Published: February 12, 2025
Liu Zhenghong obviously did not understand why Xia Lei asked this question. After thinking for a moment, she replied, "There are many things I have discovered, but I don't know what you need to know."
This was not Liu Zhenghong intentionally withholding information; rather, scientific research is often too complex and specialized, both in process and outcome. For those not engaged in scientific work, many concepts are too difficult and profound, rendering them incomprehensible.
At Cloud Summit, the only people who could engage in discussions with Liu Zhenghong on this topic were the experimental staff she led. She absorbed those knowledgeable into the laboratory, and now, in addition to the main laboratory at Cloud Summit, there are five other branch labs outside, with a total research staff exceeding ten thousand. Within the villa alone, the number of researchers has surpassed five thousand.
This naturally includes some gene warrior producers and maintainers who only possess superficial skills and knowledge, but the real technical core accounts for at least one-third. With Cloud Summit's full support, lacking in neither funding nor personnel, and under the leadership of the technical powerhouse Liu Zhenghong, the Cloud Summit Gene Laboratory has gained a renowned reputation in the national region and even worldwide.
However, with the lab being so large, Liu Zhenghong's energy inevitably has its limits in some areas. What Xia Lei feared was that she had not spent enough time researching these parasites that lack magic crystals.
Hearing Liu Zhenghong say this, Xia Lei felt a bit relieved and then asked, "What do you think?"
Liu Zhenghong was even more puzzled. What was wrong with this girl today? Why was she so intent on digging deeper?
But Sister Hong also knew that Xia Lei would not come to her to chat idly; she must have her own purpose.
After pondering, Liu Zhenghong said, "At first, I was just curious why they lacked magic crystals and displayed... how should I put it?"
Liu Zhenghong recalled, "They exhibited a level of intelligence that surpassed the category represented by their strength."
Xia Lei nodded, indicating she understood.
What Sister Hong meant was that these life forms could possess a considerable degree of intelligence even at low levels.
"And I don't quite understand their living habits," Liu Zhenghong continued, "especially how they can treat human females and female zombies as hosts. This completely subverts my understanding of this world. How do they manage to inherit only the paternal genes? This is my original motivation for studying them."
Liu Zhenghong put on gloves, picked up a sharp knife glowing with purple light, and approached the body of a monster about three meters tall, lightly making a cut in a certain part of it.
Her casual manner made Xia Lei's brows twitch.
"This is an invasion of species, the most severe kind. Until now, I have also thought this way," Liu Zhenghong said, focusing on the area she had cut open while performing a procedure only she understood.
"Through years of research, I've understood a lot, no, I should say, I still don't fully grasp the principles behind the various peculiarities of this monster, but that does not hinder my understanding of how to utilize them."
"With the currently mature gene warriors, many of their traits come from these monsters. For example, their physical strength, the strong genetic exclusivity, and the smoothness of natural evolution."
"I heard that Xiao Ye once encountered an extremely advanced monster. I really want to capture it for dissection; after such a long time, it should have evolved to the top level by now."
Xia Lei smiled, "That would be hard to find, and these monsters are generally stronger than evolvers of the same level. Even with equipment, our personnel can only match them in level but are vastly outnumbered."
"Did you come to ask me about their weaknesses? To minimize losses during the two months of combat?"
Xia Lei shook her head, "Not exactly, but if you can give me some suggestions, that would be excellent."