Ling Shuyan stood at the side, smiling as she explained:
"After studying the Tier Two Zerg Eggs you sent us all night, we’ve managed a preliminary replication of the Organic Nutrient Liquid inside. It’s about 50% as effective as the original, but this organic concentrate can’t ultimately develop into Tiger Spine Zerg larvae."
Lin Feng smiled but said nothing. He couldn’t help but scoff internally, ’I gave you Dead Eggs. The Life Energy inside was absorbed long ago.’
’It’d be a miracle if they could hatch!’
’Life Energy is the key to hatching Tiger Spine Zergs.’
’The Organic Nutrient Liquid just provides the physical medium.’
At the side, Ling Yi finally couldn’t help but ask:
"Isn’t this method a bit too crude? Aren’t you worried that the new cells proliferating from the wound will cause widespread necrosis...?"
Ling Shuyan shook her head helplessly:
"We have no choice. We’ve tried more cautious methods, but an Awakener’s body is too durable. Sometimes, a wound will heal on its own in little more than ten seconds. Ordinary drugs have absolutely no effect on them."
"Especially for Tier Two Awakeners. Even the surgical tools have to be custom-made from titanium alloy on the spot. Otherwise, it’s difficult to cut away any unexpectedly mutated assimilated tissue."
"Currently, the minimum requirement for undergoing this surgical modification is a Tier One Middle and Late Stage Awakener. Anyone weaker can’t withstand the invasion of the Zerg Race cells and will instead develop a persistent high fever."
"And this method already minimizes the patient’s rejection response as much as possible. The Genetic Glands, cultivated from prototypes like Shen Jie, can effectively reduce the intensity of the initial Assimilation through a slow-release process."
"The only price is that for the first few days, the Physique enhancement for these Genetic Warriors is only around 50%. As the absorption and fusion rate increases, it will eventually stabilize at 80% to 100%."
Ling Yi pursed her lips and said no more.
In fact, just moments ago, one of the patients had a minor accident during the proliferative assimilation process. The scar tissue grew out of control and started turning cancerous.
But under the control of her Realm Ability, the mutated part quickly died and vanished, allowing the Assimilation to continue.
Even if she hadn’t intervened, the doctors and their assistants would have noticed in time, excised the tissue, and paused the surgery.
But doing so would have meant the surgery was a failure. It would not only have caused an irreversible drain on the Awakener’s Life Force but also left severe aftereffects. For the rest of their life, they would be plagued by the Zerg Race’s genes, making it extremely difficult to break through to Tier Three.
Achieving a success rate of over 90% was already more than perfect for Ling Shuyan.
Given the current limitations, this was the best they could do.
Then, she pushed up her glasses, glanced at the Organic Nutrient Liquid in the medical staff’s hands, and asked nonchalantly:
"By the way, Mr. Lin, about those Tier Two Zerg Eggs you gave us last time... do you have any more to spare?"
"It would be even better if they were still alive."
"You can easily defeat dozens of members of the Tier Two Zerg Race and move freely through the Underground Hive. You must have been to the Zerg Race’s deep underground Hatching Nest, haven’t you?"
"Otherwise, it would be impossible for you to have so many Tier Two Awakeners so quickly. And they’re all recently promoted, Early Stage Awakeners whose auras are still unstable..."
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow, his expression unchanging as he said coolly:
"You’re very clever. Tier Two Zerg Eggs can allow a Tier One Late Stage Awakener to step directly into Tier Two."
"At the same time, the Organic Nutrient Liquid has all sorts of uses. Something this valuable is far more profitable than the business of selling live Tier Two Tiger Spine Zergs."
"But I wonder, what can Director Ling offer in exchange for the value that one Tier Two Awakener brings?"
"Or did you think I would fund you for free, in the name of scientific research?"
Ling Shuyan took a deep breath. In truth, her attentiveness today had all been leading up to this crucial moment:
"Of course not. The help a Tier Two Awakener can provide cannot be measured in money or even resources."
"But as it stands, only you possess a large number of live Tier Two Zerg Eggs. And those are crucial for advancing the Biological Research Institute’s Superman Plan!"
"If you are willing to contribute to the survival of humanity, we are prepared to meet any of your demands, at any cost..."
"Including something that can grievously wound the Mother Empress..."
"A miniature nuclear warhead!"
Hearing those last words,
Lin Feng’s pupils instantly constricted.