Mo Sheng's words made An Xi fall into silence again. After a long time, she sighed and said slowly, "They have already given up.
"They have already chosen to take a step back on your matter, why do you still insist on Qi Yuan's matter? Furthermore, they don't have to kill Qi Yuan, they only want to use this method to deter others from spying on him."
"What's the difference between sending Qi Yuan to the frontline and killing him? If Qi Yuan leaves God's Sanctuary, with their methods, Qi Yuan won't even be able to make it to the frontline alive," said Mo Sheng.
"No, I can guarantee that they won't do anything to Qi Yuan," said An Xi.
"The Biological and Mechanical Research Laboratory has already issued a warning to them. Unless they want to completely turn against the laboratory, they won't do anything to Qi Yuan."
"Moreover, according to the information I received, Qi Yuan doesn't seem to be against going to the frontline."
Mo Sheng froze for a moment. It seemed that Qi Yuan wanted to go to the frontline himself.
Why would he want to go to the frontline?
Was he bored in the laboratory and wanted to go to the frontline to kill enemies?
Could Qi Yuan have been hypnotized by someone?
After thinking for a moment, Mo Sheng forcibly suppressed these complicated thoughts.
"Go back and tell them that I don't care what Qi Yuan decides, but they must stop their actions against Qi Yuan. Otherwise, I will destroy all of their bases in the wilderness, not leaving a single one behind."
An Xi smiled wryly.
"Don't be impulsive. Rest for a few days and recover from your injuries. I'll talk to them again."
"Even Mo Lin has personally come to Qi Yuan's side. I'm sure he'll be fine."
"I'm worried about you the most. If you continue to oppose them, you'll be the first to fall."
"I know you're being ruthless now. It's just a way to protect Fu Qingqing and the others. But have you thought about what will happen to Fu Qingqing and Kong Yi if you fall?
Other than you, which other Type 7 powerhouse would be willing to support Qi Yuan like you? "
Mo Sheng said after a moment of silence.
"I can give them time to consider. Please tell them that if they really dare to force Qi Yuan to his death, I will fight them to the death."
An Xi sighed. If Mo Sheng could say something like this, it meant that he had really changed. An Xi couldn't continue to persuade him. However, since Mo Sheng had agreed to give them time to consider, today's negotiations had reached a conclusion. As for what would happen next, he couldn't decide anything.
A Type 7 powerhouse was enough to influence the situation of a Shelter, especially someone like Mo Sheng who had relied on his own strength to ascend. He had the qualifications to make the board listen to him patiently.
In addition to Molin's rare statement and the joint warning from many level four researchers, he believed that the board of directors would definitely take action and not allow the conflict to continue.
Otherwise, the entire Black Steel Shelter could be destroyed by internal strife.
After An Xi conveyed Mo Sheng's message, a hooded man in a black robe arrived at Nie Qianfan's residence.
As one of the two directors on the board of directors, although Nie Qianfan was only a Type 6 powerhouse, his words carried a lot of weight.
"An Xi, what's the result of the negotiation with Mo Sheng?" Nie Qianfan asked while trimming the green plants on the table.
The man took off his hood. A blazing white lightning symbol was engraved between his eyebrows. A faint light could be seen flowing faintly.
"We almost agreed to all of Mo Sheng's conditions, but there was a slight disagreement on Qi Yuan's conditions. However, he wasn't willing to take a step back."
"The result was expected." Nie Qianfan put down the scissors and said slowly.
"I remember telling you guys that Mo Sheng was born in the wilderness. His favorite book is the olden era martial arts novel, 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'. That's why he always has an olden era martial arts vibe."
"In the past, because Mo Sheng was not strong enough, he could only suppress this aura in the bottom of his heart. Now, he has stepped into the high level and stood at the peak of strength. This aura burst out again, and no one can stop it."
"Mo Sheng, who is filled with the aura of the jianghu, is different from all the people you've met before. You can't judge and guess his thoughts purely by weighing the benefits."
The man frowned slightly. He didn't seem to understand the words "aura of the Wanderer".
"Yan Wang, go back and read those old martial arts novels. You will understand how to deal with Mo Sheng. A Type 7 powerhouse is worth it."
The man called Yan Wang nodded.
"Also, you need to be careful when dealing with Qi Yuan. Don't underestimate him just because Qi Yuan is not strong enough."
"The laboratory has already sent us a warning. If we dare to continue targeting Qi Yuan, the laboratory will terminate all projects related to us."
Yan Wang frowned.
"Whose idea is this?
Tanqiu or Cao Yansheng? "
"It's Mo Lin. With Mo Lin as the leader, four Level 4 researchers signed their names and issued a joint warning to us."
Yan Wang's eyes turned cold.
"Have they forgotten that one-third of the laboratory's funding comes from our sponsorship? How dare they issue such a warning to us? I will find a way to knock them down!"
Nie Qianfan sighed in disappointment when he saw Yan Wang's reaction.
As they grew stronger, the self-confidence of the new humans, who revered individual strength, swelled too much. They even lost the respect they should have. In front of the strong, they knew to back down, but in front of those who were weaker than them, they would feel superior.
Even in front of the Biological and Mechanical Research Laboratory, Yan Wang couldn't control his arrogance.
"Mo Sheng only went crazy once and we agreed to most of his conditions, even if he destroyed three of our secret bases.
But on the other hand, we refused to let go of Qi Yuan. Even if the laboratory's researchers issued a joint warning to us, you still chose to fight back. Tell me, what is the difference between the two of them? "
Yan Wang was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Nie Qianfan to ask such a question. In his opinion, this was a reasonable question. How could a Level 4 Qi Yuan be compared to a Level 7 Mo Sheng? In his mind, even if Qi Yuan had the entire laboratory behind him, it wouldn't be enough.
"It's because Mo Sheng has already stepped into the seventh step, making you feel a real threat. Qi Yuan, on the other hand, is only a fourth rank researcher whose strength isn't that strong. That's why we're doing this. Am I right?" Nie Qianfan mumbled to himself.
Yan Wang was silent for a few seconds, then said in a low voice, "I don't think there is anything wrong with this.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with that. In the new era, there's only one final answer to every question, and that's individual strength.
"If we want to kill Mo Sheng, we need at least three Advanced Levels. But to flatten the laboratory, we only need one Advanced Level!"
"I didn't expect that Advanced Level powerhouses have become a basic unit of measurement in your eyes." Nie Qianfan looked at him deeply.
"Do we have a lot of Advanced Level powerhouses?
Do you really think our strength is enough to suppress the Biological and Mechanical Research Laboratory? "
"What if I told you that among all the departments in the Black Steel Shelter, the laboratory is the strongest after the combat division? What would you think?"
"That's impossible!" Yan Wang blurted out.
"The laboratory doesn't even have a single Advanced Level powerhouse. The other departments more or less have a few Advanced Level powerhouses. How can they suppress the other departments?"
Nie Qianfan looked at him deeply.
"Don't forget how the first Homo Evolutis were born."
Yan Wang's expression changed slightly. The Homo Evolutis were just a research project in the laboratory. After countless researchers worked hard, genetic warriors and Homo Evolutis were born.
"Even we know that we are secretly cultivating genetic warriors to strengthen our forces. Do you think the laboratory will do nothing?"
"You mean the laboratory is secretly cultivating genetic warriors?" Yan Wang asked.
Nie Qianfan nodded.
"Although the Biological and Mechanical Research Laboratory seems to have shifted their focus to energy and machinery recently, it doesn't mean they have stopped their research on genetic warriors. Under Molin's insistence, the laboratory will have in-depth technical exchanges and cooperation with the Flesh and Blood Alliance every year. Although our laboratory is not as crazy as the Flesh and Blood Alliance, their technology won't be stagnant for so long."
"Think about it. How long has it been since the laboratory helped us to upgrade our genetic warrior technology?"
"The strongest genetic warrior we have now is a product developed by the laboratory three years ago. Do you think the laboratory will not make any progress in such a promising project that can rapidly improve combat power?"
"That's impossible …" Yan Wang mumbled to himself in a daze.
Although he looked down on the laboratory's combat power, he did not doubt their research technology at all.
"Recently, when our people were hunting in the wilderness, they found a secret team. They were also hunting in the red zone. However, we were hunting Rank 6 Insectoids while they were hunting Rank 7 Insectoids."
"I've checked the prison's detention records. It has been a long time since the prison detained a Rank 7 Insectoid. Do you know what this means?"
Yan Wang was shocked. If they dared to hunt Rank 7 Insectoids in the wilderness, they must be Rank 7 beings.
Every Rank 7 in the Black Steel Shelter was registered. Under normal circumstances, they rarely took action, let alone venturing into the red zone to hunt. That was a dangerous place where even high-tier beings could die.
Who was the hidden force behind this powerful hunting team?
As for the whereabouts of the Rank 7 Insectoids, it was even easier to guess. Aside from making geno beasts and mutated energy weapons, only the laboratory would use high-tier Insectoids.
"You're saying that the laboratory is not only secretly researching genetic warriors, but they have also broken through the limits of technology and created Rank 7 genetic warriors?"
Yan Wang's body trembled slightly. He guessed this because Rank 6 Insectoids were enough to create Rank 6 genetic warriors. Only high-tier genetic warriors needed the flesh of high-tier Insectoids.
"Although we don't have absolute proof, I think that hunting team should be one of the laboratory's trump cards," Nie Qianfan said.
"It's not that the researchers don't know anything other than experiments. They're just addicted to experiments and don't want to waste too much time on other things."
"Everyone knows that individual strength is the foundation of everything. Do you think that the laboratory, which has mastered all kinds of advanced technology, doesn't know this?"
"Don't underestimate the laboratory's hidden strength. They're far more powerful than you think."
"Since they've made a breakthrough in genetic warrior research, why haven't they shown it yet?"
Nie Qianfan looked at him and asked in return.
"Will you show your trump card?"
"Do you think that the laboratory has such a high status that even the board of directors can't interfere because of Molin's obstruction?"
"Let me tell you, it's not. There's only one reason why the laboratory has such a high status, and that's because those who know the truth are afraid of their trump card."
"If the laboratory is holding back the breakthrough technology and not giving it to us, why should we sponsor the laboratory and give them a lot of money and resources?" Yan Wang couldn't help but ask.
Nie Qianfan sighed.
"Do you think that without our money and support, the laboratory won't be able to continue operating?"
"The cleverest thing about Molin is that after the laboratory received the money and resources, they didn't take them all for themselves. Instead, they continuously provided all kinds of results to the people who supported them, even though these might not be their latest results."
"Don't forget that apart from us, every department has a deep cooperation with the laboratory and has independently sponsored projects. If we fall out with the laboratory at this time, someone will quickly fill the gap. Now, it's not the laboratory that's begging us for sponsorship, it's us that's begging them for technical support."
"Besides, even without these hidden tier 7 genetic warriors, do you really dare to fall out with the laboratory?"
Yan Wang's breath stopped. Of course, he didn't dare to fall out with the laboratory. Not to mention that he had yet to obtain the information of a tier 7 genetic warrior, even a tier 6 genetic warrior that he had already obtained would need to be tested regularly and injected with genetic agents to prevent the genetic breakdown of the genetic warrior.
Although some of the new humans had already broken through to tier 7, their numbers weren't high. Genetic warriors were their main combat power.
The moment they fell out with the laboratory, their technical support would be cut off, and their combat power would drop by at least half.
"By relying on the endless supply of technical support, the laboratory has not only gained a lot of powerful allies, but also grasped the lifelines of a lot of people. This is the reason why they have such a high status," Nie Qianfan said.