213: Chapter 213 Absorbing Thunder Qi Particles

"What is the status of the Lighthouse? Is there any news?" Jiang Chen asked Xia Zhongxun.

With the Antarctic conference imminent, high-level officials from various departments had arrived at the Area 51 alien base. Clearly, everyone's attention was not on the escaped Lighthouse.

"The Lighthouse went to Mars. Apart from a few landers, we don't have anything capable of combat on Mars."

"The space carrier hasn't been built yet, either. You can't exactly send your small fishing boat to Mars, right?" Xia Zhongxun shook his head and said.

Although the purpose of the Lighthouse going to Mars was unknown, with the Dragon Nation's current level of alien exploration, they could not immediately head to Mars.

After all, the Dragon Nation's rapid development had only occurred in the last year or two; they were far from extending their reach as far as Mars.

The United States was different.

They had long been absorbing global talent, capital, technology, and resources. Judging from the current Area 51, they even had help from aliens, so they had a base on Mars.

"What are they going to Mars for?" Jiang Chen was puzzled.

Xia Zhongxun shook his head: "The United States has never announced the construction of a Mars Base. I don't know if this Lighthouse is escaping, or if it chose to regroup on Mars before counterattacking Earth… This is also a major reason for the Organization to integrate the world."

"After all, if the Lighthouse brings back some black technology from Mars, then Earth would truly be doomed." Xia Zhongxun looked worried.

As a member of the Dragon Emblem Faction, although he did not fully support the Xinhuo Faction's agenda, he did not oppose it either. One reason was that the Lighthouse currently posed a huge potential danger, requiring the mobilization of global resources to develop in unison.

"In that case, everyone, let's hurry and investigate this Area 51 to see if they left any clues behind," Jiang Chen proposed.

"That is exactly why we came. Base 1 and Base 2 are left to our Dragon Group," Commander Long Kui said, then strode away from Base 7.

Professor Shen Wanyu said: "Then our Scientific Research Station will go and study Base 3 and Base 4. I heard these are two biochemical-type bases; I wonder if there will be any novel discoveries."

After speaking, Professor Shen Wanyu took his Old Fungus Lao and headed to the other two bases.

Dean Xia also said: "Our Longke Academy is a bit larger, so we've been assigned a few more bases. Bases 5, 6, 7, and 8 are all for us to study… Since this is Base 7, Jiang Chen, you investigate carefully. I'll take some people to look at the other bases."

"Alright!" Jiang Chen nodded and watched them leave. People from other departments successively divided up the other small bases.

This Area 51 was not small; it occupied almost one-third of the high-altitude territory of the entire ice field. There were over a dozen numbered bases alone, enough for everyone to divide up.

The reason Jiang Chen had a soft spot for Base 7 was purely because Ren Xiao had told him that the energy here was the most abundant and the particles were the most active.

Although he hadn't figured out how the particles were active, it didn't stop him from wandering around here.

With everyone gone, only Jiang Chen and a few Horse Terracotta Warriors remained.

He walked a large circle around the giant circular pit in front of him, but after seeing no mystery, he suddenly leaped into the middle of the pit.

The inside of the pit was like a plaza, very flat, with only some simple white lines drawn on the ground.

After Jiang Chen entered the pit, he looked up at the Horse Terracotta Warriors. The distance was a bit far, and looking at them was like looking at dwarves.

However, as he entered the pit, he suddenly noticed something unusual.

It was like a person who had lived in an underground city without seeing the sun for years, suddenly appearing on the ground one day, facing the warm sunlight shining on them; naturally, there was a feeling called warmth.

Jiang Chen felt a wave of warmth at this moment.

"Is it the energy emitted by the Lightning Qi particles?" Jiang Chen suddenly remembered the energy Ren Xiao had mentioned.

Standing above earlier, he hadn't felt anything, but as he stood at a certain position in the pit, he suddenly had some feeling.

He took a few more steps forward, and this feeling suddenly weakened slightly.

He was surprised.

Returning to the original position, the perception of the Lightning Qi particles became rich again.

He started walking quickly in all directions, constantly feeling where the Lightning Qi particles were the most abundant.

Finally, he stopped at one position.

"This position seems to be the golden ratio point."

Jiang Chen looked around, and with a glance, he could see that this position seemed to be exactly the golden ratio point of the entire circular pit.

The so-called golden ratio point is a ratio, approximately 0.618.

And the position where Jiang Chen stood was exactly on the diameter path passing through the center of the circle. He stood here, dividing the diameter into two parts, and the distance of the left part divided by the distance of the diameter was exactly 0.618, which is the golden ratio point.

Jiang Chen stood still, quietly feeling the energy and particles at this position.

As he stood longer, this energy became more obvious, to the point that Jiang Chen felt as if he were wrapped in a peculiar energy. This energy began to temper his body.

"Hiss!" Jiang Chen couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He felt the cells inside his body cheering and leaping along with it.

And the Horse Terracotta Warriors on the pit could vaguely see that as the Lightning Qi particles gathered around Jiang Chen, streaks of increasingly materialized lightning began to appear and disappear.

"Protect the successor," Ren Xiao ordered.

The soldiers occupied various positions and began to provide escort.

At this time, Jiang Chen was fully immersed in absorbing the Lightning Qi particles.

In less than an hour, materialized lightning had appeared around him, winding around his body.

However, Jiang Chen had already closed his eyes. He stood there, greedily absorbing the surrounding Lightning Qi particles.

Half a day later.

Zzzzt!

A large amount of lightning had completely wrapped Jiang Chen, like a thunder web woven by lightning, encompassing his entire person.

At the entrance of Base 7.

Dean Xia and the others, who had been gone for half a day, returned to Base 7 after arranging for people to enter various alien bases to explore.

They were preparing to call Jiang Chen to go to the large transport plane to have a meal before continuing the exploration.

But just then, General Meng Tian, who was guarding the door, stopped them first.

"The successor is resting; please do not disturb!"

Dean Xia and the others were stunned.

The Dragon Group member next to him laughed: "Dean Xia, does the mech from your Longke Academy not recognize you?"

They still thought that General Meng Tian and the others were smart mechs specifically responsible for protecting Jiang Chen.

However, Dean Xia said with a confused face: "Mech? When did I say these were mechs from our Longke Academy? I thought they were Gene Warriors from your Dragon Group! Two or three meters tall."

"Are you kidding? We don't have Gene Warriors like that in the Dragon Group," the Dragon Group member shook his head.

Now, everyone looked at General Meng Tian in surprise: covered in mud, holding an ancient sword, wearing armor, with seal script faintly flashing in his eyes.

"Could it be a mech developed by Jiang Chen himself?" Dean Xia pondered. This thing was expressionless and very similar to a mech, but he didn't remember the military factory producing similar mechs, so he stepped forward and asked tentatively.

"I am the Dean of Longke Academy, a close friend of Jiang Chen."

"Please pass the facial recognition; we need to go in and call Jiang Chen to eat."

Dean Xia stood on tiptoe, stretched his neck, and leaned his face forward.

Unexpectedly, General Meng Tian pushed his old face away and said coldly.

"Sorry!"

"Unable to recognize."