Chapter 327 This is the Astral Portal, welcome to Project New Hope
Chapter 327 This is the Astral Portal, welcome to Project New Hope
Deep in the Arctic Ocean, deep within the glaciers.
Liu Yishou stood on the bridge of the Kunlun aircraft carrier, breathing out cold air, looking at a set of encrypted coordinates clutched in his hand.
Before me stretched a vast expanse of white ice, with towering icebergs and howling winds.
He looked up into the distance, towards the direction of the Arctic Army military base.
It's still several kilometers away from here.
"Report, we have reached the designated coordinates." The communications officer's voice rang in my ears.
Liu Yishou nodded and picked up the encrypted communicator.
"This is the Great Xia Naval Expeditionary Fleet, calling the Arctic Army Base."
A static crackled from the communicator, followed by a deep male voice.
"signal."
"Heavenly King covers the Earth Tiger".
"Chicken stew with mushrooms".
"Confirmation complete, please wait."
Liu Yishou frowned, put down the communicator, and turned to look at his adjutant.
"What's next?"
The adjutant looked bewildered and shook his head helplessly.
If even the commander-in-chief doesn't know, how am I supposed to know?
Rumbling--
Suddenly, a violent tremor came from the iceberg in front of them.
The entire bridge seemed to tremble with the tremendous sound.
Upon seeing this, Liu Yishou's eyes widened immediately.
"What's going on?!"
The next second, the scene before him completely stunned him.
Suddenly, a crack appeared in the middle of the iceberg cliff that was over a hundred meters high in front of them.
Immediately afterwards, a huge stone wall slowly sank down, revealing a dark hole.
The cave entrance is wide, nearly a hundred meters long.
The cave is bottomless, and the walls on both sides are smooth and flat, clearly carved by man.
Liu Yishou: "???"
adjutant:"!!!"
All the officers on the bridge were dumbfounded.
At that moment, the communicator rang again.
"Expeditionary fleet, please enter the canal. We will guide you forward."
Liu Yishou snapped out of his daze, grabbed the communicator,
"Wait, this is an artificial canal?!"
"Yes, a canal dug specifically for the fleet."
"Are you crazy? This place is several kilometers away from your army base. The sheer scale of this project..."
He spoke loudly, then suddenly realized that he had no control over the army, let alone the Dragon War.
Then he changed the subject and said:
"When was it dug up?"
"Keep it a secret."
"What the hell are you trying to do?" Liu Yishou couldn't help but swear.
The other party was silent for two seconds.
"You'll see when you come in."
Liu Yishou took a deep breath, suppressing the shock and confusion in his heart.
He turned to look at his adjutant.
"Pass down the order: the entire fleet, enter the canal."
"yes!"
The destroyer started first, and the massive hull slowly moved forward.
Then, various warships and aircraft carriers lined up in a long line and entered the cave entrance one by one.
Liu Yishou stood on the bridge, his eyes fixed on the front.
The canal is straight, with rows of huge searchlights mounted on the walls on both sides, their bright lights illuminating the entire canal.
The top is covered by a thick layer of glacier, through which you can vaguely see the starry sky outside.
The entire canal is like a giant tunnel, running deep into the glacier.
Liu glanced at the width of the canal and silently estimated it in his mind.
Ninety meters wide.
The Kunlun aircraft carrier is over 70 meters wide, which is barely enough to pass through, but one must proceed with extreme caution.
He picked up the ship's intercom system.
"Attention everyone, slow down, maintain course, and do not deviate from it."
The fleet moved forward slowly.
The water in the canal was calm and there were no waves.
The walls on both sides are as smooth as a mirror, clearly having been precisely cut.
Liu Yishou became increasingly alarmed as he looked at the document.
Normally, even with the most advanced equipment, this amount of work would take several months to complete.
This is a canal, clearly related to ships, but he had never heard of such cooperation with an army base.
What's outrageous is, why would an army base need so many warships?
There's an aircraft carrier here!
Can the underground base accommodate them?
His doubts grew, but no one could give him the answers.
The fleet continued its advance.
Ten minutes later, a huge dam appeared in front of them.
The dam was high and completely blocked the canal.
Liu Yishou frowned. "Stop the boat."
At that moment, the communicator rang again.
"Expeditionary fleet, please proceed through the locks in sequence. The aircraft carrier needs to cooperate by dismantling its bridge and lowering its altitude."
Liu Yishou: "..."
Dismantling the bridge?
What kind of operation is this?
However, he didn't waste any words and simply listened to what the other party said, since he was there to integrate into the New Hope Project.
"Pass down the order to dismantle and lower the aircraft carrier's bridge."
"With the help of cranes, the bridge can be placed on the deck."
"yes!"
The engineers acted swiftly, with several cranes extending from both sides of the canal to begin dismantling the equipment on top of the bridge.
Half an hour later, the top of the bridge was completely removed and neatly placed on the deck.
The height of the Kunlun-class aircraft carrier has been significantly reduced.
"Report: The warship ahead has passed through the lock."
"Okay, let's continue queuing to enter."
One by one, the warships entered the lock.
The dam gates opened slowly, and after the warships entered, the gates closed.
Immediately afterwards, the water level began to drop.
The warship sank, just like riding an elevator.
Once the water level drops to the bottom, the gate on the other side opens, and the warship sails out.
The entire process was precise and efficient, without any errors.
Liu Yishou was deeply shocked by what he saw.
This lock system, capable of navigating aircraft carriers, would be considered a top-tier engineering feat even in peacetime.
Moreover, what kind of material can withstand this tonnage?
Could it be that it was made using Zheng Jin?
This is the apocalypse, resources are scarce, why would we use Zheng Jin for this?
Crazy crazy!
What exactly is the army supposed to do?
Finally, it was the turn of the Kunlun aircraft carrier.
The massive ship slowly entered the lock, and the gates closed behind it.
The water level began to drop the next second.
Liu Yishou felt his feet sink, and the entire aircraft carrier began to descend.
He leaned on the command platform, his eyes fixed on the front.
The water level kept dropping.
ten meters.
Twenty meters.
Thirty meters...
Finally, the aircraft carrier descended to the bottom and entered the underground base.
The gate in front slowly opened.
Liu Yishou looked up.
The next second, his eyes widened suddenly.
He stood there, stunned.
At the end of the canal, a huge door frame stands tall.
The door frame is fifty meters high and ninety meters wide.
It emitted a pale blue light, a soft yet dazzling glow.
Inside the doorway lies a completely different world.
Sunlight.
Liu Yishou saw the sunlight.
The sun was shining brightly, the sky was azure, and in the distance, there was the blue sea.
He remembered that it was still dark outside when he arrived, and suddenly raised his wrist to look at his watch.
Three o'clock in the morning.
But inside the doorway, it was daytime!
Liu rubbed his eyes and looked at it again.
That's right.
It was daytime inside the doorway, but nighttime outside the base.
He felt his worldview was collapsing.
Inside the bridge, all the officers stared wide-eyed, their breaths catching in their throats.
"Sir... what is that?" the adjutant asked, his voice trembling.
Liu Yishou swallowed hard.
"Damn it, how would I know!"
He grabbed the communicator.
"Calling the Army base, what is that door?!"
A voice that he knew all too well came through the communicator.
It's Dragon War!
"That door is called the Astral Portal."
"And behind that door lies another world!"
"Old Liu, welcome to the New Hope Project!"
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