"...Yes, we are not human."
Unos looked towards Master Fuli, a stiff smile appearing on his face as he said:
"In terms of Xia Country's academic terminology, we belong to a type of spiritualized aquatic species. Our fragile bodies cannot stay out of water for long periods, thus we have to borrow shells to walk on land."
"The lady beside you should know us. Our group has published several papers on Spiritual Particles."
"The Contract Slave Group," Wang Qiqi spoke, referring to the group known as the Life Miracle Group in the academic world by another name.
Unos nodded slightly in response: "Yes."
"The Life Miracle Group consists of twenty-four individuals, or rather one main body and twenty-three brains." Wang Qiqi glanced at Master Fuli and said: "It's an octopus that fell into someone's hands about fifty years ago. Later, someone hidden in the dark used the octopus as leverage to enter the core circle of the Longevity Club, leading one-third of the experiments within the entire Longevity Club."
"Currently, they are... peaceful and friendly."
Though it sounds very strange, the only term that can describe the 'Life Miracle' is peace.
Although they belong to the Longevity Club, they have their own stance. They have written to many countries to share some extremely important foundational papers on Spiritual Particles.
"To be accurate, it was forty-one years ago that my master imprisoned my main brain in a tank, forcing me to learn human languages, writings, and knowledge, turning me from a mimic octopus that only knew how to eat scallops into a scholar."
Unos, raising both hands, spoke with an indifferent expression about the past, correcting Wang Qiqi's verbal mistake.
"We possess intelligence, but we are not in control of our own lives, and we do not wish to participate in meaningless conflicts."
"Life is finite. My master and I have always aimed to step out of Blue Star, to find the true origin of life on Blue Star, to unravel the mystery of life and Spiritual Particles, to create a real life miracle, the song of life..."
"My life will end on the evening of April 13, one hundred and thirty-seven years from now. Time is extremely tight."
When Unos said this, his gaze was always fixed on Master Fuli.
He was unfamiliar with himself.
Hence, before the conversation, he had to make his stance and beliefs clear to him.
He did not believe he would not be able to converse; with the power he possessed, he could terminate his entire party in three minutes.
"Since you don't want to participate in meaningless conflicts, why not come and develop in our Xia Country?"
"With landlords and capitalists abounding in the Longevity Club, how could a person of talent not get drawn into the vortex of struggle for fame and fortune?"
Master Fuli, sitting on Ba Mountain Mosquito's shoulder, looked at Unos with a mocking expression and said.
He thinks... hit me?
The moment Master Fuli spoke, a very vague feeling surfaced in Unos's mind, a cold sweat slipping down his forehead. His thoughts experienced a moment of chaos, but he quickly regained composure and said:
"Someone once asked me."
"My answer was, it's unsuitable, because my arrival would incite chaos and slaughter."
"I am an egoist; as long as an experiment has a theoretical success rate of five percent, I dare to gamble. Even if it means sacrificing some people, as long as the experiment is successful, reverse engineering can increase the success rate."
"There's no doubt I am a cheater. As long as I am careful during actions, not exposing myself, I can acquire more funding and resources in your country. Some might not see I'm cheating, but others can."
"This is an unfairness; it's a biological instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm. The second place would be unwilling and might emulate my actions. One laboratory, two... you wouldn't want to see thousands of people go missing every day."
"But the Longevity Club doesn't care, in desperate times, they could even tie up their neighbors."
Unos spoke sincerely.
The reasons he provided, while absurd, carried a bizarrely profound rationale.
"This birdman talks quite perversely..." Master Fuli, sitting on Ba Mountain Mosquito's shoulder, raised his hand and pointed at Unos, who had just explained why he didn't join Xia Country.
"......." Wang Qiqi was silent for a moment, unsure of what to say.
After all...
It really is difficult for her to explain to Master Fuli about the 600,000 missing people, tens of thousands dying from overdoses, and three to four thousand shot dead annually in America.
Other nations don't care, could the Security Bureau living off the public funds of Xia Country replace the Investigation Bureau there?
"I have already stated my position to you, in order to gain your trust, and next, I will tell you everything about Miyel and assist you in destroying her 'zombie' family."
Unos nodded slightly, understanding well that the opposite side shouldn't pin a phone book against his chest and hammer him for three to five hours, and continued speaking.
"Please follow me; the Miyel palace is built near the lake by Han'er Mountain's water source."
Master Fuli looked at Wang Qiqi.
Wang Qiqi sighed deeply, waved her hand, and was the first to follow Unos, walking downstream along the riverbank.
Life Miracle Group...
Seems selfless, but how is it not selfish?
The papers they share hold real significance when they encounter difficult challenges and seek assistance, needing only to step over the threshold to see a brand-new world.
From centimeter to millimeter to micron to nanometer.
Spiritual Particle particles belong to the microscopic level, and studying them deeply requires corresponding tools.
But these are not the biggest issues of the 'Life Miracle Group'.
Most importantly, who is the person behind the octopus in the tank?
They harbor numerous mysteries, but one point is certain: the octopus and the person behind it are both eager to leave Blue Star and find the origin of life.
Longevity is clearly unsatisfactory for them; only immortality might be Unos's pursuit.
"One more thing, I forgot to inform Master Fuli earlier because I was too nervous."
Unos raised his hand, glanced at the date on the golden watch on his wrist, and said:
"If they have not given up on the operation, it is likely that between October 16 and 23, they will control the official world records organization to invite you to the Demon City to receive the World Fishing Record Award."
"In reality, that plane would fly to the Southeast Asia region overseas, carrying a ton of explosives, followed by air-to-air, air-to-ground missiles....."
Unos spoke:
"The core members of the Longevity Club are not mere single-gene translocators. Upon capturing a Spirit Beast, transplantation is not the first priority but mutation, utilizing the catalytic characteristics of Spiritual Particles to trigger gene mutation, followed by cloning to study the stability and characteristics of the mutated genes."
"Selecting advantageous genes, then carrying out transgenic procedures, nurturing stable traits before gene transplantation."
"Every core member can be said to be a combination of multiple Spirit Beasts."
"Creating gods or immortals? I don't know how to describe that fervor. But aside from the previously mentioned genes of an electric eel, Miyel also took research reports on fungi and insects from me."
"Her second gene must be a life-saving one because that electric eel is truly special...."
"Therefore, you can understand why Vimal and his group are so obsessed with your physical body, right?"
During Unos's speech, the party ascended from the foot of the mountain to the top of a hill.
Unos raised his hand and pointed, and a domed palace with an ancient Greek style appeared before everyone's eyes.
The palace walls were intricately carved, with pristine white exteriors adorned with gold patterns. Rows of Roman columns stood by the lake, and spotlight beams illuminated around the palace and the surrounding forest.
In the palace's outer area, sandbags were piled up, and a dozen water pumps drew water from the lake into pipes, finally flowing to a 1.5-meter high nozzle that rotated rapidly, spraying mist in all directions, drenching everything.
"A palace... a real palace?" Ansheng looked at the palace in the mountain with a face full of shock.
"Yes." Unos nodded gently: "Miyel is extremely vigilant. Before she arrived here, she ordered helicopters to dismantle the palace, transport it here, and reassemble it into a 'steel fortress'."
"The ground and the woods are wet. Once touched by water, you will fail, however, Master Fuli might be an exception."
"Your physical body seems very one-sided."
"She might not be able to kill you, but you might end up with a tin foil perm or an afro? I lack knowledge in the beauty department, but you can understand the gist....."