Chapter 921: The World is Quietly Changing

“How many Genetic Serums have been distributed?”

Xu Shaochen put away his phone and asked Jenny.

Jenny thought for a moment and gave a number: “Three hundred and fifty thousand doses. Most of them have been sold in China, and there are still more being shipped out.”

“The island factory is not yet complete. For now, I’ve had a few pharmaceutical factories halt production to focus solely on producing the Genetic Serum in bulk.”

“Efficiency isn’t great right now, but once the island factory is finished, that number will at least triple every day.”

Xu Shaochen nodded. According to the messages in the class group chat, someone online had already started speculating about the connection between the nutrient liquid (Genetic Serum).

Right now, governments around the world might already be researching Genetic Serums and studying people who have received the injections.

If nothing unexpected happens, there will soon be an announcement claiming the nutrient liquid (Genetic Serum) contains harmful substances, urging ordinary people not to buy it.

At the same time, various methods will be used to prohibit the circulation of the Genetic Serum, even attempting to trace its source.

But as always, the more something is banned, the hotter it sells.

A new era is approaching, and Xu Shaochen is the driving force behind it.

“Speed up production. The current channels might be cut off soon. Before that happens, we must ensure that more than a million doses of the Genetic Serum are sold.”

Xu Shaochen spoke with clear logic.

One million doses would mean at least one million people have been genetically modified.

That’s no small number. With those people, even if someone traces it back to the Xu Corporation, it won’t matter.

In fact, if by some chance, they’re unable to trace it to the Xu Corporation, Xu Shaochen could reveal it himself.

“I think you’re crazy. Society will become unstable because of the Genetic Serum. If those who gain power commit crimes, they will pose an even greater danger than ordinary criminals.”

Jenny frowned. She wasn’t in favor of the mass distribution of the Genetic Serum.

“Human evolution is never without challenges and difficulties. Are we supposed to stop just because of that?”

Xu Shaochen retorted, then continued, “Besides, do you really think all countries are that naive? They’ve likely already secretly purchased Genetic Serums in large quantities to use on their military forces.”

“When the time comes, these criminals injected with Genetic Serums will naturally be apprehended by law enforcement who have also been given the injections.”

“Alright, I won’t argue with you anymore.”

Jenny shrugged helplessly, rubbed her forehead, and chose to remain silent.

Soon, the car arrived home.

Xu Shaochen took out his phone.

His phone had been vibrating nonstop during the entire ride, so he was sure someone had tagged him in a group chat.

He took a look, and indeed, the content tagging him was quite uniform.

Lin XX: @Xu Shaochen Big boss, let us take a look at your place. Even if we can’t afford it, we can enjoy it visually at least.

Everyone’s tags were exactly the same.

Xu Shaochen quickly snapped a few photos and sent them into the group chat.

“Holy cow! That’s a massive lawn. Boss, you’re living the dream, huh? You could even raise cattle on that!”

“That house must’ve cost at least a few hundred thousand.”

“A few hundred thousand? If you even got a tile for that price, you should consider yourself lucky.”

“My entire house probably isn’t as big as that kitchen.”

“Dude, be confident. Remove those ‘probably’ words. Your house definitely isn’t as big as that kitchen.”

Xu Shaochen shook his head, put his phone away, and walked towards the living room with Li Qianya and Tang Silin in his arms.

Good thing he didn’t post any pictures of Li Qianya or the others in the group. If he had, that would’ve been chaos! Low profile, keeping a low profile is the way to go.

Tonight was bound to be another sleepless night—another night of Xu Shaochen’s daily toil.

……………

Days where there was no showing off flew by quickly. In the blink of an eye, four days had passed, and there were three days left until school started.

The Genetic Serum, which was circulating under the guise of nutrient liquid, had successfully sold 1.8 million units.

At the same time, governments all over the world seemed to have coordinated and released announcements simultaneously.

The messages were essentially the same: nutrient liquid (Genetic Serum) is an unregistered product, containing carcinogens, urging the public not to buy it.

As expected by Xu Shaochen, the more the government tried to ban it, the more people wanted to buy it.

After all, the benefits of the Genetic Serum were evident and well-known.

Some people who had injected the Genetic Serum started live-streaming. They broadcast themselves breaking bricks with one hand, running 100 meters and breaking the Guinness World Record, or punching a pig to death with a single blow.

Through these live streams, everyone could clearly see the power of the Genetic Serum, so they all sought out various channels to buy it.

Of course, also as Xu Shaochen predicted, several hidden supply channels had been cut off, leaving only two barely operational.

Xu Shaochen also received some inside information. Various countries had begun using the Genetic Serum in their armies, specifically training a batch of Gene Warriors.

Moreover, national research labs in different countries were working overtime to study the Genetic Serum.

So far, the only result was that the Genetic Serums on the market had been diluted with mineral water.

Xu Shaochen wasn’t concerned about this. Without jade, the core component, these countries would never fully understand the Genetic Serum.

Now Chen Li and the others were not only working on the second-generation Genetic Serum, but they were also trying to find an alternative to the special substance within the jade.

Otherwise, the jade supply would eventually run out. What would they do then?

At this moment, Xu Shaochen was at the Island Lab, testing the AI developed by the second lab and the upgraded VR technology from the third lab.

He first tried out the VR technology since he was more familiar with it. At home, he already had the latest and most advanced VR set available on the market.

Using it for gaming or watching movies certainly made the experience more immersive. And, well, watching those niche films from certain countries felt… more real… ahem, this sentence should be deleted.

The upgraded VR equipment from the second lab was much more advanced. For one, the machinery wasn’t as complicated—they packed everything into just one helmet.

When Xu Shaochen put it on, he felt like he had entered an entirely different world. It even startled him at first.

Slowly, he got used to it and couldn’t help but imagine what it would be like to use this in games.

Wouldn’t it be like creating a second reality, a completely virtual world?

Twenty minutes later, Xu Shaochen took off the helmet and gave positive feedback to the research team.

Then, he went to check out the AI developed by the second lab.

Compared to VR technology, this was the real game-changer—something that could truly transform human life.

“Mr. Xu, I’ve named this AI Xiao Hai. Xiao Hai is currently the most advanced AI on Earth. It’s already capable of evolving basic self-awareness beyond its programming.”

The leader of the second lab introduced Xiao Hai to Xu Shaochen while running the AI’s startup process.