Chapter 580: Chapter 568: Covert Helper

Yu Ziming gently pressed his palm against the surface of the rocket, and a chill immediately filled his palm and fingers, but it wasn't bone-chilling, more like the cold storage section of a fridge.

He retracted a finger and licked a drop of water that clung to it, surprisingly pure.

"01, report your observations."

There was a burst of static over the radio for a few seconds, then Academician She's voice came through from the command center.

"Report to Commander, visual conditions are good, temperature is above freezing point, no icing observed, no fuel leaks detected, end of report!"

"Command Center understands, Group 1, prepare for the second round of re-inspection, all personnel to evacuate in 35 minutes!"

"Understood!"

Academician She set down the communicator and continued to focus on the monitors divided into densely packed areas.

Each screen's bottom right corner was ticking off the time, it was now 03:44 Beijing time, with 136 minutes to launch.