I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property-Chapter 575 - 573: They Are Courting Death Themselves

That day, two major news stories broke in Dongji City.

The world's richest man, Zhang Menglong, appeared at an ordinary public servant's wedding.

This disabled public servant miraculously regained a perfectly functioning leg.

The former piece of news was somewhat acceptable, but the second was utterly preposterous.

Medical science had advanced to a stage where most complex diseases had been conquered; however, until now, no one had ever developed technology for limb regeneration.

Due to Zhang Menglong's presence, many naturally linked him to this event.

Everyone knew Zhang Menglong was a genius in mathematics, physics, and Artificial Intelligence. If he had developed a drug that enabled limb regeneration, it wouldn't be too surprising!

Yet if this were true, it would undoubtedly cause a tremendous stir worldwide.

How many people worldwide suffer disabilities due to accidents or other causes? Many, to preserve their lives, had no choice but to amputate, facing even worse conditions than Zhu Xiaoyu.

Their dream was to escape wheelchairs, shed the label "invalid," and stand up once again. This news undoubtedly offered them hope for a new lease on life!

"Mr. Zhang, was it you who cured your friend's leg?"

"Mr. Zhang, could you really be the one true god of this world?"

"Mr. Zhang, when will this drug be officially available for use?"

Zhang Menglong's Weibo was bombarded with hundreds of thousands of comments that day; even many media outlets frantically tried to contact him through various means. However, with the aid of Artificial Intelligence, most harassing messages were blocked.

But the matter was too significant, serious enough that the higher-ups were informed, and everyone understood what this technology truly meant.

"Menglong, it's me!" Without any other option, Zhang Menglong had to answer Old Zhou's call.

"Old Zhou, I knew you would call me." Zhang Menglong showed a wry smile, he obviously knew what the public reaction would be after Zhu Xiaoyu's case became well-known, and he had no intention of hiding or denying it.

Netizens weren't fools; the underlying logic was easy to deduce.

"Then you also know what I'm going to ask you?" Conversations between smart people were typically quite effortless.

"Yes, I cured my friend's leg!" Zhang Menglong openly admitted.

"Good lad!" Old Zhou couldn't help but praise him outright. "I'm not surprised at all, given that you could develop targeted cancer therapy, devising limb regeneration technology seems quite normal."

"You wouldn't just be calling to ask about the truth, would you?"

"Hahaha," Old Zhou laughed heartily, "Isn't this just coming to ask for a favor?"

"The logic behind it is actually simple," Zhang Menglong said. "On Earth, many organisms can regenerate their limbs, like squids, geckos, and even earthworms, which can be cut in half and become two new beings. I simply extracted this part of the gene from their bodies, modified it, and then integrated it into the human body."

"Are you talking about genetic engineering?"

"It can be understood that way," Zhang Menglong said.

He could have arrived at Zhu Xiaoyu's wedding much earlier but was delayed in preparing that particular dosage.

This represented very high-grade civilization technology, even involving something called "gene welding."

Because the genetic sequences of different organisms are quite diverse, forcibly transferring other organisms' genes into humans could introduce great instability.

This technology temporarily welds a part of specific genes onto human genes, allowing it to function for a short time before eventually dissolving and disappearing.

According to current Earth's technology, it might take several hundred years before such capability could be achieved.

"Old Zhou, to be honest, it's not that I don't want to provide it to you, but with today's technology, even if I gave you all the data, it would be impossible to mass-produce it for ten or twenty years."

"Is it that difficult?" Old Zhou sounded somewhat disappointed.

Actually, he did this just for a few of his friends.

Many founding fathers had lost parts of their bodies in the war. Although they were also approaching the end of their days, every time he saw their disabilities, Old Zhou was very saddened.

"However, if you want a small sample, I can provide you with some," Zhang Menglong said, "Is ten enough?"

"Enough! Of course, it's enough!" Old Zhou had only expected three, but he hadn't expected Zhang Menglong to be so generous.

"Then I'll have someone send it over tomorrow," Zhang Menglong said.

"Hahaha, good, come visit Yanjing more often when you have time," Old Zhou said, making polite conversation again.

...

"Old Zhou really is something. At his age, instead of enjoying his peaceful days, he's still busy with this and that," Zhang Menglong shook his head and hung up the phone.

"Yiyi, are you ready?" Zhang Menglong asked.

"I'm ready," Lu Yiyao sat in her personal esports chair at home, looking a bit anxious, "Oh, I really can't play games, why do you have to drag me into this!"

"Hahaha, with a genius like me playing with you, what's there to fear?"

"Wang Ling, get online!" Zhang Menglong quickly sent a message to Wang Ling.

This was a new game recently released by Baolei Games. As a big brother in the gaming world, each game from Baolei caused a huge stir in the market.

Two years ago, the explosive popularity of PUBG made many fall in love with the exhilarating sensation of its war-torn battlefields. However, Baolei had integrity and didn't just mimic this game. Instead, they started a new team and created a new game called "Domination Era."

The introduction to this game was very attractive. Its map was almost made at a 1:1 Earth scale, dividing it into different regions based on current countries and territories on Earth.

Each country had established a server, and players from that country would automatically enter their respective country upon joining the game.

This was a war game where players from different countries could attack other countries' territories to gather resources and further develop their own nation. All players from a country would unite to develop their technology, defend against foreign aggression, and attack other nations.

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If a country was completely occupied, it would disappear from the map, and only one country would survive to the end of a season, after which a new season would begin.

Of course, the game had some unfair elements. Many countries had very small land areas, while countries like Huaxia, with large territories, had incomparable resources, and the population base also affected the number of game players from each country.

So, to maintain balance, the game incorporated special protection mechanisms, such as Huaxia miners only managing half the efficiency of those from smaller countries or even less.

Initially, humans were still in the primitive age of cold weapons. Humans could develop their technology on their own; if you were fast enough and creative enough, you could even pilot a Cosmic Warship directly into other countries.

That was the charm of this game.

Today, this game officially entered its open beta, so Zhang Menglong and others invited a large group of friends to start making a commotion.

Not only was Wang Ling there, but all their friends were involved too. Although it was just a game, in a sense, it was like a virtual world!

"Hahaha! Wang Ling, you look so ugly, why are you bald!"

"Damn! I thought the character models were standardized; I skipped the customization phase directly!"

"Hahaha, why is your hair green!"

A dozen virtual characters gathered together, wearing primitive animal skin clothes. According to the game's pace, it was just the beginning, and the biggest threat to humans was actually nature.

In the map, many wild beasts would appear, and if a character died, there would be some penalties that would affect the overall progress of the country.

"Let's check the map, where are we?" Zhang Menglong opened the map, and surprisingly, their location was right at where Jiangnan City used to be.

"This game is really well-made," even Zhang Menglong couldn't help praising.

However, suddenly, his expression turned very ugly. Some things on the map directly crossed his red line.

"Well, well," Zhang Menglong scoffed, "Baolei is really asking for trouble!"