"Caught some iron nematodes?" Liu Chang still felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach when he mentioned the thing that once happened to him.
"Well, they are raised in an incubator. Recently, I observed their entire physiological cycle including egg laying and growth and development." Lao Zhang nodded, and then called a soldier to take Tian Tian away and give it to Liu Chang The guide said: "The key point is that after the last parasitism, I felt that this kind of insect is too powerful. Although I haven't done a detailed analysis of your physical strength, I still have an intuitive feeling. Your scales must be harder than ordinary steel. Quite a few, but I heard that the larvae of iron nematodes can drill out, so I wonder if this kind of thing can be made into a biological weapon."
"In terms of biological weapons, this kind of insects should not pose any threat to willow trees due to the problem of their growth environment. You mean..." Liu Chang thought of a possibility.
"Well, originally this super-mutated parasite was discovered in a closed freshwater lake. You were the one who discovered it. I wondered whether this kind of parasite could survive in seawater." Lao Zhang said while talking. Liu Chang was led to a cultivation laboratory. There was a lot of space here, and there were incubators and some water tanks everywhere.
Lao Zhang led Liu Chang to a transparent seawater tank that was not frozen. Liu Chang saw several disgusting things intertwined inside.
"Here, I put them in the warm sea water and constantly adjusted the temperature. From the water temperature of 30 degrees above zero until after freezing, they can survive except that they seem a little uncomfortable." The old man Zhang was a little surprised at the survival ability of these iron nematodes when he spoke, "I think if it wasn't for the fact that there are no other large water sources around the lake where they were born, and they themselves don't have any intelligence, I think the survival of this kind of worms would change the environment." , will definitely not be limited to such a small area.”
"you mean… "
"You want to put them in the ocean?" Liu Chang frowned, "Isn't that good?"
This kind of behavior is as unacceptable as if the people in the sea poisoned the atmosphere-not to mention immoral, and after being discovered by the people in the sea, there will be no possibility of negotiation between the two parties, and this is Disrespect for all creatures in the ocean and make too many enemies.
"Well, I don't have that plan for the time being, but it's always good to breed some strategic new varieties. It's like nuclear weapons. It's one thing to use them, but it's another thing to have them." Lao Zhang He understood the key point, so he shook his head and denied Liu Chang's guess.
"That's good." Liu Chang nodded, and looked at the worms inside - when they have no purpose and don't eat, this kind of worms look very docile, just floating in the water, except for wriggling their bodies from time to time. Besides, it looks harmless.
"In addition to cultivating mutated species, you can actually try to study the biological materials at the tip of the iron nematode's head and tail. They should be very strong and penetrating, and can be used for military production." Liu Chang suggested.
"Well, this is also a good idea." Old Zhang nodded.
Then the two fell silent for a while.
Because Liu Chang knew that Lao Zhang's purpose of bringing him here today was definitely not that simple - this was also the real reason why he felt a little nauseated when he heard the iron nematode.
The real purpose of Lao Zhang bringing him here is that he wants Liu Chang to be parasitized by iron nematodes again.
"Really, don't you want to contact the source of consciousness again?" After being silent for a long time, Lao Zhang still spoke.
"Well, I think, especially after being exposed to the mystery there, I want to see how these ignorant bugs manipulate such advanced things." Liu Chang nodded, then shook his head and said: "But now After all, I have important things to do, let's do this experiment after I finish exploring the seabed man's barracks this time."
"Well, well, no one can do this experiment except you." Lao Zhang nodded with a smile—what he wanted to say was that no one could do this experiment and still be alive except Liu Chang.
"when are you leaving?"
"Tomorrow will be tomorrow, when the time comes, you can issue me a letter of proof from the Jinan Military Region. I think the people in the sea will make it easier for me because of the face here." Liu Chang said.
"Okay, then I'll go right away." After Lao Zhang finished speaking, he turned and left.
In the remaining empty laboratory, Liu Chang walked to the water tank, opened the lid of the water tank, and caught a worm in his hand...
Leaving the laboratory, Liu Chang followed the guidance of the smell, and found the third wife who had met several times a few days ago—this poor woman has been living in the ward since the last bombing, and the end of the world. The middle-aged people are cold and warm, when Liu Chang went to find her, he didn't even have a companion by his side.
"Unexpectedly, you still remember me." The third lady saw Liu Chang coming, dragging her burned body and trying to sit up, looking very enthusiastic and happy.
"Well, of course I remember you. How are you? Are you feeling better?" As soon as Liu Chang entered, he quickly waved the third lady to lie down, looked at the deserted ward, and asked, "Why is there no nurse?"
"Well, there is no one to accompany you 24 hours a day. It is too extravagant even for a research institute to support a useless living person." Because of the burns, his voice was not as good as it used to be, and it was inconvenient to wash and wash, so his mouth inevitably had a sour smell.
But in the apocalypse, no one smells too good, so Liu Chang naturally doesn't care about it—just thinking that when he saw this woman for the first time, she was dressed neatly. After gaining power, she has fallen to the current situation, and she can't help but lament the cruelty of the world.
"Actually, Lao Zhang and the others are very kind to me." Seeming to see through Liu Chang's mind, the third lady said with a smile: "It's just that you have to be self-aware. I haven't done anything for the base now, so I can't drag you down and occupy so much space." There are more resources. Speaking of which, how is Tiger doing recently? I heard that he is on a mission. Are you injured? I haven’t seen Lao Zhang’s anxious expression for a long time. Isn’t this mission dangerous?”
"Well, it's very dangerous, but it's over. Tiger is in Beijing. It's okay now. I'll bring him to see you in a while."
Having met this old man hastily, Liu Chang explained a few more words when Lao Zhang handed him the letter of proof, and set off early the next morning with his backpack on his back.