Armor: After finding the Demon-Sealing Box, I won't eat beef.

"I……"

Upon hearing this, Karen's heart skipped a beat.

His eyes instantly lit up with a light of wild joy.

But the light dimmed the next second.

He looked down at his empty right sleeve and his numb legs, his voice filled with despair.

"I'm just a useless person now."

Even if you give me more funding and the best laboratory, I still can't do anything.

"These are not problems."

Lin Zhen spoke calmly, "The power of the Riyin Group is beyond your imagination."

Forget about broken arms and legs, as long as there's still a breath left.

"I can get you back on your feet."

"A fine horse is easy to find, but a discerning eye is rare."

"Dr. Karen, you're the exceptional talent I've been searching for."

Karen suddenly looked up, her mouth agape, her face filled with disbelief.

He understood.

Lin Zhen meant that the Riyin Group had the ability to cure his broken body.

This is simply a fantasy!

Even the best hospitals in the world cannot help paralyzed people walk again.

It was only at this moment that he truly realized just how terrifying the Riyin Group business empire was.

Seeing that Karen was still in a daze, the ugly general couldn't help but chime in from the sidelines.

"Dr. Karen, what are you still hesitating about?"

"Since Chairman Lin has already put it this way, if you continue to make excuses, you'll truly be ungrateful."

"Think again about the dean who stole your work."

Now they're on TV every day, giving interviews, enjoying immense fame and fortune.

Wife, kids, and a warm bed.

What about you? How have you been these past two years?

To be pointed at and talked about, to live like a dog.

Are you really content with this?

The last sentence, like a sharp knife, pierced Karen's heart.

The hatred that had been building up for two years erupted like a volcano.

He clenched his fists tightly, and his previously cloudy right eye now shone with an alarming brightness.

He raised his head, looking at Lin Zhen with unwavering determination.

"Chairman Lin, as long as you can cure my illness, my life is yours!"

I will definitely not let you down!

"very good.

I look forward to your performance.

Lin Zhen nodded.

The five bodyguards in black behind him immediately stepped forward.

One of them, pushing Karen's wheelchair, turned and walked out.

Half an hour later.

The group arrived at a secret base located in the suburbs of D City.

The place is heavily guarded, with armed security personnel everywhere; not even a fly can get in.

This laboratory incorporates the Shadow Guardians' dark technology, making it at least a hundred years ahead of its time.

Those who can work here are all top talents, one in a million.

Moreover, they had all undergone special ideological reformation and were absolutely loyal to Lin Zhen.

"Academician Liu, bring over the latest titanium alloy robotic arm developed by Experiment Group No. 4. We need the model number for the right arm."

Also, notify everyone in the neural connection team.

Assemble immediately in operating room number one.

"You've been researching for so long, it's time to show me the results."

"Understood, Chairman Lin."

Academician Liu dared not delay and immediately turned around to make arrangements.

Karen was quickly taken to the operating table.

After a comprehensive examination, his physical condition was found to be fully suitable for surgery.

Lin Zhen signed his name on the surgical authorization form.

The surgery officially began.

The surgery lasted a full twenty-four hours.

It took more than ten hours just to connect the robotic arm to the nerve endings.

Not to mention the complex eye nerve reconnection and spinal repair.

When Karen woke up from the anesthesia, the first thing she saw was the bright white light on the ceiling.

He subconsciously raised his right hand.

A silver-gray mechanical arm rose precisely in response to his will.

He moved his fingers, clenched his fist, and then relaxed it.

It's ten times more flexible than my original arm!

He blinked his left eye again.

The world, which was originally pitch black, is now crystal clear.

The mechanical pupils even automatically adjusted their focus, allowing them to see even a tiny crack in a distant wall clearly.

There's also an intelligent interface in my mind that can scan and analyze objects in front of me at any time.

Karen was so excited she was trembling.

He slowly sat up and tentatively put his feet on the ground.

A familiar sensation came from the soles of my feet.

He can stand up now!

He took a step, then two steps, and then walked faster and faster.

He even started running around the hospital room.

"That's amazing..."

"That's amazing!"

He looked down at his perfectly intact legs, his eyes filled with shock and ecstasy.

……

A few days later.

Karen has fully adapted to her new body.

He was so fond of this enhanced body that he even felt it was better than his original one.

That day, Lin Zhen, accompanied by Chou Jiang, once again arrived at the laboratory's rehabilitation area.

"Dr. Karen, how are you feeling?"

Upon hearing the voice, Karen immediately turned around, her face beaming with a respectful smile.

"Chairman Lin! I feel great!"

I've never been this good!

Thank you so much. Without you, I would have been stuck in that rented room for the rest of my life.

"You are welcome."

Lin Zhen waved his hand, "Since your body is fine now."

"Then it's time to prove your worth to me."

Karen nodded immediately:

"No problem! Mr. Lin, please give the order. I'll go through fire and water for you, Karen will do it without hesitation!"

However, after a pause, he couldn't help but voice the question that had been lingering in his mind for several days.

"But... there's something I've never understood."

I've been touring the lab these past few days and seen so many groundbreaking technologies.

Any research result from here could shock the world.

"To be honest, I've spent my whole life researching molecular reconstruction technology."

I consider myself insignificant compared to these technologies.

"I really can't understand why you would go to so much trouble to find a useless person like me?"

Lin Zhen smiled upon hearing this.

"Dr. Karen, you underestimate yourself."

Although the technology here is advanced, everyone has their own area of ​​expertise.

Some things, only you can do.

"Am I the only one who can do this?" Karen asked, puzzled.

"Do you know what the universe is like?" Lin Zhen suddenly asked.

Karen paused for a moment, then answered truthfully:

"I've seen it in textbooks and on TV, but nobody has actually been there."

With Earth's current technology, we can't even leave the solar system, let alone explore the boundaries of the universe.

"Yes, the universe is so vast that we cannot even imagine it."

Lin Zhen nodded, then changed the subject.

"But what you don't know is that the universe is a pair of opposites."

Where there is light, there is darkness.

The universe we live in is called the universe of light.

On the other side of the universe, there is a dark universe that is its counterpart.

There, a force flows that is completely opposite to that of our world.

"What...does that mean?"

Karen was completely confused.

He recognized each word individually, but when they were put together, he couldn't understand them at all.

He felt that Lin Zhen was talking about something beyond his comprehension.

Lin Zhen did not offer any further explanation.

"Come with me."

He turned around and, with Karen and the ugly general, headed towards the deepest part of the laboratory.

There was a large gate made of special steel ten centimeters thick, with eight fully armed guards standing at the entrance.

The ugly general stepped forward and presented his highest-level access pass.

The heavy steel gates slowly opened to both sides.

Behind the door was an enormous, independent laboratory.

The laboratory was empty except for a few dozen transparent glass jars, each taller than a person, standing neatly on the ground.

In each jar, there was a crystal the size of a soybean, emitting a faint yellow light.

Karen's gaze was instantly drawn to the crystals.

"What... are these? Are they some kind of rare gemstones?"

Lin Zhen did not answer, and walked straight to the first glass jar.

He slowly extended his right hand and gently placed it on the cold glass.

The next second, something amazing happened.

The yellow crystal in the jar suddenly shone brightly, with countless tiny points of light appearing like smoke.

Through the glass, it converged toward Lin Zhen's palm.

These are not gemstones.

Lin Zhen's voice slowly echoed in the empty laboratory.

"They are the crystallization of power from the dark universe."

Their name is—Demon Spirit Stone.

"Demon Stone..."

"Power from the dark universe..."

Karen muttered to herself, her mind blank.

His lifelong commitment to science crumbled completely at this moment.

Lin Zhen turned around, looked at Karen who was staring blankly, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

Let me tell you a story.

A story of war between light and darkness that has lasted for five thousand years.