The day before yesterday, the array master returned the Jade Slip to him. The array in the Jade Slip had been modified and now meets Su Mu's requirements; it can be activated using electricity.
The only problem is that Earth and the Immortal Cultivation Realm are separated by an unknown distance, and activating the array using electricity would likely require an enormous amount of power.
Electricity is currently priced on a tiered system. If Su Mu were to use an unknown number of billions of kilowatt-hours of electricity, the price would be roughly the same.
Su Mu calculated that he didn't even have that much money, and such a large-scale power extraction would be impossible without the other party's help and cooperation.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Jianhua's expression immediately turned serious. "May I know what you're planning to do? Why would you need to extract such a massive amount of electricity?"
Drawing such a massive amount of electricity isn't something you can just do whenever you say you need it.
The massive power outage paralyzed local cold storage facilities, transportation, internet, hospitals, and more.
Providing advance notice might reduce some losses, but a sudden, large-scale power outage could result in incalculable losses.
"I need to use electricity as a backup to activate a Teleportation Array and retrieve some treasures."
Su Mu thought about it and decided not to lie. After all, this required the other party's cooperation; extracting electricity from several provinces was no small matter.
In the previous sacrificial ceremony in Great Liang, over a hundred million Spirit Stone were used, but only a small portion of his soul was summoned. Now, opening a passage to transport physical objects would likely require even more energy.
"What?"
Even though Zhou Jianhua was somewhat prepared, he was still taken aback when he heard these words.
He glanced around, picked up the red landline phone beside him, and ordered, "Send the order down to number one on alert."
"Yes."
Someone immediately responded on the other end of the phone, and then Su Mu heard a lot of footsteps; the surrounding area seemed to have been cordoned off.
Zhou Jianhua then walked to the side, took out something that looked like Korea, and began scanning the room.
After a long pause, Zhou Jianhua finally put down what he was holding. "Although it's unlikely I have a bug here, what you just said was too shocking, so I need to check again."
After saying this, Zhou Jianhua wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"If I understand correctly, you mean you want to send something back from another world?"
We live in an era of information overload, and Zhou Jianhua, having been online before, immediately grasped the meaning behind Su Mu's words.
Su Mu nodded slightly, "That's what I mean."
"Then I need to know, what benefits will activating this Teleportation Array bring to Huaxia? Will other people follow, and what harm will that do to Huaxia? Who are those people on the other side of the Teleportation Array?"
Zhou Jianhua sat up straight, his face solemn, and turned on the recorder in front of Su Mu.
Upon hearing this, Su Mu thought for a moment and said, "Of course there are benefits. The dragon Dragon Vein of Huaxia have been fully revived, but they were originally a combination of Dead Dragon, so they basically have no foundation left. A few more large typhoons will exhaust them, and then this thing will become a decoration, just like a car without gasoline."
"Among the treasures that were teleported over, there are items that can nurture Dragon Vein, as well as other things. I can provide some of these to the country for research."
"As for whether anyone will come along, don't worry, absolutely not. The reasons are complicated. One reason is that using this kind of Teleportation Array requires extremely high cultivation, but the higher the cultivation, the more energy the Teleportation Array needs. There are other reasons as well. I can guarantee that no strangers will come."
"The person on the other side of the Teleportation Array can be considered my master. He can use the Teleportation Array to send over treasures to help me cultivate."
Su Mu answered each question, and could understand Zhou Jianhua's caution.
Zhou Jianhua was deeply shaken. He knew Su Mu was extraordinary. Ever since he learned about Su Mu, the country had begun a covert investigation to find out if there were any people like Su Mu.
But the result was unexpected; in Huaxia, no one else was as special as Su Mu.
Su Mu had previously been in contact with a small group and had even taught a few people in the group how to cultivate; they had also investigated the group.
Su Mu didn't teach them any specific Cultivation Method, only a breathing exercise. According to their descriptions, they felt much more energetic and could climb five floors without getting out of breath. They didn't feel anything else.
Since Su Mu did not explain how to cultivate, they ultimately gained nothing.
Unexpectedly, Su Mu seems to have some connection with another world.
How can you be so sure that no one from the other side will come?
Zhou Jianhua pondered for a moment, then asked in a deep voice.
They have no idea what kind of people are in that other world, or what their personalities are like. What if someone from that other world comes with hostility?
We can't take such a risk so easily.
"You can understand it as, there's nothing here that they'd want to steal. They're focused on cultivation, and there's no Spiritual Power on Earth right now."
Su Mu thought for a moment, then gave a reply.
To be fair, the other party did come because they needed something, but the key point is that it was Su Mu who activated the Teleportation Array.
Su Mu definitely wouldn't let anyone teleport him here.
Seeing Su Mu's affirmative expression, Zhou Jianhua nodded. "I need to report this matter. Please wait a moment."
Su Mu nodded, Zhou Jianhua then left in a hurry.
Shortly after Zhou Jianhua left, several high-ranking officials who were still meeting with outsiders at that time immediately interrupted the meeting and hurriedly left after hearing the secretary's quiet conversation.
Ten minutes later, a secret meeting was convened.
"You're all probably aware of the codename ' Penglai,' so what are your thoughts?"
There was a moment of silence in the meeting, then someone immediately said, "The main problem is, how can we really guarantee that what Penglai said is true, and that no one will come through the Teleportation Array? What if someone does come with ill intentions?"
"Based on what Penglai has done before, I think what he said is credible; this child's character is quite good to some extent."
"I think it's worth the risk. Things from another world have immense research value for us and could help us achieve a breakthrough. Putting everything else aside, if we could control this Teleportation Array..."
At this point, the room fell silent.
If Huaxia can control the Teleportation Array, even without anything else, it will be a win for Huaxia.
Now that Huaxia can land on the moon, if we build Teleportation Array on the moon, wouldn't they be able to mine all the precious minerals there? After mining, they can simply transport them back via the Teleportation Array.
Alternatively, the moon could be used as a base for exploring the universe.