Magnetic Weight

The two returned to Xiangfan City at dawn the next day, just as the sky was beginning to lighten.

Bai Ge went straight to bed, while Shao Yuan, without rest, began researching the Sterility Ring.

After sleeping until the afternoon, Bai Ge woke up and found Shao Yuan wasn't there, so he started training on his own.

"Starting today, I'll try to double my training volume."

"Yeah, and I'll add twenty kilograms of weight. With this training, the effect will be nearly four times as much."

"It's a shame I can't add more weight; too much would just be a burden."

He said this because Bai Ge's weights were straps tied to his limbs and waist. While effective initially, adding more would make his training uneven.

"Right, I can use magnetism to apply resistance to every inch of muscle in my body."

"However, it's still too much for me right now. I'll try it once I reach five hundred kilograms of punching power."

For now, Bai Ge stuck with twenty kilograms of weight and double the training volume.

Six hours of hard work yielded four times the training effect, increasing his punching power by twenty kilograms.

In the evening, Shao Yuan finally returned.

He was covered up completely, his gloves and mask making him sweat profusely.

Bai Ge had finished his training and walked over, about to speak.

Shao Yuan said, "Keep your distance from me. I'm covered in viruses right now."

"Huh? You stayed up all day and didn't sleep just to collect viruses?" Bai Ge asked.

Shao Yuan nodded. "I went to all the major hospitals and came into contact with many patients. By having skin-to-skin contact with them, I can transfer the viruses from their bodies."

"I've collected over two hundred types of viruses, but most were just the flu. I've found that by recombining the genetic material of flu viruses, I can create more dangerous ones."

Bai Ge asked, "Recombine? How do you recombine them?"

Shao Yuan explained, "By stimulating them with drugs... I have a lot of flu viruses in my body right now. After I took some drugs, most of the flu was eliminated, but the remaining flu viruses exchanged genetic material, causing mutations. A new type of flu was born in my body, one without a name. I've temporarily named it the Source One Virus, probably because I discovered it first, so I can name it whatever I want?"

"Aren't you afraid of dying? With so many viruses inside you, what if you suddenly drop dead?" Bai Ge asked.

Shao Yuan nodded. "Indeed, I started feeling very unwell not long after, lost my appetite, and my body felt weak."

"Don't worry, after I noticed my body was acting up, I transferred the Source One Virus into some lab mice. So now, I only have a common flu."

Bai Ge was a bit speechless. He knew Shao Yuan had many lab mice at home; they used to dissect them, but now they were used to store viruses.

The target for virus transfer could only be living organisms, not microorganisms. Shao Yuan couldn't transfer them to humans, as that would lead to rapid spread.

"I really wish I had a laboratory," Shao Yuan said.

Bai Ge curled his lips. "I have a factory in the suburbs. You can renovate it and turn it into a lab."

Shao Yuan's eyes lit up. "Great! Let's go tomorrow."

Bai Ge shrugged. "Whatever you want. I'm going to study."

"Study?" Shao Yuan looked confused.

Bai Ge opened his computer. "Besides my special training, I also study in my free time. Where do you think I got all these skills from?"

Shao Yuan sighed deeply. "You're really working hard."

Bai Ge chuckled. "Containment items are strange and unpredictable. If I don't work hard, how can I handle them?"

"That's true. Take this ring, for example. It's a good thing we found it early, and that guy didn't know how to use it well, or it would have been a real disaster..." Shao Yuan said.

"Oh?"

Shao Yuan waved his right hand. "Bacteria and viruses are the longest-evolving species on this planet. The number of species they've wiped out is immeasurable. Humans, since their inception, have actually been fighting viruses. The growth of the immune system and medicine is a process of racing against viruses."

"Throughout Earth's history, how many species have been eliminated, and how many new species have risen? But the only things that have truly remained consistent and continuously adapted to the environment until today are these microorganisms."

"If Han Rui hadn't used it to treat illnesses and make money, but instead continuously collected viruses and accelerated their evolution, creating viruses that surpassed humanity's current tolerance and were highly contagious, it would have been a major plague."

Bai Ge nodded. "That's true. Even a single containment item has such potential. These things are practically the source of disaster."

"It's precisely because I don't want to be suddenly engulfed by some unknown disaster one day that I have to proactively contain them."

"However, if used properly, they can be quite useful."

"You can research this, but take it easy and don't let it get out of control."

Bai Ge could also transfer viruses, but it was inconvenient. If the virus was in someone else's body, Bai Ge would have to bring them into his brain hole first.

Of course, it might be useful in the future to create some, but he didn't particularly enjoy doing such things. It was perfect to leave it to Shao Yuan.

Compared to Bai Ge, Shao Yuan was much more adept at it, and it was a research he was very interested in.

When Shao Yuan eventually achieved results, Bai Ge would simply have him send a copy to him. Then, he could lock it away in his brain hole, serving as a safe backup.

The next morning, the two went shopping. Shao Yuan bought equipment for his microbiology research.

Bai Ge, on the other hand, purchased a large amount of materials, clearing out various metals. He wanted to build an electromagnetic cannon.

After all, the factory was too large, and it would be a waste to only use it for Shao Yuan's biological research.

It could be completely divided into four major sections.

One major section was for Shao Yuan. Since it hadn't been approved, it was hidden in the deepest part of the factory.

To accommodate this, Bai Ge had sealed off all the windows and used highly insulating material boards to tightly enclose Shao Yuan's research area. This was also to prevent the virus from leaking.

Another major section was where Bai Ge assembled machinery. Although he could do it in his brain hole, it was still better to have a physical space for it.

The remaining two sections were a warehouse and a training room.

The warehouse went without saying; a large amount of supplies were piled here. Bai Ge also quietly sent a batch into his brain hole.

The training room was also for his use. As his strength grew, the training space needed to be expanded.

Although there was no swimming pool here, other fitness equipment could fit.

"I'll make a simple weight training room in this area," Bai Ge said, marking out a space of less than sixty square meters on a clear patch of ground.

He bought a large amount of steel and directly built a metal shed here.

The structure was sturdy, solid, and reliable. Even if the entire factory collapsed, this steel shed would be fine.

Such a room was an excellent place for Bai Ge's weight training.

Using magnetism, he could increase the resistance on his own body, enhancing the training effect.

Bai Ge walked into the metal shed and slightly adjusted the magnetic poles, causing the steel beneath his feet to generate an attractive force between them.

He deliberately applied this force to his entire body, making himself the point of resistance.

Instantly, Bai Ge felt a powerful pulling force drawing him towards the ground, as if every muscle in his body was bearing an extra dozens of kilograms of pressure.

Training in this environment consumed very little magnetic energy per day. After all, the area was small and the magnetic force was low, only about a hundred kilowatts of power.

However, for Bai Ge now, it was too much. He only tried it once and found that he couldn't possibly complete the training volume.

If he forced himself to complete it, he might even injure himself.

"Not yet. I'll go back to the normal twenty-kilogram load. That kind of force is too uniform, and increasing it too much would be a major test of my body's strength."

Bai Ge made some adjustments, reducing the attraction, and began his normal training.

Muffled thuds occasionally came from inside the steel shed.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

As his strength increased, he basically wore out one or two sandbags every day.

So, to train his resistance to blows, Bai Ge simply punched the steel.

Every time he lifted his fist, it felt like he was carrying a sandbag.

Even his high leg raises felt as if they were cast in lead.

The training effect here was surprisingly good. After all, such a load was much more comprehensive than simple straps, taking care of every part of the body, even strengthening the internal organs' resistance to pressure during training.

After completing the training volume, Bai Ge's punching power increased by forty kilograms, reaching two hundred and twenty kilograms.

The comprehensive growth in other aspects was even harder to calculate.

"This method is good. There's still a week until the visa interview. By then, my punching power will be exactly five hundred kilograms."