"It's finally dead, it's finally dead …" One of the generals muttered to himself as he watched the scene unfold on the screen.
Tears welled up in his eyes. Revenge should have been a joyous occasion, but for some reason, he felt a sense of loss.
He clenched and unclenched his fists, then clenched them again.
Finally, he let out a long sigh.
He stood up and took off his uniform, then folded it neatly and placed it on the table.
He stood there for a long time, then bowed deeply to the uniform.
He strode out of the room. Someone had been waiting for him outside for some time.
"General," the man on the left said apologetically, "I hope you understand."
The general nodded, his expression calm. He'd been mentally prepared when he'd given the order.
He paused, then said, "Help me apologize on behalf of Yang Ling, Huang Ying, and the other heroes who fought on the battlefield. I've let them down this time."
"I'll pass on your message."
"I fought on the battlefield when I was young, but now I'm old and have no descendants. Perhaps this is fate." The general sighed.
…
The Nuclear Tyrant's corpse was left in its original spot, surrounded by many people.
Some of them looked at the corpse in awe. Even in death, no one dared to approach it. It was as if the Nuclear Tyrant was in a deep slumber and would wake up at any moment.
"You said before we came that I had the right to choose the spoils first. You're going back on your word. It doesn't matter where you go, you're the ones who broke the rules." Gao Peng shook his head, then leaned on the Nuclear Tyrant's body. No matter how the others tried to persuade him, it was useless.
The military representative didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Sure, you've done a lot, but so have we. "
"How about this? I have three Lord-tier monsters on my side, and you only have one Lord-tier monster on your side. Three to one, so I'll take seventy-five percent. I'll give you an arm and a leg for your twenty-five percent. What do you think?" Gao Peng said, waving his hand generously.
The military representative seemed to be in a difficult position. Gao Peng squinted his eyes and laughed. "I know what you want to do with this body. It's nothing more than an experiment. You want to see if nuclear energy can be used to mass produce it, right?"
The military representative's expression changed slightly. How did Gao Peng know what they were thinking?
"Well, the Chang 'an military has the most complete laboratory, and we have five advanced Monster Breeders. Your Southern Sky Group can study this corpse with us." The military representative extended an olive branch to Gao Peng.
Gao Peng was just about to reject the offer. To be honest, Gao Peng wasn't interested in the potential of the Nuclear Tyrant. It wouldn't be worth the effort to create it.
He knew that the Nuclear Ruler's potential wasn't up to par, but the others might not think the same way. If it weren't for the fact that they were being ganged up on, the other familiars might not have been able to defeat the Nuclear Ruler in a one-on-one fight.
The Nuclear Ruler's strength was unparalleled in the eyes of others.
Ever since the Cataclysm, human technology seemed to have come to an end. They could only turn to the path of familiars. The existence of the Nuclear Ruler gave some conservatives the illusion that human technology hadn't been eliminated yet, and that there was still another way out.
If he really took the corpse back, it would be hard to guarantee that many people wouldn't miss it every day.
Gao Peng thought for a while and said, "It's not that I can't give you the corpse, but you have to give me a copy of the results of your research."
The military representatives exchanged glances, and all of them looked happy.
However, they did not show their joy on their faces. Instead, they looked quite troubled, as if this was an extremely difficult matter. One of them sighed and said, "This … you should know that we don't have the authority to agree to such a thing."
Another person added, "But we'll try our best to fight for you. I believe the higher-ups won't refuse." The person chuckled.
"That's enough. Stop playing the good cop and bad cop." Gao Peng was speechless. If it were anyone else, they might have been fooled by the two of them. However, with Gao Peng's enhanced sixth sense, these two's little tricks shouldn't be too obvious.
"I have two more requests. If you agree to them, you can take the corpse of a mid-level Lord-tier monster with at least perfect grade." Gao Peng raised two fingers.
"Please speak."
"I want the Nuclear Ruler's monster core crystal. Secondly, I heard that you have two Flesh Millstones in your warehouse. I want one of them," Gao Peng demanded an exorbitant price.
The two men's faces froze. The value of a monster core crystal was at least half of the value of a corpse. The core crystal didn't just contain most of the monster's energy. It also contained other mysterious things. Although human technology wasn't able to detect them clearly with the current level of human technology, there was a high chance that familiars could increase their grade and level by consuming a monster core crystal. This was enough to show how precious a monster core crystal was.
As for the Flesh Millstone … it was also very valuable. It was something that belonged to one of the big shots in the military's laboratory.
It was said that the Flesh Millstone could purify a monster's flesh and make it more nutritious. It was also a valuable treasure.
"I only want one. I left one for you. Also, you can give the Nuclear Ruler's corpse to him for research in exchange," Gao Peng said with a smile.
The two military representatives couldn't help but smile bitterly. This guy really wasn't willing to take any losses. He probably wasn't interested in the Nuclear Ruler's corpse from the very beginning. It seemed like he'd been eyeing the Flesh Millstone for a long time.
In the end, the military agreed to the exchange. After receiving the monster core crystal and the Flesh Millstone, Gao Peng didn't linger any longer. He left Chang 'an and headed back to Yuzhou.
Gao Peng played with the stone in his hand, which was about 30 centimeters in diameter and looked like a millstone.
This was the Flesh Millstone that the military had sent someone to give him.
Gao Peng didn't know how that person had gotten hold of this treasure. He only found out that the military had something like this after talking to Chen Xuehe.
At first, he sent someone to the Chang 'an military to make a deal, but they refused. This treasure didn't belong to the Chang' an military. It belonged to the private collection of a high-level monster breeder directly under the Chang 'an military.
This time, in order to obtain the right to research the Nuclear Ruler's corpse, that person was finally willing to trade a Flesh Millstone.
Gao Peng took a piece of fresh meat from Dumb and placed it on top of the Flesh Millstone. The grayish-white Flesh Millstone began to absorb the meat. The meat slowly seeped into the stone, and the color of the stone gradually changed from grayish-white to light red. Drops of viscous, blood-like substance seeped out from the bottom of the stone.
Gao Peng caught the substance. It was sticky. There was blood, and there was also something that looked like minced meat.
The piece of meat he put on the Flesh Millstone was about the size of his palm, but it was only the size of a fingernail.
Gao Peng popped the small piece of meat into his mouth. The thick taste of blood filled his mouth, but it didn't taste like raw meat. Instead, it had a hint of sweetness.
Gao Peng swallowed, and a faint warmth spread through his stomach. He felt much more energized.
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