Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Artificial Superhuman
Although I had agreed, I still harbored some doubts about Sandora’s plan.
I constantly felt as if I were one of those deranged scientists who experimented on living people…
“Don’t worry, there won’t be any problems,” Sandora assured me once more. “This kind of radiation won’t harm the body even if it doesn’t stimulate superpowers. Besides, those mercenaries may not be very strong, but their resistance abilities are certainly stronger than those of Qianqian and Chen Qian, who are ordinary people. What else do you have to worry about? You should know, people who have a certain resistance but aren’t completely immune to radiation are quite rare experimental material!”
I looked at Sandora, who was radiating research mania, and then at Lin Xue, who was in a Divine Travel State with a pile of bizarre components not far away, feeling there was some overlap between the two in certain aspects.
“Okay, letting them undergo radiation isn’t out of the question, but we need to explain the situation to them and the potential dangers. We absolutely can’t force them.”
“They will definitely be crying and begging to agree!”
Sandora said with absolute confidence.
In a makeshift barracks to the southwest of the base, Sandora and I met Reck, who was curiously inspecting the alloy room.
Other than the day we brought Pandora back, this was only the second time Reck and I had met, and I didn’t have a particularly strong impression of this robust and honest-faced middle-aged man. However, his memory was clearly much sharper than mine; he recognized us immediately from our brief encounter, though recalling our names seemed somewhat difficult for this otherworldly person.
“So, let me reintroduce myself,” I signaled an excited Reck to sit back down, then pointed to Sandora and said, “We are the leaders here. My name is Chen Jun, and this is Sandora Kelvy Yurasis.”
Reck’s face didn’t show too much surprise. After coming to this magical place and witnessing all sorts of unbelievable things, he had become somewhat numb to the point that he wasn’t at all startled that someone as ordinary-looking as me could be the leader of this base.
“First of all, you need to know that we don’t belong to this world.”
I cut straight to the chase, and then for some reason, the ridiculous line “Actually, I am an alien” flashed through my mind…
“Actually, I’ve already guessed some of it,” Reck’s face showed only a slight flicker of surprise before he nodded in understanding, “You are very different from the humans of this world—are you from the Different Plane the Great Mages speak of?”
“Your world’s Magic Civilization is very imperfect,” Sandora reverted to her prideful Xyrin Conqueror demeanor in front of an outsider, speaking without mincing words. “Your Magic Masters postulated the existence of Different Planes, but their understanding is far too skewed. The world we come from is much more distant and unimaginable than you can grasp. All you need to know is this: the Xyrin Empire has been hunting Abyss Power—for you, Demon Power—for a very long time. We’ve pursued this power across countless planes, and your eroded world is just one of the most insignificant battlefields in this hunt.”
Well, how should I put it, the truth was, we were just out traveling at first…
Yep, traveling to the Sahara Desert over the New Year…
Sandora’s introduction left Reck reeling, his mouth agape for a long time before he could process it.
Before then, he had already cycled through countless theories about why these powerful beings from another world had come here, considering every possibility from best to worst, but he hadn’t foreseen that they would specialize in hunting those terrifying Demon Powers!
There are people who specialize in hunting such a dreadful power?
However, thinking of their formidable strength and their particularly effective methods of attacking demonized creatures, Reck accepted this explanation.
As a result, the image of Sandora and me inflated immensely in Reck’s mind in a matter of seconds, reaching almost Savior-like proportions…
Watching Reck’s increasingly fervent gaze, even a pig would guess what was on his mind, but this was a good development for Sandora and me for what we had to do next.
“So, may I ask how we can be of assistance?”
Reck asked urgently, even though he knew his Mercenary Group was of modest strength, but since the Fire Blade Mercenary Corps had been summoned here today, it proved that there must be a way they could help!
Consequently, I recounted to Reck the plan I had previously agreed upon with Sandora. Of course, in order to make Reck understand better, I had to slightly embellish the details.
“That is to say, in order to more easily eliminate the Abyss Power in this world and to allow the natives to have the strength to independently combat a potential second incursion in the future, we are trying to enhance the various abilities of the humans in this world. We have already achieved considerable success, but we need a group of volunteers to help us complete this experiment,”
Reck fell into deep thought.
Although he didn’t understand the meaning of “volunteer,” it was clear that both he and his companions were brought here to be used as test subjects; however, the other party hadn’t resorted to force to make them submit, but rather was seeking their opinion, which at least proved there was no malice involved and that they truly intended to eliminate those Demon Powers.
Reck yearned for strength, and everyone in this world knew the importance of power, but he also knew there was no such thing as a free lunch; power obtained without effort was unlikely to come easily.
Seeing a flicker of hesitation on Reck’s face, I knew what he was worried about, so I candidly said, “This process might have accidents, could fail, or might produce some minor side effects, but I can assure you, even in the event of a failure, you will not be harmed. Our technological approach places safety first.”
Hearing my words, Reck dispelled his last bit of doubt. Since I had openly admitted the experiment could fail, my words seemed all the more credible.
“I personally have no objections, and even if there are risks, I am willing to undertake them,” Reck nodded firmly, “but I must ask for my companions’ opinions.”
“That’s only fair.” I nodded in agreement.
That very night, I saw all members of the Fire Blade Mercenary Corps standing before me. From their resolute expressions, I already knew their decision.
Then, I noticed a heavy-looking sack thrown behind Reck, which seemed to have something moving inside it.
“What’s this?” I walked up curiously.
“This is just some personal luggage, you don’t need to…” Before Reck could finish, the sack was suddenly ripped open from the inside, and a slim young man in his twenties with brown short hair and dark skin emerged, then began to forcefully remove the rag from his mouth.
“No way, you’ve been driven to such straits just to make a living?”
I exclaimed in shock.
The sister, who had become sly at some point, covered her mouth and laughed, “Hehe, I thought there was a little girl in here… It seems you’re not very familiar with this line of business, a commodity wouldn’t be easy to sell… Well, there are still some nobles who have a taste for it…”
“That’s not it!” The young man, whom I had mistaken for a victim of human trafficking, finally regained his ability to speak, “I just don’t want to participate in this dangerous… umph…”
Reck retracted the fist that had just knocked the other man out, grinned at me and said, “The whole Corps agrees, the whole Corps agrees…”
…Uncle, this is a crime…
Despite this little interlude, the construction plan for the first Otherworldly Superhuman Corps progressed officially. Since the process also had a high safety factor, I didn’t concern myself further with the skinny man’s protests.