180: Chapter 180 The Electric Mouse is Online, Tiangong-1 Prepares to Deploy Nuclear Power

Tiangong No. 1.

In the third-floor server room, Liu Qing attempted to connect to Lin Yuan's communication for the seventh time.

There was only static on the screen.

She took off her headset, her voice tight.

"Still failed."

Jiang Xiaowan sat nearby, flipping through reports, her fingers trembling slightly.

Her pregnancy wasn't obvious yet, but her temper had mellowed a lot compared to before.

"The signal in the direction of Zhe City is completely cut off."

"The satellite feed is also being interfered with by some kind of psychic wave."

"That dog... Lin Yuan should be fine, right?"

Su Xiaonuan stood in front of the main screen.

She was still wearing that housekeeper uniform.

She closed her eyes.

Finally, a slip of paper appeared in the space.

[I'm fine, guard the home.]

The backup contact method for their spatial bond.

It wouldn't be affected by any signal interference.

That was enough.

The corners of Su Xiaonuan's mouth curled up, and the slip of paper appeared in her hand out of thin air.

"He's fine."

"Let's focus on doing our own jobs."

With that one sentence, the server room quieted down.

Liu Qing immediately lowered her head.

"Understood."

Jiang Xiaowan didn't ask any more questions.

Over the past two days, the relationship between her and Su Xiaonuan had eased significantly.

Outer training ground.

Captain Han Xue blew her whistle.

"Second group, weighted run!"

The remnants of the South Suburbs, survivors from the outer circle, and female prisoners were mixed together, trained by her like a post-apocalyptic army.

A South Suburb remnant soldier was so tired he collapsed.

He muttered softly to express his dissatisfaction: "We were regular troops before, why should we be trained by a woman?"

Bang!

Captain Han Xue raised her gun and fired a shot at the ground.

"Stand up."

"Tiangong No. 1 does not feed idlers."

The man gritted his teeth and climbed up.

Nearby, Tang Qiqi, carrying a twenty-kilogram load, ran until her face turned pale.

As she ran, she cursed.

"Captain Han Xue, you have no heart!"

"I'm just a cute two-dimensional girl!"

"If you make me run, you might as well let me go draw doujinshi!"

Captain Han Xue remained expressionless.

"One more word and I'll add two more laps."

Tang Qiqi shut up on the spot.

Just past the third lap.

Her legs went soft, and she fell forward.

Qin Yumo appeared behind her in an instant and grabbed her collar.

Tang Qiqi looked up.

She was just about to act spoiled.

Zzzzt.

A wisp of electric light jumped out from her hair.

Qin Yumo's hand went numb, and she raised an eyebrow.

The next second.

Electric light crackled all over Tang Qiqi's body.

The training ground lights flickered three times.

A discarded drone nearby spun on its own for half a turn.

Captain Han Xue raised her hand to signal a stop to the training.

Su Muxue arrived quickly after receiving the news.

"Awakened."

"Vital signs are stable, heart rate is a bit fast, no signs of going berserk, energy levels indicate it should be B-rank."

Tang Qiqi sat on the ground, her hair frizzed into a ball.

She was stunned for three seconds.

Then her eyes lit up.

"I awakened?"

"I'm finally not just part of the atmosphere squad?"

The electric light jumped again.

She looked at Qin Yumo.

Then she looked at Su Muxue.

She thought of Wang Ya, Lin Motong, and Su Xiaonuan.

Her smile collapsed.

"Wait."

"I'm B-rank?"

"They are all S-rank, A-rank."

"I'm only B-rank?"

Tang Qiqi hugged Su Xiaonuan's calf and wailed.

"Sister Xiaonuan!"

"I don't want to be B!"

"I want to pay-to-win!"

"Upgrade me!"

Xia Qingqiu was packing up the inspection equipment nearby, silently asking in her heart, are you being polite?

Su Xiaonuan ignored her, frowning.

"Lightning element?"

She turned to look at Liu Qing.

"Pull up the base upgrade plan left by President Lin."

Liu Qing immediately switched screens.

An encrypted file opened.

[Energy Shield]

A simulation of the translucent shield on the outer layer of Cloud Top Palace appeared on the screen.

[After finding a Lightning Element Esper, install the two micro-nuclear reactors from the South Suburb Military District as soon as possible. Construction slots have been reserved underground in Cloud Top Palace.]

Su Xiaonuan looked down at Tang Qiqi: "We've seen nearly a hundred Espers so far, and we've never seen a lightning element."

"Lightning element is a very rare attribute."

Tang Qiqi slowly straightened her chest.

"Really?"

"I told you."

"How could Rem-sama be useless."

Captain Han Xue couldn't watch anymore.

"Who was crying and wanting to pay-to-win just now?"

Tang Qiqi turned her head.

"Officer Rabbit."

"Do you have a Superpower?"

"Blehh~"

Half an hour later.

Main gate plaza.

Several technical soldiers who had surrendered in the South Suburbs were brought before Su Xiaonuan.

Qin Yumo leaned against the door, holding her blade.

She was now Su Xiaonuan's personal bodyguard.

After all, with Lin Yuan away, Su Xiaonuan was the uncrowned queen of Tiangong No. 1.

The technical squad leader's expression changed after reading the mission.

"Leader, this is impossible."

"The reactors have a risk of radiation leakage."

"The road conditions in the South Suburbs are completely destroyed, and the transport vehicles are gone too."

"Even if we find them, no one dares to get close to the core chamber."

Su Xiaonuan looked at him.

"Did you used to report to Director Li Wenhui?"

The technical squad leader stiffened.

"Yes."

Su Xiaonuan nodded.

"So you are used to calling things you don't dare to do 'impossible'."

No one spoke in the plaza.

Su Xiaonuan turned her head.

"Auntie."

Su Muxue raised her eyes.

Su Xiaonuan asked: "Can your ice isolate radiation?"

Su Muxue didn't answer immediately.

She glanced at the reactor structure diagram.

Then she looked at the radiation parameters.

Three seconds later.

"We can try."

The technical soldier was anxious.

"This isn't a question of trying!"

"Nuclear radiation is not ordinary heat!"

Su Muxue said calmly: "I know."

She clicked on the blueprint, her fingertips sliding over the cooling layer.

"Ultra-low temperature can change local particle movement."

"I will use cold air to condense the heavy water molecules in the air to make high-density ice layers."

"Then I'll stack three layers of extreme cold sealing."

The technical soldier was stunned.

"You know nuclear engineering too?"

Su Muxue looked at him.

"Being an emergency doctor doesn't mean I haven't read books."

Su Xiaonuan gave the order.

"Captain Han Xue, pick ten technical soldiers from the South Suburbs."

"Qin Yumo and Su Muxue will accompany the team."

Captain Han Xue stood at attention.

"Understood."

Su Xiaonuan paused.

"I'm going too."

Qin Yumo frowned.

"No."

Su Xiaonuan looked at her.

"I have Spatial Ability."

"You guys alone won't be able to move it back."

Qin Yumo was silent for two seconds.

"Do not leave three meters from my side."

Su Xiaonuan nodded.

"Okay."

Tang Qiqi raised her hand.

"What about me?"

Su Xiaonuan looked at her.

"You stay at the base."

Tang Qiqi's face fell.

Su Xiaonuan added.

"There will be a new experiment for you when we get back."

Tang Qiqi puffed out her chest again.

"Received!"

The group was soon ready to go.

With two major S-rank combatants leaving, Lu Yan and Fat Dragon both entered high alert.

All personnel on rotation had their rest canceled and were standing on the front line for patrols.

Liu Qing launched all backup drones, and all cameras and machine gun turrets entered overload operation.

Liu Qing stated that she could hold this state for at most three hours, and Su Xiaonuan and the others must return within three hours to prevent threats from force majeure.

Su Xiaonuan acknowledged this and temporarily handed the tablet symbolizing the housekeeper's authority to Jiang Xiaowan.

This was trust, and also a test.

Four pickup trucks sped away, and Jiang Xiaowan stood on the second-floor balcony, pursing her lips.

Underground armory of the South Suburb Military District.

It was already more than half empty.

There were still bullet holes left by Director Li Wenhui before he retreated.

Several zombies in military uniforms were quickly headshot by Su Muxue's ice spikes.

Two micro-nuclear reactors lay in the core chamber.

The indicator lights were still flashing red.

As soon as the technical soldiers approached, the detector started beeping.

Beep, beep, beep!

"Radiation exceeds the limit!"

"Getting any closer will kill you!"

Su Muxue walked forward.

Qin Yumo held her blade and guarded her side.

Su Xiaonuan stood three meters away, palms sweating.

Su Muxue raised her hand.

Cold air descended.

Frost formed on the floor of the core chamber first.

Then, a white layer of ice climbed up from the base of the reactor.

One layer.

Two layers.

Three layers.

The beeping of the detector gradually softened.

The technical squad leader stared at the readings, his mouth agape.

"Radiation is dropping."

When it was sealed to the second one, the reactor crack widened, and the detector turned bright red.

Su Muxue's face turned pale.

The technical soldiers wanted to run, but Qin Yumo drew her blade and blocked the door.

"Get to work."

"Or die."

Several technical soldiers immediately stepped forward to install the towing frame.

Ten minutes later.

Two war machines were frozen into two huge white ice pillars.

White gas was venting out.

It even looked a bit like a popsicle.

Su Xiaonuan walked to the frozen reactor.

The technical squad leader subconsciously blocked her.

"Leader..."

Before he could finish.

Spatial fluctuations unfolded.

The first frozen reactor disappeared.

Then.

The second one was gone too.

The entire armory was quiet.

The technical squad leader's hand was still hanging in mid-air.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

"Pretend I didn't say anything."

Su Xiaonuan turned around.

Her face was still a bit pale.

But her voice was steady.

"Return."

Qin Yumo glanced at her.

"Well done."

Su Xiaonuan was stunned for a moment.

She had been like a sister to Qin Yumo.

She also knew how rare this compliment was.

Su Xiaonuan whispered: "I can't lose face for President Lin."

Tiangong No. 1.

Two reactors were placed into the B2 expansion energy chamber.

Tang Qiqi stood in front of the main console, small electric sparks emerging from her palms.

She looked at the thick operation manual, and her face fell again.

"Is it too late for me to change my mind?"

Su Xiaonuan stood behind her.

"Too late."

Tang Qiqi sniffed.

"Then I want an exclusive title."

Su Xiaonuan nodded.

"You choose it yourself, and I'll sync it to the system."

Tang Qiqi's eyes lit up.

"I am the nuclear power switch of Tiangong No. 1."

Liu Qing was just about to connect the reactor test line.

The server room alarm suddenly sounded.

A red dot appeared on the map on the west side.

Liu Qing's voice cut into the full channel.

"Ten kilometers outside the western defense line, a survivor team has been discovered."

"Thirty-six people."

"They are moving towards Cloud Top Palace."

Su Xiaonuan looked up.

"Identity."

Liu Qing paused for a second.

"Identification complete."

"The leader is the person in charge of the Ston School base."

"Jiang Hao."