Richard stood up excitedly when he heard that Zheng Zhilan had discovered a prion that could shorten the lifespan of another host.

Zheng Zhilan looked at him with a puzzled look and paused.

Realizing that he might be acting a little out of shape, Richard cleared his throat, adjusted his stance, and asked, "Since there are prions with shorter lifespans, can we start here and develop some kind of treatment or vaccine?" ”

An ominous thought flashed through Zheng Zhilan's mind.

Is he really trying to get a vaccine?

Or did he see the prions that killed people quickly and were more lethal?

Zheng Zhilan didn't have time to think more and be skeptical, and she didn't have a reason to question Richard too much, so she said truthfully, "The significance of this prion can indeed inspire us to further develop a vaccine, but we may be able to directly develop a drug that directly destroys the structure of the prion and makes it no longer contagious to humans." ”

"That's very good!! I'm going to take you to the research ship, and you can convey these findings to the researchers, Nicétas!! In!! Richard called out to the blonde man outside.

"Are you too anxious? Don't you care about the side effects of this virus? Zheng Zhilan frowned.

"What side effects?" Richard turned his head.

"If something goes wrong during the research, or if there is a leak of samples of this virus, as I said earlier, it can quickly kill the vast majority of humans, including the Eagle Nation species - the mortality rate will be much higher than the existing zombie virus." Zheng Zhilan said word by word.

"If the mortality rate is high, the infection rate will not be very high, and it may be relatively easy to control. Everything is a double-edged sword, and if we don't break through from here, it may be difficult for us to have updated progress. "Richard's acuteness was once again exposed.

Nestas (the blonde man) entered the house, and Richard immediately issued an order to him, "Inform the people of the research ship at once, get ready!" We have important progress to announce to them! ”

Then Richard walked out and said, "I'll go talk to the Secretary of State about this first, and in a while, thirty minutes, you take Lane to the research ship and wait for me!" ”

Is that really good? If there is a problem in the research process, not to mention Zhongzhou, all mankind will encounter a greater disaster. Zheng Zhilan thought.

Nestas looked at Zheng Zhilan with a smile, "It seems that you have successfully conveyed the message to the president?" He's never been so excited, and this should be a breakthrough. ”

Zheng Zhilan nodded and looked at the blonde man.

I still can't remember your name, people from the Duchy of France, your name is so awkward that I want to forget it, she thought.

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The blonde man immediately told the research ship to get ready, and the researchers were now studying almost continuously, always in a closed research room, and a large number of zombie samples were kept in cages, allowing people to take their tissues, body fluids, brain marrow, and genes for analysis.

But all along, the progress of the research ship has been relatively slow.

When Zheng Zhilan and Nystas walked to the miniature conference room, she was surprised to find that President Richard was already sitting in the room, and the venue was full, but all the leaders and leaders of the researchers were present.

The president personally moderated, "Ms. Lane, who has brought some of the researchers from SJS deep into Midstate, and now she has brought back the latest developments, so let's hear from her. ”

Zheng Zhilan walked up to the stage, hesitating to reveal all the information - Richard was too anxious, Zheng Zhilan actually brought back two tubes of reagents, and the other tube of reagents actually contained prion samples with completely different characteristics.

She hadn't made up her mind to get all the information out there.

She looked around the venue and noticed that among the researchers, there were some blacks and Asians.

"If I publish all the information, it probably won't be good, right? The situation is tense right now, but there are also possible risks to consider. Zheng Zhilan thought about it and decided to hide the information about the other tube of reagents for the time being.

When she relayed the information she had told Richard to the biochemists present, they all fell into a state of confusion.

"So it's a genetic weapon!?" A black researcher said.

"I knew it was definitely an extermination campaign against Asian Americans." Zheng Zhilan heard a sentence of English with a strong accent, turned her head to look over, and it seemed that it was spoken by a Youguo person.

Your country has not suffered losses and behaved so excitedly? Zheng Zhilan thought.

"Ms. Lane, I have a question, did you get this new prion in the lab, or did you discover it naturally?" A researcher from the Duchy of France asked.

This man is the head of research on the part of the Duchy of France, and their current research results are relatively advanced on the research ship, and they have also judged that this is a prion effect, but they have not found that this virus interferes with cells.

"In the lab."

"I'm sorry, Ms. Lane, did you bring back the sample?" A man who looked more stable asked Zheng Zhilan a question.

This is the leader of the research ship and the head of the SJS on the research ship, named Karl.

"Yes, I did." Zheng Zhilan took out the tube of "chimpanzee" reagent from the briefcase.

Little did she know, now she was opening a Pandora's box, which would soon bring even greater disaster.

"Please give it to us, and if we can, we will carefully analyze this prion and develop a corresponding vaccine." Carl spoke extremely steadily, seemed polite, and was very credible.

Zheng Zhilan looked at the president.

The president nodded and gave Zheng Zhilan an expression of "approval".

Two researchers stepped forward, holding a box dedicated to biochemical reagents.

Zheng Zhilan carefully handed the test tube to the researcher, but quickly closed his briefcase and quietly detained another reagent.

Although the blonde man had been exposed to the reagents, he didn't know exactly how many tubes he should have, and he didn't care.

"Very well, Ms. Lane, whether or not this leads to a breakthrough in our research, I think the Eagle Nation government will award you the highest honor of the Order!" Richard said, "No, the existing honors are not enough to express your merits, I think we can set up a new kind of medal to recognize all those who have made outstanding contributions to all mankind in this zombie crisis, I think it can be named the Order of Noah!" ”

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Zheng Zhilan thought, but she felt that she could take this opportunity to make a new request to Richard.

Although this requirement itself may also be a double-edged sword.

"President Richard. I think there's another thing I need to ask of you for more than a medal. Zheng Zhilan said.

"Huh? You said. Is there anything new that hasn't been announced? Richard smiled brightly and looked like a little boy who had seen a gold mine.

"For the refugees in Zhongzhou, I ask to improve their conditions, if possible, let the refugee boat dock, send the army and engineering personnel to clear a clean land for this group of refugees, provide more production and living materials, and wait until they survive the winter, so that they can plant and graze their own cattle." Zheng Zhilan said.

"Huh?" Richard's smile froze on his face. At this time, he suddenly remembered that although Lane was from the Eagle Country and had the way of thinking of the Eagle Country, she seemed to be still a Zhongzhou person.

He had a scruple in his heart for some reason.

Zheng Zhilan saw that Richard did not express his position quickly, and expected that the other party might refuse him, so he could only take advantage of his failure to speak, and continued, "We still don't fully understand the origin and impact of prions this time, and the treatment of refugees is not only humanitarian, but also may play a vital role in research, without them, it is likely that we will not be able to make a breakthrough in vaccine research in the end." ”

Zheng Zhilan weighed these words before saying them, and literally, she seemed to imply a suggestion -- to make Zhongzhou refugees appropriate as objects of study and observation.

But if she doesn't, perhaps improving the living conditions of refugees will be empty words.

"She has a point, President." The person in charge of the research of the Principality of France unexpectedly helped, "The zombie crisis appeared in Zhongzhou, so the survival of the population in Zhongzhou also reflects whether the virus will undergo new changes." I've heard that the situation on the refugee ship is not good, and the personnel are being reduced due to non-zombie factors, which is very detrimental to our observation. ”

Richard groaned, whispered a few words to the Secretary of State, and turned to face Zheng Zhilan.

"Okay, I'll grant your request, but the Order of Noah, we'll still award it to you." Richard's smile turned into a purely polite one.

An Eagle Nation official said to Zheng Zhilan, "Tomorrow during the day, we will send soldiers to clear a piece of land for refugee boats and refugees to dock." Dietary conditions will also be improved more. ”

Richard suddenly thought of something, looked up and asked, "You...... Have you been in contact with Ms. Yang? ”

"That's good. Thank you. Zheng Zhilan nodded to the Eagle Nation official, pretended not to hear Richard's question, and turned to ask Nestas, "Do we have any other arrangements below?" Can I take a break first? ”

The blonde man looked at the president.

Richard didn't have any new ideas, and he needed to spend a little more time on the research ship.

"Okay, let me say goodbye to Your Excellency the President first." Zheng Zhilan respectfully bid farewell to the president, and returned to the deck first, accompanied by Nestas.

It's just that while everyone is happy about the future, a researcher has his eyes on the precious reagent in Carl's hand.