Invincible through Touching Corpses-Chapter 45: The Layout of the Upper Echelons

Roger figured Lin Xinghai was truly in the dark about these matters, so he began to explain in detail, covering all the various applications of Perception Power without leaving anything out.

Lin Xinghai’s gaze drifted a bit. In truth, he had already mastered most of what Roger was talking about.

So he asked the question he most wanted to know the answer to, "Once the growth stabilizes, how much will my Perception Power increase?"

"Generally speaking, it will be about double what it was when you first broke the Genetic Lock," Roger said after a moment of thought.

Surprise, then elation, appeared on Lin Xinghai’s face. If his Perception Power could really double, he would be able to perceive things within 200 meters.

When the time came, if he went to places with limited visibility like the city, his Perception Power could probably be used as a Zombie Detector.

After all, a small Zombie Detector could only scan a range of 300 meters.

Roger didn’t know what Lin Xinghai was thinking. He continued on his own, "Although you’ve only broken the first Genetic Lock, and even if your Perception Power doubles, you’ll only be able to scan a range of two or three meters around yourself. But don’t be discouraged, as long as..."

"I’m not discouraged." Lin Xinghai cut off his rambling and asked casually, "By the way, Roger, what’s your Perception Range now?"

"Heh, I don’t mind telling you. My Perception Range has reached 58 meters. The average range for someone who’s broken the second Genetic Lock is only between 50 and 53 meters," Roger said with a touch of pride.

Roger wanted to recount some of his glorious deeds, but the convoy had already entered the mountain tunnel and was about to reach the Shelter, so he held his tongue.

After greeting the soldiers stationed there, Roger led the convoy to the elevator hall.

However, Roger didn’t give the order to enter the Shelter. Instead, he had the team stand by while he used his wrist-mounted computer to connect to the Shelter’s internal network and send out several messages.

Then, they just waited quietly.

This made Lin Xinghai very curious, and most of the other Mercenaries also found it strange. Only the higher-ups in the Mercenary Corps, the Squad Leaders like Roger and above, had calm expressions, as if they had long expected this.

"Roger, what’s going on?" Lin Xinghai wasn’t one to bottle up his curiosity, so he asked immediately.

Roger thought for a moment and said, "There are some things I should probably tell you. Come on, let’s talk over here."

The two of them moved to a corner of the hall before Roger continued, "Actually, the Shelter’s management isn’t as harmonious as you might think."

Lin Xinghai really wanted to retort: ’I’ve never even thought about whether the management is harmonious or not, because I’ve never been in a position to find out.’

Of course, he was still eager to hear the gossip, so he could only keep that retort to himself and put on a look of someone listening intently.

"This all started 30 years ago. Back then, to usher in the space age, the Earth Federation was formed."

"Under those circumstances, cooperation between nations was extremely close, and many strict regulations were relaxed. As a result, some large multinational conglomerates from Western countries naturally entered Huaxia."

"Because of differences in national conditions, those foreign multinational conglomerates could even get involved in pillar industries like energy, aerospace, finance, healthcare, and military manufacturing. Can you imagine the waves these conglomerates could make after entering Huaxia?"

Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but nod. He wasn’t familiar with this era, but in the era before he transmigrated, every candidate in the elections of Western capitalist countries had the backing of some conglomerate, more or less.

It was just a glimpse, but it was enough to understand how terrifying those Western conglomerates were.

Seeing that Lin Xinghai understood, Roger continued, "Although because of the different national conditions, these multinational conglomerates couldn’t be as unrestrained in Huaxia as they were in the West, the capitalist market here still suffered a huge impact."

"Even after the Great Cataclysm and the collapse of the Earth Federation, the influence of these conglomerates could not be underestimated."

At this point, Lin Xinghai understood. "So you’re saying the problems in the Shelter’s management are because of these multinational conglomerates?"

"Yes!" Roger nodded, but then he changed the subject and asked, "Do you know what the most scarce resource in our Star Shield Shelter is?"

"Energy?" Lin Xinghai guessed.

"Exactly. Energy. Of the energy required to keep the Star Shield Shelter operational, 50% is provided by the state, and 20% is self-sufficiently produced. But the remaining 30% is supplied by the Morgan Conglomerate."

"A 30% energy demand is a huge gap. The Morgan Conglomerate is using this leverage to continuously plant their own people in the Shelter’s management system."

"Although the people they’ve planted are only in low- to mid-level positions, if this continues, they’ll eventually render the higher-ups powerless."

"Of course, the Shelter’s leadership can’t tolerate this, and they’re not just going to sit back and wait for the worst. Starting three months ago, the higher-ups began intentionally-or-not leaking information about collecting large quantities of Energy Crystal Stones."

"The Shelter’s leadership is probably about to make a move, but the Morgan Conglomerate is no pushover, and they’re trying to stop this from happening."

"We’re now bringing back 1.5348 tons of Energy Crystal Stones. If we don’t take any precautions and just bring them straight into the Shelter, and the Morgan Conglomerate’s people find out, they might do something desperate."

"So now you understand what’s going on, right?" Roger said with a smile.

"I understand. Our Mercenary Corps will become a thorn in the Morgan Conglomerate’s side," Lin Xinghai nodded.

The smile on Roger’s face froze. "What an unlucky thing to say! This time, our Heaven-Sundering Mercenary Corps has made a huge impression on the Shelter’s leadership. Our future is sure to be a smooth ride to the top."

"That’s only after the Morgan Conglomerate has been cleared out of the Star Shield Shelter," Lin Xinghai retorted.

"I’m telling you, kid, stay away from Wu Yan. Don’t pick up his bad habits. He’s always arguing with people just because he’s all brawn and no brains. I’d hate to see you end up like that," Roger said, patting Lin Xinghai’s shoulder earnestly.

Lin Xinghai shot him a sidelong glance but didn’t say anything.

Just then, Fang Tianhe’s wrist-mounted computer vibrated. He quickly opened the message he had just received, and a smile appeared on his face as he read it.

"Let’s move out, brothers!"

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I suddenly got a headache at noon today. It scared me so much I quickly took my temperature. Luckily, no fever. Meow meow meow~