Beginning with the Ubume Bird-Chapter 321 - 47 Supreme Fifth Order
Chapter 321: Chapter 47 Supreme Fifth Order! Chapter 321 -47 Supreme Fifth Order! “`
“Afafu, take a seat here.”
Afafu quickly walked towards the meeting room, smiling at the colleague who had spoken.
The room, designed to accommodate more than fifty people, was dimly lit, with blue holographic projections clearly displaying the grid-like environment and humanoid figures on the meeting table.
“Everyone is here, so I’ll make this brief.”
An old man with graying hair at the front coughed twice, apparently the host of the meeting.
He was dressed in a Black Star chariot uniform, but unlike the other Black Star chariot officers, he did not have the roaring car insignia on his shoulder, but rather a spire clock design. Not just him, but about twenty of the fifty-plus Black Star chariot personnel in the room, including Afafu, wore this spire clock badge on their shoulders.
This badge signified that they were not only members of the Black Star chariot but also recognized as elite scientific researchers by the Great Ben Clock Research Institute. Without the institute’s consent, even the three great powers had no right to decide their fate privately.
In an age where human life was as cheap as dirt and power crushed all, these researchers’ lives were afforded the highest level of security and protection.
There was a clear divide in the meeting room: on one side were the researchers wearing the Great Ben Clock badges, and on the other, naturally, were the mid-to-high-ranking officers of the Black Star chariot.
“Gentlemen, based on the existing data from Great Demon Lake and two days of research and experiments, my department has come to the following conclusions.”
The old man looked around the room and said, “First, the living dead that have mutated due to severe radiation are indeed intelligent life forms with high-level cognition. They can be classified as the forty-second type of creatures with advanced intelligence discovered after the Winter. They have a long lifespan but lack the ability to reproduce, so their threat to the human race is not significant.”
The old man had thought this would be explosive news, but the Black Star chariot officers did not show any unusual reaction.
The refugees didn’t need to know, but for the officers present, who held power and weaponry in the Winter, the emergence of life forms with advanced intelligence had occurred more than once or twice.
Those who had only just emerged from raw flesh and blood survival stages and sought to compete with the three great powers were still far off. Most faced a fate of near-total annihilation.
“However, unlike other species that have developed intelligence, these living dead retain all memories and intelligence from before their death. They do not need to transition through civilization. Their level of technology and military could reach that of World War II, which should not be underestimated.”
He paused for a moment, then continued:
“Second, regarding the acquisition of Yak gene samples, I must emphasize, the committee demands that we obtain all Yak gene samples possible! The value of these gene samples is beyond our imagination!”
“Black Star chariot has been developing Genetically Modified Agents for over thirty years and has been stuck on the fifth-order gene for six to seven years. Pompeii and Tan Ya started earlier than us, with more funds, but they too are stuck at this hurdle. The longest has been over twenty years. And whether we work for any of the great powers, us researchers toil day and night, making sacrifices in this very endeavor of climbing the same high tower!”
The old man operated his device quickly, and a golden Gene Map was projected. As it kept enlarging, the intricate and complex gene segments filled the screen.
“This is that high tower!”
The officers present stared at the dense Gene Map, their hearts throbbing with excitement, as murmurs of amazement began to ripple through them.
These elite soldiers, forged through hills of corpses and seas of blood, felt a sense of familiarity and awe towards this golden genetic model welling up inside them.
An officer hesitantly pointed to a small segment within the complex map, “Is this segment… the Wandering Deity’s Gene Map?”
“It seems this officer has received some education in genetic extrapolation,” the old man nodded, then continued:
“The definition of fifth-order genes is the endpoint of evolution. In principle, all of the special Gene Maps known to humans, whether it’s first-order Dual Gun Savior or fourth-order Red Lotus Vanguard, are parts of the supreme fifth-order Gene Map. In other words, a true fifth-order being would possess all known genetic abilities!”
An officer interjected, “Does that mean if we integrate all Gene Maps, we would achieve fifth-order abilities?”
The old man’s eyes twinkled as he replied, “That’s one way to understand it, but even if the three great powers were to share all they know and integrate every known Gene Map, we would only have about 37% of the complete supreme fifth-order. And…”
He pressed a button, and the screen shifted to a pile of flesh that defied description.
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“This represents a random 37% of the human body, can you piece together a complete human body based on these?”
Without giving much time, the old man pressed another button, and this time, a complete human skeleton emerged.
“This will do!”
The eyes of the military officials changed.
“Is the Yak gene map of the highest fifth order of skeleton?!”
“That’s the idea.”
The old man’s eyes also lit up: “In the Endless Yak project, a total of 104 varieties of Yak genes are precisely the most challenging nodes within the highest fifth order. As long as we obtain these nodes, within a year, the Black Star chariot will have the assurance to crack the secrets of the highest fifth order!”
The atmosphere suddenly heated up, and after a while, a military officer hesitantly spoke up, “But according to the battle reports, even those zombie-like creatures themselves do not have all 104 varieties of Yak genes preserved intact, plus with the intense battle situation…”
“Other Yak genes can be disregarded.”
The old man looked directly at the officer: “However, there are a few Yaks that the committee requires the officials to obtain completely, they are respectively named by Soviet researchers as ‘Spring’, ‘Summer’, ‘Autumn’ and ‘Winter’.”
He swallowed: “By obtaining these four most crucial Yak genes, we can develop a pseudo fifth order Genetic Potion. Those who successfully use this potion will gradually evolve on their own over the next ten to thirty years and eventually become a complete being of the highest fifth order gene.”
“Apart from being able to use all genetic abilities, does the highest fifth order have any other peculiarities?”
One official asked curiously.
But as soon as he spoke, he knew he had misspoken.
As expected, the old man acted as if he hadn’t heard and did not even glance at him.
“You just mentioned that these zombie-like creatures from the Great Demon Lake have a high level of scientific research, and they have possessed these Yak genes for nearly thirty years. Is there a possibility that they have already cracked the secret of the highest fifth order?”
The old man fell silent for a moment, then said with difficulty, “We cannot rule out this possibility.”
The room erupted into a buzz of disbelief.
“However, it is very difficult.”
The old man stated earnestly: “The raw materials for high-order Genetic Potions are not available to the zombie-like creatures cooped up in Great Demon Lake. Moreover, they lack the necessary industrial base, and many research works cannot be initiated at all.”
An officer interjected, “But if for a long time, there has been a large organization providing these zombie-like creatures with the materials, supplies, and equipment necessary for their research, that would be a different story, right?”
The old man nodded with a sober face.
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“We don’t need to worry too much, the gap between theory and practice is vast. Personally, I don’t think those zombie-like creatures from Great Demon Lake can achieve that level.”
However, his reassurance seemed to have little effect as the commotion grew louder.
At that moment, an officer spoke out, “If the situation is indeed so grave, apart from the frontline, we should investigate all organizations and individuals that have been in and out of Great Demon Lake in area B. Since the zombie-like creatures have existed here for so many years, we cannot rule out the possibility that someone might have taken Yak gene samples out of Great Demon Lake before Black Star’s arrival!”
Afafu, who had been silent all this time, feverishly making notes with his pen, suddenly looked up with a sinking gaze.
