#543 - Chapter 543: All Pawns on the Board
"Do you know how long it's been here?" Dongfang Chen paused, looking around.
"500,000 years!"
"Then why doesn't it leave?"
"Because it has been carefully guarding a secret, a major secret related to the rise and fall of the entire human race."
"And its mission is to continue human civilization."
"The reason it doesn't leave is because there are still invisible enemies outside, insidious enemies."
"I might as well tell you all that the zombie virus that has been raging since last year was premeditated by this invisible enemy. Their goal is to completely destroy human civilization."
"The Red-Clothed Sect that wreaked havoc in China, and the Mouni Sect behind it, are puppets secretly controlled by this invisible enemy."
"These are the visible ones, and there are even more that are invisible. It's no exaggeration to say that every one of us here is a potential controlled individual. Of course, that includes myself!"
"Don't get me wrong, I'm not suspecting anyone. It's just that the enemy's methods are too clever, making it impossible for us to defend against them."
"This base is related to the common destiny of mankind. Once the news is leaked, we will have no chance to recover."
"That's why I cut off all communication signals to completely eliminate the risk."
"From now on, until the conditions are right, no one is allowed to leave."
"Do you all understand?" Dongfang Chen asked loudly.
"Understood!" the special forces队员 shouted in unison.
"Alright, now it's free question time, ask whatever questions you have." Dongfang Chen gestured for everyone to ask questions.
"Report!"
"Speak!"
"Commander, how long will we be here?" a special forces队员 asked.
"Conservatively estimated, 14 years."
"Hiss~"
Everyone was taken aback.
"Report!"
"Speak!"
"Commander, can we contact the outside world?"
"It will probably take 3 to 5 days."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
It was good to be able to contact the outside world, at least they wouldn't disappear from the face of the earth.
As for whether living supplies could be guaranteed, no one asked.
Everyone believed that Dongfang Chen would help them handle it properly.
Soon, 5 days passed.
Except for Dongfang Chen, all the special forces队员 who came with him were tested.
Without exception, all carried the attached DNA fragment.
This made Dongfang Chen break out in a cold sweat.
Originally, he thought that the people of the Mouni Sect were difficult to deal with mainly because they were too deeply hidden, and they had the support of Modo, and he had too little information.
Now he understood that everyone was a chess piece on the board. Perhaps a little later, all of them would be wiped off the board by those survivors.
Under the arrangement of the robots, everyone underwent repairs in the gene repair pods.
Fortunately, there were enough devices, and everyone could start together, saving a lot of time.
Otherwise, three days per person would take at least two months to complete.
After the repair was completed, the next step was a 7-year observation period.
During these 7 years, a re-examination was required every month to observe the development of body cells at any time.
"Can we restore communication now?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"Yes. But your communication system needs to be modified."
"Okay."
"How about this, I have a suggestion, you might want to consider it."
"Speak," the robot said.
"I suggest setting up a relay station in the Lop Nur area to prevent the base's location from being exposed," Dongfang Chen said.
"That's a good idea, but the spacecraft is badly damaged, and it may be difficult to complete this task."
"You can leave it to me," Dongfang Chen said.
"What are you going to do?"
"Do you have a way to communicate directly with my space station?"
"Yes, but I need your authorization."
"Of course," Dongfang Chen nodded.
"And then?" the robot asked.
"After authorization, I can contact the base through the space station. In that case, someone will naturally help me complete this task."
"Okay," the robot agreed.
Soon, Dongfang Chen's main ship completed the modification.
Under the monitoring of the robot, Dongfang Chen contacted the space station through the main ship.
"Commander, are you alright?" Xiao Lin asked.
"I'm fine. Time is limited, I'll talk about other things later, I'll arrange some things first."
"Okay, Commander."
After switching the screen, Dongfang Chen immediately contacted Niu Xingwang.
Now Niu Xingwang is in Bato City.
"Mr. Dongfang! I finally got in touch with you. Where have you been these past few days? Why was the communication interrupted?" As soon as the call was connected, Niu Xingwang excitedly threw out a bunch of questions.
"Brother Niu, I have other things to do during this period. Now you immediately send a warship to Lop Nur. I will send you the location information. Bring enough crystal cores and a detector when you come over," Dongfang Chen arranged.
