I write obituaries for the gods

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Chapter 133 Artificial God (Fifth Update)

Director Hua Molan's psychic abilities are indeed impressive; this is the first time Lin Chen has ever seen such a level of capability.

Pulling people into the subspace is an extremely terrifying force, whether used for retreat or attack.

However, the workload of this capability does seem a bit too heavy.

"..."

Hua Molan got up, leaning on her cane, and walked to the front of the projection screen.

“‘Whale Nest,’ codenamed ‘NEST,’ is located in the deep sea abyss of the Southeast Sea,” Hua Molan said softly. “From the most optimistic perspective, Euclid is unaware that we know its coordinates; we are still in the shadows.”

"Do you think Euclid will return to 'Whale Nest'?" Jiang Zhengge asked.

“Since he chose to overturn the table today, it means that the W weapon is ready,” Hua Molan said. “My judgment is that it will be ready in three days at most.”

“Then we have to raid the whale's nest tonight,” Lin Chen said softly. “We can’t give him any chance.”

“Calm down, young man,” Hua Molan glanced at Lin Chen, “We need to make sure we can stop Euclid, and under that premise, we need to be fully prepared.”

“Professor Jürgen said that the activation of the W weapon must be preceded by warning signs. I have already dispatched helicopters to patrol near the coordinates in the southeast sea. If any subspace disturbances occur, I will know immediately.”

“Understood,” Lin Chen nodded. “Then let’s make a plan first.”

“The most urgent thing in the plan is that you must get some rest,” Hua Molan said, looking directly at Lin Chen. “Although I don’t fully trust you yet, it is undeniable that you have become a key player in the Rapid Response Division. If you go to the battlefield with this tired body, it will become a factor that is completely out of our control.”

“I’m fine,” Lin Chen shook his head. “Really, Director.”

“Kid, don’t push yourself,” Jiang Zhengge said in a low voice. “I brought you here so you would know that we are already making preparations. Now that you’ve made up your mind, let Zhanyi take you back and get some rest.”

"I'm really fine." Lin Chen shook his head again.

He didn't want to stop, as if something terrible would happen if he did.

At that moment, Lin Chen felt his hand being grasped.

"Shall we go get some food first?" Li Zhanyi whispered in Lin Chen's ear.

Under everyone's gaze, Lin Chen nodded slightly.

“Okay,” he said, “we’ll come back after we finish eating.”

After watching Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi leave, Hua Molan looked at Jiang Zhengge and sighed softly:

"No wonder you insisted on protecting him; this child is exactly like you back then."

"Am I really that sentimental?" Jiang Zhengge chuckled.

“When Xilena Boswell left, you were working for seven days and seven nights straight, dragging your body back from the battlefield,” Hua Molan frowned. “If I hadn’t gotten you drunk, you probably would have died of sudden cardiac death long ago.”

"Oh, I can't remember, there was such a thing." Jiang Zhengge said with a sheepish smile.

“Don’t play dumb,” Hua Molan sighed. “Everyone has to learn to cope with the departure of loved ones; it’s just a matter of time.”

"After seeing this side of Lin Chen, I actually trust him even more. At least, he is a person with feelings and loyalty."

Hua Molan walked to the table with her cane, poured a cup of coffee, and handed it to Jiang Zhengge:

"Let's continue talking. Personally, I think this is a plan that the Bureau of Investigation cannot handle alone."

"what do you mean?"

"Perhaps we should consult the 'Secret Party'."

......

The atmosphere inside the Investigation Bureau was very good, or rather, it was the first time Lin Chen had ever seen such a good atmosphere inside the Investigation Bureau.

Over the years, the foundation has made a name for itself and committed numerous misdeeds, yet it has always managed to escape unscathed, and the Bureau of Investigation has been unable to do anything about it.

This time, however, the foundation collapsed due to internal strife.

Who can stop the Bureau of Investigation's morale from soaring?

"Hey, Brother Lin! Well done!" someone shouted at Lin Chen.

"Brother Lin, I heard you're also a key player in Operation Achilles' Heel? Is that true?"

"Brother Lin! Brother Lin is awesome!"

"..."

These sounds were very, very far away from Lin Chen, so far that he felt as if he were lying on the seabed, and those sounds were nothing more than insignificant disturbances on the surface of the sea.

"Lin Chen? Lin Chen?"

When they came to their senses, Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi were already in the Investigation Bureau's car, on their way home.

"What's wrong?" Lin Chen turned to look at the worried girl.

"What do you think? You barely ate anything, and you barely paid any attention to me the whole time," Li Zhanyi said, somewhat unhappy. "You can't afford to collapse now..."

"No, how could that be?"

Lin Chen gave a somewhat forced smile, then took out his phone and pressed voice input:

“Louis, is there any other intelligence in the Westview District database? I remember you mentioned a few interesting terms.”

"Stop working," Li Zhanyi grabbed Lin Chen's wrist, "Take a good rest."

“No, no,” Lin Chen shook his head, “We must be prepared.”

In the rain, the image of Euclid looking down upon him was still faintly visible.

With a single blow, the demigod disintegrated the entire building in half, and that was clearly not his full strength, as he still had the energy to deal with the fundraising participants who ran out of the door.

Alpha-level demigod.

To deal with an enemy of this caliber, Lin Chen knew he had to prepare everything to the extreme.

There will be no room for error in confronting Euclid head-on.

"..."

Lin Chen's phone rang, and he saw that Louis had sent him a link to a shared document.

He opened the link and read the document's title:

The artificial god project.

“An artificial god…” Lin Chen murmured softly.

He had previously seen the "Artificial God Project" in Baiduozhi's memories, and now there is finally documented confirmation.

Professor Jürgen would definitely be very interested... Lin Chen subconsciously pressed the document, preparing to forward it, but his fingers froze.

He closed his eyes, feeling the faint soreness dissipate, and then continued reading the document.

Most of the document was blacked out with black bars, leaving only a very few sentences readable:

"...The artificial god project is currently only suitable for creating gamma-level beings; the adaptability required for anything beyond that cannot be cultivated through artificial means..."

"...The high-concentration, infinitely self-regenerating Azure Energy required by demigods is provided by the ruins, but the cost of maintaining the connection is too high, therefore..."

As he read, Lin Chen's pupils contracted slightly.

Seeing his expression, Li Zhanyi moved closer:

"what happened?"

After reading a few sentences, Li Zhanyi also covered his mouth.

"Varied..."

The two looked together at the last sentence of the document:

"...by highly corroding the experimental subject and then implanting the subspace ruins into his body, a 'demigod' can be created using the Alpha class as a blueprint."

"The following is a reference for the data from the first clinical trial: 13758 cases, 12 successful implantations, and a three-year survival rate of 50% for successful cases."

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Chapter 134 Letter (First Update)

This explosive document seemed to quickly spread among the Bureau of Investigation's elite levels, and for a time, several departmental groups were discussing it.

How did Lin Chen know? Because all those departments added him on WeChat and treated him like a living Buddha.

Lin Chen ignored the messages from those departments, opened the group chat of the entire department, and clicked in.

Lin Chen: So, the Foundation really does have the ability to create demigods.

Jiang Zhengge: Wasn't that expected? There have always been many doubts about the social relationships between demigods and humans. For example, Ms. J and Johnston. She identified herself as Johnston's adoptive mother, but look at her...

Lucy: You expected this? You were so surprised you dropped your ramen fork.

Jiang Zhengge: My dear Lucy, have some mercy, I just burned my hand...

Li Zhanyi: But they actually implanted the rubble into the human body... (?Д?≡?д?)!? Is this still Chinese?

Louis: That sounds absolutely terrifying... Would anyone actually do something like that?

Oswald: Yes, the Soviet Union conducted this kind of experiment many times.

Upon seeing Oswald suddenly speak, Lin Chen and Li Zhanyi looked up and exchanged a glance.

This guy is usually a complete shut-in; Lin Chen hasn't seen him speak since joining the group.

Why did you suddenly start singing?

Lin Chen: Mr. Oswald, how much do you know about him?

Oswald: [Document].

The document's title is brief: Unveiling the Subspace Resonance Experiment in the Former Soviet Union.

Lin Chen opened the document and read its contents:

"...As a byproduct of the Cold War space race, subspace development has long been a perplexing problem for scientists. It seems to offer an explanation for the supernatural phenomena in our world, yet it doesn't allow us to continue exploring..."

"...After the collapse of the Soviet Union, we obtained many gradually declassified documents, and pieced together a startling fact: long before the demigods descended upon Raintown, the Soviets had attempted to draw energy from the subspace to create a 'perfectly sane Awakened Being'..."

"...In order to complete this astonishing experiment, the Soviets devised a way to capture some 'unfinished erosion spaces' in the subspace. These spaces were relatively small in size, but already possessed the potential to extract blue energy from the subspace..."

"...They attempted to implant these shrunken ruins into the human body, and without a doubt, this horrific act was punished by God; they failed..."

This document made Lin Chen feel that his worldview had been reshaped.

Implanting warp ruins into a person's body...and then, relying on the connection between the ruins and warp space, endlessly drawing upon the azure energy...

Can a "person" born after such an implantation really be considered a person?

What is the difference between this creation and an anomalous entity?

How could they possibly be mentally sound when they endure the erosion of the warp day after day?

Lin Chen began to understand the mental state of Qingtian, Captain England, and Baiduozhi.

These three things are quite far removed from humans; in some ways, they are indeed "demigods."

Lin Chen: Thank you, Mr. Oswald. Where did you get this document from?

Oswald: The spoils of an assassination raid on KGB headquarters.

Lin Chen: ......?

This character is really scary...

Oswald: There's no need to be afraid. I've retired and now only do light work.

I'm even more scared now...

"..."

Lin Chen turned off his phone, looked up, and found that Li Zhanyi had been watching him.

“The foundation is truly inhumane,” he said softly.

“I’ll make you a bowl of noodles when we get back,” Li Zhanyi said. “That won’t do.”

"I'm fine, I'm not hungry. I'm not hungry."

His stomach immediately started rumbling.

"Don't push yourself. You haven't eaten much at all," Li Zhanyi said. "Listen to me, eat properly and get a good night's sleep."