I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature
Chapter 203 - 173 No Conflict of Interest_1

Chapter 203: Chapter 173 No Conflict of Interest_1

"Supreme Demon, eh..." Ahn Longling knew of the existence of Supreme Demons only through intelligence reports. Ever seen one? That would be impossible.

Her younger sister, on the other hand, might have seen one, but she didn’t have many direct encounters with the Alien Phenomena. On one hand, it was because she lacked adaptability; on the other hand, it was naturally because of the time restrictions of the Alien Phenomena. Ahn Qi being in charge of the Alien Phenomenon hunting group was related to her adaptability.

The Ahn family had few members with adaptability. They had many siblings, but only Ahn Qi possessed adaptability.

"Do you have any data?"

"You want to research Supreme Demons? There isn’t much data, but there are plenty of other things." Ahn Qi led Ahn Longling into a room and showed her the information Zheng Yichen had brought back. The videos had already been edited, with irrelevant parts removed.

What remained was all essential information, naturally including parts on the Supreme Demon.

"So this is a Supreme Demon? I thought they were almost omnipotent beings." Ahn Longling looked at the footage, which recorded parts of the refugee group. They didn’t care much about the bloody infighting among the refugees.

In the apocalyptic world, fighting each other for survival was normal. The focus was on the floating red filaments and the deity statue.

"It’s just a statue, not yet fully transformed." Ahn Qi said. She had already seen these processed video materials and what was currently playing was Zheng Yichen’s first confrontation with a being like the Supreme Demon. Some of the footage had even been cut.

The motorcycle recording this had multiple features equipped to it, provided to Zheng Yichen.

"These records can only be used for reference; they can’t really be researched into anything substantial." After watching the subsequent records, Ahn Longling said they weren’t of much use unless they could access the alien world Zheng Yichen had visited in the future, apart from just watching them like movies.

If only Zheng Yichen had brought back biological materials, then there might be some utility in these things.

"You can’t say that. There is material related to the Asura Demon in the records, but it’s not well preserved." Ahn Qi said with some helplessness. The motorcycle was equipped with many functions, but it didn’t include any for preserving biological materials.

Even if the creature was extraordinary, after being left for so long, the flesh would have rotted, so what was ultimately preserved were things like finger bones, things that were easy to carry.

"Oh? Can it be used for Genetic Modification?" Ahn Longling was interested in this. Whether it was practicing martial arts, trying to master special powers, or those human enhancement technologies that were more useful, as long as there was a technological breakthrough, the effects could be seen immediately, and their combat force could be rapidly upgraded.

"There’s potential for that operation, but related research is still ongoing, and our research institute doesn’t have that advanced technology."

One of them was in charge of the Alien Phenomenon hunting group, the other was responsible for the local combat forces. Their research quality was just as such; otherwise, they wouldn’t have had to go to their Second Brother for the hovercar matter. As for the biotechnological part related to Genetic Modification, it was managed by her Fifth Sister, who was also Ahn Longling’s younger sister.

If possible, Ahn Qi would rather have more interaction with her Second Brother and not get too involved with her Fifth Sister. Most of the time, their Second Brother was a typical science guy, and it was actually not too stressful to get along with him because of the hovercar matter. He had even treated his sisters to a meal.

While her Fifth Sister was responsible for biotechnology, and being in charge of this aspect meant her Fifth Sister had sufficient expertise in the field, just like their Second Brother, it was difficult to obtain such a position with no abilities. It wasn’t as simple as getting there with just an identity.

The Ahn family would not allow such turmoil.

Although Ahn Qi herself had adaptability to Alien Phenomena, if she had not demonstrated sufficient capability, she wouldn’t have been put in charge of the Alien Phenomenon hunting group. Her Fifth Sister took over by displacing the previous manager on her own merit and secured that position.

Identity granted her Fifth Sister some leverage, but the key was still personal ability.

Biotechnology, huh, it wasn’t just about cultivating chickens or farming pigs. It involved Genetic Modification and human enhancement technologies. At family gatherings, Ahn Qi felt uncomfortable when meeting her Fifth Sister, who always had a cold aura about her.

It wasn’t that her psychological coping ability was weak; it was just that her Fifth Sister was like that. Not just her, other family members felt more or less the same.

Yet her Fifth Sister didn’t care about this and even quite liked to network with other siblings in the family. Not long ago, her Fifth Sister had sought her out, and at that time, Ahn Qi did not impose too many conditions but directly allowed her Fifth Sister’s people to do a ’check-up’ on the fire dragon.

They took some blood and body tissue from the fire dragon.

Interacting with her felt very unpleasant, but in terms of capability, her Fifth Sister taking those items away should be able to research something substantial. That would not be a loss for Ahn Qi.

If they wanted quick results from the samples Zheng Yichen brought back, they would still need to find her Fifth Sister.

"Then let’s go find her."

"Alright." Ahn Qi nodded. She didn’t want to interact too much with the other party, but for the sake of their endeavors, they still had to properly discuss things. However, they had to be much more cautious with this matter; she and her Second Sister didn’t want any new parties getting involved with Zheng Yichen’s situation.

Neither of them mentioned the issue of Zheng Yichen’s strength. The video footage Zheng Yichen provided had been selectively edited by him; only he knew whether he had actually crossed hands with a Supreme Demon. The most the footage showed was him sparing with the Supreme Demon’s avatars and subordinates.

Zheng Yichen had demonstrated the ability to manipulate elements, and it seemed he was capable of handling various types. However, the cut scenes made it clear to both her and her sister that element manipulation wasn’t the power Zheng Yichen valued highly. Letting others know about it didn’t matter to him.

This was quite good...

Ahn Qi truly didn’t worry that Zheng Yichen’s displayed strength was too formidable; there was no conflict of interest between them. As for Zheng Yichen finding other collaborators? Not to mention that the Ahn family’s resources were already top-notch, how could he be sure that other collaborators could share her perspective?

Contrast creates disparity. If Zheng Yichen ever wavered, that might not necessarily be a bad thing.

Regarding the conflict over resources, truthfully, although the Ahn family had a great need for resources, their developmental focus was on improving overall quality.

They would accumulate in a special environment like Hazy City and, once they reached a certain level and found a suitable Alien Phenomenon world, the entire family would ’ascend’ there, directly becoming top players in a truly higher-world environment.

That was an inevitable and necessary step for the future. Although Hazy City offered an excellent environment with frequent Alien Phenomenons, the ’environment’ of this world was ultimately a bit too low-level. The Ahn family’s current ideal goal was to accumulate enough resources and then find an alien world with an environment similar to Hazy City’s.

Even if that world didn’t have as high of an environment as they hoped, as long as it was superior to Hazy City’s, it would be good enough. After transferring there, they could take root and continue to develop in a higher environment, either leaping into the sky in one step or ascending step by step.

It’s just that such an environment was extremely hard to find. If they couldn’t find a suitable high-environment world as a substitute, and their accumulation hadn’t reached the desired level, it was better to stay in Hazy City and continue building strength.

As far as Ahn Qi knew, the Ahn family’s ideal high-environment was around Level 6 to Level 7, and it had to have both high energy levels and high intensity levels – quantitatively reaching Level 6 or Level 7.

If they couldn’t find that immediately, they’d settle for a world with an environment of Level 3 to Level 5. The prerequisite was that such a world had an area akin to Hazy City’s; otherwise, it wasn’t worth migrating. Migration could easily damage their foundation, and re-establishment would require time for gradual development.

However, with the Ahn family’s current accumulation, they simply couldn’t touch the high-end forces of a Level 6 or Level 7 high-environment world.

Ahn Qi, responsible for the Alien Phenomenon hunting group, regularly conducted tests, often taking some of the Ahn family’s research findings into discovered high-environment Alien Phenomenons for testing.

If they couldn’t reach the ’upper limit’ in an alien world under Level 6 or Level 7, there was no point in directly going to a world with a high-environment of Level 6 or above.

According to the information provided by the fire dragon, the world it was from was approximately a Level 6 high-environment world. In its world, there were genuine deities, but unfortunately, strong beings from high-environment worlds became much weaker upon coming to lower-environment worlds.

The fire dragon had been at the top of the food chain in its own world, and although it didn’t want to admit that it would be instantly defeated by a deity or even struggle against a deity’s avatar, it was indeed powerful enough below the deities, with few daring to provoke it.

Regrettably, upon arriving in the world of Hazy City, it got hammered by Zheng Yichen, which made the fire dragon somewhat doubt its own life.

If they could thoroughly research the power of deities, it meant they could easily settle in a high-environment world. Based on the records provided by Zheng Yichen, the world he visited this time was probably between Level 3 and Level 5, though Level 5 might be a bit of a stretch.

But considering the existence of beings like Supreme Demons, it was still possible.

Therefore, from all perspectives, there really was no conflict of interest between her, her second sister, and Zheng Yichen. Furthermore, considering Zheng Yichen’s uniqueness, they couldn’t be too eager to maintain good relations, let alone engage in petty schemes. With the resources at their disposal, supporting one person wasn’t difficult.

The problem was that Zheng Yichen’s trust in them wasn’t high; otherwise, he wouldn’t have deleted so many scenes from these records.

Trust is something that can be cultivated slowly, as long as no fools in their circle interfere in the future.

There were many in the Ahn family, and so far, neither she nor her second sister had made contact with the women around Zheng Yichen, even though they had many ways to make such contact appear very natural.

However, that might not be the case with others; the more foolish might speculate, "If we don’t control this person, what if they go to some world and never return?" they would prefer to investigate everything about Zheng Yichen, down to his underwear color or even his restroom schedule.

Not to mention, among their siblings, uncles, and aunts, there indeed were such people who, possessing enough power and wealth, always thought they could easily grasp many things.

Ahn Qi often took to the field herself for certain tasks, like selecting reserve members for the hunters group. There were specialized people for such work, but she, too, had personally interacted with some individuals, which helped her see people more clearly rather than making judgments based on a report.

She was only responsible for the Alien Phenomenon hunting group and didn’t have too much else to oversee. Thus, doing so was simply a matter of sacrificing some personal time. A bit less personal time had negligible impact on her daily routine.

In the future? When she has more responsibilities, she’ll arrange for additional help, but for now, she has always had the extra energy to do so.

Everyone has their habits in performing tasks; that’s how Ahn Qi chose to do things. If others think it’s unnecessary, that’s their issue.

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