Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 151: Exchange of Old for New
When Wang Lizi said the two words "Fuxi", Chen Jian almost immediately confirmed the authenticity of the information.

Because the way this thing is named does have a bit of the romantic style that I am familiar with.

"Fuxi".

Isn't this in the same vein as the names like Chang'e, Jade Rabbit, Kunpeng, Jiaolong, Tianwen, Beidou, and Mozi?
The only problem is, the name is too big.

So large that it is almost impossible to qualify for use for an extraordinary project.

Chen Jian couldn't think of anything that could be named with this name, nor did he know what technology or type of project it represented.

After repeatedly questioning Wang Lizi and even threatening to terminate the cooperation and start a war immediately, he finally confirmed that the information the other party had was really not much more than what he had.

These people from the Ring Chamber of Commerce only know that the Fuxi Project is a major project and may be related to "Restarting the Ring".

But they are neither qualified nor capable of opening the dusty archives and completely solving the mystery.

Therefore, they can only use the extremely limited clues in their hands to try to obtain more information.

The 10th Air Division base in Anqing is one of the most likely places to get clues.

Sadly, there is nothing there anymore.

Chen Jian described the situation in the archives room to him and told him how he knew the code.

After asking Chen Jian many detailed questions, Wang Lizi finally believed what Chen Jian said.

Perhaps he didn't have much hope in the first place, or perhaps he thought that since both parties had been frank with each other to this extent, there was no reason for Chen Jian to hide too much.

In short, the two sides finally reached an agreement, and Wang Lizi also promised that in the next operation, he would no longer use Chen Jian’s team by "concealing information."

This is good news.

Chen Jian had originally planned to completely cut ties with them, but now that the situation has changed, continuing to cooperate has become a more rational choice.

The fragile relationship between the two sides stabilized again. After blackmailing Wang Lizi, Chen Jian cut off the call.

Then, he looked at the Ring Chamber of Commerce team evacuating from the drone's perspective and breathed a sigh of relief.

"The situation is relatively clear now."

"The other party is looking for clues about the Fuxi Project. This project is related to the restart of the ring, which also means that it is related to the truth of Shancheng."

"But unfortunately, Yuanhuan Trading Company doesn't know much more about this project than we do."

"They only have a few locations and most of these locations are currently off-limits to human activity."

"No wonder they developed such a strange form of organization. They are more like a professional archaeological team than us."

Hearing his words, Shen Yue said jokingly:
"To call them archaeologists is really flattering them. At best, they are just tomb robbers."

"They are wasting resources. In the 'graves' they dug up, the truly valuable things may have been wasted, and only some technological achievements that can be directly used are left."

"If our ancestors knew they were doing this, they would probably be so angry that they would crawl out of their graves and give them a big slap in the face."

"That's at least better than the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple."

Chen Jian waved his hand and said:

"In any case, we are one step closer to the truth."

"The original contracts that were meant to cover up our secrets have been cancelled. Now that we have all the information, we can proceed straight to the next mission."

"According to Wang Lizi, from the information they have, the nearest clue is the Luzhou ruins."

"And Luzhou is the location of Institute 096."

"As far as I remember, Institute 096 is the Institute of Intelligence, right? So this Fuxi project is a project related to intelligence?"

"No."

Lei Jie corrected:
"The Intelligent Institute is in the imperial capital, and the one in Luzhou is called the Intelligent Machinery Institute."

"The Institute of Intelligence is mainly engaged in machine learning and machine vision, while the Institute of Intelligent Machinery is mainly focused on modern agriculture."

"096 is quite strong in bionic perception and micro-nano technology, but I can't say about its overall technical strength."

"In short, I don't know how this institute can take the lead in such a project that seems so important at first glance."

"But it is also possible that at some point in the future, they will achieve some technological breakthrough."

"After all, it's 20 years, anything can happen."

"really."

Chen Jian sighed softly and continued:
"But in this case, the direction of our investigation becomes even more unclear."

"I don't even know if it's necessary to investigate this further."

"After all, our main destination is still Jinling."

"If we go around to Luzhou, not only is the distance far, but if something unexpected happens, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to escape unscathed."

"Or, should we go to Jinling first?"

"Don't go to Jinling first, go to Tongling first."

He Shuo raised his hand and said:

"The Mechanicus in Anqing City is preparing for war. A large number of weapons, equipment and ammunition originally intended for trading are prohibited from being sold. We can't buy anything."

"But now, our supplies are in a state of extreme shortage, making it difficult to cope with large-scale battles."

"We have to go to Tongling to replenish our forces first, and then consider how to arrange the next move."

"Whether to go to Jinling, Luzhou, or go straight to Quancheng and stuff a big bullet into Huadu's mouth to defeat them, we have to get the equipment first before we can make a decision."

"Too."

Chen Jian nodded in agreement, and then made the decision:

"Then let's go to Tongling first."

"Eat your food one bite at a time and walk your journey one step at a time."

"The Ring Chamber of Commerce has been pursuing this goal for decades, and has only just begun to reach the edge."

"It's impossible for us to solve the mystery so quickly. We still have to proceed step by step."

"We have so many things to do right now that we can't afford to be too ambitious."

"Let's go, set off now and go to Tongling first!"

"understand!"

At the command, the team immediately took action.

Facing the rising sun, the group of eight set out on their journey again.

They still traveled along the land route, but this time, while trading with the settlements, they also brought good news to every settlement they passed by.

The terrifying demon in Anqing has been eliminated, the conspiracy in Huadu has been temporarily curbed, and the innocent civilians can finally get a little respite.

Chen Jian spared no effort to publicize the achievements of the Chinese Army, and he had no intention of being modest.

How did you say that?

If you don’t occupy the high ground of propaganda, it will be occupied by the enemy.

"Prestige" is so important in this world.

Once reputation spreads, as long as it can successfully pass the initial "cold start" stage, it will spread rapidly.

Among the eight people in the group, most of them agreed with his strategy. Only Ji Xing, when he saw the grateful residents of the settlement, asked Chen Jian a question with a puzzled look on his face.

".So why do you want to portray yourself as a savior hero?"

"I feel that this is not in line with your philosophy, and it is not a wise decision under the current circumstances."

"Don't forget, we just fought a big battle with those people from Huadu."

"Their losses in the war are incalculable."

"Their queen is probably already thinking about how to cut you into pieces. Why don't you keep a low profile and publicize it like this?"

"What good will this do you?"

"The Mechanicus need to erect idols for the people. Do you also need them?"

“We don’t need idols.”

Chen Jian shook his head and replied:
“But we need to get people to believe in it.”

"I have to let them know that there is a force in this world that can be their lifeline." "Maybe they don't think about this straw at ordinary times, but when they are on the verge of despair, they will subconsciously think of it and ask themselves whether they should reach out and grab that straw."

"And it is obvious that in this world, the vast majority of civilians are on the verge of despair perhaps once every ten days or half a month."

"Then you are too conservative."

Shen Yue interrupted and said:

"It won't take ten days or half a month. I estimate it will happen every three to five days."

".really."

Ji Xing showed a somewhat emotional expression on his face, and then said:
"If this trend continues, more and more civilians will turn to you."

"And with your abilities, you will probably be able to turn them into useful warriors in no time."

"Not necessarily a soldier, but perhaps a more useful worker."

"Worker?"

Ji Xing was surprised and asked:

"The workers in those workshops in Anqing?"

"of course not."

Chen Jian shook his head and said:
"Are those people in the workshop considered workers? They are more like slaves."

"We want real workers. But to be honest, workers are more difficult to train than soldiers."

"And if we can train a truly useful worker, the value he can present may be higher than three soldiers."

"That exaggerated?"

Ji Xing asked back subconsciously, but Chen Jian just nodded firmly without answering.

Ji Xing lowered his head thoughtfully and looked silently at the steering wheel in Chen Jian's hand.

This "cat car" they are talking about was also made by the "workers" he mentioned, right?
If that's the case, then he's not wrong.

In a sense, the worker is stronger than the fighter.
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But is it that important?
The Chinese army has too many enemies.

The Mechanicus and the Basilica of the Sacred Blood were barely able to maintain peaceful coexistence with them, and apart from the monsters, the only powerful enemy that was in the open was the Flower City.

There is no doubt that Huadu is absolutely ready for a large-scale war with the Chinese Army and Huangshi City.

So is the Chinese army ready?

What are they going to do?
Are we really going to kill them all in Quancheng and Huadu’s lairs?
Thinking of this, Ji Xing shuddered for no reason.

She realized that the people around her were really capable of doing such a thing.
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Then comes the problem.

Is Huadu ready for the offensive of the Chinese army?
On the other side, Quancheng.

Ji Xing didn’t know whether Huadu was ready or not, but the “Queen” of Huadu knew clearly that she was not ready.

After hearing that all the demons in the Anqing ruins were destroyed and all the people she sent out were wiped out, her expression became terrifyingly calm.

She gave no orders for further reprisals, nor did she specify any battle plan.

She simply dismissed all irrelevant personnel, leaving behind her most trusted "prime minister", who was also her military advisor, and then spoke to the memorial presented by the people below:
“This time, we suffered heavy losses.”

"Our research suffered a devastating blow, a large number of achievements were burned, and a large number of scholars who had already gained some insights died in the Anqing ruins."

"What's more serious is that all the terrifying demons that had been gathered with great difficulty were dispersed. Although they have not been completely destroyed, it is by no means easy to reorganize such a large-scale camp."

"Maybe we'll have to completely change the direction of the experiment."

"From the 'maternal' direction, to the 'paternal' direction."

“It’s almost like starting another decade all over again!”

Hearing the queen's words, the military advisor nodded slowly.

But after a moment of silence, he did not say words of compliment or comfort like others, but calmly analyzed:

"This failure is actually doomed. Even without the intervention of the Huaxia Army, it would be difficult for us to make a breakthrough in the Anqing ruins."

"The reason is simple: we were too high-profile and too aggressive."

"We failed to conceal our true purpose and control precious medicines. Once these things leak out, they will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple."

"Their actions speak for themselves - even if the Chinese army doesn't take action, they will take action against us at some point in time."

"So we have to be very careful in our future research."

"But it's almost impossible."

The Queen tapped the table lightly and then said:
"If we were experimenting with plants, we could open up a large area of land and harvest a large number of modified plants within a year."

"If we use mice or rabbits for experiments, they can give birth to a large number of offspring every month."

"But our experimental subjects are humans."

"And these people can only give birth to one baby a year, and only one baby at a time."

"Besides increasing the number, what other options can we have?"

"Prolong the time."

The military advisor said calmly:

"Flowers won't die in ten years, and terrors won't disappear in ten years."

"Even if we wait another ten years, what will happen?"

"We're both going to die."

The Queen looked at the military advisor sternly and said:

"In 10 years, we will be dead."

"The Flower City has gradually slipped out of our control. The drugs have destroyed the humanity here. One day, we will be attacked by the side effects."

"by that time."

"Then launch a great purge."

The military advisor said without hesitation:
"Soldiers trained with drugs should have died on the battlefield."

"They will be replaced by new people, and those new people will stabilize the old order."

".Okay. But where to fight? Huaxia Army? Huangshi City?"

After the Queen finished speaking, the military advisor shook his head and said:
".Do you really think it makes sense to retaliate against them? They don't have the resources we need, nor do they have many people to plunder."

"It's useless to hit them"

"Besides, we don't have the ability to retaliate against them."

"It's too far away, and there's the Mechanicus' territory in between."

"We don't need to retaliate against them. Now that this conflict is over, let's just let it end."

“All we have to do is continue to do what we are supposed to do.”

"Let's go to Jinling."

"This relic has been occupied by the Mechanicus for too long, but they have been slow to completely clean it up and develop it."

"Whatever they can't do, we do for them."

"It just so happens that we can take this opportunity to see what we have been pursuing."

"it is good."

The Queen nodded solemnly, ending the brief discussion.

After the military advisor left, she looked at the thin, yellowed, brittle stack of paper on the table.

On the top few sheets of paper were printed lines of obscure text, the true meaning of which she could not figure out no matter how hard she racked her brains.

"Construction of zmgi2 mutants using the Ac-Ds transposon system in the DAP-seq framework."

"Increasing the expression ratio of coding genes in sperm by CRISPR/Cas9 and RNAa activation method."

“The storage location of core equipment and experimental materials such as qRT-PCR and Cas9 enzyme.”

"Mountain city, imperial capital, Jinling."

(End of this chapter)