The vast starry sky.
Looking at the surprised expressions of the girls in front of him, Fang Zheng could certainly understand. After all, in just a blink of an eye, they went from the sunny grassland to an alien planet covered with fungal carpets. As for why it was an alien planet, they could understand it as long as they looked up and saw the ring-shaped star belt that occupied most of the sky.
"Where is this place?"
Even Chishou Natsuyo, who usually had a calm expression, opened her mouth in surprise, her eyes widened, and she looked as if she was dreaming, not to mention the others. In fact, when they passed through the portal and saw the scene in front of them, everyone's eyes widened and they were speechless.
"This is the third star ring of Alpha Lyra... Well, in short, all you need to know is that this is not Earth."
"Fang Zheng, are we on an alien planet? Could it be that you are an alien?"
"I am at least half human."
Hearing Yanzhu's words, Fangzheng reached out and patted her forehead.
"But this is indeed an alien planet, um... relax, you will see some strange things later..."
"Brother Fang Zheng!"
At this moment, Honglu Huochui beside him suddenly shouted, and she flashed in front of Fang Zheng, looking ahead vigilantly. There, a group of springtails were coming from the other side of the street, and seeing these springtails, the girls suddenly became nervous.
"What's this?"
"Is this a protogastric animal?"
"Don't be nervous."
Looking at the people around him whose eyes were red and ready to enter combat mode, Fang Zheng quickly reached out his hand to comfort them.
"These are not protostomes, they are alien creatures. Don't worry. Although these guys don't look very good, they can still distinguish between friend and foe."
"We...won't end up like this, will we?"
After hearing Fang Zheng's words of comfort, the slightly nervous people finally relaxed. However, even so, Bushicui still looked at the springtails with some uneasiness and spoke. Fang Zheng reached out and touched her head.
"Of course not. The Zerg have the world's most advanced biotechnology. The reason they grow like this is simply because they have evolved to a form that is more suitable for combat. You will naturally not become like this. In fact, I have also been transformed by them. Do you see any difference between me and humans?"
"Eh? Really?"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes widened in surprise. They immediately came forward to surround Fang Zheng and curiously reached out their hands to touch Fang Zheng's body.
"Really? I can't tell at all."
"Brother, will it hurt... Will it hurt when you are transformed? Will it hurt so much that you cry?"
"It may be a little painful, but... just bear with it."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng clapped his hands.
"Okay, let's go."
Led by Fang Zheng, the group walked along the street towards the incubation pool. When they arrived in front of the incubation pool, Miluen was already there waiting for everyone to arrive.
"Master, you are here."
"Um."
Looking at Miluen in front of him, Fang Zheng nodded. The girls around him also opened their eyes wide with curiosity, staring at this strange existence in front of them. They were extremely nervous along the way. Although Fang Zheng had told them that these were not protostomes, they were still aliens. And they were aliens in the form of insects. It would be a lie to say that they were not nervous. But now, seeing Miluen, who was half human and half deer, the "cursed children" finally relaxed a little.
Miluen looked at the girls around Fang Zheng and then looked away.
"Are these the experimental subjects?"
"Regarding the healing and fusion of the protovirus, we need to be cautious and follow the steps. So..."
Having said this, Fang Zheng also looked at the people around him.
"Who will go first..."
"I."
As expected, the first person to step forward was Xia Shi. The girl walked up to Miluen and looked at her.
"Please give me your guidance."
Although Xia Shi was calm, Fang Zheng could still see her nervousness from her slightly trembling body and pale face. It was no wonder. If Fang Zheng took them to a high-tech modern place, perhaps the girls would be able to relax a little, after all, these cursed children had been tested and experimented on to some extent. However, the Zerg system was different from everything they knew, and it was natural for them to be nervous and uneasy when facing a strange existence.
"Take off your clothes and stand in the hatch."
Miluen was obviously not suitable to be a psychiatrist. As a worm mother, modifying biological genes was like signing and stamping a document, which was a basic job. If Fang Zheng had not personally ordered that there must be no mistakes in this modification, she would not even do it herself. After hearing Miluen's request, Xia Shi was a little nervous, but he still took off his clothes obediently and stood in the incubation pool.
"call--"
Soon, a translucent, egg-like object emerged from the incubation pool, covering Xia Shi, and the transparent liquid quickly filled the entire egg. Faced with this sudden change, Xia Shi was only slightly stunned for a moment, then closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
"Xia Shi!"
"Xia Shi! Are you okay?"
Looking at this scene, the other people also became a little worried, but Xia Shi naturally could not hear their shouting. She just closed her eyes silently and fell into a deep sleep in the insect eggs.
“It looks like we’re taking the right steps.”
Seeing Xia Shi fall into a deep sleep, Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, and Mi Luen nodded. Because the "cursed child" has a strong self-healing ability, ordinary anesthetics have no effect at all. Fang Zheng and Mi Luen experimented for a long time before finding a way, which is to anesthetize all organs of the body synchronously to delay the self-healing ability of the protovirus. But even so, there is still a limit.
"About three to five hours... let's get started."
"Yes, Master."
As she spoke, Miluen extended the tentacles behind her and inserted them into the insect eggs. Fang Zheng also closed his eyes and coordinated through the insect swarm's mental connection. Soon, Xia Shi's genetic map appeared in front of him.
Compared to Fang Zheng's own gene map, Xia Shi's gene map looked a bit messy. Most of her genes were red, representing humans, but Fang Zheng also saw purple, representing protostomes, among these reds. Unlike Fang Zheng's own human/insect/dragon genes that were clearly separated, Xia Shi's map looked more like a few drops of purple ink randomly dripped on a bright red paper, and at the moment, these purple inks were expanding their range and changing the human genes they came into contact with. Once the limit was broken, Xia Shi would transform from a human to a protostomes.
First of all, we need to give Xia Shi the power to resist the enterovirus.
"Inject Zerg genes."
“——”
Following Fang Zheng's order, Xia Shi's genetic map began to change again. Green Zerg genes were injected into it. It quickly found its position in the bright red map like a greedy snake, and then quickly "surrounded" the purple enteroviruses.
“Promoting integration begins.”
When issuing this order, Fang Zheng also clenched his hands tightly and sweated. The reason for promoting fusion is actually a last resort. If the genes in the human body are compared to hexagonal grids, then the part contaminated by the protovirus is often one-third or one-half of these grids, and the contaminated part cannot be restored to its original state. Therefore, if you want to make changes, you must choose to cut off the remaining part. However, once the gene is damaged, the chain reaction it triggers is unpredictable. Therefore, it is better to force the promotion of fusion and use the Zerg gene to transform it again.
Although Fang Zheng has conducted experiments on animals, these are humans after all, so it is impossible for him not to be nervous.
“——!!!”
Soon, following Fang Zheng's orders, the Zerg genes surrounding the protovirus began to emit waves, and with the appearance of these waves, the purple protoviruses began to spread. They quickly infected the surrounding gene maps at a speed visible to the naked eye, completely turning them into their companions.
“Woo…”
At this moment, Xia Shi, who was in the eggs, seemed to feel something, and her body began to tremble slightly. But Fang Zheng naturally couldn't stop at this time. He stared at the spreading protovirus until the virus reached the boundary blocked by the Zerg genes.
"boom!!"
There was clearly no sound, but Fang Zheng always felt as if he heard the sound of raging waves crashing against the seawall. The purple Enterovirus was frantically trying to break through the constraints of the Zerg genes, while the Zerg genes were like a chain tying up a mad dog, firmly suppressing the further spread of the Enterovirus.
"Second fusion!"
“Bang, bang—!”
Under the influence of Fang Zheng's thoughts, the Zerg genes began to act again. This time, they no longer acted as breakwaters, but as invaders. They slowly and unwaveringly invaded the part infected by the enterovirus and completely transformed it.
As the world's top biological gene, the power of the Zerg is certainly not something that the protovirus can resist. Soon, the purple protovirus was completely absorbed and fused by the Zerg gene. Seeing this scene, Fang Zheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Next up...
"…Reconstruction begins."