After so long, the research on the mutated Death Claw and the lead mutated human should be over by now, right?
"Of course, who do you think I am?" Lin Lin let out a sigh as a smug smile appeared on her face.
"Follow me." Lin Lin hooked her finger at Jiang Chen, flipped her silver hair, and walked to the culture tank in the back.
A completely naked, bloodied monster was lying in the petri dish. The dark green liquid bubbled up from time to time. It looked like the masterpiece of a Frankenstein from an American cartoon. But Jiang Chen's focus wasn't on this, but on the body below.
Just like the rumors, there was no penis.
Lin Lin extended her slender fingers and tapped on the touch panel on the side of the culture tank. A few orange fluorescent lights intertwined to form a holographic screen in front of the two. The parameters listed on the screen made Jiang Chen confused.
Lin Lin, who stood on the side, peeked at him with disdain as she mocked his "ignorance" in her mind. Then she raised her head and said.
"Muscle strength or power index: 63, bone strength: 47, reflex: 20, brain cell activity: 9. Well, for humans, without overexerting their potential, this is the limit of the body. "
"Umm … But speaking of this, can this guy still be considered human?" Lin Lin rubbed her chin as she muttered to herself.
Jiang Chen glanced at Lin Lin. This girl couldn't be considered human.
"While the somatic cells are modified by the FEV virus, the outer epidermis is implanted with heavy metals … The lead epidermis is equivalent to C-type steel, so it can defend against normal bullets. And the cell regeneration ability is insane. Based on the information recorded in the DNA data, even if an arm is lost, it can grow back in a week. Although I haven't fought in a war, this thing should be invincible on the battlefield, right? "Even Lin Lin, a pacifist, couldn't help but ridicule its combat power.
"Does it have any weaknesses?" Jiang Chen forced a smile.
"Of course." Lin Lin nodded. "First of all, because of the heavy metals, their nervous system is extremely weakened, and the brain cell activity is as low as 9. Also, their lifespan is very short. Based on DNA telomeres and metabolic rate, their lifespan is only 30 something years. At the same time, if their heads or hearts are destroyed, they will die immediately. "
What kind of creature could live without a brain and a heart?
Jiang Chen sighed.
It seemed that there was no shortcut to this matter. When the time came, this dangerous thing would be handled by Hunting Tiger. With the pure kinetic lethality of the electromagnetic cannon, it would not be a problem to blast that thing into pieces, let alone penetrate it.
"Right, can I ask a question?" Lin Lin suddenly asked.
"Hmm? Ask away. "
"I was shocked when I got the sample. How did you kill all the cells in the mutated human's body?" Lin Lin looked at Jiang Chen with an odd expression and was confused.
Of course, it was because of his transmigration, but he did not intend to tell her for the time being.
Jiang Chen subtly moved his eyes away and said vaguely.
"In short, a special weapon was used to cut off his life in an instant. Speaking of which, what do those cells look like under the microscope? "
"Cell membrane rupture. Based on the rupture pattern, it seems that the ultra-low temperature caused the cell fluid to freeze? It's very strange … It's like passing through a wormhole with entropy infinitely close to zero without any preparation. "Lin Lin stared into Jiang Chen's eyes as she said suspiciously.
Ultra-Low temperature? But there was no change in temperature during transmigration.
Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows and didn't notice Lin Lin's suspicious gaze.
Seeing that Jiang Chen didn't react, Lin Lin continued.
"Passing through a realm with entropy infinitely close to zero may not be a problem for non-living things, but it is almost impossible for living creatures. But as a shortcut for interstellar travel, passing through a wormhole is an unavoidable problem. Regarding how to make living creatures pass through a wormhole, there are many different theories in the physics world. Among them, Dr. Klein's theory is the most authoritative. "
"Klein?" Jiang Chen felt like he heard this name before.
"That's right. In simple terms, it's to make matter and energy pass through the wormhole through two completely parallel channels. " As she spoke, she picked up the pen and drew a cylinder on the whiteboard. Then, she drew two parallel lines. One went inside the cylinder, and the other went outside the cylinder.
"You just have to send the energy at the entrance of the wormhole through another dimension to the exit of the wormhole and merge with the matter that passed through the wormhole. This way, you can avoid the entropy reduction in the wormhole. "
"Remove the energy? Wouldn't the creature die at that moment? "Jiang Chen was puzzled.
"So, this is where Dr. Klein's brilliance lies." Lin Lin let out a sigh as she marked t1 and t2 on both sides of the whiteboard and assigned a value of 0.
"Time. Research had shown that space, time, and all other physical concepts in the wormhole were chaotic. In simple terms, you can make a few turns in the same place to get to the exit, or you can reach the exit the moment you step into the wormhole. As long as you find the 'perfect path', you can reduce the time spent through the wormhole to zero. "
"For example, a door frame is placed in front of you. You have a ball in your hand, it symbolizes your temperature. According to the rules, the ball will be snatched by me when it passes through the door. Therefore, the moment you step through the door, you throw the ball up and the ball passes through the door frame. After passing through the door, you catch the ball and successfully pass. "
"I see." Jiang Chen nodded, not fully understanding.
"So, how did you pass through the door?"
"I don't know, I used the bracelet …" Suddenly, Jiang Chen looked at Lin Lin cautiously and narrowed his eyes.
"You're trying to trick me."
"The idiot said it herself." Lin Lin smirked as she ridiculed nonchalantly.
"You're playing with fire."
Lin Lin seemed to have felt the coldness in Jiang Chen's tone as she shrunk her neck in fear. Her previous arrogance was nowhere to be seen. "I, I'm just curious, I don't mean anything else. And, and, when you suddenly appeared from the tent last time, I vaguely guessed it … Seeing the amount of food in the base, you must be an alien, right?! "
Alien?
Jiang Chen paused for a moment before he burst out laughing.
"What, what are you laughing at?" Lin Lin gathered her courage and protested in a quiet voice.
"Ahem, nothing. Since you pretty much guessed it, I'll just tell you. "Jiang Chen smiled." I'm a traveler. Do you know what a traveler is? I came from the past in 2015. "
Lin Lin paused for a moment, then her beautiful eyes wrinkled.
"Traveler? From the past? "
"You already said that in the wormhole, all physical concepts don't apply. If you can ignore the space axis, then the time axis shouldn't be a problem, right?" Jiang Chen shrugged.
"In theory, that's correct. Although three out of the six colonization ships passed through the wormhole, only they know the exact situation of passing through the wormhole." Lin Lin rubbed her chin and nodded, but then she looked at Jiang Chen suspiciously. "I can't tell. I can't believe the stingy Great Demon would tell me this secret."
"So what if I tell you?" Jiang Chen smiled at the red and black eyes. "I don't plan on letting you go for the rest of my life."
Hearing this, Lin Lin's face suddenly turned red. It was rare that she didn't continue to be mean. Instead, she looked to the side.
Jiang Chen didn't realize the ambiguity in his words as he looked at the girl's "forced submission" expression with satisfaction.
"Also, what about the Death Claw? Did the research result come out? "
When he mentioned the Death Claw, Lin Lin's face showed a rare hint of seriousness.
"I found something on the Death Claw. I found something strange."
…
After leaving Lin Lin's lab, Jiang Chen recalled what she just said and fell into deep thought.
Everyone knew that the starting point of the X1 bacteria was to purify radiation, but because it underwent uncontrollable mutation under the radiation environment, it became the terrifying zombie bacteria.
But the "design concept" of the X2 bacteria was a bit ambiguous.
As an improved version of the X1 bacteria, the X2's ability to purify radiation was strengthened to a certain extent. But what was intriguing was that the effect of eroding the biological nervous system wasn't removed, but instead, it was strengthened to a certain extent. At the same time, it strengthened the cell structure, making it harder for the immune system to eliminate.
It was as if it was trying to eliminate humans along with the radiation.
Fortunately, because the cell DNA structure was too stable, it couldn't reproduce through secondary division like the X1 bacteria. It could only be produced through the mother body as a "factory." Therefore, after Jiang Chen eliminated the source of proliferation in the area, the X2 bacteria gradually disappeared.
"Could it be the X1 bacteria's self-mutation? Since there is radiation everywhere … "
"Impossible." Lin Lin shook her head and firmly denied Jiang Chen's suspicion. "The Death Claw evolved a keratin armor and simplified the molecular chain into a claw. All of this is the result of natural selection. In order to survive, creatures will evolve the ability to adapt to the environment, not to restrict their own life. The complicated reproduction method, the meaningless function, the X2 bacteria can't be self-evolved. "
After a pause, Lin Lin continued, "There is only one possibility. Someone artificially created the X2 bacteria. But what I don't understand is that the data of the X1 bacteria should have already boarded the space colonization ship with the researchers. "
"Could it be a researcher like you who didn't have time to board the ship?" Jiang Chen frowned.
"I'm not sure." Lin Lin shook her head. "But one thing is for sure, the person who created the X2 bacteria definitely doesn't have good intentions."
Someone wanted to wipe out the humans on the wasteland.
But who could it be?
The mutated humans had enough reason to do so, but could they handle the bacteria that even the Death Claw couldn't handle?
But if it wasn't the mutated humans, who would have the motivation to do this?
Suddenly, a terrifying thought appeared in Jiang Chen's head.
If the wormhole could travel through time, then where did the three space colonization ships go? Did they really abandon this Earth-like planet?
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