Chapter 255: Weld a Spot, Eliminated
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Bohai Bay, in the waters of the Korean Peninsula.
For the spaceship at the bottom of the sea, the Koreans had really done their
best.
However, digging a tunnel with a diameter of one meter and a depth of 1724 meters was an extremely difficult task.
But no matter how challenging it was, they had to continue digging.
Because this morning, after three months of hard work, they finally managed to shave off some alloy shards from the outer shell of the spaceship.
The Koreans treasured it immensely.
They immediately took the alloy fragment to the laboratory for testing and analysis. The final result showed that the main component of the alloy of the alien spaceship was tungsten.
Wow!
What did this imply?
It suggested that spaceships made by aliens were not indestructible. There wasnât such an insurmountable barrier between the two civilizations.
The metallic materials used by the aliens were all available on Earth.
As long as they deciphered the spaceship technology, they could directly manufacture products using alien technology.
God bless the Koreans.
They were truly on the rise.
âIâm so happyâŠâ
âMe too.â
âBe careful.â
Bang!
in his excitement, a Korean accidentally fell from a high platform to the one
below.
A fall from 5-2 meters.
Although it wasnât fatal, injury was inevitable.
âQuick, save him!â
âKim Jae-hyun, are you alright?â
âQuickly call the medical team.â
When the medical team arrived and after a check-up confirmed there were no serious issues, it was found he had an open fracture in his leg and needed to be hospitalized.
Since the spaceship project was highly confidential, the hospital he was sent to wasnât just any hospital, but a private hospital owned by the consortium.
âKim Jae-hyun, because of the projectâs confidentiality, you canât inform your family or have any contact with the outside world. This isnât personal, nor is it that we donât trust you, but we hope you understand.â
âDirector, I understand. I just want to get out of here as soon as possible and
return to my research post.â
âRest and recuperate. You can go back once youâre better. Youâve been very tired lately, so take this as a quiet vacation.â
âOkay, thank you, Director.â
After the director left, Kim Jae-hyun rested comfortably in the hospital ward. He could only watch television and was unable to contact the outside world.
However, every time a nurse came in to change his dressing, he would hum a
song to attract the nurseâs attention.
Under such circumstances, the person guarding Kim Jae-hyun outside the ward didnât consider it a big deal.
At night, the hospital nurses finished their shifts, and one of them had a bandage on her leg. Everyone saw it and only asked out of concern, without giving it much thought.
Once the nurse got home, she removed the bandage from her leg, revealing a series of dense numbers on the innermost layer.
That night, Tang Rui was dining when he suddenly received a call to participate in a confidential video conference.
What was going on?
He went to the Blue Army command center and connected to the secure
network.
âHello, President Tang. Sorry to disturb you.â
A high-ranking military official in the video greeted Tang Rui with a smile.
-Itâs no bother, Iâve just finished eating,â Tang Rui responded, then nodded at
Professor Liu and Professor Li in the other video feeds.
âThatâs good to hear. This meeting is just to confirm something with President
Tang, Professor Liu, and Professor Li.
When you three were exploring the geological structure of the Bohai Bay seabed, did you notice any issues under the seabed, especially in the Korean territorial waters?â the military official asked.
âThere was no issue. When we were exploring, we only discovered an oil field under the Korean seabed.
I remember the entire geological structure data map of the Bohai Bay seabed has been uploaded to the database. Hasnât the military seen it?â Professor Liu replied, sounding somewhat displeased.
Understandably, as a top expert in his field, he was upset at the implication
that there might be something wrong with their data.
âProfessor Liu, please donât be upset. Iâm not questioning the report, I just wanted to ask if there were any anomalies in that geological data.â
âThere were none. All the geological structure data matched the model of the
Bohai Bay continental plate without any issues.â
Professor Li also confirmed there were no problems.
The military official nodded. âThank you, Professors. I understand the
situation. Sorry for the trouble.â
The video feed of the two Professors was then disconnected.
Tang Rui, who had been quietly drinking water, had remained silent because he felt it unnecessary to speak.
He knew the situation at the bottom of Bohai Bay better than anyone.
âPresident Tang, thereâs a situation you should be aware of. This is the news
that the special department received from Korea.â
After reading the news from the special department about Korea, Tang Rui was visibly upset.
The Bohai Bay area of Korea had discovered a spaceship at the bottom of the
sea.
Tang Rui was speechless.
What was going on here?
âPresident Tang, you designed the geological exploration equipment. What do you think about the credibility of this information?â
âHow to gauge its credibility⊠From our perspective, the credibility of this information is zero. From the special departmentâs perspective, thereâs no issue with the news they sent back.â
Tang Rui replied with a complex expression.
âThis⊠What does that mean?â
The military leader was puzzled.
âThis is just a model of the spaceship.â
Tang Rui gestured, and a holographic projection of the underwater spaceship model appeared.
âIs it really a spaceship?â
âNo, as I said, itâs just a model. Itâs there to fool the Koreans.
âWhatâs the real situation?â
âThe truth is⊠when I was bored during my Bohai Bay project, I noticed the Koreans were drilling, hoping to exploit an oil field. So, I placed a piece of tungsten alloy steel plate underground to block their drilling hole. Unexpectedly⊠they mistook the steel plates for the hull of a spaceship. Then they kept drilling, and I kept placing more steel plates. Eventually, the data the Koreans got probably looked like this.â
The military leader listened with a complex expression, speechless for a long time.
âPresident Tang, please hold on, I need to step out for a moment.
âAlright.â
Ten minutes laterâŠ
âPresident Tang, can you plant a real spaceship model underground?â the military leader asked excitedly upon returning.
âWhat do you mean?â
âItâs about replacing the steel plate with a real physical model of a spaceship. It doesnât need to have any internal equipment, just be sturdy.â
âThatâs possible, but is it really necessary?â
âItâs very necessary. Uncovering a steel plate and finding actual spaceship wreckage are two entirely different things. The former is just frustrating and wonât cause much loss, but the latter could trap them there forever.â
âIn that case, wouldnât it be better if I just welded the spaceship model to the seabed?â Tang Rui suggested sarcastically.
âIf you can, please make it as sturdy as possible.
The military leader nodded earnestly.
ThisâŠ
Tang Rui fell silent.
Tactics were indeed dirty.
This was about trapping the Koreans at the bottom of the sea.
âAlright, Iâll handle it after I finish my current research. When I visit Bohai Bay to check on the project progress, Iâll take care of this too.â Tang Rui reluctantly agreed.
âThank you, President Tang. Next time something like this comes up, please inform us in advance.â
âUnderstood.â Tang Rui nodded.
He was just bored and wanted to play a trick on the Koreans, but it turned into a matter of national strategy.
After ending the video call, Tang Rui asked Red Lotus to record this matter and research a super wear-resistant alloy nano-coating to ensure the spaceship modelâs hull could not be cut.
For the next half-month, Tang Rui stayed indoors, immersed in research.
He tried various methods to ensure information wouldnât be lost during transmission through a wormhole, but had yet to find a solution.
The only progress made was in quantum information coding technology, developed through his study of communication satellite programs. However, he was still far from achieving real information transmission.
But Tang Rui was not worried.
He had developed a strong interest in scientific research, especially in the field of pure physics, which he had not explored before.
Now he found it fascinating.
Each experimental data set, if studied closely, revealed something new.
The thrill of exploring the unknown was truly captivating.
However, while he was absorbed in his research, the world outside was not still. Several countries were pushing forward in the aerospace field.
The Five Great Powers and India were already involved, never missing a chance to join in.
Japan and Germany also wanted to join.
It was inevitable.
The aerospace field was a ticket to the futureâs sea of stars.
Without a ticket, there really was no future.
While all countries were focusing on aerospace, Korea, in an uncharacteristic move, began to invest in drilling technology.
While others aimed for the skies, Korea chose to dig into the earth.
After testing the tungsten alloyâs parameters, Korea seemed to go crazy, once again increasing its investment in digging efforts.
It was just money, after all.
They halted investments in other fields, channeling all remaining funds into digging.
What about the space race?
Korea was not participating.
Once they unearthed the spaceship and obtained its technology, they could surpass all other nations within minutes.
It was that simple.
While countries worldwide were keen to boost their aerospace investments, the Koreans, deviating from this trend, focused on drilling technology.
Regarding aerospace tech, the Koreans were open to selling their existing capabilities.
Hearing this, everyone was astonished. It seemed unimaginable for such words to come from a Korean representative.
They were sipping what seemed like counterfeit wine.
Yet, they remained unconscious.
Others aimed for the skies, but the Koreans were intent on burrowing into the earth.
Such was the unique Korean approach.
Their perspective was indeed unconventional.
Brother San was thrilled with this revelation and quickly expressed interest in purchasing their aerospace technology.
One party was short of funds, the other, of technology.
They found common ground immediately.
He retreated to a secluded spot for the transaction.
His calculations were meticulous.
Only eight countries globally had the credentials to engage in aerospace endeavors.
As for the rest?
They were irrelevant in this space race, having been sidelined already..â
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