Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

With the successful completion of the first phase of the project, the second phase of the space elevator began quickly and intensively.

As the main contractor for the entire super project, this part of the construction is one of the most challenging for East Asian Heavy Industries.

In this part of the construction, the East Asian Heavy Industries construction team, like ladders, will drop the 36,000 kilometre elevator in pieces from the Tien Tin until it docks with the central tower in the city of Penglai.

If there is also a large space station such as the LaGrand Daytime Space Station that can be consulted for the construction of the Heavenly Gate, then there is absolutely no historical experience to follow in the construction of the elevator section.

Not even East Asia Heavy Industries.

Building an elevator of this length is unprecedented for the entire human civilization…

“The first phase of the project tentatively puts down one main rail and four secondary rails, docking the tracks in pieces by means of misaligned downward shifts until the last section of the track docks smoothly with the central tower. ”

“If the safety of the elevator is ensured, we will then gradually expand the number to twelve, eventually completing all the designs on the blueprint. ”

After listening to the specific construction plan described by Chief Engineer Wang of East Asia Heavy Industries, the ark thought for a moment and nodded down.

“Good idea, for now we can try it this way. ”

That's the safest way.

Even after technical arguments and computer simulations, space elevators are still an adventurous attempt for them. While any failure in scientific exploration is acceptable, a 36,000-kilometre orbit is likely to have an unpredictable impact on the ecological environment.

It would be nice to say if it fell.

This would undoubtedly be a disaster if the part of the wreckage between near-Earth orbit and synchronous orbit did not fall, but turned into sky trash surrounding the Earth...

After the meeting, the ark leaving the Pan-Asian Academy of Sciences boarded a magnetic hovered car parked at the door.

It was Wang Peng who drove him to the magnetic suspension station.

Although he now had a new job, after all, he was from the “hometown” of the same era and a partner who had worked with him for many years. After hearing that the Ark had arrived in Beijing, he immediately and courageously applied to his superiors to serve as a temporary driver for an old friend.

“How have you been? ”

“I've always been fine, haven't you? ”

“I'm pretty much the same,” Wang Peng, sitting in the driver's seat, grinned and continued, “It's probably necessary to have a good fortune after a great disaster. Lately it feels like it has come to work. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“Didn't we set up an investigation team to deal with the Foundation's case? ”

Although Wang Peng did not specify which foundation it was, as soon as he heard the three words, Ark knew that he was referring to the “XIE Church Organization” that was trying to control the world with the Alpha virus and consequently gave itself to the pit.

“Any clues about them? ”

“There's more to it than clues,” Wang Peng smiled softly, "we've been locking in a hidden stronghold in the neutral state for some time now based on intelligence. With the help of the Ghost Squad, we succeeded in uprooting this stronghold without much effort and intercepting a large number of psychotropic substances and important documents for the development of believers, and guess what? ”

Unlike the third orbital airborne brigade, which is responsible for the frontal battlefield, the Ghost Squad, a special marines unit of the Pan-Asian First Fleet, is primarily engaged in some technical work, although it also has the task of airborne planet combat.

For example, targeted killings of traitors, or assignments outside the boundaries that are not readily available.

With regard to that force, the Ark had previously heard of it, although he would like to know more about the final outcome of the Spirit of the Universe Foundation than about the specifics of that operation.

“… what happened later? ”

“Based on the information in those documents, we can be sure that the stronghold we destroyed was their headquarters on Earth! ”

The eyebrows danced, rarely revealing the unstable side of Wang Peng, proudly touching an electronic cigarette in his mouth. However, just as he was about to ignite, he suddenly thought that the ark could not smell a bit of smoke, so he took it off again and shoved it back into his pocket, coughing dry and continuing.

“The rest is simple: we wanted a large number of key members of the Spirit of the Universe Foundation based on documents collected from Headquarters. A number of people have been captured, and others are expected to be soon. ”

Hearing that, the face of the ark showed a comforting smile.

“Looks like the case is coming to an end soon. ”

“It's over… and not as optimistic as you might imagine. ”

The ark took an unexpected glance at the side.

“Didn't you take them all out? ”

Wang Peng sighed.

“That being said, the documents stored at Headquarters list the names of some of the marginal members, far from reaching the core of the Foundation as a whole. Song Yangwei's name, for example, is not on it. ”

“None of the members at the core have been caught?” The ark was slightly stunned, with a strange expression on its face. "Are you sure it was their headquarters you took off? ”

Wang Peng shook his head and said: “I know what you're trying to say. In fact, I also had doubts that the position we destroyed would be just a bait thrown by the foundation, or a golden cicada shell removal obstacle. But then our investigation revealed that the core members of the Spirit of the Universe Foundation were connected through a virtual reality network that played other identities in real life and had never even seen each other in real life. ”

Ark: “It sounds like a network games association. ”

“There is such a feeling,” Wang Peng continued, "that their cautious approach has created considerable difficulty in our investigations, and if their core management is not truly wiped out, or their sources of funding are dismantled, they will not truly be hurt if their additional positions are removed. ”

Ark: “Do you need my help? ”

Seems like I didn't expect the Ark to say this, after hearing this sentence Wang Peng consciously stunned.

Noting the look on Wang Peng's face, Ark looked at him unknowingly.

“What's the matter? ”

“Nothing... it was just an accident,” Wang Peng smiled and said, “President Xing told me that your great god is difficult to ask for. I didn't expect you to volunteer to help. ”

Ark: “It depends on what you do and who you do it for. ”

“We appreciate your kindness, but this little thing doesn't bother you anymore," Wang Peng continued with a smile. “Maintaining order in society is our responsibility and it is irresponsible to involve you in it. Besides, there are more important things to do right now. ”

After arriving at the magnetic suspension station, Wang Peng sent the ark to the car and took care of himself.

On the magnetic hovering train back to Jinling, the ship was thinking about what had happened a year earlier.

Without a doubt, David Lawrence is supposed to be dead, not as seen by Wang Peng himself, and moreover, remains and DNA tests can provide evidence. Yet many secrets, too, have been brought to the grave for the death of this behind-the-scenes master.

After returning home, the ark rested for a day and returned to its previous work. Instead of going to school every day to show their faces and teach a lesson to 22nd century college students, it's soaking up models of that interplanetary highway in the lab, or sharing academic issues with his favorite apprentice.

As such, the days passed day by day and soon reached the end of the month.

With the summer vacation, there seemed to be less that he needed to go out and do at the moment.

Yet, just as the Ark had thought of it, he had received a special email in his mailbox.

It is special because this letter came from the colony of Mars.

Not only that, but at the end of the letter, the mayor's signature was stamped with a red headstamp from the Tiangong City authorities. Although the contents have not yet been seen, the signs seem to indicate that this letter is unusual...