If this discovery of the Sutherland archaea were made in modern society, it might be included in the list of the ten most important discoveries in microbiology.
At least in Todd's previous life's scientific research career and the books he had read, there had never been a bacterium with such strange characteristics.
The size of Sutherland archaea is not fixed. Its cell wall has considerable flexibility and extensibility. Its nucleus can generate directional thrust. The trace amounts of solution it releases can expand the gaps in the cytoskeleton within endothelial cells. These three factors allow them to create micron-sized pores in the tube wall, shrink their size, squeeze through the pores, and move freely between the tube wall cells within the body.
Moreover, the most amazing feature of this archaea is that it can synchronize with the nervous system and produce stress responses to the toxicology of foreign microorganisms.
This might be a little hard to understand.
Let's illustrate this with a simple example.
When Todd is not using his powers and is in his daily life, the toxic substances produced by the metabolism of the X-ray vision bacteria in his eyes stimulate his nerves, triggering the Sutherland archaea in his nervous system to take the initiative to attack. They penetrate the cytoskeleton, directly block and encapsulate the foreign bacteria, and absorb, purify and release the toxic substances they excrete into his body.
When Todd uses his X-ray vision, the Sutherland archaea, stimulated by his central nervous system, temporarily retreat, automatically releasing the foreign bacteria within his body and slowly withdrawing back into his nervous system, awaiting the next instruction.
This bacterium is practically like the safety lever on firearms; it keeps the safety engaged to prevent accidental discharge, and only releases it when the weapon is in use.
As Todd looked at the scenes under the microscope, he trembled with excitement, exclaiming in his heart, "Incredible!"
As for the origin of the bacteria that can see through the body, researchers are gradually finding the answer.
If the history described by the throat bone is true, then these translucent, alien bacteria must have originated from the bodies of the Sutherland sages a thousand years ago.
This answer sounds absurd, but it has a reasonable logical reasoning.
Sutherland, the alchemist who sheltered the eastward migration of alien bloodlines a thousand years ago, was probably also an alien himself, as the bacteria that gave him the ability to see through things existed in his body.
At the moment of his death, during the cooling period of his central nervous system, the Sutherland archaea locked and preserved all the alien bacteria within his body. In the seven-day, seven-night incineration fire, the heat-resistant and thermophilic archaea protected the alien bacteria within their own cell walls, allowing them to survive together and attach themselves to the alchemist's ashes.
What followed was a series of coincidences arranged by fate.
Xia Shang transmigrated to this other world, and Todd opened the Proverb Box in the cellar. As Sutherland's ashes sprayed the two idiots' faces, the Sutherland archaea containing X-ray vision bacteria also entered their nervous systems and began to function again.
Todd slumped contentedly in his chair, watching the dappled sunlight stream through the roof and listening to the morning school bells ringing in his ears. He took a deep breath. Although he hadn't slept for over twenty hours, he felt no fatigue whatsoever; on the contrary, his mind was unusually sharp and alert.
After tidying up the table and storing the utensils, the monk closed the crack, shut the door, and returned to the monks' quarters.
It wasn't until he saw his bed that he finally felt exhausted, and he collapsed onto the bed and fell asleep.
In his dream, he returned to his university in his previous life, where, thanks to his groundbreaking discoveries in microorganisms, he published countless papers in top-tier journals, participated in numerous global summits in the field of microbiology, appeared on the cover of Time magazine, won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, married a beautiful and wealthy woman, and reached the pinnacle of his life...
"Mr. Todd."
It felt like a woman was pushing me.
"Mr. Todd, get up quickly."
The pressure was just right, not too light, not too heavy.
"..."
Whoosh!
A cloud of snow water was poured over his head.
Todd let out a strange cry and jumped out of bed.
Karin rubbed her palms and looked innocently at the victim.
The monk, who had instantly regained his senses, wiped his head with a dry cloth from beside the bed while looking helplessly at the culprit.
"Don't you have a better way to wake people up?"
The girl spread her hands and said with a grin, "Isn't this the fastest way?"
"What's the rush that made you wake me up so urgently?!"
Turning her head toward the monastery gate, Karin's voice was full of disgust: "There are several church dogs barking incessantly, saying they want to see you."
What?
church?
Todd walked out of the room, his head full of questions. As he walked, he wondered if the only person he'd ever met at church was Father Rupert.
Walking down the long corridor leading to the front hall, he realized that the monastery was somewhat different from what he had seen before.
The sun was high in the sky, and at noon, the monks who went out to preach and study scriptures should have been heading to the dining hall near the main hall, but there were hardly any people to be seen on the road.
Todd didn't realize where they had gone until they reached the gates of the monastery.
The monks of the monastery, led by several senior monks, surrounded the main gate and confronted a group of visitors.
Among the visitors, a man dressed in a black Roman robe with a gloomy face stood opposite the monks, one hand on the cross on his chest and the other pointing to the crowd opposite him: "As servants of the Father, treating our own brothers, is this the piety and love you praise?"
More and more people gathered nearby, whispering and discussing among themselves.
Someone saw Todd appear in the front hall and shouted, "He's out! The Holy Son has arrived!"
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