Aisha's heterochromatic eyes turned to Todd. She paused for a moment, then sneered, "Excuse me, Your Majesty, I didn't quite hear what you said?"
Compared to Aisha, the three scholars who had more frequent contact with Muxicheng Biotechnology fell into deep thought after a brief moment of shock.
After a few seconds, Terence offered a suggestion: "Your Majesty, when it comes to the study of parasites and microorganisms, there is one scholar who may have more authority to speak on the subject."
"who?"
Wayne Dunlop.
Todd was somewhat surprised: "Wayne? That scholar who was a veterinarian? The one who wants to uncover the mysteries of the soul?"
Terence hesitated for a moment before saying what he was about to say: “Wayne is a very intelligent and hardworking scholar. His research in the field of biology is unparalleled in the entire Muxi University… However, Your Majesty, please always remember that he has always had serious problems with empathy. I hope you will only take his opinions as a reference.”
Todd nodded and reached out to summon Wayne into his soul space.
Wearing blood-stained surgical scrubs and reeking of a foul stench, Wayne held a half-eaten pancake and looked at the people before him in astonishment. He then turned to Todd: "Your Majesty, you…"
Todd glanced at his attire, frowned, and snapped his fingers. Wayne immediately changed into a clean set of casual clothes, and the fishy stench in the air disappeared.
Seeing Wayne's bewilderment, Terrence used a few simple words to introduce the topic of the meeting and the purpose of calling him in.
After confirming that everyone was ready, Todd moved the 3D modeling platform and sent in the model of the 'Dragon Bone Parasite': "The Dragon Bone Parasite, after being modified by the Tyrant Virus, can fuse with other supernatural bacteria to acquire their supernatural abilities."
Wayne then asked, "Your Majesty, what is the Tyrant Virus?"
After hearing his question, Todd remembered that the Tyrant Virus was currently under strict secrecy, and only he had the right to access it throughout the entire Muxi Kingdom.
But in order to explain the principles of the alien warships, there was no time to worry about those things at this moment.
"Tyrant virus is an extremely rare microorganism that can fuse two or more mutant bacteria to form new mutant abilities; or, by injecting it together with mutant bacteria into parasites, the parasites can acquire the characteristics of mutant bacteria."
Wayne nodded calmly to indicate that he understood, but a glint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
“By using the Tyrant Virus, we can imbue the keel parasite with the supernatural properties of regenerative bacteria, which will allow the latter to have the effect of lengthening and deformation.” Todd manipulated the parasite in the model and stretched it to several meters, then said, “Since the keel is less heavy than solid wood but stronger than steel, it is the best material for ship hulls.”
In the scene, the keel parasites, which have been 'regenerated', slowly extend and spread out, just like the regular shipbuilding process in the dock: first the keel, then the beams, then the deck, and finally the gunwale.
A ship formed from the limbs of a parasite suddenly appeared before everyone.
Terence pondered for a moment, looking at the model as he asked, "Your Majesty, if the Tyrant Virus you mentioned truly has such miraculous effects, then keels can indeed be used as hull material. However, how large an area of hull can a single keel cover? And how many keels would be needed to build a 40-meter-long warship?"
“40 meters? No, no, no.” Todd waved his hand and said, “Although there is a high upper limit to the growth of the keel, an excessively large ship will slow down information transmission and is not conducive to combat; moreover, this is the first experimental ship, so I want to keep the size within fifteen meters.”
Aisha asked in surprise, "A warship less than fifteen meters long? Shouldn't that be called a sampan?"
Todd rolled his eyes at her and transformed the model ship into a common small sloop.
Pointing to the very center of the hull, Todd said, "This is the core area, where the host parasitized by the keel will reside. The host will also manage all the functions of the hull through the keel's nervous system."
Moving his hand to the sail, Todd continued, "The mast will be formed from the segments of the keel parasite, and the host can control its raising, lowering, and direction through the core area of the ship."
After thinking for a while, Todd added many small oars densely packed on the bottom of the boat, making it look like many "duck feet".
"The bottom of the boat has 'underwater paddles' made from parasitic limbs, which can increase the boat's speed or reverse under the host's command."
Aisha glanced at the strange ship covered in "tentacles" and asked Todd, "You still haven't addressed an important question: what are the ship's weapons?"
Upon hearing Aisha's question, Todd leaned back, frowned, and said, "Yes, weapons are a big problem."
Terence asked, "If I remember correctly, the dragonbone parasite can breathe fire? And if that's not enough, can we use ballistae? Or catapults?"
Aisha said, "It might be okay against ordinary merchant ships, but against the high-caliber cannons of Imperial warships that can reach a kilometer in length, this kind of attack is simply not enough."
As Todd rubbed his head, racking his brains for a solution, Wayne Dunlop, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up.
"Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, there seems to be a type of parasite called 'Spore' in the kingdom's alien species inventory?"
"Spores?" Todd didn't immediately recognize what they were.
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