lerbook Chapter 349 Countdown Moved Ahead!
Chapter 349 Countdown Moved Ahead!
"northeast."
Nie Qingcheng repeated those two words.
She sat in the study with three documents spread out in front of her.
One is the terrain of Broken Cloud Valley.
One is a simplified table of the structure of the Sky-Observing Anchor.
The last one was her own handwritten list.
Zhang Yang had just finished telling the story of the Wind Spirit Beast.
She didn't panic, nor did she ask, "Could there be a mistake?"
She simply pushed aside the company documents at hand and opened the handwritten list.
Zhang Yan glanced at it.
Three pages.
Logistics support project for the sealing war.
Evacuation plan.
Material reserves.
Communication support.
Post-war relief.
Temporary medical point.
Power backup.
Disguised plan for civilian traffic control.
They even listed out the routes for clearing obstacles from the roads around the villa and the routes for the backup convoy.
Zhang Yan picked up the first page and remained silent for two seconds.
"When was it made?"
Nie Qingcheng didn't look at him: "The day you went to the East Sea to see Xuanwu."
The tension that had been taut in Zhang Yan's heart eased slightly, only to tighten again very quickly.
She was never one to stand still and wait.
She said she wanted to be in a place where she could see him, but behind the scenes, she had already laid out all the necessary preparations.
This put Zhang Yan at ease.
This also made him even more afraid to lose.
Nie Qingcheng looked up: "The Wind Spirit Beast leaving the valley means the time might be brought forward?"
"That's how stargazing is used to determine this. It still needs to be verified."
"Let's consider the worst-case scenario."
"Um."
Zhang Yan sat down opposite her and opened the system panel.
The completeness of the Heavenly Craftsman's Heart is 99.2%.
The Four Spirits Cooperative Sealing Mode has been unlocked.
The three sky-observing anchors have been completed.
The sealing success rate is 93%.
The numbers are good.
But Zhang Yan didn't like this.
What he wants is stability.
Especially after the Wind Spirit Beast variable appeared, the original seven-month countdown became unreliable.
My phone vibrated.
Qin Xiao called.
Zhang Yan answered the call.
"explain."
Qin Xiao was very anxious: "Brother Yan, the military satellite has detected the Wind Spirit Beast's trajectory."
Zhang Yan looked at Nie Qingcheng and turned on speakerphone.
Qin Xiao continued, "After leaving Broken Cloud Valley, it moves very fast, moving at night and disappearing during the day. The heat source detection is very unstable, but the direction is basically confirmed: northeast."
"Where are you now?"
"We have already crossed the provincial border."
Nie Qingcheng tapped the map with her finger.
Zhang Yan asked, "Target identification?"
Qin Xiao's voice deepened: "Follow the straight line, pointing towards Jinghai."
The study was silent for a second.
Zhang Yan was not surprised.
Wind Spirit Beasts are sensitive to high-dimensional energy.
If it is indeed a harbinger of impending doom, then its journey towards Jinghai indicates that the main site of the ruins is being formed here.
Or rather, Jinghai has become the biggest driving force.
The heart of nature's craftsmanship.
Nie Qingcheng.
Anchor point of consciousness.
Zefeng Group's Lighthouse Project.
All the threads are winding their way in here.
Qin Xiao added, "There's one more thing. The monitoring network just crashed. Scattered Class C pollutant activity was detected simultaneously in seven cities across the country. The amount was small, but very dispersed."
Zhang Yan asked, "Send the diagram."
"It's already been sent."
Nie Qingcheng turned on the large screen.
The map is projected.
The seven pollution sites are scattered like nails across different cities.
Before Zhang Yan could speak, Qin Xiao added, "Brother Yan, look at the connection."
Nie Qingcheng has already drawn lines at seven points.
After the lines intersect, the central direction becomes very clear.
Jinghai.
Not a coincidence.
Looking at the picture, Zhang Yan immediately made a judgment in his mind.
The ruins are coming to an end.
It used to be sowing seeds.
Groundwater, ports, borders, abandoned factories, military bases.
Now it starts to push the scattered material in one direction.
If the previous steps involved laying down the net, this step involves pulling it up.
Qin Xiao lowered his voice: "Has there been any change on the system side?"
Zhang Yan looked at the panel.
The countdown originally showed: seven months and ten days.
The numbers flashed the next second.
A system notification popped up.
The activity of high-dimensional precursors is currently abnormally enhanced.
The credibility of the original countdown has decreased.
It is advisable to prepare for the worst-case scenario.
The actual window of opportunity may be shortened to three to five months.
Zhang Yan read the contents aloud.
Qin Xiao cursed directly.
Nie Qingcheng remained silent.
She simply flipped to the last page of the three-page list and wrote a line in the blank space at the bottom.
Time window: three months.
Zhang Yan saw it.
"Don't write it as death."
"I'll do the worst-case scenario."
"Um."
He didn't try to persuade him.
There's no point in telling her not to be nervous at this point.
Making her do things is actually the best way to appease her.
Zhang Yan said into the phone, "Qin Xiao, three things."
"you say."
"First, contact Qin Changfeng. The evacuation drills for the core urban area of Jinghai in the Panshi Contingency Plan have been initiated ahead of schedule. The purported emergency response will be based on a combination of earthquake, gas, and underground pipeline factors; do not mention pollution."
"clear."
"Secondly, regarding that Class A mobile heat source in northern Myanmar, Aung Tun, we must pinpoint its location. If it continues to move north or towards the coastline, I will personally handle it."
"I'll contact them right away."
"Third, the people who escaped from TFC."
Qin Xiao's voice deepened: "Still haven't found them. They were carrying three consciousness anchors, and their route was broken at a transit point in the south. The military and my sister-in-law's people are investigating."
Zhang Yan looked at Nie Qingcheng.
Nie Qingcheng had already opened another document.
"I've traced two funding lines," she said directly. "He didn't go through normal channels. Someone prepared a clean identity and cash for him, avoiding all air and rail records."
Qin Xiao paused for a moment, then said, "Sister-in-law, you're here too."
"Let's get down to business."
"Yes."
Nie Qingcheng continued, "He knows Jinghai, he knows Zhang Yan, and he also knows the value of the anchor point. After escaping, he is most likely to do two things: either defect overseas, or infiltrate Jinghai in the opposite direction and send the anchor point to the location where the ruins need it most."
Qin Xiao's voice was a little tense: "Sister-in-law, do you mean he might already be on his way to Jinghai?"
"It's not possible."
Nie Qingcheng pulled up a city logistics map.
"Last night, a batch of refrigerated trucks entered Jinghai from the outskirts of Shanghai. The declared goods were fine, but one of the trucks had a different license plate."
Zhang Yan looked at the route.
The line didn't go directly into the city center; instead, it bypassed the heavily monitored area and entered from the north.
Very professional.
This was no ordinary escape.
Qin Xiao immediately replied, "I'll have someone check the car right now."
"No need to check the vehicle," Zhang Yan said.
He took a metal container out of the system space.
It contains three samples of consciousness anchors that were previously brought back from Shanghai.
The escapee now has three.
There may be a weak correlation between homologous organisms.
Anchor points can be used as coordinates in a system.
He can also use it in reverse.
This is very dangerous.
Actively activating anchor points is equivalent to illuminating yourself in a short period of time.
However, given enough time, it's possible to get the direction before the market reacts.
Nie Qingcheng understood his actions.
"Activate it here?"
"Three underground floors."
"I'll go with you."
Zhang Yan initially wanted to refuse.
But she had already stood up.
He glanced at her but didn't say "no".
Because this is not a battle.
Moreover, in the third underground level of Tianji Security, the mechanical puppets, White Tiger, and Azure Dragon stable field presets can all be used.
If she wants to see it, let her see it.
Half an hour later, the underground laboratory was sealed off.
When Qin Xiao arrived, his hair was still a bit messy, obviously from speeding all the way.
"Brother Yan, Qin Changfeng has already replied. The evacuation drill in Jinghai will start within 48 hours at the earliest, and the scope will start with stress testing of the underground pipe network and the core business district."
Zhang Yan nodded.
"Where is Ang Tun?"
"We've made contact. The Class A heat source in northern Myanmar is still moving, but at a slower pace. His men dare not approach; they can only monitor it from a distance."
"Tell him not to go and get himself killed."
He said he understood.
Zhang Yan didn't ask any more questions.
He placed a consciousness anchor into the isolation tank.
The heart of nature hangs above.
Nie Qingcheng stood two meters behind him, with mechanical puppets protecting her closely.
Qin Xiao stood on the other side, holding the emergency power-off controller in his hand, although he knew that this thing was probably useless.
The stargazer accessed via an encrypted frequency band and only said one sentence.
"Activation time should not exceed nine seconds."
Zhang Yan looked at the black crystals in the isolation tank.
"It doesn't take nine seconds."
Blue and white light fell.
The anchor of consciousness began to heat up.
A very fine, dark red line lit up from inside the crystal.
Zhang Yan prevented it from spreading.
The divine craftsmanship suppressed the outward leakage, only releasing the innermost coordinates to respond.
one second.
two seconds.
The system panel displayed a large amount of garbled text.
The map flashed for the third second.
Jinghai.
In the fourth second, the coordinates begin to shrink.
North District.
In the fifth second, the dark red light inside the anchor point suddenly intensified, as if something was looking along the line.
Zhang Yan immediately cut it off.
The Heavenly Craftsman pressed down in the opposite direction, and the blue and white light sealed the anchor point again.
The laboratory fell silent.
Qin Xiao stared at the screen: "Has the location been identified?"
Zhang Yan did not answer.
He looked at the red dot on the system map.
Nie Qingcheng saw it too.
The red dot is not in the suburbs.
Not at the dock.
Not in an abandoned factory.
It is located within Jinghai City.
The villa is less than nine kilometers away.
Qin Xiao's expression changed completely.
"Has he arrived yet?"
Zhang Yan put away his genius and spoke in a calm voice.
"Um."
The red dot on the screen suddenly moved.
The direction is directly towards the villa.