this infinite world

The evolution of life is a long process.

Since the beginning of time, life has used stars as paper and genes as ink to write magnificent chapters in endless time. Those basic factors engraved deep in DNA once needed billions of years of natural selection to bloom, just like coral polyps spent countless generations of life and death to build their own shells, and trilobites learned to curl up their bodies for defense through billions of years of trial and error...

...But for Li Ganglei who is now in this base, his evolution process can even be calculated in "minutes".

Every minute and every second, an invisible and intangible but real "life force" was merging into his body, driving his body, mind, and even soul to evolve continuously; and every moment, Li Ganglei felt that he was getting stronger, constantly surpassing his previous self in terms of strength, speed, defense, and recovery ability...

It is no exaggeration to say that you can become stronger just by breathing.

But as a beneficiary of "evolution", Li Ganglei felt a chill in his heart. He couldn't tell whether he was "evolving" or "reverting", or "mutating" into a kind of existence that he couldn't understand before, such as a humanoid creature with two hearts and three lungs... just like the plants he saw along the way, which were becoming more and more beautiful and exaggerated.

Along the way, in addition to seeing the golden apple tree that was at least 70% similar to the one in Greek mythology, Li Ganglei also saw the "Dragon Tooth Rice" which was shaped like a sword, three feet three inches and three centimeters long, and shaped like a giant dragon's teeth; the "Heavenly Blood Vine" whose vines were bright red, as if watered with blood, but not only had no bloody smell, but instead made people feel relaxed and happy when smelled; and the "White Jade Lotus Root" which was as white as jade, with exactly twelve holes, which implied the number of the Earthly Branches. It can really be said that "natural materials and treasures are everywhere."

...Oh, by the way, the names of these plants were all learned by Li Ganglei from novels. After all, there are no item descriptions on their heads.

Can I really solve everything here? Or, can I really successfully contain the memetic effect this time?
The further he went down, the less confident Li Ganglei became, because even the dumbest person could see that everything that happened in this base was not a conspiracy initiated by others, but a memetic effect caused by the meme called "Saint's Remains" located in the deepest part of the base... In other words, it is very likely that something happened to the contained object, causing the vitality inside the body to escape, leading to the current situation!

"It is true that misfortune often leads to blessing, and blessing often leads to misfortune..."

Thinking of this, Li Ganglei sighed. You know, the reason why the three O6s including him contained the "Saint's Remains" and classified it into a "Thaumiel" level under the three-level meme classification of S, E, and K, and named it 01, was that they had great expectations for this meme.

Especially in the eyes of the supreme leader of the rebel organization, this "saint's body" that came from nowhere, as well as its strategic significance and scientific research value, far exceeded everyone's imagination. Given time, it is not impossible to develop a strategic weapon that can fight against Organization C and Organization X...

"…But now it seems that trying to contain and control memes whose principles we don't understand at all, and using their power to fight disasters, is ultimately a fool's attempt."

Along the way, Li Ganglei did not encounter any obstacles except the defense measures of the base itself. This not only confirmed his guess, but also gave him a deeper understanding of the horror of memes.

"The remains of a saint... Hey, what a saint's remains."

After a period of difficult trekking, Li Ganglei finally reached the laboratory area that was no different from the original Amazon jungle. He looked up at the last line of defense leading to the core laboratory. At this moment, the steel gate, which should have been made of the highest strength Z-type alloy and was more than enough to resist tactical and even strategic nuclear warheads, had long lost its original appearance. It was covered with plants and flowers. Looking at the gate, Li Ganglei smiled bitterly and said to himself: "We originally thought that this was the trump card of our rebel organization and an opportunity for us to change the world, but the power of the saint is really unmatched. It is just an unconscious "Tao dye" that can change the world."

"I'm afraid that after a while, let alone a mere underground base, even if it touches the surface of the earth, the world, the earth itself, will be completely changed. I don't know if the earth will experience a wave of 'spiritual revival' when you two bastards come back, and become unrecognizable to you..."

When Li Ganglei thought of his elder brother who was like a mysterious dragon that was hard to find and could never be found at critical moments, and his younger brother who had an inexplicable adventure and entered a place called "the main god's space", but left the affairs of the real world to him alone to handle, even though this young man had been accustomed to the life of a cow and a horse, he couldn't help but feel resentful at this moment.

"Forget it. Anyway, I have already realized it..."

The plants on the gate helped Li Ganglei. As he spoke, his ten fingers had already inserted into the gap of the gate that did not exist. The young man took a deep breath, heat surged in his body, and his muscles bulged, like a little giant: "Open it for me!"

Second level gene lock!

The next moment, this huge alloy door weighing thousands of pounds was forcibly pried open by Li Ganglei with his giant hands that had expanded to the size of a palm-leaf fan and his terrifyingly strong physical strength!

"Boom!"

Amid the loud noise, Li Ganglei flashed in from the entrance, looking warily at the core laboratory in front of him, which was pitch black with only the red light flashing on the instruments. After confirming that there was no other movement except his own breathing, the young man breathed a sigh of relief, staggered, and almost fell to the ground.

"Fortunately, if I hadn't unlocked the second-level gene lock long ago, I probably wouldn't have been able to hold on to this point..."

After making every effort to unlock the second-order gene lock, Li Ganglei felt that his physical strength had increased by at least 30%. Feeling that he could no longer control himself, he gritted his teeth and said, "Fortunately, since these plants and flowers did not respond to my actions, it means that things have not gotten out of control to the point where they cannot be reversed. I still have a chance to resolve the memetic effect caused by the 'saint's remains'..."

"The remains of a saint?"

However, the next moment, a sound coming from deep inside the laboratory made Li Ganglei's blood freeze instantly. (End of this chapter)