"Superhumans?"
Gou Feng looked confused.
He had never heard of that.
"What is that thing?"
Seeing Gou Feng's ignorant expression, Jin Chunfeng and Wang Shan couldn't help but smile knowingly. Then Jin Chunfeng replied.
"Superhumans are a group of superpowered individuals developed by foreign research over the past century, capable of rivaling cultivators! Have you seen 'Captain America'? It's that kind of stuff! And compared to cultivators, the training period for superhumans is shorter, and their strength is not much different from ordinary cultivators."
Wang Shan continued, "The most important thing is that for ordinary people like us, who are oppressed by cultivators, superhumans are the only lifeline we can grasp. Imagine, if all your Gou family's bodyguards were replaced by superhumans, would your Han family still have the right to challenge you?"
Hearing that superhumans could rival the Han family, Gou Feng's spirits instantly lifted, and he quickly pressed on, "Brother Wang, Brother Jin, how can I obtain superhumans who can contend with the Han family?"
Wang Shan waved his hand, signaling Gou Feng to calm down.
"Brother Gou, don't be anxious. Since we've decided to tell you about superhumans, we naturally have channels to help you acquire them. However, before that, you need to have a certain understanding of superhumans."
Upon hearing this, Gou Feng obediently sat down and listened attentively as Wang Shan and Jin Chunfeng explained about superhumans.
Wang Shan spoke first, "Like cultivators, superhumans are classified by their abilities. Starting from the lowest rank, C-class, all the way to B, A, D, and even higher ranks like S, SS, SSS, and X. The further up the ranks, the stronger the individual."
"Moreover, superhumans are different from cultivators. Cultivator training is influenced by talent, opportunity, resources, and other factors; however, as a product of science, superhumans are almost unaffected by these things. Furthermore, the period to cultivate a superhuman is shorter than that for a cultivator, and more importantly, superhumans can be replicated based on research data!"
As soon as Wang Shan finished speaking, Jin Chunfeng quickly added.
"Exactly! In terms of strength, that Xiao Chang you met last time, he's almost at the bottom of the cultivator world. Even compared to superhumans, he can only match a C-class superhuman! But as superhuman technology becomes more mature, the success rate for C-class superhumans has reached seventy percent. Therefore, we don't take cultivators of this strength seriously at all!"
Gou Feng was stunned after hearing this.
Especially about Xiao Chang, as mentioned by Jin Chunfeng.
Recalling the first time he saw him, his arrogant demeanor still made Gou Feng feel a lingering sense of dread.
But he never expected that he was merely at the bottom!
Yet, Gou Feng understood in his heart that even if Xiao Chang's strength was at the bottom, he was still someone ordinary people couldn't afford to offend.
Therefore, C-class superhumans with comparable strength, or any level of superhumans, must not be simple either.
Thinking of this, he quickly asked.
"Brother Wang, Brother Jin! Since these superhumans are so powerful, they must have some significant drawbacks, right? Otherwise, wouldn't the whole world have become a world of superhumans?"
Hearing Gou Feng's question, Wang Shan and Jin Chunfeng exchanged glances and nodded with satisfaction.
"Of course! If there were no drawbacks at all, superhumans wouldn't need to hide and would even operate behind the scenes of the cultivator world."
Jin Chunfeng, following Wang Shan's words, explained.
"Superhumans have obvious advantages, but their drawbacks are currently equally fatal. Firstly, scientific research is extremely expensive. For cutting-edge technology like superhumans, the research costs are even higher. Even for the eight great families like yours, it's barely enough to make ends meet."
"Secondly, with current technology, except for low-tier C and B-class superhumans who have a success rate of around seventy percent, the success rates for other higher-level superhumans are not high. For A and D-class superhumans, the success rate has already dropped to around forty percent. S-class are rare, and SS and SSS are even rarer, like one in ten thousand. Even X-class almost only exists in scientific hypotheses."
"However, you don't need to worry."
"In this small city of Le City, C and B-class superhumans are more than enough. If you can have a few A-class or even D-class individuals, you'll basically be safe and sound."
"Just like the Han family you're currently concerned about, an A-class superhuman is enough to crush them. Therefore, under our watchful eyes, they won't be able to cause any trouble!"
Jin Chunfeng said it so casually, and Gou Feng was already filled with longing.
However, what he didn't know was that Wang Shan and Jin Chunfeng deliberately concealed the existence of the Special Investigation Bureau and the fact that superhumans cannot be upgraded.
In other words, Gou Feng not only didn't know that manufactured superhumans had no possibility of upgrading or being re-engineered, but he also didn't know that manufacturing superhumans was an act of colluding with the enemy and treason.
At this moment, he was full of excitement and didn't think about those aspects at all. He only repeatedly asked, "In that case, how do we control these superhumans? We can't spend all the money and then have those superhumans refuse to obey me, can we?"
"Of course not!" Wang Shan immediately denied. "After C and B-class superhumans are successfully modified, a nano-level control chip will be implanted in their brains. At the same time, a chip to control them will be implanted into your central nervous system. As long as the chip exists, you can control these individuals at will. However..."
"However, what..." Gou Feng asked impatiently.
"However, superhumans of A-class and above are too powerful. Even with chip control, they can kill their employers before you even have the thought."
"Therefore, for superhumans of A-class and above, it's best not to treat them merely as subordinates to command. You should treat them as brothers, as friends, sharing fortunes together, to truly control them!"
Jin Chunfeng hastily added, "The most crucial thing is to choose trustworthy people before the modification. Otherwise, the chance of them betraying their employer is very high!"
Gou Feng couldn't help but feel a little worried after hearing this.
"Although superhumans of A-class and above are extremely powerful, this betrayal... is a bit terrifying, isn't it?"
Wang Shan couldn't help but laugh.
"Heh heh, Brother Gou! Your courage is really growing weaker by the day!"
"Not to mention that everything in the world is a double-edged sword. Since there are benefits, there must be drawbacks! Especially for cutting-edge technology like superhumans!"
"Moreover, since we can master such technology, can't we find a way to control the modified superhumans?"
"Besides, if you are really worried, you can just create low-tier superhumans like C and B-class! If you create enough of them, can't they still take down an elephant?"
"Exactly!" Jin Chunfeng also said dismissively, "Even further, if the success rate for high-tier superhuman technology were high, we could also become SS or even SSS superhumans ourselves! With our own strength, why would we fear a rebellion from low-tier superhumans?"
Gou Feng's doubts were completely dispelled by their words.
Putting aside everything else, given the status of Jin Chunfeng and Wang Shan, if they weren't afraid of betrayal, why should he be afraid?
After thinking it through, Gou Feng immediately made up his mind.
"Alright! Brother Wang, Brother Jin, I've decided on this matter! I'll go along with you. Please brothers, guide this little brother into the fold!"
Hearing Gou Feng's words, Jin Chunfeng and Wang Shan nodded with satisfaction.
"Good. Tomorrow, when you have time, you can first get to know the research base thoroughly with Brother Jin. Once you're generally familiar with it, you can invest in building one yourself."
Gou Feng readily agreed, "Okay, okay! When the time comes, the three of us will create a superhuman legion together, and we won't rest until we rule all of Le City! Haha..."
Wang Shan and Jin Chunfeng also burst into laughter.