267: Chapter 267 Major Discovery

"Who are you?" Henry asked, his face ashen.

Lin Fang glanced at this fifth president and the others, a mocking smile involuntarily tugging at his lips.

"Weren't you just discussing me?

"Discussing how to deal a heavy blow to the target that needs to be preemptively struck."

Hearing this, the expressions of those present changed.

It was actually someone from that company. How did he discover the content of their discussion?

Henry's face was a mix of emotions, shifting unpredictably.

"Sir, I believe there may be some... misunderstanding between us. I apologize to you.

Henry gave Lin Fang a slight bow before continuing, "I promise, the Mavidais action plan will be canceled immediately, and we can offer compensation."

"What kind of compensation?"

Facing numerous gun barrels, Lin Fang remained unperturbed, replying with only mild interest.

"We can pay you one trillion US dollars and grant Third-Party Technology the right to legally sell biochemical weapons on Earth," Henry stated calmly. "The premise is that you return the statue you just took from here to us."

"Too cheap,"

Lin Fang shook his head and sneered. "In comparison, I'm more interested in researching the reason why you old fogies can live for so long."

Calling them 'old fogies' one after another,

even with their high levels of cultivation, their faces now turned from green to red, then from red to white. Standing at the pinnacle of power, who in the past would dare treat them like this?

Henry's voice lost its previous pretense, becoming cold, hard, and dangerous. The imposing aura of the former iron-fisted president re-coalesced.

"Sir, are you determined to make an enemy of us?"

"Heh, you're not worthy. Just stay here and help me draw some fire."

Under the astonished gazes of everyone, the young man incredibly floated up from the ground. With a wave of his hand, the soldiers present fell unconscious like limp noodles, collapsing to the ground and not getting up again, leaving only these ten guardians looking as if they had seen a ghost.

What kind of method was this? He wasn't a pokémon. Could a human do this too?

And what did that last sentence mean?

Among these people, a graceful woman was the first to react, hurriedly speaking up, "Sir, I have a suggestion. We are willing to share the secret of this statue with you, to walk together towards the hall of longevity. This was actually my initial proposal."

Elizabeth's words made the others' expressions somewhat ugly, but they also understood it was the best method for now—to keep the sacred artifact here first.

"Get lost!"

Lin Fang didn't even lift his eyelids. Not planning to linger here any longer, after containing the building above, he directly flew away from the place.

The setting sun's rays fell into this 200-meter-deep underground.

The people on the verge of madness at the scene also felt its warmth.

Today, a young man with god-like means had taken what belonged to them.

Lin Fang, flying a thousand meters into the sky, checked his direction. His current location was deep within Osialia, at least 1,300 kilometers from the border, and nearly 3,000 kilometers from his company's location in Mavidais.

[Remaining evacuation time: 9:32:56]

With over nine hours left, after some thought, Lin Fang gave up on the idea of flying out under his own power. In the air, his current maximum speed could reach about 150 meters per second, roughly half the speed of sound.

This speed wasn't slow, but at this distance, flying back to his company...

Lin Fang felt he would be exhausted like a dog.

Better to find a place and wait quietly for the time to run out.

The time wasn't long. After Lin Fang ate a meal of charcoal-grilled game and took a short nap, it was over.

Opening his eyes again, he was already back in the Civilization Spire.

[Successfully evacuated from the pokémon Dimension. Obtained supplies: Mew *1, Land Unit *1]

Mew?

Lin Fang narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at the Black Star's prompt. Wasn't this the pokémon from the pokémon series? How could it be a strange statue?

After transforming that pile of soil into a guaranteed plunder point, Lin Fang tried to have the Black Star sell the statue. The prompt indicated he could obtain 3,288 plunder points, the same price as Mewtwo.

This was quite valuable.

But Lin Fang wouldn't sell it. After all, it concerned clues to longevity. He decided to take it over for Isaac and the others to research.

The next day, Lin Fang arrived in Mavidais through the Wormhole.

After setting up a dedicated laboratory, he materialized the statue from the warehouse.

Upon receiving the notification, Isaac immediately brought people here. Seeing this strange statue, they were all startled.

While they were observing the statue, Lin Fang explained what he knew. Upon hearing that this statue could secrete a white liquid capable of extending lifespan, the eyes of Isaac and the top biologists he brought instantly lit up. They immediately took on the task.

After doing this, Lin Fang returned to his office.

"Number Three, how are things outside?"

[Boss, the situation isn't good]

Because of these terrifying biochemical virus weapons, the protests against Third-Party Technology from the outside world have now reached a peak. There are countless demonstrations. The branches in the Americas have been forced to shut down. Tanaka Taiichi and others have also been transferred to Mavidais.

On this island nation completely under Third-Party Technology's control, they haven't been much affected.

Currently, Third-Party Technology is practically a global enemy.

"Number Three, produce a video like this..."

Lin Fang was preparing to frame someone. That wasn't quite right either, since those people had indeed done it. What could be more shocking now than the news that these top elites were still alive?

Forging videos was something these artificial intelligences were professional at.

Soon, an undeletable video appeared on major global social media platforms, video websites, and news agencies. The video title was "The Hidden Truth: The Sins of Osialia," spreading like a virus.

Global residents were instantly dumbfounded upon seeing it, followed by explosive shock and disbelief. They were still alive? In Osialia? In that legendary, mysterious land of pokémon?!

They possessed the means for longevity, yet for a century, they selfishly used it only for themselves and their families?!

They abandoned us?!

The impact of the video was nuclear-level. It exposed the existence of the longevity families. This was more horrifying than any fictional horror story because it was real, and it involved those who had once been revered as heroes and leaders.

Thus, even more intense protest demonstrations erupted. Angry citizens even surrounded their own countries' government buildings.

The world began to descend into chaos.

——

In the office, Lin Fang clicked his tongue while looking at the rising revenue curve. Over the past half month, Third-Party Technology, having extricated itself from the quagmire, had actually started receiving quite a few orders.

[Boss, you clearly took the most important statue. Why haven't they exposed you?]

Number Three asked somewhat puzzled.

Lin Fang chuckled. "Probably because they still want to get it back from me. How could they easily let go of something like that..."

While Lin Fang and Number Three were continuing to discuss some matters, Isaac suddenly rushed in like a madman. He looked as if he hadn't slept for the past half month, with sunken eyes and bloodshot veins.

"Commander, there's a major discovery!"

"Isaac, calm down first. Speak slowly," Lin Fang said, having him sit down and pouring him a glass of water.

After downing the glass of water in one gulp, Isaac finally calmed his overly excited emotions and began reporting his discovery to Lin Fang.

"Commander, using the method you described, we collected that white liquid from the statue's eyes and successfully analyzed the reason it can prolong human life. It contains a miraculous substance, which I'm temporarily calling R Substance. However, those elites' application of the R Substance is too simplistic. Perhaps this world simply lacks the capability to analyze this substance."

A look of disdain flashed in Isaac's eyes as he continued, "The true function of R Substance is to transform humans into a long-lived species, Commander. I conducted embryo experiments. As long as a vaccine primarily composed of R Substance is injected, the telomeres in human cells can support at least over five hundred flawless divisions, and significantly enhance cellular repair capabilities. Excluding major diseases and accidents, the theoretical lifespan could reach five hundred years."

500 years?

Hearing this number, Lin Fang couldn't help but feel excited. Lifespan was incredibly important, a key to a civilization's rise.

Lin Fang raised a question, "Then how does R Substance come about?"

"This is precisely what I wanted to explain to you in detail, Commander," replied Isaac, his eyes bloodshot.

"I discovered that R Substance is actually a technological product, derived from pokémon blood. Although it's hidden extremely deeply, I still found traces of it being edited. And within the base pair arrangement of R Substance, I deciphered a string of information."

Lin Fang: "What information?"

Isaac adopted a very solemn expression, slowly speaking to Lin Fang:

"Product of the Verland Company."