The Qinling Mountains were already ahead of us. The helicopter was expected to land in less than ten minutes.
On the plane, I had already gone through some of the materials Xie Yi had sent me.
The two damaged bases Xie Yi had mentioned were unusual. Though they were also secret bases, they were actually two research institutes.
One was affiliated with the observatory, while the other belonged to the Great Xia National Meteorological Administration.
The files showed that the two bases had been conducting a highly classified scientific research project. But now, the bases had been severely damaged, several key researchers had gone missing, and more than half of the other researchers had been killed or injured.
All the research materials had also been swept away.
The attackers had come for that research project.
But if the attackers were Lizardmen, then whether in terms of civilization or technology, they far surpassed us. There was no need for them to do something like this.
I was very curious about what kind of project this was.
I sent Xie Yi a message directly, telling him that I wanted to know the project's specific details.
Although the project was top secret, after something like this had happened, there was no longer any real secrecy to speak of. At the very least, it was necessary for investigators like us, who had come specifically to look into this matter, to understand the project.
Xie Yi told me to wait a moment. He would ask for authorization and see whether he could obtain a relatively complete project briefing.
The helicopter landed in the courtyard of Base 32, which had its own helipad.
Base 32 was affiliated with the observatory.
The moment the aircraft touched down, several soldiers were waiting there. After the incident at the