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

Chapter 180 Gene Fusion, Egg Trading
"It seems that what the Biological Research Institute has done is more radical than I thought..."

Lin Feng sighed and made no other comments.

Ling Shuyan pushed her glasses and said nothing.

In the face of life and death, even the law is not worth mentioning, let alone useless morals.

Only by surviving can you judge what is good and what is bad, right and wrong.

Lin Feng thought of the son of the prophecy of salvation she mentioned, and then asked:
"According to what you said, the transplantation of superpowers can only start from newborn embryonic cells?"

"Do you want to artificially breed the next generation?"

Ling Shuyan pursed her lips and nodded.

The pale green light from the low-temperature glass box reflected on her lenses, making it difficult to see the gaze behind her.

"Yeah. But it's obviously too late to start from the beginning."

"So the hospital had to settle for the next best thing and look for young people before adulthood and teenagers whose secondary sexual characteristics have not yet matured to conduct experiments on transplanting special stem cells."

"The former can accommodate two to three super powers, while the latter is more compatible and can master at least five or more super powers, including rare psychic abilities."

Lin Feng's face darkened, and he recalled Jiang Chengcheng whom he had just met at Han Yuxin's place this morning:
“The cost of doing this is not low, right?”

"Even if an adult Awakener undergoes Zerg gene transplantation, he will have to endure both mental and physical torture, as well as the sequelae of his own lifespan being rapidly consumed..."

Ling Shuyan sighed and did not refute:

"The success rate is still very low and cannot be put into mass production. It is just an initial small batch experiment."

"And you're right, the price is too high. Even if a qualified product can leave the laboratory intact, its vitality will be overdrawn to only a dozen years."

"Stem cells are the source of life. One superpower has just the right amount of load on the body. Although a collection of multiple superpowers is extremely powerful, the consumption of stem cells increases exponentially!"

"I know this sounds cruel and immoral... but if we don't do this, it will be difficult for humans to resist the Zerg invasion due to their lack of high-end power."

"Especially the high-level Zerg Queen."

As she spoke, Ling Shuyan pointed to the sealed jar in the glass box, which contained the newly proliferated gene glands:

"Gene warriors are just a shortcut, a last resort to deal with the war on the front line."

"Perhaps you have already felt it vaguely. Gene warriors are modified from Zerg genes. In essence, they are a combination of human and tiger spine worm genes, which means they are half spine worms. When facing the Zerg queen, they are easily affected by their powerful mental power. At the very least, they will just lose their combat ability, but at the worst, they will be controlled by them."

“Like a swarm.”

"There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Genetic warriors can quickly gain strength far beyond that of the Zerg of the same level, but they will naturally be constrained by the source of their strength."

"Moreover, the higher the Zerg's genetic fusion, the stronger the genetic warriors will be, and the easier it will be for them to be manipulated by the Queen Mother."

"Gene warriors can only be used in surface city defense battles. They cannot go deep underground to kill the Zerg Queen."

"Last time, when Qin Hu returned safely from his first underground exploration with your help, he told me that he felt a palpitation in his heart while in the underground insect nest, and at the same time, a voice of calling kept echoing in his head. Especially when he entered the state of genetic assimilation, the feeling of being out of control became stronger and stronger."

"So I want to tell you in advance that if you trained and transformed this group of second-level gene warriors in order to attack the underground Zerg nest and kill the Zerg Queen, then you must be prepared in advance for them to get out of control and turn against you in the middle of a battle."

Lin Feng shrugged and didn't care:
"Don't worry about it. I know this very well. Their duties are to guard the entrance of the wormhole on the surface and clear out other second-level Zergs coming to support them in the passage. Killing the high-level queen mother can only be accomplished by me!"

Then he brought the content back to the point and asked again:
"So the Federation's Biological Research Institute intends to artificially create a group of perfect awakeners. How can their strength reach the third stage?!"

"Without the life energy taken from the Zerg, can we achieve the promotion and awakening out of thin air?"

Ling Shuyan turned around and stared at the man behind her with a deep gaze, then shook her head:
"I don't know either. Maybe this is the problem that the headquarters is trying to solve..."

"But please rest assured that most of the teenagers who participated in the experiment did so voluntarily. If they resisted, the experiment would fail. Just like our genetic modification surgery, the mental and spiritual state is more important than the physical strength."

"People without strong willpower simply cannot survive these tedious and painful surgical procedures."

"However, the last thing in the apocalypse is avengers. Ever since the alien Zerg invaded the Blue Planet, causing the deaths of hundreds of millions of people in the Federation and hundreds of millions of people being displaced, the seeds of hatred have been deeply planted..."

"Sooner or later, this young generation, who are full of hatred and grew up in the flames of war, will wipe out all these invaders without leaving a single one alive!"

As she spoke, Ling Shuyan clenched her fists and looked determined.

Lin Feng nodded slightly, thinking of Shen Jie who was always at the front line and fighting tirelessly. In fact, after becoming a first-level awakener, he didn't have to fight so hard anymore.

As long as you don't overuse the genetic assimilation form, you will naturally not become indistinguishable from humans or insects.

But he did not retreat, but fought all the way to the end. Becoming stronger in order to kill insects and killing insects in order to become stronger are two completely different concepts.

His parents and relatives were all killed by the Zerg, and no trace of their bodies was left. If it weren't for Zhang Liying who depended on each other, Shen Jie would probably have decided to die long ago.

Die in the artistic world of fighting with the king spiny worm.

There are countless orphans like them in the densely populated coastal cities where people have fallen.

If Liu Yueqi had not been lucky and her relatives were still alive, she might have taken this path and followed him, fighting all the way.

However, Lin Feng didn't pay much attention to the headquarters' research. He was just a little curious about how they would cultivate the third-level superman they planned.

This may be helpful to me.

"Okay, don't be too nervous. My moral sentiments are not that high, and I won't meddle in other people's business."

"I just think their superhuman plan is a bit too radical, especially the burden of awakening superpowers on children. Even if they have great potential, their basic foundation is there, and it is difficult for them to be as experienced and at ease as adults."

Lin Feng replied calmly. He saw that Long Yi, who had been holding it in for a long time, looked like he had something stuck in his throat and couldn't help but speak it out.

So I quickly spoke up to end the topic.

Ling Shuyan is not like Han Yuxin. The latter would not speak out even if she guessed it, but the former was able to infer the true identity of Long Yi from Long's unrestrained long speech and various clues.

A clone of the Queen Mother with self-awareness.

For Ling Shuyan, there will never be a more perfect research material than this.

As a companion of the Queen Mother's incarnation, it was hard not to be suspected and speculated about whether he had been controlled by the Zerg.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble as much as possible, Lin Feng ended Long Yi's hesitation in advance.

Ling Shuyan heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and then revealed a slightly meaningful smile:

"No problem. Regarding technology sharing, I have uploaded the genetic warrior transformation plan. When there is any breakthrough progress, we will be notified."

"I will contact you in time!"

Lin Feng nodded, glanced at Long Yi who had narrowed his eyes behind him, and said no more.

After gaining a general understanding of the Federation's current biotechnology, the members of the Second Order Regiment who went for physical examinations and tests came to the operating area downstairs with their test reports.

Ling Shuyan looked at the notification message on her mobile phone, so she hurried back to the next floor with Lin Feng and the other person who came to visit the experimental floor.

At this time, the first group of awakened people who participated in genetic modification had made all preparations.

They took off their clothes and equipment, wearing only a thin light blue coat that fitted them from front to back. After being disinfected, they entered the operating room and lay on the operating table. The doctor then performed local anesthesia on their waist and abdomen. Through the transparent glass window of the operating room...

Lin Feng watched quietly as the assistants checked the surgeon's report and injected different amounts of tiger spiny worm gene concentrate into the gene gland, and then implanted it into a hexagonal flat black box.

That is the zygote that will be sewn into the tail of the awakened person's lumbar spine.

It is only ten centimeters wide and half the size of a palm.

After debugging, the doctor began to use a needle to inject the diluted gene solution into the suture area. The trace amount of Zerg cells in it would devour the patient's human tissue, and then engage in a fierce fight with nearby human cells.

This instantly causes local redness and swelling.

A large number of macrophages and Zerg cell corpses accumulated into clumps and formed blisters.

Pierce them for disinfection, repeat this several times, and with the powerful self-healing ability of the second-level awakener, the wounds will continue to heal and scab, eventually forming a circle of blue-gray ring similar to a tattoo.

Then the suturing begins.

The scabbed skin is cut open, and the entire zygote is sutured under the operator's skin. They are then stimulated to repair themselves, and the proliferating scar tissue connects to the glands and begins to absorb the gene fragments released from them. At the same time, it supplies nutrients to the gene glands, allowing them to continuously release Zerg genes.

After devouring the Zerg genes, the newly formed cells in the scar tissue continued to expand, eventually spreading and enveloping the entire zygote.

This external part of the surgery is now complete.

The follow-up is more important postoperative observation.

Those new cells that neutralize the Zerg and human genes and achieve a perfect combination will become similar to antibodies, and will hunt down and intercept the Zerg cells that were previously injected into the vicinity.

When the blue-gray circle like a tattoo gradually disappears, it means that the genetic assimilation and transformation surgery has been preliminarily declared a success!

Next comes the more important stage of specialized cell expansion, which will replace the weak original tissues and enhance the host's physical strength.

Some black and yellow hard skin gradually accumulates on the body surface.

Specialized cells have extremely strong plasticity and can activate the genetic characteristics of the Zerg and evolve the Zerg structure.

Eventually a hard tiger insect armor is formed.

The rapid changes in this stage will cause the human body to consume a lot of energy.

The heavy sweating and the pain of assimilation made the awakened ones grit their teeth and tremble all over.

With Ling Shuyan's approval, the assistants took out bags of milky white nutrient solution and injected them into the genetic warriors' throats with a hose.

Some people who are conscious will take the initiative to smoke.

Soon, the first ten people who underwent the surgery completed the transformation from second-level awakeners to genetic warriors.

The strength attribute value continued to rise with the infusion of organic nutrient solution and the crazy proliferation of specialized cells in the body.

Ling Shuyan smiled and introduced:

"After our all-night research on the second-stage insect eggs sent last time, we have been able to initially replicate the organic nutrient solution contained in them, which is 50% as effective as the original solution. However, this organic concentrated soup cannot eventually develop into tiger spiny worm larvae."

Lin Feng smiled but said nothing, he couldn't help but complain in his heart, what I gave you was a dead egg, the life energy contained in it had long been absorbed.

It would be strange if it could hatch!

Life energy is the key to hatching tiger worms.

Organic nutrient solution only provides a material carrier.

A nearby girl finally couldn't help but ask:
"This is too rough. Aren't you afraid that new cells will proliferate from the wound and cause a large area of ​​ulceration..."

Ling Shuyan shook her head helplessly:
"There's nothing we can do. We've tried more cautious methods, but the Awakened's physical strength is too high. Sometimes their wounds heal automatically within a dozen seconds, and ordinary medicines have no effect on them at all."

"Especially for the second-level awakeners, even the knives used for surgery are temporarily processed from titanium alloy. Otherwise, it is difficult to cut off the accidentally distorted assimilated tissue."

"Currently, those who can undergo the surgery must be at least mid-to-late-stage awakeners of the first stage. Those who are lower than this level will not be able to withstand the invasion of Zerg cells and will instead have a high fever."

"This method has minimized the rejection reaction of the patient. The gene glands cultivated by Shen Jie and other original bodies can effectively reduce the intensity of initial assimilation through slow release."

"The cost is just that in the first few days, the physical fitness of these gene warriors will only increase by about 50%. As the absorption and fusion rate increases, it will eventually stabilize at 80% to 100%."

Long curled his lips and said no more.

In fact, a patient just underwent surgery and a small accident occurred during the proliferation and assimilation process. The scar tissue got out of control and developed into cancer.

But under the control of her artistic conception ability, the distorted part quickly died and disappeared, and the assimilation was able to continue.

Even if she didn't take action, the doctors and assistants would have discovered it in time, removed the part, and suspended the operation.

But doing so would mean the failure of the operation, which would not only cause an irreversible overdraft of the awakened person's vitality, but would also leave serious sequelae. The person would be troubled by Zerg genes for the rest of his life, and it would be difficult to break through to the third stage.

Achieving a success rate of over 90% is already perfect for Ling Shuyan.

Due to limited conditions, this is the only option available at the moment.

Then she pushed up her glasses, looked at the organic nutrient solution in the medical staff's hand, and said casually:

"By the way, Mr. Lin, do you still have any extra second-level insect eggs from the last time you gave us?"

"If he's still alive, that would be even better."

"You can easily defeat dozens of second-level Zergs, and come and go freely in the underground Zerg nest. I guess you have been to the Zerg's hatching nest deep underground, right?"

"Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to be so fast. With so many second-level awakeners, and all of them are early-stage awakeners who have just been promoted and have a restless aura..."

Lin Feng raised his eyebrows, and said calmly without changing his expression:
"You are very smart. The second-level insect eggs can enable the awakened ones in the late stage of the first level to directly enter the second stage."

"At the same time, organic nutrient solution has various uses. Such a precious thing is far more profitable than selling live second-level tiger spine worms."

"But, with the value of a second-level awakener, I wonder what Director Ling can use in exchange?"

"Or do you think that I will provide you with free funding in the name of scientific research?"

Ling Shuyan took a deep breath. In fact, the reason why she was so attentive today was because of this crucial moment:

"Of course not. The help a second-level awakener can bring cannot be measured by money or even resources."

"But at present, it seems that you are the only one who has a large number of live second-level insect eggs, and this thing is crucial to the advancement of the Superman Project of the Biological Research Institute!"

"If you are willing to contribute to the salvation of mankind, we will also be willing to meet any of your requests at any cost..."

"Including those who can seriously injure the Queen Mother..."

"Miniature nuclear warhead!"

Hear the last sentence,
Lin Feng's pupils suddenly condensed.

(End of this chapter)