Chapter 304 Monster Corpses on the Moon
Chapter 304 Monster Corpses on the Moon
TPC Far East Headquarters Base, Victory Team Command Room.
Several days have passed since Advisor Lin Yeming was forced to take leave due to "health reasons," but the base's operations remain tense and orderly.
Team member Ye Rui is reporting recent important developments to Captain Ju Jianhui and the team members.
"After successfully handling the Mechanical Island incident, in accordance with headquarters' plan to expand the space defense network, we have established an outpost called 'Kalo Base' on the lunar surface."
Ye Rui brought up a holographic projection of the lunar base. "The main functions of the Carlo base are to conduct in-depth geological exploration of the moon, monitor the cosmic environment, and undertake certain early warning and scientific research tasks."
Security and daily operations at the base are handled by the Carlo Base Security Team, led by the experienced Captain Hayate.
He switched the screen to display several high-resolution photos taken by lunar orbiting satellites, the contents of which made everyone present frown.
There were two enormous, grotesque monster carcasses floating near the moon's orbit like abandoned trash.
They look alike, like twins, with dark gray skin covered in meteorite impact marks, clearly indicating they had been dead for some time.
"This is what the Carlo Base and Delta Space Station have recently detected simultaneously: the corpses of a pair of 'twin monsters' of unknown race have somehow appeared in lunar orbit."
Ye Rui's tone was one of confusion and wariness. "Initial scans show that they have no signs of life, and their energy responses have completely ceased."
Sitting to the side, Lin Yeming, who had just been allowed limited participation in the analysis of non-combat affairs, frowned slightly as he listened to Ye Rui's report.
During his days of recuperation, the world did not stop moving forward; new anomalies have already emerged.
He was on high alert for the Kirieloids' possible actions against the underground statues in Kumamoto City, but they were unusually quiet. Instead, this strange thing happened in outer space, which he hadn't paid much attention to.
The corpses of the Twin Monsters?
This made him instinctively uneasy. Was there a new conspiracy hidden behind this?
The news quickly reached the top echelons of TPC headquarters. Many experts in the Science Bureau showed great interest in it.
They believe that complete alien carcasses, especially rare specimens found in pairs, have immeasurable scientific value and may reveal important information about alien structures, cosmic ecology, and even potential threats.
The head of the Science Bureau proposed to Director Sawai and the GUTS team via video conference: "Director, Captain Megumi, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I suggest immediately dispatching a professional team, with the cooperation of the Carlo base, to recover these two monster corpses and transport them to the lunar base or our space station for preliminary research before deciding whether to bring them back to Earth. This might allow us to make a breakthrough in the field of astrobiology."
The Space Development Agency also expressed its support, believing that a controlled recovery research program is feasible.
At the meeting, the majority opinion leaned towards repossession, since the two seemingly harmless corpses did not appear to pose a direct threat.
However, Lin Yeming, who had been listening in silence, disagreed with the plan. Bringing everything to the base was too dangerous.
However, this reason was completely unconvincing to these scientists.
He recalled his past experiences, whether it was the zombie monster Silizan, who died first and then came back to life.
But he knew that the two monsters were definitely still alive, so the only solution was to agree to the retrieval.
However, while he agreed to the recycling, he absolutely could not recycle it completely.
At that moment, a certain theory came to mind.
This is what a certain sage once said in theory.
Human nature tends to favor compromise and moderation. For example, if you say the room is too dark and a window needs to be opened here, everyone will definitely object. But if you advocate tearing down the roof, they will compromise and agree to open a window.
“Director, Captain,” Lin Yeming interrupted the discussion that was leaning towards recovery, “I believe that direct recovery carries extremely high risks.” All eyes turned to him. Lin Yeming stood up, walked to the large screen, and pointed to the two corpses: “We cannot determine their true cause of death, nor can we determine whether they are truly ‘dead.’ There are too many life forms and energy states in the universe that we do not know.”
Bringing unknown cosmic biological samples, especially such a massive corpse, back to near-Earth orbit or even Earth would be tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house.
I recommend that recovery operations should not proceed without a thorough, remote, and absolute safety assessment.
Seeing Lin Yeming's determination, Xincheng decisively chimed in, "We should have Delta Force open fire and completely destroy these two monsters!"
The people from the Science Bureau, after listening to Lin Yeming's idea, originally wanted to give him a proper science lesson.
But the next second they heard Xincheng speak, and they panicked instantly.
Those two brutes on the Victory team!!
This is valuable research material.
They could only turn their attention to Director Sawai, hoping he could make the final decision.
Neither of their approaches is feasible.
When will we be able to assess this monster?
Destroying the monster is even more impossible.
This is not just a matter of waste.
Director Sawai looked at Lin Yeming, then at Megumi Kijima.
"Captain Megumi, what are your suggestions?"
The ball was passed to Keiken himself, leaving him somewhat speechless.
However, a thought struck her, and she looked at Horii, asking, "Horie, you're a professional, what do you think we should do?"
"I think Yeming Consultant's approach is the best for insurance purposes."
"The new city's approach is too extreme."
Other members of the winning team also expressed their opinions, but their views were somewhere in between.
The people at the Science Bureau were somewhat desperate; they desperately needed someone to come up with a completely new proposal.
Finally, they turned their attention to the scientist, Yumi Kenmura, even though she had a good personal relationship with Lin Yeming.
But that's just hearsay, is it true?
"Dr. Kenmura, what other opinions do you have?"
Yumi Kenmura overheard the words spoken by the GUTS members, and it was clear that they were cooperating with Yoruaki.
Since that's the case, she smiled slightly and said, "Since we can't reach a consensus, let's find a middle ground!"
"Let Delta Force control the firepower, smash the monster's corpse to pieces, and then bring it back for analysis."
"In this way, we not only avoid the monster from exhibiting abnormalities, but also avoid the situation of losing analytical materials."
What do you think?
Just as they were about to object, Lin Yeming stood up.
Another scientist, sensing something was wrong, quickly shouted, "That's the decision!"
"Director, please give the order!"
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