jdhmnovel Chapter 682 Departure
Chapter 682 Departure
When their eyes met, Ni Xue knew that Su Mo was surprised.
However, she didn't explain much about the star map. In fact, although the star map she provided covered a wide area, the most detailed area was around Earth. Further areas or things that the authorities needed were not detailed on the star map.
Their extraterrestrial development office has already missed a lot of time with Su Mo, and they couldn't even squeeze a few people in for this operation. The fact that Ni Xue, the deputy director, came in person shows that it's not too late to start maintaining the relationship now.
Therefore, it was necessary to avoid topics that would be detrimental to the relationship between the two parties, and she had to choose to say things that would be useful to Principal Su Mo.
Ni Xue reminded, "Principal Su can refer to the green markers when making his selections. The star chart contains our recommended high-quality targets."
Su Mo nodded and quickly scanned all the contents of the star map. She also noticed that various markers were clustered around Blue Star, but she didn't look at them in detail at the moment. In any case, she could only make choices around Blue Star, because the current transportation capabilities and star network coverage had not yet been developed, and going too far would cause a lot of trouble later.
Therefore, the area Su Mo focused on on the star map was the most detailed part of the map. In the area she was paying attention to, there were indeed more than a dozen stars of various sizes marked in green.
In addition to the usual information such as the diameter, approximate volume, and surface condition of the celestial body, these green labels also indicate what types of minerals the country has detected on the body.
As Ni Xue said, the candidate targets she provided were screened, with diameters ranging from fifty to two hundred kilometers. Those that were too small had been eliminated, and as for larger ones, there were none available around Earth.
To be fair, if Su Mo's selection criteria didn't include the secret realm passage as a key reference point, the star map provided by the Extraterrestrial Development Office would have been sufficient for making a choice.
Unfortunately, the secret passage still cannot be detected remotely using sent-out detection instruments. Awakened individuals can only sense whether there is a passage and where it is by getting close.
Even if the little tower were not asleep, it would still be impossible to directly sense the situation of extraterrestrial objects on Earth.
So even if Su Mo had obtained the star map early on, he still had to make the trip.
After turning off the light screen, Su Mo looked at Ni Xue and thanked her.
"Director Ni was a great help; this makes it much easier for me to plan my routes."
"Principal Su was the first pioneer to explore beyond space. Our Extraterrestrial Development Office is the bridge between the government and you. We will provide any assistance we can."
“Once Principal Su has finalized the list of planets to be developed, we can sit down and have a detailed discussion,” Ni Xue stated.
Su Mo raised an eyebrow. What was there to discuss? Was it to provide the support she hadn't received before?
“Okay, I also need to complete the registration procedures later. I’ll discuss it with Director Ni in detail then.” Su Mo replied, then pretended to check the time.
The implication that they don't want to continue communicating is quite clear.
Huang Zhiguo had already shaken off his embarrassment and pointed to the supplies piled up behind him, taking the initiative to lead Su Mo over there.
Su Mo, Yang Su, and Ni Xue nodded their goodbyes and followed Huang Zhiguo to collect supplies.
The supplies were packed into boxes. As Huang Zhiguo explained the contents of some of the boxes, Su Mo put them into her bracelet space.
This batch of supplies was prepared jointly by the association and the Space Force. In addition to the living supplies for the accompanying personnel on the shuttle, it also included various instruments and equipment needed for landing, as well as thirty sets of the latest exoskeleton protective suits, which were prepared as consumables.
Su Mo could tell from these spare pieces of equipment that they were eager to land.
However, she thought to herself that she was probably going to disappoint them, and she wouldn't let the shuttle stop unless absolutely necessary.
It was time to set off once all the supplies had been collected by Su Mo.
Everyone left Hall One together, and Su Mo released the flying shuttle.
A dark silver flying artifact appeared before everyone. The interior space of the shuttle was not large, but the artifact as a whole was not small. It occupied a similar area to a flying boat, but it was relatively flat, which compressed the interior space.
The portal located in the middle of the shuttle is now open.
At Su Mo's signal, Song Yi led the way, followed by the ten attendants, and entered the gate first, with Su Mo bringing up the rear.
Stepping through the shuttle portal, you enter a rectangular room. At one end of the narrow passage is the main control room, and at the other end are two separate rooms. The simple custom-made suit that Su Mo had Zhou Wei arrange for has already been placed on one side of the rectangular room.
In the middle is a simple stove. On one side of the stove is a separate room prepared for Song Yi, and on the other side are two bathrooms. All of them are custom-made according to size and are placed in a very suitable manner, just like a whole, which fits perfectly and occupies half of the rectangular room.
Su Mo had previously told Song Yi that the stove and the small room next to it were for his use. Song Yi didn't have to worry about anything except taking care of Su Mo's meals on this trip, so after entering the shuttle first, Song Yi went to his room.
He needed to prepare the ingredients for cooking for Su Mo, but he didn't need to take care of the people outside.
Zhang Yide led his team to stand in a row in the empty space of the room.
The Space Force had experienced piloting small warships in the StarNet, but this was their first time experiencing a flying artifact. Although they were curious, discipline kept their eyes from wandering around.
Su Mo was the last to enter, and he was immediately confronted by the ten people lined up in front of him.
The shuttle portal closed behind her.
"I am Zhang Yide, the temporary squad leader for this mission. Principal Su, please feel free to contact me if you need anything from us," Zhang Yide said, stepping forward and saluting.
"Okay, I understand." Su Mo glanced at him and nodded.
He immediately pointed to one of the rooms and said, "You'll stay in the one on the right. Come with me."
Marching in formation.
After Su Mo opened the door and went in, he put out some supplies they needed and piled them in the center of the room. It was an empty room of about 30 square meters, and everything they needed to move in was in that pile of supplies.
"This room is for your use for the entire trip. Please tidy up first, and we can discuss anything else after we set off."
“Okay,” Zhang Yide said on behalf of the delegation.
After leaving his belongings, Su Mo went to the control room.
The flying artifacts made little noise when they were activated, and the flying shuttle was no exception. It took off with a slight tremor and gradually sped away into the sky.
Outside Hall 1, the task leaders from both sides watched the shuttle depart, then bid farewell to Director Luo along with Deputy Director Ni Xue.
Did they disperse? No, they went to the association headquarters together.
A temporary liaison center was set up at the association headquarters, right next to the pest control command center, specifically to exchange information with the ten accompanying personnel.