Chapter 79
: Pokémon cell breeding will yield eggs, which is reasonable.
Natsuno's question went unanswered; Anthony simply reminded him to observe carefully.
A few minutes later, Natsuno felt an extremely subtle tremor in the culture medium, as if something had changed.
Soon, several devices around the incubation chamber started up, and text began to appear on the screen.
Energy output in progress...
Energy fluctuations, in various colors, are visible to the naked eye within the incubation chamber.
The input of energy seemed to greatly accelerate a certain process, but within minutes, new changes occurred.
A sesame-sized substance suddenly appeared in the clear nutrient solution, and its volume is rapidly increasing.
This seemingly spontaneous change greatly surprised Natsuno.
Even Xia Bo, who had only just arrived and knew nothing about the specifics, stared wide-eyed, completely absorbed.
As the volume increases, the substance can be seen to take on a whitish-yellow color.
As time progressed, the energy output began to increase, and the internal changes became faster.
Twenty minutes later, the contents inside began to take shape.
An egg that is white with a yellowish tinge and decorated with a ring of blue tentacle-like patterns at the bottom.
Five minutes later, the machine gradually stopped running, and the egg was fully formed.
Suddenly, a mechanical mechanism popped out from the side, sucked the egg away, and disappeared into the structure on the right.
With a "whoosh," a hatch opened, and an incubation device popped out, inside which was the egg.
Natsuno blinked and removed the incubation device.
After thinking for a moment, I pressed the button to turn on the device and carefully reached out to touch it.
Standing beside him, Xia Bo, who was also eager to try it out, also took a look and exclaimed in amazement.
A hard eggshell, yes, it's definitely real.
So, Pokémon bred through genetic engineering can also produce eggs!
That makes sense. The reproductive methods of organisms are probably written in their genetic code. Egg-laying organisms will produce eggs, which is quite reasonable.
Natsuno touched it a few more times, and finally reluctantly closed the incubation device again.
"This is the surprise? It really is a surprise!"
Natsuno's expression made Anthony smile mysteriously again, and he shook his head repeatedly.
Even Daigo started to smile: "Why don't we guess again?"
Looking at the two of them with their sweet smiles, Natsuno really wanted to yell at the riddle-solving guy and kick him out.
Unfortunately, he couldn't scold it. He pondered the egg in his hand and asked, "By the way, what Pokémon's egg is this?"
Anthony's smile remained unchanged: "Guess again?"
Guessing again? What a load of rubbish!
Xia Ye walked back to the central control computer and began to check the information.
Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the database only stored one type of gene information, and the name was the default "Gene Information 1".
6. Who is it that didn't even label the data they entered? That's so careless! You're fired!
Natsuno turned her head and saw that Anthony and Daigo still had those enigmatic smiles, and rolled her eyes.
But Blair was staring blankly at the yellow fragments on the table next to him, and then went up to examine them carefully.
Natsuno followed Xia Bo's gaze to the yellow fragments, which seemed very familiar.
This color, this shape, it looks like... amber?
Wait, amber?
Natsuno suddenly shuddered!
He glanced at the pile of amber fragments on the table, then at the egg.
Considering the mysterious smiles on Anthony's and his companion's faces, a guess arose.
His voice rose two octaves involuntarily: "This is gene extracted from amber? Genes from an ancient Pokémon?"
Anthony smiled and looked at Daigo: "See? I told you this kid could guess it."
The two nodded simultaneously, confirming Natsuno's guess.
"So, what is the surprise of his Flaming Horse?"
"The surprise is, you guys managed to revive and cultivate the genes inside the amber in just one night?!"
Anthony laughed: "That's right, so if you ask us what specific Pokémon it is, none of us know."
"After all, it was early morning, and the experiment was using the genes from this amber, and the egg was still incubating."
"We've compared all known Pokémon eggs, and none of the patterns match."
"This means it must be an ancient, extinct Pokémon!"
"Congratulations, Natsuno! The Ancient Pokémon revival project has taken a major step forward!"
At this moment, the system in Natsuno's mind popped up again.
[Ding, mission progress updated]
[An important branch of fossil revival technology—amber gene restoration and cultivation—has been achieved, and points will continue to be awarded.]
Natsuno couldn't care less about the system popping up to make its presence known at this moment.
My heart felt like a spice jar had been overturned, with all sorts of flavors surging together, and my heart was racing.
He pinched his arm, somewhat incredulous: "It really worked?"
All three of them showed congratulatory expressions and applauded Natsuno: "That's right, it's true."
Natsuno's eyes suddenly lit up: "Daigo, did you take any photos? If not, hurry up and take some! It's very important!"
Daigo's answer surprised him: "Yes, but I'm still missing a photo of us together."
At this moment, Anthony took out another incubation device containing the same type of egg from a corner of the laboratory.
Daigo had already asked someone to bring a camera.
The group took a group photo with smiling faces around the two eggs, which unsurprisingly made it into textbooks in the future.
It was only then that Xia Ye remembered to ask Anthony some key questions.
"Didn't the gene fragments inside naturally degrade and break down?"
"Yes, so a lot of gene fragments were entered into the database, which took a long time."
Natsuno nodded: That's right. Even if amber solidifies, it's only the solidification of the most superficial structure.
It is normal for gene fragments, which are ultra-microscopic structures, to break down.
Then Natsuno was confused: "So you guys pieced together the genes in one night? That's amazing?"
Anthony shook his head repeatedly: "That's impossible. Even if the computer has enough computing power, there's a lack of data samples."
"How can you possibly rebuild a completed building in just one night after it's been smashed to pieces?"
Anthony gave a sly smile: "So I tried to use a shortcut."
Natsuno's eyes widened: "Is this some kind of shortcut?"
Anthony stroked his beard: "It's really just a guess. I guess I got lucky."
"By injecting those gene fragments into enucleated Pokémon breeding cells, the genes were actually activated and began to function."
"However, it requires Pokémon cells that have the same type as the Pokémon corresponding to this gene."
"We tried it and found that this gene reacts with the reproductive cells of Water-type Pokémon."
"But I didn't try the other attributes, I only tried fire, grass and water, and I figured it out on the third try."
Xia Ye nodded, feeling a sense of familiarity with the operation: How come it's somewhat similar to the cloning technology on Earth?
Anthony continued, pulling up several photos of fossils on his computer.
"Based on their attributes, a total of 5 extinct Pokémon fossils can be found in Kanto."
"Apart from pterosaurs, the other four species are presumed to have water attributes based on environmental and other factors."
"So in the end, we still have to wait until it hatches to determine what kind of Pokémon it is."
Anthony patted Xia Ye on the shoulder, who was thinking and suddenly realized what was going on.
"Since this method can be used to extract genes from amber, has it been tried on fossils?"