Earlier, around seven or eight in the morning, Chen Baoding emerged from his room with his hair slicked back. He had spent the entire day playing with his large toys, only remembering to go to bed around midnight. He considered himself a fairly self-disciplined person, and considering his age, lack of sleep would be devastating.

So he drove the truck out directly and parked it near his room, in front of the explosion-proof door of the workshop. At this time, of course, there was no need to worry about whether there were still people in the workshop. Those who wanted to rest had already gone back to rest.

Yes, this guy is probably one of the culprits who blocked Huang Lun and his son.

Chen Baoding slept until he woke up naturally. He didn't hear any of the noises in the workshop - their time was completely different.

He now has to go underground. In the morning, Xiao Zhang sent him another message. Since it is a request from his good disciple, he should help him!

It just so happened that he couldn't find a reason to drive this transport vehicle.

Chen Baoding was wearing a pair of warm pajamas and slippers. This was normal, at least for him. No one in the mining area would check his driver's license, and even if someone did, Xiao Zhang would definitely help him block it.

After he climbed onto the transporter, the onboard artificial intelligence began to play his favorite music. He still had a childish heart. Most of the music was pre-war music that made extensive use of sound synthesis. Ordinary instruments could not play such dynamic music.

He was dismissive of classical music, believing only old-fashioned people would listen to music from over a hundred years ago. It was 2052, and even if there was only one hit song per year, it could be played on loop for over half an hour. Why would he still listen to music whose lyrics were completely irrelevant to his current life?

He swayed his body to the music, inserted the pass into the card slot of the car computer, and then sat in the driver's seat.

This transporter is very easy to drive. With the assistance of onboard intelligence, each of its wheels can be controlled independently, and the driver only needs to set the route of the transporter. In other words, if the route of this transporter is fixed, it doesn't matter whether there is a driver or not.

The engine sound of the carrier is very faint. This advanced large industrial vehicle uses an electric drive engine. Its battery has undergone three decades of iteration and improvement, and its performance is quite strong.

In short, riding in such a car is a real pleasure.

Chen Baoding planned to take the freight elevator. The other routes were difficult to navigate, and the straight-up and straight-down freight elevator was the quickest and most convenient. The freight elevators here weren't meant to carry only cargo, but compared to the weight of a person, the energy consumption of starting them up was too exaggerated.

Of course, with electricity consumption currently low, a small increase in load shouldn't be a big deal. If the mine's expenses are too high, using a portion of its output to offset them is acceptable. He still remembered the ore piled up in the warehouse; surely that would be more than enough to cover the electricity bill?

The freight elevator is located near the warehouse, and workers usually use it to transport equipment and supplies for maintenance of the mine's main engine to Area B. It is located roughly in the center of the entire mine, with several important rooms in Area C surrounding it, and the machine room on the lower level is not far from it.

It was a pity that the elevator couldn't go directly to Area A, which was even more important. But then, he probably wouldn't be able to operate it on his own initiative.

Chen Baoding carefully parked the transport vehicle on the elevator and then used the vehicle's communicator to establish a wireless connection with the elevator's control panel. Yes, this elevator was remotely controlled, and it was connected to the mine's main AI system, which would sometimes use it to bring up ore samples.

Soon, the elevator startup process began.

First, the yellow signal lights outside the elevator began to flash, followed by the signal lights inside the elevator, and finally the signal lights around the elevator platform.

After they all dodged past, the guardrail at the elevator entrance slowly rose. With the click of a mechanical lock, the support safety devices at the elevator's four corners released, and the elevator platform shook. Then, the noise of four heavy motors on one side grew louder, and after a humming sound, the elevator began to move diagonally downward.

This type of climbing industrial lift is actually quite safe. Even if all four motors providing power fail, its purely mechanical support insurance can quickly stabilize the falling platform.

But Chen Baoding had become accustomed to this process, and time had extinguished any excitement. He felt no emotion at all about the massive lift. Someone unfamiliar with the machine would undoubtedly be filled with excitement upon seeing this platform, the size of four football fields.

The elevator crawled slowly but steadily. This 400-meter-long inclined tunnel was no big deal for the machine, but it was a bit tedious for Chen Baoding. He harbored a deep resentment towards the designers at the time. Going straight up and down would only take half the distance, and could have been done by replacing two more powerful motors, but they had insisted on creating this 30-degree slope.

Fortunately, the whole process was not very long. After he finished listening to the 20th song, the lifting platform docked at the bottom and completed the process that had been repeated countless times.

Chen Baoding was ready to go. The guardrail at the entrance and exit was his starting gun. When the elevator issued the first warning sound, he controlled the transport vehicle and rushed out.

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