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Chapter 749 - 749 749 Too Tricky!

749: Chapter 749 Too Tricky!

Too Brutal!

749: Chapter 749 Too Tricky!

Too Brutal!

Research Institute Building No.

3.

Previously, this building had been bustling with activity, but now it was almost entirely empty.

As for the reason…

In response to the call, nearly all the researchers from Tang’s Pharmaceuticals had been transferred out.

The general public didn’t know that the special cure had an absolute effective period of only five months, nor whether the disease would break out in the future.

Therefore, medical institutions around the world were acting like they had gone mad.

For the fate of their nations, their people, and humanity itself, every country was exerting all its strength in a desperate effort!

Mobilizing a massive number of researchers, commandeering vast amounts of equipment and focusing on breakthroughs.

The research personnel originally at Tang’s Pharmaceuticals were already highly skilled, which is why they had been urgently called upon.

And so.

Wu Jie’s phage project had essentially been put on hold.

The only reason it hadn’t stopped was that Wu Jie wasn’t short on cash!

Although the experts had been called away in response, those interns who were still working towards their PhDs and master’s degrees could continue their research as practice!

Confined to the upper floors to prevent the interns from disturbing him,

Wu Jie utilized advanced experimental equipment to analyze and study the virus and blood samples provided by Xu Wei.

The blood samples in the perfume bottles were from Xu Wei and two other patients after being infected with the virus.

The blood bags taken from the blood bank, on the other hand, were his post-treatment samples, which contained the special cure.

They were all hard to come by!

Wu Jie specifically spent a considerable amount of energy points to obtain skills in multiple medical fields such as pathology, virology, and infectious diseases, all at the highest Grandmaster level.

Anything less he feared would not allow for thorough research!

“Eight medical fields, all at Grandmaster level skills!”

“Even though I’ve only exchanged for an hour each, more than two million energy points have just vanished!”

“For the sake of all humankind, do I have it easy?”

Grumbling to himself, Wu Jie hurried against time, researching every second he could.

The main reason he decided to do it himself, rather than have the system help, was that it was too expensive!

Given the system’s nature of exploiting its host, asking it to help with the analysis and issue a report would cost ten million energy points!

And even if it did provide a report, would Wu Jie be able to understand it?

After weighing the pros and cons,

Wu Jie decided to exchange for the skills and conduct the experiments and analyses himself, to ensure every detail was crystal clear.

Time was slipping away, minute by minute…

Just before the skills’ effective time was completely exhausted, Wu Jie finally understood.

“If you say the Sakuragi Hana virus is a pit, then the special cure is simply an abyss!”

He exclaimed in shock, shaking his head with a furrowed brow.

The Sakuragi Hana virus was actually developed by the Muto Conglomerate in Yincheng, based on the virus research.

Clearly, the Muto Conglomerate had deliberately integrated the vicious characteristics of other viruses to increase its destructive power.

A typical flu virus, when magnified to the extreme, can be seen as spherical.

But the Sakuragi Hana virus resembled a centipede with many sharp spikes.

Normal virus RNA has 8 segments, HA genes have 12 types, and NA genes have 9 types.

However, the Sakuragi Hana virus had twenty times more.

What did this imply?

If a normal virus can have 108 different variant combinations, then the Sakuragi Hana virus could have 2,160.

Furthermore, the Sakuragi Hana virus combined traits from many other viruses.

After infection, it would lead to numerous complications, such as sepsis, leukemia, osteomyelitis…

Many diseases precipitated by viruses and bacteria, the Sakuragi Hana virus would bring them all.

It was like a virus installer package, causing various diseases to infect the body once contracted.

Because from infection to onset, then to full-blown exacerbation, leading to death,

the entire cycle might seem lengthy, but in fact, to eradicate the Sakuragi Hana virus, one must act quickly.

You cannot wait for it to cause numerous diseases in the body before intervening with treatment; by then, it would be too late to reverse the situation.

Perhaps that’s why, after the first patient was discovered, the Yincheng government quickly implemented policies, lifting restrictions on patients and allowing the use of the special cure, enabling administration of the special cure.

As for the special cure…

Wu Jie truly felt it was an abyss!

A huge trap!

The special cure was actually developed based on human white blood cells, a type of phagocytic bacteria.

This bacteria was programmed to recognize the DNA structure of the Sakuragi Hana virus and specifically engulf and eliminate it.

On the surface, it certainly appeared to be a definitive cure.

Injected after infection but before complete deterioration, the special cure was indeed effective and quickly wiped out the virus completely.

But the problem is…

The Sakuragi Hana virus would constantly mutate and disguise itself.

However, the phagocytic bacteria developed from white blood cells would not.

It’s like a thief who can change their appearance and identity through plastic surgery.

But the ones chasing the thief can only remember so many of the thief’s faces, and once the thief changes their identity and appearance a few times, they no longer recognize them.

As for the special cure…

This thing too, is like an ‘abyssal’ pit.

In any case, the special cure can only prevent some of the virus’s variant strains.

But the Sakuragi Hana virus has over two thousand mutations, and as time goes on, new variants will emerge, rendering the current special cure completely ineffective.

Obviously.

The Muto Conglomerate in Yincheng knew this, and they also wanted to create a one-size-fits-all cure that would adapt to the virus’s mutations, a special cure that could identify and eliminate the virus no matter how it changes.

Unfortunately, with more than two thousand varieties, that was too much.

In the mythological stories, Sun Wukong had only seventy-two transformations, but this Sakuragi Hana virus seems to have gone way too far.

The virus has already erupted and spread.

Now, if humanity wants to completely eradicate it, we must act quickly while the virus hasn’t mutated further and completely destroy the virus.

Or, we need to develop a special medication capable of recognizing and preventing over two thousand different strains of the virus.

The difficulty of such a task is just too great, and time is tight, possibly only five months.

Once the virus suddenly mutates again, the time will be even shorter.

It usually takes several months, or even years to decades for humans to develop a new drug.

If the whole world were to unite, with each country collaborating and setting up more than two thousand medical research teams, equipping them with the most advanced instruments and equipment, and conducting research simultaneously…

Such unprecedented unity could be a solution, but the problem is the cost is too high.

If one team spends one hundred million, the total cost of scientific research would be over two hundred billion, not to mention the mass production, transportation, and use after successful development…

The cost of this venture could easily overwhelm a trillion Gold Coins.

Which country could bear such a burden?

Now that I think about it, Yincheng’s Muto Conglomerate seeking collaboration with Rosdelle’s Auxiliary Business Association is entirely about soliciting sponsorship, hoping to latch onto the rich and powerful for sufficient scientific research funds to quietly develop the perfect special medication before releasing the virus.

Plans cannot keep up with changes!

Who would have known that before the collaboration could be finalized and the perfect special medication developed, the conglomerate would be taken down.

I guess Mutoh Yoshio knew he was doomed and inevitably going to die, so he simply decided to retaliate against human society by deliberately releasing the virus.

Without the perfect special medication, once the virus starts to mutate anew, it really will be incurable and we can just wait for the world to end!

…

Wu Jie pondered deeply for a long time.

He wanted to find a solution before his skill time ran out, but unfortunately, before he could come up with one, the hour of skill time was up.

At this point, the system kindly reminded Wu Jie:

“Host, give it up.

With current human medical technology power, it is utterly impossible to resolve it quickly and perfectly.

All of humanity united?

Countries working precisely together?

Is that even possible?”

“As for the current special medication, it is completely effective against the existing strains of the virus, but as long as the virus isn’t completely eliminated, the potential for mutation always exists!”

“It might happen tomorrow, maybe ten years later, no one can predict when the virus will mutate anew, but once it happens soon, humanity will definitely have no solution!”

“Better to start developing and promoting Detox Pills as soon as possible.

Indiscriminately, with full coverage, eradicating all kinds of harmful bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances within the body.

If one pill isn’t enough, then a hundred will be, to ensure complete eradication.

That’s the real permanent solution.”

The system’s reminder left Wu Jie speechless and truly unable to refute.

Getting all the countries of the world to unify and work together?

I guess the sun would have to rise from the west, more improbable than finding a winning lottery ticket on the street.

“There’s nothing difficult in this world, it’s just about whether you’re willing to give up!”

Wu Jie laughed at himself self-deprecatingly.

He would rather produce Detox Pills himself than hold out hope for the countries of the world to unite and overcome this crisis together.

Afterward.

Wu Jie attempted to induce the Sakuragi Hana virus through methods like nitrous acid, ultraviolet light, and electromagnetic radiation.

The virus’s self-mutation is generally quite slow.

And during the process of genetic mutation, most mutations are lethal; only a small fraction survive.

But if the virus is stimulated by external factors, then mutations can accelerate and often become more vicious and harmful.

Why should humans avoid radiation, reduce medication intake, and avoid using antibiotics as much as possible?

Essentially, it’s to not induce mutations in the body’s cells, bacteria, and viruses.

Wu Jie cautiously conducted numerous experiments.

The results…

were tragic.

Once induced, the Sakuragi Hana virus mutated at a staggering rate.

Moreover, the special medication extracted could not kill it; the special medication was ineffective.

One can imagine.

If someone were infected with the Sakuragi Hana virus and chose incorrect treatment methods or was in a heavily radiated environment, it could potentially trigger virus mutation, leading to a new type of virus.

And render the special medication currently being used by various countries completely ineffective.

Afterward.

Wu Jie extracted some of the new type of Sakuragi Hana virus, then tested it with the Detox Pills.

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for!

The Detox Pills purchased with energy points really did the trick.

Not giving the Sakuragi Hana virus any chance to linger or mutate, it was directly devoured and eradicated.

Old strains of the Sakuragi Hana virus were also added to the solution, and they were just as effortlessly devoured.

To quote the system, it was indiscriminate and fully covered.

As long as it was harmful to humans, it would be devoured and eradicated.

Although effective, there was also a problem.

That was, if a person’s body had too many bacteria and viruses, the number of Detox Pills needed would also be substantial.

After all, the Detox Pills are essentially a type of phage that, after devouring harmful pathogens, dies off and is excreted from the body by the digestive system.

Killing a thousand enemies at the cost of a thousand of your own soldiers.

One can imagine the number of Detox Pills needed to cure a patient in the late stages of a severe illness.

It would not be about just twenty or so pills; even hundreds might not be sufficient.

With one pill costing five thousand energy points, if it were hundreds…

So…

the system’s advice was not wrong.

Don’t count on the unification of the world’s nations, and don’t think about exchanging in the system’s market.

No matter how many energy points you have, it won’t be enough to save all of humanity.

Wu Jie had to learn to cultivate and develop himself, to produce Detox Pills in large quantities.

That would be the real permanent solution.

Having made up his mind, Wu Jie fully devoted himself to digesting the extensive information about Detox Pills and conducting related experiments.

Working tirelessly, neglecting sleep and meals, working through the night.

He was busy until Tang Xiao called, asking if he was going to attend the new car launch event.

Wu Jie looked at his phone and realized, to his shock, that he had not slept for three days and three nights again.

“Of course, I’ll come!

I must come!

Such a great opportunity to draw enmity, how could I miss it?”

After hanging up the phone, Wu Jie quickly tidied up and rushed to the convention center.

It was time to dazzle the eyes of the oil tycoons with their blinding wealth…