There is always a sage saying that "life is like a dream", because the world is impermanent, it always makes people feel impermanent. For Yu Qian, who is experiencing a new life, there is often a feeling as if he is in a dream.

He has been doing criminal investigation work in S City for more than ten years, and he often boasts that he has nothing to hide from himself in this territory. I didn't think that I really opened my eyes today, and I was taken aback.

In his opinion, the facilities of Research Institute No. 3 are nothing more than relatively hidden. And the so-called concealment is, at best, just a few rotten means. Either buried deep underground, or hidden in the mountains. Even if he hid, he couldn't hide it in a way that he could have imagined.

Therefore, when he heard Ren Yuan's claim to open his eyes, his first reaction was not to be surprised. Instead, he asked with some curiosity, "This No. 3 research institute should be a very important facility, right?" Is it convenient for me to go? Won't it be leaked? ”

"You are my dragon pastor, there is no inconvenient problem, what status do you have with me." Ren Yuan cocked his thumb with a proud expression, and then said mysteriously, "Besides, even if you have been to the No. 3 Research Institute, you will not be able to leak secrets." ”

The transport vehicle carrying Zhao Gou was controlled by the people of the No. 3 Research Institute and drove all the way to the sea. took off their thick protective clothing, and the two of them showed two childish faces, looking no more than twenty years old. cooperated with Ren Yuan to solve such a tricky trouble, and the good mood could not hide on their faces.

"How old are you two this year?" Yu Qian, who was sitting in the back, saw that he was driving farther and farther, and it seemed that he would not be able to reach it for a while. I couldn't bear the boring trip, and the occupational disease was committed again, so I asked the two people in front of me.

"Haha, your surname is Yu, right? I'll call you Uncle Yu. The young man sitting in the co-pilot turned his head with a smile, pointed to himself and said, "Don't look at the two of us, we look young, we have graduated for four or five years, but our faces are relatively tender and not very mature." In the graduate school, we are always treated as juniors for this reason. In fact, we are one term later than Sister Liu Rui. ”

"Oh yes." Yu Qian was stunned for a moment, put away his thoughts and responded with a smile, "How good is that, I'm in a hurry, looking old, hahaha." ”

Although the other party didn't say it explicitly, Yu Qian still noticed that the other party seemed enthusiastic, but he was very careful to avoid telling himself detailed information. Knowing that the other party didn't want to reveal too many details to himself, Yu Qian also closed his mouth in amusement.

The car drove all the way to the dock, and everyone carried the refrigerated cabin containing Zhao Gou onto a small yacht, and drove the dinghy out of the port. It was only then that Yu Qian suddenly realized that this mysterious No. 3 Research Institute was not on land.

"It turns out that the No. 3 Research Institute is a ship, no wonder you said that even if I have been there, I have no ability to leak secrets."

"That's right, it's not true." Ren Yuan smiled strangely, "What's the hurry, you'll see it soon." ”

The young researcher who heard the conversation between the two also smiled silently, pursing his lips and controlling the yacht, which made Yu Qian more and more curious. Gradually, he had been sailing at sea for nearly half an hour, away from the coastline. They came to an open sea, and there were almost no comparisons to be found around them. On this clear sea, it is impossible to tell where the sea is and where the sky is.

And just on this empty crystal sea, the two researchers of Research Institute No. 3 stopped the yacht, discussed the watch for a moment, and turned around and whispered

"Here we are."

"Arrived? Research Institute No. 3? Yu Qian was stunned for a moment and looked around. But there was nothing to be seen on the calm sea, neither islands nor ships.

The two researchers couldn't help but laugh and turned the transmitter to send a signal to the sea, which shocked Yu Qian

A startling scene happened. I saw that between the blue sea and the sky, a gap suddenly opened, like a pair of invisible hands slowly pulling open the sea and sky, presenting a world hidden in the void in front of everyone.

"This, this, this..." Yu Qian said three times in a row, but he still didn't know what to say. Emerging from the cracked sea and sky was a huge island of steel. The strong atmosphere of modern industry is very incompatible, and it is out of step with everything around it.

"This is one of the three major research institutes directly under the Ministry of Disasters, the Maritime Research Institute - Jialanfu Island!" The young researcher stood on the bow of the ship, facing the blowing sea breeze, and stretched out his hand to the huge steel island in the distance, and proudly introduced "Welcome! ”

"Unbelievable, unbelievable." Yu Qian suddenly felt that words were lacking, and for a while he couldn't find any words to describe this magnificent scene.

The huge inverted triangular opening, which cracked out of thin air, remained unmoved, as if a solid wide hole had been carved out of space. Through this hole more than ten meters high, you can see that behind it, a behemoth covering an area of nearly 100 square kilometers stands impressively. Countless buildings cast of steel surround a giant tower that reaches to the sky, exuding an oppressive industrial atmosphere.

Before Yu Qian finished sighing, the yacht had already sailed briskly through the huge inverted triangle hollow, and entered this strange space. At this time, Yu Qian only peeked into the secret of the stealth of this Jialan floating island.

Wrapped around this huge steel floating island is a mirror cover that is as round as a bowl. From the outside, it is difficult to detect because the sea water and blue sky are reflected on the mirror. On the inside of the mirror cover, there are countless large lighting sources, illuminating this steel floating island as bright as day.

Knowing the secret of why such a large island can be invisible, Yu Qian still felt shocked when he looked at it again. The 100-meter-high circular mirror cover is simply not something that would exist in the real world, let alone this huge floating island covering an area of nearly 100 square kilometers. From a distance, there is a lot of vegetation and trees on the steel floating island, which looks like it is the same as the real island.

With a magnificent roar of steel, the triangular hole behind him slowly closed, isolating the giant floating island like a sci-fi world from the outside world. Yu Qian believes that if you stand outside and watch, your group is no different from disappearing out of thin air.

"This is Research Institute No. 3, Jialanfu Island. It covers an area of 83 square kilometers and is irregular in shape. The outer cover is a semicircular mirror cover consisting of 600,000 specular reflectors. Ren Yuan introduced to the stunned Yu Qian, "Don't underestimate this layer of mirror reflection device, this is not just a simple reflection. It also has video functions, all of which are controlled by a supercomputer located in the center of the floating island. The mirror image of the corresponding part can be converted according to the situation, and various scenes can be demonstrated in real time. ”

"It's a sunny day, so it's okay to keep only the natural reflections. Depending on the need for special situations, this specular reflective layer can simulate all the scenes according to the central computer command in real time, so that the snooper can see a lush island from a distance. ”

After a little thought, Yu Qian instantly understood the intention of doing this. If it's just a simple specular reflection, it's easy to be spotted by a ship that mistakenly strudes into the vicinity of a floating island. Adding this real-time presentation feature not only avoids detection, but also uses it to mislead and disperse approaching ships.

Sail down the reserved waterway to the pier and ascend to the dock of the floating island through the third-level lock. The crew drained the sea water from the locks and secured the dinghy in the steel locks. Out of the dock, Yu Qian looked back and found that there were dozens of square locks around the floating island. In addition to a row of small boats, there are two large docks large enough to accommodate thousands of tons of freighters. These docks, located above floating islands, are the third of the three locks

Layers, by the first and second level locks that can be moved laterally, the ships entering the floating island are lifted up layer by layer by the selected dock.

"Uh, why did you stop the boat? Wouldn't it be more convenient to park directly in the sea? Yu Qian got off the boat and couldn't help asking

"What are you kidding?" Ren Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Jialan Floating Island is a mobile floating island, you park the boat on the edge of the island, and when the floating island moves, won't the boat all hit it." ”

“…”

Following the guidance of the staff, the group walked through the outer vegetation area to the center of the entire floating island. It is a huge square, with a mirror-like alloy floor and a lighthouse-like tower in the center.

Yu Qian raised his head and looked up along the wall of the tower, his eyes disappeared into the countless dazzling lights in the mirror cover, and it was estimated that this tower should be directly connected to the top.

"This is the Central Control Tower, also known as the World Tree." Ren Yuan pointed to the tower and said to Yu Qian, "The part that is exposed to the ground is more than 100 meters high, and it is connected to the mirror reflection device that covers the outside. Going deeper, it connects all the core areas of the entire No. 3 Research Institute, and is the core of the entire Jialanfu Island. ”

"Down?" Yu Qian asked in surprise, "Is it deeper?" ”

"Isn't it common sense that floating islands on the sea are bigger under the water than on the water?" Ren Yuan pursed his lips and said, "This Jialanfu Island is divided into two parts, and there is no direct link in the middle, but hundreds of sets of carbon nanopipes that are called the 'roots of the World Tree'. This ensures that no matter how bad the sea conditions, the lower part remains relatively stable. ”

"The island's energy system is powered by two nuclear reactors, and at the heart of it is a supercomputer that performs more than 700 million operations per second. Of course, there are also plenty of living facilities, and research equipment. ”

"Are you working as a tour guide for me?" Yu Qian couldn't get used to Ren Yuan's appearance of pretending to be a master, and said sourly, "You know a lot about this?" ”

"That's nature, it's not just understanding, but I'm involved in the construction of Jialanfu Island." Ren Yuan said with emotion, "Although the construction of Jialan Floating Island is inseparable from many abnormal means, I have to admit that only the Ministry of Disaster Relief in the world, backed by the government of country Z, has the ability to create this maritime miracle." ”

"You participated in the construction of this island..."Yu Qian was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously said, "With your independent reality... You're just here to work as a porter, aren't you? ”

The staff of the research institute, who had been listening to the conversation between the two while walking, couldn't help but laugh out loud when they heard this. Ren Yuan's face suddenly changed, and he said dissatisfiedly

"What happened to the porter? Porters are also working people, aren't working people the most glorious? ”

"I didn't say you weren't honorable."

"Hmph, that's why you dare to underestimate me like this." The group happened to come to the central control tower, and the staff who stood still at the source station and did not wait for the staff to lead the way spoke, and took the lead in saying, "Without me, there would be no Jialanfu Island." How do you think this island came about? This island was created by the joint efforts of the Ministry of Disaster Management and the Academy. ”

"Academic?" Yu Qian was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Isn't that an advent faction?" ”

"Of course, what do you think?" Ren Yuan smiled contemptuously: "You are this Jialan Floating Island, and you built it yourself from scratch for the Ministry of Disasters?" no,no,no。 Jialanfu Island was originally a treasure of the academy. It is precisely because of the inspiration of the academic school that this Jialan floating island belongs to the Ministry of Disasters. ”

"And that kind of thing?" Yu Qian is wonderful

"If you want to talk about this, you have to start with..."

"Two." The accompanying staff turned around and said with a smile: "The elevator has arrived." ”