Chapter Seventy-One
Early Saturday morning, I boarded his silver-grey private jet with Edward, escorted by him. After nearly two hours of flight www.biquge.info our private jet landed on an island with a well-built airport runway.
As we got off the plane, I saw Pierre standing on the runway from the check-in desk, waiting for us.
After a few pleasantries, Pierre invited us into his car. Our convoy was speeding down the renovated road, and within a little more than ten minutes, the car stopped at a pier next to the sea.
The wharf in front of you looks very busy, in addition to the many coastal patrol boats docked on the shore, there are also many cargo ships here to replenish supplies. Although the wharf was extremely prosperous, there were still many soldiers with guns in the crowd of people loading and unloading goods, and they surrounded some light armored vehicles to carefully observe the crowd on the wharf, and even far away from the coastline, I could vaguely see two warships parked on the sea.
After getting off the bus at the pier, Pierre beckoned the two of us to board the speedboat docked on the dock side. Once we were seated in the speedboat, Pierre's bodyguards activated the motor on the speedboat and drove our speedboat like an arrow into the depths of the sea.
The sequence of actions of the plane, the car, and now the boat, puzzled me, and Pierre now had the impression that he had placed the two ships in a large ship docked somewhere.
But my conjecture was soon debunked. Because just twenty minutes after the speedboat was still on the surface of the sea, a submarine suddenly appeared on the sea in front of us. Judging from the bridge system and some radiation markings on the surface, I accurately judged that it was actually an attack nuclear submarine. When we saw the submarine, the sailors on the boat were already standing on the bridge and began to wave the flag at us, and soon one of us quickly stood up and replied to the flag.
Then our speedboat slowly approached, and then the bodyguard who operated the speedboat extinguished the motor, and then the sailors on the submarine threw a cable exactly to the bow of the boat. After the bodyguards fastened the cable on the side of the boat in front of the speedboat, our speedboat was slowly pulled by the mechanical hinges on the submarine.
Once we were on the submarine, Pierre took me by the hand and walked down to the inside of the submarine.
As I walked inside, he smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, that's right." You know that these things are not known to the public for a while. If everyone knew about the existence of such a thing, there would be no doubt that humanity would be plunged into unprecedented chaos. For all these reasons, we built a multi-purpose museum made of composite materials in a trench deep in the ocean. Not only do we keep those two ships there, but a lot of extraterrestrial research projects are going on there.
The advanced desalination system will bring fresh water and plenty of humid air to our life there. The pressure of the sea gives us electricity and the vacuum we need for experiments, all of which are the latest and best results of our great scientists in human history, and we have put our all our heart and soul into it. I'm sure you'll be proud of them when you're waiting to see them. And of course, in return for all this, we also provide the best life for the people who work there, where the pace of life is almost exactly the same as that of New York, where our megaton supply ships supply at an average frequency of twice a week, and where our stars give concerts. Of course, all this is limited to the living quarters not far from the laboratory area, where no commercial activities are allowed, and not even a single outsider is allowed to enter. We're going to the test area now, and we're going back and forth for the sake of confidentiality, and I hope you can understand that. Pierre explained his private laboratory as he led us to a lounge at the bow of the ship.
After we sat down on the soft sofa, the waitress warmly brought us coffee.
"How long are we going to go in the sea?" I asked with a smile after taking a sip of my coffee.
"This military submarine has been refined by our technology to reach a range of 40 nautical miles per hour. So it wouldn't take us more than an hour to get there. I believe that when the time comes, you will feel that all this is worth it, because what will appear in front of your eyes will be a miracle in the history of human aerospace and the cutting-edge work of the world's science and technology. After hearing my question, Pierre said confidently.
"It's really exciting to hear you say that, right, Duke Edward?" Listening to Pierre's rhetoric, I asked Edward, who was sitting in the corner of the couch squinting and napping.
"Oh, yes, Pierre has always been the pride of our group. He stood on David's head and peed when he was younger, and for that alone, I'm sure you didn't do it in Rome. Edward, who whispered about Pierre's scandal, said this, and his jaw trembled, and then he sat there and laughed.
"I see that our dear Mr. Edward is already a little sleepy, so let him rest for a while. Is there a restroom here? I want to go to the bathroom. Suddenly, I was a little anxious, and I asked the beautiful waitress standing aside.
"Yes, sir, please." Hearing that I was asking her, the beautiful waitress quickly made a gesture of invitation.
Then I followed the waitress out of the box, and after passing through a narrow corridor about ten meters long, she led me to the door of the bathroom, which was located next to the captain's office.
I went to the toilet and then came out to wash my face on the faucet outside, and I looked at myself in the mirror with a misty look in my eyes, and I was stunned to stand there and look at the large mirror in front of the sink. I don't know why, but I always felt a little uncomfortable, so I fell into deep thought.
I even wondered if Pierre's destination was Topping Island when the plane was transferred to the speedboat, but it was only then that I realized that this was a different thing from the location of Topping Island.
Maybe I'm too sensitive to attack nuclear-powered nuclear submarines. The last time I remember on a storm mission in the USS Nightowl ballistic missile submarine, I met two imposing attack nuclear-powered submarines on the outskirts of Tuping Island. Now it seems that the exact number of such nuclear submarines, which are limited in number in the world, is really a mystery. In addition to the regular forces of sovereign states, these privately owned nuclear submarines are as difficult to calculate as much gold as the Chinese aunt will have in his hands, and this is where the danger of this world lies. Although Pierre did not say whether the submarine was equipped with nuclear weapons, as far as the discerning person is concerned, even if there are no nuclear weapons, it is a nightmare in the depths of the ocean in terms of its advancement and superiority.
Thinking of this, look at yourself expressionless in the mirror. I quickly tidied up my clothes and walked out quickly. I believe that no matter what, the words and deeds here, even in the bathroom, will be undoubtedly captured by some hidden cameras. In order to show a dazed and unapprehensive expression, I forced a smile on my face, and then followed the waitress towards the box briskly.
Nanshan Coffee permeates this spacious lounge with a familiar rich aroma. Although Pierre had always seemed to be in high spirits, the Duke of Edward, who had been with us, was clearly a little sleepy at this time. I saw him chatting and chatting, so he grabbed a backrest by himself, and then began to squint in the corner of the sofa.
"Monsieur Pierre, I didn't think you were really extravagant here. The toilet in the bathroom is made of Indian jade, the floor is covered with Iranian carpets, and the faucets are all pure gold. With that, I laughed and sat down.
"These are for you, a distinguished guest from afar. It's not a luxury, it's just a sign of respect, and only people like you are entitled to it. Listening to my words, Pierre shook his head and said lightly with a smile on his face.
"Me? What do I, an arms dealer, deserve such a high level of hospitality? Puzzled, I asked with a smile without waiting for Pierre to continue explaining.
"Because you have made an unparalleled contribution to the progress of humanity. Your value and contributions, as well as OTWC's contributions to humanity in the future, will be a miracle in the history of human science and technology. You have this gift, which is much more important than the limited wealth created by gold and Iranian carpets, which cannot be measured by the use of human wisdom. If I can foresee the future, that's the only future I want to foresee. With that, Pierre picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip of it.
"You're overestimating me." I didn't know what to say, so I smiled and excused myself.
"Sir, we have arrived. You see if you wake up Mr. Edward now, I think he's completely asleep. Just before I knew what to say, the door to the rest compartment was pushed open, and a middle-aged man in uniform walked in and asked Pierre respectfully.
"Let him sleep for a while, and this gentleman and I will go up first, and when he wakes up, we will bring him to me." With that, Pierre stood up and beckoned me to leave with him first.