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It is indeed meaningless.

"To me, it doesn't matter whether those steam guns have a single shot power of 1000 joules or 2000 joules; as long as you get hit, it's a fatal outcome. All I need are their range, firing rate, and accuracy data... You can judge the rest yourself."

【Command confirmation】

After getting rid of the incessant chatter in his mind, Lin Yi finally had time to pay attention to the passersby walking below the city walls.

Perhaps it was because the steam power in this world was indeed superior, which also increased the productivity of the entire society. At least the clothes worn by those pedestrians were not in line with the steam age of the world he lived in—World Zero. Moreover, judging from their complexion and physique, they did not seem to need to suffer from hunger often. In other words...

"Given the level of technology in this era, it can probably be described as a golden age."

As he rummaged through his backpack and pulled out the heart, Lin Yi muttered to himself as he headed toward a certain direction in the city.

—The peaceful and prosperous era that is about to end.

Prototype: Chapter 21 The Birth of the Kabane (Part 1)

The history of Anming Village can be traced back to the era of war between the Northern and Southern Dynasties. In that cruel time when people were suffering, a few families, unable to endure the harsh labor and tax system, took their meager belongings and traveled through mountains and rivers to settle down in this remote and isolated mountain area.

Perhaps driven by a lingering hope, the families who settled here simply tidied up the area and gave it the name "Anming," meaning they hoped to spend peaceful times rather than times of war here.

Of course, these things happened hundreds of years ago. During these hundreds of years of growth and development, Anming Village has expanded to the level of a town. Furthermore, the completion of the railway to Jingangyi two years ago has boosted the economic flow of this town. If nothing unexpected happens, Anming Village should become another economic center in the next few years, and after a period of development, it may even become another heavily fortified "Anmingyi".

However, these beautiful visions were destined to remain unfulfilled due to the arrival of a certain being...

"quack……"

On the street, a hunched figure staggered forward, the stench emanating from him causing passersby to cover their noses and quickly move away. A young man who happened to be passing by saw this scene but showed a look of pity. Ignoring the advice of his two companions, he approached the swaying figure directly.

"Hey, old man, are you alright?"

"quack……"

It was so dry, as if it hadn't received water for a long time, that it couldn't even utter a clear syllable. Seeing this, the young man's expression of pity deepened, and he called to his two reluctant companions behind him to take the water bottle.

"Sir, would you like some water first?"

"Gah..."

When the scholar-like young man handed over the water bottle, the previously swaying, hunched figure suddenly stopped, staring intently at the water bottle—and the arm beneath it—as if he were under some kind of fatal temptation.

"Gahhhhhh!!!"

"Hey, what are you doing?!"

"Quickly let go——"

"It hurts, it hurts so much, help me—"

Glancing at the expanding commotion out of the corner of his eye, Lin Yi gently pulled down his hat and turned to walk deeper into the alley.

Experiment No. 1

No.: 001

Strength: 11 (18)

Physique: 9 (22)

Agility: 10 (16)

Spirit: 3 (3)

Special Status: Thirst (Severely reduces basic attributes due to lack of blood)

It was much simpler than I expected...

Seeing the attribute values ​​on his retina steadily rising, Lin Yi felt a little more at ease. In stark contrast, the chaos across the entire street was not subsiding with the passage of time but was spreading even more. This was to be expected, since it was not simply someone going mad, but the most real "viral infection".

"I never thought corpses could be used as material..."

While taking out various instruments that had been prepared in advance from his backpack, he ignored the continuous screams in the distance and communicated with the "main god" in his mind: "Is this also a kind of resurrection?"

The heart of a T-virus infected person has a strong ability to infect; it can forcibly infect as long as the host has been dead for no more than 12 hours. However, due to the lack of blood activity, the basic attributes will be greatly reduced before a sufficient amount of blood can be ingested.

"If their consciousness could be preserved before they died... never mind, never mind."

Seeing the secondary infected person at the intersection ahead, who pounced on and bit a panicked passerby, Lin Yi rationally gave up the idea of ​​asking further questions.

The blood-covered face was none other than the young man who had tried to help Subject One less than five minutes earlier. However, how could his current behavior and posture possibly connect the two?

One is human, the other is not human.

Perhaps it was because the "big heart" of the T-virus infected person was indeed very effective, or perhaps it was because the power of the "God" came into play. After finding a corpse that had been dead for less than half a day in a mass grave near Anming Village, Lin Yi suppressed his instinctive resistance and, under the guidance of the God, transplanted the heart into the corpse. The result was the birth of "Experiment Subject No. 1".

Unlike those in World Two who were infected through contact with air or bodily fluids, this "infected" individual, born from a heart transplant, possesses not only the ability to transmit the virus secondary through bodily fluids, but also its vital areas...

At the intersection, the "youth" who had been tearing at the remains after the figure below gradually stopped struggling seemed to lose interest in him and turned his attention to another prey present.

Looking at the ferocious-looking creature in the distance, Lin Yi's hand movements faltered slightly.

"At least not having to wear a mask is a good thing."

He muttered to himself as he quickly drew the crossbow bolt that was already cocked from his back, but instead of aiming at the infected person's head, he aimed at the faintly glowing part hidden behind its clothing.

"Lord God, calculate the distance and orbit."

[Between five meters, the tunnel is confirmed to be complete]

A twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth, but he had to forcibly stop himself from pulling the trigger. Watching the "infected" race closer, its movements more like a wild beast than a human's, even though he had confirmed it couldn't be infected through the air, Lin Yi instinctively held his breath until it was almost a body length ahead of him—

"rub--"

"Ding--"

A sharp, tearing sound, like metal clashing, rang out together, followed by a shrill howl. The infected, which had charged forward with astonishing force, collapsed headfirst, rolling several times along the uneven road due to its powerful inertia, before falling silent.

,引尔"】陵〥氵陾灵旗?似?巴令&蒙 Until this moment, the breath that had been held was slowly exhaled.

After nocking another arrow onto the crossbow, Lin Yi walked to the motionless infected man, casually pulled out a crossbow bolt, and parted the clothing at the point where the arrow had torn his chest. What came into view was a heart that was gradually dimming...

"...Is this considered benign evolution?"

The mechanical voice of the Supreme God resounded.

【Sure】

It was not an infection from bodily fluids or air, but rather the experimental subject No. 1, created from a heart transplant, that caused the secondary infections in those infected with it to undergo the same changes.

Their weak point has shifted from the head to the heart, and it seems that all their essence has been concentrated in the heart area. The highly compressed and condensed muscle membrane, after being mixed with certain substances floating in the air of this world, has formed a metal-like shell. Its hardness is far beyond that of ordinary flesh and blood, not to mention that the mainstream weapon in this world is the steam gun, whose penetrating power is far inferior to that of gunpowder weapons...

"...Perhaps I 'created' something quite remarkable for this world."

Prototype: Chapter 22 The Birth of the Kabane (Part 2)

Starting from Anming Village, it seems that some kind of terrifying "monster" began to spread across this land.

"Although they have the same appearance as humans, these things are definitely not human!"

"Ordinary attacks that can kill humans have no effect on these monsters. Even if their heads are cut off, they can still move."

"I saw one whose limbs had been cut off, yet it still used its own body to crawl on the ground, trying to continue biting people—"

Given the current lack of even radio communication capabilities, the "Shogunate" of this era was still quite efficient in responding to the news. At the cost of the invasion and destruction of seventeen villages of varying sizes along the route from Anmei Village to Kongo Station by these monsters, the Shogunate finally found the only way to fight against these monsters.

"Their hearts—destroying their hearts will kill those monsters!"

At the cost of wiping out an entire elite force of over three thousand soldiers of the Shogunate, the shogun, who was the only survivor and lost an arm, brought this message of "hope" to all those who were in a state of confusion. Then, in full view of everyone, he transformed into an identical monster: every human who was injured or killed by those monsters would soon become the same monster.

And this general, hailed as a great hero by humanity, thus became the first test subject for figuring out how to kill these monsters.

To cut with a knife—the knife broke.

Burning it with fire—it won't kill it.

Pour water over it—it's useless.

……

Until the most powerful weapon of this time, known as the steam cylinder, was brought to the forefront.

"At least three times, at most six times, and it must be done by repeatedly pulling the trigger in a short period of time while it is pressed against the surface to penetrate..."

Watching the infected body gradually stop struggling and collapse, Lin Yi raised an eyebrow and quickly jotted down this new set of data in his notebook.

Normally, obtaining a steam gun that could be used as a weapon in this era would be quite difficult, but now that a large number of shogunate soldiers have been killed by infected and left to rot in the wilderness, it has become easy. After finding several steam guns in a village that has been reduced to ruins, Lin Yi directly used them to test on these "evolved" infected. The final conclusion was no different from the data that was currently sealed in the most secure area of ​​the shogunate.

To put it simply, it's absolutely impossible.

[Incomprehensible]

"Think carefully. This is a battlefield, not the kind of place where you can take on one infected person with several of you, pin them to the ground, and then drive them down like pile drivers with these steam guns. Even if you succeed, the infected person's struggle will inevitably harm those who are suppressing them. In other words, even if you successfully kill one infected person, more infected people will inevitably appear. Not to mention that those people simply cannot suppress an infected person whose basic attributes are about twice that of an ordinary human under the same conditions."

He paused, then continued, "Either we start with weapons innovation, or we go to the more fundamental level—targeting the virus directly. Otherwise, this land and this country are doomed, since they don't have this kind of... [unclear text]..."

He muttered to himself as he pulled out a strangely shaped syringe from the table behind him, which was littered with all sorts of things, such as glass bottles and test tubes. The only strange thing about it was the needle itself, which was much longer than the ones used for injections. Most people who saw it for the first time would probably think it was a tool for healing rather than killing someone.

Pick up this syringe and forcefully stab the now-dimmed heart of the infected creature that has stopped struggling.

"When I was alive, I couldn't break through this membrane of the heart no matter what I did, but I never expected it to be so easy after I died."

The virus's activity has dissipated, making it unable to maintain a highly aggregated state.

"That's why it needs to be extracted shortly after they die, otherwise it will be lost from the heart?"

【Sure】

While conversing with the being in his mind, Lin Yi removed the syringe, which was already filled with "blood," from the infected body. Looking at the red liquid mixed with a faint black color, Lin Yi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"How many inferior temporary enhancement potions can this produce?"

[16 bottles]

"List the possible manufacturing options for intermediate, advanced, and permanent enhancement potions in order."

Without a word, a screen filled with numerous data characters appeared before Lin Yi's retina. He quickly scanned the text, as he had focused more on the enhancement effect during the first extraction experiment and hadn't had time to pay attention to these aspects. If nothing unexpected happened, this "enhancement potion" would become the first item of considerable value in the entire God's Exchange System, so he couldn't afford to be careless...

Enhancement Potion (Basic)

Rarity: Not set

Effect: Grants +3 to all attributes for a short period after use; deducts -5 to all attributes for a short period after the effect ends. Only applies to attributes below 20.

Reward points required for redemption: Not set

Note: Manufacturing ratio 1:16

Enhancement Potion (Intermediate)

Rarity: Not set

Effect: Grants +5 to all attributes for a short period after use; reduces all attributes by -7 for a short period after the effect ends. Only applies to attributes below 30.

Reward points required for redemption: Not set

Note: Manufacturing ratio 1:3

Enhancement Potion (Advanced)

Rarity: Not set

Effect: Grants +10 to all attributes for a short period after use; deducts -9 to all attributes for a long period after the effect ends. Only applies to attributes below 40.

Reward points required for redemption: Not set

Note: Manufacturing ratio 3:1

Permanent Enhancement Potion (Lowest Tier)

Rarity: Not set

Effect: Permanently grants a random +5 to all attributes upon use (total attribute increase is 5, depending on the potion's properties). Only applies to attributes below 40.

Reward points required for redemption: Not set

Note: Manufacturing ratio 39:1

Looking at these characters, Lin Yi pondered for a moment.

"Rarity: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Cyan, Blue, Purple; Inferior... Basic potions are red, the rest should be listed in order. Also, change the permanent potion to cyan."

[Rarity settings complete]

A slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Do you know what this thing is for?"