It is both your right and your duty...
Jiang Chen's last sentence touched Wu Changfeng's heart inexplicably.
[Yes, this is my right. Why should I give it to you?]
[I am the one who shed blood for Earth, and I am the one who dedicated myself to humanity. What right do you have to make me give up my "life"?]
Without hesitation, Wu Changfeng threw away all thoughts of "sacrificing to the organization", rolled up his sleeves, and aimed the needle at his vein. Throwing away all distracting thoughts, he made up his mind and pushed the needle in with his eyes closed.
As the serum was injected into his body, the restless heartbeat in his chest gradually calmed down.
Leaning against the sofa, he quietly waited for the drug to take effect.
The second hand on the wall ticked away, and the expected pain didn't happen. Wu Changfeng frowned and looked at the spot where the needle was inserted.
"Is there no clinical reaction?"
Just as he was muttering to himself, a searing pain suddenly spread from his arm.
Cold sweat dripped down from his forehead.
Wu Changfeng's face turned pale as he gritted his teeth, but he endured the pain without making a sound.
The boiling blood spread along his veins and wantonly flowed in his blood vessels. The pain also spread to his entire body.
"Is this the price of longevity? Hehe, isn't that a little too light? "Wu Changfeng sucked in a breath of cold air, gritted his teeth, and slowly lay down on the sofa.
The pain began to spread from the blood vessels, deep into the organs, and spread to the skin.
Suddenly, all the pain disappeared in an instant.
"It's over …?"
Wu Changfeng slowly muttered this sentence, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.
In a situation that even he didn't know, he had already made a choice.
A choice of who to be loyal to.
In his sleep, he had a dream.
He dreamt that he watched his wife, son, and grandson grow old, and he watched them fall into their graves, while he remained so young forever. At the end of the dream, he saw a fire. The fire engulfed the earth, engulfed all the cities, engulfed the battleships of the Earth Fleet, and engulfed everything …
Wu Changfeng woke up from his nightmare and jumped up from the sofa.
Realizing that everything was just a dream, his wildly beating heart gradually calmed down.
"Is it already noon?"
The guards obeyed their orders last night and did not wake him up.
Wu Changfeng panted heavily as he looked away from the clock on the wall. He covered his forehead and sat up straight on the sofa. Only now did he realize that his whole body was soaked in sweat, and a cold feeling was gradually seeping through his clothes.
After taking off his clothes, he went to the bathroom to take a shower.
However, when he passed by the mirror, he suddenly froze.
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he unexpectedly discovered that he seemed to be at least five years younger than yesterday …
…
"Everyone has been injected."
"Very good, continue to keep an eye on them before they leave Celestial City."
"Yes."
After he hung up the phone, Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair and looked at the blue planet outside the floor-to-ceiling window. His heart gradually calmed down.
As he expected, everyone eventually chose to use the 20ml serum on themselves instead of taking it back to the country.
From the beginning, Jiang Chen knew that once this kind of thing appeared on the market, not to mention what kind of trouble it would bring to Celestial Trade, its existence itself would cause an unimaginable impact on the existing social order.
Although he didn't say it explicitly, he would never allow them to bring it to the surface, let alone allow them to dedicate this thing to a "big shot" for some superficial reason.
To give a very simple example, this kind of life-prolonging potion was certainly not affordable for civilians. Once it appeared on the market, the life expectancy of the rich and powerful would be much higher than that of ordinary people, and social wealth would become more and more concentrated. It wouldn't be long before the world's wealth would be concentrated in the hands of 0.1% or even less.
By that time, civilization would almost come to an end.
However, there were two sides to everything.
As long as it was done properly, the positive effects of the "life-prolonging serum" could far outweigh its negative effects.
For example, it could be used to win people's hearts.
The twenty members of the Earth Defense Alliance were considered the elites of the elites in their respective countries. Jiang Chen was not naive enough to think that money or status could easily win them over. He wanted them to abandon the concept of country, move their butts to the Earth Defense Alliance, and work for him wholeheartedly.
However, as long as one was human, there would always be weaknesses.
The more successful and powerful people were, the more they feared death. Because once they died, they would lose far more than ordinary people.
Using his lifespan to win them over was the best option.
As early as when NAC's sphere of influence had just expanded to Hongcheng, Jiang Chen learned the secret of immortality and 100ml of serum from Doctor Sun. From the 100ml of serum, Lin Lin extracted the anti-aging fragments in the DNA and the anti-aging substances dissolved in the serum for more in-depth research.
Although immortality could not be achieved for the time being, without covering the original hidden genetic code, it was easy to extend one's life by tens to hundreds of years without any side effects. Now that Lin Lin had two thousand sisters, her scientific research ability was strengthened. Perhaps in a few years, she would be able to create the true Immortality Potion.
However, to the committee members, a defective product was enough. They didn't need immortality.
Although it was beneficial for the Earth Defense Alliance to live longer, it was also troublesome to live forever. In the future, the Earth Defense Alliance would become stronger and stronger under the pressure of external factors, and even replace all secular countries and evolve into the Earth Federation.
At that time, if there was a group of old people occupying the committee seats, it would instead lead to the rigidity of the thinking of the organization's top management.
He had to give the young people something to look forward to.
Only he, the Executive Officer, was immortal.
Of course, there was also his family.
His finger tapped on the touchpad on the table and called out the holographic screen. Jiang Chen raised his hand and gestured a few times in front of the holographic screen and called out yesterday's meeting minutes. He selected the summary section and scanned the lines of text.
"The Trench Plan, the Starship Plan … Although it's only eight words, the difficulty is not small."
Shaking his head, Jiang Chen leaned back in his chair with a headache.
Whether it was the construction of a planetary fortress or a space fleet, the steel and production capacity required were astronomical. The current Mars colony had just planted a seed. It would take a long time for it to grow into a towering tree.
"It seems that I must speed up."
With a sigh, Jiang Chen closed the meeting summary, clicked a few times on the holographic screen, and connected to the database of the Mars Colonization Project Department.
Just as he was about to inspect the development of the colony, a report that was uploaded ten minutes ago and had not yet been reviewed caught his attention …
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