Chapter 1188
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“Get everything ready in advance, so Juniper gets a proper show.”
Shanley’s eyes darkened, a slow, dangerous smile curving his thin lips. “Tell the men on the ground to be extremely careful while tracking.”
“If anyone leaks a single word and compromises this rescue op…”
The hearts of all the department heads in the video call instantly leapt into their throats.
They waited in breathless silence for Mr. Schwartz to finish his sentence.
“We’ve still got plenty of those iridescent black fireworks sitting in the warehouse, don’t we?”
Shanley tapped his fingers rhythmically against the desk, his deep eyes radiating a chilling frost. He parted his lips and spoke unhurriedly, “Whoever leaks the intel, I’ll have them delivered straight to their front door.”
The entire virtual conference room went dead silent.
With that, Shanley ended the video call, pulled open a drawer, and took out a painkiller.
“Boss, it’s really not good for you to keep popping painkillers like this,” Flint warned softly.
“Mind your business.”
Shanley gave a muffled reply and swallowed the pill, shooting Flint a warning look. “Don’t let Juniper find out.”
“Understood.”
Flint nodded quickly.
After all, he had seen firsthand the destructive power of those iridescent explosives. He wouldn’t dare say a word.
With the medication kicking in, the pain dulled.
Shanley leaned back in his leather chair, staring intently at the surveillance footage on the screen.
He wondered how long it would take to catch a solid lead.
At a secret location.
Juniper was forced to sit in the same room as Corvus, monitoring the physical and mental changes of the twenty test subjects.
These subjects came from a variety of fields.
For example, computer programming, animation design, and finance…
Fields that demanded intense mental labor on a daily basis.
After undergoing the basic gene modification, the subjects in programming and animation were the first to show changes.
A coding problem that usually took three days to solve was knocked out in just two.
The animation designer was even more absurd.
Bursting with endless inspiration, he produced several breathtaking drafts that earned massive praise from his editor-in-chief.
Originally, he was just a nobody in the company, constantly looked down upon.
Now, people were finally treating him with respect, completely satisfying his vanity. He even contacted Corvus privately, begging for another round of modification.
“Of course.”
Corvus smiled and gave his answer. “Same as last time. In three days, go to the designated location, and someone will pick you up.”
“Thank you! Thank you so much!” The young man was practically shaking with gratitude.
Just a slight
weak to his genes, and he was already this brilliant.
If he got modified even more, wouldn’t he be able to draw absolutely anything he wanted?
In the future, who in the comic industry would ever dare look down on him?!
Soon after, three more test subjects also reached out to Sanctum Holdings. Corvus agreed to all of them, continuing their modifications.
“Tsk.”
Seeing the smug look on his face made Juniper’s stomach churn. She leaned against her chair, eating her mango.
“What are you tsk-ing at?”
Corvus hated her sarcastic attitude
ted her
more than anything. His gaze
instantly turned icy. “Out of twenty subjects, only five showed any improvement. Don’t tell me there’s an issue with your technique and research?”
“What kind of nonsense is that?!”
Juniper shot him a dirty look, shooting back coldly, “Did you even look at the absolute rejects you picked? Weak physiques, IQs barely scraping the passing line.”
“The fact they improved at all proves my technique is flawless.”
“Why don’t you let your people try it instead?”
Corvus opened his mouth but couldn’t find a single retort.
If his people could pull it off, would he really be sitting here taking her attitude?!
“Bring those five back,” Juniper
mumbled around a mouthful of
Once we perfect
mango. data,
we’ll un another round of gene modifications on them.”
“The more we modify them, the faster the optimal data and methods will naturally
reveal themselves.”
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