Chapter 421 - The Scam Team: Lu and Flower (Part 1)
Upon hearing the words “Chaos Dragon God's Blood,” Lu Ran was utterly shocked.
Dr. Cheng Kong abruptly stopped the car and looked at Lu Ran, who quickly covered his mouth and said sheepishly, “Sorry, I was just too surprised. I didn’t expect the research institute to have something like this. Then, since you have the Chaos Dragon God’s blood, do you also have branches from the Divine Tree or something...”
Dr. Cheng Kong replied, “Why are you asking so much? These things are still far beyond your reach. You should focus on your own research path first. Traditional machinery, cyborgs, and cloning legends are all great and all, but I think you won’t specialize in any of these fields. After all, as you’ve said yourself, the fusion of elemental lifeforms and mechanics will pioneer a whole new direction.
“You’re right. Elemental lifeforms are the closest to the world’s composition, the closest to its rules, and the most likely to achieve the status of innate deities. You’re definitely going to specialize in researching elemental lifeforms, aren’t you?”
Lu Ran nodded slightly.
Dr. Cheng Kong looked at Lu Ran. “Then, the Divine Research Institute is about to welcome its fourth research division. This is one of the reasons Director Lin En values you so much. Researching artificial deities can’t be limited to just one direction. Multiple paths mean multiple hopes. Also, do you know why everyone at the institute holds you in such high regard?”
Lu Ran answered, “It definitely isn’t because of elemental lifeforms. All of you have been deeply entrenched in your own research fields for years and wouldn’t rashly switch directions to study elemental lifeforms. What most people want to understand is why that device can give birth to elemental lifeforms.
“To outsiders, elemental lifeforms haven’t been born for a long time and are extremely rare. After all, the era of elemental gods has ended, and the world’s rules no longer favor their birth. Legendary lifeforms are equally hard to come by, as their existence is akin to stealing power from the world itself.
“The birth of both challenges the current world's rules. So, the real focus is on how to draw inspiration from the group of elemental lifeforms and the Elemental Life Creation Device to find a way to create Legendary lifeforms.”
Dr. Cheng Kong smiled. “Exactly. You’re quite sharp. That’s why your willingness to share this technology means every researcher here owes you a huge favor. Whether or not it leads to the desired inspiration, it’s at least a new hope.”
“I’ll have #18 summarize the technology in detail as soon as possible. Actually...” Lu Ran hesitated. “Although the Elemental Life Creation Device is complex, I feel the most crucial part is the energy source.
“Right now, the device isn’t perfect. The energy it uses is scarce, and I only obtained it by chance. So, luck played a big part in the development of this technology. If we don’t find a substitute energy source, once the current energy runs out, the machine might stop working altogether. That’s why I got so excited when you mentioned the divine blood earlier.