The rise of nanometers

Central America.

Panama Canal.

A yacht slowly docked at the Panama City pier, and several middle-aged white men in black suits stepped off the yacht.

The Panama region with a tropical rainforest climate is hot and dry all year round. Compared with the weird climate in the middle and high latitudes in recent years, it is better here.

Especially after Noah focused his attention on the Americas, Central America gained a lot of development.

It's just that this development is abnormal and will be completely dominated by Noah. The small forces in Central America can only obey obediently, otherwise they will have to commit suicide with seven bullets in the back.

A group of people got off the yacht and got into an off-road vehicle, surrounded by several vehicles for protection.

in the car.

"Sir Nick, the other party has arrived."

Nick rubbed his temples and looked slightly tired. As the head of the CIA, he was under great pressure: "Then let's go!"

"OK."

The motorcade made several turns and arrived near the San Jose Cathedral in Panama City.

The motorcade stopped in front of a restaurant called "Monsoon Restaurant", which is a restaurant specializing in Southeast Asian cuisine and Nick's destination today.

Open the restaurant door.

Nick's assistant pulled out an invitation.

When a restaurant waiter saw the invitation, he smiled and bowed: "Gentlemen, please follow me."

Nick followed without saying a word, while his two assistants protected Nick in the middle while keeping an eye on the surroundings.

In a box on the second floor.

As soon as Nick entered the door, he saw an old acquaintance sitting on the sofa, brewing a pot of Biluochun lightly.

Nick was not polite and sat directly on the sofa opposite. The air-conditioning in the box made people involuntarily get goosebumps.

"Mr. Chu, let's talk directly! What do you want to discuss?"

Chu Xuan poured a cup of tea for Nick and pushed it over: "What are you going to do with the things on the moon?"

"..." Nick looked calm on the surface, but he was thinking quickly in his heart.

Regarding the reaction from the Federation, Noah was actually somewhat mentally prepared. Both sides obtained the meteorite fragments at about the same time.

In other words, both parties guessed that the other party had obtained the glowing fungus.

Nick even knew that at this time, there were at least three laser satellites over the Outpost 2 base on the moon, aiming there 24 hours a day.

If Noah dared to act rashly, the Outpost 2 base might be wiped out in an instant.

"What do you mean?" Nick kicked the ball back.

Chu Xuan took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Nick, you can't control that thing, but I know you won't give up researching it."

The silent Nick was noncommittal and seemed to be waiting for the next words.

"You can study it, but only on the moon. We have already made an agreement before, and this matter is non-negotiable."

Although he was very angry in his heart, Nick understood very well that if Noah did not abide by the secret agreement, the Outpost 2 base on the moon would definitely be completely wiped out by the Federation.

The Noah Society was inferior to others in strength, so Nick could only swallow his anger at this time. Before he came over, the top leaders of the Noah Society had conveyed their preparations to temporarily show weakness.

He sighed deeply: "Huh... we will abide by that agreement, but I hope you will also keep your promise. Besides, the moon belongs to all mankind."

"Okay, Nick, don't talk about the situation." Chu Xuan shook his head and said calmly:

"We will not enter other areas of the Ocean of Storms, Sea of ​​Moisture, and Sea of ​​Clouds, and you don't need to test anything. As long as you don't transport that thing back to Blue Star, we will not interfere with you."

Upon hearing the news, Nick immediately relaxed a little, and the second purpose of the trip was completed.

The Noah Association also knows that it is best for both parties to divide a rough area on the moon to avoid accidentally entering each other's area.

Although he didn't want to admit it, Nick knew that it would be difficult for Noah to compete with the Federation for territory on the moon.

Once they really turn against each other, Noah will not have many options to deal with it. He can either choose to die together in the extreme, or just lie down and die, or simply surrender.

For the top leaders of the Noah Society who control the huge wealth in the Americas, none of them want to die, and perishing together is just an unavoidable option.

Under the premise of having a choice, they will naturally not die together.

Nick nodded: "OK, on ​​behalf of the joint meeting of the Noah Association, I agree to the supplementary terms this time."

Chu Xuan was not surprised by the choice of Nick and Noah, but he still reminded:

"You should know the danger of that thing. Although I don't want to interfere with your research, there are some things that it would be better for us to communicate in advance."

"Is it an inspection procedure?" Nick had already guessed something.

Chu Xuan nodded: "Our original agreement included inspection procedures. Although we have not implemented it, now that the conditions are ripe, let's start implementing it!"

Although he felt humiliated, Nick had no choice because this was what was discussed at the beginning and was also one of the federation's strategies just in case.

The two discussed it for more than an hour.

The management of the Lunar Outpost 2 base and future alien collections entering Blue Star has been temporarily finalized.

In order to facilitate management, the Federation will build a small space station of about 30 cabins - Moongate - near 1,500 kilometers of the lunar orbit.

The main function of Moongate is very simple, which is to monitor and detect spacecraft leaving the moon and check whether there are contraband hidden inside.

In addition, spacecraft returning from other alien planets in the future will also be inspected at Moongate. Only after inspection will the spacecraft be allowed to be launched back to Blue Star.

The existence of Moongate is to restrict space agencies such as NASA and Xizhou Space Agency from transporting uninspected extraterrestrial items back to Blue Star at will.

This restriction is also responsible for Blue Star. If any strange alien microorganisms are entrained into Blue Star, the consequences will be disastrous.

Even if those alien microorganisms are not as scary as the fluorescent fungi, they are still a huge threat to the Blue Star ecosystem.

Alien species entering the Blue Star Ecosystem can easily cause devastating effects. It is estimated that it will take decades for the Blue Star Ecosystem to integrate with alien species.

No one can guarantee whether the alien species will mutate into deadly microorganisms during this running-in process.

For humans who have never truly left their home planet, the threat of alien microorganisms cannot be ignored.

Just like the HIV virus that was hidden in the primitive jungles of Africa, after being taken out of that land by humans, it quickly spread throughout the world.

And alien microorganisms may be more terrifying than HIV and more difficult to treat.

If we don’t seize the time now and put a lock on space exploration, if something happens later, it will really be the end of the world.

After discussing the preliminary plan, Nick left in a hurry and returned directly to North America to report the results of the negotiations to the top management of the Noah Association.

And Chu Xuan didn't stay in Panama City for too long, and left secretly on the third day.

at the same time.

Near the moon's 1,500-kilometer orbit.

A spacecraft flying from Blue Star's low-Earth orbit entered the orbital area, and then dropped the 450-ton space capsule spare parts here.

The astronauts on the spacecraft, operating the spacecraft's robotic arms and space operation robots, began to assemble the Moongate space station.

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