"Succeeded?"
That genuinely surprised Schiller. If something like that really existed, wouldn't whoever obtained it be invincible?
Seeming to see what Schiller was thinking, Lyra said, "Of course it wasn't a complete success. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so much life left in the universe. They must have conducted localized trials, succeeded, and then assumed that increasing the scale would let them rule the entire universe."
"Who were 'they,' the ones whose experiment succeeded?" Schiller pressed.
"Obviously, the Skrull from before." After thinking for a moment, Lyra said, "Their technology was far more advanced than the Shi'ar Empire's. I'm guessing the Shi'ar must have seen their experimental records and decided the idea had potential, which was why they invested so much into it."
That explanation made sense. The plan sounded far too absurd. Without some reliable evidence to support it, the Shi'ar Empire's money didn't fall from the sky. They would never have pursued it so seriously.
The question was, how had the Skrull succeeded back then?
When they questioned Lyra again, she said she didn't know. She said the Doctor had devised this plan of using viruses to create antibodies. She had only been responsible for carrying it out and didn't understand the underlying principles.
Rocket Raccoon then asked her another question. "Then why did you take High Evolution's job? Don't tell me you thought he and Doctor Durakall just happened to be kindred spirits."
"Of course not. Actually, that wasn't the plan he originally gave me. I told him it could be done this way, and only then did he create the virus," Lyra said.
"Then why was he helping the Mutant? And what was that disaster he kept talking about?"
"I told you, I don't know." Lyra spread her hands. "I took his job partly because he paid