Receiving Knowledge
Knowledge about Infestation virus technology (optimized version) and scarlet poison manufacturing techniques entered Andy's mind.
Only then did Andy realize that after the Infestation virus was merged and optimized with the Symbiote, it did not lose its powerful infectivity; instead, its infectivity became controllable.
The optimized Infestation virus would forever obey Andy's commands and would not spread uncontrollably like in the game.
If Andy hadn't harbored thoughts of World domination, he could simply have spread this virus, and the entire Earth would have knelt before him.
The mutated Symbiote on him was the progenitor for creating the original Infestation virus strain, and it could also transform into a biological warframe, much like Norman Osborn's Green Goblin.
Compared to the Infestation virus, the scarlet poison manufacturing technology was not as appealing to Andy.
Although scarlet poison was rumored by the Orokin to be an elixir for eternal life,
that was merely a continuation ritual aided by scarlet poison, a cruel ceremony where the consciousness of a dying person was transferred to a new, young, and vibrant body.
scarlet poison itself did not possess the effect of granting eternal life; it merely had the ability to sever and encapsulate consciousness.
As for other aspects,
scarlet poison emitted a unique energy fluctuation, capable of severing or even cleansing all energies except for Void Power.
Therefore,
in the Orokin Empire, scarlet poison was a symbol of power.
Only leaders had access to scarlet poison, and only those holding scarlet poison could command the Orokin Empire's Military.
For Andy, the greatest use of scarlet poison was to refine the properties of Riven Crystals.
However, Andy had only unlocked the manufacturing method for ordinary Amplification Crystals, while the manufacturing techniques for special ones like Riven Crystals, Fallen Crystals, and Enhanced Crystals had not yet been unlocked.
Thus, for the current Andy, scarlet poison was like a chicken rib: tasteless to eat, yet a pity to discard.
The black and red mutated Symbiote in his hand conveyed a feeling of hunger to Andy, who took out all the food from the kitchen and let the mutated Symbiote eat.
Because it was unwilling to leave Andy, the tiny mutated Symbiote, faced with a large amount of food, stretched its body long and thin, with one end still in Andy's hand and the other transforming into plant-like roots that burrowed into the food.
Various foods were rapidly absorbed.
Andy personally witnessed good steaks being liquefied by the mutated Symbiote, completely absorbed in just five minutes.
After devouring all the food, the mutated Symbiote still conveyed a feeling of hunger.
Andy reached out and poked the mutated Symbiote, whose size had not changed much, and said with a smile:
"There's no more food. Tomorrow, I'll take you out for a big meal! Since you eat so much, I'll call you 'Gluttony'."
Watching Gluttony return to his body, Andy also began to rest.
The next day,
Orokin Technology top-level laboratory.
"Come and try it!"
Andy held a large plate of jelly-like substance and said to Gluttony.
This jelly-like substance was a high-energy food he had developed several years ago.
Although it had no taste, one kilogram of high-energy food contained as much energy as one hundred kilograms of fat.
It was the Military's most frequently purchased emergency supply, and now all soldiers carried a high-energy food bar to sustain their lives in emergencies.
Now it served as Gluttony's feast.
This plate of high-energy food weighed five kilograms, enough for Gluttony to absorb for a while.
Moreover, outside the laboratory, workers were continuously moving boxes of freshly produced high-energy food onto the laboratory's conveyor belt.
Andy wanted to see if Gluttony could rapidly grow under the influence of a large amount of food. Currently, it was just a small mass, making it impossible for him to research virus technology, let alone create virus weapons.
Gluttony rapidly absorbed the high-energy food, and its body began to slowly expand.
Initially, only a thin, almost transparent tube extended, easily overlooked if not carefully observed.
As more and more food was absorbed, the tube became increasingly distinct, and more transparent tubes split off to absorb simultaneously.
It even burrowed into the boxes of high-energy food being transported via the conveyor belt to absorb from within.
It's unknown how much Gluttony absorbed before stopping, but the laboratory was filled with various boxes.
At this point, the laboratory was covered with Gluttony's body tissues, forming blood-red pillars throughout the space.
The entire laboratory looked as if it were inside a living organism.
Feeling that Gluttony had finished eating, Andy's mind stirred, and Gluttony's tissues rapidly retreated.
The laboratory began to return to its original state, but during the retreat, Gluttony destroyed and absorbed all the empty boxes.
After returning to Andy's body, Gluttony extended a tendril, which transformed into a glove on Andy's hand.
"Gluttony, you can actually recombine the absorbed substances? Did you also inherit the Infestation virus's ability to fuse with matter?"
Andy exclaimed, looking at the metallic-textured glove on his hand.
Originally, whether biological or mechanical, after being infected by the Infestation virus, they would retain a certain original appearance, devouring all matter until mutating into larger monsters.
However, after merging with the Symbiote, the Infestation virus could not only be controlled but also recombine the devoured substances, maintaining their original characteristics and becoming a semi-biological piece of equipment.
Controlling Gluttony's tendril to transform into a black and red Empty Blade, he tried it out.
The feel was excellent; the sensation of it being like his own arm was very enjoyable for Andy.
Unfortunately, Gluttony could not fuse with Amplification Crystals.
Although it was now the original virus strain of the Infestation virus and could be used to create weapons and equipment with its original virus strain,
for some reason, it simply could not fuse with Amplification Crystals.
This greatly reduced its effectiveness. Perhaps for others, possessing it meant having the capital to become a superhero.
But for Andy, Gluttony could only be described as not great, but not bad either.
Its abilities seemed incredibly powerful, but that required using them without restraint.
The consequence of such use would be turning the entire Earth into a paradise for the Infestation virus.
Even if it could be recalled, by then, he would be the only one left in this World.
And when used with extreme restraint, its effectiveness was no different from that of ordinary weapons; the only advantage was that the weapons it transformed into were all alive.
Too many restrictions, too few benefits.
All Gluttony could do was separate some of its tissues to parasitize Andy's family, protecting their safety, or provide Andy with materials for manufacturing equipment.
Recalling Gluttony's tendril,
Andy needed to produce enough ammunition for his trip to Los Angeles in a week.
Los Angeles Night
"Ah~"
A girl screamed, waking up from a nightmare, her beautiful face filled with panic.
Her name was Sarah, and since childhood, she had been having a strange nightmare.
From once a year initially to once every few months later, she had been repeatedly having this nightmare.
After an unknown creature appeared in Los Angeles and destroyed the residential area near her home, her nightmare became a daily occurrence.
In her dream,
she was placed on a high platform, surrounded by all sorts of strange monsters.
Below the platform was burning Fire, and a giant black python encircled the platform, swallowing her in one gulp.
"What's wrong? Sarah, another nightmare?"
Hearing her scream, Sarah's roommate burst into her bedroom.
"It… it's coming for me, we're all going to die."
Sarah hugged her head and murmured.
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