The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

Street-side robot vacuums, patrol drones, holographic projections... Washington State doesn't have these.

To be precise, they have the technology, but lack the corresponding materials to make it. Otherwise, they would have launched a satellite into the sky long ago, and Futian Farm would not have suffered any losses.

Feeling unsatisfied after eating the soup noodles, Lin Yushan smacked his lips and quickly accepted the situation.

After all, even if they try to deceive people, time and what they see and hear will eventually tell them the truth.

"No wonder you kept trying to get me to talk back yesterday, it turns out you were trying to get me to talk about this."

Hearing the teasing tone in Lin Yushan's voice, Lin Ye immediately retorted: "Hey, what do you mean by 'shelling the deal'? You asked us where we were from yesterday, and we told you the truth."

"Besides, if I had told you back then that we came from a parallel universe, would you have believed me?"

"Um... I might believe it if you said your cars and power armor were from aliens."

Hmm... it seems like you guys are aliens too?!

"Hey, how can that be considered?"

In parallel universes, we are still human beings and fellow human beings.

It's possible we even share the same ancestry, but branched out at a different point in time.

Zhao Ang rolled his eyes at Lin Ye. Is there such a saying?

Before he could continue spouting his ridiculous ideas, he interjected and explained, "The reason we tried to trick you yesterday was mainly because we were assessing whether the spacetime portal in this world needed to be permanently accessed."

"As I told you before, the disasters our world has suffered are more severe than yours."

A world consisting only of the ocean wouldn't be of much use to us.

"Now I understand from your words that civilization still exists in the water world."

Our administrators plan to send envoys to your capital to assess whether cooperation is necessary.

Lin Yushan felt slightly nervous upon hearing this.

His tension wasn't due to the thought of invasion; he knew perfectly well what the underwater sanctuary was like.

I simply don't believe anyone would be foolish enough to abandon land and stay at the bottom of the sea.

His concern was whether Washington State could cooperate.

After all, digging and salvaging resources in WaterWorld is a time-consuming and labor-intensive project.

He couldn't think of any way the water world could trade with an organization that transcends time and space.

technology?

The opponent's hovercraft and powered armor, as well as this underground city, already demonstrate the technological gap between the two sides.

"Actually, our country has a lot of resources, especially in the aquatic industry..." Lin Yushan said hesitantly.

"Haha, don't worry, Captain Lin, I have a very high probability that the management will cooperate with you!"

Leaving aside other matters.

When Lin Yushan uttered the phrase "8 million people" last night, everyone understood what a vital force this was.

Nobody even considered the stupid idea of ​​starting a war and kidnapping people.

Putting aside whether they could actually fight them, just hearing about the arduous century-long history and sacrifices of our compatriots in Pingxiang is enough.

Watching them manage to sustain 800 million people in dire circumstances.

This resilience ingrained in their very being deserves all of their respect.

War would only go against the will of the people, given their understanding of the commander's style over the years.

No one would think he'd be foolish enough to do something like that.

There is a high probability that they will complement each other's resources, just like the camps in the basin.

After briefly explaining his analysis to Lin Yushan, Zhao Ang added, "So you can rest assured, Captain Lin."

With your population size fixed, the time portal will definitely be anchored there.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have asked us to come and explain things to you, and show you around Beacon City.

You were the key to getting us in touch with them this time.

"When are we going?" Lin Yushan asked excitedly, standing up.

"So rushed?" Lin Ye asked, somewhat surprised.

How can I not be anxious?

Now that you've said that, I suddenly feel a sense of mission weighing on me.

This is a turning point in the nation's destiny; if it falls apart in my hands, we're finished!

Moreover, if he cannot return in time, the rescue workers will likely have wasted three days and three nights of their efforts.

He's participated in similar rescue operations before!

Chapter 71 Visit

"Still haven't found them?"

On the vast sea, Li Wenxuan, the branch director, sat in the fully enclosed command room of the submarine and repeated the same words countless times.

"No!" The East Wing captain's urgent report burst through the communicator, the static of the electrical circuits mixed with the hissing of the sea wind: "East Wing Rescue Team has not detected any target signal."

Request to proceed 30 kilometers ahead as per the pre-arranged plan and continue the search!

"West Wing Simultaneous Report!"

Target drift prediction: Western boundary sea area search completed, no beacon feedback found. Requesting advance 30 kilometers, maintaining grid spacing!

The voice from the west wing switched to the channel, followed by similar reports from rescue teams in other directions that they had also found nothing.

Li Wenxuan stared with a furrowed brow at the dynamic signal monitoring screen in the center.

The rescue team has advanced nearly 1,200 nautical miles in one morning.

The storm at sea caused enormous damage to the Ark community, which covers nearly one-third of the Wuyi coastline.

The floating fields that were attached to the area were largely destroyed, and some rescue workers and coast guard personnel were swept away by the waves and storm.

They have exoskeletons, and apart from a few who died in the accident, most of them have been rescued.

The only missing person was Lin Yushan, the squad leader of Ark No. 3, who was nowhere to be found, neither alive nor dead.

"Based on ocean current models and storm damage paths, he could drift a maximum of 1000 nautical miles out of the Wuyi Mountains..."

Li Wenxuan muttered to himself, "The data model has never made a mistake in all these years."

"Continue to advance 50 nautical miles and find the person, or at least some belongings."

After the order was given, Li Wenxuan sighed, looking somewhat dejected.

A few years ago, when satellites were still operational, they could easily lock onto the positioning unit built into the Dragon Scale Suit; there would be no need for such a complicated process now.

"Report!" Just then, the voice of the West Wing Rescue Team leader came back.

"Chief, we've spotted... uh, three airships in the sea directly ahead of us... above us!"

Even with the buzzing of the communication, Li Wenxuan could sense the tension and disbelief in the other person's tone.

If it wasn't a mirage or hallucination, he believed his men wouldn't joke about something like this.

"What is it? Explain clearly!" Li Wenxuan asked repeatedly.

"...It's a hovercar!"

All the team members confirmed that they saw the car flying in the sky, and I'm sure I didn't see it wrong!

They are hovering low in the air, five nautical miles away from us.

The West Wing Rescue Captain stared intently at the armored vehicle hovering not far away, still in disbelief!

Li Wenxuan's heart tightened. "Can you clearly see the ownership marker?"

Are they from the NUC, or the Northern Federation?

Although he found it hard to believe that the forces in the Water World who were living like feudal lords had such industrial capabilities.

But there are only two companies that truly meet the requirements.

"Chief, they have markings, but they're not the ones we recognize..." The voice on the communicator suddenly stopped.

He quickly changed the subject, seemingly a little excited, and said, "Director, the people over there are requesting to see you!"

Captain Lin Yushan was rescued by them and is now in their car.

The person speaking has my local accent; they... might be from another department.

It's no wonder he thought that way; when the others heard that familiar Mandarin, they had already crossed out the label of foreign influence on the other side.

Over the past century, despite the severe lack of communication, the exiled refugees almost universally labeled foreign powers as 'backward,' 'barbaric,' and 'extravagant.'

If a hovercar really exists, it's very likely that it's something they made themselves, judging from the fluent Mandarin they spoke.

Before the disaster struck, people abroad said that someone could speak such extraordinary and local dialects with such skill that they would be wary of the emergence of this unknown force.

But in today's water world, they really can't imagine how a floating vehicle could appear out of thin air without industrial support.

However, after Li Wenxuan switched to the other party's communication channel and listened to the access request coming from the other end, he was still a little confused.

He asked again, still unsure, "You said you come from a parallel world?"

Or is your unit simply called 'Parallel World'?

"Director Li, I can tell you with certainty that we are indeed here to talk about parallel worlds."

"We've come to your world to see if there's anything we can do to cooperate," Lu Qianwei answered truthfully as he approached the communication channel in the command vehicle.

After a moment of silence, they agreed to allow Lu Qianwei and his group to visit.

Li Wenxuan's thinking was simple: if the other party had air superiority but still came with an attitude of communication, then they were very likely not an unreasonable person.

Furthermore, he was also eager to see the hovercar the rescue team leader had mentioned.

If it's true, it at least proves a lot.

The airship was moving very fast, and soon after receiving permission, Lu Qianwei's delegation arrived not far in front of Li Wenxuan's submarine.