Sensing Life Extension

Living in their twilight years in their mansions makes it difficult to maintain effective communication with the outside world.

When Chang Kongluo and the others were sent to the Old Age Mansion, their communication tools were restricted to varying degrees. Only those who voluntarily entered the Old Age Mansion, such as Luo Tianming, had certain access to the outside world.

For many elderly people, their only means of contacting the outside world is by dialing a phone.

The dial-up communication system first sends a notification to the elderly residents' information platform, and the call can only be successfully made after they submit an application.

Perhaps due to the rushed construction of the Old Age Residence, the communication equipment has been aging, causing it to malfunction from time to time, resulting in a significant drop in the success rate of dialing or video calls.

However, it was very convenient for Chang Kongluo to contact Zhang Xuezhou and others.

He readily opened Feiyu Live.

As his gaze swept over the row of exclusive messages pinned to the top of Song Fengying's page, he quickly typed in the words "Please help me contact Professor Little Zhang," and then tipped one million yuan to make it a featured post.

If Song Fengying doesn't respond, he can give her another million, and then continue to add more until Song Fengying helps.

As Song Fengying's most loyal big spender in her live stream, Chang Kongluo and Song Fengying do have a good relationship; it's just that Chang Kongluo rarely makes demands.

His red message had only been up for about ten seconds when Chang Kongluo added another reward. At that moment, Song Fengying had already switched to a private live stream and invited Chang Kongluo into her private live stream room.

This made Chang Kongluo hesitate for a few seconds. He looked at the camera on the display device, but ultimately did not choose to cover it up. Instead, he accepted the invitation by clicking the confirmation button.

"You must be Lao Luo?"

Hello, Ms. Xuanxuan Loves Traveling!

Chang Konglu responded neither humbly nor arrogantly. Even though he was in the unusual prison of the Old Age Mansion and had fallen into the lowest point of his life, his demeanor was no different from when he was the rotating chairman.

This was the first time he had a private conversation with Song Fengying, and it was also the first time he revealed his appearance.

"Your appearance gives me a strange sense of familiarity; you seem so approachable!"

Song Fengying has a sweet tongue, but her feelings are also very genuine.

Although Song Fengying was targeting an older customer base, she hadn't expected it to be this advanced.

If Song Fengying wasn't mistaken, the old man opposite her was at least eighty years old.

Could you help me contact Professor Little Zhang?

Without relying on gene-based drugs from the Life Series to maintain his body, Chang Kongluo has indeed aged.

However, his current appearance bears some resemblance to his appearance on television, which is why Song Fengying felt this strange sense of familiarity.

Chang Kongluo reiterated his demands.

"Which Professor Little Zhang?" Song Fengying asked curiously.

"Your son, Professor Zhang Xuezhou!"

The long-awaited raindrop serves as a reminder once again.

Zhang Xuezhou's title is associate professor, but if the life-extending drug really works, the "associate" title will be removed, and it will also help Zhang Xuezhou reach the maximum honorary professorship he can achieve.

Although Chang Kongluo still needed to confirm with Zhang Xuezhou a second time, he was more inclined to believe him and hoped that the result of believing him wouldn't be too bad.

Even if it has only a slight effect, it's worth it for them.

"I'm still not used to his title, so I'll pop it out for you now!"

Having received a generous reward of two million from Chang Kongluo, Song Fengying was clearly working very hard.

She made Chang Kongluo wait less than half a minute before users entered the private live stream room, revealing Zhang Xuezhou's face.

"You guys chat, just call me if you need anything, I'll switch channels!"

Song Fengying transferred the ownership of the live-streaming room to Zhang Xuezhou, wisely choosing to switch and leave.

"It seems you've received the medicine," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"Is it effective?" Chang Kongluo asked.

"Theoretically, yes, but it's unclear after actual use!"

Zhang Xuezhou and Chang Kongluo communicated quickly. After Chang Kongluo took out the longevity pill that had been delivered to confirm its existence, he swallowed it in front of Zhang Xuezhou.

"What did Chimmon Hagrid say?" Chang Kongluo asked.

"He hopes to continue our cooperation in the future," Zhang Xuezhou replied.

"Can I join the collaboration... can I serve as a test subject for the drug?"

Chang Kongluo originally wanted to join the cooperation himself, but he quickly realized that his abilities were limited and it would be difficult to achieve such cooperation. Therefore, he asked for a test qualification.

"If you are willing to take the risks yourself, sign legally binding documents, have your children witness the process, and seek a notary public to guarantee that you won't cause us any trouble later, then you can become a tester," Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

"These procedures are all fine," Chang Kongluo nodded. "Go ahead and conduct drug tests on me. Take as much as you need, even if you treat medicine like food. If a blood test is required, you can come to the Old Age Mansion anytime; I'll cooperate!"

"The older you are, the more medication you need. For the average elderly person, one pill every six months to a year is sufficient. And you can rest assured that testing for this medication does not require a blood test!"

How should I take the medication when I do the test?

"I suggest you take it once every month or three months and see how it goes!"

"Good!"

Chang Kongluo nodded in agreement, then stretched out his arms and legs for Zhang Xuezhou to see, so that the other party could clearly see the shape of his body.

Before Zhang Xuezhou could even voice his opinion, Chang Kongluo's gaze was already fixed on his own hands.

He could feel that the age spots on his arms seemed to have stopped spreading.

Life series gene drugs have drug resistance; the more they are injected, the stronger the drug resistance becomes, resulting in decreasing effectiveness.

If there is no need, Chang Kongluo and others will not inject such drugs to maintain their physical vitality, but will allow their bodies to present a normal age state.

Their bodies are old but as sturdy as pine trees, with age spots like old tree bark.

Age spots are a sign of their aging, indicating that their lifespan is nearing its end, much like a normally decaying body.

Shortly after taking the medication, Chang Kongluo felt as if something had been severed.

His body seemed to have stopped aging, and his brain seemed to have gained a bit more resilience, as if an aging pine tree had been supported from the outside, protecting its swaying trunk.

This feeling is very subtle. Without sufficient aging and a high level of perception, Chang Kongluo finds it difficult to perceive.

It was precisely this subtle feeling that led Chang Kongluo to immediately assess the medicinal properties.

Drug resistance can develop with any drug, and the life-extending drug developed by Zhang Xuezhou and others is no exception.

This requires him to determine how long the drug's effects last and how much its effectiveness will decrease with subsequent doses.

This even involves Zhang Xuezhou and others' efforts to upgrade the drug.

As an initial product, Chang Kongluo felt that this drug was already quite qualified.

If this drug's effects could last for a month or several months, it would undoubtedly be a top-tier life-saving medication.

To Chang Kongluo's disappointment, he didn't hold onto this feeling for very long.

The faint sensation within his body subsided.

He could only stare at the age spots on his arms, trying to see if they were spreading.

The spread of age spots is indeed difficult to detect with the naked eye, and even the most advanced modern instruments struggle to make accurate tests. After a short while, Chang Kongluo had no choice but to give up on observation and perception.

If it weren't for his body developing an adaptive response that rendered him unable to perceive anything, but rather because the medication could no longer inhibit aging in his body, then the extended lifespan he effectively gained would likely have been only a few minutes.