Japan is truly shameless.

On the surface, they are on friendly terms, conducting scientific research together with major countries and working together to solve the problem of global ice cover.

But behind the scenes, they always engage in underhanded tactics.

Stealing intelligence is one thing, but now they're openly shooting and killing people.

This is intolerable!

Actually, the matter isn't complicated at all.

Since we already know several of the Japanese strongholds where they are hiding, we can just launch a few more missiles at worst.

Qin Luofei calmed herself down a bit and turned her gaze to Liu Kai.

He handed over the blueprint again: "Let's talk about the mission, shall we?"

This time, Liu Kai did not refuse.

He took the blueprints, spread them on the ground, and feigned surprise when he saw the title.

"Huh? There's a research base beneath Fenghai Lake?"

Liu Kai's surprise did not arouse Qin Luofei's suspicion.

However, Qin Luofei's tone revealed deep concern: "Yes, it's a pity that this base, built 70 years ago, is now abandoned."

"You've come all this way to find the blueprints, don't you have any copies?"

Qin Luofei shook her head helplessly: "The research base has an extremely high level of secrecy, and the backups only exist on the computers inside the base."

"Even we only recently learned that such a place existed after receiving orders from our superiors."

He immediately revealed a relieved expression.

"Fortunately, 70 years ago, government staff were generally not very capable and communication was very inconvenient. The order to destroy the blueprints should not have been fully implemented. I'm just taking a chance."

"You're really lucky. So, what exactly is the mission that you showed me such a confidential diagram?"

"The task is simple: retrieve something."

Liu Kai was genuinely surprised this time.

"Can't your military handle salvage operations? Why would you entrust it to an outsider like me?"

"We've tried many times, but it just can't be done."

Qin Luofei pointed to the blueprints and began to explain.

"Look, the deepest point of Fenghai Lake is 55 meters, below which is 30 meters of concrete, and further down is the lake bottom research base."

"Unfortunately, the damage to the top concrete caused the lake water to flood in, leading to pressure loss and collapse of the base, and the researchers inside were also..."

Move your finger to the right side of the drawing.

It was a circular pipe with a diameter of 1.5 meters.

"This was originally the entrance to the circulating water system, and it is now the only road leading in and out of the underground base."

"The internal pipes are crisscrossed and the building structure is complex, so blueprints are needed to find the routes."

Looking at the maze-like water network on the blueprint, Liu Kai nodded in agreement.

He then asked curiously, "Now that we have the blueprints, why is it that it has to be me?"

"Because of the limits of the human body!"

"Even with blueprints and routes, the distance is still too far."

"In addition, carrying heavy objects consumes a lot of physical strength and oxygen, so even if several divers each carry three oxygen cylinders, it is not enough to support a round trip."

"The most critical issue is that the amount of material to be salvaged is 13.5 tons, which is beyond human capability."

Hearing this absurd explanation, Liu Kai was speechless.

He retorted irritably, "I'm not a god, I need to breathe too, okay? And do you think I can lift 13.5 tons?"

"Because you single-handedly retrieved 2 tons of gold from a depth of 47 meters in just 2 minutes!"

"I..."

Liu Kai looked at Qin Luofei's ambiguous smile and was speechless for a moment.

This is indeed a difficult thing to explain.

I thought the authorities wouldn't ask any more questions.

Unexpectedly, the authorities didn't ask any further questions, but instead used this as the basis for assigning him tasks!

at the same time.

Liu Kai then remembered something else: his X01 exoskeleton.

There must still be stock available from the official sources.

But having an exoskeleton alone is useless.

If Liu Kai didn't have storage space, he wouldn't even be able to retrieve those 2 tons of gold using his exoskeleton.

The same applies now; it seems the authorities have truly run out of ideas.

Machinery and submarines can't get in, and they dare not bomb it.

Liu Kai felt a little guilty.

He was afraid of being discovered that he had taken two X01 exoskeletons.

He instinctively retorted, "I was able to retrieve 2 tons of gold; it was pulled up using a winch on a snowmobile."

Qin Luofei still wore a mysterious smile: "Keep making things up. Your snowmobile plus icebreaker weighs no more than 2.5 tons."

"Based on the coefficient of friction between ice and tires, it can lift 2 tons of gold? Even Newton would be turning in his grave."

Liu Kai seemed to want to say something more.

Qin Luofei waved her hand to reassure him: "We don't want to pry into your secrets, we just believe you have a way."

This was the second time Liu Kai felt manipulated; the first time was when he signed the agreement.

He didn't want to attract too much attention, but he also found it difficult to refuse the official request.

He could only helplessly reply, "Okay, I'll think about it."

Seeing Liu Kai's "considering" expression, it was clearly a euphemism for "refusal".

Qin Luofei's expression changed several times, and finally she seemed to have made up her mind and gritted her teeth.

"Mr. Qiu, I can reveal a secret to you: what needs to be salvaged is a new type of ray weapon, which is now related to the future of mankind!"

"arms?!"

Liu Kai was slightly surprised, then instantly understood.

The concrete roof of the base was damaged, most likely due to an accident during weapons testing!

"But how are weapons related to the future of humanity? Isn't the most important thing right now rescuing survivors?"

"No!"

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