Chapter 205: Pioneer's Gene Sequence! Resource Trading! Intelligence!
Behind the star gate, at the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Worlds Base, the command center room.

Li Ang stood in front of the center console as usual, and summarized various information from the front line with several trusted members who accompanied him.

Looking at the three-dimensional maps on the holographic screen, which had information marked on them, Li Ang's slightly frowned brows gradually relaxed a lot.

Through the numerous data, information, and intelligence transmitted from the front-line base, Leon has gained a clearer understanding of the current situation on Earth in "Pacific Rim".

Especially the information and data sent by the investigation teams such as V and Li De made Leon have some other ideas about the monster factory of the pioneer civilization.

Judging from the giant tubular culture dishes made by the pioneers, those things that resemble plant roots are most likely the nutrient delivery tubes of the giants.

The high concentration of corrosive acid also confirmed that the behemoth created by the pioneers was a silicon-based creature with extremely strong vitality.

Moreover, these genetic monsters called "Kaijumon" can also spray highly corrosive venom as an auxiliary means of attack.

This is very similar to the alien in "Alien".

"Boss, after the cell dialysis conducted by the Engineering Department, we have confirmed that the body of the Kaiju contains silicon compounds and amino compounds."

At this time, Lucy had sent the engineering department's analysis report to Leon. Looking at the series of data in the report, Leon was suddenly amazed at the pioneering genetic technology.

The Pioneers can fuse the genes of carbon-based and silicon-based organisms together, and the giant beasts they produce also have a certain reproductive ability.

This thing's vitality is no less than that of the alien.

At this moment, Li Ang couldn't help but start to imagine what a terrifying monster this biological weapon created by mixing Kaiju and Alien would be!

"In addition, we also saw the genetic experiments that the pioneers conducted on humans from the photos sent by the investigation team members."

"I suspect they want to mass-produce a batch of biological weapons that are similar to humans so that they can blend into human cities in Antarctica."

While showing Leon the summarized intelligence data, Lucy also expressed her own reasonable speculation.

"Biological weapons similar to humans? So... maybe the Pioneer genetic monsters have already infiltrated the human city!"

Morgan Blackhand, who was standing next to Leon, immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

With the pioneer civilization's advanced genetic modification technology, it is not impossible to clone a "humanoid monster" that is exactly similar to humans!

Even... the high-level officials of human cities have been infiltrated by "traitors" from the Pioneers!
"There is a possibility."

Li Ang confirmed the guesses of his two subordinates.

In fact, the pioneers in "Pacific Rim" have extremely high IQs, and they know how to use strategies to achieve various strategic goals.

Compared to the Trisolarans in "The Three-Body Problem" who relied entirely on technology to bully the indigenous people of Earth, the pioneers here can definitely be called old villains in many senses.

For example, they would specifically send Kaiju to attack large human cities, and let Kaiju spray venom into human water sources and excrete pollutants.

They will also send Kaiju to the crater and let the giant beast go in to add some fuel to the volcano, intensify the volcanic eruption, and cause environmental deterioration.

All of the above actions can prove that the pioneers know how to target humans and hit their pain points with all their might.

In fact, logically speaking, although silicon-based organisms have extremely stable crystalline body structures, the direction of their thinking collapse is single.

It is unlikely to be as complex as carbon-based life.

To put it bluntly, the brains of silicon-based creatures generally don't work well, but the overall qualities shown by the pioneers are not inferior to those of humans at all!
Based on the genetic dialysis data Lucy had just sent, Leon had to suspect that the pioneers were likely to be semi-silicon-based, semi-amino organisms.

To put it simply, these pioneers are a bunch of bastards.

Not entirely a pure silicon-based organism!
"Boss, with our current strength, can we deal with these alien civilizations?"

Morgan Blackhand's expression has become heavier than ever before. If even the giant enterprise cannot deal with these invaders, then they can only withdraw from the star gate!

Seeing Morgan and Lucy looking at him expectantly at the same time, Leon just smiled indifferently.

With the current starship strength of the giant enterprise, it is easy for it to destroy the pioneer civilization. These minions do not pose much threat to the giant enterprise.

But the only problem is that Li Ang hopes to achieve the greatest return at the lowest cost.

If we rashly use starships to bombard the pioneers' army of behemoths, I am afraid that the earth will be completely polluted by the war to the point where it is uninhabitable for humans.

By then, the giant companies may only be able to transform it into an ideal city, leveling all the mountains and seas and rebuilding a new home for mankind.

"I wasn't sure at first, but now I am sure that these alien heretics are not worth mentioning."

Le Ang already had a definite plan in mind, which was to use the Scorpion Tailed Lion virus to specifically kill these pioneers and the Kaiju.

If the Pioneers are purely silicon-based creatures, then Leon is not sure whether his virus can achieve a viral attack on the Pioneers.

But now, he already has this confidence!
Before Morgan and Lucy could continue to ask Leon what to do next to deal with the Pioneers, the communication from the front-line base caught his attention.

It turned out that Mann gave Leon a situation report and reported the situation of Corey's team to the headquarters.

"Very good. Keep observing and report as soon as there is any situation."

After learning the news from the front line, Leon switched the holographic screen and sent a video communication to the biotechnology department of the giant company.

Soon, Leon's old friend, Mr. Francis, appeared on the screen and took the initiative to speak:

"What's wrong, boss? Is there anything we can help you with in the biotechnology department?"

"Francis, now it's your turn to work."

After he finished speaking, Leon sent the information that Lucy had sorted out and the specific functions of the Manticore virus to Francis.

Before Leon could continue, Francis said in astonishment, "My God, these pioneers can actually mix human genes to create new life forms!"

“Do they want to be the creator?”

Leon just shook his head and chuckled at Francis's exclamatory words. With the ability of the pioneer civilization, how could it be qualified to be the creator.

"The pioneers will combine their own genes with the genes of other species to create entirely new life forms."

"This means that their genes are highly editable and they are not purely silicon-based organisms, so..."

The meaning of Leon's words was self-evident. Francis looked at the information about the "Scorpion Tailed Lion Virus" and then looked at Leon's subtle smile.

In an instant, he understood Li Ang's true thoughts.

"Boss, are you saying that we can use the Manticore virus to create a super virus that targets the Pioneer genes and use it to eliminate them?"

Li Ang nodded and responded:

"good."

"The biological samples that V brought back will be sent to you soon. When the time comes, you only need to enter the genetic information into the Manticore virus."

"If it's difficult to extract genetic information from the sample, I can arrange for someone to capture a pioneer or a behemoth alive."

"In short, I don't care how you do it, just get this Scorpion Tailed Lion virus out as soon as possible. This is the first great gift from our Universal Corporation to the Pioneer Civilization."

After receiving Leon's exact order, Francis immediately responded and promised.

Since the Pioneers can cultivate the genes of other species based on their own genes and create monsters, it means that the possibility of the Pioneers being infected by the virus is extremely high!
Combined with the photos of pioneers taken by V on the front line, Francis felt that these pioneers were not completely sturdy and durable pure silicon-based creatures.

The possibility of it being a hybrid is quite high.

"Yes! Boss, our biotechnology department will quickly develop a Manticore virus that targets Pioneers only!"

Of course, Francis would not have any objection to Leon's orders.

What's more, if this experiment is successful, their Biotechnology Department will be credited with the greatest achievement!

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Antarctica, human city.

In the lower lobby of a slightly remote giant building, Corey and others were patiently waiting for the seller to arrive.

They have received supplies sent from the front-line base, as well as a large amount of equipment and ammunition, in order to provide a suitable landing site for the reinforcements of the base.

Corey has contacted the local gang to buy this chaotic building where all kinds of people live.

In exchange, he would pay the other party a batch of precious supplies.

There is no other way. This is the most suitable base Corey can find.

This crowded city has been developed to the extreme, and it is completely impossible to buy an abandoned building with no one living in it.

A huge building like this in a no-man's land is the best base Corey can find.

boom!
Soon, the door was suddenly pushed open by someone outside, and the loud crash suddenly broke the long-silent hall.

Corey looked up and saw dozens of thugs wearing protective clothing and dressed in exaggerated styles. They were holding guns of different calibers and were very arrogant.

The leader was a gangster boss wearing sunglasses, an exquisite red Tang suit, and exaggerated golden pointed leather shoes.

"Hello, my name is Hannibal Zhou, and I'm the largest dealer in this city. As long as you have money, I can get any resources for you."

"Of course, if you have the resources, I can also give you anything you want in exchange."

Hannibal Zhou swaggered to Corey, then calmly took out a cigar, lit it, and grinned at Corey:
"Sir, what are you going to do with this building?"

As the largest monster dealer in Hong Kong, Hannibal Zhou was engaged in illegal activities such as selling various body parts of Kaiju and smuggling various contraband in his early years.

After the human defense force was defeated, he used up all his money to buy the qualification to go to this city, and once again used his skills to do his old business of smuggling.

Over the past few years, Hannibal Zhou has made a comeback and become one of the biggest smugglers in the city.

A messy building like this one, with no one taking over it, is his personal property, after all, his gang has taken control of it.

"I'm working for our boss. He needs a base to do some business. Can we start the transaction now?"

Corey didn't want to waste time talking to the other party. Once he got control of the building, he could ask the frontline base to send more soldiers. "Haha! Of course, our deal can start at any time, but to be honest, your boss is quite capable."

Hannibal Zhou nodded to his younger brothers and asked them to deliver the relevant documents to Corey, while he sent someone to inspect the goods to see if there was any shortage of weight.

"Your boss actually has the ability and means to get so much spot goods. This is not something that ordinary people can do. He must be from a very important background."

"May I ask you something? What exactly does your boss do?"

After thinking for a moment, Hannibal Zhou asked Corey.

At first he suspected that the other party might be a colleague of his, and thought that they might be a gangster engaged in smuggling and selling contraband, or doing other business.

But after thinking about it seriously, Hannibal Zhou felt that this was unlikely.

After all, in this city, he is already one of the top super smugglers, and he has connections with all the other bosses in the same industry.

And Corey's gang of unknown origins look like former soldiers, plus they have this batch of precious supplies.

This made Hannibal Zhou wonder whether the other party might be a smuggler within the government!
Otherwise, how could they have so many supplies.

This feels wrong no matter how you think about it.

"Where the hell are you talking so much nonsense? Isn't it enough to just hand over the money and the goods? Is this what you should be asking?"

Steve on the side got angry and could only curse at Hannibal Zhou.

Seeing this reckless guy dare to be so arrogant in his own territory, the gangster next to Hannibal also drew his gun and confronted him.

"Fuck! How the hell did you talk to our boss like that? Didn't your family teach you not to swear? Do you have any basic manners?"

"My Gan Lin mother!!"

Several equally hot-tempered gang members rushed towards Steve with wide eyes, even turning off the safety catches on their pistols.

Faced with this sudden change, Corey and Hannibal Zhou remained calm and did not lose their temper like their subordinates.

In fact, Steve's seemingly impulsive behavior was the signal that Corey took the initiative to release, that is, the reason why they dared to be so domineering was because they had "someone above them"!
How could Hannibal, who had been in the underworld for many years, not receive the hints from Corey? He only needed to think about it a little to understand the general situation.

Most likely, it's a big shot within the official system who wants to make some extra money with the help of his younger brothers.

If you offend someone, you might die without knowing how!

You can offend anyone but not the truly powerful people.

"Hey! What are you doing? Put all your guns back. Who told you to pull out your guns?"

Hannibal Zhou shouted angrily at the younger brothers beside him. No matter what Corey said, he just kicked one of them.

Just consider it as an apology to Corey.

"Haha! Mr. Corey, we little hooligans who make a living are no match for you who work for the government."

Hannibal took his flexibility to the extreme.

He had been a little arrogant towards Corey just now, but now he immediately changed his face to a flattering one.

"Don't worry, if you need any supplies in the future, just come to me and I promise to give your boss a satisfactory price!"

"What's a slum building? I have huge buildings like this in other places!"

Hannibal Zhou rubbed his hands, like a fly that had landed on feces. He could not treat money as dirt.

For him, chasing money is the greatest pursuit in life!

Those who seek wealth absolutely cannot do without official protection.

"Okay, then I wish us a happy cooperation."

Corey smiled.

His goal has been perfectly achieved. This tactic of using the tiger's skin and raising the banner is still quite useful in human society.

No matter what time it is, those who truly control the weapons of violence are always the official forces, not these thugs who are tough on the outside but weak on the inside.

After seeing that the other party seemed to have agreed to establish a long-term partnership with him, Hannibal Zhou showed his gold teeth embedded in his mouth and smiled in a very flattering manner:

"Mr. Corey, does your boss have any fresh Kaiju? The price of that thing is not worse than that of supplies!"

Ten years ago, Hannibal was engaged in the smuggling of giant beasts. He dismembered various parts of the beasts' bodies and sold them to other customers as tonics.

If you have poor kidney function, you can take some kidneys from Kaiju to nourish it. If you have poor appetite, you can take some stomach nourishing food.

In short, we should implement the principle of "what you eat is what you get".

And now, Hannibal Zhou still wants to continue this business, but unfortunately the supply has long been cut off.

The corpses of the giant beasts were destroyed by the authorities at the first opportunity. They would not be preserved at all, let alone transported to the city!
In other words, except for people within the official circle, no one else has any channel to get the body of the giant beast.

"What do you want that thing for? Isn't the corpse of the Kaiju poisonous? Do you dare to sell it to others to eat?"

Corey frowned. He couldn't imagine how he could eat this thing.

The giant beast's entire body is filled with poisonous and corrosive body fluids. If you eat a bite of its meat, you'll probably die instantly!

"Haha! If someone wants to buy, then of course someone wants to sell. This is the law of the market. In fact, Kaiju Beast soup is not bad. It won't kill you."

After Hannibal Zhou finished laughing, he deliberately lowered his voice and whispered to Corey:

"In fact, the most crucial point is that the Kaiju's brain can be connected to our brain through a special device."

"I guarantee you, it'll taste a million times better!"

"As for the price... it's just a little nosebleed."

When Corey learned that the brain of the Kaiju had this function, his brows furrowed more and more.

But it is true that in order to feel "happy", humans can pay a huge price to stimulate the secretion of dopamine for a moment, even if it is only a momentary feeling of pleasure.

"Is it just for fun? I guess there are other reasons."

Corey had worked as an interrogator in prison for a period of time, and he was able to keenly sense whether the other party was hiding something from him.

If it was just for fun, it might not be worth it for Hannibal to risk being executed by the authorities in order to get the Kaiju outside.

"hey-hey!"

"Don't worry, wait until our people have finished counting the things before we discuss the details."

Hannibal Zhou kept the secret and turned his attention to the batch of supplies not far away.

"Row."

Corey had no objection.

Immediately, dozens of gangsters opened the boxes of cigarettes, cigars, alcohol, meat, powdered banned drugs, and hard currency such as gold!

"Oh, oh! This is vodka and whiskey. Damn it! I knew that those rich and powerful people would eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks all day long!"

After seeing the batches of genuine and valuable materials, the gangster brothers present were so greedy that they drooled and wanted to pounce on them immediately to step on the boxes and drink.

"Mr. Hannibal, now can you tell me all the secrets about the brain of the Kaiju beast?"

Corey still had a gloomy face, looked at the other party sharply, and continued to ask.

"No... bro, do you really not know, or are you playing dumb with me?"

Hannibal Zhou originally thought that Corey was just being insincerely polite to him.

I didn't expect that the other party really didn't know the truth about Kaiju's brain.

"If you have something to say, just say it. I don't have time to play riddles with you." Corey responded coldly.

"Okay, then I'll just tell you."

Hannibal Zhou took off his sunglasses, revealing the hideous scratches next to his eyes, and said solemnly:

"After humans connect to the brain of the Kaiju, they will have the opportunity to share consciousness, that is, to obtain the internal information of the Pioneers."

"Once this information is sold to the authorities, it will bring a lot of money!"

"But at the same time, the Pioneer may also control human consciousness through neural sharing. At this time, we have no choice but to kill him. We cannot keep him as a traitor to humanity."

"Mr. Corey, you should understand what I said!"

In any era, the most valuable things are often not substantive things, but sufficiently critical information and intelligence messages.

The wealth gap between people is essentially an information gap!
Why there are always people who can get there first and why there are always people who can predict things is because they have enough information channels.

For today's human beings, the most expensive intelligence is the internal information of the pioneers!

"To think there is such a thing... This is serious information. I must report it to the headquarters immediately."

Corey nodded thoughtfully. After promising Hannibal Zhou that he would do everything he could to bring him a Kaiju, Hannibal was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

Afterwards, under the guidance of Hannibal, he introduced Corey to the details about the giant building.

The building area where they were located was the most chaotic area in the Antarctic city. It was no exaggeration to say that it was a paradise for criminals.

The authorities just turned a blind eye to this, and their attitude was "whatever happens", as long as they don't collude with the pioneers and become traitors to humanity.

(End of this chapter)