Paul Blanc disappeared.
Nobody knew where he went, he vanished just like his child, Sloane Blanc, did previously.
Just as the entire Blanc family began mobilizing their forces in full to search for traces of Paul, he suddenly appeared again at the gate of their manor.
Nobody knew where he went in the duration he went missing. Paul did not intend to bring it up either.
Shortly after that, the bedridden Sloane Paul was suddenly flown out to Namibia. Word was there was an institute known as Blackwatch Research Center that could cure Sloane of his illness.
This was a subject of interest for countless people.
Most of the general public could not make out the connection between Blackwatch and the Blanc Financial Group. However, what were the chances of the top business circles of the North American continent not knowing about Als Mutual Aid Association’s previous attempt at targeting Blackwatch?
As it turned out, not only did Sloane Blanc have his kidneys taken away as an act of vengeance, even the head of the Blanc family went missing for two days. Furthermore, he did not comment about Sloane’s incident upon reappearing again.
Even without having the specific details, it was quite apparent that Blanc Financial Group’s maneuvers proved to be completely ineffective against the new Blackwatch Corporation. Apart from that, they seemed to be forced to make a compromise due to the opposing party getting an edge on them…
Countless observers found themselves awed by how things that had turned out. The general opinion of the newly formed Blackwatch Corporation was starting to take on a more mysterious shape…
Blackwatch engineered the world’s highest-grade life preservation laboratory in Namibia while at the same time, invited the ten financial titans of North America and Europe and successfully established a mutual association with them.
These accomplishments were the results of their sharp and precise execution.
It had to be noted that Blackwatch’s success was partially attributed to it being based in Africa, thus allowing it to leverage its advantage longer. If it was established in North America, the vast arsenal of astounding technology would sooner than later attract the attention of many predators and be feasted on.
Now, the corporation had proved its mettle by effortlessly subduing the Blanc family and even the Als Mutual Aid Association. It would seem that many financial groups who were gearing up to make a move would have to think twice now.
On the other side of things, Chen Chen had returned to Namibia after installing the God chip in Paul. By applying an effective and straightforward technique, he was able to address the root of the problem without having to enlist the help of the eleven financial titans.
Of course, it was not a big deal even if Paul refused to cooperate. Chen Chen could simply take him out along with the rest of the Blanc family members.
Resorting to this decision may cause an outrage among the ranks of the European and American consortium. However, being labeled as a target of public outcry was not particularly helpful for the next stages of Chen Chen’s plans.
After that, at Chen Chen’s request, Sloane was sent to the Blacklight Biotechnology Research Center.
The first reason for this decision was in part due to the technological advantage at the research center. The second reason being that Sloane essentially played the role of a hostage as seen in ancient wartimes, with the chip installed in Paul to boot, he served as double insurance.
From here on, the research center would cultivate a clone for Sloane. After a year when the clone had matured, a new pair of kidneys could be implanted into Sloane to help his body recover anew.
Chen Chen’s removal of Sloane’s kidneys was not a wasted effort. It was about sending a message to the financial corporations of the North American continent.
The promise of curing Sloane also further persuaded Paul to submit to Chen Chen.
Either risk the complete destruction of the Blanc family or regain his youth was also ensuring the recovery of his son.
With these options provided, not many people would be willing to go the route of mutual destruction just for the sake of it.
This incident should deter whatever plans from being hatched in the North American continent for a while.
Surely, without exceeding Chen Chen’s expectations, many families and financial groups began contacting Chen Chen via the eleven disciples. Some of them came directly to Namibia to contact the research center. These people had one common goal – they were all seeking the technology to restore them to their youth.
“In this case, it’s about time we publicize the ‘Age-reversal treatment’…”
Chen Chen mumbled to himself when he looked at the stream of new updates from Little X.
Back then, Chen Chen still had his qualms about publicizing this technology since he only had two cards up his sleeves at the time – The “Age-reversal treatment” and “Cloned organ transplantation”.
With the recent advent of the AD-001 that was able to effectively cure Alzheimer’s disease, he had another card up his sleeve.
With these three aces, there was no reason to not play one of them to alleviate the surrounding pressure.
Chen Chen only had to make sure to clarify things properly with the eleven disciple families.
After all, these families had each paid a billion-dollar for entry. What was the point of their major investment if Chen Chen was simply going to publicize all these technologies?
If everyone could receive the same treatment, what were they paying so much for?
What Chen Chen needed to do now was to get across the point that there was a good reason for their billion-dollar entry fee.
Of course, even if it had to be publicized, it must be publicized in the form of Chen Chen’s announcement. With the first phase of the Eco Science City construction nearing completion, the announcement of the “Age-reversal treatment” along with the official opening of the Eco Science City was sure to attract an endless stream of clients.
This was the advantage of having someone to back him. Compared to his previous situation where he did not have any supporting pillars, an announcement of this scale was a suicidal move.
With the help of the eleven financial groups acting as his mediators, Chen Chen only had to pay a small price to ensure a constant stream of revenue generated from the Eco Science City.
It was the same principle of a child with a pocket full of cash. If Chen Chen only had the technology without the capital to back it up, it would be an invitation for others to snatch it away from him. If he was on equal footing with any interested parties, the other party would naturally treat him as an equal and attempt to obtain his technology by way of trade.
This was the answer Chen Chen had for these financial groups: In half a year, after the Eco Science City opened, everyone could come and enjoy the prospects of this technology.
As a result, the major financial groups did their best to contain their greed and patiently waited for the grand opening of the Eco Science City.
Over the next few months, Chen Chen wholly rented the Symphony of the Seas anchored by the Walvis Bay. After a round of modification, Chen Chen had transformed the main power distribution room on the main deck into a tightly guarded secret room and promptly moved in there himself.
To keep up his disguise, he did not fire any of the crewmates. Instead, he had the Symphony of the Seas leave the harbor and camp in certain sections of the open seas. The cruise would stay there and only return upon nearly exhausting the diesel supply.
Again, the Symphony of the Seas would restock itself with sufficient diesel and various other resources at the port before setting sail again to the high seas.
Just like that, four months had passed and given way to the new year.
On this day, the cruise received a message from Hollywood using satellite signals. The three movies Chen Chen had invested in previously were all completed.
Subsequently, Chen Chen received the original unedited versions of the three movies.
The three movies were Immortal, Cancer Man, and Chronicle 2: Darkness Rises.
Sitting in the cabin, Chen Chen began watching the three movies that had not officially premiered just yet. For the first time, he began looking forward to what was coming next.