Unmanned fighter jets are hovering over Mount Everest like eagles. The thick ice layer that originally covered the top of the mountain has long since melted and disappeared, and was replaced by a huge military base. Below the base, there is an extremely huge
, the dark red Mount Everest without a single plant growing on it.
The overall base is oval in shape, with eight huge steel pillars extending horizontally from all sides of the base, falling vertically a hundred meters away, and piercing deeply into the rock wall of Mount Everest. The interface between the pillars and the base is clearly visible.
There are eight giant exits, and fighter planes are constantly taking off and landing alternately.
The entire base, seen from a distance, looks like a giant spider entangled firmly on the top of the mountain, and Mount Everest seems to have become its unique delicacy.
The reason why the originally thick ice layer turned into the military base it is today is undoubtedly directly related to human activities.
Since mankind entered the 21st century, scientific and technological civilization has continued to advance, but these advances have been developed at the expense of the earth's resources. With the increasing scarcity of resources, the environment has been severely damaged. Finally, in the 22nd century
At the beginning, humans also faced a counterattack from the earth.
Rising temperatures have caused the polar glaciers to melt. Sea levels have risen, inundating coastal and low-altitude areas. Volcanoes, earthquakes, and tsunamis have also begun to mercilessly erode and destroy the civilizational achievements that humans have built little by little. The overall environment has deteriorated to the point where humans cannot continue.
to survive normally.
Facing the earth's devastating counterattack, relying on advanced science and technology, humans have built huge space stations in space to preserve and continue human civilization.
Although these space stations combined are enough to accommodate all humans who have survived the disaster, humans have not given up on the earth, because with the changes in the environment, the changes in the earth's crust, and the migration of mountains and rivers, it has been sleeping underground forever
The ancient civilization has resurrected and reappeared in the world, becoming what humans call unknown everywhere, and Mount Everest is one of these many unknowns.
"Beep!"
"The vital signs are normal, there is white discharge from the corners of the eyes, and there are food residues between the teeth. It is recommended to clean it up. A new day has begun. I wish you a happy work."
"It's the same tune every day. I'm tired of hearing it. I don't know how to do anything new. After listening to this, who can think more about work? I really don't know what the people above do for a living."
After exiting the security gate, Ye Xiao was speechless. From the time he entered the base to now, he has been here for three years. He repeatedly enters and exits the security gate every day, works and rests on time, and even eats within the prescribed time.
I have three meals a day and have not even been to a place other than Mount Everest in the past three years. Life is as boring as it gets.
Although the daily work is similar, fortunately, Ye Xiao does not reject or dislike his work.
After passing through several sensor doors one after another, Ye Xiao arrived at a hemispherical control room.
However, rather than saying it is a control room, it is more appropriate to say it is an underground research center. Because this control room is not only surrounded by various advanced high-tech electronic equipment, but also in the center of the control room, there is a bronze tripod.
Standing upright, there is a straight black giant sword inserted in the cauldron.
This huge black sword exuded a dark light all over its body. The tip of the sword was submerged into the bronze cauldron. Inside the bronze cauldron, red magma kept churning and rolling.
Going up the sword body, the hilt of the sword is also tightly clasped by four black iron chains, which are pulled to the tripod ears around the bronze tripod, firmly fixing the entire giant sword.
Speaking of which, the discovery of the black giant sword was inseparably related to the melting of glaciers, but the main reason was still because of a coincidence of lightning and lightning.
On a starry night three hundred years ago, a bolt of lightning like a giant dragon fell vertically and hit the top of Mount Everest. Immediately, with a tremor of Mount Everest, the entire mountain started from the top, and a crack spread down.
, extending all the way to the foot of the mountain, eventually forming a ten thousand-foot ravine, which also divided the entire Mount Everest into two. The black giant sword and the bronze tripod were right in the center of the deepest part of the ravine.
And when the black giant sword appeared, there was rolling magma in the bronze cauldron. Even if there was no source of fuel, it would not burn out all year round. On the contrary, as time went by, it became more and more burning. The entire area around Mount Everest
The temperature increased several times, and Ye Xiao's job was to study this unreasonable phenomenon.
"It has been three years, and there has been no improvement at all. If this continues, my rank as a major general will not be guaranteed!" Looking at the figures busy in front of various high-end equipment in the room, Ye Xiao couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved.
"I wonder how the three of them, Big Guy, Short Legs, and Four-Eyed Monkey, are doing in Kunlun College now, and how much their strength has improved." A picture of four figures chatting and laughing appeared in his mind, and Ye Xiao closed his eyes.
He closed his eyes and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised.
We met each other when we were in school, we skipped classes together, we were punished together, we helped each other, and we supported each other to grow up. Every moment is vivid in my mind, and all the time seems like yesterday.
"I was so happy and happy when I was with you at that time. Now that I think about it, it's all my lost youth!"
Although Ye Xiao's voice of emotion was not loud, within the control of the iron walls on all sides, it was like a loudspeaker, generous and powerful, echoing for a long time, with excitement, dissatisfaction, and mostly regret.
However, this emotion caused the staff in the room to be slightly stunned. After glancing at Ye Xiao, they continued to devote themselves to the work at hand.
Obviously, this is not the first time that the same situation has occurred, and the employees working in this control room are probably already accustomed to this, otherwise the eyes that glanced at Ye Xiao would not be so calm, or even with a hint of resentment.
It seems to be saying that you have affected our work.
It's just that most people may have said nothing because of Ye Xiao's age and status. After all, in this military base, Ye Xiao is not only the youngest, but at only sixteen years old, he is also the person with the highest position.
In other words, he is the boss here, and even veteran employees who have worked here for more than ten years have to take orders from him.
Moreover, even if it were not for the position, there was no staff member under the age of thirty in this base except Ye Xiao.
Therefore, almost everyone regards Ye Xiao as a younger brother. Who would care about such a thing with a younger brother in their eyes?