Chapter 129 - 112: Silent

Chapter 129: Chapter 112: Silent

And so, he shared the wonder of Blood Salt with the local gangs. In a way, he was contributing to the Lanyu Kingdom’s public safety.

Lost in their dreams, where anything was possible, they became desireless in the real world—utterly harmless.

...

’Strange. Is something good going to happen today?’

Driving home from work, Ma Qi’s eyelid started twitching again.

He couldn’t help but get his hopes up. And sure enough, at the next intersection, he came across a beautiful woman with a broken-down car.

’As a successful man, it was his duty to help someone in need.’

Half an hour later, poor Ma Qi and Leiteri had forged a bond thicker than blood. It was truly a shame they hadn’t met sooner.

"Binks is leaving?"

"And you’re going to be in charge of producing Blood Salt from now on?"

Leiteri stared at Ma Qi in disbelief. ’Am I just too damn lucky?’

He hadn’t even had to lift a finger, and the job was already almost done.

"That’s right. Everything I said is true."

"I was forced into it! I’ve always despised this whole Blood Salt business."

"You people from the CIA have to give me a chance to redeem myself."

Ma Qi’s face was a mask of sincerity. Leiteri rubbed his forehead. The strange part was, he could actually see genuine sincerity there.

To intimidate Ma Qi, Leiteri and his team hadn’t hesitated to pose as the CIA.

It wasn’t a total fabrication, either. After all, there were actual CIA agents waiting right next door.

Leiteri had expected to spend the whole night breaking Ma Qi down, assuming a patient, step-by-step approach would be necessary.

But to his astonishment, the moment they revealed their identities, the man had immediately seen the light.

In fact, the other twenty-odd minutes of that half hour had been spent trying to determine if the guy was faking his surrender.

Their final conclusion: Ma Qi was a trustworthy and fine businessman.

He was filled with a deep love for the Lanyu Kingdom and wanted to stay there forever.

After all, the guy had a wife and kids here.

"To be honest, I’ve always felt an immense sense of guilt for the things I’ve done in the past."

"The Blood Mining Industry should be shut down. It’s an unstoppable trend, something Binks is powerless to resist."

"The parent company’s transformation is already on the right track. I can’t let Binks drag the group down anymore."

Ma Qi’s face was filled with remorse. Leiteri was quite pleased. ’As long as you can help me take care of the Blood Salt situation,’ he thought, ’I’ll call you my brother.’

In truth, the real reason Ma Qi had so readily abandoned the dark side was a phone call he’d received from the "Second Son" just before leaving the office.

The other party got straight to the point, telling him to ruin Binks’s Longevity Hormone.

As payment, the Second Son transferred five million without a second word.

He also made it clear that even if the branch’s Blood Mining business collapsed, he wouldn’t be fired as general manager.

The Second Son boasted that even though Binks was back on the board of directors now, he would be kicked out again sooner or later. 𝖿𝖗ⅇℴ𝑚

When that time came, the position of vice general manager of the Lanyu Kingdom branch would be saved for Binks.

Ma Qi had always looked down on the Second Son’s methods, thinking he was just a fool with too much money.

But now, he had to admit the Second Son had a certain charisma; at least he was truly willing to throw money around.

Ma Qi even suspected the guy was bringing his gaming habits into the real world, treating money like Game Coins.

Although Ma Qi was very tempted, Binks had just entrusted him with great responsibility, and stabbing him in the back right now felt a little wrong.

But when Leiteri appeared, representing the CIA, Ma Qi was instantly inspired by the call of Justice. He knew he could no longer aid a tyrant in his evil deeds.

So he immediately switched sides and decided to get on good terms with the Lanyu Kingdom’s officials.

After all, he still had to continue working here as the general manager.

...

"So, the matter is settled just like that?"

"With Ma Qi’s cooperation, you filmed the entire production process for Blood Salt? In ultra-high definition, no less."

Inside the metal fortress, Chen Qi, who had been fruitlessly studying the B3-level Biological Gene Module, received good news from the Hummingbird Squad.

This finally lifted his frustrated and dejected spirits a little.

That little metal block was just too difficult to figure out. Chen Qi had tried everything but couldn’t find the correct way to use it.

’That bastard Trudeau didn’t even leave an instruction manual. Even if he died too suddenly to write one, he could have at least left some research notes explaining this thing’s specific origins!’

’So utterly useless!’

In his heart, Chen Qi had already cursed Trusso a hundred thousand times. Without knowing how to use it, the B3-level Biological Gene Module was a hot potato.

If it were to accidentally leak, His Majesty the King would have him ground to dust.

But if Chen Qi were to just throw it away, he truly couldn’t bring himself to do it.

After all, this was something on par with an Apostle-level item. It might be the only one in the entire Lanyu Kingdom.

If he could just figure out anything about it, it would be enough to stop Chen Qi from being completely in the dark about the so-called Apostles.

After thinking it over and over, Chen Qi decided to keep it.

Of course, carrying it on his person was definitely out of the question.

If there were a gene leak, Chen Qi had no desire to turn into some ant monstrosity.

The mining area was so big; if he just found a place to bury it, no one would be able to steal it.

With the Source Ore standing guard, Chen Qi was very much at ease.

At this point, there was still half a day until the Source Ore fully recovered. Chen Qi was just about to ask about the progress of the Blood Salt Case when Leiteri beat him to it with good news.

...

"Boss, the trip to Magita Port City went so smoothly entirely because of your brilliant decision-making!"

"I’m sending you the video now. The process for making Blood Salt is truly bizarre."

After becoming sworn brothers with Ma Qi, Leiteri’s workplace etiquette had improved by leaps and bounds.

Soon, Chen Qi’s communicator received a video file. Along with it were the details Ma Qi had confessed about the internal power struggles at Comir.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. How interesting. There’s truly no brotherhood among the rich and powerful."

"’The Second World Project’... Why does that sound so familiar?"

Chen Qi searched his memories and finally remembered where he’d heard that term.

He had been so busy lately that he’d almost forgotten about Yu Dongcheng’s Dream Creation Studio.

But since he hadn’t received any good news, it was obvious they hadn’t produced any results yet.

The "Second World Project"... Yu Dongcheng had boasted about it once when introducing the virtual game, claiming it could change the future of humanity.

Unfortunately, the Lanyu Kingdom had refused to join.

Chen Qi had been quite interested, but since they weren’t connected to the network, there was nothing he could do.

After hastily skimming through the inside scoop on the Comir group, Chen Qi opened the video and began to watch the manufacturing process of Blood Salt.

"This Binks guy is such a coward. Looks like he knows how formidable the King’s Game is!"

Binks in the video was wearing a gaming helmet, and Chen Qi saw through his true purpose at a glance.

But to think he could completely block the cognitive influence of the King’s Game with such a cheap trick was to seriously underestimate the game.

Binks’s current state was equivalent to constantly forcing himself to stay awake, never sleeping.

Over time, not only would his mental state suffer, but his brain would also start to have problems.

The following scene might look bizarre to an ordinary person.

But in Chen Qi’s eyes, it was a complete farce.

With Ma Qi’s help, Binks unwrapped some health supplements he’d bought at the market and dropped them into a vat of blood to soak.

It was a large metal barrel, identical in style to a public trash can.

’Did Binks really steal this thing off the street?’

After the pills were poured into the fresh blood, he began to stir it by hand. Binks gave it three perfunctory stirs with a ladle.

Then came the most crucial step. In the video, Binks pulled a yellow Talisman from his clothes and lit it directly with a lighter.

After the yellow paper was lit, Binks mumbled some gibberish Spell, then tossed the burning Talisman into the metal barrel.

After that, he stirred it again—three more perfunctory stirs—then began to scoop out the contents to air-dry.

As piles of red pills took shape, Blood Salt was born.

After watching the video, Chen Qi was speechless for a long time.

Who would have thought that Blood Salt, which had stumped everyone, was produced in such a manner?

There was nothing Extraordinary about it at all. Binks was a real fucking piece of work!