Chapter 708: Enhancement Experiment

Chapter 708: Enhancement Experiment

Gerald shook his head.

"Don't worry, I'm not asking you to go after anyone for me. As long as you complete this mission properly, that's enough!"

He stared at Steven and said word by word: "All you need to do is complete it even better than Death Team did!"

After hearing this, Steven suddenly realized Gerald's purpose was to block Bryce's path to promotion.

"You suspect Bryce?"

"Not just Bryce!"

Gerald said in a deep voice.

"This mission must be completed by you, and you'll become the flagship we heavily promote."

"Someone killed my nephew because they wanted to use it as an opportunity to reshuffle the power structure in Blizzard City!"

"I absolutely won't allow that!"

"Only if you, an outsider, handle this matter, will Blizzard City's power structure remain stable."

Steven didn't completely trust Gerald's words.

This guy was cunning and way better at playing political games than him.

If he believed everything the man said, he might get sold out.

However—

"You're saying you're helping me and my teammates get stronger just so I can take down Eroding Moon and claim the big achievement? To prevent this achievement from falling into someone else's hands?"

"Exactly."

Gerald nodded.

"Right now, whoever takes down Eroding Moon will gain the highest prestige in Blizzard City! Because they're from Solstice, they're very special. You should understand."

This explanation was barely acceptable to Steven.

After the Nelson family's huge crisis, what they feared most was a reshuffle of Blizzard City's power structure.

Only by preventing others from claiming this huge achievement could the Nelson family slowly stabilize.

Setting all that aside, Steven was very interested in what Gerald mentioned about helping his team members improve their strength.

"How are you going to help us get stronger? With that X compound?"

Gerald laughed, but his smile didn't look like a good person's—more like a thieving rat.

"That stuff won't do much for you. It's meant for the people around you!"

So this thing doesn't work on him?

Gerald said: "You've been through many battles and have actually absorbed a lot of psychic essence. To be honest, I'm surprised—the outer city's environment rarely produces psychics of your level. But you did it, which is nothing short of a miracle!"

Natasha's image flashed through Steven's mind.

Back then, Natasha had absorbed the essence of over thirty psychics and unlocked her LV5 level power.

In the end, Steven absorbed part of her incomplete essence.

That was an incredible fortune!

Without it, he couldn't have reached his current strength.

"Just lucky circumstances."

Steven said casually.

Gerald said: "I don't know what opportunities you've had, but right now, you've clearly hit a bottleneck. At this stage, it's very difficult to improve your strength by absorbing psychic essence."

"Of course, X compound can't do it either."

As he spoke, he picked up a cup from the nearby table.

"It's like this cup—it only has this much capacity, can only hold this much water."

"No matter how hard you try to pour more water in, it'll just overflow."

Steven quickly grasped the meaning in Gerald's words.

"You mean, increase the cup's capacity?"

Gerald nodded with satisfaction.

"Right, exactly!"

Miles's image flashed through Steven's mind.

He shook his head and said with a playful smile: "You guys haven't mastered this method yet, have you? If you could, Miles wouldn't just be at LV4."

At the mention of Miles, Gerald sighed again.

"Miles has indeed hit his bottleneck. LV4 is his limit. We've been trying to break through this biological boundary, to let him develop even stronger mutations."

"But the genetic field is God's domain. How can mortals touch it so easily?"

At this point, he pointed at Steven with the hand holding the cup.

"Same goes for you. Even though your strength is still a bit below the investigation team captain's, it's extremely difficult to improve in a short time."

"So, improving your companions is the most cost-effective approach."

He picked up the coffee pot and poured himself a cup. While drinking, his gaze went through the transparent floor-to-ceiling window to Lily in the next rest room, who was holding her long sword with her eyes closed.

"Forcibly increasing power requires a tough enough vessel and large enough capacity. Otherwise, you can't handle the massive energy infusion in a short time."

"Not everyone can do this experiment. We must select someone with excellent talent and strong willpower."

"That lady with you is a pure gem! If we can develop her abilities, I believe she won't be inferior to you. She'll become your great helper!"

With Gerald's capabilities, investigating Lily's background was very simple.

Lily's physical condition was jaw-dropping.

Three generations of martial artists—both her grandfather and father were masters.

Lily was proficient in over three hundred fighting techniques, including practical foreign fighting techniques.

She became a fighting techniques athlete at seventeen and had served as a bodyguard for high-level officials.

To describe someone who could achieve all this as "one in ten thousand" would be an insult.

She was at least one in a million!

Gerald glanced at Steven beside him without showing any emotion, keeping one thought to himself.

In his view, Lily, with her high overall qualities, had far more room to grow than Steven.

After all, Gerald knew well what kind of hellishly strict selection process someone had to go through to become a bodyguard for that place.

And Steven?

He was just a small warehouse manager in Starlight City.

Even with talent, he couldn't compare to excellent talent like Lily who had been strictly trained since childhood.

"How about it, Steven? Want to accept my help? This only has benefits for you, no drawbacks."

"To deal with the upcoming battle, you also need people you can trust."

Steven stared at Gerald's shoes, frowning slightly, caught in a dilemma.

Could he trust Gerald?

Hard to say.

But clearly, this was a very good opportunity.

If Miles hadn't had his accident, Nelson Group wouldn't have helped him.

It would be a shame to miss it.

Gerald didn't rush Steven, even thoughtfully saying: "This does need careful consideration. After all, you don't have much connection with the Nelson family, so it's normal to be suspicious of us."

"However, this really is a rare opportunity for you. I hope you seize your future!"

Steven took a deep breath. "I need to think about it. Won't take long, just give me some time."

Gerald smiled: "Of course."

Steven couldn't make up his mind on his own. He decided to go discuss it with Cindy.