Chapter 152: Experiments Underway (1)
Despite starting strong, Luo Wen’s subsequent experiments didn’t go as smoothly. His next challenge was testing his survival in cold environments.
Luo Wen’s body already possessed genes for cold resistance, allowing him to endure ordinary frigid conditions with ease. However, the extreme cold of outer space was an entirely different matter. Luo Wen vaguely recalled space temperatures being around minus 200 degrees Celsius, but the exact figure escaped him.
The Ratfolk’s industrial limitations meant their laboratory could simulate temperatures only down to about minus 150 degrees Celsius.
Even at this threshold, Luo Wen faced a significant setback. Shortly after entering the simulated environment, his body began losing heat rapidly. Frost formed on his surface, and his bodily fluids started to freeze.
At this point, his emergency systems activated, putting him into hibernation mode. His metabolism slowed drastically, nearly halting fluid flow and paralyzing his body.
Had Luo Wen not already been a “Networked Being,” his consciousness would likely have been forcibly shut down into a dormant state, leaving his body to slowly succumb to the cold’s ravages.
However, hibernation couldn’t halt the damage caused by extreme cold. Within five minutes, his body began deteriorating at the cellular level. In the past, such circumstances would have meant death, his consciousness fading painlessly in slumber.
Now, he was able to alert the “insiders” monitoring the experiment to halt the test and extract his body.
Afterward, his body cocooned itself for three days to repair the damage. This remarkable recovery left the “semi-insiders” astonished.