142: Chapter 142 is simply heaven.

65 million years ago, an asteroid shattered the sky, and the age of dinosaurs vanished along with 78% of species. In the 14th century, the Black Death swept across Europe, claiming 200 million lives, turning two-thirds of the population into withered bones. In 1815, the eruption of Mount Tambora left corpses strewn across the fields...

Fortunately, life always grasps at faint glimmers of light in desperate situations, rising again from the ruins.

Now, a new crisis has arrived!

Lin Fang's voice was grave: "And my original purpose in founding the company was to make it a guardian of human civilization, bearing the weight of its progress."

"This is the purpose of our Inner World within Third-Party Technology Company. Do you understand?"

Zhou Hui felt a surge of excitement he hadn't felt in a long time from these words. It took him a while to calm down. With an extremely solemn expression, he nodded at Lin Fang:

"Boss, I'll do whatever you say."

Looking at Lin Fang's figure, Zhou Hui felt a wave of emotion. The naive young man who once came to him to learn martial arts was gone. Now, he wielded powerful methods, controlled the overall situation, and no one could see through him anymore.

He had also become the boss whom Zhou Hui was willing to follow unto death.

And the boss even had superpowers! Zhou Hui thought of the scene from earlier. It was simply unbelievable.

"This is for you," Lin Fang smiled upon hearing his words and handed him the prepared syringe. "It will enhance your physique and comprehensively improve all your abilities."

Inside the syringe was none other than the complete version of the gene optimization serum.

Zhou Hui's eyes lit up: "Boss, will this give me superpowers?"

"No,"

Lin Fang shook his head slightly. Even Isaac in the Resident Evil Dimension didn't gain any special abilities from this. The telekinesis Alice obtained in the movies was perhaps some kind of fluke?

Zhou Hui took it and pressed the syringe against a vein in his left hand. A cool liquid quickly spread through his blood vessels, followed by a wave of heat throughout his body.

Hiss—

Before long, Zhou Hui felt the changes in his entire body and widened his eyes. He felt like he had become a mini-superman.

He couldn't help but throw a punch. The fist wind was sharp, even creating a faint whistling sound.

Strength, speed, perception... the all-around improvement was so significant it felt like a complete rebirth. Zhou Hui felt he could easily break any world physical record.

One person could now fight ten of his former selves.

"How is it?" Lin Fang asked calmly, as if he had long anticipated this reaction.

"Unbelievable!..."

Zhou Hui said excitedly, "Boss, is this how you mutated before?"

Lin Fang's face darkened for a moment, but then, as if recalling something, a gentle curve appeared at the corner of his mouth: "Correct. Theoretically speaking, you are now qualified to be my opponent."

"Then let's have a fight, for practice?" Zhou Hui, brimming with pent-up energy, replied without hesitation.

"Good, I accept."

Lin Fang loosened his collar, cracked his neck, and a near-ferocious smile slowly spread across his face.

—

It wasn't until an hour later,

That Lin Fang finally stopped, satisfied. Zhou Hui, after genetic optimization, was more durable, allowing Lin Fang to vent some pent-up frustration.

Looking at the bruised and battered Zhou Hui, a flicker of thought passed through Lin Fang's eyes.

As his own strength increased, gradually allowing people from the company's Inner World to come into contact with this place was part of his plan. This was also the company's true core.

To confront disasters.

Using this pretext, he could even reveal to them that these disasters originated from the well-known worlds of movies. In Lin Fang's current view, as long as it didn't involve his true secrets, these things were inconsequential.

Conveniently, it would also allow these scientists to comprehensively reverse-engineer the biotechnologies from these films, accelerating their own technological accumulation.

However, conversely, this would increase certain risks.

If other forces on Earth learned about the situation behind the company, what Lin Fang would face would likely not just be covetousness and probing, but a storm of encirclement, suppression, and plunder. No nation would allow a private organization possessing technology beyond its time, having its own armed forces, and potentially even connecting to other worlds to exist peacefully.

Unless they were completely outmatched...

Before that latter step arrived, secrecy measures were very necessary. Locking the stable door after the horse has bolted is what fools do. What Lin Fang intended was to nip danger in the bud.

Therefore, after obtaining the 550W Quantum Computer, Lin Fang's first action was to have Xiao Hei monitor the entire globe, ensuring any unfavorable factors were detected and neutralized in their earliest stages.

If the world's nations united, they might discover that this year and last, the number of politicians and business oligarchs who died or became vegetative due to 'certain accidents' showed an abnormal upward curve.

It wasn't high, but it indeed existed.

For Xiao Hei, creating some accidents and brainwashing people online was far too simple. Besides that, there were also the H.D.S. Forces capable of reaching every corner of the world.

Of course, Lin Fang wasn't unreasonable. These individuals who met with misfortune often intended to use means to threaten or harm those Lin Fang cared about. Without risking exposure, it was simply better to strike first.

Currently, there were two methods for maintaining secrecy.

Implanting Hades Chips in all employees of the company's Inner World. This had been rejected by him long ago. Even Isaac didn't implant chips in his employees, so Lin Fang naturally wouldn't do it either.

That left the other method.

Restrict their personal freedom. As long as they were on these two islands, Lin Fang could guarantee no unfavorable information about the company would leak.

In other words, for a period in the future, they would have to live on these islands.

This wasn't a concern. This type of situation was already explained in the agreement for joining the Inner World. After signing, they were completely the company's people.

Besides, what was there to be unhappy about?

As long as one became a member of the Inner World, they and their immediate family could enjoy the world's top-tier education and medical resources for life, receive an annual salary far exceeding their peers in the outside world, possess a living environment comparable to a five-star resort, and have meticulous life security.

If they found life monotonous outside of work, Lin Fang could even invest heavily to build a modern entertainment city on the island, integrating shopping, leisure, entertainment, and cultural exchange, satisfying all life's needs.

They could also witness all sorts of incredible super technologies from movies and engage in cordial and friendly interactions with zombies and aliens.

Such a wonderful world.

Lin Fang clicked his tongue twice. He was even a little moved himself. Compared to locking employees in a dark room and squeezing them dry,

This was simply heaven!