Wang Ye waved his hand and said, "Alright. Introduce yourselves and explain your purpose here. I remember saying earlier that no one should approach this area without permission unless there’s something urgent."

A leading man in white hurriedly bowed and explained, "Apologies! We are geologists sent by superiors to assist you in your deep earth exploration."

The man standing next to him added, "We tried to contact you before we arrived, but your phone seemed to be off the whole time, so we had no choice but to come here and wait for you."

"I see."

Wang Ye suddenly realized,

The environment was truly harsh when he was down in the excavation hole,

With temperatures of several hundred degrees Celsius and pressure of 1GPa,

Any electronic device in such an environment would instantly become scrap metal,

So, for the past few days, he had to turn off his phone and leave it in the warehouse,

Only turning it on during the brief moments of rest back on the surface to check messages.

Looking at these geologists now, it seems they were deployed urgently,

So Wang Ye didn’t receive their messages.

"Geologists, huh..." Wang Ye pondered for a moment and asked, "Why were you sent here? Do you need to survey the underground or research some minerals?"

The man in white replied, "Indeed, but we also have a task to help you dig deeper. According to our calculations, you should only be able to dig up to a maximum depth of 100,000 meters."

"Help me?" Wang Ye showed a hint of a smile, but it wasn’t a smile of amusement; rather, it was slightly mocking, "With your technology and strength, how do you plan to help me?"

Although his words were extremely cold and ruthless, he couldn’t help but be surprised that these people could calculate his pressure limit from thin air. It was identical to the data the man in white mentioned; with his chromium metal skeleton’s compressive ability, his maximum depth limit was indeed 100,000 meters.

As for how he knew this data,

It’s because he was already struggling at a depth of 50,000 meters, and combined with his brain calculating environmental changes and his knowledge of his own defense power, he could accurately judge the maximum depth he could withstand.

But these geologists, it seemed, didn’t know much about Wang Ye’s strength and defense power, only roughly estimating his limit from recent physical examination videos and real combat drill recordings. In other words, they managed to accurately determine his current defense power and pressure limit just from those two videos?

This made Wang Ye’s apprehension rise a bit, indicating that the technological level on Earth wasn’t as low as he imagined. The military might be hiding a lot of black technology and high-end techniques not yet disclosed to the public. Similar to sixth and seventh-generation fighter jets. Although it’s publicly announced that fifth-generation fighter jets are the most advanced, it’s likely that the sixth generation has already been developed and the seventh-generation molds have been prepared.

Our country’s military strategy emphasizes "restrained preparation," with a core concept of concealing military growth while steadily enhancing the country’s overall power and military potential. Technology development and testing usually occur under strict confidentiality, becoming public only after effective deployment or a public demonstration. This means that even after significant breakthroughs in cutting-edge technology, they’re kept under wraps until even more advanced technology emerges, before displaying the now-outdated technology.

So, in the current military, there may be many high-tech products beyond Wang Ye’s imagination.

Before Wang Ye could continue thinking, the man in white in front of him handed over a box to Wang Ye.

He introduced it, saying, "This is the latest protective suit, which can withstand up to 0.5GPa of pressure and temperatures of 200 degrees Celsius, which should provide you some aid."

"Protective suit?"

Wang Ye took the box, opened it, and took out the protective suit from inside.

He spread it out and began to carefully examine the appearance of the suit.

The suit was a solid black one-piece, with a helmet stuffed inside the box. At first glance, it somewhat resembled night operations suits in historical dramas, but the details were quite different.

The surface of the suit was covered with a matte tungsten-gray base, adorned with a nano-ceramic coating similar to reptilian scales. The edges gently curled up, resembling the legendary Dragon Scale, and within the gaps, there was a faint milky white liquid glow flowing that was unknown.

The surface had numerous deep black graphene honeycomb patterns, resembling circuit boards, giving it a slightly bulky look. However, it was evident that this design was aimed at stress distribution, overall integrating features of interstellar armor and deep-sea diving suits.

The aspect that intrigued Wang Ye the most was the glass on the helmet and face shield, with a HUD interface projected. From the outside, it appeared as a deep black, but internally, one could see an icy blue data stream glow, meticulously displaying the current state of the protective suit and the oxygen circulation status.

This design surprised Wang Ye—a level of technology he thought existed only in sci-fi movies. Notably, this suit completely lacked an oxygen tank, only having rows of diamond-shaped intake grids resembling shark gill slits under the helmet’s chin. This protective suit likely relied on this equipment to draw and store enough oxygen for the wearer to breathe.

"The level of technology is indeed extraordinary..." Wang Ye narrowed his eyes slightly. With such technology and craftsmanship, it’s safe to say the military’s strength is not as simple as he knew. At the very least, those ten fifth-generation fighter jets are far from the most advanced weapons.

As he pondered, he ran his fingertips over the fabric of the protective suit, instantly discerning the craftsmanship and detailed materials of the suit,

The outermost layer was hard ceramic, mainly for pressure resistance, the middle layer was composed of aerogel insulation and liquid metal to absorb and evenly disperse external pressure, also absorbing heat through phase change.

The innermost layer of high-strength fiber maintained internal temperature stability. This multi-layer protection had stress-buffering steps surpassing even the bulky space suits in performance.

However, for Wang Ye, the protective suit held little significance. Despite some protective features, due to the many wrapping layers, its elasticity and flexibility were vastly inadequate. Although not as bulky as a space suit, its flexibility was only slightly better. Any slight muscle expansion would burst the suit open, severely hindering his digging efforts, rendering it almost useless.

With this realization, Wang Ye raised his head and said, "No need; I’ll dig by myself. This suit is of no use to me. Don’t bother trying to help me dig—just don’t interfere with my work. You can conduct your survey when I’m not underground."

"This..." The geologists froze upon hearing this.

As geologists, they naturally knew how remarkable this protective suit was.

The negative conditions at a depth of 50,000 meters, with this suit’s performance, could virtually be eliminated. Even an untrained ordinary person could easily reach that depth, and even if Wang Ye dug deeper to 100,000 meters, this suit would still withstand part of the pressure.

Yet, such an excellent protective suit,

was abruptly tossed back by Wang Ye as if it were rubbish.

The geologists fell into a long silence,

Ultimately attributing it to Wang Ye not understanding the suit’s performance.

After all, the calculations were laid out before them: with Wang Ye’s defense power, handling the pressure at 100,000 meters was his limit. The current depth of 50,000 meters should be harming Wang Ye to some extent.

When the pressure from greater depth becomes unbearable, Wang Ye will naturally return to wear this suit.