantly raised his hand. Just as he was about to knock, the door was slammed open.
A square-headed "little TV" suddenly popped out and scared Jiang Chen so much that he almost pulled out his gun.
The mouth made of welded metal plates opened and closed rapidly. It stuttered and shouted with a sharp electronic voice, "Welcome! Dear customer. Our store provides mechanical legs and mechanical prosthetics installation. We provide the best service for the wasteland guests who accidentally had their limbs broken! "
Jiang Chen stared at the robot with a spring connecting its body to its skull. His eyebrows twitched as he roughly understood why the store had no customers.
It would be weird if anyone would come if the receptionist looked like this.
Jiang Chen pushed away the scary looking robot without hesitation and walked into the store.
The room was not very bright, and there was a faint smell of engine oil. Unknown metal tools and parts were displayed on the wall, but there was no one at the front desk.
Jiang Chen looked around and tried to ask, "Ahem, is anyone here?"
No one answered.
Is there no one? Or is he busy with something else?
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Chen walked up the stairs behind the store.
At the end of the stairs was the attic on the top floor. Murmurs came from the open door, and the occasional explosion gave people an ominous feeling.
"Is it a problem with the CPU? Hmm, no, it should be the engine control component … "
The door was open, and the roof was also open. The room was filled with strange equipment. There was a small telescope in the corner, and there was a holographic device that looked like a nebula map. In the middle of the room was a cylinder with a radius of about one meter and the height of two people. The sharp head …
"Rocket!?"
The young man who was fiddling with a screwdriver seemed to be disturbed by the sound. He turned around and looked at the door.
"That's right! It's a rocket! " He threw the screwdriver to the side, rubbed his messy curly hair, and laughed.
Jiang Chen examined the firecracker that was as tall as two people and suddenly burst out laughing.
"Haha, finally someone can see the charm of this thing I designed." However, the person misunderstood and instantly had a joyful expression on his face. He opened his arms and walked to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen quietly dodged the hug that clearly hadn't showered for a few days and coughed.
"The purpose of my visit this time is —"
"Investment, right? I understand."
"No, you may have misunderstood —"
"Shh!" The person suddenly signaled for him to stop with a mysterious expression. He then waved at Jiang Chen. "Let me show you something fun first."
Then, the person quickly walked to the corner of the room.
Jiang Chen looked at the person with an odd expression, hesitated for a moment, but still followed.
"Power system normal, hydraulic balance system normal, fuel tank normal …" He mumbled some words that he didn't understand, but he quickly tapped the buttons on the silicon touch panel. His eyes were filled with passion.
Jiang Chen stood behind him and examined the array of instruments that he didn't understand.
"What are you —"
"Ignite!" The excited roar startled Jiang Chen and interrupted all his questions.
One hand slammed on a red button.
Woosh —!
The center of the room exploded with flames. The scorching flames sprayed on the base made of an unknown metal. The floor began to tremble, and the glass window made a piercing noise. The shockwave rushed towards the two of them. Jiang Chen blocked the violent airflow with his hand. Through the gap between his fingers, his face was full of shock.
"Fu * k, what are you doing —"
"It's a rocket! Space, here I come! Haha, fire! " Against the violent airflow, the person tried to stand still. He put his hand on the handle of the device and pushed it to the top.
The pressure instantly increased, and the young man was thrown to the wall. Jiang Chen relied on his powerful body index to stand still. Just as he was about to collapse, he activated the nitrogen shield on his right arm.
The nitrogen shield suddenly expanded from Jiang Chen's right arm. The nitrogen that was interfered with by the special force field quickly formed a compressed loop and repelled the violent airflow.
The impact was instantly dispelled.
"Thank you, buddy." The young man struggled to support his body. He awkwardly smiled and stood up from the ground.
Jiang Chen turned off the nitrogen shield and glanced at the black shadow that had already shot into the sky. He turned around and glared at the person.
"Are you an idiot? Launching a rocket in a room? "What shocked him even more was that the technology in the future allowed rockets to be launched in a room? Just how advanced were the fuel science and materials science?
The person heard the question and forced a smile as he scratched his messy hair.
"It's okay, the Sixth Street doesn't have a rule that forbids shooting into the sky."
"…" Jiang Chen was speechless.
The person patted his messy clothes, cleared his throat, and extended his right hand to Jiang Chen.
"Jiang Lin, the owner of the Sixth Street Fake Leg Specialty Store."
After a moment of hesitation, Jiang Chen shook his hand and looked at him with a strange expression.
"Fake leg? Can you tell me, what is the connection between a fake leg and a rocket? "
Jiang Lin smiled apologetically. He touched his nose and said, "The fake leg shop is owned by my dad."
"What about now?" Although he asked, Jiang Chen already had a general idea of the situation.
The son couldn't inherit his father's business, so he abandoned the family business and started a rocket business?
"I'm not cut out for that." He shrugged, feeling lonely, but then he became interested again as he waved at Jiang Chen. "Let me show you something interesting."
After that, Jiang Lin left Jiang Chen and quickly walked to the other side of the room. Jiang Chen blankly stared at his actions. He sighed as if he had given up and followed him.
"Based on the set program, my Explorer 8 will enter the synchronous orbit at the first cosmic speed. Look!"
Jiang Lin's fingers tapped a few times on the touchpad. The gorgeous light and shadow began to intertwine and converged into a stunning image on the ring-shaped imaging device.
"This is our planet," Wang Zhong said. Jiang Lin smiled and opened his arms to hug the non-existent shadow. He turned around and proudly raised his eyebrows at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen's pupils dilated as he shook in disbelief.
"Fu * k, this is insane …"
Azure blue, and dim yellow.
It was his first time overlooking the land. Other than the color, it was almost the same as the other world.
The azure blue belonged to the ocean, and the clouds that should have been white were mixed with unhealthy darkness. The unhealthy color belonged to radiation dust, chemical dust, and industrial waste. The soil in the northwest was faintly green, which should belong to some kind of mutated plant. He remembered Sun Jiao mentioned before that there seemed to be a place called the Northern Alliance Area in the north. South of Baiyue, the mottled darkness was the color of scorched earth.
Because it was in low-Earth orbit and synchronized with the Earth, Explorer 8 could only see the situation in Asia. But thinking about it, the other side of the Earth should not be any better.
"From various perspectives, this planet is no longer suitable for human habitation." Although this sentence did not sound optimistic, Jiang Lin's tone was calm.
After that, Jiang Lin's finger clicked on the touchpad, and the view of the screen instantly changed.
"This is?" Jiang Chen recovered from the shock and stared at the rows of ring-shaped fragments on the holographic screen.
"The space junk in low-Earth orbit formed a planetary ring in low-Earth orbit. The battlefield of the Third World War is not only on the ground. " Jiang Lin smiled and then operated on the touchpad, zooming in on the image from Explorer 8.
"Most of the fragments are space-based weapons, the wreckage of space stations and artificial satellites, as well as orbital attack ships and anti-satellite missiles. The other part is the wreckage of the lunar facilities, sent to low-Earth orbit by the kinetic energy of the explosion. "
Space-based weapons? For example, the God's Cane. He suddenly remembered a certain diary he had read.
Looking at the pieces of metal wreckage, shock was written all over his face.
It was not because of the tragedy of the war.
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