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Chapter 332 New Hope Project Leaked

Faced with Liu Yishou's doubts, Long Zhan chose to push open the door.

"You'll know once you go in and take a look."

The two entered the office.

Several researchers were gathered around a computer, having a lively discussion.

On the screen are a series of design drawings.

Liu Yishou leaned over and took a look.

The next second, he gasped.

Holy crap!

On the screen, there is a 100-meter-tall tree-man covered in howitzers, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missiles.

The tree trunk was covered with weapon racks.

Several heavy machine guns were also tied to the tree branches.

The lower body is covered by a metal apron that is tens of meters high.

The other design drawing next to it is of a giant dragon.

On the dragon's back sat a massive cannon. Considering the dragon's terrifying size, it was clear that this cannon exceeded the largest caliber on Earth.

There were even laser weapons on the dragon's back that he couldn't understand.

Not only on its back, but the dragon's belly was also covered with weapons such as rockets.

Liu Yishou examined it closely and was amazed.

"These research fanatics are really daring with their designs!"

He turned to look at Long Zhan, smacked his lips, and said:

"Compared to these, our shipboard electrofishing designs are truly insignificant."

Long Zhan smiled.

"Old Liu, this is Terra."

"Nothing is impossible here."

"Take these two days to get used to it. We'll have to conduct live-fire exercises later to accumulate combat experience against the sea demons."

Liu Yishou immediately nodded.

"clear!"

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Antarctica.

Eagle Kingdom's Free Underground City.

Inside the consul's office, Mars's face was ashen.

He sat in the leather chair, his fingers gripping the edge of a document, his knuckles trembling slightly as he exerted force.

Across from him, the intelligence chief stood ramrod straight, his eyes serious.

The sound of papers turning was particularly clear in the quiet office.

Page 1: Loss Statistics.

This intelligence led to the exposure and capture of all three high-ranking moles and seven ordinary spies that the United States had planted in Great Xia!

It even mentions a high-ranking mole who had been lurking inside the Great Xia Arctic military base for many years, and who has now completely lost contact with them.

Mars frowned even more deeply, and the veins on his forehead throbbed faintly.

"Damn it!"

He looked up at the intelligence chief.

"You paid such a high price for just this one piece of intelligence?"

The intelligence chief nodded, his tone calm.

"Sir, we have done our best."

"The level of secrecy at the Great Xia Arctic Base exceeded expectations."

"Anyone who tried to get close to the core area was either arrested by the counterintelligence department or never came out again."

Mars didn't respond.

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Page 2, Intelligence Summary.

The Daxia Arctic military base has been experiencing frequent unusual activity recently.

A large amount of supplies were transported in.

Rockets, satellites, munitions, and armored vehicles—the supply is endless.

The navy fleet underwent a sudden large-scale transformation, with nearly a hundred main warships, including the aircraft carrier Kunlun, all moving into underground bases in the Arctic.

Moreover, the renovation project was extremely bizarre—

Hundreds of torpedo launch ports were added to the bottom of the ship.

The nuclear fusion reactor was modified into an "electric eel mode" that can release ultra-high voltage current to the outside world.

Mars' eyelids twitched when he saw this.

"Electric eel mode?"

He looked up at the intelligence chief, his voice filled with disbelief.

Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?

The intelligence chief nodded.

"Confirmed, sir."

"Our technical analysis team repeatedly checked the drawings and construction records."

"The entire transformation of the Great Xia fleet is geared towards underwater targets."

"It's not just torpedo launchers, but also supercavitating torpedoes, swarms of suicide unmanned underwater vehicles, and a large number of depth charges."

He paused, then adjusted his glasses.

"This configuration far exceeds the firepower required to deal with conventional submarines."

Mars remained silent for a few seconds.

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Page 3, core conclusions.

The source of all the unusual activity points to a top-secret plan—

New Hope Project.

Room-temperature superconductors, Zhengjin metals, and life-saving agents all originated from this project.

Even the "holy water" that supposedly makes elderly scientists young again is a product of this.

All of this led to an unimaginable leap forward for Daxia Technology.

Breakthroughs have been achieved in materials, energy, and biology!

In less than five years, the Eagle Kingdom will no longer be able to pose a threat to the Great Xia.

When Mars saw this, his hands, which were holding the documents, trembled from the force.

He looked up at the intelligence chief.

"What exactly is the New Hope Project?"

The intelligence chief shook his head.

"I cannot be sure, sir."

"Our people can't get in."

"But based on the available intelligence, we speculate..."

He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with excitement.

"Daxia may have discovered a completely new world beneath its Arctic base."

Mars raised an eyebrow.

"A whole new world?"

The intelligence chief nodded, his tone becoming increasingly certain.

"Yes, sir."

"A huge underground cave, or even a complete underground ecosystem."

"Only in this way can we explain where materials like room-temperature superconductors and Zhengjin, which surpass the technology of Blue Star, come from."

"Only in this way can we explain why the Great Xia Dynasty would mobilize so many troops and equipment, and even a fleet of hundreds of ships, to a military base."

He paused, then added.

"Otherwise, even an underground city couldn't possibly hold so many supplies and equipment."

Mars frowned and pondered for a moment.

"The Underground World..."

Several images flashed through his mind.

There is a novel in the UK that many people have read, and it has even been made into a movie.

It tells the story of an unknown world that exists deep beneath the earth beneath our feet.

Lizard people, prehistoric dinosaurs, and even a lost civilization lived there.

Mars initially thought it was just a science fiction story.

but now……

He looked at the intelligence report in his hand, his throat bobbing.

Science fiction becoming reality?

"You mean..." Mars looked up at the intelligence chief.

"Has the Great Xia Dynasty discovered an underground world?"

The intelligence chief nodded emphatically.

"Yes, sir."

"Only in this way can everything be explained."

He then changed the subject.

"The unknown attack our fleet encountered during the exercise was very likely the work of the Great Xia Dynasty in conjunction with creatures from the underworld!"

"The Great Xia fleet was modified into that form specifically to target underwater objects, precisely to deal with those creatures!"

Mars frowned even more deeply.

Are you sure?

The intelligence chief nodded and pointed to the document.

"Sir, please turn to the last page."

"There is crucial evidence there."

Upon hearing this, Mars quickly flipped to the last page.

As the papers were turned over, a photograph came into view.

It was a photo taken from a low angle.

The camera was taken from a great distance, but the scene in the photo still made Mars' eyes widen instantly.

a tree.

A tree that "stands tall and upright".

In the photo, buildings, people, and vehicles all appear as tiny as ants.

And that tree—

The tree trunk is as thick as a mountain peak.

The tree canopy, like a giant green cloud, enveloped the entire underground space.

Below the photo, there is a line of data.

Height: Over 400 meters. Canopy coverage: Approximately two square kilometers.

Mars stared at the photo, his throat bobbing.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"What...what is this?"