A Different Zhonghe Institute

At this point, the old man turned around and pointed at the spot between his brows.

There was only a single Gene Particle between his brows.

He was actually a Subspecies.

"The Zhonghe Institute was indeed founded by my own hand. I once tried to control the entire Federation, and it was the first time I tasted the flavor of power.

"The original purpose of human experimentation was never to create Superior Humans, Mighty Species, or Transcendent-Species People.

"It was for myself! For my plan to prolong my life!

"For immortality..."

"I am already one hundred and sixty years old! By the time I understood that humanity could never truly contend with heaven, it was already too late.

"Obsessed with research into eternal life, I had long neglected my control over the Zhonghe Institute.

"To secure my own position, I personally signed my approval on that document demoting the status of Subspecies!

"And so, a silent disaster began..."

"By the time I realized this could not be allowed to continue, the Zhonghe Institute had long ceased to be what it once was.

"As more and more resources fell under the control of the major families, driven by profit, the Zhonghe Faction became a demon that could only sustain its vitality by constantly drinking blood.

"I no longer had the power to reverse the situation.

"The reason I used several mouthpieces to control the Zhonghe Institute's council was that if they knew I was alone, and in this state—

"They certainly would not have spared me."

"Apart from the Zhonghe Institute, there were not many people I could rely on.

"Mengzhi, as my student, knew how to care for me...

"But he was not my only student. My other student personally founded Eagle's Nest and had always been my right-hand man.