Helping each other with countless me.

Chapter 513 An Adventurer Driven by Interest

Li Zhongren arrived at the grape camp once again.

He accepted Zhu Yingying's request, but only after completing Wakako's request.

So he returned the wine to Dogtown and then went back to the vineyard camp once again.

"So, what are you going to do?"

Although she had a one-night stand with Li Zhongren, Zhu Yingying did not overstep any boundaries. She knew all too well that for powerful superhumans, sex was an abundant resource. If she thought that a one-night stand would make a strong man completely subservient to her, she would think herself incredibly foolish.

Where is your brother?

"It's on the top floor."

"Go directly to him."

"what?"

"if not?"

Li Zhongren looked at Zhu Yingying with a smile.

"While your abilities may not have any direct lethality, they are still quite accurate. I am very powerful, even more powerful than you think."

"Then why are you helping me?"

"I am willing."

"...Then, what if I don't sleep with you?"

"I would accept it."

"Well, I'm not losing anything anyway, so you won't mind if I plan to have your child."

"will not."

Seeing Li Zhongren's decisive and concise answer, Zhu Yingying could only sigh. What is a true strongman? This is a real strongman—free and unrestrained.
"I hope my child will be as strong as his father in the future."

Zhu Yingying touched her lower abdomen. Perhaps it was fate, but yesterday was the day when she was most fertile. So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, she should have a child of her own.
"Yingying, what's wrong?"

At the highest level of the camp, Zhu Tao, who was writing something, looked up at his sister and the man who had returned, and couldn't help but ask.

However, before he could finish speaking, he froze on the spot.

Because he saw the man suddenly pull out a high-explosive grenade and pull the pin on the spot.

In that instant, Zhu Tao felt his blood run cold. Yes, he had undergone cybernetic enhancements, which gave him combat power far exceeding that of ordinary people. However, this did not mean that he could survive the explosion of a super battlefield high-explosive grenade developed by Infinite Weapons Company, especially at close range, within three meters.

However, what happened next not only stunned him, but also made him speak the truth directly.

The moment the grenade exploded, he heard the sound of metal shattering.

Then, everything came to an abrupt end.

A mysterious force confined the exploding grenade to a very small area.

Within that range, flames, fragments, and shockwaves were all mixed together, yet none could escape that range, not even the sounds.

Until all the chemical reactions and all the shock waves generated by the explosion dissipated.

Only then did everything settle down.

"Let me introduce myself. I was hired by your sister to stop you from continuing your cooperation with Sun Umbrella Biotechnology Company, because she doesn't trust companies in the city."

"My solution is simple: I'll take the two of you to see the truth behind this collaboration."

"After all, any so-called persuasion is no match for the truth."

"Whether the sun umbrella company is genuinely just looking for partners or harboring malicious intentions is obvious at a glance."

So, do you have a question?

"No, no."

Zhu Tao shook his head.

Just kidding. That move just now is enough to prove that the strength of the person opposite is probably unmatched by the entire Grape Camp.

"So, girl, how did you manage to get her to come?"

"That's how we got them."

In an SUV, Zhu Tao was driving, Zhu Yingying was in the passenger seat, and Li Zhongren was in the back seat, resting with his eyes closed.

He noticed his younger sister glancing at Li Zhongren through the rearview mirror from time to time.

Zhu Tao couldn't help but sigh. As the chieftain of the camp, he wasn't stupid. How could he not see what his sister was thinking? Her eyes were practically drooling.

But then again.

This is a good thing. Don't say something as pointless as binding a super strong person to the Grape Camp.

Just the fact that we can talk to each other is enough.

Often, when faced with a huge city, the biggest problem is that you have money in your hand but don't know who to give it to.
"Mr. Li, what are your plans?"

"Go to their home and discuss it directly."

Li Zhongren spoke calmly.

"My task consists of two points."

"First, persuade you to stop cooperating with the company."

"Secondly, this will prevent the company from retaliating against the grape camp because you stopped cooperating, but your camp will have to pay a penalty for breach of contract."

"This is impossible."

Zhu Tao's smile froze, because he knew the camp simply couldn't afford that much in breach of contract fee.
"Brother, how much is the penalty for breach of contract?"

"One hundred million."

"Are you... are you crazy?"

"Do I have a choice?"

His sister's words were like a needle, piercing right into the body of Zhu Tao, who was like a balloon.

In an instant, Zhu Tao exploded.

"What can I do?"

"Symptoms of electronic petrochemicalization."

"Although it's not as dangerous as cyberpsychosis."

"However, as time goes by, those who contract the disease will become like stone due to necrosis of the nervous system."

“We have more than 100 children with this disease in our camp, and that number is increasing every year.”

"Child, you are the future of our camp, don't you know that?"

"I know, but I also know that death lies on the left, and death lies on the right."

"Partnering with the company will not end well."

"So, you're just going to watch them die?"

Then, there was silence.

It was clear that neither sibling could convince the other.

It wasn't that Zhu Yingying was heartless and refused to help; rather, she knew all too well that companies like this had no conscience.

There's a saying that exists throughout the desert, and indeed, throughout the world.

No one can take advantage of a company, not even another company.

"Regarding the money issue, I will talk to the umbrella company and ask them to lower their standards to a level that you can afford."

Who are you?

Zhu Tao took a deep breath and asked in a low voice.

"me.."

Li Zhongren shrugged.

"An adventurer driven by interest."
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"Supervisor, Zhu Tao is here. He says he needs to see you."

"What is he here for?"

William Cooper turned on the monitor and looked at the three people on the screen.

Zhu Tao, Zhu Tao's sister, and a strange man, but the computer quickly identified the man as a recently registered adventurer.

"Let him in." "What are you doing here?"

"I"'

Zhu Tao was about to speak.

Li Zhongren raised his hand, looked around, and finally his gaze fell on William Cooper's huge desk.

This table is made of alloy and has defensive kinetic energy.

Then, everyone clearly saw that Li Zhongren twisted the table into a pretzel shape with his large hands—
Therefore, violence is not the best solution, but it is certainly the most direct one.

The parasol company terminated its contract with the grape camp and waived the penalty for breach of contract.

And all of this, naturally, is due to Li Zhongren's power.

Ultimately, this is a nation that values ​​power above all else.

The parasol company won't be stupid anymore.

How could they possibly offend a powerful figure who suddenly appears without knowing his background?
However, it would be naive to think that the matter ends here.

Everything right now is just the calm before the storm.

Umbrella companies will definitely check his background and then assess the risks.

As a biotechnology manufacturing company, he believed that once the other party knew he was a cryogenically born individual and had a pretext to attack, they would definitely be unable to resist taking action.

And this is what Li Zhongwen was hoping for.

He also needs a legitimate excuse.

Although the companies are all competitors.

However, if an outsider tries to dismantle the company's model at its core, then all the companies will unite as one.

This has happened before.

In his world, during World War II, why did American capitalists allow the United States to take 90 percent of their income as taxes?
the reason is simple.

They had no choice.

Because at that time, they only had three paths, and the other two were dead ends.

It would be the same if it were placed here.

He ultimately lacked the ability to sweep across the entire world.

If he attacks a company directly without any pretext, it means he will become the enemy of all companies.

Conversely, if the umbrella company strikes first, even if it is ultimately destroyed, other companies will not react excessively.

Yes, after several days of inspections and visits, he has come up with a solution.

In this post-apocalyptic world, the biggest cancer is the company. The company brings nothing but harm to this post-apocalyptic era.

It comes down to it.

The corporate model is unsuitable for governing the people as a form of state power.

And that's why this world will allow the corporate model to take over.

That was entirely an accident.

The nation temporarily disappeared during the war of annihilation.

Companies with technological expertise are springing up everywhere.

It has occupied an empty ecological niche.

And through absolute, even stagnant, rule, they maintain this rule by bringing technological development to a near standstill throughout the post-apocalyptic era.

Sounds familiar.

This is the story of Tungusic boar skin, or perhaps the scenario of Saxon pirates conquering the Central Plains.

Of course, to be fair.

We must also acknowledge their abilities.

Even with luck, you can't seize this opportunity without the ability.

However, a mistake is a mistake.

Li Zhongren believes that as long as the world continues to exist, the corporate model will eventually collapse and return to the state model.

However, now that he has arrived, he will accelerate this process and help the people of this world escape their suffering.

As for why he did this, does he have some lofty ideal?

No, it's simply a combination of immense power and the inherent genes of the Chinese people.

You've already time-traveled, it would be a waste not to unify things—
"Have you found the information?"

The parasol company turned the meeting into a conference.

"The company's chairman asked."

"We found it, but the information is practically nonexistent."

The head of the specially established investigation team spoke up.

"Everything can be traced back to the beginning, which is that he suddenly appeared in Dogtown, and then became an adventurer through the certification of gangsters and Kako. The information from Kako indicates that he is a cryogenically frozen person, and we also tend to believe this, although there is not enough evidence."

"The other party's body rejects all external detection methods, but the other party's body has never sent any signals to the outside world."

"And under the light mode scan, we can basically confirm that this man's body should be without prosthetics."

"What level of power does he possess?"

The executives at Sun Umbrella Company were naturally aware of the cryogenically frozen individuals. In fact, they had studied them as well, and it must be said that they were a lucky group, and a very powerful one at that.

"Based on the data shown so far, the opponent's physical strength is beyond imagination. With just his flesh and blood, he can twist an alloy tabletop into a pretzel."

"This indicates that the other party's body contains the power of a heavy machine."

"Moreover, and more importantly, he accomplished all of this with flesh and blood, which means that the opponent's physical strength is no less than that of alloy. Most weapons are probably like tickling him."

"Of course, we cannot rule out that his eyes, anus, and other areas may still be weaknesses."

"But this is a different video we obtained."

As he spoke, the person in charge played the video again.

The video is taken from Zhu Tao's perspective, and it's clear that Zhu Tao's prosthetic body had already been hacked.

The scene depicted was Li Zhongren using a biological force field to distort a high-explosive grenade.

"call"

Seeing this, the executives finally took it seriously.

After all, there is a limit to pure physical strength in this world.

It's just a crane; a missile saturation attack would suffice.

However, those truly extraordinary methods that are visible to the naked eye are worth discussing.

"What ability is this?"

"Some kind of force field, or barrier?"

"It's not clear yet, but judging from the opponent's effortless tactics, we can infer that most missiles are not very effective against him."

"So what? Human strength has its limits!"

Finally, one of the executives spoke up.

"This person himself is the greatest value. If we can capture him and study the extraordinary genes within him, the influence of the Umbrella Company will undoubtedly rise to a new level!"

"I suggest that an arrest operation be launched against him."

"I think we can't take too many risks."

Another executive said.

"As you all know, the cryogenics are like rocks in a latrine, very hard. I think we could secretly hire a group of people to attack the Grape Camp. If they can stop us, we might be able to obtain further data."

"The company's greatest strength is not its power, but its wisdom and the resources it controls."

"No matter how powerful he is, he can't be perfect."

"After one or a few battles, we can gather enough information before deciding whether to take action. If the opponent is truly so powerful that they have no allies, then we can simply accept the loss. What do you all think?"

(End of this chapter)