The quantity of ten thousand jin for various medicinal herbs was indeed a lot for the year 2030.
After all, the list of endangered species at this time might have been thicker than the Kangxi Dictionary...
But for Wang Xuance, it was really nothing!
He wasn't planning to search in the Great Tang; that was his last resort, something to be used sparingly, as Fang Er had instructed earlier.
However, these items could have been easily gathered in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, or the Qin and Han dynasties.
Li Xiuning looked at Professor Zhang’s stunned expression with a hint of melancholy, wondering what had caused these items, not considered precious in the Great Tang, to become so rare here.
Thinking this, she looked back at Li Yannian.
"If Anzhi and Tongtong's injuries can be healed, I can offer you unimaginable benefits."
"Although this might sound a bit materialistic and unpleasant to hear..."
But before she could finish, Li Yannian interrupted her with a hearty laugh.
"Pleasant to hear! Very pleasant to hear! Ten thousand times pleasant to hear! Hahahaha!"
Damn, just seeing how generous this Iron Lady was, he was already imagining reviving Fang Er and Xi Tong, then leading a great army to another world to develop.
However, his mind...
Did seem to be a bit insufficient!
This thing called 'vision'...
Was too small!
He had no idea what Li Xiuning was going to say next...
It was about countless parallel worlds, and infinite resources and populations!
For Li Xiuning, nothing was more important than the safety of Fang Er and Xi Tong, not even Li Shimin!
If her brother was gone, she could always find another one in a parallel world!
But her subconscious told her that Fang Er and Xi Tong were one of a kind!
Once gone, they could never be found again!
It was just unclear what Li Shimin's reaction would be if he knew her thoughts...
At this time, the Antarctic passage was heavily guarded from all directions.
Suddenly, his communicator rang.
"Dong Wu Dong Wu, this is Jiu Wu Er Guai!"
"Unidentified flying object detected rapidly approaching our airspace, speed Mach 2, request instructions!"
Shangguan Qingchen's brows furrowed. After a moment of hesitation, he recalled a message he had recently received, sent personally by Li Yannian.
He replied, "Conduct close reconnaissance to confirm identity!"
"Yes!"
Less than two minutes later, a new message came back.
"Dong Wu Dong Wu, identity confirmed, five egg-shaped flying objects!"
"Received! Provide full escort to the airspace above the base! Repeat!"
"Yes, full escort to the airspace above the base!"
The arrivals were naturally Wang Xuance and his group; they had anticipated the appearance of fighter jets.
Ge Luoyang, who was traveling with them, pointed at the fighter jets and asked, "Brother Wang, what do you say? Should we engage?"
Wang Xuance directly retorted, "Engage your sister! Can't you tell whose equipment this is??"
Ge Luoyang quickly took another look. Alright, he had seen identical fighter jets like these on the Dong Dao.
But then he chuckled, "Old Wang, you said it yourself, I'll send my sister to your place later!"
Zhou Yanxi, overhearing this on the comms, couldn't help but tease, "Hahaha, Old Ge, why don't you send your sister to me? Old Wang is already eyeing Tea Egg Sister, he won't have time for your sister!"
Ge Luoyang: ...
Wang Xuance: ...
They flew past the airspace of the Z faction's base and headed straight for the passage.
Various countries had troops stationed here. Previously, with the Z faction's fighter jets escorting them, other countries had only seen aircraft appearing on radar, unable to confirm their identities.
According to the agreement, no party was allowed to enter the passage privately before the allocation plan was released.
Therefore, Wang Xuance and his group's actions immediately displeased the other countries!
E Faction: "What happened?"
M Faction: "The Z faction sent fighter jets into the passage, didn't you see it?"
E Faction: "Sorry, our radar just broke down..."
M Faction: "It was so obvious, you could see it without radar, right?"
E Faction: "Sorry, our average eyesight is a minus five hundred degrees. Oh... good heavens! That blackhead on your face is so big! Do you want me to squeeze it out for you? I love helping people squeeze out blackheads!"
M Faction: ?????
Shangguan Qingchen could barely maintain composure, almost laughing out loud. He stood up abruptly, pointed at the M faction representative's nose, and cursed.
"Our soldiers clearly saw it just now, the letters 'US' were printed on those flying objects!"
"And the pilots of those flying objects used fluent English to request assistance from us, saying they were short on fuel and couldn't afford to fly around our airspace, so I ordered the brothers below to provide escort."
"This is humanitarian aid!"
"But now I have reason to suspect that your faction is using our humanitarian aid, outwardly claiming a shortage of fuel, but with the true intention of entering the wormhole!"
"I hereby lodge a strong protest, and your faction must provide a reasonable explanation!"
The M faction representative was almost so angry he spat blood. What is it to speak nonsense with your eyes open?
This is it!
"Evidence! Produce evidence!"
"If you can't produce evidence, this is slander!"
"Slap!"
Shangguan Qingchen casually placed a stack of photos on the table.
"Look, these are the photos my brothers took!"
The photos showed five Z faction fighter jets escorting five F-35s in flight.
The large "US" letters on the F-35s' fuselages were particularly striking...
Well, these were photoshopped in advance...
(PS: I was almost killed by allergies yesterday. The owed chapters have been made up and posted at the end of the previous chapter. Please check it out. There's one more chapter to be released before midnight. Also... please lend your hands to request updates and comments... it can help improve Shi Zi's data...)