Rachel found a chair and sat down, saying to Todd, "Through live tissue sections and sample culture, we discovered some unique aspects of Jemro's 'Disintegration' ability."

Todd flipped directly to the report's conclusion, glanced at it, and exclaimed in surprise, "The 'Rupture' mutant bacteria and the 'Weakening' mutant bacteria are extremely similar in both function and structure?!"

"That's right. Functionally, the 'Weakening' ability can release corrosive chemicals, while the 'Disintegration' ability can release chemicals that decompose matter. The two have similarities in their ability pathways. Structurally, under a microscope, 'Weakening' bacteria and 'Disintegration' bacteria have a 90% similarity in their nucleoid regions."

Todd was dumbfounded. If it weren't for the furniture and decor around him, reminding him that he was in the Middle Ages, he would have really thought he was facing a microbiology student from a previous life.

But then I thought about it again. He had taught these concepts in his microbiology class at Muxi Academy. The fact that Rachel could recall them showed that she was a smart and diligent student.

Rachel continued, building on the report: "We suspect that the 'Rupture' bacteria evolved from the 'Weakened' bacteria. Something enhanced or even evolved the 'Weakened' bacteria, turning it into 'Rupture' bacteria. Furthermore, the 'Sutherland bacteria' within Jemro's body are different from ordinary 'Inheritors'; they too have been enhanced or evolved by something..."

"Wait a minute!" Todd interrupted Rachel. "Why does everything you're saying feel so familiar?"

Rachel cleared up Todd's doubts: "The Valkyrie of the North Island."

Todd suddenly realized that Valkyrie and Jemro were both "new successors," and that the "Sutherland bacteria" and superhuman bacteria in their bodies had been enhanced by something.

"So, what exactly is it that caused the evolution of the mutant bacteria?"

Rachel shook her head and said, "I don't know. We extracted 'Enhanced Sutherland Bacteria' and 'Enhanced Superpower Bacteria' separately and conducted experiments on mice. After transplantation, the mice would gain enhanced superpowers for a short period of time, but eventually, they would mutate into 'inheritors' and die from internal bleeding."

Todd scratched his head: "So, the enhancement bacteria on Jemro and Valkyrie can only be used by them and cannot be transplanted into others?"

Rachel also looked somewhat frustrated: "Theoretically, it's correct, but judging from the experiences of Valkyrie and Jemro, they were originally ordinary people. The former was affected by the North Island Ruins, and the latter by Theodore's treatment. So we believe that we can still find a way to evolve the mutant bacteria."

After thinking it over carefully, Todd sighed: "The North Island ruins are inaccessible due to the radioactive elements underground; as for Theodore, his manuscripts have also disappeared after his murder. We've probably reached a dead end in our research on the 'New Successor'."