Chapter 108 Trading Conditions

The atmosphere remained tense.

All eyes were on Li Tianran.

His next sentence would determine the fate of the people present.

Bai Jingyan was extremely calm, seemingly unperturbed, but in reality, his back was covered in a cold sweat, and the shirt closest to his skin was already soaked.

It was only now that Bai Jingyan realized that the lingering shadow in his heart when facing Li Tianran again still existed.

Even after becoming a mutant, wielding power greater than before, he still couldn't help but recall the scene of Li Tianran's punch landing, leaving him utterly defenseless!

Yes, he was afraid of Li Tianran.

His calmness and composure were all a facade!

Even the hand he extended was being kept steady with all his might, lest it tremble.

A person who has walked the edge of life and death, and experienced the true fear of death, is different from ordinary people.

This intense psychological shadow cannot be easily erased.

Bai Jingyan had spent a full decade barely emerging from the shadow of his half-brother, who had bullied and beaten him for a long time in the past, and even now, he still occasionally had nightmares about him.

This sense of fear was deeply rooted.

It wouldn't suddenly disappear with an increase in power.

Bai Jingyan's Adam's apple bobbed imperceptibly as he watched Li Tianran's hands, a drop of cold sweat sliding down the back of his neck.

Li Tianran slowly raised his hands.

He crossed his arms in front of his chest, didn't shake hands with Bai Jingyan, and walked straight past him into the living room on the first floor of the small building.

"Have your men disarm and squat in the corner with their heads in their hands; you... can talk about your plan."

In an instant, it felt like ten thousand years had passed!

Bai Jingyan and the men beside him breathed a collective sigh of relief, as if a heavy stone had been lifted from their chests.

Bai Jingyan adjusted his collar, inconspicuously wiping a drop of cold sweat from his temple with his thumb, and followed Li Tianran inside.

"Do as Mr. Li says!"

The seven men exchanged glances, unanimously dropping their weapons, and under the watch of the Battle Maniacs, silently squatted in the corner with their heads in their hands.

This outcome was hard to accept.

They had come aggressively, wanting to invade the farm and make a big splash, but now they were disarmed and humiliatingly taken prisoner.

However, compared to those who had already died, they were extremely lucky.

Only when one is close to death can one truly understand how important it is to be alive!

...

In the dark living room, Li Tianran reached out and pressed the light switch.

*Clack!*

It was still pitch black.

Seeing this, Bai Jingyan was silent for a moment before saying, "My apologies."

Li Tianran didn't speak, turned and walked to the corner, and pressed the emergency light switch.

Still pitch black.

Bai Jingyan's lips twitched, and his voice carried a hint of a wry smile as he repeated himself, "Really... my apologies!"

The microwave pulse weapon was indeed powerful enough; all the electrical equipment in Li Tianran's house had been destroyed.

But at the same time, what puzzled Bai Jingyan was that the combat robots seemed to be completely unaffected.

Could it be that there were already chip electronics in this world that could resist pulse weapons?

In fact, pulse weapons could only have a destructive effect on intelligent appliances driven by integrated circuit chips. As for those Battle Maniacs... even Li Tianran himself didn't know what energy source they used as their drive. Perhaps there were no chips or circuits in their bodies at all!

No matter how domineering pulse weapons were, they couldn't have any effect on them.

Li Tianran was speechless.

Although he had studied marketing management in college, he had occasionally read books on electrical engineering when he went to the library. He remembered very clearly that this type of microwave particle pulse weapon was extremely expensive and rare, and only some top research centers and military bases were equipped with it.

The fact that Bai Jingyan could produce such a thing was enough to show his strength.

In this regard, Li Tianran was indeed somewhat lacking compared to him.

Although the system store also had such weapons, even more advanced than Bai Jingyan's, they required extremely high points to purchase.

And Bai Jingyan, relying on the strong financial support behind him, now had almost any cutting-edge equipment in the world that he wanted!

If the pulse weapon hadn't happened to be ineffective against the Battle Maniacs, Li Tianran's farm would probably have been captured by Bai Jingyan tonight.

The power of capital was too great.

At this moment, Li Tianran had only three words in his mind... sugar daddy!

"Help me track this number and investigate all call records and signal locations for this number for the past ten days." Li Tianran was silent for a moment, then entered a number on his phone, the one the gravedigger had used to contact him.

"I think we should discuss the contents of the transaction first." Bai Jingyan didn't take the phone from Li Tianran, but said, "I haven't stated my conditions yet."

Li Tianran narrowed his eyes, a chill radiating from him. He said in a calm and cold voice, "Make it clear, who is in control right now? I'm already being generous enough to let you continue living."

Bai Jingyan was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.

He was indeed a little afraid of Li Tianran, but being afraid didn't mean he had to compromise on everything.

He hadn't forgotten what his purpose was tonight, so even though Li Tianran spoke to him in this tone, he still made his request: "Promise to give me your gene cells, and I'll help you track this number."

"Mine?" In the darkness, Li Tianran raised an eyebrow and asked softly.

"That's right, I need the gene cells of a Perfect Mutant... or, you give me the 'key' to unlocking Perfect Mutation!" Bai Jingyan's eyes fell on Li Tianran: "But I think the latter is basically impossible, so when choosing between the genes of a human and a dog, I will naturally choose the one that is closer to my human genes!"

Bai Jingyan was talking about Xiao Hei.

If he could choose the gene cells of a Perfect Mutant, he naturally wouldn't focus on Xiao Hei anymore. Human cells were more worthy of his research and easier to match with him!

Li Tianran's gaze was strange.

Listening to Bai Jingyan's words, he wanted to ask: What does your search for the gene cells of a Perfect Mutant have to do with me? I'm not a Perfect Mutant!

"I've lowered my requirements. I won't delve into the source of your Perfect Mutation power, I just need you to give me your gene cells, and I can decipher the secrets within myself." Bai Jingyan paused and asked, "I know this request may be a little difficult for you to accept..."

"Not hard to accept." Li Tianran interrupted Bai Jingyan and said very calmly, "If you're sure you want my genes..."

"I agree!"