NOVEL NEXT Chapter 87 - 87: Don't Do What Zhang Tao Is Doing!
Chapter 87: Don’t Do What Zhang Tao Is Doing!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Sister Xia, what are we doing?” Zhang Tao asked curiously in his spacesuit. Right now, they were at the Moon base.
“We are currently doing backup work. We are responsible for talcing the severely worn-out and malfunctioning robots to the repair room,”
Zhang Yixia was saying all this with her face blushing.
Just a moment ago, Zhang Tao had said a bunch of cheesy romantic lines that went beyond the script, but fortunately, she reacted appropriately and gave a corresponding response.
Nailed it!
Zhang Tao was secretly glad that his lines worked, “Sister Xia, my employee level is Li. What level are you?”
“I am H3. If I perform well, I have a chance to be promoted to Gi and become a supervisor,” Zhang Yixia replied.
Zhang Tao suddenly realized and asked, “What level was the previous supervisor, Zhu?”
“You mean Supervisor Zhu? He was G3 level…”
“I met a security supervisor named Li at the spaceport. Do you know his level?”
“Supervisor Li has a pretty high rank; I heard he is D3 level…”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Tao couldn’t help but become curious. “And what about Zhao Yu, who is responsible for communicating with Earth?”
“Supervisor Zhao seems to be Di level,” Zhang Yixia replied uncertainly.
Zhang Tao clenched his fists. He must perform well and upgrade to D level as soon as possible. Then, he might have a chance to replace Zhao Yu and communicate with Earth.
“Uncle Da, how are the 88 people captured by Xiaotian doing now?”
“Not much progress…” Uncle Da shook his head. “After they arrived, they either sat together playing games all day or hid alone in their rooms, rehearsing human reproduction rituals using projection touch watches…”
Zhao Yu looked at the surveillance video. In the park, some people were playing basketball, some were playing soccer, and some were swimming. Laughter and joy filled the air.
Uncle Da thought for a moment and said, “Compared to them, I’ve learned a little something from Zhang Tao…”
Zhao Yu became interested and asked curiously, “What did you learn?” “Commander, the luckiest thing in my life is meeting you. A thousand words cannot express how much I love you. No mountains or rivers can stop my crazy love for you…”
“Stop!” Zhao Yu’s mouth twitched, and he said, “Did you learn this from Zhang Tao?”
“Yes!”
Uncle Da nodded and said, “Zhang Tao said he loves Zhang Yixia. True or not, he always has to show his love. He’s saying a lot of things that make him genuinely seem like he loves her…”
“Commander, I love you too!”
“I know…”
Zhao Yu felt speechless and said directly, “Don’t say such things randomly in the future, and don’t imitate what Zhang Tao says!”
After speaking, he walked away directly, feeling a lot of goosebumps.
Watching Zhao Yu’s back, Uncle Da was puzzled. “Was there something wrong with that Zhang Tao was saying?!”
“Uncle San, without GPS signals, will we be unable to return?”
“Don’t be afraid, back in the day, I went to set sail with just a compass…”
At sea, a fishing boat was crossing the strait, intending to fish near the island on the other side.
Halfway through, there was a loud “thud,” and the entire boat seemed to have hit something, causing the uncle and nephew to stumble and fall.
“What’s wrong?”
They got up and saw a transparent barrier in front of them. With that collision, ripples spread across the surface.
“What is this?”
The two looked at each other, full of astonishment.
The nephew was a little scared, standing still in place.
The uncle swallowed his saliva, suppressed his fear, and walked forward, reaching out to touch the ripple.
“Iron?”
Based on the touch, it seemed they had hit a ship, but there was a ripple in front of them, and behind it was just the sea.
“Thump, thump.”
The uncle knocked on the ripple, feeling somewhat confused. “What is this?” Behind him, the nephew looked up in the direction the ripples spread and was shocked to find that the ripples extended hundreds of meters into the sky. “Uncle San, should we leave?!”
The uncle also felt something was amiss and didn’t dare to linger. He quickly steered the boat backward.
After sailing a distance, the nephew suddenly called out in fear.
“Uncle San, look quickly!”
The uncle turned his head and saw that the ripple they had collided with had revealed a massive object.
“Is it a ship?!”
“A spaceship!”
As if in response to their voices, the spaceship suddenly trembled.
Waves surged, and the two hurriedly held onto the boat’s side, nervously observing the situation in front of them.
“Hiss…”
At that moment, the surface of the water suddenly bubbled, accompanied by a thick smoke.
Soon after, the sea parted, and the spaceship in front slowly ascended.
“Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle-”
Electric currents flickered across the surface of the spaceship. Then, right before their eyes, it gradually turned transparent and disappeared.
“It’s an alien spaceship!”
“Run!”
The uncle and nephew didn’t care about fishing anymore and quickly maneuvered the fishing boat to head back.
At a base in Xiadu.
“Senator Chu, nearly a hundred people have reported seeing an alien spaceship near the Xia Sea region…”
“Some people in remote mountain areas have also claimed to see an alien spaceship…”
Upon hearing the reports from his subordinates, Colonel Chu furrowed his brow. “Are they aliens from the Moon?”
“Most likely. With the entire planet blocked, it should be very hard for anyone else to come in with a spaceship?!”
Colonel Chu was puzzled. “What do they want?!”
“I don’t know…”
Realizing that no one understood, Colonel Chu thought for a moment and ordered, “Spread the word, block this information, and monitor closely. Don’t let any mention of it slip through on the entire internet. If related keywords appear, block and delete them all…”
“What if people mention it in a sci-fi novel? Do you want it censored?”
“Delete it too. Best be cautious.”
“Yes, sir!”
With the command issued, Colonel Chu hastily returned to the underground base.
He informed them of the situation.
“What do they want?!”
“No idea!”
“Could it be that they’re installing some kind of device on Earth?”
“Like what?”
“Maybe surveillance or some kind of weapon?!”
After much discussion, they couldn’t come to a conclusion.
Senator Zhou thought for a moment and suggested, “Colonel Chu, why don’t you ask Zhao Yu next time you see him?”
“Good idea!”
Colonel Chu nodded and asked, “And what about the results from the think tank regarding SkyNet?”
Senator Zhou sighed and shook his head. “We have no way to stop them…”
“So, should we let them continue installing it?”
“Han Xin endured great humiliation, biding his time without retaliating. That’s how he became a King.”
“Goujian, as the King of Yue, was subjugated by the King of Wu. He also endured great humiliation by feeding horses and tasting faeces. Only then did he get the chance to destroy Wu and seek revenge…”
“Now, our situation is remarkably similar. Let’s endure silently, lying low, and wait for the right moment…”
“One day, we will get these aliens out of our territory….”