Apocalypse Rebirth: 3000 million won at the beginning

Eliminate the Indians and sweep through their stronghold.

With the capture of the four major alliances in the snow area, which brought valuable crystal resources, the development of Dazhangshu has become increasingly rapid.

With the gradual influx of bandits and members of the Ali Alliance, the total population of Dazhangshu has now reached a staggering 260 million.

Nearly 300,000 people were involved in the repair and maintenance of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

After the sea fog, under the influence of the Di element, plants grew extremely fast, and crop yields increased several times over.

With sufficient crystals, the food security and food supply of the camphor tree were guaranteed.

Meanwhile, a major event is unfolding at the zombie research center in the big camphor tree!
Headquarters base.

The underground laboratory of the Zombie Research Department in the fourth outer city.

Zhao Ke stood in front of the lab bench, with a row of test tubes in front of him.

The liquids in the test tubes varied in color intensity.

He picked up the second test tube, looked at it under the light, then put it down. He turned around, took a sealed petri dish from the refrigerator, placed it on the table, opened the lid, and used tweezers to pick up a small tissue sample.

next to.

Gu Yanqiu sat in a chair, holding a photocopy of an Indian document, and was flipping to the page with the nutrient solution formula marked on it.

“Vice Dean Zhao, let me double-check that trace element.” Gu Yanqiu looked up. “The concentration that the Indian used is almost twice as high as the regular formula.”

Zhao Ke didn't turn around, focusing on the task at hand: "How many times have you confirmed it?"

"The data matches up all three times."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ke paused, put down the tweezers, turned around, walked to Gu Yanqiu's side, and looked down at the photocopy.

His gaze lingered on that line of numbers for a moment, then he straightened up and said with a serious expression:

"Old Gu, then go with this concentration."

The two walked to the other side of the lab bench, where three flasks and a thermostat were placed side by side.

Zhao Ke carefully poured the prepared nutrient solution into a flask and then placed the tissue sample from the petri dish into it.

The thermostat bath begins to heat up, and the indicator light changes from red to green.

Time passed by, second by second.

The two men stared intently at the changes inside the flask.

Zhao Ke squinted and tapped his finger twice on the edge of the table:
"If this time it works, it means that the Indians' approach is indeed working and their direction is correct."

Gu Yanqiu didn't respond, but just watched the liquid in the thermostat slowly heat up.

Two hours later, the thermostat bath emitted a warning sound.

Zhao Ke walked over and took out the flask.

The liquid inside had become uniform and transparent, with a thin layer of sediment at the bottom.

He handed the flask to Gu Yanqiu: "Take a look."

Gu Yanqiu took it, examined it against the light, then put it down, her face showing some excitement:
"Brother Zhao, the amount of sediment is even less than in the previous hundreds of tests, and there are very few suspended particles, almost none. The activity has been almost suppressed."

Zhao Ke smiled and turned to turn on the power of another lab bench. He took out some of the liquid from the flask and poured it into another container. Then he took out another sealed test tube from the refrigerator and carefully dripped in two drops.

The two stared at the changes inside the container, waiting quietly.

A few seconds later, the liquid began to gradually lighten from pale yellow, eventually stabilizing into an almost transparent liquid with no sediment, no turbidity, and no obvious heat changes or bubbles.

"Damn it, it worked!"

Zhao Ke let out a soft breath, placed the container under the light, turned it over and over to examine it, and after feeling it was about right, said to Gu Yanqiu, "Send the sample to the analysis lab first to see if the molecular structure is stable."

"Okay." Gu Yanqiu sealed the container and carefully took the bottle of clear liquid away.

soon.

He went to the analysis room, carefully drew two drops of liquid with a dropper, put them into the test sample bottle, tightened the cap, and observed the state of the liquid.

An hour later.

Gu Yanqiu returned excitedly with the analysis report and slammed it onto the lab table.

Boom!
"No problem!!! The molecular structure is stable, and no abnormalities were found."

"Really?" Zhao Ke quickly picked up the analysis report to check it.

After carefully reviewing the report, he laughed loudly a few times.

"This is the first time that the entire process has been completely replicated, which means that we have mastered the Indian's activity regulation technology."

"Using this technology, the activity level of the Di element in the alienation factor can be adjusted."

"Now, let's immediately review what just happened."

"Tomorrow we'll begin experimenting with fusing and generating a human evolution potion!"

"Okay." Gu Yanqiu's eyes shone, and his hand trembled slightly.

Having been involved in this project for some time, he is well aware of how important what they are doing is to the Great Camphor Tree, and how it may even rewrite human history!
Neither of them left that night, and neither did any of the staff at the zombie research institute.

The experiment has reached a critical juncture, and no one is complaining.

Working hard through the night.

The process was repeated again and again, adjusting activity, fusion, and detection.

The lab lights stayed on all night.

As the night passed, Zhao Ke and Gu Yanqiu were still standing in front of the lab table. Their hair was greasy, and their eyes were bloodshot from staying up all night.

On the table were photocopies of the Indian nutrient solution formula, as well as records of the specific production process and results.

Several flasks and graduated cylinders were placed nearby. Some of the flasks contained the Indian nutritional supplements that had been prepared the previous night to verify the process.

On the table behind, there were various flasks, each labeled with text.

They reviewed the process last night and conducted five more experiments.

All five experiments were successful.

The clock on the wall points to nine o'clock in the morning.

Gu Yanqiu clenched her fists, looked at Zhao Ke, and said with some trepidation:
"Brother Zhao, we've already tested it five times yesterday, with a 100% success rate. We've completely mastered and are proficient in the activity regulation technology. Shall we directly test the production of the human evolution agent?"

"Let's begin." Zhao Ke took a deep breath and glanced at the time on the clock.

He stayed up all night, but he was still very energetic.

He has been researching the human evolution drug project for two years.

Two years of countless failures and countless moments of losing direction.

But through repeated testing, they found the right path.

And now, it's truly just one step away from success.

"I'll do it myself." Zhao Ke put on gloves and walked to Gu Yanqiu's side.

Gu Yanqiu quickly moved aside.

Zhao Ke picked up the first flask and poured in a measured amount of base solution.

Gu Yanqiu stood beside him to assist, holding the recipe in her hand and announcing the amount of ingredients to be added at each step in sequence.

"Reagent No. 3, twelve milliliters."

Zhao Ke measured the amount with a pipette and dropped it into the flask.

The liquid became slightly cloudy, but quickly returned to its transparent state.

He shook the flask, put it down, and waited for Gu Yanqiu's next instruction.

"Reagent No. 4, four milliliters."

"Reagent No. 5, two milliliters."

Each step is performed in the order shown on the drawings, without skipping or omitting any steps.

Zhao Ke's hand was very steady; when he dripped each drop of reagent, there was almost no extra movement in his fingertips.

Gu Yanqiu stood to the side, looking up and down to confirm whether the order of adding the formula corresponded to the current step.

"Wait 10 minutes for it to dissolve."

"Add three milliliters of potion number six."

Time passed slowly.

An hour later, the last drop of reagent was added to the flask.

The liquid stabilized, turning a uniform pale yellow color without any sediment or separation.

"The first step is done!" Zhao Ke said to Gu Yanqiu, "Get me a dropper."

"Okay." Gu Yanqiu quickly handed over a dropper.

Zhao Ke solemnly used a dropper to take a small sample and put it into the testing instrument.

A few minutes later, he looked at the data displayed on the screen:

"It matches the parameters in the data, and the error is within an acceptable range."

Gu Yanqiu clenched her fist, her heart pounding with excitement, but she tried her best to control it.

"Straight to the second step, adjust the activity?"

“Okay, go get the alienation factor samples.” Zhao Ke said methodically as he sat in front of the lab table.

"it is good."

Gu Yanqiu got up and left, went to the refrigerator, and took out a tube of alienation factor sample.

Upon returning, Zhao Ke used a pipette to draw a small amount of the alienation factor sample and injected it into a container filled with nutrient solution.

His gaze was fixed on the changes inside the container, where the liquid surged and reacted violently.

One minute later, the liquid stabilized completely.

Gu Yanqiu immediately used the testing device to perform another test. When he saw the data on the device, his pupils contracted slightly.

"The activity level has dropped by one grade."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Ke continued, "Reduce the concentration, continue adjusting it until it reaches a suitable range, and finally try to fuse it with the tolerance enzyme."

"it is good."

Gu Yanqiu then took another bottle of nutrient solution with a lower concentration and dripped the alienation factor sample into the new container.

This time the reaction was even faster; the liquid returned to its clear state in less than thirty seconds.

Zhao Ke held the container up to the light and examined it for a while.

"The activity has been brought under control." He put down the container. "Let's test it again."

After the test was completed, Gu Yanqiu excitedly ran back and said:

"Dean Zhao, your eyesight is amazing! It was indeed within the expected range."

Zhao Ke's heart pounded. The next step was the final and most crucial one.

Fusion of tolerance enzymes and dissimilar factors!
He struggled to control his emotions and said in a trembling voice:

"Go and get the higher-order tolerance enzyme."

"it is good."

Gu Yanqiu took a tube of high-level Di element tolerance enzyme from the No. 3 refrigerator and placed it on the operating table.

He crossed his arms, swallowed hard, and watched Zhao Ke's movements nervously. The lights on the control panel were bright.

Zhao Ke's eyes gleamed as he steadily placed the regulated catabolism factor and tolerance enzyme into the same container.

At the instant the two liquids were poured in.

When the two liquids come into contact, their edges begin to merge.

There were no bubbles and no heat release.

The reaction is very stable, but the reaction rate is extremely slow.

However, as time passed, after more than ten minutes, the liquid in the container had completely blended, presenting a uniform and translucent light green color.

This medicine seemed to possess a life force, emitting a shimmering green light.

Zhao Ke approached the control panel, picked up the container of liquid, and examined it under the light for a while:

"Old Gu, take it for testing."

Gu Yanqiu took the container and turned to walk towards the analysis room.

Zhao Ke couldn't wait either, so they ran to the analysis room together.

A dozen minutes later.

Gu Yanqiu rushed out with a test report in her hand:
"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Brother Zhao!"

"The molecular structure is stable, there is no active residue, and the fusion rate has reached the expected level."

"It's done! We've done it!"

Zhao Ke looked down at the data in the report, read it word by word, and then closed the report.

call--

He let out a long breath.

Pour the liquid from the container into a pre-labeled, airtight bottle, and carefully affix a label:
"Human Evolution Agent - Preliminary Formulation"

After two years, he finally extracted and fused the human evolution drug sample for the first time.

Although it hasn't undergone live testing yet, this is a huge step forward for him and for the zombie research institute!

Gu Yanqiu looked at the stunned Zhao Ke and asked:
"Brother Zhao, are we going to conduct live experiments next? Shall we start now?"

Zhao Ke's eyes were bloodshot as he nodded and said, "Yes, definitely!"

Gu Yanqiu immediately summoned the other researchers at the institute and instructed them to prepare live rabbits immediately.

A short while later.

They arrived at the animal testing facility with a small half-bottle of the extracted human evolution potion.

Six experimental rabbits were divided into two groups: three were injected with the drug and three were injected with saline as the control group.

Zhao Ke squatted beside the cage and personally pushed the medicine into the ear vein of the experimental rabbit.

The six experimental rabbits showed no immediate reaction after being injected with the drug.

But the two of them stayed and did it themselves.

The body temperature, heart rate, food intake, and activity status of the experimental rabbits in their cages were continuously recorded.

Gu Yanqiu stood beside the cage, holding a recording tablet: "What's the temperature?"

Zhao Ke glanced at the instrument: "Thirty-six point eight."

Heart rate?

One hundred and ten.

"About what you expected." Gu Yanqiu noted the data on the record board.

"Observe for a while longer."

"it is good."

The two stood in front of the cage, waiting quietly.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhao Ke checked the instrument again:

"Body temperature 36.9, heart rate 108. No abnormal fluctuations."

Gu Yanqiu put down the notepad and looked at the rabbit in the cage: "It's still eating."

"Eating it means you're in a good condition."

Gu Yanqiu looked up at him and asked, "Brother Zhao, when do you think we'll see the results?"

Zhao Ke stared at the rabbit, thought for a moment, and said, "It will have to wait until at least tomorrow."

Gu Yanqiu rubbed his red eyes. "Brother Zhao, why don't we leave first and get some sleep?"

"I'll leave this place to Xiaolan and Wang Yin to keep an eye on."

Zhao Ke walked to the cage, looked at it, and then stood up: "I'll stay here to sleep tonight."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yanqiu also expressed his opinion:

"Then I'll sleep here tonight too."

Subsequently, they had Wang Yin and his team come over to record data such as the body temperature and heart rate of these experimental rabbits.

Zhao Ke was half-reclining on a folding chair in the corner.

Gu Yanqiu was not sleepy. He sat in front of the lab table and looked through the recorded data.

Another night has passed.

Gu Yanqiu woke up as the sky outside the window began to lighten.

He rubbed his eyes, glanced at the clock on the wall, and got up to walk towards the cage.

Zhao Ke woke up almost at the same time, walked over and stood next to him, looking down at the experimental rabbit in the cage.

“It looks the same as yesterday,” Gu Yanqiu said.

Zhao Ke squatted down and gently tapped the iron bars of the cage with his hand.

The rabbit's ears twitched, and it turned towards him without backing down.

Zhao Ke stood up and asked Wang Yin:

"How's the data?"

"Your temperature is normal, but your heart rate has dropped a little compared to during the day," Wang Yin replied.

Zhao Ke thought for a moment and replied, "That's normal. Physiological metabolism slows down at night."

Wang Yin turned another page: "However, they eat almost 10% more than during the day."

"This is a good thing." Zhao Ke saw that the experimental rabbits did not show any signs of zombification, and he roughly understood what was going on.

This at least demonstrates that the human evolution agent they developed is not very dangerous.

As for the effectiveness, further testing is needed.

"Wang Yin, remove all the experimental rabbits and conduct a live speed test."

"it is good."

Wang Yin took the experimental rabbit out of the cage and placed it in a closed environment.

The group observed the rabbit through the glass.

Wang Yin placed a carrot on the opposite side. The experimental rabbit paused for a moment, then ran towards the carrot, its speed noticeably faster than that of the rabbit that had not been injected with the evolution drug.

Gu Yanqiu stood to the side, holding a stopwatch, watching the rabbit chew on a carrot with its head down.

"It's faster than yesterday, about two seconds faster."

Zhao Ke looked down for a while, then squatted down again and placed a new carrot.

I tested it again, and it was still faster than yesterday.

"Let's test it again," Zhao Ke said.

"Still need testing?"

"Test".

The third time, the experimental rabbit was still faster than yesterday, with the difference remaining stable at around two seconds.

They used three groups of experimental rabbits to conduct repeated tests and reached the same conclusion.

Gu Yanqiu put down his stopwatch and glanced at Zhao Ke, who was squatting on the ground:

"The data hasn't changed much, but the trend is stable. It's in better shape than yesterday and seems more energetic."

Zhao Ke stood up, walked back to the cage, squatted down, and observed the condition of the experimental rabbits.

"Conduct longitudinal comparisons, comparing the experimental group with the normal group."

"Okay." Wang Yin nodded.

Wang Yin took the rabbit, which had been injected with saline solution, out of its cage and placed it in a closed glass enclosure.

He also placed a carrot at the end of the closed-off long track to observe the time it took for a normal rabbit to go from starting to arriving.

In comparison, the experimental rabbits that received the injection took an average of about two seconds faster than the control group.

These two rounds of comparisons proved that their human evolution drug was effective.

The same rabbit, after being injected with the drug, moved two seconds faster than before.

Compared to a rabbit injected with medication, which was injected with ineffective saline solution, the rabbit injected with medication was two seconds faster.

Although the side effects are not yet apparent, the tangible benefits are immediately visible.

Although the effect wasn't that strong, it only reduced the original fourteen seconds to about twelve seconds.

But with this start, the evolution potion can be continuously improved.

Zhao Ke lay on the outside of the glass room, quietly watching the experimental rabbit munching on a carrot in the distance.

He said to Wang Yin, "Write down all of this data."

“Okay!” Wang Yin nodded vigorously; he had witnessed a miracle firsthand.

The human evolution drug is really about to succeed!
Zhao Ke was calmer than he had imagined.

The next step is to conduct multiple tests, and then delve into the rabbits to examine their cell activity, muscle mass, and other dimensions.

Further research is needed to determine if there are any side effects.

Once these steps are completed, human clinical trials will be conducted.

Zhao Ke stretched and yawned, his bones cracking all over.

He felt more relaxed than ever before. He turned around, exchanged a few more words with Wang Yin, and then walked out of the research institute.

I've been in the lab for three days straight, and my head is oily and itchy. I slept in the lab for the last two days, but I didn't sleep well.

He planned to go back to his dorm to take a good shower and get some sleep before returning to continue the testing and verification.

If the process of human evolutionary agents is a path,

If it takes one hundred steps to reach the finish line, you have already taken ninety-nine steps.

Mission accomplished, almost complete!
(End of this chapter)