Arriving in the Black Abyss
Xia Fei lit a cigarette in the command center of the Tomahawk, deep in thought.
What do you plan to do with Harriss? Phantom asked.
Xia Fei knitted his eyebrows and slowly puffed out a ring of smoke. A top-notch geneticist is hard to come by. Though he has done many unforgivable things, I dont wish to kill him.
Phantom shook his head. I know you value him as a talent, but this talent has committed crimes against humanity. If you keep him alive, you might end up leaving behind a huge problem.
Xia Fei chuckled. My troubles never seem to stop. If killing him meant I wouldn't run into any more troubles, trust me; he would have died a long time ago.
Phantom pursed his lips. Xia Fei was now somewhat fearless. Since he already had so many troubles, it did not make a difference whether he was dead or not.
So, youre planning to keep him alive?
Xia Fei nodded. That is indeed my intention.
"You're working with the devil."
Xia Fei smirked. Everyone has a devil in their heart. Besides, isnt it wrong to work with a devil? As long as the price paid is proportional to the benefits, I dont really care about working with a devil.
Many people may look like angels on the surface, but they are actually demons deep down. Barty is the best example. Harriss is very open about his evil side. Obviously, hes a real villain, willing to do anything to achieve his goals. Working with a real villain is much better than working with a hypocrite, Xia Fei softly said. Phantom was silent for a moment.
What Xia Fei said actually made a lot of sense. Harris was a mad scientist, and if a person wanted to achieve something in their field that others could not reach, they would also need to be crazy, and only the craziest person could succeed.
Since youre already decided, what are you still thinking about? Phantom asked.
Details, Xia Fei replied without batting an eyelid.
Harriss was lying on his bed in despair, his two fingers massaging his temples. His emotions were extremely complicated.
He had always thought that the Amethyst he developed was a failure. He did not care about being wanted or being mocked by others. The truth was, the only thing he was afraid of was failure. As long as he could succeed, he was willing to give up his life.
Just as he was on the brink of despair, Xia Fei appeared.
A person who had consumed the amethyst and survived unscathed, and had even completely opened his seventh brain region and benefited greatly from it. How could Harris not be excited?
Although only one out of thousands would survive, which was a frighteningly low success rate, it at least meant that there was still hope. As long as there was enough time, Harris was confident that he could find a way to completely unlock the seventh brain region and peek into this most mystical and ancient secret.
The problem now was that Xia Fei had the intention to kill him. It was a little ridiculous to say that Xia Fei would not be where he was today without the help of the amethyst developed by Harris, yet the beneficiary of the amethyst wanted to kill the person who developed it.
Recalling Xia Fei's every word and action, Harris broke out in a cold sweat. This young man was not joking. He could really kill him at any time, and he would not even bat an eyelid.
Pa!
The door opened, and Xia Fei leisurely strolled in. He moved a chair over and sat across from Harris, his eyes looking straight at him with a dignified and unquestionable aura.
Xia Fei, I've thought it through. As long as you let me live, I'm willing to agree to any condition! Harris sat up and said anxiously.
"What have you figured out? I've never promised you anything."
"I mustn't die!" Harris somewhat crazily said. "At the very least, I can't die yet. Since you didn't get hurt after consuming the amethyst, it means that there's still room for improvement. I need to stay alive and perfect this medicine. As long as I can get a medicine that can fully unlock the seventh brain region without causing any harm to the human body, I'm willing to die even if I have to."
Xia Fei smiled and asked without batting an eyelid, "Is that your reason?"
Harris hurriedly nodded. "That's right. Isn't that reason enough? Once all humans unlock the seventh brain region, we'll become the most intelligent species in the universe, second to none! "
Harris's vision was indeed very far-sighted, but it was a pity that Xia Fei did not have the same awareness. The only reason he did not want to kill him was because the man still had some value. Quantum Holdings was still in its infancy, and the need for talent was growing by the day. It was impossible to become an influential company without talent.
Though Xia Fei did not say anything, the contempt Avrils family had for him made him very uncomfortable. He was determined to develop his own strength, and Harris was a top-notch talent that suited his needs.
Quantum Holdings was not strong enough to attract top-notch talents to join them, and Xia Fei was not interested in low-end talents either.
He was wanted by the Alliance, and there was basically no way for him to survive. Harris, who was in a desperate situation, was a good choice. If he was willing to join them, at least a few of the subsidiaries would have unprecedented growth in the field of genetic medicine.
Xia Fei chuckled. "I want to have some porridge and a poached egg tomorrow morning."
Harris was startled. "Does that mean you'll let me go?"
Xia Fei stood up and walked toward the door. "I have conditions. As for what they are, you'll find out soon enough."
With the correct flight path, the Tomahawk's speed suddenly increased.
Seventeen days later, Xia Fei officially entered the Death Trio Star Region.
As soon as the interplanetary internet signal was restored, Avrils sent a communication request. The lady was very worried about Xia Fei's safety and kept asking about his well-being. Though she was a little long-winded, Xia Fei still patiently answered her questions one after another.
After all, it was a good thing to have a beautiful lady worrying about him, and Xia Fei understood that very well.
After the Plumagers were uprooted from the capital ring, Avril's life returned to normal, though she had more bodyguards than before. Newman spent a large sum of money to hire a retired Gold Adjudicator from the Adjudicator Union to be the head of security, specifically in charge of Avril's safety.
This Gold Adjudicator had once been the head of the security forces in the headquarters, so he had a lot of experience and was quite experienced in dealing with people. With him around, Avrils safety would be greatly improved.
Even Xia Fei did not know that Qin Mangs shadow was involved in all of this. The reason why the retired Golden Adjudicator had taken up a position in the Jian family was because of his arrangement. Qin Mangs was like an omnipresent ghost. Though he was just an inconspicuous librarian, he was actually watching every corner of the Alliance.
Avrils life was incredibly dull under the tight security. She could only stay in her room, unable to go anywhere. The more this was the case, the more precious the time she spent on the beach with Xia Fei became. Avrils precious few of those memories, hoping to chat with Xia Fei the most every day. Unknowingly, Xia Fei had already occupied a very important place in Avrils heart, and it was likely that she would never be able to erase it in this lifetime.
Xia Fei sighed as he turned off the screen.
"What's wrong? Isn't Avrils doing fine? "Phantom asked in confusion.
"I just feel that Avrils doesnt seem to be happy. Perhaps being born into a big family isnt really a blessing." Xia Fei sighed in his heart.
Though Avrils face was brimming with excitement, Xia Fei could keenly sense the loneliness in her heart. There was nothing Xia Fei could do about it. He, too, wanted Avrils life to be carefree, but her identity did not allow her to go shopping or watch movies like any other girl from a common family.
Phantom pursed his lips and did not say anything. This was all destined, and no one could change it, unless Avrils cast aside her identity and became a normal girl, but how could that be cast aside so easily?
Composing himself, Xia Fei used the warship's computer to search for any information related to Harris. Not killing him did not mean that Xia Fei would trust him. Xia Fei himself was a madman, so he knew very well that the hardest thing to do with a madman was to restrain him. Anyone who tried to restrain Xia Fei would surely encounter Xia Fei's most intense resistance. Now that the madman Xia Fei needed to subdue the madman Harris, he needed to put in quite a bit of effort.
Harris's life could only be described as brilliant. He had been crowned a genius since he was very young, entering the Alliance's Science Institute as a genomics researcher at the age of seventeen, becoming the head of the genomics team at the age of twenty-one, establishing the Alliance's Genetic Research Institute at the age of twenty-six, where Harris became the vice dean. At thirty-five, Harris became the dean of the Genetic Research Institute, the first person in charge, and the chief scientific advisor.
"Interesting. Harris is truly an incredible person. Xia Fei, do you think you have the confidence to subdue someone like that?" Phantom asked worriedly.
No matter how one looked at it, Harris was an outstanding, top-notch talent. Such a person was the most rebellious, and it would be very difficult to make him loyal.
Xia Fei chuckled. "There's more than one way to subdue someone. Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times, but my method is much simpler than that."
"What method?" Phantom was puzzled.
Xia Fei did not answer. His finger quickly swiped across the screen and pulled out a silver bracelet.
Phantom could not help but chuckle when he saw the description of the item. "You're going to give him something like that?"
Xia Fei nodded. "Yes. Since he's a madman, Im going to give this madman a rule that he can never break."
Planet DLC-113 was a desolate place. Standing on the spaceship, one could see that the surface of the planet was covered in yellow sand. Sandstorms were everywhere, like dark yellow snakes, circling around the entire planet and moving at high speed.
The Tomahawk slowly landed on the outskirts of a city called West Milton. The city was chaotic and poor, not even having its own airport, so Xia Fei had no choice but to park the warship in the desert outside the city.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
