Bennett's eyes lit up, and he was overjoyed.
"However, this will require a lot of time, and I still need to invite others to help. I can only take it slow." Han Xiao continued. "I have also found out what the mutation virus is and how it works.
Although you guys call it a virus, its official name is the Mutation Source. It is a very unique biological weapon that is extremely rare. The reason why it broke out on Blue Star is because someone placed the Mutation Source there. "
The moment he said that, Bennett was shocked.
The Mutation Disaster was actually man-made!
This was simply unbelievable!
What kind of organization would do such a thing on Blue Star? With such strength, it was definitely an organization in the universe. Blue Star was just a primitive planet to them, so why would they place such a rare biological weapon there?
"I know that you have doubts, and the reason behind it is rather complicated. It will be difficult to explain it in a short period of time. In any case, you only need to know that Blue Star suffered an unexpected calamity and became an innocent chess piece in the battle between two galactic organizations."
Han Xiao paused for a moment to allow Bennett and the others to digest this information before continuing. "I know that the behavior of the Mutation Disaster made all of you think that the Mutation Source operates on a mental level, but that is completely wrong. The Mutation Source is not a simple virus. It has a consciousness and can even be considered a special life form. It only has one ability, and that is to affect microorganisms."
"Microorganisms?" Bennett was stunned. Han Xiao's explanation of the Mutation Virus had greatly exceeded his expectations. The personality and mental state of the infected had changed, and it had nothing to do with the mind?
Han Xiao pondered for a moment before asking, "When you want to eat, is it you who wants to eat, or is it your body that wants to eat?"
"… It should be my body. If I am not hungry, why would I eat?" Bennett suddenly paused for a moment before understanding something.
"That is the logic. Many times, your thoughts come from the needs of your body. It is not your consciousness that wants something but the microorganisms in your body telling you what they want. The microorganisms carry out a series of activities to produce hormones, and your brain receives the signals. This is the origin of the basic desires of eating, breathing, and so on.
You may think that your consciousness is controlling you, but in fact, most of the time, it is the microbes in your body that are controlling your consciousness.
Many physiological conflicts were based on the needs of the microbes and bacteria in the body. The body's condition was actually a reaction of the microbes. If they were fine, your body would be fine. However, microbes had no consciousness. Your actions would also affect the microbes. You could suppress your basic desires and become unhealthy. Therefore, relationships were equal. You might seem like an individual, but you were actually a complete ecosystem.
On the other hand, the Mutation Source controlled the microbes in one's body, which meant that it controlled one's basic desires. It would secrete hormones that were several times stronger than normal, causing the organ that one used to think to produce a strong impulse — the brain. It had nothing to do with one's soul and could not control one's thoughts. However, it could affect one's thoughts on a physical level. Through the desire to destroy, lust, appetite, grief, and other emotions, it would cause one's personality to change greatly. One would even think that these were the thoughts of one's own. Thus, when one was not affected by the illness, one would still be the same person.
The reason why the virus could not be detected in an infected person's body was because it did not exist in the first place. The so-called 'virus' was the microbes that every organism needed to survive! "
Han Xiao understood the Mutation Source. After all, he had experienced it in his previous life, and he had a deep impression of it. Based on his current perspective, one's consciousness could be independent, but the organs that operated the consciousness would be affected. Wanting to be immune to the Mutation Source? That was simple. One just had to transfer one's consciousness into a machine and give up on one's body and senses. One's consciousness would be separated and live in the machine's brain, and the machine would not be affected by the Mutation Virus.
Including Hella, the members of Blue Star revealed shocked expressions.
"So this is the principle behind the Mutation Virus …" Yi Yeqing muttered. "Then, what about the specific parameters? For example, the method of transmission, the strength of control, and so on? Also, why is Rhett An's fan leaf so special that it is immune to the Mutation Virus?"
Han Xiao snapped his fingers and called the Volga brothers over. "Show them the photo of that leaf."
Yi Yeqing did as she was told, and the eldest brother of the Volga brothers looked at it with an expression as though he was used to it.
"Isn't this the Tranquil Grass? This is the raw material of the Spirit Concentrating Decoction."
Yi Yeqing was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is that the Rhett An's fan leaf is a material used by magic, and only mages can unleash the effects of this plant. The effect of the Spirit Concentrating Decoction is to allow the mage to enter a state of concentration and maintain a high level of calmness. All emotions will be suppressed, and the brain will be cut off from receiving all sorts of emotions. This is the reason behind the immunity. No matter how the Mutation Virus creates hormones, it will not be able to make your brain feel any desire. This is the principle behind your suppressant."
Everyone was enlightened, and Aurora suddenly reacted. "There is really magic in this world?"
Han Xiao had a helpless look on his face. He did not want to ridicule, but this was common knowledge in the galaxy. The ability of the people of the Surface Civilization to accept this information was indeed a little weak. In other words, their horizons were too narrow, and they urgently needed to learn more about the world.
After pausing for a moment, he continued to explain. "The Mutation Source does not know how to spread. It has a main body and can hide anywhere. With the main body as the center, its consciousness can cover a very large area. Within this area, it can sense lifeforms and control the microorganisms in their bodies. Just like the range of its Esper ability, other than land lifeforms, the lifeforms in the ocean will also be controlled. "Supers have resistance and will not be easily affected. However, the range and control of the Mutation Source will increase rapidly as it grows.
"The area that the Mutation Source can control … is actually a new ecosystem. One is all, all is one, and the whole is an individual!
"It has only been a month since the outbreak started, and the Mutation Source has only just entered its infancy stage. The chaos around the world is just a subconscious action of the Mutation Source, and it does not have a goal. When it matures, its intelligence will also gradually increase, and it will gradually have a goal. At that time, even I will not be able to do anything about it. It will truly be a calamity, so we are pressed for time."
Han Xiao stopped, and his words allowed everyone to understand the severity of the situation. Bennett's face was solemn, and he said with a deep voice, "What should we do … no, what do you plan to do?"
He knew that he would not be able to solve this problem with his own strength, and his only choice was to place his hopes on Black Star.
"I have my own plans, but before that, there is a matter of priority. I need to bring some people to the nursery where the ingredients for the suppressants are grown. I will let the mages under me take over the nurturing of the suppressants, and that will greatly increase the production." Han Xiao smiled and said, "Those millions of unconscious refugees will have to be dealt with first. Furthermore, there will be more people arriving in the future. I understand you, and you will not be able to ignore them."
"You understand me. I just knew that we are the same type of people."
Bennett smiled, and the huge stone in his heart was finally lifted. He once again felt the tacit understanding they had in the past.
On the other side, just as Han Xiao was explaining the Mutation Disaster, the matter of his return was discovered by the satellites of the Six Nations, and all the images were sent back.
The upper echelons of the Six Nations were in an uproar!
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