Chapter 23 - The Path of Life

In the deep of night, at 408, Building 2, Yunjin Road, Saige Tower Technology Industrial Park, Puluo District of Yin City.

This is a standalone three-story building styled in an antique fashion, with whitewashed walls and green tiles, intricately carved beams, and painted rafters on the outside, while the inside is classically furnished, brimming with antiquity and elegance.

Li Cheng sat in the third-floor office, looking out the window.

In the past few hours, he had followed Zhangsun Yao to visit the Yin City branches of numerous organizations.

The solutions offered by Prometheus Company did not include a complete cure.

The conditions provided by other organizations weren’t much different.

Derek Acheson, the re

Although European Heavy Industry isn’t as specialized in the field of biological engineering as GS Company, they are also industry pioneers.”

Zhangsun Yao sat in the executive chair and said, “Thirty vials of medication, take one every two days, can suppress the insectoid reaction and extend your life as a human to two months.”

“Thank you.”

Li Cheng nodded, and in accordance with the agreement, he placed the semi-solid black grease he had previously seized from Cai Zixuan on the table as the agreed-upon compensation.

Zhangsun Yao glanced at the black grease, and a series of descriptions appeared in her line of sight.

[Special Effect: Curtain Call Performance.

After application, it significantly enhances physical fitness for a period of time, while falling into an uncontrollable bloodthirsty frenzy.

If one survives the frenzied stage, the enhancement effect will be permanently retained]

[Note: Western theater originated from Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

This product is made from the volcanic ash of Pompeii, thanks to which, modern people can learn that the Ancient Romans had gray skin, no hair, and liked to lie on the floors of their homes using stones as blankets.]

“Fine quality Mad Laughter Ash?”

Zhangsun Yao tucked away the black grease, surprised, “You’ve encountered someone from the Wild Laughter Troupe?”

“Sort of.” Li Cheng thought of the giant in the hospital, “Was this made by them?”

Hmm, the Wild Laughter Troupe is an infamous atypical guild with no strict management structure and probably not even a headquarters.”

Zhangsun Yao said, “The members of the troupe pursue dramatic effects as their life’s goal.

Sometimes they appear out of nowhere to help official organizations resolve anomalies, and sometimes they are the creators of the anomalies themselves.

This stuff is one of their props, it can greatly enhance physical fitness at the cost of entering a bloodthirsty frenzy.

Once, they mixed a barrel of this stuff into the meals at an international summer camp, leading to over a hundred little school children from various countries fighting each other to death, with only one survivor.

And the reason turned out to be that someone in the troupe wanted to write an article called ‘Competition at the Summer Camp.’

These people are a mix of pleasure criminals, lunatics, jesters, psychopaths, paranoids, and crazies; it’s difficult to predict their actions based on the concept of interest, so it’s best not to deal with them if you can.”

“Understood, thank you for the reminder.”

Li Cheng nodded, packed up the vial, and took it with him.

“Wait a moment.” Zhangsun Yao took out two more items and tossed them to Li Cheng.

One was a spray can with black packaging, similar to an air freshener, and the other was a bottle of pills.

“The spray can contains Odor Remover, which can eliminate all the strange scents on your body and prevent you from being discovered by the other Master of Insects’ hosts.

The pills in the bottle increase heart rate and pulse without side effects.”

Zhangsun Yao said, “The Special Affairs Bureau’s Sky-Net surveillance system contains a technology called Eulerian Video Magnification.

This technology can filter video pixel brightness, and by observing the extremely subtle changes in facial color as the blood circulates, it can detect the heartbeat and pulse frequency.

Transcendents have physical fitness far beyond ordinary people, and their heartbeats and pulses will unconsciously slow down.

The Special Affairs Bureau has identified many outliers hidden in crowds based on this indicator.

Your current heartbeat level is fine, but during genetic mutation, you might still be detected by security cameras in places like high-speed train stations and airports with strict security measures.

Consider these two items as freebies, no charge.

If you have more good stuff in the future, you can come and barter with me.”

“Okay.”

Li Cheng accepted the two gifts, stood up to say goodbye, and left the World Nuclear House.

Facing the cold wind, he breathed into his palms and walked into the vast night.

Zhangsun Yao lay in her boss chair, reclining with her hands behind her head and her long legs resting on the desk, her sparkling eyes gazing at the moon outside the window, lost in thought.

“Squeak squeak squeak—”

The gray chinchilla on her shoulder called out a few times.

She turned her head to glance at her pet and said casually, “You ask why I am so earnest with him?

Hmm…

maybe I see a former self in him.”