Xu Tingfeng shrugged and left the laboratory.
The Second Laboratory now held only Song He, who lay alone over the microscope.
The entire laboratory became eerily quiet.
The eyepiece reflected a scene littered with corpses. Even the system prompts had stopped appearing, because the process of death had ended, leaving behind only a pile of shattered matter.
Utter silence!
Fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Based on the timing, No. 1 Bacteria, having completed its evolution, should have started reproducing.
Most of the bacteria had died. The survivors should have had plenty of nutrients to consume and ought to have reproduced at high speed.
Therefore, the odds of finding living bacteria were increasing!
But why were there still corpses everywhere?
Suddenly, Song He noticed something wriggling above his field of vision.
He instantly held his breath. A few seconds later, a huge bacillus entered his view!
This bacillus looked exactly like the corpses all around it. The difference was that it was a full four times larger!
It moved over the corpses of countless bacilli, like a bus rolling over a road covered in tiny cars!
No. 1 Bacteria had successfully evolved!
No. 1 Bacteria could utilize the gaps in its cell membrane and cell wall to synthesize hemicellulose from lactose, mannose, and glucose in its environment. This thickened and expanded its cell wall, increasing its size and making it less likely to burst. However, because its relative surface area had decreased, No. 1 Bacteria's growth rate had fallen by 50% after evolution. At the same time, impurities within its body became harder to expel, increasing the risks of starvation and disease by 50% each.
Song He's head began to ache.
Evolution came with side effects. He had overcorrected. Before, the bacteria had eaten too much