Chapter 246: Changing... Species?

"Empty?"

There is no foul blood or putrid fluid inside?

Tang and Ji also picked up their tools to observe.

Although the Crystal mirror in their hands was not large and it was a bit strenuous to look at the small screen, they could barely see.

At this moment, Wen Gu said again, "Master, Doctor Ji, please trouble the two of you to find these thin tubes and see where they are connected."

Tang and Ji were also curious.

Previously, they had indeed overlooked these thin tubes, but looking at them now and thinking carefully, with their understanding of the human body, it seemed normal people did not have these kinds of vessels?

They decided in their hearts: after this matter is finished, they would find a normal corpse or death-row prisoner to verify it.

At this time, the two doctors composed their minds, their hands still moving nimbly.

They followed the network of these white thin tubes upward, until the thin tubes went from thin to thick and were no longer white; one part connected to the Plague Ghost's lungs, and the other part connected directly to the trachea.

A normal person's trachea connects upward to the throat and communicates with the pharynx, and connects downward to the lungs.

But the Plague Ghost is different.

The Plague Ghost's trachea branches out again, forming this complex network of vessels that almost covers the entire torso.

At the same time, Wen Gu noticed that the two Plague Ghosts dissected separately by Doctor Tang and Doctor Ji had degrees of alienation about a year apart, but the networks inside their bodies were almost identical.

In other words—the Plague Ghost might have impatiently generated this complex network in the first stage of alienation.

Tang and Ji also noticed this point at this time; they frowned, pondering the reason for it.

Wen Gu pondered in his heart and said to the two doctors, "Please trouble the two of you to cut open the Plague Ghost's lungs."

Tang and Ji immediately brought down their knives, their actions somewhat eager.

If not for considering that this was work for the Patrol Guard Division, they would have already cut into it out of curiosity.

A moment later, Wen Gu observed, made records in his Notebook, and continued, "Master, Doctor Ji, please trouble the two of you to dissect the Plague Ghost's mouth and nose."

The two nodded slightly.

Doctor Tang said at this time, "The Plague Ghost's mouth and nose are indeed different from a normal person's."

Doctor Ji also said, "It easily causes discomfort."

Soon, everyone saw those strange changes in the Plague Ghost's mouth and nose area.

For example, the whisker-like things inside the nostrils.

A normal person only has some thin nose hairs, but the Plague Ghost does not.

"They've become dense," Doctor Tang said, "The nostrils have even become larger."

"There is obvious discoloration." Doctor Ji plucked one out, took a magnifying glass to look at it closely, and also had his Apprentice send one over.

Wen Gu observed with the large screen and recorded it truthfully.

He felt that those things inside the Plague Ghost's nose were more like tentacles.

Afterwards, there were the mouth, pharynx, and other parts.

In half a day's time, they finished dissecting two Plague Ghosts.

After a short rest, Tang and Ji continued to work together to dissect the third Plague Ghost.

The young people were a bit hungry, but it was not convenient to stop and eat at a time like this, so they could only continue with the real work.

The third Plague Ghost was from the batch with the deepest degree of alienation, having been infected with Evil Poison at the beginning of the chaotic times.

This kind of deeply alienated Plague Ghost is extremely difficult to deal with when the weather is hot.

They are faster, react sensitively, their muscles are tougher, and their ability to withstand strikes is also stronger.

Every winter, what the various armies in Beidi focus on exterminating are these deeply alienated Plague Ghosts, so as to avoid them causing a greater threat when the weather is hot the following year.

Just as Wen Gu had anticipated, the alien vessel network inside the third Plague Ghost was about the same as the first two.

In other words, at the very first moment of alienation, this kind of network is generated rapidly and its function is mature.

"It's a bit like the tracheal system of an arthropod," Wen Gu said.

Based on those organs alienated in the Plague Ghost and the newly formed vessel network, plus the habits of the Plague Ghost, he made this guess.

Being so impatient to give birth to this set of tracheal systems, it must have an important function!

After a human body is infected with Evil Poison and alienated, restricted by the ambient temperature, it can be said to have changed from a homeothermic animal to a poikilothermic animal. Actions are restricted in cold environments.

The blood in the body becomes viscous, the color changes, and the oxygen supply efficiency decreases.

At the same time, the tracheae in their bodies alienate, and another respiratory system is newly born.

Body modification, efficient oxygen transport, plus a sensitive sense of smell————

The purpose?

Obviously, it is to forage better!

Humans and other wild animals are all their targets!

Of course, humans are still number one on their menu.

Doctor Tang and Doctor Ji also heard Wen Gu's whisper just now.

They did not understand what the "arthropod" in Wen Gu's mouth meant, felt curious in their hearts, but could not put down their pride to ask immediately.

The two exchanged glances, silently communicating information: Could it be that Xinzhou has mastered some important intelligence?

The two of them were hesitating whether to open their mouths to ask.

An Apprentice under Doctor Ji, seeing that everyone was silent and the atmosphere seemed a bit dull, and not like they were deep in thought, always felt this atmosphere was a bit awkward.

He decided to be clever to liven things up, so he said, "Humans turning into that arthro-something animal, abbreviated as 'turning traitor'?"

As he said it, he himself was amused and chuckled out loud.

But soon, his voice lowered and his smile disappeared.

He saw the gaze his master was staring over with—that was a look that wanted to kill!

Doctor Ji usually does not like to associate with those high-ranking officials and nobles, and in the past, he was also repulsed by the warlords of Beidi, but this does not mean he lacks sensitivity in certain areas.

At this moment, his political radar was blaring.

What does "defecting" mean?

Changing one's integrity, wavering in one's beliefs—it represents a shift in stance!

What decent person uses this word casually in conversation?

You tried to be clever and hit a landmine!

Doctor Ji shot him a glare.

Is it very funny?

You're the only one with a mouth?!

Do you think you're particularly knowledgeable and particularly humorous?

Regardless of whether what you said is right or wrong, it is best to say less of such politically charged words!

Do you still want to go to Xinzhou to develop your career?!

Just because the sect can be tolerant doesn't mean the outside world is! Using this word to be clever will make people mistakenly think you are prone to betrayal!

Doctor Ji quickly glanced toward Wen Gu, and seeing that this observer from the Patrol Guard Division was not angry or showing any other abnormality, he felt slightly relieved.

But not relieved enough.

Doctor Ji glared at the few Apprentices present again as a warning: All of you, shut up!

The few of them immediately settled down: Yes!

They behaved themselves.

They dared not try to be clever again.

If they kept it up, the job they were about to get would be shaken away!

Wen Gu did not pay much attention to this ill-timed attempt at cleverness.

Doctor Ji, as the master, would naturally discipline them. It is at times like this that one can see the importance of a reliable master.

As long as the other party's professional ability remained, Wen Gu did not need to worry too much.

He was currently thinking about the body structure of the Plague Ghost.

They are more like—a fusion of a human and an arthropod.

They maintain a human form, with the general structure remaining the same, but they have lost the ability to maintain a constant body temperature, are greatly affected by air temperature, and prefer warm and humid environments—

In terms of habits, they are like locusts; once their numbers are high, they exhibit swarming behavior.

They also possess a "trachea + lung" dual respiratory system, just like certain spiders.

Thinking this, Wen Gu spoke up to break the silence: "Master, Doctor Ji, is there any Doctor in Shenyi Gu now who came from the south, has lived for many years in places filled with miasma,

and areas infested with pestilence, and who has rich experience in killing insects and poisonous creatures?"

As he spoke, he added another sentence: "The more ruthless, the better."