Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

In the southeast corner of the city of entrepreneurial dreams, a brand-new sign stands in the morning light – “Chuanyue Tunnel Boring Machine R&D Center”.

As the red ribbon touched the ground, Yingdie stood beside the ribbon-cutting platform, looking at the technicians in white coats below, a slight smile playing on her lips.

The Shadow Butterfly is no longer simply living in seclusion behind the scenes.

She can now stand in the spotlight openly and honestly.

Because of the large amount of work, Meng Chuan could only entrust it to her with peace of mind.

Secondly, and most importantly, with the progress of the Mars Project, the Green Gang will be able to both attack and defend.

She always has a backup plan, so she no longer needs to live in seclusion.

The research and development center, covering an area of ​​ten acres, has been officially launched. Fifty mechanical engineers and twenty materials experts drawn from the Qingbang Group are busy working on the blueprints. At first glance, it really looks like a real project.

"Sister Ying, the approval document from Elder Huang's side has arrived."

The assistant handed over a document:

"Three senior experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences will arrive this afternoon. They said they will show us the core data of the tunnel boring machine in the national key laboratory."

Yingdie took the document and scanned the "Special Approved Parts List" with her fingertips.

From the main drive bearing to the hydraulic pipeline seals, all of these are parts that the old tunnel boring machine in the headquarters' underground location urgently needs.

She looked up towards the northwest, where Fuxing University was located, and also the entrance to the Green Gang headquarters.

"Notify the warehouse to pick up the goods according to the list at 3 PM."

With that, Yingdie headed towards the entrance of the Green Gang headquarters.

Meanwhile, in the maintenance workshop of the underground headquarters, the smell of oil mixed with the smell of rust permeated the air.

That tunnel boring machine, which had been dormant for several years, looked like a steel behemoth.

The rust that originally covered its entire body was sanded away, revealing the dark gray armor.

Several veteran technicians were squatting beside the main drive compartment, tightening bolts with special wrenches, beads of sweat sliding down their wrinkles and into their gray beards.

"Old Chen, how's the bearing alignment?"

Yingdie walked over and handed her a bottle of water.

Old Chen wiped his face and pointed inside the cabin:

"The precision is sufficient. The parts provided by Mr. Huang are military-grade, even better than the original parts from back then. It's just that the hydraulic system needs to be replaced; the temperature on Mars is low, and the old pipes can't withstand it."

"It's all ready."

Yingdie waved behind her, and two technicians pushed a specially made hydraulic hose over, with the label "-120 Low Temperature Resistance" printed on the hose wall.

"This is made from a special alloy refined from Martian soil, which was specifically instructed by Master Meng."

Old Chen's eyes lit up, and he reached out to touch the pipe wall:

"Good heavens, this material... is perfect."

For the next week, the repair shop became a city that never sleeps.

The Green Gang members took turns on guard duty, and Yingdie hadn't slept for three days.

It wasn't until the morning of the seventh day that the main drive motor of the tunnel boring machine emitted a low hum.

As the massive cutter head slowly rotated, cheers erupted in the workshop.

After the trial run, the next step is disassembly.

It must be disassembled before it can be transported to Mars.

The main cutter head, hydraulic system, and power core were carefully hoisted onto the Stardust.

This is the spacecraft described by observers as a "messenger-class spacecraft".

At the speed of light (0.1c), it would only take a dozen minutes to reach Mars.

The only downside is that it takes a month to store energy for a round trip.

The remaining auxiliary components were distributed to the three starships.

They were transported to Mars along with other supplies.

Shadow Butterfly was the first to transport the main components to the second landing site on Mars.

This place is mainly responsible for transporting materials and is also the location of the steel plant.

This is a fully automated system; there are no living people here.

Therefore, no one except Zhan Yi knew that Shadow Butterfly had transported the main components here.

Once the engineers and other components arrive in a little over a month, it can be assembled and used directly.

A month later at noon, Meng Chuan was reading some documents in his study.

Shadow Butterfly suddenly slipped in.

"They've all been sent out?"

Meng Chuan looked up at Ying Die.

Liu Qian has already gone to work.

Mom and Dad were at home, but it was almost impossible for them to find out where Yingdie was.

"Yes, I made two shipments of the main components, which have already arrived at landing point number two. The other components and engineers are expected to arrive in seventy-two hours."

Yingdie took the initiative to sit on Meng Chuan's lap and hugged him as she spoke.

She has been busy with tunnel boring machines lately.

It's been over a month since I last saw Meng Chuan.

"very good."

Meng Chuan groped Ying Die's round and elastic buttocks as he spoke:

"On Mars, tell Zhan Yi not to dig too deep yet, but to build three layers of protective structure first."

"I know."

Yingdie replied:

"Zhan Yizao started increasing the production of steel bars and cement after we returned from Mars last time. He planned to build a five-layer protective structure, since the soil on Mars is relatively loose due to gravity."

Yingdie's face turned slightly red.

There was a hint of emotion in his eyes.

But she felt incredibly happy and at peace.

Seeing Yingdie's expression, Meng Chuan immediately increased the pressure on his hands.

Before long, the faint, joyful sounds of Yingdie could be heard coming from the study...

In the days that followed, in the red wasteland of Mars, a bottomless tunnel continued to extend amidst the roar of tunnel boring machines.

Here, I'm not worried about disturbing the neighbors.

During the day, the tunnel boring machine advances forward, while robots use Martian steel bars to build a support frame.

At night, the firelight from the steel plant illuminates half the sky, and the refined cement is poured into the tunnel walls to form an indestructible protective layer.

Three months later, the outline of the underground castle was clearly visible.

The five-ring structure resembles nested seashells, with the outermost layer being a ten-meter-thick reinforced concrete wall.

Each floor also has a steel wall made of molten iron, about the thickness of a palm.

Moreover, it extends more than 300 meters underground.

Even a nuclear bomb couldn't penetrate it.

You can't feel any temperature difference here.

There's not even a need for a temperature control system; the deeper you go underground, the higher the temperature rises.

This indicates that the core of Mars is still warm.

If an arms factory is established here, even if countries are able to send people to Mars in the future, as long as the entrance is guarded, no one will be able to find it.

Moreover, there are living areas and planting areas here, as long as there is enough oxygen.

It can accommodate tens of thousands of people to live here.

Moreover, it is still being expanded, and it is not impossible that it will be built into a real underground city in the future.

What followed was the negotiation between Meng Chuan and the observer.

If Meng Chuan wants technology, he must provide data to the observers.

Fifteen death row inmates are ready.

Meng Chuan and Ying Die secretly boarded the Stardust and went into space. At this time, Meng Chuan was very far away from Earth.

It is completely outside the satellite monitoring range of various countries.

And pressed the button to contact the observer.

This time, the light representing the observer did not appear.

However, the observer's voice could be heard coming from the Stardust's communication equipment...