"Rebirth After the Apocalypse" - No Rebirth (Part 7)...
"Host! What are you doing!"
The system never expected that Ye Xiqing would do something so crazy—she deliberately introduced the zombie virus into her body!
Ye Xiqing listened impatiently to the system's rant: "Why are you so shocked by everything? Are you even a system anymore? How come you're more impatient than a human?"
system:……
Rather, I'd say, "Host, how come you're so calm?"
Ye Xiqing calmly injected the virus-rich serum into her body. This serum was a purified mixture of zombie virus and Wang Tao's bone marrow fluid.
As the saying goes, the rich rely on technology, while the poor rely on mutation. Although Ye Xiqing is now considered rich in this apocalyptic world, the whole world is poor and can't provide technology, so he'll have to resort to mutation.
The two things that Ye Xiqing is most interested in in this world are superhumans and zombies.
Although their evolutionary paths differ, they share one thing in common: they are both fantastical.
Forgive her for calling zombies a form of evolution; humans dominate nature and like to assign human meaning to everything in the world.
Humans care most about their own thoughts, so they regard the end of thought as the end of death. But is it possible that for zombies, it is another kind of rebirth?
They hibernate when water freezes in winter and come out to move around when the weather warms up. They do not need to eat to maintain their bodily functions. As long as there is a part of their body remaining, they are immortal. Even severed limbs can continue to live.
All living cells in the world eventually decay, but the cells of zombies are so powerful that they are almost immortal.
For the physical body, this is the ultimate evolution.
In comparison, superpowers are more like another evolutionary path that runs parallel to but is of a different species, sacrificing an extreme physical body in exchange for a clear mind and the ability to communicate with nature.
In terms of altering human genes, not only zombie mutations can do it, but also mutations involving superpowers.
Ye Xiqing currently lacks high-precision instruments to observe changes in gene fragments, but to say that highly active, highly self-healing, and resistant to various types of radiation and viruses are free from gene mutations would be far-fetched.
Since they are all gene mutations, why can't the causes of these gene mutations be two different "viruses"?
The mutation information that causes genetic mutations in superhumans is more stable, more peaceful, non-contagious, and has fewer side effects, indicating that it is inert.
The mutation information that causes zombies to mutate is disorderly, unrestrained, and can spread in any unimaginable way, indicating that it has high activity.
Since Ye Xiqing believes the two mutations are of the same origin, what is Ye Xiqing going to do?
"I want superpowers, to become infectious."
As a human, she could not possibly accept the way zombies evolved.
Therefore, she wants to make superpowers contagious.
Even before the system exploded, the comments section exploded. Ye Xiqing's insistence on staying in the previous life's timeline had already stirred up the emotions of the onlookers, and now this topic of "superpower infection" was attracting even more attention.
"Huh? Superpowers can be infected? What kind of insane yet genius-like logic is this!"
"I'm convinced, I'm convinced, I'm truly convinced. I used to think God was your name, but now I realize that God is your essence!"
"They can't speak anymore, but can they succeed?"
Everyone, including Ye Xiqing, stared expectantly at the mirror, but as time passed, nothing happened.
"Pfft."
The system couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Ye Xiqing: ...
Ye Xiqing had prepared the spiritual spring even though she thought it might cause some physical discomfort, even if it didn't work.
The original owner's bracelet space only had one spring of spiritual spring water per month, and it couldn't be stored for long. Ye Xiqing experimented with it at the end of the month when the spiritual spring water was about to expire. Seeing that things were not going well, she immediately saved one spring water.
The results showed that not only were there no expected reactions in the experimental direction, but there were also no allergic reactions.
After all, you've been injected with a foreign substance; can't you at least give it some reaction? Are you trying to replenish your body's protein?
Upon seeing Ye Xiqing's failure, the system burst into laughter.
"Host, I already told you that this is just the timeline before the rebirth, destined to be abandoned. The solution to the apocalypse is not in it."
"Instead of trying to outsmart me, you might as well go back to your death now."
"Going back to the normal timeline would at least make things a little better in the apocalypse."
Ye Xiqing glanced at it, then turned and went into the laboratory. Since she didn't need to go out, she didn't put on her thick cloak.
Luo Xi and Ye Xiqing were different from all the previous hosts they had possessed. Their bodies underwent a second development under the modification of their superpowers and the spiritual spring. Normally, it was not noticeable when they were wearing clothes, but when they took them off, their strong arms instantly diverted the attention of the viewers.
No, isn't the Azure God of this world a bit too wild...?
Ye Xiqing returned to the testing table, completely ignoring everyone's stares. Her usual cold laugh, accentuated by Rosie's powerful warrior physique, seemed somewhat arrogant: "It's just one failure, what's the rush?"
"Nothing happened, which doesn't prove that my thinking is wrong. It only proves that even if I lose the crystal core, my body is still immune to various substances, including the zombie virus. Otherwise, I would at least become a zombie."
"So, the vector virus I cultured may not have even been able to successfully invade Wang Tao's cell tissues."
"According to the information Mao Hong gave me, the corpses of superhumans will not turn into zombies, which means that the cells of superhumans still maintain a strong immunity to the zombie virus after death, and the virus cannot penetrate the immune barrier of superhumans."
"For the carrier virus to record and reproduce the information about the mutants, the carrier virus must first break through the target source's immune system."
"For foreign genes to replicate in my body, they must first overcome my immune system."
"Then I can add a little bit of AIDS virus as an adjunct."
"Before the apocalypse, the AIDS virus was a virus that specifically attacked the immune system. It could destroy the immune system of the target source, allowing the zombie virus to successfully invade the original cells, devour the genetic information of the original cells, and destroy my immune system, allowing the gene fragments carried by the vector virus to be transcribed in my body."
"But if the carrier virus is still a zombie virus, I also have to be wary of getting infected with the zombie virus and turning into a zombie. I have to deactivate the virus."
"Even after the apocalypse, the AIDS virus may not be able to destroy the immune system of superhumans. Obviously, the zombie virus is much more advanced than the AIDS virus. Superhumans can even resist the zombie virus, so the possibility of them being breached by the AIDS virus is too low."
"But that doesn't matter. Evolution is definitely a global process, and there must be immune-killing viruses that are more advanced than the AIDS virus."
"I will slowly find that type of virus and try different ones. Anyway, I have plenty of time."
system:……
"Host, are you creating a virus that can infect people with superpowers, or are you creating a virus that can infect people with superpowers...?"
Ye Xiqing was greatly surprised when she heard this.
"What are you saying, System? How could I create such a dangerous virus?"
"I've been using myself for experiments all along, not anyone else."
"I use myself as an experiment, and if there are any problems, I'm the first one to suffer."
"Am I really that stupid to harm myself?"
system:……
But you're not afraid of dying! If you die, we'll restart!
Hahaha.
Ye Xiqing was amused by the system again. Wearing the Resurrection Armor, she dared to do anything. Who said the system didn't give her a cheat code?
With such an invincible rebirth buff, Ye Xiqing can do whatever she wants. At worst, she can die back to her previous life and be more careful in the next one.
In traditional martial arts novels, there is a common concept: practicing Gu poison.
Feed thousands of poisonous insects to a Gu King. The Gu King eats all the highly poisonous things and constantly upgrades. Being bitten by the upgraded Gu King will prolong life, make one immune to all poisons, and greatly increase one's power.
Ye Xiqing didn't know if such practices really existed in ancient times, but in her limited understanding, wasn't the process of raising Gu just a macroscopic manifestation of gene devouring and fusion?
The Gu King devours all poisonous insects. The cells within its body automatically absorb and fuse the superior gene fragments of the defeated. Cultivators, being Gu even more powerful than the Gu King, take the essence of the Gu King's superior genes and transcribe them into themselves.
Therefore, the increase in power is a kind of genetic mutation. In ancient times, humans mastered macroscopic gene editing technology, which is truly ingenious!
As a junior, she must study hard and strive to cultivate a Gu among Gu, a king among kings, as soon as possible.
But before that, she does need to develop a vaccine to combat the zombie virus.
Otherwise, why would the people in this base support her great cause?
...
Since she began researching the zombie virus, Ye Xiqing has moved to a detached building where only people with superpowers can enter and exit; ordinary people are not allowed to get close.
For conventional drugs, Ye Xiqing directly teaches the students the manufacturing methods and lets them make the drugs in person. Practice is always faster than oral instruction.
If any problems arose, Gan Man would write them down and take them downstairs, while Mao Hong would deliver them up to Ye Xiqing, who would then answer and reply.
In this purely paper-based exchange, the information would inevitably fall into the hands of the base's higher-ups, who would look at the information in their hands and understand each other without saying a word.
When the base was first established, it did adhere to the principles of equality and mutual assistance. However, as the base grew in size, everyone began to have their own agendas, and the base's resources had already been divided up.
Now a pharmaceutical department has suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and such an important position is naturally coveted by some.
Ye Xiqing was not a good collaborator, and this information was quietly circulated among the close subordinates of each high-ranking official.
"Study hard, this is your chance."
According to Ye Xiqing, she was a pharmacy PhD who couldn't find a job before the apocalypse, so she probably wasn't that outstanding.
The end times have placed many unworthy people in positions they shouldn't have. The so-called Dr. Luo is just someone who has acquired more knowledge from school because of his high academic qualifications.
The chaos of the apocalypse will not last long. Once the base has more people, everything will return to normal, and the world will still be ruled by the most capable.
An ordinary woman is better off focusing on having children and giving birth to a genius than occupying an important position.
The base now needs women to create population, rather than to create other value that anyone could do.
But when women rise to high positions, they have many thoughts. I really don't know what's so great about having children. Many people who go out to work don't even come back to life.
In other words, only women can give birth to children. If it were them, they would definitely be happy to have children at home without having to do anything.
Therefore, everyone is waiting for Ye Xiqing to exhaust all her skills, so that she can step back and do something more valuable.
But what can be squeezed dry is a basin of water, not flowing water.
Soon, news came from Xiaolou: a vaccine to combat the zombie virus had been developed!
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