I ask you to design equipment, but you do science fiction for me?

Just as Chen Anrong was pondering, Tang Yumo, for some reason, suddenly asked him, "Would you like to go and manage a base on some planet?"

After those words were spoken, the room fell silent.

Everyone turned to look at Chen Anrong. Wang Jianfeng frowned, somewhat resentful that Tang Yumo shouldn't have asked such a question, as if it were a provocation.

This time, he wronged Tang Yumo.

Tang Yumo had no intention of provoking her; he was just asking casually. Moreover, he was mindful of Chen Anrong's feelings, which was why he asked the question, fearing that Chen Anrong might overthink things because of this.

Chen Anrong answered the question seriously.

"I don't have any plans for that yet. Right now, I just want to work hard alongside Wang Jianfeng and gain more experience."

"Once I have more experience, I will follow orders from above if needed."

This sounds a bit official, but it's also very sincere.

Su Chen smiled and nodded, saying very seriously, "Indeed, you are very capable of managing the base, but you still have some shortcomings in many aspects. Just follow Wang Jianfeng and work hard for now."

"When the time is right, when the opportunity arises, we will give you priority consideration."

Then, Su Chen changed the subject and talked about other issues.

As everyone was about to leave, Su Chen said to them with a serious expression, "We have a lot to consider now. As the base grows, so does the number of people."

"The higher-ups may send another inspection team, or they may ask us to do some things. You need to make a careful decision in this regard."

When the topic came up, Su Chen brought up space jump technology again.

He very seriously warned everyone present that the space jump technology must not be revealed to anyone other than them.

No one will do.

Everyone nodded.

Su Chen was still a little worried and put some pressure on them.

"Only a few of us know about this. If anyone else knows, it must have been one of us who leaked it."

"If this matter is leaked, I will not show any mercy to anyone, no matter who it is."

Everyone suddenly felt a lot more pressure.

Tang Yumo, somewhat dissatisfied, lightly tapped the table to express her discontent.

I don't agree with what you said.

"Although we know the specifics, there are many people building and researching space jumps. Won't they leak the secrets?"

Su Chen glared at Tang Yumo with annoyance, ignored her, and turned to leave.

Tang Yumo snorted and looked at the others: "These past few days have been quite tiring, let's all go back and rest. I'll have the kitchen prepare some good food for tomorrow."

Everyone left one after another, and Chen Anrong followed Wang Jianfeng.

Just as Wang Jianfeng was about to start his holiday, Chen Anrong suddenly stopped.

"What do we do next? Can I work with Xingtian and the others?"

Wang Jianfeng pondered for a moment and said, "Isn't that unnecessary? We're here to stay for a few days and take a look around."

"Even if you work with him, you won't be able to work for more than a few days."

Chen Anrong squinted her lips, still hoping that she could work with everyone.

This allows us to connect and improve our relationships.

Seeing that Chen Anrong was determined to do so, Wang Jianfeng couldn't say anything and could only ask her about it tomorrow.

Whether or not they can work together depends on the attitude of Su Chen and the others.

In particular, we need to observe Tang Yumo's attitude.

Don't underestimate Tang Yumo just because she's alone; if she disagrees, there's really nothing anyone else can do.

Even Su Chen has to give him face.

Professor Wang can be disregarded, as he is definitely still on Tang Yumo's side.

The next morning at breakfast, Wang Jianfeng mentioned that Chen Anrong wanted to work with them.

After he finished speaking, he looked at Su Chen and the others.

Su Chen remained silent.

Yuan Jingna was the first to speak.

He was afraid that Tang Yumo would say something unpleasant, so he preemptively rejected the suggestion.

"Forget it, you're not going to live here long-term, and you won't be working here for more than a few days anyway."

"Besides, we've all just come back and don't have any specific work arrangements yet. To put it bluntly, we don't actually have any work at the moment."

Wang Jianfeng didn't say anything more, because what the other person said was reasonable, and it would seem a bit inappropriate for him to make any further demands.

Chen Anrong was slightly disappointed, but that was all she could do.

When the topic of work came up, Su Chen assigned them some tasks.

Chen Anrong thought to herself: Now that you have jobs, will you think of me a little?
As he pondered this, he gently tapped Wang Jianfeng's leg under the table, signaling him to say a few more words in his defense.

Wang Jianfeng coughed, a little helpless. They had already agreed on it, so why was he being asked to say it again?
But since Chen Anrong couldn't get anything from him, he couldn't very well refuse her directly.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Jianfeng said, "Now that you have jobs, could you arrange an easy task for him, like being his assistant?"

"He can't stay still; he always wants to work wherever he goes."

Tang Yumo rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "Then be my assistant. I really don't want to work lately."

Wang Jianfeng hesitated slightly. He felt fine with Chen Anrong following anyone, but he was a little uneasy about her following Tang Yumo.

Su Chen said, "Don't you two not get along? What if you two fight if he comes with you? Why don't you let him come with me?"

Everyone was stunned when he said that; no one expected Su Chen to let Chen Anrong follow him.

Tang Yumo was the first to object, but she couldn't publicly oppose it.

Su Chen's words just now particularly annoyed him, and Chen Anrong also looked slightly embarrassed.

Although his relationship with Tang Yumo wasn't good, it was still embarrassing to say it in public.

Once this was settled, everyone went about their own business.

Wang Jianfeng wandered around the various research labs, and when he had nothing to do, he would go off and do his own thing, and nobody bothered him.

Tang Yumo and the others also have their own work to do.

As for Chen Anrong, she followed Su Chen, getting up and working on time every day.

Su Chen has worked with many people, most of whom were his assistants.

If we were to say which assistant best suits Su Chen's taste, it would definitely be Chen Anrong.

Because Chen Anrong really treated him as an assistant.

The others were different; they had a much closer relationship with Su Chen.

For example, Tang Yumo and Yuan Jingna, although they are also assistants, are too close to him, so they don't think about all sorts of things for him like Chen Anrong does.

Chen Anrong is different; she can think of everything for Su Chen.

He could arrange everything perfectly, including who wanted to see him, whether they could see him, what time they were on duty and what work they were doing, their meal times or rest times, and other daily life matters, saving Su Chen a lot of trouble.

Working alongside Su Chen, Chen Anrong learned a great deal, especially in terms of knowledge. He learned the most from Su Chen's research. There were many things Su Chen couldn't understand at all, but when he asked questions, Su Chen would patiently explain until he understood.

Of course, I can't answer every question for him.

There were some issues he knew that Chen Anrong simply couldn't understand, so Su Chen would never say them.

The two worked together for about half a month before Wang Jianfeng announced his departure.

Although he can leave Earth 2, he cannot leave for too long.

He came in a hurry this time, and many things on Earth 2 were not handled very well, so he had to go back.

During the time Chen Anrong spent with Su Chen, she gained a certain understanding of the situation here and developed a certain admiration for Su Chen, particularly for his skill level.

Moreover, he found that being with Su Chen helped him achieve a greater sense of balance.

He suddenly felt a desire to stay.

The thought had barely crossed his mind when he forcefully suppressed it.

I can't do that.

If it were him who said he wanted to stay, Wang Jianfeng would have no objection, but it would be different for the others.

When I say this, I'm sure many people will label me as an ingrate.

She was clearly following Wang Jianfeng, so why was she suddenly going to follow Su Chen?

He didn't want to be seen as that kind of person, so he didn't bring up the suggestion.

Instead, Wang Jianfeng asked Su Chen with a smile how Chen Anrong's performance was.

Su Chen gave him a very high evaluation, and Wang Jianfeng said with a smile, "If you think he's good, why not let him stay?"

Su Chen waved his hand, "This is your best help, how could I take away what someone else loves?"

"Besides, Earth 2 is so big, it needs people like him."

Wang Jianfeng nodded, not really thinking much about it; he was just saying it casually, making a joke.

He thought for a moment, then asked Su Chen if he had any other instructions.

Su Chen said, "You know Earth 2 better than I do. Just do what you think is right, learn from past mistakes, and don't repeat them."

Wang Jianfeng nodded sheepishly; he had indeed made many mistakes in the past.

He kept these erroneous ideas in mind.

At this moment, Chen Anrong suddenly put forward some of her own ideas.

He believes that there should be some effective communication with those above, and that the confrontation should not continue indefinitely. Ideally, they should cultivate their own people.

They occupy some important positions so that it will be easier for them to carry out their duties.

After the question was raised, everyone fell silent.

Chen Anrong's idea was bold, but it wasn't what Su Chen and the others needed.

Many people had suggested this to Su Chen before, including Tang Yumo and Wang Jianfeng.

However, Su Chen rejected all of these suggestions.

In Su Chen's eyes.

Everything they do is primarily in space; Earth is merely a place that confines them, or rather, the place where they live.

There's no need to put too much energy into it.

Even though the higher authorities caused them some trouble, they were too far away from them.

Moreover, they still have the real power in their hands, so there's no need for them to do anything else.

The idea proposed by Chen Anrong is too dangerous.

He's no longer just trying to break free from constraints; he's heading in a more dangerous direction.

Once they do that, the next steps will develop in a different direction.

Therefore, Su Chen has always strictly prohibited such things from happening.

Wang Jianfeng tugged at Chen Anrong's arm, telling him to stop talking.

Chen Anrong glanced at Su Chen, but seeing that Su Chen seemed not to have heard her, she could only silently lower her head.

The two boarded the spaceship that was heading back.

Inside the interstellar warship, Chen Anrong asked Wang Jianfeng, puzzled, why everyone seemed not to hear her after she said those words.

Why did Wang Jianfeng stop him? Did he say something wrong?
Wang Jianfeng pointed to his head and solemnly warned him not to use his old way of thinking to consider the current problems.

He understood what Chen Anrong meant; he had once asked Su Chen the same question, just as Chen Anrong had.

Su Chen didn't give him any explanation, simply telling him not to have such thoughts.

He didn't understand it before, but as time went on, as his status rose, and as he learned more and more.

He finally understood what it meant.

For people like Su Chen, it's actually very easy to cause trouble if they want to.

But why isn't it there?

It's because if they touch something, it will trigger unimaginable things and change a lot of things.

At that point, it will be impossible to salvage the situation.

Most importantly, Su Chen had no such intention.

Since he didn't, other people's opinions didn't matter as much.

Because none of them had the ability to do certain things, and when they were unable to do them, Su Chen was unwilling to do them, but the things still happened, so someone else would have to do them.

Whether the outcome brought about by this other person is good or bad, no one will know.

But everyone knows that this will definitely cause a bloodbath.

For the sake of peace, for the sake of security, for the sake of everything, such an idea is absolutely impossible.

Chen Anrong naturally didn't understand, and Wang Jianfeng couldn't explain it to him much either.

Even if I explained it, Chen Anrong might not agree.

Some things can only be understood and experienced gradually by him.

Once he becomes the administrator of a planetary base, he may change some of his ideas.

Only by standing higher can you see further and understand more.

Seeing that Wang Jianfeng remained silent, Chen Anrong did not ask any further questions.

He hadn't thought much about it before; it just suddenly occurred to him.

Because he had been working with Su Chen frequently recently, their relationship had become closer, which gave him the courage to ask such a question.

But now, she regrets it.

They encountered no danger during the voyage and safely withstood Earth 2.

The two disembarked from the interstellar warship, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar base before them, feeling as if they had just returned from another world. (End of Chapter)