Space Elevator

The first group of people who had scheduled surgery arrived quickly.

On the wide road, cars carrying "foreigners" who had just got off the plane sped past, raising clouds of dust.

After watching the excitement, the carefree residents realized that their territory had such a wide road. Even the traffic police NPC, whom they had never heard of, was pulled out to organize traffic. After asking around, they learned that this was a change after the territory was upgraded.

It's really not their fault. The more hungry they are, the more they feel. Who can pay attention to everything?

Even before nightfall, a few unfamiliar faces were already walking along the brand-new street. They looked around, their faces brimming with excitement, like starving ghosts reincarnated, eager to enjoy every good thing in the world. They were clearly patients who had just recovered from an illness.

Thanks to the doctor's advice after the operation - of course it was not about exercising less and avoiding bathing, the patients who had suffered from a bad mouth these days just heard the words "minimally invasive surgery" and unilaterally believed that eating and drinking as they should is the best self-cultivation.

This group of people flocked to Ele.e.e.e. like fish in water. Discovering that offline stores offered lower prices than Taoduoduo, they embarked on a shopping spree. In a short period of time, many of the SSR tourist attractions amassed a wave of five-star reviews.

They posted photos and videos to Taoduo with a certain gusto: pictures of people enjoying massages at spas while sipping coconut water through straws, pictures of them burping in restaurant chairs while NPCs handed them hot towels. People were forced to watch photos of themselves with red strawberries, pictures of them receiving green plants as gifts after meeting online friends.

Although these people never mentioned the frog robots, their recovered state spoke volumes. Congratulations were one thing, but so were the incessant sarcastic comments. After all, those glaring smiles and those ugly, smug faces were truly unbearable.

However, some people are really anxious——

Those who had angrily denounced the lifting of the ban and said they wanted to unite online not long ago have disappeared, and the number of people applying for the lifting of the ban has increased rapidly.

"Huh? What?"

Ye Miaomiao wanted to scratch her ears. She asked incredulously, "You just said how many were sold after the ban was lifted?"

"Four hundred and eighty-two."

Over 400! That’s close to half of those banned!

Even if each person only says one sentence, with a subject, predicate, and object of at least three words, it still has to be...

Ye Miaomiao quickly calculated and was incredulous... over 1.4 million points! Not to mention those who could write a whole essay in response to a single word from others. If you think about it this way... this is all free money!

Ai Qi looked helplessly at Ye Miaomiao, who was laughing heartily. She didn't want to dampen her excitement. "But Boss, your rule is one thousand words for one word. This means we have to verify word by word which words are malicious. Besides, compared to applications for lifting the ban, there are more appeals."

He waved his hand: "We don't have enough manpower, not enough at all. Boss, you decide what to do."

"Just find some more manpower," Ye Miaomiao was determined not to give up these points. "Let's leave these simple audits to part-time workers on the Internet. Let's find Yuan Shirong. He understands this aspect." She found a tool without hesitation.

Under normal circumstances, Ye Miaomiao would definitely not refuse such an activity that could earn points for free, but at the moment she was busy with another thing.

A thick stack of papers lay before him, filled with blueprints and estimated material values ​​for the [Technology: Space Elevator] and [Technology: Space Station] designs. These were the results of several iterations of testing. With just one command from Ye Miaomiao, construction could begin immediately.

However, Ye Miaomiao was hesitant to put pen to paper... Even with the new mining machines, the supply of ores, especially energy stones, was still insufficient. The territory also had other industries. If all of them were used for aerospace, wouldn't that be like robbing Peter to pay Paul?

But the importance of the space station is self-evident. Many current technologies need to be studied in a zero-gravity environment, and it can also play the role of a "telescope" and "parking lot" in deep space exploration. The space elevator, as its name suggests, can quickly transport large numbers of people and materials from the surface of the planet to the space station.

Ye Miaomiao thought for a long time before finally putting down her pen.

It would have to be built sooner or later. As the saying goes, the sooner you build, the sooner you can enjoy. At most, no matter how much more hard work you put in, the sooner the mineral resources in Abyss No. 2 will be developed. The energy stone mines that come with each territory are only small-scale mines. If you really want to get rich, you still have to go into space. Ye Miaomiao understands this better than anyone else.

After signing, she gave a bitter smile. She had really gotten herself into a big trouble.

"Aiqi!" Thinking of this, she hurriedly called out to Aiqi who was about to leave.

Ye Miaomiao spoke earnestly and heartbrokenly, "We must collect it quickly! The territory is so short of money!"

Already so poor?

Aiqi was stunned and suddenly felt her shoulders sink.

"Definitely." He took out the reliable and solemn guarantee from his own police check and secretly decided that he must conduct a strict inspection and not let go of any of the thousand points!

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Time flew by, and as Hungry Hungry gradually became bustling, the Sunless Sea disaster soon came to an end. However, until the next round of disasters began, the water pollution still lingered like a cancer, as if it would forever scar the planet.

People did not have the necessary vigilance against the sixth round of disasters, simply because its name was too harmless.

[Hello dear player, congratulations on successfully resisting five rounds of disasters!

The sixth round of disasters is approaching, this time titled "Spring Paradise." We regret to inform you that this round is a medium-to-high level disaster. You will not receive any disaster-related information, and the special damage caused by this round will be accumulated into the next round. Please take precautions!

[Your only mission of resistance - to survive!

The disaster is about to begin, good luck, we are with you! ]

"What kind of disaster is this Spring Paradise?" Li Yihan kicked the steel plate in front of him speechlessly. "But let's be honest, it's supposed to be winter now, but I still don't feel cold."

"Maybe it has something to do with 'Spring Day,'" Ye Miaomiao pondered for a moment, but couldn't figure it out. "Although the signs aren't obvious, it's a genuine mid-to-high-level disaster."

Li Yihan curled her lips: "That's even worse, how can we prepare?"

Perhaps it has something to do with the change from winter to spring... Some inexplicable inspirations floated through Ye Miaomiao's mind, but before she could catch them, she was interrupted by Li Yihan——

"Show me the space station!"

Ye Miaomiao was helpless and reiterated: "At present, only the space elevator has been built, and the space station is still a work in progress. We can only watch from afar."

"That's enough, a trip to space is enough," Li Yihan said stubbornly. "With so much cargo, you don't mind having two of us."

In fact, it wasn't just Ye Miaomiao and Li Yihan; a large group of staff members were also moving in. Unlike the two who were just there to watch the excitement, they were actually going to work in space.

The space elevator and space station are in urgent need of manpower. Since construction began, Hungry Hungry Territory has been recruiting aerospace workers. However, due to the mystery and dangers of the universe, despite the fact that some people have returned safely from space, the number of applicants for this job is still small.

Most of these energetic faces in front of me are young people with great courage.

"Lord, we're going up first!" The leader was Dong Zhirong, a dark-skinned, small-eyed young man in his twenties. He supported the cargo, which was a head taller than him, and withdrew one hand in a way that tested his balance, and waved excitedly at Ye Miaomiao.

Li Yihan's legs were itchy and she wanted to follow, but Ye Miaomiao stopped her: "Let's go up with the last team."

There was a lot of cargo to be transported up, leaving little room in the elevator, which was the size of a whole room. They were wearing protective suits, so they needed even more space. Besides... they saw another group approaching in the distance.

There are about ten researchers here, including those from basic physics, agronomy, and aerospace research. Their purpose is to measure basic data and prepare to map the space station research platform.

Ye Miaomiao explained to Li Yihan, who curled her lips, inexplicably dissatisfied. "I thought you invited me up here alone," she said, looking at Fang Yan, who had nothing in his hands compared to the researcher who was carrying a large number of tools. "What about him?"

"I am the captain of the security team, and I am also responsible for the battles in the territory's space. This time I went up to familiarize myself with the space environment in advance." For some reason, Fang Yan, who is usually taciturn, said a lot, and his words sounded like I was doing serious work, and you were the one going there to have fun.

Ye Miaomiao was surprised to hear this meaning from the words, and so was Li Yihan. Seeing that Li Yihan was about to open her mouth to refute, and the two elementary school students were about to quarrel, Ye Miaomiao quickly pulled her back and pointed to another elevator with a light on -

"The last group of people who went up are coming down."

Li Yihan's attention was immediately diverted.

"That shouldn't be the case." The night watchman guarding the gate nearby murmured, "They're about to hand over their duties, and the person who's supposed to take over hasn't gone up yet, so they shouldn't be coming down at all."

After hearing what he said, everyone stared at the elevator door and no one spoke.

Finally, after a few minutes, the elevator stopped and the door slowly opened.

"Help!" A scream followed.

The people inside rushed out of the elevator, falling into a heap. Even after touching the solid ground, they still trembled and looked up at the sky, as if there was something huge, terrifying, and evil still watching them closely.

"Line up! Stay calm!" The last young man who walked out of the elevator shouted loudly, as if to cheer others and himself, but the trembling voice still revealed his extremely frightened heart.

"Hurry!" he shouted quickly, "Don't let the next team go up there! There's something there!"

Ye Miaomiao and everyone present shuddered, because just now, Dong Zhirong's team happily said goodbye to the people on the ground and took the elevator to start their ten-day mission.

"What's there!" Ye Miaomiao asked loudly.

Turning around and seeing Ye Miaomiao, the team leader seemed to have seen his backbone. "Something is watching us," he couldn't help swallowing.

"We were packing up, preparing to hand over our work. Suddenly, the sky lit up! Not like the brightness of electric lights or the sun, but a different kind. It was a cold, eerie light, as if imbued with wisdom yet using it to maximize malice. We looked around, and in the pitch-black void, there was a giant purple eye."

He didn't dare to think about it again: "It's not time for the handover yet, so we hurried down, hoping to catch up with the next group and prevent them from going up."

Ye Miaomiao looked up at the sky. It was like a bright spring day in March. The towering space elevator pierced the clouds, becoming an invisible black dot. Those people had disappeared without a trace. The ten-minute direct space elevator had once won everyone's praise, but now no one was able to speak.

"They...they might have arrived." The night watchman looked at the time and said with certainty.