CHAPTER 1827: CHAPTER 1653: TAKEOFF

Not far from the container.

On the ground.

Two large ’H’s, very conspicuous. Outside the ’H’, there are two concentric circles. What delighted them most was the company logo sprayed between the two concentric circles.

Shield-shaped.

Counted.

A total of six.

Looking down from above.

Two words.

Comfortable.

Another two words.

Imposing.

"Huh? When was it sprayed? Why didn’t I know?"

Beside,

A voice of confusion came.

"You don’t know?" A new team member was puzzled. This was the backyard of the Security Department, surrounded by a transparent fence. In the entire living area, the Security Department occupied a large space.

"It wasn’t there this morning." Someone shook their head affirmatively.

If they knew,

how could they have been guessing in the cafeteria whether it was one or two airplanes? Looking at the machinery over there, they immediately understood that the paint job had just been done. Indeed, it’s efficient, done in the time it takes to have lunch.

As if using cheats.

In fact,

it really was.

It took less than ten minutes in total to spray these things. They were designed long ago. You input into the machine, put in the paint cartridge, start it, and the person’s job is just to collect everything after it’s done.

Everyone quickly approached the container.

"Do not cross this line."

Chu Sheng pointed to a yellow line on the ground.

Watch.

Be civilized.

Do not disturb others at work. Regarding the current scene, he was not surprised at all. He was one of the first to arrive and had seen the spray-painting process of the main roads in the living area.

No one.

Intelligent.

Efficient.

Precise.

...

Everyone who had seen it was amazed.

If this were to become widespread, how many road workers would lose their jobs? However, this was Africa, still in the desert, there was already a shortage of people, save a bit where you can, savings are all costs.

At this moment.

Their eyes gathered on the container. They had come at the right time, as some staff from the Logistics Department began to disassemble the container, first unlocking it and removing the bolts, and the entire top was lifted up.

Placed to the side.

Then.

The container boards on all sides were also removed to reveal the truth inside.

Hmm?

It’s encased in another container?

Grey.

One couldn’t tell the material, but it didn’t look cheap, and furthermore, a big company logo was printed on the outside. Clearly, this thing wasn’t originally manufactured here, at least not this container.

Otherwise,

The helicopter company wouldn’t randomly spray other companies’ logos.

"Two layers?"

"Should be for safety, it was two layers last time too."

"Oh."

Unlike before.

This didn’t have bolts.

They saw staff come to the short side, push a cover aside, revealing digital keys inside, press a few times, the whole case quivered, then the opposite and side started flipping up.

Slowly.

They saw the true appearance of the helicopter.

"So beautiful."

"Black and white."

"Like a zebra."

"The same model as Congo Gold, all from Belle Company."

"Nice."

"The key is big, not the type that seats two people."

"Plus the pilot, it can seat eight people."

"..."

Detach the holders.

A small vehicle in front, pulling the helicopter’s front wheels, dragged it out, they saw other parts of the case, those were fixed brackets and boxes, the rotors weren’t installed yet.

"When can it fly?"

"About half an hour, like last time."

"Looking forward to it."

"..."

At this moment.

More and more people were coming, some had just changed shifts and came to join the fun, although excited, no one took out their mobile phones to take pictures because the company didn’t allow it. You cannot take pictures of company property casually.

Otherwise.

While on duty in Central Africa,

each driving American military Hummers,

carrying AKs,

even with heavy-caliber weapons on the vehicles.

The truth is.

If these were filmed and spread around randomly back home, it would not look good. Of course, that’s the company’s explanation. The real reason, there are some things that aren’t the same as usual, like this airplane, it doesn’t look different from the outside.

Just like the prototype.

Inside,

That’s uncertain.

They didn’t know, the company bought them second-hand, cheap, then discarded as trash and replaced with brand-new machines. Opening it up would reveal vastly different structures inside.

Therefore.

"What about those pilots and ground crew?"

"No idea, not the same dormitory, but all quite nice to talk to."

"..."

Installed the rotors.

Carried out an examination.

Fueled up.

Half an hour later.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz~~"

Two helicopters entered the pre-flight testing phase.

"Alright, testing will mainly be on the ground for the next hour, you can all go back now."

Director Yang said.

Standing under the sun for half an hour, one by one got too hot to handle and dispersed to go back to their dormitories to enjoy the air conditioning. There will be more opportunities to see them in the future, and with luck, as old employees said, there might even be a chance to sit.

But the probability isn’t big.

This isn’t a toy, but an important company asset.

Watching is fine.

But wanting to treat it as a toy and casually fly it? Not gonna happen.

...

Afternoon.

Two o’clock.

The sun remained scorching.

A dozen SUVs left the living area. As soon as they left, the greenery disappeared, and all that was in sight was the Gobi. After five minutes of driving, they arrived at a place enclosed by iron fences.

Before their eyes.

A span of blue appeared.

Got off the cars.

Chu Sheng introduced,

"This is the solar energy power plant of the mining area, and it’s also one of the power sources for the living area. The mining area has four such plants, two solar energy plants, and two diesel power plants."

"There are a primary and a backup to ensure electricity supply."

"During the day, when the sun is blazing, most of the electricity is supplied by the two solar energy power plants. Within the living area, there are secondary solar panels on the rooftops and some places to ensure electrical safety."

"At night, the main power supply comes from the diesel power plants."

It’s hot during the day.

The air conditioning is always on, using lots of power, but fortunately, the power supply here is also very stable. In the Sahara Desert, it doesn’t rain much year-round, hardly any clouds, hence, photovoltaic power generation is very stable.

At night.

The temperature drops sharply.

Close the doors.

A thin blanket is needed inside the house; otherwise, it gets a bit cool, no need to turn on the air conditioning, with electricity usage only a third of what is used in the daytime, one could say these power plants are enough to support the park’s construction.

Of course.

The thermal power plant is indispensable.

Although diesel is produced by the refinery held by the chairman, it is still more expensive than coal.

"There’s no need for long-term stationing here, we have surveillance, but daily patrols are necessary, like the neighborhood security. Perhaps nothing happens in a whole year, but it serves as a deterrent nonetheless."

"..."

"This is the North Diesel Power Plant, only one is operated during the day because of stable solar energy. It’s generally used to supply power to construction units. At night, both diesel power plants operate fully."

"..."

"Here is the water plant, the desert surface lacks water, but underneath, at more than 200 meters, there is groundwater. Although the flow is small, it is enough for our use now. In the future, the operational industrial water will mainly come from a distant river."

"This is the permanent area for the Security Department, on duty 24 hours."

"..."

"This is the mining area, about five meters below is the iron mine."

"..."

Going through patrol points one by one.

They started becoming familiar with them.

Big.

This was their most intuitive feeling, it took quite a while to drive to see the next point.

Suddenly.

Da da da~~

The sound of rotor blades was heard in the sky.

"The helicopter has taken off."

Seen.

In the direction of the distant living area, two helicopters took off, one in front and the other in back, flying towards them. In no time, they flew over their heads. At this moment, they felt they were not guarding an iron mine.

But a gold mine.