I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 641 - 539: Extraterrestrial Beings

The military equipment research division of the Research Center is located on the lowest level of the entire Research Center. The rooms with better conditions on the upper levels have been divided among other departments, so the research on military equipment can only be placed underground.

Consequently, even the Titan maintenance room is also placed underground.

As the only maintenance room nationwide capable of producing and repairing Titans, this place consistently has about a dozen Titans being researched and tested.

Most of them are experimental models, resulting from various ideas of the researchers. Only a few have been finalized after trying out all sorts of attempts and eliminating unsuitable concepts.

Under normal circumstances, there are usually quite a few researchers conducting various kinds of tests or research on these giant steel figures every day.

But today is somewhat different. Not only are all the researchers gathered in the center of the maintenance room, but even people from the biology and ecology research departments upstairs have come down to observe the biological corpse brought back by three Titans.

"This… what exactly is this? It doesn't look like a creature from Earth!" A biology researcher circled around the brought-back biological specimen, attempting to touch the corpse.

However, his hand was held back by Chen Xin, who had just dismounted from the White Dragon.

"Don't touch it directly. When I was fighting it earlier, its internal temperature even reached 105°C at one point. It's not a creature that could naturally evolve on Earth!" Chen Xin, panting slightly, had bloodshot eyes from the strain of piloting the White Dragon in battle, making him look exceptionally serious, even somewhat grim.

Hearing Chen Xin's words, the faces of the researchers who wanted to observe up close changed, showing disbelief.

105°C body temperature, are you serious? The biological fluids should have boiled by now, right? How did this thing survive?

This situation, completely violating biological knowledge, left the researchers studying biology with expressions of shattered worldviews on their faces.

Chen Xin looked at their expressions, shook his head, and said to Tang Tang, who came rushing over, "Senior, have it transported to my laboratory, initiate the highest level of biochemical protection measures, and ensure everyone who has contacted this organism undergoes strict inspection and disinfection for safety!"

"Got it!" Tang Tang agreed promptly and, while arranging what Chen Xin instructed, couldn't help asking him, "What exactly is this creature? Where did it come from?"

"I don't know either. Just now, when I went out with Alan and Qingyan to test the new model, we encountered this creature. We didn't bring any weapons and had to spend quite a bit of effort to kill it," Chen Xin explained to Tang Tang, his expression still severe. "This creature doesn't seem like it's from Earth. If it turns out to be an alien life form brought by the meteorite impact, that would be troublesome!"

"Alien life form? Can't be, right? If it were an alien life form, the meteorite impact was years ago, so why haven't we discovered this creature until now?" a researcher beside them, who overheard Chen Xin's words, became very serious. "Moreover, if it's an alien life form brought by a meteorite, how did it survive in the cosmic environment? This completely defies biological common sense!"

"If we are talking about an alien life form, applying Earth's biological common sense is meaningless," Chen Xin shook his head, looked once more at the creature he brought back, and said very seriously, "Regardless of whether it's an alien life form or not, we must figure out what it is, where it came from, and whether there are any other individuals besides this one…"

He paused at this, then continued, "The most crucial thing is to determine whether this creature poses a threat to humans, and if so, how great a threat! This kind of creature possesses considerable combat power and aggression. If they appear in cities or break into shelters, the consequences would be unimaginable!"

Chen Xin's words made everyone's faces turn grim, evidently considering the terrifying consequences if the situation he described indeed occurred.

The biological corpse Chen Xin brought back is quite large. Compared to animals before the disaster, it is somewhere between a cow and an elephant in size, which is already quite terrifying on land.

Furthermore, the creature's body exhibits predator traits, with claws, fangs, strong muscles, and a streamlined body. During the battle, Chen Xin clearly felt the creature's cheetah-like speed and agility and its terrifying strength, comparable to grappling with Titans.

One can imagine that if such a creature broke into a shelter, it would be like letting a mouse into a grain warehouse, turning the entire shelter into a buffet for this monster.

It's worth noting that even though Chen Xin was operating the White Dragon, an advanced model, it still took considerable effort to kill the thing.

Although this was also due to not having weapons and his piloting skills being subpar, the fact that it required a Titan to bring it down speaks volumes in itself.

"Notify the Titan Training Camp to deploy a combat team with full battle configuration and have them here within half an hour! I need to find out where this thing came from," Chen Xin, concerned about the potential threat this creature might pose to humanity, immediately decided to send people to uncover its origins first.

"I will notify them," Tang Tang, evidently understanding the importance of the situation, agreed earnestly. Meanwhile, she also began to contemplate how the Research Center would respond if the creature indeed posed a threat to humanity.

While Tang Tang was considering these matters, Chen Xin also sought out the nearby researchers and told them, "Immediately perform maintenance on the White Dragon, Zhu Luan, and the new Lu Shu model, and fully equip all the weapons on them! I want to see them ready for deployment in half an hour!"

"Yes, Academician!" The researchers, now tense, responded swiftly and began to arm the Titans of the three specialized models.

Previously, since the White Dragon and Zhu Luan were seen as toys made for fun, the weapons were casually removed by the researchers for study. However, after encountering the creature without weapons earlier and ending up in quite a messy situation, Chen Xin now felt an urgent need to possibly upgrade the White Dragon with more powerful weapons.

As Chen Xin was contemplating whether to upgrade the White Dragon's armaments, Mo Qingyan, who had been mostly silent, suddenly asked him, "A Xin, are you going to go personally again?"