If the world ran out of oil, who stood to benefit the most? Naturally, those building power plants and developing batteries.
And Phantom Immortal Technology had both bases covered.
Thorne saw their concerns—or rather, he had already anticipated them. He immediately said, "You're worrying too much! Our boss thinks things through far more thoroughly than you imagine. We created these microorganisms through genetic modification. They can indeed consume crude oil with incredible efficiency, but they also have certain limitations. Once these microorganisms begin reproducing for the first time, they can no longer leave an environment containing crude oil. If they do, they'll rapidly die off."
Everyone was stunned by Shen Bing's words.
Phantom Immortal Technology's technology really was badass!
If what Thorne said was true, they really had nothing to worry about. Once the oil slick on the sea's surface was completely cleared away, those microorganisms would reach the end of their lives too.
At least the oil beneath the seabed was safe. Rex let out a long sigh of relief.
But a moment later, they found themselves conflicted again.
Earlier, they had only considered the microorganisms' potential dangers. Now that the crisis had passed, they realized their earlier plan to collect some samples from the seawater afterward seemed rather naive.
If things really worked as Thorne had described, once these microorganisms began consuming crude oil and reproducing, they could no longer stop. Without a supply of crude oil, they would rapidly die.
With the rate of reproduction those things had just demonstrated, who the hell could afford to keep them alive?
Looking at it another way, the first generation of these microorganisms probably differed from the later generations that were actively reproducing. Studying the latter would likely yield little.
Silence seemed to settle over the group. Beyond the pollution