Chapter 1410 - 457: Of All Things, Why Be a Human Scum? (Part 3)

Chapter 1410: Chapter 457: Of All Things, Why Be a Human Scum? (Part 3)

"I even doubt if firing at you with a rifle can penetrate your skin now."

"Don’t bother trying."

Lin Miao shrugged

"I’ve been hit by quite a few bullets recently, they did break the skin, but...just a little bit."

Of course, not electromagnetic bullets, otherwise not even tank armor could withstand them.

"...."

Hathaway’s chest heaved continuously, calming down after a while

"This virus consumes energy at an incredible rate, and your body’s organs are extraordinarily powerful, but that’s unrelated to the nanovirus. I suspect it’s the effect of some of the implants you’ve had."

"Conversely, this enhancement has greatly boosted your digestive and circulatory systems, and the overly abundant energy has further accelerated the proliferation of the carbon pandemic virus, integrating with your DNA and even your immune system."

"In the lab, I used over seventy known human viruses or harmful substances, all of which were eliminated, including cancer cells and super bacteria. I even suspect that this virus has some sort of hive intelligence or command system, which is the extra organ inside your body."

"But... I don’t know if humans have reproductive isolation with you, and how long you can actually live..."

"....."

Lin Miao was stunned, taking a long time to speak

"Can this virus be extracted from my body?"

"Extracted?"

Hathaway looked at Lin Miao in shock

"Do you know how many billionaires would kill for this?"

"Uh, you’ve got it wrong, that’s not what I meant. Who would mind living too long, right?"

Lin Miao explained

"I mean, it can self-replicate, right? So can’t we extract part of it from my body to cultivate and then inject into more people? At least then, the chances of humans dying for various reasons would be greatly reduced."

Most importantly, if this technology could be popularized, the gene viruses developed by companies might be resolved.

Lin Miao really doesn’t dare to gamble that these lunatics won’t one day whimsically launch some human extinction plan.

"....."

But Hathaway was dumbfounded for a moment at Lin Miao’s question before coming to her senses and tentatively asked

"BOSS...do you know how many trillions of dollars people have spent chasing this?"

"What’s that got to do with me? I didn’t spend a dime; I’m just as clueless."

Lin Miao said matter-of-factly

"Moreover, isn’t technology developed to improve human life? Science is meant to serve all of humanity, not just one person."

"Do you know?"

Hathaway gave Lin Miao a deep look upon hearing this response

"Sometimes, I really wonder if you and your mercenaries are even from this world."

"Are you really sure you don’t have a superior named Yahweh?"

Upon hearing Hathaway’s words, Lin Miao laughed and stretched his physiologically defying robust body

"Hathaway, how much do you think God helped you when you studied?"

"Not at all. When I begged for help from Zeta Technology, I got no response, and it was you guys who saved us in the end."

"Exactly, don’t count on any god; the only ones who can save us are ourselves."

Lin Miao decided and stood up

"I’ll return to Night City soon, slice or sample as you please, as long as you can handle this thing, you can do whatever you want."

"Really, anything goes?"

Hathaway stared at Lin Miao

".....ahem..."

Lin Miao said somewhat awkwardly

"Only regarding work stuff, anything else we’ll discuss in private."

He’s not exactly a gentleman, but some things depend on timing; messing around in private life can easily be used against you.

However, if Hathaway can get the thing done, Lin Miao wouldn’t mind sacrificing his own body a bit.

Sacrificing the small self for the greater good; enduring a few milliliters for millions of people is manageable.

After dealing with Hathaway’s matter, Lin Miao wasn’t relieved, instead staring absentmindedly at his own palm

"Carbon pandemic...you’re so ruthless you even mess with yourself, what did I ever do to you?"

Lucky that Lin Miao hasn’t gone for a check-up at any hospital for so long, if this news got out, not even ten lives would suffice.

And if you’re going to enhance me, go ahead, but did you have to give me some numerical system without a manual?

What if his whole body became cybernetic, how would he deal with extracting this thing then?

No, actually... extracting it could give me a heads-up in advance.

In short, Lin Miao is now filled with grievances, but he can’t vent them, only suffer in silence.

"Lin Miao! Where the hell did you run off to, you bastard!"

Bang!

The office door was flung open, and Pan’an barged in furiously, shouting at Lin Miao

"Do you know how embarrassing it was to leave me there alone? Those guys were all waiting to see me make a fool of myself!"

They were just discussing the veteran fund issue, and Lin Miao suddenly slipped out, leaving her unsure of what to do. The situation couldn’t have been more awkward.

"Those pointless meetings just follow the procedure to end, staying there is meaningless, I just took you there to soak in the atmosphere."

Pan’an ground her teeth and asked

"Weren’t you the one who wanted those company representatives to discuss the charity fund donations?"

Lin Miao dryly asked

"Yeah, so how much did they pool together?"

"Five million, which is way more than I initially thought; couldn’t believe these stingy cheapskates actually shelled out."

"Five million....hehe..."

Lin Miao gave a cold chuckle

"And how much medical supply do you think five million can buy?"

Pan’an said

"You think that’s not enough? If we economize, it could at least support a few thousand people; even Sol and I didn’t spend five thousand Fei a month back then."

She spoke bitterly, showing herself to be a thrifty and homely young woman, too innocent sadly.

"Pan’an...."

Lin Miao took a sheet of paper and laid it in front of Pan’an, writing five million on it

"Assuming this is the veteran fund, what would you do with this money?"

"Buy food, buy medicine, and take them to see doctors. Aren’t your hospitals medical and food supplies pretty cheap?"

Pan’an said naturally, as they at Adcardo were also a farming tribe, often having organic fruits to eat.

"I’d like to sell, but they’re not allowed to buy it."

Lin Miao circled the five million on the paper and drew an arrow pointing to companies

"Those companies do donate, but with two conditions, tax exemptions equivalent to the donation amount, and secondly, donation providers must receive priority purchasing rights, in other words, whichever company donates, you have to buy from them."

"Then comes the second part."

Lin Miao circled the company again

"You might think it just means higher prices, but as long as Mitch and the others get fed it’s fine. However, those companies aren’t so honest, they’ll see this as a great opportunity for a comprehensive clearance, packaging up everything near-expiry or expired in their warehouses."

"Even if we reached this stage, we could say at least it’s edible, but even among nearly expired foods, they’ll pass through many hands, from factory it’s a ton, by the time it arrives is a ton, but whether you’re left with half is a problem."

"As for medicine, Pan’an, you should know what those pharmaceutical companies would do."

"They’ll use treatment as an excuse to test drugs on those retired soldiers, guaranteeing each grunt’s half-dead."

"Finally, there’s the third part."

Lin Miao pointed to himself

"As long as there’s any mishap, a few veterans die or chaos ensues, then all accusations point to me. They’ll do whatever it takes to bring me down, and the whole process is legitimate with no one able to find any fault."