Chapter 1893: Attraction

"I wonder if Mage Isthmus has already discovered the essence of bloodlines?"

What Xia Duo actually wanted to say was bloodline sequences, an existence similar to genes on Earth, but that was the terminology of Jilan Tower; he hadn't seen any similar discoveries in the Elf World yet!

In the prison, hearing the visitor mention the essence of bloodlines, Isthmus, who had originally been listless, had his interest piqued once again. Although he was very dissatisfied with the other party's attitude, in the face of truth and ideals, there was nothing he could not endure.

"Oh? Are you trying to say that you have discovered the essence of bloodlines?"

"Yes, it is an extremely special microscopic existence, appearing both like an element and like matter, existing within every living organism. I have named it 【Bloodline Sequence】."

The naming convention of Jilan Tower also has its own logic; although it was in Netherese, once translated into Elvish, the expanded meaning allowed those who understood Elvish to immediately grasp what it referred to.

Isthmus's eyes flickered, but he still restrained his patience and did not ask, "Continue!"

"I have discovered that the bloodlines between individual organisms, from the essence—that is, from the perspective of the 【Bloodline Sequence】—have minimal differences. Or rather, the distinction between Gold Elves and Moon Elves that the public believes in is, in essence, actually the same race."

Although Xia Duo had never actually studied elf bloodlines, wasn't there a conclusion on Earth that the genetic similarity between humans and mice was nearly ninety percent, and even with things as unrelated as bananas, there was a fifty percent similarity?

Then, it is reasonable to speculate that the bloodline differences within the elf race probably wouldn't be that great either; perhaps it is just a difference of some decimal places.

In fact, as long as the similarity is higher than ninety percent, Xia Duo could completely point to them as the same species, even if it might actually refer to humans and mice, two creatures that look like they are clearly not the same species.

But in this current classical magic era, which is dominated by induction, this simple judgment is very popular and easily accepted.

As long as he didn't mention that the bloodline differences between elves and other strange species might also be very small, Xia Duo believed that Isthmus would absolutely not have any doubts.

The facts were indeed so; when Xia Duo had just finished stating the conclusion that elves might be the same race, Isthmus could no longer hold back and asked in surprise:

"You discovered it too?"

Hearing the other party say this, Xia Duo immediately smiled; he understood that it was settled now. "So, Mage Isthmus discovered it long ago? I thought I was the first one to discover it!"

"It is precisely because I discovered the root of bloodlines, which is what you call the bloodline sequence, that I decided to conduct research on the fusion of the five races' bloodlines, but—"

Isthmus changed the subject, his deep eyes gazing at Xia Duo. "Since you have already discovered that the bloodline differences between the various elf races are minimal, then you should understand how vast the root of bloodlines is."

"Being able to fuse bloodlines is already not easy; wanting to penetrate the root of bloodlines, even though we are already High Mages, is something that is fundamentally impossible to do!"

"I have roughly guessed what you want to say. Researching the root of bloodlines is indeed greater than what I want to do, but it is a pity that I still insist on my point of view!"

The last sentence was returning Xia Duo's previous words exactly as they were. Xia Duo was not angry about this; for the other party to say this, it was clear that he had considered researching the root of bloodlines, but his individual power was too small, and so he gave up.

In fact, on Earth, the Human Genome Project was not completed by any one individual or one country's scientists, but was completed through the cooperation of scientists from many countries around the world.

At Jilan Tower in the Main Plane, Bloodline Sequencing is still lingering at the entrance even now; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for Xia Duo to participate, precisely because the workload is too large, requiring too much time, manpower, and resources.

And in this current Projection Plane, Isthmus seems to only have his student Disipu as a follower, so it is understandable that he would be daunted by such a massive Bloodline Sequencing project.

Even for Xia Duo, if Jilan Tower hadn't already made a start, he wouldn't be very willing to initiate and preside over it all by himself; it is simply too cumbersome.

However, right now, he doesn't really want Isthmus to go and do some Bloodline Sequencing; his real purpose is to pull the other party into the Arcane Infusion transformation research project.

"Mage Isthmus, don't be in a hurry to refuse, listen to me continue."

"What else do you have to say?"

If it weren't for the fact that the visitor's research had already touched upon the root of bloodlines, Isthmus would not want to talk to the other party at this moment.

"Mage Isthmus, I certainly know the difficulty of a complete Bloodline Sequencing project, but should such a far-reaching project be abandoned just because it is difficult? Besides, even if I wanted to participate in these plans, I would still have to evaluate your ability!"

"You? Evaluate me?"

Isthmus was no longer in a hurry to leave at this moment. Anyway, in prison, one can only conduct some simple research, and it is rare to have someone to talk to who isn't one of those stubborn fools outside, so he was happy to chat for a while longer.

"A project as grand as the Bloodline Sequencing project, of course, cannot be started on a whim. The instruments, methods, samples, personnel, etc., required for the experiment all need to be planned in advance. Just like now, a short-term project I am currently conducting can be seen as a prelude to the Bloodline Sequencing project."

"Oh? What short-term project?"

"With Mage Isthmus's status, you should know of the existence of Demon Descendants, right? Recently, an incident of Demon Descendant transformation occurred in Evereska, and I caught a glimpse of a bloodline secret from it."

"Demon Descendants? Have those disgusting things appeared again?"

It wasn't just Isthmus; even his student Disipu became unusually agitated. One who didn't know better would think the Demon Descendants had killed their whole family.

In reality, this was just the normal attitude of elves who understand the origin of Demon Descendants toward them.

"It's not just in Evereska; it is said that Wuweilun has already been infiltrated by Demon Descendants, and the contemporary Crown King was almost assassinated."

"What?!" Isthmus and his student looked at each other, both seeing the shock in the other's eyes. Clearly, news like the Wuweilun Crown King being assassinated was still too explosive.

So much so that they didn't even ask about the bloodline secret Xia Duo mentioned, but instead continued to press for the follow-up of the event.

"Later, the Demon Descendants were purged, and Wuweilun temporarily returned to peace. If you want to know more, why not wait until Mage Isthmus gets out to find out for yourself."

"You—"

Isthmus immediately glared at Xia Duo. "Tell me about your short-term project. If it is suitable, I might not necessarily refuse your invitation."

I haven't even extended an invitation yet!

Xia Duo really wanted to say that, but he also knew that if he really said it, even if the other party wanted to participate in his Arcane Infusion transformation research project, they would likely firmly refuse.