Because, presumably, the path that Organization X is now taking is the same "god-making plan" that Chen Xu unintentionally came up with when he was still a rookie, which was used to fool Organization X.
Organization X is inclined towards genetic modification research, and it has probably already achieved considerable results, but it may not be mature yet, so they continue to lie low.
These lurking individuals are the most dangerous. As the saying goes, a barking dog doesn't bite, and the fact that Chen Xu doesn't know where the X organization is hiding is a thorn in his side. However, cloning the unicorn this time gave Chen Xu a brilliant idea: a clever way to lure them out!
The news that unicorn blood contains a genetic virus has been spread by Chen Xu through underground channels. For an organization like the X organization that specializes in genetic research, the allure of a natural genetic virus is irresistible!
While the unicorns were on Eat Island, they dared not act rashly, because everyone knew that the military power on Eat Island could easily wipe out a small country. Their only chance was this time Eat Island generously sending two unicorns to America… and America was their home!
Therefore, Chen Xu was 80% certain that the X organization would definitely take action!
As expected...
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Chapter 409 Sending a Sheep into the Tiger's Mouth (Part 2)
The spy satellite from the future on Tongchi Island was constantly monitoring the US military escort. While the X organization's temporary shielding system could deceive the US satellites, it couldn't hide from Tongchi Island's satellite. Therefore, the entire battle was clearly captured by the satellite.
The video of the battle was truly shocking, but Chen Xu felt a deep sorrow in his heart.
You've finally come to this!
X!
What did you see in the video?
The soldiers who were lying in ambush were all incredibly fast. In the blink of an eye, they moved behind an American soldier, reached out and grabbed him, and one of their hands pierced through the American soldier's heart!
But what they looked like...
Some people have unusually thick hair all over their bodies, as if they are wearing a furry coat, and their heads... are actually wolf heads!
A soldier, facing American fire, neither dodged nor evaded! The bullets bounced off him; his muscle strength far surpassed that of any bodybuilding champion in the world! He was practically like the Rock Man from the Fantastic Four!
Only a few resembled humans, but before they acted, they injected themselves with some unknown drug into their muscles, instantly unleashing phantom-like speed and power...
X's modifications to humans are in no way inferior to the cyborgs in Tarot!
Chen Xu also deserves credit for this... If he hadn't given the origin of the "century-long hoax" to the X organization back then in order to protect himself, things probably wouldn't be like this now.
But this is also fate.
The X organization in history was indeed the initiator of the century-long deception, and when Chen Xu first confronted X after obtaining the computer from the future, he inadvertently chose to study the information about the century-long deception.
This is probably fate, and the rule of heaven, which cannot be changed.
Are these werewolves, muscle men, and super soldiers who need constant injections of drugs... still real people?
And those monsters in Tarot that transform human bodies into machines... are they still human?
The principles and morals passed down for thousands of years are not outdated and antiquated views, but rather the lessons learned from the experiences of countless sages over the millennia!
X, Tarot, you really made a mistake!
My mission is to completely correct the mistakes you have made...
From destruction comes construction; your blood will become a bright red guiding light on humanity's path of exploration and development. If humanity hadn't made these mistakes, they would never have known repentance, never been able to correct their errors. It's a pity your original purpose was to defy the heavens, but in your pursuit of power, you've come to this.
Well, enough said. Consider those two unicorns a gift for you... old friends!
No, ever since that betrayal in early 2008, we have been complete enemies!
Chen Xu sighed. The immense energy and benefits contained in unicorn blood were an irresistible temptation for power-hungry individuals like the X Organization. Only after consuming unicorn blood or products made from it would they discover that they had developed a bloodthirsty nature.
However, they also gained a certain amount of power.
This move of his has essentially driven Organization X to the brink of destruction! No matter how advanced the cloning technology is, the blood of unicorns will never be enough for them. That bloodlust will drive them mad, and then they will emerge from their hiding places, allowing him to find these guys and... and eliminate them.
X, Tarot... I'll free you. After reversing this century-long scam, I can finally be truly free.
It should be very soon, very soon, our final battle will begin...
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's already 2012.
If we were to name the hottest industries over the past year, besides the booming virtual reality system, the other two would be the film industry and the pharmaceutical industry.
The film industry is booming every year, but last year, the launch of virtual reality systems allowed audiences to experience blockbuster movies from the comfort of their homes, almost as if they were there in person – a true revolution for the industry. Traditional cinemas, after only a few years of success, have slumped again. Most tragically, 3D special effects films, which were just beginning to gain traction, were strangled by the more realistic virtual reality systems before they could even truly take off.
However, while cinemas were looking at the dismal box office figures with grim expressions, film distributors were overjoyed—because there was currently no piracy in the virtual world, and audiences had to pay to watch the movies. Although a portion of these box office revenues had to be shared with Company S, the amount was the same as the proportion they used to distribute to film distributors in various regions. For them, there was no loss at all, but they made a huge profit due to the reduction in piracy.
Of course, the happiest of all was Company S itself.
They truly tasted the sweetness of a monopoly. Any film company wanting to enter the virtual system had to pay a considerable technical fee. S Company's special effects team had been expanding its recruitment repeatedly—and they also received a cut from movie tickets. Moreover, what outsiders didn't know was that the cost of creating special effects within the virtual system was actually very small. For example, James Cameron, who directed the 2011 blockbuster *Avatar*, followed "public opinion" and, with full support from S Company, personally oversaw the special effects of *Medusa*. The film was advertised to have a budget of $600 million, even higher than *Avatar* the previous year, but in reality, it only cost a little over $100 million. The other $500 million, well, it had already been secretly transferred into the military budget of Tongchi Island through S Company's incredibly sophisticated money laundering process.
Medusa lived up to expectations at the box office, breaking the record by grossing over $3 billion!
The film industry is indeed incredibly profitable! The entire S company's top management was grinning from ear to ear…
In fact, the record-breaking box office performance of "Medusa" was entirely expected. First of all, the Medusa incident had already caused a worldwide uproar when the specimen was first discovered. It was just a baseless rumor about the movie "Medusa" that propelled the film and James Cameron to the forefront of the world.
Secondly, as the first special effects blockbuster set in a virtual reality system, coupled with S Company's aggressive pre-release promotion, the high anticipation surrounding the film itself, and the absence of piracy, it's no surprise that *Medusa* topped the charts. Even during its planning stages, several American venture capital firms assessed the film, suggesting a less than one percent chance of it losing money… that one percent chance might refer to a sudden global stock market crash, or the actual 2012 apocalypse, etc.
Furthermore, unlike Avatar, which was entirely fictionalized by Cameron, Medusa is based entirely on reality. Unfortunately, despite public pressure, Sweden has yet to successfully clone Medusa. Leaving aside the technological gap, the fact that many world-renowned biologists have publicly stated their refusal to participate in the Medusa cloning experiment under public pressure has already caused Sweden considerable headaches.
Company S, however, is different. They are the only organization that successfully cloned Medusa, possessing complete knowledge of her habits, potential threats, and more. They publicly announced the destruction of the Medusa and urged research institutions worldwide to abandon cloning them. Their information on Medusa is unparalleled. Furthermore, in promoting the film, Company S emphasized that it was a potential tragedy. Therefore, all information about Medusa in the film is factual. The script even depicts a scenario in 2012 where a research lab successfully clones Medusa, but several escape, multiply rapidly, and cause a disaster… The film even involves a mecha squadron from the island of All Eaters as an aid, and it touches on how ordinary people should respond if such a disaster were to occur…
With all these factors combined, plus the film's spectacle and special effects, it would be hard for it not to make money!
However, three billion US dollars... that number is indeed quite astonishing.
Moreover, this film brought additional good news… Although director Cameron didn't explicitly state it in the film, every viewer knew that the research institution that secretly cloned and resurrected Medusa in the movie referred to the Swedish National Laboratory. The film caused such a sensation; the terrifying scene of countless Medusas invading the Earth made every viewer personally feel the crisis—from the day *Medusa* began its screening, the number of people demonstrating outside the Swedish National Laboratory holding signs never fell below three thousand. They even brought out the projection system from a Stockholm cinema and placed it outside the National Laboratory's security perimeter, repeatedly playing the 2D version of *Medusa*…
The Swedish government finally succumbed to the immense pressure and announced the destruction of all materials and specimens related to Medusa, thus ensuring the complete extinction of this terrifying creature.
However, although the Medusa tragedy may not happen, the great hoax continues.
In the past year, dozens of research institutes have "successfully" developed drugs that are "non-toxic and have no side effects" to unlock the potential of the human body, such as drugs that can relieve fatigue, improve the body's immunity, increase intelligence, enhance memory, strengthen physical fitness, and so on.
But a very interesting phenomenon has emerged.
Every time a new drug is introduced, Company S holds a press conference announcing that the drug will cause irreversible side effects to the human body... Then the two sides start arguing, quarreling, and even filing a lawsuit, with both sides going to court.
Therefore, this year, the legal departments of Company S and Tongchi Island have also started a frenzy of recruitment - according to incomplete statistics, the number of legal staff in Company S has now exceeded that of the United Nations, and they are simultaneously handling dozens of lawsuits.
To be honest, these lawsuits are really tough to win. It's likely that S Company will lose in the long run. While these companies' drugs all have flaws, they're nowhere near as short-sighted as the Tarot and X organizations. The basic principle of this century-long scam is that effectiveness is directly proportional to side effects. These drugs are unlikely to show any side effects for at least three to five years… S Company's claim that these drugs have side effects based solely on a written document is indeed difficult to substantiate.
However, for every case that came up, Company S would fight it. It is said that Chen Xu, the owner of Tongchi Island, took out one billion US dollars from the box office of "Medusa" specifically for fighting lawsuits and paying compensation for losing the case. This made the media around the world extremely surprised by Company S's actions.
What on earth are they doing?
However, under the guidance of regulatory authorities, domestic media began to promote S Company, unanimously stating that these drugs posed significant risks and were absolutely not recommended for use. Furthermore, the national health and drug management system directly added every drug involved in a lawsuit against S Company to a blacklist that prohibited importation and sale—this was a complete show of support for Chen Xu's actions.
However, this practice within China has no effect abroad because the drug is indeed quite effective, much more so than previous health supplements... As for side effects, no one really notices them, so as long as there's a market, who cares what Company S says? Moreover, Company S doesn't develop this itself, and it also prevents others from doing so—isn't that just sour grapes?
Therefore, many people ignored S Company's advice, and even the military systems of many countries began to place orders for some drugs.
"That's human nature. That's the fundamental reason why we ultimately couldn't stop this massive scam." During the meeting, Chen Xu smiled coldly. "After all, the human body isn't like a computer; not everything has data to represent it. These drugs won't show any harmful effects in the short term. If we really want to discover the problem, it will be at least three years from now. And in those three years, how many people will become dependent on these drugs? Three years later, even ten years later, how many people will regret it for the rest of their lives? However, we must stick to our position in public opinion. Money? No problem. Tell the legal department that if we can't win these cases now, we should drag them out, drag them out as much as possible! There will always be a day when we can win."
The S Company executives present were now completely convinced of Chen Xu's insight. If they had any doubts before, this reverse research on ancient civilization creatures, conducted by S Company using its world-leading technology, had definitively proven the potential dangers of such research. Although only a few projects had been found to be dangerous so far, Chen Xu's unwavering judgment made it impossible for them to have confidence in other similar research. In any case, the best approach for now was to wait and see, and pretend they hadn't seen any drugs produced by these studies; life would continue as usual.
They had already specifically warned their relatives and friends, and asked them to convey to their friends that these drugs must not be used under any circumstances—because as high-ranking executives of Company S, their annual salaries were at least in the millions, and although these drugs were not available domestically, it wouldn't be difficult for them to obtain some from abroad through their channels. Therefore, they were specifically warning those around them not to harm themselves or others out of curiosity or so-called good intentions.
As for going to court, all the high-ranking officials present are shrewd guys, who could possibly not understand Chen Xu's meaning?
This is a protracted battle, but even at its longest, it will only last a few years. Even if Company S suffers losses due to the lawsuits in these years, when the side effects of these drugs become apparent, it will be a golden opportunity for Company S to turn things around!
Back then, when people recalled S Company's early warnings, which went against all odds and even resulted in countless grievances, accusations, and economic losses—who wouldn't admire S Company's foresight? Who wouldn't admire their technology?
At that time, all the losses suffered over the past few years will be recovered in one fell swoop! Who would care about such a small amount of money... It's just that my colleagues in the legal department will have to endure a few years of bad luck.
Now that Chen Xu is 24 years old, he has become increasingly mature and composed, and his presence at company meetings has grown more imposing. Seeing that the senior executives all understood his meaning, Chen Xu nodded with satisfaction and said, "There is another very important matter I need to inform you all of now. Things may become unsettled soon. If you have any relatives or friends, I personally suggest that you inform them to come to Tongchi Island. I have already spoken with the departments below to arrange private jets or cruise ships for everyone."
As soon as he said this, a buzz immediately broke out below, and no one understood what Chen Xu meant.
“This is the intelligence we recently detected.” Gao Xiaojie stepped forward at Chen Xu’s signal and said, “As everyone knows, in the past two years, the Earth’s crust has been moving more and more frequently, and many places have experienced natural disasters, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons, tsunamis, and so on. According to our observation report, just a week ago, a series of massive disasters occurred in the central Pacific Ocean, including earthquakes of magnitude 9 or higher, accompanied by a raging tsunami and even an underwater volcanic eruption. It can be said that if this series of disasters had occurred even slightly closer to land, the nearby coastal cities would have been completely destroyed! Fortunately, the area where the disaster occurred was very far from the land, and the news was covered up by various means, so ordinary people did not feel anything.”
"Why are you trying to cover this up?" a representative from the mainland asked, clearly indicating that they had not yet received any information.
“Because this situation is too bizarre!” Gao Xiaojie said, “The moment we detected the tremors, we tried to use satellites to observe the situation in that area, but we found nothing! From the satellite, that place was just a vast, calm ocean, nothing at all! We contacted intelligence organizations in the United States and the European Union, and they all detected strong tremors, but their satellites also didn't tell them anything! All the satellite detection results were the same... there was nothing there, just an ocean! And a calm ocean! The earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, etc. that we detected, we couldn't see anything from the satellites!”
The conference room immediately erupted in discussion. Yi Shuihan interjected, "If it were just our satellite or monitoring system malfunctioning, that would be one thing. But I believe it's impossible for all the satellites and monitoring systems in the world to malfunction simultaneously. Therefore, based on the intelligence department's deductions, there's probably only one possibility..."
"There's something strange about that ocean area; our satellites have been fooled!"
Another round of discussion ensued until Chen Xu tapped the table, interrupting the conversation, and said, "I've told you all before that technology isn't omnipotent. Many people believe that with countless satellites hanging in space, every inch of the earth can be clearly seen. This view greatly overestimates current human technology. There are far too many mysteries on earth. Many places have unique natural magnetic fields that interfere with satellite detection. Of course, we can't rule out human intervention."
"Was the earthquake in that area caused by natural or man-made factors?"
“It must be man-made,” Gao Xiaojie interjected. “The US military sent several unmanned reconnaissance aircraft over there, but strangely, once the reconnaissance aircraft entered an area, they immediately lost contact with the command center, as if it were the Bermuda Triangle. Then, the US military dispatched a small search fleet, but those people also seemed to have vanished into thin air after entering that area… Nobody knows where they went.”
Silence fell over the meeting room. Finally, someone asked, "Perhaps it's due to natural causes? That place might be another Devil's Triangle..."
But everyone knows this guess is unlikely to hold true, because even the real Bermuda Triangle isn't completely inaccessible. Although the secrets of the Bermuda Triangle haven't been solved, some information can still leak out. Unlike this place, where anyone who enters seems to be instantly swallowed up like a black hole, leaving no trace behind.
“The US military is very anxious right now. Congress is passing a bill on whether to send an aircraft carrier strike group there. They hope that Tongchi Island can assist them…” Gao Xiaojie said, “However, we have refused for the time being.”
"Why?"
“Because that sea area is far too dangerous, there are probably our old adversaries there…” Gao Xiaojie turned on the large screen in the conference room; “Everyone, please look at this area, this is the Devil’s Sea where this incident occurred. As you can see, this place is just an ocean, there are no islands, not even a huge reef, and it is not on any shipping route. It can be said that we know zero about this area.”
"But take a look at these materials." Some pictures appeared on the screen, and Gao Xiaojie explained from the side: "This first map was unearthed from an ancient tomb in India in the 8th century AD. What we have now is just a photocopy of this map. The map is rather blurry, but many of the notes say that there used to be a large continent in the Pacific region, but it eventually sank into the sea."
"This is the Mayan Codex Toloano, which is housed in the Madrid Museum. It is a Nagar tablet from India. These ancient books all mention a very powerful ancient civilization called Mu."
"This is an inscription on a temple in western Uxmal, left by the ancient Mayan civilization... This building was built in memory of Mu."
"Finally... this map was discovered in a Turkish library in the 13th century, and according to our carbon-14 dating analysis, it was drawn 10,000 years ago! Besides perfectly depicting the outline of the Arctic Circle and mountain ranges, this map also shows an incredibly vast continent in the Pacific Ocean, between Asia and the Americas..."
"At the very center of this continent, please look at the screen."
On the screen, the ancient map and the current world map were enlarged to the same scale, gradually overlapping and soon becoming one.
The sea area where the strange event occurred, as mentioned earlier, is exactly covered by that mysterious continent! Right at the center of that mysterious continent!
"That's why we don't easily send out troops," Gao Xiaojie summarized. "That place is very mysterious, extremely mysterious. Perhaps, there truly exists an ancient civilization there that has survived to this day!"
"That civilization is called Mu!"
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