The Great Basin Desert, the largest desert in North America.

It covers a total area of more than half a million square kilometers, including most of Nevada, more than half of Utah, and a small portion of Idaho, Oregon, California, and Wyoming.

When it comes to this desert, the first thing that comes to most people's minds is Las Vegas.

In 1888, it was just a small town, and in 1905, because of the discovery of gold mines, a large number of gold prospectors poured in, but like other gold mining towns, after a short period of excitement, as the gold mines were hollowed out, Las Vegas soon returned to its previous depression, and its real rise was during the Great Depression in the United States, when the state legislature passed a bill to legalize gambling, turning this desert city into a casino with nightclubs, hotels, and casinos.

It's a pity that Zhang Heng and the others didn't come to Las Vegas for tourism this time.

The plane landed at Area 51 Air Force Base, a new base built more than a decade ago in a dry Watan, Nevada, just 130 kilometers from the glittering city of Las Vegas.

The United States has denied its existence for decades, but at the same time, in order to prevent the curious from approaching, the Air Force has bought 9,000 acres of land in the surrounding area and set it up as an air traffic control zone and an armed exclusion zone.

Area 51 was originally used for the development of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, and after the development of the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft ended, other "black" projects began to be implemented at this base, but it was not until 2013 that the United States recognized the existence of Area 51.

This also shrouds Area 51 in a layer of mystery, and many believe that the so-called "Green Room" (which houses the frozen corpse of an alien that has been visited by successive US presidents, and some people swear that they have seen small, large-headed gray creatures moving around) are also here.

However, Zhang Heng and the three of them obviously did not have this kind of eye blessing, they were not greeted by strange aliens, but just a person in charge of the air base, who looked very ordinary, and after shaking hands with Zhang Heng and the others one by one, he said that the simulation environment had been set up and could be trained at any time.

The captain showed a rare humane side, and considering that the sun had already set, he finally put the training time until tomorrow morning.

After dinner, the three of them were given the opportunity to move freely, but when it came to free activity, the places they could go were actually very limited, and basically there were eyes on them wherever they went.

The person in charge of the reception also made a point of apology, reiterating that this move was not aimed at them, but only because of the implementation of the most basic security precautions.

Zhang Heng expressed his understanding to the people, but in this way, it is impossible to do something in the base, at least until tomorrow morning, they are safe.

This result is not unacceptable, for the three of them, this may also be the last peaceful sleep they have, after eating, Jia Lai glanced at Zhang Heng deeply, nodded at the latter, and left a sentence "See you tomorrow." After saying that, he was not in the mood to take a walk under the supervision of the whole process, and returned to his room first.

Seeing Jallet leave, Bruno also quickly got up and followed the fat man to the outside of his room, but only to see the door close in front of him, and almost hit his nose.

Bruno's expression was a little embarrassed, the fat man made it clear that he didn't trust him, and he didn't plan to discuss tomorrow's plan with him, it seemed that he was just going to use him as a tool, but I have to say that his judgment was indeed very accurate.

Bruno wanted to find out about Jarlai's plan in advance to see if there was anything he could use to kill the two of them, and now that he was closed, he could only return to his residence in disgrace.

So Zhang Heng was the only one left in the cafeteria, Zhang Heng silently ate the last spoonful of baked beans in front of him, at this time the sky outside the window also darkened, the wind rolled up the yellow sand, and the blood-red sunset fell under the sand dunes.

"Magnificent desolation, isn't it?" An unfamiliar voice said.

"Excuse me?" Zhang Heng turned around and saw a middle-aged man, who was dressed as an engineer, and seemed to be a researcher in Area 51, who came behind him at some point, smiled, and did not continue the previous topic, but asked, "You are a NASA astronaut, I heard that you are going to the moon." ”

"David." Zhang Heng introduced himself, put down the knife and fork in his hand, and stretched out his hand, "We are members of Apollo Eleven, but strictly speaking, we are only candidates. ”

"Albert Einstein." The middle-aged man shook hands with Zhang Heng, the latter raised his eyebrows, Zhang Heng had never seen a photo of Einstein when he was young, but when the middle-aged man said this, Zhang Heng did find that there was something similar between the eyebrows of the two.

However, the latter then let go of his hand and smiled, "Just kidding, you know the nature of our work, we signed a confidentiality agreement before coming here, and we can't reveal our real names to outsiders, how about Mr. David, are you still satisfied with us here." ”

"You guys look pretty good."

"You too, as early as sixty years ago, no one thought that humans could fly in the sky in a big iron bird, and ten years ago no one believed that humans could leave the earth and go to outer space, and even today, the vast majority of people still don't think that humans can set foot on another celestial body."

Einstein paused, "But all this happened, with the help of mathematical formulas, those mechanical principles, repeated experiments...... Isn't it a miracle in modern society that human beings have accomplished things that seem impossible again and again, and I don't want to be disrespectful to the man who led the Israelites to build their country, but I want me to say that technology is the greatest power in the world. ”

Typical engineering student remarks, but in a sense it's hard to refute.

"Sorry to disturb your meal, but I heard that NASA astronauts are here, so I can't help but come over and take a look, you know," the middle-aged man shrugged, "This place doesn't usually come to anyone, anyway, nice to meet you, Mr. David." ”

"I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Einstein."

"Okay, don't delay your rest time, I wish you a smooth training and a successful landing on Apollo 11 in advance, and I will listen to your moon landing radio."

The middle-aged man ended the brief conversation, picked up the mug in his hand, and turned to walk out the door, just as the setting sun had completely sunk below the horizon.

But when he reached the door, he stopped again and turned back, "Oh yes, I almost forgot to say, I have a small gift for you, as a gift for our first meeting, put it in your room, I hope you like it." ”

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