104: Chapter 104 Genetic Virus Outbreak

In Yanjing, still in that small building.

At this moment, the security here was tight; high-ranking officials entering for meetings had to undergo virus screening.

Inside the small building, the Chief was looking at a document, surrounded by other important figures.

"Changshun, you are the Minister of Health. Tell us, what should we do next?" the Chief asked with a frown.

Minister Zheng Changshun stood up with a solemn expression and began to outline his upcoming deployment.

"Chief, according to our research on the virus, its incubation period is at least one month. The first carrier we discovered died two days ago, which just spans about one month. After observing him from the discovery of the virus in his body to the final outbreak of symptoms and death, our medical experts have concluded that this virus has an extremely high mortality rate, and the final critical period is very short, posing great difficulties for treatment!"

"Therefore, my suggestion is to proceed with large-scale virus screening to identify infected patients and isolate them for treatment."

All the bigwigs frowned.

The Chief took a sip of tea and said with a heavy tone, "Is this the only way?"

Minister Zheng Changshun nodded.

"Chief, according to international epidemic prevention standards, this kind of widespread virus transmission can only be dealt with through isolation and treatment."

"Alas! Our Yanxia just reached the pinnacle of the world, and now this happens again. It truly is a difficult fate!" the Chief sighed.

...

Chen Yu did not know what was happening on Earth now.

Two days later, his homeland-class spaceship successfully arrived at Venus.

"Captain, we have arrived at Venus. The homeland-class spaceship is in low Venus orbit. Should we dispatch transport ships and mining robots?"

Chen Yu waved his hand decisively!

"Alright, robots, deploy!"

Then, through the glass of the command room, Chen Yu saw dense swarms of mining robots.

And hundreds of newly built mining transport ships flying towards the surface of Venus.

"Captain, according to our previous probes, a super nickel-titanium mine on Venus has been identified. We estimate to excavate nearly 500 million tons of ore this time. The nickel-titanium content of these ores exceeds 50%. After refining, we can basically build all the exterior walls and even the internal structures of an underground shelter."

"Good, truly worthy of being Earth's good brother planet, with such abundant resources!"

Just before Chen Yu departed, he had built dozens of space probes and sent them to several rocky planets within Jupiter's orbit.

Once useful mineral resources were detected, information would be transmitted back to the intelligent brain.

And these rocky planets in the Solar System are extremely rich in resources; Chen Yu can basically find any element's mineral he desires.

Thus, Chen Yu stayed in the command room, watching the dense transport ships shuttle between the spaceship and Venus.

These transport ships were about 50 meters long, with only a cargo hold and a small nuclear fusion engine, maximizing their loading capacity.

One full load could transport back 300 tons of ore.

"Captain, currently all 20,000 mining robots have been deployed, and 500 transport ships are participating in the work. It is estimated to take five days to mine 500 million tons of ore."

"Alright then, I'm going to the cultivation room to sunbathe."

Chen Yu came to his self-built dedicated cultivation room, a cabin made of high-molecular reinforced glass, allowing sunlight to penetrate.

Here, Chen Yu could fully sunbathe and absorb cosmic bright energy.

Chen Yu sat cross-legged on the central platform, closed his eyes, and began to feel the energy in the sunlight.

Venus is closer to the sun than Earth, and the solar radiation here is much stronger than on Earth.

Fortunately, the cabin glass can adjust the amount of sunlight and radiation entering.

Chen Yu adjusted it to a comfortable level and absorbed to his heart's content.

In less than an hour, Chen Yu felt his body was saturated.

"The radiation here is indeed strong; I'm full so quickly."

With a thought, Chen Yu's transparent glass turned black, blocking all sunlight.

After absorbing cosmic bright energy this time, Chen Yu felt some subtle changes in his body.

He subconsciously raised his hand and looked at his fingertip. Suddenly, a small blue flame formed by energy condensed on his fingertip.

Chen Yu's eyes widened, looking at this scene in disbelief!

"Intelligent brain, what is this? Is this what you meant by releasing internal energy? This is too incredible!"

"Captain, congratulations, you have comprehended how to externalize the cosmic bright energy within your body. When you become powerful, you can use this energy for attacks."

"Externalizing true qi, have I entered the realm of a grandmaster! Hahaha!" Chen Yu joked.

"Captain, your current bright energy externalization can at most light a cigarette. Captain, you still need to practice; you haven't even reached the mid-stage of a Star-tier 2nd-stage lifeform yet! However, Captain, your comprehension is quite good. To comprehend bright energy externalization at the early stage of 2nd-stage can be considered genius."

"Hahaha, it seems I am that one in a million genius!"

"Ugh~~!"

"Intelligent brain, what was that sound just now?"

"Captain, I just felt a bit nauseous, disgusted by your arrogant words."

"You're an intelligent program, what are you throwing up for!"

...

Three days later, Earth, Yanxia.

Large-scale virus screenings suddenly began in various places, and major cities started building isolation hospitals.

On the first day alone, 5 million virus carriers were screened.

Aside from the makeshift hospitals under construction, all major tertiary hospitals were requisitioned to serve as temporary isolation zones.

In just three days, the entire Yanxia was in a state of panic. Could another virus be making a comeback?

Fortunately, the official Yanxia media outlets appealed to emotions and reason, and the public had also experienced the virus epidemic a few years prior.

People were very cooperative; after all, no one wanted to cause trouble for the country at this time.

After three consecutive days of screening, the number of people confirmed to be infected with this new virus surged from 5 million to 10 million.

If this continued, no matter how many hospitals were built, they would not be able to meet the treatment demands.

Yanjing, in the highest-level conference room.

The Chief and the top few figures were all seated together.

Attendees included the Ministry of Health, the Biochemical Research Institute, and the deans of several of the best tertiary hospitals in the country.

"The situation is now urgent. You are all medical experts, what should we do now!"

The Chief had been somewhat exhausted lately, and his words carried a hint of helplessness.

The medical experts present all looked grim. This virus was too aggressive, catching everyone off guard.

Moreover, the mortality rate was quite high; currently, hundreds of people were dying every day, with a mortality rate exceeding 90%.

In other words, once infected with this virus, after one month, the survival rate was one in ten.

The Minister of Health, Minister Zheng Changshun, proposed:

"Chief, we currently have not found a specific medicine or treatment method for this virus. We can only use conventional methods to increase patients' resistance and allow them to overcome the virus on their own. However, this virus spreads too quickly, and even with all our national medical resources combined, we cannot curb the spread. I suggest seeking international aid!"

Just as Minister Zheng Changshun made his suggestion, an expert from the Yanxia Biochemical Research Institute stood up, holding a report, and said:

"I have a research report on the identity information of confirmed virus patients. I think it's necessary for everyone to see it!"