Chapter 3417 — The Plan Complete
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"For the first kind of biochemical human, the injection that leaves them utterly mindless—there is no antidote," Brother Dafeng said. "That potion works by destroying a person's mind—what we cultivators call the spirit-consciousness. It wrecks the mind, strips away the self and its thoughts, and after that they can only be controlled through hypnosis."
Brother Dafeng's words gave Wei Zhao a violent shock! No antidote? Lou Qitian had hinted at as much before, and now Brother Dafeng said the same—then it was very likely true that no antidote existed!
After all, Brother Dafeng had once been the head of a poison-refining base, and he knew a good deal. Mind... spirit-consciousness... wasn't that somewhat similar to Yu Xiaoke's condition?
Yu Xiaoke had fallen unconscious from overexpending her spirit-consciousness, while the pangolin had had his spirit-consciousness destroyed. The two were not the same, yet not far apart. At this thought, Wei Zhao breathed a faint sigh of relief—surely Zhang Lifeng would still have a way, when the time came?
"And the second kind, the semi-biochemical humans?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Those have an antidote. I can't compound it myself, nor do I know the formula, but I still have a small stock on hand—enough to detoxify a few people, eight or ten is no problem. Any more than that and I'd have to think of something else," Brother Dafeng said outright.
"That's enough." Wei Zhao nodded, glanced at Meng Gaohai, and then said, "Actually, even if you didn't have any, you could apply to headquarters."
"What do you mean, Leader Wei Zhao?" Brother Dafeng was slightly taken aback.
"Right now I'm at the poison-refining base in the Hakunamata Desert. I'm going to bring men and raze this base to the ground. But there are three men here who are my underlings and have helped me—let them work under you from now on, make them your subordinates. One of them is even an early Heaven-rank fighter; he should be a fine arm for you," Wei Zhao said. "When the time comes and I attack this base, bring your men over. Then you can say this Heaven-rank fighter tipped you off. That way both you and he will have earned merit—even if you couldn't save Lou Qitian's life, at least you did your utmost."
As for where the biochemical humans at the poison-refining base would end up, that was no concern of Wei Zhao's; wherever Brother Dafeng wished to take them, he could.
It was not that Wei Zhao would not save them, but that they could not be saved. One kind of biochemical human could never be restored—and Wei Zhao had a sick patient of his own to worry about—while the antidote for the other kind was not enough to go around. Better to let Brother Dafeng take them on to continue their hard labor; that, too, counted as saving their lives, and the Paoli clan would not be left without income.
"Fine, no problem. Thank you, Leader Wei Zhao!" Brother Dafeng answered at once.
Hanging up, Wei Zhao looked at the excited Meng Gaohai and the other two and said flatly, "You might call this a stroke of fortune. From now on, work well under Dafeng—he's my underling too. Who knows, when I wipe out the Red Conch for good, I may still have use for you."
"Yes! Thank you for saving our lives, Leader! From now on we'll work hard under Brother Dafeng and strive to serve you soon, Leader!" Meng Gaohai said hurriedly.