Chapter 365: The key to mutation

*Snap! *

Fu Weijun snapped his fingers, full of excitement: "That's right, Dr. Xie and I both think so. It is precisely because of this effect of the zombie transformation liquid that the zombie robots went on a rampage in the human body, further leading to various alien transformed bodies!"

"Then... no, even if the zombie transformation liquid has the effect of killing zombie robots, the Green Dragon Legion has done many experiments. Are there any successful cases of blocking zombie transformation?"

Zhang Su looked at Xie Yanshan.

"As far as I know, no."

Xie Yanshan shook his head regretfully, and then he added: "However, I suspected this matter before, but there was no solid evidence. Combining Li Zhaohua's act of injecting himself with several zombie transformation liquids, he should have known more than I did, so he dared to do that. The purpose was to gain power while preserving his sanity, but unfortunately, he still failed in the end..."

"He was too reckless. The dosage concentration was obviously not enough, yet he tried to supplement it with quantity. It won't work!"

Fu Weijun shook his head and looked toward the balcony. Separated by a door was Li Zhaohua's corpse.

Zhang Su listened in shock, Li Zhaohua's crazy appearance appearing in his mind. Others didn't know, but he knew quite well. Li Zhaohua didn't die during the period he gained power, and he did retain some human thinking. If it weren't for being surrounded by a group of people using guns and then hit by two grenades, whether he would have failed was really hard to say!

Regardless, this discovery was still very astonishing. It was the method he currently knew that was suspected of being able to block zombie transformation besides cutting off the bitten part, just without any completely successful cases.

"This kind of conclusion, relying on guessing and inference, I'm afraid... it's not very convincing."

Zhang Su frowned.

Fu Weijun and Xie Yanshan looked at each other and hurriedly followed Zhang Su's words: "That's indeed the case. Even if our inferences have more basis, it's always a guess. If we can conduct one or more experiments, we will definitely get a lot of real data. With the support of data, we can deduce a more rigorous conclusion!"

"Experiment? How to test, on whom..."

Zhang Su rubbed his temples, feeling a headache, and asked suddenly: "Didn't I approve you to use animals like chickens and ducks for experiments? It doesn't work?"

"Tried it, zombie robots have no interest in those low-level animals... After the activated zombie robots are injected into the body, it's as if they return to dormancy, sinking like a stone into the sea, with no movement."

Speaking of this, Fu Weijun shook his head with some frustration.

"You've already tried it with chickens and ducks? Then... hey, those chickens and ducks won't..."

"Brother Zhang, don't worry, the chickens and ducks used for the experiment have been treated harmlessly. I handled it myself, burned them to charcoal and scattered them. I didn't even have the heart to eat a bite."

Duan Wuhu saw Zhang Su was nervous and hurriedly explained. Those works were supervised and responsible by him, and he didn't dare to be careless at all.

"Fine, Old Duan, you have to work harder. This is Sky Ma Yu, don't turn it into Umbrella, that would be funny!"

"So the difficulty lies here. We can't find any subjects for experiments at all, unless... some companion is unfortunately bitten by a zombie and also volunteers to participate in the experiment."

Fu Weijun said calmly. A life seemed insignificant to him, and this included himself. If it weren't for the fact that this experiment might be a one-way trip, he might have already started trying it himself, just like Li Zhaohua.

"Sigh..." Xie Yanshan sighed, shook his hands, and said: "There are many experimental records in the edge squad, but unfortunately they have been destroyed. What I can remember is very limited. I didn't attach importance to it at the time, but now looking back, those records are really precious."

"Right!" Zhang Su had a flash of inspiration and looked at Xie Yanshan: "Dr. Xie, how is the zombie transformation liquid made? What raw materials were used? You should know, right?"

"I know, but..."

Xie Yanshan looked around awkwardly and said: "Under the current conditions, I'm afraid it's impossible to produce the transformation liquid. Many substances need to be processed in a complex way. Really sorry."

Hardware conditions had always been Sky Ma Yu's hard injury. Now they possessed two high-energy brains, but there was no progress in experimental equipment. Even the most basic stirring and centrifugal separation couldn't be fully automated, let alone further needs, severely limiting the development of scientific research.

Zhang Su took a long breath and paced back and forth in the room.

Fu Weijun and the others could see that Zhang Su was thinking about something and didn't interrupt, waiting quietly on the side.

"Dr. Fu." After a while, Zhang Su stopped and looked at Fu Weijun: "If we move the things in your laboratory over, can it help the research?"

Fu Weijun's eyes lit up when he heard Zhang Su's words. He couldn't wait to stand up, kept patting the armrest of his wheelchair, and nodded: "Of course! But those devices have a relatively large demand for electricity. With the current power supply situation in the camp... it can't be loaded."

Sky Ma Yu's electricity mainly relied on photovoltaic panels. The largest electricity consumption project usually was surveillance equipment, then controlling Zero Zero Three, and then charging various devices in daily life, and then basic lighting. The consumption of electrical energy wasn't large.

But if it were replaced by high-precision experimental instruments, the power consumption wouldn't be on the same level at all!

"Electricity?" Zhang Su turned to look at Duan Wuhu: "Old Duan, how is the zombie power generation project you are responsible for?"

"There's a clue!"

Duan Wuhu saw that the project he was responsible for was asked about, straightened his chest and said: "The design has been completed. Currently, only some not-so-rare parts are missing. Finding them is just a matter of time. If it's fast, three or four days; if it's slow... one week, we can arrange for zombies to go to work!"

"As long as the process from nothing to something is completed, we won't have to worry in the future. Brother Zhang, according to the current development trend, if the population continues to increase, we can find a way to get a small thermal power generator set back!"

"Brother Duan, we are talking about experimental instruments. Please wait a moment before talking about generator sets, okay?"

Fu Weijun was satisfied to learn that the zombie generator was about to take shape and wasn't in a hurry to consider the generator set. He cared more about his experimental instruments and cut into the conversation between Duan Wuhu and Zhang Su very decisively.

"Wait..."

Zhang Su was very interested in the topic Duan Wuhu mentioned. He made a gesture for Fu Weijun to wait, and then asked Duan Wuhu: "Old Duan, do you have any understanding of this aspect? That thing called a thermal power generator set is not easy to find. How much space does it need? Is it reliable?"

"Sorry..." Duan Wuhu gave an apologetic smile to the anxious Fu Weijun, and then said to Zhang Su: "I heard Master Jia mention it when chatting before. There are two thermal power plants around Qincheng city. A friend of his works at the East City Thermal Power Plant and chatted about related content. You can ask Master Jia for specific situations."

From the perspective of the camp leader, the importance of electricity was no less than doing experiments. Zhang Su nodded, remembered this news, and then looked at Fu Weijun: "Dr. Fu, draw a rough route map and write down the details that need to be explained. As for when to set off, don't be anxious, we need to find an opportunity!"

Going from here to the Beihe District, they still had to walk a section by sea. If the road was clear, one day would be enough for a round trip, but now it definitely wouldn't be smooth sailing. Even without the zombie crisis, they would inevitably run into people from other survivor camps along the way. It was best to pave the way in advance, otherwise, collisions would definitely happen!

"Yes, yes, I know this. I'll find the map in a while and write it down by dinner time. Sorry for the trouble."

Although he said he knew, anyone could see that Fu Weijun was very anxious, it was all written on his face.

"You must keep the matter of the zombie transformation liquid secret. Just pretend you don't know anything, understand?"

Zhang Su instructed the group in a deep voice.

"Mr. Zhang, don't worry. Have you seen any news spread from us before?"

Fu Weijun nodded confidently. He didn't dare to say anything else, but keeping his mouth shut was done quite well!

Whether the news would leak, Zhang Su couldn't completely control, but the instructions couldn't be less. After speaking, he was about to leave when he suddenly remembered one thing and turned his head.

"By the way, I chatted with Little Chen today about mutated zombies. You two, analyze from your professional perspective, is it possible to artificially cultivate mutated zombies?"

What the situation was outside now, and whether there were existences more terrifying than venom zombies, were unknown. All they could do was strengthen themselves.

Fu Weijun looked at Xie Yanshan after hearing Zhang Su's words, and then said: "Mr. Zhang, to tell you the truth, Dr. Xie and I have discussed this problem and feel that the possibility of artificial cultivation is very small, because the mutation of zombies is related to precipitation!"

"Precipitation?"

Zhang Su was stunned, and then suddenly remembered something, saying: "You mean the rain and snow before were the key to zombie mutation?"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 366 =====