Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Martian bacteria were discovered in the bodies of the three Ares program. The fate of the entire Earth’s ecosystem seemed to be in the hands of the Chinese Lunar Orbit Committee.

Fortunately, China had a serious and responsible attitude toward this issue. Almost immediately, the Lunar Orbit Committee announced their response plan.

Honestly speaking, Lu Zhou didn’t think this was a big deal at all. After all, he had many other things to worry about.

That was until two days after the bacteria was discovered, a blue pop-up window suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

[Urgent Mission: Biological Invasion (90 days limit)]

Lu Zhou thought he was still dreaming.

That was until he got out of his bed and stared at the blue window for a long time.

Lu Zhou closed the blue window and immediately lay back on his bed.

“System!”

That familiar feeling hit his cerebral cortex. He opened his eyes and saw nothing but pure white.

Without any hesitation, Lu Zhou walked to the center of the system space and placed his hands on the mission panel.

As expected, that urgent mission was in his mission panel.

The mission chain icon below it turned gray, and it also had a lock icon.

“It seems like if I don’t solve this urgent task, I can’t continue my other mission…”

This was his first time seeing an urgent mission.

It seemed like as his influence increased, his research gradually started to affect the entire civilization.

Lu Zhou stared at the lock icon for a while and clicked the [Urgent Mission] icon.

Soon after, the mission details were displayed in front of him.

[Urgent Mission: Biological Invasion (Danger Level: 3)

[Description: As a civilization’s technology advances, they are often faced with dangerous situations. Statistics show that more than 90% of civilization’s destruction originates from their own arrogance and not from the attacks of outsiders.

[Requirements: Remove the alien species invasion. Countermeasures can include but are not limited to:

1. Dispose of infection source: Whoever brings trouble should go to hell.

2. Natural selection: Survival of the fittest. The Earth’s ecosystem is bound to be invaded. Those that cannot adapt are eliminated. It is only a matter of time. (materialism +3, Darwinism +5, risk: 70%)

3. Gift of the universe: Objectively speaking, this is both a threat and an opportunity. Find a way to coexist with the new species. (materialism +10, risk: 39%)

4. Pray: It might be a good idea to let God decide the fate. Put them in an isolated place for a while, maybe they will recover? (idealism +10, risk: 15%)

…

]

[Rewards: Unknown.]

Lu Zhou: “…”

After Lu Zhou read the mission description, he didn’t know what to think. He had no idea where to even begin complaining.

He had no idea what the hell idealism and materialism meant, nor did he know what the risk percentage represented. What made him speechless was that he wasn’t even informed of the mission rewards.

Is the mission rewards related to which countermeasure I take? In other words, the rewards might reveal which countermeasure I should take?

The system should at least give me some hints!

Lu Zhou stared at the mission panel for a while and finally made the decision.

First of all, he couldn’t just get rid of the colonists; that option was ruled out. Not only would it damage China’s international image, but it would also bring serious international diplomatic issues.

The only one who would be happy was NASA.

If that were to happen, they wouldn’t have to pay China the remaining balance. They could also put all of the blame on the Lunar Orbit Committee. No one else would remember the failures of the Ares program. They would only think about the three colonists who died and how NASA tried their best to save them…

“I only have 90 days to complete the mission, but there are no criteria for completing the mission. Maybe the criteria depend on the choice I make?

“The risk for option 2 is the greatest, I should remove it as well.”

“So…” Lu Zhou stared at option three and said, “This is the most suitable one then.”

Whether he wanted to completely remove the parasitic bacteria from the three colonists or to prove that it was harmless, he first had to research the bacteria and find out exactly what it was.

Without hesitating, Lu Zhou left the system space.

He only had ninety days to act. For a biological research task, this was quite a short time frame. Unfortunately, he couldn’t do much to help. He could only support other scholars to do the research for him. This undoubtedly made this mission a lot more difficult.

Lu Zhou opened his eyes and sat up from his bed. Without hesitating, he called Beijing and reported to the chairman of the Lunar Orbit Committee.

After hearing Lu Zhou’s report, the president replied in a stern manner, “How serious is the problem?”

“Pretty serious,” Lu Zhou said in a serious tone. “So far we know very little about the bacterium, there is not enough clinical evidence to prove it is harmless. We know it can survive in harsh environments, and it is difficult to kill. Even if it is harmless to the human body, it might damage our Earth’s ecosystem in other ways.”

Even though Lu Zhou didn’t know what level 3 danger meant, considering the fact that the system issued an urgent mission, the problem must be pretty serious.

The president immediately asked, “I understand, what do you need?”

Lu Zhou: “The return of the three Ares program colonists has to be delayed. We cannot trust the White House and NASA to handle this situation. Especially since they are under the public’s pressure.

“In order to solve this, we will need help from international experts.

“I propose to cooperate with other countries on this issue. We should establish a special scientific research organization. This is a global crisis, but if we handle it correctly, this crisis can be avoided.”

After hearing Lu Zhou’s requests, the President nodded and spoke in a serious voice.

“Okay, I will try to meet your requirements as soon as possible. Also, before the Communist Party of China makes a decision, you have total decision-making power. I believe in you.”

Lu Zhou nodded.

“Okay, I’ll try my best.”

Lu Zhou hung up the phone and called the State Administration for National Defense. He explained the situation to Director Li and then put on a change of clothes. He then called Wang Peng.

“Come pick me up at Zhongshan International.

“Take me to the Jinling aerospace launch site.

“Hurry!”