The Memoirs of Cultivating Immortals

Chapter 134 Narration
Frost hairs stood on the back of Professor Charles, he didn't want to stay here for a moment, and when he cast his supernatural power, the wave-like mind blast attacked Magneto and Leon.

However, before Professor X's psychic detection took effect, Li Ang and Magneto had already rotated the magnetic field, and the majestic and powerful magnetic field enveloped the two of them, blocking out the storm-like psychic waves.

"Don't be impatient, Professor Charles, I don't want to fight the X-Men." Li Ang reached out and patted Charles on the shoulder, and said peacefully: "You made the request first and you want to negotiate with us, so now you'd better Calm down and listen to me patiently."

The X-Men who came from the rear saw that Charles was being held hostage, and just about to rescue him, they were stopped by the Brotherhood mutants who came to hear the sound.

Quicksilver in a cleaner's uniform, Scarlet Witch with a bucket, and Pyro in latex gloves. Although these past opponents look a little funny, their abilities are not fake.

There was a moment of stalemate in the scene. Professor Charles' face was gloomy and unsteady. It took him a lot of effort to suppress his anger despite his generous and gentle personality. He said indifferently, "Speak, I'm listening."

"Very good." Li Ang nodded, and began a peaceful narration,
"A few days ago, I was invited by Lord Magneto to the base of the Brotherhood in the urban area. There he told me that he wanted me to develop a hydroponic meat that can enable ordinary people to stimulate invisible genes in the body. The purpose is to expand Mutant race."

Charles's heart moved, his face remained calm, but he silently remembered this matter in his heart.

Li Ang ignored the X-Men with different expressions, and continued on his own: "But during the research process, I accidentally discovered the mysterious characteristics of mutant genes."

"It is well known that as much as 8 percent of the sequence in the human genome comes from retroviruses.

Most of the time, the sequence these retroviruses make is non-coding, but at some point, it also actually codes for a protein. "

Professor Charles nodded. As a mutant, he had devoted a lot of time and energy to the field of genetics, so he was no stranger to this kind of problem.

The so-called retrovirus refers to a class of virus that first converts RNA into cDNA under the action of reverse transcriptase, and then replicates, transcribes, and translates in DNA into amplified under the action of protease.

Simply put, a retrovirus is a foreign body that lives in the genetic sequence.

Li Ang talked eloquently: "Non-coding sequences in the human genome account for 99%, and the result of one or two extra retroviruses occasionally is irrelevant, and it may even be beneficial to humans at certain times."

He pushed Professor Charles' wheelchair and walked in the central aisle of the laboratory, picked up an experimental report and handed it to the old man to read.

"In 2010, Nature Genetics, the journal Nature Genetics, published an article describing how the expression of three embryonic stem cell regulatory proteins, OCT4, NANOG, and CTCF, would change under the influence of the embedded virus. Tracing back to the source, the syncytium protein required for the formation of the placenta in eutheria animals was originally a viral protein. That is to say, the first placenta in the world was brought by a virus."

On the back of the report that Li Ang handed over, there was a strange stick figure printed on it. The picture was probably a curled up baby lying among plant seeds.

Professor Charles knew this painting, which was the manuscript of Leonardo da Vinci, the all-rounder of the Renaissance, telling his magnificent vision of the origin of human beings.

"Viruses and cells have been in love and killing each other for hundreds of millions of years, to a certain extent, it is one of the main reasons for the prosperous life on the earth today.

But on second thought, what if what we think of as a virus is not just a mindless protein, but something that has a purpose, say"

Li Ang stopped and spit out an indifferent word from the gap between his lips: "Weapon."

For no reason, Professor Charles felt that the temperature around him had dropped a little. He turned his gaze to Magneto behind him, but that close friend who had known him for many years just kept his face extremely solemn and did not say a word.

"The virus is not only a weapon, but also a way of regulation."

Li Ang said softly: "After comparing the genetic diagrams of ancient humans, I found that humans underwent a huge change about 100 million years ago."

He handed another report to Professor Charles, which printed the genetic comparison between ancient humans and modern humans.

Professor Charles couldn't understand the cumbersome genetic data like a bible. Fortunately, after turning over a page, there were more easy-to-understand comparison legends printed on it.

On the DNA double helix like the tower of Babel, hundreds of ATGC chains are painted with red circles, marking the differences.

"Whether it is the ancient humans in Africa, Europe, North and South America, their gene sequences were embedded with a copy of a virus 100 million years ago."

Li Ang's smile became more and more weird, it was not so much a mockery, but a smile of interest.

"This copy is located in a region closely related to the regulation of gene expression, and will be activated after being affected by external and internal factors."

Professor Charles guessed something, and his teeth began to tremble uncontrollably.

However, as if he didn't see the old man's struggle, Li Ang commented indifferently: "And this kind of activation is actually the awakening of mutants."

Professor Charles' eyes were wide open, and he could no longer hold on to his restraint and gentleness, and roared violently: "Impossible!"

Li Ang stretched out his hands, pressed on his shoulders, pushed the old man back into the wheelchair, and said peacefully: "Mutant genes seem to appear in human beings all over the world overnight.

On a certain night 100 million years ago, countless ancient humans raised their heads at the same time, looked at the vast galaxy, stretched their arms, and released supernatural powers.

Tell me, what do you think? "

Professor Charles seemed to be gnashing his teeth, staring at the form on his knee with hostile eyes, without saying a word.

Li Ang said gently: "It is absolutely impossible for an ignorant virus to do this. There is only one force that can spread the seeds of supernatural powers to humans all over the world in a very short period of time-God."

"God, or super-civilization visited the earth millions of years ago, used viruses as a means of regulation, embedded in the human gene sequence, tampered with the human gene sequence in a brutal and vile way, and distorted the evolution of human beings. Made mutants."

"In other words, mutants are never noble, they are not a choice of natural evolution, and they are not the result of natural evolution of human beings."

"You are a product with a trademark tag inserted into the gene sequence, a lowly laboratory creation."

"You are man-made."

(End of this chapter)