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After all, on Earth in the future, these giant beasts will be called monsters.
Or to be more precise, these original monsters born from Earth have another more accurate name—ancient monsters!
Chapter 55 The Temptation of Immortality (Bonus Chapter, Please Read!)
"I see."
Shaking his head knowingly, Lu Xuan then turned his gaze to the ashen-faced members of the Extreme Path.
Although I was skeptical of Saki's claims.
Even the simplest-minded people present realized that they seemed to have been caught up in a terrible incident.
Especially after hearing Saki's explanation, Gedi swaggered over to her side, completely ignoring the presence of the Yakuza members.
Such intelligent behavior is enough to show that Bai Gedi is no ordinary big dog.
This only adds to the credibility of Saki's story.
“Sir, we are just ordinary people who take money and do things for others. We have no intention of getting involved in such a big event.”
First, he glanced at the almost supernaturally intelligent Gedi, then he glanced at Lu Xuan, who kept his gun pointed at him...
The burly gangster at the head of the gang immediately and wisely put down his sidearm, trying his best to show that he was harmless.
Of course, as a seasoned veteran of the yakuza world, the burly yakuza man wasn't foolish enough to throw away his sidearm.
As his confidants, his brothers subtly adjusted their positions to ensure they could occupy advantageous positions as soon as the fighting started.
"I guarantee that only the brothers present here know what happened today, and I will absolutely not reveal it to any third party."
Ignoring the burly man's confident assurances, Lu Xuan turned his attention to the pistol in the man's hand with great interest.
"Ordinary people?"
"Could an ordinary person obtain experimental energy weapons from inside TPC?"
In this day and age, due to the widespread adoption and development of new energy sources, there is a trend of large-scale research into energy weapons in various regions around the world.
However, live-fire weapons still dominate the world's overall arsenal.
Aside from the TPC's internal security forces and defense forces, it's almost impossible for a new type of equipment like energy weapons, which don't require ammunition replenishment, to appear in the hands of an ordinary person without any background.
"This weapon was given to me by Grandpa Takagi as part of the reward for this operation."
He readily admitted the origin of his sidearm; the burly gangster made no attempt to hide anything about it.
After all, it was only because of this new weapon that he led his men to this remote place to search for Saki.
Unfortunately, the burly martial arts master's mission failed miserably.
Upon arriving, I encountered two unpredictable individuals, Sha Ji and Lu Xuan, which led to this current predicament of near failure.
"Grandpa Takagi?"
"Who is he?"
"Why are you causing trouble for... um, Miss Saki?"
After a brief pause, Lu Xuan ultimately decided against using the impolite term "alien."
Because it is an existence that has lived on Earth for two hundred years.
In a sense, this Miss Saki is even more like a native of Earth than Lu Xuan is now.
"I know this!"
Before the burly man could continue answering, Shaji, who had already figured out Lu Xuan's personality, immediately took over the question and answered.
"The old man Takagi he mentioned should be Takagi Toneri, the grandson of Takagi Masanobu and the head of the Takagi Group."
“Masanobu Takagi was the first human I encountered when I crash-landed on Earth two hundred years ago.”
"He took me in when I knew nothing and helped me integrate into this planet little by little."
With eyes full of nostalgia and sighs, Saki finally showed some of the weathered air of an "immortal".
"After Masanobu's death, I chose to leave the Takagi family in order to avoid attracting the attention of outsiders."
"What I never expected was that the boy Sheren would establish a religious group called 'Tianyi Sect' after that, and was determined to find me."
Saki did not explicitly state why Takagi Toneri was so determined to find her.
But none of the people present were fools; they naturally understood what Saki's existence meant.
Leaving aside its own alien technology and civilization, its "immortality" alone is enough to unleash a bloodbath.
"Unexpected, yet reasonable."
"If it were me, I probably wouldn't let such a high-quality experimental 'material' pass by either..."
"Especially when you are getting closer and closer to death."
To be honest, if Lu Xuan hadn't solved the problem of cell telomeres while researching Omnitrix, he probably wouldn't have let Shaji go.
During the growth process, carbon-based organisms continuously lose DNA telomeres as their cells divide.
Once telomeres have completely disappeared, the cell will automatically stop dividing.
That will be the end of the lifespan of carbon-based life forms—death.
The civilization that existed in the Sagi period had clearly broken the ultimate fate of all carbon-based life forms, at least indefinitely extending the number of times its cells could divide.
The only unclear point is whether this civilization's research was conducted entirely independently or through reverse research on the "Guardians."
If it's the former, Lu Xuan felt he needed to reconsider the level of this unknown civilization.
"I'm going to take this Miss Saki away now. You don't have any objections, do you?"
It may seem like just a simple question, but no one would think that Lu Xuan was really seeking the opinions of the gangsters.
"No objection, no objection. You two can leave at any time. I guarantee that no one will stop you."
So, under the watchful eyes of the yakuza members, Gedi grimaced and urged Saki to leave the encirclement.
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"call……"
Only after Lu Xuan left the alley without looking back did the burly gangster at the head of the gang secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
"Boss, are we really just going to let them leave like this?"
Standing behind the burly thug, one of his subordinates clenched his fists with obvious resentment.
He had never felt so frustrated since his debut, nor had he ever seen his boss so cowardly.
This is completely inconsistent with the Murata Group's consistent style, and even less so with the way their own boss usually behaves.
"Of course! What else do you want to do?"
"If you really want to die, don't drag me down with you!"
He glared fiercely at his subordinates, and the burly man's behavior was exactly the same as that of his men who stayed behind to block Lu Xuan.
"But……"
He opened his mouth as if to say something but then hesitated, and his subordinate wanted to say something more, but then the burly man from the extreme gang slapped him across the face.
"There are no 'buts' about it, that kid is someone we can't afford to mess with!"
"Did you see the pendant on his chest?"
"I'm at Grandpa Takagi's..."
"No, I saw it in that old man Takagi Toneri's files. It was a new generation product that the Galvin Corporation was secretly researching and planning to market—'Snail Shell'."
"That thing can automatically generate a protective field when attacked to a certain extent, protecting the holder from injuries such as gunshots."
"That kid must be an insider at Galvin Corporation to own this thing!"
"Or are you planning to provoke a multinational giant like Galvin Corporation for money that you might never even get your hands on?"
The room fell silent immediately after he said that.
Even the most indignant subordinates fell silent.
"Go back and study more!"
"In this day and age, to survive, you not only need sharp eyes, but also a sufficient reserve of knowledge, otherwise you won't even know how you died!"
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Chapter 56 The Ace Reporter Team
This mob boss is quite an interesting fellow.
His hearing, enhanced by both the Omnitrix and the giant statue, was enough for Lu Xuan to hear the burly man's reprimands to his men.
This made Lu Xuan, who originally looked down on these "rats," become somewhat curious about the gangsters of this era.
In an era where peace has become the norm, are all these thugs on the dark side of society like gangsters?
At the same time, Lu Xuan finally understood something.
Why do these burly, strong men treat an ordinary office worker like me with such "respect," bordering on suspicious?
After all that, it turns out I was the one who exposed my identity beforehand?
The "snail shell" mentioned by the burly man naturally refers to the force field generator worn on Lu Xuan's chest.
After launching fully intelligent terminals into the market.
In a future where monsters frequently appear, a force field generator that would give ordinary people a certain degree of self-defense capability became Galvin Corporation's second flagship product.
The "snail shell," which was created by extensively deleting and simplifying the original functions of the force field generator, retaining only and strengthening its defensive capabilities, was born under these circumstances.
Speaking of this, Lu Xuan has always found it very strange.
Why is it that on this planet, which was once a leader in energy and technology, it lags far behind the planet of the previous life in the development of mobile phones and smart networks?
Let's not even talk about smartphones, which became widespread after 2010.
Even the most commonly used home computers are no different from those of the 1990s.
So after ten years of planning and experimentation, the first thing Lu Xuan did after officially establishing Gailvin Company was to launch a large number of intelligent products in addition to building new energy power plants.
Mobile personal computers, smart mobile phones, and tablets that fall somewhere in between...
Under the vigorous stirring of the "catfish" that is Gailvin Company.
This Earth, whose technology surpasses that of the previous generation in every aspect, has achieved a rapid leap in information technology in just six months.
Lu Xuan believed that his upcoming "snail shell" would have the same effect.
Lu Xuan was eagerly anticipating what surprises this world, where everyone possessed a "force field shield," would bring him after Tiga's arrival and the start of the monster era.
"Should we continue?"
Just as Lu Xuan was about to leave Juyong Town with Saki and Gedi, he suddenly turned his head and looked at a corner behind him.
"..."
No one responded to Lu Xuan's words; the surroundings were quiet, as if nothing had happened.
However, neither Saki nor Gedi questioned Lu Xuan's judgment.
Since the other party said that there are people following behind them, then there must be people following behind them.
Moreover, Gedi was a demon hound, and it had already noticed the two people secretly following behind it.
However, the two men posed no threat, so Gedi didn't take them seriously and didn't even realize they were following him.
"Aren't you coming out? Or are you hoping to get away with it?"
With that creepy, half-smiling expression returning to his face, Lu Xuan glanced at the wristband beside him and continued speaking.
"Onoda and Snow from the Asahi Shimbun..."
"One is a star reporter at Asahi Shimbun, and the other is the beloved daughter of the current president of Asahi Shimbun."