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Chapter 191: Maglev Train in Operation! (2)

Chapter 191 – Maglev Train in Operation! (2)

Shanghai, Qingpu District, Qingpu Passenger Transport Terminal’s North Park:

Over a thousand police officers armed with live ammunition were currently sealing off the park, preventing unauthorized people from entering it .

Meanwhile, hundreds of engineers and government staff were busily running about doing their respective work inside the park .

“It should be here . ”

On a basketball court inside the park, a middle-aged man wearing a safety helmet repeatedly drew on a cardboard piece . Occasionally, he would also reference the data provided by his colleagues . After finalizing his calculations, he said, “Yes, this is the place . There’s more than a 100-meter deviation from the original plan . Start drawing . Use red for the inner ring and white for the outer ring . ”

Several young students nearby immediately picked up a paint bucket at their teacher’s instructions and started drawing two circles around the basketball court .

“How long more do you need? Isn’t it time to vacate the area? Make sure no accidents happen,” an old man standing beside the middle-aged man said solemnly .

Grabbing his tablet, the middle-aged man looked at the image displayed in the livestream room . “We’re almost done . We’ll vacate the area once we’re done drawing . ”

Four minutes later, the students finished drawing the warning circles . They then retreated from the park together with everyone else .

At the same time, the police officers outside the park also started dispersing the gathered crowd .

The virtual road map Chen Yu provided showed that the maglev train would indeed arrive inside the park . However, to be on the safe side, the government team managing the operation still decided to vacate all pedestrians within a one-kilometer radius of the destination .

The surrounding roads were also blocked off completely, and all nearby buildings were told to shut their doors and windows . The area’s electricity, water, and gas supplies were also cut off temporarily .

Despite the huge commotion, though, most of the gathered crowd were unaware of what was going on . They merely whispered and gossip among themselves as they looked at the government’s blockade .

As for the few knowledgeable people, they continued watching Transdimensional Review’s livestream while eagerly awaiting the upcoming spectacular scene .

“Why is it taking so long? I can’t wait any longer . ”

“It should only take a few more minutes . Otherwise, the police wouldn’t drive us away . ”

“Hey, I borrowed a colleague’s Canon! I’m going to take a good shot and keep it as a family heirloom . ”

On a certain elevated platform that provided an excellent view of the North Park, several office workers belonging to the same company had gathered to spectate the maglev train’s arrival . They whispered with each other as they gazed at the distant park .

At this time, a young man from the same company hurriedly squeezed through the crowd and asked his colleagues, “Do you guys have any money? Lend me some . ”

“Money? What for?”

“I don’t have any! Stop blocking my camera!”

With sweat covering his forehead, the youth said, “I’m really in need of money right now . Lend me whatever you can now, and I’ll return you twice the amount 10 days later!”

“I’ll lend it to you once the show’s over,” a fat, middle-aged man said as he adjusted the binoculars in his hands . “I might get to see the female assistant with my very own eyes . ”

“It’ll be too late after the show’s over!”

“Why are you in such a hurry? Is your girlfriend pregnant? Even if that’s the case, you don’t need to be in such a rush,” the middle-aged man leisurely said . “The maglev train is going to arrive soon . This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity . ”

“I don’t have time to watch . I’m leaving first . ”

Seeing that none of his colleagues were paying him any attention, the young man promptly turned around and left .

“Huh?” The middle-aged man grew perplexed at the young man’s behavior . Putting down his binoculars, he fell into deep thought as he stared at the youth’s departing back . After a moment, the middle-aged man’s complexion abruptly changed as realization dawned on him . “Crap! The housing prices!”

After letting out a curse, the middle-aged man threw his binoculars away and hurriedly squeezed through the spectating crowd as well . Once out of the crowd, he spread his legs as he sprinted for the nearest real estate agency .

However, by the time the middle-aged man arrived at the nearest agency, a crowd had long since formed around the shop .

“Damn it! You bunch of sly bastards!” The middle-aged man cursed as he slapped his thigh . Pulling out his bank card, he rushed forward while shouting, “Get lost! I came here first! Leave one for me!”

…

Boom… Boom… Boom…

Three minutes later, the ground close to the park started trembling, causing the spectating crowd to stir .

Ten seconds later, the trembling intensified . Misunderstanding this situation to be an earthquake, those ignorant of the situation started scattering in a panic .

One second later…

Boom! Boom!!

Accompanied by a thundering boom, the ground in the park abruptly shattered . Immediately afterward, a dark shadow shot out of the earth and blotted out the sky!

Boom!!!

Under the pull of gravity, the dark shadow hit the ground heavily . The resulting shockwaves caused the entire park to be enveloped in a cloud of dust .

A moment later, the world fell silent .

At this moment, whether it was those in the know or the ignorant people, everyone had their mouths hanging wide open . Even the police officers, engineers, and government officials working at the scene were no exception . As they stared at the distant dust cloud, none of them was able to make any sound .

Only after the smoke had dissipated did the spectating crowd start making noise .

“What happened in the park?”

“I think I saw something come out of the ground?”

“It’s too far . I can’t get a clear look because of the trees . ”

“Is it aliens?”

“The park exploded?”

Meanwhile, the livestream viewers spectating the scene from a high vantage point cheered at this sight .

“He’s here!”

“UP, you’re awesome!”

“Crap! It’s huge!”

“So scary…”

“The drill bit is red hot . ”

“I’m at the scene! I’m at the scene, ahhhh!!!”

After the dust settled, police officers and staff members hurriedly surrounded the basketball court . Shock filled their eyes as they marveled at the 22nd-century engineering vehicle before them .

Inside the cab, Chen Yu tossed away the road map and stood up . He then walked up to the windshield and broadcasted his voice out of the train, “Stop wasting time . Have you brought the supplies?”

Outside the train, four engineers lifted a white cloth with words written using conspicuous red font . The cloth listed the amount of metals and rare earth metals they had prepared .

“I’ll open the cab’s material compartment now . All you need to do is insert the materials I need using the garbage classification method you guys are best at . ”

Pshh— Boom!

Accompanied by the sound of high-pressured gas being released, the metal plate located in the mid-section of the cab slid upward, exposing the material compartment inside .

Meanwhile, inside the material compartment, there were cylinders neatly arranged in a row . Each cylinder had an element symbol marked above it . The cylinders were also organized based on the amount they needed, from more to less, and from left to right: Fe, Cu, Zn, Ti, Au, Ag, Ta, W…until Ra .

Seeing this, the person in charge of the materials stepped forward and recorded the required metals . Afterward, he picked up his communicator and contacted the convoy stationed outside the park .

Rumble… Rumble…

Immediately afterward, fully-enclosed transport trucks started making their way into the park, crushing the vegetation in their way . Of the trucks entering the park, some of them were even marked with radiation symbols .

As soon as the convoy arrived, several staff members at the scene promptly gave instructions to the drivers and workers to start unloading their cargo .

“We’ll offload the iron first! Seal the other openings!”

The workers present quickly blocked off the other cylinders’ openings with wooden boards, leaving only the cylinder marked with Fe open . Simultaneously, over a hundred workers jumped aboard five of the trucks present and transported chunks of pure iron onto smaller trailers . The trailers would then dump the iron into the material compartment .

There were a total of three worker groups and 12 trailers . Everyone worked in turns, and their work efficiency was excellent .

Twenty minutes later, the iron cylinder was filled .

Another four minutes later, the copper cylinder was filled .

Another minute later, the gold, silver, titanium, and zinc cylinders were filled .

Another minute later, the manganese, ruthenium, and radium cylinders were filled .

Another minute later, the lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, and erbium cylinders were filled .

The entire loading process took half an hour . Once completed, the truck convoy promptly retreated .

Apparently, the government had overestimated the engineering vehicle’s carrying capacity, as over half of the gathered metals still remain unused…

“Thank you very much . Everyone, please step back . The farther, the better . ”

After receiving a prompt indicating that the material compartment was full, Chen Yu called for everyone to step away and make room .

Immediately, the personnel around the train dispersed . The police officers also put up a security net to prevent staff members or bystanders from sneaking up to the train .

Psh— Boom!

The material compartment’s lid closed, and the engineering vehicle’s engine restarted .

In the next moment, the front of the train became the rear, while the train’s rear became the front . The spiral drill bit was also retracted back into the train . Simultaneously, the bezels at the new front expanded to form an “umbrella” structure .

Rumble… Rumble…

The train began “retreating” back into the tunnel . Simultaneously, pipes at the front of the train smeared the tunnel walls with a liquid made up of various metals . This liquid would then be compressed and cooled into a special alloy by the umbrella-shaped bezels .

Meanwhile, as the engineering vehicle advanced through the tunnel, it also left behind two infinitely extending electromagnetic tracks in its wake .

The vacuum maglev pipeline was soon to be completed…