Chapter 261 The Little Salted Fish in the Apocalypse (7)
Chapter 261 The Little Salted Fish in the Apocalypse (7)
Xie Baozhu became serious and began to ask Yan Xu if he had any special abilities.
After a series of explanations, Yan Xu carefully sensed the power and said, "I have two types of abilities: mental and metal."
"It seems that after the high-level zombies return to normal, their superpowers will most likely be retained. However, since he is the only test subject, it would be better to have more experimental data."
"Then let's catch a few more zombies!"
"Never mind, let's talk about it when we get back." Having collected enough exotic plants, the group didn't linger and went straight back to the Harbin Institute of Technology base.
"Precious Pearl, forget your worries!"
"dad!"
"Second Uncle!"
What happened between you two?
“We couldn’t rest easy knowing you two would just disappear here, so I was sent over.” Uncle Xie smiled with relief when he saw that the two girls were unharmed.
When Uncle Xie looked at the figure next to his daughter, his face darkened.
Wangyou followed Xie Erbo's gaze and saw that it was Yan Xu holding Xie Baozhu's clothes, his gaze not lingering on anyone else's face, but fixed on Xie Baozhu.
"Second Uncle, let's go inside first. Let her tell you about my sister's matter!"
“Alright, you must be tired after the long journey.” Uncle Xie led the group directly through the VIP channel, without queuing at the entrance, and only did a quick check upon entering.
Back at the villa, Xie Baozhu recounted Yan Xu's story in detail, and naturally learned about how Yan Xu had transformed from a zombie into a normal person.
"Forget-Me-Not, have you developed a cure for zombies?"
"Yes, we still need clinical trials. Because of limited space, we only found one test subject, Yan Xu. To determine the efficacy of the drug, we need to conduct more clinical trials."
"Okay, I'll go and notify the others to have a meeting, but Yan Xu will probably have to go to the lab first." After all, he's the first person to turn from a zombie back into a human, so he's definitely worth studying.
"I'll take care of his medical check-up later," Wangyou said with a smile, and Xie Baozhu felt relieved upon hearing this.
He Yuan and the others had already gone to the base commander to submit their mission. Fortunately, Uncle Xie had found a servant, so Wang You didn't have to worry about not having food. After eating, she threw herself into the big bed, and everyone had a rare good night's sleep.
The next day, Wangyou didn't have time to do any sightseeing. After handing Chen Sasa and the others over to Xie Baozhu, Wangyou took Yan Xu into the laboratory.
Although Yan Xu resisted somewhat, he was still quite cooperative with Wang You, the person who saved him, and completed the physical examination in full cooperation with her. His blood sample was also taken away by others for testing.
For the researchers who had found hope, fatigue was simply not an issue. The group worked overtime, reviewing Yan Xu's medical records again and again. When the blood test results came back, they were naturally different.
"Forget-Me-Not, come and look at this data."
Wangyou took the data from Professor Wang and looked it over. "It's pretty much what I expected. When zombies transform into humans, their physical abilities are three times stronger than those who haven't mutated. They also have an additional antibody in their blood, so they won't be infected by this gray substance anymore."
"Yes, Wangyou, you have made tremendous contributions to humanity!"
"Professor Wang, let's not talk about that now. We need test subjects, preferably zombies that haven't eaten meat, like Yan Xu. I don't think we can save those who have eaten meat." Wangyou also mentioned her guess.
"Sigh, I expected this. Even if someone who has eaten human flesh is saved, they definitely won't be human anymore." Professor Wang sighed. "Wangyou, come with me. This place is full of people who were sent here immediately after being infected, just like you requested."
"These are the fifth-tier and higher mutated plants we collected on our way back. Let's get moving!" Wangyou said with a smile, taking out a large box of mutated plants.
So, without saying anything more, everyone began to separate the various substances inside in an orderly manner.
At the same time, Wangyou also brought out an injection made from substances extracted from Gelsemium elegans for everyone to study and research together.
After completing these tasks, Forget-Me-Not began analyzing the substances within these exotic plants. It wasn't that they found nothing, but rather that very few of the exotic plants contained this special, purifiable substance, and most of them were actually poisonous.
Looking at the research results, Wangyou couldn't help but smile. Could this be another kind of "fighting poison with poison"?
As for other substances containing this special substance, the vast majority are relatively precious medicinal materials or plants, such as orchids, but the content is very low.
Afterwards, Wangyou conducted an in-depth analysis of the exotic plants below the fifth rank, and determined that the exotic plants below the fifth rank basically did not contain this special substance, except for some poisonous herbs, but the content was extremely rare.
Wangyou printed out all the data and gave a copy to everyone in the lab. After reading the data, everyone was happy but also a little disappointed.
I'm happy because humanity is saved, but disappointed because there's so little we can use.
"Professor Xie, most of the substances we analyzed that contain special molecules are from poisonous plants. Could poisonous animals also contain this substance?" Zhou Han said after reading the analysis.
“It’s not impossible, but we need to do further research to find out the specifics. However, poisonous mutated animals are no easier to deal with than poisonous mutated plants!” Wangyou smiled. Currently, the highest level of ability in the base, apart from the group that went out with her, is only sixth-level ability.
The data from other bases is similar; obtaining a large number of plants and animals of the fifth rank or higher is no easy feat.
Moreover, it's a poison, and poisons can be transmitted directly through the air, which would greatly limit its use with thermal weapons.
"I think our top priority is to produce more antidote pills, which will increase our chances of winning."
"Indeed, let's make the antidote pills first. We've provided the solution, but whether we can bring it back depends on everyone's efforts," Professor Wang summarized, and the antidote pills began to be produced on a large scale.
With Wangyou basically out of trouble, she remembered a long-lost skill: drawing talismans. She had learned a few tricks from the Fifth Elder when she was a child in this world.
So, Wangyou took out a talisman brush, yellow paper, and cinnabar from her spatial storage and began to draw talismans.
"Professor Xie, what are you doing?"
"Can't you see it? Draw a talisman!" Wangyou picked up the brush and drew a talisman in one go.
Shouldn't we believe in science?
"Zombie powers have appeared, and you still believe in science!" Wangyou smiled. "This is a lucky charm for you; it can save your life three times!"
"Thank you, Professor Xie." Zhou Han said he believed in science, but he was quick to collect the talisman paper.
"Professor Xie, we can't be biased. We want some too." The others saw this and gathered around Wangyou.
The talismans of the Fifth Elder of the Xie family are priceless. I don't know about the ones drawn by Wangyou, but it's always good to have one first.
Of course, everyone didn't take it for nothing; they exchanged it for processed crystal cores and the Forget-Me-Not.
Forget-Me-Not was generous, giving each person a peace charm; after all, everyone was in the lab, and the charms were enough.
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