Kwai returned home in a daze. She didn't know how she left the Yoshihara Club, nor did she know what kind of expression she had when she walked into the 50-square-meter apartment.
After taking a shower, she fell asleep on the bed. When she woke up at noon the next day, she found that the pillow beside her cheek was soaked.
Thinking of what happened yesterday, her body trembled involuntarily.
She took out her phone from the bedside table, and the fingers holding the phone unconsciously rubbed the screen. She didn't know who to call. The ding sound of the email suddenly startled her. She was relieved when she saw the sender. It was a work email.
As expected, the search permission she applied for yesterday was rejected without any suspense. Plans couldn't keep up with changes. She originally planned to investigate Jiang Chen first and find evidence of his relationship with the virus incident in the suburbs of Yoto. Then she would get permission from the higher-ups to become a legend in the Yoto police …
Now it seemed that her plan was just a joke.
Tears fell involuntarily and destroyed her self-esteem.
She wanted to call the police, but she suddenly felt that her idea was ridiculous. She was from the Yoto Police Department. Who should she call the police to? She suddenly regretted it. If she didn't act on her own yesterday, she wouldn't 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.
However, the most ridiculous thing was that the figure that terrified her lingered in her mind like a demon.
…
"Space elevator? You've asked the right person. We're very familiar with that thing. " Wu Yue suddenly laughed. "Before the war, one of the tasks of our Beluga Seabed Station was to investigate the geological environment near the base of the No. 03 space elevator, detect geological disasters, and assist in maintenance."
"What's the situation there?" Jiang Chen asked immediately.
"It was completely blown up," Wu Yue spread his hands helplessly. Wu Yue spread his hands helplessly. "I still remember that day. At the beginning of the war, the trajectory that went straight into the clouds was hit by several missiles. The 30,000-kilometer-long graphene rail split into the sea, and an entire island was directly cut in half by the graphene cable... So, I advise you not to count on that."
Don't count on it? What a joke, Jiang Chen had been thinking about the space elevator. It was just that NAC had no way to go to the distant sea. Otherwise, he would have sent people to explore the whereabouts of the pre-war space elevator. For the apocalypse with a sparse population and resources, it was almost impossible to rebuild a space elevator, but it could be done in the modern world!
"I think I can still count on it … Do you have a way to drag the wreckage of the space elevator offshore?" Jiang Chen asked.
Wu Yue looked at Jiang Chen as if he was a madman.
"Do you know how heavy the base of the space elevator is?"
"How heavy?"
"It has a displacement of 10 million tons and no power system. After dropping the anchor, it can only rely on special transportation equipment to redeploy, not to mention that it's still sunk to the bottom of the sea. Not to mention transporting it to the shallow sea, even getting it to the surface is not an easy task. "
"I see …" Jiang Chen frowned.
"What do you need a space elevator for? That thing can only be deployed at the equator," Wu Yue asked.
There was one more thing that Wu Yue did not mention. Earth's outer space was now filled with space junk. From afar, it looked like an asteroid belt. In such an environment, there was no way to develop outer space.
"You don't have to worry about what I'm going to do." Jiang Chen waved his hand, thought for a moment, and then said, "How about this, you provide escort for our engineering ship, and we will be responsible for the consignment. We can discuss the price later? "
"I will convey your proposal to my superiors, and I will give you a reply by tomorrow at the latest." Wu Yue nodded.
"Then go ahead," Jiang Chen said.
It was not impossible to build a space elevator from beginning to end. The Graphene Research Institute in the modern world had developed graphene cables that could be used as a space elevator material. Although it could not be built to the 22nd century level, it was still possible to build a space elevator in the initial stage.
However, unlike Penglai City, even if all the production capacity of the New Malaysia Special District was invested in the space elevator project, it would take at least five years to complete the entire project.
In other words, the completion of the space elevator would have to wait until 2023.
But if the wreckage of the space elevator could be moved to the modern world, it would be much easier.
It was not impossible to complete a project that would take five years to complete in one year.
Wu Yue did not disappoint Jiang Chen's expectations, and the Beluga Station quickly agreed to Jiang Chen's proposal. After some bargaining, the two sides finally reached a preliminary cooperation agreement.
NAC set up a port on Hengsha Island north of Wanghai for merchants from the Sixth Street to trade necessities with the Beluga Station. The trading items included food, raw materials, some daily necessities and industrial products, as well as limited arms.
The settlement currency was limited to NAC credits, and the tariff was tentatively set at 10%.
The transportation agreement for the space elevator was written in another agreement.
The Beluga Station would dismantle and repair the space elevator base for NAC, as well as recover the wreckage of the space elevator that fell from outer space, and provide escort for NAC. NAC was responsible for dispatching transport ships as well as transport ships for consignment.
Because the sinking site of the space elevator was far from Wanghai, and the depth of the sea near Wanghai was relatively shallow, it was not convenient to place the space elevator base. After discussion with the Beluga Station, Jiang Chen decided to use Taipei as a transit station.
Anyway, for Jiang Chen, it was the same where these parts were transported to the modern world. If it were not for the fact that he was not familiar with the Beluga Station, it would be easier for him to go directly to the target sea area.
After signing an agreement with the Beluga Station, NAC's expeditionary force also completed the mobilization.
The "Order" steel airship could take off and set off along the coastline in the direction of Yizhou Island. It was expected to arrive in Taipei in eight hours. Accompanying them was the Zhao Corporation's caravan on a supply airship. Their main task was to act as a guide and communicate with the survivors on Yizhou Island.
The people of Zhao Corporation were 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 Captain Li Wang was very simple. With 200 Marines, he had to establish an outpost in Taipei, as well as a radar station and a lighthouse. If the situation permitted, he had to establish a good relationship with the local survivor groups. If possible, he would integrate those survivors under the banner of NAC.
For NAC's second expedition, Jiang Chen gave Li Wang a high degree of freedom. In the Hongcheng expedition, the former Captain of the Guards had proven his ability.
And Jiang Chen also believed that the captain he personally promoted would never disappoint his expectations.
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