3: Chapter 3 Emergency Notice

“Hmm! That makes sense then,” Oriental Chen muttered to himself, stroking his chin.

“Then why, after discovering human civilization, didn’t you directly impart all knowledge to humans, but instead sought a Commander to take over?” Oriental Chen continued to look for loopholes.

“Accidents can interrupt the development of civilization at any time. This includes a series of irresistible factors, as well as constant internal and external wars within civilizations. Furthermore, individual cognition cannot exist independently beyond the limitations of civilization. Therefore, forcibly selecting a Commander in an inopportune situation is not safe. For example, 3000 years ago, the Space Station detected that several early human civilizations near the Tropic of Cancer already possessed quite complete social structures, but their technological level at that time was still in its initial state. However, when the Space Station was reactivated, apart from the Hua Xia Civilization where Commander was located, the other civilizations had all disappeared.”

“Another aspect is for safety considerations; the information stored in the core cabin is highly compressed. Once fully expanded, it requires a massive and fully functional Space Station to accommodate it. During this process, in addition to consuming vast resources, once the Space Station is fully expanded, uncontrollable risks will increase exponentially. If a new civilization is not found to inherit these technological achievements, the result will be catastrophic.”

“Furthermore, in reality, without Commander’s cooperation, the Space Station cannot complete this process on its own due to a lack of resources.”

Xiao Lin’s explanation basically resolved most of Oriental Chen’s doubts.

“So, the upgrade of the Space Station is actually a process of decompressing this information step by step. And the speed of this upgrade (decompression) completely depends on my speed?” Oriental Chen asked.

“Yes, Commander. In most cases, the capability and scale of the ground control center determine the release progress of the Space Station. I will assist you in establishing the ground control center step by step, which will be a long process.”

“You said before that the Space Station looked for 100 candidates. What about the other 99 people now?” Oriental Chen asked.

“The others will no longer be able to obtain authorization,” Xiao Lin replied.

“Okay, I have no more questions now. What’s next?” Oriental Chen asked.

“Commander, the Space Station currently only has the power cabin and core cabin, two basic compartments. It cannot cope with potential emergencies. Once damaged, the consequences would be unimaginable. I suggest you collect materials for upgrade as soon as possible,” Xiao Lin advised.

“Okay, how do I do that?” Oriental Chen asked.

“Commander, the core cabin comes with 100 Worker Bee Robots, currently in hibernation. You can activate the hibernating robots and deploy them near the Space Station to collect space debris and recycle materials.”

“Where are the robots? How do I activate them?” Oriental Chen continued to ask.

“You just need to send me the command.”

“Okay, then activate the robots to collect materials,” Oriental Chen said.

“Understood, Commander! Command issued… ”

“Worker Bee Robots have all been activated… ”

“Worker Bee Robots have all been released… ”

“What’s next then?” Oriental Chen asked.

“Commander, the Space Station has issued an emergency notification,” Xiao Lin said.

“What emergency notification?” Oriental Chen asked.

“The Space Station has detected a spdv-1 type neurotropic virus in Binjiang City, where you are located. Based on the Space Station’s modeling data, there is a 98% probability that this virus will cause widespread human infection. Currently, Binjiang Hospital, the initial outbreak site, has been sealed off. Conservatively estimated, the first major outbreak will occur within 3 months,” Xiao Lin replied.

“What?” Oriental Chen was shocked.

“Commander, to ensure your personal safety, I have already formulated a response plan for you before the virus outbreak. Please review it,” Xiao Lin said.

“Alright, I’ll take a look!” Oriental Chen said.

Soon, the screen showed that an unread message had been received.

Oriental Chen opened it and quickly glanced through it.

The general content of the plan was to establish an underground base before the virus outbreak.

First: Xiao Lin is responsible for purchasing supplies, and Oriental Chen is responsible for leasing a warehouse to store these supplies;

Second: Register several companies. Oriental Chen is responsible for organizing the documents, and Xiao Lin is responsible for online declarations and subsequent financial matters.

Third: After the companies are registered, find suitable land to start building the underground base. Xiao Lin will provide the corresponding plans and blueprints.

Fourth: Recruit personnel. Many tasks within the underground base require human labor. At the same time, sufficient security forces are also needed. Oriental Chen needs to complete the recruitment work.

“Xiao Lin, is this virus really that terrifying?” Oriental Chen was still a bit unconvinced.

“Yes, Commander. After being infected with the spdv-1 type neurotropic virus, infected individuals have a very high probability of experiencing brain death.”

“Then how is this virus transmitted?” Oriental Chen asked.

“Through blood transmission,” Xiao Lin replied.

“Only through blood transmission, how could it cause a widespread outbreak?” Oriental Chen doubted.

AIDS is also transmitted through blood, but hasn’t it caused a pandemic?