Next, Delto sent someone to pick him up and told him that there was a new breakthrough in the laboratory.
After Fang Linyan followed him, he found that while he was sleeping, Delto seemed to have overcome all kinds of dangers and successfully broke into the power supply room.
The periphery of the entire abandoned laboratory had been re-energized. After entering, he found that the previous chandeliers at the top of the work area had all been ignited. Probably because of the disrepair for a long time, at least one-third of the ceiling lights were not on, but it also expelled the previous darkness without a trace.
In the tunnel, Delto asked people to set up a lot of traps, mines, and so on. It seemed that he was preparing for a rainy day to prevent the possible attack of hostile companies.
After some inquiries, Fang Linyan learned that after receiving Delto's request for help, the scientific research department of Daklan Company quickly found a countermeasure.
The thing that could turn people into mummies before was a kind of biochemical weapon developed by the Blood Umbrella Company: Eumenides, which was the name of the legendary God of Revenge.
To be specific, Eumenides was a strange mutated fungus created by mixing 3 kinds of biological gene fragments.
Among the 3 mother strains that created this fungus, the most important one was a fungus called Hemianthus.
They still existed today. They parasitized on a kind of ant called Lai's flexor ant. The behavior of ants could be manipulated by secreted chemicals.
After the ants came to the most suitable environment for fungal reproduction (according to statistics, such a place was generally in the forest facing the north, about 25 cm from the surface, 94% -95% humidity, 20-30 ° C temperature), they would start to climb up the leaves and bite the leaves with all their strength.
The more exaggerated scene was yet to come. When the zombie ants bit the leaves, the fungus would quickly destroy the muscle fibers of the ants' jaws and destroy all the energy-producing mitochondria in them.
In this way, the weak ants could no longer control their jaws. They could only bite the leaves motionlessly.
This strange behavior pattern was known as the "Bite of Death."
After that, the fungus would begin to proliferate between the soft tissues in the ant's body, and it would soon kill the host. When a large number of mycelium reproduced in the dead ant's corpse, it would eventually break through the exoskeleton of the ant's body, forming a terrifying parasitic scene.
After breaking out of the ant's body, the Hemianthus fungus on the ant's corpse would release spores on this leaf and continue to reproduce. The whole process could last 4 to 10 days.
The other type of female root was very famous. It was called Caterpillar fungus.
The last type of female parent was an animal called the Gordius nematode. It parasitized in the body of a mantis and could control the host to go to the edge of the water. After drowning the host with water, it would drill out of the host's body.
Eumenides was a biological weapon that combined the genetic fragments of three different organisms. It was mainly transmitted through spores. Whether it was through contact or inhalation, the original design concept was that after inhaling the spores, it would quickly absorb the moisture in the human body and secrete paralytic toxins, killing the target in a short period of time.
The spores would then absorb nutrients from the human body and mature in a short period of time. They would then continue to spread their spores crazily. The maturation period was about two and a half hours. Under the original design, Eumenides could wipe out an entire battalion of soldiers in one night.
However, Eumenides could not avoid a fatal flaw, which was that genetic defects could lead to the sudden death of the entire race. This was also a common problem with artificial creatures.
It meant that when this kind of artificial creature reproduced for a few generations, there would be mutations in some places that were not considered in the design, directly leading to the sudden extinction of the entire race.
This kind of flaw was difficult to bypass. Just like the mule produced by the cross between a horse and a donkey, it had no reproductive ability. The liger produced by the cross between a tiger and a lion, in addition to having no reproductive ability, it also had obvious defects in IQ and a short lifespan.
The scientific research department specially designed a special counteracting spray for the flaws of Eumenides, and then it was also sent to Delto's team by dropping it at a high altitude.
This spray contained the nutrients and growth hormones that Eumenides needed the most. It could allow them to reproduce in large numbers in a short period of time. In this way, it was easy to trigger mutations. After a series of mutations, a virus targeting genetic defects would cause the extinction of Eumenides' population.
However, the missing person was not found.
When Fang Linyan was sleeping, the peripheral area here had been cleaned up. At the same time, he also learned some secrets about Veronica's laboratory.
The reason why the laboratory was divided into 2 parts A and B was that the A part where they were now hid an amazing secret!
This secret even directly caused the internal high-level division of the Blood Umbrella Company at that time. Some people transferred a huge amount of resources here, while others thought that it was not worth investing here.
If there was no internal strife this time, which caused the Blood Umbrella Company, which was at its peak, to suffer a great loss, it was hard to say whether this behemoth would be suppressed by the government and forced to split up.
Another secret was that the nature of Base A where they were at at this time was a research base, while Base B was a logistics base.
The specific location here was not near the Pamir Plateau as Fang Linyan had guessed before, but 300 kilometers west of the Pamir Plateau, in the mountains on the south side of the Karakum Desert.
In Base B, there was a large natural underground river that was transformed into an underwater passage. It could stretch for almost 70 kilometers and directly connect to the Caspian Sea!
The supplies of the entire base were regularly transported by a mysterious U-shaped submarine.
The trajectory of this submarine was to first go upstream from the underwater river and enter the mouth of the large underground river for two to three hundred meters. This place was located underground, and it was specially widened.
The Blood Umbrella Company built a large docking dock here to transport living materials and scientific research materials to the dock, then they were transferred into the logistics base through a series of methods.
With such a hidden method, it was no wonder that this base had not been discovered for so many years.
After hearing what Delto said, many questions that lingered in Fang Linyan's heart before were solved. Although he was good at planning, he knew too little information, so he couldn't do anything in the end.
At this time, Fang Linyan was almost certain that Delto did not tell him everything he knew, but this did not prevent him from changing his plan and seeking greater benefits for himself!
Therefore, Fang Linyan contacted Mountain Goat again. After the two sides exchanged information again, a conspiracy was launched …
***
At this time, Delto took Fang Linyan to another place.
Behind Delto, the expressionless experimental subjects were still following him loyally.
The place they came to now was in front of the main passage gate connecting the peripheral work area and the core experimental area.
This gate seemed to have been carefully investigated. It was found that it was made of titanium steel. The surface was as smooth as a mirror. There were some scars on it, but it didn't affect its firmness at all.
Delto said to Fang Linyan,
"According to the information we have collected so far, the inner layer of Veronica has formed an independent system from the outside world. It can't even be ruled out that the inner layer even has its own special ecological environment cycle."
When Delto said this, Fang Linyan still didn't know what he wanted to express, but he heard Delto continue,
"To open this door, you need the key to open it … You have also read the diary of Longi Hale, I don't know if there are any clues?"
Fang Linyan looked around and found that Delto didn't bring Ishida with him at this time. This should be the power of the superior — Ishida had already known a lot of things since he presided over the development of the peripheral laboratory, so the following exploration would definitely have nothing to do with him. Fang Linyan could sleep for several hours before, which was probably Delto's intention.
After these thoughts flashed in his mind, Fang Linyan looked at the gate in front of him and said tentatively,
"Can't this thing be broken by violence?"
Delto said faintly,
"The experts at the headquarters think that unless it is a last resort, don't use this method. Because according to their analysis, there are a small number of nerve fibers inside this gate, and they still maintain a considerable degree of activity."
"In other words, it can be regarded as a semi-living body with intelligence. If we use violence, it is likely to choose the most optimal plan from the database and make us lose everything."
Fang Linyan pondered for a while and said,
"There are still a lot of clues … Can you show me this gate?"
Delto said,
"Of course."
Fang Linyan nodded, then he walked forward under the lead of Cole next to him. He first observed the gate and felt that it was really impeccable. There was no loophole at all.
Immediately afterward, Cole took him to the side and found that there was a small passage here, about 5 or 6 meters deep.
At the end of the small passage, there was a coffin-sized box. Its material was like wood and stone, and the surface was engraved with mysterious patterns.
On this box, 3 strange giant palms stretched out. They were arranged in a ragged manner. The surface of each palm had a wood-like texture, and there were only 3 fingers.
After taking a closer look, he realized that the essence of these giant palms was somewhat similar to the gear lever of a car. It could be held and pulled at will. In other words, if he wanted to open the door successfully, he must pull these 3 giant palms to a specific position!
Facing such a situation, Fang Linyan finally understood one thing. That was why Delto still asked him to come even though there were relevant programming experts here. To be honest, this kind of password had completely exceeded the scope of programs and computers. No matter how good the expert was, it was useless!
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