Chapter 126: Experiment Plan
“Knock knock……”
After moving into the new house, Zhou Ming’s door was the first to be knocked on.
Having just climbed out of bed and while eating breakfast, Zhou Ming habitually drew his gun and placed it behind his back.
He did not wish to open the door only to find the other party pointing a big weapon at him.
Within the Alliance, no one knew how many hunters or Apprentice Beast Tamers had lost their lives simply because of opening a door.
The door opened a crack. After seeing that it was Yang Tie, whom he had met once before, Zhou Ming casually tucked the gun back behind him.
“Mr. Zhou, this is the reward that President Yang asked me to deliver. In addition, please provide your bank card account number. One hundred million Alliance Coins will be transferred to your account today.”
After hearing the other party’s purpose, Zhou Ming could not help but admire the boss of Yang’s Paper Industry. Aside from the Star-glow Spirit Liquid, there was also one hundred million Alliance Coins.
Truly someone capable of doing great things.
“Sorry to trouble you, Minister Yang.”
After Zhou Ming took the briefcase handed over by the other party, he immediately provided his bank account information.
Money delivered to his doorstep was not something Zhou Ming would hypocritically refuse on principle.
Both sides were straightforward people. After completing the transaction, Yang Tie directly took his leave, though before leaving, he glanced at Zhou Ming’s back.
With the Star-glow Spirit Liquid in hand, Zhou Ming finished his breakfast at the fastest speed, put on his dustproof suit, and entered the laboratory he had modified himself.
Opening the briefcase, a burst of cold mist immediately drifted out. This was to prevent the effects of the Star-glow Spirit Liquid from being affected by external factors.
Inside the transparent test tube, the golden liquid emitted a dazzling glow.
“Although the Star-glow Spirit Liquid can stimulate Ferocious Beast bloodlines, its medicinal effect is far too violent. It’s better to first understand its effects on the Ironthread Snake.”
After examining it for a few moments, Zhou Ming did not plan to use it directly on Inkband and Vermilion Jade.
Instead, he summoned an Ironthread Snake that had just been implanted with a Spiritual Seed, as well as an Ironthread Snake that had been cultivated for a year.
He planned to conduct a comparative experiment based on two Ironthread Snakes of different sizes, thereby obtaining better experimental data.
The two experimental snakes were codenamed New Snake and Old Snake respectively.
He took out a drop of Star-glow Spirit Liquid and fed it to New Snake. After placing it into the glass box, changes began to appear in less than three seconds. Frenzied emotions were continuously transmitted into Zhou Ming’s mind through the Spiritual Thread.
After five seconds, the slender snake body twisted continuously. After eight seconds, it began violently撞击 the glass box. After fifteen seconds, the Ironthread Snake’s body began to swell. After twenty-three seconds, deformation appeared. At thirty seconds, the body directly exploded into a puddle of minced flesh.
Watching the crimson blood dye the glass box red, Zhou Ming’s expression did not look good.
However, the plan did not stop.
He continued by taking out another drop of Star-glow Spirit Liquid and feeding it into the mouth of Experimental Subject No. 2, Old Snake, then placed it into a new glass box.
This time, Old Snake’s performance was slightly better, but after fifty-seven seconds of ingesting the Star-glow Spirit Liquid, it ultimately still turned into a blurry mass of flesh and blood.
However, this time, aside from frenzied emotions, the Ironthread Snake also transmitted a sense of hunger to Zhou Ming.
“Stimulating bloodlines to undergo evolution requires consuming a massive amount of energy?”
Through comparing the two Ironthread Snakes after consuming the Star-glow Spirit Liquid, Zhou Ming obtained quite a bit of information.
As for the Ironthread Snake being unable to withstand the Star-glow Spirit Liquid, he was not overly surprised. After all, even a low-tier Ferocious Beast of considerable size like the Gale Wolf could only use half a tube of Star-glow Spirit Liquid.
“It seems I need to prepare a large number of test subjects, as well as the Nutrient Liquid required during the Ironthread Snake’s transformation.”
“As for the location of the experiment……”
At this moment, Zhou Ming began thinking about how to make use of the Star-glow Spirit Liquid.
Although with Inkband’s and Vermilion Jade’s strength, as long as the dosage was well controlled there would be no need to worry, he wanted to use this opportunity to obtain more Ferocious Beast–grade Ironthread Snakes.
After thinking for quite a while, Zhou Ming immediately called Wang Yan, asking him to have his father, who worked in engineering, help manufacture a modular, detachable miniature laboratory.
As for the laboratory’s dust-free facilities and the energy crystal generator for outdoor use, Zhou Ming planned to handle those himself.
This time, he planned to establish a miniature laboratory in Serpent Valley. That place happened to have a large number of snake-type Ferocious Beasts, as well as the Ironthread Snakes he needed for his experiments.
Moreover, the energy required during the Ironthread Snake’s transformation would, aside from Nutrient Liquid, definitely also require the consumption of large amounts of flesh and blood.
In addition, Zhou Ming planned to purchase all equipment related to genetic research.
If he could detect the changes that the Star-glow Spirit Liquid brought to Bloodline Genes, then the gaps in knowledge required for his class advancement would be filled.
After all, Bloodline Will was the main problem. Other relatively easier issues still needed to be resolved by Zhou Ming himself.
With a plan in mind, Zhou Ming immediately began putting it into action. He was not short of money at the moment.
After contacting Wang Yan and explaining his requirements, Zhou Ming immediately began searching online for instruments needed for the experiments, as well as various related tools.
If they could not be purchased on the market, he planned to take a look at the Black Market. If even then they were unavailable, he would post a bounty on the Black Market.
As the plan began, Zhou Ming once again became busy.
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One month later, inside a cave not far from the entrance of Serpent Valley, Zhou Ming was setting up his miniature laboratory.
The laboratory was modularly manufactured. Using a Spatial Ring to bring it out of the base, Zhou Ming now only needed to assemble the modules like building blocks, and the main body of the laboratory could be set up inside the cave before his eyes.
Two days later, Zhou Ming began installing the energy crystal generator that had cost over one million Alliance Coins.
With a power source, he could use tools to renovate the laboratory. All materials were custom-made in advance according to the laboratory’s size.
The only drawback was that it required spending more Alliance Coins.
Compared to advancing to become an Official Rank Beast Tamer, no matter how many Alliance Coins it cost, Zhou Ming felt it was worth it.
As the laboratory was successfully set up, Zhou Ming began making multiple trips back and forth to the base, using the Spatial Ring to transport research instruments.
Driven by this ant-moving-house spirit, Zhou Ming spent two months and finally, by the end of September, successfully completed his laboratory plan.
To ensure the laboratory’s safety, he deliberately spent considerable effort disguising the cave, while also having his Ironthread Snake group occupy the surrounding area.
In order to complete his plan, Zhou Ming had already spent over fifty million Alliance Coins in total, not including subsequent experimental expenses.
However, compared to earlier expenditures, the later costs would likely be much less. With Zhou Ming’s current financial strength, he could still support it.
If an accident occurred, then that would be another matter entirely.
When the experiments began, all the test subjects Zhou Ming used were Ironthread Snakes into which he had implanted Spiritual Seeds. This way, through the Spiritual Thread, he could immediately sense changes in the Ironthread Snakes, as well as the instinctive emotions emitted by them.
As time slowly passed, an aura of indifference toward living beings quietly appeared on Zhou Ming’s body.
Even Inkband and Vermilion Jade now did not dare approach their master casually.
Regarding such changes, Zhou Ming had no intention of making any adjustments.
He could be soft-hearted, but if someone discovered his serpent pupils, would they be soft-hearted enough to spare him?
If the fact that he could condense thousands of Spiritual Seeds was exposed, would the laboratories hidden in dark corners let him off?
Zhou Ming did not want to know the answers. He only knew that he could not allow himself to become fish on the chopping board.