He thought of the looks of awe on people's faces, and the contempt behind their backs.
He thought of so many...
It was too much.
"I'm willing."
After making this decision, Liu Chuang felt much more relaxed.
He, Liu Chuang, lived by loyalty and keeping his promises.
As long as the boss didn't break his word, Liu Chuang would be his man!
"Good, come, drink."
Han Fei picked up his teacup.
"Okay, Big Brother!"
Liu Chuang also felt like he had found a big brother, so he didn't need to be so formal. He picked up his teacup, clinked it against Han Fei's, and downed the tea in one gulp.
Han Fei then chatted with Liu Chuang, getting to know him better, and told him to get ready for new training.
Finally.
Liu Chuang left, thanking Han Fei profusely.
Han Fei watched with a smile.
After Liu Chuang left, Han Fei's smile gradually faded.
Plan successful.
Deno's people thought the Super Genes would remain hidden, waiting for a future awakening, but they didn't know that in the near future, the Super Genes would awaken in this generation, and the chaos of the entire universe would begin.
Therefore, influencing their thoughts now would be a guaranteed profit in the future!
Even if Liu Chuang turned out to be a scoundrel and reneged on his word, Han Fei wouldn't care. It was just a contingency plan. If it worked, great; if not, could that little bit of money even be considered a loss?
Having money made him this willful.
"Right, should I take this opportunity to try and win over the other Super Genes?"
He thought for a moment.
"Forget it. By contacting Liu Chuang like this, he should understand by now. If I'm not mistaken, Deno won't let me find those other Super Genes again."
"Besides, I should think about what to say later."
Han Fei looked at the phone.
Waiting for the moment it rang.
Chapter 11: Political Deals and Light-Shadow Stones
"After how many hardships, darkness will be dispelled..."
The phone rang.
Han Fei smiled. "They're here."
"..."
"Okay, same old place."
Hanging up the phone, Han Fei sat in his chair and pondered.
"Dukao's actions probably won't be too drastic, but it's impossible to pretend this incident never happened. They won't be fooled. Would offering them an experimental project as a trade be enough?"
"Probably not..."
Soon.
They were back at the same coffee shop.
The same two people.
Sitting in their chairs, both were silent.
They drank their coffee quietly.
Dukao's expression changed slightly as he drank his coffee. After just one sip, he immediately stopped.
Seeing this, Han Fei chuckled. "Don't you think it tastes good? Don't worry, there's nothing wrong with it."
He took another sip.
Dukao didn't speak and didn't touch his coffee.
He clasped his hands together, his eyes fixed on Han Fei.
"You know why I'm here."
Han Fei raised his eyelids slightly.
Of course, he knew. But even though they both knew, Han Fei would never admit it.
Some things were like that – understood but never spoken.
"What did you say?"
"I don't believe in coincidences. Once is a coincidence, twice is definitely not. Han Fei, you understand us better than I imagined."
Dukao, however, seemed to no longer want to play word games, his meaning quite clear.
"But since you know, you shouldn't have touched it."
Han Fei blinked. "I didn't touch anything. I just made a new friend recently."
"Liu Chuang."
His eyebrows twitched.
This guy just laid it all out. He's not planning to compromise, is he?!
"Liu Chuang, just a 'friend' I recently met. Do you know him?"
"Of course, I know him. He's quite important to me."
Han Fei seemed to realize something.
He awkwardly changed the subject.
"By the way, I'm a bit short on manpower lately. Can you take over Juxia's third experiment?"
"Hmm? Are you sure?"
"And our researchers aren't very good at this kind of thing."
"Heh heh, consider it a favor." Han Fei put on a friendly demeanor.
"Haha, indeed. By the way, I do know your friend, and we have some connection. Please take good care of him. I don't want to see him end up in the hospital or anything."
Dukao also laughed heartily and said to Han Fei with a pleasant expression.
His tone became slightly heavier when he mentioned the hospital.
"No problem, no problem."
Han Fei understood his unspoken meaning.
He doesn't want me to research it further.
"……"
Han Fei stared blankly as Dukao walked away, the coffee opposite him still emitting wisps of steam.
"Why does this Dukao seem less like a military figure and more like a politician?"
That whole word game earlier, the initial intimidation, and emphasizing Liu Chuang's importance were all to set up his blackmail later.
Wait!
The gene is indeed important, but it hasn't been activated yet, and Earth hasn't been invaded. Dukao's attitude towards it seems to be merely protective.
Han Fei mused.
Still, I took a small loss this time.
Juxia's third experiment is a research project led by the Black Star Group, specifically focusing on materials science. New Titanium Alloy is related to this experiment.
Although some of the materials have already been removed, it's still a valuable asset.
"Forget it, it's an investment. You have to give to get."
Han Fei shook his head, stood up, and got into the car.
"Right, remember to bring the cooking utensils back."
Those cooking utensils were related to his culinary desires.
"Yes."
A bodyguard in black returned to the car carrying a pot.
"Alright, let's go."
"……Is it really okay to let things go like this?"
"It's fine. As for Han Fei, if my calculations are correct, the inheritance he received shouldn't be very powerful. We've been on Earth for over a thousand years. Although we couldn't interfere too much with the progression of civilization due to the Principal's words and the order of the Angel civilization, we've always been observing to prevent other civilizations from entering. Therefore, his inheritance must be from before that time."
"Based on the statistics of God-level civilizations in the universe, Han Fei should have inherited only a mid-to-low-level spacefaring civilization with a slightly different development direction."
"Even if the restrictions were lifted, given time, he wouldn't be able to research anything from Liu Chuang."
"Actually, if we hadn't lost most of our technology during our wandering days, I wouldn't have to be so diplomatic with him over these things now."
Dukao said with some helplessness.
Civilizational development is very slow.
Earth's development to the pre-nuclear era in just over five thousand years was already the result of his subtle interference. Any faster, and the Angels would have initiated judgment.
And the things the other party was presenting now just happened to fit Earth's current development, perfectly.
That was why he made this decision.
Lian Feng parted her red lips. "You're not wrong, but I still don't think it's a good idea to let him get so close to Liu Chuang."
"Haha, the gap between a God-level civilization and a spacefaring civilization is like the difference between an ape and a human. It might seem small, but it's actually a world apart."
"Can he activate it? No, I doubt even detection is possible."
"This is a civilizational chasm; one step is forever."
"Erm, Super Genes and such, I can't even detect them!"
Han Fei looked at the report on the Black Star screen, feeling a bit displeased.
He knew Super Genes would be difficult, but he didn't expect detection to be this hard!
Han Fei despaired at the power of this world once again.
The hierarchy in this world was too much of a gamble.
In a fantasy world, there were cultivation methods and resources, so you could at least climb step by step. Here, you had to go through immense hardship first, become a high-ranking member of your civilization, and then develop step by step in the universe to obtain Genes.
It was too difficult.
"Fortunately, I'm not a native. Otherwise, I'd never rise in a lifetime, and I might just be wiped out in some war."
He shook his head.
"Black Star, open the Light-Shadow Stone project progress."
"Yes."
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