Steel torrents pioneering a different world

Chapter 70 Deng Dakang's Discovery, Young Soldier Wang Hu's Frustration (Please continue reading)
In another world, a supernatural power research laboratory.

Deng Dakang rubbed his chin, looking at his poop analysis report.

Subject of data collection: Deng Dakang.

Occult blood test: negative.

pH value: Slightly acidic.

……

The fecal microbiota was normal, with Escherichia coli and Salmonella present... The subject's calprotectin level was <50 μg/g, indicating mild inflammation...

Looking at the test data, Deng Dakang grinned.

"My body is feeling better, and my calcium protection protein level has decreased a bit. It seems there has been a significant improvement."

His gastroenteritis was an occupational disease; when he was young, he was a doctor and never had a proper work-rest schedule or regular mealtimes.

Wang Hu, wearing a brainwave scanner, watched Deng Dakang looking at the verification report and felt uneasy: "Professor Deng?"

"Um, oh, it's not your problem, it's my dad's. He's done his analysis. By the way, you're doing well too!"

Wang Hu breathed a long sigh of relief, finally able to put his mind at ease.

He thought there was something wrong with his brain.

"Professor Deng, how do you examine feces???"

"Some routine checks!"

Wang Hu's facial muscles twitched as he asked, "Professor Deng, can you tell if my brainwave spectrum is normal now? You've been looking at that chart for so long!"

Professor Deng Dakang pushed up his thick glasses, his eyes behind the lenses gleaming with an all-knowing light, and he smiled.

"Comrade Wang Hu, you've been too normal these past few days, so I think that's the most abnormal thing about you."

"Professor Deng, what do you mean?" Wang Hu was taken aback.

“We’ve been back here for a week now.” Professor Deng’s voice was low. “You and I both felt that faint calling while we were sleeping, and we even seemed to have some almost identical dreams of the forest, didn’t we?”

Wang Hu felt a chill run down his spine and nodded subconsciously.

During their tests these past few days, a voice seemed to come from the depths of their souls, or perhaps from the pulse of this world.

Then Wang Hu dreamt that he was in a lush green forest, surrounded by animals! Terrified, he pulled out his Gatling gun and blasted them all away!
He didn't know why he dreamed that he was using a Gatling gun; he just used it instinctively!

"I believe those things are in sync with the special magical frequencies of this world!"

Professor Deng's tone became somewhat fervent.

"Element X should allow highly perceptive individuals to sense magical anomalies."

Wang Hu instinctively retorted, "Isn't it spiritual element? You can call it magical element too!"

"Be rigorous! I call it Element X!" Professor Deng immediately corrected, like a stubborn scholar.

Wang Hu pursed his lips and stopped arguing about it.

After a series of tests and analyses, two hours had passed.

Wang Hu rubbed his stomach and changed the subject to something more practical: "Professor, what are we eating today?"

Deng Dakang smiled smugly: "Good news! After a week of continuous data monitoring and sample analysis, we have obtained permission to consume native fish from Lake No. 1."

He paused, as if announcing a major scientific breakthrough.

"Wait a minute, I'll give you permission to cook yourself... an otherworldly braised salmon!"

Wang Hu's eyes lit up instantly!

"Shouldn't we hire more people? One of the guys who works in the mines is so obsessed with cultivating immortality he's practically gone mad!"

“Those highly inspired individuals are simply the ones who receive special attention; they aren’t as lucky as we are.”

Wang Hu's lips twitched.

He would rather eat communal meals with the rest of the group than participate in various experiments with the eccentric Professor Deng.

Participating in scientific experiments with Professor Deng was both painful and joyful.

"Are you going to eat?"

"Yes, I'll definitely eat!"

Although he was always on edge when he first started working with Professor Deng on research, and even had to collect some embarrassing physiological samples.

But Wang Hu gradually discovered that by following Professor Deng, he could always be among the first to try something new.

Just like the pancakes he made with otherworldly grains before, the aroma of wheat still lingers in his memory. The otherworldly salmon was also incredibly delicious, far surpassing the top-quality tuna he had eaten before.

With the pots and pans ready, the next step is to prepare the food...

Soon, a rich, caramelized aroma, mixed with the freshness of the fish, filled the room.

Several soldiers on guard duty looked longingly at each other, but none of them approached.

Wang Hu picked up a piece of golden fish meat, looked at the sizzling oil on the fish skin, and swallowed hard.

"Professor Deng, please try it first!"

Deng Dakang didn't stand on ceremony and took a bite. His eyes lit up immediately: "Fresh! Very fresh! And... I can feel a gentle energy repairing the mucous membrane in my stomach!"

In fact, it was the discovery he made in the morning that put him in a great mood.

He ate otherworldly food, but made no other amazing discoveries.

Upon hearing this, Wang Hu eagerly stuffed a large mouthful into his mouth.

The fish melted in his mouth, and he seemed to feel an indescribable warm current sliding down his esophagus into his stomach, and then spreading to his limbs and bones.

The fatigue and hidden wounds accumulated over the past few days seemed to be washed away and soothed by this warm current.

Unfortunately, it was all an illusion!
"Damn!" Wang Hu couldn't help but swear. "Delicious! It gives me so much energy!"

"Oh, really? Okay...eat it with gusto! Haha..."

Wang Hu took another bite, exhaled, and his voice suddenly betrayed a hint of suppressed irritation: "Professor Deng, stop trying to make the best of a bad situation. There's nothing special about this fish!"

"Now, whenever I step out of this door, my comrades at the base look at me like I'm a bomb that could explode at any moment! It's so painful!"

"Professor, when will you be able to figure out some tricks about supernatural powers?"

"Little Tiger, look, you're in a hurry. People who are in a hurry can't eat hot tofu!"

Deng Dakang took another bite of fish, gazing at the swirling snow outside the window, his tone resolute.

"When our bodies have fully adapted to the magical elements here, and can even actively absorb them, that will be the beginning of us uncovering all the secrets."

His gaze was distant, as if he could already see that day.

"I don't know when the 'Civilian Extraordinary Power Special Research Group' that I applied for from higher authorities will be fully staffed."

The voice just fell.

The laboratory door was suddenly pushed open, and a gust of cold wind mixed with snow rushed in.

A fully armed guard strode in, his eyebrows still covered in frost.

"Professor Deng?"

The soldier entered the room, his voice loud and urgent.

"Professor Deng, command center has notified you! The members of the civilian extraordinary research team you requested have arrived at the outer coordinates of the base!"

Deng Dakang and Wang Hu were both taken aback.

The next second, Deng Dakang suddenly stood up, his face filled with uncontrollable ecstasy.

"Speak of the devil, and he appears! Let's go!"

He grabbed the winter coat hanging on the wall, didn't even glance at the delicious salmon that was still mostly on the table, and rushed out.

Looking at the delicious dish he had painstakingly prepared, and then at Professor Deng's disappearing figure in the wind and snow, Wang Hu gritted his teeth and shoveled the remaining fish into his mouth with lightning speed.

With his cheeks stuffed full, he had a face that looked just like a hamster. He mumbled something indistinctly, grabbed his gear, and followed them out.

The new teammates have arrived.

According to military custom, he was required to personally greet them; it was a routine welcoming ceremony!

To be valued so highly by Professor Deng, one would expect the person to be highly professional, right?

　[I recommend a book; the author has written three excellent novels about Chinese entertainment, so you can read them with confidence.]

　　In 2001, Su Huai failed his college entrance exam and, by a twist of fate, joined the cast of the TV series "The Love Story of the Tang Dynasty." He carried with him a rudimentary "advance reward" system—allowing him to "get on the bus first, pay the fare later; enjoy the ride first, then pretend to work hard."

　　……

　　Reporter: Mr. Su, it is undeniable that your talent is unparalleled in the entertainment industry, leaving others breathless. You have been in the industry for 20 years. Could you give a brief evaluation of yourself?
　　Su Huai: I am the only true sun in the entertainment industry, shining brightly even at night!

(End of this chapter)