Chapter 26: The Gene Potion

聽 聽聽Janet was able to fight off Fishman before because Fishman's body wasn't covered in fish scales, and he had a human body. 聽 聽聽Janet was wearing overalls聽at the time, and her inflated state helped her fend off many attacks. 聽 聽聽But the woman聽in front of聽her could even crush an iron pole with one hand. 聽 聽聽And Janet's body hadn't been modified with any genetic agents at all. 聽 聽聽This聽is Wasteland World, where the human race comprises a thousand different things. 聽 聽聽Unsurprisingly, such a woman is in this world. 聽 聽聽The audience is stunned. But immediately, someone saw the difference. 聽 聽聽"She hasn't been injected with any genetic agents." 聽 聽聽Incredibly, all the employees of the cleaning center have been injected with genetic drugs, including Carter. 聽 聽聽The first money they made was in genetic injections because, in their line of work, you have to have an optimal body. 聽 聽聽Without the injections, people could be physically obsolete after two tours of duty. 聽 聽聽In their eyes, people like Janet were equivalent to going into the battlefield without any equipment and sending them to their deaths. 聽 聽聽At this point, the audience's discussion turned to Janet's admirable courage. 聽 聽聽The woman opposite Janet had a mechanized body! 聽 聽聽The fighting class teacher was so surprised that she froze in place. 聽 聽聽Lying on the ground, Janet yelled, "Can someone help me?" 聽 聽聽Carter finally responded, "I contacted the medical department. Stay put for now." 聽 聽聽Janet went into the medical bay of the medical department. 聽 聽聽Her condition was a little worse than she expected. She almost broke her spine. 聽 聽聽The doctor gave her a strong healing injection and pushed her into the medical bay for another half hour of light exposure. 聽 聽聽Half an hour later, she was out of the pod. 聽 聽聽The medical doctor in charge of her treatment was named Furry, and he was looking at Janet's data with a big smile. 聽 聽聽Furry had worked in the medical department for many years and hadn't seen such a pristine scapula in a long time. 聽 聽聽After seeing Janet, Furry put down the film and his glasses and earnestly said, "You don't have to worry; the medical fees for regular employees are all free." 聽 聽聽Janet moved her arm. She felt that there was nothing different about her body anymore. 聽 聽聽Advanced technology is good. Broken bones can be fully recovered in half an hour. 聽 聽聽Furry asked, "Have you never injected a genetic agent before?" 聽 聽聽Janet nodded. Lynn had told her about this before, but she had forgotten to inject the genetic potion because she was too busy to investigate the truth of her death. 聽 聽聽Janet had only briefly learned about genetic potions. 聽 聽聽People would be in pain after genetic potions were injected, and there were some unknown side effects. 聽 聽聽In this world, the research and development of genetic agents were 聽still mature, but there is a lot of room for improvement. 聽 聽聽Furry asked, "Then, do you want to inject the gene potion now? The medical department will be able to inject it for you. All your data meets the requirements." 聽 聽聽Janet: "But I don't know much about genetic agents." 聽 聽聽Furry explained to her, "There are many kinds of genetic potions; you can choose your own according to your聽own聽wishes." 聽 聽聽This聽sounds very convenient. For example, if people wanted cosmetic surgery, they would need to inject an edited gene potion, and they could modify their facial features exactly. 聽 聽聽Janet suddenly understood why naturals were first-class citizens. In this world, people could improve their genes聽as long as聽they had the money to do so, humans could be mass-produced, and beauty and strength were聽actually聽devalued. 聽 聽聽This聽was the time when the original body instead became more valuable in this world. 聽 聽聽Furry continued, "If you're going to get injections, Clean Center Medical is聽actually聽your best bet. We share resources with = the First Medical College of the Commonwealth, and we're usually the first to know about any advanced technology聽that's聽out there. In other words, we're聽definitely聽more advanced than the hospitals out there." 聽 聽聽Furry dispelled Janet's thoughts of injecting at an outside clinic with one word. 聽 聽聽"We have very mature experience聽on our side, and as you know, we have more clinical trial subjects. We have come up with a more suitable program for you; after all, you have a special occupation." 聽 聽聽Furry continued, "There will be six injections聽in the course of聽treatment, and we will slowly enhance your various functions, including cardiorespiratory function, bone density, and skin hardness.聽To put it simply, with the genetic injections, you'll look more like a steel warrior." 聽 聽聽In Wasteland World, humans internalized their armament from their armor to their bones because they had to fight against various contaminants. 聽 聽聽By increasing the hardness of the bones, improving the function of the heart and lungs, and upgrading the function of the organs, the human being would achieve another sense of "evolution." 聽 聽聽Furry: "This genetic drug will take effect immediately after injection." 聽 聽聽It's efficient to come off the operating table and go to war. 聽 聽聽"Have you decided to inject it?" Furry asked. 聽 聽聽Janet nodded, "Yes." 聽 聽聽She'd聽found out聽the hard way that if everyone evolved, you were degrading by doing nothing. 聽 聽聽She needed a more muscular body to continue聽with聽the missions afterward, and she might have to face B-rank missions, A-rank missions, or even S-rank missions later. 聽 聽聽Moreover, many people in the cleaning center chose to use mechanical prosthetics, so Janet had to do something to keep up with everyone else. 聽 聽聽Just after Janet finished speaking, Furry's eyes lit up, and he stood up directly. 聽 聽聽"Where is my assistant? Come and prepare the gene potion. We've got work to do." 聽 聽 聽聽Janet's next training was all canceled. Sherry personally granted her a leave of absence. 聽 聽聽She was injected with the genetic agent the same day, but it didn't need to be opened up. It only required to be injected at regular intervals. 聽 聽聽Janet lay in the medical bay. 聽 聽聽When the injection was finished, Furry said she could come down and move around. 聽 聽聽Janet sat on the edge of the med bay, still there in a trance. 聽 聽聽She didn't feel much. 聽 聽聽Didn't the internet say it hurt? Why didn't she feel any pain at all? 聽 聽聽Was the doctor sure he had injected himself with a genetic agent and not saline? 聽 聽聽However, Janet looked up and suddenly felt things change around her. 聽 聽聽Directly across from her was a window, and she聽was suddenly able to聽see a kilometer away. 聽 聽聽A man had just dropped his cone on the floor, and the other man looked pained. 聽 聽聽WHAT? 聽 聽聽Janet blinked. What was that just now? 聽 聽聽How could she see so far? 聽 聽聽At the same time, her ears became stronger. The world was noisier than ever. 聽 聽聽She could hear two doctors three corridors away gossiping about how they hadn't gotten to take their annual vacation yet this year. 聽 聽聽The sound of the doctors' gossip poured from her left ear into her right, and the sound was like seawater in her head. 聽 聽聽Janet covered her ears. 聽 聽聽Suddenly, she could hear her heart beating again. 聽 聽聽Her heart was contracting so suddenly that she couldn't even sense the moment her heart rose and fell. 聽 聽聽She could also hear the blood flowing through her veins. 聽 聽聽All in all, Janet had never sensed so closely that her organs were so real. 聽 聽聽"It's natural to have side effects," Furry said.聽The聽nature of the gene potion聽is to regenerate your organism." 聽 聽聽"Get used to your current bodily functions on the side, and I'll help you." 聽 聽聽Janet聽stepped into聽the medical bay and spent twenty minutes getting used to her body. 聽 聽聽After聽she learned how聽to control her body, the world wasn't as loud after she blocked out some of the sounds. 聽 聽聽After she blocked out some of the sounds, the world wasn't as loud, and she couldn't see as far as she wanted to after she had conscious control over her eyesight. 聽 聽聽Furry asked, "How do you feel now?" 聽 聽聽Janet made a fist. 聽 聽聽"A little off," Janet said. 聽 聽聽Furry asked as he took notes, "What's wrong?" 聽 聽聽Janet said, "I seem a little cranky." 聽 聽聽She didn't feel so calm anymore. Her emotions weren't right. 聽 聽聽Furry glanced at the computer, "There are no fluctuations in your mental values. It should be a simple emotional issue." 聽 聽聽The medical department did not have the precision of the R&D department's machines; they could only see if there was any fluctuation in the mental value, and they could not read the exact value. 聽 聽聽Furry: "This is considered normal. After injecting the genetic agent, your hormone and hormone levels tend to be out of balance." 聽 聽聽Janet asked, "How long will it take to return to normal?" 聽 聽聽Furry: "This is determined by the individual constitution." 聽 聽聽Human hormones need to adapt to the new body slowly. 聽 聽聽Furry instructed her, "You have to come over for a review in a聽month's time. I want to test your data." 聽 聽聽Janet nodded. 聽 聽聽Furry said, "Everyone has different results from the genetic injection. Some people have excellent results, others have poor results." 聽聽"I've read your case. You are a Defect. All your body organs don't live long. After injecting the gene potion, if you are lucky, it can help you extend your life." 聽 聽聽"But in the end, what kind still needs to go to the R&D department for more precise data collection聽to know?" Furry said seriously. I hope you can be cured." 聽 聽聽Furry meant what he said. Of course, he knew that Janet's spirit was worth 1200, and it would be a pity if her body slowed down such a promising talent. 聽 聽聽All the employees in Area 103 shared a common goal: they didn't want to give up any of their talent. 聽 聽聽Janet was silent. Was it her illusion? She thought the people at the cleaning center were quite enthusiastic. 聽 聽聽Furry: "I'll add you to the comms. Let me know if you're different." 聽 聽聽Janet asks, "Are there any precautions?" 聽 聽聽Furry: "You'll be able to eat and drink normally, and you'll even be able to go on normal missions." 聽 聽聽Janet continues, "Won't you let me do some tests?" 聽 聽聽Furry: "Like what?" 聽 聽聽Janet: "Like you could聽let me take a steel plate to check my strength value defense value or something like that?" 聽 聽聽Furry shook his head, "That doesn't make sense. Your body changes every moment. The numbers I measure now might not be accurate a week from now. Why don't you go back now and try to fight that mechanized opponent again, and I'll watch your video online." 聽 聽聽Janet nodded, "Okay, I'm good to go." 聽 聽聽Furry smiles a loving smile, "Good luck! I'm charging your fee to your card." 聽 聽聽Janet was still adjusting to her new body and didn't react. 聽 聽聽She heard the sound of crumbling bills coming from her sub-brain. 聽 聽[ 1,500,000 EAC spent, account balance 201200 EAC.] 聽 聽聽Janet锛燂紵锛燂紵锛燂紵锛� 聽 聽聽Janet suddenly came to her senses. It had聽actually聽spent 1.5 million. 聽 聽聽Now that she was left with 200,000, she couldn't聽even聽afford a single shot of the gene potion. 聽 聽聽A course of six shots would cost 9 million to complete. One would even have to take a supplementary shot if there was an abnormality. 聽 聽聽Now, the average salary of a federation person is 4800 per month, and the average salary of a Defect is even lower. 聽 聽聽Many jobs discriminate against Defects, so a Defect can't save up to 9 million dollars. 聽 聽聽Sure enough, the average person can't afford to fight at all. 聽 聽聽Janet took a deep breath and tried to be calm, "When will I get the second injection?" 聽 聽聽Furry: "In a month." 聽 聽聽0MG锛侊紒锛侊紒 聽 聽聽Janet didn't know how to describe herself better, and she felt that it was pretty expensive to support herself. 聽 聽聽Janet walked out with a聽disheveled聽look on her face. Sherry and Carter were waiting for her at the door. 聽 聽聽In one short day, Janet had gone from being picked up and discharged from the hospital to being visited as a patient. 聽 聽聽Carter backhanded Janet with red roses, "Happy discharge." 聽 聽聽Janet smiled helplessly. 聽 聽聽Sherry asked, "How are you feeling?" 聽 聽聽Many people injected with genetic agents have side effects, like Janet, who now looks cranky. 聽 聽聽Janet asked, "Where's that woman from earlier?" 聽 聽聽Sherry: "Huh?" 聽 聽聽She thought she had heard wrong. 聽 聽聽Janet stared聽firmly聽at Sherry, "I'm going to challenge her now." 聽 聽聽She couldn't wait to try out the body she paid 1.5 million dollars for.聽