After sending the salvage team off, Zhao Xian followed Qiao Xuejun to the research laboratory to check on the status of her propagated wood ear mushrooms.
The examination showed no abnormalities, and when they were about to leave, they met the research team who came to work.
Mr. An, Dr. An, Huo Antu, and three assistants.
Qiao Xuejun looked at the time. It was not yet 8 o'clock. "Mr. An, you are here so early?"
Seeing Zhao Xian coming over, Dr. An suddenly became excited, his expression faintly agitated: "Lord! Yesterday we achieved initial results with our Type I inhibitor!"
Elder An also nodded and stepped forward and said, "It's a good thing that you are here, Lord. I would like to report to you on the current progress of the inhibitor."
He looked at Qiao Xuejun again: "Minister Qiao, this project also needs your support."
Qiao Xuejun followed him in and sat down in the office outside the laboratory, next to Zhao Xian.
Zhao Xian: "Please put it simply."
Dr. An first took out a test tube containing a blue drug and showed it to Zhao Xian: "This is our current achievement, an inhibitor that can cause the krill's respiratory sacs to close within 2 seconds."
Zhao Xian took the test tube and examined it between his fingers: "Is the breathing bag closed?"
An Lao explained, "We discovered that the reason these sea creatures can come ashore is that their skin has evolved a dense breathing sac, similar to pores. It's invisible to the naked eye and can open and close. Even without gills, they can breathe deeply."
"We speculate that the volcanic eruption affected the seafloor topography, particularly the deep-sea trenches. This change in the topography revived some dormant ancient symbiotic bacteria, which now parasitize these marine organisms."
He paused. "Of course, this is just one possible direction. Current testing equipment is insufficient, so we can only make rough guesses about the origin of the mutation."
"In short, the mutation and gigantism of marine life are most likely caused by this symbiotic bacteria. Cell proliferation allows them to continue growing, and the calcification of their cuticles is sufficient to support their bodies. They also evolved respiratory sacs and came ashore."
"Our inhibitor can shut down the mutant's breathing sacs. It takes effect within one second for krill and lasts for one hour."
Qiao Xuejun understood: "So, you mean to make it impossible for them to breathe on the mainland?"
Mr. An nodded: "Yes!"
Dr. An was proud, showing off his research results. "This is achieved through pheromones. By using the pheromones of the seabed predator or prey, it is forced into a defensive or offensive state while still on the seabed. The physiological mechanism causes the respiratory sacs to automatically close."
Elder An said, "Their original gills alone are not enough to support the oxygen needs of their huge bodies. They will suffocate to death in just 30 minutes."
Zhao Xian: "Half an hour?"
This is quite a difference from the two seconds they mentioned before.
Huo Antu said, "But we added an alkaloid to the potion, which can close the mutant's gills and prevent them from opening. It also relaxes the muscles and slows down the blood flow. Combined with Dr. An's research, we can make the behemoth fall to the ground instantly."
Zhao Xian's eyes became sharp.
He had heard the general idea of what was said before, but he knew best what it meant when a giant creature fell to the ground, as he was fighting on the front line.
That's a dead end.
Their massive weight is a combat advantage for mutants. With a simple tilt of their head or a flick of their tail, they can unleash a force exceeding a thousand pounds.
Ordinary people simply can’t stand it.
But if it falls to the ground and loses control at the moment of falling, its huge weight will immediately become a mountain that crushes them, causing fractures, internal organ damage, and suffocation.
Just like an elephant, if it falls accidentally, it may be a life-or-death situation.
In actual combat, they would also use this trick to deal with giant mutants. If the bullet failed to hit the heart, it would first hit the side fin of the tail to affect the balance.
But this tactic is rarely used, and real guns and bullets are always used.
After all, the mutants look different, some have tails and some don't, some have fins and some don't, some have heads and some don't.
They are very slippery and flexible. Once they slip on the ice, they cannot be controlled and can only be used with real guns and bullets.
When they encountered those with thick skin and tough flesh, they also suffered casualties.
But if we had this kind of potion, wouldn't it be enough to just fire it from a distance? Once it came into contact with the skin sacs, they would instantly fall to the ground and die.
If this were true, their combat loss ratio would be much smaller.
Huo Antu said: "What we added is purpurogenol."
Hearing this, Qiao Xuejun finally understood why she had come. Purple flower alkali, just hearing the name, you could tell it was related to the purple flower plants she had planted.
An Laodao said, "It's an alkaloid we extracted from the bristles of the purple flower. It has a paralyzing effect."
Qiao Xuejun: "You want me to continue planting flowers?"
Mr. An: “Yes.”
Zhao Xian thought for a while and put the potion back: "Is it okay to just use this alkaloid?"
Elder An said, "It's possible, but the effect isn't as good. Look at that last time when Teacher Qiao was chased by that lantern fish, it took half an hour for the effect to take effect, right? And it didn't fall to the ground after being paralyzed because its respiratory sacs help with some of its metabolism and also provide energy support."
Zhao Xian nodded: "Then why is it Type I?"
Will there be type II and type III later?
An Laodao said, "Unfortunately, the success rate is still too low, fluctuating around 30%, and the experimental samples are insufficient. We suspect the ratio is wrong, and we need more experiments and adjustments."
Zhao Xian nodded: "Now you need the information glands of marine predators or prey, and the purple flowers?"
Elder An nodded. "These are the key points. The more the better. For the first phase, we'll need at least 5 liters of pheromones and 10,000 purple flowers. The rest are conventional medicines, and we'll prepare them."
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