Chapter 601: Chapter 600: Who Gave You This Sample?
Chapter 601: Chapter 600: Who Gave You This Sample?
Lu Mian broke into a quick jog, crouching down to observe the plant on the table.
One pot was growing naturally, and today it still looked wilted, the control group.
The other pot was placed under her special device and, surprisingly…
it seemed somewhat more vibrant.
She quickly opened the photo album on her phone and compared it with the picture she had taken yesterday.
It wasn’t an illusion; Netherman had indeed regained some vitality.
It was like a Devil’s Ivy that had been lacking water for several days, with drooping leaves and limp stems, but which had sprung back to life upon encountering water.
Lu Mian felt that she had grasped an essential point.
This discovery had turned her, usually calm and detached, into someone excited and thrilled.
Could this mean that her direction was correct?
She quickly made data recordings, for the first time feeling that she had caught the favor of Lady Luck.
After Lu Mian had finished recording, she pondered for a moment and then decided to pluck a leaf.
Swift as a knife’s cut, brutal in technique.
She placed the leaf into a lab container to make a sample, hid it away, and then found Xiao Qimo with an air of mystery.
While pulling up the zipper of her down jacket, she said, “I’ve got something good to show you.”
Xiao Qimo’s deep eyes hesitated for a moment, watching her swiftly tugging at her clothing, and indeed…
he was about to get an eye-full…
Lu Mian unzipped her down jacket in a few quick moves, with a childlike excitement, carefully revealing the sample hidden in her embrace.
Xiao Qimo’s gaze deepened after a moment’s pause.
Xiao Qimo went downstairs and saw Xin Yuelu toiling away in the courtyard.
He hurriedly waved his hand, “Xin Yuelu, get someone from the medical team for me.”
Upon hearing the order, Xin Yuelu shouted towards the dozens of researchers: “Someone from the medical team, come out.”
It so happened that Dong Li was the closest, so he put down his flowerpot and trotted over.
I’m from the medical team, what’s up?”
Xin Yuelu looked at Xiao Qimo.
Xiao Qimo glanced at Dong Li, remembering him a bit.
Xiao Qimo led Dong Li back to the laboratory.
When Xiao Qimo showed Dong Li the lush leaf, Dong Li stepped back in shock.
He had never seen such a vibrant Netherman!
Xiao, where did you get this?”
Xiao Qimo carefully handed the sample over, “Don’t ask too many questions, just take it and do a dissection analysis, and try to extract the RE Factor.”
Dong Li readily agreed, touching his thinning hair, feeling that his sacrifices were finally worth it.
Xiao, should I report this to Professor Pan Jiancheng?”
Pan Jiancheng was the leader of the medical team and Dong Li’s doctoral advisor.
Some experiments and permissions required the leader’s approval before Dong Li could proceed.
Xiao Qimo nodded, “You can.”
After a pause, he added, “But don’t say it was from me, for now.”
He didn’t exactly relish the prospect of being known for stealing sprouts from the labaEUR”it wasn’t exactly honorable and could cause unrest.
“Alright, rest assured.” Dong Li, now wholly focused on the leaf, hardly thought anything of it, and after seeing Xiao Qimo off, he excitedly gave a ‘yeah’ gesture.
Their medical team could finally be put to use!
All members of the laboratory had moved flower pots as punishment in the morning, and returned to the lab in the afternoon.
It was only when Xin Yuelu put on her isolation suit that she found her sense of value again.
She looked at the rows of Netherman plants she had painstakingly cultivated, as always.
Even though the plants were not growing well, it could not hide the pride emanating from the depths of her heart.
These were her achievements.
Pu Zongyang pushed a test cart with a hundred Netherman leaves to be delivered to the medical team.
“Teacher, these are the hundred best-grown samples.
I’ll take them to the medical team.”
Xin Yuelu nodded with a smile, albeit a bit precipitately, but she was eager to achieve something and did not want to wait any longer.
“With so many leaves, there should be hope for extracting the RE Factor.”
This time it’s all thanks to the new improved cultivation technique you developed.
Otherwise, the medical team would still be idle.” Pu Zongyang said as he walked toward the neighboring lab, “The medical team must be overjoyed this time.”
Dong Li mysteriously pushed his teacher Pan Jiancheng to the microscope.
Pan Jiancheng glanced at him, “You’re grinning like a fool.
Did our group’s special funding come through?”
Pan Jiancheng, a little old man who constantly fretted over the special funds.
Dong Li waved his hand, “No, Teacher, take a look.”
“What’s there to look at?
We can’t extract the RE Factor, the cultivation group has disappointed me countless times.” He was extremely frustrated, “I don’t want to see it.
I just want the special funding!”
Each group had its own special funding for research.
Previously, the focus was on cultivating Netherman; most of the money was allocated to the cultivation group, leaving lesser funds for the medical group and the gene group.
When they conducted experiments, they always felt restrained and unable to unleash their full potential.
Moreover, there was talk that a well-known international brand had released a digital microscope with very high specifications they wanted to acquire…
Pan Jiancheng murmured, “Every time they claim there’s a breakthrough, and every time there’s no extraction of the RE Factor…
I suspect it’s the same this time; it doesn’t look promising!”
“Teacher, just take a look!”
Pan Jiancheng reluctantly leaned in for a glance.
He suddenly exclaimed, “Ouch!”
There was no need for Dong Li to say anything else.
Pan Jiancheng hastily straightened up and sat down properly, examining the microscopic tissue slide with dedication and detail.
“Aren’t these active cells the RE Factor?!”
Dong Li nodded eagerly, “Exactly!
Although there are only a few, we have already observed the presence of the RE Factor!”
He was so excited he was almost screaming.
“You kid!” Pan Jiancheng got excited too, spinning around on the spot a few times.
“I take back what I said earlier.
The cultivation group did a good job this time.
Our medical team finally has a role to play.
Quick, go apply for the special funding!”
Dong Li signaled for him to calm down, “Teacher, actually, this slide is…”
Before Dong Li could finish explaining, Pu Zongyang arrived at the entrance with the test cart.
“Group Leader Pan, here are one hundred samples of space-induced mutated breeding.
I’m handing them over to you.”
Pan Jiancheng laughed heartily, then paused, sensing something was amiss.
“You just delivered the samples?”
Pu Zongyang didn’t understand, “Yes, this is as fast as we could manage.
Group Leader Pan, you go ahead with your tasks.
Our group has a lot to do; I have to go back.”
After Pu Zongyang left, Pan Jiancheng looked at the cartful of samples, then at Dong Li, “Who gave you this sample?”
Dong Li whispered a few words into his ear, and Pan Jiancheng was even more surprised.
Xiao obtain this again?” He couldn’t figure it out and waved his hand dismissively, “Nevermind the unimportant stuff, come on, let’s get to work!”
Pan Jiancheng immediately distributed Xin Yuelu’s samples to other team members to work on, while he and Dong Li specially handled the sample provided by Xiao Qimo.