Volume IV, Chapter 18, Giant Pets, December 2117
The president of country A has also heard that the operation of a stand-in robot requires himself to enter a kind of operation container, but he has not operated it himself, but he guesses that it is probably the feeling of hiding in the closet, so why hide in the closet, most of the children are for hide and seek, adult men......
The president of country A put away his thoughts—and at this moment, a brand new laptop was placed in front of him. Not only in front of him, but also in front of every official at the conference table placed a brand new laptop, the model is exactly the same, judging from the logo, it is wearing an ear card.
"For your absolute safety, we will operate the stand-in robot here." General Hagel said, gesturing at his laptop with his palm.
(So it won't feel like hiding in the closet.) The president was inexplicably disappointed, and he subconsciously wanted to leave Air Force One and get some air, he had been on the plane for too long.
A short time later, a beautiful female officer came to instruct the president and everyone on how to use computer software, and her beauty eased the dull atmosphere in the conference room. The female officer taught everyone to use a stand-in operation software, similar to the first-person shooter software of decades ago, which was operated using a keyboard and mouse as control devices — the control method was really primitive, but it was easy to learn, and the president and the officers quickly learned it.
An hour later, the president and officials were connected to the pre-prepared stand-in robots, a group of seven, to an underground laboratory at Nevada State University.
After entering the laboratory, the seven people who came to greet them were all robots, and none of them had human faces. This gave Duke the illusion of being on an alien planet, or on some space giant, on a future plane.
"Who caught that living guy?" The president asked the person next to him as he walked.
"It's a fighter of the 117th Battalion of the Western Corps." Duke heard someone reply.
"I'm asking, the name of the warrior." The president seemed in high spirits.
"Well, this, we have to check it...... "one of the generals ordered someone to check it, "it's a soldier from the third squad, and the squad leader is Sergeant Craven." "Craven's immediate picture was sent to the president's computer screen." Very good, very good. The President looked at Craven carefully, handsome in appearance and resolute in his eyes...... The president nodded incessantly.
"The living bodies provided by the third class are among the best, and at the same time, they are the first to capture the living ones, and after the capture, the living bodies are sent here as soon as possible - the University of Nevada laboratory, the closest biochemical laboratory to the battlefield." An officer next to him introduced the president and his entourage.
After turning a few corridors, everyone came to a spacious hall with a transparent laboratory in the middle of the room, and the laboratory was surrounded by glass walls, and inside the glass wall was the monster!
(Glass wall?) Everyone looked at each other, a little uneasy.
"Don't worry, it's polymer bulletproof glass." An experimenter, the robot, said, while knocking the glass wall, making a banging sound.
"Besides, this guy doesn't have much strength to struggle anymore now." The experimenter added, gesturing at the living Cerberus behind the glass.
The six limbs of the Cerberus are locked with chained steel locks. The lower limbs are locked to the floor, and the claws on the back are locked to the ceiling. At this point, it was lying on the ground, not struggling. When the president and his entourage appeared in front of it, it suddenly opened its eyes, and six green eyes glowed with a terrifying green light.
The crowd was shocked again.
"I'm dying." "Their lives are short, their digestive system is degenerating, their reproductive system is shrinking rapidly, and all signs indicate that they are aging rapidly, and according to the age of humans, they are 70 years old." ”
The crowd did not speak, but looked at the experimenter, a little puzzled.
"So, according to you, it was 70 years old when it went to war? Do they send 'old people' into battle? The president asked.
"No, no," the experimenter quickly waved his hand, "that's not what I mean - I mean, when it came on the field, 50 hours ago, it was still 20 years old, and now, 50 hours later, it's about 50 years old, and it's aging at an accelerated rate. The digestive system has always been in a state of degeneration, which has nothing to do with longevity......"
While listening to the experimenter's explanation, everyone walked around the glass laboratory, observing the Cerberus from different angles, and some pointed to the strange claws on its back, like a zoo child, with excitement in their tones.
"This is a first-class secret, please pay attention." Duke heard the president's reminder.
(Is it a mammal?) Insects? Mammalian hybrids? Duke, who was following the president, pondered, remembering that the experimenter had just said that the digestive system of this ghost thing was degraded and had been in a state of degeneration, so does that mean that this thing doesn't need to eat, so how do they stay alive? Or rather, how did they grow up?
"They...... How do I get energy? Duque asked a question with the president's consent.
"This ...... The mechanism is not clear," the experimenter said apologetically, "but unlike humans, I mean, not like mammals, more like insects, their physiology is very much like a mixture of mammals and insects......
"Have you fed them anything?" Another asked.
"I've just explained," said the experimenter, "that their digestive system has deteriorated, and we've tried plants and meat, and they don't eat it." ”
"So, the rumors that they eat people are false?"
"I'm afraid so."
"So," someone asked, "what is the mechanism by which their eyes, their glow?" ”
"This is very similar to the luminescence mechanism of deep-sea creatures, and experiments have shown that they have strong night vision." The experimenter replied.
"Do they have six eyes, and each one functions the same?" Someone else asked, sounding out of curiosity.
"Well, it's hard to say, but we found that this creature has six-body characteristics in terms of physical characteristics, such as six eyes, six limbs, and a hexagonal structure or six-piece structure on the body surface...... In short, it doesn't look like a creature on Tran......"
Speaking of this, the experimenter suddenly felt a little speechless, so he deliberately restrained his voice and cleared his throat.
"Whether it's a creature on Tran or not, I'm afraid it's still uncertain." Someone said to the experimenter.
The experimenter smiled apologetically.
At this time, everyone stopped asking questions and fell into thought......
More complete experimental data, at dinner time, were transmitted to the conference room of Air Force One. In fact, what the president and everyone want to know most is whether a protozoa has been found in the body of the Cerberus, and if it is found, then it shows that the Cerberus is closely related to the protozoa - because, if the Cerberus is infected with the protozoa, but does not become a "sleepy Cerberus" like the protozoan infected humans, then it is likely that the Cerberus, or the Cerberus population, co-evolved with the protozoa and came from the same place. Whether this place is Tran or something else, it is at least clear that Cerberus has a strong connection to the protozoa.
However, the results of the experimental data and experimental reports are dismal. Protozoa do not infect Cerberus. From the results of the analysis, the protozoa are more like the Tran lifeforms, while the Cerberus is not. The DNA signatures between the two are also very different, and their biological characteristics are not what everyone thinks—at first, there were rumors that Cerberus evolved from protozoa.
The president was disappointed with this result, but Duke was a little happy, the president originally blamed him for making such a ghost thing as a protozoa, if the protozoa brought out the Cerberus, Duke would be even more guilty, but now, this experimental data can show that the Cerberus was not brought out by the protozoa, so Duke's sin is not so heavy.
"Further investigation and experiments are needed for the relationship between protozoa and Cerberus." When he heard the president say this, Duke's heart was half cold again, and the dinner became tasteless again.
"Cerberus's digestive system is degenerate, and the lifespan seems to have been set, and the evidence is conclusive at the moment, right?" A scientific advisor muttered as he ate.
The president didn't pay much attention to the way the scientific adviser was munching on a sandwich while talking, and the president just asked him what exactly he wanted to say.
"I guess......" He looked at the faces of the president and the crowd, and no one objected too much, after all, it was dinner time, not an official meeting.
"You can guess." The president took a stand.
"I guess...... the scientific advisor thought for a moment, swallowed his food, and wiped his mouth, "they're bioweapons—I don't think anyone would object to them." ”
The crowd didn't say anything, just looked at him.
"And," the scientific advisor continued, "it's not our Transans' biological weapons. ”