192: Exorcism Department

“That’s nothing,” Horton said cheerfully. “It’s thanks to you that we even had the opportunity to conduct this research. The study of Star Power’s indestructible nature is too valuable for our team.”

“What about the profit split?” Lin Ye asked again. It was better to clarify such matters beforehand to avoid future disputes and bad feelings.

“How about we take twenty percent, you take twenty percent, and humanity, responsible for manufacturing and sales, takes sixty percent?” Horton inquired.

This ratio could be said to be very generous; the development team was only taking twenty percent.

Normally, developers of a product would take ten to twenty percent of the product’s profit, but that applies to ordinary products. Developers of phenomenon-level products take a particularly high percentage, and this product, once made, would undoubtedly be unprecedented.

The more phenomenon-level a product is, the more the research team gets.

“Thank you for your generosity, Mr. Horton.” Lin Ye tightly gripped his hand. Good heavens, this was too simple and honest! Lin Ye decided he had to keep this talent.

However, the Mechanical Clan was not easy to fool; he needed something they were interested in.

Under human investment, the Demon Detection Instrument development project began.

Development was a long process, and Lin Ye was not in a hurry. He diligently handled government affairs, mainly dealing with the aftermath of the Demon God Cult.

After that, it was about cooperating with the research.

As a specimen, Lin Ye needed to cooperate with the research from time to time.

The more he researched, the more obsessed Horton became with his physical body.

“Mr. Lin Ye, you truly are a super genius! This physical potential is simply unprecedented. This perfect structure, reaching the limit of amplitude—beautiful, truly beautiful!” Horton stroked Lin Ye’s skin with a look of obsession.

Lin Ye shivered. Good heavens, he hoped Horton wasn’t gay.

The Mechanical Clan had no gender; they could not reproduce. However, many of the Mechanical Clan would set their own gender due to certain influences and even modify their bodies to their desired appearance.

Although they couldn't reproduce, they could enjoy sex.

Some wealthy individuals would even create dozens of bodies for themselves, changing them as they pleased, enjoying a different one every day.

However, Horton did not seem to be a Mechanical Clan member who had set a gender; he looked like an ordinary Galaxy person.

Did I just turn him gay? Lin Ye felt a chill in his heart.

Fortunately, Horton was just a research fanatic and had no other intentions.

Since a non-disclosure agreement was signed, Lin Ye was not worried about them leaking his body data.

“Horton, how is the research progressing?” Lin Ye asked.

“Very smoothly. With your perfect specimen, the research is going swimmingly.” Horton didn’t look at Lin Ye, engrossed in studying Lin Ye’s muscles.

Lin Ye could only give up on changing the subject and let Horton continue his research.

The more they researched, the more surprised Horton’s team became, filling them with respect for Lin Ye. Lin Ye’s existence had already exceeded their understanding.

Although the research went smoothly, it still took ten years to create the instrument.

Meanwhile, humanity had already begun constructing factories in advance according to Horton’s instructions.

It took another three years for complete industrialization.

Lin Ye, of course, was not idle during this period. He directly established a new department, the Demonslayer Office.

The outside world was very confused, as this department seemed meaningless. After all, currently, only Lin Ye had the ability to identify demons. All those people arrested earlier were basically identified by Lin Ye himself.

At that time, Lin Ye was exhausted.

But back then, suspects were gathered together, allowing Lin Ye to identify them one by one.

However, establishing the Demonslayer Office seemed pointless because it had no identification capability, making it a mere formality.

If it was for arrests, wasn't relying on suspects enough?

But when the Demon Detection Instrument appeared, everything became clear.

The existence of the Demon Detection Instrument allowed this organization to fully realize its intended purpose.

Various races in the universe were also extremely concerned about this, frequently sending people to inquire.

When they learned that this Demon Detection Instrument was so cheap and highly accurate, they went completely crazy.

“We must also have this instrument.”

“The Demon God Cult is too deeply hidden and too dangerous; it must be eradicated.”

“Humanity, we must cooperate with humanity.”

“We must procure enough of these instruments.”

“I have money, humanity. You tell me what to do. I’ll buy them at ten times the price.”

For a time, humanity’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and industrial and commercial departments were overwhelmed with work, and orders for the Demon Detection Instrument manufacturing factory, a federal enterprise, were overflowing.

Lin Ye and Horton had anticipated this. Humanity had opened many factories precisely to handle such a situation.

“Cheers!”

A group of developers and human personnel responsible for manufacturing the Demon Detection Instrument were holding a celebration banquet.

Everyone could foresee the immense returns that would be generated afterward; humanity’s assets might even increase severalfold.

Meanwhile, representatives of the Demon God Cult gathered again on the other side.

The atmosphere was unusually oppressive, far from the relaxed and comfortable mood of last time.

Last time was merely a mistake by the Blue Star humans, which had little impact on them. After all, humanity was a newly born race; they had not yet been corrupted much. Their foundation still lay with those other races that had been corrupted for millions of years.

But now, their foundation was about to be affected.

“What’s going on? How did humanity manage to produce such a cheap and effective instrument?”

“This is a huge blow to our Demon God Cult.”

“Damn it, is the Demon God Cult’s billion-year legacy about to be destroyed?”

“Didn’t you say you were going to kill that Lin Ye? How is he still alive?”

“No way, that kid stays indoors all day. Our assassination squad has been staking out for over ten years and hasn’t found any opportunity.”

“Useless, a bunch of useless people.”

These high-ranking officials were all very depressed now. The birth of this instrument was a devastating blow to the Demon God Cult.

“How are the connections with other Galaxies?”

Someone asked.

The Demon God Cult didn’t just run rampant in the Galaxy; it had a presence in many other Galaxies as well.

“They can’t do anything either. They have angels holding them back, so their own development isn’t good. How could they help us?”

Some other Galaxies had introduced angels, and for angels, discerning good and evil was too easy.

They didn’t need to determine if you were from the Demon God Cult; as long as they identified you as evil, they could screen you out.

It didn’t matter if Holy Light couldn’t reveal your true form; as long as they knew you were a bad person, they would just cut you down.

So, the Demon God Cult in other star regions also had a difficult time.

The reason why the Demon God Cult in the Galaxy was more prosperous was due to the Galaxy Lord’s rejection of faith.

The Galaxy Lord did not want the faith of gods to affect his rule, so he strictly refused the arrival of angels. In action, this meant that all religions were strictly forbidden.

This gave the Demon God Cult fertile ground to grow.

It preserved the purity of rule, but it also provided the soil for the birth of the Demon God Cult. Everything has two sides.

“If we can’t solve the problem, then let’s solve the people who created the problem. This time, it’s not just Lin Ye; humanity must die too, and that research team.” One representative said fiercely.

“But, after they uploaded the patent, the technical data is stored in the Galaxy Territory’s database. It’s useless even if we kill them.”

Everyone fell silent.