Although Parasitic Micro-Insect can perform similar healing functions, it has significant limitations.
First, Parasitic Micro-Insect is extremely dangerous to anyone other than Miki.
Under Miki's absolute control, it's fine; it can execute tasks according to Miki's preset instructions.
However, it cannot cope with unexpected events outside of those preset instructions.
For example, new types of mutated viruses and bacteria.
Viruses and bacteria are constantly evolving, so Parasitic Micro-Insect needs to identify them, and Miki's first task is to be able to identify these things herself.
She needs to mark them as targets for attack.
This means constantly updating Parasitic Micro-Insect's data in real-time.
One person doing this is manageable, but with more people, Miki would have no time for anything else.
Additionally, the human body is very clever; some people's internal cells are more intelligent than the person themselves.
It follows a special system mechanism, which leads to many miraculous phenomena.
Within the human body, Parasitic Micro-Insect is an outsider, and the body will spontaneously attack Parasitic Micro-Insect.
Even if it's just sending them to their death.
If pushed too hard, the human body can do anything.
It might not be able to kill Parasitic Micro-Insect, but it can kill itself.
Allowing Parasitic Micro-Insect to stay in the human body for a long time, even if it does nothing, can kill a person.
The body will continuously send white blood cells to their deaths, leading to a cytokine storm.
It doesn't matter what the person themselves wants.
Therefore, Parasitic Micro-Insect needs to be maintained at a subtle level and prevented from being recognized by the human immune system.
Shan Zi's immune system is in a paralyzed state, so Parasitic Micro-Insect can just fill this void.
There is no need to worry about such things happening.
But it doesn't work in other human bodies.
If the number of Parasitic Micro-Insect inside the body is too high, a person will kick the bucket over time; if the number is too low, not only will it fail to perform various tasks, but it will also cause another problem.
Even if it evades the body's clearance mechanism, it cannot remain in the body for a long time; it will naturally be expelled from the body through the circulatory system.
This time, under natural circumstances without Miki's intervention, is six hours.
Meaning it cannot remain in the body for an extended period.
In other words, whether it's Parasitic Micro-Insect or Flamebug, all these Insects need to be upgraded.
Among them, Parasitic Micro-Insect has the highest development potential.
Compared to the nanobot swarm in a certain movie that can devour any metal, Parasitic Micro-Insect is far from achieving that.
That kind of swarm is a machine based on powerful precision engineering, while Parasitic Micro-Insect is a carbon-based life and cannot absorb metal.
To achieve this, the difficulty is not as simple as interspecies gene transplantation.
All life essentially comes from an original gene.
And that kind of nano-mechanical swarm, or rather, metal, has no genes.
Only structure.
Which is atomic.
How to transform Parasitic Micro-Insect into metal, Miki currently has no way.
Perhaps it could rely on a Bloodline Limit?
This is one way.
In nature, there are lives that can utilize metal, but they only stop at the point of utilization and cannot be considered metal life.
This is also a way.
But it's merely the exoskeleton being metalized; the internal operations are still that of life.
However, transforming it into Chakra seems achievable.
And the prospects are vast.
Through years of use, Miki discovered that what Parasitic Micro-Insect truly excels at is not the destruction of human cells.
But rather the destruction of the stable structure of ordinary elemental Chakra.
That is, the decomposition and consumption of Barriers and seals.
And Flamebug are the cornerstone of thermal energy absorption.
All in all, there are mountains of things to do.
However, before that, there is an unfinished task to continue.
"What is this?" Orochimaru's face had deep dark circles, which even the applied purple eyeshadow couldn't cover; the faded eyeshadow hadn't been reapplied in a long time, and he looked so busy he hadn't even had time to wash his face.
His face was as pale as if he had a severe, terminal illness.
He's not going to die soon, is he?
This guy…
He's truly satisfying.
Miki turned to look at Orochimaru.
"How unusual, you finally decided to come out?"
"I heard you were back," Orochimaru said, rubbing his hands.
He doesn't even know when I came back.
Miki looked at Orochimaru's chest.
It seemed a little bigger.
"Hmm? Is something wrong?"
"Well, I heard you paid White Fang-senpai," Orochimaru said, rubbing his hands awkwardly.
"That's true," Miki said.
"Then, what about me?" Orochimaru asked expectantly.
His savings were all gone, and he didn't want to go out and take missions to earn money.
It was a complete waste of time.
"About that…" Miki said, "Not to mention the equipment usage fees, recently, you've been using my equipment and materials to develop your own Ninjutsu, things unrelated to work. How should this money be calculated?"
"This…" Orochimaru looked at Miki awkwardly.
I just don't have money!!!
"You still want a salary? It's already a great mercy that I haven't asked you for money, Orochimaru!" Miki looked at Orochimaru, crossed her legs, and said, "White Fang is just a janitor. How dare you compare yourself to him? Tell me, since you came here, how many times have you cleaned, and how many times have you followed safety regulations? I think you really want me to bury you in a mountain of shit!!!"
He cleaned once, the very first time.
Compliance with safety regulations was zero.
To the side, hearing the commotion, a bored White Fang watched the show, holding a mop.
"I'm very sorry!" Orochimaru said, but he would dare to do it again next time.
Miki didn't listen to such insincere apologies.
Miki said, "You want money, huh?"
Seeing a turn for the better, Orochimaru nodded repeatedly, looking eagerly at Miki.
"It's not impossible," Miki said. "What do you need the money for?"
"To buy some research materials," Orochimaru said.
That's it?
"Give me a list, and I'll have someone take care of it," Miki said casually, watching Orochimaru to see what kind of nonsense he would come up with.
This…
Orochimaru was speechless for a moment.
"I want to buy some clothes…" Orochimaru said.
Underwear and such…
"I'm telling you, is it so hard to take your medicine on time?" Miki said.
Taking medicine isn't hard; the problem is doing it on time.
Once engrossed, Orochimaru would only remember such things much later.
Therefore, the effect would rebound.
After several such instances, Orochimaru numbly gave up.
"The effect needs to be maintained by medicine, which is too troublesome," Orochimaru said. "It's better to solve the problem once and for all from the root."
"Good idea," Miki probed. "By the way, do you no longer care about your own gender?"
"How could I not care?" Orochimaru said. "I'll solve this minor problem later; there's no need to worry."
"Suit yourself," Miki said. He was still a normal person, just weighing the urgency of problems.
This guy has the potential of a mad scientist; I need to keep a close eye on him to prevent him from becoming completely abnormal.
After all, he's a useful tool.
Miki didn't want him to grow wings and fly away.
So, dare to fly?
I'll break your wings!
"Is a hundred thousand ryo enough?" This guy didn't have a mistress to hide, so there was no need to give him too much, Miki asked.
"Enough! Enough!" Orochimaru exclaimed with delight.
Doesn't he want to reapply his eyeshadow?
The problem is he has no money!
"Then, I'll give you a new task. I see you're quite idle," Miki said. "Your use of Shadow Clone has improved greatly."
Orochimaru's face darkened.
"What task?"
"Cloning," Miki said.
Hearing this, Orochimaru's face showed pain.
He had to learn a lot of knowledge again.
But this was Orochimaru's old specialty.
Although he hadn't started related research yet.
Now, in the study of genetic sequencing, Orochimaru had just gotten started, had a foundation, and was progressing well.
It was time to make a cut.
And the task Miki wanted to complete was not this.
But rather, Ninja World exploration.
That is, the exploration and discovery of new species.
"No problem!" Orochimaru forced a smile. "Leave it to me!"
"You can entrust everything to me!!!"
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