"Hey, Brother Lu, why don't we create an adventure group? The functions, benefits and effect of absorbing personnel from other worlds of an adventure group are all good, and we just happen to be short of people." A qualified person from the Ice World asked.
"I would like you to pay for the 100,000 points and 100 merit points. The funds we have available now are less than 10,000 points, let alone merit points. I can't pay any at all." Nie Lu shook his head and said.
In order to bring enough vitality to the ice world and create a better living environment, Nie Lu invested most of his points into it, leaving no extra points to establish an adventure group.
"What should we do? That badge for establishing a team must be an extremely rare one. It is not needed for establishing a team now, and we will have no chance when it is needed." The younger brother asked anxiously.
Having an established adventure group is very beneficial to the qualified people in a world, especially for the Ice World where there are few people. They can absorb some fresh blood from other places and keep warm together.
"How about...Brother Lu, let's go borrow some money. I heard that Jin Bing can borrow points."
Nie Lu rolled his eyes. "Nine out, thirteen back. The money in the contract still has to be paid by the borrower. I can't afford this high-interest loan."
"If it really doesn't work, everyone should work harder recently and take more responsibilities, and see if we can get together."
"Got it, Lu brother."
When Nie Lu was worried, Miyano Shiho also ran into trouble. She encountered difficulties in developing new medicines, and the research progress on the tracker's side had been stagnant for a long time.
Sitting in her room, Miyano Shiho stared at the computer screen in front of her, her eyes almost dazzled. She lifted her hair with her hand, and a few fallen hairs slipped out of her hand.
"Oh, if this continues, I'll have to invent a hair growth drug first," Shiho complained.
After being in Umbrella Corporation for so long, her personality has become a little more cheerful.
Although Umbrella Corporation is not a formal company, compared to the winery, the benefits and treatment here are higher, and even the atmosphere is much better than that of the killer workshop, but it is a bit weird.
Plus, without Gin, the hermaphrodite, making sarcastic threats next to her, Shiho is in a good mood every day.
"Shiho, where are you?"
He Zhong Shumei called.
"In the lounge, is there a problem with the strengthening potion as well?"
"No, it's good news. Dr. Charles is here. Do you want to come and see him?"
"Dr. Charles? The inventor of the T-virus?"
"Yeah, yeah, there's a meeting starting in an hour, I came to remind you."
"Okay, I'll be there now."
After staying here for so long, Miyano Shiho has added another idol. The person who can invent the T virus must be extremely strong and maybe even very handsome.
Unfortunately, reality is always cruel.
Miyano Shiho came to the meeting room and found that Charles was an old man sitting in a wheelchair. Not only was he not handsome, but he also looked so old that he didn't look like someone of his age.
Charles looked at the researchers below and sighed in his heart. He didn't want to come over to help at all, but he had no choice. The Umbrella Corporation had the upper hand over him, so he could only obey.
His current condition is similar to that of Miyano Shiho in the past.
"I have read your research and development report. You have made a big mistake in constructing the virus structure."
Charles said softly, and the screen behind him began to play the PPT he had prepared.
The meeting lasted for a long time and was very effective. Charles is indeed a top virologist. With his help, Shiho Miyano's skills were able to significantly shorten the estimated research time.
"Hello, Dr. Charles, can I have a moment of your time?" Miyano Shiho took the initiative to find Charles after the meeting.
Charles looked up at the girl. She was so old but had the body of a child. It seemed that she was also suffering from a special disease. This reminded him of his daughter.
With this common ground, Charles softened his heart a little, "I'm going to the restaurant now. If you have any questions, you can ask them there."
In the restaurant, Miyano Shiho told Charles all the problems, and Charles remained silent while she spoke.
"Dr. Charles, is there any problem with my research?" Shiho Miyano asked in a low voice.
Charles was silent for a moment, then threw the spoon into the plate and looked up at Miyano Shiho.
"The biggest problem is the study itself, it shouldn't even exist!"
Miyano Shiho was shocked by Charles' reaction.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Do you know how many people your potion has to sacrifice for it to succeed?!" Charles' face turned red, and he looked furious.
"I...I..." Miyano Shiho stuttered, unable to speak.
To be honest, after being here for so long, Miyano Shiho has always treated the people here as virtual characters.
When Charles got angry, she realized what she had done. In order to enhance the effect of the potion, they had been lowering the stability of the potion during this period.
"Even if this is the company's mission and we are powerless to resist, you can at least not completely abandon your empathy as a human being! You just said so much to me?! Is there anything about reducing casualties?!" Charles continued. He felt that the umbrella had completely bent the mind of the little girl in front of him.
Listening to this, Miyano Shiho remained silent.
I seem to have become different from the person I used to be. Where is the researcher with a conscience who was unwilling to use APTX4869 for human experiments
Thinking of this, Miyano Shiho reached out and covered her face with her hands and fell into complete silence.
Looking at Shiho Miyano like this, Charles sighed.
"Miyano Shiho, right? You have to remember and remind yourself at all times that I can feel the difference between you and other R&D personnel. That's why I'm telling you this."
"This place is too scary. The people around you are influencing you, and this influence is subtly changing your thinking. You have to recognize your original intention and understand your own path."
"Actually... I'm not in a position to tell you this. I'm just an executioner covered in blood."
As he said this, Charles thought of his previous resistance. Under the company's countless suppressions, his resistance became less and less. Insisting on the research and development and updating of the antidote has become his last bottom line.
"For details, you should think about it carefully. I won't go into details."
Charles pushed his wheelchair out of the restaurant. People around him looked at them, and each one was more surprised than the other as they listened to Charles' words, unable to understand what he wanted to say.
"Shiho, don't think too much. He has a mental problem. The company has already stated it in the announcement." Kazunaka Shumi walked up to Miyano Shiho and said.
Shiho Miyano looked up at this "kind" senior. After being enlightened by Charles, she finally realized the true horror of the Umbrella Research Department.
That's the atmosphere here. People here seem to take the lives of strangers nothing seriously.
"I'll figure it out myself." Miyano Shiho smiled and turned away.
At the same time, he silently terminated the task that was already halfway completed and modified the target potion effect from beginning to end.