"Hello Academician Zhou."

"Hello General Yang."

Yang Wenzhi welcomed a group of scientists from Earth into the Mercury.

These scientists will stay on Frost Star for the next few months or even longer, to sort out and coordinate the science and technology of Frost Star in detail, and finally establish a new scientific system based on human knowledge.

According to common sense, although these scientists are not small, and Yang Wenzhi is very busy, and secondly, the fleet itself has scientific research institutions, so it is impossible for Yang Wenzhi to greet them personally, but he still personally led the scientific team to welcome these scientists all the way from the landing warehouse to the conference room of the scientific research center.

The reason is naturally the leading academician Zhou Xiangnan, who is the deputy director of the brain-computer center and Ye Ming's "person".

"Academician Zhou, we only have this condition at present, so we can only grieve you first." Yang Wenzhi pushed open the door of the conference room of the scientific research center and said with a smile: "Now the enemy's space city is still doing environmental and adaptability tests, and it is estimated that it will not be long before the results will be available." ”

"It's okay, it's okay, let's just be okay." Zhou Xiangnan hurriedly waved his hand to show that he didn't mind - he asked Ye Ming about the situation on the Mercury before he came, and knew that although the mothership Mercury had a lot of space and many rooms, the large place was mainly the public area and office function area, and the accommodation conditions were very average.

This design can accommodate more people on the one hand, and on the other hand, increasing the activity space can also make people happy.

Of course, Zhou Xiangnan and they definitely can't live on the Mercury for a long time - they are warships, and they will go to the front line to fight in a few months. They're only living here temporarily, and they'll move to Space City when Froststar's Space City is confirmed safe.

Before, that space city was the residence of the rulers of the Empire, and now...... The Imperials have run away, so naturally it is time for humans to come and live.

"Then I won't bother you." Yang Wenzhi saw that the scientists all sat down one after another, knowing that they might have technical arrangements and discussions, so he smiled and prepared to leave.

However, Zhou Xiangnan stopped him: "General Yang wait a moment and take a step to speak." ”

Yang Wenzhi was stunned for a moment, and then nodded immediately.

……

"Academician Ye asked me to tell you, if you can, don't be too anxious." Zhou Xiangnan looked at the office of less than 20 square meters—probably his temporary office space—while relaying Ye Ming's words to Yang Wenzhi.

Yang Wenzhi snorted, although he had doubts in his heart, he still didn't ask, but waited for Zhou Xiangnan to continue.

He knew that Ye Ming had been very busy these days, and even the messages were replied by Ita.

"General Yang doesn't ask why?" Zhou Xiangnan retracted his gaze and joked with a smile.

Yang Wenzhi smiled: "Since Academician Ye asked you to bring the words, there must be a reason." ”

After a pause, Yang Wenzhi hesitated: "If I understand correctly, what does Academician Ye mean is that he wants us to slow down the pace of our attack?" Is it? ”

"I guess so." Zhou Xiangnan smiled and nodded.

Yang Wenzhi's expression became a little more serious: "Then why didn't Academician Ye bring it up in the combat meeting?" ”

Zhou Xiangnan coughed lightly...... There was a touch of emotion in his eyes.

When Ye Ming asked him to speak, he also asked Ye Ming why he didn't say it himself. It's about letting him tell the ......

Ye Ming didn't give a specific answer at that time, just smiled, and then told him that the combat meeting was to be recorded throughout the process.

"That's right...... We want to build a very important experimental base here. Zhou Xiangnan pondered the words and said slowly: "Once this base is completed, once the experimental results come out...... It will give us an unbeatable boost. ”

Yang Wenzhi's eyes instantly froze!

Almost subconsciously, he asked, "Is there a stronger weapon?" ”

"It can be understood that way."

"Can it surpass the second generation of rice grains?"

"If the results are as expected...... You can think that we will have reusable and controllable ...... Super 2nd Generation Rice Grains. ”

Yang Wenzhi clenched his fists instantly!

He knows too well the power of the second generation of rice grains - as the strongest weapon of the human race, the second generation of rice grains has always existed in the form of pressing the bottom of the box.

But its only drawbacks are that it is not reusable and the yield is too low.

So much so that Yang Wenzhi had to train the fleet's combat capabilities when the rice grains ran out.

If...... There really is a reusable second-generation rice grain......

That......

"How long do you have to wait?" After taking a deep breath, Yang Wenzhi asked bluntly.

Zhou Xiangnan smiled.

What Mr. Ye said is really right, these people from the military...... It's all straight to the point right from the start.

"That's right, this experiment is based on the experiment designed and presided over by Academician Ye himself last time - few people know that the experiment was terminated halfway."

"Why is this happening? Because there was a situation that Academician Ye couldn't control. Zhou Xiangnan's expression became serious: "Therefore, all our experiments and speculations at the moment do not have any theories to speak of, let alone the specific time." ”

With Zhou Xiangnan's explanation, Yang Wenzhi understood why Ye Ming would ask someone to tell him.

Ye Ming couldn't grasp this experiment, but Ye Ming obviously knew what it would bring once the experiment was successful.

After taking a few breaths, Yang Wenzhi nodded slowly: "It's true that our strategic direction is to quickly take the enemy's No. 31 base, but in terms of tactical arrangements, it is mainly cautious. ”

"Well, then we'll speed up as well." Zhou Xiangnan smiled and nodded, and then said goodbye and left.

Yang Wenzhi thought for a few seconds, exhaled softly and shook his head slightly.

Of course, there is no problem in slowing down, and even in a sense, according to the current deployment of Taiyue, it is beneficial for humanity to spare a certain amount of rest and recuperation - Kreuz has already said that it is impossible for the enemy to put all the warships into Base 31.

Because the enemy can't afford to lose.

But then...... I'm afraid that the recovery time of Ella will be delayed.

Thinking of those sacrificed Blue Star warriors...... A wry smile appeared at the corner of Yang Wenzhi's mouth.

"Academician Ye has also become cunning...... Let me be the bad guy. ”

……

Three days later, the Frost Star Space City was completely cleaned up and down, and the team of human scientists and the relevant departments of the community began to enter the space city one after another.

As the leader of the scientific team, Zhou Xiangnan was the first to board the space city, and when he walked in the wide corridor and watched the Simba people on both sides who were not tall bending down to greet him, an inexplicable arrogance rose.

"Is this the perspective of a ruler?" Zhou Xiangnan smiled at Tao Zheng, who was following him closely.

Tao Zheng is also a student of electrical engineering, and he is also the vice captain of the robot team that Ye Ming joined at the beginning, and later naturally entered Jizhi Technology and served as the technical director. Now he has come to Frost Star as a representative of Jizhi Technology, and he can be regarded as the chief engineer.

"Haha, I heard that the people of the empire don't treat them as people." Tao Zheng glanced back, only to see their crowd coming all the way, and these Simba people kept bending down and bowing, keeping their posture unchanged: "Academician Zhou, do you want to call them to stand up straight?" ”

"Forget it, this should be their etiquette...... Today is our first day, so let's play the prestige first, lest these natives think that we are soft persimmons. Zhou Xiangnan withdrew his gaze from the Simba man and boarded the elevator under the guidance of the machine guard.

When he came to the top floor, the spacious and bright lounge made his eyes light up instantly.

"Damn, so luxurious?"

The size of this lounge is three or four hundred square meters, and it is extremely luxuriously decorated, all the pillars of the hall are inlaid with sparkling gemstones, and the walls are covered with all kinds of paintings and all kinds of strange crafts.

The vast majority of these crafts are "natural" – they come from a variety of different creatures just by their appearance.

There are a dozen glass-like tables in the hall trimmed with gold trim, each with two black metal chairs on the side.

Next to the hall, a huge bar is filled with a variety of utensils and drinks.

In front of the bar, six young and well-behaved Simba women stood in a row with their heads bowed and their hands tied, waiting for the simplicity of the new owner.

Zhou Xiangnan and Tao Zheng found a random place to sit down, and the chair changed shape as if it had a spirit, holding them up perfectly.

Feeling this unprecedented comfort, Zhou Xiangnan let out a long breath: "Damn...... This is a phase change metal...... They actually used to make chairs. ”

"Is this metal the kind that can be used for room temperature superconductivity?"

"Yes."

"Are you going to tear it down in the future?" Tao Zheng lay down, and the chair quickly supported the back of his head, making him feel uncomfortable.

"The purpose of using this place is to restore it as much as possible. After all, this space city is historic. Besides, a lot of this metal has now been recovered from the wreckage of the enemy's battleship, and there is no need to dismantle it. ”

Zhou Xiangnan said as he turned his head to look at the Himba waiter who was hesitating in the direction of the two of them.

The Himba people, according to the definition of humans, their facial features are similar to those of humans, and they are petite, and their facial features look very delicate - it can be said that they have grown in human aesthetics.

Zhou Xiangnan looked at the waiter with a smile, his eyes were full of curiosity: "Can you understand me?" ”

He knew that the two sides still relied on Aita's translator to communicate with each other, and Aita's translation was not very accurate in many cases—the Simba language was very different from the way humans expressed it.

"I can understand a little, my honorable sir." The waiter came to them and bowed slightly: "Do you need any drinks?" ”

Zhou Xiangnan was immediately happy: "How do you know human language?" ”

"I once served the Lady Liana of the Empire, and in her I had the privilege of being exposed to the language of humanity."

Zhou Xiangnan was slightly stunned, and immediately thought that Liana was the one who had contacted Ye Ming with the female empire, but what was it...... He didn't know a little bit about it.

Now I heard that this waitress was able to get into contact with human language from that Liana's side......

After muttering for a few seconds, Zhou Xiangnan slowly shook his head: "Not for the time being." ”

Although the hall is full of mechanical warriors, and the Simba have surrendered and recognized humans as their masters, their safety always comes first.

The waitress understood, and immediately bowed slightly, took a few steps backwards, and then turned around to return to her position.

"You wait." Zhou Xiangnan stopped her.

"What's your name?"

"My name is Nina."

"Hmm...... Nina, you wait, put this on. Zhou Xiangnan took out a pair of headphones from his briefcase and handed them to the waitress: "Then I'll have someone contact you." ”

Although Nina didn't know what to do, as a waitress, she knew that obedience was her first job, and she quickly took a pair of headphones and hung them on her ears.

Here, Zhou Xiangnan took out his mobile phone, glanced at the city, and determined that the earth time was after eight o'clock in the morning and dialed Ye Ming's number.

Ten seconds after the phone rang, Ye Ming's slightly tired voice came: "So early? ”

"Is it early at eight?" Zhou Xiangnan smiled: "You won't be up yet." ”

"Oh...... I didn't pay attention to it, I just woke up. ”

"Uh...... Then I'll hurry up. Zhou Xiangnan glanced at the waitress: "I'm on the Frost Star Space City now, and I just arrived today." ”

"Well, and then what?"

And then ...... There is a waitress, can you believe that she can speak Mandarin? Zhou Xiangnan smiled and immediately said, "I asked her where she learned it, and she said that she learned it from a female imperial man named Liana." ”

On the phone, Ye Ming was silent for two seconds, and immediately his voice became energetic: "I'll ask her." ”

A flash of smugness flashed on Zhou Xiangnan's face - he knew that Ye Ming was very concerned about that Liana.

"Okay, I'll connect the channel to the headphones, you just ask her."

……

Ye Ming lay on the bed with his eyes closed, listening to the timid greeting in his ears, and slowly opened his eyes.

"Your name is Nina, isn't it?"

"Yes."

"That Liana, how long have you lived here, and how did you meet her? Who else is around her? ”

"She's been here for a few months, I'm her waiter, and she's got a secretary named Miss Gloria."

"Hmmm......"

Ye Ming snorted, and his pupils shrank slightly.

"Can you tell me how that Miss Golia gets along with Liana, and what kind of Liana is...... Imperials? ”

After a pause, Ye Ming added, "I need you to tell me all the things you know about Liana and her secretary, and everything you know about all the Imperial people in the base. ”

The other side of the phone breathed noticeably shorter, then fell into a brief silence and uneasiness.

Ye Ming smiled slightly, and said gently: "Don't worry, the Imperial people won't come back." ”

"Okay...... I promise you, sir. ”

On the phone, the waitress named Nina replied softly.

(End of chapter)