what's the situation?
Everyone noticed something strange about the old man. His eyes were fixed on Xu Cheng, just like the eyes of an old father who had been separated for many years when he saw his biological son.
The others looked at Xu Cheng and then at the old man, and couldn't help but come up with many strange ideas in their minds.
Xu Cheng frowned slightly: "Why are you looking at me?"
The old man couldn't help but take a step forward and asked: "Your grandfather... no, it should be your great-grandfather. What is his name?"
Xu Cheng's heart moved, and he vaguely guessed a possibility - he has a genetic disease inherited from his ancestors, and according to the history of the Super Power Association, most of the patients with these genetic diseases are victims of the Celestial Clan's human experiments, so his Is it possible that my ancestor was also one of the experimental subjects who escaped on the day of rebirth, and happened to know Professor Darcy in front of him?
"My grandfather's name is Xu Tao, do you know him?"
"Xu Tao? Haha, it's probably the name he picked up later."
The old man had calmed down from the slightly excited mood and explained: "I once knew an experimental subject. His appearance is not exactly the same as yours, but he is probably 70-80% similar. He also died on that day. Escaped."
Elsa and Devana suddenly turned to look at Xu Cheng in shock and joy.
What's surprising is that Xu Cheng actually has this kind of life experience. What's surprising is that both parties have the same experience. They are both descendants of experimental subjects, and their relationship may be able to go further.
At the same time, they also doubted what Xu Cheng said before. Could it be that the friend he said had a genetic disease was himself?
This guy is obviously so powerful, why doesn't he say anything honest?
Xu Cheng ignored the looks between the two people and said thoughtfully: "Their ancestors were also experimental subjects who escaped. Why are you so excited when you see me?"
The old man seemed a little tired from standing. He sat down on the chair again and smiled: "Because your great-grandfather is a very special experimental subject, related to the core plan of the Celestial Clan. It can be said that because of his escape, The Celestial Clan’s research in related areas has been postponed for at least a hundred years.”
Is there such a thing?
Of course Xu Cheng has never met his great-grandfather, nor even his grandfather. After all, their family is short-lived.
However, apart from the two advantages of early death and early reincarnation and outstanding appearance, their family is very ordinary. Even Xu Cheng himself lived an ordinary life for the first twenty years and did not even awaken his superpowers.
If he hadn't encountered dog management, he would have ended up just a little transparent being swallowed up by the tide of the times.
Now this old man actually said that his grandfather was very special, which is really unimaginable.
Elsa interjected: "Professor Darcy, can you tell us the details of the day of rebirth? Because of years of running away, our ancestors' records of the day of rebirth have become unclear."
"What I know is actually not much."
The old man did not refuse, and his old face showed an expression of memories.
Just when everyone was waiting to hear him reveal the secret from a hundred years ago, Nagumo Narumi suddenly raised his hand and shouted: "Wait a minute."
Everyone's attention was drawn to her: "What's wrong?"
"Wait a minute, don't say it yet."
Nagumo Narumi immediately launched a teleport, disappeared on the spot with Lulu, and reappeared ten seconds later, holding a large bottle of Coke and potato chips in his hand, and sat down directly on the ground: "Let's get started."
"..."
The atmosphere was a little tense for a while. Even Xu Cheng couldn't help it this time. He stretched out his hand and hit her on the head hard: "Thankfully, I always treat you as my sister. You only care about yourself, right? Where are the melon seeds and spicy duck neck?"
Elsa and Devana: "..."
Nagumo Narumi rubbed his head: "Then let me run again?"
"Where are the others?"
Xu Cheng looked at Elsa and Devana: "Do you want something to eat?"
The corners of Elsa's mouth twitched slightly. That's enough. Can't you be more serious?
Darcy on the side laughed loudly, then licked his lips with his tongue, and asked Nagumo Narumi: "Is there any wine? I haven't drunk it for decades."
Hearing what the old man said, Elsa and Divana had no choice but to give up their resistance and choose to join.
Nagumo Narumi ran back and forth, and finally brought Darcy a bottle of wine, and he didn't know what brand it was.
He carefully unscrewed the bottle cap and took a small sip, with a satisfied expression on his face: "It's so good. I thought I would never be able to enjoy the taste of alcohol again in this life."
"can we start?"
"Haha, don't worry."
While eating and drinking, Darcy recounted what happened that year.
A hundred years ago, Darcy Huffman was a very famous biologist and university professor. The last day he appeared in public was to accept an invitation from the U.S. government to participate in a biological research project that was not announced to the public.
The research involved supernatural powers, and Darcy was also very interested in it. Without much thought, she accepted the invitation to participate.
Later he learned that this project originated from the cooperation between the U.S. government and the Celestial Tribe, and also involved human research. By the time he wanted to withdraw, it was already too late, and even his personal freedom was under control.
The content of the project is to use the supernatural energy of the spirit son to create a core that can automatically absorb the spirit son.
According to Darcy's research, this core should be a switch used to connect with the same core.
Therefore, he speculated that there should be another, larger, identical core in this world that could continuously absorb souls from all over the world.
Xu Cheng was surprised when he heard this and blurted out: "Is this core a tree?"
"Well, you know?"
The old man was very surprised by Xu Cheng's words: "The external appearance of the core is indeed like a tree. The Celestial Clan calls it the World Tree."
"world Tree?"
The rest of the people exclaimed. They had all experienced the disaster of the collapse of the World Tree. Although they did not know the specific name, there was no doubt that only the giant tree covering the entire earth could be called the World Tree.
The old man observed everyone's expressions: "Why, have you all heard of it?"
Elsa briefly told him about the collapse of the World Tree.
After listening, the old man fell into silence for a few minutes, and finally smiled: "It seems that my original speculation was correct. There is indeed a larger World Tree on the earth. The Celestial Clan created a small World Tree just for Connect with the Great World Tree.”
Nagumo Narumi chewed potato chips and asked, "Then what does this have to do with the ancestors of mushrooms?"
The old man took a sip of wine, and a faint alcohol tinge appeared on his cheeks: "Since it is a tree, of course it needs a container that can be planted."
He pointed at Xu Cheng: "Your ancestor is a container specially researched to plant the World Tree. It is much more important than other experimental subjects, so his escape will delay the research for many years."
Xu Cheng's ancestors had no names at first, only the code name Experimental Subject No. 1.
Because he is too important, ordinary staff cannot have access to him. Only Darcy, as the main researcher, can frequently come into contact with Experimental Subject No. 1 through work opportunities.
Darcy was very fond of this poor and smart child, and at the same time he was increasingly dissatisfied with the inhumane human experiments carried out by the Celestials, so he was ready to take action.
The Celestial Clan not only conducts research on the World Tree, but also conducts research on the Heart of God and the power of the old gods, in which Darcy is involved.
In a certain experiment, Darcy took advantage of the fact that members of the Celestial Clan were not around and deliberately gave wrong experimental data, causing a powerful experimental subject to go berserk and destroy the entire research institute.
A large number of experimental subjects began to escape with the help of Darcy, including of course Xu Cheng's ancestor Experimental Subject No. 1.
Unfortunately, on the way to escape, Darcy, who was accidentally injured, was forced to stay. He gave a research manuscript about the World Tree to Xu Cheng's ancestors, and told him not to follow other experimental subjects and find a place where no one knew him. , spend your life quietly.
Because Experimental Subject No. 1 is too important, if he shows up, he will definitely attract the full pursuit of the Celestial Clan. The best option is to hide forever.
Xu Cheng's ancestor kept Darcy's words in mind. After escaping from the research institute, he did not join the other experimental subjects in founding the Super Power Association. Instead, he left alone. His whereabouts are unknown. The Celestial Clan has been searching for him for many years but has not found him again.
As for Darcy himself, he was arrested again by the Celestial Clan. However, because of his excellent professional ability, the Celestial Clan did not kill him. Instead, they completely imprisoned him to exploit the labor force and asked the Spirit King to control his mind to avoid doing it again. Get into trouble.
Darcy has been imprisoned in darkness for nearly a hundred years, and it is only today that the descendants of the experimental subjects who escaped back then, such as Xu Cheng, have come.
After the old man finished telling what happened that year, the entire database fell silent, and everyone was immersed in the secrets of a hundred years ago.
If the old man did not lie, then Xu Cheng must express his gratitude to him. If it were not for his help, Xu Cheng's ancestors would not be able to escape from the institute, and he would not exist now.
"thank you!"
Before Xu Cheng could speak, Elsa's eyes were already slightly red and she said gratefully: "If it weren't for your help, none of us would be able to exist."
The old man waved his hand: "I have done countless sins by helping the Celestial Clan. I am only atoneing for my own sins by helping your ancestors."
Xu Cheng pondered: "The manuscript you gave to my ancestors may have been lost."
If there is a chance to return to his hometown, he needs to look for the relics left by his grandparents.
"If it's lost, just lose it. It's just a souvenir."
The old man raised his hand and pointed to the working storage host not far away: "There is complete information hidden in it. If you want it, just take it."
Only then did Elsa remember the business. They came here to find genetic technology and cure genetic diseases.
As one of the hosts of the scientific research that year, Darcy might have some ideas for this.
After listening to Elsa's story, the old man was quite emotional. He originally thought that the experimental subjects who escaped might be completely wiped out by the Celestial Clan soon. Unexpectedly, they not only survived, but also successfully formed a team that could compete with the Celestials. A huge organization that the Celestials fight against.
"Gene technology is a very large subject, with many subdivided categories. Even if I am almost two hundred years old, I dare not say that I have mastered one-tenth of the technology."
The old man pondered: "If you don't mind my old bones getting in the way, I can help you try it, but there is no guarantee of success."
Elsa said in surprise: "Of course I don't mind. With your participation, I believe our sequelae will be solved."
He is worthy of being the president of the association, and he speaks well. However, Darcy's joining was also an unexpected surprise for Xu Cheng and others. They originally just wanted to find genetic technology, but they did not expect to find an expert.
Xu Cheng came to the huge storage host, opened the startup control system, and entered the authority password belonging to the Spirit King. Among the huge data, he quickly found the genetic technology.
"Dog management, got to work."
[Gene editing engineering technology detected, start scanning]
The others saw Xu Cheng standing silently in front of the host, seemingly in a daze. Devana subconsciously wanted to speak, but was stopped by Elsa, who shook her head and signaled not to disturb her.
Darcy also stared at Xu Cheng's back, seeming to be caught in some memories.
[Scan ends]
[Acquire gene editing engineering technology, progress: 40%]
[Insufficient information to repair genetic defects]
Ten minutes later, the dog management scan finally ended, and Xu Cheng was surprised when he saw the process soared to 40%. The genetic technology here was equivalent to the sum of what he had been looking for before.
"I'm done, here you go."
Both Elsa and Devana were a little confused as to what Xu Cheng meant when he said "I'm fine".
However, seeing him give up his position, Elsa also stepped forward to check, and soon showed an expression of joy: "The genetic technology here is something we have never been exposed to."
The old man came back to his senses and reminded: "All the technology I have mastered is inside, just take the entire hard drive back."
Nagumo Narumi and Divana worked together to remove the entire host hard drive and take it away.
Before leaving, Xu Cheng directly destroyed the Oak Ridge Laboratory. The group teleported away with Darcy and the hard disk, returning to the headquarters of the Super Power Association.
After asking Divana to prepare a residence for the elderly, Elsa took Xu Cheng and Nagyun Narumi to the genetic laboratory of the Super Power Association. The two parties wanted to exchange the genetic technologies they had in hand.
"Why are there so few people here?"
On the way to the database, Xu Cheng found that the headquarters of the Super Power Association was sparsely staffed, not even as good as the copycat version previously founded by Bai Yuelin.
"Because our people are traveling around the world, few return to the headquarters."
Elsa took them to the genetic laboratory's database, asked several staff members to leave, then started the database's host, entered her own permission password, and opened the Super Power Association's database for Xu Cheng.
"Mr. Xu, all our genetic technology is here."
Xu Cheng could only ask the dog manager to start scanning again and obtained 10% of the genetic technology. The total progress of the genetic technology he had mastered had reached 50%.
He is still 50% away from curing the genetic disease and integrating the heart of the artificial god.
This trip to North America was quite fruitful.
After Xu Cheng stood in front of the screen and was "in a daze" again, Elsa looked at him expectantly, hoping that he could share the genetic technology he had mastered.
Xu Cheng had no intention of hiding it, and said: "I have a lot of skills, so I will write them down for you."
Elsa: "..."
are you kidding me? Can this be written silently?
Xu Cheng ignored her suspicious eyes and sat directly in front of the computer, rolled up his sleeves and started typing.
However, the moment his hands touched the keyboard, the task prompt suddenly popped out.
