Chapter 159: Chapters 158, 159 – Going to the Pacific Ocean to Fish with Explosives? (Extra 3 & 4 for Zi Xuan Xian Emperor) Chapter 159: Chapters 158, 159 – Going to the Pacific Ocean to Fish with Explosives? (Extra 3 & 4 for Zi Xuan Xian Emperor) “You mean we should just watch those creatures grow and take over the ocean?” the Commander reprimanded.
“Of course not,” the advisor quickly replied, “although we can’t directly destroy the nest of the Zerg located ten thousand meters deep in the ocean, we can inflict significant damage on it, like bombing it with fleets and hunting down large numbers of mutant creatures!”
“We can also capture samples for research. If they can survive under ten thousand meters of deep sea, there must be many new discoveries we can make from them!”
“I support sending the fleet over!” a General immediately said, “The ocean is our territory; how can it be occupied by a group of mutant creatures? No matter how many there are, destroy them all!”
“Even if there are ten thousand blue whales, our cannons could turn them into mere obstacles!”
A scientist spoke, “No matter what, we have to obtain the deep-sea plants and the so-called Zerg samples! That’s the only way to prepare for the future!”
“He Xingzhou and his team have certainly obtained samples already! We can’t lag behind!”
“Yes, the whole world is watching us now, we need to prove our worth!”
The Commander considered, “So you’re saying, acquiring samples is a necessity. And to acquire samples, sending a fleet for support is essential.”
The General immediately said, “We have the most powerful aircraft carrier fleet! With the most advanced submarines and underwater weapons! As soon as we deploy them, we assure you they can complete the mission!”
“Before they surface, we will annihilate all of them!”
The Commander nodded and said, “Alright, conduct reconnaissance on the Mariana Trench! In addition, immediately establish an emergency task force to prepare coastal defense measures!”
They immediately began preparations. These people did not rush headlong toward the Mariana Trench but instead gathered a group of experts and first dispatched a research vessel for exploration.
At the same time, they announced to the public, “We are going to explore the Mariana Trench to uncover the truth about the mutant creatures!”
All over the world, people were paying attention to their actions. Everyone wanted to know if humans could stand up to mutant creatures in the ocean!
Upon hearing this news, the Xuanwu Executive Officer issued a public reminder, “The Zerg beneath the Mariana Trench possess considerable combat power; all parties should not be blindly overconfident during exploration!”
Whether they would heed the reminder was another matter.
The chaos in the world was unavoidable.
First, the prices of strategic materials such as food, oil, metal ores, and drugs began to skyrocket due to short supply. Places with money were buying up large quantities, while places without money were piecing together as much as they could.
They all understood that if the Zerg were as frightening as He Xingzhou predicted, these things would be unattainable even with a fortune!
Meanwhile, regions near the ocean announced plans to investigate the marine environment.
Particularly, Sakura Island announced it would spend billions of US Dollars to explore all surrounding sea areas, including the Sakura Trench adjacent to the Mariana Trench!
Various environmental organizations started frequently voicing their calls to protect the environment.
Experts began to emerge, analyzing various mutant creatures and making various judgments about the Zerg.
Dr. Becker, who had been missing for more than half a year, reappeared.
During this period, he had been leading a team to research the previous quantum computing error correction plan, but there had been no progress and a lot of funds were wasted.
With Rodney, the head of the World Ocean Research Organization, dismissed, he took the spotlight as the new spokesperson of the “Beck Plan” and became active again.
The Shen Zhou people were already beyond caring for the various phenomena outside.
Half a month had passed since the Xuanwu Plan was announced, and within Shen Zhou, operations were underway everywhere.
All coastal cities were put on alert. Troops were continually deployed, and engineering teams from across the country rushed to build a steel Great Wall.
Ports were under strict martial law, with entry and exit requiring rigorous inspections, and navigation only under the escort of warships.
At the Tower Research Institute, the “fruit” previously captured from the Mariana Trench was secretly transported there.
Song Jinhong heard the news and hurried over with the research team.
In a transparent biological cultivation tank, an underdeveloped Zerg was immersed in green nutrient fluid, observed through the glass by everyone.
It appeared humanoid, somewhat resembling a mammalian embryo, with embryonic limbs already differentiated—these limbs being claws rather than human hands and feet.
Its head was triangular, with a small horn on top and a sturdy trunk.
Most notably was its heart; through its unfinished skin and scales, everyone could clearly see its heart pounding like a raging fire.
“Its heart’s energy level is extremely high, comparable to the energy level of our armored vehicle power units!” said Liu Tianhu, in charge of transport, “Our experts judge that if this thing exploded, it would be akin to launching a missile!”
“With such high heart energy, how does the body’s cells withstand it, and how does the heart organ transmit this energy throughout the body?” Song Jinhong asked with curiosity, “In our prior research on mutant creatures, we have never encountered such a phenomenon!”
“It was born at the base of the deep-sea bug tree, it should belong to a more advanced Zerg,” He Xingzhou said, referring to the deep-sea plant from the Mariana Trench as the deep-sea bug tree.