Two hours later, Musk looked at the giant factories on the horizon, as well as the fleet of trucks on the wide road. He had a look of envy on his face.
This was a rather complete industrial system. From the extraction of raw materials, to the processing of heavy industry, to the fine processing, to the various finished products factories, and finally to the assembly factories with ten thousand people, the entire industrial chain was completed in this vast industrial park.
What was even more outrageous was that the entire industrial park here and even a resource mining company that provided raw materials belonged to the young man next to him...
"I think the outside world has underestimated your assets."
Standing in front of the gate of the industrial park, Musk could not help but exclaim, "I think your actual assets definitely far exceed the outside world's estimates, even exceeding the total assets of some established consortiums."
The reason why he said this was because in the Forbes Global Rich List of 2023, Chen Chen was assessed by Forbes to have total assets of 50 billion US dollars as he owned the Eco Science City and various patents. He was ranked 20th in the world and was also the youngest member on the list.
"That's what you say, but in Africa, everything is worthless, including human lives," Wang Yao said.
Chen Chen smiled indifferently. "What's more, I'm not a businessman. For people like you and I who have big dreams, money is just a tool to serve our dreams. If our dreams can't be realized, what's the use of having more money?"
"Hahahaha, Chen, you're so right!"
Hearing this, Musk's eyes suddenly lit up. Only then did he remember that the young man in front of him, like himself, was constantly working hard for a certain dream — his dream was to establish a permanent colony on Mars and make mankind a trans-planetary species. Was this not the same for the mankind anti-aging plan of this amazing young man in front of him?
Blackwatch had long stated on countless public occasions that the company's corporate vision was to let mankind enter the era of longevity and even to move toward the dream called immortality...
He had to admit that this young man in front of him who had single-handedly created a legend was indeed in line with his ideals. After all, if he achieved his wish of migrating to Mars in the future, he was afraid that he would be in his twilight years. Would he have to die of old age on Mars after he had just fulfilled his dream?
Although he had once said that "his dream is to scatter his ashes on Mars", Musk knew that he did not want to die.
He had endless money and had the talent to stand proudly in the world. To him, this world was wonderful.
However, today, the development of technology was changing with each passing day. From this biological company, Musk also saw the hope of obtaining a higher quality of life. For this reason, he specially gave this company many preferential treatment, including lace electrode technology and this friendly visit.
These were all manifestations of Musk's kindness.
Following that, Chen Chen led Musk on a tour of the entire industrial park before coming to a satellite manufacturing department.
"This is the communication satellite we designed."
In the dustless laboratory, Chen Chen led Musk to a behemoth.
It was a spiral-shaped metal object. It was pitch-black in color and only had a diameter of one meter. However, it was over four to five meters tall. Patterns flickered on its surface. At the same time, a large number of scale-like patterns were embedded in it.
Rather than calling it a satellite, it would be more accurate to call it a work of art, full of indescribable oddities.
"This is..."
Musk looked at the monster in front of him, flabbergasted. As an expert in rockets and satellites, he knew that because there was no air in the vast space, satellites did not have to be made into a beautiful streamlined shape like airplanes. Therefore, satellites came in a variety of shapes.
There were shuttle-shaped, spherical, barrel-shaped, and even flaky...
Moreover, many satellites came with their own solar panels, so when they were actually unfolded, the satellites looked like sailboats. Some even carried receiver antennas like iron pots on their backs. They were far less beautiful than airplanes.
Still, in any case, satellites had strong functional characteristics. Real experts could distinguish the functions of a satellite with the naked eye.
However, the image of the satellite in front of him subverted Musk's understanding of satellites.
"I suspect that the thing you want to launch will have a hard time getting the approval of the international space regulatory agencies..."
Musk's expression was a little strange. He joked, "And by launching this thing, are you trying to contact aliens?"
"I know it doesn't look like a human creation, but don't worry, I'm not launching it to contact aliens."
Chen Chen shook his head and solemnly said, "This is a communication satellite developed by Blacklight Biotechnology. The purpose of launching it is to provide my company with a unique encrypted communication technology."
"Encrypted?"
"Yes."
Chen Chen nodded. "After all, Mr. Musk, you must understand that if technology secrets of high-tech companies like ours are leaked, it means a loss of billions or even tens of billions of dollars. Therefore, technical leaks are very difficult for us to bear, but if we have a unique communication channel, it'll be much simpler."
With that, Chen Chen patted Musk on the shoulder. "Also, I have my ways to deal with the Earth Federation Space Regulatory Agency. Mr. Musk, you just need to launch it into geosynchronous orbit."
Hearing this, Musk could not help but take a deep look at Chen Chen, then slowly walked to the so-called satellite and gently touched it.
Musk felt an ominous feeling from this satellite, especially the totem-like lines on it. When he reached out to touch it, he even had the illusion that he was touching a wriggling maggot...
It was a disgusting and creepy feeling, as if it was a living thing.
"The technology of this satellite is very advanced."
Chen Chen walked to Musk and said with a look like he was looking at a work of art, "It only weighs about ten tons, your Falcon 9 can easily carry it."
"I just read from the letter of intent that you want to launch a total of five of these satellites?"
Musk asked, "For satellites in geosynchronous orbit, only three are needed to cover the entire area of the Earth except for the north and south poles. In this case, you're launching five satellites to cover the north and south poles at the same time?"
"Yes, that's what I was thinking."
Chen Chen nodded and invited again, "Now that we've seen the satellite, what else would you like to see next?"
"Since we've come to the world-renowned Eco Science City, the next step is naturally to see the life science and technology of your company."
Musk did not want to delve too deeply into the matter just because of a satellite. After thinking about it, he took the initiative to change the topic to longevity technology. "Didn't you say that there's a brand new age-reversal project? If possible, I'd like to take a look at it. I just hope that this request doesn't bother you. "
"Not at all, it's my pleasure."
Chen Chen nodded. "Since you want to see it, I'll naturally do my best as a host."
With that, Chen Chen gave Cheng Cao a look and took the lead to turn around and walk out of the laboratory.
...
The so-called satellite was none other than a part of the Gantz teleportation technology.
Chen Chen's goal was to use the five Gantz satellites to cover every corner of the Earth. After that, he only needed to build a few larger Gantz servers. At that time, Chen Chen could rely on Gantz technology to teleport around the world without delay.
At that time, Chen Chen would have the power to fight against the Earth Federation...
The reason why Chen Chen borrowed Musk's hand to launch the satellite was actually very simple.
With the power of Chen Chen's current USB drive, he could at most extract aircraft of the level of a small Bugatti Spaceship. However, although this type of aircraft was flexible and could even travel in space at will, it could not bear the weight of a Gantz satellite at all.
Although Chen Chen had applied for aerospace qualifications in Namibia and had the interstellar spacecraft technology obtained from Elysium's dimension, after all, he did not have any foundation in the aerospace industry. It was impossible for him to go from scratch and launch a ten-ton satellite from the ground to the sky in just a few months.
Therefore, Chen Chen would not be able to send the Gantz satellite to geosynchronous orbit on his own for at least a year or two. If Chen Chen wanted to launch the satellite, he would have to entrust it to other aerospace agencies.
As the world's best private aerospace company, Elon Musk's SpaceX was naturally a good target.
Moreover, this time, Chen Chen might also have the idea of pulling Musk into his own camp.
As everyone got into the car again, the three cars turned around and drove in the direction of Eco Science City. However, gradually, the bodyguards next to Musk suddenly felt that something was wrong.
This was because the bodyguards in the other two cars had disappeared along with the people in the car when they passed a fork in the road.
"Boss, there's a problem..."
The bodyguard whispered in Elon's ear, then slowly put his hand into his pocket.
"If I were you, I wouldn't do this."
However, before the bodyguard could touch the gun in his pocket, Chen Chen in the passenger seat suddenly turned his head and glanced at him with a smile.
In the next second, the bodyguard suddenly felt a pain in the back of his neck as if something had gently pricked him. He was startled but before he could recover, he felt his vision go black, and then he immediately lost consciousness...
All of this happened in a flash. Musk watched dumbfounded as an anesthetic needle was slowly pulled out of the bodyguard's neck and at the same time, it flew out of thin air into Chen Chen's palm and was put away by Chen Chen.
"Mr, Mr. Chen, what's the meaning of this?"
Musk's expression darkened. "I don't think I've offended you? Are you going to attack me just because I'm unwilling to join God's Forbidden Zone? "
"You've misunderstood."
Chen Chen shrugged and said with an innocent expression, "I have no intention of hurting you. The reason I'm doing this is to keep it a secret. After all, you'll see the real secret of our God's Forbidden Zone later..."
"The real secret?"
Musk's expression was solemn. He looked out the window at the bustling urban area of the Eco Sciences City and felt slightly relieved. "I hope so."
Chen Chen smiled and did not explain too much.
Soon, Cheng Cao, who was the driver, drove the Rolls-Royce to the underground parking lot of a 5A office building.
Suddenly, when he saw that he had arrived at such a secluded place again, Musk's pupils shrank involuntarily.
However, this time, after the car officially stopped in the parking lot, Chen Chen and Cheng Cao got out first. At the same time, Cheng Cao considerately opened the door for Musk in the back.
Musk got out of the car reluctantly. Suddenly, a damp, cold, moldy smell pierced his nose, causing him to sneeze involuntarily.
"Please follow me."
Chen Chen nodded at Cheng Cao and walked to the elevator on the side.
Musk hesitated slightly. He looked at Cheng Cao who was glaring at him, sighed inwardly, and slowly followed.
In this way, the group of three entered the elevator. However, when the elevator closed, no one pressed the floor button in the elevator and the elevator moved automatically.
Moreover, the elevator did not go up, it was going down...
Sensing the elevator's continuous descent, Musk's pupils shrank slightly. After all, in just half a minute, the height of the elevator's descent had probably exceeded dozens of meters.
When the elevator reached the bottom, with a prompt, it opened again. A 500-square-meter underground space suddenly came into Musk's sight.
This was an empty subway platform.
This subway platform was empty, only two tunnel trams that looked like small trains were parked at the platform entrance.
These two tunnel trams were about five meters long and were made of all-alloy. The front of the tram was triangular in design and there was also the Blackwatch logo on the front.
Seeing this different world underground, Musk was even more surprised. He subconsciously looked along the track, only to see that other than the platform, the tunnel in the distance was completely dark.
"The Hive in Resident Evil?"
Musk couldn't help but smile as he said, "I finally understand why I always feel like I'm seeing things …"
"Don't joke around, Mr. Musk."
Chen Chen took the lead to step onto the tunnel tram. "The Hive isn't as hidden and complicated as the underground base I built."
"I'd like to see it too."
Musk replied and then got on the tram.
After he stood firm, there was a sizzling sound of electric current. The tram started slowly on its own and began to move toward the end of the tunnel.
Unlike the tunnel trams in Resident Evil, Chen Chen's tunnel tram was clearly more humane. Not only did it have three rows of seats, but there was also an oversized LCD monitor, which was constantly playing the Chinese version of Crayon Shin-chan.
Watching Crayon Shin-chan in the gloomy and depressing tunnel tram was a different kind of experience.
The tunnel tram was extremely fast and it only took a few minutes to reach the end of the trip.
When Musk got off the tram again, he saw a subway platform that was almost the same as the previous one.
Unlike the previous platform, there was a circular tunnel at the end of the platform. In the center of the tunnel were two alloy doors for elevators. Beside the tunnel, there were three other tunnels that led to three other subway platforms in different directions.
In other words, there were three other entrances to the surface of the Eco Science City in addition to the previously known parking lot.
Musk immediately understood when he saw this.
Ignoring Musk's observation, Chen Chen walked to the elevator door in the corridor. The elevator door opened to reveal an elevator that was even more spacious than Musk's.
This time, Musk entered the elevator again without Cheng Cao's coercion. This time, Musk clearly felt that the elevator was beginning to descend at an even more alarming speed.
After several twists and turns, while Musk was getting more and more shocked, the three of them finally stepped into the interior of the Spire Experimental Base.
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