This underground space was so spacious that it seemed to stretch on forever. Inside, researchers in white lab coats were coming and going, each one hurrying along, very busy.
Fang Qingdai dared not casually extend her mental energy. Although her strength had improved considerably, making it relatively easy for her to avoid the detection equipment at the Xuanwu Base, it did not mean that she could recklessly unleash her mental energy.
Therefore, she could only manipulate space and explore carefully. Coincidentally, this area was clearly the core research and development area of the Xuanwu Base. Since she was able to enter, she naturally had to investigate it thoroughly.
After just a short stroll, Commander Huang's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot!
"Old He is really ruthless. He has basically explored all the latest research and development projects at the Qinglong Base."
Fang Qingdai looked at him in surprise: "What, is there a lot of technology from the Azure Dragon Base here?"
Commander Huang nodded and pointed to several areas: "The Azure Dragon 18 chip being researched over there is the core chip used in the latest batch of fighter jets sold to your Oasis Base. Our base has just started using it as well."
"The electronic beetle being assembled over there is our latest development, designed for detecting highly polluted areas that are inaccessible to humans."
"And the energy cannon over there..."
With each word spoken, the faces of the people from the Azure Dragon Base darkened further.
Fang Qingdai blinked and cast a sympathetic glance at her.
This is a case of an inside traitor; their entire fortune has been wiped out.
No wonder the Xuanwu Base has become increasingly powerful since Elder He arrived. With the technical support and a team of artificial superhumans that even the Qinglong Base doesn't have, they feel they have the strength to challenge others!
Fang Qingdai was genuinely curious: "Just who is this Old He? How did he manage to access so many core secrets?"
Such talent is usually closely monitored by the base under the guise of protection. How could he have colluded with other bases and found an opportunity to escape with so much data?
Commander Huang sighed: "His name is He Tingguang. He and Li Changtian from your base are both researchers who came from the military. Their fathers were researchers, and they studied and studied from a young age. Their professional knowledge should be among the best in the wasteland."
"At that time, He Tingguang stayed at the Qinglong Base, while Elder Li left the Qinglong Base to teach at the three major bases, hoping to boost their strength."
"Most of the existing scientific research technologies are in the hands of these two. Our Qinglong Base has never treated them unfairly. The technologies we have developed have not been kept to ourselves, but have been continuously transferred to the three major bases to strive for balanced development."
It was He Tingguang who had gone astray.
He was the one who created those technological powers. He clearly possessed those powers and could have established himself as king.
In addition, Li Lao's discovery that human superpowers could be extracted gave He Tingguang an opportunity. That's why he joined forces with the Xuanwu Base to control Li Lao, strip him of his research results, and started his own research in other directions.
A rebellion by researchers would inevitably cause a huge uproar.
The current chaos in the wasteland is ultimately caused by He Tingguang's single wrong decision.
Fang Qingdai sighed, feeling utterly exhausted.
Power and status are always irresistible temptations.
Fang Qingdai asked Commander Huang, "So how do you plan to deal with this? Many scientific research projects were led by He Tingguang. It's understandable that he led the team to develop them independently. We can't condemn him for this."
Even if you condemn them, they might not care.
Commander Huang was indignant: "But these projects are not just the result of his own labor. Our research and development team has also put in 70% of the time, money and energy. He just took them and used them. It's really unethical!"
Fang Qingdai shrugged and looked at him.
They've already rebelled, and they're preparing to clean up the wasteland and reshape the power rankings. Who cares about morality anymore!
The moral standards of the people in the wasteland are so low that it's hard to predict. Even if He Tingguang's behavior is made public, it won't attract much condemnation.
Commander Huang snorted coldly: "Fine, since that's how it is, then we'll follow suit!"
"What's the meaning?"
Commander Huang rubbed his hands together, a lewd smile on his face: "How about we go big? How about we steal all their research data?"
Fang Qingdai was stunned: "Brother, how could such easily stolen information be classified?"
Commander Huang patted his chest and said, "If I didn't have some ideas, why would I let you take this risk!"
He pulled out a message and showed it to Fang Qingdai. Fang Qingdai glanced at it and couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!"
"Your spies are quite capable!"
That was a message from the Xuanwu secret research and development area, which is this underground city-state!
I don't know how the spy infiltrated, or what he went through to get the message out so quickly.
The message was brief, consisting of only a few words: "Try to get into the Xuanwu core R&D area; the central control and defense are in the east, and the core data are in the northwest."
Fang Qingdai scanned the spacious underground plaza, her gaze fixed on the northwest direction.
She manipulated the space to walk straight northwest. After walking for about ten minutes, she saw a room with a security door comparable to a bank vault.
Fang Qingdai looked at Commander Huang: "This door has more than ten layers of defense, how do we get in?"
Commander Huang countered, "How about switching to defense first?"
Fang Qingdai rolled her eyes.
This guy didn't have any specific plan; he just suddenly had a whim to do something big.
That makes sense. It was already difficult enough to get into this area, and the information we had was too limited. Any plans we made in advance needed to be observed on-site before they could be implemented.
Fang Qingdai thought for a moment and shook her head: "Their defenses aren't very good. I've been to their central control defense room once, and their defenses should have increased many times over now. It won't be easy to replicate them."
Commander Huang looked at Fang Qingdai with a complicated expression: "Their current defense level is 90% due to you."
Fang Qingdai smiled awkwardly. What could she do? Her only talent was digging deep into people's pockets.
"Could you contact that teammate of yours who's infiltrated the core area? Ask him for more information; it might be helpful?"
Commander Huang: "Sending messages in your space is definitely not an option, especially since there should be top-notch signal jamming equipment inside, so we can't contact each other using our bracelets."
"If you want to find him, you have to recognize his face one by one."
This is the most cumbersome method, but it seems to be the only feasible one at the moment.
Fang Qingdai sighed and dutifully manipulated the space, starting to wander around the underground plaza, approaching people whenever she saw them so that Commander Huang could recognize them.
After searching for more than an hour without finding the spy, Fang Qingdai and her group had their attention drawn to a particular area.
"With such a thick layer of insulating material added to this area, could they be developing nuclear weapons?"
Fang Qingdai quickly moved closer, wanting to observe more closely.
To everyone's surprise, Commander Huang exclaimed with delight, "There they are! Our spies!"
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