Chapter 141: Chapters 140 and 141: Should the Xuanwu Plan be announced? (Added for extra ws and monthly tickets)_2 Chapter 141: Chapters 140 and 141: Should the Xuanwu Plan be announced? (Added for extra ws and monthly tickets)_2 “Everyone, are you all ready?”
Cui Weimin said, “The supplies were basically ready. Over the past three years, we’ve transported a large amount of overseas resources. The latest batch of supplies should be in place within two months.”
Lv Mei spoke, “The nationwide biochemical shelters, emergency command systems, and related preparations were all set.”
Kong Qing said, “If that’s the case, we can almost announce the Zerg disaster and the Xuanwu Plan!”
Song Jinhong agreed, “Recently, our team, along with Academician Pan’s team, made significant progress in Zerg research. Especially in Zerg language and classification, we’ve established Zerg analysis and research organizations nationwide.”
Qin Peng said, “In that case, I will request instructions from above. How to announce it and when to announce it both require decisions from the highest level! Because once it is announced, it will undoubtedly shock the entire country and the world!”
He Xingzhou proposed, “I suggest that our team should make the announcement! In almost three years, we have established enough scientific authority nationwide and worldwide, which people are likely to accept.”
“Moreover, I suggest timing the announcement during the deep sea exploration.”
“As the saying goes, seeing is believing. If we only rely on a press conference, there will definitely be many skeptical voices! So we have to let everyone see with their eyes and realize that this is indeed a crisis that could annihilate humanity, not a regular ecological disaster!”
“Alright, I will submit your opinion! Let’s wait for feedback from above!” Qin Peng recorded it, “We should expect instructions in about two months. Everyone, let’s prepare in this final period!”
“Hmm!” All the Xuanwu Executive Officers and He Xingzhou were mentally prepared.
Currently, most parts of the world were still immersed in a harmonious and peaceful atmosphere. People discussed investments, technology products, celebrity gossip, and paid attention to social issues.
Some were complaining and venting, unaware that this peaceful phase was about to end!
Tower Research Institute, Underground biochemical research area.
“Cough, cough…” Pan Yan was coughing violently; everyone looked at her worriedly and asked, “Academician Pan, you should rest for a while. We can handle things here!”
Pan Yan was in a very poor state; her eyes were sunken, her figure was emaciated, nearly skin and bones!
*She looked like a terminally ill patient, but after multiple examinations, doctors couldn’t find anything seriously wrong with her. They finally concluded that it was due to excessive mental fatigue and weakened spirits.*
Pan Yan took a few deep breaths and said in a weak voice, “It’s alright. The Xuanwu Plan will soon be announced. We will face the Zerg truly. Before the announcement, we must thoroughly perfect the ‘Zerg Language Dictionary!'”
In their computer system, they had deciphered several Zerg communication methods, including sound, gestures, information pheromones, temperature, and both ultrasound and infrasound communication.
Some communication signals had been translated into human language.
They now could preliminarily determine the information exchanged by the Zerg, and everyone felt that the basic framework of the “Zerg Language Dictionary” was already complete!
But Pan Yan insisted that this wasn’t the entirety of Zerg communication; there were other means of communication yet to be discovered.
So she was still leading the research.
Pan Yan sat to rest for a while, then reviewed recent research data. She looked disappointed; there hadn’t been much progress in recent days.
“What about the data for Experiment No. 9?” Pan Yan asked.
“Here it is!” Jiang Chan immediately handed over the data. Pan Yan flipped through it. The records showed that there was still no change with Experiment No. 9, appearing just like an unlucky failure of a mutation.
“Too normal!” Pan Yan closed her eyes and sighed softly.
“Teacher, what did you say?” Jiang Chan asked.
“Nothing.” Pan Yan looked at her; her gaze suddenly shifted from gentle to stern, and she criticized, “Jiang Chan, Experiment No. 9 is an important subject. Entrusting you with its observation and study is a sign of trust, and you come up with this to fool me?”
“Teacher, I…” Jiang Chan felt utterly wronged. She truly didn’t know what she had done wrong; when conducting the research and observations, she hadn’t slacked off for a second.
“No need to explain.” Pan Yan said directly, “You no longer need to observe Experiment No. 9. I will do it myself. You go to the bioelectric research team and go through this material carefully!”
She handed Jiang Chan a piece of data and relegated her to the bioelectric research team, which was equivalent to being kicked out of the core research group.
Jiang Chan felt aggrieved beyond belief; she held back her tears and whispered, “I understand.”
It was the first time everyone had seen Pan Yan lose her temper, and none dared to speak.
At dinnertime in the research institute, Jiang Chan ate silently by herself, with other researchers keeping a subtle distance from her.
Some people said she was doing such a poor job that she was about to be kicked out of the team.
“Junior sister, I believe Academician Pan wasn’t intentional. She has been in quite bad shape lately.” Wu Rui, her schoolmate, brought his tray over to comfort her.
“I know.” Jiang Chan looked up and assured, “The teacher isn’t that kind of person; she definitely has her reasons! It’s my own incompetence!”
“No one is deliberately avoiding you either,” Wu Rui said, “Everyone has been on edge lately. Mr. He has made it clear that it’s not long before the Xuanwu Plan is announced, and no one even has time to handle their own tasks.”
“Hmm.” Jiang Chan nodded slightly.
She ate quietly, returned to her lodging, and began examining the materials Pan Yan had given her.
“Is this research data on the brainwaves of mutated specimens?” Jiang Chan was very surprised by its contents.
They had studied the brainwaves of mutated specimens before but had found nothing. Subsequent brainwave testing had been limited to checking life states.
Yet, in Pan Yan’s data, some abnormal intensities in the brainwaves of certain mutated specimens were marked, with notes and calculations written with a marker.
“Experiment No. 9 was also under the teacher’s keen observation!” Jiang Chan spotted a discrepancy. “Records show that in the initial testing, Experiment No. 9 had a sudden spike in brainwave amplitude, appearing only once, and subsequent checks were very normal.”
“The teacher’s notes highlighted that some subjects tested with Experiment No. 9 at the time included cases of brain death.”
*”Could it be related?”* Jiang Chan thought of Pan Yan specifically assigning her to the bioelectric research team, and it seemed she suddenly understood something.
She immediately called upon the AI, saying, “Aggregate all data on the brainwave checks of mutated specimens as well as bioelectric detection data from the experimental zone!”
“Verifying permissions, permissions confirmed, Xuanwu Plan Level 3 executor, Jiang Chan.”
Deep sea exploration research group, He Xingzhou was discussing the exploration plan with Liu Tianhu, Ye Yun, and others.
“We had improved the thruster system to ensure its power under ten thousand meters of water pressure,” Liu Tianhu said, “but the surfacing system still had defects, and now it could only surface by being towed.”
He referred to a towing method, the most primitive, using a cable tied to the Deep Diving Device to pull it up; the cable also supplied power.
“The Deep Diving Device not only needed to explore but also carry out sampling research tasks and face Zerg attacks; using a cable wasn’t feasible!” Ye Yun denied, “Even if it dove, we wouldn’t get much more information.”
He Xingzhou agreed, “Yes. Once the Zergs notice us probing them once, they will be prepared next time, making the next exploration much tougher. This time we must capture or scoop up items with research value. There must be improvements in load capacity, propulsion capability, and floating-diving technology!”
“For the capture system, we had the Electronic harpoon and nano fishing net! The sampling system included sampling drills and sampling claws,” Liu Tianhu explained, “but there were issues with the propulsion system and surfacing system.”