People are in Type-Moon, but they practice science

However, the irony in her words was that after the US government intervened in Colombia's "drug war", the drug industry continued to expand.

In 1999, the United States proposed the Colombia Plan, planning to provide $75 billion in aid to Colombia to combat the drug problem; in 2002, the United States and Latin American countries signed the Andean Regional Initiative, striving to combat Latin American drug trafficking groups through armed means - but drug control was fake, and interference in internal affairs was real. In short, it increased troops, sent arms into the country to enforce the law, but there were not many results in drug control, and the grabbing of oil became even more intense.

This implies deep oppression: the Colombian government is accused of being responsible for the drug problem in the United States, but the United States itself cannot solve the domestic drug demand. Criminal groups such as the "Faceless Thugs" have even penetrated the national regime and colluded with Latin American drug traffickers. The final result is that the drug problem has not been solved, but has been politicized, and Colombia's economy, trade and even sovereignty have been controlled.

In a word, heaven is too far away and a certain country is too close.

So it’s not surprising to see the US base here.

To achieve a complete breakthrough, there must be strong government power, proper measures to stop drug addiction, and mature new interests that can replace the drug industry.

Compared with the armed strikes by Mattila and others, in-depth measures will be completed through the subsequent industries under the Academy City. Treatment procedures for drug addiction are being developed, and the suitable planting environment in Latin America is also very compatible with the further development of oasis agriculture in Southeast Asia.

——Although the forces such as Shencheng Group are also external forces and are not conducive to the development of domestic industries, the Colombian government has to consider it when it is always in a weak position. As for the attitude of the United States, they will not have to worry about it soon.

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As the night deepened, the drug strongholds outside and the base in the valley area quickly became quiet.

In addition to the rats and cockroaches that can be found everywhere in the pipes and wall cracks, and the flying insects that are often ignored in the corners.

Two soldiers on night patrol near the base gate were gossiping, "Damn mosquitoes! We'll never apply to come here again. There are nothing but bugs in this rain forest."

"Ha! You told me to put some insect repellent on it but you didn't--"

"Fuck, of course I put it on, but I don't know what happened today, mosquitoes are buzzing in my ears."

drip-

"Wait, why is the communicator ringing?" One of them picked up his portable device. "Don't tell me there's an emergency operation at this time--"

Snapped.

There were two slight sounds, and the two soldiers fell directly. The irregular force field impact transmitted through the sensor instantly entered their brains, destroying a considerable part of the brain tissue.

Soon after, similar situations occurred in the surrounding areas, such as the CIA intelligence base, which was densely covered with a large number of cameras and other sensor equipment, and almost a large area of ​​them collapsed at once.

At this time, in the data building of the intelligence base, people were lying at their work stations, or lying directly on their beds in the dormitory area and in the corridors.

The whole area was silent.

Except for two extremely faint footsteps, the source of which was unknown.

After a while, the voices began to sound, "All personnel have been processed, and you can lift the invisibility."

The next moment, Mattila and Sophia appeared on the spot. Their biological armor could extract corresponding functions from the life source reserves according to the genetic data stored in the solute computer. It included not only hardened armor, external bone muscle implants, and pheromone communication, but also optical camouflage, thermal insulation, waterproofing and other auxiliary functions. Otherwise, they would not be able to carry out single-soldier breakthrough missions.

Sophia opened the door on one side. As the incident happened suddenly, the checkpoints were not blocked and they entered easily.

Chapter 375: It's just a rehearsal, my friend

"Already contacted the branch," Mattila reported the discovery before the evening operation.

"New requirements from above. All data should be copied, and then this place should be disposed of. Especially those satellite dishes - by the way, what have you found?"

"Hmm - quite a lot. There is a lot of information about secret bases in the United States stored here, all over the world. Well, there is also a file codenamed 'Faceless Thug'... Basically, it shows a lot of transaction records in the United States. It seems to be their customers or operators. Strangely, there is no location information on this."

"I see. Let's record it first. Our database does not have a detailed investigation report on the mainland of America. Let's report it to the higher-ups."

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A month later.

In Bogota, the capital of Colombia, President Pedro is facing a difficult choice - he has once again received inquiries from the United States. The document uses a lot of words to emphasize that Colombia has been ineffective in its crackdown on drug trafficking gangs in the country, causing losses to U.S. interests in the country and failing to meet the relevant policy requirements of the Anti-Drug Law formulated by the United States.

According to relevant regulations, the US side demanded the cancellation of economic aid and trade preferential conditions, imposed economic and trade sanctions on Colombia, and demanded the deployment of additional troops and armed forces, etc.

There is no doubt that this is a thorny incident for the Colombian authorities. Pedro did not know that the reason for the US attack was the destruction of the secret base a month ago.

But in any case, if the sanctions imposed by the United States at this time are really implemented, it will be a considerable blow to Colombia's finances. The most fatal is the impact of economic and trade sanctions on food. Global food prices have generally risen this year, and the main agriculture in Colombia is cash crops, such as the well-known coca planting industry, and food is basically imported.

Other industrial equipment and mature industrial products are also lacking in the country, and when needed, they are basically imported from the United States. On the contrary, exports are oil, coal, coffee, etc., and the majority of the supply is also from the United States. Therefore, the economic control of the United States in Central and South America is not covered up.

But this was not what Pedro was worried about. He took out another secret letter he had recently received.

"Dear President Pedro, I am very happy to be allowed to deliver a small proposal to you without meeting you... I deeply sympathize with the development difficulties in your country. Of course, this friendship is not without reason. I believe that Mr. President has heard of the resume of Tianming Group..."

Pedro recalled the information about Tianming in his mind. This was a collection of small companies including Tianming Entertainment, Tianming Information Technology, and Tianming Pictures, which were established three years ago in the northern suburbs of the capital Bogota. However, all signs showed that there was more than one capital force behind it. Soon it cooperated with a North American ETStudio to enter the entertainment industry, and used its superb technical strength to produce high-quality commercial film and television works, with a momentum to challenge the hegemony of American entertainment in Hollywood.

But this is not what Pedro cares about. The key point is that Tianming is connected with the most well-known Shencheng Group in Southeast Asia. Companies including the Anti-Entropy Group have also contracted film company construction and industrial equipment procurement services for Tianming.

Therefore, the meaning of the following words is obvious - "A small proposal. We, the Destiny Group, can introduce a few reputable partners to the President. They may be able to share the President's worries. - (Signed) Otto Apokalis, Chairman of the Destiny Group."

As expected, several big capital groups are listed below. And some surprising "cooperative projects".

【Andes Mountain Development Project...Eastern Plains Agricultural Revitalization Project...】

【Flood control project in the Orinoco and Amazon River basins...Port development project on the Caribbean coastline...】

[Build 30 new cities in the Cordillera region, build 300 diagnosis and treatment hospitals equipped with special drug rehabilitation treatment programs, build 80 civil airports, and build 8000 kilometers of high-speed transportation lines (including mountain and underwater tunnels)...]

When Pedro saw this, he was almost scared. He thought it was a project to support the Colombian government, but he didn't expect that they were going to do it themselves. And it was such a big deal, how many decades would it take? It was just bragging.

And this obviously made Pedro unhappy. It was not a question of whether the other party had the ability or how long it would take to complete the project. He felt that even the city was "supporting" them. Was it possible that they would not leave after coming? He recently learned about the full blockade of Luzon and that the Shencheng Group seemed to have intervened in the local market not long ago. Something was definitely wrong.

However, Pedro still thinks that it can at least be considered... Some of the projects, such as agricultural revitalization, can be considered. It is said that the oasis agriculture under the city of God will compete with the ABCD of the United States. It would be even better to have low-cost food aid.

"——In addition, I have prepared a small gift for you regarding the drug cartel problem that has been troubling Mr. President."

When Pedro saw this, he called his secretary Francia and asked, "Have the guerrillas made any moves recently?"

"No, it has been silent for a month. If you need, I can call Minister Ivan (Defense) to report to you on the front-line situation in the past month."

"No need, ask him to write me a report later," Pedro said decisively, "Go to Tianming Group 'privately' and remember to mention it during the negotiations..."

In the corner, an inconspicuous reptile stayed in the blind spot of the two people's sight, quietly and silently.

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Destiny Casino, in the northern suburbs of Bogota.

Otto stayed in a luxuriously decorated room, as if he was the master of a destiny group, but in fact he knew that he was just a worker. Otto was not a person who valued power, but a person who valued goals. Power and military actions were just small steps to achieve the goal.

Bang bang. There's a knock on the door.

"Please come in."

A man who was dressed completely differently from Otto walked in. He was his old 'partner' of three years, Walter Young.

"Otto, regarding the coordinates of the 164 US military bases around the world that you obtained, I have further ideas that I would like to discuss in person. Hmm? What are you looking at?"

Walter noticed the surveillance footage in front of Otto.

"Oh, nothing, only the rehearsal of a scene, my friend."

Chapter 376 Ultra-high-speed infrastructure, world-class engineering

【......Today, our reporter reported that following the "Evaluation of Therapeutic Effectiveness and Antitrust Measures for Pharmaceutical Companies", the US Federal Trade Commission launched an anti-dumping review on a large number of unregistered patented technologies and industrial products in the international market used by Academy City's capital companies, including Mikoyan Seiko Manufacturing, Anti-Entropy Building Materials, etc. The Japanese authorities said that the matter is still under investigation. Due to the complexity of the origin of the companies stationed in Academy City, the companies involved are from multiple locations in Japan and overseas...】

[The first Daihastar Festival in Academy City suffered a Waterloo? Since a month ago, the road surface of Academy City has been adjusted to a large-scale temporary construction state. (The camera turns to the brand new road surface) Although the completion efficiency is excellent, the safety performance of related buildings and public facilities is worrying...]

【...】

Walter turned off the news broadcasts from various TV stations. "The attitude of the Japanese government is now very negative. It has changed its previous positive attitude. The so-called 'investigation' is actually no action at all."

"Of course. They can't get what they want with the chairman here. Now all that's left are the lone voices of the media." Otto took a sip of coffee leisurely. "Would you like a cup? Colombian specialty single-origin coffee, top quality."

"Well, thank you." Walter sat down, "But after attracting the attention of big countries like North America, things started to get troublesome."

It's not that the Council has not considered a head-on response, but some technologies, even those superpowers, cannot be brought to the table right now. Allowing this information to ferment now is to make the mysterious forces behind these countries relax their vigilance and let them come to the conclusion that "Academy City is only advanced in science and technology but does not understand the true face of the world."

Once the magical forces realize that the nature of science is fundamentally opposed to magic, open disputes are inevitable - in the eyes of magicians, superpowers are another form of "mystery", and Academy City's large-scale development of superpowers is a challenge to the rules of concealment.

However, even if they were to face both the secular world and the magic side at the same time, Academy City was not without the strength to win a world war, but out of consideration for reducing casualties, they would not do so unless it was absolutely necessary. Even if a conflict arose, they would ensure that the losses were minimized.

"Part of our strength has been used for expansion. After Luzon, we will gradually radiate to the entire Southeast Asia. I have already opened up the situation in Colombia, the center of Latin America," Otto continued. "It all depends on the meeting later. By the way, have you decided on the next breakthrough point?"

"Egypt." Walter said a noun, "I think the local government will be happy to cooperate with us on the oasis transformation plan... However, given the current situation, it is not good to allow the US to instigate."

"It's simple. Find them something to do," Otto naturally pointed out the locations of the large number of US military bases that had been displayed, "and take down a few of their strongholds. This way, they won't keep an eye on us."

"In fact, this is what I want to talk about." Walter adjusted his glasses. "Although we are transforming into a political entity, conflicts and disputes are inevitable, but under the conditions we have, we must strictly control casualties in strategic deployment-"

"Alas, my friend, what are you worried about? Even if there are American military bases with elderly, weak, sick and disabled civilians, I haven't bombed them indiscriminately, right? The inhumane experiments you have been worried about have never been carried out. In order to 'build a brave new world', everyone is keeping the bottom line."

"I'm not worried about others - you are the one who needs to defend the bottom line the most," Walter said.

The reason why Academy City can greatly advance human medicine, brain science and other technologies without conducting inhumane experiments is not only due to the level of Mobius, but also thanks to the existence of vampires who are already "dead" but can still move. They not only retain their body structure before death, but are also not easily consumed because of their immortality. - There is no need to worry about the moral issues caused by this.

"Well, if you insist, I think my moral standards are a minor issue compared to the so-called character of a magus in this world."

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The next morning, Francia, an official from the local government of Colombia, secretly visited the Destiny Group with President Pedro's intention to negotiate a food aid agreement.

However, to Francia's surprise, things did not develop as expected from the beginning.

"Hello, Mr. Francia, I'm Amber, the board assistant. Chairman Otto is meeting with an important guest and can't get away for the time being," said Amber, a white-haired woman in formal attire. "But we at Tianming have also prepared sufficient content for this meeting. Regarding several items of cooperation - Mr. Francia, when you first read our proposal, you must have thought it was a fantasy, right?"

"Oh, no." Francia was polite even though she encountered an unexpected development. "Of course not. Tianming Group has created huge economic benefits in our country. The president is also very satisfied. I believe that the proposal put forward by your company is also feasible."

Who says it's not possible? Francia thought casually, even if it's only feasible on paper. He didn't know much about Academy City's technology, so he didn't take it seriously.

"That's right," Amber seemed not to care about Francia's perfunctory response, "So, during this meeting, you will be able to personally experience that our proposal is true."

five minutes later.

Amber led Francia to the fifth underground floor under the underground parking lot. A wide space appeared before them, and a long metal train could be seen in the brightly lit area.

"Is this—the subway?"

Wait a minute? Francia couldn't remember when the Tianming Group had this business, and this kind of public facilities had to be reported to the government before they could be invested in and built.

"No, Mr. Francia, this is an undersea tunnel. Unfortunately, it is not a public facility open to the public. After all, it took nearly a month to build this undersea line directly to Luzon."

What the hell?

Francia's head was buzzing. From Colombia in Central America to Luzon in Southeast Asia, across the Pacific Rim earthquake belt, this is a very difficult project... is it possible to achieve it?

And the total length is estimated to be more than 20,000 kilometers, right? How did it get built in just one month?

Chapter 377 High-Speed ​​Learning Device

Undersea tunnels are generally constructed on shallow seabeds in straits, bays and estuaries. They have the advantage of not hindering the navigation of ships on the water and not being affected by weather conditions such as strong winds and fog. Currently, undersea tunnels have been put into operation in Hong Kong, Japan, Britain and France.

The difficulty in building an undersea tunnel is mainly reflected in the high-level corrosive environment of the sea area and the complex engineering geological conditions. In addition, there is the influence of fault zones and high water pressure environment in the sea area. The latter is particularly prominent in deep sea areas such as the Pacific Ocean.

At present, the shield machine is commonly used for construction, and the way of building an undersea tunnel in Academy City is relatively simple - the first step is to use a submersible to dredge the foundation trench in the planned route on the seabed, and the second step is to use surface vessels to transport the pre-made pipe sections to the corresponding positions on the sea surface, and then just sink them, and it's done.

These simple steps are made possible by Academy City's modular construction technology and the recently developed Klilonomya basic unit construction technology.

Modularization - the parts needed for the construction project are pre-made elsewhere and assembled at the predetermined location. The Kilonomian basic unit is a structural unit derived from the permanent intelligence device "Hanging Loop" of Velvet. After Velvet initially developed the Kilonomian technology, it not only delivered the finished product, but also developed a set of application logic.

——Using its characteristic of unidirectional absorption of heat energy and permanent operation, the operating program is input to become a structure that can realize automatic and permanent operation.

That is to say, after the pipe sections used to form the tunnel are sunk into the predetermined position, the Kilonomia basic unit will automatically start working to complete splicing, underwater pouring, drainage, subsequent maintenance, earthquake protection and other tasks.

Like an engineer listening in real time.

Francia and his companions were unaware of these secrets. To be honest, he didn't realize the implications of this until a few hours later when Amber informed him that he had arrived in Luzon.

Following Amber's guidance, Francia and other members of the visiting group arrived at the platform. Having crossed several time zones, they could not use the sky to tell the time, so he subconsciously looked at the clock. Less than 8 hours had passed. To put it in perspective, the average speed of this underwater train reached about twice the speed of sound, which is equivalent to a civil airliner.

What's with the crazy speed? Is it sub-vacuum pipe technology?

Francia was guessing wildly in his mind. In addition, he also noticed that the train platform was not leading to a single direction. There were lines in other directions in the wide space. Unfortunately, it was not open to the public. There were no platform signs or display screens. He could only judge from the direction that it was leading to the northwest.

As he walked toward the ground, Amber's calm female voice brought his mind back to normal - "Mr. Francia, the scheduled meeting time is a full day, don't worry about fatigue. Even if you feel that you don't get enough sleep on the train, you can still get perfect service in this area, in this new city of Medan."

What came into view was a modern new city with tall buildings. What Amber said was indeed true.

"Wait, where is this place?"

“If you are talking about the original address, this is Mindanao, located at the southern tip of Luzon, and New Mindanao is located in the center between Davao and Moro Bay in the south and Iligan Bay in the north.”

"Oh, really." Francia wanted to wipe the non-existent cold sweat. He remembered that apart from some port cities, most of Mindanao Island in Luzon was undeveloped dense forests and mountains. If we look at the information that Shencheng Group may have entered Luzon within a month, then this city was also built within a month?

More and more doubts lingered in his mind. How was such construction efficiency achieved? I heard that the construction company of the Anti-Entropy Group had a patent for modular construction technology, but it wasn't so outrageous, was it?

Soon, his doubts were answered.