In August, the weather was still as scorching as ever. Netizens had grown used to the fact that no matter how hot it got, the daily forecasts never went above 39°C.
Weather forecasts across the country seemed to have made a pact: the high was always 39°C.
Several months had passed since the discovery of the Merk Civilization. Without the records kept by various countries, it would have seemed as if nothing had happened at all.
Since receiving two messages from the Merk Civilization, no country had received another one in the past few months.
The Solar System defense perimeter project was moving forward in an orderly fashion. Over the past few months, Mo Jingchun had seen firsthand how formidable the country was at infrastructure construction.
Right next to An Yang Base stood two mountains. Now, they had been replaced by rows of enclosed factory buildings.
The mountains had been blasted apart and the valleys filled in. In just one month, the area around An Yang Base had become a vast plain.
Most importantly, it was all free! Absolutely free!
It was hard to say exactly who was losing money. The accounts didn't add up easily.
Candy Technology sold you a Space Shuttle at a lower price. It might look like a loss, but sales had gone up. And that was without even mentioning that, aside from the fully automated Assembly Lines, all the other facilities were free.
Had the Global Joint Operations Center—or, more broadly, the people in charge—taken a loss? Not necessarily.
Everyone seemed happy, and no one seemed to have lost out. If anything, they had all profited.
As for who was having the best summer vacation, that was undoubtedly Candy.
She'd finished elementary school and was heading to junior high, and she still didn't have any