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Chapter 558 Consumption and Purpose
“DX818A? I remember that was the only successful test subject in Phase A of the DX Project, but wasn’t DX818A an unconscious, unfinished product?” Xia Qiyuan asked.

"Who knows? Perhaps it was due to the extra care that it finally transformed from a half-finished product into a complete one."

Yue Yangyan sat back down in his chair: "To be honest, I was also quite curious about the current state of DX818A, which is why I asked you to bring it back with you."

After all, it is a product of the DX project, and all changes can be used as samples for observation.

Of course, it doesn't matter if we can't find it. Anyway, the DX project was a great success in Phase B, so we can't possibly work on an upgraded version, either in terms of time or resources.

"The Thousand-Faced Man won't give me the opportunity to continue developing the DX project, and the Asian Alliance no longer has the capacity to support it."

"The DX project is so expensive? You didn't steal all the money from the military, did you? That's four percent of the entire Asian region's annual revenue!"

Xia Qiyuan, who was hearing about the DX plan's expenses for the first time, was taken aback by Yue Yangyan's complaints.

You should know that Yue Yangyan stole one-fifth of the 20% military expenditure.

The size of the Asian Union is so large that it's no exaggeration to say it's half the world's size.

A percentage of the revenue of such a political system would be calculated in trillions.

Xia Qiyuan initially thought that the money was intended for the entire countermeasures bureau.

After all, the Countermeasures Bureau is equivalent to an army during wartime, and its daily expenses are indeed considerable.

But spending trillions on a research project... Xia Qiyuan seriously suspected that Yue Yangyan might have already used some strange power to control all the members of the council.

Otherwise, those politicians wouldn't have been able to come up with the money even if they had a knife to their throats.

Why are you so surprised? Isn't it normal to spend money on scientific research?

"Billions have been poured into drug research for terminal illnesses and it's all come to nothing. How could research into the bizarre be any simpler?"

Yue Yangyan looked at Xia Qiyuan with disdain, saying that he was unsophisticated: "When Haixin launched the DX project, they didn't care about any shame. They robbed and looted everywhere to make ends meet."

"How poor do you think an organization ranked third in the world would have to be to resort to this kind of money-making scheme?"

How dare you say that? Don't you have any idea why they're poor?
Xia Qiyuan cursed inwardly.

"Moreover, money is secondary. The materials needed for Project DX are the real non-renewable resources. I have almost emptied the Countermeasures Bureau's inventory for this project."

Unless the current Fusion Warrior dies, the Countermeasures Bureau will not produce any new Fusion Warriors in the next few years.

Yueyang Yan sighed.

Spending money is one thing, you can earn it back, but the supernatural is another.

When it comes to the DX project, Yue Yangyan can only be described in two words: all in.

It's as if humanity will become extinct if the DX project fails, and having more resources will be useless.

Xia Qiyuan did not know the specific purpose of Project DX, or rather, no one except Yue Yangyan himself knew about the project.

This includes researchers who participated in the DX project.

Judging solely from the products of the DX project, it is a project similar to artificial apostles.

But what's the point of having so many artificial apostles?
A decisive battle with the Apostles?

Without undergoing combat testing, it's uncertain whether the DX1105B can defeat a true Apostle!

With those resources, it would be better to build two more sets of Apostle-level Mysterious Armor.

However, Yue Yangyan somehow managed to push forward and implement the DX plan.

Yue Yangyan is a smart man, and so is Xia Qiyuan.

The two people's thoughts are, to some extent, very similar.

Therefore, Xia Qiyuan could roughly guess why Yue Yangyan did this.

"Is the era of the bizarre about to return?"

Xia Qiyuan shared his guess.

This is the most reasonable explanation he could come up with from Yue Yangyan's perspective.

Yue Yangyan clapped his hands: "As expected of a former famous detective, you guessed part of the truth on the first try, but I regret to inform you that the most direct purpose of Project DX has nothing to do with this conjecture."

This statement would be considered a denial by most people, but for Xia Qiyuan, it was a blatant declaration.

Xia Qiyuan's pupils constricted instantly as he understood the meaning of Project DX: "Someone wants to restart the era of the supernatural, and Project DX is prepared to kill that person. The only person in this world who can make you take it so seriously is the Thousand-Faced Man."

"It seems I can't continue talking to you, otherwise all the secrets of Project DX will be exposed."

Yue Yangyan laughed with a teasing tone.

Xia Qiyuan laughed as well: "You're willing to tell me all this because you want me to know, right? If you really didn't want me to know something, you wouldn't have mentioned it at all."

"Alright, I'll let it go without saying anything. You go ahead and get busy."

Yue Yangyan began to re-examine the distorted flesh and blood tissue in the petri dish.

What he meant by that attitude was, "I've finished speaking, you can go and get on with your business."

Xia Qiyuan was already used to Yue Yangyan's attitude of summoning people at will and dismissing them at will.

There's no way around it; they are genuinely working hard on research for the safety of all humanity, not just being too busy playing around to bother with anyone.

After Xia Qiyuan left, only Yue Yangyan remained in the laboratory.

A faint smile played on his lips, as if mocking Xia Qiyuan for not seeing the truth.

Killing the Man of a Thousand Faces and preventing the arrival of the bizarre era are only part of the objective.

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Xia Qiyuan returned to the training ground and found Gao Bin and Jin Ping'an training there.

"I'll be away for a couple of days. Gao Bin, you continue training according to the plan... I'll check on your training progress through the armor's internal channel during my free time. Don't even think about slacking off while I'm gone."

As soon as Xia Qiyuan finished speaking the first half of his sentence, Gao Bin's eyes lit up.

He was genuinely happy about Xia Qiyuan's departure.

Xia Qiyuan noticed this, so he deliberately added the second half of the sentence, instantly bringing Gao Bin back to reality.

After warning Gao Bin, Xia Qiyuan turned to face Jin Ping'an: "As for you, just continue trying to resonate with the strange creatures."

If the resonance is successful, then start using backtracking, and then try to transfer the side effects of backtracking to the strange creature, so that the strange creature pays the price of backtracking.

If any operational issues arise, you can use the communication devices at the training ground to consult with other instructors.

After assigning the two their respective training tasks, Xia Qiyuan added, "Any other questions?"

"No," Gao Bin replied listlessly.

Jin Ping'an stared at Xia Qiyuan for a while and asked, "Is it a mission related to the Apostles Society?"

Xia Qiyuan raised his hand and flicked it lightly, knocking Jin Ping'an down directly: "There is more than just the Apostles Society in the world, and there are also missions that prohibit inquiring about other people."

Seeing that the two had nothing more to add, Xia Qiyuan left the training ground directly.

(End of this chapter)