Ultraman: This Belial only wants to make money.

Chapter 96 Beasts Coexisting with Civilization

"Is this all the results of your investigation?"

Jin Yi looked away from the thick report and observed the other TPC attendees.

The turmoil on Kyuroro Island was ultimately caused by Sirizan, the nominally corporate X cargo. With the subsequent appearance of new members of the corporate X, TPC believes that Mr. Kim's opinion is crucial in handling this matter.

Most of the other attendees looked incredulous when they saw Mavis's information. After all, there were far too many unscrupulous businessmen, and this was the first time they had seen a saint who remained untainted by the mud.

Only Director Sawai showed an approving look, because the environmentalism promoted by Lanmeng deeply resonated with the old man.

Director Sawai is one of the idealists who can accomplish extraordinary things, so what's so strange about another one emerging?

But—only Jin Yi, the head of the group, knew that these thick pages were filled with—all lies.

How could Mavis not know her background and who her boss, Boss Jin, is?

The Mephiras aliens have been on Earth for less than three years, yet the report even found the hospital where Mephiras was born. Of course, this is all the work of Boss Jin.

Hypnosis combined with memory manipulation—what an amazing ability!

No need for complete changes; simply blur some memories and insert ambiguous characters to create a perfect resume, and a non-existent "saint" is born.

This "saint" will be the last nail inserted into the TPC cross.

"Judging from this—Mr. Mavis, the owner of Blue Dream Company, is indeed a remarkable person and worthy of trust."

Jin Yi blatantly lied and closed the report, which was full of lies.

"Well then, let's get down to business and discuss the issue of dealing with Gakuma."

This is the most important point of this meeting, and also Jin Yi's hidden purpose.

Gakuma, a native Earth monster, will be key to the Jin Yi Project.

No matter how excellent Blue Dream Company is, or how extraordinary Mephisto is, in name, Blue Dream Company is just an Earth company founded by Earthlings. After Gakuma was exposed, the national organizations and TPC could not possibly turn a blind eye to this matter.

In short—treasures should belong to the virtuous. Lanmeng Company is too low-level; it should be nationalized.

The stated reason is, of course, for the safety of the island's residents, but everyone knows what the officials are really thinking.

Some have suggested transforming Gakuma into a monster weapon to deal with other monster threats, but Earth currently lacks such advanced bio-engineering technology.

Some suggested killing it directly, which would ensure safety and make the monster's corpse excellent research material. However, this suggestion was rejected by experienced biologists, who argued that the value of a living creature is incomparable to that of a dead one.

However, their approach tacitly bypassed Blue Dream Company, the controller of Gakuma, because a businessman has no right to influence the decisions of those in power.

Gakuma's life or death was originally to be decided by these noble people, but then, an even more "noble" person appeared.

That is the collaborator of the Friends Foundation that Mr. Jin mentioned, a member of the parallel world Earth organization—"Fūto Museum," which is said to control Earth in that world.

Mr. Jin's friend, Zack, was immediately captivated by Gakuma. That very day, he moved into the Blue Dream Company, specifically requesting to see the boss, Mavis, and continuously raising his price—

Please sell me the Gakuma! I'll do anything!

The price Zach offered shocked even the TPC staff who came to monitor the situation.

"High technology on Earth in the next 200 years: a gold-rich asteroid, and life technology that can extend human lifespan by 50 years —"

But Mavis remained noncommittal, her face expressionless and unmoved.

The message reached the higher-ups, who were in a great hurry. They wished they could sprout wings and fly to Jiuliangliang Island to make a decision for Mavis.

However, we should listen to Mr. Jin's opinion before proceeding.

"Mr. Jin—in your presence, most of us are ignorant and ill-informed."

One of the representatives asked cautiously.

"We want to know—what is the value of Gakuma, this native Earth monster?"

Secretary Quan Teng handed Zack's price list to Jin Yi. Jin Yi only glanced at the treasures on the paper before crumpling the price list into a ball and throwing it into the trash can, making the others chuckle.

"No need to look anymore—it's too low."

"what?"

Compared to Mr. Jin's composure, almost everyone was shocked.

Leaving aside the gold-filled asteroid, the biotechnology that could extend lifespan by 50 years was something they coveted. What was a native Earth monster compared to that? It conveniently solved a major problem, and they'd sell it even if their own mother was included!

Even so, Mr. Jin still said the price was too low?

Everyone's breathing became heavy.

"Don't think I'm just talking nonsense, everyone."

Jin Yi spoke slowly and deliberately.

"All of you here are people with a broad vision, but the scale of the Earth and the lifespan of humankind limit your perspective."

"After all—most people don't bother thinking about things a thousand years from now."

"If it were me..."

Jin Yi began, "The starting price is one habitable planet!"

Although Jin Yi often lies and his words are sometimes true and sometimes false, he never lied about the value of Gakuma.

Because Gakuma is worth it.

While Gakuma's combat strength is indeed very weak, even the Texas cannon on the Victory Swallow couldn't withstand it, but the value of a monster is not solely determined by its combat strength.

The Ultraman world is not just a world of exciting battles. After the 3-minute monster alert, Ultraman soars into the sky, and people still need to continue their daily lives on Earth.

Gakuma, on the other hand, transforms everyday waste into valuable, expensive marble with beautiful patterns.

At first glance, this skill seems quite ordinary, but the less the skill description, the more terrifying the ability.

If you extend the timeframe, you can understand the true value of petrified light.

Civilized activities inevitably generate waste, even after thousands or tens of thousands of years, and this will even intensify with the evolution of civilization.

Ancient people did not need to consider the problem of nuclear waste disposal. Highly developed civilizations produce more diverse and harmful waste. Even Planet Mephisto in the new Ultraman universe, which stands out among the universe's civilizations, has not been able to completely solve this problem.

But—Gakuma can do it.

Regardless of the type of waste, whether solid or liquid, whether nuclear waste or harmful substances from a more advanced civilization, the product of petrification is only one: beautiful and harmless marble.

Ultraman Tiga has a lost spin-off series called "To the Children of Light." 300 years in the future, humanity on Earth is still plagued by garbage problems. In this future, humans use Jupiter as a dumping ground, and garbage piles up on Jupiter's rings. Under the influence of cosmic rays, two terrifying pollution monsters appear.

Humanity was helpless in this situation, and it was only thanks to Ultraman Tiga from three hundred years ago that the mess was cleaned up.

But as long as Gakuma exists—this lost spin-off will truly cease to exist.

This is a gift from heaven, but almost no one on Earth today can understand its value.

"Indeed—I must admit, this little thing can play a significant role in my dark universe empire."

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Even Rei Brown, from the realm of the mind, became interested.

Unlike Belial, who is a battle maniac, Reiblood's title of "Cosmic Emperor" is in the future tense, while Reiblood's title is in the past tense. Reiblood, on the other hand, is the real deal, having ruled the universe for tens of thousands of years.

An emperor isn't someone who can simply sit back and relax; you can't become the supreme ruler by just having fun fighting. Although the Dark Universe Empire is brutal, there are still issues related to people's livelihoods, and garbage disposal also costs cosmic coins.

For a civilization, the most precious thing is not the power to destroy the world, but the key to maintaining the civilization's survival.

Reiblood's mind contains knowledge of almost every monster in the multiverse, but this weak little monster was skipped over. Only after Boss Jin's guidance did he realize its value.

Although the Cosmic Gluttonous Beast Ura has a similar effect, Ura is too dangerous. Its enormous appetite will devour everything in existence, making it impossible to control and ultimately less stable than Gakuma.

Humans are quite pragmatic creatures and rarely do things that are not profitable. If, like Ultraman Cosmos, a special island is designated as a habitat for monsters and a large amount of money and professionals are invested in its maintenance every year, the government's finances will soon be strained. If taxpayers' money is spent on improving the lives of monsters, the public will also be dissatisfied.

Gauss's story can only happen in a utopian world like a fairy tale.

But Gakuma is different. As long as Gakuma exists, humanity can continuously benefit from monsters. No matter how many thousands of years have passed, as long as it exists, the problem of waste disposal will no longer be a problem.

When humanity can continuously profit from monsters, protection is no longer a burden. This survival wisdom, ingrained in our genes, is more effective than any moralizing.

This is a true beast—capable of coexisting with civilization.