"Rumble …"
Spring thunder rumbled in the sky. The first rain in the 189th year of the Haiyuan calendar came earlier than usual.
It stayed in the Witchcraft Garden in Changdao for the time being, but it wasn't affected by the weather at all. It was the most livable state from the beginning to the end.
Trickle …
A pool of dazzling golden liquid in Elvin's hand slowly flowed through the two cylindrical glass petri dishes filled with high-energy nutrient solution in front of him. Although the change wasn't obvious in the macroscopic world, it had already made specific adjustments to the genetic sequence of the things in the petri dishes without leaving a trace.
At this time, the golden liquid that was edited by the [Golden Chain], which gathered all the known creatures in the School of Activation, had undergone a huge change compared to the beginning.
Originally, after gathering the genetic fragments of the giant dragon, the thunderbird, the demon shark, the demon wolf … Elvin himself, Angel, his sister, and Olivia, the golden light vaguely seemed to be forming some kind of tangible object. However, because the number of "puzzle pieces" was still too small, it was difficult to see the whole picture.
However, after Elvin and Angel worked together for a whole winter and used the energy of the [Bronze Talisman] (the right of life of the Quetzalcoatl) to continuously sacrifice to the [Blood Chalice], and analyzed the blood of thousands of powerful demon creatures according to the Encyclopedia of Demon Creatures.
Perhaps it had reached a certain threshold, and the faintly discernible object finally revealed its true appearance. It was a long spear that seemed to have a double helix structure. It had a long helical handle, but the tip was divided into two blades.
However, it was still very illusory, and it was still far from being fully formed. It was even harder to predict what kind of ability it would have when it was fully formed. The two guessed that it wasn't just because the sequencing project of flesh creatures was still a long way off, but also because the sequencing of elemental creatures had to be followed up.
However, the [Golden Chain]'s ability to endow genetic information was already very powerful.
"Haha, it worked!"
Looking at the two balls of mercury-like liquid rolling in the middle of the two cylindrical glass petri dishes, Elvin put away the golden liquid in his hand and clapped his hands with a smile.
Olivia and Angie, who were also in the laboratory, had already made their preparations. They immediately gathered around.
The two girls were wearing the same white nightgown and wooden slippers. They half-bent their bodies and blinked their big eyes as they curiously looked at the two Tier 3 Bio-Armors — [Light and Magic Circuit] — that Elven had completed by himself.
"Teacher, although this is biological armor, it looks more like an inorganic metal than 'Venom'. Is this really made from organelles?"
This was also the key to the analysis of the [Blood Holy Grail]. At the same time, it was an independent carrier of genetic material other than nuclear DNA — mitochondria.
After studying most of the biological materials in this world, they could almost conclude that:
Mitochondria were the only place where biological cells could carry out oxygen respiration. It was also a type of organelle that existed in most organisms in the world.
However, the genetic material it contained was completely different from the nuclear DNA in the cell nucleus.
Because it was the same as the bacteria that weighed more than one kilogram in the human intestines. It was essentially an outsider, but it was one step closer and directly entered the cell.
Elvin did not have the energy to investigate the deeper biological evolution of this world for the time being, but combined with the memories in his brain, he could make a general inference similar to the evolution of Blue Planet.
In ancient times, due to a certain coincidence, the oxygen produced by creatures like cyanobacteria poisoned most of the microorganisms that did not need oxygen at that time. It also caused the first mass extinction in the history of living things.
Only a few bacteria found their own unique methods. Not only were they not poisoned to death, but they could also use toxic gases like oxygen to generate energy and survive.
Later, one of the surviving bacteria was swallowed into the body of another ancient single-celled organism, but it was not digested and decomposed. Instead, it could continue to play a role in the body of this single-celled organism.
At the same time, that single-celled organism became not only immune to "poison gas", but it could also obtain more energy than before. Thus, it could evolve into more complex structures with more diverse functions.
Thus, it sped along the broad path of biological evolution, leaving other creatures of the same era far behind.
And this ancient single-celled organism later became the ancestors of humans and other "eukaryotic organisms" (including plants, animals, and fungi). The bacteria that were swallowed became the mitochondria in the cells.
The ancient bacteria that changed their name to "mitochondria" eventually reached a brand new "symbiotic relationship" with advanced creatures.
The mitochondria took in oxygen and fuel from the surrounding cell fluid, allowing them to "burn" in their bodies. The chemical energy they obtained was used to provide energy for all the activities in the cells that required energy. Its function was like a miniature engine in the cells.
Thus, in a normal person's body, each cell had an average of 1,000 to 2,000 mitochondria. In tissues that required extreme energy, such as the heart, brain, and retina, each cell had 10000 mitochondria.
In the cells of physical-type superhumans and various demonized creatures, the number of mitochondria was even more exaggerated. Not only were there quantity, but even the quality was beyond the reach of mortals.
This was also one of the main sources of power for physical-type superhumans, including the "Branded Swordsman" whose origin was "vitality magnetic field."
Elvin, whose physical attributes had gradually reached the peak of third-grade, was one of the best. Because of his specialization, he was even more powerful than many titled Knight who had turned to the path of will and virtue!
In addition to supplying energy, mitochondria also participated in other cellular activities. For example, they could control the transmission of signals between cells, cell differentiation, life and death cycles, and so on. In other words, increasing the efficiency of mitochondria could also increase the vitality of cells and extend their lifespan.
Apart from those rogue sorcerers who had no one to guide them, it was normal for orthodox sorcerers to cultivate the path of a Knight in the early stages.
Be it Olivia or Angel, when they had reached the level of an experienced official sorcerer, their physical attributes had already reached the peak of second-grade.
But like most sorcerers, this was the limit. If they advanced through the orthodox path, they would not be able to advance any further.
However, with the acceleration of the research on the [Golden Chain], they had a new option.
Although the generalization of the [Bloodline plug-in] was still far in the future, Elvin had used the [Symbiotic Modification] and the [Golden Chain] as the foundation to complete the [Symbiotic Modification], which surpassed all models of the "Venom" armor that were only at the peak of second-grade.
Most importantly, as a semi-implanted symbiotic body, the [Luminous Magic Circuit] was far more gentle than the [Animated Beast Hide] that once had its own independent consciousness. Even the two girls, whose physical attributes were only at second-grade, could equip it.
In fact, this new equipment was tailor-made for the two of them. It took Elvin, a high-ranking sorcerer, a lot of effort to adjust and perfect this masterpiece.
Generally speaking, in the offspring of a mother, the base sequence of the mitochondrial DNA was the same. However, it was also possible for there to be two or more different base sequences in an individual's body. This was called heterogeneity.
This situation was also common in the bodies of ordinary humans.
There were 37 genes in each mitochondria, which only encoded 13 proteins. These proteins formed the core function of the mitochondria — the electron transport chain! The other 1500 proteins that made up the mitochondria were encoded by the 30000 genes in the nucleus.
Therefore, the mitochondrial DNA and the nuclear DNA would naturally have a compatibility problem. In other words, the proteins encoded by both sides had to be able to cooperate sufficiently "seamlessly" for the mitochondria to be able to carry out normal energy production.
Relying on the current technology, using the [Genetic Hound] to directly modify their somatic cells was of course no problem. Olivia and Angel also had a hundred percent trust in his technology.
However, Elvin was still very cautious when it came to directly manipulating the human genes.
Therefore.
Considering that mitochondria were a symbiotic body that originated from ancient evolutionary history, he simply copied a large number of mitochondria that belonged to the [Branded Swordsman] in his body, and then compared the two's genomes to make targeted adjustments to their genetic information.
While retaining a powerful effect, the compatibility rate between these mitochondria and their nuclear DNA was at least 96%.
However, as a high-end custom-made product, every [Symbiotic Armor: Light and Magic Circuit] required a lot of effort from Elvin to fine-tune it. It was also unique in this world.
Moreover, the main raw material contained the bloodline secrets hidden in his body, so Elvin had no plans to produce a third one for the time being.
The two girls were the same. Other than Elvin's DNA, they politely refused to let any external DNA into their cells, even if it could be removed at any time.
Chi —
The petri dish slowly rose, revealing the shining biological armor. Turning to look at Olivia and Angel, Elvin encouraged them.
"Come, give it a try!"
"Okay!"
The two girls looked at each other and suppressed the slight nervousness in their hearts. Then, they slowly stretched out their palms towards the [Light and Magic Circuit] in front of them.
In the next moment, the mercury-like light formed by small suns slowly merged into every cell in their body through their slender fingertips.
Soon, their jade-like skin gradually glowed from the inside out, and the surface of their exposed skin was woven into dazzling geometric patterns.
And in Elvin's [Spiritual Vision], the two powerful life forces became brighter and brighter.
"Oh, so warm!"
"I feel like there is an endless stream of energy surging out of my body!"
It was not until half an hour later that the somewhat long process of dressing up was completed.
Pa —!
Elvin, who looked as though he was admiring two perfect works of art, snapped his fingers and suggested to them, "Don't worry.
"Let's go, let's practice?"
Hearing this, Olivia and Angel raised their beautiful eyebrows at the same time.
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