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"I understand. Don't worry, trust me, I will definitely complete the mission successfully this time."

At this moment, Wei Long was also dressed as a Lingxiao Guard, and he carried the weather weapon Tenglong on his back, in order to prevent any unexpected events from occurring.

"Lina, Zoya, the central control is in your hands now. We're off."

After parting ways with everyone, Weilong drove straight to the space base.

Meanwhile, at the space base...

"Where's Hudson? Wasn't he in a hurry before? Why hasn't he shown up yet? Could something have happened to his Dark Star fuel down there?"

At this moment, Demulan looked at Hudson, who had not yet brought the Dark Star fuel, with a puzzled expression. What was this guy up to? Was he so afraid that they would tamper with his Dark Star fuel?

"Who knows? Maybe this guy was planning to come with that Wei Long. If he were bolder, he might not have even come today!"

Meanwhile, Daisy, standing next to Demulan, said with a disdainful look, "I don't know what's wrong with Hudson. He seemed so anxious before, but now that almost everyone is here, he's still nowhere to be found."

"Report, Ms. Demuren, that Veyron has arrived in his car. Should we arrange for him to go up directly, or wait for Mr. Hudson's turn?"

Just after Daisy finished speaking, Mary came up to Demulan and reported that, upon hearing that Wei Long had arrived and was in position, Demulan had intended to call him over to her side first.

But then he thought again, wait a minute, they don't know each other yet, so he frowned and said:

"Mary, you... you should take that Dragon to the Rockets and start preparing. I'm calling Hudson now. What exactly is that guy up to?!"

Just as Desmulan took out his phone, ready to unleash a torrent of abuse on Hudson, a soldier jogged in from outside. Upon seeing Desmulan, the soldier immediately approached him, somewhat embarrassed, and said:

“I’m sorry, Ms. Demulan, we have delivered the Dark Star fuel. Lord Hudson asked me to pass on a message to you. He said he believes that you are enough here, and he will be waiting for good news at his estate.”

After speaking, the soldier had several people behind him push the Dark Star fuel over, and then stood aside waiting for the instructions from Demulan.

Upon hearing that Hudson wasn't coming and had sent his men to tell her to wait for good news, even the usually calm Daisy felt a chill run down her spine.

Could it be that Hudson is plotting something they haven't considered? But for Hudson right now, this is a complete dead end.

Daisy was still very puzzled, but her expression remained as serious as before. Then, Daisy looked at the soldier and said:

“We understand. You can go back now and tell Hudson that he had better pay attention to this matter. If something goes wrong with his Dark Star fuel, more than a dozen lives will be lost because of him.”

Demulan also began directing the people from Hudson's side who had brought the Dark Star fuel to load it onto the rocket. This step was also to dispel Hudson's concerns.

After all, look at this fuel now, I had your people put it up there. I didn't do anything wrong from beginning to end. Even if you want to smear me later, you can't do it to me.

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As for Veelong, after boarding the rocket, he met Jack, the guy Demulan had mentioned to them on the phone. Seeing Jack's deadpan expression, Veelong, somewhat curious, greeted him.

"Um... Hello, my name is Weilong."

However, after Wei Long finished speaking, Jack still stared ahead with dead fish eyes, completely unaware that Wei Long meant to pay attention to him.

This also puzzled Wei Long. This was different from what they had said on the phone. Wasn't this guy supposed to be intelligent? How come he can't even greet him now?

However, after a brief moment of thought, Wei Long remembered that Demulan had told them on the phone that Jack was only assigned by Rometheus to carry out orders, in order to prevent Hudson from discovering anything he might say wrong.

Thinking of this, Wei Long tentatively spoke up:

"You...you come and say hello to me now!"

Upon receiving this command, Jack immediately turned to look at Wei Long, and then his emotionless voice came from his throat:

"Hello, my name is Jack."

After saying that, he turned around again and sat upright in the chair, waiting for the rocket to launch.

"Hey, Wei Long, Wei Long, can you hear us?"

Meanwhile, Daisy was in the control room, turning on her microphone to check the signal strength with Dragon.

"No problem, I can hear you."

As he spoke, Wei Long gave a thumbs-up towards the camera.

Chapter 890 Ascension (2)

Daisy and Desmoulins were in the control room and could clearly see the situation of the dragon on the large screen above.

After seeing that Wei Long and Jack were ready, Demulan also began their preparations. However, the staff in the control room did not change their mindset despite the importance of this matter.

After all, launching satellites is routine for them; this time, it was just Ms. Demulan and Daisy from the board of directors who were watching.

"Five minutes countdown begins, Dragon. All the supplies you need have been placed. Jack will be with you to replace the fuel in the space station with Dark Star fuel."

Demulan was about to give Weilong a few more reminders, but Daisy, seeing that Demulan was about to start babbling on and on again, immediately pulled her hand, took the walkie-talkie from her, and simply told Weilong to wait until the countdown started.

After putting down the walkie-talkie, Daisy glared at Demulan. Ever since Cammy arrived, Demulan had been talking nonstop, and Daisy's ears were practically calloused from exhaustion.

If it weren't for the fact that there were too many of them here, making it difficult to act freely, Daisy wouldn't have gently tugged at Demulan earlier; she probably would have slapped him across the face immediately.

That day, it was unclear whether Hudson was really not planning to come. Compared to when he was still in the United States, Demulan's wariness had almost completely disappeared.

Demulan, who had been pulled a few times, realized that he had talked too much with Wei Long. He then silently retreated behind Daisy and stopped talking. His eyes turned to the large screen in the center, where a five-minute countdown to takeoff was underway.

As time ticked by, Dragon, sitting atop the rocket, couldn't help but switch to a serious expression, even though he had simulated being in space with Rometheus.

But this is still just a simulation, and besides, I still have to go up and rescue those people trapped inside Space Station 36.

Researcher: Um... Actually, in principle, as long as you explain things to us clearly, we can go back up to the rocket capsule ourselves. After all, we received specialized training before going into space.

As time ticked by, Daisy picked up the microphone and began counting down the last ten seconds. Meanwhile, Zhang Hao and the others, who had arranged to meet at the same spot with Wei Long, looked up at their watches and gazed towards the space base.

"It's about to launch, isn't it? Oh God, my son may be lowly, but his life is as good as a turtle's. I, Roy, am begging you to bless him this time. And Buddha, although I've only heard of you, I'll still pray for your protection!"

Meanwhile, Roy, standing in the crowd, began frantically praying for the dragon's blessing, saying everything he could think of. His devout expression left Claire, who was standing nearby, completely dumbfounded.

"Alright, quiet down, Roy, the rocket is launching."

Zhang Hao, who was looking into the distance through binoculars, told Roy to shut up. Roy kept chattering in his ear, and Zhang Hao was about to roll his eyes. "You're asking for blessings, but you don't even show any response. Do you really think that just because you say so, Buddha will respond and God will bless you?"

"Okay, I get it now."

Then Roy received a death stare from Deep Blue and obediently shut his mouth, listening to the huge booming sound coming from afar. The rocket where Wei Long was located also left the launch tower and began to rise vertically.

"Phew, I hope nothing goes wrong at the point of maximum dynamic pressure!"

As the rocket ascended, Wei Long inside it suddenly experienced a violent tremor throughout the entire space. At that moment, Wei Long realized that he was now in the "death seconds" of the maximum dynamic pressure point.

At this point, the rocket's speed increases dramatically, but the altitude is still not high enough. The atmosphere is still relatively dense, and air resistance reaches its peak. The rocket structure will then be subjected to enormous aerodynamic loads and severe vibrations.

Meanwhile, Veelong's heartbeat began to accelerate, and his breathing became rapid. On the screen in front of Daisy and Demulan, which displayed his heart rate, it soared to 100-120 beats per minute.

Wei Long felt as if a heavy object was pressing down on him, and even breathing, which was usually very easy, required deliberate effort.

However, this violent shaking did not last long. After the first-stage rocket ran out of fuel, it was separated by explosive bolts, and then the second-stage rocket engine ignited to continue accelerating.

By this time, the rocket had passed through the densest layer of the atmosphere, and Wei Long knew that he was now relatively safe compared to the period before.

"Yes! Now all that's left is to get it into orbit. I told you my blessings worked!"

Roy, watching the rocket successfully launch from below, also opened his arms and cheered. Although current aerospace technology is constantly being updated and improved, safety has greatly improved compared to the past.

However, before absolute safety was achieved, the hearts of everyone in GTI were in their throats as the huge roar of the rocket carrying this very person into the air filled the air.

However, at this moment, Wei Long was sitting in the cabin, which was still filled with extremely low and deafening roars, and the pressure on his body had not decreased. This reminded Wei Long of what he had read in the data before, where it was said that the feeling was like sitting in a huge, out-of-control washing machine.

Despite the weight pressing down on him, Wei Long turned his head to look at Jack beside him. However, seeing that Jack's expression remained unchanged, Wei Long really wanted to give him a thumbs up.

Wei Long: Well, I was wondering before whether this person arranged by Dr. Rometheus would encounter any accidents at this stage, after all, he had already undergone surgery, but now it seems that he is performing even more easily than me!

Rometheus: Hmph, of course. With my abilities, I would never do anything I'm not sure of!

Chapter 891 Ascension (3)

Once the rocket entered its pre-set orbit, its engines shut down, and instantly all the vibrations, noise, and the oppressive weight disappeared.

"Weilong, how are you feeling right now?"

Looking at the monitor inside the cabin, Demulan in the control room asked Weilong a question.

"Phew! Feeling good, everything is normal."

After feeling the pressure that had been weighing on him disappear, Veelong gave a thumbs-up while looking at the monitor. Meanwhile, in the control room, Demulan and Daisy breathed a sigh of relief after seeing on the screen that Veelong and Jack were both in good health.

Demurean: Goodness, I've officiated quite a few rocket launches before, but I didn't expect my heart rate to increase as the rocket ascended this time. It's probably because the Relink brain-computer interface I'm wearing isn't suppressing my emotions anymore.

Seeing that everything was fine on Weilong's side, and all that was needed was for him to dock with Space Station 36, Demulan also had someone send this data to Hudson in real time.

Thinking that this guy was starting to not care again, Demulan was also getting angry. Hudson didn't want to care about the situation here? How could he let him have his way?

Demulan: You just keep watching and watch as Space Station 36 explodes because of your dark star fuel! Then you'll see if Daisy will mess with you during the board meeting.

Thinking of this, Desmulan secretly pinched Daisy's butt. After Daisy pinched him back, Desmulan asked:

When do we start tampering with the surveillance footage?

Desmulan leaned close to Daisy's ear and whispered something, which Daisy then shook her head about:

"No rush. Let's wait until Wei Long and the others dock with Space Station 36 first. After all, the subsequent parts are photoshopped. No matter how perfect you say they are, they are still not as good as the original. Just wait. I've already arranged this with your Mary. I'll send her a message when the time comes."

After hearing Daisy say that she had made all the arrangements, Demulan was no longer worried. With Daisy around, there was really nothing for her to worry about.

As for Hudson, who had previously claimed to be at his own estate, he was now in his office, seemingly very reassured. However, Hudson still drove to the space base with great care, and watched as Veyron led him into the rocket launch bay.

After seeing the rocket successfully launch, Hudson's expression didn't change much, but the big breath he let out showed that he wasn't as calm as he seemed.

Demulan: Hmph, you two are still too green in this area, unlike me. What kind of accident haven't I seen before? This time won't be any different for me.

Daisy: Tsk tsk tsk, you're so calm and collected again. Who was that person who was breathing even more lightly next to me just now? You act like you're so confident this time.

"Hmph, Demulan, Demulan, you didn't expect the person I found was actually from GTI, did you? When I was going through the files, I saw that you had some conflicts with them a few years ago."

Although Hudson kept talking, he still felt a little uneasy, and this inexplicable feeling made him feel slightly irritable.

"Damn it, what is this feeling of palpitations? I've experienced this before, but it's never been this intense."

However, even the ever-arrogant Hudson believed that this was simply a matter of not having a result yet, and that once he received news of the successful replacement of the Dark Star fuel, this feeling of unease would surely end.

While Hudson was comforting himself in his office, Veyron, inside the rocket capsule, was also looking out at the space. He stared silently at the blue sphere in front of him.

From Weilong's current perspective, the borders of those countries are no longer visible on Earth. The walls and landmarks that were previously seen on the phone are all gone. The entire planet is a complete sphere, and they all live on this small sphere in front of them.

"War... As Roy was right before, war is truly a mess. All these tragedies stem from the greed in our hearts."