Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 70 Medusa
While Luke was discussing the succession to the throne with Queen Christina and Princess Agatha, Qingkong was in the No. 7 Extraordinary Transformation Laboratory , looking at an incubator in the middle of the laboratory.
The incubator is a cylindrical glass vessel with a diameter of two meters and a height of three meters. It is filled with light green nutrient solution and has been strictly controlled in temperature and magic energy field to form an artificial womb environment.
In the nutrient solution of the incubator, Shelley, naked, was curled up and suspended inside, like a fetus in the womb.
The laboratory was filled with operating experimental equipment, lights and magic beams flashing continuously, and nearly twenty extraordinary biological researchers in white lab coats were busy working at their stations.
Data was collected item by item.
From time to time, new culture fluid was injected into the incubator through the catheter. The magic halo formed by the magic reaction flowed in the nutrient solution and eventually penetrated into Shelley's body through her skin.
Shelley is a Medusa-like supernatural creature, a product of military super warrior experiments. However, she did not meet the standards of super warrior experiments, so she was sent to the northern battlefield like other defective products.
During the Northern War and the border encounter with the Art County Alliance, Shelley made many military achievements with his bravery, and his position and rank continued to rise.
However, the middle and senior officer positions in the original Northern Legion were all controlled by military nobles, and it was extremely difficult for ordinary civilian officers to be promoted after reaching a certain rank, not to mention that Shelley was just an extraordinary biological modified person.
But being able to be the third mate of a war fortress already shows Shelley's strength and potential.
Later, she was sentenced to 45 years in prison because she was dissatisfied with being suppressed and seriously injured her boss. She was then recruited by Agatha into the Secret Service, starting the "legend" of Black Mamba.
Shelley is very popular in the Anno game. How many players can resist a beautiful auntie who wears tight leather clothes and drives a steam motorcycle, and this auntie also has special crime-solving skills.
After players have conquered Shelley, they will naturally try their best to improve Shelley's strength. It is very cool to ride Shelley's motorcycle to various high-level dungeons.
Qingkong retracted his wandering fantasies and began to admire Shelley in the incubator again.
Shelley’s training path, of course, is to continue strengthening her existing Medusa bloodline.
Medusa is an extinct supernatural creature, there are only females, no males, with snake hair and a pair of eyes that can release petrification magic. Medusa has a very strong motion capture ability and physical fitness far exceeds that of ordinary people.
The most active time for Medusa was during the ancient wars. They were like mercenaries today, willing to fight for any side as long as the corresponding price was paid. Later studies generally believed that Medusa had intellectual or mental defects, because they seemed to be unaware that as mercenaries they would be thrown into the most tragic battlefields, and the facts also proved the end of the Medusas.
There is no more information about Medusa in the later period of ancient wars.
No living Medusa has been found to date.
But Medusa's fighting power is unquestionable. After all, five ancient civilizations are willing to hire Medusa to fight for them.
The Imperial Institute of Extraordinary Biology was able to carry out research related to Medusa because a piece of active Medusa's hair was found during an excavation of an ancient relic.
It was a snake head, sealed intact in a piece of crystal.
"Miss Qingkong..." An assistant walked up to Qingkong with a form in hand. "We have completed the collection of physical indicators of Medusa's No. 16 experiment subject. The experiment subject is in good physical condition, but the Medusa pupil in his left eye cannot be controlled, so he must use an eye patch to cover it.
We have followed the plan you gave us and added Nabing Polyethylene Compound Agent, Buffy Y. Teller Red Agent, Intermediate Magic Energy Stabilizer, and Sky Tear Stone Solution to the nutrient solution in batches. All auxiliary reagents were fully absorbed by Medusa Experiment No. 16, and no adverse reactions occurred. "
Qingkong took the form, which recorded hundreds of Shelley's physical indicators, and the data that Shelley had just cultivated were attached at the end. Decades had passed, and the main values had not only not decreased, but had increased significantly.
"How many Medusa test subjects are still alive?"
The assistant replied: "The Medusa experiment produced a total of 26 healthy embryos. Seven of them died during gestation, ten were deformed, and four did not meet the requirements during growth and were killed. In the end, only five experiments were cultivated, but during the training stage, three experiments, including experiment No. 16, were classified as defective.
The 7th, 16th, and 21st Medusa test subjects were sent to the Northern Legion, while the 3rd and 22nd test subjects remained in the institute for further testing. Now the 7th test subject died in the battle with the Art County Alliance, the 21st test subject died in the battle with the Barbarian Legion, and the 22nd test subject died in a test accident last year.
Experimental Subject No. 16 and Experimental Subject No. 3 are the existing living Medusa Warrior Experimental Subjects."
The cultivation of extraordinary creatures is definitely not a humane experiment. The combination of the genes of extraordinary creatures and human embryos is destined to cultivate all kinds of strange things, and the success rate is also very low.
Shelley was both unfortunate and lucky.
Qingkong asked again: "What is the condition of subject No. 3?"
"Subject No. 3 has controllable Medusa's Eyes. His physical strength and magic power far exceed that of Subject No. 16. He also has a very good command execution ability. After the angels descended on the palace, a number of extraordinary transformed warriors were recruited into the palace, and Subject No. 3 was among them.
I heard that the Imperial Special Weapons Development Bureau made a bow specifically for Subject No. 3 that can shoot specially matched alchemical magic arrows.
Miss Qingkong, do you need to transfer Subject No. 3 to assist in the subsequent experiments?"
"No, I'm just asking casually. Protecting Her Majesty the Queen's safety is the most important thing."
Qingkong asked Subject No. 3 to confirm whether this last remaining Medusa warrior had encountered any accidents due to the changes in the plot.
Still alive... not bad.
The assistant said: "Subject No. 3 feels very honored to be able to protect Her Majesty the Queen."
Qingkong asked, "How much living tissue is left in Medusa's severed hair?"
The assistant replied: "The active tissue we extracted from Medusa's broken hair was very little, and it was all used up during the cultivation of Medusa warriors. Now all that is left of Medusa's broken hair is an empty snake head."
Qingkong said: "Send the remaining snake head from Medusa's hair to Subject No. 3 and order her to open the Eye of Medusa and stare at the eyes on the snake head for ten minutes every day until the eyes are petrified. Then immediately return it to the Extraordinary Biological Cultivation Research Institute.
After you get the snake head, keep it well, it will be useful to me!"
The assistant saluted and said, "As you wish, Miss Qingkong. We will send someone to report to you as soon as we get the snake head."
Qingkong said, "I will be away from Saint Lun City for a while. I will come to you when I need it. You have nothing to do here, so get out now."
"Yes, Miss Clear Sky."
Given Qingkong's status in the empire and her own strength, no one in the Imperial Extraordinary Biological Cultivation Institute dared to disobey her. After receiving the order, all the researchers in the laboratory immediately withdrew.
Soon, the only people left in the laboratory were the clear sky and Shelley sleeping in the incubator. The surroundings were filled with the ticking sound of machines running, and from time to time there were sounds similar to those of electric current.
Qingkong walked up to the incubator and pressed a button on it.
Rumbling sounds continued to sound, and after a vibration, the nutrient solution inside the incubator formed a vortex and flowed away through the drain valve that was opened at the bottom.
The green water level dropped and flowed away, and Shelley lay at the bottom of the incubator. Then a large amount of clean water rushed down from above, washing away the nutrient solution on Shelley.
Shelley also woke up during the rinse.
She stood up and faced the clear sky in a military stance.
The glass cover opened, Qingkong reached out and grabbed a bath towel from mid-air and threw it on Shelley.
"Go to the locker room and put on your clothes. I have something to tell you."
"Yes, Miss Clear Sky."
Qingkong’s powerful aura and emotionless expression made Shelley dare not act as unbridled as she did in front of Luke, and the nervousness made her reveal her military demeanor.
Without waiting too long, Shelley changed her clothes and walked out of the dressing room next door.
Standing straight in front of the clear sky again.
Qingkong said, "Give me your gun."
Shelley pulled out the pistol from the leg holster and handed it to Clear Sky with both hands.
Qingkong took the gun, looked at it several times, and then threw it on the table next to him.
Bang!
Shelley couldn't help but worry whether his beloved gun was broken. It was his second favorite thing besides the Thunder BU953.
But her military qualities prevented her from running over to check her beloved gun.
Seeing Shelley's eyes constantly glancing towards the gun, Qingkong couldn't help but smile and said, "Things from more than ten years ago won't work well no matter how well you take care of them.
Try the 'Viper' I made just for you, I guarantee you'll like it."
Qingkong reached out and took out a black pistol from his personal space. The pistol had a strange appearance, and the gun body was covered with a layer of slowly creeping fine scales, making a slight "rustling" sound, just like a poisonous snake turned into a gun.
Shelley grabbed the gun thrown by Qingkong, and the snake scales instantly covered her hand, and the gun and hand became one. Shelley felt that the gun and herself were fused together, and her magic power entered the magic array built into the gun without any resistance or loss.
"Ms. Qingkong, is this a good gun, really for me?"
Qingkong threw a few more magazines to Shelley: "'Viper' is specially made for you, no one else can use it. When there are no bullets, 'Viper' can consume magic power to shoot venom at a short distance. Firing ordinary bullets can make the bullets highly toxic; firing special alchemical bullets has the effects of breaking magic, piercing armor, paralyzing, weakening, etc."
After getting the "Viper" and hearing how powerful this gun was, Shelley immediately forgot about his original gun and was thinking about finding a place to test the power of the "Viper".
At this time, Qingkong said again: "Your transformation still needs to wait for a key mysterious prop, and your body still needs some pre-transformation strengthening. But... I have something that requires me to leave the empire for a while. In order for you to complete the transformation in time, you need to go with me."
Shelley stopped playing with the Viper, looked at Qingkong and asked, "You want me to leave the empire with you? I need to apply to the Prime Minister of Meteorite. Only with the Prime Minister's permission can I accept your transfer, Miss Qingkong."
"Your loyalty to the Prime Minister of Meteorite deserves praise." Qingkong took out a transfer order and handed it to Shelley: "This is the transfer order from the Prime Minister to you. During the time you are away from the empire with me, you must obey me in everything."
Shelley put the gun back into the holster, and the snake scales loosened from her hand automatically.
Shelley took the transfer order and checked it carefully. After confirming that it was correct, he saluted to Qingkong: "Shelley accepts the order of the Prime Minister of Meteorite. From now until the end of the mission, I will unconditionally follow the orders of Miss Qingkong.
Excuse me, Miss Qingkong, where are we going after leaving the Empire? What mission are we going to carry out?"
Qingkong replied: "Let's go to the Magic Forest. Princess Dale seems to be in some trouble. Let's go find her. It would be best if we can bring her back to attend the coronation ceremony of Her Majesty the Queen."
"Emerald Forest? That's the kingdom of the forest elves!"
"Yes, that is the kingdom of the forest elves. Go and get ready, we will leave early tomorrow morning."
"As you command, Miss Clear Sky."
The next day, the team set out quietly for the Emerald Forest.
The black dragon Bale flew eastwards towards the rising sun, with Jennifer and Shelley sitting on its broad back. Shelley had never flown so high without any protection, and she held on to the raised edges of the black dragon's back tightly, not daring to look at the sea below.
Jennifer was much calmer. It was not her first time riding a black dragon, and she was very experienced in casting a wind shield for herself and Shelley.
The sheriff lay comfortably in Jennifer's arms, the wind coming through the windshield ruffling his black fur.
"Black Dragon Barie, when you came, I was worried that you would threaten my position. Now I realize how much Her Majesty the Queen loves me, and she even specially assigned me a dragon as a mount for my travels.
I really want to meet that little mouse in the dark night soon. I wonder how jealous she will be when she sees me now."
Black Dragon Bale was already unhappy about being forced to carry people while flying, and he became even more furious after being provoked by the foul-mouthed sheriff.
"Damn black cat, believe it or not , I will throw you into the sea."
The sheriff, who was relying on the power of the other side, was not afraid of the black dragon: "I am the mount of the noble Queen Clear Sky, and you are just a dragon serving a sentence. If you dare to throw me into the sea, there is no need for Her Majesty to do anything, my servants will teach you a lesson...
Meow!"
Jennifer was afraid that the Sheriff would really irritate the Black Dragon and make it do a somersault, so she quickly stuffed the Sheriff into her bag and apologized to the Black Dragon Barie: "I'm sorry, Black Dragon Barie, the Sheriff is just vying for favor. He's afraid that you'll take his place. After all, you're a mighty dragon."
The black dragon Bale's anger subsided immediately after he patted his butt. "I am happy to carry Her Majesty the Queen of Clear Sky across this long sea, but Her Majesty seems to prefer to fly alone so that she can think about things quietly."
Jennifer looked at the airspace ahead and saw Qingkong with his ice crystal wings spread out, flying about three hundred meters ahead.
