It was not that Meng Chao did not believe in Spirit Creation Creatures.
After all, he could not see why there was a need for Spirit Creation Creatures to inject viruses into the biochemical pets they modified and allow them to go berserk and turn into monsters.
However, the Supernatural Entity that he suspected to be a Giant Sandworm from his previous life was still something that bothered him.
It was impossible for wild sandworms to evolve to the level of human intelligence.
The White Spirit also had signs of being modified by humans.
Could it be that the Supernatural Entity Giant Sandworm was a product of a human biochemical lab?
Spirit Creation Creatures had one of the best Giant Sandworms modification technology in Dragon City.
One of the company's founders and technical director, Gao Ye, was also an expert in researching Giant Sandworms.
Otherwise, they would not have the right to deal with a quarter of the trash in Dragon City and join the bidding for Subway No.20.
Meng Chao hoped to get some clues from Gao Ye, the technical director of Spirit Creation Creatures.
At the very least, he wanted to ask him about the possibility of Giant Sandworms gaining intelligence.
Using the super Giant Sandworm's carcass as a stepping stone was his best chance.
"… Alright."
Lu Siya thought about it for a while before she nodded readily. "I'll take a portion of the materials back for testing. I'll also check Jin Yongqiang's whereabouts half a month ago and his cash flow. Mutated rabies is a dangerous thing, so it's impossible for Jin Yongqiang to have created it in his own house. He must have obtained the virus and the special syringe from someone.
"You can take the remaining materials to Agricultural University and Spirit Creation Creatures for testing. We'll meet again later."
The two of them left Trash Site 4 quietly, and no one noticed them.
Meng Chao and Lu Siya parted ways and returned to Agricultural University. Then, he called Ning Shewo.
There was a lot of noise around Ning Shewo. There were also people shouting slogans, as if they were participating in a large gathering.
"Elder Ning, I found a missing Giant Sandworm from Spirit Creation Creatures." Meng Chao went straight to the point.
"What?"
Ning Shewo was clearly stunned. He moved to a quieter place. "Meng Chao, what are you talking about? What's going on?!"
"The case of the pets killing each other in Blessed Paradise has caused a ruckus online, right? Many students are filled with righteous indignation, and they went to debate and spar with the students from the University of Technology's machine course."
"I've been thinking that debating and sparring won't solve the problem. We have to figure out the truth. That's the only way we can protect all the workers in the monster industry and the interests of Agricultural University.
"Perfect timing. I heard from President Xie yesterday that a few Giant Sandworms went out of control in Trash Site 4 half a month ago and fled without a trace. I had nothing to do, so I went over to take a look.
"What a coincidence. I was at the entrance of a drainage pipe, and I noticed the traces left behind by Giant Sandworms. I crawled a little further into the drainage pipe, and I ran into a crack."
Ning Shewo said nervously, "Did you crawl inside? It's very dangerous!"
"Um, during the northern offense, I stayed underground for a few days. Ever since then, when I saw these pipes and cracks, I couldn't control myself. I really wanted to crawl inside and see what was going on," Meng Chao said.
"That's not the main point. The main point is that I was ambushed by a Giant Sandworm underground. That thing seemed to have been infected by some sort of virus, and its aggression was ten times stronger than usual. Of course, in the end, I still killed it.
"By the way, there are a lot of normal rats in Trash Site 4. After they ate the Giant Sandworm's carcass, they seemed to have been infected by mutated rabies. I brought back quite a lot of materials, so I should be able to come to a precise conclusion."
"You, you're too bold!"
Ning Shewo did not know what to say. He paused for a moment before he asked, "Where are you right now? Trash Site 4?"
"I've already returned to Nine Sands University City. That Giant Sandworm's carcass is still under the drainage pipe of the biochemical treatment center in the trash site. But I harvested all the organs that rot easily and brought them back as fast as I could. If we examine these things a second earlier, we'll be able to get more information," Meng Chao said.
"Elder Ning, part of the materials I brought back will be sent to the relevant lab in Agricultural University for examination, and the other part will be sent back to Spirit Creation Creatures for examination. Do you think that will work?"
"Of course. I'll contact the lab in the resource course for you," Ning Shewo said.
"Coincidentally, Xie Xiaolei is with me. The revelation last night has put Spirit Creation Creatures in a very passive position. Xie Xiaolei organized a rather large press conference today to clarify the truth, investigate the culprit, and attack online violence as well as false reports.
"Later, there will be a large gathering for those working in the monster industry. Many harvesters, ethereal plants masters, modifiers, and monster controllers will be gathered together to show all the citizens that biochemical modification technology is the future of Dragon City.
"Xie Xiaolei is currently giving a speech on the stage, so he won't be able to leave for the time being.
"But Gao Ye is still stationed in Spirit Creation Creatures. He's the technical director, so you can go to him directly."
"Alright," Meng Chao said readily.
Then, he thought about it and asked, "But Director Gao's temper seems to be a little strange …"
"Don't worry. You've helped Spirit Creation Creatures greatly by finding the missing Giant Sandworm. Gao Ye is just a little eccentric, but he's not someone who doesn't know what's good for him. I'll call him now and have him make preparations. Once the gathering ends, Xie Xiaofeng will immediately rush back," Ning Shewo said.
"Besides, Gao Ye has a pretty good impression of you. Yesterday, he was the one who asked me to bring you to observe the examination of the three biochemical pets."
Meng Chao was a little stunned. "Is that so?"
"Two nights ago, when Xie Xiaofeng and I had a video conference, Gao Ye was there as well. When they asked me to observe the biochemical pets' examination, I didn't think about bringing you along," Ning Shewo said.
"Later on, we chatted for a while, and Gao Ye asked me whether I have a disciple named Meng Chao. He said that he watched a few of your harvesting videos, and that your methods are very interesting.
"Once he reminded me, I thought that I should bring you along to broaden your horizons and expand your network. It won't be bad for your future development.
"I didn't expect that you would be able to guess that there was a problem in the ear canals of the two biochemical pets. Last night, Sun Yufeng kept asking for news about you."
Ning Shewo was very happy for Meng Chao.
Meng Chao trusted Ning Shewo a lot. After all, he was a pseudo-heroic citizen!
Spirit Creation Creatures was not far away from Agricultural University. They were both in Nine Sands University City.
With Meng Chao's speed as a two-star superhuman, ten minutes later, he arrived at the side of the hatching pond where the Giant Sandworms were bred.
Perhaps it was because Xie Xiaofeng had brought a large group of company employees to the press conference, but Spirit Creation Creatures was very quiet that day.
Gao Ye was already sitting in his wheelchair and waiting at the entrance of the company.
"Meng Chao, thank you. You've really helped Spirit Creation Creatures … No, you've helped the entire monster production chain and biochemical modification technology."
Gao Ye took the sealed materials from Meng Chao, and a smile appeared on his twisted, ugly face.
Both of them went to the lab.
Through a big screen, they could see what was happening in Trash Site 4.
The workers were digging up the soil near the drainage pipe and thinking of a way to enlarge the crack. They were also using a soft cloth made of macromolecule materials to wrap up the carcass of the super Giant Sandworm and move it out bit by bit.
The researchers in the lab carefully took the materials Meng Chao harvested and performed a virus test.
Gao Ye asked Meng Chao how he discovered the super Giant Sandworm and the entire process of his fight against it.
Meng Chao left out Lu Siya's existence and told him all the other details.
"Are you suspecting that someone injected a virus into the Giant Sandworms modified by our company, which is why they went out of control?" Gao Ye's expression was stern.
"In any case, after the normal rats ate the carcass of the Giant Sandworms, they showed symptoms similar to mutated rabies," Meng Chao said.
"But I'll have to ask you whether the Giant Sandworms are infected by mutated rabies."
"Logically speaking, it's impossible for wild Giant Sandworms to be infected by rabies."
Gao Ye shook his head slowly. "The most obvious pathological change in rabies is acute diffuse encephalomyelitis. The hippocampus, cerebellum, medulla oblongata, and pons of the brain will mutate, and it will affect the central nervous system. That's why they're in a state of madness." But the brains of wild Giant Sandworms are completely different from the brains of mammals. The way their nerves transmit information is also different, so how could they be infected by rabies?
"But if the virus didn't mutate naturally and someone intentionally created it to target our company's products, then it's hard to say.
"After all, to increase the intelligence, digestive ability, and mobility of Giant Sandworms, we inserted a lot of gene fragments from other monsters into their gene chains. They're not pure annelids. Their central nervous system is fundamentally different from that of wild sandworms and earthworm-type monsters."
"Increase … Giant Sandworms' intelligence?" A thought appeared in Meng Chao's head.
"That's necessary," Gao Ye explained.
"Annelids are rather primitive creatures. They don't even feel pain, and they only react to stimuli from the outside world. You can't use normal methods to intimidate or tame them.
"If we don't think of a way to increase their intelligence, it's impossible for them to obediently obey human orders and eat the trash in specific areas or crawl out of straight tunnels. Instead, they'll leave holes in the soil and rock strata."
"Makes sense."
Meng Chao nodded with a curious look on his face. "Director Gao, I'm just asking. If it doesn't involve any trade secrets, can you tell me the details of how to increase the intelligence of Giant Sandworms?"
Gao Ye thought about it for a while.
He was obviously not a very patient person.
But Meng Chao had just discovered the missing Giant Sandworm, and he was an alumnus of Agricultural University who shared a close relationship with Ning Shewo. It was not appropriate for Gao Ye to keep him at arm's length.
"There are naturally countless definitions of what intelligence is," Gao Ye said.
"But no matter what definition you use, you treat the speed at which your nerves transmit information as the foundation for intelligence. The faster your nerves transmit information, the smarter the creature is, and the more likely it is for you to gain intelligence."
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