Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

As everyone returned to their seats in the studio, the live stream camera panned across the room once more.

Li Yue, sitting in the middle, smiled politely at the camera and said, "The question Mr. Gao just raised is one that we are all very concerned about."

How did people with superpowers come about?

Are "them" safe?

Does this involve unethical experiments...?

"The answers to these questions are actually another core theme of our live broadcast today."

Another possibility for the future of humanity.

This is also one of the reasons why Ms. Si Nan, the president of Huaxia Pharmaceutical, was invited to the exclusive live broadcast for the Huaxia Trade Union.

Every word Li Yue said resonated with everyone present.

This is indeed something that everyone is paying close attention to.

I have a feeling the host knows something...

Indeed, it sounds strange, but I am also curious why a guild would bring up a pharmaceutical company that has nothing to do with them in a public live stream.

Although they belong to the same group, they are clearly not related...

[These so-called superhumans aren't actually some kind of illegal entity, are they...?]

No way, if that's true, we're doomed...

Many viewers who came to the live stream were not only curious about the abilities of the superhumans, but also concerned about whether "they" posed a threat.

If these so-called superhumans are truly monsters researched by FF, and if they were to go out of control, it would be an unimaginable disaster.

The rogue variants and the frequent natural disasters were already enough to drive people to despair; no one wanted another terrifying being, especially one more powerful than the Evolver.

That's absolutely terrible.

However, many netizens hold an optimistic view.

[Being able to broadcast it live shouldn't be bad news, right? Besides, Lan Yue is...]

[The person upstairs is right. If this were truly dangerous and illegal, why would Lanyue have accepted this live-streaming program? It must be completely safe...]

Most netizens blindly believe the official claims, especially when someone says that Lanyue belongs to an official media organization.

Instantly, everyone's worries about the live stream subsided considerably. Of course, there were still many dissidents posting negative comments, but they were all scrolled down by netizens.

Seeing the comments from netizens, Li Yue just smiled mysteriously, but did not intend to explain to them immediately.

After all, she only had a superficial understanding.

"Alright everyone, let's have Ms. Sinan answer our questions from now on."

As the power of discourse was transferred, Si Nan also got up and took control of the huge screen at the back of the studio, replacing the city night view with a high-tech 3D image, with a bunch of incomprehensible data split screens on the left and right sides and a constantly rotating gene chain.

"Hello everyone, I am Si Nan, the CEO of Huaxia Pharmaceutical. I will answer your questions below."

"The first question is the one Mr. Gao asked earlier: how do people with superpowers come about?"

Si Nan glanced at Gao Hai, who couldn't help but tense up for a moment.

"Regarding the emergence of superhumans, I have seen many netizens' speculations before, such as whether it is the result of some kind of medical experiment. Here I would like to respond to that."

"Yes, but to be precise, it wasn't purely an experiment, but rather a surprise from fate."

Si Nan's candid answer surprised everyone.

【...? ? ? What does this mean?】

【Huh? It really is an experimental product? Then it must contain...】

Gao Hai's eyes sharpened instantly, and the atmosphere in the studio became tense.

Sinan was unaffected and accessed a contract document and a video of a clinical trial.

"But please don't misunderstand, our experiments are legal and compliant, and all of these are related to the various procedures and contracts."

"Volunteers sign contracts with us only after formal conversations and reasonable compensation."

As she spoke, Si Nan pulled up a file containing a volunteer agreement and enlarged it.

The agreement is very clear.

The experiment itself is not life-threatening, but as a pharmaceutical experiment, it is certain that there will be unknown and irreversible side effects.

However, as a humanitarian consideration, the contracting party will provide reasonable treatment within its capabilities, including but not limited to post-experiment physical treatment and care for volunteers, as well as financial compensation and voluntary work arrangements, etc.

Wow, this treatment seems pretty good....

[This seems reasonable. I remember pharmaceutical companies conducting similar experiments before, but it was just simple financial compensation, and not much at all.]

[Did you guys notice? Their agreement seems to include some considerations for the experimenters' future...] Someone with sharp eyes noticed the supplementary clause at the end of the agreement.

That seems to be true; that's quite generous.

Compared to this, netizens felt much less concerned after confirming that it was legal and compliant.

In such a chaotic world, people are willing to live one day at a time and don't want to become lambs to the slaughter.

Seeing this serious approach reduced the resistance in everyone's hearts considerably.

After Si Nan saw that there were no questions in the comments, she clicked on a video.