Midnight.
Zuo Gaoming was so tired he swayed on his feet, gritting his teeth as he continued working and adding glucose to one Culture Medium bottle after another.
Song He was full of energy, constantly observing the samples under a microscope.
The two were in the Second Laboratory, surrounded by a spectacular scene!
Twenty entire workbenches were covered with Petri Dishes and Culture Medium bottles—1,900 Petri Dishes and 300 Culture Medium bottles of various sizes, filling every inch of visible space!
Song He had brought out the Biology Department's entire accumulated stock. They had practically emptied the warehouse of Petri Dishes and Culture Medium bottles!
They had moved so much that the warehouse security guard panicked, assuming the two young men were thieves in disguise. Even after checking their IDs, he still wasn't reassured and only let them through after calling Dean Lou to confirm.
Song He had made such a huge setup, of course, to trade space for time. The Black Technology Blueprint's expiration countdown was still running, and the pressure on him was immense! The more Petri Dishes they had, the faster they could screen for Potential Bacteria with antibiotic potential!
Most of the Culture Medium bottles contained Competition Bacteria, which formed pale white colonies in the liquid. The Petri Dishes, meanwhile, contained Mixed Bacteria from the soil.
After a day's cultivation, colonies had appeared in the vast majority of the Petri Dishes. Multicolored colonies bloomed across the Agar Culture Medium like enormous flowers, turning the workbenches into flower beds. Looking out, one could see what seemed like an endless stretch of lichen.
"We've made the laboratory look so creepy. It's like the place where they make zombies in the movies." Zuo Gaoming looked around.
"Petri Dishes 400 through 500 are almost done. Introduce the Competition Bacteria, then