Miki didn't care what the other Villages thought; after returning, she immediately threw herself into new research and development.
For Miki, this was quite an interesting endeavor, and she didn't find it hard work at all.
Except for Orochimaru's work.
First, let's tally the gains.
There were three Corpse Bone Pulse subjects, five Ice Release subjects, one natural Sage Body, one Dual Demon's Merit Bloodline Limit, one Red Eye Bloodline Limit, one Water Release Secret Art subject, one highly beast-transformed Tiger Whale Girl subject, one weaponized living Samehada, and several other ordinary experimental subjects.
Among them, the Tiger Whale Girl, Samehada, Water Release, Corpse Bone Pulse, Dual Demon's Merit, and Ice Release all had living subjects.
Next was to conduct infection experiments on people.
The experimental location was not in the previous laboratory.
It was better if fewer people knew about such things.
Miki didn't care about worldly opinions, but if she didn't want to end up like the future Orochimaru, it was better to be a bit more restrained.
Being driven out of the Village like that was truly both pathetic and comical.
Before starting the experiments, Miki first had to draft several experimental plans.
One was the Ninja Prosthetic Arm; this was the name given to White Fang, but Miki actually called it Power Armor.
This was what Miki defined as a Super Organism.
A symbiotic super tool life form.
The thing covering Insect Sister's body.
This item was already on the development list, and the chimera experiments were a branch of this plan.
Miki could currently create the same thing, but also couldn't.
The reason for the failure was simple.
The Queen's body wasn't large enough to produce Insects eggs of Insect Sister's specifications.
That is, she had the technical capability, but not the equipment suitable for production at that scale.
There was also a serious problem: the human body's rejection reaction and nerve connection.
Ideally, these types of Insects must be completely subservient to the host's control; otherwise, they would only take over, like parasitic beasts controlling their hosts.
Therefore, their low intelligence was inevitable.
And the Dual Demon's Merit Bloodline Limit could effectively solve both of these troublesome problems at once.
This made Miki value it highly.
The second was the ongoing development of new types of Insects.
This work could only be mass-produced, then observed for selection, and then subjected to generational breeding.
It had always been done this way and would take a lot of time.
In addition, the Summer Red Soldier had to be upgraded.
The upgrade mainly focused on increasing its size and enhancing its environmental tolerance.
Increased size meant more Chakra, which would lead to stronger Exploding Tag power. Environmental tolerance would enable it to cope with more severe weather conditions and conduct more rigorous and complex extreme environment operations.
For the former, the size could be increased through generational breeding without introducing genes from other species, which would lead to uncontrolled mutations.
In each generation of Summer Red Soldier, there were always a few individuals larger than their peers. Selecting them for breeding and inheriting this genetic trait generation after generation would naturally increase their size.
But there was a limit.
Miki's Summer Red Soldier generally had a body length of 3.5 centimeters, while the largest dragonfly in nature was about nineteen centimeters, called a giant dragonfly.
Approximately the size of a size thirty-one shoe.
When flying, it rumbled like a bomber.
This size was already large enough; in theoretical calculations, its Exploding Tag power was about twice that of a normal Exploding Tag.
And it would be very difficult to break through to a larger size after that, unless the body structure and system were completely reformed.
Moreover, it wasn't necessary.
Therefore, Miki designed three models for the Summer Red Soldier.
Namely, small Summer Red Soldier, medium Summer Red Soldier, and large Summer Red Soldier.
To improve tolerance, it was necessary to mix in genes from other species for optimization.
Looking at nature, the strongest king with tenacious vitality was the tardigrade.
These tiny little guys were ubiquitous, but Miki didn't plan to use their genes.
The tardigrade's environmental tolerance was extremely abnormal, but this abnormality was based on a mode called cryptobiosis.
When the environment became too harsh, it would stop activity and enter a cryptobiotic state.
This was not suitable for the Summer Red Soldier.
The Summer Red Soldier had to perform missions; if it stopped working in harsh environments, it wouldn't do.
So, Miki's choice was the cockroach.
In terms of tenacious vitality, the performance of this guy's life force was sufficiently brutal.
It possessed various incredible survival abilities.
This guy had special detoxification genes, allowing it to eat anything.
This was the point Miki valued most.
The Summer Red Soldier could carry out long-range assault missions; seemingly powerful, it actually had its weaknesses.
Once it started moving, it required a large amount of energy, and although it didn't need fuel, it did need to eat.
Once it became hungry to a certain extent, it would be unable to move and perform missions.
The cockroach's ability would enable the Summer Red Soldier to resupply well, increasing its endurance.
Not to mention, cockroaches were masters of enduring hunger, lasting at least one month and up to three months without food.
Their vitality was extremely tenacious, and they were resistant to both high and low temperatures.
They could survive unharmed in environments from seventy degrees Celsius down to five degrees Celsius.
This upgrade work was a major project; first, Miki had to select an extremely excellent cockroach species.
This would require extensive comparative testing.
However, Miki currently lacked a powerful insect that could definitively decide the outcome.
That is, one that would be invincible once released.
But this was very difficult.
Regarding new types of Insects, Miki had some plans.
Temporarily named Spring Thunder Cannon and Autumn Tiger Elephant.
Miki was a little troubled that the seasonal names were running out, but there were still three names left from Chinese chess: Horse, Advisor, and General.
Among them, Miki decided to reserve General for the coolest, strongest, and most handsome Insects.
At the same time, Miki also had to develop a type of Insects suitable for detaining prisoners.
Keeping them locked in a Barrier wasn't a permanent solution.
The prisoners' mental state wasn't very good; they were going to die anyway, so there was no need to torture them.
And some people had already started trying to commit suicide.
This wouldn't do.
They were so hard to capture.
It was foreseeable that there would be no such opportunities for some time in the future.
Or perhaps not until the Shinobi World War.
Therefore, they had to be cherished and used carefully.
Meaning, don't kill them all at once.
Although there were no opportunities, these subjects were already enough for Miki to thoroughly digest for a period of time.
Any more and there wouldn't be enough time for research and development.
Time was too short.
Although Insects's parasitism could temporarily control the subjects through pain.
But that referred to those who still had the will to live.
Once they transformed into despairing individuals with a death wish.
This method wouldn't be very effective.
Miki needed a type of parasite that could control and influence the host's thoughts and actions.
And there was no clue in this regard yet.
Although pheromones could be used.
But pheromones were subtle, and their effect was not strong enough to deceive human consciousness.
The discrepancy between reality and sensory input would create a severe sense of incongruity, and the brain would judge this phenomenon and realize the falsity.
It would only increase the target's psychological pressure.
And produce a series of subsequent physical reactions.
Meaning, gradual weakening.
The Insects Miki wanted to develop.
Although it was a type of controlling internal parasite, it was also a type of medical Insects.
Meaning, regulating and managing human health and preventing and monitoring diseases.
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