Marvel – Immortal Path

Gotham, late February.

Winter snow meets the spring sun, and when it melts, the water penetrates into the soil, creating a sticky mud.

Several dark SUVs are driving on the roads on the outskirts of Gotham City. The license plates are in blue on a white background and are marked "Foroffcialuesonly" at the bottom. Obviously, these vehicles are federal official vehicles and are used exclusively for official duties. Activity.

As for the passengers in the car, the composition is quite complicated. There are White House think tanks, university professors hired by the system, and the heads of various departments of the United States Food and Drug Administration-including but not limited to Director of Food Evaluation and Research Center, Director of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Center, Director of Biological Products Evaluation and Research Center.

Different from colleagues in other countries and regions, the United States Food and Drug Administration (referred to as FDA) has a surprisingly large scope of authority, including import and export of food, drugs, vaccines, and medical equipment throughout the United States. Down to veterinary veterinary drugs, beauty cosmetics, bottled water, as long as any product related to citizens’ health, the FDA has the decisive authority.

Even large pharmaceutical giants such as Johnson & Johnson and Bayer have to pay 120% of their smiles to face the FDA's review, for fear of not being able to do it in place, and being worn out. shoe.

At this moment, these stomping feet can cause earthquakes in the pharmaceutical industry in the United States. The brains are crowded in the SUV, looking into the distance, a factory on the outskirts of Gotham City. .

The three-story factory looks rather rudimentary. The four walls have just been built, and the top is rough with a roof.

There are still a few cars parked on the construction site behind the factory. Large machinery, a group of construction workers walking through it, busy in a frenzy-it seems that they intend to continue to build a matching workshop.

"For the sake of God, this meme company hasn't even built the factory completely?" The FDA consultant couldn't help but tsukkomi asked, "What are we here for?"

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"For the instructions of the upper echelons, for the benefit of capital, and for the future of the country." A retired professor from Wesleyan University said bluntly, "Actually, I blame you. People just applied for one. A patent and a paper were published, you rushed over in a hurry, and didn’t give you any time to prepare."

The bureaucrats of the FDA couldn’t help being silent. They used to sit in the office aloof and remotely. Here, waiting for the flattering food and drug manufacturers to hand in the report, how could it be like today, all the staff will be dispatched, and they will come to review a small enterprise that does not even have a complete factory.

"But, where did this Li Ang come from?" The White House think tank broke the silence, frowned flipping through the folder, "Nanyang Chinese, just had a household registration last year, and now it's just a high school degree. ...."

"Geniuses don't always play cards according to common sense, don't they?" The old professor said casually: "Maybe he is just like Bill Gates, tinkering with these things from the garage. "

"Don't laugh," the White House think tank said with a bitter smile: "Even geniuses like Bill Gates and John Carmack who can make amazing inventions in the garage, There must also be complete equipment support. Moreover, medical results are not comparable to IT technology research and development, and require massive test data and financial support."

"is it possible that you suspect that Li Ang is a certain faction The spy who came out?" The old professor jokingly said, "Even if he is a spy, you come and tell me, which force can come up with epoch-making technology and is willing to come up with such a bait?"

Everyone hearing this rolled the eyes, Chundang did not hear the old professor's sarcasm.

This complex investigation team came to Gotham this time to inspect the so-called "memetic company" and to meet and negotiate with Li Ang on behalf of the federal government.

The advanced medical technology represented by stem cell cultivation and the agricultural industrial revolution represented by hydroponic meat will have a profound impact on the entire country.

The SUV moved forward slowly and showed relevant certificates at the entrance checkpoint of the factory. The security personnel who had been notified naturally let it go and let the SUV drive to the front of the factory.

The investigators got off the car and stood in front of them, not a large group of receptionists with attendants crowding round, but a lone person.

Li Ang is wearing a white coat, leaning lazily against the factory door frame, throwing bright red apples back and forth in his hands, seeing the vehicle stop, he put the apples in his pocket and stood up , Said hello to the investigators who got out of the car: "Hello, I am Li Ang."

The investigation team is faintly headed by the deputy director of the FDA. I've seen Li Ang's relevant information a long time ago, but I was surprised when I saw the daoist, or for the other person's youth, and reached out for a handshake, "Hello, Li...er, sir."

The deputy director originally wanted to call the other party a doctor (doctor) or a professor (professor). After all, the characters who can stand here basically carry several Peak titles, the last time they are also masters, and in Western society Adding the title of a degree that symbolizes social elites in front of the name is even more respectful.

"Just call me Li Ang. I am still studying in a public high school." Li Ang is very open. He also participated in the imperial examination and entered the palace exam when he traveled to Great Tang in the previous life. Western degrees prove that there is not much enthusiasm.

"Okay, but with the first author of this «Nature» publication, I’m afraid countless scientific research institutions are rushing to hand you an olive branch. It takes minutes to obtain a degree. The matter." The deputy director went down the hill and passed over the topic, "Do you know what we are here?"

Li Ang nodded, turned around and entered the factory, "Come with me."

The investigators looked at each other in blank dismay and followed him in.

Stepping into the factory, the investigators discovered that the internal space is quite spacious, with cylindrical lamps embedded in the ceiling dome, and pure white tiles on the floor.

There is not much on the first floor, only four column-shaped water tanks side by side, extending all the way to the top of the third floor.

"SMC glass fiber reinforced plastic water tank, equipped with remote liquid level electric valve, water level monitoring system, water tank automatic cleaning system and self-cleaning disinfection system, the nutrient solution inside is sprayed to the hydroponic meat through the shower head Up."

On the second floor, there are rows of glass walls containing hydroponic meat. In order to facilitate cutting and beautiful appearance, the cultivation base plate of these hydroponic meat is designed to be 30 cm * 30 cm. In a square sterile vessel.

The investigators looked at the utensils and asked: "What is the growth rate of the meat?"

Li Ang replied: "A standard sterile utensil In each hour, about 3KG of pure beef can be grown. From the degree of oil distribution, fat color quality, to frost level marble muscle texture, they are all in line with ALevel 5."

Standing in the corner The White House think tank hearing this was startled. He roughly swept across the rows of glass walls, thinking quickly, and quickly calculated: “Each wall has four hundred standard utensils, and there are a total of fifty walls here, which means Each hour can produce 60 tons of beef, and the fully mechanized factory can be started 24 hours a day, 1440 tons in a day, 510,000 tons in a year, this is just a factory!"

The White House think tank blurted out , Asked: "What about the cost?"

Li Ang replied: "Unlike tumor cells that require fetal bovine serum for cultivation, what hydroponic meat needs during the growth process is nothing but a nutrient solution. If the filter circulation system for the nutrient solution is installed, the cost price is about 3USD 500kg."

In other words, the cost price is almost nothing.

The FDA consultants frowned and asked, "What kind of cow was the cell used as the initial sample?"

"Black-haired and bred Tajima cow." Li Ang brought it. A thick experimental record form was handed to these consultants.

"Wagyu..." The White House think tank turned his head and said: "Can other cattle species be used as meat samples?"

"Yes, the breeding process is exactly the same, whether it is Tendons, skeletons, and fats can be made through directional guidance, but pure meat is more convenient," Li Ang said: "In order to harmonize the tastes of the general public, the hydroponic meat will take the meat of other cattle species-just It takes a little more effort on the patent rights of cattle breeds."

All the professionals present are professionals. After looking at it, it is generally certain that there is no problem with the production process of hydroponic meat, and it is healthy at the genetic level. The problem can be studied slowly through experiments, but the process that should be followed still needs to be followed.

Several FDA employees stepped forward and took away a pile of hydroponic meat substrate samples, experimental records, and process pipeline instructions.

Until this time, this unregular field visit was only half completed, and then the White House think tank came forward to negotiate with Li Ang.

Everyone walked straight up to the third floor and sat down in the slightly rudimentary office. Based on the principle of "harmony to make money", the next contract was roughly finalized.

First of all, hydroponic meat can be marketed, but it will take some time. Learning institutions need time to explain the principles of hydroponic meat, and major media need time to publicize hydroponic meat so as not to cause public fear. At the same time, the federal government also needs time to transform and upgrade agriculture.

Science and technology are the primary productive forces. This law can be applied everywhere. The production capacity of hydroponic meat has exploded in traditional agriculture. This explosion is undoubtedly revolutionary.

The White House think tank hinted that the federal government will come forward as an intermediary to allow meme companies to cooperate with meat giants, gradually tighten the traditional agriculture and animal husbandry, reduce the number of employees, and reduce the scale of the industry. This process May need to use "year" to calculate.

This is also impossible. The animal husbandry of the Central Great Plains involves the jobs of countless citizens. Their jobs need to be arranged. What if these hillbillies who have no jobs riot?

Fortunately, the members of the investigation team are professionals. There is no anti-intellectual or anti-technical person. No one will come out and accuse Li Ang of destroying citizens' right to work.

The question of hydroponic meat was roughly discussed, and the atmosphere at the scene eased a lot. The White House think tank hinted that the federal government is willing to invest in funding Li Ang to prepare for the establishment of a laboratory for hydroponic meat and stem cell cultivation. The follow-up research, the issue of remuneration is all easy to talk about.

The patent for hydroponic meat alone can give the newly established meme company a potential value of tens of billions of USD, not counting the stem cell cultivation owned by Li Ang and subsequent Artificial organ technology.

"What is the most valuable in the 21st century? Talents." Li Ang silently tsukkomi in his heart, indicating that oneself already has a private laboratory, and politely declined the invitation of the other party.

The other party was not reconciled yet, and offered to help Li Ang cooperate with other scientific research institutions and recruit researchers to fill the team.

Similarly, Li Ang rejected this request.

He already has a group of decent assistants.

Cracking, the door of the office opened, and a woman in workplace attire came in, holding a stack of reports.

She is Rebecca, one of Li Ang's assistants.

The witch who has lived for more than two hundred years still looks young and beautiful. She bent down slightly and placed the report in front of Li Ang. The golden hair was filled with a faint fragrance. .

In the eyes of others, Rebeck's image at this time can be regarded as a well-behaved working woman, with a good figure, a delicate and pretty face, a dignified and gentle attitude, without the overbearing of a strong woman.

Many investigators are envious of Li Ang, and there are more male creatures out of contempt for the same reason.

What's the secretary doing~

Rebecca turned around and looked at the normal humans in high positions behind the conference table, with a touch of complex emotions in her eyes.

She still remembers the source of this body.

Li Ang fulfilled his own promise and reshaped Rebecca's body, and the method he adopted is really "shaping" in the literal sense.

The skin on the body surface is made of artificial leather grown from stem cells, and the tendons are artificial muscles grown from stem cells. Skeleton is no longer calcium, and they are all replaced by light anti-corrosion alloys. Close and Numerous is engraved with Rooney rune to support weight.

What's more terrifying is that her blood vessels are no longer simply transporting blood, but as a magic circuit, which can draw Ether from the surrounding environment at all times.

Her magical affinity is beyond imagination. The large spells that required long chanting in the past can be released with a wave of hands. During breathing and meditation, you can feel Ether whispering in your ears.

She is no longer a body of flesh and blood, and can no longer be simply regarded as a "human", but more like a carefully crafted doll dancing in a prison of steel.

Compared with the price paid, Rebecca has never been so strong. She even thinks that oneself is enough to deal with a whole group of Inquisitors and defeat them.

This young Chinese man in a white coat sits behind her desk and is less than one meter away from Rebecca. She only needs to run the magic circuit to burst out a beam of light composed of pure magic. The cramped office was completely torn apart.

Li Ang looked at Rebecca's smiling expression with interest, gently pulled her collar, and said in her ear: "If you want to do it, just take advantage of it now, even if You can't kill me, at least you can kill all these high-ranking officials from Washington."

There was a trace of struggle in Rebecca's eyes. After all, she just held Li Ang's hand away." You worry too much."

She turned around, left the house, leaning against the railing looked towards the meat wall below.

Rebecca opened her lips lightly, urging out one mouthful of impure air.

It wasn't until this time that the experiment assistant suddenly realized that Li Ang's eyes looked exactly the same as the eyes of the hydroponic meat.