Research Preparations

It was said that these cylinders were incredibly expensive to manufacture! Although these Fire Pattern Mosquitoes looked as if they were made of glass, and indeed the primary material was glass, it was a special type of glass crafted by the Material Group. Who knew how many precious materials had been added to it!

Rumor had it that they initially didn't plan to use glass because the technical difficulty was too high and the cost was extremely exorbitant. However, after a round of voting, the glass option was still chosen. This vote wasn't limited to the Material Group but was the result of a survey across the entire Research Institute. At that time, the heads of every laboratory were present, not a single one missing. In the end, the vast majority chose to manufacture with glass.

Of course, choosing glass had its own purpose, mainly to sell at a high price. That’s right, the Material Group did this to try and earn an extra bit of funding. Currently, most units had to be self-sufficient. Everything relied on their own ability to earn money; they couldn't just wait for the higher-ups' budget. Such support existed but was very meager, so most had to rely on themselves.

Therefore, researchers nowadays not only bore the heavy responsibility of research but also had to frequently think of ways to turn those projects into resources to gain more benefits for City N. Crafting this new type of glass was a good method, as it could be sold along with the Fire Pattern Mosquitoes to achieve the best price. After all, Fire Pattern Mosquitoes were currently a rare commodity; no other research institute was known to possess them.

According to the information gathered by the City N Research Institute, only they had obtained the Fire Pattern Mosquitoes. Currently, even though the machinery and equipment had not fully returned to their original positions, people from other research institutes had already come to order Fire Pattern Mosquitoes for experiments, and the prices had already been agreed upon. They were just waiting for the machinery to return.

Of course, in the areas where the machinery passed through, Zhang Aiguo also proactively gave away a few Fire Pattern Mosquitoes for free as a "road fee." Thanks to this, the mosquitoes were transported back safely without any equipment encountering issues.

Once the machinery stopped in a safe area and underwent a scan to ensure there were no cracks or damage, Researcher Liu decided to release all these Fire Pattern Mosquitoes into the designated area, which were the current cylinders.

As soon as the Fire Pattern Mosquitoes arrived, the City N researchers couldn't sit still. They all held their pre-approved registration forms, urging Supervisor Liao to distribute them quickly. This time, the distribution of Fire Pattern Mosquitoes had caused a long-standing debate. Everyone wanted a larger share, but the number of mosquitoes was limited, so there had to be a quota; they couldn't be taken at will. Finally, Zhang Aiguo had to personally intervene for the distribution to be settled smoothly; otherwise, a riot might have broken out.

In fact, when taking on this task, Zhang Aiguo also had a massive headache because it was very difficult to distribute them fairly. He had to hold a meeting to resolve it. The final plan was distribution based on contribution: the laboratory that contributed the most in the capture of the Fire Pattern Mosquitoes would receive the largest share, calculated by ratio.

Regarding the total yield, Zhang Aiguo also discussed it for a long time with everyone. How many to keep for the Research Institute was also carefully discussed with the researchers rather than decided arbitrarily. Zhang Aiguo still clearly remembered that before the distribution, he received countless emails every day from researchers wanting to secure more quotas for their labs. But as soon as the distribution data table was published, his inbox immediately went silent, even empty, completely contrary to the previous situation.

Once finished, Zhang Aiguo deeply felt that in the eyes of the researchers, he was probably just a "tool person" specialized in distribution, discarded once used. As for the researchers, as soon as they received the Fire Pattern Mosquitoes, they were overjoyed and immediately ran back to their labs to start their research. Smiles were radiant on everyone's faces.

Researcher Liu also took his portion of Fire Pattern Mosquitoes and quickly ran back to the lab. On the way, he clutched the box containing the mosquitoes tightly, fearing someone might snatch it. Although he knew that was impossible, he couldn't help but worry. Right now, he just wanted to bring the Fire Pattern Mosquitoes back and settle them properly, then take them to the special laboratory he had requested permission for earlier.

This time, to prepare for the Fire Pattern Mosquitoes, the City N laboratory had spent a large sum of money. Each lab was uniquely designed according to the specific needs of each researcher. The equipment inside was also remanufactured to suit the characteristics of the Fire Pattern Mosquitoes. However, not everyone had the right to request the creation of a specialized lab; only the main heads had this privilege, and each large laboratory was usually only allowed one such specialized room.

Researcher Liu had secured one, so to conduct experiments, he needed to bring a group of personnel there. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but envy the members of the Material Group. Because in this distribution round, the Material Group was the biggest winner. Every time he looked at his own number of Fire Pattern Mosquitoes and compared it with the Material Group, Researcher Liu felt immense admiration.

Upon arriving at the specialized lab, Researcher Liu followed the operating procedures and placed the boxes containing the Fire Pattern Mosquitoes into the dedicated slots. Afterward, he went outside to conduct the experiments remotely. First, he controlled the machinery to take out one Fire Pattern Mosquito from a slot to perform a dissection to understand its structure. This was something he had wanted to do for a long time, and now that it was finally happening, he was extremely excited. Other researchers were also assigned a few Fire Pattern Mosquitoes by him to perform other verifications.

Researcher Liu operated the machinery to begin the dissection process. Throughout the process, he didn't forget to observe the Fire Pattern Mosquito carefully. Every operation showed the value of the Material Group's contribution. Especially when directly dissecting, Researcher Liu truly felt a profound respect for the Material Group.