Chapter 858 Bridge (Two in One)

"Lin Xian?" Manstein took a deep breath when he heard the name.

He couldn't help but gasp in shock. This name may be very popular among the students. After all, it represents a young and efficient female doctor in the psychology department. But among people like Manstein and Schneider who are moving up the teaching ladder, the name "Lin Xian" is directly linked to "trouble". There is no approximation, only equal.

Because this name is usually directly associated with Lin Nian.

Nothing good comes from anything related to Lin Nian. This is the truth recognized by most secret party members who really know the "inside story."

In the eyes of many people, 'Lin Xian' is no longer the so-called "psychology department teacher", "secret party member", or even "Lin Nian's sister". This name has completely become a complete name in their hearts. A political symbol, a tool of political power.

The most direct manifestation is that during the two years since Lin Xian entered Kassel College, except for Masashi Toyama, a teacher in the Department of Psychology, no non-student faculty member had a close relationship with her, that is, they became "friends" in the typical sense. ".

No adult who is familiar with the operation process of the secret party system is willing to approach this woman, because everyone knows that anyone who tries to approach this political symbol, regardless of their intentions, will end up on the high table at that moment. In the eyes of others, he becomes a suspect with ulterior motives - just getting close to him will cause trouble, let alone getting to know him well, and any friendship will lead to potentially huge troubles for himself.

Even Manstein, as Lin Nian's mentor, would only have some conversations with Lin Xian about Lin Nian's affairs when necessary. The word "business matters" was taken to the extreme. These all prove Lin Xian's importance and tension. Her name appearing on the schedule of any non-psychology department staff will only be a huge trouble.

As Lin Nian's mentor, Manstein knew a lot more than others. He even knew that there was a backup emergency plan within the execution department. If death is confirmed due to natural disasters, self-pathological causes, suicide, or homicide), Teacher Masashi Toyama will make a phone call to the office of the Minister of Executive Affairs and give the code: "The bell tower has collapsed." Similar to the code "London" used by the Queen of England when she died. The bridge collapsed."

The process sounds a bit like a spy film from the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, but this is also to ensure that the bad news is transmitted to avoid any form of eavesdropping, so that people who are interested can know in advance and use it to destroy Cassel College. stability, threatening the safety of the school board.

As for how to destroy this stability and threaten the security of the college, the answer is naturally self-evident.

Now that the name 'Lin Xian' appears in an 'SS' priority document, and even a document required for nomination by the school board of directors, this is the worst, worst, worst thing that Manstein can think of. It's worse than any of the Nixon-related Watergate scandals. Manstein didn't need to know the details of this matter at all. He only knew that the three words "school board", "Lin Xian" and "confidential documents" were connected and it was bad enough to buy coffins for some people in advance.

But now, he found that what he could do was to learn more about the details and see how much worse it could be, such as how many coffins were ordered and what size they were.

"'Utero'? Uterus? Why would a document have such a code name?" Manstein felt that he had temporarily calmed down from the bad news. He first found out the purpose of this document, as well as Lin Xian's name and personal information. Why does the information appear in it?

"This matter is very troublesome to explain." Schneider said calmly, "Did you take "Principles and Technology of Genetics" as an elective in college?"

"No. Have you learned it?" Manstein was stunned for a moment.

"Me neither." Schneider shook his head, "But the source and purpose of that document require relevant knowledge reserves. I only learned some hastily after learning about it. Since you don't have relevant knowledge reserves, I won't Make sure you can speak clearly next time, I can only keep the story short."

"Um, are you talking about the cytological basis of genetics, Mendel's laws and their extensions, sex-linked inheritance, and things like gene mutation and gene recombination?" Guderian suddenly spoke, which made Manstein He suddenly turned around and stared at him, shrinking his head under the gaze of his old friend.

"Do you understand?"

"The major of "Dragon Genealogy" is quite complex. I studied everything when I was in college, and I also chose to attend other professors' classes in school."

Manstein felt a little ridiculous. He didn't expect that the one with the most extensive knowledge among the three people was actually this Santa Claus wearing a red nightcap. But when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that there was no problem. Guderian had always been inconspicuous among the professors because he had no No one can question his professional level in cultivating outstanding college students.

After all, what everyone compares with in the professor community is never academic qualifications and qualifications, but the new-era elites brought up by their subordinates. It feels like parents in upper-class circles show off their children who have become successful under their own hands. But it is a pity that Guderian's most proud student has always been Fingel von Flins. In the past, Fingel may have been prosperous and Guderian was also high-spirited, but now to be honest, he did not shovel the dirt and go to dormitory 303 in the dark. Carrying Fingel out to fill a hole and burying him in the back hill, and still protecting him from being expelled every year, is considered as helping the weak.

"I have studied some genetics, but I'm not very good at it. Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?" Guderian licked his lips, with some anxiety in his eyes. "Isn't this thing not good?"

"Why isn't it good?" Manstein asked subconsciously.

"In academic circles, this subject has always been a 'fantasy subject.' Just like cloning, it can only be deduced through paper research. Once it involves deeper experiments, it will be discarded." Guderian made a hand knife to cut meat. "This is a quite taboo and frowned upon subject."

"Genetics is considered an orthodox subject, right? Deciphering the genetic code can effectively solve malformed fetuses, miscarriages, and genetic diseases. How can it be taboo?" Manstein questioned.

"Of course it's a normal subject in human society, I mean in mixed race circles it's an unpopular subject."

"Mixed races also tend to have deformed fetuses, and this is a high incidence of birth accidents." Manstein was still puzzled.

"If you met a cloning scientist, what questions would you ask him?" Schneider suddenly said.

"I'll ask him." Manstein thought about it and was instantly stuck.

What else can you ask? When it comes to cloning, it is hard for most people not to think of "human cloning" first, which is an intense topic that is quite taboo in morality. Topics such as sheep cloning have to be discussed and attract attention slightly later in the face of taboos.

"Similarly." Guderian explained slowly, "When it comes to things like 'genetics' and 'genetic genes' in our circles, most of the first things that come to mind are not very good. "

"Genetic modification project." Schneider said, "The hybrid academic community has the biggest controversy over genetics, and it is also the technology with the greatest expectations. Decipher the evolution of the dragon bloodline in the human bloodline through gene editing, and understand every aspect of the dragon race. Genes represent the advantages and disadvantages that are reflected back on the hybrid. Using the principle of 'molecular scissors' to completely cut out or retain individual genes makes the offspring of the hybrid more perfect and stable."

"Molecular scissors?" Manstein frowned.

"Technology that can insert, delete, modify or replace DNA in the genome of an organism can inactivate problematic genes or provide needed genes. This technology is generally believed by academics to be able to cure previously untreatable diseases and extend human lifespan , so it is also called 'God's staff'." Guderian explained.

"Have there been any related experiments?" Manstein's breathing suddenly became rapid because he realized what an incredible cutting-edge technology this was.

"Human society does not have it yet, but hybrid species have the sophisticated assistance of scientific research-type 'word spirits'. At the end of the 20th century, mixed-race scientific researchers in the former Soviet Union secretly created an 'albino lizard.'" Guderian said, " They gave the lizards albinism because some people with albinism have vision problems, and they wanted to use the lizards to study how the loss of this gene affects retinal development."

The theoretical foundation of molecular genetics was laid in 1958, and gene editing entered the experimental stage at the end of the same century. There is no doubt that this is a real research project that aroused the enthusiasm of mixed-race researchers throughout the twentieth century and achieved rapid breakthroughs and progress. 'Black technology'.

"Isn't this great?" Manstein said, "Did some human experiment accident happen later and an incredible monster was created?"

"That's not true. Scientific research to create out-of-control monsters will only appear in science fiction B-level movies, right?" Guderian scratched his head, "The Department of Biology is studying a rhinoceros iguana with 0.1% dragon blood. A laser decomposer has to be set up for protection, and the safety measures for this kind of experiment are tighter than you think."

"Then why was this technology stopped?" Manstein was even more puzzled. Gene editing technology is not cloning. If the technology can really guarantee maturity, what ethical issues would there be?

"Manstein, you know, the birth rate of mixed breeds has always been a problem. After the emergence of genetic programming technology, everyone thought that it could be used to modify the birth rate of mixed breeds, and further optimize the offspring of mixed breeds at the genetic level, so as to This is to grow the population to cope with the large-scale disasters that may be caused by the awakening of the dragon clan in the future, and to make long-term strategic plans for the effective combat effectiveness of the war." Schneider spoke calmly, interrupting Guderian's science popularization, and let Manstein His attention turned.

"That group of scientists has indeed achieved results, and they have indeed planned a perfect blueprint, such as using molecular scissors to increase the stability of the gene chain to control the blood of future generations, and even researching the secret of the critical blood limit so that hybrids can harmlessly exceed The critical blood limit has a proportion of dragon blood that was once unimaginable. There is no need to use extreme methods like the Beowulf family to let their children obtain the power of dragons. But have you considered the social contradictions?"

"Social conflicts?"

"Many people believe that if this method of optimizing offspring at the genetic level matures, it will be possible to quickly create the most powerful new force in history, but in as little as thirty years the worst evil in the history of the hybrid world will break out. Social contradictions." Schneider said slowly, "The new hybrids who are destined to be excellent will regard the old hybrids as eliminated, and separate the two to form new humans and old humans. This will lead to the fragmentation of the hybrid world. The result is strife and civil war.”

"Don't think that the probability of this idea happening is low. For people in the mixed-race ruling class, as long as there is a 1% possibility of subversion, they will suppress it with 100% force. Sociologists believe that this contradiction will definitely It will happen within thirty years when the new hybrids grow up to an age enough to take control. For the long-lived hybrids, this is a time span revolution that is visible to the naked eye. The horn will be blown at the right time, and then the smoke will spread. "

"No one can guarantee whether the dragon clan can be annihilated in thirty years. Once a civil war breaks out between mixed races under such circumstances, it will be a devastating disaster for the cause of dragon slaying, and even for human society. They will all be dragged into the water, leading to the most tragic world war in human history."

Schneider spoke slowly and clearly. He was not an expert in genetics, but he was undoubtedly knowledgeable in sociology and political science. In just a few words, he painted a picture of hell that made Manstein sweat all over his back. drawing.

"But this can't stop that group of people, right?" Manstein's mouth twitched slightly, "That group of lunatics who call themselves scientists will give up the temptation of scientific research because of the fear of the ruling class?"

In order to increase the power of the alchemy bomb, the Equipment Department added a high-carbon energy substance with the same level of instability as nitroglycerin to the extremely unstable nitroglycerin, which almost destroyed the Hall of Valor on the Well of Annihilation. Not to mention the technology related to the genetic improvement of mixed-breed offspring, which makes people tremble when they hear it. Those mixed-race scientists who specialize in genetics have to dig a laboratory under the garage with manuscripts to conduct technology research and development in secret. Push it forward?

"Yes, so the gene editing technology has matured." Schneider nodded, "The first gene-edited embryo was completed at the Life Medical Research Institute in Italy in 2000. It was completed by someone who has been hiding his identity and taking advantage of the Italian state-owned medical conditions. A hybrid species undergoing experiments. He said that the baby born from this embryo will be the first ultimate hybrid species that can cross the critical blood limit at will, is not affected by the cruel genes of the dragon family, and has a bloodline that is close to that of pure-blood dragons of more than three generations. This is also the second generation of hybrid species. It is the first and will surely be the greatest biological scientific breakthrough of the eleventh century."

"I have never heard of such rumors!" Manstein said in disbelief. "If it is really successful, then this so-called ultimate hybrid should appear in biology textbooks!"

"Because that embryo has no chance of being born." Guderian interrupted at this time. He sighed, "Gene editing technology has indeed matured. At this time, it relies on the scientific research foundation of human society and the spirit of hybrids. 'The birth of an irreproducible crystal, that embryo was called the 'Golden Egg', which caused a period of disputes and bloodshed. Let's not talk about this for the time being. Let's just say that the final destination of this embryo was a person in Europe. The secret mixed-race organization seems to be called Solomon or something."

"Solomon's Temple," Schneider added hoarsely.

"Never heard of it." Manstein shook his head.

"In short, after they got the embryo, they should have found a 'mother' as soon as possible and implanted the embryo into her. Then..." Guderian was stuck.

"Then what?"

"Then there was no more." Schneider continued, "That incident ended after the Solomon Temple got the embryo. There was no follow-up. Everyone thought they would cultivate a person who could lead them to the top. The ultimate hybrid, but the result is that the Solomon Temple will never appear in the hybrid world from that time on, just like a stone thrown into a lake, the ripples disappear and there is nothing."

"They should have failed." Guderian sighed, "Because the success of the first embryo greatly aroused the enthusiasm of other hybrid organizations. Even if the development of this technology was expressly prohibited, the second and third embryos The embryos were still cultivated, and the genes after cutting and adding became more and more exaggerated. When I read this history in the library, I almost thought that these people were going to artificially hatch their own dragon!"

"How is this possible!" Manstein firmly rejected it.

Dragon civilization is still the tip of the iceberg for hybrids. Even the current European secret parties and orthodox people may only have a glimpse of dragon culture, right? Too many magical and terrifying things are still hidden in the shadows of history. Just relying on a gene editing technology, you want humans to hatch hybrid dragons? This is simply wishful thinking.

"Wait. So the problem lies with the mother!" Manstein's pupils shrank and he reacted quickly, "The group of people you mentioned got the embryo but couldn't hatch it out. Even if the stability of the fetus can be guaranteed, But how can a person give birth to a new creature that is contrary to his own race? The human 'uterus' simply cannot bear it."

At this moment, as if he was electrocuted, Manstein's face paled and he looked at Schneider.

All the preparations and talks before were like stored up explosives, which exploded when he said the word 'Utero'. A huge roar filled his ears and filled his mind. All that came to mind were the words "documents" and "Lin Xian".

Manstein was silent for dozens of seconds in shock, and finally came to his senses, "This is impossible! What age are we in, how could such a ridiculous thing happen? Are those people crazy? This is Is the author of this document crazy?"

Schneider said that the document was full of lists of names and personal information corresponding to the names, and those names were all female. The code name of this document was 'Utero'.

"Even for ordinary people, the success rate of embryo implantation is not high. They need to be under 35 years old, and no genetic diseases are allowed, because the embryo is destined to be gestated in the mother's uterus. Once the mother has any defects, It will directly affect the birth of the fetus. But even so, the success rate is astonishingly low, only about 20%. At the same time, it may cause severe intrapartum hemorrhage, infection and other symptoms in the mother." Guderian whispered, "Everything after that Embryos that have undergone gene editing are all stuck in the process of finding their mothers, and whether they are ordinary humans or excellent hybrids, they all end up with miscarriages."

"Rejection reaction." Schneider said calmly, "Embryos that have been lifted from the critical blood limit and have a large number of genes optimized are already a different species from humans or even hybrids. After embryo implantation, This behavior is called interspecific pregnancy, and there will be a very strong rejection reaction during the hatching process, leading to miscarriage."

"This..." Manstein was completely confused.

"There is even a scientific research team in Japan trying to use this technology to resurrect the extinct mammoth, transplanting the mammoth embryo into the uterus of an African elephant, thus giving birth to a super giant behemoth walking on the ice sheet in the Ice Age." Guderian He said weakly, "So from a scientific point of view, it is actually possible for humans to hatch dragons, but there is a rigid need for the maternal bloodline. The maternal bloodline must match the blood and hormones of the implanted embryo, that is to say It must be close relatives, mixed blood is necessary, and the second is the selection of maternal bloodline.”

"The secret why all gene-edited embryos cannot be born smoothly is that there are too few mothers that can meet the environment for their successful incubation. Most of the dragon family's bloodline is still a secret. What kind of mother is suitable for gestating embryos is always a topic, 'A' Mothers with Class-Class bloodlines have failed, and mothers with Class 'D' bloodlines have also failed. They even tried using artificial wombs but failed until the number of failures reached a certain threshold, and gene editing technology was finally declared to be empty talk."

"This technology is anticlimactic. After frenzied exploration that ignored ethical and moral condemnation, it still yielded a fantasy. Genetics has been humiliated by this." Guderian said, "I thought I would never see this in my life." This technology has never been mentioned before, but I didn’t expect it to be mentioned today.”

"The content of that document is indeed the information of qualified mothers selected from all over the world, so the code name is 'Utero'. The personal information and detailed life experiences of each qualified person are preserved in the form of film. "Schneider said, "It seems that there are still people who have not put aside the burden of gene editing technology and are trying to create a 'dream' hybrid army."

"Schneider, you said that this mission was requested by the school board, and that the school board wanted this document?" Manstein's expression gradually disappeared and he looked at Schneider, "Do you really want to die?"

"This document was obtained by the Executive Department from other mixed-race organizations in Italy. That mixed-race organization happened to be the 'Solomon Temple' that obtained the first embryo decades ago. After learning the contents of the document, it was The board of directors believes that this document must be in their hands." Schneider also looked at Manstein expressionlessly and said, "I want to make it clear that the Executive Department has never initiated a project to actively collect relevant information on the document, and we have only recently done so. Those who knew the existence of this document judged it to be a sign of a high-threat incident, and took action quickly and thunderously!"

"Do you think I will believe your nonsense?" Manstein took a deep breath, "Even if I did, Lin Nian wouldn't believe it. The crisis over the leech potion incident in the Pearl Tower has not yet passed! (The European Secret Party is suspected of being a secret party.) Allow coastal cities to become the seedbed of leech pesticides, and send out commissioners to harvest the results of leech pesticides at critical moments)"

"The school board doesn't want him to misunderstand, and the executive department doesn't want him to misunderstand. That's why this document was sent out with 'SS' level priority, and he was even designated as the task specialist. This is a kind of sincerity, and it is also when he is destined to find out. Security after the tip,” Schneider said.

"It turns out that the school board is really afraid of him." Manstein said in a sarcastic tone, "You are really in big trouble this time. You know Lin Nian's character. If he thinks more, the situation will escalate. To the point of no return.”

"I'm not worried that Lin Nian will misunderstand what we want to do to his sister just because he saw the name 'Lin Xian' in the document." Schneider shook his head.

"Because the documents have been lost? So you can rest easy?"

"No, it's because there are even stupider idiots who have rushed in front of him to die without asking."

"What do you mean?"

"Remember what I said before about why Lin Nian was late?"

Manstein was startled, then froze.

He remembered that Lin Nian had temporarily turned back to solve the problem because of a problem with Lin Xian, and then arrived at the South Railway Station. What could go wrong with Lin Xian? The answer is already obvious.

Schneider had already guessed what happened after learning that Lin Nian was late, so he acted so calmly and did not express any harshness towards Lin Nian's failure.

"The school board really has to thank them for helping to resolve a lot of misunderstandings." Schneider said coldly, "Those idiots from the Solomon Temple. They put their knives on the people who should least be fighting! In this incident, if It is no surprise that the Lin Annual Meeting has officially reached cooperation with the school board to stand on the same side.”

The school board didn't care about the content of that document at all, and the only purpose of sending the executive department was to obtain the document from the organization called the Solomon Temple. They want to package the document as a gift, a favor. A favor given to Lin Nian to build a bridge of re-communication based on the trust between the two parties that was about to collapse.

"The school board is actually being soft." Guderian understood the implication and was stunned. According to the normal past, once a mixed race becomes alienated from the executive department and the school board of directors, that is, alienated from the secret party, the school board will usually deal with it with thunderous means, but today this mixed race has become Lin Nian (although this was also the work of the school board), the school board actually used gentle methods for the first time. This is even stranger than seeing King Kong polishing the scales of Godzilla!

"But why was Lin Xian in that document? She wasn't." Manstein shut up mid-sentence because Schneider was looking at him silently.

Lin Xian is an ordinary person.

Manstein really couldn't say this.

Standing in the central control room shrouded in dark red light, Manstein, Schneider, and Guderian were unable to say these words.

Because the three of them were all witnesses to the night of the Battle of Kassel, it was also the three of them who stood here that night, watching the bloody and incredible battle on the surveillance screen.

Since then, due to some strange tacit understanding, no one will mention what happened that night again, but no one will forget that the girl named Lin Xian was evaluated as a girl with no blood in her eyes by the 3E exam. Those golden eyes as hot as lava.

ps: Yes, it will be linked to the plot of "The Legend of the Dragon Clan: The Son-in-law and the Right Son", that is, the Kunshan Jiang family and Xiaobai. Readers who are not familiar with "The Legend of the Dragon Clan" can pay attention to Jiangnan, which has many interesting and interesting short stories.