Reborn in 2014: A One-Man Tycoon

After Meng Chuan issued the order, the Mars base instantly sprang into action.

Bi Wang led his men to guide the Green Gang disciples, craftsmen, and medical personnel into the underground base in batches.

They also prepared a large amount of survival supplies.

The heavy alloy door slowly closed, temporarily isolating the unknown risks from the outside world.

Meng Chuan stood in front of the giant screen, watching a group of android warriors march into the valley.

They were the same group that first entered the valley and aged due to radiation.

Their skin was withered and their eyes were vacant, yet they still stood tall, awaiting the final instructions.

"Set off."

Meng Chuan's voice was transmitted through the device.

Meng Chuan then turned around and stopped looking at those figures.

Because he knew that once they went, they would most likely never return.

Although they are all mindless tools, they are all heroes who protect the Earth.

The excavation work has resumed.

The first day of excavation work has ended.

Data returned by the Little Card Elf:

"Commander, the radiation intensity has reached five times that of the surface layer. The android warriors' skin has begun to ulcerate, and some are coughing up blood."

The screen displays the memories of the android warriors.

The blurry image shows the android mechanically wielding a scale-armored shovel.

Each excavation brings up pale blue soil, traces of radiation penetration from stardust titanium crystals.

Meng Chuan clenched his fists and could only give the order:

"Keep digging."

Meng Chuan cruelly issued the order.

Actually, it's better for them to be dead than alive; living would only bring them suffering.

Fortunately, they were just tools. If they were Green Gang members, Meng Chuan really didn't know if he could have the heart to give such an order.

Faced with Meng Chuan's orders, they would simply carry them out mechanically until their lives were exhausted.

The next day, the excavation progressed another five meters.

The radiation intensity surged tenfold, and some instruments in the underground bunker began to malfunction, their screens flickering with static.

Even Little Card Elf's voice had a slight stutter:

"None of the artificial humans survived."

Even the signal of the little card was affected, which shows how strong the radiation was.

Meng Chuan silently turned off the screen without saying a word.

The base was silent. Everyone knew that the Stardust Titanium Crystal was getting closer and closer, but the price was also getting heavier and heavier.

On the morning of the third day, Meng Chuan once again ordered a group of aging android warriors.

They walked unsteadily into the valley, their figures quickly disappearing into the mist.

Around noon, a loud noise suddenly came from the direction of the valley.

"boom!"

The sound was so loud that the entire planet Mars trembled.

The underground bunker shook violently, and some gravel fell from the concrete dome overhead.

Everyone gasped and grabbed onto something stable nearby. Meng Chuan staggered, catching his way to the control panel, and shouted:

"Kawhi! What happened?!"

"Commander! Stardust Titanium Crystal has appeared!"

Little Card Elf's voice was unusually urgent:

"A concentrated burst of radiation has leveled the valley, and all the android warriors have been vaporized! The radiation is spreading into space, and the radiation intensity on the surface of Mars is a hundred times higher than the safe level!"

On the screen, the images transmitted by the satellite were stunning:

A huge crater appeared where the valley was located, with pale blue beams of light shooting straight into the sky.

Like a pillar of light connecting heaven and earth, it spread into a nebula in space.

Fortunately, the soil surrounding the stardust titanium crystal has formed a natural insulating layer after millions of years of radiation.

Most of the radiation went into space and did not linger on the surface of Mars for long.

Otherwise, even the little card sprite might not be able to withstand it.

Even so, the images transmitted back by the little monster were still intermittent.

The clarity is very poor.

"Everyone stay in the bunker and don't go out!"

Meng Chuan was both surprised and delighted when he gave the order.

The shocking thing is that the power is too great; going out at this moment would be suicide.

The good news is that I can finally get Stardust Titanium Crystal.

The sacrifices are within acceptable limits.

"Xiao Ka, closely monitor the rate of radiation dissipation. Notify me immediately once it reaches a safe level."

Meng Chuan said to Little Card Elf.

This wait lasted for a month.

Life in the underground base was monotonous and oppressive; Meng Chuan spent every day staring at radiation monitoring data.

Watching the numbers gradually decrease.

Blood Rakshasa and Shadow Butterfly would occasionally come to keep him company.

However, due to Number 1's strong protectiveness towards its master, the three could only communicate remotely.

Number 1's wings slowly healed under the influence of ordinary medicine.

It's probably going to be very difficult to get back to the point where we can fly freely like before.

The only good news is that after a month of living and working together...

Number One remained vigilant, "guarding" against Blood Rakshasa and Shadow Butterfly.

But he no longer bared his teeth like before, yet he wouldn't let her get even half a step closer to Meng Chuan.

Beneath these seemingly peaceful days, Meng Chuan was actually experiencing the most inner turmoil.

Because he was more anxious than anyone else.

The emergence of Stardust Titanium Crystal was too big a commotion, and he was afraid that Locke would notice something was amiss.

If Locke were to come out and deal with Earth now, Meng Chuan would be completely helpless.

Finally, a month later, Little Card Elf's voice rang out:

"Commander, radiation on the surface of Mars has dropped to a level that is tolerable for humans. However, we still need to be cautious about radiation levels inside the crater, but we can enter while wearing protective gear."

The radiation has been greatly reduced, and even high-strength protective clothing can block it to some extent.

Given Meng Chuan's physical strength, going in wouldn't cause him much harm.

Meng Chuan suddenly stood up, his entire body immediately covered by the mecha suit:

"Get ready! To the valley!"

No protective suit can provide better protection than a mecha.

Meng Chuan was the first to leave the underground base and flew towards the deep pit.

Zhan Yi followed closely behind, but the others, lacking mechs, couldn't join in the fun.

When Mengchuan arrived at the valley, the view on the ground was even more breathtaking than the satellite images.

The pit is over two kilometers in diameter, and its bottom shimmers with a pale blue light.

That's stardust titanium crystal!

It was half-buried in the soil, and its size was barely larger than a football.

"Such a small thing contains such terrifying energy?"

Meng Chuan was having trouble getting the Stardust Titanium Crystal stuck.

After all, a stardust titanium crystal the size of a football is placed in a pit with a diameter of over two kilometers.

It's really unremarkable.

“Commander, this… a fist-sized Stardust Titanium Crystal is already extremely rare, this… this is a Super Titanium Crystal King that only appears once every ten thousand years.”

Xiao Ka's voice was full of power.

Only it truly understands the preciousness of Stardust Titanium Crystal.

The size of a grain of rice has attracted countless space adventurers, who are even willing to pay the price with their lives.

Even a civilization like Karen Star would be willing to pay a huge price to acquire a piece of stardust titanium crystal the size of a ping-pong ball.

A fist-sized piece of stardust titanium crystal was enough to make Zero betray Karen Star.

For over a century, Karen Star hunted him down.

If this football-sized Stardust Titanium Crystal were to be circulated, civilizations more advanced than Karen would fight tooth and nail to get their hands on it.

No wonder this place attracts giant alien beasts to lurk here.

"Is this what it is?"

Zhan Yi, who arrived shortly after, also looked at the Stardust Titanium Crystal in front of him with some surprise.

"Was it worth sacrificing the health of thousands of android warriors and the lives of two thousand android warriors for him?"

Zhan asked the question without realizing it.

Little Card Elf urged:

"Commander, you'd better put away the Stardust Titanium Crystals quickly! Delay could lead to unforeseen consequences!"