Chapter 291 Gene Tree, Transaction, Where the Reptiles Are
The gene tree, in the words of Xie Yi, is the gene pool of the race, also known as the genetic map.
Perfecting the gene bank and creating a gene tree is the evolutionary path to life in the universe.
The electro-driven cells that Lin Feng dreams of are actually the final fruit of the gene tree, which can be called the crown of evolution.
In contrast, the pinnacle of spiritual power is the omniscient wisdom possessed by Lin Feng’s mother.
Soon, the two followed Director Zheng of the institute to the biofactory and entered a building.
The building, like this factory area, is brightly lit.
All the precious electricity in the apocalypse is supplied here.
Go into the elevator and come to the first basement floor.
As the elevator door opens, what comes into view are experimental tables covered with precision instruments, as well as hundreds of researchers wearing masks.
In the past, those graduate students from prestigious universities could only become the lowest-level debugging employees in this great project. Except for the need for some professional knowledge to make judgments, they were not much different from the assembly line.
However, in today's context of tight resources and severe situations, it is quite good to still have an assembly line job that provides enough food and drink and extra pay.
It is a life beyond the reach of those refugees outside the city.
These endless laboratories and experimental testers are the final step in piecing together the gene tree of human superpowers.
In fact, their work can be refined using only a very large biological nest.
But behind this underground experimental site is an entire federal machine, with tens of millions of people working together, based on the collection of a huge number of experimental samples.
For Lin Feng and Xie Yi, even if all the queens in the south are killed and the entire southern Kyushu is unified, it will not be possible to quickly bring together the complete human gene pool like the current federation.
Because this requires a complete set of mature operating systems and an organizational structure that can accurately convey and execute orders.
To form such a rule, it will take at least several months or years of operational governance.
So even if the Federation loses more than half of its territory, even most of the remaining half of the territory is already in a semi-independent state...
But the extremely thin camel is still bigger than the horse.
The scale of resources it controls and the number of people it can mobilize are countless.
In this way, we can accomplish this feat in just one or two months.
Under the leadership of Zheng Ming, the two of them crossed the large underground laboratory of tens of thousands of square meters and arrived at another descending elevator at the end.
This time, as the elevator slowly descended.
The three of them arrived at a secret place tens of meters deep underground.
Zheng Ming introduced, with pride in his tone:
“This was long before the invasion of the alien Zerg, in order for the Federation to respond to possible doomsday crises in the future, such as nuclear bomb attacks or biochemical crises. , a specially built underground safe shelter..."
"The dry soil in the northwest wilderness is very suitable for underground excavation and transformation, so its scale is very large."
"And human genes. The tree is built on this.”
While talking, the elevator slowly stopped, and as the door of the underground base slowly opened, a cold air floated out, and the severe temperature difference made people shiver.
After everyone stepped inside, they gradually adapted to the sub-zero air-conditioning.
A giant underground space that is the same size as the upper floor but is elevated appears in front of you.
"This was the original war shelter. It is a cylindrical space with a diameter of more than fifty meters, an area of more than 10,000 square meters, and a height of twenty meters."
"According to the original plan , will be divided into seven floors and can accommodate up to two thousand survivors living in it at the same time.”
"Now that the layered plan has been cancelled, this large cylindrical structure is actually very suitable for preserving human genetic fire..."
Zheng Ming looked up and continued to introduce.
Beside him, Lin Feng and the two men had their eyes widened, looking at the scene in front of them with shocked expressions.
In the huge cylindrical space, there is a three-meter-thick long cylinder standing in the center, and above it, as branches of the tree trunk, are connected by various infusion hoses. Piece after piece of fresh meat, still twitching and pulsating.
There are three large blocks in total, the size of which is comparable to that of a human being. They are the three major branches of the tree stump. On them, they look like growing tree roots, and more branch pipes are scattered out.
Each piece is divided into thousands of thin rods.
Form a tree of flesh and blood that connects supernatural cells.
The ends of the three major branches and thousands of thin branches are dotted with countless specific leaves of superpower genes.
This realistic version of the "tree diagram" collects tens of thousands of different abilities.
It can be called the strongest gene pool in human history.
A living superpower gene tree!
Lin Feng and Zhiyi were both shocked by the scene before them.
And it is the cornerstone of the road to the fourth level.
It is also a genetic key to the universe for mankind.
Under the gene tree, there are a large number of researchers walking back and forth, wearing airtight white chemical protective suits, adding new branches and leaves to this tree of flesh and blood.
At this moment, Zheng Ming stopped talking. Any introduction under this superpower gene tree would be superfluous.
Lin Feng took Xie Yi and slowly walked towards the tree trunk.
Beside the three-meter-thick cylinder, I saw a display screen on the trunk, recording all the information about the gene tree.
“The sample I need includes all the branches and leaves.”
Lin Feng spoke in a deep voice, with a tone that could not be refused:
"What conditions can you offer, before I'm still willing to talk..."
Zheng Ming smiled and quickly gave the answer he had discussed earlier:
"We need three "First-order cells, third-order cells of pure-blooded human awakeners"
"If City Master Lin is still interested, I would like to hire your Salvation Army to assist us in completing the attack on a certain third-order early queen." The kill..."
"Only these two requests"
Lin Feng frowned slightly. The former was okay. He now had five third-stage members, not counting Zhiyi.
In addition to Shen Jie, Jiang Yuner and the leader of the genetic battle group, there are also Liu Yi and Liu Yueqi, all pure-blooded humans.
The latter has awakened the power of artistic conception and is not suitable for trading, while Liu Yi's physical enhancement is just right and is very suitable for use as a general-purpose third-order cell.
The second request made by Zheng Ming was to help their Federal Research Institute kill an early queen mother.
This request can be big or small.
So Lin Feng still needs to ask more clearly:
"The person who killed the third-order early mother queen, was it you or the experimental subjects?"
Zheng Ming was stunned, and then said:
"This is not important. The current arrangements should be excellent controllable experimental subjects. We want to test whether the potential value, rarity, and quantity of the superpowers are related to the power of awakening artistic conception..."< br>
“The second is the complete corpse of the Zerg Queen. The value of this is even higher than that of a third-level awakener.”
"Through research, we can better understand the true controllers of the Zerg and find ways to severely damage them."
Lin Feng nodded:
"Deal. But we have to take everything away first. Sample."
Zheng Ming frowned, but soon returned to his expressionless state, avoiding Lin Feng's direct gaze and falling into hesitation.
Obviously, there are not many options left for the institute.
Lin Feng was fully capable of stealing the gene tree and turning the entire Lan City into a ghost town. From the moment the institute wanted to trade with Lin Feng, it had no choice but to abandon all bottom lines.
After struggling for a moment, the vice president of the institute nodded and agreed to Lin Feng’s request:
“No problem, I have already arranged the backup of World Tree in advance. It’s over...”
As he spoke, Zheng Ming clapped his hands and ordered the maintenance personnel present to clear the area and evacuate.
After everyone left, he dimmed the white light in the space where the gene tree was located, and then turned on the light on the glass on the ground.
I saw that there was another space under the glass layer under the feet of the three of them.
Lin Feng and Xie were both deeply shocked by the gene tree in front of them at first, and did not examine the nearby space in detail.
As the lights turned on at this moment, in a space three meters high under the glass, human corpses were densely piled up.
No, not corpses...
They are all still alive, or in other words, physically alive, but their consciousness has disappeared, just like vegetative people, who can never wake up.
What surprised Lin Feng even more was that above their heads, infusion hoses were hanging down from the fleshy branches of the gene tree, connecting them to the living corpses on the back of the glass at their feet.
But judging from the direction of the liquid flow, it is obvious that these unconscious living corpses are not supporting the gene tree.
It is the gene tree that is constantly injecting them with the superpower gene cells contained in the fleshy leaves.
Looking at it this way, there are thousands of living corpses under our feet...
It is the carrier of multiple superpower genes!
And what Zheng Ming said was prepared, he was referring to the pile of living corpses at the bottom.
Use human flesh to carry and nurture these gathered superpower genes!
It is very convenient for other experiments and can be used at any time.
At this time Zheng Ming also changed from his previous confident state and continued in a low tone:
"The gene tree is like a peanut. Its fruit hangs down underground and bears the core of human hope."
"These are the failures of the experiment, but they are also the sacrifices of mankind on the way to its rise." A hero with immortal contributions..."
Lin Feng frowned slightly:
"So the experimental product of the Superman Project that appeared before was the successful product of your experiment?"
Zheng Ming? Nod, then shake his head:
"Yes, but it is not a perfect product yet. It can only be regarded as a preliminary qualified product."
"The uncontrollable No. 0 attack on City Lord Lin just now shows that the Superman plan still has a long way to go. I have to leave..."
Lin Feng's expression gradually became colder.
He knew very well that this was a sacrifice that humans had to make because of their own weakness.
It’s just that this behavior of sacrificing the future in order to survive in the present is really unacceptable.
Among these thousands of living corpses, there are many children under the age of ten, which have become a hotbed for the cultivation of superpower genes.
Experiments are conducted on them first, and the degree of fusion and adaptability of different superpower genes can be inferred to determine the compatibility and classification of different superpowers.
In order to better perfect this superpower gene tree that can represent all human beings.
Let it thrive and bear the final fruit, the fruit of the road to the fourth level.
“How long will it take?”
Lin Feng tried his best to stop thinking about this matter.
Zheng Ming looked at the people at his feet who had started taking samples:
"Starting from now, it will be ready before three o'clock tomorrow afternoon."
See Lin Feng's expression changed, and Zheng Ming quickly added:
"These experimental subjects all participated voluntarily, and we also gave their families enough compensation. There were too many orphans left on the battlefield. This is already their fault." The best..."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Feng had already led his female companion out of the underground shelter where the gene tree was located and entered the elevator.
Zheng Ming stared at their backs and sighed.
Lin Feng, who walked out of the shelter, also knew that the sacrifice of this small number of people was not worth mentioning in the midst of a wave of hundreds of millions of refugees.
There is absolutely no need for the other party to enforce it.
A few hearty meals can make a survivor on the verge of starvation sacrifice everything, even his life.
The only thing Lin Feng can do is to use his own power to end this troubled world as soon as possible and bring hope of victory to mankind, so as to change the deteriorating situation.
To live up to the self-sacrifice of so many people, the superpower gene tree was obtained in exchange.
"I have memorized the number of samples. With the gene tree, you can make up for the physical shortcomings from the human part to withstand higher intensity of divine power..."
The whole process is one Zhi Yi, who was silent, said:
"In other words, your release port has been enlarged, and you will have a strength increase that far exceeds expectations, and even the restriction that cannot have an effect on living bodies , will also be released.”
Lin Feng hummed:
"You should have Liu Yi's third-level genetic sample in your hand? After the transaction is completed, give them a copy."
The corners of the cockroach's mouth raised slightly, Nodding:
"No problem. But we still have one thing to do."
Lin Feng narrowed his eyes slightly. At this time, the elevator had returned to the negative level. Organize experimental assembly line:
"The genetic samples of reptiles are probably not here."
"Just wait and ask."
After a while, Lin Feng returned to the living room of the building on the first floor and waited until Zheng Ming returned , mentioned this matter to him:
"Is there a gene bank for other species in China, such as Zerg, reptiles, mammals, etc.?"
Zheng Ming showed a trace of hesitation. ：
"I have collected some arthropods. After all, the alien Zerg that invaded Blue Star have some insect characteristics, and the new second-order Zerg cultivated by the Queen Mother was also created by integrating the arthropods from Blue Star."< br>
“As for the Reptiles and Mammalia under the phylum Vertebrates, it’s really hard to find them.”
“Please wait a moment while I ask other members of the team if they know about this matter.”
Zheng Ming took out his phone and walked aside.
Lin Feng lay deeply on the sofa for a while, and soon Zheng Ming brought the answer:
"The Mammalia class, where we humans belong, has specialized departments and institutions in the rear safety area to collect and summarize."
"Mammals are mainly easy to find."
"But the Reptile class There are very few subordinates and subclasses, such as Birds, and most of them are located in developed coastal areas, so they have the strength and energy to accommodate them."
"From the perspective of my colleagues and subordinates. Speaking of which, in Yuecheng, the capital of Guangdong Province in the south, there are several institutions that collect samples and genes of reptiles and birds. "
"And there are many lizards and birds in the tropical and subtropical areas of the south. , maybe you can get a good harvest by going there.”
After listening to Zheng Ming's professional advice, Lin Feng and Lin Feng looked at each other, somewhat unexpectedly.
I thought it was just a trivial matter that could be solved incidentally, but it turned out to be more difficult than collecting a gene bank.
“The coastal provinces in southern Xinjiang have all fallen within the first month of the outbreak of the apocalypse...”
“It is very dangerous to go there again now.”< br>
Zheng Ming added.
(End of this chapter)