jdhmnovel Chapter 287 An Unexpected Discovery: What the Hell is Sphia?
Chapter 287 An Unexpected Discovery: What the Hell is Sphia?
"Dr. Yao, I hope you will think this over carefully."
Lin Yeming stood up, looked at Dr. Eight-Tailed Fox, and said sincerely.
Yawei nodded and said, "I understand. I will think about it carefully."
Left with no other choice, Lin Yeming and his team had to adjourn the meeting.
Everyone stood up. In the corridor, Daigo looked at Rena and asked, "Rena, has headquarters explained what happened?"
"They didn't even give us a chance to rest before telling us to go back."
Lina shook her head and said, "Nori didn't say what it was about, but he said that Dr. Kenmura had returned to the base with Horii."
"Furthermore, Dr. Kenmura, Dr. Tango, and Dr. Yao are also required to attend this meeting."
At this point, she glanced at Dr. Yamata.
Daigo frowned slightly upon hearing this, though he quickly recovered.
However, he still had some doubts.
These three scientists, as the three leading scientists at the TPC Scientific Institute, have different research directions, but their abilities are recognized worldwide.
Dr. Jiancun had more contact with her because of Lin Yeming.
Dr. Yao has had more contact with the other party because of the Snow White.
However, he knew absolutely nothing about Dr. Tango.
However, I've heard that Dr. Tango and Dr. Yao have some kind of rivalry.
Thinking of this, he glanced at the silent Dr. Eight-Tailed Fox, walked to Lin Yeming's side, and asked, "Yeming, do you know Dr. Danhou?"
Upon hearing the title "Dr. Tango," Lin Yeming immediately pictured a researcher with glasses and an expression that always carried a hint of arrogance and self-importance—Tango Yuji.
He naturally knew this person, not only because he was an expert in the field of life sciences within TPC, but also because of previous work dealings. He had communicated with Tango several times, and even... based on his understanding of the "original work," he deliberately guided Tango to be introduced to the deeply hidden genius scientist and potential ambitious Masaki Keigo.
Lin Yeming paused slightly, a meaningful smile appearing on his face, and replied, "I know him. Dr. Tangou Yuuji, his main research area is life sciences, and he's... quite proud, even somewhat arrogant." He paused, a hint of barely perceptible sarcasm in his tone, "However, after this incident where both headquarters and the North American branch were attacked simultaneously, it has been proven that our current defense capabilities still have huge gaps. His research on 'perfect life' or certain things that are detached from practical applications will probably be hard for him to be proud of now."
Hearing this, Daigo, standing beside him, had a question mark pop into his head. He felt that there seemed to be another meaning behind Lin Yeming's words, but seeing that Lin Yeming had already started walking again and seemed not to intend to explain further, he could only suppress his doubts for the time being and quickly follow.
TPC Far East Headquarters, Command Room.
The atmosphere was solemn and respectful.
The huge circular main screen was not yet lit up, but the room was already full of people.
Not only were all the members of the Victory Team present—Megumi Iruma, Munakata, Yomei Hayashi, Daigo, Shinjo, Rena, Horii, and Mizuki No—but also the TPC executives, who rarely appear together on weekdays, were all there.
Director Xia Yunze of the Intelligence Bureau remained calm, his eyes sharp as an eagle's, as if no detail could escape his analysis; Director Yoshioka Tetsuji of the Police Bureau was still fanning himself with a folding fan, but his usual relaxed expression had been replaced by seriousness; Staff Officer Nan Yuan Zhengyuki placed his hands in front of the table with his brows slightly furrowed; while Director Sawai, seated at the head of the table, was as composed as ever, his gaze sweeping across the room with a solemn and dignified air.
This meeting was of extremely high caliber, covering almost all of TPC's core decision-making and operational departments, indicating that something extremely important was about to be announced.
After everyone was seated, Director Sawai gave a brief opening speech, and the meeting went straight to the point.
Captain Megumi gestured to Nozue to take control, and the main screen lit up. Instead of the expected battle summary or loss report, it displayed a large amount of complex data streams and a three-dimensional structural analysis diagram of the mechanical island.
Megumi Kijima began, "The first thing to report at this emergency meeting is a significant breakthrough achieved by the technical team led by Horii in analyzing the wreckage of the mechanical island." All eyes immediately turned to Horii.
“Team member Horii gave us a huge surprise,” Megumi Iruma continued, “They have made a preliminary breakthrough in cracking part of the mechanical island’s information storage unit and found a key clue about its… origin!”
These words caused an uproar. Even the usually composed Director Sawai and Chief Yoshioka, who had been fanning themselves, sat up straight, their eyes glued to the screen. The origin of the Mechanical Island? This was undoubtedly the most crucial key to unlocking the mystery of this attack!
Horii stood up under everyone's gaze and walked to the main control panel. Although he was a little nervous, his tone was full of the excitement of a researcher: "Yes! Although most of the structure of the mechanical island was severely damaged by the Drak Cannon, a certain data module at its core was exceptionally robust. After trying various decryption methods, we successfully restored some of the fragmented information."
He operated the computer, and strange symbols and star charts began to flash rapidly across the screen. "This information was very messy, but after comparison and analysis by the supercomputer 'Zeus,' we found a recurring coordinate reference system, and... an energy signature with obvious signs of civilization."
Horii took a deep breath and zoomed in on a certain area of the star map, revealing an unfamiliar galactic structure. "All the evidence points to one place—an unknown galaxy far from our solar system, located in the Orion Arm. According to the information currently deciphered, the entity that created and deployed this mechanical island calls itself—Sphere!"
"That is, Sphia!"
"Sphia?" Everyone murmured the unfamiliar name, an unprecedented sense of crisis enveloping the entire command room.
The enemy finally had a vague yet real name.
“Sphia…” Lin Yeming repeated the name softly, his heart churning with emotion.
He was somewhat surprised that he had gained something else.
This did not appear in the original storyline.
First came the composite monster Rigadron, and now it's Machine Island.
Could they really be related?
Are they both machines? Or are they all trying to prevent humanity from entering space?
Lin Yeming thought for a moment and asked, "Horii, what are the results of the fragment comparison?"
"Have you ever compared it to a monster from outer space?"
Xia Yunze's eyes lit up when he heard Lin Yeming's words.
Many of the monsters they encountered were mutated due to their environment, but some were aliens and monsters from outer space.
If the fragments they collected are compared...