As the discussion progressed, there was a shift from initial admiration and skepticism to a more serious debate. Some meeting participants began to see that this project, although crazy, might have unexpected benefits.A technology scientist said, “I think we should consider the risks but also look at the innovation opportunities that can arise from this project. Perhaps this is a big step towards human evolution that can withstand the harsh conditions of the world.”“Exactly, you’re right about this. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a new breakthrough and will enable humans to survive in these world conditions.” Volkov still appeared confident, especially since there was someone who began to agree with his project.Although some agreed with Volkov’s proposal, most people still disagreed with the project. It’s not surprising that the idea met with much resistance from various attendees at the meeting. The atmosphere in the room became tense, and some meeting participants began to voice t
Two days had passed since the last meeting. There was still no decision from headquarters regarding the proposed projects, and it was unknown how long they would have to wait for the outcome. Dimitri, who had some free time, took the opportunity to watch his son. Xander was clearly undergoing military training with other young men, and an instructor whose name was familiar to Dimitri was shouting orders and instructions to them.As discussed earlier, Xander, his son, had chosen a different path than the one his father had taken. Since this was Xander’s decision and desire, the one thing Dimitri had to do was to respect that decision and support his son.The training camp had a large radius, with many types of obstacles and challenges for the teenagers to overcome. In this camp, they received martial arts training, weapon handling lessons, and more.“I didn’t expect that instead of becoming a scientist, my only son would choose to become a fighter. It’s completely unexpected,” Dimitri
March 14, 2075Several days had passed since the news about Kouland’s project claimed by Volkov, yet there had been no progress whatsoever. Volkov himself remained unreachable. Instead of dwelling on this issue, Kouland focused on completing his project, his thoughts unknown. Perhaps in the next meeting, he would introduce his perfect project and highlight the flaws in Volkov’s project, something that rightfully belonged to him. It was still unclear, no one knew what a Brysthiersk like him was thinking.That evening, as usual, Kouland delved into his project concerning bionic organs or body parts he was designing. This time, it was in the refinement stage, with much still to be fixed and thoroughly examined. In fact, he had already perfected his project, he could handle the side effects of the strange metal mixture he had created for his bionic project’s composition. Although he had perfected it, he deliberately refrained from immediately applying the formula, keeping it only in the d
Kouland acted quickly, he had to save his family from this situation. With determined strides, he left his workspace, Carlienne looked panicked, walking briskly beside him.“What’s happening here?” Carlienne demanded an explanation, still unable to grasp everything that was happening.“Volkov betrayed me.” Kouland muttered, suppressing his frustration as he answered his wife’s question.“What?”Briefly, Kouland explained, “He wants to take the remaining refinements of my project. Many combat robot units are being sent here to intimidate me. It seems he still doesn’t know the project is flawed, all he knows is that it’s incomplete.” Kouland paused briefly. “But he won’t get what he wants, I’ll defend everything even if it means dying.”There was a loud explosion, prompting Kouland to react immediately. He hurriedly instructed his wife, “Take our son and leave, I’ll confront them.”“This is too dangerous, you’re not a soldier, you can’t handle this alone.”“I know, I’ll just give you ti
Makarov and Dimitri arrived at Kouland’s residence, which was now leveled, with only charred rubble remaining. They had been contacted by the authorities regarding what had happened. However, Makarov and Dimitri had a close relationship with this family, so they deserved to know first about what had transpired.According to the initial assessment, it was a gas explosion accident, but the main cause was still unclear, it was only speculation. The smoke and high temperature residue indicated that there had been a severe fire previously, and from the damage that occurred, it seemed to be caused by a large explosion from inside the house, throwing debris in all directions within a considerable radius.The news of this family’s death truly shocked them both, just a few days ago, they had still interacted together, chatting about Kouland’s discovery project, and even played water wars in the backyard. All of that had suddenly vanished.Currently, detectives and local police were swarming th
March 20, 2075A few days after the funeral of Kouland and his family, another meeting of scientists was held. The purpose of this meeting was to decide which project would be realized. As before, the number of attendees was quite large, consisting not only of scientists but also of government officials and businessmen.On one side, Ferdinand Volkov appeared enthusiastic and very confident about this meeting, as if he had already won, even though the results had not yet been revealed.“I hate that triumphant expression.” Dimitri muttered tersely, his sharp gaze fixed on Volkov indicating his anger towards the man.“Yeah, I wish there was something to wipe that smirk off his face.” Makarov replied.“Thank you to all the attendees who came to this meeting. Actually, we still need more time to make decisions and hold another meeting,” a man who was one of the city’s officials opened the meeting.“However, a few days ago, something big happened, a tragedy struck.”Everyone nodded, and the
The 10 volunteers appeared confident as they stepped through the wall, surrounded by people dressed in protective gear, they were the city wall guards protecting themselves from exposure to hazardous substances outside the city wall.Everyone watched attentively. Clearly, these people encountered no issues, they continued walking further away from the city gate without any hesitation.“I’ve tried attaching these to several volunteers, 10 individuals with various bodily disabilities, whether from illness, accidents, or other incidents. We conducted several tests on all of them, even taking them out of the dome. And here are the results.” Volkov proudly presented.The hologram screen showed that the people taken to the outside world appeared fine, they breathed in, unaffected by the toxic air full of pollutants, hazardous substances, and nuclear radiation. Their skin and eyes also showed no signs of radiation effects. The outside world had no adverse effects on them. Seeing this, people
Several months since the inauguration of the cyborg project, this news was spread across all television stations so that the city’s residents could learn that people would undergo drastic changes. Of course, this sparked both support and opposition. Despite demonstrating all the advantages and benefits that humans would gain, there were still many who disagreed with the project.So, before riots and protests could erupt, Volkov and several dignitaries held a press conference to explain and clarify everything. They managed to answer every question posed to them.At a residence, Velia, who was with Xander, watched this news program on TV, featuring Volkov speaking in front of the camera. Actually, only Xander was watching, as Velia sat on the floor, busy with something.“This is utter nonsense. This guy intends to butcher people with his project.” Xander reached out his right hand toward the TV, commenting with an annoyed tone on what was being broadcast.Velia seemed not to respond at