Alien Knights

Muxi University, three underground floors, biochemical test site.

In the thousands-square-meter biochemical experiment hall, various parasites, petri dishes, and biological corpses can be seen everywhere. Dozens of professors and assistants in white coats are busy working on each other's experiments.

Outside the innermost compartment, four Dragon Knights and two Valkyries stood expressionlessly outside the door, like eternal sculptures.

In the cubicle, Todd, who had put on his lab coat, was standing behind Wayne Dunlop, looking through the experimental report he had just completed.

Wearing a biochemical lab coat and cotton gloves, Wayne carefully took out a glass box from a cold box.

Lying quietly in the center of the box is a completely transparent, crystal-clear nematode.

Wayne asked behind him: "Your Majesty, do you recognize this thing?"

Todd, who was observing the insect body, nodded and said: "The resurrected insect, a special parasite brought by Eleanor, can exchange the souls in two bodies... But, what does this have to do with the black plague we are talking about? relation?"

Wayne waved his hand: "Don't worry, let's talk about the soul first before explaining the black plague."

"soul?"

Wayne put the resurrected bug away: "Your Majesty, you remember that I once conducted an experiment with dying people - the weight of the soul."

"Why are you discussing that experiment?"

Wayne said to himself: "I once concluded in the soul experiment that a person's soul will have a certain weight based on age, gender and education level, some are a few grams, and some are heavier."

"I began to believe that the soul was an invisible lightweight particle, but after repeated experiments, I rejected this hypothesis."

"Later, in the Library of Heaven, I read some books, which mentioned that the soul may be a kind of dark energy. I was thinking at that time, if the soul is not a matter, but a kind of energy, then whether it is possible It affects torque and force fields."

Todd frowned and said, "No need to make a long speech, just say what you have to say."

"Okay, let me tell you the conclusion. The soul is actually a very peculiar energy field energy. When it flows, it can change the surrounding magnetic field and gravity. When a person dies, the soul is released and a field energy erupts. Flow. This jet can affect the surrounding gravity and form a dark matter-like mass, creating the illusion that the soul has weight."

Todd rubbed his temples: "Wayne, can you...?"

"Your Majesty, I'm going to get to the important part soon. Those black parasites in the black plague can turn corpses into immortal monsters. I conducted some sample experiments on those black parasites. When the black parasites are infected When an animal is alive, its weight increases slightly, and when it is killed, its weight decreases slightly."

Todd somewhat understood: "You want to say that the black parasite will extract the soul of the infected person, and when it dies, it will release the soul stored in the body?"

Wayne nodded and said: "Yes, I was thinking at the time that the mechanism of the black parasite is very similar to that of a living thing. When the resurrected insect transfers its soul, its own weight also has the same effect as the soul goes in and out. Variety."

Todd turned his attention to the glass box and said softly: "It looks like it does."

Wayne stared at the transparent worm and said, "I began to suspect that the resurrected worm was the original sample of the plague parasite. The group of people from the Presbyterian Church biochemically modified the resurrected worm in some way and got The final product is the black plague parasite.”

Todd said while thinking: "The discovery that the resurrected worm is the original organism of the plague parasite is very important, but the question is what is the process like?"

Wayne: "I have dissected and examined the plague parasites, and found traces of Tyrant virus and Sutherland archaea inside. The endoplasmic data of Sutherland archaea seriously exceeded the standard, and the bacterial body has mutated and become It is more dangerous and manic, and will constantly engulf and assimilate other cells. This is also the main reason why plague parasites infect other organisms. The tyrant virus has completely changed the genetic structure of the parasite, transforming it into a gene factory, constantly Prefer, copy and preserve those genes.”

Todd said with a headache: "It sounds like the plague parasite is more like an invulnerable machine."

Wayne: "Every creature has its weaknesses and its natural enemies. The key lies in how to find that vital key."

"But having said that, the resurrected worm is very fragile. It has extremely strict requirements on temperature, humidity and pressure, but the adaptability of the black plague parasite is extremely powerful. I never thought that the resurrected worm was in the Tyrant Virus and Sutherland Under the combined influence of archaea, such a terrifying creature can be created."

Todd suggested, "What can we do right now?"

Wayne: "I need more samples of resurrected worms. I need to build a biological evolution model to simulate how the resurrected worm turns into a plague parasite. Only in this way can I find its weak points in the evolutionary process. , and prescribe the right medicine.”

Todd: "But we only have this one resurrected worm."

Wayne: "Yes, this resurrected worm is the only sample we have on hand, and I don't know how to breed it at all. If I use it for experiments, if it fails, it means that we don't have any Spare sample."

Todd pondered for a while and then said: "I know where to find more resurrected insects, but the process may not be easy."

Wayne followed up and said: "In addition to the resurrected worms, it would be best to find a method of cultivating plague parasites."

Todd was a little embarrassed: "The black plague parasites evolved from the successors of the undead. Their creator was Theodore in the Presbyterian Church, but the latter had been killed, and all the manuscripts fell into the throat of the murderer. It’s difficult to find a way to cultivate it in your hands.”

Wayne: "Okay, if there is no manuscript on the culture method, but if I can find a sufficient number of resurgent samples, I can also use the group experiment method to slowly explore the culture process of the plague parasite, but this process It will be very lengthy and take up a lot of time. That’s why I suggest finding ways to culture the parasites as much as possible.”

Todd nodded: "The top priority is that I will obtain as many resurrected insect samples as possible as soon as possible; as for Theodore's cultivation manuscript, I can try to find it, but there is no guarantee."

Wayne sighed: "Your Majesty, I heard that the tide of corpses in Taylor City is getting bigger and bigger, and it is spreading to the surrounding areas. I hope everything can be done in time."

At this moment, a messenger passed through the sentry posts and came to the door of the experimental hall.

"Your Majesty, this is the military report of the Dukechi Principality."

Hearing the guard's announcement, Todd and Wayne looked at each other.

Wayne shrugged: "Your Majesty, from your expression, I can guess that it must not be a good thing."

Todd closed his eyes and whispered softly: "The plague has begun to spread."