Transmigrator's Guide to Conquering Another World-Chapter 481 - 445: A Bizarre Discovery

The location of Ju Mang Base is neither too close nor too far from Rongcheng.

At least for 'delivery', it doesn't require too many changes in the mode of transportation.

Six hours later.

A large transport truck secretly drove into the base.

And was quickly sent to a large laboratory inside.

Although this laboratory was established less than three months ago, the difficulty of establishing a lab locally is much simpler than in the Damo Realm.

Therefore, whether it is the lab's equipment or personnel configuration, it is not much inferior to the Plant Biology Laboratory at the Fire Camp.

Of course.

This refers to hardware configuration.

If you specifically discuss research experience related to Spiritual Energy, the camp side is certainly stronger, having started earlier.

The head of this laboratory is an elder biologist named Yang Tianwen, a chief scientist of Project 973, and also a recipient of a special state allowance.

Yang Tianwen is seventy-three years old this year, slightly older than Lin Li by about half a cycle, and was rehired to the laboratory to oversee it after the establishment of Ju Mang Base.

Although Yang Tianwen has not been able to personally visit the Damo Realm, his rank allows him to access most of today's secrets.

Therefore, the existence of the Damo Realm and demon beasts is not an unknown matter to him.

When Wu Long's remains were transported to the laboratory, it was already close to midnight.

But at this moment, inside the laboratory.

Including Yang Tianwen, more than a dozen people had not the slightest hint of sleepiness.

They were clearly informed when they received the order:

This is a giant demon beast that can overturn certain knowledge!

As soon as the centipede corpse arrived, a research team immediately stepped forward to measure the external data.

More than an hour later.

Luo Feng, Yang Tianwen's assistant and student from Sichuan University, quickly approached with a form:

"Elder Yang, the physical data of this centipede is out."

Yang Tianwen adjusted his glasses and asked:

"Tell me in detail."

"Understood, according to our measurements, the centipede's anal-tail length is 15.79 meters, head-to-tail length 17.63 meters, body width 1.45 meters, body height 63 centimeters, and weight 23.62 tons."

Yang Tianwen looked at Luo Feng, instinctively tilting his head slightly to the left:

"Wait, Xiaoluo, what did you say was its weight?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"23.62 tons."

"No mistake with the decimal?"

"No mistake."

Yang Tianwen's brows immediately furrowed slightly.

Snake enthusiasts should know.

In biology, anal-tail length and head-to-tail length are two different concepts.

The body length usually refers to the anal-tail length, while the head-to-tail length is often called the total length.

Centipedes are invertebrate arthropods, possessing an exoskeleton.

And the weight of exoskeletal creatures can generally be restored using a linear relationship with the anal-tail length.

According to normal model calculations.

A 15.79-meter centipede should weigh between 2.7 and 3.3 tons.

Even if it is a demon beast, the weight due to increased muscle density should at most reach around 10 tons—rabbits have killed several Tier Three demon beasts in Xiaolianzi Mountain and have thoroughly studied their weight curves in the past.

Currently, Wu Long's corpse is more than twice this maximum value, which is clearly an abnormal situation.

15.79 meters compared to 23.62 tons, this density is even higher than the muscle sample of Tier Four demon beasts in the Damo Realm.

You should know.

Even many 20-meter-long whales weigh only a dozen tons.

Then Yang Tianwen thought for a moment and asked:

"Xiaoluo, has the dissection of the remains begun?"

Luo Feng shook his head:

"Not yet, you mentioned this matter..."

Before the words were finished, Yang Tianwen grabbed an experimental coat and interrupted him:

"Come, take me over, I will personally handle the incision."

Luo Feng was momentarily stunned by the words, but then quickly responded, nodding rapidly:

"Understood, I'll arrange it now!"

Twenty minutes later.

Yang Tianwen carried a small case and walked slowly onto the dissection table.

Of course.

What stood in front of Yang Tianwen, called a dissection table, was actually a huge sterile platform.

Standing before the platform, Yang Tianwen's figure was less than a tenth of the centipede's length.

Once everything was ready.

The dissection officially commenced.

The surface defense of early Tier Three demon beasts is not particularly difficult to breach, even the skull of the Tiger Demon in Xiaolianzi Mountain was dug into a honeycomb pattern nowadays.

With the Revealing Blade enhanced by talismans, the centipede's exoskeleton was soon cut open.

With the cracking of the exoskeleton.

A mass of brownish-yellow flesh immediately appeared in front of him.

Yang Tianwen attempted to prod it and found that the specially made experimental tools couldn't easily penetrate it.

Clearly.

This piece of flesh had a very high density.

Afterward, Yang Tianwen used some force to cut off a small section of the flesh, handing it to Luo Feng:

"Xiaoluo, take this to test the specific material content, especially the values of protein and fat."

Friends who have eaten roasted centipede should know.

The flesh of centipedes is quite soft, with a slightly bitter taste but a pleasant aroma.

This is because centipedes are arthropods, lacking a spine, and primarily consist of protein, amino acids, fatty acids, and other trace elements.

Currently, protein content measurement in centipedes is mostly based on the Kjeldahl method, which doesn't take long to yield results.

Thus, as Yang Tianwen continued the dissection for less than fifteen minutes, Luo Feng brought a result report:

"Elder Yang, the analysis result of the flesh sample is out!"

Yang Tianwen put down his tools and asked:

"How are the results?"

"3.2% fat, 21.32% protein, the rest chicken muscle."

Yang Tianwen uttered a surprised sound:

"So much muscle fiber? How does its striated muscle system control?"

As is widely known.

Centipedes, as chilopods, have a muscular system originating from the mesoderm in early embryonic stages, a system composed of striated muscles.

Centipedes' muscle fibers are bundled, the endpoints of muscle bundles fixed to chitinous inner wall attachment points, forming a large series of muscle orders.

Thus under the control of nerve fibers, they can perform relatively complex movements.

But generally speaking.

Centipede muscles commonly appear near the legs, yet Yang Tianwen and his team had cut into the centipede's back.

This zone usually consists mainly of proteins.

Sometimes 40%, sometimes 50%, or even over 65%.

With this doubt in mind, Yang Tianwen continued the dissection.

"The upper pharynx forms the roof of the oral cavity; typically, there's a transverse pharyngeal plate between the turned-back upper lip and pharynx... see, there's indeed such a structure."

"Here is the centipede's foregut, Xiaoluo, take note, there are many striated muscles on the centipede's inner wall, with wavy longitudinal folds on the inner wall surface. Preliminary judgment indicates the internal chamber has a gizzard function..."

"This abdominal aorta...."

"This is... ah, this should be a Malpighian tubule, similar to a human piliferous papilla...."

As he dissected, Yang Tianwen was also analyzing, as such opportunities were indeed rare.

However, just when his specially customized surgical knife reached behind the esophageal ganglion.

The tip of the knife encountered something hard.

Yang Tianwen applied a bit more force but found he still couldn't cut through the object.

He thus stopped his explanation, frowned in thought for a few seconds.

Then flicked the knife.

Like unzipping, he sliced horizontally through the nerve ganglion.

And then...

A bone, approximately as thick as a fist, overall white, appeared before him.

Judging from the location of this bone, it seemed to be a...

"Spine?"

.......