Chapter 95

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The research on "Black Water" officially began when the construction of the Ark battleship was nearing its end.

The research direction was simple: to use various animals, including artificial humans and clones, as "lab rats" to see if it was possible to breed stronger Xenomorphs.

Actually, the Xenomorph that appeared at the end of "Prometheus" is not the ancestor of the Xenomorphs as some people think.

If you watch the movie carefully, you should easily notice that when the female protagonist and her team first enter the hall with many containers of Black Water, there is a mural on one wall depicting the form of a Xenomorph in relief.

Then, when the two male expedition members get lost and can't leave the "mound," they accidentally discover a pile of Engineer corpses, all of which have large holes torn through their chests from the inside out.

This clearly resembles the damage caused by Xenomorphs when they burst out of their hosts in the "Alien" series, also proving why only one Engineer survived.

Charlie Holloway was deceived by the android David into drinking wine containing a drop of Black Water, and then had intercourse with the female protagonist, impregnating her with a proto-embryo.

This proto-embryo quickly grew into a "squid monster" with ten tentacles, which then parasitized the only surviving Engineer, ultimately giving birth to a Xenomorph officially named Deacon.

Deacon, translated, means Deacon or Acolyte, and also has the meaning of a newborn calf, commonly known as the Little Blue Monster.

Deacon is a species created by the Engineers on the LV-223 planet (LV-426 in "Alien 1-2") that resembles Xenomorphs (the species in the "Alien" series, including the Queen). It is speculated that it was "used as a weapon but accidentally turned against the Engineers."

This creature shares many similarities with Xenomorphs but has more human-like teeth in its upper jaw, an extended upper and lower jaw, blue skin, and an upright bipedal posture.

The Xenomorph is called "Deacon" because its head looks like a bishop's mitre, the pointed hat worn by Christian deacons.

Its head shape is different from that of a Xenomorph, and it uses a sharp, shark-like head to break free from its host rather than simply biting or piercing the chest.

Due to its similarity to Xenomorphs, Deacon could be a branch or a different species, but it is definitely not the so-called ancestor, Queen, or Mother of Xenomorphs.

With the example of the proto-embryo from the original plot, Liu Ruian naturally didn't waste time. He immediately had the Starling select several elite artificial humans to complete the process and successfully obtained a batch of proto-embryos.

Of course, the artificial humans were not abandoned. The female was promptly treated, and even the males infected by Black Water successfully had their consciousness transferred to the quantum network.

The infected bodies, however, were subjected to true slice-and-dice research.

With the proto-embryos, the next step in the experiments was to wait for the embryos to grow and then parasitize them in different organisms.

In addition to artificial humans and clones, various animals were also prepared for this purpose.

The experimental process, entirely operated by intelligent mechanical bodies, was indeed smooth and safe, but the results did not satisfy Liu Ruian.

Liu Ruian was not concerned with how many types of Xenomorphs Black Water could create; he was more interested in how to gain control over these Xenomorphs.

In Liu Ruian's view, the true value of Xenomorphs lies in two points: one is their ability to continuously absorb beneficial genes through parasitism to evolve.

The other is their hive-like social structure, where all Xenomorphs unconditionally obey the Queen, an instinct.

Liu Ruian's original idea was to use Black Water and corresponding biotechnology to breed a biological weapon or a new biological type that would completely obey him.

However, after various types of Xenomorphs, including Deacon, were bred, Liu Ruian found that these Xenomorphs did not develop a hive-like social consciousness.

On the contrary, the Xenomorphs bred from hosts with low aggression, such as pigs, cows, and sheep, were attacked by those bred from more aggressive hosts like lions, tigers, and leopards.

Interestingly, if the host was a goose, the Xenomorph would treat the first living thing it saw as its mother.

If the host was a dog, the Xenomorph would fetch sticks.

Seeing the bizarre and terrifying Xenomorph dog lying in front of him, wagging its tail and sticking out its tongue, Liu Ruian was speechless.

"Damn it, I need a biological weapon for combat, not a pet that's good at being cute!!"

Fortunately, the research on Black Water was not without progress. Although the Xenomorph Queen was not bred, after parasitizing highly aggressive organisms, Liu Ruian obtained several Xenomorph species with excellent combat capabilities.

Among these, the Xenomorphs bred from the clones of Thor and his team had the highest combat power.

Fortunately, safety measures were already in place during the research. All personnel had moved to the spaceship orbiting LV-223 when studying Black Water.

When the most combat-capable Xenomorph species was bred, it accidentally destroyed the laboratory on LV-223.

Not only did it destroy the laboratory, but the Xenomorphs bred from ordinary, non-aggressive hosts were directly eaten by this "Aesir" Xenomorph.

It had to be admitted that the Aesir genes were indeed powerful, allowing them to thrive in the harsh environment of LV-223.

As the saying goes, "If you try to plant flowers, they won't bloom; if you plant willows without intention, they will grow."

Liu Ruian was initially disappointed that he couldn't breed a Xenomorph Queen, but after the other Xenomorph species were eaten, the "Aesir" Xenomorphs began to reproduce on their own.

It was unclear whether it was due to the Aesir genes or the genes absorbed from other hosts, but this Xenomorph species reproduced very quickly.

Liu Ruian had to use biological means to breed more "food" to supplement the "nutrition" of the "Aesir" Xenomorphs. The mating scenes of the Xenomorphs were also extremely graphic.

Seeing that he couldn't breed the Xenomorph Queen from "Alien" or "Aliens vs. Predator" for the time being, Liu Ruian decided to focus on the "Aesir" Xenomorphs.

If he wasn't afraid that they would evolve too quickly and get out of his control, Liu Ruian would have added the genes of the Hulk and Kryptonians, which would make the Xenomorphs even more formidable.

With the deadline for his穿越 (time travel) approaching, Liu Ruian knew that the "Aesir" Xenomorphs on LV-223 would need more time to yield more research results.

He didn't stay any longer and divided his forces into two groups.

One group remained on LV-223 to continue breeding and researching the "Aesir" Xenomorphs, while the other group boarded the Ark battleship and headed for Earth.

Considering the tedious nature of the research, Liu Ruian was smart enough not to stay and breed those bizarre and terrifying "Aesir" Xenomorphs.

Thanks to the Kryptonian hyperspace engine, the return journey was much faster than the trip there.

So fast that Liu Ruian hadn't even finished his intimate moment with Meredith Vickers when the Ark battleship appeared in the space between Earth and the Moon in the "Prometheus" world.

With Liu Ruian as his backing, Peter Weyland's return was quite high-profile.

The one-kilometer-long Ark battleship immediately drew the strong attention of several major countries on Earth.

Fortunately, Weyland Corp was quite famous at this time, and while few people knew the true purpose of the Prometheus mission to the alien planet, the surface exploration mission was well-known.

When the Starling promptly integrated into the human network system and allowed Peter Weyland to contact other directors and executives of his company, as well as relevant government departments, there was no news of an alien invasion.

Liu Ruian didn't care at all about how Peter Weyland would explain the Ark battleship to his subordinates, partners, and the government.

After handing over the "trivial matters" to the Starling and Peter Weyland, Liu Ruian took the genetically modified Meredith Vickers, who looked younger and more beautiful with a better figure, and began to enjoy his time on Earth in this world.

Of course, while enjoying himself, he didn't forget to collect the technology of this world, even though much of it was not advanced, it was perfect for improving the human technology tree in the Starling's database.

Liu Ruian wouldn't be as "friendly" to Earth in the "Prometheus" world as he was in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Although he wouldn't use brutal and bloody methods to achieve his goals, using Weyland Corp to integrate human technological civilization wasn't much better.

Fortunately, Liu Ruian didn't have to do these things himself, and even if many people died as a result, he wouldn't feel guilty.

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