Chapter 20: Be Greedy When Others Are Fearful

Meng Yi left the laboratory and went to the reception room to meet the siblings Alfred Ashford and Alexia Ashford.

There was nothing to say. He gave each of them a "Thought Seal" as a greeting gift upon meeting, completing the camp assimilation of 'his own people'.

Alexia Ashford perfectly fused with the "T-Veronica Virus" and leaped to become the so-called 'Ant Queen', but it didn't matter in front of Meng Yi, who possessed C+ grade "Psionics".

A small fry with a comprehensive evaluation of E-grade, is she worthy of blocking his 'Strongman Identifier'?

Albert Wesker and Dr. Isaacs, these two villains, also fused with biochemical virus genes. Dodging bullets with their bare bodies was easy for them, and close-quarters combat could beat Meng Yi to the point where even his parents wouldn't recognize him.

It's a pity, but weren't their cognitive thoughts easily interfered with by Meng Yi?

Meng Yi would not label himself as a 'compassionate' saint.

Righteous sects, crooked paths, protagonists, villains—in his eyes, they were all the same.

Those who can be used by me have value; those who cannot be used by me are a waste of time to even look at.

……

He interfered with the cognitive thoughts of these two 'true death-seekers' siblings.

Alfred Ashford went back where he came from; the underground Hive didn't raise idlers.

Alexia Ashford had the classic appearance of a great beauty with blonde hair, blue eyes, and a slender figure.

Meng Yi didn't care about this; how would he have the leisure to play with 'plush balls'?

Alluring beauty is nothing but a pink skull; peerless elegance eventually returns to a handful of yellow soil.

With a pile of white bones under the skin, how could one be obsessed with sleeping with white bones?

No self-image, no person-image, no sentient-being-image, no life-image.

The seeker of the Dao has a firm will, walking alone on the long, long road.

Meng Yi recognized Alexia Ashford's talent and ordered this 'Ant Queen' and Dr. Isaacs to be jointly responsible for the preliminary preparation work of the "Uroboros Virus", helping himself save a great deal of time.

The synthesis formula was given.

"Uroboros Virus" = "Progenitor Virus" + "T Virus" + "G Virus" + "T-Veronica Virus" + "Parasite Las Plagas".

The "Uroboros Virus" could be called the culmination of the Resident Evil series viruses.

Referring to Albert Wesker's performance in the final boss battle of "Resident Evil 5", tentacles, blades, and superpowers were all at his fingertips.

With a limit speed of Mach 3 and not dying after taking several rocket launcher hits, the E+ in the "Evolution Paradise" evaluation was definitely not lacking.

The only drawback was the uncontrollability of the "Uroboros Virus".

Even someone with amazing bone structure like 'Uncle Wesker' still needed regular injections of special serum; others should just wash up and go to sleep.

Meng Yi was not coveting the 'Art' brought by the "Uroboros Virus"; he wanted to use the "Uroboros Virus" to draw out the "Telekinesis" branch of his fundamental "Psionics".

The Alicia clone/Alice, who fused with the "T Virus", awakening telekinesis was too mysterious.

The "T Virus" was just a little brother in front of the "Uroboros Virus"; why drive away the good to chase the inferior?

……

Having properly arranged the relevant matters of the Raccoon City underground Hive, Meng Yi found Luo Ji and Firefly, whom he hadn't seen for a few days.

The underground Hive had abundant medical resources, and Luo Ji's high fever, cold, and excessive fatigue had long since been cured.

Only Firefly's problem had no clue; she looked like a delicate, fragile, and cracked porcelain doll.

"Brother Luo, long time no see."

The thick-skinned Meng Yi greeted him with a laugh, as if the two had never had any conflicts or contradictions.

"It's Brother Bai. I saw you were very busy these past few days, so I didn't have the nerve to disturb you."

"Why? Are you done with the things on your hands now?"

The mature socialite Luo Ji took the opportunity to step down and didn't dwell on the past.

"I have some results, and also some trouble."

Meng Yi shook his head and sighed, then changed the subject: "Brother Luo, do you want to take a shot of my results?"

"I won't say too much, but extending your lifespan to 200 years, plus an F+ grade human limit physique, is guaranteed."

Every effect has a cause; there is no such thing as groundless kindness, and pies certainly don't fall from the sky. A mentally sound adult certainly understands this.

He had offended 'Brother Bai' before, or rather, he had chosen to part ways with 'Brother Bai' before.

Even so, 'Brother Bai' 'let bygones be bygones' and sent him a strengthening gift package. Is there really such a person who returns evil with kindness?

There must be a motive for giving.

Based on 'Brother Bai's' vicious behavior of manipulating people's memories, thoughts, and personalities, Luo Ji didn't believe 'Brother Bai' was a law-abiding first-class good citizen.

Luo Ji shook his head secretly, his mind spinning at high speed, thinking about what he had that was worth 'Brother Bai's' scheming.

He thought for a long time and couldn't think of anything. It couldn't be that 'Brother Bai' coveted his wife's beauty and planned to be a 'Cao Cao', right?

What Meng Yi wanted, the current Luo Ji couldn't give, and hadn't even heard of.

Light-grain, a common weapon for intermediate civilizations to clear coordinates, destroys the internal structural balance of stars, triggers helium flashes, and destroys everything within the star system.

Dual-vector foil, a common weapon for advanced civilizations to clear coordinates, dimensionality reduction strike, irreversibly collapsing three-dimensional space into a two-dimensional plane, drawing a space painting.

Defense barriers of top-tier civilizations: 'Black Hole Wall' technology; 'Dead Line · Universe Restart' technology of god-level civilizations.

It wasn't just the examples mentioned above; Meng Yi's appetite was huge, and 'a snake swallowing an elephant' couldn't even describe it.

He wanted the entire 'technology tree' of all civilizations in the Three-Body universe to become the resources for his own evolution.

To this end, Meng Yi had secretly ordered the AI Red Queen to secretly collect all knowledge circulating on the network.

He even traded those blocked and buried cutting-edge knowledge through 'longevity quotas' with the powerful.

Barbarians who resort to killing are not desirable; he is a proper 'intellectual'.

……

After thinking for a long time, Luo Ji couldn't think of anything, and in the end, could only give an apologetic smile, politely declining the olive branch Meng Yi threw for the second time.

"Sorry, Brother Bai."

"Relying on Brother Bai's light to live safely for a month is already a great favor. How can I be so greedy as to ask for Brother Bai's research results?"

"I haven't earned it, so I dare not accept it. I really shouldn't delay Brother Bai's time anymore."

Luo Ji's heart was also bleeding; the opportunity to become stronger was within reach, but he voluntarily gave it up.

Meng Yi narrowed his eyes; with his deep city, one couldn't see joy or anger from his surface.

"Is that so? Alright then. Brother Luo, 'it is better to rely on oneself than on others'; Brother Bai admires you, admires you..."

"The selection dungeon will only end in two and a half weeks. I hope Brother Luo will have different thoughts by then. The door to Brother Bai's laboratory is always open to Brother Luo."

There is a first and a second, but not a third or fourth.

If the third 'olive branch' thrown was also rejected, Meng Yi would rather find another way than hang himself on a stubborn donkey like Luo Ji.

Top-tier technology-based worldviews in the myriad worlds are not limited to the Three-Body universe.

'Collaborators' are not limited to 'Luo Ji' either.

Skipping over the troublesome Luo Ji, Meng Yi turned to the silver-haired girl and said: "I have something to go out for. Can you accompany me?"

Holding a wheel cake, the greedy girl, who looked like a squirrel gnawing on pine nuts, hurriedly put down the pastry, didn't have time to wipe the cake residue from the corner of her mouth, stood up, and saluted.

"Yes! Officer!" ===== CHAPTER 21 =====