Chapter 686: On the Problem of Subjugating Single-Cell Organisms
Crystal Palace Institute.
Bai Qi stared at the drop of black liquid in the reagent bottle without blinking, afraid of missing something.
After a long time, Bai Qi finally lost his patience and looked at the bronze dragon next to him and said, "Snake, speed up."
"Look at me!"
Upon hearing this, the cowhide snake immediately became alert, his eyes flashed, he took a deep breath, and then exhaled into the reagent bottle.
In an instant, saliva splashed everywhere, covering Bai Qi and the reagent bottle, and the blue veins on his forehead couldn't help but burst.
"Buffalo...Are you sure you have mastered the Breath of Time?"
Bai Qi looked at the cowhide snake speechlessly. If Delta had not been still in the Zhulong Secret Realm and had not come out, and if the cowhide snake had already taken on the shape of a bronze dragon, Bai Qi would never have believed this guy.
"Forget it. Anyway, we have roughly analyzed the principle of the death virus."
Bai Qi wiped the saliva from his face and looked at the rows of culture dishes on the side. Inside were body tissues taken from dead animals.
After returning, Bai Qi conducted a detailed study on the death virus liquid and the dead beasts, and roughly figured out how the death virus spread.
Simply put, there are two ways for the death virus to spread. One is self-division, which will proceed slowly even without a host and will retain its strength.
But according to the data Bai Qi has collected so far, the death virus splits itself very slowly. Bai Qi roughly estimated that it would take at least one week for the split to occur.
And this might be the reason why he found the fragments of the bronze dragon secret realm in that pool.
Another way is to spread through contact and erosion of the body. This method of transmission is very fast, but it will gradually be diluted due to rapid division. This is why the dead beast will become weaker and weaker.
Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages, and they take the paths of quality and quantity respectively. If they are allowed to spread, it will be quite troublesome.
"Now that we have discovered the principle of virus spread, the next step is to find a way to resolve it."
Bai Qi stroked his chin, looked at Jieta who was still pouring potions in, and said, "Jieta, have you found a potion that can restrain it?"
Snoring
(Not yet, these medicines are not effective, I am going to try poisoning them~)
Jetta shook his head. This death virus was very stubborn. So far, except for the ice attribute that could curb its spread, other attributes had no effect for the time being.
"Fighting poison with poison? That's not impossible."
Bai Qi shrugged and had no intention of stopping Jetta.
Although it may seem like drinking poison to quench thirst, it is better than allowing the death virus to spread.
I don’t know how the Round Table of Death came up with this idea, but it can actually destroy the souls of infected creatures, corrode their bodies while maintaining their ability to move.
Moreover, the physical strength of creatures disturbed by the death virus has not been reduced. Unless they encounter a being like Alpha that can absorb the power of death, the effects of other attacks are very poor.
If it is allowed to spread, even without the intervention of the Round Table of Death, most of the life in this world will turn into dead beasts, which is more terrifying than the Undead Scourge.
But it's really hard to resolve...
"Why don't you ask your parents? They are more professional."
Bai Qi sorted out the information he had obtained so far, stretched, then leaned back in his chair, staring silently at the virus fluid in front of him.
The bull snake was still trying hard to spit saliva, trying to use the bronze dragon's signature skill, Breath of Time, but it could not trigger it.
"What's going on? I've turned back into a bronze dragon?"
The cowhide snake looked at its body in confusion. Although it could not be called a giant dragon, its dragon-like appearance was definitely authentic. But for some reason, it was unable to use any skills.
"It was working fine before, but now it's not working anymore?"
The bull snake sighed, but unexpectedly spit out a bronze dragon breath, which enveloped the reagent bottle containing the virus liquid. The liquid that had been lying quietly inside finally moved, and split into two drops bit by bit.
“Wow… I finally did it!”
The Cowhide Snake was surprised to have accidentally used the Breath of Time. It spit out several times, but the spit gradually turned into saliva.
"You should go back and practice first."
Seeing this, Bai Qi sent it back to the secret realm of time with a look of disgust, picked up a new reagent bottle and refilled the split drop.
These medicine bottles are all made of ice-attribute materials by Jetta, which can resist the erosion of the death virus to a certain extent, but if the number is too large, it will not be able to withstand it.
"Hmm? Why do I smell the power of death? Bai Qi, your pet has been infected with the power of death again?"
At this moment, a black bird flew in from outside, looked at the death virus in the reagent bottle, opened its mouth and sucked, swallowing the virus.
“It tastes good, but it’s a little off.”
The Nine Nether Bird smacked its lips in satisfaction, then turned its attention to other death viruses.
"Senior Jiuyou, this is for research purposes only. You can't eat it anymore."
Upon seeing this, Bai Qi quickly hid the reagent bottle in his hand. It was obviously such a dangerous thing, but Alpha and the Nine Nether Bird both treated it as food, which was really strange.
"Okay...but once you've studied it, you must keep it for me."
The Nine Nether Bird felt a little regretful. He glanced at Alpha who was following behind him and muttered, "If I don't hold on tight, I feel like I'm going to be caught up by this guy."
"Senior Jiuyou, what did you say?"
"Nothing, go and study it."
The Nine Nether Bird turned its head and flew to the body tissues of the dead beasts. After checking them one by one, a look of disappointment appeared on its face.
"Damn it, it's all contaminated with blood and flesh, and the concentration is so low, I can't eat it."
Hearing what Jiuyou Mingque said, Bai Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "Senior Jiuyou, what do you mean by being contaminated by flesh and blood?"
From what he had seen so far, it was the death virus that contaminated the flesh and blood, but why was it the opposite on Jiuyou's side?
"You don't even know what you're studying after all this time?"
The Nine Nether Bird was surprised and said, "In your human terms, the death virus you just mentioned is actually a single-cell organism. Once it encounters flesh and blood, it will quickly release the power of death to assimilate the flesh and blood cells, and at the same time it will also absorb the flesh and blood energy ."
"So, as time goes by, the power of death will become less and less, and the impurities will become more and more. If it's not pollution, then what is it..."
"So, it is indeed contaminated."
Bai Qi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. Looking at the death virus in the reagent bottle, a light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
Single-celled organisms... they are also considered living organisms... they should be able to be tamed using the Spirit Control Ball... right?
Since we can't destroy it for the time being, we might as well tame it and see if we can summon it first. The key is that it is safe and harmless.
Tsk... isn't this the method?
"Shuke, come with me to redesign the rune structure of the Yuling Ball... Black and White, help me find a metal that can carry the death virus!"
Bai Qi pulled Husky and Black and White out of the secret realm together, and without caring about their confused looks, he assigned them respective tasks.
"Is your beastmaster always like this?"
Looking at the somewhat crazy Bai Qi, Jiuyou Mingque was speechless and turned to ask.
Crunch.
(Yes, the boss always acts straightforwardly.)
"That's refreshing... Forget it, it's not fun here. You should accompany me to practice again. You are obviously mutated from the power of death, so how come your power of annihilation is so strong?"
Crunch.
(no problem.)
…
Outside the Crystal Palace.
A bone dragon broke through the sea water and flew over quickly. Above the bone dragon's head, a baby-faced young man was holding a thunder rat and looking at the crystal palace in front of him curiously.
"This is the Deep Sea Alliance my dad mentioned. It's so beautiful~"
"Tsk tsk... No wonder they say the deep sea is very rich, it really is true."
Bai Yuxiao climbed up from the back of the bone dragon, with a gleam in his eyes.
With so many treasures, if I just pick up some of them, I can achieve financial freedom, right? I don't have to worry about my dad's mood.
"Who dares to approach our Deep Sea Alliance so casually?"
At this moment, several huge figures flew over from a distance and quickly surrounded the bone dragon. The fierce aura made Bai Yuxiao tremble with fear.
"Sorry, we have no hostility."
Seeing this, Bai Qiucha slowly stood up from the top of the bone dragon and said, "My name is Bai Qiucha, and this is my cousin Bai Yuxiao. We are here to look for Bai Qi."
"Looking for a cell phone?"
After hearing Bai Qiucha's words, these figures immediately restrained their breath and revealed their faces.
"Your last name is Bai too? Are you Big Brother's brother?"
Mingdian looked at the two of them carefully with scrutiny.
"Big Brother? You're talking about Bai Qi, right? I'm not."
Mingdian suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this and was about to ask again, but after seeing the bone dragon under Bai Qiucha, he suddenly thought of something.
"I remember that Councillor Bai has a son whose pet is a bone dragon?"
"It seems so."
The bloodthirsty manta nodded and said, "You know what, this really looks a lot like Councillor Bai, except that he looks a lot gentler."
"Yeah, Councillor Bai's look is really..."
"Ahem... stop talking nonsense and call someone."
Mingdian coughed twice, looked at Bai Qiucha and the other man, and said, "Since you are Chairman Bai's sons, the two of you should follow me."
As he spoke, Mingdian looked at the bone dragon under Bai Qiucha with some fear, then turned around and led the way.
Although it was very faint, the aura emitted by the bone dragon made him feel threatened, which was why they did not launch an attack immediately after discovering the bone dragon.
Under the leadership of the Thirteen Guardians, the Bone Dragon continued to move forward with Bai Qiucha. As soon as they reached the door, they saw Bai Qi walking out with two spirit balls of different colors.
"Let's go and try to see if it works on wild dead animals. If it works, we can promote this Soul Control Ball - Sun and Moon."
