Chapter 517: with translation of chapter title

Most of these Suolan prisoners were held in a secret laboratory, where doctors conducted comprehensive and detailed examinations and monitoring, discovering that they were indeed not Earth species.

A large number of linguists also rushed over, and with the help of advanced scientific instruments, they were finally able to decipher the Suolan language and understand what they were saying.

"Hyperdrive engine? Hyperjump technology? A civilization that has entered the Bronze Age could basically master these?"

Chen Baiguo, who made a cameo as the headquarters chief, stared at the information before him and simply could not believe it.

The deputy said, "It's truly hard to believe; if it weren't for seeing so many Suolans and their ships and weapons, who would dare believe it's real? It's practically a fantasy!"

"According to them, does it mean our human tech tree is pointed the wrong way?"

The deputy smiled wryly and nodded, "Indeed, the self-proclaimed Captain Tuogelanmu said he had spent his life in military campaigns, fighting over seventy interstellar conquest wars, big and small, with weaponry comparable to theirs or even weaker, and had never seen anything like ours."

"Even the legendary magical civilization isn't this formidable!"

"Magic, civilization?"

The deputy laughed and said, "He also heard it said that in even more distant star systems, their wooden ships couldn't endure such long hyperspace jumps, so they've only heard that even more distant nations have made contact!"

Chen Baiguo sighed, "It's truly unbelievable that such a thing exists!"

The deputy said, "Yes, but for us Earthlings, it's a tremendous opportunity!"

Chen Baiguo laughed, "Resources!"

"Yes, that guy Tuogelanmu said his commander's blade is made from a natural mineral metal, whose characteristics are extreme hardness and the ability to absorb kinetic energy, somewhat similar to the substance called vibranium in the films of the last century."

"You said vibranium—I know, it's an incredibly impressive material; to actually have such a substance in reality, and a natural one at that!"

"Moreover, Tuogelanmu also disclosed the Suolan Kingdom's territory, population, and resources!"

Chen Baiguo's eyes lit up, "Come with me, let's report this immediately!"

On the big screen, the footage of the report and meeting switched rapidly.

Nothing more than the real-world impact of energy shortages and international circumstances, and the great significance of interstellar exploration.

Inside the venue, some guests and audience members couldn't help but start discussing.

"If this were really the case in reality, it'd be awesome—unused energy, extremely abundant supplies, we could just lie back and enjoy!"

"Let's develop it quickly—use our steel production capacity to refine vibranium, make it all into golden cudgels, and we'd still have more than enough for all those monkeys!"

"I'm afraid that even if extraterrestrial resources are cheap, shipping them back and selling them would be super expensive!"

"Could we buy a planet and become its lord?"

"Go be a local tyrant—how awesome would that be!"

On the big screen, the scene switched overseas, because at that time an armed militant prisoner had escaped. The news of aliens descending on Earth was detected by Western intelligence agencies.

Countries widely reported the news, which was transmitted back domestically, and many media outlets also sought the "truth."

Dilireba, who plays the female lead, is a well-connected reporter; thanks to her sources, she not only knows the matter is true, but also tracked down the on-leave Wu Jing.

"This is classified, no comment, and I advise you not to play with fire and burn yourself!" Wu Jing said with a stern expression.

Dilireba laughed, "Classified? Because a prisoner escaped, this has long ceased to be a secret on the black market—it's just not been officially acknowledged yet!"

Upon hearing this, Wu Jing's expression grew somewhat pained; letting an armed militant prisoner escape was indeed his mistake, but at the time he simply couldn't have attended to that.

He only said, "Before any new orders come, the secret remains a secret, and I advise you not to keep probing, lest you bring harm upon yourself!" Then he left immediately.

Dilireba, who plays the female lead, naturally couldn't just give up; she kept following Wu Jing to ask for specifics, not wanting foreign spies to try to capture Wu Jing, who plays the captain.

The female lead played by Dilireba fought side by side with him, not only escaping danger but also capturing the spy. Wu Jing discovered that Dilireba's skills were excellent; upon talking, he learned she too had received professional training.

The scene shifts to the secret experimental base, where a brand-new warship made of aerospace materials, equipped with "hyperjump" technology, the "Di Jiang", has been manufactured.

Whether this thing actually works or not now requires sending personnel to conduct experiments.

According to the above, for now this sort of thing is still restricted to those who are informed.

Then the personnel for the experiment would naturally be selected from Wu Jing, who had the first contact, and his special forces squad, as well as the special forces battalion that arrived later.

The leaders hardly gave it any thought, listed the male lead's few advantages, and proposed letting him serve as the expedition commander.

Wu Jing, returning to the base, had no objection and was allowed to pick the expedition members.

And just before departure, Dilireba, who plays the female lead, unexpectedly joined as well.

The leaders explained that the significance of this interstellar-crossing expedition is immense; it could be said to be capable of altering humanity's fate.

A professional photographer is needed to record as much information as possible.

The female lead played by Dilireba had received professional training, passed the review, and volunteered, so she was allowed to join.

After checking, there isn't a single error in this version!

Thus, an interstellar exploration team of over thirty members was officially formed.

Inside the secret base, within the expedition ship's cabin, Wu Jing pressed the switch.

Personnel in the base command room shouted, "Detected violent spatial fluctuations—my God, it really vanished!"

"Quick, contact the 'Di Jiang' and have them report their current position!" said Chen Baiguo, who plays the chief.

The base command room staff hurried to make contact: "Di Jiang, Di Jiang, please respond if you receive this, please respond if you receive this!"

Unfortunately, as time passed minute by minute, the Di Jiang still had no reply.

Chen Baiguo, who plays the chief, had a solemn expression.

The audience in the venue also grew somewhat tense.

A girl said, "It won't fail, will it?"

The guy beside her laughed and said, "How could it? If it failed, what would this movie even be about?"

"Then why hasn't there been a response?"

"Nine times out of ten, they probably passed out from their first hyperspace jump."

Just as that audience member had guessed, the Di Jiang interstellar exploration ship finally sent word.

"Di Jiang, received—we just woke up a moment ago from the blackout!"

"Please report your current location!"

「Our current position is about 2,000,000 kilometers from Jupiter! The Emperor River has already passed Jupiter and is sailing toward Saturn's position! 」

「Inside the ground base command room, everyone erupted in joy, someone roughly calculated the 「Emperor River」's current distance and time used, the 「Hyperspace Jump」 technology is not only practical, it's incredibly powerful! 」

On the big screen, the view switched to the 「Emperor River」 interstellar exploration ship sailing through space, the audience in the venue felt a sour nose sensation.

Some sighed, 「If we could really do that, how great would that be! 」

But saw the 「Emperor River」 jump twice more, already arrived at the edge of the Solar System.

Inside the cabin, Wu Jing sent a signal to Earth: 「Emperor River, about to leave the Solar System, Emperor River, about to leave the Solar System! 」(End of chapter)