Hongshan Academy of Sciences (HAS)

The Hongshan Academy of Sciences (HAS) is the largest and most professional integrated R&D institution of Talos-II. While the HAS continues to feed almost the entirety of the Civilization Band and enrich the bread baskets of the planet, it also made rapid and tremendous progress in various fields of emerging sciences.

The foundation of the HAS was laid down by a surveillance team from Yan dispatched to Talos-II. During the few short hours after the First Aggeloi War broke out, these Tianshis had the chance to return to Terra via the Cosmic Gate but they chose to stay and join the battle. This decision resulted in them and their descendants being stranded on Talos-II with other scientific surveyors and pioneers. Since these Tianshis treated themselves as representatives of the Tianshi Bureau, the Hongshan Crater discovered afterwards was bequeathed to these Tianshis to serve as the site of their new bureau. Since the Crater was extremely habitable, large scientific complexes and hydroponic facilities were built in this area. The region formally registered as the Hongshan Academy of Sciences days before the signing of the Band Accord.

To date, the HAS continues to call itself an R&D institution of Yan and govern its territories as such. It has established specialized ministries for raising livestock and crops. Occasionally, the HAS would receive criticism for its extremely strict standards of admissions and chronic shortage of Tianshis. However, the HAS always responded by emphasizing its compliance with the provisions of the Band Accord. Given such commitment to the quality, professionalism, and skills of its graduates, the most people of Talos-II have great respect for HAS scientists.