Chapter 15: Longevity Gene Type I

Meng Yi "illegally inherited" Umbrella and spent one day, the information expansion of the conference spent three days, and the Blackwatch troops cleaning up Raccoon City spent another two days.

The time given by the novice selection dungeon was only a short month, and now one-fifth has passed.

Just as Raccoon City turned into a sea of fire, Blackwatch drove tanks and armored vehicles to open the way, hundreds of armed helicopters were in the sky, and soldiers turned anger and grievances into artillery fire, venting them all on the zombie infected bodies, Meng Yi, who was in the underground Hive, was not idle either.

He packaged and sealed all the scientific research scholars in the underground Hive of Raccoon City, including Dr. Isaacs, and relevant scientific research memories into his "Memory Palace," and incidentally developed new viruses.

In the myriad worlds, power has times when it is exhausted, equipment has times when it is scrapped, only knowledge is eternal.

Now Meng Yi just swallowed most of the research results of the Umbrella Corporation in a gulp, and has not yet sorted, summarized, and integrated them into his own things.

But it

……

In the underground Hive of Raccoon City, inside a sterile laboratory, every single piece of equipment was worth millions of dollars.

Meng Yi, wearing nitrile gloves, a respirator, and a lab coat, was carefully using "Psionic" power to manipulate the petri dish at a microscopic level through the lens of a high-precision microscope.

"I have the development data for the 'Progenitor Virus,' and the 'C-Virus,' 'T-Virus,' 'G-Virus,' and 'T/G Synthetic Virus' are also quite complete. As for the 'T-Veronica Virus,' I only have a rough conceptual description. As for the 'Abyss Virus' and 'Uroboros Virus,' they are a complete blank."

"Alexia Ashford at the Antarctic research facility kept an ace up her sleeve; she didn't upload the 'T-Veronica Virus' to headquarters."

"Heh, this woman has a little cleverness, but not much."

Meng Yi multi-tasked, thinking while using "Psionic" power to interfere with the microscopic realm, accelerating the fusion speed between the "Progenitor Virus strain" and the "Ant Queen cells."

The "Memory Palace" has a very complete formula for synthesizing branch viruses.

The "T-Veronica Virus" is made from the "Progenitor Virus" + "Ancient Queen Ant" + DNA from certain plants.

The material library in the underground Hive of Raccoon City is well-stocked with a comprehensive range of samples, but the term "Ancient Queen Ant" is a bit vague.

Although it is unclear exactly what materials Alexia Ashford used.

But as long as you know the general external manifestations, some things don't need to be done by the book.

"The 'Ancient Queen Ant' has a flashy name, but in reality, its DNA map isn't much different from that of a 'Fire Ant Queen'."

In *Resident Evil: Code Veronica*, Alexia Ashford's blood would spontaneously combust upon contact with air, allowing for flame attacks.

Coincidentally, a few days ago, Firefly also used flame attacks when confronting the "B. O. W.," which looked about the same in the material world as Alexia's genuine "T-Veronica Virus."

As for the azure cracks caused by Firefly's "Entropy Loss Syndrome," that can be glossed over with shallow fusion, deep fusion, and perfect fusion.

Yes, that's right, Meng Yi is currently developing the "T-Veronica Virus" to round out the massive lie he told.

Put yourself in their shoes and judge others by yourself.

Meng Yi does not believe that those 'old vampires' would dare to venture into danger themselves at the first opportunity.

They send the younger generation of their families to take risks while they watch the whole process through the network, only willing to step out from behind the scenes once everything is foolproof.

Therefore, the 'flame attack' used to round out the lie must exist, and the "Mind Seal" applied to those 'young vampires' must also exist.

……

A few hours later, using "Psionic" microscopic interference to 'force the issue,' he forcibly kneaded the "Progenitor Virus strain" and the "Fire Ant Queen" genes together.

But as soon as the "Psionic" power dissipated, the fragile balance would be instantly destroyed.

"The 'T-Veronica Virus' will manifest external characteristics like 'blooming' or 'vines' if it goes out of control; there are many categories to choose from."

Meng Yi frowned slightly, then relaxed.

"What I need is controllability and replicability, not momentary 'power'."

"Those 'old vampires' crave longevity; since the 'Modified Veronica Virus' acts as a 'balancer,' let's choose a long-lived plant."

Ginkgo trees, spruce trees, locust trees, etc., are all types of long-lived trees.

Theoretically, "Turritopsis dohrnii" could also be chosen, but unfortunately, the stability of animal categories is far inferior to that of plant categories.

"Plant categories that resist high-temperature flames, heat-resistant, sun-resistant—geraniums? Lotus flowers? Bougainvillea? Jasmine? Rain lilies? Peony hanging baskets? Sunflowers?"

Meng Yi could only choose from the materials on hand.

He added ginkgo to the dual-gene hybrid strain, then added heat-resistant flowers.

Failure—

Boom!

Failure—

……

Experiment after experiment, failure after failure.

Meng Yi's mindset was very calm about this; how can one conduct scientific research without experiencing failure?

If it were easy to succeed, that wouldn't be research—that would be cheating!

Four days had passed since the grand meeting, and the 'grunts' of the Blackwatch troops were still clearing the surface of Raccoon City; Meng Yi's "Modified Veronica Virus" was completed.

After repeated verification.

The composite virus made from "Progenitor Virus" + "Spruce Tree Gene" + "Fire Ant Queen Gene" + "Sunflower Gene" had the highest stability.

A clone of Albert Wesker was anesthetized and sent into Meng Yi's laboratory.

The genes of the super-popular villain 'Uncle Wes' were different from ordinary people, and he would be able to fuse with the more complex "Uroboros Virus" in the future; presumably, acting as a test subject wouldn't be a problem, and if he failed, it would just be death.

Wesker's clone was placed on the cold examination table.

Meng Yi's eyes were calm, as if he were staring at a pile of flesh polymers.

The syringe pierced the test subject's vein, and the red and green virus solution was injected.

C+ rank "Psionic" power fired at full capacity, instantly permeating the test subject's entire body, assisting, monitoring, and recording the fusion of the virus strain with the test subject's genes.

"Director Bai, can it succeed?"

Dr. Isaacs, who was assisting on the side, said with some concern.

Meng Yi glanced at the original Wesker guarding the door and said in a flat tone: "It had better succeed, otherwise, it won't just be a clone lying on the examination table later."

Hearing this, Dr. Isaacs also looked at Wesker at the door.

The super-popular villain 'Uncle Wes'—no, the weak, pitiful, and helpless 'Little Wes.'

'Little Wes' couldn't stand the gaze of the two scientists who seemed to want to dissect him, and he instinctively shuddered.

"Director Bai, you haven't closed your eyes for four days and four nights. Why don't you go get some rest, and I'll keep an eye on things here?"

Dr. Isaacs recalled Wesker's previous flattery and suggested as a way to smooth things over.

"You? Forget it, I don't trust you."

Meng Yi replied indifferently, then closed his mouth and said no more.

The remaining energy of this weak body was all used to support the "Psionic" interference in the microscopic realm; how could he have the heart to chat with a grown man?

……

22 hours later, the Blackwatch troops completed their mission on time, and the dawn of success illuminated the underground Hive laboratory.

Having perfectly fused the new virus, Meng Yi ordered the Wesker replica to demonstrate its new abilities.

The test subject sliced open its finger, and the overflowing blood automatically ignited; plant-like vein patterns appeared on the wrist wreathed in flames, significantly increasing resistance to fire.

The flame-emission ability was successfully replicated!

The test subject, who looked to be in his early thirties, also became like someone in his twenties.

In the microscopic realm under the high-precision microscope, the 'telomeres' at the ends of the test subject's eukaryotic linear chromosomes had lengthened significantly, and the theoretical maximum lifespan was estimated to have increased to 200 years.

The 'longevity' pie in the sky was successfully drawn!

"My God! Is this a miracle?!"

"Dr. Bai, I have never admired anyone in my life, but your talent has convinced me completely!"

Dr. Isaacs praised him sincerely, marveling as he examined Wesker's clone, his eyes showing a level of enthusiasm that surpassed looking at a popular Hollywood female star.

Having not slept for five days and five nights and having manipulated "Psionic" power for a long time, Meng Yi was extremely exhausted.

"Red Queen, pause the recording, seal the relevant experimental data, and remember to edit the video files well."

A holographic projection condensed, and the red-clad girl bowed, "Yes."

Meng Yi let out a long breath and waved his hand to refuse the support of the original Wesker, the Wesker test subject, and Dr. Isaacs.

"I'm going to sleep first. Remember to wake me up when our 'guests' come to visit."

The AI Red Queen nodded slightly and said obediently: "Yes! The Director's itinerary has been updated."

"Dr. Bai, what should the 'new work' be named?"

Dr. Isaacs reluctantly moved his gaze away from the sample on the examination table and asked Meng Yi loudly.

"Naming?"

Meng Yi resisted his muddled state, thought for a moment, and said: "Virus doesn't sound good; let's call it 'Longevity Gene Type I'."

【Prompt: Mastered Umbrella Corporation knowledge, passive skills Chemistry, Medicine, and Biology have been upgraded. Current level: Proficient -> Specialized.】

【Prompt: Developed a new type of virus, "Longevity Gene Type I."】

【Name: Longevity Gene Type I

Creator: Bai Mo (Meng Yi)

Rating: F+ rank body enhancement agent

(Original overall rating: E- rank viral agent)

Effects: 1. Weak fire resistance; 2. Spontaneous combustion of blood; 3. Extended lifespan (theoretical maximum lifespan 200 years); 4. Enhanced self-healing; 5. F+ body strength (human limit); 6. None (viral transmission ability has been deleted by the creator); 7. None (the Queen-level dominance over virus-infected entities has been deleted by the creator).】

【Prompt: Slightly altered the world landscape, obtained: E-rank rating, 1 + 2000 Paradise Coins.】

【Prompt: Even when not in a selection dungeon, Player Bai Mo can consume Paradise Coins to purchase materials from "Evolution Paradise" for production.】

'Sure enough, knowledge has no right or wrong; it is righteous when used righteously, and evil when used evilly.'

Meng Yi chuckled to himself; he needed a good sleep.

The fully-formed "Longevity Gene Type I" had an overall rating of E-, but Meng Yi was clearly not satisfied with this level.

"Type II," "Type III," "Type IV"... this was just the beginning.

As long as you broaden your horizons, the selection dungeon is a 'great treasure trove.'