Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 105 The Secret of Yuanwu

After the battle with Zhang Yiyan, Commander Chen stayed at home and refused to see anyone. He found an excuse and handed over all the dispatching and commanding power to Commander Chu.

Yuanze knew very well why this happened, because the person in front of him was his master Li Haisheng, and he could also understand Commander Chen's reluctance.

He was busy in the laboratory. Because of his arrival, the epidemic was once again under control and the severe case rate was steadily declining.

Just like that, Yuanze stood outside the laboratory for a long time, looking at his master all the time, thinking about the grievances and hatreds between Zhang Yiyan and Chen Zhihui, the master and apprentice.

"Come in, why are you standing outside like an idiot?" Li Haisheng spoke to him through the glass.

Yuanze pushed the door open and walked in.

His eyes first fell on the patient he had treated last time. He saw that the patient had recovered from his critical condition, his face was rosy, and he even had the strength to wave to him.

Yuanze also nodded politely in response, then followed his master Li Haisheng into the independent office behind the laboratory.

"Every time we meet, you can always give me some surprises?" When Li Haisheng saw Yuanze, he put away his tired expression and looked at him with a smile.

"It's just a small gift. How can I face my master if I don't make something for him?" Yuanze put away his worried look and chatted with his master happily.

"You are the most naughty." Li Haisheng smiled and pointed at Yuanze, then flicked his finger and transmitted several pieces of information on the holographic screen to Yuanze's bracelet. "These are some of the results I got from studying the patient you treated in the past few days. Take a look for yourself."

Li Haisheng developed a program called "Source Power Therapy". After analysis using a super AI medical diagnostic device, the cure rate for the X virus can reach over 99.99%.

However, this method has a huge contradiction. Ordinary patients treated with this regimen will become Source Warriors.

If it was an isolated case, there might be a possibility of concealing it, but since it involves the treatment of tens of millions of people, there is no way it can be suppressed.

Once this plan is implemented, it may attract excessive attention from higher-ups and cause some very troublesome problems.

"Is there no other remedy?"

"Yes, but that kind of treatment is essentially a slow death, and death will inevitably occur after a few years."

Yuan Ze was silent for a while, which reminded him of those people who were treated like animals in the secret room of the detention center. For them, a short death was far better than long-term torture.

"Let's go discuss this with Commander Chen."

Li Haisheng was a little stunned after hearing this, but when he thought about Commander Chen's character, he agreed with Yuanze's idea.

He had heard that Commander Chen was a commander who loved his people like his own children, and he must have some special way to resolve this conflict.

The two men soon arrived at Commander Chen's doorstep. During this special period, they did not bring any gifts because they knew that bringing good news would be the best gift for Commander Chen.

The guard seemed to have anticipated the arrival of the two men. He wanted to decline the visitor as usual, but when he heard the news they brought about the successful treatment of tens of millions of people, he could not help but look at the two men a few more times, and then hurried to report to Commander Chen.

"come in."

Commander Chen's voice came from inside the house. Although it was still steady, Yuanze clearly felt that the voice was much older. It seemed that his disciple's betrayal had dealt him a heavy blow.

The two of them sat in Commander Chen's study, and could only see a somewhat wasted back. Commander Chen in front of them, the elegant elder in the past, now seemed like a different person. Commander Chen turned around, and the face that was once full of confidence and majesty was replaced by self-blame and worry, and the eyes that were once as sharp as a knife now seemed dim.

He listened to Li Haisheng's plan silently, nodding from time to time. When Li Haisheng mentioned the amazing cure rate, Commander Chen's eyes flashed with excitement, but he quickly suppressed his emotions and continued to listen calmly.

"You and your master are doing a good job, but this problem is difficult for me to solve. Apart from the more than two million people who are source warriors, there are still more than 20 million ordinary people."

"So we come to you to discuss this matter. We also want to know if you know anything so that we can think of a solution together." Li Haisheng was very respectful and wanted to get some key information out of Commander Chen.

"You are a direct descendant of the Li family, so you should know this." Commander Chen glanced at Li Haisheng and saw through his intentions, but still slowly told him the information he knew.

Almost forty years ago, after the last large-scale source beast war, the "Great Cataclysm", the first people to become high-level source warriors discovered a secret:
Ordinary people can also become source warriors through certain methods.

At first, everyone thought that once these methods were made public, they would inevitably cause chaos in social order. After all, at that time, mankind had just emerged from the haze of war and urgently needed a stable environment to recover.

At that time, the young Commander Chen also held the same view, and everyone tacitly abided by this unwritten agreement.

But over the years, some people's minds have long been corrupted. They began to fear those powerful and talented Yuanwu warriors from ordinary families, fearing that their talents would replace their own positions.

Their children are even more terrified of the arrival of that day, worrying that the world will completely transform into a place where resources and status are determined solely by ability, and then everything they have now will become a thing of the past.

In order to protect their own interests, the four major families joined forces with some of the powerful people in China to jointly develop the source power potion.

At this point, Commander Chen cast a very sharp look at Li Haisheng: "If I remember correctly, you should be the R&D director back then. You should be very familiar with him."

"That's right, but I didn't develop the degraded version of the source power potion back then. I even had a falling out with my brother because of it, and then I was framed." Li Haisheng looked at Commander Chen with a wry smile, raised his head, and sighed.

Although this potion can better develop potential, in fact, what they promote on the market is a degraded version. If taken for a long time, it will not only empty the wallet of a source warrior from an ordinary family, but also completely limit their potential.

Furthermore, these drugs would put them in a state of constant exhaustion, and they dared not stop for a moment to rest. Behind the prosperity, these people were always hovering on the edge of danger, just like He Can's parents, living a fearful life as hunters.

At this time, the group represented by Commander Chen realized something was wrong, because this degraded potion began to take effect on many departments, and even began to be awarded as rewards to ordinary Source Warriors who performed well.

The consequence is that when facing the ever-evolving Source Beasts, the strength that humans can exert is becoming increasingly limited, and the casualties of Source Warriors are also showing a straight upward trend.

So the party was divided into three factions: the stability maintenance faction that insisted on maintaining the status quo, the radical faction that believed in thorough reform, and the neutral faction that remained silent.

The most powerful is the neutral faction, because they have Mr. A in charge, but A's attitude is more inclined towards maintaining stability, so there have been many internal disturbances over the years.

The largest group is the stability maintenance faction. Their interests are interconnected, and they have formed an intricate network of interests, like a giant chariot, rolling over ordinary people.

The most marginalized are the radicals, so many of them moved away from the center of City B and were sent to guard the mechanical cities in various border areas.

However, this also gave them considerable space, and since they were less constrained, they organized many actions. However, the superiors also noticed this and let the neutral faction check and balance them.

"So, isn't their biggest worry the fear of all the Yuanwu warriors? I have a solution." After listening to their information, Yuanze had a bold idea in his mind.

Commander Chen and Li Haisheng were cheered up upon hearing this, and they all turned their eyes to Yuanze, eager to know his method.

The inferior source power potion, the secret of the source warrior, and the reason why Li Haisheng was expelled are completely intertwined in this chapter. What will be waiting for them?
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