The first thing Todd did after closing the lab door was to check his own internal condition.

He roughly calculated that he currently possessed more than ten superpowers, including X-ray vision, weakness, eagle eye, speed, regeneration, strength enhancement, underwater breathing, metallic skin, pain suppression, earth manipulation, appearance alteration, and soul link.

The mutations caused by the Sutherland archaea greatly enhanced the body's tolerance environment, significantly increasing the upper limit of the amount of supernatural bacteria in Todd's body and breaking through the original limit on the number of supernatural abilities.

Mutations caused by archaea can evolve the body into a monstrous form that matches the superpowers. For example, metallic skin can transform the mutant's outer skin into a sturdy semi-metallic armor; speed can evolve limbs into a monstrous form more suited for running and jumping. However, mutations can also cause all the cells in the body to be attacked indiscriminately, ultimately turning the organism into a mindless monster.

The Tyrant Virus primarily operates within the nervous system. Its benefits lie in its ability to enhance mutant bacteria and force mutations within the body to cease. Its harm lies in the fact that if the organism lacks mutated Sutherland archaea, the Tyrant Virus will attack the entire central nervous system.

The current task is to find a way to grant the inheritors the abilities they have after their Tyrant evolution, while maintaining their consciousness. With this in mind, Todd wrote down terms like "Sutherland Archaea," "Special Ability Bacteria," "Tyrant Virus," and "Monster Form" in his notebook.

First, there's the issue of the quantity of 'Sutherland Archaea'. Currently, Sutherland Archaea has entered the mass production stage. Within the Ability Factory, there are over fifty volcanic environment simulators used to produce archaea, capable of artificially cultivating approximately sixty Inheritors each month. There are currently over eight hundred Inheritors in the entire Twilight City. Therefore, the production of archaea is not a problem.

Todd crossed out "Sutherland Archaea".

Next is the issue of 'superhuman bacteria'. In Twilight City, the kingdom regularly organizes sampling and extraction of superhuman bacteria from various species, and has built special facilities to cultivate and store the bacteria, so the stock of superhuman bacteria is not a problem.

Todd crossed out "superpowered bacteria" again.

Next is the "Tyrant Virus," which is essentially a special type of bacteriophage that can reproduce and expand by engulfing bacteria, so there is no need to worry about the number of viruses.

The word "Tyrant Virus" was crossed out.

Todd stared at the phrase "monster form" on his notebook and fell into deep thought.

If an unmutated inheritor comes into contact with the Tyrant Virus, their central nervous system will lose its function due to the virus engulfing them. However, if a mutated inheritor comes into contact with the Tyrant Virus, although they can suppress the virus's attack, all organs and tissues in their entire body will be destroyed and altered due to the mutation, turning them into a mindless monster.

These issues have put the use of the Tyrant virus in a dilemma.

Without mutation, people will die; with mutation, they will become mindless monsters...

Todd tossed aside his pen, stared at the last word, "monster form," and scratched his head in frustration.

Isn't there any way to protect the inheritor's consciousness from being destroyed during the mutation process?

Thinking of this, Todd's mouth opened slightly, and he stood there stunned.

He suddenly remembered that there were indeed successors who, after coming into contact with the Tyrant Virus, both mutated and retained their consciousness; that person was Todd himself!

Todd rubbed his forehead hard with his hand, muttering to himself, "Think about it, think carefully, how did I come into contact with the Tyrant virus?!"

Memories of the past flooded into Todd's mind like a tidal wave.

A life-or-death battle with Clarence.

The underground temple of the Shadow Kingdom.

The giant whirlpool beneath the island

The Dark Gate in the Deep Sea.

Finally, the Black Stone Beacon Tower of Crystal Palace...

Todd frowned, pondering to himself, "Could it be that the reason I was able to preserve my consciousness during the mutation process was because of that mysterious beacon tower?"

If this is true, then applying the concept of tyranny to one's successor would become an almost impossible task.

The idea that the kingdom would send a tyrannical successor to undergo a near-death experience as a "trial of fate" is utterly absurd.

Todd pondered for a moment, then remembered that there was an identical beacon tower in the ruins of North Island. Could it be used to complete the mutation of the inheritor?

Todd later rejected the proposal.

Jing Su had once visited the beacon tower on North Island, but its energy had been depleted, and it was no longer operational. Moreover, sending his consciousness into the beacon tower's space meant meeting Jing Su. What would happen next was unpredictable; the uncertainties and risks were simply too great.

Todd leaned back forcefully, looked at the ceiling, and sighed deeply.

Using beacon towers to accomplish the mutation of inheritors seems like a difficult solution to implement.

Left with no other choice, Todd had to resort to other methods to turn his successor into a tyrant.

The first thing that came to Todd's mind was the quantitative control commonly used in biochemical experiments. Simply put, it involves strictly controlling the number of archaea and viruses injected into an organism to control its mutation and evolutionary process, using time differences and alternating reactions to achieve the goal of successor evolution.

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