What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 488 - Read but do not disturb
Tang Wen ultimately chose to disembark midway.

Ostensibly, they went to check on the progress in the Spratly Islands, but in reality, they couldn't stay any longer.

Until the early hours of the morning, first Lao Zhang and Qian Lin'an came to him to inquire about the news. After a while, three worried pilots hoped to have a technical exchange with the Hans Superman from today. Then, other members of the observation group, who also couldn't sleep, came to his door one after another.

Only then did he realize that he had to stop, because teaching someone is a waste of time, but teaching someone how to do something will be learned in one go.

The original world line had proposed aircraft carrier plans several times, but ultimately failed to stick to them. However, after the visiting delegation stood on the deck of the Kitty Hawk in the 80s, they immediately made up their minds and started to learn from the dismantling of the Melbourne by continuously purchasing retired aircraft carriers. Then, they officially entered the world of aircraft carriers with the Varyag.

After witnessing it firsthand, all past doubts no longer matter. If the country doesn't do something, it will panic.

When the seaplane that was supposed to pick up Tang Wen landed nearby, he immediately got on and fled.

……

Ren'ai Island

Before the seaplane landed, Tang Wen first looked down at the island in the night sky from high above.

Now only a light drizzle remains, and the view from above resembles... Alcatraz prison?

Although Ge Xuan had repeatedly emphasized that low-lying islands built using the shipwreck backfilling method would resemble prisons, this was the first time Tang Wen had seen their true appearance.

The original plan for Ren'ai Island was to fill in 2.8 square kilometers to create a new island. At this time, the outer perimeter has been formed by more than a dozen shipwrecks and reefs, but the interior has not yet been filled in.

Even when aground, the shipwreck, converted from an oil tanker, still rises more than ten meters above the water, and its deck area is quite large. It was directly converted into part of the building by the construction team.

The ship's superstructure was transformed into a more comfortable living area, lighthouse, and lookout platform, and a number of high-powered searchlights were installed to facilitate nighttime construction.

From the air, the "city wall" that forms an almost circular shape, along with the "guard towers," looks exactly like a prison.

Fortunately, due to the intense typhoon season that lasted for half a month, all personnel have now been evacuated to Gongzhen Port to rest and await further orders. Otherwise, if there were still workers constructing inside the "walled area," it would truly be a Devil's Island.

Tang Wen couldn't help but think that Feixin Island, which also used the shipwreck method, was probably in the same situation. Apart from Gongzhen Reef, which could be associated with Pearl Harbor, the other two islands in the Spratly Islands might as well be cosplayed as Devil's Island.

After mentally ranting, Tang Wen entered the deserted reef at the edge of Ren'ai Island and began summoning the invincible Void Construction Team.

[Constructing an intermediate-level port]

[Silver Coin-10000]

[Build two oil production bases]

Ren'ai Port Fleet: None available.

Insufficient basic fleet size

[Effective usable area of ​​the island: 1.9 square kilometers]

Please add to the fleet.

A complex of buildings appeared on a pre-reserved reef, flanked by high walls formed by shipwrecks, resembling the imposing gates of a prison.

After finishing all this, it was almost midnight. Tang Wen still wanted to talk to Ge Xuan about the scenic area planning, so he flew directly to Gongzhen Port to rest.

……

"The lost empire of the frozen land, we pray to you, wishing only to hear your gospel."

Under the moonlight, Tupchm finished reading the frowning Han Chinese text and then waited quietly for a response.

In the room where Tupchm was, there was a huge mirror, behind which stood General Bean and General Hunter of the Naval Intelligence Bureau, their faces expressionless.

The "mirror" was actually a one-way window. Inside the room where they were, there were seven or eight technicians and various monitoring devices buzzing around.

The walls are also peculiarly constructed, allowing anyone who speaks to Tupuchum to hear them easily, but not vice versa.

The entire secret room was cleverly disguised as the villa's tool shed, and there was even a tunnel leading to a secret exit.

The Shield of October 3rd was a trap orchestrated by the IAA, the Naval Intelligence Bureau, the Prism Building, and orchestrated by Enrique and his confidant Tupuchim. The objective was to impersonate a local power in the South Mei dissatisfied with the Empire (especially creating the illusion of Itamar's leadership) in order to establish contact with the Second Empire and carry out strategic deception.

To achieve this goal, they meticulously planned and even provided real intelligence, all in the name of playing the long game.

However, after casting the bait, what was obtained was an exquisite figurine:
A scale model of the battleship "Scharnhorst" was found to contain only intricate internal mechanical structures after CT scans, making it resemble an expensive toy.

And a note, telling them that they could make contact by reading it aloud under the moonlight.

Today was their first attempt, and for absolute secrecy, even Tupuchum didn't know that there were surveillance personnel just a wall away. Only a South American IAA agent was pretending to monitor him.

In reality, apart from the secret room, the surrounding area for several kilometers was filled with elite agents and special forces sentries; there were more people in the bushes than birds in the forest.

"Did you find anything?"

Bean asked the monitor in a low voice, and the monitor shook his head slightly to indicate that there was nothing unusual.

They didn't know how a model ship could become a medium of communication, and after Tupchm finished reciting the prayer, he kept a close eye on the changes in the Scharnhorst.

"Hey, it's moving!"

The IAA agents around Tupchm had an amazing attention span, immediately noticing that the rudder of the model ship was actually moving. As veteran agents, they quickly thought of binary code and then discovered it was classic Morse code.

The sudden discovery prompted the technical experts in the listening room to immediately go all out, while Bean and White kept a close watch on the walkie-talkie to avoid missing any unusual activity detected by the guards outside.

Bean watched the rudder being turned rhythmically, then turned to look at the listening officer, who was frowning and fiddling with something, muttering to himself:

"How could this be... increasing the gain to 10x... 20x, 50x... 100x!"

"We've scanned all frequency bands, and no abnormal communication signals have been detected!"

"Where's the microwave? The microwave unit!"

"We also found that the radar was working normally!"

"Infrared, laser, and invisible light communications group reported findings?"

"The lens has been adjusted, and no communication signals outside the visible light band have been detected in the direction of the target!"

After listening to their tense and intensive exchange, Bean finally couldn't help but interject:

What is controlling the movement of that rudder?

"We are investigating, but we have not found any radio, microwave, or optical communication."

Is the signal too weak?

"It's already at its maximum gain, damn it, I can even receive communications from the International Space Station now."

Just as everyone was scrambling to finish, the IAA agent finally translated the Morse code:
Please do not disturb during rest time.

After that, the rudder stopped swinging and remained motionless like a delicate toy, letting the moonlight illuminate it.

Tupchim then recited the prayer several more times, but received no further response.

The translated telegram was quickly transmitted to Bean, who was utterly perplexed:
If the other party proactively stated that communication is only possible under moonlight, then what does this message mean?
"Quickly, get a psychologist to analyze this!"

……

Gongzhen Port

"Finally, they've stopped bothering me."

Tang Wencai had just entered a deep sleep when he was woken up. He cursed and then went back to sleep.

(End of this chapter)