Chapter 35 Construct Biological Laboratory

It was dark and deep in the mine. The narrow rock corridors could no longer accommodate large vehicles. The bright light from the mining lamps could not dispel the thick darkness.

Li Nanke walked in front holding a miner’s lamp, and Alba also wore a miner’s lamp cap on his head and followed closely beside him with an electric drill in his hand for self-defense.

Before the two men went deep into the operating mine, they stopped by the miner’s equipment room, where a large number of mining tools and equipment were stored, such as electric shovels, electric hammers, dust masks and protective clothing.

“Is this the right direction?”

“That should be right. Although this is not our operation area on the B13 floor, I have heard about it from people on the B46 floor. However, that thing is said to be very weird. Those who dug out the stone tablet said that they fell into horrible hallucinations and had nightmares at night… Michael, are you sure you really want to go find that stone tablet?”

Li Nanke said, “We have come all the way from the main prison area to here. Have you seen a single guard or prison administrator?”

Alba shook his head and thought carefully about those deformed people. They were basically wearing black and white striped prison uniforms.

Li Nanke continued, “The explosion in the main control room of the main prison area and the sudden disappearance of the guards both indicate that the prison management had obviously received some kind of notice and evacuated in advance, but the evacuees did not include the death row prisoners.”

“This also indirectly shows that the party who issued the notice, or the prison management, is clearly aware of the dangers and certain functions of the underground stone tablet, but they just want 100,000 prisoners to die here, or even transform into aberrations.”

“I don’t know what the purpose of this is, but if we don’t figure this out, maybe we can escape from prison, but we will definitely be in greater danger afterwards.”

The two men walked along the narrow mine tunnel and felt something was wrong. As they went deeper, the static electricity that made their skin numb and their pores tighten became stronger.

The mine tunnel gradually became wider, and even had artificial lighting facilities that were always on. After walking a little further, there was a wide man-made metal corridor.

“Michael, we seem to have taken the wrong road…”

Li Nanke raised his head and stared at the cameras scattered all over the top of the tunnel: “No, on the contrary, we are in the right place.”

At the end of the metal corridor, there appeared a thick metal gate with the words “Gliese 798c – Deep Pit Prison Biological Laboratory” clearly marked on it.

The biometric access control system at the laboratory door was several levels higher than that in the prison, so it took Alba nearly an hour to break through the firewall and enter.

In the center of the hall is an extremely large stone structure, surrounded by complex electronic equipment, including sensors, energy transmission coils and data recorders.

The large biological laboratory can only accommodate a small part of the stone structure. Its upper part runs through the top of the laboratory, while the lower part is buried deep underground. It is estimated that it would take dozens of people to hug the exposed stone part in the middle. The overall shape is a double helix twisted like DNA, with dense blood-red characters flashing on it.

Judging from the current situation and the prisoners’ descriptions, the so-called stone tablet dug out by the prisoners is likely to be only a small part of this stone creation.

Along the edge of the hall are rows of closed experimental chambers, each filled with nutrient solution and connected to life support equipment. Inside are experimental subjects who were once death row prisoners, but have now turned into horrific deformed bodies of various shapes.

The laboratory is filled with various cutting-edge scientific and technological equipment, including electron scanning microscopes, DNA sequencers, flow cytometers, gene editing tool systems, protein analysis instruments…

But at this moment, the entire laboratory seemed empty and silent, with only the occasional sound of dripping water breaking the silence. The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant, and a faint odor of corpse decay could be smelled.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Alba couldn’t help swallowing his saliva: “No wonder there are always fewer people in the prison. Either they died of strange illnesses, or the mine collapsed and caused the death of people… It turns out that those people are here.”

For a large prison with a population of 100,000 people, and a prison that needs to engage in dangerous mining operations, it is normal for people to die on a daily basis. Moreover, whenever there is a loss of personnel, new death row prisoners will be transported from various planets of the Human Union government to fill the vacancies, making the prison full all year round.

[Nightmare, you have triggered a hidden node! ]

[Hidden Node: Learn the key experimental log in the biological laboratory and touch the ‘first generation structure’! ] It was expected that the underground stone tablet had a hidden node. After receiving the synchronous prompt, Li Nanke felt it carefully, but there was no obvious sense of danger in his heart.

He looked at the experimental chambers. All the mutants had dried up and were obviously without any vital signs. They posed no threat. The expected scene of the mutants jumping out of the experimental chambers and launching a massive siege did not occur.

“Strange, shouldn’t the hidden nodes be extremely difficult? Could it be that this is a hidden node for exploration, or is it that learning the experimental log and touching the so-called ‘first generation structure’ itself is a huge challenge?”

Li Nanke came to the laboratory control center and called Alba to come over to retrieve the experimental log. The rows of large display screens soon showed text…

Experiment Log #001
Today, the research project on the characteristics of the ‘first generation structure’ was officially launched.

According to preliminary observations, the first generation constructs continuously emit strong electromagnetic signals, which can affect nearby dead organisms at the cellular level, causing them to be resurrected, but also causing serious distortion. This study aims to explore how to keep the experimental subjects conscious and avoid physical distortion during the resurrection process.

The experimental design is as follows: A large number of test subjects will not wear any form of electromagnetic protection clothing, and will directly contact the construct with their bodies. In this way, we hope to gain a deeper understanding of the specific mechanism of the impact of the electromagnetic signals of the construct on human cells. The test subjects will be divided into several groups so that comparative analysis can be carried out at different times and under different conditions.

The initial stage of the experiment will focus on the following aspects: physiological response monitoring, gene expression analysis, neurological function assessment…

Preliminary observations show that after contact with the construct, the subjects all experienced strong hallucinations and abnormal fluctuations in physiological indicators, including irregular heartbeat, increased body temperature and active immune system.

These signs indicate that the electromagnetic signals of the construct have an effect at the cellular level. Future research will aim to reveal the specific mechanisms of this process and identify possible intervention measures in order to achieve safe and controllable resurrection technology.

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Experiment Log #069
Subject P0073 developed severe fever symptoms within one month of continuous contact with the ‘construct’, with body temperature continuously higher than normal. Blood tests showed a significant increase in white blood cell count, indicating that the immune system had a strong reaction to the construct.

On the 30th day after contact with the construct, an attempt was made to arrest the heart for P0073, but his body began to distort soon after his death, eventually transforming into an aggressive deformed form… Normal resurrection failed, and he was destroyed.

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Experiment Log #179
After three months of long-term contact with the construct, the physical condition of subject P0478 further deteriorated, with abnormal bone structure and excessive muscle fiber proliferation. Pathological sections showed that cell metabolism was abnormally active, with a large number of non-human DNA sequences inserted. These sequences encode some unknown proteins, which may be related to cell regeneration. After attempting cardiac arrest, P0478 quickly turned into a terrible aberration… Normal resurrection failed and was destroyed.

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Experiment Log #863
Although the construct did demonstrate a certain degree of “resurrection” ability, the side effects of distortion it brought were far greater than expected and could not be eliminated. Further research found that the electromagnetic signals of the construct not only affected the regeneration process of cells, but also interfered with normal gene expression and metabolic pathways. After P1563 had been in contact with the construct for a year, he immediately mutated into a large, powerful mutator after the initial cardiac arrest… Normal resurrection failed and he was destroyed.

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Experiment Log #1972
Further research has shown that the main function of the strong electromagnetic signals emitted by the construct is not simply to bring back the dead, but to trigger a wider range of aberration fusion when the number of aberrations reaches a certain critical value.

There is currently no obvious upper limit to the size of this fusion deformed body. If it is not controlled, it may eventually evolve into a giant organism composed entirely of flesh and blood, similar to a planetary-level deformed organism.

When a wide range of distortions merge, the intensity of the electromagnetic signal emitted by the construct will reach a peak, and will be able to attract other possible planetary distortion creatures in distant extraterrestrial space, and may even summon unknown extraterrestrial civilizations!
This horrific discovery has implications far beyond the original conception of the experiment…

The experiment is terminated! Everyone evacuate!
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The entire biological experiment spanned more than ten years, and Li Nanke only selected a few key logs to read.

But after reading a few experimental logs, he felt a bone-chilling chill running from the soles of his feet to the top of his head!

(End of this chapter)