. I don’t mind either."

"You lucky kid." Yao Yuan smiled as he shook his head. "But keep your hands clean. If anything were to happen, understand that I will always stand on the law’s side. We already have one Wa Luo in the Black Star Unit, we don’t need another."

The mention of Wa Luo piqued Zhang Heng’s interest. He considered himself a member of the Black Star Unit, so he asked, "What’s wrong with Wa Luo? I haven’t heard anything improper about him from the rest."

Yao Yuan looked left then right, making sure Barbie wasn’t in earshot, before whispering, "Let’s just say there’s a reason why he’s known as the team player… if you catch my drift."

"Huh?"

They then had a laugh about it. After Zhang Heng left, Yao Yuan asked to see Saburo. "Professor Mitsuda, I have to know, what is the percentage of the possibility for this planet’s microbes to be harmful to human beings? And how fatal would they be if that were the case?" Yao Yuan questioned.

Saburo approached Yao Yuan’s table and respectfully accepted the water Yao Yuan offered him. After a sip, he answered, "Captain, it is impossible for me to confirm whether the harmful viruses, if any, would be fatal to human exposure, because that is not how our biology works. Human genomes are wildly different from one another. Every one of us has 23 sets of chromosomes, and even though about 99 percent of them are similar, there are still enough variances between each one of us to ensure a different manifestation of facial features, height, s.e.x, and even life expectancy. Similarly, each one of us has a different immunity system that responds to the threat of viruses differently.

"For example, AIDS. Even though it has no known cure, there have been people who were completely immune to it in the past. They were carriers of the virus without the virus posing any harm to their bodies. In other words, it is impossible for a natural virus to completely wipe out a civilization, because a section of it is bound to gain a resistance against it. The survivors will procreate, and the gene that is responsible for the immunity will be transferred to future generations, ensuring their survival.

"Therefore, with the right immunization, the virus shouldn’t be an issue."

Here, Saburo stood up and bowed. "On that note, I hope Captain will first dispatch a unit to collect the planet’s microbial samples before the planet is opened to the public. This will give us time to prepare a vaccine."

Yao Yuan motioned for the professor to sit down, before adding, "Professor, please don’t stand on ceremony. So, a dispatch unit, huh?"

After Saburo left, Yao Yuan called Bo Li and the excavation team over. He relayed Saburo’s concerns.

"I know this will eat into the excavation progress, but is it possible to first create an opening for a dispatch unit to go up to the surface? This is regarding the safety of our future home, and I will not risk the lives of 18,000 people!"

The few leading engineers glanced at one another before one of them responded, "We could try digging through one of the more fragile spots, but because of the horizontal direction of the project, it is impossible for us to use explosives for fear of damaging the entire structural integrity. Even though the anti-gravitational units can prevent a landslide, that doesn’t prevent us from being buried. The layer of debris is still going to end up hovering above us… This is going to be hard."

Bo Li, who had been silent, suddenly added, "What about a supermagnetic field?"

"Supermagnetic field? What’s that?" Yao Yuan asked, as he went through all of the 4th revolution inventions in his mind.

Bo Li narrowed her eyes at Yao Yuan. "I’m sorry, but I remember writing a proposal to build a supermagnetic field generator about 3 months ago. It came back with a giant, red REJECTED stamp, so I thought you were already familiar with the technology."

Yao Yuan laughed awkwardly. "That’s because the amount of supplies you asked for was too astronomical. Granted it’s more economical than the Hadron Collider, it's not by much. Your proposal said the machine would occupy ¼ of a whole level, so how could I possibly approve it? Regardless, what is this supermagnetic field?"

Bo Li rolled her eyes. "This is a technology inspired by my power when I was flipping through the alien scriptures. We will have access to manmade gravity at the end of the 4th revolution, and this supermagnetic field is its byproduct. The supermagnetic field could lock objects within a limited area in stasis. However, it requires a large amount of energy, one not even the polymerized reactors could provide, so this technology hasn’t been available to the aliens either. One thing to note is that this technology is different from our anti-gravitational technology; it is much more primitive."

Yao Yuan’s interest was raised, so he asked hurriedly, "But how could that help? Are we going to manually remove the debris bit by bit?"

"No, we use something more direct." A mischievous glint flashed in Bo Li’s eyes. "With the anti-gravitational units keeping the debris afloat and the supermagnetic field locking it into place…

"We’ll blow through it with a shot from the Supermagnetic Planet Annihilating Rail-Cannon! That’ll be our ticket to freedom!"