Our great nation of China traverses the multiverse.

In this tranquil depths of space, time seems to lose its meaning.

The spaceship maintained its peak speed and continued flying for six months.

The edge of the solar system

It has entered the range of the expeditionary fleet's detectors.

They, the expeditionary fleet, have arrived!

Chapter 308 Beneath the Mountain

The Avatar world, Earth, in the southwestern hinterland of a major Eastern country.

Deep in the mountains near the river,

Hidden within is a place completely cut off from the outside world.

This is a base that is completely buried underground. The base is huge, and it has almost hollowed out several nearby mountains, leaving only the outer shell of the mountains and the lush vegetation and trees on them. Even the nearby rivers have giant water pumping pipes buried under them.

It is said that when a piece of equipment in the base is operating at full capacity and requires maximum power for heat dissipation...

This giant water pipe can even drain a wide river in the distance in an instant!

The power supply was completely cut off!

Inside the base, researchers dressed in white robes and white hats, as well as scholars from the Academy of Military Sciences in military uniforms, were hurrying along with their heads down. Some even took out bread from their pockets to have a simple lunch while on their way.

In a corner of the base, workers in safety suits were also energetically shouting as they transported equipment parts.

This place perfectly evokes the scene of the Third Front construction project in the last century, where the military and civilians worked together to build national defense and resist foreign enemies.

Here,

It is the core area of ​​the "new three-defense project" of the great Eastern country in the Avatar world.

The site selection for the restarted Project 816!

The research here focuses on near-light-speed engines and the corresponding spacecraft technology.

The world of Avatar inherits the hopes of a great Eastern nation that struggled in the late 20th century, finally seeing a chance to return to its peak in the new century.

However, while they were working hard to catch up, the others were not idle either.

The United States, in conjunction with the Northern Alliance, took the lead in completing research on controlled nuclear fusion in the 21st century, thus completing the fourth energy revolution and widening the gap with the major Eastern power once again.

Through the development and colonization of outer space, the entire Western world regrouped through the colonial system.

It was even more glorious than before.

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, relying on the Fourth Energy Revolution, led to the Fifth Industrial Revolution.

The gap is widening.

However, the situation during this period was different from that of the 19th and early to mid-20th centuries.

Even if they completed the fourth or even fifth industrial revolution, reached the stars, and even completely defeated Russia, pushing the Northern Alliance's military base to the north of the Eastern power and completely sealing off the Eastern power.

North Korea was annexed, along with Liberation, the Monkey, India, several Stans, a certain grassland, and Russia.

Today, the Eastern world is completely surrounded.

However, even at this level,

This can only lead to the continuous contraction of the power of the major Eastern power, eventually confining it entirely to its domestic borders.

Because, even if you complete the fourth or even the fifth industrial revolution, so what?

So what if we block technology?

Faced with the continued threat from the United States, this major Eastern power in the world has no choice but to learn from the former Great Russia and take drastic measures.

Today, in the world of Avatar, the major Eastern power possesses no fewer than 100,000 nuclear weapons!

You have an energy shield, but your energy shield is not enough to defend against a hydrogen bomb a thousand times stronger than the Tsar Bomba.

The great Eastern power has indeed fallen behind, but this is no longer the 19th century.

Deep within the Himalayas, along the active Earth's crust, tens of thousands of nuclear weapons with yields equivalent to Tsar Bomba, ready to be deployed at any moment to detonate 12,000 meters underground, could activate the Earth's crust.

It would allow the Earth to relive the era of the dinosaur extinction 6000 million years ago!

No, calculations show that the location and depth chosen by the major Eastern power...

That power could be several times greater than the mass extinction of the dinosaurs!

Even if the entire Eastern superpower is surrounded by the US bases...

Even if the other side keeps pressing forward, and even completes the Fifth Industrial Revolution,

Even though the other party stubbornly flirted with him once ten years ago.

However, the tectonic movement triggered by the hydrogen bomb explosion in the East China Sea and the resulting 100-meter tsunami that swept through Liben made the whole Western world aware of it.

If you dare to take another step, they're serious!

At worst, we'll fight them to the bitter end.

At worst, we'll fight to the death!

This kind of desperate courage made the Western world of Avatar dare not take any further risks and could only continue to maintain the blockade.

However, the longer it dragged on, the uglier their faces became.

Over the past few decades, this major Eastern power has been pooling its national resources, and its technology has been gradually catching up.

They have even established space operations between the Earth and the Moon.

And that base, hidden deep in the mountains and unknown to anyone, is of paramount importance.

It is a research base for key components of near-light-speed engines!

"The 63,000th experiment has ended. Data reading..."

In front of the huge circular device, the scientists had bloodshot eyes as they stared intently at a square-headed instrument.

"Drip! Drip! Drip!"

"The data is out!"

As a few notification sounds rang out, their eyes lit up slightly, but their gazes dimmed again after they saw the data.

"The experiment failed; the data did not match."

Tang Mo clenched his fist and slammed it heavily on the table, somewhat disappointed, and dared not look to the side.

Beside him, an old man said nothing, but gently patted his shoulder:

"You've done your best. Now, let's wait for the organization's next experiment."

"Mr. Chen, we... have failed your expectations. Raw materials are becoming increasingly scarce."

Tang Mo's face was full of dejection.

The raw materials for near-light-speed engine structures are strictly controlled by the West, and each experiment reduces the available quantity.

"It's alright, haha. Although they've nominally blocked it, they're still smuggling a lot of stuff behind the scenes. If we run out, we'll just get more."

Old Chen glanced at the tall, slowly rotating ring, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes:

"As long as this thing works, it's all worth it."

"Now we can move between the Earth and the Moon, and we have much more resources than before."

"Ah."

Tang Mo nodded heavily, his eyes fixed on the huge ring.

As long as we can make this component...

By coordinating with projects at other bases, they can at least catch up with the pace of others.

Although there is still a gap of several decades,

However, they can only leave Earth once resources beckon to them.

No matter how bad things get, it won't be worse than it was ten years ago!

"We have a group of respectable and lovable scientists who are willing to remain anonymous. Now the whole country is united, just like in the mid-20th century. Our efforts will surely bear fruit, and the darkness will not last long."

Old Chen let out a heavy sigh, looked at Tang Mo, and said firmly:

"You continue with the experiments. I'll take care of the raw materials and technical data!"

After saying that, Old Chen left in a hurry.

Tang Mo was left standing there, silent for a very long time.

Raw materials and technical information.

He knew that these things wouldn't be as easy to obtain as Old Chen had said.

Behind every document and every raw material lies the hard work of countless comrades on the hidden front.

Clenching his fist, Tang Mo took a heavy step forward, then addressed the researchers who were organizing the data with an unprecedentedly firm voice:

"Gentlemen, let's immediately analyze the reasons and prepare for the next experiment!"