Alpha Base
Alaska, a wasteland in the northwest corner of North America. It covered an area of 1,710,000 square kilometers and had a population of 650,000. Even in the hottest season of the year, the temperature would not exceed 26 degrees Celsius. It could be said that this was a region that had no connection with summer, and the word prosperity had never appeared on this land.
In 1867, when the Russians sold Alaska to the Americans for 7.2 million dollars, they never imagined that there would be such a shocking amount of oil stored there. 1.7 million square kilometers of land for 7.2 million dollars was probably the cheapest land sale in the history of the world, and it was not even comparable to the daily output of Alaska's oil fields.
As Xia Fei's Quantum Holdings promoted clean energy all over the world, the oil fields in Alaska became less important, and the population showed a decreasing trend every year.
No matter how one looked at it, Alaska was not a suitable place for humans to live in, but it was perfect for Xia Fei's secret laboratory. After all, Harris's identity could not be revealed, and Xia Fei did not want to expose the core secrets of Quantum Holdings to the world.
Near the Arctic Circle, there was a small two-story building standing alone on the snow-covered continent. Other than a group of religious believers who worshiped nature and chose to cultivate in the world of ice and snow, there were no other permanent residents in the area of several thousand square kilometers.
It did not have a name, only a codename: Alpha Base.
Xia Feis Vampire was simply too eye-catching. There were only a handful of spaceships on Earth, and Xia Feis spaceship had already been captured by countless news media outlets, which had given it an entire page of coverage.
It was said that the owner of this dark red spaceship was the mysterious largest shareholder of Quantum Holdings, the richest man in the Earth Federation, and the strongest warrior in the Federation.
Even though Quantum Holdings had always kept a low profile, news of Xia Fei's deeds had still spread all over the world. Humans had a natural curiosity toward the unknown, and after countless people's deductions, Xia Fei had long since become a legendary monster. Even Nezha, who rode on wind and fire wheels and had three heads and six arms, could not compare to Xia Fei.
Those who worshiped him believed that he was an existence that surpassed God on Earth, while those who hated him believed that he was a demon from hell that should not even exist in this world.
Xia Fei laughed it off. He knew very well that the current him was no different from when he was riding a bicycle to deliver packages. It was just that he had been lucky enough to get an opportunity, and he had seized it.
Vampire left Xia Fei in this snow-covered wasteland before it automatically navigated out of Earth's orbit. All Xia Fei needed to do was connect to the interplanetary internet using his microcomputer and issue a summon, and Vampire would arrive within a minute.
The two-story building was circular in shape and looked no different from an ordinary house. Ten kilometers away, there was a fence surrounding the area, indicating that it was private property and unauthorized people were forbidden to enter.
Xia Fei walked through the snow, leaving behind a long trail of footprints. There were many Alaskan Malamutes around him, looking at Xia Fei warily as a stranger. Some of the more irritable ones even whimpered a few times.
The living room was very small, just like the guest room of an ordinary family. It was decorated warmly and simply, and a blonde housewife was sitting on the sofa watching TV. She did not appear too surprised to see Xia Fei, walking up to him and taking his jacket before using a white towel to carefully wipe off the snow on him.
"President, this way please." The blonde opened the door next door and smiled.
Xia Fei nodded and walked over. "Won't it be too lonely working here?"
"Nope." The blonde shook her head. "I can watch satellite TV and play games, but I can't go home. I miss my family a little, but it's all worth it. As long as I work here for three years, the company will transfer me to Miami to work, enjoying the beach and the sun."
Xia Fei smiled. "Very good. You know that you'll get what you want. Believe me, you'll get everything you want as long as you keep your mouth shut."
The blonde smiled. "Please believe me. I used to be in charge of internal security at Siemens. We Germans are very particular about the rules. Since we've set them, we won't break them."
Xia Fei did not say anything and walked into the room with a smile.
This was a small guest room. There was not even a window on the four walls. There were only two rows of sofas and a few neatly arranged magazines on the coffee table.
Xia Fei sat down on the sofa and lit a cigarette. Suddenly, the room began to move downward. It was neither fast nor slow. Only those with sharp senses could sense it.
"The quality of the employees here isn't bad. The receptionist just now knows her limits," Phantom said in a professional manner. A person who had undergone special training and a normal person would have a completely different attitude when it came to dealing with people. The details that Xia Fei had asked the blonde lady had all been answered very cleverly by her, telling the truth without being too direct.
Xia Fei nodded. "Yeah, it's obvious that Andre has put a lot of effort into this base, but I can't be sure yet. Let's see all the employees first."
A moment later, the door opened again. A black-haired lady with glasses came out to greet Xia Fei. She seemed to be of Asian descent.
As expected, the black-haired lady was fluent in Asian as soon as she opened her mouth, which made Xia Fei feel very close to her.
"President, I'm the administrative supervisor of Alpha Base, Gu Fengzhu. Welcome to the base, Huan Ying."
Xia Fei stood up and smiled. "Don't be so polite. Just call me Xia Fei. I'm here to work, just like you. You don't have to use those official titles."
The black-haired lady adjusted her glasses. "Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. I heard from Director Andre that you're from Asia, too?"
Xia Fei replied, "Not really. I've been traveling around since I was young, and I've been to many places. I don't really know where my hometown is, but I've spent a lot of time in Asia. It's the interstellar era now. We're all Earthlings, so we're all from the same hometown."
Gu Fengzhu led Xia Fei out and said, "You're really good with words. I thought you'd be an old man around the same age as Director Andre. I didn't expect you to be so young."
Xia Fei smiled. "Yeah, I didn't expect the supervisor of Alpha Base to be so young, either."
Gu Fengzhu led Xia Fei through a long corridor and arrived at a courtyard. There was not a single person along the way, making the place feel rather empty. It seemed like Alpha Base was not being used very often.
"How's Harris doing at the base?" Xia Fei asked.
Gu Fengzhu's expression shifted when she heard the name Harris. She hesitated for a moment before she cautiously said, "Supervisor Harris is impeccable in his profession. He's many times better than our best research institute, but …"
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