Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 379 If C State has it, we should have it too.

The new type of nuclear fuel cell developed by Jiang Cai'er is extremely advanced. It uses a unique cold fusion triggering mode, in which antihydrogen atoms and helium-3 are annihilated in the MOF channels, releasing gamma rays to excite the deuterium-tritium fuel into the quantum tunneling state, triggering cold nuclear fusion without high temperature and high pressure.

The reaction is: (^2H +^3He → ^4He +^1H + 18.3, ext{MeV})
The confinement layer is a honeycomb nanostructure composed of a two-dimensional topological insulator (bismuthene-germanium superlattice) and graphyne. It utilizes the quantum spin Hall effect to confine high-energy particles released by nuclear reactions at the picometer scale, causing them to move in a directional manner to the energy conversion layer.

These nanoscale channels can effectively prevent heat loss and radiation leakage.

The underlying principles are extremely complex, and to explain them clearly would require hundreds of thousands of words and several professional books.

These professional books are like gibberish to ordinary people; the only thing they can probably understand is the title.

It can be said that Jiang Cai'er's sudden emergence has propelled human technology on Earth forward by many generations.

As Jiang Cai'er's realm and strength improve, and as humanity enters the interstellar age, this technological "big bang" will continue. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe it as "a thousand miles a day," no, "ten thousand miles a day."

Because she has no shortage of energy and computing power, if she really possessed a quantum computer matrix as large as the moon, it would be hard to describe how far human technology could develop.

It's fair to say that many scenes from science fiction movies can become reality.

Jiang Cai'er's nickname "Goddess of Wisdom" is well-deserved.

The "Goddess of Wisdom," who specializes in scientific research, leads the academic elites of Earth. Two-thirds of these elites are extraordinary individuals with first-class physical and intellectual abilities. They also have unimaginable computing power to assist them, resulting in a constant stream of ingenious ideas. It would be impossible for technology not to advance by leaps and bounds.

As for materials science, thanks to the various alien beast shells and limbs, as well as the rare metals and minerals that Li Xiang collected from outer space, they lack nothing. The only thing they lack is time.

“Sending that guy to hunt down a traitor in City 42, really…” Jiang Cai’er shook her head, speechless.

"What?" Li Xiang asked.

Jiang Cai'er sneered, "That Lin Ye is also one of the traitors."

As she spoke, she brought up some images, projecting them holographically in front of her. One of the images was from a minute earlier, when someone had hacked into Lin Ye's communicator and secretly monitored him from thousands of kilometers away.

The other party traveled to a foreign underground city in Siberia, met with a mysterious person, and received a bribe from him. That mysterious person was a member of the smuggling ring known as the "Skull and Bones Society."

"I'll be right back." Li Xiang was naturally furious. Originally, he wasn't so fixated on the grudge from his past life anymore. After all, his current status was extraordinary, and he no longer cared about that little Karami. Crushing him would be as easy as crushing an ant.

What pleasure do you get from crushing an ant? None!
But now, Lin Ye had enraged him. He'd actually betrayed his own people, stealing such high-tech nuclear fuel cells and selling them overseas. How could he tolerate that?

At a top speed of 600 km/s, it only took Li Xiang a few seconds to travel from City 03 in Sichuan Province to the Neringer underground city in Siberia.

He was quite familiar with this area; it used to be the territory where Little Golden Tiger and others lived. In fact, the Earth is only so big, like his own backyard, and he was familiar with every place.

Neringer Underground City is a complete mess. If City 03 is a world-class metropolis, symbolizing the progress of the times, with all kinds of high-tech and extraordinary devices, clean and tidy, and a first-class city in both science fiction and supernatural aspects, then Neringer Underground City is simply a rural village, dirty, messy and poor, and there are many "zombies" on the streets.

It's not a real zombie, nor is it performance art; it's a symptom caused by long-term use and abuse of drugs like fentanyl, the "blue sugar pill."

……

"Boss, the enemy is in an abandoned warehouse over there. Should we just storm in?" a special forces soldier asked his captain, Lin Ye.

Lin Ye, in his thirties, with a pale, clean-shaven face and cold eyes, replied: "Of course!"

Just as the soldier was about to take action, suddenly, a soft "hiss" sound rang out.

The special forces soldier froze instantly. He slowly looked down at his abdomen and saw that an alloy combat knife, more than forty centimeters long, had been plunged into his stomach through a weak point in his combat uniform, leaving only the hilt.

The hand holding the alloy battle sword belonged to Captain Lin Ye standing beside him!

“You…” The special forces soldier could hardly believe it. Was this really the captain he admired most?

Isn't it said that we are a team and can entrust our backs to each other?

"you are too naive!"

Lin Ye slowly withdrew his knife, and blood gushed out as the blade was pulled out. Just now, he had plunged his knife into his teammate's internal organs, and the shockwave of his spiritual energy had unleashed a crushing force that had already shredded the special forces soldier's internal organs.

He volunteered for this mission to hunt down traitors and smugglers, with the aim of ensuring the success of this smuggling transaction.

This special forces soldier actually tried to sabotage the operation and even located the target's true position, which was naturally unacceptable.

Li Xiang was ultimately a step too late. Actually, it can't be said that he was too late, because this kind of person was always thinking about harming others. Before Li Xiang arrived, this person had done countless evil deeds in secret and killed countless people.

Seeing the special forces soldier lying in a pool of blood, Li Xiang sighed inwardly. He realized he had been wrong this time, because revenge should be sought as soon as possible.

If he had taken his revenge sooner, there might have been fewer victims.

However, the world is so big, and there are countless bad people; he couldn't possibly kill them all.

"Whoosh~" A sharp sound of air being torn apart rang out. Lin Ye turned his head and saw a small pebble coming straight at him. Before he could react, the pebble hit his forehead, shattered his skull, and blew most of his head open, splattering his brains onto the combat uniform of the special forces soldier next to him, which was emblazoned with the emblem of City 42.

Li Xiang had just casually flicked a small pebble at a speed of only two or three Mach, but that was still something Lin Ye couldn't withstand.

There's no need for stardust to deal with these small karami.

He arrived at the warehouse, confiscated the three nuclear fuel cells, and everyone present died a violent death.

He was scared to death by himself.

Li Xiang didn't actually do anything; he simply activated the "Spirit Abyss Holy Seal" to launch a mental attack. Those people were immediately filled with endless terrifying illusions and were scared to death.

Half an hour later, the infamous "Skull and Bones Society" of Russia was wiped out. There may have been some who escaped, but only the peripheral members were spared; none of the 244 core members escaped.

Although they were located overseas, these underground cities were all connected to the internet, and members of the Skull and Bones Society carried communicators with them. Jiang Cai'er infiltrated the underground city to locate targets, while Li Xiang was responsible for precise sniping. Their efficiency was astonishing.

The traitor who defected from City 42 also met a tragic end.

The special forces team that came to carry out the mission was speechless with shock when they saw this scene.

"This means... the mission is already complete?"

"But we just followed them here, and we didn't do anything!"

"The captain and Little Pony are dead. Moreover, although the traitor and the Skull and Bones Society were wiped out, those three advanced nuclear fuel cells have disappeared. We can't be considered to have completed our mission."

"Take their bodies back. Although they are dead and their mission was not completed, they should still be treated as martyrs."

When the group returned, they were surprised to find that their teammate, Xiao Ma, had indeed been awarded the title of "martyr," and his family received a large sum of compensation. However, their captain, Lin Ye, was labeled a traitor. Everyone was utterly bewildered.

It wasn't until Lin Ye's family demanded an explanation, causing a huge uproar, that the authorities released the full story to quell public opinion.

There is various conclusive evidence, but of course, the fact that Li Xiang made the move has been concealed.

This evidence was shared by Jiang Cai'er afterward.

At the end of the fourth year of the apocalypse, Li Xiang was officially elected as the head manager and moved the central office to City 03. Naturally, there was no objection from the 72 underground city clusters of the Hive across the country; on the contrary, everyone was excited.

It can be said that it is what everyone hopes for and what the people want.

Li Xiang delivered a New Year's address and announced a major event: the previously closed underground railway network will be reopened, repaired, and put into use.

Li Xiang doesn't need to get involved in such trivial matters as construction.

Because Country C also has many earth-type extraordinary individuals, such as the Earth Vein Guide team with nearly 800 members.

Originally, there were only 469 people from all over the world, but later there were reductions and new members were added, and after so long, it has expanded to a scale of 800 people.

These people range from those at the twelfth rank, like Kanna, to those at the fourth or fifth rank, and all of them are loyal elites.

With so many people involved, plus the participation of engineering teams and various robots, progress is extremely rapid. News reporters have visited the construction site for on-site interviews and reports, and relevant officials predict that the entire line will be open to traffic within three months at most.

Moreover, it will not be the old-fashioned railway tracks anymore; it will fully adopt the magnetic levitation mode.

The news spread around the world, drawing comments and expressions of shock from netizens in various countries.

"Is this the speed of Country C?"

"The infrastructure powerhouse is back in action!"

"We're still fighting the alien beasts and don't dare leave the city at all, while they've already restored the nationwide underground intercity transportation network?"

"Hehe, we can't restore it even if we wanted to. We don't have the infrastructure capacity, and... we no longer have a government organization that can truly command the whole country."

In many countries, the local cities have long been independent, and the original governments exist in name only. Although it is said that what is divided for a long time will unite, and what is united for a long time will divide, it is extremely difficult to unify them after they have been divided.

No one wants to give up power once it's in their hands.

In fact, Country C also had this trend, but unfortunately, Li Xiang's strength was too high, and City 03 was too advanced. They even built a starship and colonized the moon. Such achievements suppressed anyone with such thoughts.

This is also one of the reasons why Li Xiang hurriedly restarted the underground transportation network, although this reason accounts for a small proportion.

Originally, he planned to "rebuild his home" after he had completely seized control of the Earth, but now he couldn't wait any longer.

Firstly, it can serve as a political achievement after taking office. A new official should make a strong impression and do something different to inspire people.

Secondly, strengthening connections between various underground honeycomb city clusters will help them integrate better.

Thirdly, the domestic situation is actually under control; the only tough nut to crack is those few Divine King-level beast kings deep within the earth.

As for the "Earthly Vein Transporters" team, they were not disbanded, but continued to act as a "covert operation," responsible for transporting valuable goods, including international trade.

Underground transportation networks are limited to domestic areas, while those underground cities abroad remain isolated overseas, where the interconnected geomantic networks still have a significant role to play.

As for Li Xiang taking over as head manager, the other dungeons didn't comment much, but some people were shocked: "What? Wasn't God Li the head manager before?"

"My goodness, I thought he had always been the leader of Country C. Who knew he was only officially taking over now?"

"I'll tell you a real secret."

"What secret?"

"The real boss of Country C is his wife!"

"Haha, so it turns out Li Shen is afraid of his wife."

Li Xiang wasn't afraid of his wife; rather, his wife was very capable in government affairs, and having Jiang Cai'er handle various matters made things more efficient.

China is vigorously carrying out the revival and restart of its underground intercity transportation network, with some sections already undergoing trial operation and videos being released to the global network.

On the day the C country's maglev underground network was fully connected, the holographic live broadcast showed a silver-gray train traveling like a shuttle through reinforced tunnels. Along the way, there were also defensive lines composed of psionic shields and automatic turrets, which could effectively kill invading alien beasts and protect the integrity of the underground transportation network.

Li Xiang subdued almost all the Saint-level beast leaders in the country, assigning them to lead their respective tribes and guard the surface.

However, there are far too many beasts below the Saint rank, and even Saint-rank beast leaders cannot control them all.

There are also occasional exotic beasts that wander across the borders, so the security of the underground transportation network still needs to be guaranteed.

In addition to psionic shields and various automated turrets, a team of extraordinary individuals was organized to patrol the roads in shifts every day and provide various emergency response services.

Those automatic turrets are mainly equipped with laser cannons, particle cannons, and various directed energy weapons. These weapons existed before the apocalypse, but they were not widely deployed and their performance was not particularly outstanding. Now, their performance has improved by several generations, and their numbers are fully deployed.

When the first long-distance train arrived at its destination after traveling more than 3,000 kilometers, the global internet was abuzz—this was not only a sign of transportation recovery, but also a declaration of absolute suppression of the terrestrial ecosystem.

Many countries are envious, and some countries or underground cities have announced plans to build intercity transportation networks.

A European country said: "We also need to restart transportation. Without offline communication and interaction, we will become increasingly isolated. The internet cannot compensate for reality."

South Asian subcontinent: "If C has it, we should have it too."

In particular, those dungeons that were sanctioned by Country C for wantonly slaughtering or expelling people from different social classes and were unable to obtain the advanced version of the Breathing Technique, joined together to issue a statement that they would also restart the underground railway to strengthen communication and exchanges between cities.

It wasn't just talk; these underground cities really joined forces, organized a construction team, and started construction.

They even gave it a cool and impressive name: "Breaking the Wall Project".

The pilot project was chosen between two relatively close cities, only about 100 kilometers apart, and they actually managed to build it, given the short distance.

On the day the line opened, the underground cities were overjoyed, and many people signed up to be among the first passengers to experience the long-awaited intercity transportation.

Although it uses old, low-speed trains that run on diesel and have a speed of only 60 kilometers per hour, it is still quite good for transporting both goods and people.

live.

As it turned out, something terrible happened during the live broadcast.

The underground railway tunnels were breached by burrowing monsters, and endless monsters invaded from the surface caves. Not only were the trains in operation destroyed, but all the passengers and crew were killed. These monster armies also invaded the two underground cities through the railway network, causing heavy casualties, with less than one in ten survivors.

The reason there were survivors was entirely because Li Xiang arrived in time, killed the invading monsters, helped them rebuild their shelter, and provided them with a batch of supplies out of humanitarian concern.

European countries: "..."

Those countries that were about to start construction immediately announced the cancellation of the plan.

"Times have changed. We can't even restore low-speed railways, while Country C has already fully implemented maglev technology and even carried out interstellar migration, building two large cities on the moon."

Footage of European countries urgently halting their transportation revival proposals and images of China's space carrier "Xuanming" cruising the moon went viral online simultaneously.

After several sea trials, the Xuanming Starship has officially entered service and transported the first wave of immigrants to Jade Rabbit City.

The energy minister in Frankfurt’s underground city stared at the data report with a chill: Country C’s trains consume only 0.003% of their energy per kilometer, yet their transport capacity is eight thousand times greater.

"It's not a difference in railway technology, it's a generational gap in civilization."

Lord Yao Yao of Los Santos, representing Country C, hosted a global transoceanic video conference. The attendees were all lords of various dungeons, although some less friendly individuals were not invited.

The threshold for this conference is still a bit high.

At the meeting, Yao Yao presented the latest intelligence—another "God-class" space carrier under construction in Country C has a keel length that exceeds the depth of most European countries.

While the survivors of the sanctioned alliance huddled in filthy, chaotic underground cities on the South Asian subcontinent, starving and freezing, the children of Country C were observing glowing space wheat seedlings on a lunar farm.

This is a new variety developed by Zhao Xueqing's agricultural team, which is actually the natural evolutionary path of plants adapting to their environment.

On the earth's surface, in the endless darkness, plants each display their unique abilities, resulting in varieties that can emit their own light.

The research team ventured deep into the dark, cold earth to collect samples, extract gene fragments, and hybridize them with traditional wheat.

Although genetic engineering technology is used, like previous high-yield crops, it is a strategic technology at a time when human survival is at stake.

In addition, this light-emitting technology can also be applied to other plants.

For example, some mosses and ivy can serve as lighting.

Li Xiang stood on the blood-stained rails, stardust condensing at his fingertips into a warning inscription. Those voices still clamoring that "traditional railways are more humane" will eventually be silenced by the roars of alien beasts and the rumble of interstellar engines.

(End of this chapter)