426: Chapter 70 Confession and Guidance

After Meng Li finished speaking, the meeting room at the Everywhere Connect headquarters fell into silence.

Because the diversified development proposed by Meng Li was something Zhao Fangxu and the others had never considered.

It wasn't that they weren't smart, but rather a result of their limited thinking.

Most of the Board of Directors members present had lived through an era of turmoil. During that period, the circle of extraordinary people was governed by the Law of the jungle, and it was extremely chaotic. Fighting and killing occurred almost every day for many reasons: blood feuds, conflicts of interest, clashes of ego, and so on; the list goes on.

This is how the mainstream ideology of fighting and killing in The Realm of Extraordinary People came about.

Moreover, extraordinary people possess abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and they often develop a sense of superiority, thinking of themselves as the protagonists or as being special, which makes them defiant and unruly.

This leads them to easily develop reckless thoughts and turn to wrongdoing if they don't experience a harsh reality check.

Someone like Meng Li, who is Law-abiding, friendly, and uses his abilities to contribute, is in a sense an outlier, and they are pitifully few, truly as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

Besides that, due to the population red line issue, the higher-ups intentionally control the number of extraordinary people and are happy to see them self-regulate.

Therefore, although the company upholds principles of stability and harmony, in reality, they often assume the worst about the group of extraordinary people, meaning they first consider their potential danger to ordinary people and thus overlook the benefits they can bring to them.

Now, hearing Meng Li say this, Zhao Fangxu and the others couldn't help but fall into thought.

A moment later, Zhao Fangxu adjusted his glasses and spoke: "Your proposal is very constructive; we will consider it seriously."

Immediately after, he returned to the main topic: "However, the focus of our discussion this time is Chen Duo and Biyou Village."

"Are you sure Chen Duo's Gu Poison has been effectively controlled?"

"Of course," Meng Li replied affirmatively, then said: "I wouldn't joke with my own safety."

Zhao Fangxu said: "In that case, bring her to the company later to let the relevant personnel perform a test on her. If the situation is true, we can let her stay by your side as an assistant. We trust you, but Chen Duo's situation is special; we must be extremely cautious."

"I hope you can understand."

Meng Li pondered for two seconds and agreed: "Fine."

Hearing this, Zhao Fangxu and the board members all breathed a silent sigh of relief.

Immediately after, Zhao Fangxu said tentatively: "Meng Li, I heard you know the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements. Is it convenient to explain what's going on?"

"I can do that," Meng Li agreed and then said: "Regarding the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, I believe you should have some understanding. It is one of the Eight Peculiar Skills, and the one who comprehended it was Ma Ben Zai, one of the Thirty-Six People from the Jia Shen Rebellion. He is also Ma Xianhong's great-grandfather."

"In other words, the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements is the Ma family's inherited secret technique."

"To learn the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements, one must have a talent for Artifact Refining."

"A few years ago, while traveling, I happened to meet Ma Xianhong, helped him with some things, and coincidentally had a talent for Artifact Refining."

"He then gave me the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements without holding anything back."

"Two days ago, in order to get Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing to stay and help him, Ma Xianhong promised to use the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements as a reward."

"In addition, I also learned that there is an extraordinary person in Biyou Village who, because he had a talent for Artifact Refining, was taught a portion of the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements by Ma Xianhong."

"A family secret technique, one of the Eight Peculiar Skills, given away just like that."

"I have to say, Ma Xianhong is truly generous, completely unlike others who regard the Peculiar Skills as their very lives."

"And through these few days of contact, I feel that although Ma Xianhong has some personality issues, he is not inherently evil."

"This is also why I used him as an example earlier."

"I've wandered a bit off-topic; back to the point. I've studied the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements after obtaining it. It's true that this Peculiar Skill is powerful, but it's only used for Artifact Refining and doesn't have the effect of turning ordinary people into extraordinary people. I've seen Ma Xianhong's Self-Cultivation Furnace; there's definitely something inside it that goes beyond the scope of the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements."

"Ma Xianhong admitted this personally."

"Wang Ye and Zhuge Qing were also present at the time; you can ask them."

"If you still don't believe it, you can examine the Self-Cultivation Furnace carefully later."

"By the way, Ma Xianhong's head seems to have some problems."

As soon as these words were spoken, the thoughtful Zhao Fangxu's gaze sharpened: "What do you mean by that? Can you go into detail?"

Meng Li replied: "Ma Xianhong isn't willing to say what the specific situation is, so I'm not very clear either. But based on his behavior combined with some clues, I suspect his memory might have issues for some reason. The Self-Cultivation Furnace is most likely a product he developed to repair himself and recover his memories."

"It's just that for some unknown reason, it unexpectedly acquired the effect of transforming ordinary people into extraordinary people."

"Of course, this is just my speculation."

"Whether it's true or not, you can look into Ma Xianhong's past."

"As the descendant of one who comprehended one of the Eight Peculiar Skills, I believe his past life certainly wasn't peaceful."

"That's all I know regarding the Divine Mechanism Hundred Refinements and even Ma Xianhong."

"Is there anything else?"

"Not for now," Zhao Fangxu replied after thinking for a moment.

"Then I'm hanging up."

"Alright."

As the call ended, Xu Xiang put away his phone, and the meeting room fell into silence once again.

Because Meng Li had brought quite a few surprises to Zhao Fangxu and the others.

A few minutes later, Zhao Fangxu spoke: "Everyone, Chen Duo's matter is temporarily settled. However, there's a new development regarding Biyou Village. Let's all share our thoughts."

Xu Xiang was the first to speak: "I think the matter of Biyou Village could perhaps be handled differently, changing from extermination to recruitment."

"First, from the current understanding, this Ma Xianhong is indeed a technical talent and has the potential to be recruited. Second, our actions against Biyou Village this time lack a legal basis and are morally questionable; it would be best if it could be resolved peacefully."

"Of course, the Self-Cultivation Furnace that can turn ordinary people into extraordinary people definitely cannot be kept, especially not out in the open."

"As for the people behind Ma Xianhong..."

"If Ma Xianhong can accept recruitment, I think he would probably speak up."

Xu Xiang saying this indeed had public-minded intentions, but also private ones: first, to agree with Meng Li, and second, to reduce combat and lower the possibility of Feng Baobao being noticed by others.

However, Bi Youlong proposed a different opinion..."