wavenovel Chapter 4 [A bit unexpected, but not a loss]
Chapter 4 [A bit unexpected, but not a loss]
Ideals are lofty, but reality is cruel.
"Was it...too hasty?" Xu was also disappointed.
[Genesis Diary] The Moon Rot Clan launched the "Moonlight Judgment," with three hundred Mage Grasses simultaneously releasing spears of light. The Silver Wanderer Clan's Mirror Scouts suffered more than half their losses, but the Root Diggers had already penetrated deep into the Moon Rot's root system.
[Genesis Diary] The Silver Wanderers have spawned "self-destructing engineers" who sacrifice their lives to corrode the Moon Rot mycelium network. The Moon Rot Clan has been forced to shrink its defenses and abandon 30% of its territory.
[Genesis Diary] An anomaly discovered: A large number of silvery-white frost-like crystals have appeared in the combat zone, tentatively named "Mental Frost Spores". The Moon Rot Clan attempted to collect them, but with low efficiency.
[Genesis Diary] The Silver Wanderers have evolved "Parasitic Spores," which can briefly control the behavior of Moonrot Grass. The Moonroters have developed a "Purification Aura" to counter this, but it consumes a huge amount of energy.
[Genesis Diary] Resources are running low. The ecosystem in the pool is on the verge of collapse, and both races are showing signs of exhaustion. It is estimated that the remaining energy can only sustain the population for two hundred years.
The once ubiquitous lunar rot is now shattered, with only a few scattered remains.
Silver crickets have become extinct; only occasionally can one or two dying individuals be seen struggling helplessly on the tattered leaves of the moon-rotten grass.
"Sigh... I glanced around and there was nothing there. What a loss..." Xu Ye calculated, the casualty rate was truly appalling.
Both races perished, and the world in the pool returned to a primitive era.
But it wasn't all for naught.
Xu also picked up the glass jar from the table.
The bottom of the jar was covered with a thick layer of silvery-white powder, which shimmered with a crystal-clear luster in the setting sun.
In war, adhering to the principle that since the outcome is mostly uncertain, it's better to collect something useful, such as "spiritual frost spores".
Because of its peculiar characteristics, it was not certain before, but now it is certain that it emits a cool aura.
"This is..." Xu also dipped a small amount of spores in his nose and sniffed it lightly.
It seemed to have a soothing effect; the stomach pain had subsided considerably. Could it be...?
Xu stood up and quickly went back into the house, taking out several medical books from his luggage.
He bought these items after his diagnosis, hoping to learn more about his condition in his final days.
In conjunction with the primordial spores' perception, it quickly flipped through the section on anesthetics, reflecting on each detail.
"It's not addictive...and the pain relief is excellent..." Xu Ye's fingers trembled slightly with excitement.
Natural pain reliever!
Based on the perception of the primary spores, its effects are far gentler and more thorough than the anesthetics used in modern medicine.
It not only relieves pain, but also has a certain inhibitory effect on cancer cells.
Although it falls far short of achieving a therapeutic effect, it at least proves that this direction is feasible.
As night deepened, Xu sat alone on a stone bench in the courtyard, beginning to seriously review this failed war.
"First, it was my greed that ruined them."
During the most intense phase of the war, they could have intervened and at least preserved the main force of the Moon Rot Clan.
However, in order to collect more Spirit Frost Spores, Xu also chose to stand by and do nothing.
Looking back now, the Moon Rot Clan originally had a chance to win this war.
"Secondly, there was a miscalculation of resources." Xu Ye took out his notebook and quickly calculated on it.
The circulation within the pool is far more fragile than imagined.
At the current rate of consumption, the war could only last for a maximum of seven hundred years (seven days in real time), leaving no more than two hundred years before the entire ecosystem completely collapses.
In this short time, nothing can be accomplished.
"Third, these spores..." Xu Ye summoned the primordial spores in his hand, which shimmered with a mysterious light under the moonlight.
Thinking about it over and over again is useless, so it's better to try getting some Frost Spores first.
Xu returned to the house and took out the syringes he had bought at the town's pharmacy from his luggage.
This was prepared for the worst-case scenario, but he didn't expect it to come in handy at this time.
The syringe was carefully wiped with an alcohol swab, and then the glass jar was opened to draw up a very small amount of spore suspension.
The entire process was carried out with extreme care, for fear of any mistakes.
As for the frost spores themselves, they do not contain any other foreign substances. They are too domineering, even more ruthless than yeast. This has also been confirmed by using primordial spores.
"Let's try a little bit first..." He lifted the corner of his shirt, revealing his thin abdomen.
In the late stages of gastric cancer, the lesions are located in the stomach. Although there may be multiple metastases, the primary lesion should have the most obvious reaction.
As the needle pierced her skin, Xu held her breath.
It's cold.
That was his first impression.
It's not pungent; it has a rather mild, refreshing coolness.
As the spore solution was slowly injected, the cooling sensation began to spread outwards.
My stomach, which had been aching slightly, now felt as if it were being soaked in a perfectly warm hot spring, and all the pain and discomfort were subsiding.
Along with it, the chronic gastritis symptoms that had plagued him for years also disappeared.
The bloating and pain that often occurs after meals was completely gone at that moment.
"This feeling...it feels so good." Xu closed his eyes, carefully experiencing the changes in his body.
Five minutes passed, ten minutes passed...
Aside from the incredibly comfortable coolness, I didn't feel any discomfort.
The spores functioned perfectly in the body, without triggering any rejection reaction or exacerbating the spread of cancer cells.
"It's a success..." Xu Ye breathed a long sigh of relief, and a smile finally appeared on his face, which had been tense for many days.
Although there is still a long way to go before a cure for cancer, at least for now, he has found a way to effectively control his symptoms and improve his quality of life.
This is an unimaginable breakthrough for a patient with advanced cancer.
Before going to sleep, Xu also came to the poolside again.
The remaining moon-rotten grass emitted a faint glow under the moonlight, like sparse stars in the night sky.
The silver worms have completely disappeared, and this once vibrant miniature world is now eerily quiet.
"We need to expand the sandbox." Xu also realized that the existing pool was too small and the resources were limited, making it impossible to support more complex evolution experiments. Being able to extract frost spores was already a result of his face remaining unchanged.
Moreover, the stability of a single ecosystem is too poor; once an accident like the silver worm occurs, the entire system will collapse.
Multiple independent and complex worlds need to be built so that if a problem occurs in one world, it will not affect the progress of other worlds.
Furthermore, we cannot waste the remnants of the Moon Rot and Silver Wanderer; they can be fully utilized in the next world.
Civilization evolution is inextricably linked to belief, at least in China.
"We need to prepare more resources..."
"And, I think I'm out of money, tsk..."
Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, giving Xu a bit of a headache. This accident really made him a bit useless.
[Genesis Diary: The evolution of the primordial world failed, all matter returned to nothingness, the epochal record was reset, and God decided to create the world again.]