"Employees from the first, second, third, and fourth teams, please line up at the first hatch to enter!"
"Employees from the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth teams, please line up at the second hatch to enter!"
"Employees from the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth teams, please line up at the third hatch to enter!"
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A soft electronic voice spread through the huge space on the top floor. Under the shadow of the huge emergency spaceship, countless workers wearing biochemical nano protective suits lined up neatly and entered the spaceship in an orderly manner.
Time passed. It had been more than four months since Luo Yuan arrived on Earth and obtained the energy core of the interstellar beast. Once again, humans were preparing to step onto Earth to collect the carcass of the interstellar beast.
In fact, after the interstellar beast lost its energy core, it only lasted for two days before it died completely. Luo Yuan did not want to do everything himself and become dependent on it. At the same time, he did not want a large number of people to lose their jobs and have nothing to do again. Therefore, the task of collecting the carcass naturally fell to the engineering company that had lost their jobs after the ice mining project.
In order to complete the logistics of the operation, a large number of factories were operating day and night. At the same time, some of the new research results were also used in the manufacturing of the equipment. It could be said that this was a test of new technology.
However, the original date set by the engineering company was delayed again and again.
It was not that the equipment could not be produced, but the technology was being updated too quickly!
With a complete Glassian industrial system, they could explore and learn from it. Especially after the opening of the nanomaterial factory, even though there was a serious shortage of human technicians, the level of human technology was still advancing at a tremendous pace. Almost every few days, there would be new results. Every month, there would be a new generation of technology. Human technology seemed to be in an explosive state, developing at a rapid pace.
Most of the time, when the equipment had just been produced, they would realize that the technology was outdated. It was completely rubbish and unsightly.
The engineering company's departure date had been delayed from one month to two months, then to three months, and now it had been more than four months. If Luo Yuan did not feel that something was wrong and forcefully made the decision, the start date would have been delayed for a few years.
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There were many people outside the spaceship and they were lined up neatly in a square formation. Cui Weichuan called his team members to his own formation.
"All of you are present, start reporting!"
"Reporting to captain, the first platoon should have 300 people, but there are 300 people!"
"Reporting to Captain, the Second Platoon has 301 men in total, 301 men in total!"
Almost all of the workers here had military training experience, and the management of the engineering company was completely militarized.
As Cui Weichuan had performed well in the ice mining project, he was promoted and was now a squadron leader. The number of people he managed had increased from 100 to 300.
Seeing that it was his turn, Cui Weichuan immediately puffed up his chest and said loudly, "Reporting to you, captain. The Second Platoon was supposed to have 300 people but there are actually 299 of them. One of them is on leave."
"Why did someone ask for leave? Did you explain the reason? "The captain frowned and asked in confusion.
Since the last project, they had been unemployed for almost half a year. If it were him, even if he was sick, he would have to report to the hospital first. After all, this project was not at home, but on Earth, which was 600,000 kilometers away. The company would not specially go back and forth to Earth just for an employee. If they missed this time, it basically meant that they would be fired by the engineering company. After all, the company also had strict discipline.
"There will be an adult exam in a few days. That person has to prepare for it. He was a third-year high school student before the apocalypse and his studies have been delayed." Cui Weichuan explained briefly.
"Oh, I see. I hope everything goes well for him. After all, he is from our team." The captain said with a sigh. Nowadays, the learning atmosphere in Hope City was strong. The government had set up countless free adult classes. Affected by this trend, many students before the apocalypse and even young people who had been working for many years had picked up their textbooks again and worked hard for their future.
Nowadays, the social hierarchy was strict and all resources were concentrated on scientific research. The size of the houses that the government distributed for free was a clear indication of this.
Compared to most ordinary people who only had an average house of nine square meters, a research intern or assistant engineer could get 18 square meters, which was double the size. If they had a spouse, the size of the house would be doubled. As for researchers (senior) or senior engineers, they could get up to 100 square meters, which would also be doubled if they had a spouse.
Although he was a captain, because this engineering company was still a temporary establishment, there was still no staff. His house area was still ordinary, and his treatment was not as good as a few temporary technicians. The family of three had to squeeze into a small room, and if they stayed for a long time, they would be out of breath.
However, he did not feel dissatisfied at all. Society was never equal. It was like that in the past, and it was still the same now. Compared to using money to measure things before the apocalypse, he felt that it was more fair to use knowledge to measure things. If he was not old and did not study much, he would have considered going to university again. Fortunately, there was still hope for his son.
"It's almost our turn. Everyone, get into the fifth cabin!" The captain looked at the team in front of him and said loudly.
Cui Weichuan led the team into the living cabin. He realized that the living cabin was not as empty as it used to be. For this mission, it had been specially modified. There were many safety seats added and the living cabin was decorated like a super large conference room. It could fit more than 100,000 people at a time.
Soon, he followed the team to his seat.
The safety device on the seat was exactly the same as the one in the room. He put on the safety device familiarly and suddenly, his chest and abdomen were covered with a soft material.
He noticed that his workmate next to him seemed to be taking deep breaths. He smiled and said, "Old Lin, why are you so nervous? Haven't you been in it before? There were no safety seats back then."
"Squadron Leader, I'm really a little worried. Look at this big guy flying from space to Earth. I feel that it's really unreliable." Old Lin was a construction worker before the apocalypse. Although he had been in the spaceship once during the migration, he still felt weak in his limbs.
"This thing is made by aliens. It's not afraid of flying in space, let alone such a short journey. This is much safer than taking a car."
"Then I'd rather take a car. At least it's safe." Old Lin was stunned and said.
While both of them were chatting, the spaceship suddenly shook and began to move slowly. Cui Weichuan immediately swallowed the words that he was about to say. His face turned pale. He did not look nervous but he was actually sweating. He had spent his whole life on land and rarely took a plane. It was not a good thing to suddenly return from space in a spaceship.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly. There were no bumps along the way. He only realized that they had landed on Earth when he heard the announcement.
Cui Weichuan followed the team out of the spaceship. However, he realized that the people in front of him suddenly stopped.
"Oh my god, what's that?"
"Could it be that the carcass of the mutated beast that we're going to collect?"
"It's like a mountain!"
Cui Weichuan suppressed his curiosity and continued to maintain the order of the team. Fortunately, after a while, the team moved forward again. Soon, he saw a shocking scene in front of him.
Not far in front of him, there was a carcass that was the size of a small hill. It was half-buried in the glacier.
Half of its carcass was covered by snow. However, from the scales and claws that were exposed, one could tell that its size was quite shocking.
He suppressed his urge to scream and took a deep breath. He was now a squadron leader and he had to lead by example. However, he could not help but look at the carcass from time to time. Even though he was mentally prepared for the huge project that involved almost 50,000 people and he guessed the size of the gigantic beast, it was still less than 11% of the actual size.
Fortunately, they only did some preparatory work in the first few days.
Thousands of construction vehicles and large cutting equipment were sent down from the spaceship. At the same time, they began to build a mobile nuclear power plant on the surface of the ice. Nowadays, the construction vehicles were powered by electricity. With the breakthrough of nanomaterial technology, the shackles of battery technology were easily overcome. Now, the construction vehicles did not need to drag a long cable.
For the next few days, the workers had been setting up a large number of lights around the gigantic beast. They also built an emergency hospital, a maintenance factory and installed steel scaffolding. During the construction, the workers had to tie safety ropes on their bodies. After all, the gigantic beast was too big. Without safety measures, accidents could easily happen.
Every morning when Cui Weichuan woke up, he would put on the lead-plated nano biochemical protective suit and walk around the giant beast. It was to satisfy his curiosity and also to train his body. His behavior was not outstanding. There were many people around the giant beast watching him at all times.
Although the lead-plated nano-biochemical protective suit was only a thin layer, it did not make people feel cold at all. Moreover, it was connected to the helmet and it was completely sealed. The chilling wind outside was completely shielded and they had to rely on portable oxygen tanks to breathe.
Although it was slightly inconvenient, no one dared to take off the helmet. It was not only because of the cold but also because of the terrifying aura of the gigantic beast. It was said that a worker from a team did not listen to the warning a few days ago. He immediately fainted on the ground and was in a coma for three days. When he woke up later, he became a little deranged and his entire person was not normal.
Of course, these were all rumors. Since that day, he had not seen that worker again. That night, the team leader also had a meeting to strictly warn them about this serious violation of the rules.
The preparation work was done for five days. On the morning of the sixth day, the demolition team buried the explosives in the ice layer on the gigantic beast's carcass. After the explosion, a large amount of ice and snow suddenly slid off the surface of the carcass. The magnificent gigantic beast finally revealed itself.
Without the ice and snow covering it, it was almost one size smaller. However, it was even more shocking and daunting to look at.
The silver-white scales on its body shone brightly under the light as if they were glowing. It made people feel that this creature should not have appeared in the mortal world at all. Instead, it should have existed in myths and legends.
Its body, including its head, was buried under the ice layer. Perhaps less than a third of its body was exposed to the surface. However, its vertical height was still more than a hundred meters, like a small hill.
Cui Weichuan instinctively gulped. However, no one paid attention to him as everyone was deeply attracted by this terrifying and mysterious beast.
As a sharp whistle was heard, his body trembled and he snapped back to his senses. The project had finally begun.
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