Chapter 236: Chapter 182: Silent Sacrifices :!
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Beep beep beep…
Beep beep beep beep beep beep…
Perhaps because he had ignored the communication request in his personal information system for too long, the person on the other end had lost patience completely.
The other party started to frantically “knock on the door,” as if they wanted to barge in headfirst.
The only one who would dare to bang on his door like this wasn’t anyone else but Martha Owen.
Connected.
As expected.
“Harrison Clark! You bastard! How could you do this! Scum! Degenerate! Deserter! Do you deserve our trust?”
In the video, Martha Owen just popped out her head and started to rant furiously.
If it was before, Harrison would definitely argue with her, even block her.
But this time, Harrison showed great tolerance.
It was because Martha Owen in the hologram looked like she was in a terrible state.
At this moment, she had a full head of silver hair, and even her hair density looked sparse, as if she was a senior programmer aged by years.
Her originally cute and collagen-filled baby face was now gray and heavily pigmented.
Ever since she became involved in the Particle-related Project, Martha Owen had been working tirelessly for nine months, causing her personal state to deteriorate like this.
Her face was streaked with tears, apparently having just finished crying.
Once she calmed down, Harrison asked, “What on earth happened? Tell me.”
Martha Owen glared at him before she slowly began to recount the events.
After a while, Harrison said, “Alright, it was my mistake for not answering your call earlier. But the decision to halt the Particle-related Project was made jointly by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the leaders of the World Government. Since they didn’t invite me to the meeting, they naturally didn’t intend to consider my suggestions. Even if I had attended, I’m afraid I wouldn’t have been able to change anything, the project would still have been halted.”
Martha Owen nodded, “I know, I just couldn’t accept it.”
“So why did you scold me?” Harrison curiously asked.
Martha Owen reluctantly smiled sheepishly, “I just needed to vent, and now I feel much better.”
Seeing that Harrison seemed to want to scold her back, Martha Owen quickly said, “Wait, in addition to our own project, there are some other things I need to inform you of.”
Some time later, she finished talking, and without waiting for Harrison to speak, she hurriedly got up, indicating that she needed to board the ship and would talk further later.
As soon as she finished speaking, Martha Owen was gone.
Only then did Harrison learn what had happened in Science City during the several days since his battle with Needham Brown.
The Particle-related Project had been disbanded, and the Science Department decided to abandon it.
The researchers in the project team were now heading to the frontlines to join different fleets, serving as technicians or even soldiers.
Martha Owen and Bernal Connor were on their way to Harrison’s side.
Harrison didn’t plan to scold Martha Owen.
He knew how much effort she had put in.
That the project ultimately failed wasn’t her fault.
Even the scholars who decided to terminate the project in the Ministry of Science and Technology wouldn’t blame her.
Do one’s best, accept one’s fate.
This time, even if Harrison had brought out the standard answer, there would still have been a long way to go before it could be turned into tangible results, a seemingly short yet distant journey.
Everyone knew the Particle-related Project was there, but they just couldn’t find or activate it, so an antimatter bomb could not be produced.
The archaeological project team from the History Institute was still making progress, but it had lost practical significance for Harrison. He had already made the decision that the results of this trip were no longer significant.
Because next time, he would bring more changes, and by then, the 21st century he faced would have a completely new pattern.
The research of the Infinite Gene Awakening Project at the Institute of Life Sciences had also been virtually terminated, and many young yet powerful or voluntarily front-line master scientists were heading for the frontlines.
This large project only retained its core structure.
The development of other aspects was no longer of any value.
Dozens of core scholars from the Institute of Life Sciences would bring the newly developed Infinite Awakening equipment with them, alongside Martha Owen and Bernal Connor, to join the Giant Wave Vertical Team.
For the next two months, the Infinite Gene Awakening Project would revolve entirely around Harrison Clark.
Its sole purpose was to do everything possible to increase Harrison’s personal abilities.
The new device was more effective, capable of creating even more extreme training conditions, and extracting more potential. It could significantly increase the speed of Harrison’s gene awakening.
In addition, the Institute of Life Sciences would bring another person and a second set of equipment.
This person was Needham Brown.
Now Needham Brown’s body had been reconstructed, but his injuries were severe. He couldn’t adapt well to his new body, and his combat strength was less than half of what it once was.
He still needed the technology assistance of the Institute of Life Sciences to recover his strength as soon as possible.
If all went well, Needham Brown would be back at his peak in about two months.
But the main reason Needham Brown came to the Giant Wave Vertical Team was not for this, but to “transfuse” Harrison Clark.
The Institute of Life Sciences discovered that Needham Brown’s amazing recovery ability came from a unique protein, called the Resurrection Factor.
This protein structure was very unstable. Once it left Needham Brown’s body, it would quickly collapse.
The Institute of Life Sciences came up with a way by making two interconnected nutrition pods. One side housed Needham Brown, while the other housed Harrison Clark, who was recovering from the extreme training brought by the Infinite Awakening Device. This way, Harrison could also enjoy the strong vitality and rapid recovery effect brought by the Resurrection Factor.
This would improve Harrison’s self-healing ability, allowing him to undergo more extreme training from the new device, and speed up his gene awakening.
Harrison was very moved by this, but also felt overwhelmed.
It was clear that for the next two months, he would be subjected to a hellish training regimen.Even the Atom Therapy Device couldn’t catch up, and human-form caretakers had to be arranged.
How excessive!
Emotionally, he wanted to refuse the offer, but his rational side told him that this was a good way to improve.
After all, the current level of his awakening was still far from the 35% threshold, and without other strong means, he could not reach 35% in two months.
The reason why Martha Owen and Bernal Connor led the dozen members from the Particle-Related Project Team to Giant Wave Vertical Team was also related to Harrison Clark.
A major project was destroyed in desperation, but the knowledge of first-class scholars like Martha Owen and Bernal Connor was still invaluable.
They were about to face a new challenge, cooperating with the Institute of Life Sciences’ improved Infinite Gene Awakening Device to further strengthen and upgrade Harrison Clark’s personalized Morrowind System.
In order not to limit his abilities to his equipment, the Science Department provided him with a customized version.
However, in the next two months, Harrison Clark’s personal strength would continue to increase, and new equipment demands would emerge accordingly.
To keep up with the pace of Harrison Clark’s personal growth, the Science Department and the World Government created an unprecedentedly powerful individual logistics technology team for him.
In addition to Martha Owen and Bernal Connor, who were master-level scholars, the members of the original Particle-Related Project Team, who also arrived, covered various academic fields such as military industry, materials, power, and energy.
The closer to war times, the more extreme human strategies become.
From this series of plans, Harrison Clark felt the endless expectations of others for him.
They would forge him into the ultimate weapon for humanity, the ultimate human-shaped weapon!
Apart from Martha Owen, Bernal Connor, Needham Brown, and the Institute of Life Sciences team, there was also a new surprise when they arrived.
Under the direct guidance of Harrison Clark and led by Dr. Matilda, the Gravitational Wave Field Project Team made a major breakthrough.
Even Harrison Clark, the initiator, was caught off guard and couldn’t be more thrilled.
After nine months of arduous research, the 13,000 senior scholars in the Gravitational Wave Field Project Team showed unprecedented fighting spirit.
Although their research progress was still infinitely far from developing a curvature engine and mastering a unified force field, they had completed the trial of high-precision gravitational wave field detection equipment.
This was the most precise and sensitive detection instrument ever controlled by humans, capable of detecting abnormalities at two levels below the Quark level.
Unfortunately, due to the limited time, only ten devices had been built so far in Science City.
One was sent to the Giant Wave Vertical Team, while the others would be sent to various frontlines, prioritizing the needs of the top ten main battle fleets.
Science City was still working overtime to produce them.
It was preliminarily estimated that in two months, there would be around five hundred fleets equipped with this new type of device.
Upon hearing this news, Harrison Clark was very relieved and immediately told Martha Owen that he would personally contact Dr. Matilda, his loyal believer whom he had once enlightened and then left on the shelf, to commend her.
But Martha Owen told Harrison Clark that there was no need.
She had already left yesterday.
Unlike Martha Owen, who was so young, Dr. Matilda exhausted her last ounce of life in nine months of tireless struggle.
Yesterday, Dr. Matilda suddenly died of an acute illness, and could not be revived.
Moreover, Dr. Matilda was not the first martyr in the Gravitational Wave Project Team.
No one had told Harrison Clark that during these nine months, more than four thousand researchers in the Gravitational Wave Field Project Team had sacrificed themselves at different posts.
The casualties of Martha Owen’s Particle-Related Project were even more severe.
The Infinite Gene project by the Institute of Life Sciences was not much better.
Even Harrison Clark’s own archaeological project team had quietly buried seven or eight people.
He, the project leader who only read reports and did not communicate with others, was unaware of this.
In the next two months, their sacrifices would continue.
War is not just for frontline soldiers.
Scholars in the rear are also fighting for humanity, shedding blood and risking their lives.
After disconnecting the communication, it took Harrison Clark about half an hour to calm down, and then he started watching a classic sci-fi movie from the early 22nd century.
The film was called “Everlasting Spark” and had a total of five chapters.
Its theme song was “Across the Starry Sky.”
Ten hours later, Harrison Clark stretched lazily and stood up from the chair.
Nora Camp just happened to come in at that moment.
She appeared to be slightly fatigued, having probably dealt with ten hours of work non-stop.
She hadn’t rested.
“Martha Owen and Bernal Connor will be here in about two hours. You know everything, right?”
Harrison Clark nodded: “Yes, I know. I will cooperate with the training and not let their efforts go to waste.”
Nora Camp nodded, “Yes, come on.”
“What for?”
“Life never stops, and neither does the fight. I will not give up. Just before I got off work, I participated in another simulated battle, and I am now ranked first in the military commander ranking system. My command talent is undisputable. I have to see how strong our combined genes can be.”
Harrison Clark took a step back, “Why don’t you take a break? You’re too tired.”
Nora Camp glanced at him, “Yes, I am tired, so this time I will just lie down and consider it a rest.”
Harrison Clark:…
Time flies, and the years pass by.
In the blink of an eye, nearly two months had passed.
October 25th, 3020 A.D.
There were only two days left before the decisive battle..
