Let you raise pigs?But kicked me out of the classmate group?

“It’s a sign that the Star Gate is about to open.” The old clansman’s voice trembled as he ran his fingers over the patterns on the nameplate.

"According to the legends of our ancestors, before the passage to the Sky Stone is opened, the path will be marked with red light. But once the red light goes out of control, the enemy of light will follow, and that is a more terrifying existence than the colonists."

Ali's team was helping the last few miners out when one of the young miners' trousers was grazed by a fragment of red light, instantly leaving a scorch mark on the fabric.

He winced in pain: "The rock walls inside were burning hot, and the drill rod was stuck to them like it was glued to a magnet!"

Just as Qin Hao was about to order the mine to be sealed off, Charlie made a video call. On the screen, he was holding up a notice of an alliance meeting, with the background being the noisy conference room of the alliance headquarters.

"Boss, Van der Sar and Caron are urging us to hold an emergency meeting. Van der Sar said that the production of the mother ore module at the South African factory cannot be stopped. European orders are already booked until next year. Stopping for even one day will result in a loss of 200 million US dollars."

Kalon said his people were still patrolling the perimeter of the mine, and that further increases in radiation levels could be fatal. Amo said the copper transport line was blocked at a transfer station due to a mine alarm, and oxidation losses had already reached 1.5%.

Qin Hao nodded to the camera: "Connect the meeting to the mine site, I'll start now."

Three minutes later, the images of the alliance members appeared on the makeshift projection screen. Van der Sar's face was the first to appear, with the busy production line of the South African factory behind him, and the roar of the machines coming through the microphone.

"President Qin, I know there's been an accident at the mine, but production can't stop! We just signed a contract last week with a European client for 5 energy storage modules. If there's a delay, the penalty for breach of contract will be 1000 million US dollars!"

"Is money more important or people?"

Rwandan representative Karon immediately countered, holding up a miner's medical report.

“My people have been patrolling the perimeter of the mine for two days, and now three of them are already showing symptoms of dizziness and vomiting. If the radiation levels rise any further, they will die! You can’t just think about the orders!”

Amo sat in the middle, flipping through the copper ore transportation report in his hand, and said helplessly: "Stop arguing. My 500 tons of copper ore is still stuck at the North African transit station. The original plan was to transport it to the European smelter to exchange for anti-magnetic parts."

"The transport team is afraid to move because of the mine alarm. Oxidation losses are increasing every hour. If this continues, the copper mine will be unusable. At that point, not only will the production modules be unrepairable, but even the mine's protective equipment won't be able to be repaired."

The argument on the projection screen grew louder and louder. Qin Hao tapped the table and said in a calm voice, "Stop for a moment, I have a dual-track solution."

Van der Sar, you should allow the South African factory to retain 30% of its capacity to produce copper-cobalt alloy antimagnetic plates and radiation protection modules for mine protection, while the remaining 70% continues to meet orders. The production cost of the protective equipment will be borne by the alliance, so you won't lose money.

Karon, send 10 tribal technicians who have passed the technical assessment to the mine to help build a protective net. Once completed, the Alliance will give your tribe an extra 2% of the mine's revenue, and all medical expenses for the miners will be reimbursed.

"Amo, Pang Wanshan is already dispatching convoys and opening an emergency supply line to the copper mine. They're using blue crystals to trigger landmines and clear obstacles from the transport route. If oxidation losses exceed 1.2%, the alliance will compensate for the excess at market price."

He paused, then looked at Marcus in the camera: "Marcus, do you have any students from your tribal mining school who can come and help at the mine? The pulse frequency tuning and anti-radiation coating techniques we taught before can come in handy now."

Marcus's image immediately lit up, with a group of students in blue overalls behind him holding copper ore powder and blue crystal fragments in their hands.

"We're all prepared! I'll take 20 trainees, and we can get to the mine in half an hour. We've practiced making a simple radiation shielding coating with copper ore powder mixed with water before. Although it's not as good as professional equipment, it's enough for an emergency!"

Marcus's convoy arrived shortly after the meeting.

After getting off the bus, the trainees immediately got to work, pouring copper ore powder into a bucket and stirring it, then using a brush to apply it to the rock wall at the entrance of the mine.

As soon as the pale green coating was applied, the brightness of the red light fragments dimmed slightly, and the radiation value on the detector slowly dropped to 0.6 Sv/h.

Meanwhile, Aria had already disassembled the signal receiver in the interstellar laboratory.

She used tweezers to pick up a small amount of silver-gray powder from the gap in the circuit board and placed it under the detector. The screen immediately displayed a line of text: "Antimagnetic element, purity 92%, source: geostationary orbit."

"Found it!" Aria immediately dialed Qin Hao's number.

"The signal interruption was caused by someone releasing antimagnetic powder in space, which interfered with the receiver. Moreover, the composition of this powder is exactly the same as the black blue crystal found before, so it should have been left by the Crystal Raider's detector!"

As soon as Qin Hao hung up the phone, Lao Wang ran over carrying a rusty iron box. Inside the box was a yellowed piece of paper, a supplementary page from the 1995 experiment log. It had been glued to the bottom of the box and was only discovered during the cleaning process.

Old Wang's fingers traced across the paper, his voice excited: "President Qin, look! Old John's handwritten annotations! He terminated the experiment back then not only because he was afraid of attracting extraterrestrial civilizations, but also because he was afraid of crystal plunderers!"

Qin Hao took the supplementary page. Although the handwriting on it was blurry, the key content was still legible.

"The Blue Crystal Guardians are divided into two categories: those who protect the Blue Crystal from being used by the Blue Crystal, and those who plunder the Blue Crystal to create interstellar weapons. The extraterrestrial fluctuations intercepted in 1995 were actually signals from a plunderer detector. Their energy source is the same as that of the Blue Crystal. If they were to discover Earth's Blue Crystal, it could lead to annihilation. Therefore, the miners were mutated, and the experiment was terminated to hide the secret."

"I see."

Qin Hao held the supplementary page, and a sudden realization dawned on him.

"Although Old John was greedy, he still left himself a way out. Now that we know about the existence of the Crystal Raiders, we can prepare in advance."

Just then, Ali's walkie-talkie rang again.

"President Qin! An unusual magnetic field zone has been discovered 500 meters deep in the ore vein! The magnetic field strength is eight times that of the parent ore. The red light fragments on the rock wall have automatically pieced themselves together, like a spiral blueprint!"

Qin Hao and Ailiya immediately headed deeper into the mine. Temporary lights had been set up in the mine tunnels, and the pale white light shone on the rock walls, clearly revealing the patterns pieced together by the red light fragments.

It was a three-dimensional spiral diagram, with each ring perfectly matching the stargate diagram deciphered from the Mars signal. In the center of the pattern was a fist-sized groove, as if it were specifically designed to hold something.

Ali's team members are scanning the magnetic field area with a detector, and the values ​​on the screen are still slowly rising.

"President Qin, we tried using a copper-cobalt alloy antimagnetic plate, but it didn't work. The magnetic field can penetrate the antimagnetic plate, and the closer to the center, the stronger the magnetic field."

Aria took out a fragment of mother ore from her bag. The fragment glowed with a pale blue light. As soon as she brought the fragment close to the red light pattern, the fragment seemed to be attracted and automatically stuck to the groove in the center of the pattern.

The next second, the red patterns suddenly lit up, and a pale blue halo spread from the mother ore fragments. The entire mine began to tremble slightly, and the blue crystal fragments on the rock walls hummed, as if responding to the energy of the mother ore.

"It's a star gate!"

Arya's voice was filled with excitement.

"This is the prototype of a stargate. Once the groove is activated, the passage can be opened!"

“I’ll go and invite Elder Omar over.” The elder of the Karuba clan immediately turned around.

"The scriptures of the Tuareg tribe can activate the passage to the Sky Stone. Elder Omar used the scriptures to open the passage to the mother mine in the North African ruins."

An hour later, Elder Omar arrived with several tribesmen. He carried an ancient book bound in leather, its pages yellowed, inscribed with the ancient script of the Tuareg tribe.

The elder walked to the prototype of the star gate, placed the bronze plaque next to the fragment of the mother ore, then opened the scripture and began to chant in a deep voice. The syllables of the scripture echoed in the mine, carrying a profound sense of having traveled through thousands of years.

As the chanting grew louder, the fragments of the mother ore and the bronze nameplate simultaneously emitted intense light, and the red light patterns began to rotate, like an opening vortex.

The tremors in the mine grew more and more violent, and a piece of rock fell from the top, hitting the ground with a crisp sound.

A moment later, a 3-meter-wide crack suddenly appeared in the rock wall, emitting a soft, pale blue light, through which the flow of energy could be faintly seen.

The stargate has finally opened.

Just as everyone was marveling at the situation, Charlie's walkie-talkie suddenly crackled to life with an emergency signal.

"President Qin! Something terrible has happened! The convoy transporting copper-cobalt alloy antimagnetic plates has been hijacked! It was done by Scarface, a remnant of the Luo Er Group! He brought 15 armed men, took the miners hostage, and threatened to blow up the convoy if we didn't hand over the mother ore fragments!"

Qin Hao's face instantly darkened.

After being captured by Ali, Scarface escaped during the chaos of the transport. Unexpectedly, he has resurfaced and even dared to hijack key supplies.

He immediately went outside the mine and dialed Sofia's number.

“Sophia, take 10 security personnel and pretend to deliver mother ore fragments to the kidnapping site of Scarface. Try to delay as much as possible and attract their attention.”

Ali, lead the Hyena Commando to the rear of the convoy, take the desert path, and use blue crystal tranquilizer darts to shoot the tires, but don't hurt the hostages.

Elder Omar, please lead your people to lay copper spike traps in the desert, just like you did with the Roar's forces, to prevent them from escaping.

"Received!" Sophia's voice came quickly.

“I’ll get a fake fragment of the mother ore from the North African warehouse right now, and I guarantee it won’t look fake.”

Ali immediately gathered his team, took the blue crystal tranquilizer darts and off-road vehicles, and headed towards the desert road.

Blue crystal tranquilizer grenades were developed specifically to deal with militants. The warhead contains blue crystal powder, which releases anesthetic gas upon impact with the target, subduing the enemy without causing fatal damage.

Elder Omar led his people into the desert, where they carried copper spikes and skillfully dug holes in the sand, buried the spikes inside, and then covered them with dry grass and fine sand to disguise them as ordinary desert ground.

“These copper spikes are an old tribal craft, sharp enough to puncture truck tires.”

The elder dusted the sand off his hands: "If Scarface's convoy dares to take this road, they'll definitely fall into their trap."

Two hours later, Sofia arrived at the kidnapping location designated by Scarface with fake fragments of the mother ore.

It was a vast desert clearing. The convoy was parked in the middle, and several miners were tied to the side of the trucks. Scarface held a bomb remote control in his hand, a sinister smile on his face.

"Throw the mother ore fragments over here, or I'll press the remote control and kill everyone!"

Sofia slowly raised the box in her hand, pretending to throw it, but her eyes secretly observed her surroundings.

Ali's commando team had circled around to the rear of the convoy, and the members were aiming tranquilizer guns at the truck tires.

"Wait!" Scarface suddenly shouted.

"Open the box first, let me see if it's really a fragment of the mother ore!"

Sofia's heart tightened, and she quickly tried to stall for time.

"Release the hostages first, then I'll show you the fragments. Otherwise, how will I know if you'll go back on your word?"

Just as Scarface hesitated, Ali suddenly ordered: "Fire!"

Several blue crystal tranquilizer darts were fired simultaneously, accurately hitting the truck's tires, which instantly buckled, and the truck landed sideways on the sand.

Scarface realized what was happening and was about to press the remote control when Omar's tribesmen rushed out from behind the sand dunes, their spears aimed at the militants. Ali's commando team also charged forward and surrounded the militants.

"Don't move!" Ali's voice boomed.

"Your electronic devices have been jammed by the blue crystal pulse, and the bomb remote control is useless!"

Scarface looked at the remote control in his hand; the screen was completely black, it had indeed malfunctioned.

He was about to resist when a team member shot him in the shoulder with a tranquilizer gun and he instantly collapsed to the ground.

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