The old village chief seemed to remember something and smiled mysteriously: "Last month, the government gave me a ticket, and I went to Mount Everest."

"After reaching the summit and watching the sunrise... who would have thought that climbing the world's highest peak would be so easy?"

Liu Yun asked in surprise, "Did the government give you a ticket?"

This shouldn't be happening, is this even possible?

Although many people have donated money and tips, the cost of the Mount Everest elevator is definitely not low.

At least not right now, there shouldn't be such a promotional activity!

Even if they don't care about quickly recovering their costs, they shouldn't continue to lose money!

The old village chief mysteriously took out his phone, then opened the records, which Liu Yun carefully read through.

Then it was discovered that the ticket was actually given by Yun Zhao to the old village chief.

It wasn't because he was the former village chief, but because the former village chief had previously donated a lot of money to the Mount Everest elevator project through Yun Zhao.

I donate every month.

The old village chief's retirement pension is now over ten thousand yuan, but it seems he donated it all, even rounding it up himself.

One-third was allocated to the Mount Everest elevator project, and two-thirds to the space elevator project.

After the Mount Everest elevator project, the donations were focused on and went entirely to the Space Elevator project.

Since the project started two or three years ago, the monthly salary has been deposited into the account, and the donation amount is deposited into the account immediately.

Liu Yun didn't point it out, but she knew that the old village chief's family had actually made a lot of money because of the popularity of the scenic area.

In comparison, the salaries may not be much, but they add up to a considerable sum.

Yun Zhao had previously participated in an event where he obtained some tickets to visit Mount Everest. He then used internal data to distribute these tickets for free to some donors who might never actually go.

However, since the trip was entirely free and under the guise of national welfare, it allowed people who would never normally go on a trip to experience it.

If it weren't for the national welfare policy that provides everything for free, someone like the old village chief would never have been able to go to Mount Everest.

Even if they recover and become healthy, they still have families and careers they can't let go of, and they don't want to take up public resources.

As expected, Lin Ying managed Yun Zhao very well.

He also inherited many of her ideas.

Not only were they willing to spend money, but they also gave all the benefits to the country.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Yun released the airship and invited the old village chief to go inside and take a look: "Grandpa Cao, I heard that the space elevator has been completed, but there are still some details that need to be debugged, so it is not open to the public for the time being."

"Since we're free now, shall I take you to see it?"

"Even if there are more people in the future, we won't squeeze in."

"Perfect timing, I was just about to go and see how the project is going."

The old village chief's eyes gleamed as he looked at the house-airship, but he still hesitated: "Aren't there some details that need adjusting? Won't we disturb them if we go over like this?"

Liu Yun: "There are only two of us, we can't bother you!"

"The space elevator project is much larger than just an elevator; it's much bigger than people imagine, and we can't possibly interfere with it."

They didn't go there on purpose to cause trouble, so why should they bother them?

The old village chief was actually eager to try it out. He had previously visited the Mount Everest elevator, which broadened his horizons and changed some of his ideas.

Now that he has the opportunity, and if it's not too much trouble, he really wants to give it a try.

When he goes underground in the future, he can describe it to his comrades and show off.

"Then, shall we go and take a look?" The old village chief felt that every time he went to such a special place, it wasn't for his own sake, but also for the sake of the many comrades who could not return.

The Yan Kingdom today is more prosperous and powerful than they ever imagined.

Liu Yun immediately took the old village chief and headed straight to the location of the space elevator project.

Although everyone knows that being close to the equator is better, Yan's advanced technology has made it possible to disregard this location requirement.

Ultimately, the space elevator was chosen for the vast and sparsely populated Northwest.

Even though the policy of returning to one's hometown has been in place for many years, there are still no people in places where there are no people.

The place still has little vegetation, but as far as the eye can see, the land is flat and boundless, with all sorts of futuristic and sci-fi buildings standing between heaven and earth.

This desolate place has been transformed into something both mysterious and high-tech.

The old village chief was still captivated by the airship, chuckling as he said, "Last time... the one we borrowed to go to Mount Everest was a similar vehicle."

"However, it's very big and moves very fast; it felt like we arrived in no time."

As they were talking, the space elevator project arrived.

Old village chief: ...Why does it feel like the smaller the size, the faster it goes?

This is much faster than last time.

Liu Yun: "We're located near the Northwest, Grandpa Cao, have you forgotten?"

The old village chief said, "...That makes sense. Last time you picked me up, you also picked up other people, so it took you a while."

Liu Yun smiled and led the old village chief directly to the center of the base, without going through the main gate.

The old village chief came out, looked around, and stared in disbelief: "So, there's more than one space elevator?"

In the middle is a huge plaza surrounded by elevators.

Some barriers have been put up to facilitate queuing for passengers.

It was surrounded by a ring of giants with a consistent style but different details.

Liu Yun: "The government definitely didn't say that only one would be built!"

"Since we've already started repairing them, repairing more will double the carrying capacity."

"There are nine numbers in total, representing the unity of all things!"

"Each elevator can carry 500 people at a time."

The old village chief was somewhat dazed: "Five hundred people? That's quite a lot. I've never seen such a big elevator before!"

"So, how long does it take to reach space?"

Liu Yun led the old village chief toward an elevator that was currently in operation, guarded by a huge golden dragon, like a guardian deity.

The nine elevators used the nine mythical beasts of Yan Kingdom.

Well, if we consider the Monkey King as a mythical beast...

Besides the dragon and phoenix, the qilin, the white tiger, the black tortoise, the nine-tailed fox, the gou chen, and the bai ze, the last one is the monkey.

It still uses the image of Liu Yun at her strongest in that movie.

It has to be said that her appearance alone gives people a great sense of security.

Someone was already waiting at the elevator entrance. Without asking any questions, they welcomed Liu Yun and the old village chief inside.

It's like a subway inside, with seats, and only seated tickets are available, no standing tickets.

"From start to stop, it will only take ten minutes, which is meant to be perfect. The speed is a bit fast, so please fasten your seatbelts." Liu Yun watched as the staff expertly fastened the old village chief's seatbelt, and she was ready on her side.

The old village chief clicked his tongue in astonishment: "Ten minutes? We can fly to the sky?"

Liu Yun: ...That sounds a bit strange.

The staff member couldn't help but laugh, turned around, covered his mouth, his eyebrows curved, and his shoulders trembled.

The old village chief was still in shock and didn't even notice: "Five hundred yuan at a time, nine elevators, ten minutes... how many people would be going to heaven in a day?"

Liu Yun: "This is only in theory because it takes another ten minutes to return! Moreover, going up and down actually takes quite a bit of time. Even if the bus is full, it would be considered fast if we could make two round trips in an hour."