binnovel Chapter 509 Flying Dragon, Set Sail!
Chapter 509 Flying Dragon, Set Sail!
As soon as Li Chenglong got home and before he even entered the dining room, he heard Han Xiaoling vividly recounting what had just happened. Li Chenglong suddenly realized that inviting Han Xiaoling over for lunch was an absolutely correct decision; hearing it from her was definitely better than telling Yun Lan directly.
He peeked into the dining room and noticed that apart from Han Xiaoling and Yun Lan, no one else was home. Yun Lan, without looking up, served rice and said, "Now that you're all back, why are you still sneaking around like that? Hurry up and come eat."
Li Chenglong chuckled awkwardly, washed his hands thoroughly, and then sat down in the restaurant. At that moment, Yun Lan, sitting next to him, grabbed his ear and said, "In the future, if something like this happens, just say it directly. If others find out, they'll think I'm just a tigress who doesn't know right from wrong or how to handle things. Do you understand?"
Li Chenglong covered his ears and said, "I know, I know, my good wife."
Hearing Li Chenglong say this, Yunlan released her hand and then said, "I've heard everything from Xiaoling. I support you and the Second Division going. In the future, you can decide on similar matters yourself, and I will definitely support you. You are now both the city lord of Dawn City and the commander-in-chief of the Dawn Army, so you don't need to consult me on everything. However, please make sure to inform me of any similar matters in the future, instead of hiding them from me."
Li Chenglong nodded, put his right arm around Yunlan, and said, "Yes, I will definitely let you know as soon as possible in the future."
Han Xiaoling sat opposite them, watching their somewhat ambiguous actions, and felt somewhat superfluous. After a while, she said softly, "Brother, sister-in-law, should I leave first?"
The two then realized that Han Xiaoling was still in the restaurant and quickly separated. Li Chenglong noticed that there was still some high-grade Dawn Rice in Han Xiaoling's bowl, and she hadn't finished her dishes, so he said, "Eat up before you leave. Although life is a bit better now, we can't waste food. By the way, when you leave later, please inform Section Two that we have a training session this afternoon. This is the first time Section Two has gone to space as a whole, so we must be prepared."
Han Xiaoling quickly finished the rest of her food and then asked, "Brother, what time do you think would be a good time to meet?" Li Chenglong checked the time and replied, "How about 2 PM? We'll meet at the air force base then. I've already parked the Flying Dragon there. You can go up first. The password is the one our Second Division usually uses."
After Han Xiaoling left, Li Chenglong asked with some confusion, "Why are you and Xiaoling the only ones at home? Where did the others go?" Yunlan said while clearing away the dishes, "My mom and Li Xue picked up Yunhao, Yunxi, and Suqian this morning. She said the General Logistics Department is relatively relaxed lately, and seeing how busy we are, she wanted to help us look after them for a few days. My daughter is over four months old now and doesn't breastfeed much anymore, so I agreed."
After putting the bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen, she continued, "Before I left, I put a dozen or so bottles filled with breast milk into a storage capsule and gave it to Mom. Yunxi can eat whenever she wants, so you don't have to worry about that."
Li Chenglong nodded in agreement and started washing pots and pans with Yunlan in the kitchen. After finishing in the kitchen, Yunlan tidied up briefly and left. Since Li Chenglong was going to the air force base later, and someone needed to be in the city lord's office, she volunteered to take charge of the afternoon's work.
At 2 PM, Li Chenglong arrived at the Dawn Army Air Force Base. Previously, to facilitate familiarization for the members of the Second Section and the newly established special forces team, Li Chenglong's Flying Dragon and Yunlan's Dawn were docked here. However, for security and secrecy reasons, the two spaceships, one large and one medium-sized, were parked in a specially designated area of the air force base, with personnel stationed and patrolling.
Upon arriving at the air force base, Li Chenglong, accompanied by the highest-ranking officers of the air force, Yuan Ang, Zou Yang, and Chen Tian, first visited the seven regiments of the air force, had a cordial exchange with the soldiers, and inspected their training and living conditions.
Two hours later, Li Chenglong, accompanied by an officer, arrived at the location where the Flying Dragon was parked. He had already contacted the members of the Second Section beforehand, saying that he wanted to visit the air force base and that they could first conduct learning or simulation training on the Flying Dragon.
Li Chenglong boarded the Flying Dragon alone and saw the eight members of the Second Division learning about the universe from the Flying Dragon's artificial intelligence, Aida. Upon seeing him enter, the women all stood up. He gestured for them to continue their studies, then contacted Teacher Lena, informing her of the personnel he was tasked with on a mission.
Professor Lena has already finalized the list of people who will be going. In addition to her, four other people will be going with her: three of them are from her lab, and the last one is Miss Erica.
After learning that they were going on this mission, Erica took the initiative to find Lena and expressed her determination to go with them. Lena couldn't refuse her, and Erica had just reached level 13, plus her sister was with her, so taking her along wouldn't be a problem.
The list of personnel to carry out the mission tomorrow has been finalized, totaling 14 people.
After their training session came to an end, Li Chenglong sat in the captain's seat and asked with a smile, "Among the people in our Second Division, I'm the only one who has been to space. Although you've had many simulation training sessions before, you haven't experienced the real space environment. I wonder what the universe is like in your eyes?"
Han Xiaoling said with some longing, "I spent my childhood at my maternal grandparents' house in the countryside. My grandparents lived in the mountains, where electricity wasn't available 24 hours a day, let alone the light pollution like in the city. So, on summer nights, I could lie in the yard and see a sky full of stars, which was very beautiful. I feel that when we go to the universe, we can see even more and more beautiful stars."
Sun Menghua said, "I once met an astronaut who had worked on the space station with my father. He said that although you can appreciate the beautiful starlight in the universe, the environment is very closed, which can make you feel lonely and afraid. Moreover, there are very few places with light in the universe, and most of it is pitch black."
Everyone shared their understanding of the universe. Li Chenglong concluded, "The place we're going to this time might be dangerous, and we don't know what might happen. Just to be on the safe side, I'll give each of you one of the latest spacesuits I bought from the Interstellar Alliance. These spacesuits don't have men's or women's versions; they automatically adjust to your body size and are extremely durable and safe."
Li Chenglong took out the spacesuits and distributed one to each person, who carefully stored them into their storage capsules. Li Chenglong continued, "These spacesuits are for use in the space environment. I'll also give you some clothing for use inside the spaceship, which are spacesuits. These were made in my space factory, but they come in men's and women's versions, though they don't have different sizes and will automatically adjust to your body shape."
After saying that, Li Chenglong took out the women's spacesuits and gave two to each person so they could wash and change into them. The group then sat together and chatted for a long time until 7 p.m. before dispersing.
At 8:00 AM on November 18th, at the Dawn Army Air Force Base control tower, a staff member spoke into the microphone: "Five minutes before the start of the Flying Dragon's launch countdown, please evacuate to the safe area."
Li Chenglong kissed Li Yunhao, put him down, and said to Yunlan and the others, "The rest is up to you. We'll try our best to get back quickly." He waved and strode into the entrance of the Flying Dragon. As he entered, the Flying Dragon's hatch slowly closed and began to pressurize and seal.
Yun Lan, Zheng Yong, Feng Tian, Shen Menghua, Ma Tiancheng, Qi Guoan, Yun Qian, and other key cadres of the Dawn Army and Dawn City came to see them off and pray for their safe return.
塔台又播报道：“倒计时前10秒，10、9、8、7、6……0。”李成龙坐在舰长席说道：“飞龙号，启航！”
A tremor ran through the ground, and five white beams shot out from beneath the Hiryu, which began to slowly ascend. Reaching an altitude of 1000 meters, the Hiryu adjusted its maneuvers, shutting off its thrusters and activating its main propulsion system at the stern. In less than five minutes, it had already left the atmosphere.