Arknights, but the family has fallen again

Several guards couldn't help but blurt out: "Team leader, then we... no, nothing."

What should we do with our work?

Under Chen Huijie's sharp gaze, the guards couldn't help but shrink their heads.

This is one of several outcomes Ott foresees.

Chen Huijie was aware of the political issues hidden behind this report, but Rhodes Island's avoidance of politics made it impossible for her to intervene with her current status.

When the topic involves Wei Yanwu, there is a high probability that she will directly take Otto and others to meet Wei Yanwu, hoping that her uncle can dig out more information.

One of the purposes of doing this is to make the one who needs help change from Rhodes Island to Lungmen.

It’s not a clever trick, but given the huge information gap, it’s actually very easy to use.

After discarding several possibilities that are too similar to peach, this is a better result.

With the heir standing by, Wei Yanwu would most likely try to educate Chen Huijie to some extent.

He might slow down his pace, hoping that Chen Huijie would grasp it on his own initiative, or he might offer guidance afterward. Not only would his behavior patterns and thinking become easier to grasp, but many of Chen Huijie's actions could also be incorporated into his analysis.

"Huang, take them to Longmen to find a temporary base. If you have extra energy, look for a suitable place to set up our office." Ott checked the signal and said, "Longmen's intercity network signal is good. We will contact you after we finish here."

Huang said energetically: "I understand!"

Among the group, only Ghost Shark went with Ott as his entourage.

After all, he came to discuss business, not to attack the city, so there was no need to bring a large group of people to visit the governor of a city.

Moreover, Ghost Shark is not only Ott's personal bodyguard, but also Ott's second pair of eyes and ears.

"Come with me."

The means of transportation is a car.

The car has no decorations and lacks personalization. It is not clear whether it is Chen Huijie's private car or a public bus of the Guard Bureau.

However, the car...

Ott closed his eyes, and the principles of pistons and engines drew a lonely curve in his mind.

The earliest cars on Earth were actually electric. However, early electric motors were completely incomparable to internal combustion engines, and electric cars were quickly shelved in the development of automobiles.

It is an exaggeration to say that it was not until the emergence of new battery technology that electric vehicles, an old antique, were dug out from the archives.

Chapter 44: She knew every word, but when put together...

As another joke goes: The history of human energy is the history of how to boil water.

The various energy sources controlled by humans lack simple and convenient ways to convert into each other.

Therefore, even atomic energy needs to be combined with steam and steam turbines to transform it into energy in order to inject vitality into modern society. Of course, nuclear explosions are definitely not a proper form of "injection of vitality."

But the beast-eared women of Terra lie on the legacy of a former civilization.

Regardless of whether their tools display steam energy, electrical energy, or atomic energy, they are actually releasing the energy stored in the Originium, which is "Originium energy."

Technology that is too advanced is indeed no different from magic.

The beast-eared girls who grew up in the wilderness of Terra wantonly used the "magical elements" left by the previous civilization, but chose to close their eyes and not peek into the obvious future:

With the full development of the Originium industry, the Originium cycle will intensify at a terrifying rate, and the Originium concentration in Terra's material cycle will also soar with the clarion call of the industrial revolution.

What followed were natural disasters a thousand times more severe and Originium diseases a thousand times more susceptible.

In the most extreme cases, even mere exposure to air with an average level of Originium particles is enough to infect a person with Originium disease.

Not all Terrans choose to ignore this, but it's obvious...why would I care about the flood after I die?

If you don’t build Originium Industry today, Victoria will be at your doorstep tomorrow!

You're still telling me one hundred years, one thousand years, or even ten thousand years from now?

Please tear down Victoria and Ursus before you say such things.

In the distant "End Land", Originium disease was indeed brought under control, and the Terrans successfully entered the starry sea.

But that was not the result of the efforts of these beast-eared girls, and all of this was not a natural or self-evident outcome.

The average lifespan of a worker in Londinium was far more than five years, and they did not feed duck slices to children left unattended during their workdays. The number of people who died in the war never even reached half of a country's...

Although modern Terra is still a cesspool when compared to the Apocalypse Era... but compared to Earth, whether comparing it to the First and Second Industrial Eras from a technological perspective, or comparing it to the Napoleonic War Era from a political perspective, there is no doubt that this place can be called a paradise.

"This land" eats people much more slowly than the Earth does - it can even be called a model of a loving mother who often spoils her children.

In addition, the previous civilization really prepared a nanny for this giant baby, and she was a cat lady!

Ott shook his head.

Even though she's a bit green, Kal'tsit is the woman who can become my mother!

"Come to think of it, I haven't asked for your name yet."

Chen Huijie asked casually, "You're not going to just call it Rhodes Island, are you?"

"If you must call someone Rhodes Island now, it should be a Carter (rabbit)." Ott replied: "My name is Ott."

"Otter?" The top student who graduated from the Royal Victoria Guard School said subconsciously.

A smile appeared in the corner of the ghost shark's eyes, as he had been hugging Otto's arm.

Ott noticed this.

"You can call me Doc Otter if you like."

He said to both of them at the same time.

"Are you a doctor?"

Otte nodded and said, "We are a pharmaceutical company."

As a company, Rhode Island's registered name is "Rhode Island Pharmaceuticals." However, it is clear that most of the time, it does not operate as a pharmaceutical company.

"So how's the progress? I mean... the medicine for Originium disease."

With the ghost shark's visual ability, it was indeed able to capture some changes in expression.

I'm afraid she is worried about other infected people as well as her own health.

What's more, there is a hint of guilt.

"It's just like what you hear everywhere else," Ott said.

"Originium disease is an incurable disease."

"Once the Originium begins to combine with body cells, it officially declares that someone has become infected with Originium disease, and this process is completely irreversible."

"Yes, I have heard that."

"From this, we have a clear technical idea: delaying the binding process."

Ott explained: "If a certain drug is used to inhibit the progression of Originium disease, allowing a person to survive until the end of their natural lifespan without dying from the disease, then we can consider this drug to be a certain degree of antidote."

"Sounds good."

"No, it's terrible," Ott replied. "It means that the life of an infected person will become a number measured in equivalent value."

"If he or she can afford medicine, they can live until the sun rises again, but otherwise they will collapse in the moonlight."

Pharmaceutical companies' favorite diseases: those that do not impair the patient's ability to work and require only suppressive medication taken regularly.

However, if the research and development of drugs to inhibit Originium disease achieves phased results, then Originium disease will not only not impair the patient's ability to work, but may even increase...

If there is no one to protect it, this will most likely lead to a world of giant companies where everyone can get sick and everyone can take medicine.

I can only say that it is slightly better than the criminal family.

"You sound like you hate this route?"

Ott didn't give a direct answer. He just said, "But this is the easiest way to achieve it, and it's also the most promising way."

"This is the first time I've discussed these topics with professional scholars. Are there any other approaches?"

"You won't like it."

"But it doesn't matter."

"I tried to stop you," Otto warned, then added, "Based on the fundamental fact that the Originium cannot be reversed once it combines with body cells, we chose to delay the combination of the Originium and body cells as much as possible."

"But there is another route. Ignore it and allow the Originium to combine with the body cells."

"As long as those infected with Originium disease are not negatively affected by it, then the Originium disease problem can be considered solved. Therefore, there is no need to prevent Originium from combining with body cells."

Chen Huijie was a little surprised: "Are you speaking the Da Yan Mandarin? Why don't I understand?"

"In other words, after being infected with Originium disease, the patient will not feel pain, and Originium disease will not affect the patient's physiological functions."

"The patient and Originium have achieved symbiosis."

“Does this sound great?”

"In theory, it's really great," Ott said. "For those who can complete symbiosis, Originium is their extra organ, taller, faster, and stronger."

"But let's go back to the beginning and why we need to solve the problem of Originium disease."

"Originium disease is a disease."

"From an individual perspective, it's painful and deadly. From there, families, communities, regions, nations... Ultimately, all of Terra faces the same problem: it's painful, it's deadly."

"It will kill not only individuals, but the entire world... the future of this land."

Rosemary is the "fruit" of this laissez-faire approach.

Not all people and organs can coexist with Originium, and these symbiotic organs are not suitable for everyone.

"Those who survived the Originium disease and completed symbiosis are indeed stronger. But what about the price they paid?"

With the social order completely overturned and no hope of recovery, what will happen to Terra?

Of course, in the end, everyone knew... besides delaying and letting things go, there was a third path. However, if we embraced Originium like we embraced oxygen, the "mass extinction" that the Terrans had skipped would surely come.

Chen Huijie looked up and stepped on the brakes at the red light.

She vaguely felt what the "price" was and indeed regretted coming to listen to this thing.

The road is almost at the end, and the "mayor's" office is not far from the next intersection.

Chapter 45: Why don’t you thank Ghost Shark quickly?

"Wait a moment at the door. I'll go report to Commander Wei."

Ott nodded.

Not long after, Chen Huijie showed up again.

She said, "You two from Rhodes Island, please come in."

However, through the eyes of the ghost shark, Otto clearly noticed the change in Chen Huijie's mood.

She was scolded and encouraged at the same time.

Almost instantly, Ott made a guess.

Whether intentional or not, this is a common tactic used by those in power. Chen Huijie is also the heir to Longmen, and Wei Yanwu, from both the perspectives of elder and superior, is not surprising in his actions.

Perhaps as a boss, he reprimanded her for acting on her own, but as an elder, he was pleased that she was perceptive enough? The other way around wasn't impossible either...

In a flash, Otto took Ghost Shark's arm and walked into the room.

On the ceiling, warm-colored square chandeliers vaguely form a caisson shape, and in front of the dragon-patterned screen, a dragon dressed in clothes sits upright.

Wei Yanwu was holding a report in one hand and a pipe in the other.

It was obvious that he had read the most important part of the report.

"I heard from Inspector Chen that you want to cooperate with Longmen?" Wei Yanwu turned the report over and placed the precise and objective facts on the table.

You have something to ask of Longmen.

Ott replied, "After the fall of Chernobog, we need to find a new port of call in the nearby mobile cities. Considering the prosperous trade and abundant consumption, Longmen may be one of the more suitable options."