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Chapter 168

Surely, in every corner of the world, there are unimaginable riches hidden, but it lacks the eyes to discover them.

Who could have imagined that Su Hao would find a crucial clue to decode the “Runic Array Gene” from the ubiquitous ‘Ringstar Beetles’ in this world?

If Su Hao hadn’t accidentally come to this world, even if a million years or ten million years passed, no one would notice the role of the ‘Ringstar Beetles.’

So, in reality, wealth is everywhere! What are you waiting for? Take action and make some money!

Of course, making money is impossible; few people can earn money beyond their understanding.

In just three days, Su Hao’s new experimental base was taken over by the ‘Ringstar Beetles. This left Su Hao somewhat speechless. He did want ‘Ringstar Beetles,’ but filling the entire experimental base like this was a bit exaggerated.

For Su Hao, it was a bit annoying, and for the male ‘Ringstar Beetles,’ it was also a bit ‘annoying.’

The male ‘Ringstar Beetles’ had never seen so many female ‘Ringstar Beetles in their lives. It was the mating season, and every male ‘Ringstar Beetle’ seemed restless, but there were too many females, each with various seductive traits, and they didn’t know which one to choose…

Thanks to the ‘Ringstar Beetle’ deity, they came together, got to know each other, fell in love, and then gave birth!

Su Hao took a deep breath, cast a wide net, and immediately deprived more than twenty ‘Ringstar Beetles’ of their chance to choose a mate forever. He brought them into the laboratory and started experiments exclusively for the ‘Ringstar Beetles.’

What Su Hao needed to include in the pinball space were two aspects of information: one was the genes of the ‘Ringstar Beetles,’ and the other was the pattern of the ‘Ringstar Beetles.’

Then, by extensive comparisons, he found that the genes of the ‘Ringstar Beetles’ were surprisingly 60% similar to those of Zhu Hua’s genes, serving the same function. This was truly amazing.

Who would have thought that two life forms with such enormous differences would have such a high degree of similarity in core genetic information?

Five days later, Su Hao successfully identified the gene fragment that controlled the pattern using the ‘positive and negative comparison method.’

This greatly narrowed down the scope of Su Hao’s research.

Even so, the gene fragment that controlled the pattern still had hundreds of thousands of base pairs. Understanding all of them was a considerable challenge, and Su Hao’s work had only just begun.

It sounded very complicated, but in practice, it was straightforward, just a matter of repeating three programs continuously.

The first step was to simultaneously compare the pattern genes of a hundred ‘Ringstar Beetles, cut out all identical gene fragments, observe the results, and record them.

The second step was to simultaneously compare the pattern genes of a hundred ‘Ringstar Beetles, cut out all different gene fragments…

The third step was to simultaneously… retain the same genes and randomly cut out half of the different genes…

And then repeat the experiments continuously, accumulate a large amount of experimental data, and thereby select which genes were non-expressive and which genes directly contributed to expression.

Then, based on the structure of the ‘Ringstar Beetles’ body, establish a coordinate system at the pattern location and correspond the genes’ expression points to a point on the coordinate system.

In this way, as long as there were enough ‘Ringstar Beetles to provide a substantial amount of data, a complete gene coordinate for expressing the pattern could be established.

By then, he would be able to get any runic pattern he wanted.

Soon, six months had quietly passed, and the ‘Ringstar Beetles’ still alive had been gradually released into nature three months earlier.

Su Hao’s pattern gene decryption experiment was also coming to an end.

He had obtained the results he wanted.

First, the pattern coordinate system was successfully established.

Second, the issue of selective expression was dealt with very simply by replacing the two ends of non-expressive genes with ‘termination sequences’ and the two ends of expressive genes with ‘activation sequences.’

To achieve the second point, many ‘Ringstar Beetles sacrificed themselves for science. This group made a significant sacrifice to make Su Hao’s small breakthrough possible.

Su Hao was deeply grateful for this and expressed that he would come to them next time if there was a need.

Now that the expression of the pattern genes has been decrypted, it’s time for the little round rats to take the stage.

Their role is also simple: to use their lives to verify the reliability of this ‘pattern coordinate system’ and how to achieve precise expression in different organisms.

Su Hao had no intention of resting and immediately accelerated his exploration.

The next day, a large number of little round rats moved into their new home – Su Hao’s experimental base.

They seemed very satisfied with the new environment.

Su Hao extended his hands, stained with the blood of the little round rats, and grabbed the first bewildered one to begin his cruel experiment in the eyes of the little round rats.

The weak little round rats, with their short limbs, weakly resisted Su Hao’s cruelty, but what could they do? They, as the weak, had long been destined to become toys manipulated by the strong.

After collecting the genetic information of the little round rats, Su Hao entered the pinball space, designed the genes of the little round rats, and inserted a ‘strong light’ runic pattern into the gene fragment that controlled the little round rats’ patterns, according to the gene coordinate system.

With the design complete, he began cultivating the gene modification solution.

Su Hao became more and more proficient in these tasks, and the time required became shorter and shorter.

Soon, the gene modification solution was ready, and he injected it directly into all the little round rats.

Su Hao didn’t think it would be so easy to achieve his goal. This injection was just to collect data. He needed to establish a precise coordinate system based on the little round rats’ body structure, corresponding to the ‘pattern coordinate system.’

When that little round rat woke up again, its body was covered in random, unsystematic patterns.

After recording this, Su Hao proceeded to the second little round rat.

‘Record,’ ‘Design,’ ‘Cultivate,’ ‘Inject,’ ‘Record.’

A one-stop service.

A month later, Su Hao successfully established the coordinate system for the little round rats.

The following time would require continuous experimentation.

Insects’ patterns were, after all, different from those of mammals, and this adjustment process would consume a significant amount of Su Hao’s time and energy.

But Su Hao had no worries about food and clothing, no external enemies, and as long as he lived long enough, time was in abundance.

Moreover, his interest and energy in this research were high, and with a powerful physique, he didn’t have to worry about sudden exhaustion leading to death.

He was truly a rare research talent!

During Su Hao’s dedicated research, various hormones and hormones within his body, which had been restless, were forcibly suppressed, achieving a temporary victory on a mental level.

It was only several months later that Su Hao finally succeeded in inscribing the ‘strong light’ runic pattern on the little round rats.

This also meant that Su Hao could arbitrarily inscribe various runes using genes on the little round rats’ bodies and pass them on to future generations.

Furthermore, it meant that Su Hao’s research had made a new breakthrough.

But it wasn’t over yet; just an external pattern wouldn’t be effective. It was necessary to imprint this pattern into the flesh and blood within the body, forming a blood and qi adaptability gap!

Once this final step was completed, Su Hao would immediately become a machine for producing ‘Innate Sacred’ beings.

This step was not far away!

However, on this day, the powerful blood and qi reactions of more than ten mutants entered Su Hao’s radar range, most of them being Level 5 mutants, with one Level 6 mutant.

Su Hao stopped his work and looked up in confusion, asking, “People from the Four Kings Gang? What are they doing in the Temple Forest City?”

(End of this chapter)

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    Chapter 168 – Decoding the Runic Gene

    Fortunes exist everywhere in this world.

    The problem is that very few people possess the eyes to recognize them.

    Who could have imagined that the ordinary Ringstar Beetle, an insect found almost everywhere, would become the key to deciphering the Runic Gene?

    If Su Hao had never arrived in this world...

    Even after a million—or perhaps ten million—years...

    No one would ever have discovered its true value.

    Wealth had always been there.

    Only no one knew how to see it.

    Of course...

    Making money was another matter entirely.

    Very few people ever earned wealth beyond the limits of their own understanding.


    ---

    Within only three days, Su Hao's newly built research base had been completely overrun by Ringstar Beetles.

    The sight left him speechless.

    He had indeed requested more beetles...

    But this was far beyond what he had imagined.

    The entire estate was crawling with them.

    To Su Hao, it was mildly troublesome.

    To the male Ringstar Beetles...

    It was an entirely different kind of trouble.

    It happened to be mating season.

    Never before in their lives had the males seen so many females gathered in one place.

    Everywhere they looked...

    There were beautiful females displaying every possible color and pattern.

    Each seemed more attractive than the last.

    Unable to decide which one to pursue, the poor males became completely overwhelmed.

    Thanks to the blessings of the great Ringstar Beetle God...

    They met.

    They fell in love.

    And they multiplied enthusiastically.


    ---

    Su Hao silently took a deep breath.

    Then...

    He mercilessly captured over twenty Ringstar Beetles at once, permanently depriving them of any future romantic opportunities.

    Carrying the unfortunate beetles into the laboratory, he began a new round of experiments.

    For this research, Su Hao needed two kinds of information.

    The first...

    The complete genetic information of the Ringstar Beetles.

    The second...

    The precise arrangement of the circular markings on their shells.


    ---

    As his comparisons progressed, Su Hao discovered something astonishing.

    Although Ringstar Beetles and the Zhu Hua People were vastly different lifeforms...

    Nearly sixty percent of their core genetic functions were remarkably similar.

    It was almost unbelievable.

    Who would have expected an insect and a humanoid species to share such a large portion of fundamental genetic architecture?


    ---

    Five days later...

    Using repeated positive and negative comparative analysis...

    Su Hao successfully isolated the genetic fragment responsible for controlling body patterns.

    This dramatically narrowed the scope of his research.

    Unfortunately...

    The fragment still contained hundreds of thousands of base pairs.

    Decoding all of them remained an enormous undertaking.

    His work had only just begun.


    ---

    The theory sounded incredibly complicated.

    In reality...

    The process consisted of repeating three simple procedures over and over.

    First...

    Compare the pattern genes of one hundred Ringstar Beetles simultaneously.

    Remove every identical genetic fragment.

    Observe the results.

    Record everything.

    Second...

    Compare another hundred beetles.

    This time, remove every fragment that differed.

    Observe.

    Record.

    Third...

    Preserve all identical genes while randomly deleting half of the remaining differences.

    Then repeat.

    Again.

    And again.

    Thousands of times.

    Each experiment generated more data.

    Little by little...

    He identified which genes influenced pattern formation...

    And which served no purpose at all.


    ---

    Once enough information had accumulated, Su Hao established a coordinate system based on the beetle's body.

    Every genetic expression point corresponded precisely to one location on that coordinate map.

    Eventually...

    Any desired pattern could be generated simply by adjusting the corresponding genes.


    ---

    Six months quietly passed.

    Three months earlier...

    The surviving Ringstar Beetles had already been released back into nature.

    Their mission was complete.

    Su Hao had obtained exactly what he wanted.

    His results were clear.

    First...

    He successfully established a complete Pattern Coordinate System.

    Second...

    He solved the problem of selective gene expression.

    The solution turned out to be surprisingly elegant.

    Genes that should remain inactive received Termination Sequences on both ends.

    Genes that needed to function received Activation Sequences instead.

    Countless Ringstar Beetles had sacrificed themselves to make this discovery possible.

    Su Hao silently thanked their contributions.

    If another experiment required them in the future...

    He fully intended to ask for their assistance once again.


    ---

    Now...

    It was time for the Round Rats to take the stage.

    Their purpose was simple.

    To verify whether the Pattern Coordinate System functioned correctly inside mammals.

    If successful...

    The system could eventually be applied to any organism.


    ---

    Without taking even a single day of rest, Su Hao immediately began the next phase of experimentation.

    Soon...

    Large numbers of Round Rats moved into their new home inside the research base.

    The little creatures happily explored every corner of the spacious breeding area.

    They seemed quite pleased with their new residence.

    Unfortunately...

    None of them knew why they had been brought there.


    ---

    Su Hao reached out with blood-stained hands and picked up the first unfortunate Round Rat.

    To the tiny creature...

    This was undoubtedly an act of unimaginable cruelty.

    It struggled desperately with its tiny limbs.

    Its resistance...

    Was completely meaningless.

    The weak had never possessed the power to decide their own fate.


    ---

    After collecting its genetic information, Su Hao entered the Marble Space.

    Using the newly established Pattern Coordinate System, he inserted the Second-Tier Rune — Bright Light directly into the gene responsible for body patterns.

    Once the design was complete...

    He cultivated the corresponding gene modification serum.

    These procedures had become second nature to him.

    Each repetition required less time than before.

    Soon...

    The serum was ready.

    He injected it into the Round Rat.


    ---

    Su Hao never expected success on the very first attempt.

    This experiment existed solely to gather data.

    He still needed to establish an independent coordinate system based on the mammalian body structure.

    When the Round Rat finally awoke...

    Its body was covered with completely random, disorganized markings.

    Exactly as expected.

    Su Hao calmly recorded every detail.

    Then he picked up the second Round Rat.

    Record.

    Design.

    Cultivate.

    Inject.

    Record.

    The entire process had become an efficient assembly line.


    ---

    One month later...

    The Round Rat coordinate system had finally been completed.

    What followed was simply continuous refinement.

    After all...

    The body of an insect differed greatly from that of a mammal.

    Countless adjustments still lay ahead.


    ---

    Fortunately...

    Su Hao possessed exactly what every researcher dreamed of.

    He never worried about food.

    Never worried about money.

    Never worried about enemies interrupting his work.

    As long as he continued living...

    Time itself was an unlimited resource.

    Combined with his inexhaustible curiosity...

    His extraordinary physical stamina...

    And his unwavering concentration...

    He truly was born to become a researcher.


    ---

    During this period of obsessive study...

    Even the turbulent instincts of his adolescent body gradually quieted down.

    Research itself became the best medicine.


    ---

    Several more months passed.

    Finally...

    Success.

    For the first time...

    The Second-Tier Rune — Bright Light was perfectly inscribed through genetic expression onto the body of a Round Rat.

    This achievement carried extraordinary significance.

    It meant Su Hao could now embed virtually any rune into a living creature through genetics...

    And have those runes inherited by future generations.

    His research had entered an entirely new stage.


    ---

    But...

    The work was still incomplete.

    A rune engraved only upon the skin was merely decoration.

    To truly function...

    It had to extend into the flesh...

    Into the blood...

    Into the body's Blood Qi circulation itself.

    Only then could it create a genuine Blood Qi Compatibility Circuit.

    Once that final obstacle was overcome...

    Su Hao would possess the ability to mass-produce beings born with innate runic abilities.

    True Innate Sacred beings.

    And that breakthrough...

    Was now very close.


    ---

    Just then...

    More than ten powerful Blood Qi signatures suddenly entered the range of Su Hao's Blood Qi Radar.

    Most belonged to Fifth-Tier Mutants.

    Among them...

    One stood at the Sixth Tier.

    Su Hao slowly stopped what he was doing.

    Raising his head, a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes.

    "The Four Kings Gang?"

    "What are they doing in Temple Forest City?"

    (End of Chapter 168)
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    So if he succeed in this experiment he can create or manipulate genes to have a runic bloodline/divine power like inscribing the Freeze rune in genes and then possess the power of ice. Also it can be pass on the next generation basically becoming bloodline warlocks.
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    So, in reality, wealth is everywhere! What are you waiting for? Take action and make some money!

    welldone
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    These punks
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