I Have A Super USB Drive

by <unknown>

  Having more of these so-called coincidences may give rise to unexpected scenarios.

  With that in mind, the Medpod 3000 was given a layer of disguise and converted to a common NMR machine.

  "This machine is our latest developed machine used to repair the human body."

  Chen Chen made an inviting gesture. "Mr. Musk, would you like a demonstration?"

  "Demonstration?"

  Musk was mildly surprised. "What kind of demonstration?'

  Instead of answering the question, Chen Chen snapped his fingers slightly. Immediately after that, the side entrance of the laboratory opened and revealed two Black Knights bringing in a white man.

  The white man wore a gray jumpsuit decorated with horizontal white stripes across it. There was a large letter "D" stitched on the jumpsuit. He was incredibly restless and continuously tried to wring himself free.

  No matter how hard he resisted, the two men holding him by his arm remained still like iron walls, barely budging at all.

  "This…"

  Musk was immediately taken aback when he saw this. What happened next would prompt a more drastic reaction from him as he would turn to Chen Chen in utter disbelief.

  This was because one of the Black Knights suddenly produced a dagger the length of a finger and started to viciously stab the man's chest!

  One stab, two stabs, three stabs…

  The poor man shrieked in anguish as an incomprehensible amount of blood splattered in front of Musk. This caused Musk to stumble backward with his legs quivering uncontrollably.

  At first, the white man kept up his endless howling and struggling. After a dozen stabs, blood started seeping out of the corner of his mouth as all the strength was drained out of his body, he could hardly cry anymore.

  When he saw a living person dying in front of him, the insides of Musk's mouth twitched uncontrollably. As a proper entrepreneur, it was the first time that he witnessed something like this. What he witnessed impacted him greatly, but the fact that he could still hold himself firmly in place was a representation of his extremely strong psychological quality.

  After that, the two Black Knights propped the man back up and took off his jumpsuit before carrying him to the NMR machine.

  Blood was oozing out of the dozens of knife wounds on the man's chest. The parts of flesh and skin where the dagger hit was turned inside out. The horrific sight further reinforced the reality of the situation.

  "Initializing scanning."

  When the machine was activated, a mechanical voice came from within the machine. What followed after was an alert. "Detected critical injury, initializing automated physiological repair function…"

  "Repairing…"

  After the short alert from the machine, Musk saw the man being pushed into the interior section of the machine. What came after were waves of repeated buzzing. The wounds on the man's chest were rapidly recovering at a speed visible to the naked eye!

  Musk quickly rubbed his eyes only to confirm that what he was seeing was not his eyes playing tricks on him. The depthless marks left behind by the dagger were rapidly recovering until all that was left was a fully-repaired chest covered by the previous pool of blood. The wounds carved by the dagger had completely disappeared without a trace.

  On top of that, the man's chest that had become motionless started to move to the pace of his breathing again. This implied that not only had the wounds healed, but the functionality of his lungs and heart had recovered as well.

  "Repair complete. Reinitializing scanning procedures…

  "Scanning complete. The user is in a stable physiological state. Lungs functionalities are stable. Heart functionalities are stable. Liver functionalities are stable…"

  Before the machine could finish reporting, the two Black Knights rudely pulled the man out from the machine and proceeded to splash cold water on his face.

  The rudely awakened man immediately shrieked — he was resurrected.

  "Resurrection?"

  Musk felt a dryness stemming from his throat. What he was seeing was so ridiculous to a point he wanted to find the fault in it to rebuke it. It had to be a ruse!

  However, there was no way for him to prove it…

  "No, this isn't resurrection."

  Chen Chen corrected him. "This fully-automated medical platform cannot bring someone back to life. It should not be feasible for mankind to attain the ability to resurrect someone within the next millennia. The only reason this subject can be brought back to life is that he hadn't died yet. He had at least a tiny breath of life left in him just now."

  There was nothing Musk could do except to smile bitterly and shake his head.

  After that, the man was once again dragged out of the laboratory by the two Black Knights, like livestock being taken away.

  "Please don't label us as some kind of evil corporation, Mr. Musk."

  Chen Chen tapped Musk on the shoulder and stated in what sounded like an attempt to provide comfort, "These subjects are all felons that we acquired via legal means by purchasing them from the Namibian government. I can assure you that it's legal."

  "…"

  There was a slim chance of Musk believing Chen Chen's claims, but it did serve him well enough to distract him from his upset mood and initial disgust. His eagerness slowly came back to him as he stated, "This machine is truly wondrous. I'd like to give it a shot, provided that it can truly treat the disease lurking inside of me."

  "Don't worry."

  Chen Chen nodded. "If it can heal drastic wounds, diabetes and high blood pressure won't be an issue at all. However, I believe I've also stated the implications of using this machine."

  Musk fell silent for a moment as if he was contemplating. He negotiated, "I'm willing to pay 100 million dollars to use it just once."

  "Mr. Musk, I'm afraid I don't have any need for the 100 million dollars."

  Chen Chen waved the offer away. "Even if you offer a billion dollars, the answer is still no."

  "Why?"

  Musk objected. "Judging by your casual demonstration, I can conclude that it doesn't cost a lot to use this fully-automated medical platform. Why would you stubbornly insist on not letting anyone use it then?"

  "This branch of technology is as close as it can get to dark technology, is it not?"

  Chen Chen smiled and proceeded to explain patiently, "I'm sure you're well aware of its insurmountable value as what it offers is leaps and bounds above the age-reversal treatment. Not only can it be used to return its user's body to prime condition, but it can also alleviate tricky diseases. Do you think some kind of technology like this is supposed to exist in real life?

  "What happens if the existence of such machinery was exposed to the outside world?"

  As Chen Chen said this, he wagged a finger and said, "I cannot let the word of the existence of this machine get out there. Or at the very least, I won't do it until I have a sure way to protect myself. 100 million dollars isn't worth the potential risk it entails!"

  Musk immediately became quiet when he heard this. However, his vivid blue eyes rapidly expanded and contracted consecutively, clearly hinting that he was fiercely contemplating his next move.

  After spending some time ruminating, Musk finally spoke again. He asked with a lowered voice, "So you're saying that I can only receive this treatment by joining God's Forbidden Zone?"

  "Exactly."

  Chen Chen nodded and looked right into Musk's eyes. "By joining us, all sorts of diseases, whether it's cancer, Alzheimer's disease or diabetes and other terminal illnesses will no longer be a factor in your life. Your body will always remain in its prime and your youth will last until you're 200-years-old, 300-years-old... Your life will be continuously sustained with mankind's anti-aging project…"

  Chen Chen dragged his voice lower and said with great sincerity, "And the only thing you need to do is to join us, Mr. Musk. With life comes limitless possibilities, don't you agree?"

  Chapter 356: Ultimate Collaboration |
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  Nobody could resist the allure of extending their lifespan.

  Regardless if they were billionaires with more money than they could spend in their lifetimes or the bottom of the barrel stuck in poverty, high position officials possessing great influence or common people just trying to live another day…

  Whether their nature was kind, greedy, charitable or downright despicable…

  Nobody would resist the allure of a prolonged life for this was the instinct of humans. It was especially the case for the ones with access to insurmountable wealth with enough power to quake the world with just a stomp of their feet.

  This was the reason for God's Forbidden Zone's existence.

  To continuously invent new biotechnologies to extend the lifespan of its members. In return, these wealthy titans could also offer great benefits to God's Forbidden Zone, which was in turn used to further develop greater technologies.

  There was no need to worry about whether the technologies would become restricted to the upper-class elites only. The construct of capitalism was not selective, as long as these technologies existed, they would never linger in the hands of the ones above forever.

  Even if the initial pricing was unsustainable for the commoners, the capitalists would find some ways to decrease its production cost to allow the commoners to use it.

  This was not a commentary on the kindness of the capitalism ideal, but it was merely a part of its profit-seeking nature.

  After all, the system of capitalism demanded that people began using a product or service to generate a stream of profit.

  While many people believed that this system would lead to a stagnation where the rich only get richer while the commoners become effectively cut off from any opportunities to climb up the ladder, this concern was largely unwarranted.

  The construct of society was ever-changing. There was no such thing as an eternally indestructible landscape or infinitely expandable wealth. Even the ancient dynasty of ancient times underwent significant changes. There was no reason to assume this would not be the case for the rapidly-evolving modern advanced society.

  The truth of it was that whether it was for worse or better, as long as society was constantly evolving, a chance to rise the ladder would always present itself.

  This was the ideology that was coursing through Chen Chen's mind. When Chen Chen saw Musk getting up from the fully-automated medical platform, he quickly stepped up to congratulate him, "Congratulations Mr. Musk, how does it feel to return to thirty-years-old?"

  "It's miraculous…"

  Musk pushed himself up with his expression locked in amusement. He clenched his fists in disbelief before getting up on his feet and started hopping in place to test his new body. He was completely unbothered that someone was watching him. He was acting like a fascinated teenager.

  Even in the past, Musk's body was considered well taken care of. Despite being fifty-three years of age, he looked like he had just entered his forties. This was largely attributed to his usual strict discipline in balancing work and rest.

  Despite his best efforts, the years of fatigue still accumulated into hidden trauma in his body, including high blood pressure and diabetes.

  From today onward, none of these issues were present anymore.

  With this in mind, Musk stepped in front of the full-length mirror perched by the wall. He immediately noticed that all of the wrinkles around his eyes, even the murkiness in his eyes had disappeared…

  Even his physique was greatly improved. His body was surging with a youthful vitality that he had longed for so long.

  "This therapy session has extended your lifespan by at least a decade."

  Chen Chen stood beside Musk and explained, "The purpose of this device is to optimize various functionalities inside the body. This is an optimization on a cellular level that maintains your body at its peak condition."

  "Only a decade?"

  Musk was taken aback by this. "I thought the age-reversal treatment can at least extend my lifespan by three decades?"

  "This isn't the age-reversal treatment ."

  Chen Chen suddenly smiled. "The strength of the age-reversal treatment technology lies in how it replaces old stem cells with new ones. It continuously optimizes the body and by doing so, extends the person's lifespan by three decades. However, this increase is only theoretical and may not be as effective in practice.

  "However, the optimization technique used in the fully-automated medical platform can repair the cellular damage in your body. The catch is that it's only a one-time measure, therefore a singular use of it may not be as effective as the age-reversal treatment technology. Its true advantage lies in its additive effects."

  "Additive?"

  Musk quickly grasped Chen Chen's meaning. "I get it, so if I optimize my body every day, that means that I can achieve a longer lifespan that way?"

  "Exactly."

  Chen Chen tipped his head affirmatively. "Daily use may be overdoing it, but if you maintain it at once a week, you should theoretically be able to live more than two hundred years, maybe even three hundred years. Also, even at your deathbed you can still retain a youthful appearance and physique."

  This seemed to have piqued Musk's excitement, just as he was about to say something, Chen Chen suddenly shook his head. "Mr. Musk, I know what you're going to ask next. I regret to inform you that we'll not be selling this machine. Would you believe me if I told you that we truly don't have the capacity to mass-produce it?"

  "If you can't mass-produce it, how did the first fully-automated medical platform even come to be?"

  Musk asked, a frown surfacing on his complexion.

  Instead of answering, Chen Chen only smiled wordlessly.

  Musk knew better than to dig further into the matter because he knew he was not going to get an answer. He started to go through the procedures of enlisting himself into God's Forbidden Zone.

  Musk felt a sense of relief after completing the appropriate procedures as he was worried that Chen Chen was going to name some absurd condition. After all, he was now at the mercy of the negotiator and had little say in the matter.

  Fortunately, the other party kept their word.

  Musk began flipping through the handbook for God's Forbidden Zone. He was floored by the details of all sorts of biotechnology achievements of the organization. Most of these biotechnology advancements were never seen anywhere else in the world. They could be easily utilized to pull someone back from the brink of death and restore them of the boundless vitality of youth.

  Fortunately, most of these technologies apart from the age-reversal treatment technology had yet to be publicized. Musk was convinced that they would flip the landscape of the federation on its head.

  "Are you not worried about the other members of God's Forbidden Zone leaking these?"

  Musk asked.

  "The God chip will stop them."

  Chen Chen answered nonchalantly, "Also, the upper hierarchy members that have not have the God chip don't know that much anyway, you're the exception."

  "I'm the exception?"

  Musk immediately caught Chen Chen's meaning, his expression turning hard as he asked, "Are you trying to assimilate me?"

  "No, I just want us to become close business partners."

  Chen Chen shook his head, not trying to feign his intentions. "If possible, I'd like to have Blacklight Biotechnology become a shareholder of SpaceX. Once we unite our strength, we have a good fighting chance against the Earth Federation, even…"

  Chen Chen suddenly lowered his voice, his vicious ambition glittered in his eyes as he said, "Even suppress the reign of the Earth Federation while we gain a monopoly over the galaxy!"

  Musk became appalled the moment he heard this. His pupils shrunk into a tiny circle as he looked at Chen Chen in utter disbelief. He wanted to tell him that it was impossible, but his throat turned dry and coarse as he was trying to speak.

  He could not say anything…

  He had to admit that Chen
Chen had him convinced.

  After that, the two men stopped discussing the matter since the message was already clear and well received.

  "Alright, we can leave now."

  Chen Chen waited for Musk to recollect himself before he suddenly said with a mysterious look on his face, "But before leaving, I'd like to show you one last project that may be of great interest to you…"

  With that, he took the lead.

  This time, Chen Chen took the elevator in the Spire Experimental Base and took Musk to the top of the spire.

  When the elevator doors opened, Musk immediately winced and instinctively shielded his eyes with his harm.

  A sheet of blinding light broke into his vision.

  When he adjusted to the brightness, he suddenly realized that this light was not harsh and nor nagging to the eyes at all.

  It was a pure blank white space.

  Whether it was the walls or the ceiling surrounding him, even the floor themselves were like blank white canvas. They were completely speckless and assumed a pure white texture.

  There seemed to be no source of light present in the room but at the same time, the surrounding walls and the floor seemed to be the light source on their own.

  Inside this room, space and dimension had lost their meaning. It seemed to be so small that you could reach its corner just by stretching out while simultaneously so large it seemed to engulf the world inside it.

  This was the wondrous sight that Musk beheld when he stepped out of the elevator.

  Musk subconsciously looked behind him and saw that the doors of the elevator were designed like the walls as well. When the elevator doors shut, they seemed to have disappeared into the walls and fused into the room.

  "What is this place?" Musk asked.

  "You'll know soon enough."

  Chen Chen kept it mysterious as he snapped his thumbs. A creaking sound instantly came from the ground a short distance from where the two men stood.

  Musk immediately turned toward the sound and saw a pitch-black object surfacing out of the ground.

  It was a pitch-black spherical object approximately a meter in diameter, its surface was extremely smooth and without any crevices.