In the conference room, Ronan paused for the moment, his gaze sweeping once more across the faces of the three field officers.
It had to be said that by now, he had long since thrown any notion of an "interview" to the back of his mind. He had entered the teaching mode he knew best, naturally wanting to take control of the whole room.
The three field officers still said nothing, so Ronan naturally continued. "The core idea of this plan is to gradually move the Zombie Ants we have on hand closer to the envisioned Fire God Ants, allowing them to regain abilities this species once possessed but which have now weakened and vanished..."
"Wait a moment."
At last, someone interrupted him. It was Field Officer Yunbo beside him. "You said the Fire God Ants are imaginary. Then how can you guarantee that this fantasy creature truly represents a direction for improving the Zombie Ants, rather than becoming mere empty speculation?"
Ronan answered as if it were only natural. "Through Configurations, Super Configuration leap models, and the resulting Quasi-Paradigms, we can place them in Contemplation Time-Space or the Inner Universe Simulator for deduction. Survival of the fittest will yield multiple virtual plans, which can then be combined with materials for actual testing."
"So academic?"
Field Officer Yunbo clicked his tongue but did not press the matter, perfectly following his earlier request not to go too deep. Soon, however, he changed the subject.
"You've also seen the test results for the initial Zombie Ants. At the same time, we've only given you fifty hours for development. Right now, we may prefer you to do more targeted work—patching whatever is lacking... The urgent priority, of course, is improving their bodily activity and mobility."
As he spoke, he glanced toward Gong Shenmang