Chapter 135: R: The Great Bat Incident (Part 12)

In the S. H. I. E. L. D. office, also a room with dim light and a lightbulb flickering overhead, Shiller and Nick sat on opposite sides of the table.

"I didn't expect things to progress to this point so quickly," Nick said with some emotion. He took out a piece of white paper, tore off a corner, crumpled it into a paper ball, threw it into the middle of the table, and said, "Because Stark Company's weapons shone brilliantly in this full-scale invasion war, the Security Council approved the Firepower Possession Act for private armed forces in New York..."

Shiller also took the white paper, tore off a piece, crumpled it into a paper ball, threw it into the middle of the table, and said, "300 Blizzard devices, and subsequent maintenance costs."

"There are no longer any members in Congress who strongly oppose the production of the immortality factor." Nick threw another paper ball over.

"The diluted version of the healing serum can achieve a certain degree of damage repair in a short time, and there are no obvious side effects. It can provide at most 1,500 doses." Shiller threw a paper ball over.

"S. H. I. E. L. D. is willing to fully support the disintegration of the vampire social structure and carry out real-time regulation and monitoring." Another paper ball fell to the center of the table.

"Not enough," Shiller said. So Nick crumpled another paper ball and threw it over, saying, "S. H. I. E. L. D. is willing to give up on competing for Stark in certain aspects."

"30% of the proceeds from the immortality factor."

"That's too low. How much do you want to take?"

"The share that Stark and Osborn Joint Pharmaceutical will pay me."

"The bottom line S. H. I. E. L. D. can accept is 45%."

"You want nearly half? That's impossible. Even if I could agree, Pepper wouldn't agree. And you'd better think clearly: Obadiah hasn't woken up yet, but the brain-activity drug Connors is researching has already made rapid progress. Once Obadiah wakes up, you might not even be able to get 30%."

"40%, no lower. You said it yourself, Obadiah hasn't woken up yet."

"The bottom line is 30%."

"S. H. I. E. L. D. can give you two extra points separately."

"35%, final price."

"Deal."

Soon, with the two's conversation, the paper balls on the table became more and more numerous, almost piling into a small hill.

After settling some benefit distribution issues, Nick sat in his chair, fingers crossed, resting on his chin, and said, "I have to admit, your 'bloodline theory' plan is quite genius, but I always feel you have a bigger scheme."

Shiller smiled and said, "I just want to live a stable life and watch some fun on the side."

"So if anyone makes you unstable, you shovel out all their roots?"

"Let's not talk about such heavy topics. Let's talk about something happy."

Shiller also put his hands on the table, then clasped them together, and said, "Do you have any ideas about the production method of the immortality factor?"

"Hasn't this already been handed over to the professionals of those two major groups?"

"Yes, but are you really satisfied with 35% of the profit?"

Nick narrowed his eyes. He was very familiar with this tone. He said, "What, do you have extra business to talk about?"

"Of course, you wouldn't really be willing to let others eat the lion's share, would you?"

Nick stared at Shiller with his one eye. Shiller said, "I'll ask you a question: what is your view on drug safety issues?"

"No view. What do you want to say?" Nick threw the question back.

"Vampires as medicine—how to guarantee the safety of raw materials? How to avoid passing off inferior goods as superior? How to guarantee compliance in the process of extracting blood? How to guarantee that the precious immortality factor won't be consumed during the drug manufacturing process? How to guarantee the effectiveness of the finished drug? What are the monitoring standards?"

"Raw material safety issues..." Nick paused. He keenly felt that there was a lot of room for maneuver here.

"Yeah, yeah," Shiller waved his hand on the table and said, "You wouldn't think that just catching any bat can make a medicine that can prolong life, would you?"

"According to our research, that is, the bat bloodline theory, of course, the purer the vampire's bloodline, the better the blood effect. The medicinal effect of those ordinary vampires is very poor, not to mention vampires transformed from humans. Vampires transformed from humans have no medicinal value at all, just like the difference between truffles and ordinary mushrooms in cooking."

"These scarce and precious high-level vampires, we all know that catching this kind of creature is very dangerous, so the cost is high, and the profit from counterfeiting is extremely high."

"Of course there will be unscrupulous merchants who pass off inferior goods as superior, catching some ordinary vampires and claiming that their blood also contains this precious factor."

"To ensure that our customers can buy the most pure immortality factor medicine, of course, we must establish a monitoring system to ensure that every dose of medicine is made from the scarcest pure-blood bats."

"And we must also distinguish between wild and farmed. Out of humanitarian considerations, we absolutely do not support farming, that is, locking up a high-level vampire and repeatedly drawing blood. That is simply inhumane!"

"Therefore, the most precious medicinal raw materials are nothing more than pure-blood bats caught and killed on the battlefield."

"And, I am an extreme animal protectionist. We must end the lives of bats in a painless way. After all, bats are also animals..."

"This, of course, requires our most advanced freezing gun. In an extremely low-temperature state, creatures cannot feel pain. Is there any better way of euthanasia than this?"

"Therefore, bats not killed by freezing guns cannot be made into the highest-end immortality factor medicine."

"Of course, the blood drawing after killing the bats is also very particular, and must be performed by the most professional S. H. I. E. L. D. agents through precise and complex operations. Personnel must undergo at least three rounds of training..."

"The containers must also be specially made to ensure that this factor is retained to the greatest extent."

"The warehouse for storing these medicines—yes, this is the top priority. Preservation technology determines the freshness of most food and medicine. Coincidentally, I have a very mature design for a low-temperature transport chain here, which can meet the transportation and preservation needs of the immortality factor..."

As Shiller spoke, Nick took notes. Hearing Shiller stop, he said without looking up, "Keep talking, my autumn accounts are settled."

"You haven't grasped the essence," Shiller said with a smile. Nick put down his pen and looked at him. Shiller took the paper Nick was taking notes on and wrote a word on it. After Nick took it, he found it said "Monopoly".

Shiller's voice followed: "When only we have the right to define 'industry standards', we have achieved a true monopoly."

"The non-crackability of this mysterious factor determines that only giants in the technology industry, that is, Stark and Osborn Group, have the final right of interpretation for everything."

"Under these circumstances, we can turn any company that attempts to imitate into a manufacturer of counterfeit and inferior goods."

"Anti-monopoly act? That's right, that might still be useful for traditional industries, but now, if we say a company's product is fake, this is the result of Stark's research, then would you still buy it?"

"We have no evidence, it's indeed just words. But since you can buy Stark Company's products, why go buy those from small companies?"

"Under these circumstances, everyone will only trust the companies they think have the ability to crack this factor, and most people will only think Stark and Osborn have this ability."

"Stark and Osborn Group can't crack the true secret of this factor, then as long as other companies can't crack it either, Stark and Osborn will be in a position of eternal leadership."

"This is a natural monopoly."

"And the benefits that a complete monopoly of an industry can bring, I probably don't need to say more, right?"

Nick pursed his lips and said, "What I can reveal to you is that I have a bigger plan, my private plan, so whatever skills you have, feel free to bring them out. I guarantee you'll have a share in the future."

"At least personally, I can ensure your days are as stable as usual."

Shiller smiled. His smile looked a bit neurotic under the flickering cold-colored light. He said:

"Then we have reached the most important step."

"Our noble customers have spent a lot of money to buy genuine immortality factor medicine, so we can't let them inject this medicine in a dilapidated place, right?"

"The method and process of drug use, the private customization of the entire course of treatment, and the nursing and care in the later stages of use also need an industry standard."

"So, do they need a mental sanitarium that has official qualifications, can perfectly carry out the above process, and provides thoughtful service?"

In Nick's field of vision, Shiller revealed fangs sharper than those of that group of bats.

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