Chapter 57: As You Will

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Some things are not about whether you dare to do them, but whether you are able to do them.

Of course, this also depends on one’s “foundation.”

Without access to the data from the various biological research labs above, without absolute resource support, and without the supercomputer’s genetic projection calculations,

it would have been very difficult for Meng Fan to create such a “Chaos” on his own.

The environmental adaptability of the tardigrade, the immortality through division of the flatworm, the feeding variability of the leech-shaped rotifer, the cyclical immortality of the lighthouse jellyfish, the exoskeleton of the ironclad beetle, the special muscle structure of the ant...

All these together form Chaos, the root-level Experiment No. 1.

Indeed,

Chaos could also be called: the Ultimate Being!

Thanks to a special type of cell within Chaos that can freely produce and break down growth-inhibiting genes in its body.

Growth-inhibiting genes are those that suppress cell growth, regulating growth within an organism. Without these genes, growth tends to proceed unchecked, leading to enormous sizes.

Chaos’s ability allows it to regulate its own body size precisely.

This was what Meng Fan, aided by the supercomputer and laboratory data, had figured out in less than a month.

Previously, he only knew the “size transformation” technique of the flower fox sable superficially, without understanding its true mechanism. But his foundational knowledge, combined with the supercomputer’s projections based on the Beast Assembly Method, allowed him to perfect the fundamental origins.

In other words, with this technology, Meng Fan could grant any creature in his possession the power of “size manipulation,” though with limitations.

First, the body must have a robust nature, grounded in the transplantation of extreme biological genes like those of the tardigrade, to make this possible.

Moreover, the power of size manipulation is not truly unlimited; in nature, physical constraints limit the size of organisms.

For instance, an excessively large body makes it difficult for animals to support their own weight, slows movement, and increases energy consumption.

Even the modified Chaos, with its extraordinarily powerful body, must maintain its size within limits to ensure defense and overall coordination.

According to Meng Fan’s research, the maximum size is best kept at the form seen by others, while the minimum size can shrink to that of an original tardigrade.

As for changes in body mass, the Beast Assembly Method also provides relevant descriptions.

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During the shrinking process, the exotic beast’s body transforms into a specific innate vital energy and life force common to the “Three Treasures of Essence, Energy, and Spirit,” stored within its cells.

Thus, as described, exotic beasts can recover slowly from mortal wounds by shrinking their bodies.

This seems more like an instinct, or rather an innate divine ability; similar to the tardigrade’s ability to contract itself. It possesses this power but cannot freely manipulate the innate vital energy for other purposes.

From another perspective, the limitation on the body not growing larger is due to insufficient physical strength. If other genes were introduced, akin to those of mythical creatures, and Chaos’s body strength were sufficient after transformation, then becoming larger would not be impossible.

Perhaps then it would not be an exaggeration to call it “Law Overheaven and Earth.”

Chaos’s potential is undoubtedly immense.

Most precious is Chaos’s ability to arbitrarily adjust about ten percent of its genetic makeup, symbolizing its resistance to genetic collapse.

This represents enormous manipulability!

In the evolutionary history of all organisms, their traits are the result of countless evolutionary steps, each composed of millions of minor mutations.

The ten percent genetic variability can produce countless differences, allowing Meng Fan to engineer tens of thousands of different species.

Thus, the name Chaos is truly fitting.

If one were to find an equivalent creature, it would be Mew from the Pokémon world, since Mew contains the genes of all Pokémon and is the origin of their species.

However, Mew created the Pokémon era.

Meng Fan, with Chaos, can create an era akin to that of the Classic Mountains and Seas.

Now, Meng Fan holds a key opening the door to a new world; what lies beyond—paradise or hell—depends entirely on his choices.

Most importantly, the authorities have lifted restrictions on Meng Fan and are fully supporting his endeavors, something even he did not anticipate.

Perhaps it is because of the existence of Dragon Tooth Rice that they see some hope, or maybe for other reasons.

Thinking of this, Meng Fan could not help but smile and shake his head.

He was still influenced by his past life’s ideology—open-minded in thought but conservative in action—far less so than those above who were conservative in thought but open in action.

[Root Entity No. 1: Chaos.]

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[Root carrier, non-exceptional being, not endowed with extraordinary traits…]

[Next plan: Forge a god…]

After organizing the documents, Meng Fan frowned slightly as he examined the data.

Regarding experimental data, the higher-ups could intervene and recruit in the ordinary world to supplement his research, but how to endow Chaos with innate vital energy was something he had to explore himself.

Moreover, Chaos is an organism with relatively low intelligence, and acquiring vital energy is not easy.

Of course, Meng Fan could grant it an extraordinary brain, but he had reservations about his own creation.

If Chaos were given an extraordinary brain, it would become a perfect organism; the greater the intelligence, the harder it would be to control.

What he wanted was a “biological weapon,” a double-edged sword, so it must not turn against its master!

In fact, the description of the flower fox sable as a “living treasure” in the Investiture of the Gods also reflects the true attitude of biologists toward their beast companions.

Chaos in its current form was just right.

Meng Fan glanced at the black mass clinging sleepily to his shoulder and chuckled, “Don’t you agree, Chaos?”

“Ying~”

Chaos opened a thumb-sized mouth and let out a soft sound, somehow endearingly ugly.

Meng Fan put down the documents, massaged his temples, and pulled out another file from the mountain-like pile beside him.

It was titled: “139th Division Future Organizational Structure Planning and Responsibilities.”

Opening it revealed clear diagrams: at the top was the General Command, beneath which were sixteen subordinate branches.

Among these sixteen, six were direct departments known as the Six Divisions; on the left and right sides, five subordinate units each, collectively known as the Ten Departments.

“Next, arrangements must be made.”