Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead
Chapter 153: Letters from the Future (4)

"Senior Colleague, you're overthinking things," Bai Liang shrugged. "I just wanted to get acquainted with our group leader beforehand."

Even if his Senior Colleague fully trusted him, Bai Liang couldn't tell him about the letters from the future.

Upon hearing this, his Senior Colleague scratched his head: "That's true. But it's still good that you came. Otherwise, something would definitely have happened to Professor Zhang. After all, he's our group leader and is responsible for the project. If anything went wrong, the project would have to be postponed."

As he spoke, he looked frightened, clearly relieved that Bai Liang had saved the professor.

For scientific researchers, project delays are a true nightmare. Their time is too precious, and if a project is postponed, restarting it can take an inordinately long time.

After all, finding a scholar with Professor Zhang's level of knowledge was extremely difficult. Sun Eclipse Biotechnology was very wealthy, but throughout its existence, they had managed to attract only a handful of specialists of that caliber.

"Everything's fine now, isn't it? Don't worry, Senior Colleague, nothing will happen to our project, for sure," Bai Liang patted him on the shoulder, trying to reassure him.

Following Professor Zhang, the three of them approached the laboratory door.

The laboratory door was open, and quite a few researchers in white lab coats were already inside.

Bai Liang quickly scanned the room. In total, including himself, there were about thirty people in the laboratory, most of them young individuals, roughly the same age as his senior colleague around 20-30 years old.

Bai Liang was the youngest in the laboratory: according to his assigned role in the mission, he was only 18 years old.

Upon seeing Professor Zhang, many researchers immediately approached him to greet him.

"Good morning, Professor Zhang!"

"Professor, is our project really starting today?"

Professor Zhang raised his hand, gesturing for silence:

"Everyone calm down and listen to me first!"

After his words, the laboratory instantly fell silent.

"Before we launch the project, I would like to first express my gratitude to Dr. Bai from our group!"

Professor Zhang turned to Bai Liang, smiled, and said:

"If not for Dr. Bai, I might already be dead. Fortunately, I met him, and it's thanks to him that I'm still alive!"

Professor Zhang told everyone what had happened earlier.

After his words, all gazes turned to Bai Liang, in which envy was evident.

"First day – and he already saved the leader's life? What luck!"

"I heard that Professor Zhang holds a high position in the company, he's at the very heart of things. If he established contact with him on the very first day, then his research career will simply skyrocket!"

"Why don't I have such luck?"

...

"Alright, now I announce that the genetic modification project is officially launched!"

"These are your access cards, don't forget to pick them up. If you lose them, the consequences will be very serious!"

Professor Zhang took out a stack of black cards and handed one to each researcher.

When it was Bai Liang's turn, Professor Zhang, smiling, said:

"If you happen to lose it, you can come to me for a new one."

Bai Liang, accepting the pass, replied with a smile:

"Professor, don't worry, I definitely won't lose it."

His Senior Colleague, standing nearby, widened his eyes upon hearing the professor's words. Wasn't that too obvious a difference in treatment?

However, thinking it over, he found it quite logical: saving a life takes precedence above all else, and this was merely a small privilege.

The project began, and each researcher received their respective materials. The tasks for the morning were simple: to familiarize themselves with the project and determine their role in it.

Bai Liang spent the morning at his computer, studying the materials he had received.

The materials consisted of several pages. The first page was a research document dedicated to a specific type of cell.

【Title: Z-cells and their Reaction Upon Fusion with Human Cells】

Abstract:

Z-cells are special cells accidentally discovered by the company's researchers. They do not belong to any known biological species and exist in a unique form.

This article summarizes the current research results on Z-cells, describing their structure, functions, and mechanisms of action.

The overview includes the morphological and physiological aspects of Z-cells.

Keywords: Z-cells, human cells, immune surveillance, innate immunity, adaptive immunity, evolution.

Introduction:

Z-cells are unique cells capable of surviving and evolving under any conditions.

Structure and Functions of Z-cells:

1. Immune Surveillance

2. Innate Immunity

3. Adaptive Immunity

4. Evolution

Conclusion: In conjunction with the aforementioned research results, the discovery of Z-cells holds immense significance. Thanks to their complex functions and evolutionary capabilities, future research will continue to explore whether Z-cells can be used for human treatment, modification, or evolution, and other purposes.

These Z-cells represent a type of "super-cells," which was clearly described in the research materials.

The main direction of further research in the laboratory where Bai Liang works is to attempt to utilize Z-cells by integrating them with human cells. The goal is either to achieve genetic modification or to study the possibility of their fusion.

After flipping through the first page, Bai Liang opened the next. On these pages, the information was more straightforward: it described the responsibilities of each researcher.

Those responsible for cell cultivation would handle cultivation, and those responsible for data collection would handle data collection.

Bai Liang's tasks were a bit more complex. He was tasked with studying the process of Z-cell fusion with human cells.

As for the modification of the genetic sequence, Professor Zhang was directly responsible for that.

After reading the materials, Bai Liang looked around at the other laboratory staff and thought with a smirk:

"There are quite a few pretty girls here, but where are all those notorious sycophants?"

According to the information from the letter, Fu Xiaoyu should also have been one of the laboratory staff, and rumor had it that she always had many annoying admirers around her. However, currently, all the researchers looked focused and serious, meticulously studying the materials.

Shaking his head, Bai Liang decided not to dwell on it. Perhaps the "butterfly effect" was at play: he had changed some events, and this had led to changes in other things.

In any case, the absence of unnecessary trouble was better: this way, he could focus entirely on studying the dungeon.

The morning flew by unnoticed. When the clock struck 12:00, all the staff stopped working.

"Alright, everyone can go to lunch!" said Professor Zhang, taking a stack of documents and leaving the laboratory.

Bai Liang didn't leave immediately. He observed for a bit and noticed a strange detail.

Many researchers, like Professor Zhang, left the laboratory with research materials in hand, but some left empty-handed, taking nothing with them.

"Junior Brother, let's go eat," his Senior Colleague approached Bai Liang and offered with a smile.

Bai Liang glanced at his hands and noticed that he was also carrying a stack of materials.

Could this rule be mistaken?

No, the letter clearly stated that his Senior Colleague could be fully trusted, which meant there could be no mistake about it.

If the rule about not taking research materials outside the laboratory was correct, then perhaps it only applied to Players? And if so, were those who didn't take materials out, Players?