Chapter 667

One month later, at three in the morning, the lights in the [Gene Repair and Cellular Regeneration] lab still blazed brightly. Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on the young woman working intently at the microscope, their faces taut with tension. The isolated plant cells, when introduced to the blue reagent, began dividing slowly—until a new cell formed. Then came the next sample. With each new specimen Willow tested, the atmosphere in the lab grew heavier. Even Professor Grant couldn’t help clenching his fists, beads of sweat glistening on his forehead. The others were no better—their eyes practically bulging as if straining to see the results for themselves. Someone even muttered under their breath, "Why is Willow the only one handling the verification? We could help too!" Professor Grant said nothing and didn’t change his mind. Of course he knew why. The existence of the high-purity mutated well water was a secret known only to him and Willow. And only she had observed ho