Chapter 257: The Crazy Experiment

At this moment, Xiang Tianhe hesitated and said:

"Boss, after this experiment, our chimpanzee material might not be enough."

"Hmm? How many are left?"

"Twelve. Each type of serum requires at least three test subjects; this time we need at least nine."

"After this experiment is finished, we will have at most three test subjects left. Director Hao told me that the consumption has been too high lately, and they might not be able to provide many more in the future."

Although the vast majority of the chimpanzees they used for experiments did not die, and most even lived very well and were quite healthy.

But after all, they had been injected with various serums before, so their resistance and adaptability might be stronger; in order not to affect the experimental results, they certainly could not use those chimpanzees that had been injected with serums.

Instead, they should use native chimpanzees that had not been injected with any special serums.

However, the number of chimpanzees was not large to begin with, and it was impossible to use them all for experiments; they should ensure a basic native ecology, and at most, only a small portion could be selected for experiments.

Furthermore, this small portion had to supply many large Biology Laboratories across the country.

Therefore, it was very difficult for an ordinary Laboratory to apply for even a single chimpanzee.

And Su Xin's Laboratory had already used more than three hundred in the past two years; at this rate of consumption, Hao Zude and his team could barely keep up with the supply.

Su Xin pondered for a moment and said, "You arrange the experiment first, I will think of another way."

After leaving the Laboratory, Su Xin walked into his office and called Hao Zude to inquire about the situation regarding the chimpanzees.

Hao Zude said with some difficulty:

"The number of existing chimpanzees is indeed not very large; according to regulations, at most four hundred or so can be used for experiments each year."

"This is stipulated based on our country's existing number of chimpanzees, their lifespan, and other aspects."

"This quantity is used to supply all the large Biology Laboratories in the country. After many rounds of coordination, we have already arranged a lot for you; it is really not convenient to continue increasing the number."

Su Xin thought for a moment and asked:

"It seems it takes about eight years for a chimpanzee to reach adulthood, so what if we use gene cloning technology to cultivate them? About how long would it take to reach adulthood?"

"It's about the same, just a bit faster in the embryonic stage. Unless you keep using culture medium to accelerate growth—some scientists have tried it—it takes about six years or more, only about a year faster in total."

"Is there a better culture medium formula? I'll try to see if I can improve it to quickly cultivate some chimpanzees for experiments."

"Yes, I will look for the relevant technical data later and send it to you via phone."

The two finished their conversation quickly.

Hao Zude sent a document.

Su Xin found the culture medium formula currently used by the Laboratory, compared it with the formula Hao Zude sent, and began to think about an optimization plan.

After the culture medium was optimized, it could not only accelerate the growth of cloned organisms like chimpanzees but also accelerate the growth of the Oxygen Storage Organ in white mice.

It might have great utility in the future.

……

Snowdon Biological Laboratory.

A white middle-aged man, naked from the waist up and wearing only shorts, lay on the operating table in a spread-eagle position; his limbs and neck were fixed by flat metal rings, completely restraining his body.

"Serum EK063, inject into test subject number twelve!"

To the side, a man in a white protective suit held a folder, speaking while writing something on a form.

"No! No! Please, let me go!"

"I don't want to be injected!"

"I don't want to become a monster!"

The middle-aged man on the operating table shouted in terror, but another staff member in a protective suit ignored his cries entirely and walked to his side with a syringe.

"No! Don't!"

"You devils! Let me go!"

"I will sue you! I will kill you! No! Please!"

The white man's eyes were both frantic and desperate; he shouted incoherently and struggled wildly, his limbs and neck twisting frantically in an attempt to break free from the metal rings restraining him.

But it was to no avail.

Finally, the staff member, with a cold expression, decisively plunged the syringe into his arm and slowly pushed a light green serum into him.

"No!"

The white middle-aged man's face was full of despair, and tears flowed from the corners of his eyes involuntarily.

He knew he was finished.

As far as he knew, there were at least twenty unlucky souls who had been captured and brought to this Laboratory just like him.

They were initially locked together in a cage similar to a prison; starting the day before yesterday, people were taken away one after another and never returned.

Although they knew almost nothing about this mysterious Laboratory, anyone with eyes could see that this Laboratory was definitely not a kind place.

The people who went missing likely did not meet a good end.

Especially since he had been dragged out of the cage today, fixed to the operating table, and injected with this unknown serum, it reminded him of various miserable scenes from science fiction movies.

Without a doubt.

He had become material for human experimentation.

In despair.

The white middle-aged man felt a wave of heat spread from his arm into his body, quickly permeating his entire frame and making his whole body itch and tingle.

Then came a tearing, excruciating pain.

"Ah!!"

The white middle-aged man let out a heaven-shaking roar.

He clenched his fists, his legs and neck stretched straight, his body's strength venting wildly; his entire body was like a fully drawn bow.

Veins bulged on his skin, dense and thick like a blue-black net covering his body.

Immediately.

A faint green color emerged on his skin.

Patches of green scales gradually revealed their outlines on every exposed part of his body.

His fingernails also grew quietly.

His physique also underwent subtle changes.

Beside the laboratory bench, two staff members held clipboards, recording the experimental subject's transformation process in detail on forms.

13:12:00, Experimental Subject No. 12 injected with Agent EK063.

13:13:12, traces of green scales began to emerge on the surface of Experimental Subject No. 12.

13:15:25, traces of green scales on the surface of Experimental Subject No. 12 were quite obvious.

……

13:30:30, the green scales on the surface of Experimental Subject No. 12 turned completely solid green; the toughness of the green scales was preliminarily estimated to exceed cowhide.

……

13:38:20, Experimental Subject No. 12 showed discomfort, the body became gaunt, the skin became pale, there were symptoms of dehydration and malnutrition, the green scales on the surface began to loosen; nutrient solution had been administered, glucose had been injected, but there were no signs of relief.

……

13:42:36, Experimental Subject No. 12 stopped breathing, death officially confirmed.

After putting down the clipboard, one of the researchers walked calmly to the side of the deceased experimental subject, removed several pieces of flesh tissue from the body, and easily tore off several pieces of nearly detached, grayish-green scale armor.

Then, they began to analyze various data.

In different areas of the Laboratory, other researchers were also conducting similar experiments.

Chief Researcher Professor Gailun shuttled between the various Experimental Areas, watching the process or data of every experiment, his expression gloomy.

Over these past days, relying solely on technical theory and previous experimental data, they had prepared more than a dozen theoretical experimental plans, wanting to develop a strengthened version of the alien gene modifier.

Or what could be called the Complete Modifier.

Previously, although they had developed what could be considered a successful modifier, it was actually just a weakened version of humans combined with alien genes.

It needed to possess the physical strength of an alien, the survival capabilities of an alien, and also try not to alter the human appearance.

Combining these three points, constantly compromising, and constantly adjusting the plans, they finally arrived at the green-scaled modifier that people saw.

But the result.

The green-scaled modifier's comprehensive quality was on par with Su Xin's enhancer, its appearance had turned into a monster, and it had no advantages over the enhancer in any aspect, making it completely unacceptable to the world.

Therefore, after consulting with the boss, he reached a consensus—

Simply abandon concerns about appearance.

Further strengthen physical fitness and survival capabilities; at least in this regard, it could far exceed the enhancer.

Balance often implies mediocrity.

Then, they could only specialize in one area; such a Complete Modifier would at least have a great advantage in practical application.

If it's ugly, be ugly to the end.

If it's strong, be strong to the limit.

Perhaps it could gain market recognition.

However, although the Complete version and the weakened version could be considered to share the same lineage, it was by no means something that could be completed by simply adjusting the ratio of the agent's ingredients.

Instead, it required a series of adjustments, adding new ingredients to ensure the stability of the human body, plus various experiments to verify it.

The result was as he had expected.

In just five days, dozens of human experiments were all declared failures.

More than thirty Experimental Materials had died.

There were also more than a dozen experimental subjects who had luckily survived, but they had all become monsters, and crippled monsters at that; they were temporarily discarded in nutrient tanks, prepared to be disposed of after observing them for a few more days.

"Anyway, so many people have already died in the experiments, a dozen or so failures won't make a difference."

Professor Gailun thought to himself.

He had originally thought that he would not be able to endure such frequent and inhumane human experiments, and that his heart would not be able to bear the moral condemnation.

However, in just a few days, over thirty experiments and the passing of over twenty lives had left him and the other researchers emotionally numb.

Of course, the reasons behind this might also include the various benefits promised to him by the boss, as well as the vague threats.

"In any case, let's keep working hard!"

Professor Gailun cheered himself up, patted a researcher on the shoulder, and casually offered encouragement.

"Tonight we will summarize and discuss new plans; according to the current progress, there is a great hope of developing the Complete version of the agent within three months!"

……

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