Just being a dark elf in Warhammer

Umatadan didn't understand, but he was shocked.

At first, he saw a strange scene. A primate with unique plant fibers on its skin stood in his field of vision, with its back to him, shaking regularly.

He didn't know what Dacus wanted him to see. Study primates? Imitate strange movements? Or analyze the weaving from a certain fern through biology?

This scene flashed by and existed for only a few seconds. The scene changed and a very special white chicken appeared. This chicken was extremely strong and muscular. Its size was far beyond other breeds. Its genes were obviously carefully designed and regulated, and the muscle fibers in its body were artificially enhanced to meet some special needs.

Looking at this overly perfect chicken, he vaguely realized that this was not evolved naturally, but a new type of experimental organism that might be used for efficient meat production. From a biological point of view, he believed that the cell metabolism rate in this chicken was extremely high and the protein synthesis pathway was greatly optimized.

Then, the picture captured by Umatadan changed, and he entered a laboratory full of technological atmosphere. Countless transparent culture fluid devices are arranged neatly, with tiny cell colonies suspended in the liquid. He knew that here, continuous liquid culture is used to cultivate cell lines that do not produce toxins.

These cells are precisely designed to be production machines that do not pose a threat to the environment or the host through directed culture and gene editing technology. As the culture time progresses, these cells are separated by centrifugation to precipitate the required protein substances. Subsequently, the protease is decomposed and spliced ​​to transform these cells into highly nutritious synthetic meat.

Although the process is abstract and special, with many logical and procedural errors, the moment he saw the final product, he understood what Dacus meant.

Then, he saw the production process of plant meat, which does not come from animals, but is recombined by plant cell walls and proteins through biotechnology to imitate the texture and taste of animal muscles. The plant cell tissue culture method is used, combined with protein recombination technology, to precisely control the texture and flavor of plant meat, making it infinitely close to natural animal meat in appearance, taste and nutritional value.

Umatadan was very calm. He was not shocked by Dacus's knowledge. He thought it was natural for Dacus to know this. The bioengineering technology shown in these scenes did not exceed his cognition. In his cognition, the structure and evolution of organisms were not just the product of nature, but were controlled by the will of the ancient saints. Every cell, every muscle, and even the fiber of the plant were reshaped and designed to adapt to new functions and needs.

But the next scene made his emotions fluctuate. He saw Dacus standing up and approaching the soul pod. Even in the picture, he could feel the inexplicable familiarity, which was a power that made him feel relaxed and happy. When Dacus gently touched the leaves, the soul pod gently unfolded, revealing the core hidden deep inside.

The core of the soul pod is a light body shining with mysterious light, like a gem. It is not just a material existence, but a pure energy condensation. The light emitted by the gem is unpredictable, sometimes like silver moonlight, soft and peaceful, and sometimes like golden sunlight, blazing and warm, which makes him feel a resonance from the soul. He saw the endless universe flowing in it, the stars dancing in it, and time stagnating in it.

"Soul Pod!" The word came out of Umatadan's mouth.

"Have you seen it?" Daxus asked, with a gleam in his eyes, looking at Umatadan with an inexplicable look.

Seeing Umatadan nod, he showed a look of realization. Yes, it was right. There is no doubt that Athel Loren is an indispensable part of the big plan. The other world is more complicated and important than he imagined. This is also the reason why the first generation of Slan Chikota arranged the second generation of Slan Narhapu to go there before the Earth-shattering Star, and why Narhapu was always on standby.

The noble spirits nurtured by the soul pod will present different forms, and bring endless joy and hope to the world with their colorful forms. Everything is based on the love, hope and dream of the planter.

The birth of each noble spirit is a miracle blooming. They have different forms, some are like tiny elves, with wings as transparent as crystal, shining with colorful brilliance in the sun. Some are like elegant flowers, fragrant and exuding a refreshing aroma. Some are like tiny wood spirits, agile and agile, wandering in the forest with endless curiosity.

The growth process of each soul pod is a process in which the grower pours his heart and soul into it. When the heart is full of dreams and expectations for the future, these emotions will be integrated into the soul pod and finally manifested in the form of spirit.

Through Umatadan's reaction, he now has a deeper understanding of the Great Forest, the Other World, and the Soul Pod.

The Great Forest and the Other World are like a reflecting pond. The Ancient Saint or the first generation of Slan knew the existence of Isil and reached into the pond to grab pure spiritual energy from Isil. This is the manifestation of the Song of the Spirit.

Then the spiritual energy is placed in the soul pod and nurtured in the Other World as needed.

Then the spirit was born, a strange soul was born.

Darkus looked at the Shilan. Did he seem to understand the mechanism of soul infusion? At this moment, he seemed to have glimpsed the secret hidden in the deepest part of this world. It was not as he thought before, that Master Ke extracted essence from his own soul and souled the Shilan who was about to be born. Instead, it should be like what he was thinking now, giving Shilan wisdom through soul pods.

Shilan, who were endowed with wisdom through the song of spirits and soul pods, might be a kind of spirit in a certain sense? Or a variant? Just like the difference between a southern orange and a northern orange.

"No wonder." He sighed. After thinking it through, he understood why all kinds of monsters and demons went to Athel Loren.

He had no surprises, no pain, only calmness.

He was like a bystander, watching the gunner calculate, load, and fire. Did he learn it? No. Because what he saw was just the appearance. After watching for a long time, he learned that loading and firing could fire the shells, but he didn't know where the shells would fire. The calculation is the core, which is in the hands of the ancient saints and the first generation of Shilan. Without learning, he will never learn it. He does not think that he is a super genius who can learn without a teacher.

This is his current dilemma. There may be a way to make Shilan, but...

And there are some things that he can't explain. Why are the corrosion resistance of the spirit and Shilan so different, one is frighteningly high, and the other is pitifully low. Is it because of the different breeding process? Or is it an unfinished project? The original Shilan and spirit were carefully polished by the ancient saints, and they had to deal with it because they didn't have enough time later?

The soul pod that bred the first generation of Shilan is stronger than the one he saw in the other world, dozens of times stronger? Or, the souls of Shilan are not bred through the spirit song, but a kind that looks very similar to the spirit song, but is actually bred in another way?

He shook his head and fell into the pool again. He forced himself to calm down. His mind was a little confused. He thought of the white-feathered chicken at first, but he was a little wrong at the beginning... He thought of that person. Then he thought about plant meat and cell cultured meat, and finally thought about soul pods inexplicably. He didn't think this was a stream of consciousness. The former had no connection with the latter. He only thought about soul infusion, and from soul infusion he thought about soul pods.

He didn't have the idea of ​​rushing back to Athollon to start experiments, not at all. There is no shortage of Shilan now. Nearly a hundred Shilan led by six second-generation Shilan are enough. What the lizardmen lack now is military strength. It is better to develop honestly and complete the current major plan than to draw lots. Let Master Ke and Master Qi create Shilan, and his task is to resurrect Master Ke and Master Qi.

"Can cell cultured meat be rolled out on a large scale? Cost, time, and output?" After calming down, he stood up from the water, with a hint of expectation in his eyes when he asked.

Umatadan heard this question and shook his head slightly. After a moment of silence, he transmitted his thoughts to Dacus through telepathy.

In Dacus' mind, a clear picture began to emerge. He saw the scene of cell meat production. In a huge laboratory, huge culture tanks were filled with viscous culture fluid. Cells proliferated rapidly in the liquid. Through the industrial continuous culture method, cells were continuously extracted.

However, what appeared in the picture was not efficient meat production, but some insurmountable problems presented to him by Master Wu. To achieve the industrial production of cell meat, a strict bioreactor system is first needed.

These systems must maintain an extremely precise environment to ensure that cells grow and reproduce under the most ideal conditions. Constant temperature control is required in the culture tank. Even slight temperature fluctuations will affect the metabolic rate of cells and product quality. In addition, the pH value of the culture fluid, the supply of nutrients and the oxygen concentration must be precisely adjusted. Deviations in any of the controls may cause abnormal cell growth or undesirable changes in the metabolites in the culture.

In these production processes, equipment maintenance and operation costs are extremely expensive, and large-scale bioreactors require a continuous and stable energy supply. In order to ensure the sterility of the environment, the reactor and its surrounding areas also need to be frequently disinfected and maintained. Minor cracks in the equipment and failure of the filtration system will cause contamination of the culture fluid and cause cells to be invaded by external pathogens. Once contamination occurs, the entire production batch will be scrapped, and it may even cause harmful cell spread.

In extreme cases, some mutant cells may even develop drug resistance, making the culture process more dangerous and difficult to control. Once these drug-resistant cells spread into the natural environment, they may also damage the ecosystem, and extremely terrible things will happen...

The more difficult problem is that the cells themselves are not immutable. Even after careful screening and gene editing, cells may still mutate during long-term reproduction. These mutations may cause cells to no longer produce the required metabolites, or begin to synthesize unnecessary or even harmful byproducts, or even synthesize some objects and crawl out of the vessel.

Dacus could not understand, but he was shocked.

He could see two words from the whole picture: it can work, but it can't work, and it involves bacteria, and it is linked to that person, and there is a great risk. In addition, the culture medium, that is, the nutrient solution, costs money, and the scale-up of the bioreactor is also a problem.

It seems that he thought too much, and he also wanted Master Wu to make cell-cultured meat and produce protein structures similar to meat fibers.

It doesn't matter that the texture and bite that are unique to real meat are missing. The soft and unnatural taste is even less of a problem. Because he didn't intend to let the elves or lizardmen eat it from the beginning. Cell cultured meat is prepared for labor dispatch and behemoths. It's good enough to have something to eat and be full. When the elves return to Elsing Alvin, they may be able to destroy the human breeding and animal husbandry industries in one fell swoop through dumping.

The result...

He was too lazy to ask about plant meat.

The raw materials of plant meat are soybeans, peas, and wheat, and they are proportioned according to taste and flavor. The raw materials are roughly the same as traditional soy products, and the nutritional value is similar. The difference is that the taste is closer to real meat than various traditional soy products.

Long before the term plant meat appeared, there were plant proteins such as soy protein, peanut protein, and wheat gluten as the main raw materials, and through puffing and extrusion processing technology, a vegetarian meat with a taste similar to meat tissue was formed. Vegetarian meatballs, vegetarian meat patties, vegetarian ham sausages, vegetarian chicken, etc. are vegetarian meat.

Plant-based meat is easier to produce than cell-cultured meat, but plant-based meat is not real meat.

Plant-based meat lacks certain essential nutrients in terms of nutritional composition, which means that the nutrition is unbalanced. From the perspective of nutritional value, plant-based meat is a supplement to animal meat, not a substitute. Moreover, the digestive system of carnivores is more suitable for decomposing and absorbing animal protein and fat, and the ability to digest plant ingredients is limited. Long-term consumption may cause carnivores to show fatigue, decreased activity, and even abnormal behavior.

The small heads are eaten by labor dispatch, and the big heads are the big heads. The behemoths are also divided into omnivores and carnivores. Velociraptor, Ankylosaur and Triceratops are omnivores, eating whatever they have. Tyrannosaurus and Cold Lizard are pure carnivores. Feeding Tyrannosaurus with plant meat is very spicy for the lizardmen.

This is the side of the lizardmen. On the side of Druki, none of those evil things do not eat meat. The south is different from the north. Due to the special geographical environment of Naggaroth and the erosion of Deha energy, even some elf war horses need to eat meat.

Then, he pointed to his head again. As Umatadan watched, the picture in his mind gradually became clear.

A chicken, a white chicken.

This chicken is not just an ordinary poultry, but an experimental creature that has undergone rigorous genetic screening and optimization. Its size is far beyond the conventional domestic white-feathered chicken, exuding a sense of strength, and it can be called a "big white-feathered chicken". Its muscle contours are extremely obvious, its thick chest muscles almost stretch out its feathers, and its strong thighs seem to have been exercised countless times, showing that it is stronger than any traditional broiler.

In Umatadan's view, this chicken is stronger than what he just saw, and it seems to have reached the end of evolution. The genes have obviously been carefully designed and cultivated into an unparalleled meat production machine.

This is Dakuus's improvement on the traditional recessive white-feathered chicken. The growth rate and meat quality output of this new breed of chicken have been greatly optimized. Recessive white-feathered chickens have become the main force in broiler production due to their high meat yield and rapid growth, but this final version of the chicken far exceeds this standard. The muscle fibers in its body are not only huge in number, but also denser, with precise fiber arrangement, and can efficiently synthesize protein.

Through the frequent and almost infinite eating scenes of chickens, Umatadan discovered that the cell metabolic rate of this chicken has also been adjusted, and the biological design is extremely ingenious. Through gene editing, the cell respiration efficiency of this chicken has been significantly improved, and the number of mitochondria in muscle cells has increased, making the growth rate extremely amazing. And the bone strength has also been enhanced to support its extraordinary weight and muscle density without causing excessive burden on the bones due to its large size.

"Okay!" (End of this chapter)