117: Arrived! Any more gifts for us?

Chapter 117: Arrival! And a gift for us? Is there no end to this?

It was night, and heavy snow was falling.

In this June weather, the temperature had dropped to minus three or four degrees Celsius. Fortunately, this was Mohe, Da Xia's northernmost point.

If it had happened in the southern regions, people would probably be calling it 'June snow, Dou E's injustice'.

Inside a guesthouse in Arctic Village.

There weren't many hotels in this tourist spot, so the two chose to stay in a relatively affordable guesthouse.

"It's about time."

Lu Ze glanced at the clock on the wall, which showed 10:30 PM.

Coupled with the heavy snow falling outside, it was the perfect time for him to act.

He pressed his ear to the wall and listened intently for a while. The next room was quiet; Lucy must have been fast asleep by this hour.

Operation begins.

He directly took out the Glamour Mask and a voice changer from his system inventory, disguised himself, and then climbed out the window.

'I remember the sled is in this spot.' Lu Ze found the sled he had hidden in a secluded corner dozens of meters from the guesthouse.

In such severe weather with heavy snow, it was certainly impossible to use a crude method like 'running'.

Firstly, footprints would be too obvious, and secondly, the go ahead speed would be too slow.

Although the chosen destination was not too far, it was still over twenty kilometers from the guesthouse. Running there and back would likely take an entire night.

However, this also had its advantages: the probability of being discovered was lower in heavy snow. Although, even without snow, in a sparsely populated place like Arctic Village and such a remote environment, it would normally be impossible for anyone to find him.

After changing his appearance once more, Lu Ze grabbed the sled and sped off in the chosen direction.

Since the border was not far from Arctic Village, he was not heading towards Old Maozi this time, but rather south, deeper into Da Xia territory.

An hour later.

Mohe was less than thirty kilometers to the south.

Lu Ze looked at his surroundings, which were exactly in a wild jungle, with nothing but vast white snow and dead trees as far as the eye could see.

Forget people, even animals were almost extinct here. Besides him, there was probably no one else who would come here in this weather and at this time.

"Manifest a C-5M," Lu Ze silently called out, looking at the light screen panel in his eye.

As for any attempts at concealment, there was no time. In fact, the current snowy weather was the best concealment; it would probably only take a few hours for the entire transport plane to be covered by a thick layer of snow.

Instantly, a massive object slowly appeared on the flat ground in the direction his finger pointed, and all the trees beneath it were swept away.

[C-5M manifestation complete.]

After more than twenty minutes of busy work, he finally finished tidying up the entire site.

Lu Ze quickly rushed back to the guesthouse with the sled. This time, in terms of time, it was relatively fast, finishing by only three in the morning.

This time, he didn't even use 'Delicious Bread' or 'Speed Capsule'.

"When morning comes, I'll contact Da Xia, right?"

The next day, around eight in the morning.

Inside the Xia Academy of Sciences, there was an atmosphere of leisure and relaxation.

Those who should be working were working, and those who should be doing research were doing research.

However, occasionally, the cries of a few young people, sounding like they were wailing for their parents, would come from within the academy. One could tell immediately that their thesis materials had been eaten again.

In the dean's office.

"Fan's OS System open source project is almost done."

Zheng Lixing held the document in his hand, read it for a while, and continued, "Mobile phone manufacturers attending the meeting are all extremely interested in using the OS System."

"That's good," Zhang Yuli said, nodding with a smile.

He wasn't too surprised by this result.

After all, compared to the almost completely native Android system, or the still nascent iOS system, this OS 8.0 system was a definite dimensionality reduction strike.

As for outdated things like the Symbian system, it was as vulnerable as paper in front of it.

Not to mention that Da Xia also provided a complete mobile phone integration solution, and even possessed key technical solutions for chips, antennas, and other components. You only needed to arrange and combine them to assemble a mobile phone.

For these Da Xia mobile phone manufacturers, wasn't this the best solution?

"Fan said that even those internet companies want a piece of the pie."

Thinking of this, Zheng Lixing couldn't help but chuckle, "It seems the smartphone market is about to get lively."

Tencent, Alibaba, Kingsoft, NetEase, and other internet companies, after attending the meeting, all expressed interest in entering this emerging market.

They seemed afraid of falling a step behind others.

"With a way to make money, how could they not go crazy?"

Zhang Yuli shook his head.

With such a mature mobile phone integration solution now available, the vast future smartphone market was an ocean with boundless prospects, with an annual output value reaching hundreds of billions of usd.

And the opponents of Da Xia's mobile phone manufacturers, besides their peers who also used the OS System and Da Xia's official integration solution, even Apple and Samsung were like rotten fish and shrimp.

Moreover, with the heaven-defying boost of OS 8.0, any device not using this system would be eliminated by the market.

Only a fool wouldn't know how to choose. If they could expand their territory in the smartphone field, how much money could they make?

However, this was exactly what they wanted; the market pie needed these people to expand it first to be meaningful.

Just then.

Zheng Lixing seemed to think of something: "Is it necessary to inform them about these matters?"

Including the profit sharing from the previous sale of 'Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles' and the various advancements in 'smartphones'.

According to common sense, the Great Wall Watch organization should be notified in advance.

After all, as a partner, they had the right and obligation to know how each step of the plan was implemented.

Zhang Yuli shook his head: "No need to rush for now."

"Once everything is complete, I'll contact them for discussion."

He felt it wouldn't be too late to contact them once the dust settled.

After all, such frequent contact in a short period was actually detrimental to communication between both parties.

Especially for the Great Wall Watch organization, who knew if they were currently on some urgent mission? What if sending an email interfered with their operations?

Therefore, Da Xia always adhered to the principle of minimizing disturbance unless absolutely necessary.

Just then, a long-awaited series of beeps sounded.

The two immediately brightened up.

They rushed over at the fastest possible speed.

Inside the top-secret external liaison room.

Zhang Yuli quickly performed the security verification and unlocked it. Afterwards, a message appeared in the computer's email backend.

[Our organization's members have now left Da Xia, and the five billion usd remuneration has been collected.]

[The amount is correct, and we are very satisfied with this cooperation and transaction.]

"Indeed, it is so."

The two exchanged glances, their hearts trembling.

This Great Wall Watch organization truly came and went without a trace.

They hadn't received any hint of how the Great Wall Watch organization had left the country recently.

However, why should Da Xia care how others transported it? As long as it benefited them, that was all that mattered.

The more you know about some things, the more mistakes you make.

'Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and smartphone technology have been arranged.'

'Profit-sharing terms remain unchanged. Payment will be made annually on January 1st via your organization's designated method.'

Zhang Yuli quickly replied to the email.

This was also a good opportunity to clarify this matter with the Mysterious Organization.

So, it wasn't that Da Xia dared not contact them, but rather that they shouldn't contact the other party unless absolutely necessary.

[We are very satisfied with these terms.]

Just as the two thought this was a simple letter confirming the completion of the handover.

Immediately after, another email was sent, instantly making their hearts pound as if they would burst from their chests.

It clearly stated:

[Before leaving Da Xia, we placed some small gifts in the northernmost region of Mohe as a token of our appreciation.]

[However, we left in a hurry this time, so we hope you pick them up quickly.]

[Otherwise, this gift might encounter some unexpected circumstances.]

Looking at these lines of text.

"??? A gift?"

"They have another gift for our Da Xia?" Zheng Lixing was instantly dumbfounded!

Good heavens, another gift? Is there no end to your organization's surprises??

Aren't these surprises a bit too much?

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