Chapter 931 - 929: Famous for Being Afraid of Death

After the ground robots on the machine cleaned the snow and ice on the runway, ensuring that the already completely handed over space shuttle to the Beautiful Country could take off safely, the tower immediately sent the ready-to-take-off signal to the crew on the space shuttle.

Guiding the work for ten minutes, Zero was overjoyed to earn a 100,000 US Dollar allowance. His face was brimming with a smile.

Taking advantage of the moment when no one else was around, Mo Jingchun whispered to Zero, "Keep a close eye on all the data of the space shuttle in secret. Make sure this space shuttle lands safely at the domestic airport of the Beautiful Country, understand what I mean?"

Seeing his boss’s eyes, Zero nodded in agreement and said, "Boss, don’t worry, when it concerns our livelihood, I’ll be attentive and ensure safety during the autopilot process."

Mo Jingchun nodded with satisfaction, "Good that you understand what I mean."

At this moment, the loudspeakers at the airport rang with a broadcast.

"Dear guests and staff, good afternoon. The space shuttle will take off in ten minutes. For your safety and that of your family, please follow the on-site staff’s instructions and evacuate the airport area orderly and safely."

"Repeating, dear guests and staff, good afternoon..."

"..."

As the chief engineer of the space shuttle, no one understands better than Mo Jingchun how powerful the energy released by the plasma engine is. To put it plainly, a tiny spark could mean life or death.

The watching guests noticed that Mo Jingchun, upon hearing the broadcast, promptly got onto an electric sightseeing car and was the first to evacuate the runway, causing the previously relaxed individuals to panic and run towards the buses quickly.

In the community, who doesn’t know that Mo Jingchun is famously afraid of death, and if someone so afraid runs fast, it only indicates one thing—the space shuttle’s takeoff process is indeed very dangerous.

Sitting in the electric sightseeing car, Mo Jingchun and Candy looked curiously at the people left behind.

"Brother, why are they acting like they’re escaping a disaster?"

Mo Jingchun shook his head in confusion, "How would I know?"

"Maybe they think the space shuttle’s takeoff is dangerous, but we gave ample evacuation time, what are they panicking about?"

Seated behind Mo Jingchun and Candy, Zero looked up at the sky, silently unwilling to speak.

Why wouldn’t everyone run when they see you running fast?

Not running would be foolish! But those who can stand on the machine runway today to watch the space shuttle up close, there aren’t any foolish people. Truly irredeemably foolish people wouldn’t qualify to stand at this airport at all.

People, there are only a few who aren’t afraid of death!

Ten minutes, the time seems short, but it’s enough to evacuate everyone at the airport safely and orderly.

As the last bus drove out of the airport area, only half of the ten-minute countdown had passed.

After circling the mountains and returning to this side’s research facility area, the ten-minute countdown just ended.

As soon as they got out of the car, Mo Jingchun and the others heard a deafening roar coming from the opposite side.

In the next second, a giant iron bird soared into the clouds.

At this moment, the three Beautiful Country astronauts sitting in the space shuttle’s cockpit had their hearts racing, their facial expressions tense to the extreme.

The thing people fear most is facing uncontrollable objects.

"Shuttle 003, liftoff status normal, current flight altitude 1000m, shall we retract the landing gear? If there’s no response in three seconds, Shuttle 003’s AI will default to retracting the landing gear."

The English prompt throughout slightly relieved the three Beautiful Country astronauts.

"Retract the landing gear."

"Command received, landing gear is being retracted."

The immense acceleration still made the professionally trained astronauts feel uncomfortable, making them nauseous.

After reaching the stratosphere, the space shuttle adjusted its flight direction and, rather than continuing towards space, entered an intelligent cruising mode like a regular commercial airplane.

As the space shuttle maintained a constant speed, the acceleration dropped to zero, and all discomfort quietly disappeared at this moment.

Watching the rapidly retreating white clouds outside the window, the three astronauts were full of amazement.

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Wrapped in a down jacket, Mo Jingchun stood at the entrance of the building rubbing his hands.

Behind Mo Jingchun, the heavily armed Su Wenyan huddled his neck and quietly waited for the boss to speak.

"Phew~" Mo Jingchun exhaled a breath, shivering all over.

"Has the weather always been this cold here?"

"Yes, boss, both sides of the mountain are wind tunnels. On a day like today, if it rains, the machine runway there will easily freeze."

"We’re suffering from inexperience, not considering the wind issue, but it’s not all bad. At least in summer, it will be much cooler. This wind speed doesn’t have a significant impact on the space shuttle’s takeoff."

Feeling the biting cold wind blowing against his face, Mo Jingchun turned and crossed Su Wenyan to enter the building.

Inside, with the air conditioning, it felt instantly different.

Removing the hood from his down jacket, Mo Jingchun spoke to Su Wenyan, who followed him inside, "After tomorrow’s last day of work, everyone will have a holiday. Tomorrow, have all engineers at the base halt all other work and focus solely on one task: thoroughly inspecting Candy’s space shuttle status and performing comprehensive maintenance, ensuring it has no issues before towing it into the hangar to park. During the holidays, lock the hangar so no one can enter."

Noting down the boss’s instructions, Su Wenyan assured, "Boss, rest assured, before the holidays, I’ll arrange all work accordingly, with specific duties assigned to each person."

"That’s good. But there’s no need to be too serious, during the holidays, apart from the staff on duty, White will also have 24-hour rounds to prevent any miscreants from damaging the Anyang Base’s facilities and equipment."

"Alright, I have nothing else to add. I’ll take Candy and the others back soon, wish you a happy New Year in advance."

"Boss, I also wish you a happy New Year in advance."

Hearing this, Mo Jingchun chuckled inwardly, "You’ll be really happy, there’s a surprise with the year-end bonus."

Instantly, Su Wenyan’s eyes lit up, and he straightened his back.

"Zero, call Candy and the others down, we’re heading home."

As the sun set, the Anyang Base gradually returned to its usual tranquility.

Sitting in the car heading back, Mo Jingchun saw a message sent by Zero, and the corners of his mouth slightly curled up.

"What happened to make you so happy?"

Mo Jingchun shrugged, laughing, and told Li Xuanyu, "Zero just sent a message saying the Beautiful Country’s space shuttle landed safely at their domestic airport."