Chapter 004: The Unknown Catastrophe

So that's how it is. Sister Bai said somewhat shyly, "I always thought the dean disliked Xiao Song."

Sister Bai thought for a moment and said, "Share your thoughts with me."

Xiao Hai replied: "It usually takes twelve hours"

You all continue with your work; I will go upstairs to find Xiao Hai

The hospital is currently in disarray, with doctors calling out to each other as they transport stacks of documents. These represent decades of research and effort; if they are destroyed due to a disaster, it would not only be a significant loss for the hospital but also for themselves.

Jingwei carried the enormous safe and tilted her head, saying: "Xiao Hai has arrived"

"How could this be?" Xiao Hai glanced at the information on the terminal and turned to say, "Bai Ming, you sit here for a while. I still have some matters to attend to."

Sister Bai was somewhat surprised; she had seen the director of this hospital many times. Every time she brought Xiao Song in for treatment, she would see her. However, the director always had a cold expression and had never smiled at Xiao Song. It turned out that she was still Xiao Song's attending physician, but after frightening Xiao Song to tears a few times during his childhood, the attending physician was changed to Xiao Hai. Yet, she always maintained a cold demeanor and had never shown a smile to Xiao Song.

Xiao Hai gently licked his lips: "The situation is somewhat dire; this is definitely the work of a highly advanced intelligent species. What exactly do they intend to do? Our 'Intelligent Species Exploration' program hasn't even officially started, and they have already come knocking at our door?"

Sister Bai thought for a moment and felt that this approach was indeed better than taking Xiao Song into the shelter. She nodded and chuckled, saying: "Thank you, Xiao Hai. But will the director agree to your doing this?"

Indeed, that is the case. Xiao Hai smiled and said, "Our hospital's basement originally has a layer of alloy steel isolation, and like a shelter, it is equipped with a small ammonia-3 reactor. If it is only to supply the minimum energy consumption of the basement, theoretically, it can be maintained for fifty thousand years.

Why? Sister Bai is not well-versed in medical knowledge and is somewhat perplexed

In the basement, the twin beauties brought down their final materials and placed them in the corner of the repair pod. The two beauties wiped the sweat from their foreheads, approached Chen Xiansong's repair pod, and simultaneously left a fragrant kiss on the glass cover. Then, in unison, they said: "First, have a good sleep for a while. When we return, we will kiss you awake, our future little prince, our little lover"

Dr. Zhong and Sister Bai stepped outside the hospital, preparing to take the hospital bus to the nearest underground shelter. At this time, the sky had already darkened slightly, and most of the citizens had entered the shelter, yet a small number of people were still bustling about outside.

Sister Bai furrowed her brow and asked, "How long will it take for all the nanomachines to exit Xiao Song's body?"

The maximum speed of a cheetah is approximately 40 meters per second, while the most ordinary new human girl can reach a maximum speed of 45 meters per second. A cheetah can maintain its full-speed run for at most a few seconds, whereas every new human can run at full speed for about one minute. This is still the capability of an ordinary administrative type new human; if it is a police or military type new human, the maximum speed is said to reach 62 meters per second, with a running duration of over three minutes.

As soon as she entered, Sister Bai saw the twin beauties each carrying a large safe, briskly making their way down the stairs to the basement. The entire hospital was so busy that the elevator was constantly in use, leaving them no choice but to exert themselves and manually transport their painstakingly gathered research materials to a secure location. Each of them was also moving six boxes of materials, and the basement was fifteen floors below ground, indicating that they would be occupied for quite some time.

Xiao Haiqing smiled and said: "Bai Ming, it seems you have misunderstood something. Normally, in the event of an emergency, we would indeed go to a shelter. However, the basement of our hospital is also an extremely safe refuge. The only difference is that there is no food here. From a safety perspective, the basement of our municipal hospital is actually far superior to the shelter, though it cannot accommodate many people."

What do you mean

Doctor Xiao Hai shook his head and said, "No, this will cause great harm to Xiao Song's body"

Xiao Hai walked up to Bai Ming, placed his hands on her shoulders, and said softly: "I have watched Xiao Song grow up; in my eyes, he is our shared child. Currently, the city has eighteen shelters, and if over three million people flood into them, there will undoubtedly be many difficulties regarding living supplies. Xiao Song is a natural person; unlike us, he cannot go long periods without food and can only survive for half a year as long as there is a water source. He is a precious child, and I do not wish for him to suffer"

The coalition has issued a special evacuation order, and I want to take Xiaosong to the shelter. " Sister Bai was somewhat out of breath; even with the physique of a new human, running up four flights of stairs in three seconds was quite a challenge for her: "Huff... Can you wake Xiaosong from the repair pod now?"

Taking off her shoes, Bai Jie looked around and found no trash can. She crumpled the pair of shoes into a round ball and then squeezed it into a white, indistinct substance the size of a glass bead, which she stuffed into her pocket. Then, barefoot with her delicate jade-like feet, she pushed open the hospital's main door

That... Xiao Hai scratched the back of his head somewhat awkwardly and said: "I have not told you this because I did not want to deceive you. In fact, the dean is my mother, and she has always wanted Xiao Song to be her grandson. However, she is too shy to say it out loud. Every day when I return home, she asks me about the progress of your pursuit. Her fondness for Xiao Song is probably not much less than yours."

Sister Bai nodded, found a sofa to sit down, and closed her eyes to rest

The most worrisome person in the world is a mother. Sister Bai said with concern: "What if a natural disaster is too severe, and something happens to both of us? One day, if Xiao Song wakes up alone in the basement, unable to find the exit, and even more so, unable to find us, what if he is trapped all alone in the basement... starving, what should we do?"

Youwei carried the enormous safe and said sideways, "Xiao Hai is on the fourth floor"

Xiao Hai continued, "In three hours, I will completely cut off the energy supply to the entire hospital, including the Ammonia-3 reactor, and relocate everything to the basement. The intelligent system will continue to treat Xiao Song. If we do not return in three days, the system will automatically freeze Xiao Song's repair pod, allowing him to enter a long sleep until someone awakens him. Finally, before we leave, we will lower the isolation layer. At more than forty meters underground, I believe no natural disaster can harm Xiao Song."

In two hours, everyone in the hospital will have transferred important documents to the basement. Xiao Hai issued program commands in the terminal room to add a layer of isolation to the basement. As the energy source was transferred, the lights in the hospital extinguished one by one. The entire hospital lost its illumination, as if it had fallen into a deep slumber

The abilities of bioengineered individuals are somewhat stronger than those of new humans

Although the consortium announced a special evacuation notice, pedestrians on the streets and the maglev vehicles in the air traffic system remained orderly. The only difference was that the speed had increased significantly. Most of the new humans adhered to the order, which is related to the latent information of "obedience" implanted in their DNA.

Xiao Hai smiled confidently and said, "Rest assured, I have already considered this. Along with Xiao Song, the Kun-type bioengineer and the librarian Bai Min are also frozen. I will set the program for the system shortly. If Xiao Song wakes up unexpectedly or if his repair pod malfunctions, Bai Min will be activated immediately to ensure Xiao Song's safety. I trust in the capabilities of the latest Kun-type bioengineer; even without an exit, a mere forty meters of soil will be no challenge for her."

Thinking of such a situation, Bai Min felt a pang of heartache and nearly cried

Jingwei then said: "He is waiting for you to discuss matters regarding Xiaosong."

Mother is a second-generation new human. At that time, DNA modification was not yet fully mature. During her embryo modification, a small piece of information was lost from the helix, resulting in her inability to smile after birth. Xiao Hai explained: "In fact, when she first saw the still-infant Xiao Song, she fell in love with that child, but unfortunately, she had no way to express her feelings."

"Look over there," Youwei pointed to the sky, "It seems something is not quite right"

Sister Bai truly did not expect that the Ice Lady Dean would also dote on Xiao Song

It is possible that Jingwei and Youwei truly have a form of telepathy between them. When they speak to others, they consistently adopt this style, each completing half a sentence. These two have had a close relationship since childhood, wearing the same clothes, seeking the same jobs, and now they have even decided on the same man.

Sister Bai drove her small car, flying rapidly through the air duct. A journey that originally took one hour was compressed to twenty minutes and thirteen seconds by her. After getting out of the car, she rushed to the hospital entrance at a speed of approximately forty-six meters per second. The distance from the car door to the hospital was only eighty-six meters. She abruptly stopped her body, as the inertial friction was too great, causing the soles of her shoes to completely tear apart, and a burnt odor wafted up from the ground.

Xiao Hai's fingers clicked several times on the terminal, and the image of Chen Xiansong's repair pod transformed into a flat impression analysis of the human body. Within the body depicted, there were numerous green sesame-like light spots. Xiao Hai pointed at the screen and said softly: "The repair nanomachines have now completely entered Xiaosong's body. These light spots represent the density and distribution of the repair nanomachines. If we forcibly wake him up, we will not be able to clear all the repair nanomachines from his body in a short period of time. This could pose certain risks to his body in the future."

Sister Bai thought for a moment and immediately understood: "You mean to let Xiao Song stay in the basement until the disaster alert is over"

Xiao Hai is the male doctor who proposed to Bai Ming, and he is also the deputy director of this hospital. Chen Xiansong's attending physician from a long time ago is him; the other doctors are simply idle and have come to practice their skills.

Sister Bai caught up with the twins. She merely tapped Jingwei on the shoulder, and as a result, both of them turned to look at her, simultaneously exclaiming in surprise: "Sister Bai Ming, you have come!"

Sister Bai rushed up to the fourth floor and found Xiao Hai in the dean's office. At that moment, he was looking at Chen Xiansong, who was submerged in the repair pod, on the three-dimensional terminal. Hearing a sound behind him, he turned around and smiled, "Bai Ming, you arrived quite quickly"

"Where is Xiao Hai? Has he arrived?" Sister Bai, too anxious about her own child, did not have time to exchange pleasantries with the two beautiful twins: "What should we do about our little Song? He is still in the repair chamber in the basement"

Youwei finally said: "Xiaosong is very safe down there, Sister Bai need not worry"

A crescent moon hangs in the air, surrounded by a dense cluster of red light points that encircle the moon, resembling a beautiful red satin halo.

What should we do? The consortium has already notified us; it is a special evacuation order. The evacuation law has been in effect for many years, and this is the first time such a situation has occurred; it is undoubtedly a major event. Sister Bai said nervously, "If it really comes to that, let's wake up Xiao Song now. If there are hidden dangers, so be it; it is better than staying here in uncertainty and dying in a disaster."