#655 - Chapter 655 Su Daji
"Did you vaccinate them?" Shen Huiying asked.
"That's right, most people did. There are also a very few individuals who developed antibodies on their own after contracting the virus," Dongfang Chen said.
This 'very few' refers to Luo'er.
"I suspect the reason might lie here."
Shen Huiying stopped working when the virus broke out and hadn't conducted in-depth research on it.
So, she's just guessing now.
"How so?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"The principle behind zombies and cultivators generating crystal cores is similar, but the methods are different."
"The reason zombies can quickly generate crystal cores is because they concentrate all the energy in their bodies. Therefore, they inevitably die during the process of condensing the crystal core."
"However, as far as I know, the genetic factor plays a decisive role in a cultivator's ability to condense a crystal core. Some people, from birth, will slowly and naturally accumulate bio-energy in their bodies, and then successfully condense a Tier 1 crystal core at the appropriate age. Only such people can embark on the path of cultivation; most people can't," Shen Huiying explained.
Dongfang Chen was immediately enlightened.
"Xiao Lin, immediately simulate this idea and find the code snippets for condensing crystal cores from the human gene sequence," Dongfang Chen said.
"Commander, without a reference, it's impossible to build a model," Xiao Lin replied.
"What's the reason?" Dongfang Chen was taken aback.
"The coordinated cooperation of various human functions is essentially the interaction of different gene segments. Without a reference, it's difficult to determine the location and number of segments affecting the phenotype," Xiao Lin explained.
Dongfang Chen understood. It was like writing a complex system code.
Different code snippets have interdependencies and references.
Trying to achieve an uncertain function by randomly changing one piece of code is like searching for a needle in a haystack.
It's highly likely to crash the system.
"I need your blood for analysis. I wonder if you would agree?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"You want to find the gene that determines crystal core condensation in the body, right?" Shen Huiying asked.
"That's right."
"Don't bother, it's useless. What if you find it? Can you still change an adult's genes? Unless you use cloning to artificially cultivate new individuals with cultivator genes."
"However, some people have already tried this path, and it ultimately ended in failure. The Shanghai Institute of Technology secretly started research in this area 50 years ago, but the resulting individuals all had various genetic defects and died before they reached the age of crystal core condensation," Shen Huiying replied, shaking her head.
Shen Huiying was evaluating this matter based on current technological levels. What she didn't know was that this was not a problem for Dongfang Chen.
However, genetic technology was a significant matter, and he couldn't reveal it.
"The situation is different now. Zombies are everywhere, and crystal cores are inexhaustible. To be honest, I have to admire you for thinking of a way to mass-produce crystal cores by raising rats. And you actually successfully developed weapons and equipment driven by crystal core energy. You're a true genius," Shen Huiying complimented.
"You flatter me. I want to know, what is your identity?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"Me? I have too many names; I can't even remember them all myself. But there's one name you should have heard of."
"What name?"
"Su Daji."
"You're Su Daji? That... wouldn't that make you even older than Xu Fu?" Dongfang Chen was so shocked he couldn't close his mouth.
Su Daji lived during the reign of King Zhou of Shang. Judging from the timeline, the Shen Huiying in front of him was at least 3,000 years old!
How exaggerated!
The waters of China are indeed unfathomable!
"To be precise, Su Daji is just one of my names. As for whether I'm older than Xu Fu, I can't draw a conclusion. Those who can live to the present are all deeply hidden."
"When the Shang Dynasty fell, if I hadn't faked my death to deceive Jiang Ziya, I'm afraid I would have been beheaded long ago. Since then, for more than 3,000 years, I have been living as an ordinary person, and I have been fortunate enough to survive until now."
Dongfang Chen didn't comment on the character of the person in front of him who was once Su Daji. One general's success is built on the bones of ten thousand, and who can clarify the rights and wrongs of the past?
"How long did it take you to cultivate to Tier 7?" Dongfang Chen was more concerned about the advancement of mutants.
"3,000 years ago, when I was King Zhou of Shang's woman as Su Daji, I should have been in the Golden Core stage, which, according to your terms, is a Tier 3 mutant. You can calculate the rest yourself."
"How did you cultivate?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"Back then, there were no cultivation methods. I always improved slowly and naturally. It wasn't until after the Zhou Dynasty was established, when I was living in a village, that I met a very powerful person. He taught me a set of breathing exercises, and I officially embarked on the path of cultivation."
"What was his name?" Dongfang Chen asked.
