Joint Meeting

On the Kunpeng Transport Aircraft.

A new voice came through in the cockpit.

"Hello, we are your flight engineers."

The crew of the Taya plane immediately perked up.

"Welcome!"

"Great! Finally, we have instructors again!"

Another team member quickly asked, "By the way, where's Instructor Red Pig?"

"Why haven't I seen her in so long?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the communication line.

"She's on vacation."

****

When the number of online users reached 750, Dodder stopped the access of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps.

"Bandwidth has reached its limit."

Dodder said to Su Ming.

"Let's stop here for now," Su Ming replied.

We will continue to improve the performance of the Other Shore System.

"Okay," said the Dodder.

Su Ming then added, "Make some bandwidth available."

"The meeting will begin in fifteen minutes."

At the appointed time, key personnel from the Earth Support Base and First Sunrise's side gathered in the conference room.

There is more than one venue on each side.

Su Ming looked around.

"Today is the first time many people are meeting."

"But time is short, so please take your seats accordingly."

He skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the deployment.

"The most important task at present is to continue research on space fractures."

"Chloe is in charge of the 'Other Red Spider Lily Group on the Taya side."

Chloe stood up and bowed slightly.

"The Bay Owl, including myself, is a member."

"Recruit as many scholars as needed for the rest of the team."

Chloe nodded.

Su Ming raised his hand, gesturing towards Earth.

Sangzi stood up.

"I am Sangzi, the person in charge of Other Shore Leaf."

She also gave a brief bow.

"Specific tasks will be handled privately by each group."

Su Ming said, then quickly moved on to the next topic.

"The second task is about Gospel Material."

"Katharine!"

When her name was called, Katharine stood up and spoke.

"After killing the Ashen Repentance Friar last time, we obtained relevant clues."

"Based on this, we found the information left behind when it was created in the database of the Ashen Repentance Friar."

Su Ming looked towards the Ruby Base venue.

"Quail, prioritize this matter."

"Reproduce the Gospel Material as soon as possible!"

The Gospel Material is the superconductor that Su Ming has been using in Taya. It has a critical temperature as high as 141 Kelvin (minus 132 degrees Celsius) and excellent machinability.

This kind of good stuff is definitely always better in larger quantities.

The Church of Light, a thousand years ago, obtained it unintentionally, and the specific manufacturing method is currently unknown.

A dog poked its head out from over there.

"Woof!"

The room fell silent for a moment.

Su Ming rubbed his temples.

At the support base, Jisu stood up. He was the person in charge of the Gospel Material project on Earth.

"We will also be working on this simultaneously, replicating the results."

Su Ming nodded, then continued to appoint his generals.

"Beianqi, Newman."

They both looked up at the same time.

"The Diamond Industrial Base is positioned as an arms factory."

Su Ming said, "The newly formed First Regiment of First Sunrise that I've assigned here is the first batch of troops to be re-equipped."

You're in charge of this.

"Yes!" Beianqi and Newman responded in unison.

At the Earth Support Base, Fengshou raised his hand in greeting.

"I'll be in charge of liaising with the military industry group."

"We will break down weapon and equipment design, training, and testing into several sub-projects for further development."

After a moment's thought, Su Ming realized that he still needed a liaison person for comprehensive administrative work.

Both Ainuobia and Younier are suitable for this job.

But precisely because they were so well-suited, Ainuobia controlled First Sunrise's administrative arrangements, Younier held sway over Su Ming.

The overall logistics of the industrial system.

Both of them were already under a heavy burden.

Su Ming's gaze shifted.

"Lilishan!"

Lilishan, who was pouring tea nearby, was taken aback; she was even wearing a maid's outfit.

She quickly put down the kettle and looked at everyone somewhat awkwardly.

"I?"

Su Ming said, "You will be the head of the secretariat, responsible for administrative liaison."

"Transaction logging, cross-group coordination, document transfer, and permission requests."

"Let's set up the scaffolding first."

Lilishan was a little nervous, but quickly nodded seriously.

"Clear."

On the other side of the Earth, the Dodder raised its hand.

"I'll be in charge of administrative liaison on this side of Earth."

****

"Spatial rifts are related to the extent of joint operations between the two realms."

"Gospel Material determines the upper limit of our technology."

"The Diamond Arsenal's production capacity determines what equipment we can use in the upcoming battle against the Plundering Clock."

Su Ming delivered his concluding remarks.

"Alright, all departments, get to work!"

He announced the adjournment of the meeting.

Tasks that needed to be implemented were broken down into smaller, individual meetings for further progress.

Su Ming, Chloe, Zijin, and the Sangzi Group from Earth -Experimental Base No. 1 entered a special meeting for the Other Shore Project.

After the communication screen switched, the background on the other side of the world became much quieter.

Behind Sangzi was a full-screen data display, showing various waveforms.

She went straight to the first thing.

"The Rock Core has been found on this side of Earth."

"But its distribution is extremely, extremely rare."

Identifying the Rock Core is not difficult. The Earth pioneers of the Plundering Clock previously used this material as the main material to construct the guiding array.

Sangzi continued, "We observed a clear decline in its performance."

"The internal magical energy reserves are constantly being depleted."

Chloe and Zijin exchanged a glance.

"This phenomenon does not exist in Taya."

Su Ming sighed.

"I suspect the Earth's Magicules level is too low."

Rock Core are essentially magical mineral deposits formed under high magical pressure. Throwing such a thing into an environment like Earth, which is almost devoid of magic, is like throwing a deep-sea fish into the air.

This leads to its difference from the Taya Plane.

"What is the half-life?" Su Ming asked.

"Our calculations suggest it's around nine hundred years ago," Sangzi replied.

Su Ming quickly calculated in his mind.

Current joint research suggests that Earth has been in a state of "poverty" for at least 10,000 years.

If Earth and Taya both received roughly the same number of Rock Core "fallen" from Eden, then the remaining effective energy storage of Earth's Rock Core should be less than one-thousandth of that of Taya.

This is a battery icon; Taya has 30% remaining, while Earth only has a little battery left.

Struggling in its death throes.

"Therefore, to construct a space gate between Earth and Taya, Earth needs to adopt a different energy source to tear open the rift," Sangzi said.

Su Ming nodded.

"A tiny crack has now opened."

"Both sides should analyze the situation quickly."

The permanent magic array was activated at considerable cost. One reason was to bring in Earth's technical personnel to assist in Taya's industrial development. Another reason was to provide a stable "example" for researchers from both sides.

The spatial rift is right there now.

It can observe, record, and repeatedly adjust the array parameters to conduct continuous research.

****

Su Ming also introduced the situation on Taya's side.

We found less than 150 tons of Rock Core.

"And the Plundering Clock, in turn, acquired five hundred tons."

"A difference of more than double?"

Zijin's eyes lit up slightly.

During this period, they were essentially being overwhelmed by the Plundering Clock: super dragons, infiltration by peripheral races, and even Destiny Level powerhouses.

The other party had been planning this for twenty years.

Given this initial advantage, it's fortunate that the quantity of key materials for interdimensional teleportation wasn't outpaced to the point of being impossible to catch up.

Su Ming shook his head.

"The gap is actually more than that."

As he spoke, he picked up a small red ball and made it float in the air.

"Let's assume this is Eden."

Su Ming then took out a small green and blue ball.

"This is Taya and Earth."

He placed the green and blue balls below the red ball.

"It is now clear that the energy level of ' Eden ' is far higher than ours."

"Therefore, with each teleportation, the Plundering Clock must not only expand and maintain the spatial rift."

"It also requires additional energy for 'buffering'."

"Otherwise, the teleportation target will crash in during the descent in a very bad state."

Chloe's fingers glowed, illuminating the two small spheres corresponding to Taya and Earth.

"While Taya and Earth are not entirely identical."

She took over and explained to everyone.

"But the energy level difference is very small."

This brings one advantage.

"Dimensional teleportation between Earth and Taya does not require a 'buffer'."

Zijin nodded thoughtfully.

Chloe then changed the subject.

"But the obvious downside is that teleportation between us will be much more difficult!"

She reached out and drew a dotted line between the three small balls.

"Using a somewhat inappropriate metaphor."

"The journey from Eden to Taya, or from Eden to Earth, is like jumping off an extremely tall tower."

"As long as you can arrive alive, the journey itself isn't that difficult."

"But the difference between Taya and Earth is significant."

"The energy level difference between the two planes is very low."

"In other words, the teleportation between Taya and Earth relies entirely on its own efforts to cross the distance."

Sangzi nodded. This model explained why Eden always came to both worlds in a one-way flow, and why so many creatures from Eden invaded.

Even if it's a natural "fall" that happens only once every few decades or a century, when accumulated over a timeline of millions, tens of millions, or even longer, the number is still astonishing.

As for the known cases between Taya and Earth, there are only Su Ming and Galio.

****

"I have another piece of bad news to share," Su Ming continued.

His finger landed on the small red ball.

"Based on my two perceptions of Jörmungandr, he lowered the red ball representing Eden by a bit."

"The energy level difference between Eden and us is narrowing."

The atmosphere in the conference room immediately became heavy.

"The energy level difference narrows, reducing the buffering requirement."

"However, the difficulty of teleportation may not necessarily increase accordingly."

Sangzi immediately understood.

She stared at the three small balls, her speech quickening.

"Mathematically speaking, when the height of this tower decreases to a certain range, will ' Eden's side' reach a perfect balance point where it's both easy to open the door and not easy to 'fall to one's death'?"

Su Ming nodded.

"A more detailed model is needed, along with more data and calculations."

"But once this balance point is reached, Eden's teleportation efficiency will be significantly higher."

Everyone in the room fell silent.

Zijin took a soft breath.

Once that equilibrium point is reached, the cost for Eden to project power onto Taya and Earth will decrease dramatically.

When the time comes, it won't just be a few advance team members arriving.

****

After the technical meeting concluded, Su Ming convened the military personnel.

The best way to resolve the current situation is clearly to eliminate the Plundering Clock and destroy all the guiding arrays before Eden's opportunity arrives.

Even though Su Ming tried his best to improve efficiency and streamline the process, it was already past closing time when the discussion ended.

Like Katharine and Zijin, they are currently in the Northern Continent Province. Not only does it get dark early there, but the time zone is also two hours ahead. By the time Su Ming had driven to the latter half of the journey, Katharine and Zijin had already started eating while attending the meeting.

After the meeting ended, the screens went dark one by one, and the office finally quieted down.

Su Ming then turned to Lilishan, who was standing to the side, looking somewhat uneasy.

She twisted her fingers together and whispered, "President, the secretariat is in charge of this work—"

"Isn't it mainly about exchanging intelligence and information between the two sides?"

Su Ming nodded.

"That's right."

Lilishan became even more nervous.

"Wouldn't that involve a lot of classified information?"

Su Ming interrupted her.

"You've been working as a confidential secretary all this time."

Lilishan was stunned.

"Ah?"

She instinctively covered her mouth.

"Those things I sent and received for you every time—"

She had always considered herself merely the head maid.

I also helped Su Ming deliver documents, organize meeting minutes, and send and receive some communications and reminders.

"I thought the more confidential information would be given to you by someone else."

"There's no one else," Su Ming said.

You did a great job on these tasks.

"I'm simply ensuring your title matches your actual responsibilities."

Lilishan remained silent for a moment.

She looked down at the hem of her skirt, then at the cell phone in her apron pocket.

"President, thank you for your kindness."

She whispered, "But I might prefer to be a head maid."

Su Ming looked at her.

"So you have more time to play games?"

Lilishan blushed, but still retorted softly, "It's because you're too nice to the maids."

"The salary is good too."

Lilishan always felt that Su Ming's attitude towards the janitors was too generous. Lilishan even wondered how there could be such an incompetent master in the world.

"Of course, I know the current situation."

Lilishan bit her lip, looked up, and her expression became serious.

"If the chairman takes a liking to me, I will naturally do my utmost."

"But after defeating the Plundering Clock —could I be reinstated as head maid?"

Su Ming smiled.

"Don't even mention it."

"Once this is over, I'm going to retire."

He suddenly remembered something.

"That Dodder seems to be a master of ' Sheep a Sheep ' as well."

Lilishan's eyes lit up immediately.

"Can I chat with her?"

"Text messages are fine," Su Ming said, "Emojis and voice messages are prohibited."

Currently, bandwidth is indeed strained on both sides.

However, there is an important reason: Taya is transmitting a large amount of data back to Earth. If it were just text chat, hundreds of thousands of words of information would only amount to the data of a single image or voice message, which is not a big deal.

Lilishan nodded quickly.

"OK!"

She picked up her phone and skipped away.