I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 534 - 432: Can’t Think of a - Name

With the power supply restored, the entire base naturally began to operate fully.

Although many places had accumulated various malfunctions due to long-term disrepair, the diligent efforts of the Flame Country staff resolved them one by one, allowing the entire base to run smoothly.

However, everyone was somewhat unfamiliar with operating this Suyia-era base.

"Academician Chen, although the base has been restored to operation, many of the equipment are old items from the last century Suyia era and can only be used begrudgingly," the Captain of the Xu Gou reported to Chen Xin in the Suyia-era conference room.

The conference room retained the Suyia-era decoration, with portraits of revolutionary mentors and steel comrades on the walls, evoking the flavor of that era.

For the Lucia people, this style might be uncomfortable, and even many would express disdain, but for the Flame Country people, it was not surprising, with some older individuals even feeling nostalgic, so the portraits were left in place during the cleanup.

However, while decorations could remain, equipment could not.

These paintings and such were handcrafted by painters from that era. Though not famous artworks today, they had some monetary value.

Even printed reproductions were favored by collectors of Suyia era memorabilia before the disaster; the longer they were kept, the more valuable they became.

Yet many circuits, equipment, and instruments had rusted completely; decades had turned the most advanced instruments of that time into heaps of scrap iron.

Furthermore, even the most advanced equipment of that era was now virtually obsolete.

With some repairs and modifications, they could barely function, but using them was quite awkward, leading to the current challenge faced by Chen Xin and his team—these outdated devices. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Replacing them all with new ones seemed unrealistic to others; even with strong support from the country in transporting equipment here, it was still impractical.

As for relying on Lucia to provide them, if they had the capability, this base wouldn’t have been abandoned for so long.

However, for Chen Xin, this was the simplest problem to resolve. After listening to the Captain’s report, he nodded slightly, contemplated, and said, "I anticipated this; I will modify these old devices, so don’t worry, there will be usable instruments and equipment."

Hearing Chen Xin’s resolution, no one objected, they simply nodded and moved onto the next issue.

"The experts and rescue teams have already settled in the base. We plan to designate an area for treating the infected and conducting subsequent virus research. Thankfully, there’s plenty of space in this base, and we’ve prepared an area that’s about ready," the leader of the expert group explained their work to Chen Xin, delighted to continue virus research.

Although work could continue, challenges remained.

The leader of the expert group complained to Chen Xin, "The rooms here don’t meet sterile standards, and we can’t establish negative pressure chambers quickly. More crucially, the medical pods you brought have been sent back to the country, making it difficult to treat severe and mutant infections."

Despite previously curing "zombies," during an attack, the medical pods were shipped back with the virus samples. The expert group was now challenged to find effective treatment methods for these mutant infections.

Although boosting the immune system could combat the virus’s attack on the body, this had limits.

Mild and moderate patients retained somewhat functional immune systems, so, with medical support, they could continue fighting the virus and ultimately expel it from the body.

However, severe and mutant infections left bodies riddled with wounds, approaching immune system collapse, making medical support only able to sustain life without worsening the condition.

Without special medicine targeting the virus, these severe and mutant infections were virtually beyond recovery.

For this problem, the leader of the expert group hoped to send the medical pods back, but lacked authorization to decide, leaving it to Chen Xin to resolve.

Chen Xin nodded; this issue was solvable since he had the authority to bring the medical pods back.

"I’ll resolve the medical pod issue; treatment for the infected is in your hands," Chen Xin addressed the leader, then turned to the others: "The country promised to assist Lucia’s reconstruction. Treating the infected is a crucial part of it, with other aspects progressively advancing.

Our base will be a key point for domestic aid to Lucia, with supplies and personnel arriving here first, so, besides our current work, we must also prepare accordingly."

"Will the country provide massive aid to Lucia?" the Captain of the Hai Zhu inquired, knowing domestic aid quantities dictated their preparation magnitude.

"Currently, the country plans limited material aid, with no large scale aid due to transport limitations, and resource depletion from the Southwest Region earthquake," Chen Xin shook his head, having communicated with domestic parties who confirmed limited material support to Lucia, focusing mainly on technical aid.

It’s not domestic stinginess; they genuinely lacked conditions for material aid.

After the Southwest Region earthquake, domestic forces concentrated on disaster victim settlement and reconstruction, directing all resources there, leaving little for Lucia support.

Following extensive discussion, domestic aid to Lucia favored technical aspects.

Chen Xin understood and supported the decision, acknowledging domestic issues took precedence over foreign aid.

Nonetheless, having benefited from Lucia previously, offering help was possible, as solitary efforts only worsened circumstances, while collaboration enabled effective homeland reconstruction.