Apocalypse: My Items Can Upgrade Infinitely

Chapter 415: Chapter 212: Cooperation and Sincerity, Parade and Another Expedition

"They hope to reserve the important research materials in advance."

Lin Feng’s eyes narrowed, and he sneered.

"Not a single cell or tissue from the Mother Empress’s corpse will leave Jin City Base. Besides, thinking they can secure a joint project for such a low price is absolutely delusional!"

"Go back and tell them: ship the Superpower Cell Gene Library we discussed last time over for us to share first. Only then will I consider opening up trade for the cells from the Mother Empress’s corpse."

"Otherwise, we’re perfectly capable of researching the high-tier Zerg Race by ourselves and completely excluding them from the project."

Lin Feng’s decisive refusal was well within Ling Shuyan’s expectations. He was the type who wouldn’t commit until he saw a real benefit. The Federation Research Institute couldn’t hope to coax Lin Feng with mere words unless they put something substantial on the table.

This was also good news for Ling Shuyan.

Especially since she had recently encountered many obstacles and bottlenecks in her research on Genetic Fusion and the Superman Plan. Perhaps she could find a breakthrough by studying the Tier Three Cells.

In fact, the best research subject was standing right in front of Ling Shuyan.

Unfortunately, Lin Feng wouldn’t trust anyone enough to hand over his own cellular tissue as a Tier Three Awakener.

At least until Ling Shuyan proved her loyalty and value, the matter was unlikely to even be brought up.

After Ling Shuyan left, Chen Yanyan saw her on her way into the office. She immediately voiced her concern about the lack of progress in the Mother Empress research project.

"If this drags on any longer, won’t the Mother Empress’s corpse start to decay?"

Lin Feng stretched lazily and shook his head.

"Not for the time being. It will take at least ten-odd days for its tissues to deplete their own Energy reserves. Only then will it become weak enough for bacteria and fungi to invade."

"And don’t worry about it. When the representatives from the various factions witness the Mother Empress’s corpse with their own eyes during the military parade tomorrow, they’ll realize its value. We won’t be the ones in a hurry then."

Chen Yanyan nodded, seemingly half-understanding. She figured the Federation Research Institute must also be worried about other organizations trying to step in and interfere.

After all, besides them, research institutes from other states and large biopharmaceutical companies were also extremely interested in the cells and genes of a Tier Three Life Form.

As long as they handed over their Superpower Cell Genes, Lin Feng wouldn’t mind collaborating on the research.

Because after yesterday’s failed Energy conversion, time was of the essence. Lin Feng hoped to find a shortcut to master Electromagnetic Power before reaching the Tier Three Middle Stage.

And that shortcut, naturally, was to collect and absorb the Superpower Gene Library.

......

The banquet concluded late at night. The sparsely populated streets were exceptionally quiet.

After the representatives from the various factions returned to their hotel, they began to grow uneasy upon learning that the Steel United Group had been separately invited to meet with the City Lord of Jin City for discussions.

After all, according to what Vice City Lord Han had candidly stated at the banquet...

In the battle of Wu City, they had captured a total of over three thousand four hundred Black Spine Living Zergs, and their reserve of Tier Two Zerg Eggs was around a hundred. Of those, fewer than fifty were being used for this transaction.

Doing the math, that meant each faction would, at best, be allocated a mere four or five eggs each.

If the Steel United Group were to swallow half the shares by itself, the power dynamic in the rear safe zones would change dramatically.

The spheres of influence for all the factions would be reshuffled.

This was not good news.

The Steel United Group, in particular, was already showing a tendency to be targeted by the others due to some of its recent rebellious statements.

The fundamental reason was that a large organization like this, which controlled the entire military-industrial supply chain, possessed extremely powerful logistical potential.

Once it was allowed to grow, it would pose a serious threat to all the other factions.

And the powerful alliance of its several chairmen was in itself a dangerous signal.

Therefore, it was safest to dismantle and carve up the Steel United Group before it could amass a large amount of Awakener Power.

Now, it looked as if the group was about to shore up this weakness...

The other faction representatives present secretly gathered in a suite in the middle of the night to discuss countermeasures.

They could either coerce the Steel Group into reducing its purchase amount, or they could all pool their resources to compete for the available slots.

As for the final, last-resort option...

...that would be to wait for the Steel United Group to purchase the majority of the Tier Two Zerg Eggs, then ambush them and seize the goods on their return journey. After all, only their side had multiple Tier Two Awakeners.

The Steel Group, at most, only had three Tier One Late Stage Awakened. In terms of strength, they were no match at all.

However, during their discussion, everyone tacitly avoided mentioning this option.

After all, when the time came, it would be every faction for itself. No one could trust anyone but their own people.

The night passed in worried discussion.

Early the next morning, Han Yuxin dispatched vehicles to pick everyone up and transport them to the plaza where the military parade would soon begin.

At this moment, on the vast plaza in front of the train station, the Mother Empress’s corpse, which had been placed there earlier, was on display. Parked quietly by the road was the Dreadnought Battleship.

Lin Feng, clad in his Flying Tiger Armor, stood at the ship’s bow. Behind him was the enormous corpse of the Zerg Race Mother Empress, which was twice as large as the Dreadnought Battleship—a veritable Steel Giant Beast.

With these two behemoths as a backdrop, the fully-armed Lin Feng was immortalized in a photo by an accompanying reporter. This image would become one of the most classic photos, celebrated everywhere in the generations to come.

On this late summer morning, the sun was already rising in the east before six o’clock.

Standing before the Dreadnought Battleship, Li Ran timed it perfectly, beginning the Salvation Army’s first military parade at exactly half-past six.

The delegations from the various factions, there to observe, had also arrived. They took their seats in the temporarily constructed stands across the road from the plaza, watching the military formations approach in the distance.

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