The camera on the screen flashed a few times and fixed on a man with deep eyes and a tall nose.
Thin facial features that gave off a very sculptural feeling.
Black shoulder-length curly hair that was tightly wrapped in a white headscarf.
On the face of a middle-aged Arab man with a beard that could cover his entire neck.
He could be seen kneeling solemnly on a piece of wool carpet. After kneeling a few times piously, he stood up. At first, he was very calm, but as time passed, he became more and more agitated as he shouted crazily, "This is the warning that we, the believers of Allah, are giving to the people of the world.
For decades, the Western infidels have brutally invaded our homes, burned our houses, killed our children, and plundered the wealth that Allah has given us that is buried deep underground!
Today, they have set up a devil's eye in the sky, intending to monitor the children of Allah! This is absolutely not allowed! This is absolutely not allowed! Right now, we will use the Ruling Sword to stab the devil's eye! "
After the middle-aged Arab man finished shouting, a series of gunshots resonated in the surroundings. Then, the camera shifted from the many men wearing black robes who covered their faces holding guns and shouting loudly, before landing on the two thick missiles that looked no less than three meters high hidden in the oasis.
"This missile looks very advanced. I wonder where these terrorists got it from …" Zhang Lisheng muttered with a surprised expression when he saw the surface-to-air medium-range missile erected on the tall launcher displayed on the screen of his phone that was ready to be launched.
"These missiles are the Soviet Union's Kalisa 3. After the Soviet Union's Iron Curtain fell at the end of the last century, they were sold to the market by the politicians of many small countries. At that time, it was said that two tons of toothpaste could be exchanged for one," Tina, who was by the side, explained. "It's actually not difficult to find weapons in the international black market. What's difficult is the transportation of weapons."
"You actually know about these?" The young man glanced at the girl beside him in astonishment. Right when he turned his head, the two missiles on the phone screen ignited at the same time, spurting out a blazing pillar of fire as it rapidly rose into the air, charging towards a shuttle-shaped spaceship suspended in the sky.
The distance of tens of thousands of meters was covered in a flash in ten seconds. Just as the missile was about to hit the spaceship with a long white tail in the air, a strong light flashed outside the spaceship, blurring the camera.
Then, there was a loud noise in the sky. After a while, the camera became clear again. After the smoke around the spaceship dissipated, the shuttle spaceship was still floating in the sky, unscathed. Under the sunlight, it shone with a milky white light.
"It's over?" Zhang Lisheng, who had already shifted his attention back to the video, saw the camera freeze and asked in astonishment, "That shuttle-shaped spaceship doesn't seem to be damaged at all. What's the purpose of the Mohammed Honor Society releasing such a video?"
"They said in the message after the video that they intimidated the demons. After being attacked, the spaceship didn't fight back," Maddie explained again.
"Oh, this is ridiculous! Are these extremist religious people living in their own illusion? How can they even come up with such an absurd conclusion …" Zhang Lisheng said sarcastically.
However, halfway through his words, he suddenly remembered the hundreds of native warriors who had personally cut off their necks under the totem pole in order to make the Tudenan tribe that conquered the entire Shrimp B1 Island change its name to Wizard Li. His heart shrank abruptly as his tone became solemn. "However, once this kind of blind faith and blind power erupts, it's often more terrifying than any power controlled by reason!"
"That's right, Lisheng. The technology used by these shuttle-shaped spaceships is obviously very advanced. I don't believe that there's no defense system, but it didn't fight back after being attacked. This shows that the owner of the spaceship maintains a kind attitude towards the Earth civilization. However, if those irrational lunatics in the Middle East attack a few more times, I wonder what will happen then."
"Don't worry, Maddie. If the owner of those shuttle-shaped spaceships really has good intentions towards the Earth, he'll never turn hostile just because of a few harmless missile attacks," Zhang Lisheng said and handed the phone back to the girl.
"Why do you think so?" Maddie took the phone and looked at the young man in confusion.
"It's very simple. These spaceships are parked in the Earth's atmosphere and suspended above our heads. It's equivalent to a person silently sneaking into someone else's courtyard and standing at the window of a family's house to look in. How could they not be prepared to be beaten up after doing such a thing?
What I find strange now is why is it the shortest and weakest person in the 'house' who is beating them up? What are those 'big fellas' doing? "
"Perhaps those 'big fellas' have more considerations since they're too big, so they're able to keep their composure."
"This is indeed a reasonable reason, but it's impossible for us to not even test it once and pretend that nothing has happened, right?" Zhang Lisheng shrugged and a lightbulb suddenly lit up in his mind. "Unless, unless …"
"Unless the various governments have already contacted the owners of the shuttle-shaped spaceships, and both sides have some kind of tacit understanding. This tacit understanding is something that the religious extremists in the Middle East don't understand because they don't have the qualification to contact the spaceships' owners." Maddie's eyes lit up as she continued to ramble on.
"I think so too. Oh, if that's the case, then there'll be more puzzles. How can a foreign civilization reach a tacit understanding with all the powerful governments on Earth in just one night?
Where did they come from? What's the purpose of reaching such a tacit understanding?
What do they want from the Earthlings and what price do they want to pay? Are all of these a mystery? "Zhang Lisheng said and sighed. Leaning on the plane seat, he turned his head to look out of the window.
When the girl by the side saw that the young man was silent, she no longer said anything. Instead, she took out a thin blanket provided by the plane from under her seat and gently covered it on him.
"I don't need this kind of thing even when I've been swimming in the Arctic Ocean for a year." Feeling that his body had suddenly become much warmer, Zhang Lisheng looked down at the blanket on him and could not help but chuckle as he shook his head. Then, he covered Maddie with the blanket.
"I don't need it, but it's still more comfortable to have a blanket wrapped around me." The girl bent down and struggled to pull out a thin blanket from under the young man's seat before covering him. "If you don't want to cover me, then we'll each have one."
Zhang Lisheng did not insist this time. Shrugging, he wrapped his body with the blanket. The girl took the opportunity to lean her head on his shoulder and said jokingly, "I've helped you cover you with a blanket twice, so can you lend me your shoulder as a pillow in return, Lisheng?"
The young man was stunned. Without saying anything, he turned his head back to the window and allowed Maddie to lean her head on his shoulder.
The plane flew steadily in the sky from day to night. The girl and the young man maintained this intimate posture and fell asleep. It was only until the flight was about to land and the flight attendants began to stand on the airport aisle to politely remind the passengers to fasten their seat belts that Zhang Lisheng shook her sleepily awake.
"It's already so late. We've already arrived in New Mexico, Lisheng?" Maddie lowered her head and rubbed her eyes. She could not help but yawn as she looked at the darkness outside the window and asked in surprise.
"Yes, the plane is about to land. Fasten your seat belt quickly." Zhang Lisheng stretched his head to stick close to the cabin window and began to look down at the ground. "Other than the airport, there's almost no light below. New Mexico's state capital, Santa Fe, is much more desolate than I imagined."
New Mexico was located in the southwestern desert area of the US. It had an area of more than 300,000 square kilometers but only had a population of over two million, which was even worse than Brooklyn in New York City.
However, even though the population here was sparse and the economy was not developed among the 51 states in the US, there were magnificent natural landscapes such as red rock cliffs, vast deserts, high mountains, and so on. There were endless tourists all year round. For this reason, the sparse light on the ground was beyond Zhang Lisheng's expectation.
To his surprise, the instant his words left his mouth, Maddie said while combing her hair, "Lisheng, we're not landing at the airport in Santa Fe. Instead, we're landing in Feren City."
"Isn't Feren City just a small town on the border of the US and Mexico? How come they've built a civil airport now?"
"Of course not, but Feren is the last stop on the way to Noah World. The federal government has specially built this airport out of traffic considerations, and it has been open to traffic for more than two months now.
If we fly to Santa Fe first, we'll have to run on the interstate highway for at least a day before we can reach Noah's entrance. It's not as convenient as flying directly to Feren City, "Maddie explained.
As she was speaking, the plane began to descend slowly and dived towards the airport runway at a small angle. The landing gear was lowered, and after a jolt, it landed safely on the ground. After sliding for a few hundred meters on the flat runway, it slowly came to a stop.
After that, a loud male voice resonated from the cabin broadcast. "Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Captain Myron Kavos. US United Airlines Flight AST0906 has arrived safely at Feren City Noah Airport in New Mexico. It's my honor to serve all of you. I wish all of you a smooth new life. Goodbye."
"Looks like the one flying the plane for us is a guy who loves to show off." After Zhang Lisheng finished listening to the broadcast, he followed the applause of the crowd and stood up to line up with Maddie to get off the plane.
The night wind in the New Mexico wilderness was much colder than in New York City. The young man braved the cold wind and looked around at the airport that he was standing in. There were seven to eight boarding gates, but other than the runway that was completely international standard, the other buildings were relatively simple. He took a few deep breaths and took off his coat before putting it on Maddie, who was standing beside him, in a gentlemanly manner.
"Thank you." The girl was stunned for a moment before immediately thanking Zhang Lisheng with an unusually bright smile. Right at this moment, a black SUV sped on the tarmac and came to a stop next to the plane before the airport bus.
Two tall men wearing dark suits and ties of the same color jumped out of the car and walked towards the young man.
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