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Floating Island, Forbidden Forest:
The deafening roar of propellers approached from afar as a helicopter slowly landed.
Removing his safety cap, Musk jumped out of the helicopter and quickly made his way toward the castle's east gate.
The wild wind messed up the hairstyle he was so proud of.
"Mr. Musk, do I have to go in as well?" the male assistant shouted as he caught up to Musk.
"What did you say?
Louder. "
"Do I have to go in with you?!" the male assistant shouted hoarsely.
Halting his footsteps, Musk looked back at the whistling propellers and pondered for a moment. He then leaned toward the assistant's ear and said, "Wait here.
Give me the documents. "
“ok！”
The assistant gestured and opened the file. He then took out stacks of plans and documents and handed them to Musk.
Turning around, Musk shielded his back from the strong wind and carefully browsed through the documents. After confirming that he had not missed anything, he nodded and said, "Contact the team immediately after receiving my message and have them prepare to land on Mars."
"Understood."
After leaving the airport alone, Musk slowed down his pace and observed the scenery of the Forbidden Forest while walking.
Although he had participated in a livestream with Chen Yu before, this was his first time stepping onto the floating island.
Pausing slightly, Musk plucked a few leaves and observed them carefully.
He discovered that the textures between the leaves were actually different!
They were no different from the trees in nature!
"Unbelievable..."
After sighing, Musk quickened his pace and walked out of the Forbidden Forest in no time. He then arrived at the castle's east gate.
Sitting on the stone benches outside the gate were a man and a woman wearing robes and mage hats. The two students were conversing in low voices.
For a moment, Musk felt as if he had entered a magic academy...
"H-Hello. Can I go in?"
Hearing this, the two students looked at Musk in surprise. "You're Musk?"
"Yes, I'm Musk. It's an honor to meet you," Musk said as he stretched out his hand.
"You're welcome."
One of the male students shook hands with Musk. He then pointed at the gate and said, "The gate isn't locked. You can enter directly.
It seems you're here to look for our headmaster, right? "
"Oh?" Narrowing his eyes, Musk asked, "Why do you say that?"
"It's obvious that the Chinese government is about to start landing on Mars. If you don't want to give up the title of the first person, you should be preparing ahead of schedule."
"Hah, impressive."
Musk said awkwardly. After saying goodbye, he pushed open the heavy metal gate and entered the castle.
The first thing he saw was a spacious hall.
There were many precious potted plants in the surroundings, and the fragrance of the herbs assailed the nostrils.
A few ornamental birds with beautiful feathers were chirping pleasantly.
At a glance, it was filled with antiquity and mystery.
"It's a good place to go to school."
It was clearly the academy with the highest level of technology in the world, but there were no modern facilities or decorations in the building. This kind of contrast really made him feel strange, and his originally complicated emotions also inexplicably calmed down a lot.
Musk turned around and glanced at the two students outside. He closed the door, took out a printed paper map, and walked along the corridor toward the central courtyard of the castle.
Five minutes later, he reached his destination.
The courtyard was empty except for the two pandas.
After scanning his surroundings a few times, Musk found a random seat and sat down. He then closed his eyes and waited for Chen Yu to arrive. At the same time, he thought about how he should approach Chen Yu and converse with him to achieve his goal.
"Patter, patter …"
After an unknown period of time, faint footsteps could be heard from afar.
Musk was startled. He quickly opened his eyes and looked over anxiously.
The person walking over was not Transdimensional's UP.
Instead, it was an animal keeper wearing a protective suit.
"Chirp, chirp, chirp!"
Upon seeing the keeper, the two pandas immediately pounced on him in joy and shared the fresh and moist bamboo shoots.
"He didn't come?"
Raising his wrist to look at the time, Musk's expression turned a little heavy.
He was afraid that he would be stood up. That would be terrible.
"Hey, buddy."
At this time, a palm suddenly appeared behind him and patted his shoulder.
"Ah!" Startled, Musk jumped more than a meter into the air. Hurriedly turning around, he said, "M-Mr. King."
"Why are you so scared?"
Straightening his mask, Chen Yu leisurely circled around to the front and scrutinized Musk. "Did you do something wrong?"
"Something wrong?" Calming down, Musk asked in awkward Chinese, "What do you mean by something wrong?"
"Forget it. It's nothing."
Waving his hand, Chen Yu sat down and leaned against the chair. Pointing at the two pandas, he asked, "Are they cute?"
"O-Cute." Musk couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat off his forehead. "Mr. King, when did you arrive?"
"I arrived shortly after you arrived.
Seeing that you had a lot on your mind, I didn't want to disturb your rest. "
After chuckling apologetically, Musk hesitated and said, "Mr. King, the reason I came to you this time is to... to..."
"You just want to ask if I can send you to Mars first, right?" Chen Yu went straight to the point.
"Yes!" Musk nodded repeatedly.
"I'm not a politician. I won't beat around the bush." Turning around, Chen Yu stared at the other party and said, "I'm sorry, but that's impossible."
Musk's heart immediately sank.
Crossing his legs, Chen Yu shrugged and said, "Our initial plan was to open the Interstellar Portal and send you to Mars three months later.
Now, it's not time yet, and we don't have sufficient supplies and preparations. For the sake of everyone's safety, I cannot change the plan.
Mars is like a girl. We can't force our feelings on you unless they are close enough. "
Musk: "..."
"Make it clear. I'm not helping China open the back door just because it's China that's trying to land on Mars.
Although I am Chinese, I value principles more than anything else.
A person's principles are the most valuable. "
Musk: "..."
"As far as I know, the Chinese government is simply landing on Mars, not colonizing it.
So, you don't have to worry too much. The title of the first colony will still belong to you.
After all, we are all humans. We are like girls to Mars. What does it matter who comes first?
I'm not cooperating with your company for the sake of my reputation. I'm doing this purely for the benefit of humanity, right? "
Musk: "..."
"In short, everything will proceed according to the established plan. If I say it will take three months, then it will definitely take three months.
I hope Mr. Musk can make proper preparations to avoid a shortage of supplies and casualties. "
After saying so, Chen Yu looked around and whispered into Musk's ear, "Moreover, China has made the news of landing on Mars an uproar, and the entire world is paying attention to it.
If I help you get ahead of China, humans who don't know about this will definitely grow suspicious.
You should also know that I don't want the number of viewers to increase too quickly. "
"But..." Although Chen Yu's attitude was very clear, Musk was still unwilling to give up. After hesitating for a long time, he braced himself and said, "Mr. King, can you open the Interstellar Portal in advance?
If we only transport two astronauts, we will have plenty of supplies.
I will send the personnel and supplies later on through rockets. We won't need to trouble you anymore... "
"Mr. Musk."
Chen Yu's tone gradually turned serious. "Since you've put it this way, I have no choice but to give you face."
"M-Mr. King..." Musk's eyes widened, and the light of hope lit up in his eyes once more.
"Let's go."
Standing up, Chen Yu waved his hand and said, "Organize the manpower and supplies. We'll open the Interstellar Portal now and send you to Mars!"
"Mr. King!
On behalf of SpaceX, I thank you for your help! "
"For freedom. You're welcome!"
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