Of course, Yang Jia didn't know that Li Bai was stirring up trouble on Hope Star.
Because of concerns about the progress on Hope Star, the experimental process in the game has been accelerated a lot.
Despite Bai Shu's help in holding the situation in check, the alliance of the six major guilds was eventually formed. While the alliance was still very loosely organized, they had at least reached a consensus on the most basic aspects. They had also formed an expedition team to Phoenix City to investigate the Nirvana Guild's details.
Once they figured out the ongoing experiment, endless trouble would surely follow. So after Yang Jia discussed it with the others, they decided to delay.
Drag it on until the other party loses patience, or until the experiment is successful.
After all, no one wants to be the target of public criticism unless it is absolutely necessary.
The person who stepped forward to stall for time was, naturally, Yang Jia, a lazy person. Although she was currently considered one of the experimental subjects, no one dared to use needles on her. In the end, Du Qing personally oversaw her treatment and data recording, and didn't require her to stay in the room for constant data monitoring. So, apart from the scheduled injections and examinations, Yang Jia had a lot of free time.
Perhaps because this was only the exploratory phase, the delegation sent here didn't include any important figures. This naturally made them feel less confident in front of Yang Jia. Furthermore, Yang Jia was an infected person, so these people inevitably felt a sense of unease when interacting with her. As a result, they were unable to get to the point, their stalling tactics apparently working.
But everyone knows that this is only temporary.
Fortunately, Yang Jia had always had good luck, so before the six major guilds lost their patience, their experiment had already made great progress.
"It's basically certain that the virus in the patient's body has been cleared, and antibodies have been left behind, which can effectively prevent the invasion of similar viruses in the future." Du Qing showed the results to Yang Jia. "We don't have enough time to confirm whether the hidden danger has been completely eradicated, but based on the data, there should be no problem. The only problem is that the strengthening effect that the virus brought to the body has also disappeared."
Yang Jia couldn't help but smile when he heard this. He turned around and saw that the expressions on the others' faces were also very solemn. They were obviously very concerned about this issue. He then said, "Before we knew that the virus could bring about enhancement, wasn't our goal to develop such a vaccine?"
Qin Yan was the first to come to his senses. He let out a breath and said, "That's right. This result is already very good. We were too greedy."
But it's not their fault. After all, it could allow humans to evolve, doubling all aspects of their physical qualities. It would be unacceptable for anyone to let such a huge benefit slip away. With the development of science and technology, research on the human body has become increasingly in-depth, but there has been little progress in this area. If this opportunity is missed, who knows when the next one will come?
Furthermore, according to the initial hypothesis of the experiment, the presence of this virus on Planet Hope, driving human evolution, was due to the fact that survival on Planet Hope required certain physical qualities. The subsequent wild animal riot on Planet Hope further confirmed this point—humans currently had no way of defeating these beasts without weapons. If physical qualities were doubled, coupled with appropriate training, they should be able to overcome these beasts.
Yang Jia flipped through the experimental report in his hand and said with a smile, "What's the big deal? Since we still have the data, let's continue the experiment. However, we can slow down the process a bit, and the experimental conditions will definitely not be as good as they are now. Take your time."
Du Qing nodded. She understood what Yang Jia meant when he said the conditions were inferior to the current ones. Because of the DIE virus, under the guise of vaccine research, they were able to successfully mobilize so many infected players and get them to agree to conduct experiments on their bodies. But once the virus was resolved, even if players could still be reborn, no one would want to conduct human experiments on themselves.
However, Du Qing thought to himself, this wasn't really a problem. They couldn't recruit volunteers from outside, but many of their researchers were eager to try!
There are many people willing to sacrifice their lives for science. In real life, you only have one life, so you can't do anything you want, but in a game where you can respawn, it doesn't matter. Fighting beasts outside the city or other players can also respawn you. For researchers like these, who have never died before, this is a fresh experience.
Yang Jia didn't know that Du Qing was already thinking about internal mobilization. He patted the lab report in his hand and said excitedly, "Now that we have the results here, let's discuss what to do next. It's time to deal with the group of people coming to inspect outside."
"Just like before, let them directly exchange supplies." Bai Ting said.
Yang Jia shook his head. "I'm afraid not. Previously, it was because what we had wasn't worth the huge price they spent to get it. But this vaccine—or more precisely, this thing in my hands—is not only very useful in the game, but it can also be used by Hope Star. Given the chance, who wouldn't want to have it in their own hands?"
Although the Nirvana Guild is already quite powerful, it is still unable to protect this thing.
"Then throw it out and let them grab it?" Qin Yan came up with another idea.
Yang Jia still shook his head. "This thing is also very important to us. Besides, I always feel that this problem can't be solved by just taking something out."
"That's right. It was so easy to get. Maybe they thought it was just a trick and we have something better." Bai Ting said, "People are greedy. I'm afraid it will cause more trouble."
"Also..." Yang Jia took a deep breath. "I have some news that's hard to say, good or bad. I just found out and haven't had time to tell you yet." She paused before continuing, "The barrier between the cities has completely disappeared."
The others looked at each other in surprise.
Although everyone knew that this barrier would disappear sooner or later and people would be able to come and go freely in the entire Chinese region, no one expected that the timing would be so appropriate, neither too early nor too late, just when they developed the vaccine.
When they turned back to look at the document in Yang Jia's hand, the expressions on everyone's faces changed slightly.
Even without this thing, the game world would probably be in chaos. For players, the story of conquering the world is what they are familiar with and yearn for. In the past, due to the isolation of cities and the lack of objective conditions, they had to endure it. But now that the time is ripe, some people will naturally be eager to take action.
At that time, this vaccine information could be used as a weapon to provoke war.
The first to be targeted would undoubtedly be the Nirvana Guild, which controlled this information. If they failed to respond properly, they would likely be attacked by a large group, and their demise would be imminent.
"So, the only way left is to form alliances," Qin Yan said. "Luckily, the Silver Guild is already our ally, and the Spark Guild has already merged with it. If we can win over one more guild, we can barely achieve a balance."
He paused to consider for a moment before saying, "My suggestion is the Forget-Me-Not Guild. The Xuan family has always been relatively low-key and not that ambitious, so forming an alliance would make it easier to provide checks and balances."
This proposal was considered quite plausible, so the others seconded it. Yang Jia said, "That's it. I'll contact the Forget-Me-Not Guild, and Du Qing will continue researching the virus, striving for further breakthroughs. Qin Yan, you will be responsible for vaccine production. Make sure the infected people here are vaccinated as quickly as possible. Only then can the vaccine be distributed to people in other guilds."
"What about me?" Bai Ting asked when she saw that the two men agreed and left.
Yang Jia took a deep breath and said, "I have another task for you."
She handed the information to Bai Ting and said, "Memorize it, then go to Hope Star and give it to Li Bai. Can you do it?"
Bai Ting nodded without hesitation, "Of course."
She also understood Yang Jia's plan. He was clearly going to use this information as a stepping stone for Li Bai's advancement on Hope Star. Bai Ting knew Li Bai's strength best. This kind of war was a crisis for others, but it was the best opportunity for her to develop. If she had this information and the support of the base researchers, her progress would naturally be even smoother.
It has to be said that although they all didn't know about Li Bai's feat on Hope Star, this inference was not wrong.
Yang Jia was unsure about handing this matter over to others, so he had to let Bai Ting do it.
Bai Ting didn't waste any time. She had received special training, and memorizing a document like this, one she didn't understand at all, would be difficult for an ordinary person, but it was nothing for her. She recited it page by page in front of Yang Jia, then handed the document back to him. "Then I'll be leaving."
Yang Jia stood up and hugged her. "Hope Star may be in turmoil. Please protect yourself."
Bai Ting nodded and asked with a smile, "Is there anything you want me to tell the boss? Should we keep this from her?" Given the current situation, it was hard to tell when a fight would break out. And Li Bai wasn't here, so they had lost a lot of fighting power.
Yang Jia let go of her hand and looked at her with a half-smile. "Even if you want to hide it, you probably can't. Just answer whatever she asks."
As for the message for Li Bai, there was no need for that. As long as Bai Ting saw Li Bai and knew her purpose, she would naturally understand what she meant.
But Yang Jia thought about it and said, "After you go there, you don't have to rush back. You can stay there and help her. If there are people from your team who can be used, you can take them away. Don't worry, there won't be a fight here so soon."
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