Yu Xin named the artificial protease she made specifically for the undead "immortal protease".

A simple experiment was organized on the spot.

Since the enzyme solution prepared by Yu Xin himself was only about one liter, the experiment did not directly soak the whole undead, but only inserted one finger of the undead into the beaker containing the protease solution for continuous observation.

Through various instruments and equipment, the composition and temperature of the solution are tested again and again, and the changes in the skin of the fingers of the undead are observed through a microscope.

There are many scientists in various fields in the Crystal Palace, and all kinds of equipment are also complete, and the results of the experiment will come out soon.

It turns out......

The temperature of the beaker is indeed rising!

Scientists have discovered that when the fingers of the undead are immersed in the undead protease solution, their surface cells begin to be rapidly broken down. The specific process is that glycoproteins on the cell membrane are hydrolyzed, resulting in the destruction of the biofilm, and then more substances in the cytoplasm flow out, which is analyzed and detected by scientists.

Yu Xin's immortal protease can't completely break down the cells of the undead.

Because proteases have strict selectivity for reaction substrates, just as a key can only open a lock, a protease can only act on a specific peptide bond in a protein molecule.

The process of human digestion of food relies on the participation of different types of proteases to completely decompose large proteins into small molecules of amino acids.

But fortunately, the purpose is different, and Yu Xin is not to completely decompose the undead, but only to generate electricity.

Therefore, the immortal protease she made only targets a glycoprotein molecule that is very common on the surface of the cell membrane, and the advantage is that it has a strong catalytic ability and can make the hydrolysis reaction occur quickly!

Once the cells are broken!

In fact, for the undead, this cell is equivalent to "dead", and the next cell will be quickly regenerated. Previously ruptured cell components also quickly wither and wither when new cells are generated.

Scientists have indeed discovered this tiny phenomenon of withering and regeneration by observing the skin of the fingers of the undead.

The most important part of the experiment is to calculate the efficiency of power generation.

There are many professionals on site, and after comprehensive calculations, they finally estimated that the overall efficiency of this power generation method is about 180%~240% of the furnace power generation! In fact, hydrolysis itself is less efficient than combustion, but it does not need to put six or seven percent of the electrical energy back into the power generation process.

In the end, everyone looked at Yu Xin.

He looked admiring and excited.

Because of this new way of generating electricity by breaking down the undead by artificial protease...... It's sustainable! Experiments have shown that the undead do not stop cell regeneration just because they are "digested".

Next, the seminar began to proceed downward in a warm atmosphere.

Yu Xin's "immortal protease" has only opened the door to a new realm, and there is still a lot of work to be done to completely open the door!

For example, how to quickly prepare enzyme solutions - Yu Xin only mastered the method of small quantities in the laboratory, while what Crystal Palace needed was large-scale industrial manufacturing.

Another example is how to improve the equipment for collecting geothermal energy so that it can be used to heat up the enzyme solution. This is also important because high temperatures can inactivate the enzyme solution if it is not collected in time! Immortal protease itself is also a protein that is easily denatured and inactivated at high temperatures.

There is also the manufacture of robust and thermally conductive water tanks, which also require a new production line.

After a seminar, many departments were busy.

Five days later......

Residents of the entire undersea city are experiencing first-hand the benefits of the new technology.

Because the daily electricity time allowed by residents has doubled from only 8 hours a day to 16 hours!

To live at the bottom of the sea, electricity is indispensable.

Lighting, heating, Internet access, entertainment, charging of underwater propulsion equipment for transportation...... Electricity pervades every aspect of people's lives.

Especially heating!

Except for a few places rich in geothermal energy, the normal water temperature of the deep sea is around 3~4 °C, which is equivalent to the cold winter in the south. Moreover, the fluidity of the water will make the heat dissipation faster, and people can play basketball outdoors at minus ten degrees, but dip their hands in the ice water mixture at zero degrees, and they will not be able to stand it for a few seconds.

16 hours of electricity consumption means that people's electricity consumption throughout the day is basically unaffected, except for deep sleep time! The pace of life has almost returned to the good old days before the start of the electricity regulation.

The name Yu Xin, because of this, was heard by many citizens for the first time in the news.

Everyone began to give her a thumbs up when they mentioned her, and they sincerely praised her as a "great scientist who benefited the people".

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The problem of "warmth" has been solved, and another problem is still becoming more and more serious, that is, how to eat enough.

The patrol never stopped during this time, going out every day in search of the envisioned "vast ecosystem", but the wandering undead encountered occasional sporadic encounters, but never food.

The undead cannot be used as a source of food for people.

Not only because of the psychological barrier of normal people to "cannibalism", but also because the undead who are eaten by ordinary people cannot be regenerated!

From this point of view, the undead can never be a source of "infinite food".

The parts that are eaten by the creatures of the earth will be lost forever! This rule, whether it is gnawed directly from the undead or cut off and then eaten, the result is the same...... Lu Ping still doesn't know the reason, Chu Zixue doesn't know either, and no one seems to know why.

An inappropriate analogy, if you have to eat people, compared to the rarity and difficulty of catching the undead, it may be more convenient to eat other humans around you directly.

Due to the lack of food, the whole Crystal Palace has begun to get restless, and it seems that they will not vote for more than two months before deciding whether to leave.

Anyway, there is now a new stable energy source! Crystal Palace might be able to travel further afield!

So an emergency meeting was held early.

At the meeting, Chaofan suggested that it might be a good choice to migrate to the shallow sea near some port cities, so that it would be more convenient to trade with the port cities, such as exchanging metal ores and rare earth elements from the seabed for food.

However, this plan was quickly rejected, as the Crystal Palace was a purely human city, not only without a god, but also a peripheral stronghold for the remnant of the organization.

The remnant organization is a thorn in the side of countless gods! And such an "ownerless" city is also a sweet spot in the eyes of countless careerists and upper-class immortals.

It is precisely for this reason that Crystal Palace has never been close to any coastal city, and has minimized direct transactions so as not to expose itself.

Lupin also attended the meeting and watched as the people argued.

In his heart, he nodded secretly: "Maybe the time is almost right...... The food purchase limit of Crystal Palace has reached the point where each person can only buy one box of food puree per day, and even so, the stock can only last for another half a month! At this time, whoever can take out the food has the absolute right to speak! ”

A thought has been circling in his mind all these days.

It has been almost two months since Chijiao Wang Zhumei left the Crystal Palace, as if the world had evaporated and there was no trace of her.

She cares so much about the Crystal Palace, but she hasn't returned for a long time, I'm afraid it's likely that something really happened!

Although it is a four-turn immortal, the four-turn is not an invincible existence, and there are higher-turn immortals on it, as well as the god master. And the way to kill the undead is not without ...... Even if you don't kill them, you may be imprisoned forever.

Having lost the Crystal Palace of the Red Jiao King, and unable to contact the Remnant Organization, in Lupin's eyes, this undersea city may be the most suitable fertile ground for cultivating his own power.

"It's time for Daddy to discover the canyon of life." Lu Ping's heart moved slightly, and he directly sensed the octopus clone dozens of kilometers away.