Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

"look."

Xia Jiumeng clicked on the holographic projection screen in the studio and showed the process of injecting those people.

Li Shen watched the video and saw how Xia Jiumeng communicated with those people and they voluntarily asked for the injection, as well as their subsequent painful roars and awakening to evol. However, the people in the entire video did not show any mutation.

"They didn't...?"

Xia Jiumeng knew that what he wanted to ask was why they didn't mutate.

"Although the main ingredients of the potion are made from energy plants and some elemental substances in the core, they have all been filtered and screened, and those substances that can cause human mutations have been eliminated."

Xia Jiumeng clicked on the elemental structure and showed him the elemental sequence of the potion.

"That's it. Once this substance enters the human body, it will cause mutations in certain quantities."

Xia Jiumeng pointed to a black and gray thorn-like substance in the elemental sequence and said.

"I named this thing K41."

"This thing is the substance that turns people into monsters. How did you separate it?"

Li Shen picked up the burr with his rough fingertips, as if he had really caught it.

"Have you ever heard a word?"

"What words."

"All things are interdependent and mutually exclusive." A famous Chinese saying.

"Just like a venomous snake may be extremely poisonous, but its gallbladder can definitely detoxify it, in fact, supernatural powers or wandering bodies also have something that counteracts them."

"As for the thing that can lure out K41, it's also very simple. See this?" Xia Jiumeng took out a core fragment with an unknown vine tied to it.

"This is the core fragment in the center of the core. It contains a substance called M12, which can attract K41 but cannot absorb it. This is the root of the blue Teng flower, which can absorb the free matter in the energy. These two things together can absorb and filter K41 to a certain extent."

Xia Jiumeng demonstrated it to him.

"The other substances separated are all safe substances and there is no risk of mutation when absorbed by the human body."

"I've told you before that the human body is the most mysterious and powerful treasure in the world. Genetic locks restrict certain human talents, and genetic potions are the key to unlocking them."

"Gene medicine has four stages: basic, elementary, intermediate, and advanced."

"Once humans have consumed the advanced genetic medicine, their talents and limits will be fully revealed."

Xia Jiumeng, who was talking excitedly, did not notice that Li Shen did not seem to care about the genetic medicine today.

Instead, he kept showing him what was used to absorb and filter k41 before studying her.

"However, I'm currently limited by materials and can only produce basic genetic medicines. Furthermore, due to the lack of certain ingredients, the medicine cannot reduce the body's pain when it takes effect. Li Shen, do you have any good...ideas?"

Xia Jiumeng turned around and saw Li Shen studying the core fragments.

"Li Shen?"

She walked over and patted Li Shen's shoulder.

"what happened to you?"

Li Shen's muscles tensed instantly, and when he saw it was her, he quietly retracted the coldness in his palms.

"No, you just said this can filter out the element that causes mutations. Can it be effective on the human body?"

"What about K41? I haven't tried it on humans yet, but you can try it, but there's no guarantee it'll work."

With the support of Xiaoqi's database, Xia Jiumeng used the studio's second virtual world to simulate a little white mouse and injected k41 into its body.

Li Shen was very surprised when he saw Xia Jiumeng pointing at an empty room in the studio and a lively little white mouse suddenly appeared inside. There was clearly nothing inside before?!

And he can even sense the breath of life!

"what is this?"

"Well, the digital life forms in the virtual world can completely simulate real life forms through massive calculations. However, they can only exist in that virtual world. But don't worry, they are fully capable of simulating the various reactions of real life forms, and the results obtained are no different from real experiments."

"It's just that the equipment to build this space is very rare, and so far, we can only make this small room =-=."

Xia Jiumeng was helpless. The materials for making the equipment chip for this small room were accidentally found on the black market. If she wanted the rest, she could only go into space =-=.

That...is a bit far away, let's talk about it when we have the chance.

"It's amazing stuff." Li Shen praised expressionlessly.

“…”

"Let me try your idea first to see if it works."

Xia Jiumeng was helpless because Li Shen was so calm when praising others. If she didn't know that he had a calm personality, she would have misunderstood him.

"it is good."

Li Shen nodded. He was also looking forward to seeing if this thing could cure mutated people. If it could...

The little white mouse in the small room in the virtual world has mutated under the effect of the drug. At this moment, it has become as big as a cow, with an abnormal black and blue color all over its body, and its pupils dilated. It is frantically attacking the glass of the small room and trying to rush out, making a hoarse sound from its mouth, but is blocked by an invisible barrier.

Li Shen felt a chill in his hands upon seeing this.

"Don't worry about it not coming out."

Xia Jiumeng comforted Li Shen. This was a life in the virtual world. It naturally could not exist outside the virtual world, so it would disappear when it came out. Things in the virtual world could not affect the real world unless they were also in the virtual world.

But the computing power of this small room is barely enough to support just one mouse, let alone two people.

Li Shen nodded and put away the ice crystal, but still subconsciously protected Xia Jiumeng behind him.

Xia Jiumeng operated the control screen and threw the core fragment of filter K41 directly into the mutant white mouse's mouth while it was screaming loudly.

“Roar!!!!”

The little white mouse screamed loudly because of the foreign object that suddenly invaded its mouth. It was enraged and hit the glass even more frantically, making a "pa pa" sound.

Xia Jiumeng frowned as she looked at the unresponsive little white mouse.

Useless?

Just when I was about to tell Li Shen that it might be useless, the frantic little white mouse in the small room suddenly curled up in pain and fell to the ground, twitching continuously.

"Xiao Qi, start data detection and analysis."

Xia Jiumeng spoke to the screen at the side of the small room.

The straight line on the screen trembled and rippled. [Okay, Master.]

【Data detection and analysis has been enabled.】

Xia Jiumeng took Li Shen's hand and took a few steps back, quietly watching the struggling little white mouse in the transparent glass of the small room.

After more than ten minutes, the mouse stopped twitching and the jumping data appeared on the holographic screen.

【According to the test, the mutated infected cells have been contaminated and external filtration devices are unable to treat them.】

"It doesn't seem possible."

Xia Jiumeng watched as everything in the small room was wiped out.

Li Shen didn't say anything, as if he already knew the result.

"Xiao Qi, based on the data simulation, is there any other method? Please use your database."

Xia Jiumeng wondered if Li Shen had any important person infected by a wandering body or strange energy, so he wanted to know the answer to this question.

[Ok sir, the database is huge, so it may take some time, estimated to be about an hour.]

Xiao Qi understood what Xia Jiumeng meant. She wanted it to compare and simulate all the power data of the two worlds with the data of the mutated white mouse to find a solution, but such a huge data calculation could not be easily completed even now and it would take time.

"Okay, trouble."

Xia Jiumeng said, looking at Li Shen, "Let's go, let's take a break. Xiao Qi's data simulation also needs time."

With that, he took Li Shen out of the workshop.

The two of them sat on the sofa, looking at the scenery outside the window in silence. Xia Jiumeng moved closer to Li Shen and leaned gently on his shoulder.

They had been like that before, and even if they didn't say it explicitly, their relationship must have become much closer, so there was nothing wrong with simply leaning on each other.

But she couldn't help but laugh when she felt the man's shoulders tense up instantly. It had only been a short while since they last met, so why was he still so reserved?

"Don't be nervous, it's just a test."

"No."

Li Shen's voice remained steady, but Xia Jiumeng could hear a hint of nervousness.

Perhaps he also noticed that his tone was a little nervous and suddenly asked, "Who is Xiaoqi, what is that room...what's going on?"

Li Shen remembered that she was not good at these things. Was she just a kind-hearted little hunter?

"Xiao Qi, my personal assistant, as for this room, I told you that I have a lot of extra memories. These are just simple little bits of knowledge."

Xia Jiumeng straightened up. "If I want to, I can change the whole world."

"Li Shen, what do you want the world to become?"

Li Shen was stunned for a moment when he looked at the pretty face in front of him.

No one had ever asked him what he wanted the world to be like, and he had never thought about it.

What should the world look like?

There is no threat from homeless people, nor does he have endless loneliness and tiredness. He is just Dr. Li, curing diseases and saving lives, with a lively and lovely girl by his side, and he spends his life quietly and ordinary.

But, is it possible?

Xia Jiumeng looked at the self-mockery and darkness that flashed across Li Shen's eyes, reached out and held his face, making him look into her eyes.

"Li Shen, the saying that knowledge changes the world is not empty talk. Believe it or not, what's in my head is enough to change the world."

"Whatever kind of world you want."

“I can do it all.”

Li Shen looked at the bright eyes in front of him that reflected his face, and suddenly there was only one thought in his mind, that is, if it was her, it would definitely be possible.

He believed her.

"Well, I think this world will no longer be destroyed."

This was the first time he spoke out what was in his heart, but these words made Xia Jiumeng realize something instantly.

"You are not Li Shen, or you are not the Li Shen I know."

Xia Jiumeng withdrew her hand, looked at him, and spoke lightly.

Li Shen's fingers froze, but he didn't say anything.

"When did this happen?"

Xia Jiumeng looked at him and sighed softly.

Li Shen is still Li Shen no matter what time it is, it’s just that...they experience time differently.

Li Shen tilted his head and said, "Before returning, we encountered danger at the extremely low airport."

He didn't say anything else, but Xia Jiumeng could guess how dangerous the situation had to be for this 'Li Shen' to appear and save the situation.

"How are you? Are you seriously injured?"

It turns out that it’s not simple for him to wear a big windbreaker. I’m afraid he is injured?

“You don’t…”

Li Shen looked at her in surprise when he heard her caring words.

Doesn't she think he's scary and dangerous?

Shouldn't she think that one person with two different consciousnesses is sick and distance herself from him if he has two different consciousnesses in his body?

"What's the big deal? He's a genius after all. The world is so dangerous and you're under so much mental pressure, it's normal for him to have some minor issues."

Xia Jiumeng retracted her cold expression and waved her hand nonchalantly. She remembered Hei Li, but she couldn't say it openly =-=. Sorry, she could only "pretend" to be schizophrenic.

Li Shen stared at Xia Jiumeng in a daze and suddenly she curled her lips and smiled. After all, he also had Dr. Li's memories. It seemed that she regarded him as schizophrenic.

But that's okay.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll hurt you?"

"Do you know?"

Xia Jiumeng tilted his head. When the virtual life went out of control in the workshop just now, he subconsciously protected her behind him.

People's subconscious reactions will not lie. This 'Li Shen's' feelings for her are not innocent.

[Master, you are so pretentious.] Xiao Qi's voice of watching the show echoed in Xia Jiumeng's mind.

[You still have time to watch a show? What, are you done with the data analysis?]

[Uh, no =-=, I'll go grab it right away!] After saying that, Xiao Qi disappeared from her mind in a flash.

"will not."

Li Shen gently reached out and smoothed away a strand of hair by her ear.

"That's it."

"But does this have any effect on your body?"

"And are you injured?"

Xia Jiumeng sat back next to him and asked.

Different consciousnesses fighting for control of the body will definitely cause some damage to the body, but Li Shen's situation is complicated and she doesn't know how to deal with it for the time being.

And in the previous plots, Hei Li appeared either to protect Li Shen or to protect her, but he never did anything to threaten them.

“It didn’t have much of an impact.”

"I'm not hurt either."

Li Shen replied evasively.

Xia Jiumeng didn't believe it and narrowed her eyes. "Really?"

Then, in a flash, he reached out and lifted up his sweater.

Wearing a sweater in the middle of summer seems a bit strange.

"!!"

Li Shen was startled and wanted to stop him but it was too late. He felt a chill on his waist and thought to himself that it was over.

There were three wounds on the side of Li Shen's lean and strong waist and abdomen that were caused by sharp claws, neatly arranged on it. Although he was no longer bleeding, he was still very ferocious. Even if you looked closely, you could see some flesh and blood. The bandage was probably hanging loosely on the inside of his sweater because of Xia Jiumeng's movements.

It’s hard to describe the feeling, Xia Jiumeng just felt so painful that her heart was trembling with pain. At the same time, she felt an unknown anger surging in her heart.

Xia Jiumeng took a deep breath and forced herself to control her emotions. She stood up with a cold face and walked towards the workshop.

"Bang." The door of the workshop slammed shut under Li Shen's gaze.

"..."

Li Shen pulled his clothes back in a panic, then sat on the sofa in silence like a child who had made a mistake but couldn't speak.