"This..."
Kikuoka Seijiro was rendered speechless.
He knew that, unpleasant as Luo Zhen's words sounded, they meant exactly what they said: What justification did they have?
"You want a sample because you intend to analyze it and see whether you can reproduce it with modern technology, right?"
Luo Zhen looked at Kikuoka Seijiro with amusement in his eyes.
"Setting aside whether you can analyze it and whether you can reproduce it, even if you can, what are you going to exchange for the sample? Don't tell me you expect me to give it to you for free?"
That was the true meaning behind Luo Zhen's "What justification do you have?"
To be honest, although Luo Zhen still maintained ties with the nation, he basically no longer needed to trade anything for the nation's assistance.
The technology he had previously provided had already earned him a large sum of money, and the profits from The Seed were right there as well. Luo Zhen lacked nothing now. Even when he needed the nation's help, it was only for minor matters that could be handled with the favors he had accumulated before. Besides, the nation still had things it needed his help with—the Death Gun incident was one example. No one could surpass Luo Zhen in the field of VRMMOs. As long as they continued researching FullDive and the Virtual World, there would inevitably come a time when they needed Luo Zhen. He had every qualification to negotiate cooperation and trade with the nation without having to offer anything else.
What was more, Luo Zhen had sought to establish ties with the nation because he did not want to display his powers too openly in this world and alter its course of development. If he truly disregarded everything, he had no need for