Jiang Zhong's voice trembled slightly at the end of her words, but the words that came out of her mouth were still expressed clearly.
The most important thing was that the contents of her words were truly unexpected.
Luo Nan never expected that she would make such a request.
He subconsciously looked at the veteran. The veteran had just arranged a production task for the factory. He saw Mr. Mo cast a gaze at him. What else could he do but smile bitterly?
This was interesting.
Speaking of which, ever since Luo Nan publicly summoned the Mushed Mouth Ape, this was the first person to come knocking and ask for it. It must be known that this was a key target linked to the new plane. Who knew how many people were drooling over the idea of getting their hands on it? But they were intimidated by the power displayed by Mr. Mo, and the fact that the summoned creature came and went without a trace. They could only watch helplessly from the side.
What kind of path did Jiang Zhong have? She actually came knocking on his door like this?
Luo Nan felt that this was a bit absurd. He laughed and asked her, "Director Jiang, is this request of yours personal in nature or business?"
"Personal," Jiang Zhong blurted out in response.
"Oh, so it's like this." Luo Nan declined to comment.
Luo Nan knew about the conversation between Snake Tongue and Jiang Zhong. Snake Tongue's actions were carried out under his tacit approval. However, this lady's position was far too vague. It was just like the appearance and temperament she displayed. They were separated by a layer of faintly discernible mist. It was like Luo Nan himself was covered by a veil of invisibility.
Luo Nan decided to start with the most basic of questions, "Director Jiang, you've seen Yuan X... Oh, this is what I call the Mushed Mouth Ape. You should've heard me say it when you were next to me. Its volume isn't small, but it's an energized existence. What do you mean by a tissue sample? "
Jiang Zhong felt that she had already crossed a bottleneck when she wasn't blasted out by Mr. Mo on the spot. The nervousness in her heart eased a bit. She gently adjusted her breathing to make her voice a bit clearer,
"Mr. Mo, it's like this... I observed the Mushed Mouth Ape back then. It possessed an overall structural stability on the material plane. I have mastered a technique that allows me to cut out a basic unit from the bottom of the structure. I can preserve the basic structural properties without damaging the entirety of the structure, and I can maintain it for a certain amount of time for research. "
Luo Nan was astonished, "You had ideas about it back then?"
Jiang Zhong was a little embarrassed. He lowered his head and said, "I've considered it … After all, it's related to my research."
Luo Nan ran a circle through his mind. It was said that different professions were worlds apart. He didn't quite understand what Jiang Zhong's so-called 'technology' was. He also didn't know the specific contents of her research. He just felt that this didn't seem to be the field of genome engineering.
"You're researching the Mushed Mouth Ape or a similar mutant? Hmm, it's hard to say if this thing is considered a mutant. "
According to his understanding of the Lousy Mouth Ape, this kind of pure energy structure was more like an idealized collection of configurations. If he were to do it, he would have to start from the thinking of configurations and dismantle it from top to bottom or from bottom to top in order to keep the meaningful parts.
Obviously, this was not going to be easy.
From top to bottom, it was like decomposing a large number into prime factors with bare hands. At first glance, the principle seemed easy to understand, but when the quantity and complexity of the number exceeded the threshold, the human brain would explode.
Going from the bottom to the top was very likely to get lost in the maze of the basic structure of the configuration, wasting brain time and energy, only to find that after going around in a circle, they were back to the starting point.
What method did Jiang Zhong use to research?
However, Jiang Zhong denied this aspect. "Ah, no. I'm not researching any type of mutant, but I do have a need to collect samples of diversity."
Luo Nan was curious. "What kind of specific direction?"
Jiang Zhong responded without the slightest hesitation. "The ecology of the distributed mutant gene network."
"Huh?"
"It's the design of an ecological network built on the basis of genetic diversity. We hope to use the genes of mutants on a large scale as the basic level. We hope to stimulate a new and higher level through their sufficient connection, cooperation, learning, and competition … … In the form of extraordinary power."
Luo Nan frowned. "It sounds a bit like an artificial neural network."
"Actually, they both adopt the mathematical model of a sparse and distributed network. However, there will be differences in the application."
The academic discussion stopped here. Luo Nan had no intention of getting too involved in this unfamiliar field. Otherwise, he might make a fool of himself. He caught onto another key word. "You said 'we'. This doesn't seem like a private request … … Is the Songping Research Institute still operating? I remember that they've been selling their assets all this time. They feel that the limelight has passed, so they're starting to fill in again? "
Jiang Zhong was a bit nervous when she saw Luo Nan's doubt. She explained, "I don't understand the operation of the Great Ze Order. I'm asking for a tissue sample for the sake of the following research!"
"Of course it has nothing to do with the Great Ze Order. As far as I know, the research institute you're in is privately funded by Matsudaira Yoshio. "
"This research project … … I brought it with me."
Jiang Zhong's rebuttal blurted out, but there was a stumble in the middle. It dispelled her emotions more or less. Then her voice weakened a bit, but it was still a lot harder than before.
"I've already signed an agreement with the research institute. They've only obtained the patent related to the field of directional induction for this project. The rest is still with me."
"That should be the most valuable part."
"Research results often keep a distance from 'should'."
Veteran coughed over and over to the side. Jiang Zhong finally came to her senses. Her emotions had gotten to her head. Her face was a bit pale. She tried to apologize, but she didn't know what to say for a time.
On the other side, Luo Nan saw that Jiang Zhong was so nervous that her fists were clenched, but her body movements were still forcefully not falling apart. The key thing was that Veteran was smiling at the side. He looked at Luo Nan with an impatient expression. Luo Nan's heart softened, and he eased up with a sentence.
"Never mind. I'm not interested in how you guys sign the agreement. If it's the employer behind you, it'll be a bit interesting. "
Employer?
Jiang Zhong was still too nervous, so much so that she was a bit slow.
Veteran comforted her again, "Mr. Mo, are you talking about the LCRF?"
Jiang Zhong immediately reacted. Indeed, with the level of strength displayed by Mr. Mo, the size of the Great Ze Order was indeed not within the scope of his attention.
Those that could be linked to him were certainly of a higher level.
For example, behind Matsudaira Yoshio's private research institute was an even larger investment organization, the LCRF, which was also known as the Life Cycle Research Fund.
Luo Nan had diverted the topic.
Veteran was naturally willing to cooperate. He intentionally used chatter to ease up the atmosphere, "I'd say that the LCRF isn't very interested in Jiang Zhong's research. The uncertainties are too strong, and it's a long and drawn-out project. It's been over twenty years from the beginning until now. It's not that there aren't any results, but there hasn't been a single person who's been able to prolong their lives … … Those fellows who are older and weaker than me are probably just waiting to die if they really rely on this. The rest of them can't wait any longer. "
Veteran laughed heartily as he spoke.
Luo Nan laughed as well.
What the veterans were referring to was the mockery of the ability users' sense of superiority towards the "previous generations" who had great capital and power but could not activate supernatural powers, and ended up kneeling before diseases and death and weeping their hearts out.
He spoke again, "From the Wilderness Laboratory to Quantum Corporation, they've been fighting for three days even if they don't have dates … … They're really going crazy from hunger."
Luo Nan added in his mind, From the Safe Trade Zone of Ban City to the Deep Blue World.
Ever since the Era of Distortion, especially after the appearance of powerful mythical existences like ability users and Extraordinaries, those in power who were unable to catch up were driven mad with jealousy on one hand. On the other hand, they discovered the hope of prolonging their lives and vitality.
Under the provocation of hope, a considerable portion of this group of people lost their composure. They did things more and more aggressively, disregarding everything. The LCRF was one of the batons they used to wield the power of capital. They had become more and more anxious in the past few years.
At the same time, Luo Nan discovered a few emotional triggers from Veteran's words.
"Master Shou has had dealings with the LCRF before?"
"Me? I don't have the qualifications! I've just seen a few things. It's all from a long time ago. "
"In the past … … It was when we were in the Wilderness. It's a pity that it doesn't seem like friendship. "
Luo Nan's mind suddenly froze when he spoke to this point. He felt that it was a bit familiar. He looked at Jiang Zhong across from him and remembered that this was a bit similar to the words Snake Tongue had said to him a few minutes ago.
The trigger was' friendship ', but the keyword was a time expression like' in the past '.
Luo Nan's eyes narrowed. He paid attention to it in secret, but he didn't delve deeper into this field. He just casually made a summary:
"The claws of capital really are unfathomable."
Veteran laughed. Clearly, Mr. Mo had forgotten that he controlled the Bloodflame Order and the Castle Financial Group, which was even more famous in the secular world. They were also outstanding and famous capital powers.
From this, it could be seen that Mr. Mo didn't place his position on the side of capital. This was in line with his usual behavior, making Veteran feel closer to him.
He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and help Jiang Zhong speak up. But Mr. Mo shook his head:
"Honestly speaking, Director Jiang's research project has nothing to do with me. But if it involves the Mushed Mouth Ape … … This very moment is far too sensitive."
Veteran had already automatically entered the role of a lobbyist. He humbly asked for guidance: "You're saying?"
"I don't know how much you guys understand about this matter, but the current public situation is this: The Mushed Mouth Ape is involved in the secrets of a new plane. If its tissue sample can really be dismantled and leaked out … …"
Luo Nan raised his hand to stop Jiang Zhong's inclination to swear an oath:
"I'm saying that even if only the news is leaked out, who knows what those fellows who stare at the new plane day in and day out to the point that their eyes turn green from staring at it."
Luo Nan cast his gaze at Jiang Zhong: "Think about it. If you get this tissue sample, maybe when you get off the yacht, that Gotou Masayoshi, oh, even if he doesn't exist, there can still be Satoshi Maitou, Ren Zuoteng, and so on. They can invite you onto the yacht and send you directly to the Amaterasu Court."
He was joking, but Jiang Zhong and the "veteran" couldn't bring themselves to laugh.
Luo Nan sighed when he saw their expressions.
Looking at it from a different angle, Luo Nan really wanted to know whether or not the scientific research institutions of Earth could explore deeper secrets from the Mushed Mouth Ape's research, secrets that even he couldn't touch.
Yes, he already knew that the Cloud World was the product of the interaction between the Mist Labyrinth and Earth's local space-time. He even wanted to borrow this basic logic for the Virtual Plane he would create in the future in order to quickly take shape.
But why would a strange species like the Mushed Mouth Ape appear in the basic and clear structure of the Cloud World? This was still an unsolved mystery.
If he had a trustworthy research team under his command, he would have given it away by now.
Oh, President Ouyang's side was actually pretty good. But it was just as he said before. It was unknown how big of a storm would be stirred if news were to leak out in this sensitive period.
Luo Nan's mind stirred slightly when he thought of this. Another thought popped up in his mind.
It seemed that stirring up a storm wasn't bad at all!
He was somewhat unable to suppress this thought as soon as it appeared. But now wasn't the time to think things through in detail.
Luo Nan retracted his attention and faced Veteran once more.
Jiang Zhong's expression grew all the more amiable: "I discovered this thing by accident. It's not bad to be able to research and discover its deep secrets …. However, now clearly isn't the time."
Jiang Zhong was already thrown into chaos by Luo Nan's hot and cold attitude. He even doubted the correctness of his request. He looked over in a daze when he heard Luo Nan's words.
Luo Nan didn't beat around the bush with her: "Let's postpone it for a few days. In the society of commodities, time nodes and sequence are the most suitable for marking prices. A step earlier or a step later will make a huge difference …. You guys don't seem to be in a rush to get started right now? "
"Uh, yes. This is a part of the collection. It's used for high level comparison groups …."
Jiang Zhong suddenly understood when he spoke to this point. Mr. Mo had agreed!
It didn't matter if it was due to the face of Veteran or some delaying tactic. For a powerful person of Mr. Mo's status, a promise was certainly better than nothing. Even if she wasn't able to take it back today, it would still be a consolation.
A joyous expression appeared on her face. She got up from her seat and bowed deeply in thanks. But she heard Mr. Mo ask a question before she could say words of thanks:
"What's your segmentation tool …. Ha, sorry. I'm talking about the collection tool."
Luo Nan clearly used the segmentation tool to his heart's content. Speaking of which, he really did want to use the segmentation tool to 'cut' it and see what the result would be.
Unfortunately, he didn't have an advanced artificial intelligence like Aunt Kui. He also didn't have the enormous database accumulated by the Heavenly Yuan Empire. It would be quite difficult to make a comparison ….
While he was fantasizing, Jiang Zhong answered without the slightest hesitation: "It's a supernatural power that I possess. It's called Dissociation."
"Oh?" Luo Nan was a bit surprised. Jiang Zhong really didn't have the slightest hint of an ability user … … Even though he could sense a few characteristics, it was very easy to forget or overlook them.
Jiang Zhong didn't have the slightest intention of keeping it to himself. He explained seriously: "My ability is mainly used to strip complex systems. It's used to generate reactions to stimuli from the external environment. However, it is limited by the complexity and precision of the system and unit."
"Can you demonstrate it?"
"Of course." Jiang Zhong immediately agreed.
Since he was going to experiment, he obviously needed a target. Hmm, what should he use?
Luo Nan's gaze swept over Snake Tongue, but he soon shifted it away … … She had enough bad luck these past few days, and she was in front of others. It would be good to give her a bit of face.
He himself wasn't suitable. Veteran was a guest … … He couldn't really bring out Yuan X.
Luo Nan's thoughts spun a few times, and he came up with a plan. He snapped his fingers: "It'll be this little thing … … Sorry for my lack of manners."
As Jiang Zhong spoke, a fingernail-sized large ant-like life form appeared on the short table in front of him. It swaggered over. Its entire body was scarlet red, and it reflected the lighting in the living room. It seemed to sparkle with a flame-like luster.
Vulcan Ant.
This was a vulcan ant that had been transported over from a vulcan ant nest several thousand kilometers away in the lava caverns.
This was a magical technique, and it possessed an inconceivable core … … In any case, Veteran and Jiang Zhong were both stupefied as they watched.
Luo Nan let out a secret sigh of relief after finishing this task.
Right now, the range of his soul cloak had shrunk completely. It couldn't even cover the entire civilian market. The altar's spiderweb was a bit rotten, and he needed the Wraith Sign to work anew to mend it.
However, his soul strength was still rapidly proliferating under the special structure of Formatting Theory. It was far beyond the reach of normal ability users, and it was endlessly recovering. Moreover, his control over the targets he had previously controlled didn't decline at all. This reflected the stability of the dark chains, a fundamental ability.
Completing this fixed-point transmission basically clarified the bottom line of his strength.
Back to the matter at hand: The vulcan ant was a social Mutant species. It was controlled, small in size, and simple in internal structure. It was quite suitable to be used as a target for a demonstration.
Luo Nan looked at Jiang Zhong, but Jiang Zhong was stupefied.
"Mm. Is it too small?"
"Ah, no. I've done it before … … "
Jiang Zhong raised his head and quickly swept a glance over. Then he lowered his eyelids. His breathing and heartbeat were a bit chaotic, but he still extended his hand toward the vulcan ant.
The large ant, which seemed to be flowing with a bloody glow, followed along Jiang Zhong's finger under Luo Nan's telepathic command. It climbed all the way up and quickly climbed to the hollow of her palm.
Jiang Zhong adjusted her breathing once more. Then she closed her palm and fingers, then separated them a moment later.
During this time, the vulcan ant didn't attack her under Luo Nan's control. It was as if it had completed a checkout mission. It climbed down without any abnormalities.
"It's done."
Jiang Zhong's voice was a bit shaky. Perhaps it was due to the consumption of energy from using her ability.
The 'veteran' to the side had already seen this sort of scene many times. He coughed and wanted to open his mouth to explain. But Luo Nan didn't need this. He had already captured the undetectable red dot in the hollow of Jiang Zhong's palm through his keen perception.
"This is … … a parasol sac?"
From the perspective of the Mutant vulcan ant, the parasol sac was no longer a place to store food. Instead, it was an existence that had mutated into an ammunition warehouse.
The semi-finished neurotoxin stored here could form a powerful zombie virus that dominated the target's nervous system through mixing with the secretions from the gland, tail, and other different areas. It could also be used as a stimulant to stimulate the individual's energy. At the same time, it was an important additive for the pheromone needed for collective activities. It could be said to be one of the most critical organs.
Luo Nan looked at the vulcan ant on the short table. It was actually at a loss.
Luo Nan nearly applauded: "What a marvelous displacement."
Upon closer examination, there should be some subtle space-time related elements within. But the most marvelous part was the instantaneous deconstruction and reorganization of the local tissue. Unfortunately, the details were quite chaotic. There seemed to be quite a bit of redundancy … … It was yet another black box.
Over on Earth, as long as supernatural powers were involved, many had the characteristics of a black box. They knew how, but they didn't know why. In the end, it was because the structure wasn't systematic and the research wasn't deep enough.
In any case, this was a very interesting ability. If used properly, it could even be a very terrifying ability.
Luo Nan felt that he didn't lose out by being able to see this demonstration.
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