Mystery Paradise: Wishing Power Demon-Chapter 206 - 205 The Old Profession

Chapter 206: Chapter 205: The Old Profession

Chapter 206 -205: The Old Profession

Anthony stared out the window for a while before asking, “That’s it? Why does it feel like nothing’s happened at all?”

“Nothing will actually happen because the absorption channel we just initiated is real-time, with no time leap involved.” Cui Zhen’en explained, “We only have one chance, so we must wait until the moment of execution to perform the leap.”

“I get it now, we’re just practicing the initiation process, right?”

“Yes, how did it go just now?” She looked at Old Gao.

“The aperture appeared two seconds late, you didn’t catch the first wave of the explosion’s shock.” Gao Wei shook his head, “Also, the pilot needs to practice as well, it would be better to settle on a fixed route, and the last stretch should be changed to level flight.”

Anthony immediately picked up the handset without a word, “Hey, that flight wasn’t good. Circle back now, approach the coordinates again, then keep this direction and speed fixed; it must be level flight at the end!”

“Uh… alright, boss!”

He hung up the phone and spread his hands, slightly helpless, “He used to fly fighter jets; he got dismissed by the military before I hired him. Going fast is easy for him, slowing down is harder.”

“He got dismissed because…” Zhang Zhiyuan asked curiously.

“An officer came to inspect the military and wanted to take some photos in the fighter jet, the kind that make you look tough, but ended up getting shaken till he vomited. Of course, it wasn’t entirely the young man’s fault—after all, the guy wanted to fly it as if it were a real combat situation.”

The three of them were speechless.

“But back to the point, I checked the nuclear test records from 1961 when I was in the cockpit earlier, and it seems the explosion point isn’t quite the same as the coordinates on the note?” Anthony returned to the matter at hand, “Will it still be effective this way?”

“It is indeed different, but this set of data was sent by Paradise.” Gao Wei spoke with some surprise—he realized this person seemed casual, but also had an eye for detail.

“Then there probably isn’t an issue,” Anthony didn’t inquire further.

But Gao Wei had the second half of the sentence unsaid; they had asked Paradise the same question, and the latter’s answer was that this set of data came from a secretive data pool of the military from a neighboring country.

What followed was repetitive practice.

Until Cui Zhen’en had completely mastered the rhythm of initiating Ouroboros.

…

Elsewhere, the Integrated Defense Control Center was also using the supercomputer for the final verification.

On the big screen, various shockwaves from a super-large-yield explosion kept appearing, but there was a gap beneath them as if something was blocking them. The empty gap was the simulated effect after Ouroboros absorbed the explosive energy. As the blocking object moved up and down, the impact of the shockwaves on the ground also underwent significant changes.

“Mr. Xue, this is the outcome of our simulation.” A researcher handed him the report, “Would you like me to explain it to you?”

“Please do, I’m not very knowledgeable about this stuff,” Xue Quan said politely.

“Assuming this barrier can completely absorb the energy directed at it, the closer it is to the explosion’s epicenter, the more energy it captures. When this distance is less than one meter, the supercomputer’s maximum prediction is 46.7%, which means most of the energy from the lower hemisphere would be absorbed. For every hundred meters increase in distance, the energy directed at it would decrease by an order of magnitude, and beyond one thousand meters, no more than 5-6% of the explosion’s energy could be captured.”

“Can I simply understand this as, at the closest distance, about 25 million tons of TNT equivalent could be absorbed?”

“You can understand it that way,” the researcher smiled, “Although at that point, it might be more appropriate to use joules.”

“And what about the target’s destructive effect?”

“If we release this portion of energy again, nearly fifty meters of the mountaintop would be vaporized, and the rocks within a fifty to three hundred meter radius would melt completely. However, the destructive power of the shockwave is much greater than the heat; it could cause the entire mountain to disintegrate—after all, the parameters given are strange, a conical shape over seven hundred meters tall with a base diameter of more than 2.5 kilometers is sort of… flat.” The other person gestured with an open hand, “You know, like a flattened pancake, easily shattered when facing a violent impact.”

“Where’s the limit of destruction that can’t be achieved?” Xue Quan browsed the report while asking.

“Page six, if it exceeds four hundred meters, the energy might not be able to shake the mountain—of course, this also depends on the geological composition of the mountain itself, if it’s granite, then the distance should be reduced by another hundred meters.”

“So it’s best not to exceed an error of three hundred meters…” He finished flipping through the report and extended his hand to the researcher, “Thank you very much; this simulation test has been extremely useful.”

“No thanks necessary, just doing my job,” the latter smiled and shook hands with him, “But this simulation really is odd; if I didn’t misunderstand, it’s about using a super nuclear bomb to blast a very small, low-height hill… with such a low detonation altitude, what scenario could it possibly be used for?”

Xue Quan looked at him but did not answer.

“Oh, it must be because of the confidentiality regulations, right?” the other person soon realized, “Sorry, forget I asked.”

Seeing that he was about to return to the office, Xue Quan called out to him again, “By the way, I have another question. If this wave of explosion was really intercepted by 46.7%, would external observers notice this anomaly?”

“Uh… That depends on the distance, since its upper shockwave is still intact. Observers on the horizon would still be able to see the light and the plume of smoke and dust it created during the explosion, and electronic devices would be affected by the EMP. However, with the lower half of the shockwave missing, seismic measurements would not record any data, and additionally, if there are targets on the ground, they would mostly remain intact. In other words, this anomaly will be discovered sooner or later.”

“I understand, thanks.”

As Xue Quan turned to leave, an idea involuntarily surfaced in his mind: Earth itself wouldn’t care whether a nuclear explosion was fifty megatons or twenty-five megatons of TNT, and the flora and fauna of New Ground Island and its environs would surely be grateful for this operation, but what about humanity? At that time the two superpowers were in the midst of a sharp cold standoff, what kind of turbulence would a “failed nuclear test” that would eventually be noticed cause?

He didn’t know the answer.

It was a domain beyond the reach of past experience.

All he could do was hope in his heart… that the world would not deviate from its course because of this.

…

The next morning, at 7:30 a.m.

After refueling at Singh Airport, the Gulfstream G700 took off again toward New Ground Island.

Based on the remaining time, they should be able to initiate the plan around 9 o’clock, which was 4-5 hours ahead of Paradise’s estimated final deadline.

By this time, the sun was rising from the east, and the weather was gradually improving. Cui Zhen’en could see the dark green land below through the clouds. Half an hour later, the vast ocean also emerged from the mist, stretching along the mountains on the northwest side, as if embracing the entire world. She knew that it was, in fact, several seas, such as the Barents Sea, the Kara Sea, the Laptev Sea, the Norwegian Sea, and so on… but without the demarcation lines on a map, there were no differences between them; visually, they were all equally majestic. Silver-white, blue-gray, and dark green colors blended with each other, forming the region’s eternal color theme.

“If you’re tired, you can have some coffee,” Anthony said. “I can make any type of coffee you want.”

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“Thank you, I’m actually okay,” Cui Zhen’en waved her hand with a smile, “Staying up late is just routine for me, it’s nothing really.”

“Is it now? What about you two?”

“We don’t need any either,” Gao Wei and Zhang Zhiyuan shook their heads together.

“Are you being polite with me? Alright, I’ll make one for myself then,” Anthony said as he was about to call the personal attendant to make a cup of coffee, the pilot’s urgent voice suddenly interrupted!

“Boss, we have trouble!”

“Trouble in the sky? What’s up, tell me.”

“I’ll just let you hear for yourself!”

Just as the pilot finished speaking, a burst of static interference came through the cabin speakers.

“Sssht… this is the Northern Fleet’s New Ground Island base, you have entered an air force exercise restricted zone, please turn around immediately and leave.”

“Repeat, you have entered the exercise restricted zone, please leave immediately!”

“Bullshit!” Anthony cursed, “I was here just last night, and nobody mentioned it. There was also no mention of a no-fly plan when I applied for the flight path!”

“I guess their radar wasn’t turned on, they didn’t even detect us last night, and only visually spotted us today,” the pilot switched back to the intercom channel, “Boss, what should we do now?”

Anthony sat back down heavily in his seat and yanked out the seatbelt from behind him, “You haven’t forgotten your old skills, have you?”

“No, I’ve always remembered them.”

“Good, ignore whatever goddamn warning and rush in for me!” he said with a cold face, “From now on, this is a fighter jet!”