Give an Inch, Take a Mile

The Brood Nest modification project began gradually, injecting large amounts of oxytocin into the killing weapon. Using biotechnology, a huge egg sac was artificially forged for it and connected to the back of the Brood Nest. The spikes on the back were all transformed into an ovipositor-umbilical cord complex, a total of eighteen, with eighteen secondary embryos developed each time.

After connecting to the egg sac, whether due to the injection of a large amount of oxytocin or due to changes in physiological structure, the oval-shaped head of the Brood Nest, which dragged behind its head, slowly opened and became something like a crown.

The eighteen production organs on its back also nurtured eighteen secondary embryos. Inside the egg sacs on its back, they absorbed artificial nutrient solution and began to grow vigorously. This nutrient solution was made by imitating the black liquid collected earlier, and its efficacy was not very strong.

Once the eighteen embryos matured, they detached from the production device and were expelled from the egg sac. These mucus-covered eggs, about the size of a human head, appeared one by one in the birthing room. Then, a Demonspawn was held by a machine and placed in front of one of the eggs.

The egg twitched, and then a monster hatched from it, resembling an octopus. Several tentacles clung tightly to the Demonspawn, and then the octopus's chest opened, with a sharp spike piercing directly into the Demonspawn's chest. The spike then expanded rapidly, and a larva entered the Demonspawn's chest.

The octopus-like creature outside then released a large amount of liquid, which smeared onto the Demonspawn's chest. It then pulled out its spikes, and the liquid, applied to the wound, was extremely effective, healing the chest wound within seconds.

"Collect samples of those liquids." Lu Li narrowed his eyes as he looked at the spitting liquid. The octopus-like creature immediately became weak and powerless, its tentacles all loosened and fell to the ground, turning into a pool of yellowish-green liquid in no time.

Several hours passed, and the trapped Demonspawn suddenly began to move wildly. Several robotic arms grabbed the Demonspawn at the same time, and then another robotic arm performed a cesarean section on it, pulling out a Demonspawn that was similar to the newborn killing weapon but with four arms.

Lu Li and the others then conducted a series of examinations on the newborn monster and finally got the answer Lu Li wanted. Just as he guessed, the monster only inherited the acidic blood of the Brood Nest mother, but did not inherit the other abilities such as dust control, Arc Light, and Invisible Impact.

These little monsters' inheritance ability is weaker than imagined, and the Demonspawn's genes are stronger than imagined.

Lu Li then conducted tests on other small animals. Animals that were too weak gave birth to monsters that couldn't even inherit the acidic blood, while creatures that were too powerful could inherit the acidic blood, but their own genetic abilities would also fill a gap in their abilities, such as the four arms of the Demonspawn.

The reason for wanting to inherit the mother's other abilities might be that those abilities originally came from humans. Calculations show that the most suitable host is an ordinary human without any extraordinary abilities, which clearly violates the regulations set by the Starshine World Council.

"That's good." Lu Li said with satisfaction. He understood why Zeng Yunge strongly supported the Brood Nest Project. She was thinking of infinitely stacking the abilities of different troop types. But now, while that was achievable, it was not, like a carrot falling in front of a donkey's head.

Subsequently, Lu Li adjusted the egg sacs, modified them with witchcraft and other abilities, and then used various scientific brainwashing methods. A large number of Demonspawn experimental subjects were placed in the incubation room, where small monsters were produced through the Brood Nest. Because they used Demonspawn as parasites, these small monsters were named Aberrant.

After producing a squad of Aberrant monsters, the research department reported to President Zeng Yunge for inspection. However, shortly afterward, Zeng Yunge's loud, angry shouts echoed from the research department, "What use are these units?"

"We've given you so much support, and all of you are just four-armed idiots with no special abilities?" Zeng Yunge roared furiously. As soldiers, these Aberrant were indeed decent, but they were far from the kind of soldiers he had expected that could boost his strength.

"Instead of using these biological weapons, I might as well build robots!" Zeng Yunge angrily grabbed Lu Li and questioned, "Didn't you say that the born soldiers could inherit the mother's abilities?"

"President, I initially said it was if the host body was suitable, but the problem now is that the host body's genes aren't suitable," Lu Li said, somewhat "panicked." "Besides, as a military unit, whether they have that kind of superpower or not is not important."

"The host isn't suitable? I've provided you with so many research resources, can't you find a suitable host?" Zeng Yunge was still furious.

"No, President, we found one, but it's not suitable," Lu Li said, feigning difficulty.

"Is there something inappropriate?" Zeng Yunge asked, temporarily putting Lu Li aside, after noticing Lu Li's expression.

"I should have thought of that sooner," Lu Li said with feigned annoyance. "The abilities absorbed by the Brood Nest all come from humans. Apart from the acidic blood ability, which is a physical mutation, the others are abilities generated externally based on genes. The best host for a soldier to inherit these abilities is... a human."

"The president's current Aberrant, who has inherited acidic blood and the ability of four arms, isn't bad at all. We've calculated that the cost of creating an Aberrant is less than half that of a robot of equal strength. Even if it can't inherit other abilities, it doesn't matter," Lu Li "persuaded" Zeng Yunge.

Zeng Yunge glanced at Lu Li, snorted coldly, and left the research department. Zhang Yanqige hurriedly followed behind and asked, "Big brother, is that troop training program being abandoned?"

"That Lu Li thinks I don't know what he's up to," Zeng Yunge said with a cold laugh as she returned to her office. "He understands my needs. He should have thought of it sooner; he knew from the beginning."

"Then why did he do that?" Zhang Yanqige asked curiously. "If he had known from the beginning, wouldn't it have been better to just say so? Even though that military specialty plan couldn't meet our expectations, if he had said so from the start, we would have supported it."

"He's an ambitious man," Zeng Yunge said with a sneer. "He's only been here a short time. Although he's capable, if he wants to climb the ranks quickly, he can only resort to underhanded tactics, like knowing our secrets."

"Big Brother means he wants to use this experiment as a secret to blackmail us into higher positions." Zhang Yanqige also understood. "This kid is really bold."

"We absolutely must manufacture the ability-based units. Go find Lu Li and temporarily agree to his demands. Anyway, he's under our surveillance. Once we're familiar with manufacturing the ability-based units, we'll take care of him." Zeng Yunge looked at the holographic projection of the surveillance images on the table and sneered.

"Are you sure they'll come back for you?" Li Fei asked through Lu Li's earpiece.

"Isn't it obvious?" Lu Li heard the doorbell ring, opened the door, and Zhang Yanqige was standing outside.