Everyone quieted down and listened intently.
He Xingzhou continued, "As everyone has seen the video, there are mainly two things that our Tower Research Institute need to do."
"One is to study the gene of the Insect Race, to gain a better understanding of this entirely new species, its various characteristics, and to develop biological measures to counter and control the Insect Race."
"The second is preparation for the Steel Wall plan. This includes the R&D of relevant foundational technologies, the manufacturing of various devices for the Steel Wall, and so on."
"Many people think the Steel Wall plan is difficult to achieve, but the Xuanwu Executive Officers have already confirmed it as a contingency plan. There's no need to discuss whether to proceed with it. What we must do is to try our best."
This was also what everyone thought in their hearts; even though the plan seemed somewhat fantastical, there was certainly no error in researching the related technologies.
He Xingzhou said, "Our institute possesses talents from all areas, which I have primarily divided into seven research systems."
"That is, the biochemical system, logistics system, energy system, communications system, weapons system, intelligent system, and the industrial equipment system required for construction."
"The major research systems are not completely independent of each other but should cooperate with each other..."
He Xingzhou said a lot, and everyone was listening carefully.
"Given the ultimate goal of the Tower Research Institute is to build the Steel Wall, our phased research objectives also must focus primarily on the creation of science and technology. That is, set a technological creation goal, and then research and tackle the various technical aspects required for it."
"The first research objective we have set is the Electromagnetic Floating Car."
He Xingzhou then briefly introduced his idea about the Electromagnetic Floating Car and the reasons for building it.
"Biotechnology research experts only need to do their job well; the other experts are those I have applied for and transferred from all over the country—the professional talents."
"If you have any opinions or ideas regarding this first technological creation, you can put them forward for discussion."
As soon as He Xingzhou finished speaking, someone immediately took the floor.
A middle-aged man stood up and said, "Comrade He Xingzhou, I am Zhan Jinhuan from the Huaxia Construction Group. With regard to the magnetic road construction and research required by the Electromagnetic Floating Car, I can lead the team to research it, relying on the resources of the Huaxia Construction Group to tackle it quickly."
"Good." In fact, He Xingzhou was prepared before selecting personnel. Everyone present represented not just themselves but also their research institutes, laboratories, and Huaxia national enterprises.
"Comrade He Xingzhou, I'm from the Battery Industry Research Institute of the National Academy of Sciences. As for the battery project of the magnetic levitation car, I shall take the lead," another expert in his fifties or sixties stood up and said.
By this time, everyone understood that their presence here was pre-determined based on the project.
One after another, people stood up to volunteer themselves.
"I am Guo Cheng, an automotive engineer from the First Automotive Group of Huaxia. The body structure components and manufacturing issues of the magnetic levitation car will be my responsibility to lead!"
"I am Wang Yuze, an engineer from the National Grid, and I am duty-bound to take on the task regarding wireless power transmission!"
"I am Bai Zhixin, a professor from the Electromagnetic Engineering Research Institute of Jiangcheng University of Science and Technology. My team has done significant research on electromagnetic levitation."
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Each part had teams stand up, and He Xingzhou recorded each one, making some adjustments, and said, "Very well, our basic research team at the Tower Research Institute is now formed. What's next is to advance towards the same goal."
"If anyone has questions, you can ask me directly or inquire with my assistant, Comrade Xu Zhilan."
He Xingzhou looked at the solemn yet intelligent sparkling eyes of the audience and felt a surge of emotion.
A month ago, who could have imagined that an undergraduate student like him could lead so many elite individuals in undertaking such a grand project?
The experts had many things to discuss, and working with elites is simple; when they encounter problems, their first thought is not to seek help, but whether they can resolve it themselves.
He Xingzhou did not even need to plan or arrange; the experts formed various research groups on their own.
Among them, the biochemical research group was the most efficient and had already begun studying information related to the Insect Race.
He Xingzhou handed over his research materials to the head of the biochemical technology research group, a senior expert from the Shanghai Biomedical Cell Research Institute, Academician Pan Yan.
She was over seventy years old and insisted on participating in the Xuanwu Plan upon learning about it.
Moreover, after reviewing He Xingzhou's Insect Race genetic evolution model, she highly approved of his ideas and actively requested to join the Tower Research Institute.
As an academician in the national biological sciences, Academician Pan Yan's willingness to work with a young student is commendable.
"These materials are important but not detailed enough," said Academician Pan after a brief review.
"Yes, Academician Pan," said He Xingzhou. "Currently, these materials were obtained from a Black Sea Bream No.2 that underwent induced mutation."
"I believe that the Insect Race represents an entirely different biological form from that of Blue Star; they are not just one kind or one species. To acquire more data, we need more research samples."
"The Xuanwu Plan is already gathering mutated creatures collected from around the world; we can later induce mutations in them for our research," said He Xingzhou.
"Hmm," Academician Pan furrowed her brows and said, "Let me have my team clear up this information first!"
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After delegating tasks to the biochemical research group, He Xingzhou first sought out the battery research group.
At this time, the group, led by Yu Xing, had already begun planning the research tasks.
"Comrade He Xingzhou," although the research group comprised over a dozen experts who had met He Xingzhou before, they still found it unbelievable to face him in person.
At He Xingzhou's age, they were still struggling with their studies, yet He Xingzhou was already the whistleblower of the Xuanwu Plan; they would not believe it had they not seen it with their own eyes!
"Hello, everyone," He Xingzhou first introduced himself to everyone, then he said, "Colleagues, I will participate in or follow up on all research projects. I believe our battery research is absolutely the top priority!"
"Without more advanced battery technology, electromagnetic floating cars or other electromagnetic equipment are just pipe dreams! With the world's current battery technology, it is impossible to meet our needs!"
"Our battery research is not only for powering electromagnetic floating cars but also in preparation for future studies on mechanical exoskeletons, mechas, and robots."
Yu Xing, the head of the battery research group, said, "The lithium batteries we currently use cannot possibly meet the endurance requirements. My suggestion is to leverage the Xuanwu Plan's advantage of mobilizing national research institute technologies to jointly research solid-state battery technology, which will have a performance over five times that of current conventional lithium batteries, and we already have a certain technological foundation."
Everyone nodded and said, "Solid-state batteries are indeed the best choice."
He Xingzhou, however, shook his head and rejected their choice: "Not enough, the performance of solid-state batteries is still insufficient!"