Chapter 273
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Soon, a pitch-black cylindrical jar that was forty centimeters tall and fifteen centimeters thick appeared in front of Chen Chen.
Chen Chen took a step back when he saw this familiar jar and said, "X, transport this to the Spire Experimental Base and put it in the highest-level biosafety laboratory."
"Understood. What are you going to do with this?"
Little X asked curiously, "Based on the movie, it seems that the black goo can only create creatures like aliens."
"Nothing much, it's just that this kind of black goo is very attractive to people who study biology."
Chen Chen shook his head and chuckled. "You won't be able to understand this human emotion for now. Also, the true purpose of the black goo is to create aliens, but this isn't its most fundamental ability."
"You're saying..." Little X was bewildered.
"According to the movie, when the black goo infects the creature internally, it causes the cells to disintegrate and generates new DNA to replace the body. While when the black goo infects the creature externally, it can cause rapid mutation and is extremely invasive."
Chen Chen continued. "Then, in Alien: Covenant, David once again described the function of the black goo. The essence of the black goo is like a radical AI that causes chaos in matter and produces a unique reaction in each gene to reshape life. It has unlimited potential...
"So, do you understand now? The fact that the black goo can create aliens isn't scary. What's really scary is that the black goo can create a new species, a new species that can reproduce and evolve on its own. This is a miracle that no current technology can achieve. "
After saying all this, Chen Chen pulled out the USB drive, disinfected his body, and left the isolation room.
An hour later, when Chen Chen inserted the USB drive back into the control center and returned to the Spire Experimental Base, the Black Knights had already transported the jar of black goo into the level-5 biosafety laboratory.
After going through a series of disinfection procedures, Chen Chen put on the positive pressure protective suit and officially stepped into the highest level of biosafety laboratory that had always been closed.
According to the international classification, biosafety levels were divided into four levels. Level one was the research of microbial substances whose characteristics were clear and proven not to cause disease, such as measles virus, mumps virus, and so on.
Level two was the research of microbial substances that were moderately dangerous and related to certain common human diseases, such as influenza virus.
Level 3 biosafety laboratories researched highly dangerous microorganisms such as Yersinia pestis, rabies, and HIV. Biosafety laboratories of this level already had very high protective facilities.
The highest level of biosafety was a level-4 biosafety lab. Their research subjects were highly dangerous microorganisms such as the Ebola virus. Even a drop of water or a tiny bit of air that flowed out of the lab had to undergo strict disinfection treatment before it could be discharged outside.
Above level-4, Chen Chen had also set up a higher level of level-5 biosafety. In this special laboratory, whether it was the degree of security or the degree of protection, it was several times higher than level-4. There was no need to fear even if aliens were to be kept inside.
It was just that the level-5 biosafety laboratory had never been opened to the public since there were no substances that exceeded the level-4 biosafety level. Even the BE-006 Blacklight virus that almost wiped out the entire African continent did not qualify to enter the level-5 biosafety laboratory.
However, today, the level-5 laboratory that had never been opened to the public was opened for the first time. It was just that the opening was done in complete secrecy. Among the employees of the Spire Experimental Base, no one was informed of this. It was just like when Chen Chen was secretly experimenting with the improved version of the T-virus.
Upon entering the laboratory, Chen Chen first scanned his surroundings. The geographical location of the level-5 laboratory was not on the top floor of the Spire Experimental Base. Instead, it was at the lowest level that no one knew about.
Here, Chen Chen had opened up a secluded space deep beneath the Spire Experimental Base that could be isolated from the upper level at any time. It covered an area of five thousand square meters and had a total of thirteen laboratories with different functions as well as two living rooms with four bedrooms and one living room.
At this time, only four Black Knights in charge of research followed Chen Chen in. Each of them carried a similarly sterilized rat cage in their hands. There were four groups of mice in the cage. These mice would also become the first experimental subjects of the black goo.
After that, Chen Chen did not have to worry about it. These Black Knights displayed excellent qualities comparable to that of a professor. They followed the procedure and began the experiment in a methodical manner.
One of the Black Knights came to a biological cabinet and saw that the can of black goo stood quietly in the thick glass of this biological cabinet.
The level-3 biosafety cabinet was designed for laboratories with level-3 to level-4 biosafety rating. It was suitable for high-risk biological experiments. The cabinet was completely enclosed and the experimenter had to operate it through gloves connected to the cabinet. Hence, it was also known as a glove box.
At this time, the Black Knight skillfully reached in with two hands wearing an isolation suit and opened the can of black goo through the biosafety cabinet.
Based on how David could easily open the can in the movie, this kind of can was very easy to open. The Black Knight only needed to press the top of the black goo and gently spin it. The can was opened.
"The body of the can seems to be made of silicon dioxide. It's hard and brittle. It's not dangerous."
Little X could observe everything that the Black Knight saw and began to analyze it at this time.
Chen Chen did not reply. Instead, he walked forward and immediately saw a large puddle of jelly-like substance in the can. In this puddle of jelly, there were four popsicles.
"This jelly-like substance should be a kind of buffer fluid that acts as a buffer and shockproof."
Following Little X's words, the Black Knight directly took out the four popsicles one by one. Miraculously, the jelly-like substance fell off directly and the surface of the popsicles was not stained in the slightest.
"The buffer fluid is suspected to be a nanomaterial. It's very silky and doesn't easily adhere to the surface of objects." Little X deepened her judgment.
At this time, Chen Chen also thoroughly saw the shape of the four popsicles. They were called popsicles because this thing was exactly the shape of the upper and lower sections of a popsicle. The whole body was translucent and there was a light green liquid inside. Overall, it looked like a real popsicle.
The only difference was that the shell of this popsicle was made of glass. In addition to most of the green liquid inside the popsicle, there was a small puddle of black substance at the bottom.
The Black Knight shook it gently and suddenly, the black substance completely fused with the green liquid. The entire popsicle turned pure black.
This was the true appearance of the black goo.
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