Therefore, regarding the gene-editing drug that just emerged this year, the US government made two preparations. On the one hand, it courted the Allison Research Center, putting pressure on various families according to their demands. On the other hand, it secretly ordered its most reliable families not to lose Lin Yao's friendship. This opportunistic approach is consistent with the US government's consistent style.
"Mr. Ford, I also cherish our friendship."
Lin Yao nodded in acknowledgment, accepting the definition of a friend. "In my judgment, this 'Gene No. 2' drug is a drug with very obvious toxic effects and side effects. Although it can rapidly enhance the body's various abilities to an astonishing level in a short period of time, it directly damages the body's various tissues, organs and functions, and will inevitably cause serious consequences in a short time. Although I cannot provide an exact time of onset due to the short duration of the drug, the conclusion is beyond doubt."
"Lin, you are so wise!"
Holly Ford rushed up and gave Lin Yao a bear hug, patting him hard on the back in a very affectionate manner. "You're right, we've also figured out the side effects of this drug, but it's top secret. I didn't expect you to reach this conclusion in such a short time. You truly deserve to be called the world's best expert."
"Lin, that's how it is."
Holly Ford's expression suddenly turned serious, and his voice became somewhat cold. "I won't hide it from you, the US government's stance this time was influenced by the actions of other countries, so we had no choice but to target you. Please forgive us!"
After speaking, Holly Ford bowed to Lin Yao, and before Lin Yao could react, he immediately stood up straight and continued to explain: "The Allison Human Potential Research Center has a special method that is said to avoid these adverse consequences and serious aftereffects, but they require us to send soldiers to a designated area to receive the inoculation. In that area that no one can approach, our soldiers are inoculated with this gene drug by them in a special way. Or a drug exceeding 'Gene Two', and then they return to the army."
"Through careful observation and experimentation by our researchers, the soldiers who received gene therapy from them did not experience these side effects. Although their physical levels could not initially compare with those who directly took 'Gene No. 2,' the recipients could continuously improve their strength until they reached a certain critical point before stopping their strength growth, without any sequelae such as organ failure. Therefore, we are puzzled and would like to get your help."
After speaking, Holler Ford turned to look at the conference room door. "I brought two vaccinated soldiers with me to Kuwait this time. They are currently staying at a hotel outside the Royal Palace. If you'd like, please come with me to take a look."
"Which direction? I'm asking which direction the hotel is in."
Lin Yao's expression turned serious. He frowned and stared at Hollie Ford, his face looking very unpleasant.
"Ah~, direction? Oh, over there."
Holler Ford considered the structure of the palace and pointed in a direction in the corner of the conference room.
Lin Yao stopped speaking and closed her eyes to think. In fact, the little grass carefully extended its colorless and transparent tendrils in that direction. As long as the distance was not too far, she could observe remotely after recovering most of her abilities. However, it consumed too much energy because she still had to focus her main energy on suppressing the "Morning Mist" primordial toxin in her body.
"Yaoyao! Something's wrong! It's a poisonous person!"
Xiaocao's panicked voice almost made Lin Yao jump out of his chair. He had only heard such a cry once before, and that time he almost lost his life. Hearing it again this time immediately made him nervous.
“Yaoyao, it’s ‘Morning Mist’! It planted its virus seeds in living people, and gradually grew by absorbing life force and nutrients from the living people’s bodies. But after growing to a certain extent, the person dies. However, ‘Morning Mist’s’ seeds gained the most power. After it retrieves these seeds, it can improve its own strength.”
With a horrified tone, Xiaocao even stammered, "No wonder 'Morning Mist' could recover so quickly. It turns out it used such a vicious method."
"Then we're doomed?"
Lin Yao immediately raised his most pressing question.
"I don't know. There should still be a chance. 'Morning Mist' has lost a lot of its essence. Essence is not easy to recover. Although it absorbs power and nutrients from living people, it will take a long time to recover its essence. Perhaps many, many people will have to die. We must stop them."
Xiao Cao quickly explained, "By the way, Yao Yao, these 'Morning Mist' seeds have their own consciousness. We can't contact them, otherwise they will pass on the information about seeing us to the 'Morning Mist'. You need to be careful."
Lin Yao was startled, opened his eyes, and stared seriously at Holler Ford. "Mr. Ford, this matter is extremely important. Please make sure these two people are isolated and never let anyone who has been vaccinated come into contact with them again!"
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Chapter 423 High-Level Cooperation (First Update)
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Holly Ford leaned back on the luxurious mink sofa. He didn't feel any enjoyment; instead, he felt uncomfortable all over. The cool air conditioning was turned up a bit too high because he felt very cold, as if he had been thrown into the icy wilderness of the Arctic and could no longer find any support.
Lin Yao's voice was calm and indifferent, as if he were telling a story, a story that had nothing to do with him, yet it made Holly Ford's heart pound with fear.
Some of the things Lin Yao said might have been met with disdain by others, who, even if they maintained basic politeness on the surface, would have inwardly disagreed.
But Holler Ford didn't think so. He felt that what Lin Yao said was likely the truth, because some of his hidden judgments were completely consistent with the facts. This was what shocked him the most and made him believe everything Lin Yao said.
Although she has lost some of her memories, Xiaocao immediately recognized the person who had been implanted with the "poison seed" by "Morning Mist" and called him a "poison person".
These "poisonous people" retain their memories from before the "poison seed" was implanted; strictly speaking, they are still themselves. However, there is a difference: the implanted "poison seed" gradually influences some of their thoughts and behaviors. Therefore, their behavior will differ from that before the implantation.
When a "poisonous person" is affected by a "poisonous seed," they will devote most of their time and energy to improving their personal abilities. Their appetite will increase significantly because the implanted "poisonous seed" consumes a lot of nutrients. If they don't want the host to die immediately, they will have to rely on the increased food intake to make up for it. This is the most obvious characteristic of the change.
The second characteristic is that the implanted host gradually loses interest in some behavioral habits, their thinking is affected, and they become more enthusiastic about improving their personal abilities than ever before. Therefore, their individual strength will increase rapidly for a period of time.
There is a mysterious connection between "poisonous people" and they are very accepting of their own kind. They have a strong sense of trust in each other. If they are assigned to the same action group, their overall strength can be greatly enhanced.
All of this perfectly matches the reactions of American soldiers who received "genetic drugs." If it weren't for the certainty that Lin Yao himself possessed extraordinary medical skills and wouldn't need to deceive himself in this way, Holly Ford would even have thought that Lin Yao participated in a secret American research group or in similar research conducted by the Chinese government.
The United States is a nation that values academia, and the concept of governance by experts is deeply ingrained. From the president to ordinary citizens, they all believe in professional opinions and are willing to adjust their behavior and attitudes according to the science and theories given by experts. This is why the United States was able to rise to become a world superpower in just one hundred years, which is very different from the situation in some countries where "laymen lead experts".
The US government attaches great importance to any project that can enhance national power and military strength, but it always adheres to the principles of science and practice. Therefore, for the gene-based drugs developed by the Allison Center for Human Potential Research, the government immediately allocated huge sums of money to several research centers to study and decipher these drugs. Only after confirming that it is fully capable of controlling them will they be promoted and popularized.
The allure of "Gene 2" and even more effective gene drugs is so great that countries, in order to rapidly enhance their military strength, are compelled to accept the "Allison Research Center's" donations without being able to grasp or decipher them. Of course, this requires paying exorbitant "inoculation" fees afterward. This is something that must be done under the global situation, but it cannot dispel the concerns of countries like the United States about this unknown new drug. This is why there was the incident of Holler Ford contacting Lin Yao as a representative, and why the Chicago consortium boasted that it could independently bear all of Minhong's overseas loans.
Soldiers who received the "inoculation" at the Allison Human Potential Research Center all showed significant differences upon their return.
Although all the soldiers still remembered everything perfectly, their execution of orders, their self-discipline in their personal lives, and their dedication to training all showed that they had been transformed into the most popular soldiers, and could even be called role models for soldiers.
But all of this still doesn't put the US government at ease. They remain wary of things they don't fully understand, which is why they seek help from various quarters—a consistent principle of the US government. They believe in cooperating with others on everything.
No soldier could recall the details of the vaccination. They only remembered losing consciousness after entering an empty room, then regaining consciousness and being gathered in another large room before being lined up and left. The entire process was even recorded by some cunning soldiers. It only took ten minutes, meaning that from the time of vaccination to being carried out of the unconscious room and waking up, only ten minutes had passed. This was because the soldiers checked Greenwich Mean Time after they came out and found that their timing devices were working properly. The entire vaccination process only took a few minutes.
There was no injection window, and no residual drug in the stomach. The American research team examined each soldier who had just received the vaccination and concluded that there were no changes, or that the changes were beyond the detection range of modern instruments.
Now, Lin Yao says that these soldiers have all become "poisonous people" and will eventually be killed by Jiang Liu, this "Chinese man," which makes Hollie Ford feel very nervous and deeply concerned about the unstable factors in the US Army, which has been vaccinated 5,321 times.
"Lin, are you sure it's like this?"
Although Holly Ford already believed what Lin Yao said, he still instinctively raised questions, secretly hoping that Lin Yao would give a negative answer.