Chapter 552 Transformed Metal
Sure enough, after hearing Xiao Jin's words, the base commander's mouth twitched slightly, visibly.
They are all the kind of people who won’t release the eagle until they see the rabbit!
The base commander stopped wasting time.
"I know what you mean, but it's a pity..." The base commander shook his head slightly. There was not much regret in his tone, only the cold reality.
“After we got the serum sample, we gathered all the strength of the biological laboratory and conducted more than 300 reverse analysis and simulation experiments, trying to replicate and even improve it.
But the result was nothing.
The structural complexity of the serum far exceeds the current technological limits, and its energy activity decays rapidly after leaving the specific storage environment.
If we want to copy it, with our current means, the possibility is infinitely close to zero."
Xiao Jin's expression did not change.
"But..." As expected, the base commander suddenly changed the subject.
She straightened her back, feeling an invisible sense of oppression. “Although it is impossible to mass produce serum, our researchers have discovered something more interesting.”
The head of the base raised a smile and said, "It is a special substance. Especially when it acts on metal, it can make the metal stronger and it is easy to shape.
Our researchers have used this metal to create a lot of equipment that can resist poisonous fog."
As he spoke, the base commander raised his hand and tapped the tabletop. A flash of light appeared, and a hole suddenly appeared on the marble table, with a palm-sized piece of metal ore inside.
When Xiao Jin saw this, his eyelids suddenly twitched.
If you ignore the size, this thing is very similar to an item she knows. If it is really it, then it is understandable why so many players are willing to take on such a dangerous task.
Even if the mission fails in the end, it is still a profit because you may get the strengthening stone.
That's right, it's the strengthening stone.
The metal ore in the base commander's hand is larger than ordinary strengthening stones, about 5 or 6 times larger. Although it does not have much brilliance as a whole, the energy faintly flowing on it is enough to show that it is extraordinary.
Perhaps the previous players revealed something, letting the base commander know that they really needed this metal.
"Can I take a look?" Xiao Jin said lightly.
To be on the safe side, it is best to check it yourself. You can't be sure of anything just by looking at it!
"Of course." The base commander pointed, "As you wish."
Before picking it up, Xiao Jin was already 9% sure in his heart, but it was still not as shocking as seeing it with his own eyes.
[Reinforcement Stone: Can be decomposed into 5 common reinforcement stones, each of which can increase the equipment's reinforcement probability by 10%. ]
It turned out to be true.
Xiao Jin was silent.
In this way, the serum is not important. What is important is how to extract the substances in the serum and then synthesize them into more strengthening stones.
Xiao Jin glanced at the base commander out of the corner of his eye. Is this the reason why she wants to cooperate? It's really... impossible to refuse!
Stable.
The base commander had been observing Xiao Jin's expression.
Although Xiao Jin acted calm, his reaction when he saw the strengthening stone could not be faked. The base leader pursed his lips slightly, and he already had a plan in mind.
After a moment, Xiao Jin spoke first: "Not bad chips, I really need this thing."
"So cooperation is the only way." The base commander leaned back in his chair.
She knew that the battle was already more than half over, and all she had to do was add some fuel to the fire.
"We have coordinates, firepower, knowledge of this world, and exclusive technology. And you..." She paused: "You 'special people' have 'special abilities' and possible 'special items' that we don't have.
We need your strength to penetrate deep into the dead zone and find and destroy the core of the nest."
Xiao Jin nodded: "Okay, but it has to be quick. I don't have that much patience."
This kind of mission becomes more dangerous the longer it is delayed.
If the current 'Mist Ghost Lair' is S-level, then it will soar to SSS-level in the later stages of the game. The difficulty cannot be defined by simply doubling it.
The base commander was not in a hurry: "The time is the day after tomorrow morning, you can come to the operations room then. I will also coordinate resources as soon as possible, and the exploration on the front line will not stop.
As for the Metamorphosis, I'll give you three."
"Three dollars is too little, at least ten dollars." Xiao Jin also asked for a high price, and the base commander naturally disagreed.
She shook her head: "Impossible!"
"The process of extracting the special substances in the serum is very complicated and cannot be done simply. I am not the only one working with you here.
The serum is not enough, and the extraction time is too long. Besides, we need to use it ourselves, so we can give you two more at most." The base commander began to bargain.
Xiao Jin thought for a moment and said, "How about this? I don't want even a penny of the serum I got on the road. Just give me 8 pieces of Transfiguration Metal!"
"Six dollars, this is my final price."
"Deal." Xiao Jin saw that the base commander really couldn't add any more, so he made the decision decisively.
"Oh, by the way, there is something you may not know." At this point, the base commander suddenly thought of something.
As her finger pointed to another screen on the surveillance wall, some blurry but heart-wrenching video clips instantly scrolled across it.
Xiao Jin looked over and the first thing he saw was a woman holding a baby with tear marks on her face.
She was standing in front of the security gate leading to the air-raid shelter, her clothes in tatters. She seemed to be saying something, but Xiao Jin frowned.
Because there was a strong sense of incongruity in this person's expression.
The other party was clearly asking for help, but there was not much pleading or anxiety in his eyes.
Also, the poisonous fog outside was so severe that not only could she not wear protective clothing, but even the baby in her arms seemed to have its face completely exposed.
This is totally not the behavior of a mother.
The video continues to play.
Maybe because he was too worried, the guard at the base gate subconsciously ignored the abnormality and decisively opened the gate after getting permission.
Who knew that just as the guard who came to support approached the woman, the other's head suddenly split open, spewing out a large amount of thick fog, and the figure in the fog kept tumbling and screaming.
By the time the people in the air-raid shelter reacted, it was too late.
The honest and dutiful person asking for help turned into a hideous executioner, and the guard was dismembered into pieces by the sharp blade it created.
The base commander played many videos like this for Xiao Jin.
A gentle man in a suit was talking to the soldiers one second ago, and the next second his entire skin fell off like a torn sack, revealing a gray mist-like monster tumbling inside.
The seemingly injured veteran suddenly jumped up in the medical room and tore the doctor next to him to pieces with his alienated limbs...
The former was fine. The base commander realized that something was wrong and encountered a survivor who came to knock on the door, and he basically never opened the door again afterwards.
But the mutation of the veterans did indeed occur within the base.
She didn't know how many monsters like this had infiltrated the base, but once they broke out, it would be a disaster for the base.