Chapter 178 Too much of a coincidence, a chill down my spine.
"Squeak..."
The three rainforest fairies, who had been hungry for almost half a month, lay weakly in a metal cage with its own isolation function.
Since being captured by the wizard army, they have never received any water or food, so they are so hungry.
If it weren't for the vitality of extraordinary creatures, they would have died of hunger or thirst long ago.
How can we still survive?
However, no matter how weak they were, when they saw Link, the three rainforest elves grinned and made squeaking sounds. It was unclear whether they were intimidating or fearful.
Link saw this performance and couldn't help but feel suspicious.
According to the data description, the fairy world is an extraordinary world with an upper limit of level five.
Goblins are a typical intelligent race with their own language, writing, culture and civilization.
No matter how hungry he is, no matter how bad his condition is, he should not behave so badly and like a beast.
Could it be that these three rainforest goblins are also infected with the disease and are developing in a distorted direction?
Thinking of this, Link immediately raised the monitoring and alert levels.
Once an abnormality is discovered, start the disinfection program immediately.
Originally, I wanted to dissect a normal Rainforest Goblin, compare it, and explore how the aberration retains and enhances the Rainforest Goblin's innate abilities.
Now we have to adjust our plans, and in addition to exploring the strengthening mechanism, we also need to explore some diseases and aberrations themselves.
After thinking carefully, Link made a decision.
He first detained the two rainforest goblins separately and isolated them.
One is eating normally, the other is still hungry, and the changes in both are fully recorded.
The third rainforest goblin was taken to the anatomy room by him and prepared for research.
Those who are not from my ethnic group must have a different mindset.
Link told himself this, and then used his "Occlumency" with all his strength to enter an extremely rational state.
In an instant, the twisted and struggling rainforest elf fixed on the dissecting table was no longer an intelligent being in Link's eyes, but merely an experimental material.
Extreme rationality is indifference.
A ball plugged the rainforest goblin's mouth, making it unable to make much sound.
Holding the scalpel in hand, Link ignored the fear, pleading and other complex emotions in the eyes of the rainforest goblin and stabbed it steadily.
The bloody, cruel, and inhumane dissection was high at first, then gradually lowered, until it began, advanced, and continued to advance in a whimpering sound that stopped.
Several cameras suspended around the dissection table recorded the dissection process without missing a beat.
Including the whimpering and struggling of the rainforest goblin.
Even though he was wearing gloves, the palms of his hands were actually very clean, but it still gave the impression that Link's hands were covered in blood.
"Sure enough, it is already distorted."
When he dissected the liver-like organ of the rainforest goblin, Link discovered the first trace of mutation.
It's so slight that if you don't look carefully, you'll miss it.
Link has sharp eyes, extremely concentrated attention, and super memory, so he discovered it immediately.
An ordinary person would probably have to use a device to enlarge the image and compare it carefully to avoid missing it.
There is a certain connection between the liver and the eyes.
Link paused the dissection of other organs, changed his knife, and turned to study the eyes of the rainforest goblin.
I want to see if I can tell whether a goblin is infected with the disease based on his appearance.
Rather than having to wait for the disease to develop, the deformation to begin, or detailed anatomy to be performed, we can distinguish it.
After some in-depth research and comparison, Link discovered a detail.
The eyes of the deformed person seem to be no different from the eyes of the rainforest goblin in the initial stage of deformation.
However, there were obvious changes in his optic nerve, and the nerve fibers became more developed.
There has been considerable improvement in the speed and efficiency of visual signal transmission.
The nerve fibers of the optic nerve of the rainforest goblin in the initial stage of distortion have actually changed.
It's just that the degree of change is very small and can be ignored.
Link highlighted this point and continued to look into the eyes of the two.
The pupils of the aberrations have three obvious points in a spiral shape, similar to the shape of the Sharingan.
As for the pupils of the rainforest goblin in the initial stage of distortion, if you look carefully, you can find three very small dots.
Perhaps, one can tell whether rainforest goblins, or even goblins of all ethnic groups, are infected with the disease through their pupils.
What?
There are other methods that are more feasible and more accurate.
Such as biochemical testing.
Of course Link knows and will explore in this direction.
It's still being dissected right now, and it's not at that stage yet.
After the eye dissection was completed, Link changed the knife, turned back, and continued to dissect the internal organs.
As the progress of the anatomy continued, more and more traces of mutations were discovered.
Moreover, the traces of these changes are gradually deepening.
Death also does not seem to affect the development of aberrations.
No, there is an impact!
Death only does not hinder the development of distortion, but even vaguely accelerates the process of distortion.
Upon discovering this, Link immediately increased the restraint strength and raised the security level of the dissecting room.
Respond to mutations that are extremely unlikely but must be guarded against.
Inside the "Seed", Flandre, who was building various laboratories according to Link's needs, was ordered to be ready to activate the "Kailan Armor" at any time.
This is one of the hundreds of millions of upgrades from "Charms Talent" to "Witchcraft Specialization".
Flandre can inspire Link's natal witchcraft with Link's permission!
As a "spirit", Flandre doesn't need to eat, drink or sleep.
Able to maintain a high alert state year-round.
Therefore, no matter how much Link sleeps soundly or how much he concentrates on research, he does not need to worry too much about being attacked by others and unable to respond in time.
Flandre will activate the "Kailan Armor" for him, and at the same time quickly awaken Link through the special connection between the two.
Without any worries, Link continued to advance the progress of the dissection.
We hope to complete the autopsy and obtain important evidence before the Rain Forest Goblin aberration ends.
Flandre simply stopped what she was doing, and after receiving permission, she began to observe the anatomy through Link's field of vision.
Slightly bloody scenes do not make Flandre feel scary or disgusting.
On the contrary, I watched it with relish.
In the knowledge that the master shared with her, he mentioned anatomy, research, and experiments many times.
Recently, they have been building various laboratories and making various experimental facilities and equipment. Flandre is very interested in these.
Is this anatomy?
Flandre held her chin in her hands, thinking blankly, and then watched intently.
Just like that, a long time passed.
Suddenly, Flandre let out a cry of surprise.
She had just discovered an unusual trace that she had seen somewhere.
After thinking carefully, she discovered that it was the information left over from the origin of the broken world that had evolved into "seeds". She quickly shouted: "Master, master, I have discovered something." With that, Flandre shared the information with Link
. The remaining information that destroys the origin of the world. After Link received this message, his right hand holding the scalpel hovered over the rainforest goblin's brainstem and remained motionless for a long time.
Even though he was wearing a mask and goggles, his face seemed to become very solemn.
The brainstem of the deformed rainforest goblin actually showed abnormal changes that were highly similar to certain traits of insect gods.
The insect god lies on the origin of the broken world and "sucks blood", deeply bound to the origin.
While it understands the origin, the origin also understands everything about it.
Including many parts of its body, abnormal traits gradually occurred during more than a thousand years of survival.
Link knows about the existence of bug gods.
In the secret realm of practice, I feel that my authority over the "seed" changes from use rights to ownership.
Link has received all the information about the "seed", including all the information about the origin of the broken world before evolution.
However, he had been busy studying and had no time to read it carefully, so Link gave this information to Flandre to sort out.
Therefore, Link did not discover this detail immediately.
After being reminded by Flandre, Link immediately became interested in this discovery.
"Could this be a coincidence?"
Link murmured to himself, feeling suspicious.
It's really too much of a coincidence, so coincidental that it seems to be a deliberate arrangement.
Temporarily suppressing his doubts about something, Link focused his attention on why this happened.
If there is any similarity between the insect gods and the aberrant rainforest goblins, it is that their life forms, sources of vitality, and uses of vitality have all undergone major and extremely critical changes.
After the possessed insect's natural life is exhausted, the insect god absorbs the source power of the world and transforms it into vitality, forcing it to continue its life.
The deformed rainforest goblin, Link guessed, was absorbing life potential to promote deformation.
The vitality after the distortion shows a pathological exuberance.
What the two have in common is that life forms have undergone tremendous changes.
Link called up the brainstem anatomy results of the aberrant corpse in his mind, and compared them with the rainforest goblins and insect gods in the aberration.
It was found that the abnormal changes in the brainstem of the aberration's corpse were larger than those of the aberration's rainforest goblin, and were closer to the characteristics of the insect god.
If there is one similarity, you may be able to find many similarities.
Link put down the scalpel and paused the dissection.
Instead, he took out the autopsy report of the aberration that he had written, and together with Flandre, compared the abnormal traces on the aberration's body with those of the insect god.
Sure enough, more and more similarities were found.
And these similarities have a characteristic, they are all located in the central nervous system!
Putting down the autopsy report, Link praised Flandre for her meritorious service again, and then continued to dissect the brain of the aberrant rainforest goblin.
More than an hour passed.
Dissection completed.
Link changed out of his protective clothing, took a shower in the bathroom of the locker room, put on dry underwear, and then put on the "Defender 3202" suit.
Use these trivial aspects of daily life to relieve the boredom of maintaining "Occlumency" for a long time.
Arriving at the living/working area, Link began to write an anatomy report on the aberration's rainforest goblin.
Likewise, every detail was taken care of, and no anatomical findings were missed.
However, Link did not mention a single word about the similarities and contrasts between the rainforest goblins, the corpses of the aberrants, and the insect gods in the aberrations.
These discoveries can only be kept as secrets in my heart for the time being.
Unless he reports to Wizard Paro himself in a confidential manner, Link will not tell anyone.
Including old man Murphy.
It's not that I can't trust Mr. Murphy.
But if a secret is told to a second person, it is not called a secret, but information.
Information will inevitably circulate.
More and more people will know.
Old man Murphy probably belonged to Cao Cao. As soon as Link thought of him, he arrived.
"Little guy, you've been so busy now, don't tire yourself out."
Old man Murphy yelled at Link who was writing an autopsy report.
After that, he commanded the smart puppet to send six corpses of goblin deformed people from different ethnic groups and six living goblin captives into the cold storage and isolation room.
After doing this, old man Murphy sat down next to Link and asked curiously:
"Why are the alert levels of the cold storage and isolation cells set so high? Caution is a good thing, but these goblins, whether dead or alive, We no longer have the ability to resist, so we shouldn't be so cautious."
Link stopped writing, looked up at old man Murphy, and said seriously: "The three rainforest goblins sent before have begun to deform. Moreover, death will accelerate the deformation. ! I'm worried about an accident."
"Hmm..."
Old man Murphy's face suddenly became serious, "Are you sure? The headquarters has repeatedly tested that all living bodies sent to the rear camp are in a normal state without distortion. Even distortions The corpses have also been treated in a targeted manner and will not cause infection."
Link said: "I don't know about the others, at least the three that were sent to us before have begun to become deformed."
Old man Murphy considered it for a while, Said: "This matter is extraordinary. We must provide strong evidence before we can report it to the superior. Otherwise..."
This sentence did not continue.
But Link already understood what old man Murphy meant.
The headquarters conducted tests and determined the problem before delivering it to several agencies in the rear camps.
Other institutions were fine, but the Pharmacy Department pointed out that something went wrong in your work and almost caused the goblin disease to be leaked, causing huge losses.
Based on the current reputation of the Pharmacy Department, if no solid evidence can be provided, it will cause a lot of trouble.
Even if you present strong evidence, you will still offend people.
Link was not prepared to get involved in this matter.
He is only responsible for research, when to report, how to report, and who to report to. This is the responsibility of old man Murphy, the director of the Pharmacy Department.
With this in mind, Link worked on his brain and temporarily produced a detailed comparison report.
List and compare the various traces of mutation on the deformed rainforest goblin with the traces of mutation on the corpse of the deformed person.
There are texts, pictures, videos, and some blood and tissue fluid test results.
The evidence is very detailed.
Publish the comparison report on the Intelligent Brain to the public Intelligent Brain for Old Man Murphy to read.
As a senior second-level wizard, no matter how much he claims not to like doing research, old man Murphy's knowledge reserve and academic quality will never be far behind.
A wizard who doesn't understand research is still a wizard?
Old man Murphy carefully read Link's improvised comparison report several times, and his face became more solemn the more he read it.
In particular, Link focused on the preservation and enhancement of the rainforest goblin's natural abilities by aberrations, and the slight speculation that changes in life forms are suspected to be related to the enhancement mechanism.
These two points were information that old man Murphy had not learned before.
Perhaps there are other people who are studying goblin diseases and aberrations who have discovered these two points, but old man Murphy has not seen their research reports.
"You study it first, and tell me if you need anything. It doesn't matter if the pharmacy department's business is not restarted for the time being. Just focus on this side first." Old man
Murphy quickly made a decision and decided to fully support Link's work.
Develop and refine potions?
Let’s talk about it later.
Anyway, those bitches in the frontline medical department are rushing to do it, so if it's a big deal, I'll leave it to them.
From now on, I won’t call you the Pharmacy Department, but the Biological Research Department!
Director of the Biological Research Department, this title is not bad either.
Um!
(End of chapter)