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Chapter 1442 Sandstorm
Chapter 1443 Sandstorm

"The records from 1995 also mention it! Old John's men entered the ruins during a sandstorm, and they brought out blue crystals with a purity of 99.5%. At the time, I thought I had misremembered, but now it seems to be true."

Qin Hao looked at the cracked entrance, then at the swirling sand mist on the distant dunes.

“When the sandstorm comes, we’ll try the improved drill bit. Aria, add a sandstorm simulation device to the outside of the drill bit, use compressed air to create a miniature sandstorm, and then adjust the drill rod speed to be synchronized with the pulse frequency.”

Arya immediately began modifying the equipment, with Ryan helping her by recoating the drill rod with a coating of copper ore powder and superconducting material.

Two days later, the sandstorm arrived as expected, and the yellow sandstorm engulfed everything.

At Qin Hao's command, Ryan activated the sandstorm simulation device, and the drill rod slowly drilled into the rock layer.

This drilling operation proceeded smoothly without any jamming or magnetic field disturbances. The drill pipe successfully penetrated the rock strata, and the resulting slag contained blue crystal fragments that shimmered with a dazzling pale blue hue.

"99.8% purity!"

Aria held the testing device, her voice trembling.

"It also contains unknown alien elements, which can slightly improve energy storage efficiency!"

Omar then suddenly pointed to the murals on the rock face of the ruins.

“Look, there’s a glowing passage beneath the Sky Stone. Legend has it that only pure blue crystals can open it. Back then, Old John’s men couldn’t find the key and had to retreat.”

Before everyone could study the murals, a temporary video conference was connected at the Alliance headquarters.

Van der Sar's face appeared on the screen, with the production line of the South African factory behind him.

He pointed to the slag he saw on the screen, his tone filled with dissatisfaction: "Sophia joined the alliance and immediately participated in core exploration. Why should she share alien element data? South Africa invested 500 tons of copper ore for advanced technology, yet she profited at zero cost!"

Rwandan representative Karon sat in a nearby tent, clutching his technical assessment results sheet.

"Our technicians who passed the assessment haven't even touched advanced technologies yet, but Sophia gets priority in researching extraterrestrial elements. Is that fair?"

Amo, caught in the middle, flipped through the copper mine transportation report and said helplessly, "Stop arguing. My copper mine is still stuck at the North African transit station. The oxidation loss is almost over 1.2%. If I can't get the exploration equipment parts, the site exploration will have to stop."

While the two sides were arguing fiercely, Marcus's video suddenly popped up, showing a practical scene from the tribal mining school in the background.

The miners are practicing around the energy storage equipment, with pulse curves drawn on the blackboard.

“I have an idea,” Marcus said with a smile.

“The extraterrestrial element data is allocated according to contribution. Sofia provides North African resources, accounting for 30%. Van der Sar provides equipment production support, accounting for 25%. New members, after passing the assessment, will receive the remaining 45% based on their copper mine supply.”

He paused, then pointed to the miners on the screen.

"If Rwanda is in a hurry, they can first send five qualified technicians to join the exploration team, accumulate experience, and then upgrade their authority. This way, the exploration will not be delayed, and it will be fair."

Caron stared at the allocation plan on the screen, circling the five technicians with his finger.

“Okay! We’ll send them! But the data must be synchronized with the Alliance Labs; we can’t let Sophia conduct her research privately.”

Sofia immediately nodded: "I can sign an agreement to synchronize the data daily and never hide anything."

Pang Wanshan then joined the meeting, holding a logistics route map in his hand.

"The transportation of equipment for the archaeological site can be done via North Africa. Mining trucks in Sofia can assist, and the freight cost is 15% lower than that of third parties. For the copper mine in Amo, I have set up a dedicated North Africa line at the transit point, and the loss is controlled within 1.2%."

Seeing that all parties had reached an agreement, Qin Hao signed the agreement: "Then it's settled. Starting tomorrow, all parties will participate in the exploration according to their contribution."

After the meeting, Charlie quietly handed over a piece of intelligence, his face grave.

"Boss, the European mining giant Rall Group is active in North Africa and may be trying to buy samples of slag from archaeological sites through the black market. Commissioner Cohen said that the Rall Group once funded Old John's foundation to develop blue crystal energy weapons."

Just as Qin Hao handed the intelligence to Ali, Sofia called urgently: "Mr. Qin! My North African mining warehouse has been burglarized, and 5 kilograms of slag samples from the archaeological site are missing! Surveillance footage shows that the thief was a temporary worker at the warehouse and has already fled towards the Libyan border!"

"I'll send men after them immediately!"

Ali hung up the phone, led the Hyena Commando into the off-road vehicle, and contacted Omar at the same time.

"Please have the tribal militia set up checkpoints on the border, as thieves might take the desert trails!"

Omar immediately rallied his people and buried copper spikes in the desert.

This is a traditional trap of the Tuareg tribe, with sharp copper spikes hidden under the sand, which will puncture the tires when a wheel runs over them.

Two hours later, Ali's commando team caught up with the thieves' car at the border, but just as they were about to intercept it, Patton, the representative of the Rolls Group, arrived with armed men, holding rocket launchers.

"Leave the samples, and we'll let you go!"

"dream!"

Ali's men, holding tranquilizer guns, aimed them at Patton's men.

Just then, Omar's tribal militia rushed out from behind the sand dunes, their spears and rifles aimed at Patton's convoy.

Suddenly, copper spikes under the sand punctured the tires of two trucks, causing them to veer off course in the sand.

Patton was about to detonate the explosives when Ali lunged forward and grabbed his wrist.

"Don't bother, your electronic devices have already been jammed by pulses."

In the interrogation room, Patton confessed after only a short time.

"The Luo'er Group knows about the existence of the luminescent channel and wants to find a sample to open the channel and obtain the blue crystal mother ore inside!"

Arya, holding the stolen sample, suddenly exclaimed.

“There are key markers for the passage inside, and the patterns on the pure blue crystals in the murals are exactly the same!”

Three days later, at the entrance to the passage deep within the ruins, Aria was making a key from 99.8% pure blue crystal slag. A copper container held copper ore powder, and Elder Omar stood to the side, holding the tribe's scriptures.

"According to the mural, the key must be placed in a copper container and activated by an elder chanting scriptures."

Arya put the key into the container and looked up at Kam.

Did Old John's men skip the ceremony?

“Yes!” Kam nodded.

"The log says that they used explosives to blow up the tunnel, which caused magnetic field vibrations and almost buried them inside."

Omar began chanting, his voice deep and resonant. Suddenly, the key in the bronze container emitted a bright light, and the rock wall at the entrance to the passage slowly opened. But just as it opened halfway, the magnetic field suddenly surged tenfold, causing several team members to faint and the detector screen to go black again. "Adjust the key's pulse frequency!" Qin Hao shouted.

Arya immediately took out her portable device and adjusted the key's frequency to synchronize with the channel's magnetic field. The bright light gradually weakened, the magnetic field value slowly decreased, and the channel finally opened completely.

As the group entered the passage, they found the inner walls covered with blue crystals, and the pulse signal was five times stronger than that outside.

At the end of the passage is a huge blue crystal, with a basketball-sized blue crystal mother ore suspended in the center. Under the light, it shimmers with a soft pale blue color. The detector shows: "Purity 99.99%, energy storage efficiency is 10 times that of ordinary blue crystal, and it can autonomously adjust the magnetic field."

Sofia leaned closer, the testing pen in her hand beeping.

"It contains a complete extraterrestrial signal source that can resonate with Earth's magnetic field!"

Before everyone could celebrate, Cohen called urgently: "Mr. Qin, the remnants of the Luo Er Group have gathered 100 armed men in North Africa, intending to raid the mine and seize the mother mine!"

Omar immediately stood up, his eyes resolute: "Our Tuareg tribe will protect the Skystone and fight alongside the Alliance!"

Qin Hao immediately formulated a defense plan.

"The outer layer is equipped with desert traps set by Omar's tribal forces, the middle layer is patrolled by Ali's hyena commando and Sofia's security team, and the inner layer is equipped with a pulse defense device at the core entrance, made from fragments of the mother ore, which can interfere with electronic equipment."

General Camacho also sent 10 armored vehicles to block the Rohr Group's retreat route from the North African border.

"Don't worry, I will guard the border and prevent them from escaping."

The next morning, the Rohr Group's armed forces arrived as expected. Ten trucks rushed into the desert, but as soon as they reached the outer trap, they triggered the explosives buried in the sand. Five trucks were instantly blown up, and the remaining trucks tried to take a detour, but their tires were punctured by copper spikes.

"Activate the pulse device!" Ali shouted.

The device at the core entrance emitted a faint hum, all of the electronic equipment of the Rohr Group malfunctioned, and the rocket launchers were reduced to scrap metal.

Ali's commando team seized the opportunity to charge, Omar's tribesmen charged ahead with spears, and Camacho's armored vehicles attacked from the rear.

Thirty minutes later, more than half of the militants were killed or wounded, and the remaining militants were arrested by Interpol.

After the crisis was resolved, Aria used the energy from the mother ore to improve the sand control equipment, increasing energy storage efficiency by 30%.

Karim called quickly, his voice excited: "Mr. Qin! The improved equipment is so good, I'm placing an additional order for 1000 units!"

Van der Sar's South African factory has also begun producing mother-mine energy storage modules, and orders from European customers have doubled.

"This module is far superior to traditional batteries; we should cooperate with them long-term!"

During the celebration, Aria suddenly ran over with a testing device, her expression complicated.

"Qin Hao, the mother mine can receive extraterrestrial pulses; the signal seems to be coming from the direction of Mars!"

Qin Hao looked at the signal graph on the detector and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Once the defense is stable, we will study this signal. The secret of the blue crystal may be connected to a more distant place."

That afternoon, Arya was inspecting the core of the mother mine.

The decoding device in her hand suddenly emitted a buzzing error sound, the pulse curve on the screen instantly became chaotic, and the red warning light flashed incessantly in the dim light.

"The signal frequency band is changing too rapidly and cannot match the Earth's magnetic field!"

She was so anxious that sweat beaded on her forehead, and her fingers flew across the keyboard, but the data remained a jumbled mess.

Qin Hao leaned closer and touched the surface of the mother ore with his fingertip. A slight vibration came from his fingertip, much stronger than when it was stable before.

"Is it interstellar interference?"

He looked at Omar, who was holding a bronze vessel and chanting scriptures. Upon hearing this, he slowly opened his eyes.

"According to tribal legends, when the Sky Stone receives guidance from afar, there will be turbulent interference, and it is necessary to use copper objects to guide it to stabilize it."

Before Aria could respond, the video conference at the Alliance's temporary headquarters was connected.

Van der Sar's face appeared on the screen, with the busy production line of the South African factory behind him.

He pointed to the mother mine in the camera lens, his tone filled with dissatisfaction: "Right now, the supply of mother mine fragments can't even keep up with the mass production of energy storage modules. The pulse research should be put on hold! The South African factory can produce 5000 modules per month. If we miss this window of opportunity, European customers will have to look elsewhere!"

"no!"

Sofia immediately retorted, pointing out that she was in a North African mining warehouse with newly arrived exploration equipment piled up behind her.

"The sand control equipment in North Africa is still waiting for pulse data optimization, and the interstellar signal might be pointing to a new mineral vein. Giving up the research means giving up greater benefits!"

"Stop arguing!"

Amo's voice suddenly broke in, holding a copper mine loss report in his hand, his brows furrowed.

“My copper mine has been stuck at the transfer station for three days. The pulse disorder has caused the equipment to shut down, and the oxidation loss is almost 1.8%! If it is delayed any longer, the copper mine will have to be scrapped. If we can’t get the mother ore fragments, everyone’s factories will have to shut down!”

As the three parties argued fiercely, Kam walked into the core area, leaning on his cane, clutching a tattered page of the experimental logbook in his hand.

“I remember something from 1995! Old John’s men used a copper signal amplifier to stabilize pulses. That thing was hidden in a copper box at the old experimental base. I even helped them move it back then!”

Qin Hao's eyes lit up, and he immediately told Lao Wang to go to the old base to look for it.

Two hours later, Old Wang ran back carrying a rusty copper device with the date 1995 engraved on its surface.

Arya connected the amplifier to the mother ore, and the pulse curve on the screen indeed flattened by 50%, and the error message stopped.

"The tribal legend is correct!"

Omar leaned closer and pointed to the patterns on the amplifier.

"This pattern is the same as the design on the bronze artifacts we use for sacrifices; it's a pattern that guides the sky stone!"

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