Taking the elevator to the shelter, Jiang Chen was about to go and bring the production samples of the nutritional mixture to Wang Fangping, and then stop by to observe the results of the Tiger Hunt II project team, but he happened to find that the two people he wanted to see were standing At the door of the laboratory.
From the looks of them, they seemed to be arguing about something.
"Are you crazy for bringing X1 bacteria into the shelter?" Fang Weixian, the leader of the Hunting Tiger II project, roared angrily at Wang Fangping.
Type X1 bacteria are the bacteria that dominate zombies.
"I'm doing this for experimentation, for science! And it's not like you haven't been vaccinated, so you're so scared!" Wang Fangping cursed after being sprayed with spit on his face.
The two argued so hard that their faces turned red and their necks thickened. If it weren't for someone holding him and the guards watching, the two "gentlemen" would have fisted each other in this posture.
"Then what? Create an X3 or X4 type that cannot be killed by the vaccine?" Fang Wei first sarcastically asked.
"All experiments are within a safe framework. I only need a small piece of DNA coding. You are completely distrusting and biased against life sciences!"
"Haha, X1 type bacteria were detected on the touch panel of the laboratory's quantum computer. Do you think this is within a safe framework?" Fang Weixian said angrily.
Due to the limited scientific research equipment in the shelter, there is only one laboratory-level quantum computer. However, this device is an indispensable device for scientific research in the 22nd century. Many overly complex calculations and data models can only be completed by it. . Although the Fishbone Base has offered a reward of 50,000 subcrystals for this experimental quantum computer in the Sixth Block, unfortunately no one has found this thing so far, so all 17 scientific research teams in the shelter are Share this quantum computer.
"Oh! My God, who touched the keyboard without washing their hands? I'll find out later, but you - ah, boss." Just as he was about to argue with his colleagues, Wang Fangping noticed that he was already standing next to the two of them. Jiang Chen quickly stopped talking.
Seeing Jiang Chen, the people gathered in the corridor immediately dispersed.
"what happened?"
Wang Fangping rushed to get ahead of Fang Weixian. Xiang Jiangchen explained, "The thing is like this. Because the seaweed power generation project ran into a bottleneck, I asked the guards to go outside and collect a tube of tissue cells from the back neck of the zombie, which is the X1 type bacteria."
"Type X1 bacteria? What does this have to do with power-generating seaweed?" Jiang Chen asked in surprise.
"Because the photosynthesis efficiency of X1-type bacteria is very high. In order to improve the solar energy conversion efficiency of power-generating seaweed, my researchers proposed the possibility of implanting the DNA of the chloroplast in the nucleus of the X1-type bacteria. into the power-generating seaweed being developed.”
"Hey, what if that seaweed shows similar characteristics to the X1 bacteria?" Fang Weixian interjected with a sneer.
Damn, this is a big problem!
Fang Weixian's words shocked Jiang Chen. At first, he didn't think there was anything wrong with Wang Fangping's doing this. Scientific research must pursue results by any means necessary. But when he thought that this thing had to be brought into the real world to be bred, he suddenly became afraid.
He doesn't want to stage a biological crisis in this world.
"That's impossible. You don't understand genetic technology at all." Wang Fangping said anxiously, his face flushed.
"But I understand the technical risks." Fang Weixian categorically rejected Wang Fangping's view.
"Okay, stop arguing." Jiang Chen impatiently interrupted the argument between the two.
The two immediately shut up. But it can be seen from the look in the eyes of both sides that they obviously disapprove of each other.
After a moment of pause, Jiang Chen looked at Wang Fangping, "The matter of extracting DNA fragments from X1 type bacteria stops here. As Fang Weixian said, research should be strictly restricted within the framework of safety. All samples implanted with X1 type bacterial DNA will be removed immediately. destroy."
"...Yes." Wang Fangping said with an aggrieved face.
Having the upper hand, Fang Wei raised his lips proudly.
Patted him on the shoulder. Jiang Chen comforted him in an encouraging tone, "It's good to boldly propose innovative ideas, but you must not ignore the risks. By the way, this is a mass-produced sample of an improved version of the nutritional mixture. You can take it for a test to see if it meets the standards."
Although the research results were rejected, it was inevitable that he felt a little frustrated, but Wang Fangping was not the kind of narrow-minded person. He took a deep breath and recovered from his frustration.
"OK."
After taking the nutritional mixture from Jiang Chen's hand, Wang Fangping turned and left.
Then Jiang Chen turned to Fang Weixian.
"In the future, you should report this kind of matter to the camp and don't solve it privately. You're not a rough person. What problem can be solved by quarreling?"
"Yes." Fang Wei said awkwardly.
This kind of internal conflict can only be resolved by hitting each other with a stick. Jiang Chen can't think of any good way to coordinate the relationship between scientific researchers.
"Let's not talk about it anymore. I heard that the design of Hunter Tiger II has been completed, so I came here to take a look. That data model. Can you demonstrate it to me?"
"Of course! Please come with me." Hearing Jiang Chen ask about the research project, Fang Weixian immediately became energetic and walked toward the laboratory computer room resolutely.
Following Fang Weixian to the computer room, Jiang Chen saw the legendary quantum computer.
This computer is very similar to the "game console" he picked up from Vault 05, but its computing power is obviously one level higher than that of the hybrid algorithm supercomputer. The chassis is the size of a bread truck, and interfaces of various sizes are densely covered on the surface of the casing.
Just from the appearance. This quantum computer is unexpectedly simple, but from the cautious way Fang Wei first operated it on the touch panel, we can see how precious this thing is.
Soon, a faint blue light emerged from above the holographic device on the side, weaving into a scaled-down version of the Jagdtiger II model.
Different from the historical Jagdtiger, this "Jadtiger II" has a turret design. It is 10.7 meters long and 4.1 meters wide, and the overall body is in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped. The turret is located at the rear of the body, and the end of the barrel is flush with the front armor of the body. Weighing 63 tons, the armor material is A-shaped steel.
"The battlefield position of this Jagdtiger II is still a tank destroyer, and it also serves as artillery support, so the defense is mainly concentrated on the front armor and turret armor. In addition to a main gun, there is also a 10-heavy tank welded on the top of the turret. The machine gun is used to attack approaching targets. Of course, words alone cannot reflect its actual combat effect, so I'd better show it to you."
After briefly introducing the parameters of the Hunting Tiger II to Jiang Chen, Fang Wei first pressed a button on the touch panel.
The holographic image changed, and a desert appeared at the bottom of the Jagdtiger II. The seven pairs of road wheels under the steel armor began to rotate, and the Hunter Tiger II began to advance at full speed in the desert. The scenery began to change, from desert to city, and from city to jungle.
"This is a model made to simulate the physical environment in reality. Basically, the combat performance of the tank is truly restored on this holographic image. Next, I will demonstrate the actual combat effect of the Hunter Tiger II for you."
Seeing the surprised expression on Jiang Chen's face, Fang Wei proudly pressed a button on the touch pad.
A line of large characters appeared on the holographic image.
[Actual combat simulation]
The scenery changed again, and the Jagdtiger II model reappeared in the empty desert environment. At the same time, four soldiers carrying Python anti-tank rocket launchers appeared in four different directions around it.
Four rockets were fired at the same time, hitting the front, side, and rear armor and turret of the Hunter Tiger II respectively. The fire exploded, but when the smoke dissipated, only the rear armor of the Jagdtiger II was damaged to a certain extent.
Jiang Chen had seen the power of this poisonous rocket with his own eyes. The "Chief" main battle tank that was destroyed in the civil war had a big hole in the front armor. Although he had not experienced that war, he had seen everything from the launch of the rocket to its impact in the cached footage of the drone.
"Whether it is facing individual anti-tank weapons or the main guns of other tanks, the Hunter Tiger II has a certain ability to protect itself. Of course, since its battlefield positioning is not a main battle tank, I do not recommend pushing it to the front line. Fight hand-to-hand with other tanks."
Next, Fang Weixian demonstrated to Jiang Chen the survivability of the Hunter Tiger II under several other pre-war tanks. Overall, it was very good. Except for the Type 52 particle cannon of the "Prowler" tank, which cannot be defended against, most tank-level kinetic energy weapons can be absorbed by the front armor.
As for the power of the Type 50 electromagnetic gun, since Jiang Chen had seen it many times, Fang Weixian did not demonstrate it. Compared with the original "truck-back cannon" Hunter Tiger II, only the armor has been improved, and the main gun has not been changed in any way.
"So, are you satisfied with this Hunting Tiger II?" In fact, Fang Weixian already got the answer from Jiang Chen's face, but he still asked proudly.
Compared with Wang Fangping's smoothness, Fang Weixian is more outgoing in character, and treats people with the arrogance of a high-tech talent. Although he restrained himself when facing the dictator Jiang Chen, he still showed it unconsciously occasionally.
But Jiang Chen didn't care. For talents, as long as their shortcomings are not excessive, they can be tolerated.
"Haha, very satisfied. What about the production cost?" Jiang Chen smiled with satisfaction.
"It's all listed on this list." Fang Wei first handed Jiang Chen a graphene card.
[101 tons of iron ore, 10 tons of aluminum ore, 2.1 tons of tungsten ore... ]
The first few were fine, but the long list of rare earth minerals at the back gave Jiang Chen a headache just looking at them. As expected, the issue of rare earth resources must be resolved as soon as possible. It is indeed too difficult to rely solely on resource recycling to fill the gap in industrial demand. (.)