Chapter 589: World Arrangement and Deployment, Improvement of the Antifreeze Agent

Yu Yuan was very interested in exploring that civilization relic.

He hadn't been particularly concerned about it at first, but after he obtained two more invitation letters from Moon Shadow's Breath's treasure room, he immediately sensed something was off.

Although he didn't fully understand the value of this civilization relic, Moon Shadow's Breath, as an elder of the Blood Clan, wouldn't place such importance on a trivial item.

"The name of this civilization relic's owner has been erased, which clearly indicates an extraordinary identity. They must have reached at least Gold-tier in Life Level. For a powerhouse of that caliber, even tossing out a few scraps would drive people mad."

Yu Yuan also understood that those heading to the civilization relic this time wouldn't just be Bronze-tier players; Silver-tier players were likely the true opponents.

"What a hassle! I wonder if I kill a Silver-tier player, can their world still be successfully transported? After all, there's the Star Track Barrier... but it should be possible, right?"

"Hmm~ I need to prepare early!"

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Alpha led the Pioneering Group back on Wasteland Calendar day 97.

The enemies in the three cities of the Potion World had been completely wiped out, and specialized personnel were tallying the related supplies.

Alpha and Carmen reported to Yu Yuan.

"Leader, Yuan Lang and Night Owl have already headed to the Potion World. They'll be responsible for the subsequent reorganization of supplies, resource development, and consolidation."

Before Yu Yuan lay a massive map, found in Unicorn Rhino's tower, containing all the reconnaissance information Unicorn Rhino had gathered about the Potion World.

On another map was partial information about a new continent across the ocean, primarily recording resource distributions and dangerous zones that Unicorn Rhino's exploration team had mapped.

What interested Yu Yuan most were, of course, that energy crystal vein and the new continent.

"As for the energy crystal vein, Xu Ke has already sent people for surveying. We should get exact reserve figures soon. But according to preliminary estimates, this small-scale vein holds no less than 150,000 tons. However, the exact quantity of energy crystals still needs detailed counting..."

Alpha pulled a notebook and a nautical chart from his pocket.

"King, this is the exploration team's notebook I got from the harbor exploration team leader. It details the biological information encountered along the route to the new continent and on the new continent itself. I skimmed through it. Most are Bronze-tier creatures, but Silver-tier creatures aren't too few either. Just along the shipping route alone, we have to pass through two Silver-tier creatures' controlled territories. They hold sway over the oceans and have established marine forces."

Yu Yuan took a quick look. 【Storm Tide】and 【Mermaid Court】were the names of those two Silver-tier creature factions.

Clearly, both Silver-tier creatures were intelligent beings.

"So how did Unicorn Rhino and his people get there before?"

"According to interrogations, they used to hand over half their goods in exchange for passage rights."

"Half their goods..." Yu Yuan frowned slightly.

"Put the new continent exploration on hold for now. We can't bite off more than we can chew, and we don't have the spare manpower to explore it yet. Once this batch of prisoners is fully trained, we'll talk about other things."

"For now, focus all efforts on developing that energy crystal vein and base construction."

"But..." Yu Yuan paused briefly.

"We can dispatch one or two teams to first assess the situation of those two ocean factions, to prepare for future operations."

"Also..." Yu Yuan looked at Alpha.

"Quis sent word from his side. The situation with the Dawn Consortium is fully understood now. It's time to take them down. He's completed pre-war preparations. Everyone rests today, and we set out tomorrow."

Alpha and Carmen exchanged a glance and immediately saluted.

"Yes!"

As Alpha went down to rest, Yu Yuan kept Carmen behind.

"Originally, I didn't plan to develop the Biological Alchemy World, but with the Potion World appearing now, plans need to change. Hammond will be here soon. Potion-making and biological alchemy share certain commonalities. From now on, Hammond will be permanently stationed in the Biological Alchemy World."

"The Mechanical Scrapyard Planet is under Knight's guard, so it's safe. The Biological Alchemy World and the Potion World will be entrusted to Hammond's defense. With his Silver-tier strength, plus the combat power of the remaining Pioneering Group, it should be enough. You'll provide him with support."

"Hammond? Understood!"

Before long, Hammond arrived at the Civilization War Fortress Square. With the successful experiment of Hogg's Bloodsucking Werewolf transformation, Hammond no longer needed to stay at the Johnck Zoo.

His current tasks were to master and optimize the Biological Alchemy Technology, and to grasp the Potion formulas.

In fact, Hammond was extremely excited when he heard there was actually a Potion Civilization, especially after seeing that 【Potion Witch's Cauldron】.

Alchemy covers a wide range of disciplines; biological alchemy is just one branch, while pharmaceutical alchemy is the mainstream, already very similar to the potion system.

Back when Hammond was under Moon Shadow's Breath, he had been engaged in brewing Blood Brew.

Now, encountering another system's potions, he was already raring to go.

Yu Yuan didn't dawdle. He immediately activated the Transmission Portal, and the group entered the Biological Alchemy World.

They appeared in that biological alchemy city.

After being away for a few days, nothing had changed. The corpses of the dead Living War Beasts still lay there.

After completing the construction of the Transmission Channel leading to Green Forest City, Yu Yuan looked at Hammond and Carmen.

"Then discuss the development and construction here between yourselves. Come to me only if there's something you can't resolve."

Just as Yu Yuan was about to leave, Hammond quickly spoke:

"Master, Jiu Feng seems to have made progress on the antifreeze agent."

Yu Yuan's eyes lit up.

"Antifreeze agent!"

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When Yu Yuan arrived at the Johnck Zoo.

Jiu Feng had just finished his experiment. Upon seeing Yu Yuan, he immediately said excitedly:

"Master! The animal research for the antifreeze agent is a success..."

Jiu Feng played the experimental surveillance footage.

"We improved the 【Antifreeze Protein Carrier Injection】, meeting the requirement for ordinary creatures to survive in -40°C environments. Although it only lasts for 30 minutes, during those 30 minutes, even a Rock-tier injected creature can function normally. Of course, while it's said to resist -40°C low temperatures, the optimal activity temperature is actually above -30°C. The transitional range of -30°C to -40°C already begins to affect movement and senses, but survival is still not threatened. Only when the ambient temperature drops below -40°C does it truly become life-threatening.

Also, these data are based on wearing ordinary clothing. If thicker, insulated clothing is worn, the extreme survival temperature can be further lowered. Bronze-tier soldiers injected with the antifreeze agent might tolerate even lower temperatures, and the duration could be further extended. But these still need to be confirmed through live-subject experiments."

Yu Yuan watched the surveillance footage of that monkey, still hopping around lively in a -30°C environment after being injected, and nodded slightly.

"Jiu Feng, haven't we already obtained the alchemical formula for the antifreeze agent? Why are you still continuing this research?"

Jiu Feng grinned.

"I don't know about the 【Antifreeze Hormone Agent】, but for this 【Antifreeze Protein Carrier Injection】, through my improvements, the production cost can be reduced by 15%."

Upon hearing this, Yu Yuan's eyes brightened, revealing a look of pleasant surprise.