Chapter 59: Entropy Algae
Chapter 59: Entropy Algae
In this paper titled ‘Basic Principles of Algae Research,’
the author clearly and completely described a method for improving and cultivating a type of algae based on an existing common algae. This method enhanced the algae’s survival ability and competitive advantage.
It served as a demonstration for researchers and scholars reading the paper, showing how to research and cultivate a specific algae starting from the ‘Basic Principles of Algae Research’.
Of course, given the current situation, any researcher seeing this paper instantly realized the huge role this example algae could play right now.
Moreover, the author didn’t hide anything. After fully describing the improvement and cultivation process of this new algae, the paper also mentioned its potential applications.
“According to the author’s description in this paper, this example algae has survival abilities no less than the currently world-spreading 236 Algae. If artificially released into water bodies around the world, it could form a significant scale in a short time, squeezing the living space of 236 Algae and curbing its spread.”
“At the same time, because this example algae was itself improved from a currently common algae, the author did not enhance its ‘oxygen production capacity’ during the improvement and cultivation process.”
“Based on the information in the paper, after this algae gains a survival advantage in global water bodies, it won’t negatively impact the atmospheric structure.”
“And while 236 Algae might not completely vanish under pressure from this example algae, its scale could no longer reach the originally expected levels, posing no further threat to us.”
The core researcher who brought the paper spoke with excitement and vigor to Professor Yue, the head of Research Institute 011.
He could recognize the overall quality of this paper.
After reviewing it, he found no obvious flaws in the improvement and cultivation methods described for the example algae.
That meant the content of the paper was likely true and correct.
What did this mean?
Just as research into dealing with the spread of 236 Algae was stuck in difficulties…
Just as the threat of 236 Algae spread closed in, pushing humanity towards a doomsday scenario…
A solution seemed to suddenly drop from the sky, appearing out of nowhere.
If Research Institute 011 could successfully synthesize this example algae according to the paper’s instructions,
the crisis brought by the 236 Algae spread would be directly solved right now.
The primary reasons for 236 Algae’s crazy spread were its exaggerated environmental adaptability, survival skills, and reproductive capacity.
But most importantly, it effectively had no ‘natural enemy’.
Almost no other algae or plants in the same ecological niche could compete with it, allowing it to gradually monopolize all living space.
The strategy now, using this example algae to tackle the 236 Algae Spread Crisis, was essentially creating a competitor for 236 Algae artificially.
Faced with this ‘competitor,’ 236 Algae couldn’t continue gaining an advantage, naturally unable to keep spreading.
The way this example algae squeezed the living space of 236 Algae fundamentally mirrored how 236 Algae squeezed the living space of other algae and plants in the same ecological niche.
“Professor Yue, have we found a way?”
The Senior Leader had been standing nearby for a while, listening to Professor Yue and the others. He couldn’t help but speak up to ask.
“Yes.”
Professor Yue nodded. He felt as excited and thrilled as the other researchers who had seen the paper, though he also felt a bit confused.
He had started his research on plants at Research Institute 011.
Although his own research focus wasn’t on algae, thanks to the good foundation laid by Professor Qin Yu, the institute’s founder, the entire Research Institute 011 had always done a lot of research on widely distributed, highly resilient things like algae and fungi.
Over the years, as the head of the institute, Professor Yue could still understand research papers in this field quite well.
“If the algae cultivated strictly following the paper’s process truly possess the greatly enhanced survival abilities claimed, then we can indeed contain the spread of 236 Algae.”
“As long as 236 Algae doesn’t spread so rampantly, for our natural ecosystem, it would just be another ordinary type of algae.”
After saying this, Professor Yue paused, then added,
“At a quick glance right now, the content in this paper seems fine. I don’t notice any major problems.”
“That’s excellent! Professor Yue.”
Hearing this, the Senior Leader also became more animated.
“Yes, it is… wonderfully good!”
While some doubts lingered, the most important thing now wasn’t chasing those down.
Clutching the paper tightly, Professor Yue, growing even more excited, looked up at the core researcher who had brought it.
“…We already have research teams at the institute actively trying to cultivate this example algae using the improvement method described in this paper.”
Noticing Professor Yue’s gaze, the core researcher immediately understood what the professor wanted to know and immediately reported.
Professor Yue nodded, then took a long, deep breath.
Right now, getting worked up wouldn’t help. Even with a complete protocol, successfully replicating the cultivation of this example algae still needed time.
“… Assign all relevant research teams to this. Analyze this paper, and also set up several extra groups to simultaneously work on synthesizing this example algae.”
After a slight pause, Professor Yue gave this instruction. The nearby core researchers nodded in agreement.
After gesturing politely to Professor Yue and the Senior Leader, they hurried out again.
The most urgent task now was to replicate this example algae as fast as possible.
Once replicated, everything would become clear.
“… Professor Yue, I have a concern. I’m not sure if it’s appropriate to bring it up.”
After watching Professor Yue arrange for the replication efforts, the Senior Leader quickly regained his composure from the initial shock and joy.
“Earlier, when discussing the crisis of the 236 Algae spread, we also talked about how 236 Algae monopolizing the entire niche and creating a single species could make the ecosystem less stable and more fragile.”
“After replacing 236 Algae with this example algae, wouldn’t this problem still exist?”
“You are absolutely right. In the long term, this problem still exists. But in the short term, this example algae can guarantee the stability of our atmospheric system. It allows us to escape the most immediate threat posed by 236 Algae. Then, afterwards, if this example algae truly works as intended, the paper itself will come into play.”
Professor Yue held both the partially printed paper and the laptop displaying the full text.
“We can use the theoretical foundation of this algae research to ‘copy the pattern’ – conduct research and improvements on other algae. This way, we can obtain more improved algae with enhanced survival abilities, restoring diversity to this ecological niche.”
“Moreover, as a specially improved, man-made algae, this example algae would likely be more controllable than 236 Algae itself… Of course, all this depends on whether the example algae described in the paper can actually be replicated and achieve the expected results.”
Holding the paper, Professor Yue smiled.
The sender, or rather the author of this paper, had truly thought things through.
It wasn’t just “delivering fish,” but also “delivering knowledge of how to catch fish.”
But then, after smiling, Professor Yue became nervous again.
While he couldn’t find anything wrong with the paper now…
In research, especially in biological fields, sometimes a logically flawless paper simply couldn’t be replicated.
Until this example algae was actually recreated, there was no guarantee the paper was completely correct.
“Much like the subsequent research after the Yu-type Bacteria?”
“That’s right, just like the research on those other types of fungus after the Yu-type Bacteria batch.”
After the successful research on the Yu-type Bacteria years ago, Research Institute 011, building upon the refined fungal research theory, had produced many special fungi serving similar functions.
Hearing Professor Yue’s answer, the Senior Leader nodded and didn’t press further.
“Alright then, Professor Yue, I await your good news.”
The Senior Leader simply stated.
He didn’t bring up the source of the paper for the time being.
For some time after,
the outside world moved on as usual.
But within Research Institute 011, all the researchers working with that paper were filled with excitement.
First came the analysis of the paper itself, titled “Fundamental Principles of Algae Research.”
Over several days, the core researchers in related fields carefully pored over the whole paper.
They still couldn’t find any actual problems with the content.
Instead, after reading it, they suddenly felt very clear-headed, like their old ideas about this field had been completely refreshed.
This was definitely good news.
It meant that, at least in algae research, the writer of this paper was far ahead of them.
And the more this was true, the higher the chance that the sample algae mentioned in the paper could actually do what it promised.
At the same time,
modifying and cultivating this special algae clearly wouldn’t just happen quickly after one try.
During this whole process, multiple research teams at Research Institute 011 worked on cultivating this sample algae at the same time.
By strictly following the cultivation steps written in the paper,
this sample algae’s growing process and method also showed a high level of stability.
For the phases already completed by multiple teams, what they got perfectly matched what the paper described.
This meant that the way to grow this sample algae was already very mature.
It also meant that successfully recreating this sample algae was extremely likely.
In this situation, how could the researchers tackling the 236 Algae Spread Crisis not be excited?
When they were stuck and thought they might be stuck for years, even decades,
a way out of their problem was suddenly right in front of them.
During this period,
buzzing with energy, excitement, and inspiration, most researchers in the institute poured most of their effort into recreating this sample algae.
Just so that, by perfectly following the steps, they could get the sample algae recreated as fast as possible!
Then,
after another twenty days,
multiple research teams,
finishing one after the other without much time in between,
all successfully recreated the sample algae.
The researchers involved in Research Institute 011 had plenty of experience and skill,
and they paid very close attention during this experiment.
Added to that, the process for growing the sample algae described in the paper was incredibly detailed and accurate.
So, all the teams working on recreating it at the same time succeeded. Amazingly, not a single team failed.
Looking at the recreated sample algae,
Research Institute 011’s labs exploded with loud cheers.
After the cheers,
the research teams and researchers quickly got back to work, analyzing and studying the recreated sample algae.
They needed to confirm its properties.
With the existing paper as a clear guide, this part went pretty fast.
In the end, the analysis of the sample algae showed
its properties really did match what the paper said.
According to these properties, using the sample algae would definitely achieve the goal told by the paper – drastically stopping the spread of 236 Algae over a wide area!
This time, the cheers weren’t just in a few labs. The whole of Research Institute 011, even the entire Negentropy Research Institute, rang out with even louder cheers.
Excited researchers, even the ones usually very quiet, clapped their hands hard, showing how they felt.
The Doomsday Crisis affected everyone.
It threatened everyone’s survival.
Research Institute 011, responsible for finding the real solution to the 236 Algae Spread Crisis,
and the researchers involved, had carried huge mental pressure for over two months.
Now, the true solution for the 236 Algae Spread Crisis had arrived in a pretty sudden way.
Before getting that paper, none of the researchers had expected this.
But clearly, the paper and this sample algae were good news for everyone.
By now, all the researchers knew and could say for sure
that the scary, fast-moving threat caused by 236 Algae spreading would soon be solved!
Of course,
the cheering and celebrating didn’t last long.
The researchers quickly threw themselves back into their work.
Even though they had grown this sample algae, wanting it to spread quickly across large water areas all over the world,
the amount they had so far wasn’t nearly enough.
Research Institute 011 needed to grow much more sample algae to release, and they needed to do it fast.
Of course, now that they had the first batch, making a lot more would be easier and take less time.
Mostly, the researchers just needed to keep watching, to see if this sample algae stayed stable after many generations of breeding.
Meanwhile,
something else was happening in the outside world.
Unlike many other developments,
the creation of this method and tool – the sample algae – designed to fight the 236 Algae Spread Crisis,
clearly didn’t need to be hidden or delayed.
In fact, people needed to know about it as quickly as possible.
In a world under the threat of doom, hope is the most precious thing.
The birth of the sample algae couldn’t just be called hope; it was like saving the whole world.
Therefore,
the moment the sample algae was confirmed to be successfully recreated,
confirmed to do what the paper said it would,
and confirmed to be stable,
news of its creation was announced to the entire world at the same time by multiple major news outlets, including Huaxin News Agency and National News Broadcast.
“Huaxin News Agency received permission to announce this important news to the world.”
“Thanks to the hard work of researchers, our country has completed the cultivation of ‘Entropy Algae’ in the Laboratory.”
“It’s reported that this special algae, named ‘Entropy Algae’ by the researchers, will very effectively block the spread of 236 Algae when placed in water.”
“The crisis of the 236 Algae spread will be resolved.”