The Fourth Sequence

Gene-based blood agents involve modern processes and are a new-era technological product.

However, once the outer shell is removed, the gene serum is essentially a powerful tonic that promotes sequence advancement, no different from taking the Origin-Nurturing Pill or Spirit-Forging Pill when cultivating Realm Technique.

For the blood serum to be effective, the body needs to provide direction in order to achieve a sequential ascent.

Zhang Xuezhou activated the Kunpeng Combat Technique several times, then spread his arms and flew for a while. He felt that his physical condition was extremely good, and he was only one step away from the Fourth Sequence.

This step is not insurmountable for him; he only needs to absorb the blood serum to the point of transformation to advance his rank without even realizing it.

For him, improving the sequence did not require any earth-shattering actions.

Zhang Xuezhou was only concerned with whether there would be a change in his genetic type.

After returning to a normal life, Zhang Xuezhou not only recorded relevant information, but also took the time to watch live streams and check out the news from Luo'an Province.

"Why didn't Huang Daoxian study those plants with high medicinal value? If he had been more capable, I could have a much wider variety of medicines to prepare!"

Looking at the hundred-meter-long hairy melon vine in the live video, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Huang Daoxian's explosively growing genetically modified crops either grew thorns or hair, and there were very few genetically modified crops that did human things.

If the other party could breed fast-growing ginseng medicinal materials, Zhang Xuezhou felt that it would be enough to change the direction of scientific research.

He reluctantly turned off the live stream, and in his spare time, he went to the sealed box in the laboratory to retrieve the large medicinal herbs he had picked from the snake pit.

The stem of this medicinal herb is only two centimeters long, like the green tips that sprout on tree branches in spring, but the root and stem part is extremely developed, forming a block like old ginger.

Zhang Xuezhou pinched the hard, flat tuber.

Zhang Xuezhou initially believed that this powerful medicine had some effect on snake venom, but after Zhong Rang and others took it, he felt that the medicine could regulate the body and also stimulate the mind.

The effects of taking the medicine varied among many elderly people. Zhang Xuezhou also cut off a piece to test its efficacy and side effects, so as to combine it with other medicinal materials to create a complementary effect.

A pungent, burning taste surged through Zhang Xuezhou's mind, and as he slowly chewed, he felt as if the top of his head was steaming.

"How about it?"

Sequence Holder are not necessarily the best researchers, but each Sequence Holder is one of the closest contacts to the forefront of gene technology.

It was rare for Zhang Xuezhou to return to his old profession, so there were quite a few people observing in the observation room outside the laboratory, including Zuo Teng and others who came after hearing the news.

To date, not many people have directly benefited from Zhang Xuezhou's scientific research achievements.

Few can truly master the psychology of alien beasts, and the longevity drug is only talked about but never actually produced, yet Zhang Xuezhou has somehow managed to become an honorary professor.

Not only did Zuo Teng not understand it then, he still doesn't understand it now.

If Ren Anran, Zhang Manqian, and the others hadn't unknowingly traveled so far, he wouldn't have noticed Zhang Xuezhou's situation, since Zhang Xuezhou's ranking was really unremarkable.

At this moment, he widened his eyes, trying to see as clearly as possible to avoid misjudging again.

But Zhang Xuezhou cut a piece of material in the lab and then tasted it there, leaving Zuo Teng feeling that he couldn't understand this kind of research.

He asked Zuo Denggao a question, but Zuo Denggao didn't dare to give a random answer.

"What do you mean, how about it?" Zuo Denggao replied in a low voice.

"How's Lao Zhang's research going?" Zuo Teng asked.

"I think it's absolutely brilliant," Zuo Denggao said.

How exactly was it so spectacular?

"That's how I always describe the work of people who are incredibly capable but whose abilities I don't understand!"

More than 20 days ago, Zuo Denggao installed a listening device on a highly decomposed head in Zhou Yueyan's laboratory.

Zuo Denggao was so disgusted by this whole thing that he almost vomited to death.

This very incident, which Zuo Denggao never wanted to recall after completing it, earned him a first-class merit award in the evaluation at the commissioning meeting.

Even Zuo Denggao, a man of the world, was surprised by this achievement.

If it were the Zuo Household of the past, and they were able to defeat Zuo Teng, Zuo Denggao would feel that the first-class merit was just icing on the cake, since he would inherit the almost hereditary position on the committee, and even if he was incompetent, he could still hold a position on the committee.

But after being separated from the Zuo Household, Zuo Denggao realized how difficult it was to get things done.

Money and assets are still hard requirements, but he cannot support connections between major high-end laboratories, nor can he promote the exchange of research resources. Zuo Denggao is not even qualified to meet with the relevant persons in charge.

This first-class merit gave him the opportunity to reappear in the public eye, and also caused some subtle changes in his status.

A first-class merit award can not only be converted into cash and genetic resources, but also serve as a powerful tool for promotion. If one wants to climb the corporate ladder, this is an important part of one's resume.

Having experienced such an easy victory, it's not surprising that Zuo Denggao's mindset changed; he even unconsciously developed a tendency to curry favor with Zhang Xuezhou.

"Cut!"

Zuo Teng replied in a low voice.

He certainly knew how Zuo Denggao's values had changed, given his sycophantic nature.

It would be difficult for Zuo Denggao had been exiled to North Rehe, to break out of his predicament. If he could not improve himself to a sufficient level before squandering his family fortune, Zuo Denggao Denggao's gamble would be fatal. However, Zhang Xuezhou gave Zuo Denggao enough confidence this time.

Don't say Zuo Denggao is gambling; Zuo Teng is gambling too.

Zuo Denggao's first-class merit was public knowledge, but Zuo Teng's contribution in assisting Qin Meng in hunting ferocious beasts was also significant, and he was even given an extra amount in cash, exceeding the treatment afforded by a first-class merit.

His excessive cash-out was merely Zhang Xuezhou's normal allocation.

Zuo Teng watched Zhang Xuezhou, who was pondering something with a serious expression, and couldn't understand how someone like Zhang Xuezhou could conduct research, promote the sequence, or even stand at the forefront of the younger generation.

It wasn't just Zuo Teng and Zuo Denggao who came after hearing the news; most of the third and fourth generation young people in Western Capital City revitalized this once-abandoned research center, and many others wanted to put their minds and bodies to the test here.

As the saying goes, "One who stays near vermilion gets stained red, and one who stays near ink gets stained black." Apart from those who went to Luo'an Province to quell the rebellion, the young people from North Rehe would visit the B13 Research Institute every few days. Even if they couldn't meet Zhang Xuezhou, they could at least find Zhang Manqian, Ren Anran, and others, and they could also verify each other's sequence combat skills.

Zuo Teng and Zuo Denggao whispered to each other in the corner, while Jiang Feng stared wide-eyed at them. Song Sijia glanced left and right, then back, as if checking for risks. Zhu Kuang seemed thoughtful as he watched, while Zhou Tianhao smacked his lips, looking rather greedy for what Zhang Xuezhou was eating.

"Why is Xuezhou off preparing blood injections?"

Zhang Xuezhou's research does not focus on instrumental data analysis like that of conventional researchers; instead, it emphasizes a free and arbitrary approach, relying on personal perception to make judgments.

Even though she was very close to Zhang Xuezhou, Ren Anran, who chose to relax and adjust after her spiritual practice and spend time with many others, still couldn't understand it.

She watched the monitor screen and saw Zhang Xuezhou chewing for more than ten minutes, then giving his right arm another dose of falcon blood serum.

A minute later, when Zhang Xuezhou applied another dose of falcon blood serum to his left arm, Ren Anran almost thought that Zhang Xuezhou had lost his mind again.

But before she could stand up and ring the bell to ask, Zhang Xuezhou opened his arms in the laboratory.

A bluish-black tinge flashed across Zhang Xuezhou's face and palms, causing Ren Anran to pause in surprise.

After eating in the lab for a while, Zhang Xuezhou's body began to show gene penetrating characteristics that are only present in the Fourth Sequence.