Half an hour later.
"Professor, the Lung Tube construction is complete."
Zero's voice rang out in the quiet laboratory, and every researcher turned toward the lab bench.
A long white catheter protruded from the sleeping mouse's nose.
Lü Yongchang perked up and turned to Mao Zhengzhi. "Mao, quick, take an X-ray and check the results."
A few minutes later.
In the X-ray on the computer screen, the mouse's lungs were filled with a dense network of fine tubes.
"Incredible..." Mao Zhengzhi marveled from the bottom of his heart.
"What's the production capacity for these nano-robots?" Suddenly, as though something had occurred to him, he whipped his head toward Lü Yongchang and asked urgently, "And how are they powered? Can they operate for long periods?"
"Uh, production capacity... that's a little hard to estimate."
"Under Zero's control, they can replicate themselves. All they need are the necessary materials and sufficient power."
"They use wireless power and bioenergy. Outside the body, they draw power wirelessly; inside it, they use glucose fuel cells."
Mao Zhengzhi sucked in a sharp breath.
Self-replication!
The production capacity really was hard to estimate!
One became two, two became four, four became eight...
Given enough resources and time, these things could easily exhaust all of Earth's resources!
"What are you planning to do?" Lü Yongchang frowned and asked quietly. "Let me warn you now: these things are dangerous. Don't use them recklessly."
"They're fine with Zero controlling them, but if anything goes wrong, they could cause a catastrophe."
"Besides, I'm planning to use them aboard the latest starships."
At those words, Mao Zhengzhi fell silent.
Use them aboard the latest starships...
Then these nano-robots really did qualify as top-secret technology.
But...
Thinking of the scene that had just flashed through his mind, Mao Zhengzhi asked reluctantly, "If we