Chapter 53: Corpse Cells

In Qiankun, alchemy is a popular Western subject.

Alchemy is the equivalent of chemistry in the real world, but with a difference. In the game, it can be linked to a variety of disciplines such as potions and enchantment, and has all sorts of incredible applications, the biggest and most difficult of which is to create life.

Currently, the definition of life is to have a body and a soul. Alchemy creates living beings that must come from nothing and cannot give souls to objects (no one has yet mastered the technology to make souls); Alchemists can only use machinery as their "body" and magic gems as their "nerve center", which is the constructing creature - the puppet. The puppet only knows how to act according to the instructions entered by the maker, and cannot think and act on its own like a human.

So, in a way, alchemical creatures are the same as constructing creatures.

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"You say a new product? Ah, ah, that, I'll look for it. ”

When Qingyi found Strom, Strunum was playing a game of tissue sampling with "Embryo Body I." on the dissection table. As soon as he heard of His Majesty's intentions, he hurriedly left the "Embryo Body I" and went to the messy experimental bench to rummage through it, and finally found a small sticker.

"Your Majesty, living beings can achieve self-healing effects through the activation ability of cells, so many minor injuries do not need to drink life potion, but only need to be bandaged with strips of cloth to prevent the wound from deteriorating due to contact with bacteria, which humans call 'bandages'. I've also made this simple prop, so please check it out - 'Baby Band-Aid'! A powerful item for necromantic creatures using 'Soul Potion' as an ingredient! The bodies of our necromantic creatures have long since decayed, and after being injured, they cannot be recovered by the self-healing of cells, and can only be healed by the nourishment of the clouds of life...... But with Baby Band-Aids, nothing is a problem anymore! ”

Qingyi smiled bitterly: "The name of this prop was given by Suo'er, right?" ”

Strunm also smiled: "yes...... I don't mind, though, because the name is just a codename. ”

"This item is very good, although the recovery of health is not as much as the 'bandage', but it only takes 1 second to stick to the body, which is much faster than the 'bandage', which will be of great help in case of emergency." Qingyi looked out the window: "The faction conflict is open, and adventurers will definitely need this kind of thing, so let's treat it as a task reward." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

After looking at the new invention, Qingyi looked at the "embryo body I" with great interest: "How is it, have you researched anything?" I'm really curious about it. ”

"I made a lot of discoveries about that! Your Majesty, first of all, let's describe the nature of alchemical creatures. "Strunm moved a chair for himself, which is also used to it, because Xue Duo will transform into the Shadow Throne, and Qingyi doesn't need another chair at all.

"Say it." He is an old bird among the players, although he has long heard what alchemy creatures are about, but Qingyi still put on a posture of great interest and listened carefully.

Stram took out a small humanoid puppet, wound it, and it went about its own devices. It snapped in circles, as if it couldn't do anything but spin in circles. Seeing Qingyi's strange face, Strunum hurriedly defended: "This is what I did when I was bored, and I didn't put much thought into it." At that time, I wanted to give it to Her Royal Highness the Princess, but she was ugly and didn't accept it. ”

(Xue Duo: "If you change it, it's Uncle Ben, and you don't want it.") ”)

Strom pretended not to hear the words of Lord Shadowwalker, and pointed to the little puppet and said, "Alchemical creatures are the greatest pursuit of alchemists, if they can create a real life form from nothingness, then in a sense, alchemists have become 'gods'. ”

"The 'embryonic body' cannot be said to be a completely new living form. I don't like to hear what Fermat said, but it's true...... I dismantled the Necromantic Chimera and restored it again, but I just added a few more materials, and anyone would do this kind of thing, and there was nothing to praise about. Strunm tapped his chest and smiled, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I'm not giving up on myself. I will definitely explore hard until the fire of my soul is extinguished. ”

Qingyi was stunned. It seems that Strom is a little different from before?

We continued. Necromantic creatures use soul fire as their power source, and the embryo body inherits this trait. It's like a puppet, you can act as long as you type in commands. Uncle Walterpole's approach is to cultivate the fighting instinct of the embryonic body, which is also equivalent to entering a command - as long as the enemy attacks, he can act accordingly, which is a passive command, although it does not require the master to give orders, but it still cannot get out of the category of puppets. I think that the embryonic body needs to have intelligence in addition to instinct, so that it can be a superior alchemical creature. ”

"As for the characteristics of the embryonic body, it is the most important and valuable point for research. Its cells are equivalent to the embryonic cells in the body of human babies, and can evolve into bone cells, red blood cells, white blood cells, etc., according to some mysterious instructions, and then form muscle tissue or lymphoid tissue, and finally become organs, and finally construct the human body. It can be said that embryonic cells are universal cells, and theoretically, even if you lose an arm, as long as you have enough embryonic cells, you can regain your health. ”

Strunm took out a bottle of yellow liquid and said with a solemn expression: "This is the body fluid I extracted from the embryonic body, almost all of which are composed of embryonic cells. Why do necromantic organisms have energetic embryonic cells? This completely subverts the academic community's perception of necromantic creatures, and it is an absurd truth! ”

"That's what I thought at first, when the worldview collapsed and I was almost in a frenzy. But it took me half a day and I quickly calmed down. I thought, it must be that I didn't find anything. I tested the embryonic cells again and again, and finally understood...... They are dead. ”

"Dead?" Qingyi blinked.

"No, it should be said, it looks like it's dead, in fact it's just falling into a deep sleep. Any cell will have an apoptosis, so compared with young people, the organs and bones of the elderly are in a degenerative stage. It's a mysterious gift. If the cell does not contain the apoptosis command, then it will multiply indefinitely, and the lifeform will become a deformed monster in addition to being immortal, and it will not even be able to maintain its original form. ”

In Qingyi's imagination, there was a lot of extra meat on a person's body, and in the end, there was so much meat that his facial features were submerged and became a big meat () ball.

"It is because of the apoptosis command that organisms die naturally. Necromantic organisms do not have apoptosis instructions in their bodies, so they will no longer welcome death; But it cannot be said to be alive, because cells do not metabolize, nor divide, but rather fall into a 'deep sleep'. I call them 'corpse cells'. It is because of the corpse cells that our lives are locked in the moment of death and will never change. The embryonic cells of the embryonic body are also kept in a primitive state, and the reason why they can change is actually because the soul fire gives the command of 'activation'. It's only for a moment, but it's enough to handle the battle. Therefore, the truth is still the truth, and the appearance of the 'embryonic body' has not subverted it, but has only added some modifications and additions. ”

"Cells are able to divide, absorb nutrients, and expel waste, which is the characteristic of living things, and to put it more simply, it is the 'breath of life'. Necromantic beings do not emit 'breath of life', and this condition is called 'breath of death'. In fact, most of the 'breath of death' we speak of refers to the wavelength of the soul, which we should call 'soul breath'. Since our cells can't be activated, how do we act? ”

Qingyi said: "Use the soul as fuel." ”

"That's right, soul fire is the form of energy that is unique to necromantic creatures. At present, there is no perfect theoretical explanation for the supernatural thing like the soul, so the road ahead is still full of mysteries. ”

Taking the vial containing the embryonic tissue from Strune, Qingyi was keenly aware that the vial wanted to break free from his hands. No, it should be said that it is the corpse cells in the bottle that want to return to the body. If you look at it with the [Soul Eye], you can find that the "Embryo Body I" that connects the small vial to the dissecting table is the "Embryo Body I", which gives people the illusion of an umbilical cord. No wonder the embryonic body has such a strong ability to recover, which is largely related to the strength of its soul.

"In addition, I am in the process of purchasing the corpses of plant-based monsters from the adventurers, and I think I should be able to figure out a way to make paper, so that I can be self-sufficient and do not need to buy paper from Schroeder Bray." ”

"Can you do such a complicated process?"

Hearing this question, Strunm surprisingly did not blush, but his eyes were shining, and he said firmly: "Yes, it must be possible!" Your Majesty, please trust me. From now on, not only paper, but everything else, we can produce it ourselves, and we will no longer be controlled by others! ”

Qingyi was slightly surprised, and then smiled: "Okay! Just wait for your good news, my alchemist! ”

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