"Stick close to me, don't get lost."

"Huh?"

Mo Jingchun was a bit baffled by Colonel Zhang Aijun's words. In a secret base like this, how could you get lost?

No one would think that Mo Jingchun would wander aimlessly into the desert with his sister, right?

Come on, Mo Jingchun may have never seen a desert before, but it's not like he'd take his sister Candy to play in such a harsh environment just for a glimpse of it.

Coming to a strange and serious place, how could the little one not be scared? Candy's little hands gripped Mo Jingchun's clothes tightly, and the little one snuggled her head close to him.

They hadn't walked far when Mo Jingchun, carrying his sister Candy, was utterly stunned at a turn.

Mo Jingchun seemed to finally understand the meaning behind Colonel Zhang Aijun's words, "Stick close to me, don't get lost."

Can you believe it? Having a base under the desert is already something, but it's understandable and quite normal.

But what's with the subway or high-speed rail in front of them?

This isn't a base; it's clearly a platform.

The platform wasn't very long, and only two carriages of the subway were parked inside.

Rarely seen smiling, Colonel Zhang Aijun said with a grin, "How about it, surprising, isn't it?"

"When I first came, I had the same expression as you."

"Who would know that without going underground, this is merely a transit station."

"Internally, we call this thing a mini high-speed rail, and in emergencies, it can reach a top speed of 520km/h."

Mo Jingchun, holding Candy, followed Colonel Zhang Aijun into the mini high-speed rail and was stunned again.

The carriages were empty, without a single seat.

But thinking about it, this isn't for civilian use; maximum capacity is what this mini high-speed rail needs.

Except for the start-up phase, the mini high-speed rail ran very smoothly.

After the long journey, the little one was already dozing off.

Mo Jingchun gently patted her twice, and the little one closed her eyes, peacefully falling into a deep sleep in Mo Jingchun's arms.

For the little one, Mo Jingchun's safe and warm embrace was the most comfortable bed.

Once the little one grows up and understands, she'll realize that the most comfortable bed isn't actually her brother's warm embrace, but that little house she stayed in for ten months for free.

"Let's go, we should get off."

Mo Jingchun nodded, closely following Colonel Zhang Aijun's steps.

While getting off, Mo Jingchun noticed that the tunnel ahead still seemed endless—evidently, this was just one of many stops.

On the platform, there weren't crowds of people as Mo Jingchun imagined. Instead, the platform was eerily quiet and empty.

Yet the small holes and cameras on the walls let Mo Jingchun know that things weren't as simple as they appeared.

Just then, Mo Jingchun, having just stepped off the mini high-speed rail, saw a door open straight ahead.

Inside the door stood two armed soldiers.

Now that's more like it—how could such an important place not have guards?

The deeper they went, the more people there were in the base—not just soldiers, but even more researchers.

After several twists and turns, Zhang Aijun stopped with Mo Jingchun in front of a room.

Zhang Aijun returned the luggage and the signal-blocking case containing electronic equipment to Mo Jingchun.

"You'll be staying in here for now."

"Get some rest first. Tomorrow morning someone will come to take you to the project."

Zhang Aijun glanced at the sweetly sleeping little cutie and said, "Considering Candy is very young, during the time you're working on the project, there will be someone specialized to help take care of Candy beside you."

"Rest assured, our people are absolutely professional."

After Zhang Aijun left, Mo Jingchun pushed open the door and went inside.

Unexpectedly, the room was quite big, even equipped with a small bathroom. The room was rectangular, seemingly made from two joined containers.

The bed, blankets, and everything were already made up.

The environment was quite suitable for homebodies who don't want to go out.

Elsewhere, Zhang Aijun found Academician Chen Xihuo, who was working on research tests, and reported that Mo Jingchun had arrived and informed Academician Chen Xihuo of Mo Jingchun's room location.

"Alright, I got it, you go ahead and get busy."

As the corresponding author, Chen Xihuo had recently learned that the paper Mo Jingchun had submitted had been accepted for publication in the next journal issue. Although it wasn't on the cover, publishing an SCI paper during one's freshman year is quite an impressive achievement.

One must say, Mo Jingchun didn't include the core content in the paper. With the impact of his completion of the sorting algorithm, it surely would have earned the journal cover.

Dinner was delivered by a soldier, and it was a double portion!

One portion was even a kid's meal, with steamed eggs and porridge.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome; you researchers are the hardest working."

Upon hearing this, Mo Jingchun was momentarily taken aback. By the time he came to his senses, the soldier was already far away.

On the bed, still sleeping, Candy's little nose twitched at the aroma. When Mo Jingchun turned around, the little one had groggily opened her eyes, searching for the source of the delicious smell.

Seeing her brother holding yummy food, Candy immediately became alert.

"Candy loves Brother~"

Uh... the little one left Mo Jingchun speechless.

When it comes to food, the little one's IQ seems to spike instantly by twenty points.

What else could he say? He could only feed the little one first.

Mo Jingchun thought that once they got back, it might be time to teach Candy how to use a spoon to eat by herself.

A bowl of steamed eggs and a bowl of millet porridge all ended up in Candy's belly.

After finishing the last spoonful of steamed egg, the little one contentedly patted her little tummy.

"Guoguo's full~"

Even though she said she was full, when it was Mo Jingchun's turn to eat, Candy, sitting on the bed with her back against the wall, was still staring eagerly at the meal box in front of Mo Jingchun.

Brother's food smelled so good and looked so tasty.

Early the next morning, someone knocked on the door, delivered breakfast, and informed Mo Jingchun that someone would come to take him to the research institute at 7:30.

On the bed, Candy, woken by the noise, opened her eyes, glanced around, saw it was still dark, and promptly went back to sleep.

If the little one knew this was underground, and there was no way to see daylight, she'd be thrilled.

"Wake up, Candy."

"If you don't get up, I'll eat all the delicious food."

Hearing about food, Candy didn't even want to wash her face; she insisted on eating first.

"Brother~ Guoguo wants to drink milk~"

Mo Jingchun smiled and tapped Candy's nose, "Wait a minute, brother will make it for you."

The little one sat on the edge of the bed, swinging her small legs, her bright eyes fixed intently on Mo Jingchun's back.

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