By then, the lighting in the venue had dimmed, so Luo Yan withdrew his gaze and looked toward the large screen ahead.
The large screen soon lit up. The camera showed a laboratory, and then Bai Shaotang appeared on-screen.
He cleared his throat and said with a smile, "Hello, everyone. Today marks a new round of trials for the 'Raven Project.' Before this, we successfully sent the exploration robot 'Kuafu' into Yanfu."
"Today, we'll go one step further and attempt to send a living creature into Yanfu."
"Please wait a moment. The project team is making the final preparations."
After saying that, Bai Shaotang walked away.
The Dragonriders who had come to watch the trial began discussing it animatedly because of Bai Shaotang's words.
"This time, they're actually sending a living creature into Yanfu. If it succeeds, does that mean we'll be able to explore Yanfu?"
"I wonder what kind of creature they're sending into Yanfu. It can't be a living person, can it?"
"Probably not. I'm guessing a monkey or something."
"You guessed right. It really is a monkey."
At that moment, Bai Shaotang returned to the screen. Behind him was a cage containing a monkey wearing a protective suit.
Through the helmet's transparent visor, everyone could see that it was a rhesus macaque. This species was highly adaptable, could endure extreme cold, and ate a wide variety of foods.
Using this kind of monkey for the experiment was relatively more suitable than using other animals.
After all, monkeys were the creatures most similar to humans.
Luo Yan guessed that if this experiment succeeded, the laboratory would probably send an ape into Yanfu next time.
On-screen, Bai Shaotang exchanged a few quiet words with the testing personnel. Then he cleared his throat and looked toward the camera. "Sorry for