Chapter 582: Z's Delusion

Author's Note: The last chapter was changed a little. I felt that as this story's major Boss character, their previous name was a little bit underwhelming so I've decided to go with the codename Z and not use the original name.

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"Why is it that you are adamant on going against my organization?" Z stared at Qin Feng with a pair of deep eyes that seemed to be able to pierce through anything with their gaze!

Qin Feng sneered and said, "With how your organization is, you still want me to spell it out? You abduct aptitude users for your experiments, you poison whole towns with your toxins and cause the death of tens of thousands of people. How would I not be against this kind of organization?"

"Technology can advance humanity by leaps and bounds, you can't make an omelette without breaking a few eggs!" Z said. "Two hundred years ago, humanity was undergoing rapid development, they destroyed their surroundings, toppled whole forests and that brought them prosperity, then they started to fix the destruction they've caused. Isn't that normal?"

Qin Feng's expression remained unchanged, his voice was as cold as the wind on a snowy mountain.

"Fix? How? Can a murdered person be brought back? When the world was changed by the Great Rift Age, with the exposure to energy, countless poisons that polluted the world began to mutate. Can that be fixed? If people knew this was going to happen, they wouldn't have done it in the beginning!"

"Hmph, young man, don't stop progress just because some people are getting hurt in the process. If not, then how would humanity be able to face off the countless hordes of ultra beasts? When would they find their Immortal?"

Qin Feng was completely stunned.

This was the second time he heard something like this from another person.

The first time 'Immortal' was mentioned was when he faced off against that dragon-borne prodigy in the Perished Lands.

As for this kind of thing, most people were completely unaware of it.

Those who knew this were either someone who had crossed paths with the aliens from the other tribes or an A-tier aptitude user.

Could Z be an A-tier aptitude user?

If he was A-tier, then why would he build his bases in backwater states like Xueyuan, Cities along the Sun, or the North Sea?

These places did not have a lot of resources.

But these were not what Qin Feng wanted to know about.

"You mean, your experiments can produce an Immortal? Don't kid yourself, transferring the crystal core of an S-tier Beast God into someone's brain would make them an Immortal?" Qin Feng said mockingly but he was also trying to probe for information.

Z laughed as if he had just heard a good joke, shaking his head he said, "What you just said was a failed experiment!"

A failed experiment. Qin Feng's gaze went over to Thirteen's body.

Z did not try to gloss it over and nodded. "That's right. He had always been a failure and that is irreversible!"

On the ground, the dying but not dead yet Thirteen smiled bitterly.

The reason he was called Thirteen was because he was actually the 13th experiment!

However, the people present did not let their attention linger on Thirteen for long..

Qin Feng had a solemn expression on his face as he stared at Z.

"Then, what is a successful experiment?"

As he asked, he suddenly thought of Han Nuan and those who survived Shadong Town's incident.

It was not clear why, but Z was willing to answer Qin Feng's question, like a mad scientist excited to show the world his greatest invention.

"When mankind first entered the new world, it was as the textbooks said. In the beginning of the Great Rift Age, humanity conducted countless experiments and among them were the research on genetic mutations. The mortality rate was too high and in the end humanity settled on using the awakening potion. However, the awakening potion also came with a high price!"

Qin Feng furrowed his brows, if the Awakening Potion had any flaws, he did not know.

"The awakening rate!" Z said.

Qin Feng was stunned, he did not expect that answer.

"The awakening potion strengthens the body, allowing humans to evolve into two major specializations, ability users and ancient warriors. There are also gunners who are the second in comparison! The chance of awakening is only one out of ten!"

"By our initial design, abilities and ancient martial arts are powers that could only be used by humans. The awakening rate must be 100%, then humanity can ascend beyond their current state, drive back the monsters and rebuild our home!"

Qin Feng quietly stared at Z. At this time, the man's eyes were filled with madness that drew out the evil within him like a sinister fountain.

"What you're saying is completely delusional!" Qin Feng spat.

How could there be potions that turned everyone into aptitude users?

"Delusional? Haven't you noticed that all the other intelligent species that humanity has encountered aren't fragile and weak? They've had strong bodies from the moment they were born. They'll inevitably reach a stage in life where their strengths reach an average. The difference lies in whether or not they're ordinary or a king or an Emperor!"

Qin Feng's heart skipped a beat. He had never really considered this question before. For example, the Grans were all C-tier but their strength lay in whether or not they were soldier-ranked or king-ranked, so their statuses were different.

"That doesn't account for everything. Maybe there are other races that are the same as us. The human race has an unlimited potential. An Immortal is something that's one out of a billion!"

Z seemed to look at Qin Feng with admiration. "Then if there weren't a billion to begin with, how could there be one?"

Qin Feng was left speechless by this.

It was a question of probability. Everyone knew that the more people there were who were awakened, the higher the chances of stronger people being produced.

A small place like Chengyang Colony only had about thirty to fifty people awakened each year. At best they only had about a thousand ancient warriors. It would be impossible for a D-tier to appear within the span of a decade in that place!

A place like the Dragon Capital which had countless strong people, abundant energy and limitless resources could be called the perfect place! The number of people who awakened there were a hundred times that of Chengyang's. Just within a month, a D-tier aptitude user would be produced by that place. Each year, they would produce at least ten A-tiers.

When Z noticed that Qin Feng had gone quiet, he let out a gloating laugh, "That's why I want to popularize this potion, though not everyone's able to handle the potion like I do. Fortunately, 180 years of constant refinement has increased the current success rate by a huge margin!"

Qin Feng gawked at the man in front of him.

One hundred eighty years? Is he saying that he's been experimenting for all this time?

Was that the man's age? No, if they started experimenting when they were in their 20s, that meant that this man would at least have to be around two hundred years old.

That meant this was someone who was the same age as the Dragon Capital's S-tier, Long Ting.

That was unbelievable!

Z seemed to have sensed Qin Feng's shock and the corners of his mouth began to slightly move upward. "Qin Feng was it? The top prodigy of this year. I believe, based on your power, you can absolutely handle these kinds of potions!"

At this moment, Qin Feng felt chills go down his spine.