111: Alien Exploration

After chatting with the somewhat abstract Su Qinglian about this and that, the others also successively walked into the temporary conference room.

Once everyone was present, Sichuan University biology professor Professor Shen Congnan stood up, paused the combat footage playing on the 36 screens on the conference room wall, and after nodding to the monitor in the corner, said:

“Through everyone’s efforts, we have already ascertained the basic information of the Alien Planet creatures.”

As he spoke, a projection was cast onto the wall behind Professor Shen Congnan, and an image of the Four-Armed Lizardmen once again appeared before everyone:

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“We will temporarily name this Alien Planet life form the Four-Armed Lizardmen.”

“Its civilization stage is currently known to be equivalent to humanity’s Stone Age.”

“Based on their varying Physiques, the average punch of a Lizardmen is between 600 and 750 catties, and their height is generally between 1.8 and 2.5 meters.”

“Furthermore, all the Lizardmen that have invaded our world are male, and all are parasitized by an unknown organism (fungus), their bodies having become empty shells.”

“Their true core is this ping-pong ball-sized object in their brain, which we temporarily name the ‘thalamus core’.”

“The thalamus core cannot communicate and possesses only plant-like instincts; its operational principles have not yet been fully researched.”

“Under the influence of the thalamus core, it possesses abilities such as limb regeneration, fearlessness of pain, and the ability to twist its limb joints at will.”

“This creature will only lose its ability to move after its thalamus core is crushed.”

“Coupled with its height, arm length, and the advantage of having four arms, even a well-trained soldier would find it difficult to fight against it without holding a hot weapon.”

“Additionally, based on our observations, the mycelium within its body is phototropic but will spontaneously combust when exposed to direct sunlight.”

“That is, the ignition point of the mycelium is very low.”

“As long as the temperature exceeds 50 degrees Celsius, it can be ignited.”

“Furthermore, in cold environments, the reaction speed of the thalamus core also decreases.”

“When the temperature is below 15℃, the reaction speed of the thalamus core decreases by half.”

“When the temperature is below 10℃, the thalamus core almost completely loses all reaction to the outside world.”

“When the temperature is below 5℃, the thalamus core enters a dormant state, losing all perception of the external environment, and will only revive when the temperature returns to a suitable level.”

“Finally, the temporary Research Institute has conducted emergency research on the thalamus core and discovered that it contains a special substance that can enhance Physique strength.”

“Its negative effects are currently uncertain, and applying it will require considerable time for research and experimentation.”

After introducing the Alien Planet creatures, Professor Shen Congnan rested his hands on the table again and surveyed everyone in the conference room:

“This is what we currently know about the Alien Planet creatures; what are your thoughts?”

What thoughts could the people present have?

Besides Yang Dian, there were 23 ancient Martial Artists, who daily practiced Qi and blood with bare torsos, hoping to achieve the legendary Grandmaster realm in their lifetime.

There were also 12 Awakened, who spent their days pondering how to enhance the extraordinary power within their bodies.

Perhaps there would also be one or two Innate abstract sacred bodies like Su Qinglian, who not only liked to engage in female-female relationships but also spouted vulgar nonsense the moment she opened her mouth.

As for Yang Dian?

Yang Dian sorted through the information he received from Professor Shen Congnan and indeed had some ideas.

However, the ideas were fragmented and did not form a complete closed loop when combined.

Fortunately, Professor Shen Congnan did not keep them in suspense for long.

Seeing that no one present wanted to speak, he pressed a remote control and retrieved a visualized relationship diagram marked with question marks.

“Everything that follows is information inferred by the Think Tank after we sent the news to them.”

“It may not be accurate and can only be used as a reference.”

He pointed his hand at the question mark in the center of the relationship diagram, and the question mark immediately transformed into a thalamus core covered in white fur.

“The thalamus core can manipulate mycelium, but the growth conditions for mycelium are too harsh, making it almost impossible for it to grow independently in nature.”

“Therefore, we can almost certainly conclude that the thalamus core is food, a high-grade food.”

“The male Four-Armed Lizardmen serve as a breeding ground for this food, and in wartime, they can also be used as expendable cannon fodder.”

On the relationship diagram, an arrow shot out from the thalamus core, and at the tip of the arrow, an image of a male Four-Armed Lizardmen appeared, with the words (consumable) next to it.

“The female Four-Armed Lizardmen, which have not appeared in our world, have likely become reproductive tools, used to breed Four-Armed Lizardmen newborns.”

“Therefore, there likely exists a high-level organism in the Alien Planet that has enslaved the Four-Armed Lizardmen with overwhelming power, treating them as consumables and food.”

“So, what should we do?”

Dao Ba, who had slipped into the conference room at some unknown point, raised his hand:

“Liberate the enslaved and oppressed Four-Armed Lizardmen.”

“Long live the proletariat of the entire Universe!”

Professor Shen Congnan’s words caught in his throat, and he swallowed what he was about to say.

Knowing that Dao Ba had an accident during his Awakening, he put a hand to his forehead:

“Dao Ba has a point.”

“We must enter the Alien Planet, liberate the Four-Armed Lizardmen, and allow them to gain the dignity that intelligent life deserves.”

What was Professor Shen Congnan’s unspoken meaning?

In short, it was six words.

Go to the Alien Planet to Cultivate!

‘I wonder what the high-level organisms of the Alien Planet are like.’

As Yang Dian pondered, the projection screen changed again.

The second phase of testing began.

What was the second phase of testing?

Helicopters and drones lifted various cages containing animals, submerging the cages into the spatial node to test whether the spatial node harmed living organisms and whether the other side of the spatial node was suitable for Earth organisms to survive.

Additionally, various markings were placed on the ropes to attempt to measure the ‘length’ of the spatial node.

Some mechanical sealed and pressurized equipment, mercury thermometers, and similar items were also sent into the spatial node via cables.

This was to obtain data on the air content and temperature inside the spatial node and the Alien Planet, for research purposes.

As time passed, countless drones lingered at the spatial node and then flew away, and some data gradually appeared on the projection.

[Alien Planet perceived temperature 26℃.]

[Alien Planet air content: Nitrogen 67%, Oxygen 31%, rare gases 1.31%, unknown gas 0.69%].

[Experimental animals entered the Alien Planet for 2.5 hours; apart from adaptive symptoms in the oxygen-rich environment, no other symptoms or infections appeared.]

[Experimental mice, experimental rabbits, and rhesus monkeys inhaled a small amount of unknown gas, their body temperatures rose, and no other symptoms were found.]

[Increased unknown gas content in the experimental environment; when the unknown gas content reached 3%, the heart rate and blood pressure of the experimental subjects accelerated and increased, respectively. Applications have been made for death row inmates (drug traffickers, rapists, murderers) for human experimentation.]

[The length of the spatiotemporal node is approximately 500 meters, and its gravity is about one-tenth of Earth’s gravity. After leaving the spatiotemporal node, the Alien Planet’s gravity is 1.03 times that of Earth...]

As the data continued to grow, Professor Shen Congnan’s expression became increasingly better.

Although the oxygen content of the Alien Planet was somewhat high, it was not impossible to adapt to.

Especially for Martial Artists.

An oxygen-rich environment could even slightly accelerate the Cultivate progress of Martial Artists.

“Now, we just have to wait for the human experiments to conclude.”

“However, during this period, we can initiate the third phase of testing.”

Thinking this, he took out a walkie-talkie and held it to his mouth.