Chapter 274: Submitting the Virus Vaccine

"Didn't you say three people? Who is the other person?" Parson asked after calming down.

"There is also one named Li Yu... an honorary Baron... oh... and a Golden Cross Medal recipient... he's the one who identified the origin of the Xinhuo Virus..." The assistant quickly found Li Yu's information and said with slight surprise.

"None of them are simple figures... they..." Parson hesitated slightly; these three people definitely had to be received.

"Take them to the Laboratory and quickly send them away."

"Send them away?" The assistant was slightly puzzled: "They have such big backgrounds, maybe they really have a solution."

"Idiot!" Parson finally cursed, reprimanding: "Do you think the Xinhuo Virus is an ordinary virus? Can just anyone research it?"

"But... maybe." Although the assistant was scolded, he didn't care too much; he was long used to it.

"If maybe..." Parson paused: "Then the trouble is even greater..."

He clearly knew what it meant that Majesty Digor issued the Bounty in the morning, and someone came to claim it in the afternoon, moreover, descendants of Return Star's High Echelon.

The assistant finally reacted and hurried to receive them.

.........

Buzz––The Alloy Hatch opened, and Li Yu's trio stepped into this Laboratory. The strong smell of disinfectant wafted over. There was a considerable number of Staff Members here.

Hearing the commotion, most Researchers looked up at the three who entered the Laboratory with strange expressions.

In the center of the Laboratory was a huge transparent Observation Room, divided into several observation cabins. Inside each cabin were creatures with hideous and terrifying appearances.

Some were covered in tentacles, while others had long lost their human shape, emitting "hiss-hoarse" sounds, their eyes cloudy white, bodies twisted, and joints violating natural laws.

Zombies have evolved like this? Li Yu was somewhat curious, went to the Observation Room, and looked at the Zombies before him.

"Eh... why aren't they reacting?" A Staff Member noticed and asked in confusion.

"These are the Xinhuo Virus infected..." Max also leaned in, sighing slightly: "Can you imagine the entire planet's population turning into this?"

Bang!

The Zombie in the Observation Room pressed against the ventilation hole and slammed fiercely against the highly strengthened glass, making a dull sound.

Li Yu's heart skipped a beat. The Staff Member who was just about to get up sat back down, muttering: "I thought they evolved again..."

Li Yu remained silent and took a few steps back. He had been injected with the T-Virus Enhancement Potion, so these Zombies would view him as one of their own.

This was the reason why the Zombies didn't react to him just now.

Fortunately, Max walked over, and that Researcher didn't investigate further.

"The three of you aren't here to observe the infected, right." Parson walked over. He was the person in charge here, and this Laboratory was specially established to handle the Bounty issued by Digor.

"That's right... we're here to claim the Bounty." Max said somewhat proudly.

"Pfft!" A Researcher nearby let out a snicker. When everyone looked over, he had already restrained his smile: "Sorry... thought of something funny."

Because in just half a day, seven Laboratories had come to claim the reward, and some even used pure disinfectant to try their luck.

Max's pride froze on his face. Fortunately, Parson knew their Identity and handled things officially: "Please take out your antidote or whatever it is."

"We will conduct Verification."

Max and Edwin looked at Li Yu. They couldn't help but feel a bit nervous. Although Li Yu always acted confident, it hadn't been verified after all.

Li Yu shrugged and took out a test tube containing a green reagent that didn't look anything special.

【Virus Vaccine: Cures infections originating from Bio-Viruses (Note: includes all modifications based on Bio-Viruses as a Blueprint)】

He uncorked the test tube, dripped it into a glass petri dish, and handed it to Parson.

Parson was somewhat surprised. This guy seemed very confident. He took the petri dish and asked: "How is it used?"

"I don't know either..." Li Yu shook his head honestly: "Injection, or aerosol inhalation should both work."

Hearing this, Parson's trust vanished. Not even knowing the usage method, these two Second-Generation Elites couldn't have been conned, right?

However, he didn't show it and followed the procedure: "We will perform liquid processing on this drop of liquid and conduct experiments, but with only one drop, I'm afraid there aren't enough for experimental controls."

"Mixing this thing in water is also fine..." Li Yu replied.

"What is the minimum effective ratio?" Parson asked.

"The ratio doesn't matter, as long as it's contained in the water." Li Yu thought for a moment and answered.

The main principle of this thing was the System's conceptualization ability, the ratio didn't matter.

Parson's frown deepened. Water solubility ratio doesn't matter? He became even more certain of his guess: these people must have been conned.

Edwin frowned slightly, and Max couldn't help but hesitate. Even he knew that concentration was an extremely crucial metric for any Potion.

Li Yu couldn't have been conned too, right?

The Researchers around were all whispering, their eyes holding strange meanings, but they all forcefully suppressed their voices.

"First, dissolve it at a 1:1000 ratio and conduct various mimicry experiments." Parson still followed the procedure. Although he already felt extreme distrust in his heart, he didn't directly send them away.

Everyone knew how difficult Second-Generation Elites could be. If he didn't let them see the failure with their own eyes, who knows what Unexpected Trouble they would cause.

The Researchers immediately followed orders, and various Instruments and equipment began to operate.

"Your Excellency Parson?" Li Yu seemed to think of something and asked: "Do you know where the large Laboratory offered as the Bounty reward is located?"

Parson was somewhat Speechless. Things haven't even taken shape yet, and you're already asking about the reward? Are you overly confident or...

"I don't know..." Parson's tone was lukewarm, his hands not stopping their movements.

"Aerosol experiment preparation complete, close the air holes, prepare for injection!" Following Parson's command.

Inside one of the observation cabins in the Observation Room, aerosolized water vapor slowly spread.

As soon as the hideous Zombie came into contact with the vapor, it couldn't help but tremble, then collapsed to the ground, losing vitality at an extremely fast speed.

Parson's expression changed slightly, and the other Researchers also seemed somewhat surprised, not expecting it to actually be effective.

"It works, it works!" Max said excitedly.

"What we need is a method to thoroughly resolve the Xinhuo Virus, not a method to kill them." Parson reminded.

There were many ways to kill Zombies, but Return Star didn't need that.

"Your Excellency Parson!" Before Li Yu could speak, a Researcher abruptly stood up, his expression incomparably agitated, pointing at the screen, speechless.

"Virus... Virus..."

Parson seemed to realize something and hurriedly walked to the Researcher's screen, then... his pupils shrank, and he murmured: "The Test Subject no longer shows any signs of the virus..."

"How is this possible!?"

Parson suddenly looked up and shouted: "Continue the experiments... conduct comprehensive environmental mimicry experiments!"

He seemed to have forgotten the existence of the three people, moving around the Laboratory. Those Researchers also put away their contempt and carefully identified the data.

Precisely because there was hope, they couldn't afford any mistakes.

"Is that old man crazy?" Max said softly, looking at Parson whose pupils were full of bloodshot lines.

Edwin took a deep look at Li Yu. Judging from Parson's reaction, that reagent probably really could resolve the Xinhuo Virus.

Two hours later, after various experiments, Parson stood in front of the Observation Room. In the Observation Room behind him, all the Zombies were lying on the ground, having lost their vitality.

All the Researchers looked at Parson expectantly. Parson took a deep breath and slowly said: "After initial experiments, the unnamed reagent has an extremely precise targeting effect on the Xinhuo Virus and can solve the Xinhuo Virus problem."

"Great!"

"Haha!"

"Fantastic!"

"..."

All the Researchers cheered and hugged each other, which was enough to prove the excitement in their hearts.

"Cough, cough!" At this moment, a cough came from the corner. Although the sound wasn't loud, it clearly fell into everyone's ears, making the noise gradually calm down.

The Golden Lightning in Li Yu's mouth gradually dissipated, and Max's muttering sounded:

"Why are these people as excited as if they researched it themselves."

Only then did the many Researchers suddenly remember that this reagent didn't seem to be researched by them; they were merely acting as verifiers.

Two Researchers hugging each other awkwardly let go, and many Researchers were somewhat at a loss for what to do.

Parson also reacted, and a tremor surged in his heart because these three people had really come up with a solution.

Half a day after Digor announced the Bounty, they had come up with a solution. If one said this was a coincidence, no one would believe it.

"I will... report this matter. You should prepare yourselves." Parson said with a complex expression.

"As soon as possible." Li Yu saw Parson's complex emotions, but he wasn't worried.

Matters concerning the Xinhuo Virus were highly valued. Parson's research report got greenlit all the way. In less than half an hour, it was directly placed on the desks of the Research Institute's top administrators.

"Is this... good news, or bad news?"

A white-haired old man hesitated, and what responded to him was silence.

"Send it to Majesty Digor and the Deliberative Council. Our responsibility is only to verify authenticity; the rest... we don't care."

Someone finalized the decision, and this information was quickly sent to where it should go.

Therefore... an emergency meeting involving Gui Xing High Command was convened again...

Aisel was very busy recently. Various attacks from all directions of Return Star converged on him, requiring him to centrally deploy personnel to handle them.

He was incredibly busy, but an emergency meeting suddenly happened today, giving him a headache.

Sitting in the chair, he activated the holographic projection and accessed his Authority. The surrounding environment gradually changed, turning into the Deliberative Council hall.

Only... as he appeared, strange gazes containing complex emotions were cast from all directions.

Aisel keenly sensed something was wrong. Vimala's face was ashen, and Klein still kept her head down, standing behind her.

"General Aethel, you hide your depths very well." Someone spoke in a lukewarm tone.

Aisel cast his gaze over; it was the new Archon of the Vittel Galaxy, seemingly Titus's person.

Normally, such a figure wouldn't dare speak to him in this manner.

Aisel didn't snap back. He opened the virtual documents on the desktop. With just a glance, he knew exactly what had happened.

A solution to the Xinhuo Virus had been found, and the providers were impressively Max, Li Yu, and Edwin.

This little Bastard, actually didn't inform me in advance?

Aisel cursed inwardly. Although whenever they went to claim the Bounty, once this matter was exposed, he would inevitably be widely discussed.

But he should at least put on an act for a few days; it shouldn't look so ugly.

Wait... today seemed to be the day Digor summoned Li Yu. Aisel seemed to understand something.

"Liao Zan, contributing to Return Star is only natural." Aisel responded indifferently.

"General Aethel is playing dumb while knowing the truth..." Another head of an actual power department said ambiguously.

"What does Duke Kaso mean? Might as well say it directly. I... and Prince Connor, will listen carefully." Aisel turned his head.

On the other side, Prince Connor's projection gradually appeared. He was also somewhat bewildered until he finished reading the virtual materials; various emotions flashed by and finally settled into blandness.

"You two, aren't you going to explain this matter?" Another High Echelon member couldn't help but say.

Prince Connor turned to look at him: "The Research Institute has already provided specific information, can't you read it yourself?"

"You should understand what we mean?"

"Max, Edwin, and that Li Yu, this is stealing Return Star's interests!"

Those who didn't belong to Aisel and Prince Connor's factions spoke in unison. This behavior was truly too detestable... too enviable.

"The Bounty should be cancelled!" Queen Vimala opened her eyes and said coldly.

Her words plunged the entire Deliberative Council hall into silence. Everyone remembered... the person who proposed this matter was Klein.

And Li Yu was Klein's person.

And behind Klein was precisely Vimala. Many people thought Vimala was the ultimate mastermind behind this matter.

Only because of Vimala's special Status, they had automatically ignored her just now, finding it difficult to attack her head-on.

They didn't expect Vimala would actually take the initiative to speak and cancel the Bounty.

Vimala looked at the suddenly bewildered crowd. Only a very few people could see through a bit: this matter was fundamentally damaging Return Star's interests.

As Return Star's Queen, to do things that damaged Return Star's interests, this would be a huge hidden danger.

Klein was her daughter, and everything she did would be labeled with Vimala's tag; the Merit was hers, but she also had to share the blame.

And if Li Yu voluntarily handed it over, it would be a huge Merit, but there wouldn't necessarily be such a large reward.

Through this method, although there was a huge reward, the Merit was lost, making Vimala inexplicably shoulder the blame.

Aisel wasn't surprised at all. The reason Digor agreed to the Bounty was because this matter was already labeled with Vimala's tag.

(End of this chapter)