Break out of the courtyard

Chapter 968 A Hammer Caused Trouble
The bombshell that Zhang Heping dropped online was far less dazzling than the massive fireball that rose into the sky from the United States!
The video post about the attack on the United States was quickly pushed to the top by a series of discussions and replies from Japanese, European and American netizens.

After Zhang Heping saw the post, he simply checked the satellite surveillance data and then, with his administrative privileges, pinned the post about the attack on the United States.

Finally, he replied to a pinned message:
The explosion occurred near Area 51; it's unclear what kind of experimental accident it was.

Zhang Heping succinctly characterized the incident as an internal experimental accident rather than an external attack, thus preventing escalation and also seeking to understand what the Americans were researching.

It's worth noting that the US previously claimed the loss of lunar exploration-related technical data was due to a laboratory explosion at Area 51.

In the Zhang family study on Hong Kong Island, Chen Shuting and her children stood beside Zhang Heping, watching the constantly changing content on the six monitors in front of them. Sometimes they had to take out their mobile phones to check the content on the World Internet Forum in order to keep up with the speed at which Zhang Heping controlled the computer to post and reply using his mind.

That's right, it's control by "mind"!
Zhang Heping was sitting behind his desk wearing a gold-plated black iron helmet. He didn't touch the mouse or keyboard in front of him, but the content on the six monitors in front of him kept changing.

After a while, the six monitors stopped displaying the homepage of the World Internet Forum and the discussion sections on semiconductors, medicine, stargates, and mental power, as well as the US news section of the media website.

When Zhang Heping took off the gold-plated black iron helmet that represented the fourth generation of brain-computer interfaces, his sixth son, Zhang Hu, reached out first, holding the helmet with a fawning expression, "Dad, let me help you put it on the table!"

Seeing the fourth-generation helmet brain-computer interface placed on the table in front of Zhang Hu, Zhang Long couldn't help but move closer and squat down with his younger brother in front of the table to carefully examine the gold ornaments on it.

"Dad!" Zhang Nan asked doubtfully as his stepmother massaged Zhang Heping's head, "What if several major powers join forces to temporarily quell wars around the world? Are you really going to share those technologies?"

"Why not?" Zhang Heping countered.

“However, this superficial peace cannot last long!” Zhang Nan frowned slightly and continued, “Once those countries obtain your technology, the wars that were previously suppressed will likely erupt even more fiercely!”

Standing behind Zhang Hu, Zhang Bei turned to look at his second sister, Zhang Nan, and said, "Your concerns have two major prerequisites: first, suppressing the global war; and second, taking the technology from our father!"

"Leaving aside whether countries can unite to eliminate wars around the world, the iterative research on longevity potions alone can maintain this superficial peace for decades."

"What about decades from now?" Zhang Nan asked, frowning. "Will World War III break out?"

Zhang Hu, who was squatting to the side, turned to look at Zhang Nan and said, "Second sister, there's something wrong with what you're saying! It's as if a world war won't break out if Dad doesn't share his technology, but it's inevitable that a world war will break out once he does."

Zhang Heping asked slowly, "What do you think I should do?"

Zhang Nan couldn't discern the emotion in his father Zhang Heping's words. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I think we can continue to maintain technological cooperation with the mainland and expand our business globally by relying on the mainland."

"And then?" Zhang Heping's tone remained calm and unhurried, just as he usually guided his children to think about problems.

Zhang Nan really wanted to say "make more money," but then he thought of the huge cash flow in the Peace Group's accounts and the gold it had been buying recently.

Is money still that important to their family?
Seeing that his second sister remained silent, Zhang Hu couldn't help but mock her, "Then make even more money, do bigger business, and ideally make all the money in the world!"

Zhang Nan also realized that her thinking was off track and that she hadn't followed her father's line of thought.

Even so, she was not someone Xiao Liu could laugh at.

Then Zhang Nan went around behind Zhang Hu and kicked him in the butt.

Ignoring the siblings' playful fight, Zhang Heping slowly said, "Ever since Japan Island created the first unmanned factory, it has foreshadowed that the capitalist theory of exploiting workers will become a thing of the past!"

"Imagine a near future where agriculture, animal husbandry, mining, and industrial production can all be handled by intelligent robots or remotely controlled drones. What will people at each level of the pyramid be doing then?"

Fourth daughter Zhang Feng asked in confusion, "Dad, if that really happens, ordinary people won't have any work or income. How will they get their daily necessities?"

Zhang Heping leaned back in his chair, enjoying a massage from his mistress Chen Shuting, and slowly said, "This is a question you need to think about. If you figure it out, you'll understand what I'm doing. If you don't, then do what you like."

The Peace Group doesn't need any other voices, which is why Zhang Heping doesn't allow his children to join the group; his concubine, Chen Shuting, can meticulously carry out his ideas.

He doesn't believe that war can be eliminated in this world!

The US military-industrial complex will be the first to object!

Because once the wars around the world are over, will those weapons still need to be produced and upgraded? Will those arms dealers and military factories go bankrupt?
Considering the efforts made by mainland China to convert military-to-civilian factories to stabilize and develop its economy, one can imagine how resistant the US arms dealers would be to the peace initiative announced by Zhang Heping today.

Zhang Heping's move of feigning retreat was merely a prelude to the unveiling of the first-generation Virtual Dream game helmet on December 12th.

Once the functionality of the virtual reality game headset is confirmed, it will inevitably attract covetous eyes from all sides.

At that time, Zhang Heping will use the peace initiative as a talking point!

If you want to collaborate with him on related technology development, then you should first promote world peace; otherwise, forget about it!

Zhang Heping estimates that if wars around the world were to cease within 10 years, most of the arms dealers in various countries would disappear; within 20 years, only national-level military factories would remain; and within 30 years, many countries would likely abandon their own military factories.

If countries around the world support his research and development of virtual dream games, Zhang Heping believes that the first global virtual dream game network can be built within 10 years.

Once this network is established and the interests of all parties are balanced, he is confident that he can extend world peace for two hundred years!

As for what will happen two hundred years from now, we'll have to see if he continues to research and develop longevity potions along the way.

He hasn't been involved in the experiments at the Lifespan Space Capsule recently because his proficiency in Lifespan potion research and development has unlocked the relevant manufacturing technology for Lifespan 200 potion; he just hasn't told anyone or given it to his family.

~
Magnesium, China.

November 11, 25 a.m.

Neither the announcement from the Peace Group nor Zhang Heping's initiative post could disturb Mr. and Mrs. Ke's sleep.

However, as soon as the explosion occurred in Nevada, the Clark family's cell phones and landlines were bombarded with calls, causing a commotion among the Clarks, their nanny, bodyguards, driver, and others inside the villa.

Not long after, Little K rubbed his nose and walked into the office of the Grand Steward of the Palace.

"Are you sure this explosion wasn't caused by an attack from another country, but by a hammer?" Little K was still unwilling to believe the reason his secretary had woken him up.

"Sir, this is a recording from the lab before the incident. You can listen to it!" The black-haired female secretary said, opening the recording file on her phone and handing it over.

"Charging has reached the threshold!"

"All departments, please take necessary precautions. The first stargate opening experiment will begin in 60 seconds. This opening experiment is expected to last 300 seconds. Any abnormalities discovered by any department must be reported immediately." "Power supply department received. We have put on our insulating suits and are ready to respond at any time."

"Backup power room received. Our machines are arcing. Act quickly!"

"Electric arcs are nothing! Our energy room is overflowing with lightning balls! Energy room received!"

……

"Open the stargate experiment, countdown: 10, 9, 8... 2, 1, begin power supply!"

"Oh my god, all five lightning orbs that were darting around in our energy room have vanished in an instant! What's going on at the stargate?"

"A cloud of black mist appeared inside the star gate, with flashes of electricity. Does this mean the gate opened successfully or failed?"

"Quiet, I think I see something in the black fog!"

"Really! I saw it too. Whenever the arc flashes, you can see a gray shadow, like..."

"hammer?"

"Yes! It looks just like a hammer!"

"Have you noticed that the electric arcs inside the door are decreasing?"

"Is the failure of the stargate teleportation due to insufficient energy?"

"Backup power supply activated, countdown 3, 2, 1, power supply to begin!"

"The electric arc is increasing, it's happening! It's really a hammer..."

"That's it?" Xiao Ke looked at the audio player on his phone, which was still counting down, and then looked at his personal female secretary with a puzzled expression.

The female secretary nodded and said in a deep voice, "The recording ended there, and then there was an explosion that destroyed all the electronic equipment over there."

Xiao Ke replayed the recording and continued, "I don't understand, how big of an explosion can a hammer cause? Can't you report back after I finish breakfast?"

The female secretary explained, "Your Excellency, the power of this explosion is comparable to a small mushroom bomb with a coverage area of ​​5 kilometers. The Stargate Laboratory and the Strange Tree Laboratory should both be destroyed!"

Little K leaned back slightly, unable to believe that one of Area 51's three most important research laboratories had been destroyed in the explosion!
"Are you sure?" Xiao Ke still didn't want to believe it.

Because the Star Gate and Strange Tree research were the technologies he felt had the best chance of obtaining the Lifespan 120 potion formula.

"Yes, Your Excellency!" The black-haired female secretary nodded and said, "The rescue team has rushed to the explosion site, and they will do their best to search for survivors!"

"What about the data over there?" Little Ke, clearly unconcerned about the lives of those people, asked urgently, "Is there a backup of the research data related to the Star Gate and the Strange Tree?"

"Yes!" the black-haired female secretary replied quickly. "Ever since the last explosion at Area 51 resulted in the loss of the lunar landing technical data, we have established a paper and electronic archive in the basement of the palace."

"That's good!" Xiao Ke breathed a sigh of relief. "Contact the explosion site and ask if they can make a video call!"

Those two technologies were Little K's trump cards in obtaining the longevity potion. If they were lost in this explosion, he would have no choice but to rely on the technical data from the other two major research laboratories.

"The electronic equipment over there has been damaged, and there is no communication signal!" the black-haired female secretary said, handing over a thick black folder.

"Sir, there is one more important matter!" The female secretary handed over the folder and took back her phone at the same time. "This is the announcement released by the Peace Group today, as well as Mr. Zhang's World Peace Initiative."

"The original Virtual Reality game console?" Xiao Ke read the keywords on the document with some surprise. "A technical sharing session on December 12th?"

The female secretary added, "In his initiative post, Mr. Zhang mentioned that if wars around the world could be eliminated, he would be willing to share all his technology and work with other countries to advance human technology into the interstellar age!"

"Impossible!" Little Ke quickly flipped through the other documents, trying to find the proposal post, his tone somewhat wary. "Those arms dealers in the United States won't agree! Absolutely not!"

"If I dare to publicly express my support for Mr. Zhang's peace initiative, I will definitely be assassinated within 3 days!"

The black-haired female secretary leaned closer and said, "The longevity potion is also something those people urgently need. You don't have to express your opinion, but you can let those people communicate about this matter. Maybe it will work!"

“It’s unlikely they’ll even speak up!” Xiao Ke shook his head, his right hand already pulling out the peace initiative post that Zhang Heping had published on the World Internet Forum.

"The combined profits of all those arms dealers don't even equal what the Peace Group makes each year!" the black-haired female secretary whispered, reminding them, "They manufacture arms to make money, but they can make even more money manufacturing Peace Group's products. Do you think they'd be willing to manufacture Peace Group's products?"

"In addition, suppressing wars around the world and maintaining world peace also requires a large investment in weapons and equipment."

"Don't forget, not all arms dealers support you, nor do you need the support of all arms dealers!"

~
A conference room in the capital city.

Professor Qian turned on the microphone again and spoke loudly into the noisy conference room, which was like a vegetable market: "Satellite data feedback indicates that the explosion point was indeed near Area 51 in the United States. It should be as Consultant Zhang guessed, an experimental accident!"

The room gradually quieted down. The old man in the black cotton-padded jacket asked loudly, "Mr. Qian, I remember you said before that Area 51 in the United States mainly conducts testing and research on advanced aircraft."

"What kind of accident do you think could cause such a violent explosion? Could it be that their bomber was conducting a live-fire test and something went wrong?"

Mr. Qian nodded, "That possibility cannot be ruled out!"

"The Americans said last time that their lunar exploration data was lost because of an accidental explosion at Area 51," an elderly man in a gray overalls said, frowning.
"I can't understand how Area 51, which is arguably one of the most important research bases in the United States, could have caused such a series of major experimental accidents?"

"Now that you mention it, I'm reminded of the space cooperation." Another elderly man in a gray work uniform nodded in agreement. "The space experts that the United States sent to our Northwest are actually graduate students."

"When we asked them why they didn't send a few professors in the aerospace field, they hesitated and wouldn't answer."

"We later learned that the explosion at Area 51 killed most of the United States' aerospace experts!"

Then someone else chimed in, "I heard the Jianmu Sacred Tree is also in Area 51. I wonder if it was affected by this explosion?"

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(End of this chapter)