Chapter 50 Building Bridges
In mid-July, Qi An and his group of about ten people returned to base after completing an easy mission.
A young man in the group, with small, single-eyelid eyes but bright, alert gaze, glanced back after passing the gate tower and muttered a complaint in a low voice:
"Is their body scanner really compliant with regulations? Although it only scans one arm at a time, who knows if it scans randomly or leaves behind any images that shouldn't be there!"
Zhao Bohan, who was at the front, also looked back, but said calmly, "Even if the scanner scans your whole body, it can only show a skeleton and a bunch of internal organs."
"Even if they could scan other things, they're all a bunch of grown men, who would want to watch that!"
"It's normal for Dr. Qi to complain, but what about you?" A big guy in the group glanced at the young man's tall and thin figure and chuckled.
The laughter and joking erupted into a chaotic scene. Qi An glanced back at the crowded Guanlou.
Having learned from the attack on the Central Plains Base No. 3, the base now conducts very strict checks on people at important checkpoints. In addition to identification and weapons, they also check for contamination levels, body temperature, heart rate, and scan the condition of bones and muscles, etc.
The infrastructure of the new base is gradually being improved, and the most important North and South Gate Towers already have these inspection equipment.
Qi An and his group returned to the military camp and went into Yu Shuang's office.
The young man, named Zhou Xiheng, is the captain of Team 5, who was recently added to the Stars team. His original base was North 4.
This person is just like an exaggerated version of Xu Le. He is usually very attentive and observant. After Yu Shuang asked him to sit down when he entered the room, he immediately pulled out chairs for Zhao Bohan and Qi An and poured water for them.
Yu Shuang saw a bit of Xiao Zhou from her old team in this person, and she wasn't offended. She made a few teasing remarks, which made the whole office laugh.
"After crossing the bridge, it's all plains. Where there's water, the grass grows well, and the poplar and willow trees along the roadside have basically eaten away at the road."
In areas without water, the problem of sand and dust covering the roads is more severe.
"It wasn't easy to figure out this path." Zhao Bohan's tone became slightly somber when he spoke of serious matters.
“This was expected.” Yu Shuangsi was not discouraged at all. “Just organize the road condition data you’ve collected and submit it the day after tomorrow.”
Zhao Bohan nodded.
Yu Shuang checked off an item on her rather illegible work schedule, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed a patch of red on Qi An's finger.
"Is Xiao Qi injured?" she exclaimed.
Qi An: ?
She paused for a moment before looking at her right index finger.
On her way back, she touched the scaffolding while crossing the pontoon bridge, which caused a small cut, but she forgot about it.
Anyway, it won't get infected, and it will heal in no time.
But Zhuang Xiao was already familiar with the process and pulled out a small first-aid kit from under the coffee table. Su Qingran took out alcohol swabs, disinfected her hands, and applied medicine.
Everyone took it seriously; no one was as nonchalant as she was.
Qi An felt the stinging sensation of the alcohol on his fingers as it touched the wound, but he still smiled.
"How about the new drone?" Yu Shuang asked, showing more interest in the topic than road construction.
Qi An's purpose in crossing the river south was to test-fly the combat drone that Yang Yuning had given her.
"It's small, the wings are detachable, making it extremely portable. The air-dropped bombs inside are more powerful than ordinary high-explosive air-dropped bombs, but smaller in size. Moreover, each warhead has an independent guidance function and can fly up to two kilometers away!"
"My god! Captain, you didn't see Sister Qi blasting the mountain! The vice-captain pointed to a coordinate, and that coordinate was blasted immediately! Incredibly accurate! Incredibly fast!"
Before Qi An could answer, Zhuang Xiao was already excitedly gesturing and shouting.
Zhao Bohan nodded with a smile.
There was a herd of wild cattle in the mountains at the time, and he wanted Qi An to use the herd for experiments, but Qi An watched for a long time without disturbing them and asked him to point out the coordinates within a 10-kilometer radius.
The result was even more amazing.
This drone is a perfect match for Qi'an's powerful spatial memory and reaction capabilities.
"Great! Once this thing is mass-produced, we must have the regimental commander and the commander-in-chief apply for a batch!" Yu Shuang was extremely happy, and Qi An also lowered his eyes and smiled.
The wound had been treated, and Su Qingran brought out the tray containing blood-soaked alcohol swabs.
Zhou Xiheng glanced at her back.
At noon, everyone cooked a big pot of wild vegetables, freeze-dried vegetables, various kinds of frozen ham and meat, and half a box of flatbread together, and had a hearty and hot meal.
Qi An went back to take a nap, intending to sleep until the next morning, but Su Qingran, You Zisun Yiran... several girls came knocking on her door to wake her:
"Let's go to the river! We'll regret it if we don't go today!"
Qi An only had time to grab a large straw hat for sun protection before he was dragged to the riverbank without his feet touching the ground.
After entering July, rainfall became more frequent, and more snow melted on the western and northern mountains, causing the Fenghe River water level to rise again.
As soon as Qi An stepped out of the base and saw the bustling, lively scene, he understood what these girls were after.
There were so many people by the river, some surveying the riverbed, others repairing the dikes on both banks.
After all, if the water level rises any further, it will flood into the base.
But the key point is that, in the sweltering heat, all the male soldiers, both on the shore and underwater, were shirtless!
Those dark, muscular bodies gleamed in the sunlight!
Qi An felt a little dizzy, but their destination wasn't there yet. They walked another kilometer to the west and arrived at the construction site of the Fenghe Bridge.
The construction site was a magnificent and spectacular sight.
The bridge is extremely long, and the floating bridges on both sides are like long dragons winding around. The dense scaffolding is deeply inserted into the river at one end and points straight to the sky at the other.
For a time, countless people were welding scaffolding on the bridge, sparks blooming in clusters, like fireworks.
Dozens of the strongest soldiers from the 3rd Regiment chanted slogans as they carried a huge concrete box girder onto the pontoon bridge.
The sunlight made their sweat glisten, their shouts were short and powerful, and the people on and under the bridge shouted together, the sound waves soaring into the sky!
"I knew I'd regret it if I didn't come today!!" You Zi grabbed Qi An's clothes, her voice shrill with excitement.
Sun Yiran was so excited by the horn that she kept jumping around and couldn't be held down; she just wanted to rush onto the bridge and have some fun!
Su Qingran focused intently on the man, her gaze sweeping from the river to the bridge. With a single glance, she discerned 18 different levels of attractiveness.
Qi An then remembered that today was the day the first precast box girder was put on the bridge.
All the male soldiers with high strength enhancement from the 3rd Regiment have arrived, and the one on the shelf is clearly Chen Yuezhou!
He was still wearing his neat camouflage pants and military boots on his lower body, but nothing on his upper body. Qi An glanced at him and immediately felt a heat in his nose.
As if sensing something, Chen Yuezhou turned around, saw Qi An, and smiled at her.
Qi An pulled down the brim of his straw hat with both hands, rested his head on Su Qingran's back, and remained still.
Su Qingran burst out laughing.
Today was the day the first box girder was put on the bridge. Without cranes or any heavy machinery, the precast box girder, weighing more than ten tons, was carried to the side of the collapsed bridge section by manpower.
The pontoon bridge was pressed deep into the water by its weight, making it difficult and dangerous for the people carrying it.
The chants were passionate and inspiring, but everyone watching was on tenterhooks.
Meanwhile, in the military camp's administrative building on the other side, some people were also on edge.
He was searching through the trash cans inside the building.
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