## Chapter 396: Dr. Shouei's Biological Inventio

## Chapter 396: Dr. Shouei's Biological Invention!

Ultimately, Mr. Tom was unable to abandon the Sea Train research and development project for the sake of 'studying abroad' in the Demon Slayer World. After all, this was his lifelong aspiration.

However, he requested some shipbuilding textbooks for himself, so that he wouldn't fall behind in terms of theoretical knowledge.

Deputy Division Chief Jerome naturally had no objections.

He actually didn't want Tom to give up on the Sea Train either. Whether he could be promoted to Bureau Chief-level, or even Deputy Minister-level, depended entirely on the success of this project.

Meanwhile, in the Demon Slayer World.

Since the three Great Sea Battles between the 'World Alliance' and the 'World Government' concluded in front of the people of the Whole World, it seemed that all countries had settled down.

Even the blatant assassinations and purges of the military and government higher-ups didn't cause much of a stir.

After all, they had lost.

When you lose, you definitely have to pay a price in Blood. Many people understood this principle. Now, most of the Citizens only hoped that life could stabilize as soon as possible.

Regardless of who ruled this World.

Here in Special Zone No. 2, they finally began to aggressively plunder the various Resources of the Demon Slayer World.

First, ten Army Units, each ten thousand strong, were stationed in the top ten 'Great Powers' like John Bull Country, Hans Tiger Country, Gaul Rooster Country, White Head Eagle Country, White Elephant Country, Mengma Country, etc.

Their Mission was to ensure the basic Stability of social Order, confiscate the original military Weapons of these countries, and guard the major Navy Bases.

The duration was tentatively set for three years.

Immediately after, the World Government Branch dispatched two Administration Advisors to supervise post-war reconstruction and Reform the Police forces in various countries. Concurrently, they summoned representatives from the major Banks to discuss reforming and unifying the Currency.

At this time, the Otherworld Strategy Committee began to organize teams from the Mineral Resources Department and the Agriculture Department to head north into Mengma Country to mine the 'Scarlet Ore' and 'Scarlet Iron Sand' from 'Sun Mountain', as well as the 'Blue Spider Lily'.

The character (fēi - scarlet) indicates that these two Minerals are actually deep red rocks and iron sand. When Sunlight shines on them, they emit a faint red light.

In addition, there was the 'Wisteria Mountain' within Special Zone No. 2.

The 'Wisteria Flower' in this World was not an ordinary Wisteria Flower. Its fragrance could repel 'Man-Eating Demons'. If its petals were touched by a 'Man-Eating Demon', they would experience pain similar to an electric shock.

And the sap it secreted could temporarily suppress the 'Man-Eating Demon's Self-Healing Ability and produce a strong paralyzing Negative Effect.

If it could be further refined, it would yield 'Wisteria Poison', which could dissolve the 'Man-Eating Demon's Cells. A large amount of 'Wisteria Poison' was enough to completely dissolve an 'Upper Rank'.

After Experiments by the Biochemical Research Institute, it was discovered that this 'Wisteria Flower' also had a certain Effect on Kabaneri.

First, Kabaneri also disliked its fragrance. Smelling it would cause Symptoms of pain, and prolonged exposure could even lead to unconsciousness.

However, touching the petals did not produce a Touch Sensation similar to an electric shock, and the sap did not have a paralyzing Effect.

'Wisteria Poison' was somewhat interesting.

If applied externally to the Kabaneri Body Surface, it had no use at all. But if poured into their stomachs, it would cause strong stimulation to the entire nervous system as it was digested.

Initially, they would Scream and wail, becoming frantic, but their Strength and Speed would also increase significantly.

After about fifteen to twenty minutes, the nerves inside their Bodies would completely break. They wouldn't die, but they wouldn't be able to move either, meaning they would be paralyzed.

However, if Kabaneri were fed Human Blood daily, their Self-Healing Ability, which was much slower compared to 'Man-Eating Demons', would take Effect, and their nervous system would recover within half a month.

This phenomenon greatly interested Dr. Shouei.

After Research, he discovered that the reason 'Wisteria Flower' had no Effect on the Kabaneri Body Surface was because the High-Temperature Blood in the Kabaneri Blood Vessels scalded the sensory nerves on the skin surface.

If they didn't even have Pain Sensation, how could they feel paralysis?

But the Kabaneri's motor neurons were very developed, allowing them to exert the maximum Strength of their Bodies and do things like denting Steel Plates with their fists.

Through this discovery, Dr. Shouei created 'Wisteria Flower Mist' which could quickly knock out Kabaneri, and 'Wisteria Stimulant' which could temporarily enhance the Physical Ability of Kabaneri.

The former was mainly used in the Kabaneri Heart Membrane processing Factories, as a large number of live Kabaneri were held there. At the same time, it was prepared for the various Cities in the Kabaneri World just in case.

The latter was naturally provided to the Military.

Currently, many low-level Soldiers in the Army have applied to become Kabaneri.

Kabaneri possess Abilities such as 'disabling the Human Body Self-Protection Mechanism', 'healing severed limbs and restoring Physical Ability by sucking Blood', 'Hardened Heart Membrane', 'weak Pain Sensation', 'supernormal Sense of Smell', and 'Blood Virus infection transmission'.

This was just ordinary Kabaneri. If it was a 'Nue' Form Kabaneri, which is a Blue Light Heart Kabaneri, they would also gain three Superpowers: 'controlling Black Liquid Silk', 'Negative Mental Energy', and 'gathering nearby Kabaneri'.

The first Ability was not much different from the Ability of 'Marvel's Venom'.

Not only could it release highly viscous Strings, but it could also instantly Harden them into black Armor or Weapons, equivalent to a physical version of 'Armament Haki'.

The second Ability, besides being able to release high-Power Techniques like 'Energy Bullet' that could blow up a whole street, also allowed people to quickly Awaken Observation Haki. This was a special Observation Haki that included the Perception of Negative Emotions!

The last Ability seemed somewhat redundant, but if used well, the Effect was not small.

One could first 'create' a large number of Kabaneri using their own Blood, and then use 'Black Silk Thread' to attach them to their Body.

This way, they could transform into a giant 'Black Smoke'. If they didn't encounter powerful Cannon Fire bombardment, basically one person could destroy a City.

All these factors meant that for most Army Soldiers, becoming a Kabaneri was a very cost-effective direction for Enhancement, no matter how you looked at it.

And its Side Effect was that they had to live by sucking Human Blood.

Although some people found this to be a difficult price to accept, for those who Desired Strength and hoped to improve their survival rate on the Battlefield, it was just something they had to deal with.

Most importantly, the 'White Serum' developed by Dr. Shouei could now be mass-produced. Although the output was not large enough to form an assembly line, there were still dozens of bottles produced each month.

This guaranteed that they could return to being Normal Humans at any time.

Of course, White Serum also cost Currency, or could be exchanged for Military Merit. Ordinary Kabaneri only needed one bottle, but 'Nue' Form Kabaneri needed two bottles.

Before that, to become a 'Nue', you also needed a bottle of Black Blood, which was even more expensive than 'White Serum'!

Because one bottle of Black Blood required collecting the 'Heart Blood' of over a thousand Kabaneri!

This was also the main factor currently limiting the large-scale appearance of 'Nue' Form Kabaneri in the Military.

Biochemical Research Institute.

Dr. Shouei was in his Research Room. The bright eerie green light shone on his face, making the Atmosphere here seem very strange and terrifying.

Although this was just the basic style of this Research Institute, Director Fritz really liked this creepy green light.

"Finally successful! With this, I can definitely be promoted to Doctor at the Academy of Science!"

Dr. Shouei looked intently at the ordinary-looking black tight-fitting suit on the desk. Although he was called 'Doctor', his actual Rank was only Senior Researcher.

As an Otherworlder, he harbored the Ambition to make a name for himself on the World and also had an unyielding spirit.

In Dr. Shouei's view, although the Physical Ability of people in the Kabaneri World was very weak compared to World People, the structure of their Brains was the same.

In terms of Wisdom and IQ, the difference wouldn't be very large.

For Kabaneri World people, or rather, all Otherworlders whose Physique was inferior to World People, the best choice to compete with World People in the World Government was to follow the scientific Research route.

So he had always wanted to create a major Invention that would completely establish his Status in the Biochemical Research Institute, and even the entire Academy of Science.

This tight-fitting suit before him was it!

It was a 'Biological Protective Suit' made mainly from Kabaneri Heart Membrane, 'Nue's Black Silk Thread, and live 'Man-Eating Demon' Materials.

When a person wore it, the inner lining 'fabric' would produce dense small needles that would pierce the skin. There would be no Pain Sensation, just a few seconds of tingling.

Then, a small amount of Blood would be transported into the suit through these 'needles', giving its surface a Defense that was impervious to Weapons.

And when the Impact received reached a certain level, such as from a sniper Gun, black armor plates would instantly form to further enhance Protection.

If the suit was damaged, it could quickly return to its original state by splashing Blood on the surface; Animal Blood also worked.

At the same time, it had excellent fire resistance and insulation Functions.

However, it couldn't withstand large-scale Explosion attacks or overly powerful attacks.

In terms of comfort, because it was biological in nature, it had good breathability and tightness, and was thin and light enough to be used as underwear, without affecting movement at all.

"It's just a pity that the number of 'Man-Eating Demons' isn't large, making it impossible to mass-produce them all at once..."

Dr. Shouei sighed. He had not agreed with turning Muzan Kibutsuji into a 'perfect Superhuman' back then, because doing so meant he lost the Ability to continue creating 'Demons'.

The 'Man-Eating Demons' currently in the Biochemical Research Institute were all captured from that 'Wisteria Mountain', numbering around two hundred.

Without the 'Man-Eating Demon' Materials, the Defense Strength of this 'Kabaneri Battle Suit' would be reduced by several percent, and it would lose the function of rapid recovery by absorbing Blood.

Fortunately, as long as those 'Man-Eating Demons' had enough 'Food', they could regenerate no matter how they were sliced, which counted as a 'Renewable Resource'.

A month later, Dr. Shouei was successfully promoted to Doctor at the Academy of Science.

And in the Kabaneri processing Factories throughout the Kabaneri World, 'Kabaneri Biological Battle Suits' of various Sizes were being manufactured along assembly lines.

After they were packaged and placed into Iron boxes, they were transported by 'Iron-Armored Trains' to the Stag Star Gate Base where the World Government Branch was located. Then, the staff of the Otherworld Strategy Committee would inspect and disinfect them before they were transported through the Star Gate to the Sea Star Mainland.

Because the number of battle suits was still limited at this stage, they had to be allocated according to the quotas set by the Command Department, distributed among the Army, Marines, Air Force, Cipher Pol, and the Holy Land Guard.

(End of Chapter)