Life Manipulation (Part 2)

"Hey, Zhe, are you guys alright?"

"Hey bro, say something! What should I do next?"

"Where is he? Is he dead?"

Meanwhile, on the other end of the signal, drops of blood fell one by one, while Matsumoto Tetsuya's body gradually disappeared.

This feels very strange.

Ah Q finally sensed something was wrong, but at this point, even he had no choice but to grit his teeth and do it.

He surveyed the database's signal stations and could clearly see that these stations were more advanced. Each "telephone booth" contained a holographic figure, and the figure's face was changing rapidly.

"The large-scale collection of biosignals is already confirmed, but what exactly is this all about?"

At this moment, in front of Ah Q, inside a huge human body device, a middle-aged man was trapped, his eyes half-closed, and countless signal connectors were being inserted and inserted into his body. Roughly counting, there were about a hundred interfaces on the other person's body.

"What is this thing? A human-shaped USB drive?"

"But this face looks a bit odd."

Ah Q stared at the middle-aged man's face, finding it increasingly familiar. Suddenly, he remembered that this was the man who had presided over his onboarding meeting when he first entered the Tianping Technology branch.

The number one manager of the Tianping branch, their big boss!

At this moment, the big boss was lying in the device like a corpse, being fed various biological signals.

"You've arrived."

A strange voice suddenly rang out.

"Who are you?"

"I am the highest-ranking manager of the Balance Division, and also the highest-ranking test subject. You can call me 'Charlie'."

"Charlie, uh, I'll still call you boss. What's the situation with you right now?"

"As you can see, I am an experimental subject, the device for receiving and transmitting all biological signals in the Balance branch. All biological data experiments will be collected and processed here."

"Therefore, I am also a super processor."

"Boss, you..." Ah Q thought for a long time but didn't know how to say it, so he simply cut to the chase. "Who did this to you, leaving you half-dead?"

"Well, if we're talking about the primary participants, it's Dr. Liang, and most of the scientists in the research department."

"If the mastermind is behind it all, it's actually headquarters."

"Headquarters? So that's how it is."

Ah Q and Matsumoto Tetsuya discussed one of their guesses: that their trouble-making was because someone at headquarters was supporting them.

"But don't misunderstand, it's not some high-ranking official at headquarters who wants to deal with me, but rather the will of Tianping Technology that controls me, allowing Dr. Liang to succeed."

"Corporate will??"

Ah Q couldn't understand it; wasn't this thing just like corporate spirit—something invisible and intangible?

"Since you've managed to get here, you should know about the Super Samurai Project, which is a joint effort between Tenping Technology and Marubeni Corporation."

"To be precise, it's a super weapon controlled by biosignals."

"In order to complete this kind of experiment, various human experiments must be conducted, because only by fully simulating the biological signals of the human body can this level of development be completed."

"Then, in order to obtain more data, Dr. Liang proposed some radical solutions, such as life-segmentation protocols and neural network connections, which I approved."

"Then, Dr. Liang proposed a plan that I had to reject—he wanted to reform me."

It's true what they say: your perspective is determined by your position.

Ah Q thought disdainfully, but when he thought of himself, he couldn't help but sigh.

His buttocks aren't exactly sturdy either.

"Dr. Liang's plan is to transform me into the 'brain' of all corporate employees."

The corpus callosum?

Ah Q knew about this thing, the thing located between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, which is said to be composed of 200 million nerve fiber bundles.

It is precisely because of this that the left and right hemispheres of the brain can be fully integrated.

"What exactly is corporate will? How can you even deal with it?" Ah Q wondered.

"You can think of it as a collective mindset, a belief, or even a specific action order."

"In our circle, there's a saying that the real management of a company is the one who holds the will of the company."

"So, boss, is there anything I can do for you?"

The other party did not reply, but directly transmitted a message, and at the same time, a task was also activated.

[You have triggered the quest 'The Real Signal Station']

Mission Name: The Real Signal Station

Difficulty: Tier 2 - Hard

Mission Briefing: As an employee, your boss's difficulties are your difficulties. Now, the opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune is right in front of you. All you have to do is do one thing well: save your boss.

Mission objective: Spread the news of Charlie's capture throughout the entire Balance Branch, and call upon all working people to come to the rescue.

Task Rewards: 400,000 Task Experience, 20 Skill Points, 15 Specialization Points, 20 Random Blueprints

Note: Working people, working spirit, go for it, young man!

Looking at the mission reward, Ah Q gasped. He had never even heard of such a reward, let alone seen it before.

Moreover, as far as he knew, no player had ever received a second-tier quest.

Holy crap, am I really that awesome?

"Boss, from now on I'm your dog. If you say one, I'll definitely say two!"

"Should I call on everyone to come to my rescue?"

"But how do we do this?"

"It's actually very simple. I'm sealed in this 'biosignal database' and can't move, but you're different. You can manipulate this biosignal database and connect with all the executives. There are still some of my loyal subordinates inside."

Ah Q was stunned for a moment, "It's that simple?"

"If the executives can't save me, then nobody can."

That makes sense.

As Ah Q followed the other party's instructions and began operating the various signal stations, he muttered to himself, "This is a difficult-level mission, and it's only at the second level. It doesn't seem that hard."

Soon, the projections of biosignals materialized and emerged as executives. At first, they were somewhat puzzled, but when they saw Charlie in the human body device, their expressions became visibly excited.

"Mr. Charlie, you're still alive!"

"Number One, what are you doing here?"

"Charlie..."

After that, Ah Q had nothing to do. When it came to intrigue and power struggles, Ah Q, this good-for-nothing, was no match for these people. Soon, one conspiracy after another was brewing, including how to seize power, how to create pretexts, and even how to kill.

In short, three hours later, everything was arranged, and all that was left was for the Dragon King to return to his throne—no, for Charlie to return to his throne.

"You should leave here too."

Ah Q left in a daze. Even as he left, he couldn't understand why the task was so easy. He subconsciously shook his hand and bumped into something hard. A drop of blood flowed down, and on the system screen, his health dropped by 1 point.

What the heck?!

After everyone had left, another signal station lit up, biosignals converged, and a phantom figure emerged.

That iconic cone-shaped head belongs to Dr. Liang.

"Why bother? I've repeated this so many times. You still seem to have a sliver of unrealistic hope," Dr. Liang said with a smile, looking at the human body placed in the device.

Charlie remained silent.

"Alright, I know what you're thinking. Since you're willing to try, then let's give it a shot. After all, it's part of the experiment."

Dr. Liang smiled and shook his head. The next moment, all the signal stations lit up.

Signal extraction in progress—

'Memory data is being marked—'

"Memory data being deleted—"

Deletion complete.

The elevator doors opened, and Ah Q stepped out looking completely bewildered. He stood there for a moment before finally asking, "What was I just doing?"

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I subconsciously opened the task panel.

"Holy crap, when did I get a difficult-level quest that I haven't done yet?"

Just as he was wondering what was going on, a young man from the research department walked over, frowning as he looked him up and down.

"The mechanical repair department?"

Every company has a hierarchy of contempt, and at Tianping Technology, the R&D department is at the top of the hierarchy. Ah Q glanced at the other party's nameplate—Research Department, Matsumoto Tetsuya.

"Get out of here right now, this is not a place for you."

"Okay, I'm off!"

Ah Q quickly slipped away.

Matsumoto Tetsuya watched the other person's retreating figure and shook his head. If he hadn't been in a hurry to report the information to Dr. Liang, he would have definitely given the other person a thorough examination.

This is the heart of the research and development department!

From the underground database came a faint sigh.

"Don't be disappointed, I have a plan. Would you be willing to consider it?"

On the signal tower, a drop of blood jumped out, bounced a few times, and reached the top, smiling.

That voice sounds familiar.