Mythical Creatures were extremely tempting to Lin Qi.
The physical capabilities of the Gene Modifiers had already surpassed the limits science could explain. And this was only the human genome.
What if genes from other powerful species were added to the human genome? This subject carried extremely serious ethical risks. In the traditional sense, humans were human precisely because of the purity of humanity.
If genes belonging to other species were added to the human genome, that purity would be destroyed. Whether humans would still be human would then become a matter open to debate.
New Humans, Evolvers, natural humans... Humanity had already undergone such enormous changes without much interference. If a new species like the "Therianthropes," possessing nonhuman genes, emerged, perhaps people would face even more problems.
But...
Every troublesome problem ultimately needed a vessel to bear it. Only then could such problems exist, and only then could they have meaning.
To put it simply, trouble was troubling because it truly existed.
Once humanity no longer existed, who would care about ethical risks? After solving the major problem of survival, they could think about solving these minor ones.
Victors always found ways to become more tolerant and enlightened. After all, they were the victors.
"What do you need?"
Lin Qi felt that the ruler before him would say something like "faith," the sort of thing that often appeared in certain stories. Gods were always fighting over faith.
But Leien's request was just too... simple, and too direct.
"Flesh and blood—flesh and blood saturated with emotions!"
"I need more flesh and blood to accelerate my complete awakening..."
Lin Qi agreed. After asking in detail about the amount that needed to be provided, the two sides reached an agreement on the matter.
Leien then selected some Mythical Creatures he thought would