Enforcer Manual
Chapter 240: Genes, Changing Life_1

Chapter 240: Chapter 240: Genes, Changing Life_1

A quarter of an hour later, after Ge Fu’s detailed explanation, "Heavy Cannon" could only widen his eyes, marveling at the power of modern technology and genetics. Although there were still many technical terms he did not quite understand, he grasped the main content.

In the waste facility, the Devourer was like the main base in those real-time strategy games.

No wonder Medea said the Devourer was their most important partner from now on.

From now on, whatever they wanted to build in the waste facility had to be realized through the Devourer, and the amazing part was that as long as they could produce the design drafts, the Devourer could autonomously complete the contents of the designs.

They had consecutively visited Ge Fu’s underground workshop and Medea’s experimental lab, both of which were in stark contrast to the environment of the waste facility. Apart from research equipment whose names they could not call, these spaces also included living quarters, entertainment areas, circulating electricity, and most of the main areas were even equipped with air conditioning.

"Damn."

The same two words expressed a completely different exclamation than before.

It was just a pity that "Heavy Cannon" was a crude man with little culture, unable to articulate his feelings at the moment with specific language.

Ge Fu flipped to the next page on his tablet and said, "Next up is the issue of employee benefits."

"I have heard about that from Director Lu."

"No, the employee benefits we offer here are additional."

Ge Fu cleared his throat and said, "Firstly, there is the monthly benefit of genetic modification. Medea has developed gene drugs from the Devourer’s cells, which, although still in a trial phase, have already proven relatively stable. These drugs can greatly enhance your... balabala (3,000 words omitted here)

"For the staff of the waste facility, the gene drugs are free of charge. A detailed list can be obtained from Medea’s lab. Furthermore, we will provide each employee with trial access to the latest weapon series, the Infected. We have set up an internal network in the waste facility, and details about the weapons and vehicles will be timely published on the main page of the Deep Web."

"Director Ge."

"Just call me Ge Fu or Xiaofu, Medea usually calls me that."

Ge Fu corrected him, "I am your colleague, and our authority levels are equal."

A few weeks ago, his situation had not been much different from that of these mercenaries. Hunted by the great families, he had fled his home and opened a shop that hardly had any customers, barely scraping by.

"Alright, Xiaofu, is the off-road vehicle we drove here also made by the Devourer?"

"In theory, yes."

"Heavy Cannon" was a bit confused, "What do you mean ’in theory’?"

"Because the Infected was originally made as a sedan, not an off-road vehicle. It must have consumed another car outside to become what it is now."

"This thing can eat other cars?"

That day, the three mercenaries felt their worldview had been forcibly updated. Even in the craziest movies they had ever seen, there had never been a scene where a car ate another car. "Then it won’t eat us too, will it?"

"Of course not, you are already on the Devourer’s safety list."

"Understood."

"Heavy Cannon" nodded.

He no longer wanted to dwell on whether the Devourer actually needed their protection, these three nominal security guards. Clearly, there were more important matters at hand.

Who could refuse to design an ideal living space for themselves?

For the mercenaries, having a secret haven was their dream.

"I want to design an underground arsenal!"

"I want to design a super computer room!"

"Ghost" glanced at her two excited teammates. She was always a woman of action; while her companions dreamt of the future, she had already taken the initiative to use Ge Fu’s work area.

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Meanwhile, a visitor had called on Lu Xiang.

"Director Lu."

Compared to her arrival at District Seventeen, Bai Zhu’s complexion had improved a lot, as she had recovered from the aftereffects of the "Deep Web" chip.

The place she found herself in had answered her previous doubts, but she never would have guessed that the person who claimed to be a counter-terrorism elite actually came from District Seventeen.

Unlike the mercenaries, she had long heard of the turmoil in District Seventeen.

The Foster Family had been expelled from the city, large corporations, in order to prevent Aureliano from becoming the new mayor, had hired assassins from abroad to plot an assassination attempt, which ultimately failed. Then the "concerned citizens" purged the Barrosa Group that controlled the border trade line, bringing it back into the hands of District Seventeen’s government and the Twelfth Nation...

For a border city of the United Government, this seemed to be the prelude to its emancipation from the central authority. Now, however, Bai Zhu felt like she had become a part of this prelude, too.

"Thank you for your hospitality."

"Don’t mention it."

Although she expressed her gratitude, Bai Zhu was well aware of the real reason District Seventeen had gone to great lengths to save her.

"Deep Web" project.

With the project just one step away from completion, both the United Government and the Rebel Army were becoming impatient.

She took out the chip she had spent years researching and said, "What you want is right here."

After placing the chip on Lu Xiang’s desk, Bai Zhu looked directly at her, trying to read her thoughts from the changes in her expression.

However, faced with the chip coveted by the United Government, Lu Xiang’s face showed no change at all.

"That’s not quite accurate."

Lu Xiang didn’t take the chip but instead said, "More than the chip itself, what’s more important to us is preventing it from falling into others’ hands."

This chip was a major trouble in itself; for this revolutionary technology, the United Government was prepared to wage a war.

In fact, she rather wished this technology had never existed.

"Because of the ’concerned citizens’?"

Bai Zhu asked, knowing that all the recent changes in District Seventeen could not have happened without the "concerned citizens" playing a role. With the support of "Deep Web" technology, both the United Government and the Rebel Army hoped to uncover the true identity of this person within seconds.

Lu Xiang didn’t respond, which was as good as an affirmation of Bai Zhu’s question.

Seeing this, Bai Zhu’s previously tense body relaxed, and she leaned back in her chair, looking up at the ceiling, "Actually, the technology is not yet perfect."

The conversation she just had with Lu Xiang had been a test.

If Lu Xiang, like the United Government, had greedily taken the chip, she would inevitably suffer the chip’s backlash.

"If one stays in the Deep Web for too long, one might never be able to return to the real world... The safe duration for a Deep Dive is 17 seconds, and even so, each dive imposes a tremendous strain on the user."

Even she had to take several days to recover from the mental strain.

"I should not have been the carrier of this technology, as it requires real-time observation of data."

"You can continue your research in District Seventeen."

"My lab and data must have fallen into the hands of the United Government by now. Even if I wanted to, there are no facilities left for me to carry out my research here."

"You can build one yourself."

"...Build one?"

Bai Zhu stared at Lu Xiang in astonishment, because the look in her eyes didn’t seem to be joking.

"This is the address."

Lu Xiang passed her the address of a junkyard, "You can go there anytime if you wish."