I Am Certain!

However, the timing of the second beast tide could not be that precise. To be more accurate, Researcher Liu and the others didn't believe the timing would be so exact. After all, being misled by their own data wasn't a rare occurrence. Even Researcher Chen didn't believe the timing would be that accurate.

The thoughts of animals were something humans couldn't imagine. At the very least, the animals in this apocalypse were truly difficult to figure out. Acting contrary to common sense was the greatest characteristic of these apocalyptic creatures. Therefore, the purpose of the real-time monitoring Researcher Liu arranged for Researcher Mai Hao was to track the animals' behavior promptly to prevent them from appearing earlier or later than expected.

In fact, if they appeared later, Researcher Liu and the others felt it would be better. The most terrifying thing was appearing earlier. Usually, if they appeared early, the losses caused were very significant. After all, an early appearance meant many preparations would be interrupted. Losses were inevitable. Furthermore, generally speaking, this kind of sudden change was always a major event.

Take this beast tide, for example. To Zhang Aiguo, it felt like the last beast tide had only just passed, so why was another one coming so soon? However, for Zhang Aiguo, he actually liked the beast tide a little. Because the beast tide could provide materials for City N. Just considering the first beast tide, it had significantly increased the resources of the entire City N. Other cities also had harvests, but they were relatively small. Some other cities had also experienced the beast tide, but those cities had no fruit.

Therefore, those animals treated those cities as a passing point, hurrying through without any lingering. Naturally, such cities collected relatively few animal carcasses. In terms of food reserves, they were far behind City N. One must know that City N's food reserves could already be used as rewards. This was also a point of pride for Zhang Aiguo. The City N he managed temporarily had no food shortage issues.

Currently, after assigning his tasks to the appropriate personnel, Zhang Aiguo began to focus on two things. The first was whether City N had enough defensive weapons to withstand this beast tide. The second was whether the animal carcasses from this beast tide could once again be used for food reserves. And Zhang Aiguo was working hard for these two things...

Zhang Aiguo first reviewed the military personnel distribution, then went to ask the researchers of the Research Institute if they could urgently manufacture a series of weapons for this beast tide. Upon receiving Zhang Aiguo's request, the entire Material Group laboratory fell into a state of intense activity. Every researcher shook off the boring atmosphere of the lab and became energized. The atmosphere in the lab became vibrant.

After arranging the Material Group's affairs, Zhang Aiguo began to turn his attention to what he cared about most. That was the progress of the antidote. The answer to this question was related to whether this beast tide could be safely overcome. In truth, if it were only the Mutated Fire Mosquitoes, Zhang Aiguo wouldn't be so nervous. After all, not to mention the successful experience in the coastal regions, just having successfully survived one Fire Mosquito attack made Zhang Aiguo less fearful.

Furthermore, because of these Mutated Fire Mosquitoes, the entire City N had already considered all possible loopholes they could think of. The plan to resist this second wave of Mutated Fire Mosquitoes had not only been checked and supplemented by many people, but it also had 18 defense systems! For loopholes that the human mind couldn't conceive, weren't there still AI machines? Everyone checking and supplementing together had perfected the entire plan to the best of their ability.

In inquiring about the antidote issue, Zhang Aiguo directly called the main person in charge of the antidote. Zhang Aiguo didn't ask about anything else, only how soon the antidote could be put into use. Regarding the antidote, this person in charge was also feeling extremely uncomfortable. After all, after this antidote was researched and manufactured in such a short time, the morale of the entire research group had soared. Everyone felt that this antidote research was definitely useful.

The smoother the road ahead, the harder the path behind. This was the deep feeling of this person in charge! Less than a day before, this antidote had been developed, and it even hit several targets at once, developing several different types of antidotes. Although they were different types, their effectiveness in neutralizing the Fire Mosquito toxin was the same.

Facing Zhang Aiguo's inquiry, although this person in charge felt he couldn't find the words, he still reported the full details of the current experiment to Zhang Aiguo. The person in charge showed a hesitant look, and after a sigh, he finally spoke.

“Chief Zhang, currently, the lab's progress is a bit too slow, and we've encountered difficulties in the experiments. Perhaps... for it to truly be put into use, we still need time!”

“So... can we have a bit more time? After the second wave of Mutated Fire Mosquitoes passes, we can research it more leisurely.”

“Our antidote research group will definitely deliver the complete antidote ahead of schedule!”

These last words seemed to have drained all the strength of the person in charge. After shouting them out, he wilted like frost-bitten greens. Zhang Aiguo was extremely dissatisfied with this answer. After all, when several versions of this antidote were developed, Zhang Aiguo had heard the researchers' reports and even carefully studied the detailed experimental reports!

It was just that... according to this person in charge, the group seemed to have stalled after developing multiple types of antidotes. There was even... a sense of regression. This made Zhang Aiguo's mood very poor. However, Zhang Aiguo also expressed understanding for such a situation. Before coming to inquire, Zhang Aiguo had already prepared himself mentally. He had predicted the worst-case scenario. The current result wasn't much worse.

Zhang Aiguo looked at the person in charge and sighed. “It's not that I'm rushing you, but the beast tide is rushing you!”

“I just received news that the arrival of the second wave of Mutated Fire Mosquitoes might coincide with the arrival of the beast tide, which is why I came to ask about the experiment's progress!”

Hearing these words, the person in charge, who had been bowing his head ready for a reprimand, instantly looked up, his eyes wide and his face full of panic.

“Is that true? Chief Zhang, is this beast tide news accurate? Have you confirmed it? ...”

The person in charge was terrified by this news and kept questioning Zhang Aiguo. Those rapid-fire words all showed his panic. After all, these words weren't friendly at all! They contained a lot of information and also showed the person's lack of trust in Zhang Aiguo.

Zhang Aiguo also expressed understanding for the person in charge's panic-induced rambling, even deep understanding. After all, this news was truly shocking. Even when he announced it at the meeting, didn't the staff present show the same reaction as this person in charge? Not to mention the staff's reaction. Even his own reaction was the same! Zhang Aiguo also remembered that when he heard this news, he had similarly expressed his disbelief!

Seeing the person in charge talking more and more, his expression shifting from initial panic and disbelief to something bordering on madness, Zhang Aiguo felt he couldn't let this continue! He had to let the person in charge calm down first!!!

“I am certain! Extremely certain!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the words in the person's mouth and the expression on his face froze, finally turning into a look of wanting to cry but having no tears as he stared intently at Zhang Aiguo.