End of the World: My Items Can Be Upgraded Infinitely.

Chapter 179 Biological Nest, Genetic Glands, and Superman Project
Han Yuxin's face flashed with surprise.

Immediately asked:

"So should we send someone to search now?"

"That group of people is not very strong, they are just a few first-level awakeners..."

Lin Feng pondered for a few seconds and shook his head:

"Forget it, I'll go when I'm free this afternoon. I have to take care of the important things first."

Be it the three charlatans who might have the power to predict the future as Han Yuxin mentioned, or Liu Yueqi from the small town in the north of the city, none of them could affect the overall situation of the decisive battle in Wucheng.

If we put the overall situation first, we must do the right things first.

The genetic modification plan for the seventy-two members of the regiment is more important than anything else at the moment.

We have been delayed here for about half an hour to cooperate with Han Yuxin's performance, and it is time to leave.

Lin Feng walked up to the other party and explained:
"Send the collected fine steel to the steel mill in the south of the city. Also, chop off the second-order giant jaws of the five tiger spine insect corpses we brought and send them there. Ask the employees there to work overtime and produce a large number of tiger tooth chain saw swords as soon as possible, and take them away along the way."

"Also, the daily consumption of these tens of thousands of people is not low, and the fish in the big rivers are not inexhaustible. Jincheng can only be regarded as a temporary base. Once the daily fishery output begins to decline, we must prepare to migrate."

"Before that, we need to collect all the available materials in Jincheng and its surrounding counties and towns, as well as the storage of food. This must be put on the agenda now."

The rich fishery resources in the major rivers are the result of the federal government's long-term fishing ban before the end of the world. The fish schools on the river banks used to be so numerous that top predators such as the black carp often exploded in the water.

But no matter how many fish there are, they cannot withstand the overfishing by humans. Once the tugboat starts and the big net is dragged in, all the fish will be caught in one fell swoop.

One hundred thousand survivors means one hundred thousand mouths to feed. Even if each person eats one kilogram of fish per day, that would require ten tons. It would not last long relying solely on the rivers and lakes. And transporting the fish back and forth from Taihu Lake would consume even more fuel.

In addition, the number of auxiliary soldiers and combat soldiers will increase dramatically in the future, especially after becoming awakened, their appetite will be four to five times that of ordinary people. Only ten thousand combat soldiers will need more than ten tons of fish meat every day, and when they are put into combat, the consumption will be even greater.

In the future, feeding civilians will not be a problem; the key is how to feed the tens of thousands of awakened people.

Fortunately, we don’t have to think about things so far in the future.

Lin Feng naturally didn't mention it.

Han Yuxin nodded:

"Understood. One last thing, the task you specifically assigned me yesterday, can only be completed tomorrow."

Lin Feng frowned. That was a temporary suggestion he had made after solving Zhang Liying's problem yesterday.

Thousands of tons of fish meat are piled up in a factory.

In order to build the biological mother nest of Lin Feng's plan, to hatch the membrane wings of green-winged insects and wind-winged insects, and eventually cultivate a group of flying soldiers.

Even if all the auxiliary troops and survivors went into the lake and river, it would take two or three days to catch a thousand tons of fish.

The current amount of dried fish in stock is only about a hundred tons.

"Don't worry about this, take us there first."

Lin Feng thought for a moment and decided to deal with this matter first.

Fish meat is easy to deteriorate, and when it deteriorates, the microorganisms will increase sharply, which will consume the nutrients in the meat in vain. Therefore, we should first use part of the fish meat to synthesize a biological mother nest, and then just wait for it to absorb the subsequent meat and develop into a complete body on its own.

Soon, under the leadership of Han Yuxin, Lin Feng and Long Yi arrived at the target location, a large warehouse at the dock by the river.

This is the largest port in the entire Jiangnan Prefecture, with a daily cargo throughput of more than 300,000 tons. The logistics transit warehouses in front of us each cover an area of ​​more than 20,000 square meters.

It is even easier to stockpile thousands of tons of fish.

Several old stone boats found in the rivers of nearby towns and villages, as well as cleaning boats for inland sanitation, were used as temporary fishing boats and docked on the shore.

At this moment, there are still hundreds of auxiliary soldiers who are busy with fishing operations.

As a regular army, they can obtain fuel supplies and return with a full load every time they set sail. Just a few nets can catch large fish weighing several tons.

The drying work is also carried out in the dock square.

The warehouse where fish was stored was slowly opened, and the strong fishy smell that hit them in the face made Lin Feng and Han Yuxin hold their breath, and even made them cry.

Lin Feng suppressed the churning in his stomach and looked at Long Yi:

"You can go by yourself. Just set up the program in advance. It shouldn't be a problem, right?"

But Long Yi walked in with a swagger as if nothing had happened.

In fact, for the Zerg, the smellier something is, the more delicious it is. They have a preference for rotten substances because they are easier to digest.

Although Longyi only has a human appearance, his internal organs and brain thoughts are actually those of a high-level Zerg.

Not long after, Long Yi, who had disappeared in front of the two, slowly emerged from the darkness.

At this moment, she had changed from the listless and tired look when she came, to radiant and energetic.

Lin Feng understood at a glance that this guy had definitely taken advantage of the fish and meat resources in the warehouse to enrich himself.

"It's done. Now we just need to pile fish meat in there. It will grow on its own. Just remember to tell the employees not to stay too long."

The cicada patted his clothes to get rid of the fishy smell.

Lin Feng nodded and told Han Yuxin, who was in tears, to continue.

The latter left with a gloomy face, and the carefully dressed up was ruined by the stinky fishy smell.

After resolving the issue at the biological factory, the parked convoy set off again and headed for Laoshan Nature Park on the other side of the river.

At the stop opposite the mountains, we arrived at the final destination of this trip, Jincheng Biological Research Institute.

The second-order tiger-backed worms whose giant jaws were cut off became much smaller. Ling Shuyan quickly sent people to deliver them to the research building and ordered her subordinates to cut and extract them.

After she finished giving these instructions, she walked out of the research building.

When we met again, she was wearing an open white long gown with an oversized shirt underneath to hide her impressive figure. Her eye bags were swollen behind her lenses. Due to the high intensity of work and research, plus staying up all night, her appearance looked very bad, but she was extremely excited.

She walked quickly over and looked at Lin Feng, the woman behind him, and the seventy-two second-level awakeners.

Seeing so many powerful people, Ling Shuyan was sure that what Lin Feng said on the phone before was true, and she immediately stepped forward enthusiastically to welcome them into the laboratory building.

With so many perfect samples, for Ling Shuyan, although the operation process will be tiring, the collected surgical experimental data are more valuable.

"First, let them follow the medical staff to do blood tests and initial skin tests. We need to know their natural adaptability to Zerg genes so that we can prepare the appropriate concentration of gene concentrate in advance..."

Ling Shuyan looked at the awakened people behind Lin Feng and pointed at the white coats on the left side of the hall.

Lin Feng nodded and arranged for two late-stage second-level captains to lead the team members to do a physical examination first.

Seeing that the woman behind Lin Feng did not leave with him, Ling Shuyan's eyes flashed with a strange look.

"This is Lingyi."

"She is a survivor I found in another city. She used to do biological research and had been to the underground Zerg nest. She is very familiar with the Zerg's habits and social structure."

Lin Feng talked nonsense and gave a brief introduction.

Lingyi then smiled at the woman in front of him.

She did not hide her aura. The powerful aura of a second-level awakener shocked Ling Shuyan, but she quickly recovered and smiled back: "Welcome to visit us. We know very little about the Zerg's underground nest. Miss Lin, please give us more advice in the future."

Long smiled without saying anything and nodded slightly.

Ling Shuyan then walked to the right aisle and introduced as she went upstairs:

"We are relatively small, and the surgical equipment we collected from more than a dozen hospitals in Jincheng can only equip these ten operating rooms."

"We have enough manpower. Ten surgeries at a time will take at least two hours to complete. If there are seventy-two people, that would take sixteen hours. Considering the rest of the surgical staff, the earliest we can complete the task is tomorrow morning."

Lin Feng nodded, and under the guidance of the other party, he entered a floor with laboratories on both sides.

Even though the entire space was illuminated by the ceiling lights, one could still feel the cold and solemn atmosphere emanating from the air filled with alcohol and disinfectant.

The operating room was staffed by two surgeons and three assistants, all fully armed. Through the double-layer soundproof glass, one could vaguely see their eyes hidden behind goggles. Their gazes were calm, but they were staring at everyone.

After Ling Shuyan finished her general introduction, she walked to the stairs enthusiastically:
"It will take some time before they can enter the operating room. The extraction of the brain stem fluid from the tiger spiny worm is not yet complete. We can go to the laboratory area upstairs to visit. There is an introduction to the latest transformation technology."

Ling immediately became interested and nodded to follow.

Ling Shuyan narrowed her eyes, smiled, and stepped onto the stairs.

An iron door with an electronic combination lock appeared in front of everyone. The experimental area on the upper level had many defensive facilities and seemed to be heavily guarded.

After Ling Shuyan entered the password and fingerprint verification, it slowly opened the door. After experiencing the disinfection gas and ultraviolet rays inside for sterilization, the three of them put on masks and entered.

Unlike the bright and airy operating room downstairs, the environment here was gloomy, the curtains were closed, only the workbench in the laboratory was lit, and only one-third of the light tubes in the corridor were on, just like in a hospital ward in the middle of the night.

It was dark every few meters.

Ling Shuyan turned around and said:
"Electricity is in short supply recently. The institute's electricity is supplied by a separate generator. In order to ensure the normal operation of the operating room, other areas are trying to reduce energy consumption as much as possible."

Lin Feng nodded. Even in the temporary base where Han Yuxin was located, only a few buildings had electricity, and the survivors were still living in a primitive environment where they had to start fires and boil water.

If the experiments at the institute were not important, it would be impossible to supply precious fuel resources here.

Another major consumer of coal and electricity is the steel forging plants in the southern heavy industrial zone.

After explaining a few words, Ling Shuyan led the two to a large laboratory where some staff members were drip-irrigating nutrient solution into the biomass in the culture dishes and recording the cultivation progress.

The most eye-catching ones are the cylindrical sealed glass containers placed on the wall. Each container is filled with transparent liquid and contains a flesh-red, slender creature the size of a fountain pen.

The reason why it is called a living thing...

Because this thing was still wriggling in the container and showing amazing activity.

“Is this muscle tissue?”

Lin Feng recalled the pictures in his biology book and still had some vague impression of them.

Ling Shuyan shook her head:

"Muscles don't have the ability to change genes, especially the body of a second-level awakener."

"This is a gland that can carry Zerg genes. It comes from Shen Jie and the other two Primarchs. It is also the site where their ability to assimilate Zerg genes and their specific characteristics are expressed."

"You can call it a gene gland."

"After it absorbs the Zerg gene fluid, it breaks it down and stores it, and then places it into the zygote. This is the first step in the transformation."

"Then implant the zygote into the experimental subject's waist and connect it to the nerves of the coccyx. The zygote will absorb the host's cell genes and use it as a sample. It will eventually split into a batch of assimilated Zerg cells nearby."

"Of course, the gene glands can also be directly implanted into the body of the experimental subject, but doing so is like taking insect meat. Not many people can resist it. Even for a second-level awakener, it is difficult to adapt in a short period of time, and there will be many sequelae."

"And the zygote can control the gland's discharge volume, allowing the modified genetic warrior to have a gradual adaptation process, so as to avoid excessive assimilation and distortion, which would lead to the failure of the operation."

"The creation of gene glands combined with zygotes will be the greatest biotechnology since the end of the world."

Ling Shuyan's expression flashed with a hint of fanaticism, and she was somewhat excited.

"It will also be the guarantee for mankind to resist the Zerg!"

“And all this is thanks to Mr. Lin’s generosity.”

Lin Feng stared calmly at the genetic glands that were shrinking and expanding in the culture medium, like living breathing creatures.

He did not respond to Ling Shuyan's compliment, but instead asked about another matter:

"How's Qin Hu doing? This technology should have been put into mass production in the capital, right?"

Ling Shuyan was stunned for a moment, then replied:
"Yes, yes. You are familiar with Qin Hu, and you should be aware of the plight of the federal capital. They are in urgent need of technology that can improve their strength in a short period of time, mass produce, and have low costs."

While speaking, Ling Shuyan's eyes kept glancing to the side, secretly observing the changes in Lin Feng's expression.

Although the other party agreed that the ownership of the technology would belong to the institute, they also allowed Ling Shuyan to send it to other federal forces.

But that being said, if Lin Feng is actually not willing to share it, Ling Shuyan also has to consider the other party's attitude. After all, once the performance of the genetic warriors spreads, it will not only be Qin Hu and others who want to obtain it.

The exchange of benefits during this period is not much lower than the transformation of the technology itself.

Other research institutes scattered across the country also have the latest discoveries and corresponding technologies. For example, the headquarters is conducting research on the superpowers of awakened people.

It was because Ling Shuyan obtained some information from them that she was able to find the source of Shen Jie's supernatural powers so quickly, and thus cultivate glands containing Zerg genes.

Perfect genetic modification technology in a short period of time.

Especially at the moment of doomsday, Ling Shuyan, as a pure scientific researcher, naturally hopes that different places can share what they have and what they need with each other to ensure that human strength is sufficient to survive.

Fortunately, Lin Feng did not show any displeasure during her explanation.

Lin Feng's expressionless face actually showed that he was thinking about the appraisal results that appeared before his eyes:
「Gene gland, orange quality」

"Evaluation: A perfect mixture of human awakening cells and Zerg genes. It can stably transfer Zerg genes into human flesh and achieve genetic assimilation."

"Note: This technology is somewhat dangerous and can easily pollute the original human gene pool and affect the awakening expression of other genetic characteristics."

"Note: This technology creates a new hybrid species under unnatural conditions, which will affect the artistic conception inheritance of both humans and Zerg."

Lin Feng was silent for a moment, then asked:
"If Shen Jie and his peers' abilities can be transferred through genes and physical tissues, can other people's..."

Ling Shuyan swallowed her saliva. She felt that she had underestimated the wisdom of the man in front of her. He was smarter than she thought.

Even Lingyi, who was standing by, narrowed his eyes and looked at the wriggling genetic gland.

Facing Lin Feng's calm gaze at this moment, Ling Shuyan hesitated for a long time before telling him the secret news she had just learned:

"Yes, theoretically speaking, as long as it is a human superpower, it can be transplanted to other human beings."

"Starting from the original mass of newly born stem cells, they are induced to activate the expression of genes with corresponding special abilities."

"This is something the headquarters is currently researching. I heard from them that they are currently planning to cultivate a perfect human being..."

"The Gene Completion Project, a perfect superhuman warrior that combines most of the superpowers of humans..."

"According to their superhuman plan, the new human beings born will become the children of prophecy who will save the world, and will be able to directly reach the third level..."

The potential of a fourth-level strongman of human beings is very great.

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(End of this chapter)