119: Chapter 119 Escaping the Abyss and Heading Towards the Light

While Third-Party Technology was at the center of a storm for releasing the drug of the century, Noah Sackler, who had taken the trouble to come to England, was also waiting.

Noah stared nervously at the content on his phone.

(Yi): [Promote the approval and market launch of cancer gene-targeted drugs such as CN-001 by the American FDA. Mission reward: 200 contribution points and sales rights for the drugs in the Americas.]

The moment this mission appeared, Noah instantly accepted it with a speed an ordinary person couldn't see, only then noticing the content and the issuer.

It wasn't issued by the Chairman. Who was this person with the code name 'Yi'?

Noah was a bit puzzled, but in a blink, he was stunned by the mission content and reward. After reading the mission details, he understood these were drugs capable of completely curing cancer. Already aware that the council had the ability to treat cancer, Noah wasn't overly shocked; what surprised him was the mission reward.

It was too generous. Besides the contribution points, it even included the sales rights for these drugs in the Americas. The old man's mouth twitched. If handled well, converting this into tens of billions of dollars in wealth wouldn't be a problem.

Thanks to Sir Lin Fang's advance reminder, Noah watched the discussions among the council members with a joyful heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to grab it.

"Member No. 8552: I think I saw the mission just now had a 200 contribution point reward."

"Member No. 9653: Damn it, whose hand speed is so fast? I want to kick his ass hard with my leather shoe, I swear. I accepted the mission the moment it appeared, but it wasn't mine."

"Member No. 1536: @Member No. 9653, although I don't know who you are, you might have to say goodbye to your mother. We can't see who accepted it, which means it was accepted by a seated member."

"(Geng): @Member No. 9653, Mr. Swithin, although I don't know who recommended you, I hope here you can maintain the most basic humility."

"Member No. 9653: Sir... I am truly very sorry, I swear I will never do this again."

"..."

After muting this small fry for half an hour, Noah felt even more pleased. As a seated member of the Bright Council, he had the right to view the information of ordinary members. Currently, besides the six seated members, there were already 22 ordinary members in the Bright Council.

Noah gazed thoughtfully at the lit seat numbers.

The code name 'Yi' was probably someone from Sir Lin Fang's side. Noah guessed the code name 'Hai' was recommended by Salifu. He didn't know which faction it was from, but it had actually passed the council's review.

Noah had once recommended a family not much inferior to his own, but the council rejected it for not meeting the conditions, allowing them only to become ordinary members. To become a seated member, one could only rely on their own efforts, making more contributions to the council.

From this, one could see the council's strictness.

Noah picked up his phone and started contacting people. Before his meeting with Duke August began, he needed to start mobilizing family resources to complete this mission as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, in the Americas, a middle-aged man was also wiping sweat from his forehead. He was Swithin, a director of a well-known biopharmaceutical company, holding one-third of the shares, with a net worth already exceeding 2 billion dollars.

Seeing he was muted, Swithin felt panic in his heart. This council was truly unfathomable; a slight misstep could bring him utter disaster.

He didn't know if this important figure had forgiven him.

As for leaving the council, Swithin didn't even have that thought, or if he did, he immediately suppressed it.

On the contrary, Swithin urgently wanted to deepen his connection with the Bright Council. Here, he saw infinite possibilities! The wealth ordinary people dream of was just the most common thing within the council.

Swithin swore he didn't see wrong. The mission that just appeared was related to the anti-cancer drug shaking the outside world, and now it was casually mentioned by a member within the council.

How many such important figures were there inside? And how many like himself?!

Moreover...

Swithin looked at his mere 20 contribution points with anxiety. This was what he got after helping complete a group mission.

It was said that when you had enough contribution points, you could even glimpse immortality! This feeling of immense energy and intertwined power deeply shocked Swithin and fascinated him.

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After carefully arranging the mission tasks one by one, Noah looked outside, lost in thought.

It was dusk. The brilliant setting sun cast its slanting rays on the capital of England, gilding this ancient city bearing two thousand years of civilization with a layer of gold and red. The scene was just like that empire once claiming the sun never set had already entered its twilight.

Even though it once dominated the world, the grand spectacle eventually had its end. What remained was only the afterglow of the sunset and an inescapable desolation.

Two attendants walked over and politely bowed to the old man sitting in his seat: "Sorry to keep you waiting, Sir Noah. Duke August is waiting for you."

Noah gave a slight nod and declined the offer of assistance.

Picking up his cane, Noah rose calmly and followed the attendants along the thick, silent carpet towards the depths of the manor.

Duke August's study, much like the man himself, was filled with the authority and weight of a bygone era. Ancestral portraits hung on the oak-paneled walls, their gazes seeming to cross time and space, scrutinizing every visitor.

"The Sackler Family from the Americas, what business do you have with me?"

August Percy was advanced in years, his face gaunt, but his eyes were still like a hawk's, carrying an arrogance accustomed to giving orders and being obeyed.

"I believe you already understand, otherwise Duke August, who even refused an audience with Her Majesty the Queen, would not have easily agreed to my visit."

Seeing his hesitation, Noah's smile deepened, carrying a hint of mystery: "Your Grace, some forces exist in the shadows where sunlight does not reach, but they do exist, and their power is beyond imagination. I cannot show you everything, but I am the best example."

Saying this, Noah put down his cane and spread his hands: "If you join us, you can have these too."

"..." August remained silent.

Noah wasn't in a hurry either. With a smile on his face, he quietly watched this old man, just like he himself once was, and also like the generous contribution points beckoning to him.

The difference was, he had already left the abyss and was heading towards the light!

...

Yet the one who created the light,

Lin Fang, who was underground, watched wave after wave of corpse tide monsters being blasted out expressionlessly. Half a month had passed since the day the Schwarzschild Channel opened.

The monsters on the other side of the channel seemed endless, impossible to bomb completely. If not for weapons of mass destruction like nuclear bombs, and if not for the selfless contributions from various countries in the Venom and resident evil dimensions during this period, reality here would have fallen long ago.

Fortunately, no monsters that even nuclear bombs couldn't eliminate had been encountered.

The Clone troops had explored nearly 1,000 kilometers into the area on the other side. If this strange planet was spherical, using simple principles of spherical geometry and surveying, Lin Fang deduced the planet's diameter was about 400,000 kilometers, roughly the size of three Saturns.

Then what about the number of monsters inside?

Seeing the number estimated by Xiao Hei, Lin Fang's face darkened. He needed to think of some solutions.