Keluoge was overjoyed upon hearing the news—this was an unprecedented achievement.
Unfortunately, the female archer Bingma couldn't clearly explain how she managed to do this.
In other words, similar operations are not replicable in the short term.
But that's not important. What's important is that the Parasitic Weird was indeed transferred, even if the transferred recipient only lived for two days.
After eliminating the Parasitic Weird pre-infected host, the body's health condition is rapidly declining.
Despite the City Guard Bureau' best efforts, the man finally passed away five days later.
Theoretically speaking, if the Parasitic Weird isn't forcibly removed, this person could easily live for another ten days or so.
However, despite its many flaws, it cannot be denied that the Parasitic Weird was transferred from one person's body to another.
First, we need to solve the problem of whether or not we have the product. Whether the results are good or bad can be improved gradually.
Not only was the deputy director happy, but everyone involved was overjoyed. Finally, they had opened up a path for them!
At this moment, with the infected person who had been expelled from the Parasitic Weird still alive, Keluoge couldn't help but feel a little eager to try it out.
"This is a historic breakthrough, should we report it immediately?"
"It doesn't mean much," Daiqisi the first to object. "It can only be considered a success if the result can be reproduced."
"I don't think so; success is success," Kenpa countered. "Having it and not having it are two different things."
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The female instructor still objected, "What if it was an accidental incident?"
Kenpa looked at her, both amused and exasperated. "Chance is just a matter of probability. What I want to prove now is that this probability exists!"
"Stop arguing," Keluoge said seriously. "My biggest worry is that someone else will discover this first, and then we'll be at a disadvantage."
Let me tell you, having worked in the City Guard Bureau, I know all too well what it means to be quick and get what you want.
Suddenly, the boy, who almost never spoke, spoke up, "What if it's difficult to reproduce?"
"Who said that—was it?" Keluoge forcibly suppressed his anger. "What do you mean by that?"
He had been wondering how such a person could be mixed in with the Eight Knight.
Later, I managed to find out a little information, so I decided to keep my distance as much as possible—I shouldn't ask questions I shouldn't ask.
But now that the other party has said this, it's hard for him not to ask.
The boy calmly countered with a question, "What was the cause of death of the previous ruler of Liang?"
Everyone fell silent upon hearing this. The King's grandfather had indeed died a very strange death—he died after failing to become a Great Knight!
The Liang are known for their fierce and unyielding nature. While it may be inconvenient to make demands on their ruler, surely he should at least be a Knight?
If a baron's family can't produce Knight, they're demoted. The ruler of the dignified Liang should at least be a Knight, right?
In fact, nearly half of the rulers of the Liang throughout history were Great Knight.
This is similar to how most emperors throughout Huaxia history were not bad at calligraphy.
With renowned teachers, supervision, and ample resources, is becoming Great Knight really that difficult?
King Wu of Qin died lifting a heavy tripod, yet he was still stronger than Meng Ben. Putting aside talent, just considering nutrition, he could definitely be guaranteed a good diet.
The reason why the previous ruler died was because he rushed too quickly to ascend the throne.
Someone claims to have invented a pill for advancing to the rank of Great Knight —claiming a success rate similar to the Cloud-Surging Pill for advancing to the rank of Knight.
The main issue is that failing to advance to the next level won't have too many consequences.
That person was said to be very strong-willed, and may have secretly taken more than one pill, which ultimately led to physical failure, and he died not long after.
Later, the Liang executed the inventor of the elixir, implicating a large number of related individuals.
The generally accepted conclusion is that this person meticulously crafted a deception to curry favor with the king, and the elixir itself was poisonous.
Wu Youren believes that perhaps it's just a simple attempt to curry favor—whether they eat or not is of little use, and if they succeed, they can take the opportunity to claim credit.
There is no doubt that the efficacy of that elixir was rejected at the national level.
The reason he's bringing this up now is quite clear: to prevent people from thinking we're engaging in deception.
Bingma immediately objected, her eyes bloodshot. "I did this myself, how could I not know?"
The boy remained silent, but Daiqisi spoke up, "We can all testify, but—would it be of any use?"
Keluoge thought for a moment, then realized what was happening, looking conflicted: It's really hard to explain something that can't be replicated.
This matter is of great significance, and the research that our own company is currently supporting is already seriously irregular in its procedures.
The example the boy gave really illustrates the potential danger.
If no one cares, everything is fine, and you might even make a name for yourself. But if someone cares, neither of them will survive.
Finally, the deputy director could only sigh, "Let's not talk about the affairs of the previous kings—the truth is not that simple."
Daiqisi and Wu Youren joined forces and finally suppressed everyone's eagerness to try.
After realizing what had happened, Bingma proactively said, "I'm not angry. Anyway, I was the one who finished it the first time, right?"
This discovery cannot be publicized at the moment, but the issue of its reputation still needs to be addressed.
Everyone said it didn't matter; currently, everyone's attention is focused on how to replicate it.
Keluoge brought in ten more death row inmates—the existing inmates in the camp were no longer sufficient, so he transferred them from elsewhere.
However, determining the number of infected individuals will require everyone to go out and sweep the streets.
The boy didn't seem very interested in the replicas because everyone's attention had shifted, making it easier for him to go street canvassing.
Those who were willing to accompany him on his street sweeping trips were mainly Daiqisi, Kenpa, and Ranxue.
Bingma wasn't originally someone who was keen on research, but after winning the competition, she seemed like a different person.
Her interest in street sweeping has also noticeably diminished.
In the blink of an eye, another month has passed. They have obtained information on five more infected individuals and two more cases involving Fallen System.
In the later stages, finding infected individuals became increasingly difficult.
It seems that the number of incidents has decreased, but one thing is worth considering: the City Guard Bureau cannot easily enter many areas of Tianjing.
Government offices, the homes of the powerful and wealthy, Martial Academy —even places like Jin Garden —are not places that can be entered easily.
Not to mention that they are only assisting in the investigation, which only makes things more inconvenient for them.
What's even more frustrating is that, as Daiqisi predicted, there hasn't been a second successful transfer case for quite some time.
Keluoge, however, provided a third batch of ten death row inmates, and two of the infected also died.
Fortunately, the deaths of infected individuals can be counted as part of the investigation's performance; otherwise, everyone would really be feeling the pinch.
Next, the others started giving Wu Youren advice. "Why don't you stop sweeping the streets when you're conducting the experiments?"
Perhaps some are secretly speculating that Bingma's success last time was due to the boy's secret assistance.
However, the prevailing opinion is that his presence might bring some luck.
It's not uncommon for experiments to eventually lead to a reliance on such vague and uncertain possibilities.
Wu Youren could only obey everyone's wishes and settle down in the courtyard to be a lucky charm, while also playing with his amulets—specifically, the talismans used to Weird-Repelling Jue.
Eight days after the boy stopped sweeping the streets, it started snowing again.
On the same day, a Parasitic Weird was successfully transferred, operated by Kenpa.
After the initial joy, he quickly fell into confusion. "How did I succeed? Don't bother me—let me think about it."
He locked himself in his room alone and spent the entire afternoon trying to recall the answer, but still couldn't find it.
Until a commotion came from outside.
As soon as Kenpa stepped outside, he saw Keluoge looking distressed. "The original host—is dead!"
The previous host who was successfully expelled from the Parasitic Weird lived for five days, but this one only lasted half a day.
The continuous deaths of the original hosts made their experiments seem to have lost much of their meaning.
However, in reality, everyone still gained something. The eight Knight, having been in contact with infected individuals for a long time, had greatly enhanced their perception of Parasitic Weird.
If there's any trick to it, no one can really say for sure; it can probably be categorized as intuition.
Three days after the death of the second original host, Keluoge came to the Yongning Chamber of Commerce, where Parasitic Weird was suspected to have appeared.
This chamber of commerce was an enterprise under Princess Yongning's control, and it was extremely large in scale.
If the princess were to intervene, it would be a simple matter to find one or two Ability User to conduct the screening.
However, the Chamber of Commerce followed the proper procedures and informed the City Guard Bureau.
This also indirectly proves that the rumors are true; Princess Yongning intentionally distanced herself from sensitive matters.
The City Guard Bureau could also hire Ability User, but the Yongning Chamber of Commerce doesn't want to make a big fuss. What are they trying to achieve?
It's best to stay out of the affairs of the imperial family; nobody likes to be courting death.
Keluoge accepted the task; within his purview, he had the means to identify Parasitic Weird, though—it was rather simplistic and crude.
Although the chamber of commerce consisted of merchants, they were Princess Yongning's most trusted and favored members. Given the opportunity, wouldn't they at least maintain some decorum?
The deputy director wants to invite two Red Pine Knight to assist in the investigation.
After discussing it, they decided to send Manna and Luo Xi to the Jin youth, whom no one wanted to expose.
Wu Youren himself didn't want to be in the spotlight.
However, the group agreed that if these two couldn't find any infected individuals, another group would go instead.
Unexpectedly, these two actually found two people who had been staying at the company, one of whom was a high-ranking member of the Chamber of Commerce.
The City Guard Bureau confirmed it using rather crude methods—it was indeed true.
It's fortunate that these two went; otherwise, it would have been somewhat inconvenient to conduct tests on that high-ranking official.
One of the city guards traveling with them was quite puzzled, "You're all Knight, how did you manage that?"
"Intuition," Luo Xi replied calmly, "You'll likely develop it yourself if you expose yourself to it more often."
"Damn it," the Knight's lips twitched, "I'm not crazy!"
Finding two infected individuals would be a good achievement, but unfortunately, the City Guard Bureau couldn't keep them; the General Administration came directly to demand their release.
Manna and Luo Xi will not be able to return to the courtyard in the short term, Yongning Chamber of Commerce hopes that they can stay in the association for a few more days of observation.
They were just two Knight from a mid-level Martial Academy, and the merchant guild was willing to cover some of the costs.
When the news reached the team, Chen Quanxu couldn't help but find an opportunity to whisper something to the young man.
"If you had gone back then, you might have been able to find a way to explore the Chamber of Commerce's treasures."
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