Chapter 60 Mission
There were probably several thousand people queuing at the entrance of the service hall, mostly young and middle-aged people.
Because Bai Tang and the others were delayed while having breakfast, they arrived quite late and were almost at the very back of the line.
However, after they finished queuing, a lot of people lined up behind them.
Fortunately, the base's service hall was quite efficient, and the group didn't have to wait outside for long before they were inside.
However, once inside the gate, they found that the queue in the base lobby was also very long.
Everyone waited patiently, and after about an hour and a half, it was finally their turn.
Exhausted and feeling utterly hopeless, the staff asked them, "How many people are in your team? Who's the team leader? What's your team name?"
The staff asked a series of questions.
Fortunately, Bai Tang and the others had already chosen a name the night before.
Bai Tang began, "Our team has six people in total. I'm the captain, and my name is Bai Tang. Our team is called the Shenme Team, Shen as in immortal and Me as in kissy-me-da."
These are our team members' ID cards. Please register them for us.
Bai Tang handed all six of their ID cards to the staff.
The staff were also amazed by the speed at which Bai Tang spoke.
I couldn't help but think to myself, "If everyone who came to register today were as beautiful and kind as this young lady, and could answer my questions so quickly, how wonderful that would be."
Listening to them ask all sorts of different questions and answering them one by one was exhausting.
While the female staff member was internally complaining, she quickly completed the registration of Bai Tang and the others in the base system.
Then the staff returned the ID cards of the group to Bai Tang.
After their basic information is entered into the base's system, when their ID cards are swiped, it will show which squad they belong to, which makes management easier.
After Bai Tang received the ID card, they left the service hall.
As Lin Fan stepped out of the service hall, he took a deep breath and complained, "Don't they all take showers? The smell is really strong."
Bai Jiyang: "The smell inside is indeed not very pleasant."
The service hall is heated, but when there are many people, the smell is really unpleasant.
In the dead of winter, no one would easily take a bath in this weather.
Most people haven't taken a shower in a long time, and their bodies smell incredibly sour and pungent.
After exchanging banter for a while, the two walked to the car.
I drove home and it was time to have lunch.
With Bai Tang around, they would eat three meals a day because Bai Tang believed: "Man is iron, food is steel, you'll be hungry if you miss a meal."
There were quite a few people driving around the base, but it didn't cause any traffic congestion because the roads in the base used to be tourist roads, so they were relatively wide.
They drove home quickly. Bai Tang got out of the car first to open the gate, and then Gu Yanxu and Lin Feng drove the two cars into the yard.
After parking the car, they went back inside to prepare lunch.
The whole family sat neatly at the table, waiting for Bai Tang to serve the meal.
Bai Tang felt like she was feeding a canned food, because the canned food would sit in front of its food bowl and meow when it was time to eat.
The difference between them and canned food is that they don't meow.
Bai Tang quickly took out ready-made meals from her space according to everyone's preferences.
Then, she distributed food to each of them one by one. After feeding them, Bai Tang opened a new bag of canned cat food for them.
Luckily, I bought some cat food for free during the floods, so I can mix the canned food with raw meat and bones.
After filling the canned cat food, Bai Tang returned to the table to eat.
Then Gu Yanxu said, "Do you guys still remember Captain Zhao Lei?"
They all said, "Yes, we remember. What's wrong?"
Gu Yanxu continued, "Captain Zhao's team has been established for a long time and has a lot of experience."
Two days ago, he came to me and asked if I was interested in going with them to take on a rescue mission.
I told him I would come back and discuss it with you, but I didn't agree to his request at the time.
I saw the mission he mentioned when I was in the service hall. It was to rescue a group of scientists outside the base. They were at a research institute 50 kilometers away from the base.
What do you say? Do you want to go? If you don't want to, I'll refuse. If you do want to go, I'll talk to Captain Zhao later. They need to prepare their things and leave in the next few days.
After Bai Tang sat down, she said, "I'm fine with anything, it depends on what you guys think."
Bai Jiyang: "Save the scientists? I think it's feasible, I want to go."
Lin Fan, Lin Feng, and Lin Zhou also said, "We'll listen to our boss. If he says we'll go, then we'll go."
Gu Yanxu said, "I want to go and save people, but I also need to ask for your opinions, since some of those scientists are researching the 'artificial sun' project."
These are all for the good of the country, so the base will definitely send a lot of people to carry out rescue work.
Upon hearing the term "artificial sun," Bai Tang abruptly looked up at Gu Yanxu.
Gu Yanxu nodded to her, confirming Bai Tang's suspicions:
The reason why the country in the previous life failed to create an "artificial sun" during the polar night was probably because these scientists were not rescued in the end.
Although they didn't know why the rescue failed, they still wanted to go and see for themselves, since technology is changing lives.
Bai Tang thought: It would be best to rescue these scientists. They could then focus on their research on the "artificial sun" at the base, since the polar night was still a long way off.
Gu Yanxu: "Okay, since everyone agrees, I'll go and report back to Captain Zhao after I finish eating."
After dinner, Gu Yanxu went out to find Captain Zhao Lei, intending to tell him that their team was also willing to join the rescue mission.
When Gu Yanxu arrived at the entrance of the base's exploration team's dormitory, he happened to run into Captain Zhao Lei, who was about to go out.
Then Gu Yan walked over and called out to him, "Captain Zhao, are you going out?"
Zhao Lei looked at Gu Yanxu and said, "I'll go check how our team's rescue supplies are coming along."
"Did your team decide to call me here now?"
As expected, Zhao Lei, as the captain of the base squad, was well-informed and knew so quickly that Gu Yanxu and his group had also registered for the squad.
Gu Yanxu said, "Yes, we've all discussed it and are willing to go with you to participate in this rescue mission."
However, we have one concern. I'd like to know whether the teams involved in this mission are in a cooperative relationship or a superior-subordinate relationship.
Zhao Lei said, "We have a cooperative relationship. No one will force you to do anything. Is there any other question?"
Gu Yanxu: "In that case, I have no further questions. Is the departure time set for tomorrow morning?"
Zhao Lei: "Yes, it's 7 a.m. tomorrow. Our teams are scheduled to meet near the base entrance."
Gu Yanxu: "Okay, we'll definitely be there on time tomorrow morning. Captain Zhao, go ahead and get busy. I'll head back now."