MM Racing Chapter 255 Inquiry
Chapter 255 Inquiry
As the cold air passes, large swaths of dark rain clouds are spreading outwards.
By the time the first drop of rain hits the ground, the construction team near the coastline has already completed the flood control project.
With Bai Jin's assistance, Ouyang Nian successfully laid the huge waterproof cloth on the coal pile, and the ground slope correction was completed. At this time, construction machinery was being used to build a drainage channel.
After completing his work, Platinum did not pilot his mech back to the flagship. Instead, he stayed put and carried a large, makeshift shovel to patrol the surrounding area.
Lin Shu, who had directed Ethan and the others to complete their evacuation, had already boarded a helicopter and was on his way back to the flagship.
Seeing that everything was proceeding smoothly and efficiently, Luo Lin breathed a sigh of relief and called Xu Ling, who was in the cockpit, up.
"Buzz~"
With a whirring sound, the cockpit slowly rose, revealing Xu Ling inside.
"Phew, it's been so long since I've flown."
Standing on the floor of the driver's cab, Xu Ling took off her helmet, flicked her ponytail that hung down her back, and her rosy cheeks showed a hint of excitement.
"Captain, how did I perform this time?"
Lorraine gave him a thumbs up without hesitation.
"Well done."
"hey-hey!"
Xu Ling chuckled and scratched his head, finally letting go of his unease.
"Alright, stop grinning like an idiot. There's a cabin for you on the flagship. Go wash up and get some rest."
"receive."
Ms. Xu Ling, please follow my directions.
Immediately afterwards, a yellow arrow appeared on the holographic goggles she was wearing.
"Captain, I'm going now!"
Xu Ling waved happily, then skipped and hopped out of the cabin following the arrow.
Lorraine watched him leave the cockpit, then turned her attention to the unfinished design drawings.
"Cleveland, activate the hologram."
[Holographic projection is now activated and has been switched to design mode.]
As soon as Cleveland finished speaking, an electrical signal was transmitted to the transparent glass of the armored bridge. Immediately afterwards, the electronically controlled glass between the two layers of high-strength transparent metal began to change color, and the entire cockpit instantly turned pitch black.
Then a pale blue light shone down from above, and a flat warship appeared in the cockpit.
Lorraine stepped forward and slid her left hand across the projection.
As he watched the projection, he typed on the floating keyboard that had suddenly appeared with his right hand.
Immediately afterwards, a series of instructions appeared on the left side of the model.
After Lorraine finished the initial design of the warship while multitasking, projections of several warships with different designs appeared on the right side of the model.
"Phew, there shouldn't be anything missing now."
Despite saying that, Lorraine still carefully reviewed the preliminary design report compiled by Cleveland.
After confirming everything was correct, Lorraine prepared to leave the cockpit and transfer to a frigate to head to the previously visited Naval Research Institute 115.
However, before leaving, Lorraine informed everyone of her upcoming itinerary.
Upon hearing that Lorraine would be taking all the mechanical dogs with her, Platinum hesitated to speak but ultimately decided not to go with Lorraine and instead stayed at the factory.
Dressed neatly, Lorraine arrived at the helipad at the rear of the flagship with her robotic dog. A tactical transport plane was parked there, ready for takeoff.
Lorraine stood beside the side door of the transport plane and grabbed the metal handle next to the door. After the six mechanical dogs entered the cabin, they activated the magnetic attachment devices on their feet and firmly attached themselves to the floor of the transport plane.
Several seconds later, Lorraine and the mechanical dog arrived at the relatively well-maintained frigate No. 2002.
Seeing the raindrops that had begun to fall from the sky, Lorraine followed the external passage into the bridge.
Sitting in the driver's seat, Lorraine took a deep breath, then pushed the accelerator, steering the frigate away from its original position.
As the warship moved forward, the raindrops in the air gradually connected into lines, washing over the outer armor of the frigate.
Faced with the increasingly heavy rain, Lorraine switched the outer glass of the cockpit to invisible mode. Then, the ship's immersive driving system was activated, and the leaden sky and yellowish-brown land appeared before Lorraine's eyes.
At this moment, Lorraine seemed to be floating directly between heaven and earth.
Seeing the flashing red dot in the distance, Lorraine slightly adjusted the course and steered the frigate toward the clouds.
More than an hour later, Lorraine arrived directly above Naval Research Institute 115 in his escort ship.
[Identification signal received from Naval Research Institute 115. Send our identification code?]
"Send us your identification code and indicate that you will be entering by land."
【Received, Commander.】
The ship's AI responded to Lorraine's words, and then a radio wave was transmitted to the ground.
After receiving radio waves, the Tian Shu, which was in standby mode, switched to working mode. Subsequently, the phased array radar was activated and searched the surrounding environment.
[The environment is safe; the ground entrance can be opened.]
[Ground entrance is open; IR (invisible light) strobe activated.]
Upon receiving the reply, the warship, with its powerful sensor array, located the faint red light flickering in the rain.
[Commander, the location has been confirmed.]
"Stand by, continuously monitor the surrounding area, and authorize the use of close-in weapon systems to engage ground targets."
【receive. 】
Then, Lorraine stood up and left the cockpit with the mechanical dog, heading to the helipad at the stern of the frigate.
Since the frigate is currently hovering, the engines at the stern have been shut off, and only a faint white mist is rising from the stern as rainwater hits the nozzles.
Looking at the torrential rain, Lorraine, who was about to board the transport plane, slowed down and then stood still.
Immediately afterwards, he turned off the noise cancellation function of his helmet and listened quietly to the noisy rain.
Suddenly he stepped back slightly, then accelerated sharply and crossed the entire tarmac.
As he approached the edge of the tarmac, Lorraine pushed off with his legs, clasped his hands together beside him, and jumped like a torpedo.
The mechanical dog squad followed closely behind, jumping off the frigate one after another.
At this moment, Lorraine's helmet displayed the rapidly decreasing altitude.
【-1945-】
【-1900-】
【-1800-】
Once Lorraine was far enough away from the frigate, a slightly tapered, straight wing popped out from his back, followed by two plasma thrusters that landed about 10 centimeters from his left and right shoulders.
[Thrusters activated.]
Pale blue flames shot out from the circular tail nozzle, propelling Lorraine toward the flashing red light in the distance.
【-1600-】
At this moment, the entire mechanical dog squad left the escort ship, and a pair of straight wings with a slight forward and backward tilt spread out on their backs. Propelled by the tail thrusters, they formed a T-shape with Lorraine and flew away with him into the distance.
【-1400-】
Listening to the howling wind and the cacophony of the rain, and feeling the sensation of traversing through the downpour, Lorraine burst into hearty laughter.
【-1300-】
[400 meters from target location, engine shut down, entering gliding mode.]
Lorraine slightly opened her hands, which were pressed tightly against her body, to gradually increase air resistance and slow herself down.
【-1000-】
[300 meters from the target location]
At this moment, the mechanical dog squad behind Lorraine also shut down the tail thrusters and slightly opened the speed brakes on the wings.
【-700-】
[200 meters from the target location]
At this point, Lorraine and the mechanical dog squad's speed continued to decrease.
【-400-】
[100 meters from the target location]
Lorraine's speed is nearing stall, and the thrust reverser system is about to activate.
【-100-】
[Arrived above the target location]
The already activated thrust reverser system kept Lorraine hovering steadily in the air. As the output of the back thrusters gradually decreased, Lorraine's body slowly descended.
With the help of the recoil system, the mechanical dogs slowly came to a stop beside Lorraine.
Once he felt his feet on the ground, Lorraine turned on the noise cancellation on his helmet and retracted the thrusters and glider on his back.
During this time, Tian Shu, who was observing the outside world through radar, did not notice the warship hovering in the rain clouds or Lorraine and the others who were descending rapidly.
When Lorraine stood at the entrance, ready to swipe her card, Tian Shu only then noticed her arrival through the pressure sensor at the door.
Wow, that's incredible. It seems he really did activate that core.
Before this seemingly random sentence could even be uttered, it was hidden deep within the database by Tian Shu.
[Beep, verification successful. Welcome back, Lorin, member and heir of the Fireseed Project.]
Then a two-meter-wide gate opened up in the mountain in front of them.
Then, Lorraine led the mechanical dogs straight through the gate and down the ramp behind it.
After walking for more than ten minutes, Lorraine and the others arrived at the simulation room at the top of the research institute.
Lorraine took out his badge from the armor's storage compartment, verifying his identity once again.
When the door opened, the familiar car appeared before Lorraine's eyes.
"Mr. Tian Shu, it's been a long time."
It has been quite a while, but please come in first.
Led by the Tian Shu trolley, Lorraine and the others descended the stairs to the core area of the research institute.
Under Lorraine's instructions, the most powerful Xuan Tie and the most versatile Roy stayed at the entrance, while the other four mechanical dogs followed him into the research institute's central control room.
What brings you here today?
Lorraine looked around and then at the hatch behind him that was not closed.
"Mr. Tian Shu, I would like to know what the Deep Dive Project is, and also to improve my status in the Fire Seed Project."
Upon hearing this, the entire control room fell silent, with only the humming sound of the air-cooled equipment turning on.
Lorraine, having removed her helmet, smiled as she looked at the screen of the Tian Shu car.
Hearing the sudden increase in fan noise, Lorraine maintained her smile, leaning slightly forward, staring intently at the black screen on the car.
My child, you...
"The deep-sea diving program has been mentioned by the bases of the Vanguard-4 Fleet, the Hongfeng Island base, and the Kauna City Biological Resource Conservation Center."
"Among them, the bases of the Vanguard-4 Fleet and the Hongfeng Island base stored an excessive amount of weapons and equipment."
"The most crucial point is that I don't believe the Great Yan would so underestimate a known crisis."
After the last sentence was spoken, the control room fell silent again.
Lorraine pulled out a chair from behind him and sat down, listening quietly to the sound of the fans in the control room.
After a while, the fan noise gradually decreased, and Lorraine sat up straight, waiting for Tian Shu's answer.
This is really a sensitive issue; it seems I have to give an answer today.
Upon hearing this, Lorraine shook her head indifferently.
"Well, I'm alright, it's just that the pace of development has slowed down a bit, but some key facilities may not be able to be saved."
Lorraine's allusion here is to the Stonehenge system, which is under attack.
"Oh, right, there's some bad news I need to tell you: a biological entity that looks like a spaceship has landed on Earth."
This is not a lie.
This is the answer given by the Tian Shu judgment system.
Sigh, young people these days are really something. Can you tell me what kind of help you need right now?
Seeing that Tian Shu had not given a direct response, Luo Lin rubbed his chin and thought about several matters that urgently needed support.
However, before making the request, Lorraine suddenly asked Tian Shu a question.
"Mr. Tian Shu, shouldn't the research institute have equipment capable of detecting the outside world?"
【Yes. 】
Is it still open?
At this point, Tian Shu roughly understood what Luo Lin wanted to do, but he still nodded in agreement.
Watching the small car screen swaying up and down, Lorraine put his helmet back on and sent a message to the warship in the sky through the communication system.
The active radar stealth system has been deactivated.
Immediately afterwards, Tian Shu "saw" a 324-meter-long warship suspended at a height of 2 meters.
Five seconds later, the active radar stealth system was activated again, and the frigate 2002 disappeared from the radar.
However, the institute's cooling system is still operating at high speed.
Tian Shu couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. How could a warship with no obvious external propulsion equipment or energy fluctuations float in the air?
While Tian Shu was frantically calculating, Luo Lin had already figured out the problem he urgently needed to solve.
It seems your growth rate is exceeding expectations. Let me first tell you about the Deep Dive Project.
The Deep Dive Program is a plan proposed and led by the Freedom Alliance, with joint participation from various countries. Its core consists of deep-sea stations located around the world and the cryogenic chambers within them.
These production stations are typically located in civil defense facilities, military bases, research institutes, or important resource storage facilities.
When an unavoidable disaster strikes, the armed forces of various countries will protect and guide civilians and researchers into deep-sea stations.
Hearing this, Lorraine frowned; this approach was tantamount to burying one's head in the sand.
When others discover the deep-sea station, those hiding there will all be lambs to the slaughter.
The Campfire Project serves as a supplement to the Deep Dive Project.
The Campfire Project was proposed by the Great Yan Kingdom and spearheaded by the Great Yan Kingdom, the Snow Kingdom, and the Knights Alliance.
The plan is divided into two parts: the Torch and the Flame. For example, the facility you mentioned earlier belongs to the Torch program, while the officer who came out of the Deep Station in Platinum belongs to the Flame program.
As the name suggests, Project Torch serves as both a beacon of light in this dark age and a steadfast shield against crisis. Some deep-sea stations will transport supplies to the Torch nodes via dedicated underground transport tunnels.
The Fireseed Project carries the hope for humanity's revival; each deep-sea station will periodically send an elite officer to scout the external areas.