Chapter 333 Deep Virtual Reality 161
Zhou Qin looked up and saw her director sneaking off to work with a smile on his face. Then she glanced at the leaders of the various military regions above her. Seeing that they weren't looking at her, she quietly nudged Xie Ning.
Although the leader did speak rather slowly and in a way that made people drowsy, and many people even dozed off, it was still best for them to be careful since they were on someone else's turf.
Xie Ning snapped out of her daze, nodded to Zhou Qin, then switched to the emoji page and silently watched the video He Yan had sent her. Her smiling face grew increasingly serious.
He Yan had never seen that mutated spider before, but she had; it was the same mutated spider she had encountered on Sky Island.
At the time, in addition to extracting some of the mutated spider's body tissue, Director Crete and her team also unexpectedly obtained two spider eggs, which she handed over.
If it weren't for those things, her subsequent journey wouldn't have gone so smoothly, and she wouldn't have received a large sum of money from Norton.
Judging from this, they must have hatched the spider eggs, but that human face... Xie Ning felt a chill run down his spine. If it were just hatching spider eggs, the appearance shouldn't have changed much. The only explanation is that Norton Technologies definitely conducted other experiments on this mutated spider.
Perhaps that was the experiment that led to the evolution of 208 types of humans.
Just as Xie Ning was editing the message, she was suddenly asked to get up and give an introduction.
A huge projection floated in the center of the circular table, showing the leaders of various military regions and the powerful figures in the union.
The main purpose of this meeting was to discuss the prosthetic modification and weapon deployment issues of various military regions. Huarui Technology Company is the main research company. Although it also has many factories under its name, research and design account for a much larger proportion.
The modification of so many people was clearly beyond the capabilities of Xie Ning's experimental team. They were only responsible for the unified design; the main production had to be distributed to factories under Huarui and factories in various military regions.
Xie Ning stood up and talked about some of his theoretical research and experimental results, and then another leader from Huarui Technology Company spoke up to continue the discussion.
Her project was just a brief topic in the meeting. Immediately afterwards, several senior leaders began to discuss the issue of the coastal warning line. Although people were strictly prohibited from approaching the sea, some wealthy people still ignored the warnings, resulting in many deaths.
Therefore, more troops should be sent to patrol the coast.
Before the meeting ended, Xie Ning received a notice to leave the meeting. Clearly, what followed was not something she could hear.
"Director Xie," a clerk called out to Xie Ning, "Minister Shen said he needs to speak with you. Please wait in the reception room for a moment."
The clerk led Xie Ning and her assistant Zhou Qin toward the reception room, which was not in the direction of Shen Chen's office.
"It's getting late. There's some food prepared in the reception room... Minister Shen will come to see you in about an hour."
After the clerk left, Zhou Qin asked, "Director Xie, what's our itinerary for the rest of the trip...?"
"Cancel it. Just organize the course materials and send them to me, then buy some desserts and send them to the school."
She was supposed to go to her original university this afternoon to see her professor and audit a class, but it's already 1:30 pm. If she waits for Shen Chen, she probably won't make it in time.
Not long after Zhou Qin sat down, a food cart arrived. Xie Ning stood by the window in the reception room, below which soldiers were training.
Although the distance was far, the monocular eyepiece could bring the distance closer, so it was possible to see very clearly. In the distance, several trucks transporting soldiers were leaving the military area, and several fighter jets were flying overhead.
Xie Ning marveled at the speed of the military region's operations, while Zhou Qin, inside, stared blankly at the table laden with food, asking, "Director Xie, are we really going to eat that much?"
"Hmm? Yes, because of my superpower, I have a big appetite."
"Yes, yes, you're an Awakened One, Director Xie. Do Awakened Ones have big appetites?" Zhou Qin asked curiously.
"Not necessarily, but most Awakened Ones rapidly deplete their physical strength when using their abilities, and since Awakened Ones have higher physical fitness than ordinary people, they need to consume more energy."
Xie Ning turned on the video on the screen to continue watching. Zhou Qin, who was next to him, saw it and exclaimed, "This alien creature looks too... creepy."
"Wait, Director Xie, where did this alien creature appear?"
"Jiangning District... I think it's near South Street."
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhou Qin's face turned pale.
"What's wrong?" Xie Ning paused, then remembered that Zhou Qin's home seemed to be on South Street. "Send a message to your family to ask if they're alright."
“Okay…” Zhou Qin’s fingers were trembling as she kept sending out requests for communication, but she never received a response.
Seeing Zhou Qin's eyes red with anxiety, Xie Ning also contacted He Yan to ask him about the situation at the time.
He Yan: "I'm at the hospital now, but they're all fine now. Do you need me to go and check on them? It's quite close to South Street."
Just as Xie Ning was about to reply, she heard Zhou Qin make a phone call, but the person on the other end wasn't her family, but her neighbor.
"Xiaoqin, a monster has appeared on South Street. Yueyue's father is dying, and Yueyue is currently in the hospital being treated. Please come back quickly."
Then he sent the hospital address to Zhou Qin.
Zhou Qin looked at Xie Ning, "Director Xie, I..."
"It's alright, go ahead. I'll give you authorization. Just drive my car there. I'll have Minister Shen send someone to take me back. He Yan seems to be at that hospital too. You can contact him."
The drones can only be used for reconnaissance and do not have an attack system. Once they detect the presence of alien creatures, they will notify the surrounding crowd, as well as the nearest security guards and Director Xu, but support will take time.
Xie Ning watched Zhou Qin's hurried departure and silently pondered the possibility of attacking the system.
The answer is...it's difficult.
Ammunition might be useful against simple alien creatures, but against stronger alien creatures, it's not only ineffective but can also provoke them, making it a losing proposition.
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