Mo Qiong carefully read through the agreement. This was completely different from what he had expected.
He had become a restricted individual, living in their base for research purposes.
In truth, this was also because Mo Qiong had neglected the nightmare. He didn't expect the nightmare to be a continuous torment, thinking that it would only last 9 times.
So what kind of torment was that? Yes, the nightmare was indeed torturous, but it didn't last long before Mo Qiong woke up. He had broken the dream 9 times in a single night, thus permanently removing that side effect.
"So the nightmare was a side effect? Then I unintentionally used absolute hit to break it? "Mo Qiong was speechless, silently complaining about how troublesome it was.
Obviously, Lan Bai She had doubts about this, so Mo Qiong was still an uncontrollable factor.
"Regardless of whether I sign it or not, I will still be monitored, the only difference is whether I cooperate with them or not" Mo Qiong thought.
If he was in their shoes, he would have done the same. It was impossible to let a supernatural individual roam freely in society, even if they couldn't be brought to a controlled area, they would still have to keep an eye on them to prevent them from using their ability to do evil.
However, understanding was one thing, but asking him to voluntarily follow this group of people to some research department was still a difficult decision.
After all, there was indeed something he was hiding, which was his absolute hit rate. Unlike the passive effect of the Deep One, absolute hit rate was the true danger factor. It was an ability that allowed him to take the enemy's life from a thousand miles away, no matter how safe the enemy was hiding in a fortress.
No matter how much he tried to guarantee that he wouldn't do anything wrong, this ability itself was a huge security risk.
"Does your research department specialize in studying supernatural entities? How do you study them? Research the scientific principle of not drowning? Then develop a power that allows humans to escape the shackles of oxygen? "Mo Qiong asked.
"You seem to have misunderstood the concept of anomalies. Do you think they're some sort of treasure that can give humans miraculous powers?" Luo Yi suddenly laughed.
Mo Qiong was stunned.
Luo Yi continued: "It's undeniable that some anomalies are like that, but the fact that they can be used by humans is also something that their characteristics allow them to do. You don't know much about anomalies, so you don't know the true horror of anomalies. They always have some absolute characteristics that can overturn the laws of the universe. Do you think that you won't drown because there's some kind of energy that provides you with oxygen? No … it's because the human body's need for oxygen has been turned off … A D-class personnel who suffocated in water for 15 hours without any genetic changes, their cell structure remains unchanged, they still need for oxygen … but their cells forget that they need for oxygen to transform themselves into energy, forcing them to function normally "
"If anomalies really do become magical treasures like in novels, then we'll really have to celebrate, because we've finally gotten rid of anomalies for good … Moreover, we'll be able to enrich the branches of science, and the development of human civilization will be even more flourishing …"
Luo Yi smiled. Mo Qiong was deep in thought. Others might not understand what he was saying, but Mo Qiong could understand.
What did he mean 'absolute characteristics's'? Not to mention anything else, Mo Qiong knew that this was his' absolute destiny '. When he was researching this ability, he almost went crazy.
Luo Yi continued: "Magic weapons still have their principles and structures to be analyzed, as well as some principles of mutual generation and suppression. If the materials allow, we can even create another one … Even if it's an extremely powerful magic weapon, there's a limit to its power, and it also relies on the energy it stores. If a magic weapon contains too much energy, we don't need to be afraid, because we know that as long as we figure out the principles behind it, we can use technology to guide the energy out and use it for our own use, turning it into a battery for the benefit of humanity"
"On the other hand, anomalies … I won't talk about anything else, just the wooden sculpture you've come into contact with, do they have any principles behind it? Just a touch, you'll have nightmares in your sleep, and you won't need to breathe underwater? Perhaps you can imagine what kind of radiation it emitted, affecting your brain cells or genes. But unfortunately, that's not the case. We've examined the genes of all infected people, including yours, but you're all perfectly normal human beings without any abnormalities "
"Or perhaps, you think that its composition is special, and it emits some kind of unexplainable dark energy that's attached to your body? Unfortunately … its composition couldn't be more ordinary, and its molecular structure has been completely analyzed by us. I can tell you very responsibly: α-531 is just a piece of rotten wood! "
Mo Qiong was stunned. When he first learned about the Blue and White Society, he heard that there were many supernatural things on Earth.
His first reaction was that there were some people with superpowers on Earth, and maybe even martial arts or immortal cultivation.
But now, it seemed that there wasn't. Luo Yi even said that if all anomalies were replaced with Xianxia magic weapons and magic tools, they would cheer!
That's great!
Because everything can be popularized, learning, research, and development, what's the difference between this and science?
If there really were Taoism and magic as imagined, maybe it would be added to compulsory education. Because hiding it wouldn't be good for development, only by popularizing education and enhancing the quality of the people would it be the foundation for development.
Even if the difficulty was extremely high, it would be in the hope that the next generation could learn a little bit. With such a huge foundation, talented people would constantly emerge to provide blood for this energy science, so that it could develop better. Otherwise, it would be isolating the country and falling behind the times.
Even if it couldn't be popularized for the time being, even if there would be various pains after popularizing it, the wheel of history would eventually push these things towards popularisation. It was only a matter of time, a matter of how many class conflicts would occur.
But of course, all of this was just a fantasy, a fantasy theme.
Reality was bone-chilling.
In this world, the truly supernatural things were called anomalies, they couldn't be replicated, they all had their own functions that were stronger than the laws of nature.
Cells needed oxygen to burn to obtain heat from food, so humans needed to breathe, otherwise their cells would die due to lack of energy.
If the Deep One effect changed the cell's energy production process, that would be fine, but it didn't. Scientifically speaking, it was still a cell that needed oxygen, but it forgot that it needed to absorb oxygen.
Just like an office worker who was supposed to receive a salary, but under some kind of supernatural effect, he didn't want a salary anymore and worked like crazy for free! And he didn't starve to death!
"How are we supposed to study this?" Mo Qiong was speechless.
Luo Yi replied: "Even though anomalies aren't scientific, most of them can be figured out from their patterns and characteristics. Based on their characteristics, proper containment measures can be arranged to minimize their harm"
"If you think of it as a scientific principle, it's fine. It doesn't matter what you call it, Alpha 531 … Hm, that wooden sculpture is already one of the mildest anomalies, you can't even begin to imagine the truly terrifying anomalies "
"Do you understand? The goal of our research is to make it as harmless as possible, to minimize its impact on humans, and to prevent it from shaking the very foundation of nature … "
"Only after all of that is guaranteed, and after confirming that it's controllable enough, would we be able to utilize it to create value for humanity"
Saying so, Luo Yi's lips curled into a bitter smile.
Mo Qiong immediately recalled their ability to jump in the air just now. That was obviously the result of using some kind of anomaly, and it was harmless and controllable enough.
"So you need people like me … Ah, you seem to have already experimented with this, what's the D-class personnel you mentioned before?" Mo Qiong asked.
Luo Yi looked at Wei Lan, seemingly waiting for her to explain.
Wei Lan understood and explained: "D-class personnel is a choice of death row inmates before their execution, to accept the death penalty, or to be sent to a certain base to work as a D-class personnel for a month, to be used as an experimental subject to test dangerous anomalies …"
"They're often sent to come into contact with dangerous anomalies and experience terrifying events, resulting in a high mortality rate. There are a lot of unknown dangers, as well as dangerous experiments that must be carried out by humans, so we can't just sacrifice our members' lives for nothing, so we need a D-class personnel as a suicide squad … basically, they're going to die sooner or later "
"A month? Then what if they don't die after a month? Are they going to be sent back to society to start a new life? "Mo Qiong was shocked. One was execution, the other was a month of dangerous work, anyone would choose the latter.
"Return to society? Have you ever seen someone who's already been executed return to society? "Wei Lan asked.
Mo Qiong agreed, he hadn't heard of such a thing before.
Luo Yi cut in: "According to the Blue White Society's agreement with a certain country, becoming a D-class personnel is equivalent to a death penalty. The moment they choose to become a D-class personnel, the death row inmates have already been executed, their death will be declared on their household register, and this status is permanent "
"The so-called one month limit is simply to give them another chance to choose, to accept the death penalty, or to become a D-class personnel for another period of time … it's better to live than to die, so some people will grit their teeth and continue to work for another month. While some people might have a mental breakdown and obediently return to their country to accept the death penalty "
"Giving them another chance to choose death every month is to prevent the D-class personnel from going berserk or breaking down. After all, many projects require the cooperation of D-class personnel, and after every project, we also have to routinely counsel the D-class personnel's mental state, to minimize the possibility of them deliberately acting recklessly the next time they come into contact with anomalies and sabotage the experiment"
"Remember, choosing to become a D-class personnel is equivalent to a death penalty, the only difference is that the person who was originally going to be executed will die in a way that will contribute more to humanity"
"For those who choose to become a D-class personnel four times in a row, after confirming that they respect their own life and don't want to die, we will also award them with the Will of D medal, and try to let them participate in experiments with a higher survival rate. Because those who receive the Will of D medal have a firm will and desire to live, they would rather constantly hover on the edge of life and death than give up their own life, indirectly contributing to humanity … for this, we will also give them a certain amount of respect "
"But such people are too rare, there is only one person who received the Will of D medal and continued to live and persevere"
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