roccoschili Chapter 716 Prince Bi personally greets them
Chapter 716 Prince Bi personally greets them
After transferring at the transit station, Meng Chuan was finally about to return to Earth.
As the starship passed through Earth's atmosphere, a layer of orange-red light ignited outside the portholes.
This is because the starship's hull ignited due to friction with the atmosphere.
However, Meng Chuan and Ying Die, who were sitting inside, did not feel any heat at all.
Over the years, rocket technology has been at least twenty years ahead of other countries.
Meng Chuan leaned against the window, looking at the gradually clearing blue coastline below, and felt a strange mix of trepidation and longing for home.
Yingdie sat in the driver's seat, her expression unchanged.
During her more than month-long return journey, she has become accustomed to zero-gravity and light-gravity environments.
I'm still a little unaccustomed to Earth's gravity.
Of course, given their physical condition, they could withstand this pressure.
"Coming."
Yingdie tilted her head and looked at Meng Chuan:
"Bi Wang and the others are probably already waiting at the command center."
Meng Chuan hummed in agreement, his gaze falling on her wrist.
She wore the ring controller on a thin silver chain, close to her body, inside her shirt.
Most people wouldn't be able to detect it.
Even if they discovered it, they would never have guessed that it was the Stardust's controller.
"Hide this thing well. Don't make a sound after it lands. No one but you and me can tell."
Meng Chuan still gave one more piece of advice.
Although Meng Chuan knew that Ying Die would definitely not tell.
But this matter was of utmost importance, so Meng Chuan had to be extremely careful.
Yingdie nodded, about to say something, when the communicator suddenly rang; it was Zhan Qi's voice.
But it was very soft, as if afraid of being overheard:
"Boss! You've entered the atmosphere! The command center can see your flight path! But Uncle Bi is already waiting at the 'landing site,' his face is as black as the bottom of a pot. You'd better be prepared!"
Meng Chuan chuckled to himself:
"understood."
As the starship landed smoothly on the command center's helipad, Meng Chuan indeed saw Bi Wang standing by the gangway.
He was wearing a black trench coat, his hands in his pockets, and his brows were furrowed.
Seeing the hatch open, he took a few steps to greet them.
"Uncle Bi".
Meng Chuan spoke first, trying to ease the tension.
Although he was the troupe leader, Meng Chuan really didn't dare to be arrogant in front of Prince Bi.
Bi Wang didn't respond, but instead looked him up and down and glanced at Yan Yingdie.
He only let out a heavy sigh after confirming that neither of them was injured.
"Just come back."
The tension in his voice eased considerably, but the next moment, his face darkened as he said:
"If you dare to act like this again, I'll lock you in the basement of the command center."
In fact, Bi Wang really didn't know that Meng Chuan was going to fly to Mars.
This is normal, because Meng Chuan went secretly and didn't want anyone to know.
King Bi, on the other hand, was always oblivious to what was happening around him.
If he had known beforehand, he would definitely have objected.
Meng Chuan knew he was genuinely worried, so he obediently replied, "I understand."
As the group walked toward the command center, Zhan Qi came out to greet them, carrying a coat in his hand.
"Master, put it on quickly, it's windy outside."
He circled Meng Chuan twice with concern.
She moved closer to Yingdie and asked in a low voice:
"Sister Yingdie, did we really encounter a geomagnetic storm cloud? I checked the star map later, and there haven't been any geomagnetic storm records in that area for six months..."
Yingdie didn't answer directly, but patted his shoulder:
"Don't make wild guesses, it's good that you're back safe and sound."
Zhan Qi wanted to ask more questions, but Bi Wang stopped him with a look.
Bi Wang led Meng Chuan towards the conference room:
"Let's have a meeting first; everyone else is waiting for you."
There were quite a few people sitting in the conference room, all of them core members of the Green Gang.
Even Prince Fu has come.
He traveled a great distance to the United States to welcome Meng Chuan.
When Meng Chuan entered, everyone stood up, their eyes filled with a mixture of worry and curiosity.
Meng Chuan glanced at it and said indifferently:
"Everyone, take a seat."
Meng Chuan walked to the head seat and sat down, getting straight to the point:
"There was indeed a small mishap on this trip to Mars. Communication was interrupted for nearly an hour, which worried everyone."
Meng Chuan did not mention aliens.
They are still using excuses like "magnetic storm cloud interference" and "temporary malfunction of starship communication module".
Of course, many people at the scene didn't quite believe it.
However, Meng Chuan is the troupe leader.
Since the troupe leader had said so, they had no choice but to believe him.
Only Prince Bi and Prince Fu frowned but remained silent.
They all know Meng Chuan.
I know Meng Chuan definitely didn't tell the truth, or at least he held something back.
But they didn't expose them on the spot.
It was just a routine report that Meng Chuan was giving.
Some important matters were also arranged.
After everyone else had left, they kept Meng Chuan and Ying Die behind.
"what happened?"
Prince Fu closed the door, his voice turning somber:
"Don't talk to me about geomagnetic storm clouds. Zhan Qi investigated for half a month and there wasn't even a magnetic field anomaly in that area."
Meng Chuan knew he couldn't hide it from those who truly mastered the technology.
Besides, neither Prince Fu nor Prince Bi are outsiders.
"It wasn't a geostorm cloud; it encountered 'something else'."
Meng Chuan didn't elaborate on the specifics of the aliens, only vaguely stating:
"They meant us no harm, it's just that... their technology is far more advanced than ours. They were the ones who caused the communication outage, but they later helped us restore it."
The pupils of both Prince Fu and Prince Bi immediately contracted.
They considered all possible scenarios.
She even wondered if Meng Chuan had deliberately turned off the signal so that he could have an affair with Ying Die.
But they never expected things to turn out this way.
The legend of extraterrestrials has existed for hundreds of years.
However, humans have never been able to confirm their authenticity.
In the scientific community, there has always been a principle: anything that cannot be proven is considered non-existent.
Meng Chuan has actually made contact with aliens?
Prince Fu swallowed hard.
"You saw it with your own eyes? They didn't attack you?"
"No action was taken."
Meng Chuan said:
"But I didn't see it with my own eyes, though I did talk to them; they called themselves 'civilization observers'."
Meng Chuan told Prince Fu and Prince Bi everything he could.
However, the existence of the Stardust was not mentioned at all.
This thing is extremely important.
Meng Chuan held it in his hand as if he were holding a nuclear bomb.
The more people who know, the greater the risk of an "explosion".
If it really explodes, even the Green Gang will be wiped out instantly.
Unless Meng Chuan can acquire alien technology and gain the ability to protect himself.
"That's good."
Even the usually composed King Bi was breathing heavily at this moment.
"But don't tell anyone about this beforehand, especially not outsiders, otherwise the world will be in chaos."
Meng Chuan nodded and chatted with Prince Fu and Prince Bi for a while longer.
Zhan Qi knocked on the door and came in:
"Uh! Did I come at the wrong time? Should I come back later?"
Zhan Qi could clearly sense that the atmosphere in the conference room was somewhat heavy.
Especially when he came in, Bi Wang's piercing gaze made his heart tremble.
"It's nothing. By the way, I brought back some samples from Mars this time. Take them and have them tested to see if there are any usable resources."
Meng Chuan asked:
"busy?"
Zhan Qi said with a bitter face:
"It's nothing major, it's just that Zhan Yi sent me a list a month ago. He wants a super-large tunnel boring machine, and that thing is not easy to get!"