I Just Want To Retire Quietly

Chapter 29: Consciousness (V)

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The Black Death is a highly contagious disease spread by plague bacteria through rat fleas. It is composed of capsule fi antigen, toxicity v/w antigen, rat toxin, endotoxin, and bactericide. After invading the skin, it relies on capsule and v/m antigen phagocytic cells to phagocytize and reproduce. Both of these are essentially proteins and can be broken down into the most basic unit amino acids. As long as they are broken down into harmless amino acids, plague bacteria lose their phagocytic ability and thus lose their activity.

As long as they don't continue to reproduce, Tan Yan and Qin Li will definitely be able to recover given their physical conditions.

But it should be noted that there are different types of proteins in the human body, and they cannot be destroyed together with the plague bacillus, otherwise it will hurt the body. In Tan Yan and others' bodies, countless plague bacilli have been bred. This number is quite large. Can all of them be identified and eliminated with just one idea

Liang Xian's heart was beating fast. He doubted whether his power could completely decompose the plague bacteria.

But there was no time. Looking at the blood from Tan Yan's nose dripping onto the raft, Liang Xian knew that he must succeed this time.

He calmed down, recalled the appearance and structure of the plague bacillus under the microscope, and gently placed his hand on Tan Yan.

In fact, according to Liang Xian's theory, as long as it can be observed, it doesn't matter whether there is physical contact or not. But Liang Xian thinks that this kind of contact can promote conscious observation. For example, when Ah San uses his strength, he also needs to put his hand into the water.

Liang Xian closed his eyes, imagining the structure of the human body, and imagining where the plague bacteria were multiplying and destroying Tan Yan's body at this moment. He wanted to find these bacteria and decompose them all, leaving not a single one behind!

For a moment, he felt as if he had become very small, as if he had entered Tan Yan's body, and "saw" the immune cells in Tan Yan's body fighting tenaciously against the plague bacillus. However, the plague bacillus had too strong a reproductive capacity, and Tan Yan had no effective memory T cells and no antibodies in his body.

Decompose, decompose, decompose completely! Liang Xian kept recalling the steps of protein decomposition. Under the strong trend of consciousness, Liang Xian really "saw" the plague bacteria being gradually and completely hydrolyzed into amino acids under his power.

One, two... ten thousand, twenty thousand... not enough, not enough, they must all be broken down, not a single one can be left.

When Liang Xian found himself thinking this, his consciousness was infinitely magnified, and he began to purposefully search for plague bacteria in Tan Yan's body, not leaving out any tiny part. As long as he "observed" the plague bacteria, he could immediately decompose it.

The speed of consciousness transmission is close to the speed of light. At a speed of 300,000 m/s, in almost an instant, Liang Xian's consciousness searched Tan Yan's body countless times.

All plague bacteria were broken down into amino acids at that moment and automatically absorbed and utilized by the body's system.

His consciousness was still uneasy, so he moved around Tan Yan's body a few more times, even examining the subcutaneous tissue. Only after he was sure that there was no more plague bacteria did he withdraw his consciousness.

As soon as his consciousness was withdrawn, Liang Xian felt a splitting headache. Fortunately, he had experienced this once before, so he endured the pain and forced himself to straighten out his chaotic consciousness, then fell on the raft with a pale face.

On the other side, Tan Yan felt relieved. His head was no longer dizzy, his body no longer had a fever, and the skin and mucous membrane bleeding symptoms caused by septicemic plague also disappeared. Although he was still a little weak, he was basically recovered.

Liang Xian's consciousness experienced a desperate struggle with countless plague bacteria in Tan Yan's body, but for Tan Yan it was just a moment. He only felt Liang Xian touch him, and his body recovered.

Tan Yan has possessed superpowers for so many years, and he always thought that they could only make people stronger, faster, and have more ways to protect themselves. However, he did not expect that superpowers could show so many possibilities when they were given to other people.

Consciousness is something that varies from person to person. Because each person's experience, knowledge, and interests are different, the power form they manifest is also different.

Liang Xian always said that they were a burden to him, but if he was alone, he probably wouldn't know how long he would have to drift on the sea. If he was lucky, he could hold on until he defeated the Black Death, but if he was unlucky, he would probably end up in the belly of some fish.

The huge chunks of Mosasaur's flesh continued to fall, and the waves were still turbulent, but these were no longer a problem for Tan Yan. He easily controlled the protective shield and tried to keep the raft stable so that the three of them could lie more comfortably.

Liang Xian's recovery ability was better than Tan Yan had imagined. He just lay down for a while before sitting up again and putting his hand on Qin Li.

After a while, Qin Li's breathing became smooth and his body temperature returned to normal. This kid's recovery ability was amazing. Tan Yan still felt weak, but after Liang Xian touched Qin Li for a few seconds, he opened his eyes energetically.

Qin Li was alert, but Liang Xian was completely paralyzed. When he fell down, he deliberately ran towards Tan Yan, betting that the kind-hearted Tan Yan would not ignore him.

Sure enough, Tan Yan gently supported Liang Xian's head with his hands, knelt down, and let him rest his head on his thighs.

Even when he had a headache, Liang Xian knew that he was enjoying the treatment of Tan Yan's lap. Even in his hazy consciousness, he knew that it was so pleasant that his nose was bubbling. He rubbed his face on Tan Yan's thigh with satisfaction.

Tan Yan couldn't help laughing. This action was still that of a child.

Ah San also felt better at this time and climbed up from the raft. Originally, Liang Xian, a healthy person, was together with three disabled people, but now the positions were reversed. The three were recovering, but Liang Xian was already half-disabled.

Although he couldn't move, Ah San "observed" everything that had just happened. He looked at the corpse of the Mosasaur floating on the sea and couldn't help but exclaimed: "My goodness, what is going on in this world? Even dinosaurs are alive?"

The extinct Black Death and the dinosaurs that disappeared more than 100 million years ago all appeared before our eyes. This world is probably not as simple as global warming and melting glaciers.

"Who knows." Liang Xian replied with his eyes closed. He was now unable to think, and the exhaustion was even greater than that time in the real world.

But the symptoms are much less severe than the previous time, mainly because my tolerance has increased after experiencing the feeling of distraction. In fact, the degree of discomfort is the same.

It is obviously difficult to find survivors in this world. Even if there are still living people, they can only survive in the plateau area, which is too far away from here.

They took a lot of photos and videos, and Ah San even ventured into the water to get a piece of Mosasaur meat back for testing. They didn't have much equipment with them, so they could only do a few simple tests.

"This is a dinosaur. We didn't watch the movie, but we really encountered a Mosasaur on the sea, and it survived. It's a pity that we can't bring these skins and flesh back." Asan said with regret.

"It would be great if we could drive an armored vehicle in." Qin Li also said. With just backpacks, they could carry too little.

Regarding the equipment issue, before the "hole" appeared, the research team also had a heated discussion on whether to let them take public transportation and bring as many supplies as possible, or just bring a backpack full of necessities. Generally speaking, of course, the more complete the equipment, the safer it is.

But if Minister Yu had not been riding a small electric bike that he could jump out of at any time when he entered the apocalypse, but had been driving an armored vehicle, he would have fallen into the lava with the vehicle. The world is different, and supplies are sometimes a protection, but sometimes a burden.

For example, this time, fortunately they did not drive in, otherwise they might have sunk to the bottom with the armored vehicle.

"The distance is too far, and it is not realistic to search for local survivors. We have collected water source and atmospheric information, taken a lot of photos and videos, and obtained some data on the Mosasaur. The exit is right in front of us, and we are sick and weak," Ah San analyzed, "It seems that there is no need to stay here now."

Qin Li opened his mouth and closed it again. Everyone gained something from this trip, except him who didn't even touch the edge of superpowers. But his current condition is really not suitable for staying here any longer. Although Liang Xian initially helped him decompose the plague bacteria in his body, no one can guarantee whether it has been completely eliminated. Even Tan Yan was infected, and Liang Xian was exhausted and couldn't help everyone eliminate it again. They looked relaxed, but in fact they were already at the end of their strength and needed to return to the real world as soon as possible to reorganize.

"Is the exit in the water or on the seabed?" asked Ah San.

"It should be the bottom of the sea," Tan Yan pointed underwater, "I feel the exit is about two kilometers away from us."

A distance of two thousand meters can be reached on foot on land and is not far at all. However, once this distance becomes deep water, it becomes quite terrifying.

"If a Mosasaur can appear here, I think it must be quite deep." Liang Xian forced a wry smile, "But at a depth of two thousand meters, the pressure is quite high. With thousands of tons of pressure on our bodies, can we dive in?"

"I have no problem," Ah San said, "The altitude here is about the same as that of City B, so the depth should be similar."

"You dived so deep before?" Qin Li asked in disbelief.

"I haven't calculated it myself, but I can feel that it's very deep. After all, I've been swimming for a long time." Ah San said, "But I don't seem to feel any pressure in the water. I feel just as comfortable as on land. It should be related to the fish-like changes in my body."

The problem now is that since Asan can dive to the bottom of the sea, Tan Yan should also be able to do so, but what should Qin Li and Liang Xian do

Tan Yan has always been a loner. When he is alone, he can go anywhere, but he is not sure if he can lead two people to dive so deep into the sea again.

"We have diving suits in our backpacks," Liang Xian said, "and oxygen shouldn't be a problem. I can convert the water around my mouth and nose into hydrogen and oxygen while diving. However, this special diving suit can only go a few hundred meters below the surface, no deeper."

It was impossible for him to turn all the water molecules into gas, Liang Xian couldn't do it even if he worked himself to death.

"I'll try. It should be OK for two people." Tan Yan said, "If we make the shield flatter, will the pressure be lower? You just talked about the pressure formula p=f/s a few days ago. The larger the surface area, the lower the pressure."

Ah San Qin Li: "…"

The formula is correct, but what happened to the pressure formula I just talked about a few days ago? I think it was learned in junior high school. And it was used incorrectly. Water pressure is not calculated in this way.

"No," Liang Xian explained with difficulty, "The internal pressure of the liquid has nothing to do with the area of force. Your shape can reduce the resistance of the water. Generally, deep-sea creatures rely on internal pressure to resist water pressure. We can try this aspect."

He was thinking about how to design the protective shield when Qin Li suddenly said, "I feel like..."

"Like what?" Liang Xian asked.

Qin Li said unsurely, "I think I can hold on. Although I can't breathe freely in the water like Assistant Coach Chai, as long as we are not hurt by the huge water pressure, we can sink automatically."

"You can try." Liang Xian thought about it and said, "You can dive down first according to your own ideas. I'll have Assistant Chai watch over you. If anything happens, you can bring him up at any time."

Qin Li put on his diving suit and jumped into the water with some trepidation. Most people would not sink immediately after jumping into the water due to the buoyancy, but Qin Li fell into the water like a stone and sank as soon as he entered the water.

Ah San followed closely, leaving Liang Xian and Tan Yan waiting on the raft.

About ten minutes later, Ah San came up with something in his hand. He poked his head out of the water with difficulty and said, "What kind of ability do you have? It's like a turtle shell."

Qin Li was surrounded by a dark shell made of unknown material. Just like Ah San said, he looked like a turtle. Liang Xian reached out and touched it. The shell felt very solid.

"This thing started to appear on his body when he was about 100 meters underwater," Ah San said, "and as the depth increased, the shell became thicker and thicker, and his sinking speed became faster and faster."

Tan Yan reached out and opened the shell, revealing Qin Li's face.

Qin Li gave everyone an innocent smile, as if nothing serious was wrong.

"I think I can carry one person." Qin Li thought about it and said, "I feel like this armor can get bigger, but it will be a bit crowded. I have to hold that person."

Liang Xian: “…”

He is the only one who needs to be taken here, why is he always the one being held in someone's arms, and why is he always held in Qin Li's arms? !

The author has something to say: I wasn’t in a very good mood today. I felt like I couldn’t concentrate. I couldn’t write at noon and the same was true at night.

I can only update these today. I will try my best to update Qing Nineteen tomorrow.

ps: I'm here to recommend a movie called "Out of the Blue", starring Li Youbin and Li Xuejian, which tells the story before the successful experiment of the first □□ in my country on October 16, 1964. Douban scored 8.7, which is a rare masterpiece, but unfortunately few people know it. After watching it, you will deeply feel that there is no such thing as a peaceful life, but someone is carrying the burden for you.