"Something else? Continue to do something at the base of the Bujinaiwi? ”

"This is no longer the preferred option, we can no longer provoke their patience, just as Li Dali is concerned, we cannot cause a full-scale war for the time being."

"So, change the target and go to the germanium tribe, so that they are unexpected, and they are unable to guard against it."

"Yes!"

Qin Guan continued: "By the way, there is one more thing, the five of us are divided into two groups, one group will go to explore the mine, and one group will help Cangyu find more awakened people. ”

Dongmen Youfu: "I want to go to both things...... But since I'm in charge of meeting them, I'll accompany them to steal the Awakened. ”

"Looking for the Awakened, not stealing people......"

"Well, it's searching." Dongmen Youfu looked at Zang Gong and Xue Weiyi: "Sister Zang Gong, Xiao Xue, which of you is willing to accompany me?" ”

Zang Gong said: "Let me and Xiao Ah Fu steal the Awakened, in case I encounter a strong enemy, I can still deal with one or two hits." ”

Xue Weiyi: "Then I will follow Qin Guan to explore the Germanium Duo clan." ”

Chen Toufei hurriedly said next to him: "What about me? Why don't you ask me which side I'm going? ”

Qin Guan patted Chen Zhuofei's shoulder: "You come with me, let you control ten little robots." ”

Chen Throwing Fei suddenly said excitedly: "That's okay, I forgive you." ”

"Forgive me what?" Qin Guan was puzzled. "Did I mess with you?"

"This morning, you handed over my mech to the Star Strike Commission." Chen Zhufei looked aggrieved, like a child who had lost his toy.

Qin Guan wanted to kick this thing: "Isn't this very in line with your personality?" ”

"In the beginning, who shouted all day long that all the Yuan Force Guns and Armor Piercing I had here would be handed over to the Star Strike Committee?

"Now that I'm selfless, I've become a supplier of materials and weapons to the Tianliang Army, what about you, you're stingy, and you can't give up a mecha?"

Morning Throw: "I just got my hand, and I haven't covered it yet......

Qin Guan punched Chen Throw Fei ten meters away: "Work hard tonight, and buy you another set tomorrow morning!" ”

As soon as Chen Throwing Fei fell to the ground, he turned over and got up and ran back: "Okay, give me ten little robots first, as well as the brainwave transmitter, let me practice how to control, and I will definitely complete the task with all my might!" ”

Qin Guan looked at the map on the big screen and began to make a detailed plan.

He pointed to the southwest of the Huazhou Continent: "Tonight we will go to the farthest place, Yunxi Province, the southwesternmost place of the Huazhou Continent, by the sea."

"The mountains of the southwest are rich in all kinds of rare metal deposits.

"When I flew over the map last night, I saw a big pit over there.

"Besides, it's the farthest away from us, so even if something happens, the marauders don't want to blame us!"

"Okay, that's it!" Morning throws and flies.

Qin Guan: "Let's all go to quench our bodies first, then eat enough, rest enough, and when it gets dark, we will set off separately!" ”

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At the same time, in the central part of Huazhou, the blue planet, in Shanghe City, in the main base of the Star Merchant Marauder Alliance fleet.

One of the immortals under Maimoqi's command, Greya: "The Terrans didn't seem to move last night, I wonder if they will do any tricks tonight?" ”

"It's hard to say." Mai Mo Qi said leisurely: "Perhaps, after they intercepted and killed 10,000 germanium beasts, they also injured their vitality, or they harvested a batch of beast bodies, and they will be temporarily peaceful for a while."

"But those germanium beasts fall into the hands of the human race, I'm afraid it's not a good thing.

"In the past, we underestimated the Terrans on this planet, but now, I'm afraid that they will use those beast bodies to refine metal and make more weapons~."

Greya sneered: "My lord, this is a headache for Lord Jushang, he is the one who suffered the loss this time, and it was he who ordered to send ten thousand beasts to Luocheng to defend it."

"Moreover, it was the Germanium Duo clan who gave the order to the captain of Luocheng...... Whether it's actually or not, but there's video to prove it, or at least it looks like it is, right? ”

Maimoqi smiled: "Hehe, that's right, let the giant merchants have a headache, their germanium tribe has never taken us seriously, and always pushed our Bujinaiwei tribe in front, and we do all the hard work and dirty work."

"Oh, a group of metal beings who jumped out of the stone and can only dig holes, but they think they are the most noble race in the universe~~

"Let's have the blood of the interstellar aliens on our hands, and they're clean?

"This time, let them also learn a lesson on this little broken planet."

Eilea: "Your Excellency is right. Let the giant businessman also suffer a loss, file his arrogant energy, hehe.

"As for the Terrans, the Terrans, they can't do anything to our fleet, right?

"It won't be long before the Alliance's support arrives, and we don't have to worry too much about anything."

Mai Moqi: "Well, let the giant merchant eat a little deflated, he lost 10,000 beasts, which made him uncomfortable for a few days, and I will also be idle for a few days." ”

Another Immortal Attendant outside hurriedly walked in: "My lord, the captain of Guanghai City found that his assembly was wrong, I don't know when, it became a fake ......"

"Fake? What do you mean? ”

"It's the appearance, the quality, it's all the same, but there's no information in it."

Maimoqi was arrogant and impatient: "Idiot, the party is broken, and this kind of thing should be reported to me?" His business information was lost, and his own way was to let me be quiet for a few days, and don't bother me with this kind of thing. ”

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Meanwhile.

Science Department of the Headquarters of the Star Strike Committee.

Xu Shucha, the chief of the science department, finished dinner in front of the workbench, closed his eyes slightly, and recuperated for a few minutes.

Later, I have to work overtime until late at night, so this is the only time I can relax a little.

The elemental analysis report of the germanium beast has been made, but there is still more heavy and complex work to be done.

Speaking of germanium-based beast research alone, the next step is to roughly divide it into two plates.

First, select a part of the relatively complete animal bodies for research, analyze the life forms of germanium-based life, and understand their life mechanism;

Second, take the rest of the large number of beast bodies and decompose them into various elemental metals, or make them into various alloys, and then develop weapons.

How to build the next team involves experts from a variety of different disciplines and research directions......

Xu Shucha closed his eyes, saying that he was relaxing and recuperating, but he couldn't relax for a moment in his mind.

On the computer on the workbench, a chime came from the prompt, interrupting his train of thought.

Xu Shucha sat down and glanced at it straight, it was a message from his daughter.

"Daddy, have you had dinner? No matter how busy you are at work, don't forget to eat. That's what my mom said. ”

A warm smile like the melting of spring snow suddenly appeared on Xu Shucha's face, and he clicked on the video call casually.

On the computer screen, her daughter's smiling face appeared, but she said angrily: "Dad, why is your hair messy like a chicken nest?" Haven't you changed your clothes yet? I urged you to change your clothes a few days ago, and you still haven't changed yet? How long has it been since you showered? Does it stink already? Won't your colleagues faint from you? ”

Xu Shucha smiled and said, "I've taken a bath, but I haven't changed my clothes." ”

"What's the difference between that and not washing?"

Xu Shucha stretched out his finger, pointed at the tip of his daughter's nose on the screen with his hand, and smiled: "Okay, I know, I must change my clothes~." ”

"Dad, I heard that the Eastern Front Army exterminated 10,000 metal beasts, and today your research report has come out and has been made public, I saw it in the afternoon." The daughter was concerned: "Have you been working overtime all night again in the past two days?" Otherwise, it would not have been possible to issue a report so quickly. ”

"We don't work overtime, we are all the wisest minds, there are many people, and we are efficient."

"Hmph, it's a lie...... Look at your big black eyes, and say that you didn't stay up late, who believes it. The daughter pouted.

"You little clever ghost~" Xu Shucha smiled happily from the bottom of his heart, but said: "Go and read your homework, you will be in your third year of high school next month, have you finished reading all the books you read?" ”

"I'm reading, don't always urge people to read books~, as far as human knowledge is concerned, the content of those textbooks has long been insufficient......"

Xu Shucha laughed, there was no way to refute this, he admitted that what his daughter said was the truth.

My daughter is very smart, she has inherited his high IQ, she can already understand college textbooks in junior high school, and her academic performance has always been top-notch, so she is not arrogant and proud when she says this.

The daughter suddenly asked, "Dad, is there really a natural pure metal creature in this universe?" What do they look like, and what do you feel when you first see them? ”

"Shocked...... Not really, but it didn't exceed our expectations and guesses. Xu Shucha said: "When I was studying for my Ph.D., one of my genius classmates mentioned the possibility of germanium-based life. As for the life mechanism of the germanium family, further research is needed, and as long as there is progress, it will be released publicly, and we hope that all human beings will know as much about these things as possible. ”

"Really?" The daughter blinked: "Then that classmate of yours is very experienced, is he also in the science department now?" Isn't it your subordinate? Is it also responsible for germanium-based life research? ”

"No, I haven't been in touch for years, three years ago, he ...... Probably in the hands of marauders. ”

"Ah......h

Xu Shucha also sighed lightly, feeling sorry for that genius classmate.

After a moment of silence, the daughter said, "Dad, I suddenly wondered today, can humans transform into metal bodies? It's not the kind of removing arms and legs and putting on fake metal limbs, but a more advanced transformation, even evolution. Why can't we transform ourselves into powerful metal warriors? ”

"This ......" Xu Shucha's mind wandered a little, remembering some past events...... "Maybe there are mainly problems of scientific ethics and human life identity."

"Science Ethics~~" After a few seconds of silence: "Dad, I saw an excerpt from your report in the afternoon, and I remembered a science fiction story I had read before. ”

"Oh, what's the story?" Xu Shucha is single-minded and casually accosted.

"Short sci-fi, it's not long, you can finish it in a few minutes, do you want to watch it? I'll send it to you. ”

"Okay, I'll take a look." Just rest and change your brain, Xu Shucha responded casually.

Soon, a short sci-fi story was sent.

The father and daughter disconnected from the video link.

Xu Shu checked......

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“…… We can use the latest technology to transform you into a tailor-made body made entirely of high-tech materials to achieve immortality and make you incredibly powerful......"

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The next two chapters set a small science fiction story in the big story, which can be regarded as an attempt, and at the same time pay tribute to "The Three-Body Problem".

The short story explores the ethics of science and technology, as well as some details of human modification techniques.

More than 10,000 words, combined into two large chapters.

If you are interested in books, you can take a look, and if you are not interested, you can skip it, which basically does not affect the coherence of the plot.