Chapter 432: Secret Achievement

The clash between the world’s top Go players had no real impact on Jiang Miao’s daily life.

In fact, things had quieted down quite a bit.

At the very least, the many local troublemakers who wanted him to treat their illnesses had mostly been warned off. Now, Jiang Miao had more time to devote to scientific research and company management.

Even friends and relatives who liked to visit had to reduce the frequency of their calls, and they didn’t dare bring strangers or gifts with them. They too were worried about being used by others.

Jiang Miao had actually been secretly following the matter these past few days, but he didn’t need to resort to things like hacking. Just watching the news reports was enough.

After all, he was the one who had provided the intelligence. He had already anticipated that those people would run into trouble, so as soon as he saw the news about them, Jiang Miao knew who had made a move.

Meanwhile, Ke Yong and Wang Ke had reported to Jiang Miao about the plot to assassinate him. When the two proposed upgrading his security detail, he readily agreed.

The whole of Magong Town now appeared very peaceful on the surface, but beneath it all, control was extremely tight.

All to ensure Jiang Miao’s absolute safety.

Wang Ke had used special channels to find two body doubles who were similar to Jiang Miao in appearance and build. After applying makeup, they were convincing enough to pass for the real thing.

These two body doubles would not normally appear in public.

But when Jiang Miao needed to go out, the two doubles would be deployed.

One double would stay at the Hailufeng Company headquarters, living in the villa on the top floor of the central building, and would occasionally make public appearances in Shanmei.

The other would go out with a different security team, taking a separate route to misdirect and confuse any observers.

Unless you were a relative who knew Jiang Miao very well, it would be difficult to tell the doubles apart from the man himself.

It couldn’t be helped. Jiang Miao often had to travel for inspections or attend various top-tier academic conferences and important meetings within the country.

If he could just stay put in a secure, hidden location, there would naturally be no need for body doubles.

Unfortunately, Jiang Miao’s unique status meant he was destined to be unable to remain in a hidden location, so they could only use other methods to reduce potential risks.

To Cyrus, a scientist of Jiang Miao’s caliber was too important. Moreover, he was still very young, at the golden starting point of a researcher’s career, with at least another 20 years of his prime ahead of him.

Even if he never produced another research achievement on the level of the Immortal Soybeans, a future with many second-tier results would still be incredibly valuable.

Not to mention, Jiang Miao’s other creation, the “Nuwa System,” had already entered the internal discussion phase.

At the end of October, the Academy of Sciences, the Academy of Engineering, and a number of highly confidential research institutions had secretly organized a reliable research team. They were now at a research base near the Tamin Chagan Base, secretly verifying the Nuwa System developed by Jiang Miao.

About 8 kilometers east of Tamin Chagan Base, on land that was also part of the Tamin Chagan Farm, a 200-mu research base had been established.

The sign at the entrance to this research base read: Hailufeng Company Information Service Center (Monan Sub-center).

Everyone who entered this base, whether security or research personnel, had signed agreements with extremely long-term confidentiality clauses.

The very core of the base was the server room containing the Nuwa System, along with 16 analysis rooms connected to its external interfaces.

Zhang Mingquan was halfway through his lunch in the base’s cafeteria when he saw his colleague, Li Xiangyang, rushing over with a very excited look on his face.

“What’s got you so buzzed?” Zhang Mingquan joked with a smile.

But seeing there were still ordinary staff in the cafeteria, Li Xiangyang just smiled, shook his head, and said in a low voice, “Heh, let’s talk back in the secure conference room. It’s not convenient here.”

The cafeteria area of this base was separated from the core area and the researchers’ dormitories. The only connections were a few windows for picking up food and one special window for disposing of trash.

Combined with a series of other security measures, the place was practically airtight.

To ensure a stable daily life for the researchers, the base only employed married, middle-aged people, and specifically couples who came together. If they had children, or if the wife was pregnant, they would be affiliated with the Zhelimu City Academy of Agricultural Sciences, where comprehensive arrangements were made, including kindergarten, medical care, and schooling.

The reason for such strict measures was that the Nuwa System was incredibly important.

Although it was currently in the testing and verification phase, one of the confidential research institutions responsible for interfacing with the system was already seeing results from its experimental projects.

After finishing lunch, Zhang Mingquan pulled Li Xiangyang into one of the secure conference rooms used specifically for private discussions.

“Alright, spit it out! What’s the good news?”

“The Shanghai Institute of Immunology and Infection, using the Nuwa System’s fungal analysis function, discovered a new target in Malassezia. It’s a target that hadn’t been found before. No new drugs are needed—just by adjusting a few common chemical components, they can efficiently inhibit the proliferation of Malassezia.”

“Malassezia? So soon?” Zhang Mingquan was stunned.

“They actually just got lucky. There’s a lot of existing research on Malassezia, which is why they were able to discover this specific genetic target based on the available data. For other bacteria, fungi, animals, and plants, we’ll need to continue populating the system with more genetic data and information from various papers.”

Populating the system with genetic data and information from various papers was part of the daily work for Zhang Mingquan, Li Xiangyang, and the others. Due to the confidentiality agreement, the area with external internet access was also physically separated from the core area.