67: Chapter 67 National Layout

The report that Department Head Yuan had previously submitted to headquarters only received a "wait and see" response from the Director-General, and there was no further follow-up.

This left him somewhat confused about the higher-ups' attitude toward this matter. In his understanding, such talent should be recruited and drafted into the national system as soon as possible; if other forces were to take advantage of the situation, it would be a huge loss for the country.

However, what he did not know was that in the capital, in a conference room with extremely strict confidentiality, a plaque hung outside the door reading "National Crisis Response Group," and now all members of the group had arrived.

The Director of the Recovery Bureau, Director Shi Jianjun, and Chief Scientist Li Zhonghua of the Academy of Sciences were briefing the group members.

In the entire conference hall, at the front was a huge display screen showing a high-definition photo of the Taiyin Spirit-Nurturing Talisman and a photo of a young man dressed as a Daoist, with his growing long hair tied back.

This was the appearance of Wang An disguised as An Ran.

Director Shi Jianjun spoke first.

"According to the information obtained so far, this person named An Ran suddenly appeared in the Changnan villa area, and his identity is very likely forged. His specific personal three-dimensional attributes are still unknown, and as for the specific profession he has taken, based on current information, it cannot be verified."

A group member wearing a military uniform frowned slightly upon hearing these words; there was no useful information.

"National Security should be able to find out. However, since the other party is hiding his identity, should we continue to pursue it? You must know that these days, countries like those in Europe and America have been frequently contacting those civilian Professionals."

The person in charge of National Security was right there, and he provided a detailed analysis report.

"Based on his activity trajectory, we have analyzed his approximate residence, narrowed the scope, and screened for real identities that match his characteristics."

"We conducted a screening in the villa area where he first appeared."

"Facial recognition was used for a search, and no activity of his was found elsewhere."

"It can basically be concluded that this face is a disguise."

"At the same time, after comparisons and screening of data such as his behavioral habits, gait, height, and weight from multiple sources..."

A third picture appeared on the display screen; it was Wang An's photo.

Then, a string of identity information popped up.

From Wang An's birth to university, his use of a meteorite in a transaction to obtain 100,000 yuan, and later the creation of a company and moving to rent in the villa area.

And his frequent activities in the surrounding mountains and forests, as well as the recent gains of his company, Changnan Interstellar, and the situation of his newly established company, Deep Boundary Ecology, which is working on the Mine Pit Hotel project—it can be said that most of Wang An's affairs have been brought to light.

After carefully reviewing Wang An's profile, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, finding no obvious anti-social tendencies.

However, National Security did not have definitive proof to confirm that An Ran was Wang An, but everyone present knew what this meant.

As long as the identity of An Ran was not exposed, there would be this identity as a buffer between the state and the individual, and they would not reach a dead end because of certain matters.

For these people, as long as one does not have a hostile tendency toward the country or lean toward the West, then no matter what kind of talented person or strange individual they are, in such a large country, who could not be accommodated?

Director Shi Jianjun spoke up at this moment, "Should we recruit him?"

Others present had different views on this.

After all, if he wanted to join, he wouldn't have hidden his identity. Recruiting such a person focused on cultivation into the system might instead be counterproductive.

After the group discussed for a while, the leader in charge made a decision.

"Since he does not want to come in, do not force it; just maintain close attention to this person."

"The Recovery Bureau can purchase a batch of Yun Shen Talismans from him to show our country's goodwill toward talent."

Since the leader had already made the decision, the others did not discuss the matter further.

After this matter was concluded, Chief Scientist Li Zhonghua of the Academy of Sciences began to explain the specific efficacy and function of this talisman to them.

"Wang An... Daoist An Ran calls this talisman the Taiyin Spirit-Nurturing Talisman. Its main function is to increase the cultivation speed of the Spirit attribute. For a Spirit attribute below 2 points, it can increase by 0.01 within a day."

Everyone present, even though they had already seen the report submitted earlier, it was clear that this was an effect confirmed again and again, and they were somewhat surprised by such an item that uses external objects to accelerate cultivation.

After all, based on the information they had collected so far, no rare treasures capable of enhancing the cultivation of three-dimensional attributes had appeared.

Even other Daoist talismans had the effect of nourishing the soul, but their duration and effect were extremely weak.

If it were not for the current Professional panel that could provide real-time feedback on the improvement effects of three-dimensional attributes, it would still be uncertain whether those talismans had any effect at all.

"Can others draw this kind of talisman?" someone asked.

Chief Scientist Li Zhonghua thought for a moment and replied.

"At present, it is very difficult. If an ordinary person observes the core runes for a long time, it will consume a large amount of mental energy, let alone trying to learn it."

Others were not very clear about this aspect. Director Shi Jianjun, as the Director of the Recovery Bureau, had some understanding of cultivation-type Professionals and said:

"Perhaps Professionals related to Daoist cultivation might be able to learn to draw this kind of talisman."

The person in charge of the Academy of Sciences was extremely interested in this talisman.

"We can also start from the perspective of scientific research to see if we can study its principles."

The others fell into contemplation.

Understanding this, everyone could basically determine that this was a technology with scarce output, difficult to replicate, and high entry barriers—an important resource that had practical effects for both Professionals and ordinary people.

Just like the current rare earth purification technology, which is needed for various high-tech applications; this Yun Shen Talisman that increases the cultivation of the Spirit attribute is the same for all Professionals.

Scientists who want to take on those high-level professions are basically stuck on the Spirit attribute.

Even though the state now provides various cultivation techniques and medicinal herbs to the max, it still takes at least half a year or more to increase the Spirit attribute to above 1.5, and this also depends on an individual's understanding of the cultivation techniques.

Therefore, at present, there are very few who have actually taken on high-level scientific research professions.

Their significantly improved scientific research capabilities after taking on these professions also confirmed that the state had listed the cultivation of scientific research Professionals as a primary goal.

But starting today, the job-change stone resources for this might shift slightly.

After discussing for more than an hour, the leader of the Crisis Response Group stood up and announced:

"From now on, we will establish a Special Resources Research Group."