Chapter 373: Drugs to Increase Lifespan
Although there was a detailed map, the river was overflowing, and the terrain had changed dramatically, and they followed the map, but they came to a fork in the road. Originally, the fork in the road was a small ditch, and it was not possible to pass through ships. After the flash floods, the water level rose a lot, and they mistakenly thought that this was the right path.
When they realized that something was wrong and wanted to return, a cliff suddenly appeared in front of them. Due to the suddenness of the incident and the turbulent current, the owner of the boat tried his best to overturn the boat, but to no avail, and even the boat and its people fell down.
Below was a deep pool, and although the boat was crashed, fortunately everyone was okay, and everyone climbed ashore in embarrassment. But all the equipment, including the dry rations they had prepared, and the camping items, were all washed away by the flood, and there was nothing left.
In such a deserted place, it is simply called the heaven is not working, and the earth is not right. After some rest, they decided to walk back to the right course to see if they could run into other ships. If it really can't be done, I have to give up this mission, return to the area where humans gather along the river, and try to find a new way.
The owner of the ship is a local, who knows the local environment well, and under his leadership, they began to cross the mountains and mountains and move forward with difficulty. The vegetation of the tropical rainforest is very dense and there are all kinds of dangers, which are full of dangers, and if you are not careful, you will die.
Not long after departure, one of his companions was bitten by a highly venomous spider, and soon foamed at the mouth and fell to the ground. Because all the medicine they were carrying was washed away by the river, everyone was helpless, and they could only watch the companion die there, and finally died of poison.
Hurriedly buried his companions. Everyone continued to set off, and after this incident, they were extra careful. Don't touch anything suspicious, but danger is still everywhere. When passing through a swamp. A group of crocodiles attacked them, and two companions were dragged into the water and never got up. Others, panicked, fled from the swamp.
The subsequent trip is also full of dangers, and everyone's spirit can't bear such pressure. It's all about to collapse. By the time it was time to camp in the evening, there were only five of the original nine-man team left, and almost half of it had been lost. They are all scientific researchers engaged in research work, and they have almost no ability to survive in the jungle, so it is conceivable that they would break in so recklessly, and suffer heavy casualties.
The jungle at night is even more dangerous, and from time to time fierce beasts come to attack them. Under the leadership of the shipowner. They could only keep moving places, dodging the attacks of wild beasts, and they didn't dare to be in one place at all. Stay too long.
It was a thrilling night, with companions constantly missing. In such a dangerous jungle, everyone can only take care of their own lives, and even if they find that a companion is missing, they dare not look back. By the time dawn came, only the two of them survived, and even the owner of the ship was swallowed by a huge python.
After listening to the stories of these two survivors. The members of the expedition couldn't help but look at each other, seeing these two people look so embarrassed. It doesn't seem like he's lying. When they had calmed down a bit, Captain Nick asked, "Which drug did you study?" What is there that makes your boss send you here to take risks at such a great cost?"
After hesitating for a long time, the two men finally told the truth. It turned out that after their research, they found that in that drug, there is a very peculiar substance that can increase the number of cell divisions in the human body without abnormality.
To put it simply, if that substance can be successfully refined, the life expectancy of human beings can be greatly increased, and they can no longer be limited to 100 years old, but can live longer. This is an epoch-making achievement, and if successful, it could dramatically change the status quo of human society.
can actually play such a role, not only the expedition team members are moved, but even Boss Tang can't help but have ideas. As a cultivator, his lifespan is several times that of ordinary people, but who of you has no relatives and friends? A hundred years later, you are alone, living alone, and you feel a little desolate when you think about it.
Since ancient times, human beings have been pursuing immortality, precisely because life is too short. Countless people with lofty ideals have devoted great energy to carrying out research in this area. In the final analysis, all the exercises that you are practicing now are the products of this kind of research.
It's a pity that only a master who has achieved cultivation can gain an increase in lifespan. The vast majority of ordinary people do not enjoy the fruits of this kind of research. After all, everyone's physical conditions will be big or small, and they are not the same.
There are not many people who can meet all kinds of harsh conditions and cultivate smoothly. In the process of cultivation, there are many hardships and obstacles, and most people are turned away, and there are very few people who can succeed in the end.
In the current state of the world, there are more than seven billion people in total. However, there are less than fifty masters who have cultivated to the Yuan Infant Stage, and there is not even a proportion of one in 100 million. The path of cultivation is too difficult, especially in modern times, the aura of heaven and earth has gradually decreased, and the bottlenecks of cultivation are also increasing.
If you can get this magical medicine and refine it, maybe it can also have a huge effect on cultivators. Take 10,000 steps back, even if you can't use it, you can use it for your own relatives and friends. At least these researchers have come to the conclusion that for ordinary people, there are unexpected benefits.
Several members of the expedition team, using their divine senses, communicated and decided to keep these two people. From their mouths, you can get more specific information, so that your chances of success are greatly increased.
As for these two people, the dangers they talked about were not any problem at all for these masters of the foundation building period. Any one person can kill all kinds of fierce beasts in this jungle without leaving a single piece of armor, where can they be arrogant? The strength of the eight masters of the foundation building period gathered together is still not to be underestimated.
It was the captain Nick who came forward, and after some persuasion and education, the two survivors had to agree. Although they didn't want to step into that jungle for another half step, they had to bow their heads under the eaves. Nick made it clear that if he didn't want to follow his party, he would have to dismount them from the ship and let them walk through the jungle on their own to the place where the humans gathered.
I finally met such a few people, and those two survivors were unwilling to get off the boat. Letting them trek through the jungle on their own is no different from sending them to death. Besides, it is better for so many people to gather together than two of them, at least the problem of safety is much stronger.
Those two people are not stupid, from the way Nick and the others are dressed, and the tone of their voices, they vaguely know that this group of people all have their own abilities, or they really have the ability to solve all kinds of troubles here, right? Those two people had to comfort themselves like this.
After getting more detailed information from the two survivors, Captain Nick arranged for the two of them to go to the cabin first to have a good rest. On the deck, only eight members of the expedition remained.
Captain Nick said: "Guys, it looks like we're in for a lot of luck. According to these two people, the drug does exist, and they have done research on it. Even if it doesn't work for us cultivators, we can sell it for a good price, or take it back and use it for our own families. ”
One of the team members said: "The captain is right, this is the first time I have heard of such a good thing." Thankfully, not many people know about it now, and we still have a chance. If those large forces know the news, they will inevitably send masters here to fight. ”
Another member of the team said: "Yes, we have a little bit of an opportunity, so we can't let it go easily." When those big forces intervene, there will be nothing for us. They have always been domineering, and there are so many people that we can't be their opponents. ”
Seeing that everyone had expressed their opinions and agreed to continue deeper, Captain Nick seemed very satisfied, and he said: "So for this matter, everyone must keep it strictly confidential and not leak a single thing." Otherwise, we're bound to be in big trouble. If nothing else, it's the Alliance of Strangers, and there's nothing we can do. ”
"We don't have any problems, we haven't known each other for a day or two, and we definitely won't ask for trouble. But the two survivors, and the two people on the boat, couldn't be sure they wouldn't say it. Do you want to ......?" said another team member.
Hearing this person's words, Tang Chengxuan was a little surprised, according to this person's meaning, he obviously wanted to kill people. He thought about it for a moment, didn't say anything, and watched the others carefully to see what they were saying.
Generally speaking, cultivators would not casually take action against ordinary people. One is the restriction of the cultivator's convention, if it is known by other cultivators, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble, and even be wanted and hunted down. Second, everyone comes from ordinary people, everyone has relatives and lives in the world of ordinary people.
Captain Nick said: "I have a way to solve this problem, and when I complete the task, I will cast a newly learned spell that can completely erase the memories of ordinary people in the recent past, so you don't have to worry about this problem." ”
There was actually such a spell, Tang Chengxuan was a little surprised, there are countless miraculous techniques in the world, and no one can fully understand it at all. He secretly remembered in his heart, and the next time he entered the Star World, he would ask the universal butler if he had any similar spells, and he could learn them himself. (To be continued)