You Say You Believe in Science, But You Fly on a Sword - Chapter 101
Chapter 101: Different Paths, Same Destination
“Don’t daze off, hurry and look! ”
Su Qinan felt Liu Qiming’s strangeness: “Old Liu…you’re staring at me like that, it’s creepy…you wouldn’t be…a Ghost Race undercover, would you?!”
Liu Qiming’s admiration instantly vanished: “Alright, shut up, continue! ”
Su Qinan looked innocent: “So should I say it or not? ”
“…Say! ”
“Come, let’s go back to the laboratory to talk. ”
…
In the laboratory, the experimental table was already filled with various test tubes and draft paper, densely covered with various genetic codes.
These codes varied in length, the short ones were three to five strange symbols, the long ones were dozens of strange symbols, all reflecting the highest achievements of Earth’s biological field.
“…So these are all the genes we’ve encountered so far that have had their gene locks opened. ”
Liu Qiming wrote the last letter, slapped the pen on the table, and let out a sigh of relief: “Quite troublesome! If it weren’t for my profound foundation and good health, I would have been stopped by it! ”
“Yes, yes, yes, you are the best! ”
“Stop saying those useless things. ”
Liu Qiming said expectantly: “Do you think it’s possible for us to also have a genetic modification, to open the gene lock? ”
Currently, humanity’s civilization level is stuck at 0. 7, and a large part of the reason is the gene lock.
The gene lock has locked many of humanity’s abilities, causing humans to only sigh helplessly at the abilities they could have originally possessed.
And if the gene lock could be opened, even just a small part, like this group of mutants, it could bring countless treasures to humanity.
“Possible, but not recommended. ”
Su Qinan shook his head: “First of all, opening the gene lock will kill people, right? Who dies? How many? ”
“This…”
Liu Qiming struggled for a moment, then said: “The progress of civilization must have some sacrifice…”
“Yes, people will die, but not like this. ”
Su Qinan interrupted him: “The Ghost Race created these genetically modified humans simply to improve the combat power of their army. But you have to understand, we don’t need to do that. ”
“Why? ”
Liu Qiming asked: “Don’t we need combat power? ”
“Are you stupid! ”
Su Qinan said angrily: “Aren’t we cultivators a thousand times stronger than them? What do we need genetic modification for? ”
Besides cultivation and pursuits, Su Qinan hasn’t yet seen any other difference between genetically modified humans and cultivators.
However, Su Qinan thought that it should be the same result, as long as they reach the extreme, they can all have eternal life.
And breaking the gene lock may not only be achieved through gene mutation.
For example, there was a man in history named Li Qingyuan.
This guy didn’t have any special skills, but he lived a very long time.
How long? He lived for 256 years, the longest-lived person in the world.
A truly remarkable lifespan.
According to Su Qinan’s deduction, he should be a talent who used other methods to break the gene lock.
As for the degree of brain development…this definitely needs to be improved.
But it doesn’t necessarily have to be done through genetic modification; perhaps there are other methods, but he just doesn’t know them yet.
“But will you cultivators form an army? ”
Liu Qiming asked: “If the other side has a genetically modified army, only you can fight. But will your people really become an army? ”
His impression of the Cultivation World was two words: very strong, difficult to manage.
Getting cultivators to become an army wouldn’t be an easy task.
“Don’t worry about that! ”
Su Qinan smiled: “No problem! ”
Liu Qiming didn’t know, but he did.
The difficulty in managing cultivators is only limited to ordinary people, because they have always been based on the strong.
In the Cultivation World, any sect that ranks highly has its own cultivator army.
In this way, each sect contributes some people, and isn’t that an army?
What’s more, hasn’t the Cultivation School already been built?
…
At the same time, the China State Council suddenly received a phone call, from Big Brother, Russia, from decades ago.
The former Big Brother could cover half the sky with one hand, leading a group of socialist junior brothers and sharing the world with the capitalist Uncle Sam, a Cold War known to all, once causing the hearts of people on Earth to tremble.
But with the big account being closed and the small account restarted, the former Big Brother no longer has its past glory. Most of its territory in Asia has been swallowed by the Ghost Race, and its people have become aliens, leaving only parts of Europe’s territory, barely surviving under the protection of its strong national defense capabilities and powerful sects like the Temple of the Gods.
This battle between China and the Ghost Race attracted worldwide attention. Every nation that still exists and hasn’t been destroyed has called, wanting China to install plasma shields for them too, the price is negotiable.
This scene is quite ironic.
A century ago, a bunch of countries also came to visit.
However, they didn’t bring sincerity, and their purpose wasn’t to buy things.
Times have changed. Of the once-arrogant powers, few are still alive. The ones that remain have to beg China to sell them technological products.
Su Qinan didn’t really want to give them, but after considering it, he agreed to the nation’s decision.
Because he knew that dead people can be transformed into Ghost Race people. In this situation, fewer deaths are a weakening of the Ghost Race.
The shields sold would naturally not have any quality problems, but…the installation takes time, the price is not low, and there will be subsequent maintenance.
As for the time…you guys bear it yourselves. If any problems occur with our dispatched construction personnel, just you wait!
As for the price, it’s ridiculously high.
They’re all in the billions.
What if you don’t have the money? Use resources as compensation!
Coal, iron, steel, oil, natural gas…
Although China has controllable nuclear fusion, energy is no longer a problem, but these internationally recognized hard currencies are still usable.
It’s just that…their value has depreciated a bit.
But the high price isn’t China’s fault; after all, it’s a case of rarity increasing value, especially since the installation of plasma shields also involves nuclear fusion technology.
This thing, if not handled well, is equivalent to raising a tiger.
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Ghost Race Military Headquarters.
The Ghost Commander looked at the statistics this time and felt really depressed.
He sent 50,000 troops, 1,200 fighter jets, 2,500 warships, and 4,000 genetically modified troops to attack China.
As a result, 37,000 troops were lost, 476 fighter jets were shot down, and 975 warships were sunk.
The 4,000 genetically modified troops fared better, losing nearly 100, with 43 captured.
This doesn’t even include the wounded and damaged warships and aircraft.
It’s not an exaggeration to say that the losses were heavy.
After all, ordinary troops are fine, but the destruction of warships and aircraft is painful, as they are all strategic resources.
Although the losses of the genetically modified troops were small, since some were captured, their secrets can no longer be kept.
Genetically modified troops are the Ghost Race’s current top combat power, the kind that can’t be surpassed in a short time.
Is there a way to surpass them?
Yes, but the price is very high.
That’s why this battle was so bad.
There were no achievements, a large number of troops were lost, and their trump card was revealed.
Look at the Ghost Commander’s face; it’s not a face anymore.
Such a major defeat, the people below probably won’t have a good look on his face.
So he made a decisive decision, not to fight China anymore, but to attack Japan, the closest country to China, first.