164: Chapter 164 Infinite Unit Production

"You can choose anywhere within the borders of the Xia State!"

"I need to find a suitable location on the equator; only the equator is ideal for building a space elevator!"

Zhou Zhengli didn't quite understand. If he was choosing a location on the equator, what did that have to do with him?

"This..."

"So, I'll pick a location, and the state will take it over!"

Zhou Zhengli understood.

Gao Yuan was asking the government to occupy territory in other countries.

However, Gao Yuan had the capability to occupy it himself; he could produce infinite troops and manufacture robots, so why bother telling him?

Thinking of this, a realization dawned on Zhou Zhengli.

"Have you already chosen a location?"

"Yes, in Java!"

At that moment, Zhou Zhengli understood.

Java's relationship with the Xia State wasn't very harmonious. If Gao Yuan went there to build a space elevator, conflicts would surely arise. Gao Yuan likely found it difficult to manage the intensity of the response, as Java was within the Xia civilization's sphere of influence—despite the poor relations, there were a large number of ethnic Chinese people there!

Gao Yuan was giving him a heads-up in advance.

After a moment of silence, he responded, "I believe Java should be integrated into our management system! That would be more convenient!"

"Understood. One more thing!"

This meant Java could be taken over, but it couldn't be destroyed outright like Japan! Zhou Zhengli was just putting it delicately. Of course, Gao Yuan was just checking in; he wouldn't destroy everything anyway, because once the space elevator was built, it would inevitably become a vital logistics hub. That alone could foster the growth of a massive metropolis!

"Speak!"

"I want to requisition the Physics Research Institute of the Xia Academy of Sciences!"

"Why do you need so many scientists?"

"I said it just now: for basic research!"

"Whatever subject you need to research, you can collaborate with the Academy of Sciences!"

Gao Yuan looked at Zhou Zhengli. "Some research cannot be made public; it is top secret!"

Gao Yuan didn't want the 'four-dimensional neutron' to become public knowledge before he even understood it. Who knew if the information would leak and attract the attention of a higher civilization, leading the Real World to be locked down just like the Future World? If that happened, humanity would truly be without hope.

"This... I need to consider it!"

"I only need scientists who specialize in basic science, and all my technology will be opened up gradually!"

Zhou Zhengli didn't know what Gao Yuan was researching that would make him willing to pay such a price.

"Fine, I can coordinate that for you!"

"Then I have no other requests!"

Afterwards, once Annie was settled, Gao Yuan wanted to visit the Future World, but before leaving, he intended to punish certain people.

He had indeed abandoned the American market, but they had pushed their luck, even daring to use missiles to attack him.

If he didn't react to something like this, he would appear far too weak.

Gao Yuan piloted the battleship, preparing to head to America. He was thinking about how to handle the situation; showing strength was actually quite simple—just killing Dong Huang would do it.

But the problem was that Annie had fled. If America lost Dong Huang, it would become a pile of loose sand. Who then would keep the Polar Bear in check?

Outside of the Xia State, the Polar Bear was the sole dominant power, which contradicted Gao Yuan's original plan. Even though the Great Famine was coming soon, if the Polar Bear forcefully unified Europa, they could hold out for at least four or five more years.

This was not what Gao Yuan wanted to see.

While he was still calculating, his wrist machine flashed; there was a call.

Gao Yuan picked it up.

"Old Gao, come back quickly, something has happened!"

"What's wrong?"

Gao Yuan was a bit surprised. What could have happened?

"Restorationism agents infiltrated the Xia State and carried out a terrorist attack in Muzha New Village. Thirteen villagers were killed, including Lin Mei's mother, and Lin Mei herself was seriously injured..."

What?

A surge of rage rose in Gao Yuan's chest.

Restorationism was looking for death, bringing a terror attack to his own doorstep.

How did they get in?

Was the local security department incompetent?

Gao Yuan immediately rushed back to Muza. As he stepped off the battleship, Zhang Baiyi arrived.

"Old Gao, Lin Mei took the Life-Sustaining Base Fluid and has mostly recovered, but... one of her legs has become necrotic!"

Life-Sustaining Base Fluid could only stimulate human potential and repair damaged tissues, but the human body itself lacked the ability to regenerate limbs. Thus, no matter how much Life-Sustaining Base Fluid one took, missing organs could not be replaced!

Gao Yuan went to see Lin Mei first.

Lin Mei's eyes were vacant.

She showed no expression when she saw Gao Yuan enter.

"Mom is dead..."

"Mom is dead!"

Gao Yuan held her gently. "Don't cry, I will avenge you!"

After saying that, Gao Yuan asked Zhang Baiyi, "When did it happen?"

"Half an hour ago. Ever since Black Fish Technology rose to prominence, Muzha New Village and Lishuzhuang New Village have been frequently visited by foreigners. This time, the attacker was one of our agents; because he had been here before, no one paid much attention. Who could have known they'd gotten hold of mining explosives from somewhere and rigged them into a car? I think they wanted to blow me up! I happened to go to Muza, and when that car drove past me, it suddenly braked. Fortunately, Shuishui sensed something was wrong and pinned me down just as the explosion occurred..."

"It was also because I was there that the villagers came out to chat... and the tragedy happened! Afterwards, I called the security personnel from the industrial park to detain those people and called you!"

Thinking of Lin Mei, Gao Yuan felt a pang of heartache. He should have protected the surrounding area long ago.

After all, Muzha New Village was too closely linked to the industrial park, with frequent interactions.

At that moment, Gao Yuan remembered that Gao Qiu had a technology on Vesta: when miners died, their consciousness could be extracted and uploaded into robots. If a robot had a person's memories and consciousness, it was essentially no different from a real person.

And within 48 hours of death, brain cells remain in an active state.

There was still a chance to extract the consciousness of the victims and then customize a batch of robots. This could, to the greatest extent possible, mend the broken hearts of the victims' families.

Thinking of this, Gao Yuan immediately summoned Xue Ba!

These were technical robots; he didn't know if they possessed that specific technology.

Gao Yuan met with Xue Ba.

"Can you extract human consciousness?"

"That requires the cooperation of the human, or we can directly extract the brain cells and analyze the information within."

"Isn't there a technology that can extract it directly and then transmit it into a robot?"

Gao Yuan asked.

Xue Ba nodded. "That technology does exist, but it has never been mature, and the success rate is not high. Furthermore, it is a prohibited technology. The technology to upload human consciousness to a virtual world has existed for over nine hundred years, but it requires the active cooperation of the human... or the direct extraction of brain cells, and the damage from extracting brain cells is permanent! That's why this technology was phased out five hundred years ago!"

"But do you know how to do it?"

"Yes!"

Then it was simple. Gao Yuan immediately had Xue Ba go extract the brain cells of the victims. Since they were already dead, they likely wouldn't care about permanent damage anyway!

...

Subsequently, Gao Yuan arranged for Security Robots to include Muza and Lishuzhuang New Village within their security perimeter. From now on, no outsiders were allowed to enter these areas without his permission.

Gao Yuan then posted a message on social media.

"From this day forward, there will be a global hunt for Restorationism. We will not stop until they are wiped out!"