Chapter 381: Chapter 317: One of a Kind, Visiting Mom
The assistant fled.
He left the gene lab under the complicated gazes of a group of researchers.
Meanwhile, Wu Qingjing took a deep breath. He could already tell that Gao Neng was dead set on buying the gene weapon.
"Vice Team Leader Liang, what are your thoughts?" Wu Qingjing asked, looking at Liang Qi.
"I have none. Gao Neng is right. The gene weapon can only be researched further in his hands. I approve of Gao Neng purchasing the gene weapon," Liang Qi said directly.
"And... Vice Team Leader Lan?" Wu Qingjing turned to Lan Ruohua.
"I agree as well." Lan Ruohua, naturally, had no objections.
"Hmm, since everyone agrees the gene weapon would be better researched in Gao Neng’s hands, then as someone here to help things along, I can only respect your consensus." Wu Qingjing finally nodded.
Liang Qi, however, turned his head aside and sighed inwardly. ’An old fox is an old fox. I’ve lost to Wu Qingjing again.’
And the root of it, once again, was Gao Neng.
Losing two battles in a row.
Liang Qi felt awful.
But what he was more curious about now was what method Gao Neng had used to create this Tier-7 gene weapon in just fifteen days. And what kind of "surgery" had he performed to allow the gene weapon to master Gao Neng’s fighting style in such a short time?
After all, none of it seemed very scientific.
Gao Neng naturally saw through Wu Qingjing’s and Liang Qi’s thoughts.
As researchers, it would be a lie to say they weren’t curious about a "new technology."
And now that he had achieved his goal, there was no need to keep hiding the details of his "little surgery."
Of course, with how things had progressed, he could have played dirty and made the Alliance give him the gene weapon for free.
But he didn’t want to do that.
Because he had money!
Besides, if it were a gift, ownership of the gene weapon would still belong to the Alliance, which would inevitably lead to some trouble down the line.
"Thank you, Teacher Wu, Vice Team Leader Liang, and Aunt Lan. Well then, I suppose I’ll reluctantly agree to buy this gene weapon?" Gao Neng said with a smile.
"Yes, go ahead and buy it." Wu Qingjing sounded a little helpless.
"Then, about the price..."
"Where’s the cost accountant?" Wu Qingjing turned and asked.
A researcher immediately came over.
"According to the contract, it’s a 20% discount! For the fifteen-day period, I’ve done a rough calculation. The material costs should be around sixty million, and adding the equipment usage costs over that time, the total cost price is about eighty million. With the 20% discount, if Vice Team Leader Gao wishes to purchase it, the total payment required is sixty-four million!" the researcher quickly replied.
"So chea—" Liang Qi’s throat felt a little dry. He forced himself to swallow the last syllable and keep a smile on his face.
But inwardly, he really wanted to curse someone out.
’A Tier-7 gene weapon?’
’Bought for just sixty-four million?’
’This is basically a damn robbery!’
However, the fact that Gao Neng had managed to create a Tier-7 gene weapon with a cost of only eighty million still shocked him to the core.
In fact, it wasn’t just him; Wu Qingjing was also rather shocked.
’A cost of eighty million?!’
A question Gao Neng had once asked him suddenly came to mind: If the success rate for a gene weapon was 100%, what would the cost be?
At the time, he had given an estimate of one to two hundred million.
But thinking about it now...
’Damn it, had this kid calculated it all from the beginning?!’
"Sixty-four million? A little cheaper than I expected. Thank you, Teacher Wu, Vice Team Leader Liang, and Vice Team Leader Lan!" Gao Neng’s smile was radiant.
Wu Qingjing had once said the cost would be one to two hundred million.
It seemed the shorter the time, the lower the relative cost.
’What a bargain!’
"Alright, the purchase plan has been settled. Gao Neng, can you now tell us what method you used to allow this gene weapon to learn your fighting style in such a short period?" Wu Qingjing asked, voicing the question on everyone’s mind.
"It’s simple. I fused some Iron Elemental Energy into this gene weapon’s muscle tissue. It’s a genetic mutation, you know what that is, right?" Gao Neng explained casually.
"Genetic mutation? Of course we understand that."
"Yes. Because my own muscles have a genetic mutation, I was naturally able to modify this gene weapon into something similar to a weapon created through ’Energy Manifestation’!"
"A weapon created through Energy Manifestation?!" Upon hearing this, a possibility suddenly occurred to Wu Qingjing.
"That’s right. This gene weapon doesn’t have a brain chip. I removed its chip and forged it directly into an energy-manifested gene weapon," Gao Neng explained.
"So, this gene weapon is completely under your control? Its words, its actions, are all directly controlled by you?" Wu Qingjing finally understood.
"That’s the idea." Gao Neng nodded.
"A genius!"
"Vice Team Leader Gao is a true genius!"
"He removed the chip but managed to gain complete control over the gene weapon. This way, it can indeed directly use the fighting style of its original host!"
The surrounding researchers all sighed in admiration upon hearing this.
But aside from marveling at Gao Neng’s creative thinking, another thought occurred to Liang Qi: Gao Neng’s purpose for doing this.
Obviously, Gao Neng was guarding against him.
If the incident with the assistant hadn’t happened, or even if everyone had unanimously opposed Gao Neng buying this gene weapon, it would still be a weapon they couldn’t control.
No control buttons.
Connected entirely through Gao Neng’s Spiritual Power.
Liang Qi tried to test it.
He discovered that his Spiritual Power couldn’t sense the gene weapon in front of him, which meant Gao Neng had applied some kind of special processing to it.
’This is a damn encrypted gene weapon! This kid’s mind... is very mature!’ Liang Qi now understood completely.
"Gao Neng, your purpose for doing this was to..." Wu Qingjing was no fool, either. How could he not think of the same things Liang Qi had?
"To prevent technological leaks. Teacher Wu, you should know that gene weapons are a turning point for our Alliance in changing the tide of war. Since it’s a turning point, it’s necessary to take some precautions. If this gene weapon were to fall into anyone else’s hands, I could make it self-destruct immediately!" Gao Neng replied very seriously.
"..." Wu Qingjing was speechless.
’You’re guarding against us, aren’t you?!’
’Self-destruct!’
It was a good thing he hadn’t forcibly kept the gene weapon. Otherwise, if it self-destructed, he wouldn’t even know who to cry to.
But, thinking about it carefully...
What Gao Neng said wasn’t without reason.
The Alliance wasn’t a monolith. Although everyone was united against a common external enemy, who knew what accidents might happen in the future?
Wu Qingjing began to consider whether Gao Neng’s "encryption method" could be promoted and implemented more widely.
But he quickly realized that this encryption method was probably something only Gao Neng could achieve. Setting aside the ability for Energy Manifestation, just considering the genetics...
In the Alliance, besides Gao Neng, only Shaximo probably had the mutant gene for muscles.
But could Shaximo use Energy Manifestation?
No!
That was its uniqueness.
Only gene weapons using Gao Neng as the original host could use this encryption method. It was highly unlikely for other gene weapons.
"Oh, right, I performed another little surgery," Gao Neng said again after a moment of thought, seeing that Wu Qingjing and Liang Qi were silent.
"What little surgery?" the two of them asked almost in unison.
"If you observe closely, you might notice that the gene weapon I made doesn’t have a p... you know? After all, some things are better left unique," Gao Neng said in a low voice.
"..." Liang Qi was speechless.
"..." Wu Qingjing was speechless.
’This kid really knows how to mess around!’
’How the hell did you even think of that?’
"Sigh, what a shame!" Lan Ruohua had naturally heard Gao Neng’s words as well. She walked up to the gene weapon, patted its chest, and sighed with a look of regret.
"..." Gao Neng was speechless.
’Yep, cutting it off was the right decision.’
’How could I let a weapon that copied my genes have any... accidents?’
...
And with that, the gene weapon demonstration came to an end.
It was an internal demonstration.
Naturally, it wouldn’t be revealed to the public. Not just now, but not for the next year and a half either.
As for storing the gene weapon...
That was quite simple.
Wu Qingjing gave Gao Neng some "red high-dimensional capsules"—the fruits of their technological research. They were special carrying devices for gene weapons.
A piece of incredible technology!
The source, naturally, was the Magnetic Pile!
According to Wu Qingjing, these red high-dimensional capsules could successfully simulate the environment inside a "cultivation pod." Moreover, they could be used for simple repairs if the gene weapon was damaged.
Of course, if the damage was too severe, the tissue cells would need to be re-cultivated.
After Gao Neng paid the sixty-four million, the Tier-7 gene weapon officially belonged to him. The condition was also very simple: continue the research.
Wu Qingjing’s "old fox" nature was revealed at this moment.
Seizing the opportunity, he decisively proposed building a gene weapon laboratory for Gao Neng in the Underground City.
Liang Qi wanted to object.
But in the end, he still agreed.
Barring any surprises, this decision would soon be passed by the Supreme Council.
Lan Ruohua also showed her "deeply calculating" side at this point, immediately requesting a transfer to the Underground City to assist Gao Neng with the research work on the gene weapon experiments.
This time, it was Gao Neng who objected internally.
However, Wu Qingjing and Liang Qi agreed with great pleasure.
After all, Lan Ruohua had always been a research fanatic. With her there, the gene weapon lab in the Underground City wouldn’t go to waste and could realize its greater potential.
Furthermore, Lan Ruohua’s willingness to participate in gene weapon research was also a good thing for the Alliance.
The two matters were officially settled.
Gao Neng left the gene lab with his gene weapon.
’Time to go visit Mom!’
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