Chapter 101: Two Years
During the daytime, the Temple Forest City remained peaceful, but at night, fierce battles took place throughout the city.
Meanwhile, Su Hao spent most of his time squatting at home, studying the genetic sequences of various ordinary people, attempting to decipher the secrets hidden within their genes.
However, this task was far from easy. He encountered significant difficulties right from the beginning because he lacked comparative data. The densely packed sequences of genes composed of A, T, C, and G were completely unfamiliar to him.
Did he have to try them one by one?
That was impossible. He couldn't do it, especially in this backward world with a lack of advanced experimental equipment. It was simply impossible for him to decipher the genes single-handedly.
All he could do was to compare the differences, make guesses about the results, and then verify them.
The genetic similarity between ordinary Zhu Huo individuals was as high as 99.99%, with only a small portion of genes being different.
Su Hao's task was to temporarily exclude those similar genes and instead focus on studying the different ones, analyzing the diverse external expressions they would transcribe.
Most importantly, he needed to compare the differences between ordinary humans and mutants, extract the genes with differing expressions before and after the comparison, and conduct research on them.
Of course, Su Hao didn't spend all his time comparing genes.
While comparing genes was an important subject, the most crucial thing for him at this stage was to quickly enhance his strength.
For example, researching the "Blood Qi Enhancement Function" and "Muscle Enhancement Function" of the body.
To his surprise, the "Enhanced Five Senses Function" and "Enhanced Visceral Function," which had caused him great difficulty in his previous life, quickly progressed and reached the "Proficient" level in this world.
Su Hao couldn't help but exclaim at this miraculous development.
Perhaps all the answers lay hidden in the genes.
Time passed quickly.
Two years later, Su Hao was six and a half years old.
He had grown to be 1.4 meters tall, gradually becoming robust and well-built, comparable to his physique at the age of ten in his previous life.
After two years of growth and enhancement, his body's strength had become extremely high, with his muscles and bones exceptionally resilient, comparable to that of an old ox.
His internal organs had also been strengthened, making them incredibly robust and resilient, resistant to injuries caused by vibrations and heavy blows.
Now, from the inside out, he resembled a tiny iron man, impervious to casual beatings, unable to be damaged easily.
The most significant change was in his five senses. He had never felt the world to be so vivid. The previous world seemed as if it had been covered with a white veil, but now, that veil had been lifted, revealing the true face of the world before Su Hao's eyes.
Perhaps his eyes could see rays beyond the visible spectrum?
His acute hearing allowed him to easily overhear the chitchat of middle-aged women a hundred meters away.
His powerful sense of smell enabled him to easily distinguish the odors of various items.
His blood qi had also increased several-fold, soon reaching the strength of his previous life.
His radar had a maximum range of nearly two kilometers, and he could comfortably use it up to a kilometer without any pressure.
Moreover, his ears had started growing tiny hairs, which was a sign of Zhu Huo people's growth.
On this day, Su Hao was tinkering with various bottles and containers at home.
These were some blood samples he had collected over the past two years and some experimental potions he had prepared himself.
The blood samples were preserved using a preservative liquid produced in this world, which could guarantee that the genetic structure inside would not be destroyed for several years.
Although he had already stored the genes of these blood samples in his dimensional space, they still had some use in the future.
After nightfall, Su Hao quietly pushed open the door and arrived at an open space at the edge of the city.
This was the place where he met Yashan and exchanged information.
Yashan had willingly accepted Su Hao as their leader a long time ago. It all started a year and a half ago when he was being hunted down by a Level 1 [Residual Poison Human] and was on the verge of death. By chance, he stumbled upon Su Hao and was saved by him.
This [Residual Poison Human] was his natural enemy as a [Shenjia Human]. Once in contact with the opponent, the venom would bypass his thick armor and enter his body, rendering him defenseless.
When Su Hao killed the [Residual Poison Human] with a single blow, Yashan was already deeply poisoned and on the verge of death. But unexpectedly, Su Hao managed to save him from the brink of death.
Su Hao merely made two cuts on his face, opened a wound, and drew a circular pattern on his chest, miraculously purging the poison.
Yashan began regarding Su Hao as a deity from that moment.
Of course, along with the poison, a large amount of his blood had also been purged. He almost died from excessive blood loss, but that wasn't important. What mattered was that he survived in the end.
From then on, Yashan treated Su Hao with utmost reverence, doing whatever Su Hao said.
Su Hao was pleased to have gained an industrious assistant.
Over the past two years, Yashan had served as Su Hao's assistant, helping him with various tasks, collecting blood samples from mutants of different sequences for Su Hao's research.
Of course, Yashan's role was not limited to that.
He was also a crucial research subject for Su Hao.
First, Su Hao obtained his current genetic data, then fed him meat to observe the changes, and finally obtained the post-digestion genetic data for before-and-after comparisons.
It was through the continuous study of Yashan that Su Hao was able to identify the genetic segments responsible for the mutation of [Shenjia Humans] and made significant progress in his research.
When Su Hao arrived at the open space, he found Yashan already waiting there.
As soon as Yashan saw Su Hao, he approached him with excitement, behaving like a child. "Leader Wei, you've come! It's been many days, and Yashan has missed you so much!"
Su Hao was speechless. "Yashan, be more composed. You're already the father of two children."
Yashan's scales tightly enveloped his body, leaving only his handsome face exposed. However, at this moment, that handsome face was filled with a fawning smile, completely ruining his demeanor.
Su Hao sighed at the waste of such a face, a true destruction of a masterpiece.
Fortunately, it was apparent that Su Hao would definitely be more handsome than Yashan in the future.
As soon as Su Hao mentioned his two children, a radiant and sacred expression appeared on Yashan's face, as if the sun had come out. He was about to share every little detail about his two children.
However, Su Hao interrupted him immediately. Su Hao had already seen Yashan's two children. They were about two years younger than him and very adorable, which explained why Yashan doted on them so much.
But in Su Hao's eyes, that level of affection was a bit excessive.
Yashan took out a small bottle and approached Su Hao. "
Leader Wei, guess what I brought for you?"
Su Hao took it and shook it lightly, confirming that it contained some blood. Without waiting for Su Hao to ask, Yashan immediately said, "This is the blood of a second-level mutant [Shape Shifter] from the [Mimic Human] sequence."
"Oh?" Su Hao's eyes lit up. He didn't have this blood sample yet, and in his opinion, the gene of a [Shape Shifter] capable of transforming at will had extremely high research value.
In these two years, he had collected blood samples from seven out of the nine first-level mutants' sequences. Only the blood samples from the [Swift Human] and [Prophet Human] were missing.
As for second-level blood samples, he had only obtained the blood sample of the [Violent Human]'s second-level mutant [Berserker]. This sequence's mutants were the most reckless and considered themselves invincible, looking down upon mutants from other sequences. Consequently, they were usually the ones who died the most gruesome deaths.
Su Hao stored the blood sample away and immediately praised, "Impressive, Yashan! You even managed to obtain a second-level blood sample. It seems that the meat I fed you wasn't in vain."
Yashan rubbed his hands and grinned. "Of course, of course. While fighting against this [Shape Shifter] and a second-level mutant [Wanderer], I got injured. So, I secretly collected the spilled blood. Don't you know that I know what you like, Leader Wei?"
Su Hao's mouth twitched. Yashan had some issues with his choice of words and sentence structure!
He asked directly, "Have you achieved promotion?"
Yashan nodded excitedly. "I can feel that my body's energy has reached its peak state. Promotion to [Wanderer] is guaranteed."
Su Hao smiled. His research progress had reached the stage where he could compare the genetic differences between first-level and second-level mutants.
Since Yashan was so willingly cooperating as a test subject, he accepted it with a smile.
Su Hao said, "You've done well in these two years. I'll fulfill this small request of yours. Now, tell me, where is the [Wanderer]?"
Yashan was overjoyed. "Leader Wei, follow me!"
Su Hao handed over a large bottle. "No rush, fill this bottle first."
Yashan: "..."
(End of Chapter 101)
(Translated by begs)