116: Connecting the two worlds

"My Lord, follow me!"

Xin Er jogged a few steps and arrived at the stairwell entrance.

When he reached the third floor, a group of people were already waiting eagerly at the stairwell entrance, greeting him with smiles and extremely friendly attitudes.

Seeing this scene, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes; these were people he previously dared not even look up to.

But soon, this fear was diluted by the smiles of those around him.

Because he did not feel the usual looks of contempt or disdain; instead, there was kindness and respect.

"Gentlemen, please come this way!"

He Ming's gaze swept over the seven people in front of him, and with a thought, information automatically surfaced in his mind.

The leader, a muscular middle-aged man with a single horn on his forehead, was named Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch, and he was the head of the Revolutionary Army in this area.

The Elf race member he cared about was named Fan Xi, a local native who possessed the ability to heal injuries.

Upon receiving this information, He Ming's eyebrow subtly raised slightly; this was an unexpected pleasant surprise.

He had originally only intended to find an Elf to keep by his side for aesthetic pleasure, but he didn't expect to gain this unexpected benefit.

If he brought Fan Xi back to Blue Star, her ability would definitely provide significant help.

Surrounded by the crowd, He Ming and Xin Er were led into a reception room on the third floor.

After some polite formalities, Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch got straight to the point, opening with a smile: "Boss He, to be honest, we have a large batch of materials we urgently need to sell."

He Ming waved his hand and said calmly, "You can discuss business matters with Wang Sheng."

Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch's expression stiffened, but he maintained his smile.

He shot a look at the person beside him, who leaned forward and whispered a few words.

"Boss, there's a problem with Fan Xi; it looks like she's been entangled by people from Hai Star."

"Hmm?"

With He Ming's hearing, he naturally heard everything clearly.

Since the target wasn't here, there was no need to stay any longer.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

He Ming stood up, giving Leader of the Revolutionary Army branch no chance to speak, and walked straight out of the reception room.

Xin Er didn't react immediately—why did they leave right after sitting down and barely exchanging a couple of sentences?

He reacted extremely quickly, grabbing a piece of fruit from the table, stuffing it into his pocket, and jogging after him.

"Xin Er."

"My Lord!"

"I have something I need you to handle."

Xin Er quickly ran to He Ming's side.

"Please command me, My Lord!"

He Ming took out paper and a pen from his clothes and wrote down a specific coordinate.

"Gather your clansmen and go to this location to dig a mine tunnel for me."

Xin Er nodded vigorously without the slightest hesitation.

"If you accomplish this task, you can continue to follow me in the future."

Having said that, He Ming untied a pouch from his inner cloak pocket and tossed it toward Xin Er.

Xin Er almost dropped the pouch when he caught it; it was heavy!

"Yes, yes, My Lord, please rest assured, I will definitely complete this task for you!"

"Mm, go now."

Xin Er turned and left, his little heart pounding incessantly. It wasn't until he rounded the corner that he untied a small opening in the pouch and peered inside.

It was a glittering expanse, full of silver beans!

"So much silver!"

When He Ming returned to the surface, the unmanned motorcycle at the entrance slowly drove over.

After He Ming got on the vehicle, he entered a coordinate on the electronic screen.

"Go to this coordinate, full speed."

"Understood, Sir."

The motorcycle moved at full speed, and three blue exhaust flames immediately shot out from the three exhaust ports at the rear, speeding toward the southwest at 500 kilometers per hour.

"Is the Space-Time Bridge ready?"

"Sir, it has been set up and can be activated to connect to Blue Star at any time."

He Ming: "Send over the first batch of supplies first."

"Understood, Sir."

"Do you need to notify the Dragon Country authorities?"

"Notify them."

...Dragon Country, Capital City.

Seventh Bureau Headquarters, Minister's Office.

Minister Yan Zheng rubbed his temples, looking worriedly at the various supply request lists on the table.

The Resources Department was issuing an emergency alert; material supply was falling behind production schedules, and they needed him to find a solution quickly.

Usually, Yan Zheng's solution was to directly seek help from Star Sea.

But this time, he was truly embarrassed to ask again, because Star Sea's basic materials were also running low.

The current situation was that major mining areas globally were working overtime, running three shifts around the clock.

Large numbers of experts were dispatched for exploration, and although many new resource points were found, they still couldn't keep up with the rate of consumption.

The order from above was to accelerate production at all costs, but the problem was that Blue Star only had so many resources; they couldn't just conjure them out of thin air, could they?

"And the Human Emperor of Star Sea chooses this exact moment to disappear."

Ding...

A clear notification sound drew Yan Zheng's attention.

This was an encrypted email.

"Another reminder!"

He subconsciously looked toward the bottom right corner of the computer screen, but when he clearly saw the sender of the email, his entire body trembled involuntarily.

[Lord of the Star Sea]!

Yan Zheng quickly clicked open the email.

The body of the email contained only a few sentences, but they made this highly influential Minister somewhat doubt reality.

Star Sea has successfully developed the [Space-Time Bridge], which is now connected to Beastman Star, approximately 7.476 light-years away from Blue Star.

Please quickly bring all the materials requested in the attachment and rush to the Starport, Star Sea Area A, Warehouse 01.

Suggestion: The number of personnel dispatched should not exceed one hundred, prioritizing those with mining area work experience.

Note: The Space-Time Bridge can achieve cross-world traversal. It is the latest generation of wormhole technology, safe, stable, and risk-free.

Space-Time Bridge?

7.476 light-years?

Traversing two worlds?

Yan Zheng was someone who had seen major storms, and he quickly controlled his emotions and understood the underlying meaning of the email.

That was to tell Dragon Country to prepare resources and personnel to gather at the Starport, ready to cross over to Beastman Star to mine resources!

If it were anyone else, Yan Zheng would surely have thought he was being played for a fool.

But the person who sent the email was the mysterious boss behind Star Sea, the one who repeatedly introduced epoch-making technology, the existence revered by the citizens as His Majesty the Human Emperor.

With this, the problem of resource shortage was naturally resolved.

"What a timely rain!"

Yan Zheng's eyes narrowed, and he quickly entered work mode, sending confidential emails to various relevant departments in Dragon Country.

In less than half a day, ten large transport planes landed on the dedicated runway in the core area of Star Sea's Starport.

Area A, Warehouse 01.

Boxes of supplies were orderly transported to the warehouse and neatly stacked on both sides of the [Space-Time Bridge].

Academician Chen Guoyuan, who had been cloistered in his research, heard the news and rushed over immediately from the Star Sea laboratory.

"Teacher, why did you come too?"

In the crowd, Chen Tianhang saw that his teacher had arrived and quickly jogged forward to hold Chen Guoyuan's hands.

Chen Guoyuan looked at the young Chen Tianhang, a smile appearing on his face. He had taught many students in his life, but Chen Tianhang was definitely the most outstanding one.

"To broaden my horizons."

The teacher and student simultaneously looked toward the nearby [Space-Time Bridge]. The base was a circular pedestal 3.5 meters in diameter, with an archway erected on both sides. A pale blue energy field filled the internal space, resembling a curtain of water.