Changkong Fighter

Chapter 287 Transfer
The experts' first day of studying the alien spacecraft passed quickly, and Song Xizhu returned to her dormitory to organize her research notes.

The optical stealth technology of extraterrestrial civilizations is somewhat different from the stealth methods currently known to mankind, and it can be determined to be full-spectrum stealth. This means that in the short term, laser search radar will still be needed to locate the enemy.

[Attack range is within 60km.]

After writing this down in his notebook, Song Xizhu put down his pen and began to ponder how to detect enemies at greater distances, unless he fundamentally changed the method of enemy detection, using methods other than radar waves and lasers.

These two search methods are the best solutions that can be thought of at present. Other methods of locating enemies require other departments to conduct an "industrial survey," and she is just a technician in charge of system integration.

After organizing her thoughts and figuring out how to optimize the search system, Song Xizhu took out her phone, glanced at Liu Jun's profile picture, and thought about the chat history. It was mostly about technical discussions and pilots' needs. Sometimes she felt quite annoyed, wondering why she wasn't more proactive.

Meanwhile, inside the command center, He Xiaoxi also took out her phone, looked at Liu Jun's profile picture, hesitated for a moment, but still didn't send a message, probably because he was busy at this time.

Should I go straight to the point? He Xiaoxi thought to herself, blushing slightly.
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With a soft pop, the hatch slowly opened, and a platoon of fully armed security personnel in exoskeletons watched the alien creature emerge from the laboratory warily. If anything seemed amiss, they would use their shockwave weapons to suppress it.

Wearing a protective suit, Rupa's tentacles wriggled on the ground, making her look like an octopus that had come ashore. As she walked, Rupa observed Liu Jun, and with the twisting of her tentacles, she formed a shape similar to human legs, then supported her bouncy upper body and walked forward.

Liu Jun watched Lupa's actions, looking at its bouncy tentacles. This thing was so flexible—it must be good quality meat for making takoyaki.

Of course, he didn't really like eating takoyaki, it was just a Tokyo University instinct; whenever he saw something new, he would always wonder if it was edible.

Then, observing the other security personnel, I noticed that their eyes were also focused on those bouncy tentacles.

"go in."

Liu Jun pointed to the container prepared for Rupa. Rupa glanced at Liu Jun and slipped inside with incredible ease. Then Liu Jun looked at the security personnel beside him. Originally, he was not responsible for the escort work, but considering the social characteristics of the alien civilization, the others had not experienced the "ascension ceremony." According to the aliens' Darwinism, even if Liu Jun gave the order, they would not do it. So he could only trouble him to do this.

After Rupa entered the container, he looked at Liu Jun. Although he hadn't used the translator, he understood what the other person meant. He figured that wearing protective clothing shouldn't be a problem, so he followed him into the container, sat down opposite it, picked up the translator, and prepared to communicate with it properly on the way back to make sure this "spy" understood what it needed to do when it returned.

"Platoon leader, this..."

This was not part of the plan, and the platoon leader was also helpless. He consulted his superiors and, after receiving their instructions, signaled the team to set off.

"action."

Two security personnel entered the container and sat on either side of Liu Jun, watching Lupa warily. Meanwhile, the other soldiers boarded the Dongfeng Mengshi trucks and slammed the doors shut. From a distance, if one did not carefully examine the markings on the vehicles, they might mistake the convoy for an American one.

"Platoon leader, all ready!"

"set off!"

The Dongfeng Mengshi led the way, with the 12.7mm weapon stations on the roof deactivated. Behind the two Dongfeng Mengshi were a Type 04A infantry fighting vehicle, followed by the trucks carrying the containers.

Inside the car, Liu Jun used a translator to communicate with Lupa, letting it understand what to do when they got back.

First; locate the human rebel forces and find a way to send back their intelligence. Second; gather intelligence, military deployments, and objectives regarding the current civilization.

Finally; intelligence on the civilization behind the scenes, and then seek to upgrade.

Of course, these three targets were assigned by superiors. Considering the possible social structure of the other party, there might be someone with a higher "status" than Liu Jun. If questioned, Rupa might inevitably turn against them. But these things don't matter to Dongda. During the time Rupa was imprisoned, it obtained limited intelligence.

On the contrary, the intelligence sent out by those human traitors was more numerous and more threatening.

Therefore, of these three points, obtaining information about those traitors would be considered fulfilling the most basic objective set by the higher-ups. Then, the third point is that obtaining information about the civilization behind the scenes would allow Dongda to prepare more thoroughly. As for information about the current civilization, it would be better if we could obtain it, but if we couldn't, so be it.

Of course, all the intelligence sent back must be carefully verified.

Rupa quietly observed the requirements the "Ascendant" set for him, just like a diligent student remembering every key point his teacher made.

"Do you understand?"

【clear.】

Rupa changed color to indicate that it understood, and then remained silent for a moment, also trying to figure out what it wanted to understand.

Do you really want to be promoted?

Seeing Lupa staring intently at him, Liu Jun felt like he was being stared at by a real-life Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants. He noticed that Lupa didn't seem to pay much attention to anything else, except for this "promotion ceremony," which seemed to be as obsessive as a patriarch of a large family about the college entrance examination.

"Of course, I'd like to know what the end of the upgrade is." Liu Jun didn't hide his thoughts.

【eternal.】

Eternity? Liu Jun was even more curious. What was this eternity? Was it a matter of translation, or was it the literal meaning of eternity as he understood it? But he didn't want to be put into a box and become an "electronic pet."

After a few more brief exchanges, Liu Jun fell silent. He wasn't the kind of person who had received professional training and could talk endlessly. Seeing that he didn't speak, Rupa also remained silent.

The convoy followed the road toward the laboratory of type 2, and after passing through 3 checkpoints, entered the main building of the laboratory.

As the car stopped, two 04A infantry fighting vehicles quickly set up a cordon, and the security team on the Dongfeng Mengshi quickly got off the vehicle and sent the vehicle through the cargo channel into the laboratory. Just like when it was being loaded, it did not come into contact with any outside air throughout the process.

After the containers were connected to the laboratory, the pressure of the two containers was adjusted. After the hatch was opened, Liu Jun and two security personnel walked out first, followed by Lupa.

Inside the laboratory, the experts are waiting for Rupa to arrive so they can solve the mystery that has been troubling them—the power source of the aircraft.

(End of this chapter)