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

This person was quite clever. He immediately refuted Tang Yumo's previous statement, denying that the person was up to do anything harmful, and instead said that the person was seeking cooperation.

Tang Yumo was too lazy to waste words with this person and said impatiently, "Alright, stop talking to me about this useless stuff."

"Right now I just want to know if you still want this person. If you do, have someone come and apologize to me first, and then we can talk about how I can give this person to you."

The person in the video smiled slightly: "I'll talk to you."

"Of course we want him, but if you think he's talented, you can keep him. We don't mind."

Tang Yumo chuckled coldly, "If you don't want it, then I'll just dispose of it. I won't leave this kind of trash at the base."

The person in the video changed his expression, and the person being held captive turned deathly pale, trembling with fear as he looked pleadingly at the person in the video.

After a moment of contemplation, the person in the video asked, "What do you want to do? What are your demands?"

Tang Yumo stated her requirements.

His request was relatively simple and not particularly unreasonable, but it still angered the people above him.

First, they need to apologize; second, they need to come and pick up the people in person; and third, they need to announce to the world that their people colluded with outsiders, causing a crisis at the base.

These are all humiliating conditions; there's no real financial loss, but the damage to one's reputation is significant.

The authorities could completely do without this person, but they have no choice but to keep him.

Although this person is insignificant, if you send someone over to do something and this person has been arrested, and you don't get this person back, or if you have the ability to get this person back but choose not to, and instead just watch them be executed, who will dare to do things for you in the future?

Therefore, there are some things that have to be done.

This is the current situation; forced by circumstances, they chose to agree to Tang Yumo's conditions.

Next, Tang Yumo contacted people at other bases in the same way, and they did the same.

They basically agreed on Tang Yumo's conditions, the only difference being the Antarctic base.

Their attitude was quite tough; they didn't care about other people's lives or reputations at all.

The person negotiating with Tang Yumo said, "Do whatever you want, we will never agree to your demands."

Tang Yumo really didn't expect the people at the Antarctic base to be so tough, even to the point of being inhuman.

Since they didn't want it, Tang Yumo didn't stand on ceremony anymore. She simply waved her hand and had someone take the people away.

No one knows what happened to him; in any case, he disappeared from the base.

The news spread like wildfire and quickly reached higher levels and various bases.

Everyone gained a new understanding of Tang Yumo's methods.

Su Chen and the others also learned about this.

Wang Jianfeng was deeply moved. If it were him, he might not have used such ruthless methods as Tang Yumo.

Su Chen acted as if nothing had happened, as if he hadn't even heard about it. When he met Wang Jianfeng and the others, he didn't talk about it. Instead, he asked Wang Jianfeng how the gala was going.

The Spring Festival is just around the corner, so this matter must be handled properly.

Although some major events have occurred recently, it does not prevent everyone from happily celebrating the Spring Festival, nor does it hinder what they are doing now.

Wang Jianfeng reassured Su Chen that although he had been quite busy and depressed lately, he had been doing what he was supposed to do.

He wasn't just busy preparing for the gala; Wang Jianfeng was also busy with other things.

Yuan Jingna and Professor Wang did discuss this matter, and their only concern was that what Tang Yumo had done might cause some trouble.

Just as they expected, not long after, the higher-ups suddenly contacted Su Chen, saying they wanted to have a large-scale meeting with him.

This meeting not only included Su Chen and others, but also the Antarctic base and other bases.

After learning about this, Tang Yumo wanted to come back immediately.

He wanted to get involved, but Su Chen told him to take care of things at the base first.

Now that we have control, we must properly resolve the remaining issues.

For example, regarding personnel issues, how should these people be dealt with?

Another issue is how to prevent similar incidents from happening again; these are things that Tang Yumo needs to address.

Tang Yumo needs to readjust the space jump base, in particular, to make it even safer.

Su Chen and Wang Jianfeng held a meeting to ask each other who they would send.

Since they have been invited, they should naturally go. But who should go and who shouldn't? This is a question worth discussing.

Everyone first looked at Su Chen. Judging from Su Chen's words, he seemed unwilling to go and wanted to hand the matter over to someone else.

Professor Wang directly asked Su Chen about his intentions, and Su Chen frankly replied, "I personally am not very willing to go, so I will choose two people from among you to go."

Everyone frowned when they heard that Su Chen wasn't going.

If Su Chen doesn't go, this large-scale meeting will probably lose its meaning.

If those above don't agree, others probably won't either.

After careful consideration, Professor Wang said, "I think you still have to go. You definitely can't not go."

"The main content of this meeting will probably be related to us, or rather, directly related to you. If you don't go, what's the point of this meeting?"

Su Chen shrugged his shoulders but didn't say anything.

Professor Wang continued, "You should talk to your superiors first and see if you can avoid going."

Su Chen nodded and went directly to the liaison room to communicate with his superiors.

Wang Jianfeng and the others followed behind.

The higher-ups are adamant that Su Chen must be present; otherwise, there's no point in it.

Left with no other choice, Su Chen had to agree.

Su Chen was alone; he needed someone to go with him.

At this moment, Wang Jianfeng and Professor Wang's eyes fell on Yuan Jingna.

They believed that Yuan Jingna was the most suitable candidate.

Wang Jianfeng has many things to handle and simply cannot spare the time, and he also needs to be present to oversee things.

As for Professor Wang, his prestige is not that high, and although he has been following Su Chen for so long, if we're talking about who understands Su Chen's thoughts better, it's definitely Yuan Jingna.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to have Yuan Jingna accompany Su Chen to the meeting.

Professor Wang's primary focus is research. Although he understands the intrigue and backstabbing involved in such matters, he is not good at it.

Although Yuan Jingna didn't know much about it either, she was a well-known plant expert with a high status in her field and a remarkable figure in the expert community. Everyone had to give her some respect.

As the saying goes, "a man and a woman working together makes the work easier," and it's even more suitable for both of them to work together, as they can relax more easily.

If two men are together, there probably won't be as much romance.

For various reasons, both Wang Jianfeng and Professor Wang believed that Yuan Jingna should accompany them.

Yuan Jingna didn't mind; she had nothing to do lately and was willing to go out with Su Chen for a walk, see the sights, and catch up with old friends. She heard that this meeting covered a lot of topics, and naturally, many experts were present.

Su Chen will only send two people; he won't send any other experts.

Because the two of them are among the top experts, especially Su Chen, who is worth a hundred people.

He can go by himself.

The next few days.

Wang Jianfeng and Su Chen's people discussed the possible topics to be discussed during the meeting and what might happen.

Wang Jianfeng believed that, to be on the safe side, they should send two interstellar warships along with them.

Su Chen was aboard an interstellar warship.

Some protection personnel should be assigned to the interstellar warship.

Another person will be on board the other interstellar warship for comprehensive protection. In case of danger, this interstellar warship can directly obey Su Chen or Wang Jianfeng's orders to launch any attack.

Su Chen thought it was making a mountain out of a molehill; he preferred to travel on his own interstellar warship.

There were two people who didn't want to go to such lengths, but the others disagreed.

Ultimately, they chose Wang Jianfeng's suggestion.

Afterwards, everyone talked about the content of the talks.

Wang Jianfeng brought over the latest information, frowned as he looked at its contents, and said, "From what we understand so far, this meeting will be attended by people from more than a dozen bases, not to mention those from smaller bases."

"Besides our base, there are several other large bases."

"First is the Antarctic base, then the newly reorganized Tianlong base, and the rest are the Black Hawk base, the Swan base, and the Solar base, etc."

Su Chen and his team's base never had a name. They used to have a Tiangong base, but that was a base built on the moon.

Each of these bases has its own name.

However, as time went on, Su Chen and his team built more and more bases, so they didn't have a unified name.

They don't need to be named; they're basically named after planets.

This time, leaders from bases large and small all over the world will be going, and they will bring their top experts with them.

There may also be some debates, discussions, and comparisons.

At this moment, Su Chen suddenly looked at Wang Jianfeng and asked, "Where is the meeting place?"

Wang Jianfeng shook his head; no one knows where the meeting will be held yet.

Professor Wang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but smile: "Could we try to hold the meeting at our base? That way, Su Chen won't have to travel all over the place."

Wang Jianfeng frowned and said, "Is there enough time? If we were to hold the talks here, we would definitely need to make some arrangements, but would we have enough time to do so?"

After Wang Jianfeng finished speaking, he suddenly shook his head again, saying that there was actually no need to make any arrangements.

They have a place for meetings here, so we can just use that place.

He glanced at Su Chen with a smile, as if asking for Su Chen's opinion.

He suddenly realized that holding talks with them here would be a very good thing.

Su Chen was unwilling to hold the meeting here, because a meeting place requires a lot of design work.

The people who came were talents from various bases, and even top talents from around the world. They saw so many wonderful things.

If you just do a simple setup, you'll definitely be ridiculed, people will think you're not putting in the effort, and that you're incompetent.

Therefore, the venue for this meeting must have been arranged in advance.

As for the exact location, that will definitely be kept secret and will not be disclosed to anyone for the time being.

But when it's announced, it will definitely be a big surprise.

No one would guess where it is, and this place has certainly undergone various optimizations and designs.

When they get there, they'll be pleasantly surprised.

Su Chen was fully aware of all this.

Secondly, this kind of meeting is a place where strength can be demonstrated.

This meeting was initiated by higher authorities, so they should be the ones to choose the location. It wouldn't be appropriate for them to take the lead.

Seeing that Su Chen was not interested in the matter, Wang Jianfeng and Professor Wang had no choice but to give up.

A few days later, the location for the talks was finally announced.

This place is neither on Earth nor on the Moon, but on an unknown planet that is not far from Earth.

Wang Jianfeng specifically checked the information about this planet, but it was completely blank; there was absolutely no information about it.

"Nine Heavens Star..." Wang Jianfeng muttered to himself.

A star is a planet.

Wang Jianfeng couldn't help but feel a little worried about going to such an uninhabited planet.

What if something happens? They won't be able to find them at all.

Before leaving, he specifically instructed Su Chen that the first thing he should do when he arrived at Jiutianxing was to send them his coordinates so that they would know where Su Chen was.

Su Chen readily agreed, but secretly thought to himself: Once I'm on someone else's turf, I probably won't have a say in what I want to do.

The two interstellar warships started up and slowly sailed into space, heading towards Earth.

After several days, they arrived near Earth.

They then made contact with their superiors, who gave them a vague coordinate, and the two starships headed to the coordinate location.

As they approached their destination, a small interstellar warship appeared ahead.

The small interstellar warship made contact with them and guided them to Nine Heavens Star.

Upon seeing this, Su Chen and Yuan Jingna exchanged a glance, both sensing the caution from above.

To avoid revealing the location of Jiutian Star, they deliberately had an interstellar warship guide them there. They didn't know what was so special about Jiutian Star that made them so cautious.

Could there be some secret hidden inside?
Su Chen was also quite curious, and stroked his chin, saying, "It seems that this Nine Heavens Star is not simple, it is so secretive."

Yuan Jingna pursed her lips and gave a nonchalant smile.

"If they're not simple, how could they be stronger than us? Our technology is ahead of theirs."

"No matter how well they hide it, they can't demonstrate any ability."

"I think it's just a charade."

Su Chen shook his head, smiling as he gazed out the window at the seemingly endless universe: "That's not necessarily true." (End of Chapter)