657: Chapter 657: Fake Vibranium

“If I'm not mistaken, Shanshan, you'll also be studying, right?” Shen Huiying asked.

“That’s right. You can rest assured, I’m only drawing blood samples; it won’t have any effect on Shanshan,” Oriental Chen said.

“I understand.” Shen Huiying nodded.

“Now, I can let you return to the living area. But before you leave, you need to swallow the capsule I provide. It contains a miniature monitor, and I hope you can understand,” Oriental Chen said, needing to guard against her to prevent harm to innocents later.

“I can stay here,” Shen Huiying hesitated slightly.

Once under someone’s control, it meant losing freedom.

If Oriental Chen were to change his mind, she would have no room to resist.

“Alright then. I’ll have Shanshan come to see you regularly,” Oriental Chen no longer insisted.

This was already the best outcome.

As long as she was willing to cooperate with the research, nothing else mattered.

“Thank you!” Shen Huiying nodded.

…

After their conversation, Oriental Chen instructed Zhang Yuankui that he could take Shanshan back.

No one knew Shanshan’s identity except Oriental Chen and Zhang Yuankui.

He naturally wouldn’t mention it to anyone, and neither would Zhang Yuankui.

So, there would be no problem with Shanshan returning to the living area.

As for whether Zhang Yuankui was willing to tell her Shen Huiying’s true identity, that was their family matter, and Oriental Chen found it inconvenient to get involved.

“Xiao Lin, has the scan of the bases within Huaguo’s borders been completed?” Oriental Chen asked.

“Only about 40% completed,” Xiao Lin replied.

Oriental Chen had previously asked Xiao Lin to scan all bases within Huaguo’s borders to determine the number of Mutants in Huaguo.

Especially high-order Mutants.

This was equivalent to a major census of Huaguo’s hidden strength.

However, after many bases subsequently lost contact, the mission failed.

“Consolidate the data from the completed scans and tally the number of 6th Order and above Mutants,” Oriental Chen commanded.

“Okay, consolidation completed. Please review.”

A visual chart appeared on the screen.

From the chart, it could be seen that the highest level was 7th Order, with 267 people. The 6th Order was slightly more, with 626 people.

“That’s not right, why is the highest order only 7th Order?” Oriental Chen found it unbelievable.

According to Shen Huiying’s description, Oriental Chen estimated that the 9th Order Mutants within Huaguo’s borders were not few.

As for the summarized quantity, it was not reliable because the scan was not completed.

“The scan results are as such,” Xiao Lin replied.

Xiao Lin did not possess subjective thinking ability, so she would not have subjective opinions on the data.

“Monga, you’ve been listening in the whole time. Where do you think the problem lies?” This kind of question was suitable to discuss with Monga.

“There’s one problem here that I still haven’t figured out,” Monga said, puzzled.

“Tell me,” Oriental Chen said.

“1 billion years ago, humans didn’t have Mutants. Why are there so many now?” Monga asked.

“I’ve thought about this question too. I have two conjectures:

“One is that Mutants are special abilities that evolved later. The evolution time must be later than the time the Blue Star Ecological Transformation Project was formulated. In that case, you lacked observation tasks in this area.”

“The other is that besides you, there are other people laying out plans on Blue Star.”

“Very possible.” Monga nodded.

In fact, as early as when he discovered the Wakandan people of Egula, Oriental Chen had doubts in this regard.

The ancestors of the Wakandan people were not from Dragon Country, nor were they cultivated by Monga. But they also came to Blue Star, which indicated that others were also coveting Blue Star.

“The situation we face is becoming increasingly complex!” Oriental Chen sighed.

…

April 10, 2057, 3:00 AM.

The third zhen crystal successfully arrived at the Space Station.

At the same time, the first small space-faring vessel was finally assembled.

To maximize combat effectiveness, this small space-faring vessel was entirely made of pseudo-vibranium.

Although its performance was slightly inferior to Wakandan vibranium, it had several distinct advantages:

1. Low cost. This material was produced using a 3D molecular printer, using common metal materials. Furthermore, each component was integrally formed, eliminating the need for processing vibranium.

2. Repairable. Oriental Chen added memory metal properties to the pseudo-vibranium, allowing it to automatically repair damaged parts.

Of course, the prerequisite was that the damaged area was relatively small.

If the damage was severe, additional materials would need to be added.

3. Renewable. vibranium needed to be purchased from Egula, making it a limited resource. But pseudo-vibranium could be mass-produced, allowing for mass equipping.