Chapter 698 - 445: Nuclear Fusion Organ Implantation
Moreover, the researchers, after several days of study,
have gained a preliminary understanding of the Crystal Cluster Fragment provided by Wang Ye.
Although they do not know exactly what this thing is composed of,
through various tests, they have discovered that this Crystal Cluster contains an extremely terrifying amount of energy.
Despite being just a small fragment weighing about ten grams, not even the size of a fingernail,
the energy density they measured is enough to power a family of four for a lifetime and more.
Moreover, the energy released can be utilized almost entirely by them and can be directly converted into thermal energy.
It is even more exaggerated than nuclear fusion.
And this is just the most basic characteristic.
According to their tests, the material released by this Crystal can also cause biological entities to undergo dramatic mutations.
In response to this, they conducted an experiment.
They placed the Crystal Cluster Fragment in the same space as a white mouse and soaked the fragment in liquid to let it emit indigo vapor.
Initially, the white mouse only showed slight reactions such as excitement and mania, leading them to believe the vapor contained substances that excite the nervous system of biological entities.
However, what happened next overturned their understanding.
When the experiment reached the one-hour mark, the body of the white mouse showed obvious changes in size.
Its body, originally only ten centimeters long, gradually swelled to twenty centimeters.
Its teeth became sharper, and its fur grew thicker.
Its aggression also increased significantly.
The container, which it previously couldn’t damage, was marred by its claw in a single swipe.
Therefore, the researchers had to urgently reinforce the container,
to prevent the white mouse from mutating to a dangerous level and threatening them.
But the reinforced container could only hold up for so long.
As the fragment kept releasing more indigo vapor, about a few days later, the test subject white mouse’s form became more bizarre, deviating from what they understood as rodent-like, looking somewhat extraterrestrial, covered in spiky "fur," with limbs bulking up like those of a tiger, its spine arched like a stegosaurus, and some tendril-like outgrowths emerged from its bones, especially its face, which transformed from somewhat adorable round eyes and cheeks to a grim visage like that of a bat.
These changes in appearance also led to a marked increase in the white mouse’s aggressiveness.
The reinforced, two-centimeter-thick container wall became unstable, as if it could be torn apart at any moment.
Seeing this, the researchers urgently halted the experiment and isolated the mutated white mouse.
Subsequently, they sought volunteers from the military to undergo human testing. Although this experiment raised ethical concerns, it was justified, as Wang Ye had clearly stated that both he and the Megalodon had accelerated their evolution through exposure to this vapor, and Wang Ye showed no adverse effects.
They knew Wang Ye would not deceive them about something like this, so they wanted to see the extent of the vapor’s effect on humans. Despite the fragment’s capacity to release incredible energy for power, they were more concerned with whether the Crystal Cluster Fragment could evolve humanity to Wang Ye’s level of strength.
This time, they prepared a larger container,
with the volume of an entire house.
Strictly speaking, it was a house,
and a fully enclosed house at that.
The house was equipped with complete living facilities, ample food and water, and internet for entertainment. The only difference was that it was outfitted with comprehensive surveillance cameras without blind spots.
This allowed for 24/7 monitoring of the subject’s daily life and physical changes for subsequent research.
Meanwhile, the ten-gram Crystal Cluster Fragment would continuously release cerulean vapor at the nearest point to the subject.
The subject only needed to live normally within it and wait for the body to undergo changes.
The volunteer they recruited was a highly capable soldier, a soldier about to retire. Researchers and senior officers persuaded him to participate in the test by offering him a position as an officer to stay in the army. But actually, even without this condition, he would have volunteered for the test. Who would refuse such an extraordinary opportunity? After all, it was the only chance in the real world to gain Captain America-like abilities.
However, when recruiting test subjects, the researchers did not disclose the experiment’s details. The subject arrived at the site with apprehension and was only made aware of the experiment’s specifics there. Upon learning the details, the test subject showed great excitement, eagerly anticipating becoming a superhuman like Wang Ye.
If it were any other risk-bearing experiment, he surely wouldn’t be so excited, but this was different. According to the researchers, this mysterious Crystal Fragment was, in Wang Ye’s words, a substance capable of evolution, and Wang Ye mentioned no risks.
Although the researchers predicted possible risks of physical organ mutation, like the white mouse, potentially even life-threatening,
the test subject paid no heed to their warnings, trusting only Wang Ye’s claims.
After all, Wang Ye was the strongest on earth!