On the southwestern outskirts of Brittus, two kilometres from the sea, lies the Royal Norman Academy of Natural Sciences, the most important centre for research and technology in Norman and recognized as the leading scientific institution in academia.

The Institute of Natural Sciences is the main building of the six-storey gray and white scientific research building, surrounded by several independent experimental buildings, as well as simulated experimental fields, animal experiment management areas, experimental personnel living areas, etc., with a total area of more than 1,000 acres.

It brings together the most cutting-edge scientific research talents and preparatory talents from the whole Norman, and sets up different research groups from the six basic disciplines, and then subdivides various interdisciplinary scientific research groups to be responsible for different scientific research projects.

As a symbol of Norman's scientific prowess, there are never-ending experiments and data to be processed every day, and the people who work here have to write various reports and project summaries.

At this moment, it is already dark, and in the conference room on the top floor of the main building of the Academy of Natural Sciences, there is still a fierce academic discussion composed of team leaders and above.

"As for the safe and efficient method of mining coal cores, I think the institute should focus on the research and development of large machinery and equipment, as long as the workers do not come into close contact with the coal cores, they will not mutate. ”

The bearded man sat in the front left of the conference hall, his eyes small and focused, and his demeanor was rigorous and serious, he was the group leader under the classification of the physics group, so he naturally wanted to speak for his group in order to get more project funding support.

However, this proposal was quickly opposed, and the area on the right side of the hall was dominated by the natural sciences and chemistry groups, and these group leaders raised their hands to express their disagreement.

"The physics group's proposal is simply not advisable, it is a complete waste of cost, they assume that miners will not be affected as long as they are far away from the mining point when digging, but they can't give a safe distance!"

"Only by figuring out the truth about the mutation of miners and studying the most essential mechanism of life can we fundamentally solve any problems in coal mining!"

The researcher who stood up to speak now wore glasses and excitedly refuted the physics group's views, and his statement was agreed by most of the group leaders.

But everyone also knows that the life sciences group has always eaten up the most money of the six groups every year, and it is always difficult for them to produce any results except for the anesthetics that are cultivating purebred cats and dogs and treating the symptoms but not the root cause.

The most important financial allocation of the new government is to support the development and utilization of new energy by the research institute, but so far they have not solved the most fundamental problems.

Even if a new type of internal combustion engine has been developed, if the cost of coal mining is too high for the new technology to be widely used in the upper classes, it means that it does not have a good market value.

Then the research institute will not have the face to ask for money again, saying that the scientific research funds are insufficient.

"So who else has any other ideas down there?"

The old professor stood at the front of the conference hall, facing all the scholars and scientists, but his momentum was not weak at all.

He was the director of the Norman Royal Academy of Natural Sciences, and it was under his leadership that the Royal Academy of Natural Sciences made its achievements what it is today.

"Mr. Dean, although we have made achievements in the pre-treatment of coal cores, the reason why we have not been able to safely mine coal cores to this day is entirely because of ......."

Another middle-aged man in a white lab coat stood up to express himself, and the discussion in the conference hall was proceeding in an orderly manner......

Bang bang bang!

Bang bang bang!

There was a sudden knock on the door of the closed conference hall, and the dean was a little dissatisfied, he hated it most about people disturbing the meeting, but he still motioned for the researcher behind him to open the door.

A gate security guard came in immediately, with a letter in his hand, and ran to the dean as fast as he could, handing the letter to the dean.

"Mr. Dean, a strange worker-looking man has just come to our courtyard and said that he has something very important to see you!"

"I said you were in a meeting, and he left the letter and left, and he brought the answers you want to know!"

The dean sat down at a row of tables at the front of the room, frowned and took the envelope, and the meeting in the hall came to an abrupt end, and whispers rang out in the crowd, wondering who would write to the old man.

The security guard quickly left, and the dean tore open the envelope, which contained only one piece of stationery, and quickly scanned the letterhead, but before ten seconds had passed, the letter was suddenly crumpled by him.

"We know what caused the miners to mutate during coal mining, and this information only costs 300,000 gold pounds, and we also have evidence of the miners' mutations, and we know that you and the government are hiding a lot of the truth from the people. 」

"So I really hope we can have a pleasant exchange, and I will come back tomorrow at the same time, and I look forward to your answers. 」

The dean frowned, his old, furrowed face clouded with a haze, and he folded the letter back into the envelope, his expression uncertain.

"Close the door and don't let anyone else in. ”

He gave the order suddenly, and the researcher immediately complied, closing the door and standing in the doorway to prevent anyone from disturbing the meeting.

"Mr. Dean, what's going on?"

"Mr. Dean, are you alright......"

The group leader kept asking, and the dean's face slowly returned to calm and normal, he put down the envelope and stood up, and walked among the crowd.

"Dear colleagues, there is a huge choice and crisis in front of me, and I cannot make my own decision on this matter, but must consult with you. ”

"Mr. Dean, you can speak, we will help you as a counselor. ”

Dozens of group leaders in the audience said that although they may become sharp when it comes to securing funding for their groups, these researchers are still relatively simple in nature.

"The good news is that someone in this letter told us anonymously that they know a lot of secrets about coal cores that we don't know, including the changes that have taken place in the process of mining coal cores. ”

Hearing the dean's words, the group leaders showed surprise, many doubts and excited expressions,

"The bad news is that the secret about the coal core and its derivatives is not shared, and they want us to pay 300,000 gold pounds for this information, or else expose us to the inhumane use of the miners. ”

"What? 300,000 gold pounds?"

"Mr. Dean, our institute has not had so much scientific research funding for a whole year, this is absolutely a naked robbery and provocation!"

"Yes, the mutant miners can't rely on us, we should go to the government, we have been trying to improve the tolerance of the miners!"

The group leaders were vehemently opposed, they were confident that they had found out the secret of the coal core, and how could they possibly give away so much money......

The dean was not as fierce as they were, and he continued to preside over the situation.

"Calm down, friends. ”

"Think about where this person's information came from, and I'll meet him tomorrow to see if he's lying. ”

"And this matter is only known to you for the time being, don't make a noise when you go back, and talk about it tomorrow. ”

"Adjournment ......"