43: Chapter 43 Dr. X, the Heavenly Soldier Cuihua

[Holy crap! Is that one standing there really that tough? Why does it feel even more durable than the Soul of God from the last Intelligent Technology Conference!]

[Didn't you see the official announcement from the Longke Academy? This is Carbon-9 molecular material. That Soul of God from last time was Carbon-7, and even the United States only reached Carbon-8 recently!]

[For real? How did progress happen so fast? Jumping straight from Carbon-6 to Carbon-9?]

[It's definitely real! Longke Academy is amazing. Those people who wanted Dean Xia to step down are pure idiots! They must be regretting it now, but our Dragon Country never needs to regret anything!]

[It's definitely fake! Even the United States is only at Carbon-8. How could Dragon Country possibly develop Carbon-9? It's so embarrassing; they've lost all principles and are faking things just to brag!]

[To the person above, I think the Longke Academy definitely has more principles than you!]

[Everyone, stop fighting. Give me, Gou Dan, some face. Could someone from the Longke Academy please reply to me? How much for the one standing still? My friend wants to buy one. He's a rich second-generation heir whose family owns a leather shoe factory!]

The internet was filled with debate.

In fact!

Some people even wanted to buy one.

And the Longke Academy actually replied to the guy asking about the price: [A standard Descendant of the Dragon costs one hundred million. The one in the middle is temporarily priceless because it's coated with Carbon-9... So, may I ask where your friend is right now?]

[Hahaha, one hundred million! That's just a small goal. Hurry up and buy one to play with!]

The crowd joined in the banter.

Such a cool mecha.

One hundred million was well worth it!

The guy from before trembled: [Never mind, my friend prefers the priceless one...]

[The priceless one is called Celestial Soldier Tie Zhu. A single visit costs one million for a ticket.]

The Longke Academy pressed on relentlessly.

The guy replied: [Stop asking, my friend is dead. He just died.]

[Hahahahahahaha!]

[Celestial Soldier Tie Zhu? What a... domineering name!]

[Celestial Soldier? Does this mean there will be many more Celestial Soldiers in the future?]

[Heavenly Soldiers and Generals?]

[Holy crap, I feel like I've discovered something incredible!]

While the netizens of Dragon Country were heatedly discussing Celestial Soldier Tie Zhu,

this news also spread overseas.

Houston.

Inside a secret biochemical base.

Lawton, looking depressed, spoke to a tall man in a white lab coat in front of him.

“Dr. X, I’ve been demoted by Lord Blackrobe.”

“If we can't produce Carbon-9 within half a year, you might not be able to stay in this base either...”

While Lawton was depressed, he was also full of confusion.

How long had it been?

Dragon Country had actually upgraded from Carbon-6 to Carbon-9.

They had even surpassed the United States' Carbon-8.

Ordinary people might not see the significance of that video.

But as a top-tier scientist, Lawton could tell at a glance just how terrifying an attack the standing mecha had endured.

Yet, under that level of attack, the opponent hadn't even lost a single mecha part.

This level of toughness could only be described as something even Carbon-8 couldn't achieve.

Dr. X was a small giant, two meters and thirty centimeters tall. The bridge of his nose was somewhat fleshy, and his eyes were as large as a water buffalo's, ridiculously big.

He turned to look at Lawton and said, “Normal natural science research and development could not possibly proceed at this speed.”

“You mean?”

“I mean that high-sequence supernatural biological entities have also appeared in Dragon Country.”

Dr. X said calmly and composedly.

Natural science has laws of development; it cannot suddenly advance by leaps and bounds.

Similar to the British Industrial Revolution back then, there were also supernatural entities such as 'werewolves', 'Vampires', and 'witches' pushing it forward from the shadows.

In contrast, Dragon Country,

for thousands of years until today, had no pure supernatural biological entities.

It was only in the last century that they barely managed to create a batch of Gene Warriors comparable to supernatural entities through gene-altering potions.

But the sequences of these warriors weren't very high.

They were generally below C-sequence.

A very small number could reach B-sequence.

As for A-sequence,

Dr. X had investigated long ago.

There were only two in the entire Dragon Country.

One was on a scientific expedition in Antarctica.

The other was within Dragon Country's borders, whereabouts unknown.

“High-sequence? Even higher than you?”

Lawton asked tentatively!

As the Minister of Science and Technology, he had long lost interest in so-called power. Now, he only wanted to be a loyal dog under Dr. X, hoping that one day he could also become a high-sequence supernatural biological entity.

Dr. X did not explicitly state his own sequence but said proudly,

“Currently, except for the vicinity of Malacca and the Suez Canal, where there are supernatural entities no weaker than me, none have been discovered elsewhere.”

Lawton breathed a sigh of relief and muttered to himself, “Then how did Dragon Country suddenly break through to Carbon-9 molecular material?”

“Probably someone with a special talent for biochemical materials became a supernatural entity.”

“You don't need to worry. Just focus on providing me with experimental funding.”

“As for that high-sequence supernatural entity I mentioned, I'll have Rachel check it out later to see what their strength really is. If they aren't strong, we'll just eliminate them.”

Dr. X said nonchalantly.

His disciple was a quasi-A-sequence supernatural entity. Aside from those two in Dragon Country, others were not to be feared.

“That's good then!”

Seeing that Dr. X intended to deploy Rachel, Lawton felt even more at ease.

He had seen with his own eyes Rachel's terrifying form, covered in flames yet completely unharmed!

This!

Was definitely the legendary Daughter of the Sun!

...

Longke Academy.

Jiang Chen called Shu Yin to the testing field.

“General Manager Jiang, you were looking for me!”

Shu Yin walked over with a complex expression!

During this time, she had been cramming knowledge about Carbon-9 materials until her head felt like it would explode. However, Jiang Chen himself would occasionally give her pointers, which made this genius female doctor thoroughly impressed.

“Just call me Jiang Chen.”

Jiang Chen waved his hand.

Although Kyoto had already approved his official appointment as the general head of the Heavenly Soldier Project,

Jiang Chen remained very easygoing.

“Alright then.”

“I have a task for you,”

Jiang Chen said.

Celestial Soldier Tie Zhu's training was already perfect.

Carbon-9 material was also being used.

The only flaw was that it was too tall and its appearance was too mechanical.

Recently, Jiang Chen had worked hard to compress its volume, finally reducing Tie Zhu's height from over two meters to a normal human height of 1.9 meters.

The remaining step was that its exterior didn't look human.

“What task?”

Shu Yin was puzzled. Although Dean Xia had asked her to be Jiang Chen's assistant, she had only been here to learn during this time.

“It's silicone. You know, that material that's very similar to human skin and muscle. Do you know where I can get a lot of it?”

Jiang Chen asked.

He wasn't very familiar with where to buy materials, so he asked Shu Yin.

Having studied for so many years, she would definitely know.

Upon hearing this, Shu Yin instantly thought of a certain kind of doll, and her cheeks couldn't help but turn slightly red.

However, she also knew that Jiang Chen definitely didn't want that.

She replied, “You want to use silicone to make Tie Zhu's exterior look like a normal person?”

“Yes.”

Jiang Chen nodded.

Tie Zhu had been fighting people on the training ground.

But Jiang Chen felt that a qualified Celestial Soldier could not possibly have only combat experience.

He also needed life experience.

Jiang Chen planned to take him out of the Longke Academy to wander the streets, collect data on human society, and strengthen himself.

“Oh! Okay, how much do you need? I'll go get it.”

Shu Yin nodded. Normally, a small matter like this could be handled by other researchers, but after thinking about it, she took on the task herself.

“Get two batches of silicone material first.”

Jiang Chen planned to make two: one for Tie Zhu,

and another for Cuihua.

Cuihua was another Descendant of the Dragon.

This mecha was not a combat type but an auxiliary type, mainly meant to assist Tie Zhu in battle.

The two mechas currently coordinated perfectly.

Just like a married couple!