511: Chapter 511: Bayingol Iron Gate Pass

“My apologies, I was being presumptuous,” Putian Xiaoyezi said, suppressing her anger.

“Alright, that’s enough. Remember what I told you, get them to the American continent as soon as possible,” Oriental Chen said.

“Yes!”

Hanging up the phone, Putian Xiaoyezi, furious, threw all the documents on her desk.

Still not satisfied, she kicked the desk several times.

Her strength was so great that the entire office desk disintegrated under the violent assault.

A Soldier on duty outside heard the noise and rushed in.

“Get out!” Putian Xiaoyezi roared.

The Soldier quickly ran back out.

“Oriental Chen! You’re going too far!”

“If you are heartless, don’t blame me for being unjust!”

Her face was contorted with rage.

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After making preparations, Oriental Chen planned to revisit the Qin Emperors Mausoleum.

This time, his main objective was to establish an experimental base deep within Li Mountain, specifically for researching silicon-based microorganisms.

However, there was still one problem to solve before acting.

That was getting past Old Qin.

To be honest, he was not sure what Old Qin’s true intentions were, nor if he would agree to the establishment of an experimental base.

And trying to build it secretly was likely unrealistic; Old Qin had shown up uninvited last time, which indicated that monitoring of the Qin Emperors Mausoleum had always been in place.

“No matter what, I still need to notify him first.”

Having made up his mind, he dialed Old Qin’s number again.

“Xiao Chen, what’s the matter with your call?” Old Qin asked.

“Old Qin, I want to go to Li Mountain again,” Oriental Chen went straight to the point.

“You boy just can’t stay put. Haven’t you already investigated thoroughly? Why go again?” Old Qin asked.

“Last time, I didn’t find the spaceship mentioned in the jade slip, so I want to look for it again,” Oriental Chen said.

He had intended to look for the spaceship anyway, so it wasn’t entirely a lie.

“No! You are not allowed to go there again,” Old Qin flatly refused.

“But why is that?” Oriental Chen didn’t understand.

“Have you heard of silicon-based life?” Old Qin asked.

“Huh?” Oriental Chen was stunned.

So Old Qin knew about this.

“I think you must have already discovered it when you explored a few days ago, right? And, I’m afraid your purpose in going there this time is also for this, am I right?” Old Qin asked.

“That’s right,” Oriental Chen nodded.

“I don’t care how advanced the technology you possess is, but this matter ends here! The microorganisms on the meteorite cannot leave that place, and I will not allow you to conduct research on them,” Old Qin said decisively.

“Are you worried about a leak?” Oriental Chen asked.

“Exactly. This thing has extremely tenacious vitality. The Experts unanimously concluded that once it enters the Blue Star ecosystem, the risk is extremely high,” Old Qin replied.

“I don’t think you need to worry so much. If these microorganisms could so easily enter the Blue Star ecosystem, they wouldn’t have waited until today. After all, General Wang Jian’s army was already infected back then, and at that time, contaminating the Blue Star ecosystem would have been a very simple matter,” Oriental Chen said.

“Xiao Chen, the content on the jade slip, I made it up,” Old Qin replied.

“…” Oriental Chen was speechless.

He had already considered this possibility, but he didn’t expect Old Qin to say it so directly.

“Old Qin, you are truly going too far. You’ve tricked me repeatedly; what exactly are you trying to do?” Oriental Chen asked, displeased.

“Last time was my mistake, I didn’t expect you to be so difficult to fool. But what I’m saying today is true; that meteorite cannot be touched. This is a strict rule, no one is allowed,” Old Qin was very firm.

“Alright, I can leave that meteorite alone. However, I must investigate the matter of the Terracotta Warriors thoroughly, as it’s crucial for understanding Mordo’s origin and purpose,” Oriental Chen said.

Old Qin was silent for a moment before replying:

“The answer you seek is not in the Qin Emperors Mausoleum. You can go to the Iron Gate Pass in Bayinbuluke to look,” Old Qin said.

“Iron Gate Pass?” Oriental Chen heard the place name Bayinbuluke and felt that Old Qin’s words were serious this time.

“Exactly. That place was once the only way from West Asia to the Central Plains. Do you understand what I mean?” Old Qin said.

“I understand,” Oriental Chen nodded.

“Mm, then that’s it,” Old Qin said, then hung up the phone.

Oriental Chen took out a map and looked at it carefully. Indeed, as Old Qin said, west of the Iron Gate Pass was an east-west trending canyon. Following this canyon would lead directly into what is now Mordo.

Perhaps the answer he sought truly lay there.

Oriental Chen immediately ordered an advance towards the Bayinbuluke region.

This area was vast, and Oriental Chen had no clear target, so he could only search slowly.

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Five days later, all the Great Sun Country warships arrived on the American continent.

Putian Xiaoyezi’s plan was to wait for the main force to rendezvous with Nakae Koji, then choose an opportune moment to depart together. They would cross the Atlantic Ocean westward, pass through the Strait of Gibraltar, and enter the Mediterranean.

This route would allow them to reach Mordo directly without passing through any country’s airspace.