#3 - Chapter 3 Emergency Notice

"Hmm! That makes sense," Dongfang Chen muttered to himself, stroking his chin.

"Then why didn't you directly impart all the knowledge to humanity after discovering human civilization, and instead chose to find a commander to take over?" Dongfang Chen continued to look for loopholes.

"Accidents can interrupt the development of civilization at any time. This includes a series of irresistible factors, as well as constant wars within and outside the civilization. Furthermore, an individual's cognition cannot transcend the limitations of civilization and exist independently. Therefore, forcibly selecting a commander in inappropriate circumstances is unsafe. For example, 3000 years ago, the space station monitored several early human civilizations near the Tropic of Cancer that already possessed relatively complete social structures, but the technological level at the time was still in its initial stages. However, when the space station was activated again, only the Huaxia civilization where Commander Your Excellency is located remained, and the other civilizations had disappeared."

"Another aspect is for safety considerations. The information stored in the core module is highly compressed. After full expansion, it requires a huge and fully functional space station to carry it. In this process, in addition to consuming massive amounts of resources, once the space station is fully expanded, uncontrollable risks will increase exponentially. If a new civilization is not found to inherit these technological achievements, the result will be devastating."

"Furthermore, without the cooperation of Commander Your Excellency, the space station cannot complete this process on its own due to a lack of resources."

Xiaolin's explanation basically cleared up most of Dongfang Chen's doubts.

"So, in other words, the upgrade of the space station is a step-by-step process of decompressing this information. And the process of upgrading (decompression) completely depends on my speed?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"Yes, Commander Your Excellency. In most cases, the capabilities and scale of the ground control center determine the release progress of the space station. I will assist you in building the ground control center step by step, which will be a long process."

"You said earlier that the space station searched for 100 candidates, so what happened to the other 99 people now?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"The others will no longer be able to obtain authorization," Xiaolin replied.

"Okay, I don't have any questions now. What do we do next?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"Commander Your Excellency, the space station currently only has the propulsion module and the core module, two basic modules. It cannot cope with possible emergencies. Once damaged, the consequences would be disastrous. It is recommended that you collect materials for upgrades as soon as possible," Xiaolin suggested.

"Okay, then how do I operate it?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"Commander Your Excellency, the core module comes with 100 worker bee robots, which are currently in a dormant state. You can activate the dormant robots and deploy them near the space station to collect space junk and recycle materials."

"Where are the robots? How do I activate them?" Dongfang Chen continued to ask.

"You only need to send me instructions."

"Okay, then activate the robots and go collect materials," Dongfang Chen said.

"Yes, Commander Your Excellency! Command issued…"

"Worker bee robots have all been activated…"

"Worker bee robots have all been released…"

"What's next?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"Commander Your Excellency, the space station has issued an emergency notice," Xiaolin said.

"What emergency notice?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"The space station has detected a SpDV-1 type neurotropic virus in Binjiang City, where you are located. Based on the space station's modeling data, this virus has a 98% probability of causing a large-scale human infection. Currently, the Binjiang Hospital, the initial outbreak site, has been sealed off. Conservatively estimated, the first major outbreak will occur within 3 months," Xiaolin replied.

"What?" Dongfang Chen was shocked.

"Commander Your Excellency, in order to ensure your personal safety, I have already formulated a response plan for you before the virus outbreak, please check it," Xiaolin said.

"Okay, I'll take a look!" Dongfang Chen said.

Soon, a notification of an unread message appeared on the screen.

Dongfang Chen opened it and glanced through it.

The general content of the plan is to establish an underground base before the virus outbreak.

First: Xiaolin is responsible for purchasing materials, and Dongfang Chen is responsible for renting warehouses to store these materials;

Second: Register several companies. Dongfang Chen is responsible for organizing the information, and Xiaolin is responsible for online application and subsequent financial issues.

Third: After the company is registered, find a suitable plot of land to start building the underground base. Xiaolin will provide the corresponding plans and blueprints.

Fourth: Recruit personnel. Many tasks within the underground base require manpower to complete. At the same time, sufficient security is also needed. Dongfang Chen needs to complete the recruitment work.

"Xiaolin, is this virus really that scary?" Dongfang Chen was still a little skeptical.

"Yes, Commander Your Excellency. After being infected with the SpDV-1 type neurotropic virus, there is a high probability that the infected person will experience brain death."

"Then how does this virus spread?" Dongfang Chen asked.

"It spreads through blood," Xiaolin replied.

"It only spreads through blood, how could there be a large-scale outbreak?" Dongfang Chen doubted.

AIDS also spreads through blood, but didn't a pandemic occur?