The legend of Tiga

Chapter 2287 Helpless
Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast!

Gossip and scandals always keep people entertained.

His actions were essentially those of a 'traitor,' and although they haven't been exposed to the entire world yet, they are certainly recorded in TPC's top-secret files. Perhaps one day they will be declassified, allowing future generations to know that such a villain once existed and almost caused the extinction of humanity.

Undoubtedly, once this file is declassified, it will cause a great deal of discussion. At that time, the name 'Agamus' will inevitably become infamous, and it may even be carved in stone and sculpted into a statue for people to trample on.

If it were just him, he could bear the insults, since he would be gone by then anyway, and he wouldn't hear them no matter how much they cursed him. But what if his wife got dragged into it too?

He couldn't let his wife be trampled on by thousands of people.

Because Leililan has done nothing wrong and has not caused any harm to the world, she should not be implicated by him.

Even if it's just for the possibility that his wife might be implicated, Agamus has to try his best to make some contribution, so that at least he won't be plunged into the abyss.

Agamus thought to himself, his eyes fixed on the steel behemoth tens of meters tall. He could sense TPC's distrust, but that was to be expected. How long had it been since he had betrayed them? If they were trusted so easily, TPC would be a complete shoddy operation.

For a large and well-organized organization, a single betrayal is equivalent to permanently erasing 'trust'. It may not seem like much on the surface, but it makes it impossible to touch the core again, and trust will never be given again.

Like most parts of the world, government employees and even some large companies undergo background checks, and those with criminal records are not hired. Moreover, the more confidential the information, the stricter the requirements.

Seeing that Agamus hadn't made a sound for a long time, Xincheng glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and said, trying to make conversation, "Can't you sleep?"

Agamus replied calmly, "You are too."

Before Xincheng could answer, a clear, cold female voice came from not far away: "He didn't sleep all night."

"Uh..." Shinjo's smile froze, while Agamus turned his head to look over and saw a girl wearing the same uniform as Shinjo walking over. She was tall, with long hair that reached her shoulders, and looked very sweet.

"Lucia, you're awake."

Xincheng chuckled sheepishly, feeling incredibly guilty.

That's her!

Agamus suddenly realized that he had only heard about this capsule girl from space before, and it was just a rumor. There was no record of her in the TPC database, which was obviously specially encrypted. He never expected to see her here today. Looking at her uniform, it was the same as the flight suit of New City. Could she be the second pilot of Daiborigu?
The Daiborigu is a dual-pilot system, so it doesn't require one person to be responsible for half of the operation with their brains connected and their nerves synchronized. But since it's such a large robot, it's basic that one person is responsible for the weapons and the other for dodging.

Therefore, in the initial design, the cockpit, life support system, ejection system and so on were all designed for two people, but only Shinjo was seen before. It was thought that the second driver had not been selected. Now it seems that he was just not allowed to see him.

Now, Daiborigu has basically finished and entered the final stage, which is why he was allowed to meet the second pilot. There is absolutely no trust in him. However, Agamus can't say anything about it. After all, the responsibility for the current situation lies entirely with him. TPC and humans are the biggest victims.

Lucia strolled leisurely to Xincheng's side, and Xincheng, with each step she took, straightened his back and pulled in his stomach, trying to show his bravery and fearlessness by standing ramrod straight. This was too unrealistic; he had no manly spirit at all. Could it be that, as Earthlings say, he couldn't stand up straight in bed, and couldn't stand up straight after getting out of bed?

After all, they are aliens, so their physical abilities are definitely much stronger than those of Earthlings.
Snapped!
Snapped!
Lucia patted Shinjo's shoulder lightly, but it made Shinjo's body tremble. Then she smiled at Shinjo, revealing a very charming smile, and said, "You've been busy in the virtual cockpit all night, it's time to go back and rest."

".OK!"

Xincheng tried very hard to smile, but his muscles were a little out of control, and he couldn't force a normal smile no matter how hard he tried. So he turned around and walked away with this forced smile. His slightly hunched back looked like he was in the middle of an autumn wind.

For some reason, Agamus's sorrow lessened a little. Having a wife was good, but sometimes being alone wasn't so bad either.

hiss!
Agamus shuddered and quickly shifted his attention back to the Daiborigu in front of him. Robots are so much better; they're always so hard and upright, never soft or weak.

How great!

Agamus admired his work, which, although assembled and modified, still reflected a great deal of his effort.

For example, the outer armor incorporates Trafiza's composite materials, making its defensive capabilities more than three times stronger than before. The transmission system utilizes the latest technology from Bazit, making it more than twice as efficient as TPC. It also features energy storage and conduction, neural synergy, and collaborative systems.
There are a total of 25 types and hundreds of sub-items, with hundreds of thousands of pipelines and millions of parts designed.

In traditional industry, it would be impossible to assemble so many components in less than a few years. Just finding thousands of manufacturers to supply them would require a huge investment of energy and funds. Then, these parts from all over the world would need to be assembled and adapted to systems from all over the country. System testing alone would take eight to ten years.

The reason is simple: there is always a gap between theory and design and reality; accuracy alone is a huge problem.

Just as no two people in the world are exactly alike, even with the same worker and the same machine tool, the parts produced will not be exactly the same. This is because tolerances can be reduced but cannot be avoided.

Even if a single part has a tolerance of only one micrometer, when a million parts are put together, the tolerance can reach as high as one meter. Without long-term break-in and repeated testing, there will definitely be big problems.

But
Advanced 3D printing, while not eliminating the problem entirely, can at least minimize its impact, because it's a one-piece molding process that creates the entire product at once.

This is why Trafiza can be deployed to the battlefield as soon as it is completed. Although Daiborigu is not a one-piece construction like this, many parts of it utilize the giant printer created by Agamus from the planet Bazit, which allows Daiborigu to quickly form combat capabilities. It is now almost finished and only needs a few tests before it can be put into actual combat.

In any case, dealing with the Sphia barrier basically doesn't require close combat. As long as the new Max power system and Max cannon function properly, everything else can be fine. After breaking through the Sphia barrier, adjustments and repeated testing can be done gradually. This not only ensures safety but also trains a large number of technicians in the process. Such a large robot requires daily maintenance, upkeep, and repairs. After all, once close combat begins, head-on collisions are inevitable. Minor bumps and knocks are the least of it; damage or even destruction might occur, requiring repairs. This necessitates hundreds or even thousands of technicians.

Moreover, TPC is not just about this one giant robot. In the future, it will inevitably manufacture more giant robots, and the number of technicians needed at that time will be in the tens of thousands. If we don't quickly train a large number of technicians, even if we can build a large number of robots, we won't be able to manufacture them.

These are giant robots; we can't just build them and then leave them unattended, using them like disposable firecrackers. Sufficient logistical support and maintenance personnel are the foundation for building a robot army.

Therefore, all the personnel who originally served Trafiza were transferred over, and several times that number of 'apprentices' were also dispatched to participate, learning and becoming proficient in practice, in preparation for TPC's future robot army.

TPC also used this to express its determination to build a robot army: to build it in the future and to prepare for it now.

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Time passed day by day, and the color of the Sphia Barrier in the sky gradually deepened. People could look up and see this deep green 'emerald' stretching from overhead to the horizon, boundless and vast.

Especially during the day, when the sunlight shines on this emerald sky, the light it emits begins to appear green. All things on Earth have been accustomed to sunlight for billions of years, and now it has turned into green light. What kind of impact will this have?

TPC is extremely concerned about this and has assembled and deployed many scientific teams around the world to conduct continuous observation and research to explore the impact of green sunlight.

This applies not only to humans, but also to animals, especially plants.

If a person doesn't get sunlight, at most they'll be calcium deficient and their bones will be affected, but if they don't have food to eat, they'll basically die within a week. Plants are the largest food source for humans.

If the green light affects plants, especially crops, it will cause a food crisis and famine. Even without the intervention of the Spyia chimeras, humans, no, not only humans, but also animals on Earth will starve to death. At that time, Earth will become a dead planet.

It's scary to think about it.

Therefore, from the first week that the Sphia Barrier enveloped the Earth, the TPC discussed this issue and made relevant arrangements. As the duration of the Sphia Barrier's coverage increased, the TPC attached greater importance to it and deployed more and more personnel. As more and more data was collected, the impact of the green light gradually became apparent.

In the conference room at TPC headquarters, a crucial meeting was being held. All the attendees looked worried and gloomy. In front of each of the senior officials was a thick report from hundreds of agricultural laboratories around the world, which clearly recorded the changes in plants and animals around the world during this period, as well as the comparison with the period before the appearance of the Sphia barrier.

Miyazawa, a staff officer in the research department, pushed up his glasses and said in a heavy tone, "After this period of tracking and observation, no obvious changes have been found in animals, but dozens of plants have shown significant changes, with reduced photosynthesis being the most common."

Currently, the photosynthetic capacity of sugarcane, corn, and some algae, such as Chlorella and cyanobacteria, which are the plants with the strongest photosynthesis under high temperature and strong light, has decreased by 8% to 3%.

While other plants have not yet shown significant reductions, it is highly likely that the observation period has not been long enough. As observation continues, more plants will be found exhibiting signs of reduced photosynthesis.

After Staff Officer Miyazawa finished his interim report, the conference room fell silent. No one uttered a sound, and everyone was looking down at the thick report in front of them. The more they read, the more alarmed they became, and their faces grew increasingly grim.

Because the report also included predictions of the consequences of the situation continuing to develop, based on models.

It is no exaggeration to say that photosynthesis in plants is the source of life on Earth.

Because of photosynthesis, plants not only transform inorganic matter, which is useless to animals, into organic matter that animals cannot live without, but also convert solar energy into chemical energy, providing energy to the entire Earth's ecosystem. This is the energy source for the nutrition and activities of all animals, and at the same time, it generates oxygen.

This can be seen by looking at food webs and food chains. No matter what kind of food chain or food web it is, the bottom layer is always plants, which are the foundation of the Earth's ecosystem. Once the foundation collapses, the house will naturally cease to exist.

Animals, including humans, need to produce the oxygen they require through photosynthesis by plants. The algae that Miyazawa just mentioned are mostly phytoplankton in the ocean. They are the largest producers of oxygen on Earth, releasing more than half of the global oxygen production from photosynthesis, and in some cases even up to 80%.

Once these marine algae go on strike, the oxygen content in the Earth's atmosphere will drop rapidly, and not only humans, but all living things on Earth will suffocate.

You can survive for three days without food, but without breathing, most people probably wouldn't last three minutes.

The consequences would be dire; it could wipe out the entire planet.

"Changes must be made as soon as possible."

Chief of Staff Nagumo said with a gloomy expression, "The situation is much, much more serious than we imagined. No wonder the Specia chimeras haven't been coming out lately. It turns out they're planning to suffocate all of humanity. This is much faster and more ruthless than using monsters to destroy things."

“Using an atmospheric modification system can sustain us for a while,” Chief of Staff Miyata of the Space Development Agency said. “Large-scale synthesis of carbon dioxide can also guarantee the most basic food supply, but these are only emergency measures, not long-term solutions.”

Chief of Staff Miyata explained his proposed solution, which was based on experience from Mars development: using an atmospheric modification system to provide oxygen to the Martian city and using synthetic carbon dioxide to provide carbohydrates to meet human needs. However, that was on Mars, where the population was less than 100,000.

But Earth has a population of over 10 billion, which is more than 100,000 times that of Mars. No one can guarantee whether the expected results can be achieved; it can only be used as a last resort.

If there are any other options, this should not be used, because it is truly the last resort, and can only allow humanity to eke out a living.

(End of this chapter)