The biological warehouse was vast, housing a wide variety of species. Upon hearing about Ye Hai's purpose for visiting, the supervisor of the facility assigned a middle-aged woman to lead the two men into the mutant storage area.
After passing through several checkpoints, they successfully entered the mutant storage room.
"The mutant storage holds blood and hair samples from 56 mutants, as well as the remains of 12 mutants, including brains, arms, and thigh fat, among other things. Dr. Ye, what would you like to see?" the woman asked as she walked, her demeanor very respectful and not at all dismissive of Ye Hai's youth.
Ye Hai smiled and replied, "I'd like to see the blood samples from those 56 mutants, and, um, I'd also like a brief introduction to their abilities."
"Sure." The woman connected her laptop to the facility's system, and after a few clicks, the screen displayed the information about the mutants.
"The computer has detailed profiles of the 56 mutants, including their names, birth details, addresses, genders, abilities, and a small number of videos showcasing their powers. Most of these subjects volunteered, but there are few volunteers since, as you know, mutants prefer to hide within human society; many are reluctant to reveal their identities."
Gwen, looking puzzled, asked, "But that's not exactly voluntary. How did you acquire these?"
The middle-aged woman hesitated briefly, glancing at the two before responding, "Most of this information comes from the black market."
"The black market?" Ye Hai, a bit of a bookworm, showed his confusion and looked towards the two women.
Gwen rolled her eyes, leaned closer to Ye Hai, and whispered, "It means they find people from the underworld to secretly hunt down mutants."
"Ah?" Ye Hai was taken aback, his heart sinking. Being a mutant meant being marginalized by humanity, bringing with it trouble and danger.
"Should I become a mutant?" This thought flashed through Ye Hai's mind but quickly faded. "As long as I can become a powerful mutant, like Magneto, possessing world-destroying powers, how could ordinary people harm him?"
With his growing knowledge of biology, Ye Hai felt confident about his potential to become a powerful mutant. With the help of the system, it would be easy for him to attain that power.
Ye Hai focused on the computer data about the mutants, a stream of information filling his vision.
"Hebrew Hill, Female, 21, resident of New York, Ability: Secretes neurotoxin from her left hand, deadlier than a cobra, capable of killing in under a minute..."
"Neil Anderson, Male, 35, resident of Edward, Ability: Possesses immense strength and stamina; appears frail but can effortlessly lift a 5-ton truck..."
"Baby, Male, 1, has two heads, looks eerie, abandoned by parents..."
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"Les Wood, Male, 12, resident of New York, Ability: Has a cat-like face and exceptionally agile..."
"Becca Meredith, Female, 26, resident of New York, Ability: Danger sense, can react to threats in advance..."
"Edison, Male, 15, resident of Los Angeles, Ability: Can fly..."
"Cornell Warren, Male, 24, resident of Vancouver, Ability: Can emit smoke that attracts the opposite sex..."
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"Sindy Water, Female, 34, address unknown, Ability: Skin turns to stone, as hard as steel..."
"Calvin Stowe, Male, 26, address unknown, Ability: Hair contracts, can grow back quickly..."
"Odys Bowman, Male, 8, address unknown, Ability: Super-sensitive senses, exceptionally strong vision, smell, and hearing..."
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After reviewing all 56 mutants' abilities, Ye Hai noted that while many were peculiar or of little practical use, he was particularly interested in flight, danger sense, super-sensitive senses, immense strength, stamina, agility, and the ability to attract the opposite sex—though he would prefer it without the need for smoke. The ability for hair to grow quickly caught his attention most, as it could aid in his research on rapid healing.
After weighing his options, Ye Hai decided to take blood samples for flight, danger sense, super-sensitive senses, immense strength, stamina, agility, and the hair healing ability.
Once he had the blood samples, Ye Hai instructed Gwen to keep it a secret and then enthusiastically dove into his research. With his perfect grasp of gene fusion technology, Osborn's state-of-the-art equipment, and his activated third brain domain, he astonishingly fused these abilities within just over three hours, creating a serum.
Holding the serum in his hand, Ye Hai felt hesitant. Although the serum was made, he wasn't a hundred percent confident it wouldn't go wrong. To understand the results, he'd have to conduct human trials, which would inevitably leave traces that might expose his work to various powerful organizations like S.H.I.E.L.D., Hydra, or even Osborn's boss, Norman Osborn, who was extremely interested in gene fusion technology for curing hereditary diseases afflicting his family.
While he was troubled by these thoughts, the system's voice suddenly resonated in his mind.
"Ding! The host has created an experimental item. The quality monitoring system is now active, initializing…"
"Ding! The quality monitoring system is fully activated. The host can use the system to test experimental items, each test costing 100 science points."
"Quality monitoring system?" Ye Hai exclaimed with delight. "Analyze this serum."
"Ding! Quality monitoring system engaged… The mutant serum has an 83% compatibility with the host; use is not recommended."
"What! Only 83%? Good thing I didn't use it carelessly, or I would have turned into some kind of monster," Ye Hai thought to himself, relieved.
Next, Ye Hai continued to improve the mutant genes.
Two hours later—
"Ding! Ding! Quality monitoring system engaged… The mutant serum has a 90% compatibility with the host; use is not recommended."
An hour and a half later—
"Ding! Quality monitoring system engaged… The mutant serum has a 95% compatibility with the host; use is not recommended."
An hour later—
"Ding! Quality monitoring system engaged… The mutant serum has a 98% compatibility with the host; it can be used."
Finally, it could be used! Ye Hai let out a sigh of relief but wanted to enhance it further, so he continued his research.
Half an hour later—
"Ding! Quality monitoring system engaged… The mutant serum has a 99% compatibility with the host; it can be used."
"Ding! Quality monitoring system engaged… The mutant serum has a 99.4% compatibility with the host; it can be used."
…
"Ding! Quality monitoring system engaged… The mutant serum has a 99.9% compatibility with the host, the experimental item is nearly perfect; it is recommended for use."
"Ding! The host has successfully developed an experimental item with 99.9% compatibility, achieving a near-perfect level, rewarding the host with 1000 science points."
A reward of 1000 science points? The science points spent on testing were earned back—what a pleasant surprise!
"System, can it achieve 100%?" Ye Hai asked.
"Perfect compatibility is impossible for any item, and this system is no exception," the system replied.
"Alright then, let's use it."
Ye Hai looked around the laboratory; night had fallen, and his colleagues had long since left for the day. Even Gwen, who often lingered, had gone home. The entire lab was quiet, leaving him alone to conduct his experiment.
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