Much of the research conducted by the Eternal Life Project was illegal and violated ethics and morality.
But its ultimate purpose was simple and straightforward—to stay alive.
Four of the seven days were spent reporting work progress to all members. After all, this involved the movement of hundreds of millions in funds every year.
If the people responsible for carrying out the specific plans did not present their research findings, allowing all the sponsors to know that the money had truly been spent on research and what results had been achieved,
people would soon stop donating.
The wealthy could donate to an obviously fake project not because they were fools, but because they were willing to bet on an opportunity that might be one in several trillion for the sake of the project's ultimate goal!
That was all. The wealthy had never been fools, especially the wealthy of the Federation.
In this world where people preyed on people and capital preyed on capital, anyone who was both rich and stupid would have had even their bones ground into powder and swallowed long ago!
Aside from those four days and the first day, the remaining two days were for relaxation.
There was a place dedicated to gambling on the cruise ship, though the atmosphere was not particularly lively.
Many people thought that whenever the rich gambled, each win or loss must amount to hundreds of thousands or tens of millions.
That did happen, but not often.
Take the poker Lin Qi was playing, for example. Each round only amounted to a few dozen dollars.
Not everyone was a compulsive gambler, desperate to double their fortune through gambling.
For most people, it was about enjoying the pleasure and process of outsmarting and outmaneuvering each other.
Mr. Wo Delike was also a skilled