Survival Manual of the Science Fiction World

"Come in." Unlike the mechanical voice usually heard during communication, the BOSS's original voice, though somewhat weak, did not sound like that of a hundred-year-old man who had experienced many hardships. Instead, it had a deep and gentle quality.

As Gin slowly pushed open the door, Chu Ming finally saw the true face of the legendary organization's BOSS.

Chapter 364 Heir

As Gin slowly pushed the door open, Chu Ming was able to see the scene inside.

After all, Karasuma Renya was over 140 years old. Chu Ming imagined the BOSS to be a centenarian with graying temples and a weathered appearance. In addition, he had seen Karasuma Renya's silhouette when watching the anime before.

The BOSS he envisioned was an overweight elderly man with a pointed nose and long hair at the back of his head—something he found incredibly ugly. So, he incorporated this image into his novel.

But now that Chu Ming has finally seen the BOSS in person, he is still astonished and his eyes widen in surprise.

Standing by the window, looking back with a smile, was a man who looked to be in his thirties or forties. He was slender and tall, standing like a jade tree, and his smile was as bright as the moon in one's arms. He exuded an indescribable nobility and elegance, but his face was slightly pale, and even his lips were a little pale, which added a touch of sickly beauty.

On the table by the window, there was a semi-circular crow mask. On the windowsill, a chubby crow stood, tilting its head and looking at the two people who had entered. The silhouette of the two people who had been in contact in the past seemed to be this chubby crow.

Chu Ming suddenly remembered that the Karasuma family back then seemed to be an ancient family even larger than the Suzuki Group today. The heirs cultivated by such a family should be people with such temperament and integrity.

She's just a little too young.

But considering that Lafitte is already in her seventies or eighties and still acts young, it doesn't seem like a big deal that the BOSS is so eager to live a long life and take good care of himself.

Seeing Chu Ming stare at him blankly without saying a word after he came in, Karasuma Renya broke the silence himself: "Granbury?"

Chu Ming snapped out of his daze, his first thought being, "Boss, are you really over 140?"

Gin, standing behind him, wished he could punch him to wake him up. "You're asking this the first time you meet the BOSS?"

Karasuma Renya was taken aback by Chu Ming's subconscious question, then laughed: "Yeah, it's not that ugly, right?"

Karasuma Renya leaned against the window. He knew his own body well. Although he still looked young and vigorous, his internal organs had long begun to age. If he hadn't been recuperating in the intensive care unit recently, he probably wouldn't have been able to hold on for long.

His body can no longer withstand the torment of drugs, which is why he is thinking of cultivating an heir so that he can wait for the opportunity to achieve immortality.

Although his physical appearance hasn't aged, the traces of time are clearly reflected in his internal organs and his spirit. When people get old and can no longer move, they enjoy seeing energetic younger generations.

So, while Karasuma Renya outwardly complained about Chu Ming's occasional antics, his behavior at the farewell hall and the gift of the symbolic heir ring revealed that he actually appreciated it.

"The BOSS is clearly handsome and elegant. Who said the BOSS is ugly? I'm going to beat him up!" Chu Ming felt something was a little off. Looking at the BOSS's all-knowing eyes, he felt a rare sense of panic.

No, no way! His novel's backend is clearly encrypted. Could the BOSS have found out something...?

Chu Ming secretly observed the BOSS's expression, but even though his perception level was already quite high, he still couldn't see through the BOSS's expression. Sure enough, having eaten more than a hundred years of salt makes a difference. Damn it, this seems to be a BOSS who is all bark and no bite.

Chu Ming glanced back at Gin and realized that he didn't seem to understand what the BOSS was saying, which put him at ease.

He had originally wanted to subtly ask the BOSS whether he was teasing him or if he really knew something, but considering that he was there today to access the organization's core secrets, he held back and waited for the BOSS to tell him the story.

Karasuma Renya soothed the glossy crows by the window a few times, then sat down in a silver wheelchair.

Seeing an opportunity to shine, Chu Ming quickly stepped forward to help push the BOSS's wheelchair. He then saw Karasuma Renya enter a line of numbers, and the wheelchair began to slide forward automatically, as if it were finding its way.

Wow, that's cool!

He also wants to get a place to sit!

Seeing Chu Ming following closely behind the BOSS's wheelchair, his eyes fixed on it, Gin had a feeling that he was up to something, so he grabbed him and pulled him over.

Following behind the BOSS, Chu Ming discovered that without a guide, it was almost impossible to move an inch in this underground base. Not to mention the difficulty in passing the identity verification test, the maze-like corridors alone were enough to make people lose their way.

Karasuma Renya led the two to an arched doorway, pricked his fingertip, and dripped blood into the groove below. The door opened inch by inch, revealing a huge biological laboratory to Chu Ming.

The left side was filled with bio-pods standing on the ground, each containing a lifeless corpse. Various tubes were connected to the bio-pods, and blue nutrient solution was continuously pumped into them through the tubes.

Inside the tall, transparent glass jar above, various organs are immersed in an unknown liquid.

On the right, a large pile of unfamiliar instruments were flashing lights of different colors.

"This—" Chu Ming felt like he understood something, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Karasuma Renya then turned around in his wheelchair: "Granbury, this is the organization's biggest research project in decades—Resurrection."

Seeing Chu Ming speechless with astonishment, the smile in his eyes deepened: "In this laboratory, besides the lab technicians, you are the first codenamed member I brought in. In the past, Gin would just stand at the door waiting for me. Granburg, my health is not what it used to be, and I need to stay here for recuperation for a long time. Can I entrust the organization's affairs to you with peace of mind?"

! ! ! !

Chu Ming's gaze instantly shifted from the various instruments, fixing intently on Karasuma Renya: "Leave it to—me?"

"Very well, would you like to become my successor?"

Chu Ming felt as if he'd been hit by a massive surprise. Although he'd dreamed of being a boss before, he'd generally been striving to become the leader of an action team. Could being a team leader really compare to being the organization's boss? His previous ambitions were clearly too narrow!

"I'd love to!" Chu Ming slid in and crouched down in front of the BOSS's wheelchair, patting his chest and assuring him, "Don't worry, BOSS, you can rest assured that the organization is in my hands! Watch me punch the police, kick the FBI, and lead the organization to the top of the world!"

"..."

"..."

Karasuma Renya twitched his lips, feeling a strange sense of regret.

"You're just the heir; we'll see how you perform later," Karasuma Renya quickly emphasized, trying not to let him get too cocky right away.

“Sure.” Chu Ming wasn’t picky at all; an heir was fine. “Boss, since he’s your heir, can I order the action team to cooperate with me?”

Chu Ming straightened his back, glancing in Gin's direction with ill intent.

Chapter 365 actually features Morofushi Kagemitsu.

Karasuma Renya was perfectly aware of Chu Ming's ulterior motives: "You're still thinking of having Gin be your driver?"

"Um, is it okay?" Feeling uneasy under Gin's gaze from behind, Chu Ming chose to hide next to the BOSS, looking at him expectantly.

"Who drove you here when you arrived?" Karasuma Renya asked, trying to coax Chu Ming, who was hiding beside her.

"Big brother."

"Then your idea has come true, hasn't it?" Karasuma Renya teased the child with great pleasure, her voice carrying a hint of laughter.

That seems to make sense. Chu Ming looked at Gin. It seemed that every time he rode in Gin's car, the driver was either Vodka or Gin himself. He rarely drove himself.

"Okay, let me think, let me change my wish..." Chu Ming's legs were getting a little numb from squatting next to the BOSS's wheelchair. He changed his posture and finally remembered the main reason he came today.

He clearly came to hear stories—no, I mean, secrets—so how did they manage to dismiss him with just a project title? "Boss, what's the current progress of the resurrection experiment? Can it bring people back to life?"

Karasuma Renya pointed to the bodies soaking in the medicinal solution on the left: "Look at those people, do any of them look familiar?"

Chu Ming paused for a moment, then got up and walked to the jars. The bodies were soaking in the medicinal liquid, and they were not visible from a distance. But when he got closer, Chu Ming still recognized many familiar faces.

Tanaka Ichiro, who pushed him down the stairs; Shirakura Yo, whom he captured and brought to the organization; the undercover agents he and Gin killed together, whose scene was cleaned up by peripheral members; and even the person Chu Ming discovered in a jar on the inner side—it was actually Morofushi Kagemitsu!!

The hundreds of biological chambers were filled with young and middle-aged men.

Chu Ming stared at the scene in astonishment, then turned to look at the BOSS, his mouth agape, unsure of what to ask.

Seeing Chu Ming's shocked expression, Karasuma Renya leaned back in his wheelchair, his eyes slightly narrowed: "These people are sent here after they die, their brains are removed, and their brains and bodies are soaked in a special medicinal solution at the same time to maintain the activity of the cells and the brain."

If the body is severely damaged, the necessary organs or parts will be disassembled and kept for future cloning.

The most important part of our verification is whether a dead body, if its cells can continue to divide and function, and after activating brain activity, can be transplanted back into the body and bring people back to life.

However, this step has not yet been successful. If it cannot be achieved in a year, I will have to try another method.

Karasuma Renya's eyes held a hint of resentment as he looked at the supercomputer that occupied the entire wall: "I really didn't want to take that step..."

He composed himself, turned his head, and saw Chu Ming's confused look, as if he hadn't understood at all. Karasuma Renya smiled, pressed the communication button on the wheelchair, called over a researcher, and said to Chu Ming, "Find someone to demonstrate it to you."

“BOSS.” A researcher wearing a white sterile coat walked in from outside the door.

“Let’s do one more experiment today.” Karasuma Renya casually picked a body. “Let’s use that one, number 43-8795. Go to the nutrient tank and take out his brain.”

The researcher responded and pushed the bio-pod containing the body with the indicated number of Karasuma Renya to the adjacent laboratory.

As the door to the adjacent laboratory closed, the wall separating the two rooms suddenly became transparent, allowing a clear view of everything happening on the other side.

Chu Ming leaned closer to observe carefully, and Karasuma Renya also got up from his wheelchair and walked to Chu Ming's side to look at it together, and also explained it to him.

"Although some of them were undercover agents, all of their brains were stored in special nutrient tanks, and brainwashing waveforms were played at fixed times every day. If they were really revived, they would be a useful force to the organization. Unfortunately, after so many experiments, there were always some problems. The longest-lived person only lived for two months before dying from rejection."

Chu Ming watched as the researcher next door skillfully performed a series of procedures: opening the skull, inserting brain tissue, and administering special injections to maintain its activity...

After looking at it for a long time, Chu Ming still didn't understand it at all, but he did understand what Karasuma Renya wanted to do.

Karasuma Renya probably only has one year left. Given his current physical weakness, he probably won't be able to wait for the A drug to mature and make him young again. The only option is to rely on technology to preserve his brain after his death and then give him a healthy body.

However, the technology is not mature enough yet. Even if you put your own brain into your own body, there will be a rejection reaction, let alone Karasuma Renya's future idea of ​​putting her brain into a new, younger body.

If he hasn't succeeded after a year, it's probably because Karasuma Renya's time is up. Judging from the direction he's looking at the supercomputer, he probably wants to implant his consciousness into the computer and achieve immortality through the internet.

However, this method is probably only a last resort for Karasuma Renya, and would only be used when there is absolutely no other way out.

Chu Ming pondered for a long time, feeling a bit tired from standing. However, there wasn't a single chair in the entire laboratory. He silently shifted his gaze to the wheelchair that the BOSS had just left behind. He had wanted to try this for a long time, but after all, the BOSS had just made him his successor, and it was only the first day. He had to be more composed and leave a good impression on the BOSS.

But now—Chu Ming watched as the BOSS led Gin to the computer over there, and was doing something there.

Why doesn't he take a break now? When the boss finished his work and was about to turn around, he immediately stood up to give up his seat.

Without hesitation, Chu Ming touched the high-tech wheelchair and was about to turn it around when a metal handcuff popped out from the side of the wheelchair, ready to lock his hands to it. Chu Ming reacted quickly, immediately pulling his hands away and backing away. At that moment, the wheelchair started beeping.

Wow, why would a wheelchair need such high technology?

When the BOSS and Gin looked over at the sound, they happened to see this scene.

Chu Ming pursed his lips. This was just like a comedy about someone trying to steal a wheelchair but getting caught instead. If only he weren't the protagonist...

Will his hard-won position as heir be snatched away just like that?

Chapter 366 Alternative Immortality