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“Remember Xia Nuoya’s title? Executive Director of Pharmaceutical R&D at Three Lives Pharmaceuticals. As far as I know, the β-agent only came out of the laboratory after she took charge of the company’s Middle City operations. Don’t be fooled by the fact that she’s currently stationed in the Middle City. The authority she holds is greater than that of quite a few mid-level executives in the Upper City.”
The moment Xia Nuoya came up, Xu Linna became animated. They had once again entered her favorite territory: workplace gossip. Ever since she had been demoted to the Lower City, she had been the only living person left in her department, and keeping all this bottled up had nearly driven her mad.
Mo Wendao listened silently. Looking at Xu Linna’s flushed cheeks, he had a feeling that even without the Blood Hands incident, she would eventually have found some other excuse to tell him all this gossip.
“Junior Brother, you know about military-grade cybernetics, right?”
“Mm.”
“Then here’s the question. What exactly do you think military-grade cybernetics are?”
Е̊n ù m̌ ȧ
Military-grade cybernetics were obviously...
Mo Wendao instinctively tried to answer, but the words caught in his throat.
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Right. Come to think of it, what exactly were military-grade cybernetics?
He had first heard the term from Siwan. Word on the street had been that his fellow Daoists in the Skeleton Gang had somehow gotten their hands on a military-grade cybernetic implant. Everyone had naturally accepted the concept. It was firmly associated with power, rarity, and extreme cost, along with the side effect that excessive use could cause cyberpsychosis.
After his fellow Daoists of the Skeleton Gang generously contributed theirs to him, Mo Wendao developed a deeper understanding of military-grade cybernetics. Judging by the Spirit Platform Sword Network’s interpretation, every military-grade cybernetic implant should possess a unique ability.
“Hard to answer, isn’t it? That’s normal. Of course poor people from the Lower City wouldn’t understand how cybernetics like these are produced.”
Е̌ n ú m_a
Xu Linna shrugged. “These ‘abnormal’ cybernetics were originally creations of Nirvana Technologies. Somehow, they extracted a certain kind of energy and successfully converted it into a power source for cybernetics. That caused the implants to develop unusual abilities. But during implantation experiments, their researchers quickly discovered that this energy caused extremely severe side effects in the human body. The concept of cyberpsychosis began spreading widely around that time.”
Mo Wendao analyzed, “Was it because they implanted the energy into the human body along with the cybernetics?”
“Oh, you’re pretty sharp.”
Xu Linna praised him. “These abnormal cybernetics have obvious side effects. And unlike drug trials, once an implant user suffers an episode, they might just gun down everyone in the laboratory. So Nirvana Technologies simply dumped them into the military and had frontline cannon fodder provide experimental data for them.”
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“The abnormal cybernetics that Lower City gangs and mercenaries get their hands on all come from the front lines. Over time, civilians started calling them military-grade cybernetics. But the term is far too broad. Two implants can both be considered military-grade while differing enormously in model and power output. As far as I know, Nirvana Technologies classifies these cybernetics much more precisely.”
“Think about it. Nirvana Technologies is the largest military-industrial complex in District 52. Their war against the Southerners has already lasted seven years, and even now, tens of thousands of new recruits are still being sent south every month to fill the front lines. The people who truly don’t want to win are the executives at Nirvana Technologies. The more people die, the more money they make.”
Ë n u m̀а
This was the first time anyone had explained the Southern War to Mo Wendao. People in the Lower City truly knew very little about it. For instance, how the Southerners could wage war against Nirvana Technologies while simultaneously operating pharmaceutical factories in the Lower City had always been an unsolved mystery among ordinary people.
“So the key isn’t the military-grade cybernetics themselves, but the energy powering them.”
Mo Wendao suddenly understood. This opened up an entirely new line of thought. In that case, combat cybernetics themselves were not important to him. As long as he could use artifact refining to refine the energy within military-grade cybernetics, he could completely acquire their unique abilities. More importantly, he would not suffer any symptoms of cyberpsychosis.
He suspected this was the effect of the Grand Unity Flying Light Art. In his previous life, he had already come to understand that the essence of his cultivation art was to turn the natural energy of heaven and earth into power for his own use. Now, the only difference was that natural energy had been replaced by this world’s unique new form of energy.
“Exactly. The important part is the energy.” Xu Linna nodded. “And Xia Nuoya’s idea is even crazier than Nirvana Technologies’. The core concept behind the β-agent is to bypass cybernetics entirely and apply that energy directly to the human body. My assessment is that the idea sounds beautiful in theory. If it succeeds, it might genuinely push human evolution forward.”
Mo Wendao knew Senior Sister Xu was a master of praising something before tearing it apart. The word “but” was about to arrive.
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Sure enough, Xu Linna continued, “But even with cybernetics serving as a buffer, people still develop cyberpsychosis. If you pour that energy directly into the human body, who knows what the hell will happen... Don’t look at me. I’ve never worked in that laboratory. But judging from that video a while ago, she actually seems to have succeeded.”
At this point, she lowered her voice and muttered, “What a crazy woman.”
Mo Wendao had sharp ears. He heard her.
He now somewhat understood Senior Sister Xu’s attitude when she had first learned that he was interested in the β-agent.
“But don’t get excited too soon. That rampaging Southerner only proved that the β-agent can act directly on the human body. Judging by how secretive they’re being, the side effects probably haven’t been solved yet. I heard that Southerner suddenly dropped dead afterward too.”
Hearing this, Mo Wendao sincerely said, “Thank you for telling me, Senior Sister.”
E n̆ ŭ m̈ӑ
“Now we get to the part concerning you. After everything I’ve told you, you should be able to imagine the strategic importance of the β-agent to the company. That means countless people have their eyes on positions in that laboratory. Even the big shots from the Upper City want a piece of it. So even if the director personally writes you a recommendation letter, there’s no way you can get in with your current qualifications.”
“Please enlighten me, Senior Sister.”
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“Later, send the director a message and see if she can arrange for you to transfer into the Pharmaceutical Trials Department. Start by familiarizing yourself with the procedures and learning how laboratories operate. Dissecting corpses, using different instruments, drawing blood and analyzing it... Those are all essential skills. Employees who enter laboratories through the normal route have undergone four to six years of study and training.”
Xu Linna suddenly changed the subject. “But more importantly, you need to take the exams and get your pharmacist certification. Without the proper qualifications, everything else is pointless. And your time is limited. Research on the β-agent has already achieved a breakthrough milestone. In my opinion, you only have one year to produce some results impressive enough to leave those Upper City big shots with nothing to say.”
It was an almost impossible task.
But who knew?
Ѐn ú m а.і̊ d
Xu Linna stared at Mo Wendao for quite some time. She kept having a strange feeling.
How did that saying go again?
Recently, a young man joined the department.
Perhaps his transfer to the Middle City was only a matter of time.
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