The Inevitable Choice
The chaos in the Twilight Years Mansion subsided and calm returned as Changkong Luo regained his senses.
Perhaps because Changkong Luo attacked Gao Tingsheng and others, Zuo Quan suggested that Changkong Luo's status be downgraded by one level by the committee.
At this level of risk alert, Changkong Luo has lost the opportunity to go out for fresh air.
This is also a rule brought about by the Twilight Years Rules, which must be followed even if Changkong Luo is unwilling.
His face alternated between joy and toothache, as if he had been subjected to an undeserved misfortune.
What was supposed to be a simple drug trial has somehow caused quite a bit of trouble.
Of course, Changkong Luo felt that the main reason was himself; if he hadn't had a problem with his throat, the medication wouldn't have caused this problem.
"Lao Luo, are you still alive?"
After the many damaged instruments were replaced, Zhu Bufan and the others were able to contact Changkong Luo.
"I feel good!"
Changkong Luo gave a brief reply.
His voice was loud and clear, almost unrecognizable from his previous slightly hoarse and aged voice.
Zhu Bufan paused for a few seconds, then whispered "Lao Luo" a few more times.
"Zhang Xuezhou's second-generation drug is a bit special," Changkong Luo explained, regaining his composure. "I don't have any particular awareness of slowing down aging, but this drug cured my throat, which is why my voice is a bit different from before."
"Medicine for a sore throat?"
"Gao Tingsheng has never cured your voice properly before!"
"Don't even mention that jerk! He just tried to slit my throat with a chainsaw. I get so angry just looking at him!"
"The physical differences Sequence Holder and ordinary people are too great, and many medical treatments are ineffective. He did his best!"
"His medical approach of cutting things out at the drop of a hat is definitely not in line with the proper development of medicine!"
Changkong Luo repeatedly criticized Gao Tingsheng.
In fact, Gao Tingsheng's habit of cutting things up at the drop of a hat did not come out of nowhere. Genetic influences can cause human limb mutations, and the first thing to do when adverse effects are encountered is to remove the diseased and mutated parts, thereby ensuring the safety of most of the body.
Changkong Luo had previously thought that Gao Tingsheng's approach was perfectly reasonable.
But everything is subject to comparison. A longevity pill accidentally cured Changkong Luo's voice, and even made him speak loudly and powerfully. This medical comparison undoubtedly brought Gao Tingsheng to the bottom.
"Does Lao Luo's voice regaining its vitality constitute an effective extension of his lifespan?"
Zuo Lianguang asked a question cautiously.
His words left everyone looking at each other in bewilderment, unsure whether his reasoning was correct.
"Lao Luo, give me one of the second-generation medicine to try," Li Qi said.
"I got two pills from Zhang Xuezhou and took one right away," Changkong Luo said. "I gave them to you to test, and they're fine. But you have to be careful about my condition. I've been coughing up blood and people think I'm crazy in my old age. Now I don't even have a chance to go out. If anything happens to you while you're taking this medicine, don't blame me!"
"What exactly did he use to make these medicines? How did he create so many strange and unusual effects?" Zhu Bufan asked, puzzled.
"It's a good thing he's still researching and advancing drug development," Changkong Luo said. "I can't blame him. What if he just quits because of what we said? Then we'd lose another possibility for life!"
This is absolutely outrageous!
Zuo Lianguang muttered a couple of discontented remarks.
He never imagined that his own efforts alone wouldn't be enough, and that he would have to rely on a young man he had only met a few times to advance healthcare.
This feeling is undoubtedly terrible.
However, Zuo Lianguang must say that since they had been constantly cultivating their Mental Strengthening and taking medication, their tense nerves had finally relaxed, and they no longer felt the sense of crisis of being on the verge of death and entering their twilight years.
Although they were seemingly trapped in one place, this was far better than their previous fearful confinement to a small area to wait for death.
Some elderly high- Sequence Holder from other provinces and cities were unaware of this matter and thought that entering the Western Capital City Twilight Years Mansion was like going to jail. Many people were unwilling and even tried to escape and resist, but Zuo Lianguang had to say that these people were short-sighted.
These people were pioneers. Although they could not avoid the risks of drug testing and cultivation, their age no longer allowed them to wait for the experimental results.
As long as there is a possibility of success, they may still be alive ten or even several decades from now, while the grass on the graves of those rebels will have already withered and flourished countless times.
This kind of survival is not only a continuation of life, but also a means to wait for advancements in gene technology.
Perhaps one day they will be able to enter the Seventh Sequence, or even the Eighth Sequence, or perhaps even higher.
As life continues to strengthen and transform, they not only become stronger, but also have the potential to continue their life cycle.
The existence of various factors gives many elderly people hope for the future, rather than a sense of lifelessness.
They even managed to secure an underground laboratory in the Twilight Years Mansion, where they could conduct related scientific research while simultaneously strengthening their Mental Strengthening.
"Zhang Xuezhou's marksmanship is no less than Song Xianzhong's. As long as firearms technology advances, he will definitely have a place in Western Capital City in the future, even if he is only in the third Fourth Sequence," Zhong Rang said cautiously. "Make sure to maintain a good relationship with him, lest he really shirk his duties!"
"It's not that he's no less skilled than Song Xianzhong; I think his marksmanship has surpassed Song Xianzhong's. Otherwise, you could bring Song Xianzhong in and ask Li Qi; he's been watching the live stream anyway!"
"That chatterbox is too noisy!" Zuo Lianguang complained.
"Regardless of Little Zhang's marksmanship, we need to keep a close eye on him while we're using a two-pronged approach, lest he get caught up in the turmoil in Western Capital City and lose his life!"
The final tone was set by Changkong Luo.
The changing situation in Western Capital City made Zhang Xuezhou feel uneasy, as did Changkong Luo and others.
The original nineteen-member Sequence Committee grew to forty-two in just half a month, and the number continues to increase.
The new Sequence Committee has even extended Gene Sequence to the social level, allowing people within a certain age range to participate in testing, and then promoting training to attract social elites.
On the one hand, this reform can select outstanding talents; on the other hand, it will inevitably change the social structure, and the Western Capital City Committee will inevitably be filled with more members of various ranks in the future.
If one day the sequence committee members become commonplace, Changkong Luo has no doubt about that possibility.
The increase in the number of members of the sequence committee also means that the role of people like Changkong Luo is rapidly diminishing, and their influence is declining.
He reminded everyone that as time went on, their influence and power would inevitably weaken to a certain extent, and even the last bit of balance might disappear.
In this process of change, they also need to race against time and make arrangements for many things before being eliminated by the times.
"We have to survive, invest strategically to prevent our power from expiring, seek extracts from Ferocious Beast to push our sequence forward, and then we're locked up in the Twilight Years Mansion and can't move. This is too difficult," Zuo Lianguang complained.
"If we can stabilize our deteriorating aging in the future, we might be able to infiltrate Qinmeng's territory like Zhou Xin did!"
Changkong Luo murmured something, which made everyone fall silent.
If gene technology does not experience explosive growth, and it becomes difficult to obtain the Ferocious Beast extracts they need, Changkong Luo's actions are indeed an inevitable choice for them to gamble everything in the future, rather than continuing to wail in the Twilight Years Mansion until the day they die of old age.