Patting off the dust on his body, Chen Yu massaged his shoulders. He then looked at Musk and said, "It's all done.
As for the equipment that can't be dropped, let the two astronauts carry it themselves. "
"Much better!" Musk grabbed Chen Yu's hands and said gratefully, "Mr. King, thank you very much.
To be able to do so much for our cooperation. "
"It's what I should do. It's all for humanity."
"On behalf of SpaceX, I would like to thank you for your efforts.
If you need SpaceX for anything in the future, we will not hesitate to help you. "
While conversing, the two astronauts put on their helmets, lifted a piece of equipment that extended from a tripod, and carefully walked toward the portal.
However, just as they approached the portal and were about to step through the spatial film, the Martian world inside the portal suddenly disappeared, and darkness enveloped them.
Shocked, the two astronauts hurriedly stopped their steps.
Musk, who had been chatting with Chen Yu all this time, couldn't help but be stunned. "M-Mr. King, look at the portal!
Why has it turned black? "
"It turned black?"
Chen Yu turned around in confusion. When he saw the pitch-black metal arch, he frowned and asked, "Huh?
What's going on?
Where did you touch it? "
"D-Did you touch it?" the black astronaut asked his companion.
"No." Shaking his head, the white astronaut asked, "Did you touch it?"
“no！”
"B-Boss, we didn't touch it..."
"W-What's going on?" A bad premonition gradually rose in Musk's heart. "Mr. King, is it on standby?"
"It's not a computer. Why is it on standby?"
Inside the helmet, Chen Yu maintained a serious expression as he approached the portal. After carefully inspecting the portal and finding no abnormalities, he tapped on the control panel and found that the virtual projection was still working. "Crap."
"Crap?!" Subconsciously clenching his fists, Musk asked in a trembling voice, "Is there a malfunction?"
"It's not a malfunction." Taking a step back, Chen Yu turned around and shrugged. "The portal is out of power."
Musk: "?"
Everyone: "???"
"Yes, it's out of power."
"This thing even needs electricity?!" Musk raised his voice.
"Of course. How interesting is that? Find me a perpetual motion machine."
"No... What I mean is, why is this future portal running out of power so quickly?"
"It's not that fast anymore."
Stretching out his hand, Chen Yu patted the metal wall of the arched door and sighed. "Since my first official livestream, I've never stopped using it. I've opened it hundreds of times already. It's already a miracle that I managed to last until now.
Moreover, the energy consumption this time is indeed not small. More than 200 large boxes were thrown from Earth to Mars, so it's normal to run out of power. "
"Then … then should we hurry up and charge it?"
"It can't be charged. They are using antimatter batteries."
"What do we do now?"
"Don't worry. I just need to change the battery," Chen Yu said, waving his hand. "You can use it immediately once it's charged.
Why are you panicking? "
Upon hearing this, Musk heaved a sigh of relief. "That scared me to death. I thought the plan was going to fail.
How long will it take to change the battery? "
"It won't take long, just half a month."
"That's good. We … half a month?"
"Yes, half a month."
"Half a month?!"
"Yes."
"Half a month?!!"
"Are you a f * cking recorder?"
"Why does it take half a month to change the battery?!" Musk couldn't help but roar.
"I don't have such a battery on hand. I'll have to get the future to deliver it.
I'm already speeding up the process by saying half a month. "
"B-But if we're delayed by half a month, the first person to land on Mars …"
"It can only be China." Shrugging, Chen Yu said, "Who would've thought the battery would run out of power?
It's a force majeure, a force majeure... Fortunately, the resources we've painstakingly obtained won't go to waste. China's aerospace team can use them immediately. "
The faces of everyone present instantly turned blue, red, black, and green...
In any case, it wasn't a normal color.
"We humans are one. Does it matter who we give the resources to?
It's just a matter of exchanging the left hand for the right hand.
It just so happens that China's aerospace team is in a rush. There will definitely be a problem with the logistics supply, "Chen Yu concluded as he patted Musk's shoulder." That's love. "
Musk's hands and feet turned cold. "T-The losses …"
"China is a big company. Can they afford to dine and dash?
I'll tell them to pay 15% of the normal price to your company. We absolutely can't disappoint our good partner. "
"..."
With the results placed before him, Musk naturally understood that this was all Chen Yu's ploy.
From the moment Chen Yu said the word "impossible," Musk should've known that it was wishful thinking to break the originally formulated cooperation plan, harm China's interests, and become the first person to land on Mars.
The "performance" that followed was just a punishment for not knowing when to back off earlier …
Thinking up to this point, Musk suppressed his negative emotions with his superhuman endurance. Biting the tip of his tongue, he said, "Mr. King, I understand. Let's continue with the Mars colonization plan.
We'll start preparing supplies and personnel training again. "
"Okay.
Since we've set a time limit of three months, we'll follow the contract. We need to uphold the spirit of the contract. "
Sliding his finger across the virtual Earth, Chen Yu established a spatial link with the Super Floating Castle. Nodding, he said, "Today's lack of battery is my negligence. Next time, increase the number of items you can carry by another 20. Consider it compensation."
Hearing this, Musk's expression immediately relaxed. "Thank you, Mr. King.
We've caused you trouble this time. "
"You're welcome."
Waving his hand, Chen Yu stepped through the metal arch.
"UP!
Didn't you say the Interstellar Portal ran out of battery?
Why can it be used now? "a young and energetic white man standing in a corner suddenly shouted.
Pausing, Chen Yu slowly turned around and focused his sharp gaze on the young man through his helmet.
"Uu..."
The white man subconsciously took half a step back, feeling a slight chill run down his spine.
"The energy consumption for connecting to Mars is several times higher than connecting to Earth. Hence, the remaining energy is barely enough for me to teleport between Earth and Mars once," Chen Yu said calmly. "Is that a good enough reason?"
"I-It's enough..."
"That's enough. Goodbye."
After passing through the rippling spatial film, the metal arch slowly disappeared into the darkness of the spotlight.
Meanwhile, in a corner that nobody was paying attention to, a surveillance camera's infrared light was flashing...
…
After returning to the Headmaster's Tower's hall, Chen Yu closed the Interstellar Portal and changed his appearance to its original form.
Previously, the Interstellar Portal's screen suddenly went black because he had activated a function called "Transmission Limit."
In the future, the Interstellar Portal would be classified as a commercial transportation product. Due to cost considerations, the Interstellar Portal would generally limit the carrying capacity.
To put it simply, a "fat" person would consume more energy than a "thin person." To ensure profits, the Interstellar Portal would limit the transportation capacity and prohibit "fat people" from boarding the portal...
After entering the study's secret room and removing the protective suit, Chen Yu quickly took a shower and changed into his home clothes. He then swiped the virtual Earth to connect to his home.
"Buzz!"
After completing the spatial link, Chen Yu stepped into his room and was surprised to find that Little Peach was nowhere to be found.
The door to his room was also wide open.
Startled, Chen Yu hurriedly rushed out of his room and was immediately dumbfounded.
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(Note: There's still one more chapter to sort out. I'll continue updating chapters 1-2 in a moment.)
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