Li Ke spent half a day busy in the space, sorting out all the information she had obtained, then making a copy and putting it in a leather bag. She would hand it over to the Chinese military before she decided to enter the mining area.
This plundering yielded Li Ke a considerable amount of solar energy ore, making his collection near the main mining area much richer.
Li Ke left half behind and threw the other half into the spatial black hole. After being fed, the spatial consciousness immediately went to absorb energy.
Li Ke sensed the space for a while and only saw a slight sign of life revival. However, for this space to fully evolve into a complete natural environment, a lot of energy would be needed, and the energy resources on Earth might not be enough.
Humanity's extraction and utilization of solar energy resources is only accelerating the collapse of the Earth. However, it is futile to stop it, as the environment has already been damaged. Humanity is very likely not able to wait for the Earth to heal itself, so they will only accelerate their own self-salvation.
Three days passed, and Li Ke did not receive news of a successful rescue from the Chinese military. Instead, he received a representative from the West who requested a face-to-face meeting.
Li Ke did not agree immediately. He first contacted the Chinese side and learned that the rescue operation had failed halfway. They had indeed successfully rescued the entire fleet, but the most important person, Mo Bao'er, was not on the ship. She had been transferred away long ago, and they were searching for her whereabouts, which was why they had not contacted Li Ke.
Li Ke explained that the West wanted to meet with her. The captain had already guessed their purpose: to use hostages to force Li Ke to back down.
The captain asked Li Ke if he had any plans or arrangements. Li Ke naturally had none, only saying that he would know after the meeting.
The captain frowned, his brow furrowing into a deep frown: "There are two people who really want to see you. They're from your base. One is named Niu Dazhuang, and the other is Qiu Shisan. Do you want to see them?"
Li Ke thought for a moment and said, "Arrange for Niu Dazhuang to come see me secretly. I will give him the solar energy mine and have him take it back to you."
The captain's eyes lit up, and his brows relaxed: "Girl, you're a magnanimous one."
Li Ke said, "I don't know what conditions they will propose. I don't care about the others, but Bao'er is a friend I like, and I must save her. If anything happens to me again, please take good care of Qiushan Base."
The captain nodded with a smile: "Definitely, definitely!"
Seeing that Li Ke didn't want to talk anymore, the captain immediately spoke up: "Li Ke, your biological father is also very concerned about you. He is Mo Bao'er's father, Mo Qing. Bao'er is your half-sister. Is there anything you want to say to Mo Qing? I can help you send the message back."
Li Ke shook her head slightly: "I have no father-daughter relationship with him. Please tell him not to worry about me anymore. If Mo Bao'er can return safely this time, let him cherish the children around him."
The captain could tell that Li Ke really didn't care, and sighed inwardly. If she could really return to her old friend's side, they might be able to recruit her into their team. Now it seemed that this girl was truly indifferent and unrestrained.
The captain, unwilling to give up, asked, "Don't you really intend to return to the safe zone?"
Li Ke: "That's hard to say."
After the communication ended, although the captain understood that Li Ke was likely not going back, he didn't have time to dwell on it. He immediately sent someone to find Niu Dazhuang and arrange for them to set off to retrieve the solar energy ore.
Li Ke agreed to the Western request for a meeting. The people who came were the white captain and a middle-aged white woman in camouflage military uniform.
Li Ke met them directly from the bow of the boat. After they boarded, they asked to go into the cabin for a detailed discussion, but Li Ke refused.
The icy sea breeze bothered the three of them. Although the other two were somewhat dissatisfied, they still stayed at the bow of the ship.
The woman's name was Qiong, and she spoke fluent Mandarin. She said to Li Ke, "We would like to invite Miss Li Ke to visit our research headquarters. We would very much welcome Miss Li Ke to be our guest."
Li Ke looked at the other party without saying a word. The woman waited for a while and, seeing that the other party still seemed not to have heard her, had no choice but to take out the thing that she had the upper hand over.
"I have a video here that I believe Ms. Li Ke will find very interesting."
Li Ke took the player handed to him and turned it on. It showed a video of Mo Bao'er and her daughter Li Zhenzhen sitting in a room, with Chen Zhizhi and He Ru, as well as Chen Ziyue and Chen Niansheng sitting next to them.
Chen Ziyue and Chen Niansheng didn't look very well. The two elderly people had been tossed about at sea for so long and were still alive, which showed their strong will to survive.
The other women seemed to be doing well. Apart from being a little flustered and uneasy in front of the camera, they appeared to be in good spirits and did not seem to have been harmed.
After seeing that Li Ke had finished watching the video, Qiong smiled and said, "We originally wanted to invite your biological father, Mr. Mo Qing, as well, but unfortunately we were unable to. However, we hope that by inviting Miss Li Ke's biological mother, her two younger sisters, and other old friends, Miss Li Ke will feel our sincerity."
Seeing the smugness in the other person's eyes, Li Ke said slowly, "Have you found those documents and energy mines that you lost? These things must have taken you a long time to obtain. They are all quite important, and it's a real pity that they were lost."
The white captain glared at Li Ke: "So it was you who did it!"
Li Ke held up a finger and shook it at him: "Of course it wasn't me, but I know who it was, I know what happened, and I also know that the other party is still in your base. You'd better be careful."
The white captain pressed, "Who is he? How do you know?"
Li Ke looked at them mysteriously and smiled, "Is it possible that I sent this person?"
The smugness in Qiong's eyes had vanished. She looked at Li Ke and said, "Miss Li Ke, we sincerely invite you and have no intention of being your enemy. Something like solar energy ore is of little use to an individual. Why don't you come to our research institute and learn more? Perhaps you will find what you see very interesting."
Li Ke said casually, "I'll think about it for a few days."
Qiong urged anxiously, "Miss Li Ke, your mother and sister are very eager to see you. They may not be able to wait much longer."
Li Ke: "Since you invited them over, you should naturally take good care of them. Of course, if you don't want to take care of them anymore, you can do whatever you want with them. But if you make me uncomfortable, I don't mind having your base blown up to vent my anger."
Qiong gave up and asked again, "Miss Li Ke, how many days do you need to consider this?"
Li Ke smiled and said, "It might take three days, five days, or even longer. If you can't wait, you can bring the person to my side and reunite with me."
Qiong's smile almost faltered, and she said with a forced smile, "Our research institute has a better environment, and we also have quite a few studies we'd like to invite Miss Li Ke to take a look at. I hope Miss Li Ke won't take too long to consider it."
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