The inspection team continued to try and build rapport with the people who delivered the machines, while Xia Ji kept a close eye on security issues within the base.
Both sides had their own thoughts and felt that the other was just putting on an act.
The white people felt that the Chinese were too good at feigning innocence, pretending to know nothing when they were the ones who had done it first.
But they weren't in a hurry. Once the first batch of solar energy was successfully mined and the Chinese fleet had taken complete control of the area, they would plant a bunch of truly powerful bombs here when the enemy was off guard.
They are not like those Chinese who love to play tricks and schemes; they are all talk and no action, never daring to do anything real.
China is naturally not going to relax either, but right now, they are more focused on the mining operations inside the mine.
Three days passed quickly, and on this day, a group of people gathered at the cave entrance again. This was their second time coming here that day.
They waited for two hours in the morning, but no robots came up, so they left. They came back in the afternoon to keep watch, wanting to see how the robots would bring out the solar energy ore.
Unfortunately, even today, another day has passed, and not a single robot has arrived.
This has caused problems in the cooperation. The mining robot is a crucial part of the cooperation and is guaranteed to have a minimum production capacity. Four days have passed, and not a single solar ore has been delivered yet, which is completely contrary to what was stated in the contract.
The Western side was also puzzled: "We also use this kind of robot in our mines, and the results so far are quite good. The current situation may be due to the scarcity of minerals below, so let's wait and see."
Three more days passed, and the cave entrance remained quiet. The people on the west side could no longer sit still, but they were also unable to go down to investigate what was going on.
The two sides argued again, with China believing the other was deceiving them, while the West argued that they had already sent their most valuable mining robots into the mines, and that China also bore responsibility for the accident.
China will certainly not admit it. Instead, it insists that the West is just faking things in the field of robotics, that it has no real technology, and that it is just a trick to deceive people.
The West was furious, directly accusing China of using underhanded methods within the mines to sabotage and cause the robots to malfunction.
Huaguo: Hehe, I really hope they have that ability.
China demands that the West prove their robots can indeed extract solar energy; otherwise, the cooperation would be considered a breach of contract by the West, and China would no longer abide by the contract.
While the argument raged on top, Li Ke, in addition to the solar energy ore he had mined himself, also took away nine more ore mined by his three machine assistants.
The closer he got to the bottom, the brighter the light became, but the more uncomfortable it was. Li Ke had reached his limit again.
She asked the spatial consciousness, "After I put these three guys into the space, can I take them out with me when I wake up?"
Since the spatial consciousness didn't respond immediately, Li Ke immediately felt there was room for maneuver. She said firmly, "You've consumed so much light energy ore, you should make some sacrifices. You can't just leave these three outside and let them mine the ore and take it up with them, can you?"
The spatial consciousness responded somewhat helplessly, "I'll try, but I can't guarantee it."
Upon hearing this, Li Ke immediately ordered the three robots to come towards her, and only after storing them all in her spatial storage did she feel relieved enough to collapse.
The West sent another backup robot down into the mine. They've already lost three robots, and if this one also fails to return, they won't send any more. They don't have many of these themselves.
This robot successfully emerged from the cave three days later, bringing with it a solar energy ore.
Western representatives immediately became smug and told China that their robots had no problems.
China stated that they could only prove that this one robot was working properly, not that the first three that went down were also working properly. According to the contract, the West still needs to send two more robots.
The West agreed, but it would take two months for the materials to be delivered, as they were indeed rare and it would not be easy to manufacture a qualified one.
China agreed, and the white leader began to lead his men to evacuate the area, along with the mineral deposits they had recently mined. The Western warships above the base also left at the same time.
Of course, he left some people behind, since the base was only temporarily rented out according to the contract.
Besides leaving behind a group of people to mislead the Chinese side, another group of people were hidden in another mine, unknown to the Chinese side.
China paid 30% of the rent as agreed and sent its own fleet to take over the area. Western nuclear submarines also withdrew from the area.
When the robot delivered the second solar energy ore, the Chinese expedition team used a trick to delay the Western representatives who remained there to maintain the robot.
They took the fully functional mining robot to a small room and examined it carefully. They were all astonished when they discovered that the robot contained real human bones and nerve tissue.
Before they could investigate further, they were interrupted by the arriving caretaker. After arguing for a while, they had no choice but to send the robot down into the mine again.
But clearly, this robot is not just a simple machine. This kind of human-machine collaboration is unprecedented and unimaginable.
When Li Ke came out of the space again, she found that there was another helper in the mine, which made her feel even better.
Moreover, after this time, she was able to walk slowly at the bottom of the mine. Although she still couldn't jump up and the force of falling was still dragging her down, it gave her hope.
On the other side of the underwater base, the group of people hiding in the mine were also desperately digging deeper and deeper.
Behind them, besides enough supplies to last them for three months, were two boxes of powerful explosives.
The person who gave them the orders told them to keep digging in the direction they were in, and then detonate the bomb three months later.
Of course, they all knew the consequences of the detonation; they would die. But the higher-ups promised that as long as they did this well, their families would live a life of comfort and security.
In the remote inland safe zone, Mo Qing finally finished reading the last letter his mother left him, and finally learned from another perspective what kind of woman his pure and innocent first love was.
Now that he's middle-aged, Mo Qing has a clearer understanding of things, and the stubbornness he had in his youth has faded considerably, although he used to disagree with his mother a lot.
But after reading the letter, he still believed his mother's story more.
He has already sent a message to his old friend, hoping he can inform him of his daughter's current situation and send her back as soon as possible.
Her uncle had also chosen the date for Li Ke to be added to the family genealogy. Remembering Li Zhenzhen's request, Mo Qing decided that she still had to see her one last time.
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