Chapter 723 452: Plunder

"Your Excellency, Kalu, this is the latest batch of the Genetic Ability Potion. It has already undergone preliminary testing."

A soft knock sounded on the solid wood office door, and permission was given to enter.

A young woman wearing a white lab coat and black-framed glasses pushed the door open and walked in.

She glanced at the Young Man sitting behind the desk.

She respectfully placed the sealed, faintly glowing blue test tube on the desk.

Sitting behind the large desk, Hu Qi pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses.

"Oh! Well done!"

"Not at all. The credit is all yours, Your Excellency, Kalu.

If you hadn't solved those critical technical issues and broken through the most troublesome bottleneck in its development, we'd probably still be fumbling around in the dark."

Sincere admiration filled the woman's eyes as she gazed ardently at Hu Qi.

At this, she paused for a moment before continuing.

"I was wondering if you have time tonight, Your Excellency, Kalu. I'd like to ask for your guidance on some matters concerning the Genetic Potion..."

As she spoke, she gently bit her lower lip.

Combined with her lovely face, it gave her a particularly alluring look.

The insinuation was unmistakable.

All it would take was a single response from Hu Qi for them to spend a wonderful night together.

Kalu's identity was one of high status and great power; countless people wanted to climb into his bed.

The woman before him was merely one of them.

Hu Qi paid her no mind, ignoring her somewhat reproachful gaze.

He waved his hand, dismissing the woman.

As the door closed, the sound of her footsteps faded into the distance.

Only then did Hu Qi's gaze, from behind his lenses, fall upon the vial of potion.

He reached out, picked it up, and examined it.

A trace of Divine Soul Power seeped from his fingers and permeated the vial.

He could clearly perceive certain substances contained within the potion.

The contents of this potion were nothing unusual.

It was a potion for creating Power Users, developed by extracting their blood.

After being injected,

it could allow an ordinary person to gain an Ability.

This was also the original reason why the upper echelons of this world captured Power Users.

If it were merely to prevent these Power Users from committing any harmful acts, they could have simply been killed on the spot.

There would have been no need to expend so much manpower and resources to control and imprison them.

The reason they went to such lengths,

was, naturally, because the Abilities of Power Users were irresistibly coveted.

This was far more alluring than any worldly money, status, or power.

Previously, containing the Alien Origin Bodies had also allowed some of those in the upper echelons to obtain Abilities.

But these people were only a small minority.

Besides, no one would ever complain about being too strong.

Now that the Celestial Destiny System had disappeared, the path forward was cut off.

They also hoped to find a way to continue increasing their strength through this method.

Additionally,

there were many more powerful figures who were very old and nearing the end of their lives who hadn't been able to contain an Alien Origin Body before.

Or they had been waiting and watching, never making a decision, and thus missed their chance.

Therefore, they pinned their hopes of extending their lives on these Power Users.

After all, according to currently known research data,

a Power User's physical constitution was several times greater than that of an ordinary person.

So it stood to reason that their lifespans would also be extended.

As long as they could become Power Users,

they might just get a new lease on life and continue to live on.

However,

this idea was all well and good,

but implementing it was far too difficult.

In the very beginning,

although they managed to develop a potion,

it caused extreme side effects in the test subjects during the experimental process.

These included, but were not limited to, organ failure, transformation into mindless monsters, and bodily deformities.

In severe cases, the Genes within the body would even produce an extremely strong rejection, causing the person to break down, dissolve, and melt into a pool of blood.

Faced with this situation,

everyone was temporarily at their wits' end.

After all, although the technology of this world wasn't underdeveloped—one could even say it was quite advanced—

problems related to Genes had always been a conundrum that stumped all scientists.

It was just like how humans cannot procreate with other species.

The main reason for this is the existence of reproductive isolation.

Reproductive isolation refers to the barriers—such as differences in chromosome number, structure, and pairing methods, as well as genetic disparities and immune responses—that prevent different species from mating effectively and producing healthy offspring.

It felt as if a kind of genetic lock was preventing this from happening.

The situation they were currently facing was exactly the same.

The difference in Life Level between a Power User and an ordinary person was like that between a human and livestock.

It was a chasm that was almost on the level of a different species.

And what's more, it involved the Extraordinary.

This caused the difficulty to more than double.

Just when everyone was at their wits' end,

Hu Qi voluntarily stepped forward.

After he effortlessly solved some of the key problems,

it wasn't long before this Genetic Potion for creating Power Users was produced.

Coupled with the fact that the identity of Kalu he had assumed was itself a top-tier researcher,

this move catapulted him directly into the position of head of the entire Genetic Ability Potion project.

At this thought,

Hu Qi gently swirled the vial of potion in his hand.

Under the light, the faint blue vial glowed with a hazy light.

This thing was the latest product.

It gave an ordinary person who injected it a seventy percent chance of awakening an Ability.

As for why Hu Qi was helping these people develop the potion,

it naturally wasn't because he was bored.

He had his own motives.

Just as he was pondering this,

SLAM!

The door was violently thrown open, making a heavy thud.