The portal to this dinosaur world had finally been secured, and the cheers of those present took a long time to subside.
Li Chengfu emerged from the crowd. "This is truly wonderful. The people of Long Country have hope!"
"Excellent. Now that the portal is fixed, we must transport supplies immediately! I also want to go and thoroughly study the ecosystem there." This was the scientist who had argued with Chu Shi earlier.
This scientist was Bai Lang, the most brilliant biologist in Long Country, now an academician. He was in his fifties but looked like he was in his forties. Bai Lang and Chu Shi had collaborated on some research projects before, and something had happened in one of those projects, causing Bai Lang to deeply dislike Chu Shi. Bai Lang was in his fifties, while Chu Shi was in his twenties, a difference of a generation. Su Han truly had no idea what had transpired between them.
When Su Han was at the base, he had also observed the research conducted by the scientists. The botanists and zoologists there were all led by Bai Lang, which spoke volumes about his scientific achievements.
At this moment, Li Chengfu spoke again. "Academician Bai Lang, please don't be too hasty. We must first send people to establish a base. After all, there are no research facilities there yet."
"If that's the case, then let's immediately send people to build the base! I can't wait," Bai Lang said.
Facing Academician Bai Lang, Li Chengfu found it difficult to issue direct orders or adopt a tone of authority, as Bai Lang would not necessarily comply.
"Then let's proceed to the next phase of the plan. Expeditionary force, proceed to the dinosaur world immediately!" Li Chengfu declared.
Following this, the large steel doors connecting the hall to the outside began to open slowly.
Dozens of heavily armed soldiers from Long Country marched in.
A major at the front shouted, "Otherworld Development Department, initial expeditionary force reporting for duty!"
Li Chengfu nodded. "Very good. Once you arrive, you must carve out a safe zone to protect those who come after from the threat of dinosaurs!"
"Yes!"
The armed soldiers then passed through the portal into the dinosaur world.
After entering the otherworld, the soldiers looked around with curiosity. They had already undergone extensive training and knew that this portal led to another world.
"So this is the dinosaur world."
"Another world."
"I've left Blue Star."
"..."
The excitement of entering a new world caused their formation to become somewhat disorganized.
"What are you doing! Keep moving forward! Don't block the area near the portal! More people will be coming through!" the major shouted loudly.
The soldiers quickly moved forward.
"Secure the surroundings! Eliminate any suspicious threats immediately!" the leading major continued to shout.
The young soldiers immediately returned to their duties, suppressing their curiosity. They began patrolling the area around the portal.
Soon, the second group arrived, transporting a batch of supplies. They used handcarts to bring the supplies.
Following this, people and carts of supplies began to continuously pass through the portal.
At this time, many relevant departments of Long Country were already in motion.
Meanwhile, at a military camp 25 kilometers outside the Otherworld Development Department base, an engineering corps was on standby near a warehouse.
Beside the engineers, large quantities of cement, steel bars, and sand were piled up.
"Commander, we've been on standby here for a month. Why haven't we received any orders yet? The construction materials next to us have piled up into mountains."
"They've already piled into mountains! Several mountains!"
"This leisurely life is nice, but if it continues like this, it'll become very boring."
The commander of the engineering corps, Bao Xinshui, sighed. "Alas! The higher-ups have simply been telling us to wait here. Now with the blight raging and food supplies dwindling, many units have had their rations reduced. The food here is much better than what we had before. You should be content."
"Precisely, which is why we feel guilty every day, enjoying unlimited food here, as if we're letting down Long Country!"
These soldiers all possessed a spirit of contributing to Long Country. It was natural for them to have such thoughts.
"Rumble..." The warehouse doors opened.
Small pickup trucks drove in, forming a long line.
A soldier disembarked from the first pickup truck.
Bao Xinshui recognized him as Wang Jun'ai, the commander of another transport regiment specifically responsible for transportation.
"These pickup trucks?" Bao Xinshui asked, a thought forming in his mind.
Wang Jun'ai said, "We'll be using these pickup trucks to transport these construction materials. Come on, quickly help me load these materials onto the trucks."
"Commander Wang, are we really using these pickup trucks to transport so much material? Wouldn't it be better to use large trucks? There are several large trucks right here!"
Outside the warehouse stood several large trucks. Using them would surely speed up the transport of materials.
"These are the orders from above. Start loading!"
Since it was an order from above, Bao Xinshui had no choice but to comply. Soon, they used mechanical arms to lift the construction materials piled like several small mountains and load them onto the large trucks.
After the pickup trucks were filled, Bao Xinshui left some engineers behind and, along with others, boarded several troop transports.
Thus, the troop transports led the way, followed by the material-carrying pickup trucks, forming a long convoy that departed the camp.
Wang Jun'ai and Bao Xinshui both sat in the first troop transport. The driver of the first troop transport was not from their regiments.
According to the orders, the vehicles behind were to follow the first vehicle.
"Commander Wang, where are we going?"
"Commander Bao, please don't ask! I don't know either!"
"You don't know, yet you're leading the way?"
"Please don't misunderstand. Our orders were to follow this vehicle. And the driver of this vehicle is not from my regiment!"
"What? Not from your regiment?"
Bao Xinshui looked towards the driver's seat and saw a young man driving. The young man was not wearing a military uniform, and from the outside, his rank was unclear. However, in terms of age, Bao Xinshui was significantly older than the driver.
"Young man, what should I call you?"
"Commander Bao, just call me Xiao Jin."
"Xiao Jin, where are we going? Which unit are you from?"
"We are going to another world. I no longer belong to the military. I work for the Otherworld Development Department."
"Another world? The Otherworld Development Department? Young man, have you been reading novels? How could our Long Country possibly have a department like the Otherworld Development Department!"
"Commander Bao, I'm not lying. You know, such classified information cannot be spoken of casually! You will also be exposed to these secrets, which is why I'm telling you.
"Alright, alright, alright. I understand. It's definitely a secret, which is why you can't say more. Then I won't ask."
When the vehicles arrived at the Otherworld Development Department base.
The soldiers from the two regiments in the vehicles could not help but exclaim in amazement, marveling at how a mountain had been excavated to form a base.
"Amazing, they've dug into a mountain like this."
"Are we here to expand this base?"
"..."
As the vehicles entered the hall, they continued to drive forward.
Bao Xinshui looked ahead, and the vehicles were heading towards a door standing in the center.
When the vehicles were still two meters away from the door, Bao Xinshui quickly said,
"Xiao Jin, you're about to hit the door!"
Driver Xiao Jin ignored Bao Xinshui's words and continued to drive forward.
"It's going to hit, it's going to hit!"
Wang Jun'ai next to him said, "Don't worry, this door is a few centimeters wider than the vehicle!"
Indeed, the troop transport vehicle slowly drove in, leaving a gap of a few centimeters on either side of the door.
As Bao Xinshui and Wang Jun'ai wondered why they had to drive the vehicle through this door.
The front of the vehicle just passed through the portal, and a new world suddenly appeared before their eyes. 138 Reading Network
Wang Jun'ai and Bao Xinshui were so stunned by the sudden change in scenery that they were speechless.
"This, this, this! Is this truly another world?"
Xiao Jin continued to drive the vehicle forward, leaving space for the vehicles behind to enter.
The vehicles behind, wondering why the vehicle in front had disappeared after entering the portal, heard a voice from a nearby speaker.
"Keep driving forward! Don't stop! Don't stop even after passing through the door, because the vehicles behind will still need to go through. This door is a portal. Beyond the door is a brand new world."
The repetitive voice kept playing. The drivers in the vehicles were soldiers, and their obedience to orders led them to continue driving the pickup trucks through the door.
Soon, over a dozen troop transports and pickup trucks had entered the portal.
Upon entering the portal, before the soldiers could carefully observe the scenery of this new world, someone guided them to park their vehicles, disembark, and unload their cargo.
At the portal, a large speaker broadcasted a voice, informing the soldiers from the two regiments about this place.
"The door you passed through is a portal. This world is the dinosaur world. The dinosaur world is a brand new world. Your arrival here is to establish a base. This base will be our Long Country's forward outpost for developing the dinosaur world. The dinosaur world is the fundamental solution for our Long Country to resolve the great famine. The most numerous creatures in the dinosaur world are dinosaurs..."
The repeated broadcasts allowed the soldiers from the two regiments to get a general understanding of this world.
After unloading their cargo, Wang Jun'ai's transport regiment vehicles were immediately ordered to drive back and fetch more supplies. Meanwhile, Bao Xinshui's engineering corps was ordered to stay and begin construction.
After this experience, Bao Xinshui understood why pickup trucks were used to transport construction materials. The width of these pickup trucks was exactly 1.9 meters, just enough to pass through the portal.
Meanwhile, Su Han was in a conference room at the Otherworld Development Department, listening to the Long Country experts' introduction to the infrastructure construction in the dinosaur world.
"Deputy Director Su Han, the first phase of construction will involve building around the portal..."