NOVEL WEB Chapter 275: A New Experiment
After discussing a few matters Ye Xuan left the apartment and went to the eighteenth floor to talk to the professors before going back to his apartment.
He remembered the maggots they had caught the last time with Chu Miao, which he hadn't had the chance to give to the professors for research.
As soon as the door opened, Professor Song was already talking his ear off. He was telling him about the difficulty of working without a proper laboratory or specimen and how they needed other reagents for their research but didn't have.
The guy had a lot to say and shifted from one topic to another without warning. Ye Xuan always wondered how such a talkative person had made it in academia. He could literally talk someone to death.
"Major Ye, what brings you here today?" Professor Wu had to come to the rescue when he realized that his colleague had started his usual habit of talking nonstop when he was excited.
During the time they had known Ye Xuan, though not long, they had figured out his personality. He valued friendships and was loyal but didn't like to talk a lot and looked like an ice berg but was actually a caring guy.
He cared about his subordinates, he cared about his friends, and he cared about his countrymen.
"I brought something to you. It is some specimen we found a while ago in a dessert cafe. There were spoilt cakes and other food in the cafe with maggots in it.
However, the maggots were different from normal ones. There were several types of maggots, or maybe they were the same type just at different stages of mutation. I don't know.
Some had wings and they were bigger than regular maggots. You can examine them yourself and study them. Maybe they can give you an insight on the zombie virus.
As for the reagents you mentioned, tell me where they can be found and I will see if I can find some for you. The laboratory you mentioned can be arranged, but not at the moment.
The problem is, if you decide to do research in the laboratory we build, you can never leave. Think about it. The place has to be kept an absolute secret, so going in means never coming out. Don.t worry, you won't be living in an underground laboratory without sun or breeze. It is a normal place where you can go outside and get some fresh air, but it is an isolated place where once you enter, you cannot come out.
The choice is yours. If you are ready to never experience the outside world again, then everything you need for your research can be provided. Just let me know once you have decided." Ye Xuan was straightforward like always and didn't sugarcoat the issue.
He wanted the three old guys tounderstand what they would be getting themselves into should they decide to stay and work with them. He could not force them, but he had to protect Chu Miao.
No one outside of her family and himself should be allowed to know about the soul space ring for now. If in the future it is necessary to tell others, then fine, but if not, it was better to take precautions now.
"I don't need to think about anything. I am already old and don't have a family. I didn't even think I could survive until now. So, if I can contribute to finding a solution for humanity to survive by secluding myself for a lifetime, then I will do it without a second thought.
Our ancestors worked hard to build this country and it has crambled. However, if we can find a way to preserve humanity, then we will have a chance to rebuild in the future. If I can contribute to that then I would even live underground without seeing the sun.
So, you don't have to worry, make the arrangements. Once they are ready, you can take me there. I will be happy to contribute. It is the reason I followed you here in the first place." Professor Wu didn't see the need to think about such an obvious thing. His decision would not change no matter what. As long as he had the resources he needed for his research, he could stay in a laboratory and never leave. That's how important research is to him.
Before Ye Xuan could persuade him, professor Tang followed suit and expressed his stance. He too like Professor Wu had no intention of leaving. He wanted to contribute to humanity and he had realized that following Ye Xuan would probably make that easier than working for the government. He was glad that the government had left them behind when they picked up the renowned scientists at the beginning.
If they had followed those bureaucrats, how would they have the freedom to research whatevr they wanted like now? Their actions and research direction would be strictly controlled by someone who knows nothing about science and probably wouldn't be living such a comfortable life like they were living at that moment.
So, just like Professor Wu, he had no regrets and would not hesitate to live under a rock just to do his research freely.
Seeing the other elder men agree so quickly and beat him to it, Song Ting was a little upset but also eagerly agreed to follow whatever plans Ye Xuan made.
The behavior of this professor was really baffling. He was already in his forties but he idolized a young man in his twenties like a god. The other o;lder men couldn't care about him.
"Alright then, preparations will be made and once everything is ready, I will take you there. For now, you can examine the specimen I brought, but be careful because some have the zombie virus. If you get infected by accident don't rush to kill yourself just to protect the others, go see Gu Fan on the seventeenth floor. He will know what to do.