Meng Yi left the laboratory and went to the reception room to meet the Ashford siblings, Alfred Ashford and Alexia Ashford.
There was nothing much to say. He gave each of them a "Thought Seal" as a meeting gift, completing their assimilation into the "one of us" camp.
Alexia Ashford had perfectly fused with the "T-Veronica Virus," instantly ascending to become the so-called "Ant Queen." But before Meng Yi, who possessed C+-Grade "Psionic Power," that was nothing worth mentioning.
A small fry with an overall Grade E Evaluation—did she really think she was qualified to block the "strongman identifier" bearing his Meng brand?
Albert Wesker and Dr. Isaacs, the two villains, had also fused with biohazard virus genes. Dodging bullets with their bodies was effortless for them, and in close combat, they could beat Meng Yi until even his parents failed to recognize him.
Unfortunately, hadn't Meng Yi still easily interfered with their thought processes and cognition?
Meng Yi did not pretend to be a benevolent saint who cared about all living things.
Whether they belonged to an orthodox sect or a crooked path, whether they were protagonists or villains, everyone was treated equally in his eyes.
Those who could be used by him had value. Those who could not were a waste of time even if he looked at them one more time.
He interfered with the thought processes and cognition of these "truly laugh-to-death" siblings.
Alfred Ashford went wherever he had come from. The underground Hive did not support idlers.
Alexia Ashford had the classic appearance of a stunning beauty with golden hair, blue eyes, and a slender figure.
Meng Yi did not care about that. Where would he find the spare time to play with "fluffballs"?
No matter how charming and alluring a beauty was, she was nothing more than a skeleton wrapped in flesh. No matter how peerless her elegance, she would ultimately return to a handful of yellow earth.
There was only a pile of bones beneath the skin. Why become obsessed with sleeping beside a skeleton?
No perception of self, no perception of others, no perception of a being with a lifespan, no perception of sentient beings.
A seeker of the Dao possessed an unshakable will and walked alone along the long, winding road.
Meng Yi greatly approved of Alexia Ashford's talent. He instructed the "Ant Queen" and Dr. Isaacs to jointly handle the preliminary preparations for the "Ouroboros Virus," helping him save a tremendous amount of time.
The synthesis formula was ready.
"Ouroboros Virus" = "Progenitor Virus" + "T-Virus" + "G-Virus" + "Veronica Virus" + the parasitic organism Las Plagas.
The "Ouroboros Virus" could be called the culmination of all the viruses in the Biohazard Crisis series.
Judging from Albert Wesker's performance in the final boss battle of Resident Evil 5, tentacles, blades, and superpowers would all be at his fingertips.
With a maximum speed of three times the speed of sound and the ability to withstand several rocket launcher rounds without dying, an E+ rating in Evolution Paradise was absolutely the minimum.
Its only flaw was the uncontrollable nature of the "Ouroboros Virus."
Even someone with extraordinary natural endowments like "Uncle Wesker" needed regular injections of a special serum. As for everyone else, they might as well wash up and go to sleep.
Meng Yi was not coveting the "technique" brought by the "Ouroboros Virus." He wanted to use the "Ouroboros Virus" to draw out the "Telekinetic System" branch of fundamental "Psionic Power."
Alice, the clone created from Alicia and fused with the "T-Virus," awakening telekinesis was simply too absurd.
The "T-Virus" was nothing compared to the "Ouroboros Virus." Why choose the inferior and reject the superior?
After properly arranging matters related to the underground Hive in Raccoon City, Meng Yi found Luo Ji and Firefly, whom he had not seen for several days.
The underground Hive had abundant medical resources, and Luo Ji's high fever, cold, and excessive fatigue had long since been treated.
Only Firefly's problem remained completely baffling. She looked like an exquisite, fragile porcelain doll covered in cracks.
"Brother Luo, long time no see."
Meng Yi, whose skin was thick enough to rival a city wall, greeted him with a hearty laugh, as if the two of them had never had any conflict.
"Oh, it's Young Master Bai. I saw that you'd been busy these past few days, so I didn't shamelessly bother you."
"What? Are you finished with what you had on hand?"
A mature member of society, Luo Ji took advantage of the opening and did not continue dwelling on the past.
"I've made some progress, but I've also run into some trouble."
Meng Yi shook his head and sighed before changing the subject. "Brother Luo, would you like to take a shot of my results?"
"I can't promise much, but a lifespan extended to two hundred years, along with an F+-Grade Human Body Limit physique, is guaranteed."
Everything with an effect had a cause. There was no kindness without reason, and pies would not fall from the sky. Any mentally sound adult understood that.
He had offended "Young Master Bai" before—or rather, he had been the one to actively choose to part ways with "Young Master Bai."
Even so, "Young Master Bai" had put the past behind him and sent him such a powerful gift. Could someone who repaid hatred with kindness really exist?
If something was given, something had to be sought in return.
Considering "Young Master Bai's" vile habit of tampering with people's memories, thoughts, and personalities, Luo Ji did not believe that "Young Master Bai" was a law-abiding model citizen.
Luo Ji secretly shook his head. His thoughts raced as he considered what he possessed that could be worth "Young Master Bai's" scheming.
After thinking for a long time, he still could not come up with anything. Surely "Young Master Bai" did not covet his wife's beauty and plan to become a "Cao thief"?
What Meng Yi wanted was something the current Luo Ji could not provide. He had not even heard of it.
The commonly used weapon for clearing coordinates in a mid-level civilization—the Light Particle—disrupted the equilibrium of a star's internal structure, triggered a helium flash, and destroyed all matter within the star system.
The commonly used weapon for clearing coordinates in a high-level civilization—the Two-Dimensional Foil—carried out a Dimensional Reduction Strike, irreversibly collapsing three-dimensional space into a two-dimensional plane and creating a painting across the cosmos.
The defensive barrier of a top-level civilization: the "Black Hole Wall" technology. The technology of a god-tier civilization: the "Dead Line · Universe Restart."
These were not the only examples. Meng Yi's appetite was enormous—"a snake swallowing an elephant" was not enough to describe it.
He wanted the entire Tech Tree of every civilization in the Three-Body Universe, turning it into nourishment for his own evolution.
For this reason, Meng Yi had already secretly instructed the Artificial Intelligence · Red Queen to collect all knowledge circulating on the internet.
He had even used the Longevity Slot to trade with the powerful for advanced knowledge that had been sealed away and buried.
Brute savages who solved everything with fighting and killing were not to be trusted. He was a proper "man of culture."
After thinking for a long time, Luo Ji still could not figure it out. In the end, he could only offer an apologetic smile and politely decline the olive branch Meng Yi had extended for the second time.
"I'm sorry, Young Master Bai."
"Thanks to Young Master Bai's protection, living safely for a month is already an enormous favor. How could I go too far and ask for Young Master Bai's research results?"
"One should not accept gifts without earning them. I truly feel unworthy of accepting this, so I won't delay Young Master Bai any longer."
Luo Ji's heart was bleeding too. The opportunity to become stronger had been within arm's reach, yet he had voluntarily given it up.
Meng Yi narrowed his eyes. With his profound composure, no joy or anger could be seen on his face.
"I see. All right, then. Brother Luo, 'it's better to rely on yourself than to ask others.' I admire you, I truly do..."
"The Selection Dungeon still has two and a half weeks before it ends. I hope Brother Luo will have a different idea by then. The doors to my laboratory will always be open to you."
Once was one thing, twice was another, but there could not be a third or fourth time.
If the "olive branch" he extended a third time was rejected as well, Meng Yi would rather find another way than hang himself from this stubborn mule called Luo Ji.
Among the countless worlds, there was more than just the Three-Body Universe with a top-tier science-and-technology Worldview.
Nor was "Luo Ji" the only "collaborator" he could choose.
Ignoring the troublesome Luo Ji, Meng Yi turned toward the Silver-Haired Girl and said, "I have to go out for a while. Can you come with me?"
The greedy girl, who had been holding a wheel cake and looked like a squirrel cracking pine nuts, hurriedly set down the pastry. Without even having time to wipe the crumbs from the corners of her mouth, she stood up and saluted.
"Yes, sir!"
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