Just a day earlier, the "cold-weather relief airship formation" was still on its way back.

A row of enormous airships stood in a majestic line, like silver dragons traversing the azure sky, leaving long trails in their wake.

Sunlight shone on the airship's metal hull, reflecting a dazzling light that, together with the sea of ​​clouds below, created a magnificent scene.

Inside the No. 1 airship, Chen Yu was quietly listening to the summary report from the high-ranking officers who had led the expedition on the entire Blue Star "cold relief and disaster relief" operation.

“Mr. Chen, according to statistics, our Tianyu Base has established 530 branch bases overseas. Including the branch bases in various provinces and cities on our home planet, we now have a total of 600 branch bases. The base's inhabitants and the population under its jurisdiction are approximately 270 million, covering most of the Earth. More than 95% of the survivors are under the protection of our Tianyu Base,” a young man wearing glasses reported to Chen Yu.

This person is named Wang Chenguang. He is an overseas Chinese and a young talent promoted by Chen Yu from the local area during the construction of overseas branch bases.

He possesses a profound international perspective and outstanding leadership skills. He demonstrated extraordinary talent during the expansion of the Tianyu base and was of good character. He gained Chen Yu's appreciation and was recruited into the core leadership team of the "Cold-Resistant Disaster Relief Airship Formation".

After listening to Wang Chenguang's report, Chen Yu nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad."

Then, he glanced around at everyone present and slowly began to speak, his voice steady and powerful: "The remarkable results achieved by our Tianyu Base in this 'cold relief and disaster relief' operation are inseparable from the joint efforts of every Tianyu employee. Moving forward, we must continue to promote the spirit of unity, cooperation, and courage to take responsibility, contributing even more to the future development of the Tianyu Base and shouldering greater responsibility for the continuation of human civilization."

Chen Yu's eyes revealed a firm resolve and anticipation. He continued, "Although we have achieved a stage victory, the road ahead is still long, with challenges and opportunities coexisting. We must always maintain a clear mind, not only consolidating our existing achievements but also constantly exploring new directions for development, and improving our scientific and technological strength and resource utilization efficiency."

He paused for a moment, then looked at Zhao Feng, the airship squadron commander, and asked, "Zhao, where are we now?"

Zhao Feng quickly checked the navigation device in his hand and then replied, "Mr. Chen, we have just entered Mongolian territory and are currently 1,836 kilometers away from headquarters. We expect to arrive before noon tomorrow."

Chen Yu nodded, then said to everyone, "Well then, that's all for today. You've all worked hard. Get some rest when you get back. Tomorrow, when we return to the base headquarters, we'll be attending the triumphant return ceremony that the base's citizens have prepared for us."

Upon hearing this, everyone smiled knowingly. Although the "cold relief and disaster relief" operation had been arduous, seeing the prosperous state of the Tianyu Base today, the fervent anticipation of the base's residents, and the prospect of reuniting with their families, all their fatigue seemed to vanish.

Watching everyone leave, Chen Yu turned to Lin Lele with a stern face and asked, "Where's Liu Menghan? Why didn't she attend today's meeting?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Lele curled her lip and said, "Who knows? Ever since you approved a laboratory for her and her team, she's been acting like she's on top of the world. She's so arrogant and doesn't even respect me anymore."

"Hmph! Liu Menghan is disorganized and undisciplined. I think we should remove her from our team!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yu frowned deeply. He really needed to make a decision about Liu Menghan's matter as soon as possible.

Because the "telomerase regulation technology" is too important and cannot be delayed, it is simply impossible for Yang Yue alone to support the progress and depth of the entire project.

Although Liu Menghan is exceptionally capable and has made significant achievements in life sciences, Chen Yu has noticed that she is becoming increasingly disobedient to his discipline as time goes on.

Therefore, sending her back to the biological experiments in the post-apocalyptic bunker to assist Yang Yue was simply unrealistic; he was really worried about it.

After careful consideration, he had no choice but to temporarily grant Liu Menghan a separate and closed secret laboratory on the No. 1 airship, allowing her to recruit two assistants to remotely collaborate with Yang Yue on the research of "telomerase regulation technology" under his supervision.

However, now that they are about to return to Tianyu Base, he cannot allow Liu Menghan to continue in this state indefinitely.

After all, he couldn't keep an eye on Liu Menghan forever, and he couldn't share this longevity technology with others. If Liu Menghan leaked the research results, the consequences would be something he didn't want to see.

After a moment's hesitation, Chen Yu said to Lin Lele, "Go and call Liu Menghan here. I have something to say to her."

"I'm not going. I'm the commander of the 'International Militia Regiment for Cold Relief and Disaster Relief,' the second-in-command of Tianyu Base. You want me to deliver a message to such a nobody?" Lin Lele said, gesturing with her little finger.

Chen Yu felt somewhat helpless seeing Lin Lele's arrogant demeanor.

Although Lin Lele sometimes disobeyed his discipline, she was simple-minded, had no bad intentions, and was "one of his own," so Chen Yu did not criticize her too harshly.

He knew that the most important thing at the moment was to solve Liu Menghan's problem, not to argue with Lin Lele.

Therefore, Chen Yu decided to make the trip himself, and also to see if Liu Menghan's research during this period had yielded any results.

Chen Yu stood up, straightened his clothes, and said to Lin Lele, "You go ahead and do your work, I'll go find her myself."

Seeing that Chen Yu didn't intend to make her run errands anymore, Lin Lele immediately said excitedly, "Let's eat! Let's eat!"

With that, he ran off towards the restaurant without looking back.

Seeing this, Chen Yu shook his head helplessly and then headed towards Liu Menghan's laboratory.

After passing through a series of corridors, Chen Yu arrived at the outside of a room deep inside the airship.

Outside the room, 10 fully armed militiamen stood guard; this was Liu Menghan's laboratory.

The soldiers stood solemnly, their eyes sharp, clearly maintaining a high level of vigilance towards anyone about to enter the area. Upon seeing Chen Yu approach, they saluted swiftly and in unison, shouting in loud voices, "Good morning, Mr. Chen!"

Chen Yu nodded slightly, signaling them to continue to stay at their posts.

Next, Chen Yu confirmed his identity through the iris recognition system on the laboratory door. The heavy titanium alloy door slowly opened, revealing the high-tech laboratory inside.