Chapter 839 Mitochondria
Bifang appeared in front of a huge camp riding a camel.
Returned to the address where the ancient tomb was discovered previously.
Bifang was not in a hurry to go back, as he wanted to see the follow-up of the development of the ancient tomb.
Walking along the Nile, there is no certainty as to when we will find a town, so it is better to come to the camp and hitchhike. I think Waziri and others will not refuse, and may even welcome you.
Sure enough, Waziri came out of the ancient tomb, welcomed Bifang's return, and took him to visit the camp under construction.
After a day, the construction here has been in full swing.
Looking around, there are at least a dozen white tents pitched in the sand. These are not ordinary camping tents, but mobile buildings similar to yurts supported by huge tent cloth.
Two giant trucks and a water truck were parked outside the camp. Equipment was being unloaded from them, causing some areas to be covered in dust.
In the center of the camp, Bifang also saw two white plastic barrels at least three meters high. These were devices for storing fresh water. Various simple water pipes were connected underneath, leading to each tent for easy access and even for bathing.
"Don't worry about not having enough water. You can take a shower whenever you want. The water truck will come here every day. The nearest city is not too far away, only less than 300 kilometers away."
Waziri said proudly.
There are numerous Egyptian ruins, and they are very concentrated, basically on the west side of the Nile River.
Because the Egyptian people at that time had a special worship of the Nile River, and they chose the west bank because they believed that the west was where the sun sets, the city of the dead, and the dead would be resurrected from here.
In this case, since you often have to work in the wild, it is necessary to have a conventional tent that can provide as much convenience as possible.
Transportation is also very convenient, requiring only a few trucks to move along the Nile River.
The professors and scholars don't want to live in the yellow sand and eat dirt, so of course they want to do whatever is comfortable for them.
Before Bifang left, he saw the large scale of the camp construction, which was one of the reasons why he decided to come back.
Otherwise, he would not be happy to come back and squeeze into a small tent with a group of men who were busy all day and smelled of sweat.
Hard work and perseverance are virtues, but they are not necessary.
Suffering is just suffering, nothing else. Thinking about suffering is what is truly valuable.
After billions of years of sleep.
Human beings finally woke up on this beautiful planet.
Endowed with the sparkle of color and the richness of life.
However, within a few decades, I will close my eyes again.
Such a small number of lucky people who have won the jackpot of birth among many possibilities should of course choose to live the life they want.
Otherwise wouldn’t it be too sad?
After a quick tour of the camp, Bifang told Waziri that he wanted to take a rest.
After walking in the desert for more than two months, Bifang was really tired. Waziri understood this and immediately sent someone to take him to a tent which was not the largest but had the best facilities.
Bifang moved Alpha to a shade shed built nearby, asked someone to prepare some water and food for it, and then went into the tent alone, where he was immediately amazed.
The cylindrical tent structure makes the interior look spacious and bright. The aluminum alloy frame and nylon fabric are sturdy yet light. The scorching sun penetrates the thick fabric, leaving only just enough light for good vision.
There is a single bed on one side, and on the right side of the bed there is a simple desk and bench with a desk lamp. On the left is a wooden barrel with a faucet on top, connected to a plastic water pipe.
Obviously, the plastic water pipes were connected to the two large buckets in the center of the dozen tents.
The ground is bare sand, which is not a bad thing, but adds a bit of fun.
Although the furnishings are very simple, they are rare and precious in the desert and can be called luxurious.
Bifang took two steps forward and lay down directly on the bed. All the heat in his body was sucked away, his bones stretched freely, making stiff cracking sounds, and his strong muscles also softened.
After closing his eyes for a while, Bifang jumped up from the bed, went outside the tent, and saw that Alpha had eaten the grass brought by the staff, so he turned back to the room, filled the wooden barrel with water, and prepared to take a good bath.
There is no hot water and no need for hot water.
The weather is hot during the day and the fresh water placed outdoors is also heated by the sun, so you can just jump in and wash.
After taking a shower, Bifang borrowed a new pair of razors and scissors from someone and tidied up his appearance in front of the mirror.
In the wilderness, Bifang will also shave, but a knife cannot shave cleanly, often leaving a one or two millimeter stubble.
The same goes for my hair, which has only been cut once with a knife from Point Nemo to today.
Now with more convenient tools, Bifang felt that his head quickly became refreshed, his chin became smooth again, a lot of broken hair fell down, and only some stubble was left on both sides of the temples. He felt energetic again.
Having done it so many times, Bifang has already developed a pretty good skill. Although he doesn't know many hairstyles, it is not difficult for him to give himself a refreshing short haircut.
After finishing, Bifang rinsed herself under the faucet again to wash away the excess broken hair, and then put on the new clothes that had just been delivered. It was just a T-shirt and shorts. They didn't need to be adjusted to fit her body, as they fit almost the same.
After finishing his work, Bifang sat down at the desk and opened the system panel.
Two combination tasks, plus a side task, the rewards are paid out all at once, which is undoubtedly very generous.
[Final rewards: High-level skill enhancement coupons * 2, muscle control enhancement coupons * 1, mitochondrial enhancement coupons * 1, enhancement points * 5, wilderness points * 5047. ]
Bifang thought about the skill enhancement coupons and added them all to the Wilderness Traveler, completely upgrading it to the maximum orange level.
After a brainstorming session, Bifang opened his eyes again with a hint of joy in his eyes.
Wilderness Traveler is the foundation of his life, and this skill can be said to have been almost perfected from now on. As for the next higher red level, Bifang has not found a way to upgrade it yet.
If the system had not stated that it really existed, Bifang would have suspected whether it was fake.
To enhance high-level skills, in addition to coupons, a enhancement point is also required. At this time, Bifang had the last three points left. He looked at his four-dimensional attributes and added one point to strength and two points to essence.
Let’s not talk about wilderness points for now, these things are all thrown into the mall.
Bifang turned his attention to the highlight of this reward, a muscle control enhancement coupon and a mitochondrial enhancement coupon.
This kind of enhancement voucher that is biased towards a certain aspect has always been a rare treasure among treasures.
The chance of it appearing in the store is incredibly low. Two years have passed, and Bifang has never appeared in the store even though he frequently refreshes the store.
From this we can see that obtaining it from tasks is the only way to obtain this strongest reward.
Muscle Mastery Enhancement Voucher.
You can tell its function just by listening to the name. It simply increases the ability to control the muscles so that more detailed micro-manipulation can be performed.
Human muscles are extremely complex.
Muscle strength is manifested in many aspects, such as absolute strength, speed strength, strength endurance, and dynamic strength.
Dynamic strength is the ability to sustain more reps of movement.
The masticatory muscles represent absolute strength. In 1986, a man in Florida released a bite force of 442 kg in 2 seconds, setting a world record.
The representative of dynamic force is the extraocular muscle, which can pull the eyeball to move at least 10,000 times during one hour of reading, and people can read continuously for several hours.
According to research, the extraocular muscle movements when watching movies are much more frequent than when reading, far more than 10,000 times per hour, and ordinary people can also watch movies for several hours.
An unmeasurable champion of absolute strength is sub-muscle.
The intense contractions during childbirth cause the uterine muscles to produce the strongest force in the human body, but this force is affected by hormones and other biochemical factors and is therefore impossible to measure.
The heart muscle is the king of strength and endurance because it jumps from the birth to the death of a person.
Of the isolated muscles, the most powerful is the gluteus maximus.
The gluteus maximus is the main anti-gravity muscle that keeps people upright. All upright movements of humans require the gluteus maximus to exert force.
Below is the calf soleus muscle.
The calf muscles are the strongest muscles in terms of external force. This does not mean that the calf muscles themselves can generate much force, but that the toes serve as a fulcrum when the heels are raised, utilizing the principle of force-saving lever, which results in a strong external force.
Most of the skeletal muscles in the human body exert force to pull bones in the form of effort-saving levers. Therefore, the calf muscles, as one of the few effort-saving levers, often perform more prominently.
The king of muscle functions is the tongue.
The tongue is rich in nerves and blood vessels. It is composed of eight muscles and is a truly versatile muscle in the human body.
These muscles are incredible, but they also require skillful control.
If they could improve their control, their performance would definitely be improved.
In addition to saving energy in the wilderness, this is also a great enhancement for the body itself.
The most intuitive point is that Bifang can achieve higher explosive and attack effects by allowing more muscles to work together.
There is an interesting saying that if humans can fully utilize every muscle, the total strength of their entire body can reach twenty-five tons.
This is of course nonsense.
It's not because the body structure cannot support it. The reason is that it is impossible for a person to use the power of the sphincter to punch straight. That is not in line with martial ethics and is extremely impolite.
Many of them are labor-intensive levers.
However, the fact that this statement can be spread also proves that the potential of the human body is indeed higher than many people imagine.
Use Muscle Mastery Boost Tickets.
The gold coupon turned into a golden light in his mind, shattered with a bang, and turned into countless pieces of gold powder that flowed deep into his body.
Sitting on the stool, Bifang quickly felt the temperature of his body rising and soon began to sweat profusely. With a dry mouth, Bifang grabbed the water cup beside him and drank it all, one cup after another.
It was not until nearly three liters of water had been consumed and Bifang was about to add salt to the water that the changes in his body gradually stopped and the temperature gradually subsided.
With his head feeling a little dizzy, Bifang, who had just taken a bath in vain, had to go under the faucet and rinse himself. The water dripped from the thick plastic board into the desert and soon evaporated and disappeared.
"call!"
Bifang took a deep breath and soon felt something strange.
The breathing became deeper.
After taking two steps, I felt more relaxed, as if I didn't have to exert any effort at all. I had the illusion of walking on clouds.
Then jump, run, squat, do a backflip, and do a handstand.
One after another, actions that seemed very difficult to ordinary people were performed very easily under Bifang's demonstration.
These movements were not difficult for Bifang. Before the strengthening, he could do them easily with his physical fitness, but now he felt more relaxed.
and……
Bifang, who was doing a one-handed handstand, put his right hand directly behind his back to actively destroy his balance, but his body did not move at all after a series of fine-tuning.
“It’s amazing.”
Bifang muttered to himself.
The combination of strengthened muscle control and enhanced sense of balance actually created an effect where one plus one was greater than two. When I supported myself on the ground with one hand, it felt no different from standing normally!
Bifang even found that he wasn't even sweating!
So cool!
The expansion of my abilities is like expanding the house I live in. I can obviously do more and do things more easily. I feel more relaxed both physically and mentally, and I have a strong feeling that nothing is impossible.
Bifang restored his support with his hands, then bent his arms and pushed forward, coordinating with his waist and abdomen, and jumped up directly to his right body from an inverted position.
It's incredible, just like an animated character.
After stretching his body for a while, Bifang suppressed his excitement and set his sights on the mitochondrial strengthening coupons.
Mitochondria...
When Bifang saw this enhancement voucher for the first time, he was actually a little bit unbelieving.
Anyone who has studied biology knows how important the role of mitochondria is. They are the direct energy source for biological activities!
Mitochondria are the energy factories of cells. Their main job is to consume oxygen to "burn" three major nutrients: carbohydrates, lipids and amino acids to produce an energy "currency" - adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
This is aerobic respiration.
Without mitochondria, humans would cease to exist because the life activities of higher organisms require a lot of energy, and the ATP produced by anaerobic glycolysis is only about 1/16 of that produced by aerobic oxidation.
A person breaks down ATP equivalent to his body weight every day. This amount of ATP is not stored in the body. The total weight of all ATP molecules in the human body is only about 50 grams.
In fact, each ATP molecule is reused 1,000-1,500 times per day.
Such a rapid energy turnover rate depends on the efficient work of mitochondria.
This is just the most superficial function of mitochondria.
So far, the longest human lifespan is 122 years, but some animals can live for more than 500 years. What exactly determines human lifespan?
What makes us age and what prevents us from living forever?
Regarding aging, countless biological scientists have conducted research one after another , trying to crack the secret of longevity. Many hypotheses have been proposed so far, the most famous of which is the free radical aging theory.
Free radicals are produced during cellular reactions. When humans breathe every day, free radicals are produced. The more free radicals there are, the more likely it is that aging will be accelerated.
The main source of free radicals is the body's power factory - the mitochondria.
What does its strengthening represent?
Bifang fell into deep thought for the first time.
