PDLP Chapter 9 Mengde: I am the strictest father of the Blood Mosquito!
Chapter 9 Mengde: I am the strictest father of the Blood Mosquito!
"It seems to be able to withstand two buckets of boiling water now..."
After Yunxi left with the insect food provided by Mengde, Mengde continued to tinker with his own source blood mosquitoes.
Meng De watched the mosquito larvae 'jumping for joy' in the hot water tank and silently made relevant records in his biological evolution experiment manual.
In a sense, Mengde's "X gene sequence" can be considered as enabling the "target organism" to break through the limitations of genetic evolution and, within a limited time, to carry out "Darwinian deduction" to the maximum extent, thus evolving the law of survival of the fittest to its extreme.
Because the first generation of fire mosquitoes survived the ordeal of boiling water, their internal energy prioritized for 'high-temperature resistance'. As a result, when this generation of fire mosquitoes was placed in essentially the same variable water tank, Mengde discovered that after boiling water was poured into it, nearly 50% of their offspring still had a survival rate.
Mengde naturally did not want to see this situation, so he added another pot of hot water, reducing the survival rate of the fire mosquito larvae to below 5% again.
"Indeed... perhaps it's due to the different world environment. The energy systems of the creatures in this world, even the tiny mosquitoes, seem to be superior to those of the top predators in my previous life..." Meng De silently compared the differences in data from the two experiments while committing heinous acts of harming mosquito larvae in Blackwater Manor.
Under the X gene sequence, genes within an organism exist in a superposition of stable and unstable states. If left unchecked, in a stable environment, genetic traits will persist in a stable state... meaning the organism will push the concept of 'survival' to its extreme. However, if the external environment becomes extremely harsh and begins to affect survival, then within a limited time, the organism's genes will consume an enormous amount of energy, unleashing an 'evolutionary storm' within the same organism...
"A single generation can potentially complete the genetic evolution that would normally take dozens or even hundreds of generations for an ordinary species."
"And this 'evolutionary storm' is undoubtedly brutal for individual organisms."
Meng De looked at the revised "Illustrated Catalogue of Blood Mosquitoes" in his hand, then looked up at the blood mosquitoes fluttering in the sky, his eyes flickering slightly.
In his previous life, Mengde conducted many experiments. He started with insects, then various small animals, and finally applied them to large mammals. But the final result was always the same: once the original bloodline organism with its genetic lock unlocked entered a reproductive state, the organism would perish within a very short time after reproduction, or rather, its genes would collapse.
If we say that normal reproduction involves the mother allocating a small portion of her energy to nourish the new individual.
However, the evolution and reproduction of source blood creatures is driven by a near-complete depletion of the mother organism, aiming to compress the long race of genetic evolution over hundreds of generations into a single instant. This highly optimized evolutionary gene inevitably requires an enormous amount of energy, all of which must be supplied by the mother organism.
Perhaps at this point, someone might ask, if all the energy is supplied by the mother body, then what is the 'male body' doing?
The answer is simple: the lifespan of a "public body" is shorter.
Among species that require male and female reproduction, male progenitors follow a different evolutionary path. In Mengde's own words, male progenitors are like "miniature biological supercomputers." Genetic trait data undergoes billions of calculations within the male progenitor, and in the process of reproduction, all the optimized genetic data and even their own life energy are transferred to the female progenitor.
This is why, in his previous life, after discovering the 'X gene sequence,' Mengde only dared to use it on mosquitoes, and not directly on humans.
Because "source blood" is extremely cruel to humans, a relatively "long-lived" primate.
The "source blood" created under the "X gene sequence" can indeed allow humanity to completely evolve from a "surface race" into a true "space race." But... what about the process?
To sacrifice the "humanistic thought" of human civilization accumulated over hundreds of years in order to obtain an unimaginable future?
At least within the current moral framework of human civilization, sacrificing personal happiness for the benefit of future generations might have some feasibility. However, abandoning oneself, one's descendants, and so on, to benefit a future generation hundreds of years from now, a future in which one has no concept of existence, is certainly not feasible.
"So even if the X gene sequence is discovered, humans can no longer use it directly." Meng De suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but sigh.
In his previous life, he had only researched and developed "cold-resistant mosquitoes," yet he was met with resistance from a terrified and ignorant public. It was even more difficult for him to officially disclose the X-gene sequence, codenamed "Creation Sequence" within China.
Of course, the "cold-resistant mosquito" that Mengde researched at that time was not a simple mosquito that could continue to bite people in winter, but a super cold-resistant mosquito whose body structure could withstand blizzards and continue to bite people in environments with temperatures exceeding minus thirty degrees Celsius!
This is actually already considered a biological weapon...
"Cultivators at the Qi Refining Realm in this world can cast spells over a large area, especially fire spells, so their resistance to high temperatures must be carefully honed..." Meng De didn't expect the Source Blood Mosquito to directly generate a bug-like immunity to fire, because even a fool would know that was unrealistic.
Mengde only wanted his combat-type source blood mosquitoes to be able to withstand temperatures of several hundred degrees Celsius. In his previous life, cultivating source blood mosquitoes capable of withstanding hundreds of degrees of heat would have been extremely difficult and time-consuming. But in this world... Mengde discovered that it didn't seem so difficult.
If a regular mosquito in its previous life, even with its blood energy at full capacity, had a gene optimization efficiency of about twenty generations, that is, twenty times the evolutionary efficiency.
However, even if ordinary mosquitoes in this cultivation world are left to roam freely without Mengde providing additional cultivation resources, their genetic optimization efficiency may be close to one hundred times!
To paraphrase Meng De, the air in this world is sweet! It's rich in energy! Even the ordinary breathing of the blood mosquito provides it with extra energy!
"If even air can radiate energy, then it doesn't seem impossible that the Source Blood Mosquito could independently evolve a super gene to absorb spiritual energy..."
While taking notes, Meng De suddenly thought of something, and a thunderbolt flashed through his mind!
Boom!
A flash of lightning outside, and the world turned black and white in an instant!
Swish, swish, swish...
Countless raindrops the size of peas fell. Meng De stood up and stood under the eaves, watching the Source Blood Mosquitoes falling in the downpour. He stretched his palm out from under the eaves, and the icy rainwater instantly splashed into his palm.