Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 989 - 394 Ancestral Virus_3

Moreover, Qu Shilin had ten projects, and if just one of them could randomly yield some results with the ten million, it would be quite the profit.

"Thank you, thank you! With this ten million from you, I can pick one project to start..."

Seeing that Wang Tao agreed without even blinking, Qu Shilin was overjoyed.

She knew she had found the right person!

But Wang Tao suddenly paused after hearing her say this.

"Wait a minute! You just said you want to pick one project to start? Does that mean... this ten million can only support one project?"

"...Ahem, to be precise, this ten million is the startup funding for one project..."

Qu Shilin emphasized the words "startup funding", and after finishing her sentence, she looked at Wang Tao somewhat nervously, afraid that he would pull out his funding before he even paid.

"..."

Wang Tao had thought that the ten million could support all ten projects, but it turned out it could only support one, and it was just the startup funding at that, which meant more money would still be needed later on!

Wang Tao felt somewhat troubled.

According to Qu Shilin's cash-burning method, his millions wouldn't hold up!

Before the apocalypse, he had been just an Ordinary working stiff; surely he wasn't expected to still work and earn money in the apocalypse, was he?

"Wang Tao, let me introduce to you my research projects..."

Possibly because she feared Wang Tao might have second thoughts, Qu Shilin hurriedly started to explain to Wang Tao again, or rather... she began to sweet-talk him.

"For instance, regarding Powered Armor, this is a joint research project with Jiang Wenyou. We both contribute funding and effort... Jiang Wenyou is the researcher who gave you the Powered Armor at the exchange meeting... Our ultimate goal is to create a Mecha as tall as several dozen or even hundreds of meters, comparable to a Giant Zombie! Capable of hunting Giant Zombies face to face!"

"Not to mention the Crystal Energy Engine and Crystal-powered Weapons. We hope that when Ordinary people get their hands on these Weapons, they'll also be able to kill formidable zombies! If each soldier in the army had a Crystal-powered Weapon, what's there to fear from the zombies?"

"..."

"And there's my favorite area of research, biotechnology and viruses. If we can make a breakthrough here, the impact would be even greater! For example... creating a real Zombie Virus antidote, so we won't ever have to fear infection..."

Towards the end, Qu Shilin's eyes shone.

Creating a Zombie Virus antidote was one of the ultimate goals that all researchers strove for, and she was no exception.

Wang Tao had never been one for pie-in-the-sky promises, but, honestly speaking, Qu Shilin's introduction had moved him—not the research outcome per se, but seeing hope for the future.

After all, the apocalypse was so bitter; without hope, it would be tough to carry on...

Of course, it would be even better if they could achieve tangible results.

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"It sounds... quite impressive. Not to mention anything else, if you really can come up with a cure for the Zombie Virus, then you'd be heroes to all of humanity!"

Wang Tao nodded earnestly.

Seeing that Wang Tao wasn't backing out, Qu Shilin finally breathed a sigh of relief. But when Wang Tao brought up the Zombie Virus again, she couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook her head.

"Ah, to develop a Zombie Virus antidote... it's too difficult! Even... I think it's highly probable that it can't be done..."

"Huh? Weren't you full of confidence a moment ago? What, you've changed your mind already?"

Wang Tao was somewhat speechless.

"Ahem, I don't want to deceive you..."

Qu Shilin appeared a bit embarrassed and then seriously explained:

"I truly think a Zombie Virus antidote can't be developed! Simply put, the current Zombie Virus is the result of countless mutations, and the types are diverse and complex. Just the ones we can observe number in the tens of thousands! Not to mention those we haven't observed, those definitely exceed tens or even hundreds of millions! So even if we were incredibly lucky and did come up with an antidote, that would still just be one antidote, incapable of treating those tens or hundreds of millions of Zombie Viruses..."

Upon hearing Qu Shilin's explanation, Wang Tao frowned and said:

"I don't understand this field, but in my limited understanding, even if these Zombie Viruses have mutated, they must be related and have commonalities, right? If those patterns can be found, perhaps there's still a chance?"

Qu Shilin shook her head.

"Your thinking isn't wrong, but the problem is, the Zombie Virus has mutated so many times, and their differences are enormous. Moreover, the most important point is, they are still mutating, constantly evolving!"

"Our research has found that the reason zombies can become stronger without doing anything is because the Zombie Virus in their bodies is continuously evolving! Each time they grow stronger, it represents a mutation in the Zombie Virus..."

"So our research Speed can't keep up with their rate of mutation; even if we did find an antidote, it might only be effective for one day. The next day, the effects would be significantly reduced, and by the third day, it could become ineffective..."

"..."

Wang Tao knew researching the Zombie Virus was difficult, but he hadn't realized it was this challenging.

"Of course, this doesn't mean there's no hope at all. If we can find the most original form of the Zombie Virus, there might still be a chance..."

"The Ancestral Virus is the one from the first outbreak, and it has to be from the very beginning, the exact time of April 4th..."