He handed over the task of spreading rumors to Huggins, and the task of manufacturing glass to Karin, before diving headfirst back into the laboratory.
During this time, external pressure and inner unease prompted him to try every means to increase his chances of survival in the other world.
His ambitious plan for Muxi Harbor involved too many steps, and he wasn't entirely confident about it. Any mistake at any stage could cause the entire plan to collapse.
If the plan fails, finding a way to survive becomes the top priority. Besides, putting all his eggs in one basket is not his style.
Therefore, designing and implementing backup survival plans has become the top priority of our current work.
Todd's alternative is to expand his superpowers.
The idea was inspired by that experimental accident.
Since Sutherland bacteria can block foreign bacteria and reduce their toxic effects, why not inject multiple types of bacteria into one's own body to acquire more supernatural abilities for self-protection?
I have two options: Huggins' "Weakening Bacteria" and Edgar's "Rapid Bacteria".
After comparing them, Todd preferred the latter.
While weakened supernatural abilities can be very useful in close combat, they are not practical for research-oriented characters like Todd, who rarely have the opportunity to fight people hand-to-hand.
The ability to move quickly becomes much more important.
Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, running away is the best; if you can't win a fight, you can at least run away. Increasing your speed is undoubtedly very advantageous for survival.
However, how to inject the bacteria in Edgar's body into his own body is another problem.
First, if the number of rapidly entering the body is too small, not only will the individual be unable to acquire supernatural abilities, but they may even disappear directly under the attack of the body's immune system.
Secondly, in a medieval-technological world, there's simply no way to manufacture modern medical syringes. Without syringes, are you supposed to cut a small hole in your leg with a knife and pour the bacterial solution in?
Finally, the sterilization conditions were far too inadequate. Although his body had Sutherland bacteria to block pathogens, there was no guarantee that other strange and unpredictable pathogens wouldn't emerge in this era. Todd didn't want to lose a limb or even his life because of a single injection.
First, let's solve the problem: how to obtain a large quantity of rapidly spreading bacteria? The idea of ​​extracting more pathogens from Edgar's body had barely crossed Todd's mind when it was completely rejected. He didn't want to see the little brat again, crying and sniffling like he did during the last live sampling.
Of the remaining methods, the best option is bacterial culture.
Bacterial culture involves injecting a culture medium into a petri dish containing bacteria, and adjusting the temperature, pressure, and pH value in a timely manner to create the most suitable culture environment for the bacteria, thereby achieving the purpose of artificially propagating bacteria.
The culture medium chosen was broth medium, commonly used in bacterial culture experiments. The formula is as follows: 3g beef extract, 10g peptone, and 5g sodium chloride, dissolved in an appropriate amount of water, and brought to a final volume of 1000mL. The pH was then adjusted to 7.0-7.2.
After setting up the petri dish, Todd began to make the syringe. Due to the low level of technology in making miniature instruments in the Middle Ages, practical syringes made of brass did not appear until the seventeenth century (Todd was unaware that medieval Islamic countries actually already had the prototype of the hypodermic syringe).
The liquid tank and the thruster are quite simple. The former can be made into a round tube of pure silver or brass, while the latter can be made into a rubber ball or a wooden push rod.
The biggest problem is the syringe.
In the medical devices of the previous life, the finest medical needles were 0.33 millimeters, while thicker ones were 0.55 or 0.6 millimeters. However, manufacturing them required precision machine tools, which is obviously not feasible at the present stage.
After thinking for a long time, Todd finally remembered that he had seen a program on the Discovery Channel that mentioned natural hollow syringes.
Sea urchin spines.
The spines on the surface of sea urchins are generally about 1-2 cm long and 1 or 2 mm thick, conical in shape, hollow and fragile. However, after cleaning the cavity and undergoing plasticizing treatment, the spines become flexible and not easily broken, making them usable as syringe needles.
After solving the first two problems, the third problem actually seemed simple.
Medical alcohol and high-temperature sterilization can fully meet the disinfection requirements.
Once everything was ready, Todd sat down on the ground, rolled up his trousers, and used his X-ray vision to look at the blood vessels and nerves on his calves. He picked up a syringe with one hand and used the other hand to press on his calves to help relax his tense leg muscles.
The monk hesitated when it was time to insert the needle.
The next step is to conduct bacterial experiments on my own body.
Moreover, the fact that a copper tube of pathogens could be actively injected into the body is far beyond the scope of scientific research. To put it nicely, they dared to try; to put it bluntly, they were out of their minds.
Taking a deep breath, Todd muttered to himself, "I might really be going crazy..."
The needle pierced the skin, and blood splattered out, pushing the wooden plunger forward. The clear liquid filled with bacteria slowly entered the subcutaneous tissue.
Pain and a burning sensation came from the wound at the same time. Todd gritted his teeth and watched as the wooden pusher slowly sank into the copper tube, while using his X-ray vision to observe his lower body.
Bacteria travel down the calf into the thigh, into the pelvic cavity, and then into the other lower limb.
The muscles in my legs began to tremble violently, my nerves slowly lost their function, and my calves seemed to disappear from my body out of thin air.
Todd covered the wound tightly with a disinfectant cloth soaked in medical alcohol, his lips turning pale and bloodless from excessive tension.
I don't know how much time passed, but the numbness in my legs dissipated like the receding tide, and the nerves reconnected, bringing back sensation.
Todd looked at the rocks on the roof, tried to move his toes, and slowly stood up while holding onto the wall.
He used his X-ray vision again to look inside his legs, where rapidly growing bacteria formed a gray torrent that flowed slowly through his body.
"Did it succeed? Or did it fail?"
He tried to take a step forward, and with a push of his foot, the huge reaction force propelled Todd's body forward four or five meters, directly crashing into the table in front of him.
Clutching his aching chest, Todd opened his eyes wide. He suddenly realized that the alien bacteria experiment... had been a success.
My body now possesses two superpowers simultaneously.
Opening the lab door, Todd felt an overwhelming urge to sing. With a slight push of his feet, he could propel himself into the distance. It felt as if Earth's gravity had completely vanished, and every step felt like walking in space.
Ignoring the astonished looks of the monks, he ran through the underground passage and through the monastery corridors, the scenery around him rushing past, the road beneath his feet seeming to shrink infinitely.
He ran all the way to the smelting site, found the others, and was just about to speak.
Huggins released a carrier pigeon, handed over a note, and said with a grave expression: "The pirates have appeared."
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