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Aldrich Killian, who was no longer the same as before, although he was indeed surprised by someone's prophetic ability, he quickly returned to normal.

“After years of skirting the president’s ban on “unethical biological research,” my brain trust team has invented a humble gadget.”

"We called this idea 'Desperate'."

As he spoke, Aldrich Killian took out a small silver rectangular device from his body, and then said:

"Sorry, the environment here doesn't seem to be suitable. I need a dark environment."

"It doesn't matter, it's easy to handle." Liu Ruian, who knew exactly what the other party wanted to demonstrate, clapped his hands after speaking.

The next moment, the originally sunny terrace darkened under Aldridge Killian's shocked eyes.

Before this person could figure out what kind of technology this was, Liu Ruian laughed and said:

"Is this environment okay?"

"of course."

Aldridge Killian, who had another high look at Umbrella Technology Company in his mind, took a small earplug-like device from the silver rectangular device and placed it behind his left ear.

Then he took out three more silver "marbles" and gently threw them on the table, while continuing to explain:

"The idea is about the human brain."

Under the constraints of a certain force field, the three marbles quickly formed an equilateral triangle on the table.

The light projected by these three marbles soon projected a gorgeous image above the two people.

"Wait a moment, this is the universe, I made a mistake." Aldridge Killian, who pretended to be wrong, said: "But this is all I need..."

As he spoke, he pressed the remote control in his hand.

The next moment, what was originally a projection of the star map of the universe immediately transformed into an image of a human brain, or to be more precise, Aldrich Killian's brain.

"This is the brain, but they're eerily similar, aren't they?"

Aldridge Killian looked at the scene in front of him. Even though it was not the first time he saw it, he was still a little excited.

"Great idea."

Liu Ruian, who was leaning back in his chair and looking at the image of the other person's brain, was praising him but at the same time he was communicating with the stars, asking the other person to record and analyze the image.

"Thank you, this is my brain." Aldridge Killian said with a hint of showoff in his eyes.

"That's it." Liu Ruian, who had no look of surprise or surprise on his face, nodded and said.

Aldrich Killian, who originally thought that his research results would attract enough attention, was inevitably a little disappointed with someone's reaction.

However, the "real" Mandarin quickly calmed down his emotions, tapped the small device behind his left ear, and continued to explain:

"You're in my head right now, or rather, this is live broadcast."

"Are you sure?" Liu Ruian, who was really curious about this project, asked.

"of course."

Aldrich Killian pinched his arm as he spoke. At almost the same moment, some of the orange-red lines in the originally blue image on the projection flickered instantly.

"This is the primary somatosensory cortex, the pain-receptive area of ​​the brain."

"But this is what I want to show you."

As Aldrich Killian spoke, he stretched out his hand and gently tugged at the projection in his brain, and the starry sky-like image was quickly zoomed in and enlarged.

"Now 'Extremis' fully develops and controls the neurological potential of the creature, and then sends the signal to...here."

As the zoomed-in and enlarged image stopped, a strange image appeared in their sight.

"It's essentially an empty mess, and that tells us..."

Before Aldrich Killian could finish speaking, Liu Ruian, who was sitting next to him, suddenly said:

"Tell us, our brains, all of our DNA, are destined to upgrade, right?"

Aldrich Killian, who was robbed of his lines, could not help but look stunned, and nodded instinctively and said:

"You're right, that's it."

It is a pity that Liu Ruian, who has never had a good impression of men, did not stop there, but continued to say with a smile:

"So, your 'Despair' can invade the body of any organic creature to a certain extent and can recode DNA, right?"

"you……"

Aldridge Killian, who didn't believe that the other party had discovered the use of 'Despair' just after watching his own demonstration, wanted to ask the other party how he knew it.

But when he thought of the title of "Prophet", he couldn't hide the shock in his heart.

"It is indeed a very good project, but it sounds to me like this project should be the kind of project that can be highly

Weaponized technology. Liu Ruian, who was very satisfied with the other party's reaction, said.

"Yes, sir, but 'Extremis' still has broad prospects." Aldrich Killian said, no longer confident when he came.

Satisfied that such a genius in front of him was poured cold water on him with just a few words, Liu Ruian nodded and said:

"I agree with this. So, Dr. Killian, what is your purpose of coming to the door this time?"

In fact, Aldridge Killian's purpose is very simple. In addition to the huge funds that Umbrella Technology Company can provide, the most important thing is to take a fancy to the biological research foundation that Umbrella Technology Company has.

It’s not surprising when you think about it. The aim research team can only conduct research in a place like a basement. Even if it can get financial support from certain forces, research equipment is often not something that can be obtained with money. land.

Of course, this does not rule out the possibility that Aldrich Killian appears due to the recent success of Umbrella Technology.

"One billion in capital? And it's just the first step of capital investment?" Faced with this seemingly excessive request, Liu Ruian asked.

"Yes, sir, please believe that the investment is worth it." Aldridge Killian nodded.

"Dr. Killian, I can't help you with the money matter." Liu Ruian, who was silent for a moment, shook his head and said.

"Why, sir, don't you see the value of 'Despair'?" Aldridge Killian, who seemed calm on the surface, asked.

Liu Ruian, who was sitting in the opposite room, immediately felt that the other person's body temperature had risen significantly. He didn't know that the "real" Mandarin was a little excited.

"No, no, no, Dr. Killian, you misunderstood me." Liu Ruian shook his index finger and said, "I just said that I can't help you with money matters, but it's not that I don't want to invest in this project."

If someone else had said this, Aldrich Killian would definitely give him a good look, but after seeing someone's "prophet" ability and his demeanor that didn't look like he was playing tricks on himself, he could only ask:

"Then what do you mean?"

Faced with this question, Liu Ruian did not answer, but stood up and said:

"Dr. Killian, please come with me."

A few minutes later, Aldridge Killian, who was full of doubts, followed someone in the security elevator to a secret warehouse.

After the door of the warehouse was opened, Aldrich Killian, who was dazzled by the golden light that came directly to his face, was a little confused.

Walking into this large warehouse, he picked up a gold brick with the words 9999 and 10kg engraved in two rows. Liu Ruian said with a smile:

"Dr. Killian, please understand that although 'Extremis' is a good project, it can easily lead to huge troubles."

"And I am most afraid of trouble, so it is not possible to directly give you money in terms of funds. This is all I can give."

To be honest, with the support of certain forces, AIM is not short of money, but after seeing the gold bricks in this warehouse, I couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

There is no way, it's not that Aldrich Killian's mental endurance is too low, it's that there are too many gold bricks in this warehouse to be scary.

Just kidding, the official gold reserves of the entire United States are only over 8000 tons.

Even if the gold from all countries in the world were added together, it would only amount to [-] tons.

It can be said that Aldrich Killian's estimate of the total amount of gold in this warehouse will not be much different even if it does not exceed this number.

Aldridge Killian is not surprised by the idea of ​​privately hoarding gold.

After all, although the price of gold will also be affected by market fluctuations, it is still a hard currency for human civilization based on the gold standard.

But the warehouse in front of me holds at least tens of thousands of tons of gold reserves, which has nothing to do with private gold reserves.

"Mr. Liu, do you mean these are your investments?" Aldrich Killian asked, pointing to the huge block made of gold bricks in front of him and trying to calm down.

"No, no, no, I will only give you fifty tons for the first investment. I will continue to invest when there is a return." Liu Ruian threw the gold bricks in his hand and shook his head.

"Fifty tons?" Aldrich Killian, who neatly took the gold bricks into his hands, immediately converted fifty tons of gold into cash.

Even if the current gold price fluctuates a bit, and if such a large amount of gold is sold out in a short period of time, the price will definitely suffer.

But even based on the low price of one thousand US dollars per ounce, these fifty tons of gold can bring him nearly US$20 billion in funds.

Faced with this unexpected amount of investment, Aldrich Killian was pleasantly surprised at first, but then he had some bad thoughts.

There is no way, for a "successful person" who is ready to rule the United States, 20 billion funds are far less valuable than the gold in the warehouse in front of him, let alone Umbrella Technology Company.

But when he met Liu Ruian's playful look, which seemed to be smiling but not smiling, Aldridge Killian suddenly felt a creepy feeling in his heart for some reason.