128: Chapter 128 Gene Fusion System, Deploying Detectors

"No, this healthy body of hers can just serve as a genetic experiment subject."

Faced with such a situation, even the guards, who had seen plenty of Dr. John's insane behavior, felt a chill run down their spines.

However, even if they wanted to quit, they couldn't.

Their families' work and lives were long established within the territories of the great families and major lords.

Without any sense of belonging to the outside countries, their other relatives would not agree to move away.

It was precisely because of this that they were sent here to work as guards for this experiment.

Besides this secret base, Wang An was also searching for high-level Professionals across the entire USA.

Apart from some common research-oriented and combat-oriented Professionals, the mainstream types here were the [Gene Tuner] and [Gene Fusionist] combat professions.

Leveraging its relatively advanced biotechnology and with the support of various consortiums, the USA was vigorously cultivating professions like [Biologist] and [Geneticist].

They began artificially screening for those compatible with these types of genetic agents.

The so-called Gene Fusion System typically utilizes the genes of high-level organisms, stripping away the incompatible and inferior parts, and extracting the genes responsible for strengthening and special abilities.

These are then fused into a human body, and through understanding and accepting the nature and traits of these organisms, a deeper level of fusion is achieved.

During this period, they continuously consume food, combined with the potential within the genes, to elevate their own life level.

Dr. John, for instance, was one of them.

His personality carried genes of coldness and irritability; part of it came from himself, and part was because the manufacturing process of the genetic agents could not completely eliminate these influences.

However, based on the introduction to the Gene Fusion System in the "galaxy general knowledge," such a system is typically only viable for advanced civilizations with sufficiently developed technology.

Given the current technological prowess of humanity, where even the secrets within the human body haven't been fully deciphered, attempting to explore the extraordinary is undoubtedly a pipe dream.

Fortunately, as one of the most popular and widespread categories within the Milky Way Galaxy, the Gene Fusion System has its merits.

Its advantage is that it is compatible with most extraordinary paths.

Usually, when one reaches a bottleneck on a certain extraordinary path, most will choose to minor in the Gene Fusion System to break through their own limitations.

Therefore, Wang An still decided to lay the groundwork for this.

To guide the development of a Gene Fusion System that fits his extraordinary path.

Since he was going to intervene, it wasn't just about investing resources; it was about changing the entire environment.

At the very least, he had to make every Super Beast absorb Vital Qi—it didn't need to be much, just enough to have an effect.

Pushing the Gene Fusion System in this direction would supplement and expand the domain of Vital Qi.

At the same time, to prevent any accidents, his true body would temporarily stay here to watch them experiment.

After all, no one could predict what terrifying things this group of insane biologists might cook up.

At this moment, the five-member Nanhai team arrived at the periphery of the Mariana Trench Forbidden Zone.

Four or five escort warships were patrolling and lingering here. The team was about to board a mechanical deep-submergence vessel to enter the ocean floor.

Little Wang looked at this pitch-black, bottomless seawater, and his heart began to drum with anxiety.

The other teammates beside him also wore solemn expressions.

Grandmaster Li Xiping gazed at this sea area for a moment before returning to his senses and issuing the order to depart.

The five-member team entered the mechanical deep-submergence vessel.

Upon entering, everyone noticed that the control platform inside the deep-submergence vessel lacked electronic devices but instead emitted a unique glow.

Moreover, they could even feel a kind of energy faintly radiating from it.

The entire control platform was mechanically controlled, though there were some strange patterns spreading throughout it.

Little Wang was a bit curious about what these patterns were.

"By the way, Grandmaster Li, we don't know how to pilot this kind of ship."

At this moment, Grandmaster Li Xiping walked to the control platform and said without turning his head.

"I am the one here to pilot this deep-submergence vessel."

"Even if I taught you how to operate it, with your current strength, you wouldn't be able to master it."

"Your task is to assist me."

"This was created specifically by requesting masters in this field, using materials that the nation spent a huge sum to obtain from Sanjiangyuan."

Little Wang was somewhat surprised to hear this.

He knew roughly what the situation was like in Sanjiangyuan now, after all, his old man was there.

But he only knew a general idea: an extraordinary-level True Person was there building a dojo and teaching Daoist methods.

The nation was selecting people with talent in various industries, especially in cultivation, to go there and study.

And he himself should be qualified to go after completing this mission.

This was also the reason why his father did not stop him from participating in this dangerous mission.

After all, spots were limited, and for people of their status to want to go, they at least needed a decent achievement.

"Then these patterns..."

The Grandmaster looked at the others gazing at him with curiosity, as did his disciple Instructor Liu Wuping, before saying.

"I see that you all still have some talent for cultivation. It shouldn't be a bad thing for you to know about this in advance since you should be qualified to go there."

"These patterns, along with this entire deep-submergence vessel, count as a composite type of Dharma artifact."

"Besides masking our own life fluctuations, it can also defend against attacks from Super Beasts below level 10 for half an hour."

"Only a Professional like me, who has cultivated blade intent and possesses extremely high control precision and computational ability, can pilot it."

"Otherwise, this mission wouldn't have required my participation."

After saying this, Grandmaster Li Xiping began to signal the mechanical arms to hoist and lower the deep-submergence vessel.

"Splash."

The mechanical deep-submergence vessel was lowered into the sea.

Everyone inside the vessel swayed.

Once everyone was familiar with their respective auxiliary positions.

Grandmaster Li Xiping injected his own True Qi energy to activate this large composite Dharma artifact.

The dim fluorescent light on the ceiling and side walls gradually intensified.

The entire interior of the deep-submergence vessel reached a level of visibility.

He then gave the order.

"Open the observation cabin and initiate descent mode."

The teammates on the side hurriedly followed the order, manually activating and using True Qi to engage various functional modules.

"Start the propulsion system."

This time, he activated it himself, manipulating a mechanical Dharma artifact on the platform.

After activation, a Dharma artifact engraved on the tail of the deep-submergence vessel started up.

It drove the surrounding water flow to propel the deep-submergence vessel forward.

Everyone began to descend rapidly.

Inside the entire deep-submergence vessel, apart from these functions, there was also a mechanical arm for placing detectors.

Instructor Liu Wuping took out several disc-shaped detectors from the box.

He placed them into a space similar to a torpedo launch system.

These detectors also lacked electronic components and were instead composed of detection and communication modules.

"This is also a type of Dharma artifact; most communication methods are basically ineffective within the Forbidden Zone."

"To deal with Super Beasts, the nation developed this type of Dharma artifact that integrates detection and communication modules."

"It's a pity that these detection Dharma artifacts cannot store too much energy crystal, otherwise there wouldn't be a need to prepare so many."

As the detectors descended rapidly, in no time they had reached 1,000 meters, 2,000 meters...

An hour later, they finally reached the deepest part of the trench, ten thousand meters down.

Only then did their mission truly begin.