klisemfg Chapter 481 Xiao 5 goes home 32
Chapter 481 Xiao 5 goes home 32
Wei Lan has been feeling restless these days because she has not been able to track Zhou Mingyuan.
He had a strong premonition that Zhou Mingyuan was planning a bigger conspiracy, but he just couldn't grasp the key clues, just like punching cotton, with nowhere to exert force.
At the military meeting, Wei Lan also expressed his uneasiness, but everyone felt that Zhou Mingyuan fled because he was at the end of his rope, what else could it be?
At most, the border defense will be strengthened in the near future. Can Zhou Mingyuan mobilize an army?
In the evening, Wei Lan pushed open the door of the laboratory where Si Rong and Muchen were.
The laboratory was brightly lit, and various precision instruments were flashing soft lights. Si Rong was concentrating on observing the cell samples in the culture dish, while Muchen was deducing the gene sequence model in front of the holographic screen.
"Any new discoveries?" Wei Lan walked to Muchen and asked as she looked at the constantly changing gene chains on the screen.
Mu Chen turned around and handed him an analysis report: "We discovered that there is a strange gap in the Zhou family's genetic experiments. The technology used in the Junk Star Base is at least ten years behind the level they can theoretically achieve."
He pointed at the genetic markers on the screen and said, "This is like a deliberate smokescreen. They didn't even use the real core technology on the junk planet."
The blue eyes lit up instantly: "You mean..."
"Zhou Mingyuan must have hidden more advanced experimental results, or he must have transferred the people who succeeded in the experiment to another place."
Sirong also came over with Xiao Shitou's latest examination report in her hand.
He tapped his fingertips on the genetic map on the report, "The genetic stability in Little Stone's body is much higher than I imagined.
Ordinary test subjects would have already experienced genetic collapse at this stage, but he was still able to maintain basic physiological functions."
Si Rong pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised her head: "Or to put it another way, we have been studying how to restore Xiao Shitou and the others to their original human form.
But if we reverse the process and make the Zerg genes in Little Stone's body integrate better with fewer side effects, it is not impossible to accomplish it."
These words stunned Wei Lan. He had never thought of this angle.
Muchen had already called up the supercomputer’s simulation interface, his fingertips rapidly tapping on the virtual keyboard: “We just did a simulation using the supercomputer.
Suppose we completely stop human intervention and let the Zerg genes in his body naturally dominate the fusion..."
The three-dimensional model on the screen began to evolve rapidly. The genetic chain of the small stone reorganized and entangled like a living thing, eventually forming a stable double helix structure.
The data panel next to it jumped in real time: muscle density increased by 300%, bone strength increased by 250%, wound healing speed increased by 5 times...
“The conclusions were quite surprising.”
Sirong's voice was solemn. "If that were the case, his body would be very strong, with well-developed muscles, reduced pain sensitivity, and faster wound recovery."
She paused, then pulled up the side effect analysis panel. "But the only downside is emotional instability, decreased IQ, and irritability. It's almost like it's lost its sense of autonomy, and it just instinctively follows orders."
Wei Lan stared at the final simulated image on the screen: a burly humanoid creature with light blue skin. There was no light in his eyes, but he exuded a heart-pounding sense of oppression.
He suddenly remembered something and his breath tightened. "Based on this deduction, isn't this exactly the genetic warrior that those scientists wanted back then?"
At that time, the Interstellar Alliance secretly launched the "Blade Project" in an attempt to create super soldiers through genetic modification.
However, due to the excessive side effects, the test subjects went out of control and were eventually forced to be terminated.
Zhou Mingyuan's experiment actually inadvertently realized this abandoned idea, but in a darker way.
"How about calculating their lifespan?"
Wei Lan's voice carried a barely perceptible solemnity, and his fingertips tapped unconsciously on the lab table.
A forgotten code name flashed through his mind - "Project Blade". The genetic warrior project that was urgently stopped thirty years ago because it was inhumane was the source of the Interstellar Alliance's ban on genetic experiments.
Sirong immediately entered instructions into the supercomputer, and the data stream scrolled across the holographic screen like a waterfall.
Muchen retrieved Little Stone's gene sequence map and cross-compared it with the known Zerg gene library. Rows of lifespan prediction data were gradually generated.
The only sound in the lab was the low hum of the equipment running, and the three people's eyes were fixed on the numbers jumping on the screen.
"The results are out." Sirong's voice was heavy.
"Based on the current speed and stability of gene fusion, the lifespan after complete fusion...is no more than five years. Furthermore, severe gene chain collapse will occur in the later stages.
All organs in the body will fail within a short period of time, and death will be extremely painful."
Wei Lan's face darkened instantly.
This result was exactly the same as the "Blade Plan" he remembered.
The reason why the Blade Project was stopped and a code was promulgated to prohibit this kind of genetic experiment was because the results of the experiments at that time were too inhumane.
Those volunteers who participated in the experiment eventually turned into monsters that were neither human nor ghost.
They did not undergo obvious changes in physical appearance like Xiao Shitou, but their temperaments changed drastically. They became bloodthirsty and violent, completely losing their humanity.
What is even more frightening is the lifespan issue.
None of the volunteers who underwent gene fusion survived more than two years; all died suddenly in extreme pain.
The scientist in charge of the project at the time wrote in a report: "The forced fusion of gene chains is like a taut steel cable. It seems solid, but in fact it is already full of cracks and will eventually break completely at some point."
"Zhou Mingyuan must be aware of this hidden danger." Muchen pointed at the genetic breakpoint on the screen.
"Look at the sequence markers here. They're highly similar to those from the failed Blade Project. Not only is he replicating this abandoned project, he's also deliberately concealing the truth about the lifespan flaw."
"No!" Mu Chen suddenly raised his hand to interrupt, staring at the genetic map on the screen with a frown, "Wait a moment."
Without waiting for Wei Lan and Si Rong to respond, he was already typing new instructions on the console with his fingers flying, and the originally scrolling life data was forcibly interrupted.
The supercomputer's computing core hummed softly as it began to deduce along a new path.
This time he called up the complete evolutionary tree of the Zerg, deeply bound the gene sequence of the little stone to it, and focused on simulating the development trajectory of human genes after being completely covered by Zerg genes.
The air in the laboratory seemed to freeze. Wei Lan stood behind Muchen, watching the gene chains on the holographic screen reorganize and entwine like living things. The human gene fragments gradually faded and melted under the erosion of Zerg genes.
A few minutes later, when the final deduction result froze on the screen, Muchen slowly raised his head, his voice filled with incredible solemnity.
"If we allow the Zerg genes in Little Stone to completely dominate his evolution, abandoning the retention of human genes... he won't die in three years. Instead, he will complete a complete transformation and fully evolve into a Zerg."