Because the honey badger Fugui successfully collected the flowers from the flower field, the Huazhou Research Institute and Si Mingri finally began their research on the antidote for the gold liquid.
Originally, Si Mingri was only conducting research in the alloy tent that Gou Fugui and his group had won at the auction. However, after Old Master Zhong from the research institute accidentally saw Si Mingri's research, he immediately decided to make Si Mingri the main researcher in Huazhou who was researching the antidote for the gold liquid.
Si Mingri initially refused. He didn't want to get involved with any organization anymore, and more importantly, he felt he couldn't bear so many expectations.
Even if he is intelligent enough to be a genius in pharmaceutical and mechanical research, he is still only a nineteen-year-old boy whose mind is not yet fully mature.
But in the end, Grandpa Zhong persuaded him: "Child, I can see that you really want to develop an antidote for the Golden Liquid. And your research progress and direction are much faster and more precise than the research conducted by Lao Zhang and me together."
Since you have the ability and the belief to save lives, then do it!
Don't be afraid of failure, don't be afraid of too much pressure! No research can be accomplished overnight or succeeded immediately.
We are people who are walking in darkness with no way forward, exploring and developing in an unknown world.
Failure is common, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. Every failure helps us avoid making mistakes, ultimately leading us to success and a newer, broader world.
No one has experienced more failures than us.
But so what? Though the journey may be filled with wind, frost, snow, and countless thorns, as long as we don't give up, eventually... eventually we will succeed!
Si Mingri met the old man's firm yet wise eyes and gripped the armrests of his wheelchair tightly: "But what if what we research isn't good? Liquid gold... wouldn't that be the worst possible outcome?"
Grandpa Zhong's eyes widened, and he patted the boy's shoulder with his strong hand: "That's not right."
"The liquid gold is not the worst outcome. Have you forgotten how many illnesses it has cured and how much hope and happiness it has brought to people?"
"Before it ran into problems, it was considered the best result by people."
"And it was indeed the best result. It's just that problems arose during the continued research. This was just another 'failure' on an unknown path."
"Child, you can't let this failure negate everything you've ever done."
"As long as we can develop an antidote, the world will be restored to its former glory, and the golden liquid will continue to bring hope and beauty to humanity."
"It's not a demon. It's just a gift from the world that encountered some problems along the way."
"Just fix it, and that will be fine."
Upon hearing this, Si Mingri blinked, trying hard not to appear too flustered. But the boy couldn't control himself; he looked up at the resolute-faced old man and stammered, "Not a demon, but a broken gift?"
The old man nodded very seriously: "Yes. The research is not wrong. It's just that the road to success is too difficult, and we have encountered setbacks."
"Moreover, the golden flower was a 'gift' that your father searched all over the world for to help you get better. It was his deepest 'love' for his child."
"Therefore, do not deny the Golden Liquid. And... do not deny yourself."
The wise old man had already seen through the situation, and his experience and tolerance finally soothed the angry and remorseful hearts of some of the teenagers.
As a result, Si Mingri entered the Huazhou Research Institute and became the leader in the research of the fifth-generation gold liquid antidote.
As he checked into the research institute with a pile of research materials, the long-haired youth rubbed his head and pulled out a bag of his treasured spicy strips from his pants pocket—or rather, his inner pocket.
"Tsk. Although I don't know what you like to eat, I'm giving you my favorite snack! If you have any worries or can't figure things out, just chew on one, and you'll feel better! Eat it sparingly, it's one of a kind in the whole world, hehe, eat more to sharpen your brain and temper. You'll become the most amazing scholar in the world in the future."
The wheelchair-bound boy looked at the bag of spicy snacks that the long-haired youth had dropped in his hand. It was a bag that cost no more than 5 yuan, looked greasy, had a lot of additives, and had no nutritional value whatsoever. He only managed not to throw away the bag of junk food because of his strong willpower.
But he still rolled his eyes at the long-haired youth, saying, "This is the cheapest gift I've ever received."
But the long-haired youth laughed: "So what? This will definitely be the most unique gift! Go, do your best, the future of the world is in your hands! Oh, even if you don't get any results, don't be discouraged or blame yourself. You're just a smart person, not an omnipotent god."
"And we will help you end this apocalyptic disaster."
Looking at this wicked yet excessively kind young man who could only offer sarcastic remarks and feign death, Si Mingri felt that what he said was simply overestimating his own abilities.
What help could this guy possibly offer? He's not exactly a brilliant researcher.
But whatever makes him happy. He'll work hard to find an antidote!
For the next three days, the wealthy and beautiful man would transform into the honey badger Fugui and dig holes in different places to steal flowers from the guarded golden flower field. He succeeded every time, but what frustrated Fugui was that, except for the first day when he and Xie Tianlang secretly acted without being discovered by the other forces, the unscrupulous forces in the following two days wanted to send people to secretly monitor and follow Xie Tianlang 24 hours a day, so much so that the flowers he stole in the last two days were forced to be auctioned off.
Fortunately, he had a small pocket to hide things in, otherwise it would have been both troublesome and a loss.
After stealing golden flowers for three consecutive days, Honey Badger Fugui finally decided to stop. Besides having enough research materials for Si Mingri, the adorable badger's continuous flower-stealing finally caught Sanchez's attention. So, on the third day, Honey Badger Fugui discovered the powerful electric fence inserted into the ground. If he hadn't been quick-witted and agile, he would have been electrocuted on the spot.
Then, Gou Fugui refused to steal the flowers.
No matter how much foreign powers tempted the honey badger with generous offers, the honey badger remained aloof and refused.
After that, he simply disappeared. Xie Tianlang, the man who was in charge of the project, also said in a particularly straightforward manner: "My Yuanyuan? I released him back into the wild. He disliked that I treated him like a badger for picking flowers and almost lost his life, so he returned to the jungle to find the freedom of a badger."
"I don't know when he'll come back. Maybe when he feels he can't make it out there anymore?"
Unfortunately, his Yuanyuan never seems to ever have a moment of hardship.
Other forces had no choice but to give up.
However, while Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang were scouting the area around the dense forest, they encountered influential people munching on dried meat strips. Whenever they saw Xie Tianlang, they would immediately stand up and pretend nothing was wrong. This left both Xie Tianlang and the tempted honey badger, Fugui, speechless.
"Heh, we can't get the honey badgers to come, but we can get a lot of monkeys to come," Gou Fugui mocked.
Xie Tianlang smiled and said, "Everyone has the right to daydream."
On the eighth day in the Lameiyan Forest, Gou Fugui had basically figured out the environment around the Savage Valley. Song Shanchuan also created a 3D survey map of the Lameiyan Forest and imported it into the super wristwatches of Gou Fugui, Xie Tianlang, and their group.
On their tenth day in the Latin American forest, Sanchez's team, comprised of top pharmaceutical researchers from multiple countries, announced the development of a second-tier Golden Liquid treatment. Compared to the first-tier vaccine, which could only delay the effects of mutations, the second-tier treatment was more potent, providing a five-minute "fifth-generation Golden Liquid" mutation-blocking effect.
In other words, if you are unfortunately bitten by those undead mutated by the Golden Liquid, as long as you take a Tier 2 healing potion within five minutes, you will not be infected by the Golden Liquid mutation!
This research finding is enough to drive countless people who know the news into a frenzy.
So, on the fifteenth day after Gou Fugui and his companions arrived in the Lameya Forest, the outskirts of the Savage Valley had undergone tremendous changes—more people came here, more trees were felled, more land was dug up, and a huge city was rapidly taking shape around the Savage Valley.
With the arrival of countless humans and the construction of cities, this forest, one of the oldest in Africa and even the world, was forced to unveil its secrets and began to provide nourishment for humans.
Animals and plants in the forest are being hunted and their numbers are decreasing rapidly.
Gou Fugui even saw Wildman Brother standing on the top of the tallest tree in the Huazhou base, looking at the land where he grew up with a bewildered and puzzled gaze.
It was as if, in an instant, this beautiful forest had undergone such a transformation.
Then, on the morning of the fifteenth day, Si Mingri emerged from the laboratory with a pale face.
He held a bottle of light gray potion in his hand. Gou Fugui was overjoyed, thinking the boy had succeeded. However, the boy closed his eyes.
"This is a 30-minute blockade. I'll give each of you a bottle in a bit."
"But... I haven't found an antidote. In fact... I suspect..."
A bad feeling rose in Gou Fugui's heart: "What do you suspect?"
Si Mingri pursed his lips: "...I need to continue my research. I haven't made a decision yet. I'll let you know when I'm sure."
After he finished speaking, he put down the bottle of the 30-minute blocking agent and returned to the research lab almost without resting.
Gou Fugui frowned, pondering what Si Mingri suspected, even considering the worst-case scenario. Then, during lunch, he suddenly heard the martial law alarm sounding for the first time at the Huazhou base.
Instantly, the canned meat he was eating no longer tasted good.
Then the base broadcast sounded:
[Emergency! Emergency! A mutation and undead crisis has broken out at the Indiana base! The base's defensive walls have been raised! All personnel at the Washington base are ordered to return to their positions immediately and remain in their positions!]
Gou Fugui blinked in disbelief: "This forest is completely isolated from the world. Almost everyone who comes here has to rely on helicopters and airplanes. How could there possibly be any mutants here?!"
His question was also the question of many soldiers in the mess hall.
However, someone quickly rushed in and answered their questions:
"India has been attacked by a giant eagle leading countless zombie birds! The American base is surrounded by forest wolves, almost all of which are mutated zombie beasts!!"
"Now it seems like all the wolves and birds are heading this way!"
Instantly, all the soldiers who were still eating stood up.
Gou Fugui's eyes widened in disbelief. A hawk... could it be that hawk?!
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