Planet Builder - Chapter 17
Chapter 17: Chapter 17 Verification of the Academy of Sciences
Translator: virtual group Editor: virtual group
At the Biological Research Institute, a group of academicians received the notice and rushed over.
Every single one of them was a well-known figure in the academic world. Some were university professors, some were senior scientists of the research institute, and there were even military research bigwigs who hid their identities and studied important projects!
Any one of them would have attracted the attention of society if they were outside!
But now, they were all gathered here and marveled at the Black Snapper No. 2 in the cage.
“Is this the mutated creature that was nurtured by that student? Nothing like this has ever happened in Biology!”
“This has broken our understanding of genes! Mankind’s understanding of biological genes is really just a speck of dust in the sea of sand!”
“Its original body is a black snapper? Logically speaking, no matter how the Black Snapper mutates, it shouldn’t be able to mutate like this!”
“Zerg race genes, what exactly are they?”
Song Jinghong said, “Dear colleagues, I currently don’t know much about it. The reason why we are gathered here today is not only because of this mutated creature, but also because of a research report written by a student.”
“A research report written by a student?” The leading biologists were surprised. A report written by a student required so many people to study together?
“Yes.” At this time, Cui Weimin, the director of the security bureau, chimed in, “His name is He Xingzhou. He is a junior in the physics department at the Beijing University of Science and Technology. He once made a miniature nuclear fission reactor more than a month ago.”
“This mutated species was caused by the radiation produced by nuclear fission during the nuclear reaction, resulting in a genetic mutation.”
“Please read his research report in detail and judge the accuracy of the information in his research report and deduction!”
An 80-year-old academician said, “For so many of us to read his research report, it seems that this student has indeed discovered something amazing. Let me have a look!”
Song Jinghong’s assistant immediately handed out the document to everyone. It was the research report written by He Xingzhou and his zerg race genetic reasoning model.
Everyone read it carefully. In the document, it detailed the process of the Black Snapper’s evolution and mutation.
Seeing this process, some experts were already on high alert. When they saw the analysis and deduction written by He Xingzhou, they were even more shocked!
“Zerg race gene? How did this gene appear? Are there so many creatures in the ocean?” An expert asked.
“That’s right” said an academician, “In recent years, mutated creatures have appeared all over the world. I have some research on this. I thought it was only caused by environmental pollution. After reading this paper, I realized that I might have overlooked this so-called ‘Zug race gene’!”
Cui Weimin also added, “After discovering this matter, we immediately gathered some information. There are indeed people in the ocean who have seen similar creatures. “It is even possible that some foreign research institutions have already obtained some biological specimens of these mutated creatures for research.”
“In that case, his deduction has a factual basis!”
“This is too unbelievable!”An expert said, “According to his deduction, wouldn’t the entire ocean be polluted? When these Zerg genes completely occupy the body of a living creature, will mankind be exterminated?”
“We can’t rule out this possibility!”Song Jinghong said. His tone was serious as he said, “Everyone, I think we have to take this matter seriously.”
“Before you arrived, we had already done a biological test on black snapper one, two, and three!”
“We discovered that as long as we give black snapper one and three enough energy, they can quickly evolve into black snapper two’s appearance.”
“In addition, Black Snapper No. 2, which has the highest level of evolution, is still in its infancy. Its biological characteristics have not been fully displayed! Its characteristics are that its vitality is tenacious, and its cell activity is more than five times that of a human!”
“It has the ability to regenerate limbs, and its scales are hard enough to withstand a normal harpoon. The hardest parts are hard to penetrate with a normal pistol bullet! It can be amphibious!”
“Most importantly, we found that its brain capacity is about the same as a pig’s, and it’s still developing. In the experiment, it also displayed intelligence similar to a human toddler!”
“We have every reason to suspect that the Zerg is a highly intelligent species! It could be an ancient creature from Earth, or it could be an alien species!”
Hearing Song Jinghong’s words, everyone was shocked!
The experts realized that the situation was even more serious than they had imagined!
This species had the potential to challenge humanity’s position in the Blue Planet Ecosystem! Moreover, the biological abilities they displayed had already overturned humanity’s previous research on Blue Planet Creatures!
“This matter is of great importance so we can’t jump to conclusions! Otherwise, it will cause panic throughout the country and the entire world!” An old academician said.
“Right. At the moment, we are not sure if He Xingzhou’s deduction is correct, but his deduction is not without reason,” said Song Jinghong, “The research institute has already sent information to research institutes all over the country and some research institutions around the world to seek relevant information.”
“We have to determine whether this deduction is correct in the shortest time possible.”
“The best way is to follow student He Xingzhou’s verification method. We will irradiate another mutated creature and observe if its evolution path is the same as our deduction!”
“Let’s start immediately!”
The experts began their research. All sorts of research materials were sent here, as well as mutated biological materials collected from all over the world. They were also sent here for genetic testing to see if the “Zerg genes” that He Xingzhou mentioned existed in its body.
Some mutated creatures were even sent to the atomic energy research institute to be stimulated by nuclear radiation to see if they had mutated.
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This was not something that could be completed in a day or two. It would take at least a month, just like He Xingzhou, to turn a mutated black snapper into a monster to verify his deduction.
During this period of time, He Xingzhou had been perfecting his plan to make it more feasible.
At school, the incident regarding the biological laboratory building had also become an unsolved case. All the related posts on the forum had “disappeared”, and there were no news reports.
As long as someone asked, He Xingzhou would say that it was a state secret that could not be revealed.
A month later, in a classroom that could accommodate hundreds of people at the Capital University of Science and Technology.
“State secret? That’s ridiculous!” In the classroom, the students were chatting before class and brought up this matter again.
“Yeah.” A female student said to He Xingzhou, “I’ve heard about it. Even though the equipment was broken that day, there were no safety accidents.”
“Right, right, right. I’ve also heard that someone got into a fight and was stopped.” The surrounding students discussed.
Another student joked, “He Xingzhou, since it’s a state secret, why are you still sitting here? I don’t see anyone asking you anything.”
“Yeah, He Xingzhou is being mysterious again!” The students laughed. “You might as well write a novel.”
“Soon. It’s been a month. If they want to do experiments, it should be completed by now,” He Xingzhou said. “We don’t have much time left.”
“Bullsh*t.” The students didn’t take it seriously.
“Class is starting. Class is starting. We’ll listen to He Xingzhou’s story in the future.”
At this moment, in the biology research institute, the experts were once again holding a meeting. This time, there were also some important leaders from the national security bureau, the military, and the highest level!
These big shots who had experienced many storms had solemn expressions on their faces. Their breathing was deep, and the air in the meeting room seemed to have been frozen by ice and snow!