Fatal Strike: Paladins Mercenary Road
Chapter 446 Ancient Genes
Chapter 446 Ancient Genes
Middle-aged bald Clyde Thorin just couldn't understand how things had turned out like this!
His brother, Alex Solin, is a senator from Arizona. In addition to being a large landowner, he is also a shareholder in two public companies.
Of course, a large part of those shares were held on behalf of his brother...
This is the custom of political families!
Many people who don’t understand American politics simply don’t know that in America, the so-called land of freedom, rights can be inherited.
The father is the governor, and when the son grows up, he changes his form by becoming a congressman or senator, or by supporting a puppet to inherit his father's position. Then in the third generation, the family makes a comeback. This is a very normal thing in America.
It’s just that state elections don’t attract as much attention as the U.S. presidential election, so even native Americans don’t know much about them.
Most of the bigwigs who call the shots in the White House have solid political bases in a certain state, which ensures that even if they are kicked out of the center of power, they can still maintain their influence and make a comeback.
The Bush family has deep roots in Texas and Florida, and the Kennedy family has great influence in Massachusetts and Rhode Island...
These two are just the big families that everyone is familiar with. There are many political families that people are not very familiar with, and they control the regional politics of certain states.
For example, Vice President Cheney...
All people know is that he participated in launching the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan during his tenure as vice president of George W. Bush.
But few people know that he participated in the planning of the US military's invasion of Panama in 89, and was also a co-planner of the first Gulf War that shocked the world in 91.
It can be said that the Iraqi Saddam has been walking on thin ice all his life, and a large part of the reason is due to Cheney.
This guy is a real warmongerer. Starting from him, the Cheney family began to become active in American politics.
As long as such a family is willing to deeply cultivate a certain region, it will soon be able to establish a strong regional political influence.
Clyde Thorin came from a similar family...
His father was once the governor of Arizona, his brother is now a senator, his sister is the president of a large company, and he himself acts as a political broker, using his family's influence to exchange resources and wealth.
More importantly, Clyde Thorin's brother inherited their father's position and became a senior executive of the Lake Baikal Foundation.
Clyde Thorin's life can be considered smooth sailing. Although he did all the dirty work within the family, it was the uniqueness of his position that allowed him to use the family's power and wealth unscrupulously without having to worry about his own image like his brother.
However, the fairest thing about this world is that everyone has only one life. When he faces the gun, the resources and power that allowed him to act recklessly in the past seem to be of no use.
Facing the extremely powerful Mountain Eagle, Clyde Thorin hugged his thigh in pain and said, "What do you want?"
Shanying glanced at the progress bar on the computer in front of the young man in the white coat and found that he still had a lot of time, so he smiled and said, "I said, I want to help you. You were attacked by the mercenary Black Fox. I am willing to help you kill that guy for a certain amount of money.
Are you going to reject me?"
Clyde Thorin looked at his bleeding knee, shook his head in pain and said, "NO, you can't get anything from me unless you get me out safely."
Shanying shook his head regretfully and pointed the gun at Clyde's injured knee...
"Then there's nothing to talk about..."
"boom"
"what……"
Clyde Thorin's right knee was completely shattered. He screamed violently, curled up on the ground, hugged his knee and roared in extreme pain...
"How dare you do this to me, you lunatic?
You don't know what you're doing, you don't even know who I am?"
Shanying took off his tie, tied it around his leg, and then found a pen to tighten the tie...
Looking at Clyde Thorin, whose face turned pale with pain, Mountain Eagle shook his head and said, "It was Black Fox who attacked you, what does it have to do with me?
I am a kind-hearted person, so I am happy to avenge you, but you will have to pay a small price.
Of course, you can reject me..."
As he spoke, Shanying raised the muzzle of his gun a few inches higher and pointed it at Clyde's thigh...
Seeing that Shanying was about to pull the trigger again, Clyde Thorin shouted in fear: "OK, OK, I'll give you money, as much as you want...
But if you want me to leave, there is interference here now. I can’t make phone calls or go online.
Take me out so I can give you the money!"
Shanying listened, smiled and took out a small laptop, saying: "Fortunately, I was prepared...
A big shot like you must have hidden bank accounts in places like Switzerland, Panama, or the Virgin Islands."
Watching Shanying turn on the computer and type a few times, and actually connect to the Internet, Clyde Thorin shouted in horror: "It turned out to be you, all of this is you..."
Shanying shook his head and said, "It wasn't me, it was Black Fox. An organization called the Green Nature Foundation hired Black Fox to destroy your anti-human laboratory.
I just happened to be there!
And I didn't lie to you, as long as you pay, I will let Black Fox go down to be buried with you!"
Clyde Thorin knew that he would be more likely to die than live since Mountain Eagle decisively shot and killed Dr. Wendy. However, the human desire to survive would make him instinctively seek a chance to survive...
Facing the gun of Mountain Eagle, Clyde Thorin chose to cooperate. He typed on the keyboard with one hand and logged into a bank website with difficulty. Then he looked at Mountain Eagle and said, "Do you know the significance of this laboratory?"
Shanying spread his hands and said, "I don't care. I just know that what you did is something that deserves hell!"
Clyde Thorin opened a bank account, turned the computer screen toward Mountain Eagle, and said, “This is all my personal money, and even my brother doesn’t know about the existence of this money.
If you are willing to let me go, all the money will be yours, and I will also tell you a secret!
A secret about this laboratory!
Aren't you curious about why this laboratory is in such a remote place in Alaska?" Shanying looked at the numbers on the screen, shook his head and said with a smile: "1300 million US dollars, I am a little surprised that you have so little money..."
Clyde grinned and said painfully: "How much cash do you think I should have?
But if you're willing to wait, I can mortgage my stocks and real estate, which will raise about $1.5 million in cash.
Get me out of here, and this $1300 million can be used as a deposit, and I can pay you another $1.5 million as a reward."
As he spoke, Clyde Thorin glanced at the trembling young man in a white coat not far away, and said to Shanying, "If you are willing to let me take the information back, I can pay you an extra 5000 million US dollars."
How could Shanying agree to such conditions?
He reached out and typed a string of accounts on the computer, then turned the computer to Clyde and said with a smile, "We all know you're talking bullshit, but if you pay me 1300 million now, I can listen to a few more of your bullshit...
Maybe later I can think of a way to have the best of both worlds and accept your terms!"
Clyde, who was struggling at the critical moment of life and death, thought that Shanying was tempted. He raised his hand with difficulty to complete the transfer. Looking at the progress bar sliding on the computer, he looked at Shanying and said, "I am not lying. The research conducted in this laboratory is related to the future of mankind...
Don't you want to know what we are researching?
Don't you want to know why we put the laboratory here when there are better conditions inland?"
Shanying saw that the progress bar had reached the bottom. He took out his phone and called Mr. Poincare to confirm that the money had arrived and was being quickly dispersed and transferred. He hung up the phone with a smile, then looked at Clyde and said, "Study how to control animals, study how to inject hormones into people, study how to screen children...
And then? There are alien spaceships here?"
Clyde shook his head and said, “Ten years ago, a driller discovered a fungus about 10 meters below the tundra in Alaska.
The oil company sent the fungus to a laboratory in Arizona for testing, and someone discovered that the fungus could be used as a medium for us to use modern technology to change a person's genetic makeup."
After hearing this, Shanying sneered and said, "Do you think I'm a fool?
The gene editing technology CRISPR-Cas9 is a mature technology that can accurately identify and cut target DNA sequences.
If this technology exists, what other fungi are needed?
If you want to find excuses for the inhumane behavior of this laboratory, you are going in the wrong direction..."
Clyde was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said, "NO, although I am not an expert, as the person in charge, I know very well that CRISPR-Cas9 is not omnipotent.
Because even the best genetic experts cannot identify all genes.
The magical thing about those fungi is that they grow around some ancient human fossils. Some of the DNA carried by the fungi can be carried on specific viruses and directly act on the human body, changing a person's genes...
This laboratory is dedicated to enabling humans to possess extraordinary physical qualities...
Strength, endurance, resistance to disease, resistance to cold, and even longevity!
Don't you understand yet?
Fungi contain ancient human gene fragments..."
Clyde pointed to a coffin-like object at the far end of the laboratory and said, "He was lying there, and when he was excavated, there were three saber-toothed tiger fossils lying next to him.
From the shape of the fossils, it can be seen that he killed three saber-toothed tigers with just a spear.
He and those fungi are gifts from the ancient times, and they are the key to the leap forward in human physical fitness..."
Shanying just thought that this guy was talking nonsense. Although he was not a professional geneticist, he still understood the basic logic.
Human genes can indeed be changed, but currently the main use of gene editing technology is to treat genetic diseases.
In fact, most discoveries of gene functions are the results obtained by scientists by comparing the genes of normal people and patients.
As for making humans perfect by modifying genes, let alone whether it is achievable, this itself is a paradox.
Because perfection cannot be defined!
Moreover, once this genetic technology matures, in addition to the rich being able to develop it first and then block the technology so that the class system is completely solidified, there will be a worse consequence...
That means everyone customizes their offspring according to the same standard. What's the difference between that and the women who walk out of Peninsula Beauty Salon?
The "beauties" of the peninsula at least follow the genetic characteristics and pass on some of their original characteristics to their children, preserving diversity...
Customized genes will only make most people converge, and the ultimate consequence of losing diversity is extinction!
You don’t even have to look at humans, just look at those so-called purebred pets and you’ll realize that the purer the breed, the more problems they have!
For example, most Labradors will have problems with their eyes and joints, 60% of Golden Retrievers will get cancer, and when a Great Dane grows to a certain size, its heart will not be able to handle the load...
Similar genetic problems have been found in more than 500 purebred dog breeds.
If your purebred dog is very healthy, then congratulations, you have most likely been fooled!
It can be said without exaggeration that without human care, all so-called pure-blooded pets will not live long.
Pure bloodline is actually a curse for most creatures!
Shanying particularly hates those high-handed people who self-righteously define the standard of "excellence", and does not believe in the "perfection" defined by these people...
But he was still curious about the warrior's fossil, so he walked over to take a look...
(End of this chapter)
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