"..."
Han Fei resolved all their worries and once again expressed his support for them.
Afterward, he chatted with them about aliens and Super Genes.
They were very curious about such matters.
A week later.
Black Star Building.
Twelfth underground floor.
A special room of several hundred square meters, reinforced with New Titanium Alloy.
If the material suppliers outside saw it, they would probably be green with envy. Production of New Titanium Alloy had now increased, and it was beginning to be supplied externally. However, aside from military allocations, very little reached the market, making it extremely expensive.
Even so, it was still in short supply.
The moment it became available, major research institutes snapped it up, while part of it was taken by specialized industries.
A room built at such enormous expense was obviously meant for something highly confidential.
And that was indeed the case.
Today's experiment involved research into space.
It was of vital importance to Han Fei.
It would determine whether he continued living cautiously on Earth in constant fear, or went outside and developed freely into a king.
Dressed in a white lab coat, Hexi possessed the intellectual beauty of a scholar. Especially when she focused on the instrument in her hand, she gave off the aura of a cold beauty. She would have looked even better with black-rimmed glasses.
For creatures like men, who inherently enjoyed conquest, the temptation rose sharply.
But Han Fei had only one thing on his mind: the results.
He remained completely indifferent to the lovely sight before him.
"Change the parameters. Record everything carefully."
"Alpha 47, beta 31..."
"The spatial structure has changed. It appears to be connected to a wormhole... Bring over the level..."
At that moment, Black Star's voice suddenly sounded.
"The final portion of the analysis is complete. The raw material is water, along with twenty-three common elements, chlorophyll..."
"According to the tests, some of the liquid inside has a high degree of similarity to cucumber."
This conclusion left everyone present somewhat incredulous. Some of the older researchers even looked as though their worldview had collapsed.
"...I don't understand."
There was some confusion in Hexi's voice as well, but it was instantly replaced by boundless fighting spirit.
"Suspend the liquid research. Manufacture another imitation gun!"
At her command.
A series of instruments sprang into action.
"Hurry up with the modeling phase."
"Reinforce it!"
"Intelligent energy ready—Green Baby. Power! Increase the output!"
The assistants beside her hurriedly turned up the instruments.
"Stop!"
She soon called for them to stop.
From the instrument, she took out a gun that resembled a forehead thermometer, still emitting white smoke.
She then took out a glass bottle and filled it with the green liquid from the container.
With an excited expression, Hexi inserted the small, syringe-sized glass vial into the gun.
Then she handed the gun to a soldier. Carrying it, the soldier entered a special transparent room.
He fired at an iron plate.
Sizzle!
The moment the green liquid touched the iron plate, it transformed into a circular green hole.
Then.
Without hesitation, the soldier walked into the hole.
Everyone waited in silence.
Han Fei closed his eyes and lightly tapped the table.
A moment later, the soldier returned. Everyone let out a barely noticeable sigh of relief.
Disinfectant was sprayed throughout the room, followed by a group of people carrying out all kinds of tests.
Only after someone came over to report that it was safe did Hexi have the soldier lead a team inside with various instruments.
This time, the wait was even longer.
About three hours passed.
The soldiers returned together.
They carried all sorts of things.
Soil, water, trees, stones...
After a rigorous inspection—
"Found it."
Hexi walked over to Han Fei with the gun, now empty of liquid, in hand.
Her gaze burned with intensity. It was obvious she had many questions she wanted to ask, but as if recalling something, she pressed her lips together.
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"..."
In the end, she still did not ask.
"During this time, I conducted all kinds of research on that Portal Gun and discovered that its technological level is incredibly high—so high that I find it absurd.
"According to the tests, it can indeed open a spatial passage and adjust its parameters to travel to different planets, but it cannot travel to any parallel universes. Of course, I cannot rule out the possibility that I have yet to fully understand this thing.
"At present, the planetary coordinates and displayed values in this prototype gun are very strange. Since we also do not know whether the Teleportation Fluid can be recovered, experiments in that area could easily lead to uncontrollable risks. So, based on the principles of space that remained in my mind, I could only create imitations. One gun, one parameter—each gun represents one planet.
"But the Teleportation Fluid is limited. I was unable to replicate it through research, so I could only devise a method to maximize its use and measure out precise amounts. After continuous testing, we finally successfully detected a suitable planet on the 123rd attempt.
"Oh, and all of these spatial passages can be recovered, but they cannot be put back into the prototype gun, because we cannot be sure whether that would cause problems.
"If they are not recovered, the spatial passages will remain indefinitely. There is some loss every time one is recovered, but fortunately, we were lucky and only used 123 attempts."
Hexi made it sound easy, but in truth, the experiment had been filled with danger and had also been extremely expensive.
Because of this experiment, several instruments worth tens of millions, even hundreds of millions, had already been scrapped over the past few days.
And the danger level was genuinely high. More than thirty people had already died.
Some had encountered toxic air while exploring alien planets, others had faced abnormal gravity, while still others had been exposed to natural radiation...
There were all kinds of ways to die.
In fact, there were faster research methods and more worthwhile areas to investigate. However, considering how much Han Fei valued this thing, Hexi had ultimately chosen the more conservative approach.
"Although preliminary exploration indicates that the planet is suitable, we still do not know the more detailed conditions—such as whether there is a local civilization or what kinds of creatures live there. At the very least, we will need a few days to use drones and personnel to gather more information."
"Also, as for the Portal Gun prototype, we have only figured out some of its functions so far. There are still many problems with it, and I need to continue studying it in depth."
That was what Hexi finally told Han Fei.
Han Fei nodded as he looked at the passage, then turned and asked, "By the way, how is the research on NZT-48 going?"
"..."
Hexi had not rested for an entire week, working around the clock, 24/7. Although she did not feel particularly tired, at that moment, she inexplicably felt annoyed.
Very annoyed.
"..."
Without saying a word, she turned her head away and kept adjusting the equipment.
When Han Fei received no response, he turned his head in confusion.
He saw Hexi standing there with an unhappy expression, practically 'beating up' the equipment with slightly rough movements.
He smiled.
"Secretary He, are you free tomorrow? I heard the food street is holding a food festival tomorrow. There'll be plenty of things you normally can't eat. Want to give it a try?"
Hexi's movements abruptly stopped, and her gem-like eyes glanced over at him.
"You have time?"
Han Fei did not answer, merely shrugged.
"Okay. What time tomorrow? Can we stay out all day?"
In the blink of an eye, Hexi had appeared in front of Han Fei, asking with eager anticipation.
At that moment, she really did look like a child~
Han Fei smiled knowingly. "Seven tomorrow morning. We can have breakfast, then spend the whole day out."
Having gotten her answer, a smile blossomed across Hexi's face.
Like a proud plum blossom amid winter snow, yet also like a thousand flowers blooming at once.
"Alright, you go back first. I'll finish dealing with this."
Hexi returned to her aloof top-student persona the very next second.
"Mm, right. Remember NZT."
Han Fei reminded her.
"Got it, got it!!"
The food at the festival could only be called average.
It was nowhere near as delicious as the food made at home using the cooking utensils from the Little Master Chef world.
But.
With snacks.
What you ate was the lively atmosphere.
The feeling of the place.
It was like eating alone versus having two people fighting over the food.
The experience was completely different.
So Hexi and Han Fei both ate quite a lot.
They ate all the way from one end of the street to the other, then made their way back from the other end to where they started.
"Waaah~ So good."
After finishing the last skewer of spicy meatballs, Hexi licked her lips, looking thoroughly satisfied.
Han Fei handed her a tissue. "Alright, wipe your mouth."
"Hehe."
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