Chapter 113 Need to pay more

With Seraphine, the negotiation process becomes very simple.

Seraphine offers.

Singed was silent, then agreed.

In less than a minute, both parties finalized the deal.

Levi handed the potion samples and experimental data to Singed and added, "Here are the samples and data. If they are not enough, we can provide more as per your request."

"If you need, we can also directly ask the team of scientists from Gorsk Industries, who developed these drugs, to assist you in your research and development."

"Gorsk Industries' team of scientists?" Singed raised his eyebrows. "Sure enough... Renata has been defeated."

When he saw that Levi easily took out the core confidential research material, he vaguely guessed that the powerful Lady Renata was probably in danger.

But this has nothing to do with him.

As long as it doesn't affect his scientific research, Singed doesn't care how the sky in Zaun changes.

"Samples and information are enough. I don't need help from those mediocre people."

"But..." Xingde added in a subtle tone: "I also know a little about what you Wind Leaders do."

"So I have to explain to you in advance - my research always requires the use of humans."

"Don't you 'leaders' have any objections?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Levi, Victor and Seraphine's expressions changed slightly.

In fact, Levi and Victor both knew that Singed was a scientific madman who was keen on human experiments.

According to the leader's values, this guy is definitely worth a street lamp.

However... this guy's united front value is too great.

Not only is it difficult for the Leader to take action against Singed now, he also has to cooperate with him.

"But even if we cooperate, we have our own bottom line." Levi responded to Singed's request: "After confirming the safety of the drug through animal experiments, clinical trials can be conducted on human subjects."

"But we must not rashly conduct human experiments without ensuring the safety of the drug."

Like brainwashing, human experimentation is an evil skill that is useful but must not be abused.

If a leader wants to walk, he should walk the upright and righteous path instead of practicing the "Bixie Sword Technique" for a little short-term benefit.

"Ha, as expected..." Singed was not surprised by Levi's answer.

But he turned to Viktor and said, "Viktor, you are becoming more and more like Heimerdinger now."

"Just look at the friends you have now and you will know that after all these years, you still don't understand:"

"Redundant humanitarianism and pedantic ethical rules will only be obstacles on the ladder of scientific progress."

"Teacher..." Victor frowned.

He knew very well that it would be impossible for him to convince Singed on this topic.

If possible, he really didn't want to work with this inhuman teacher again. But now, the leader had no choice.

"No, Mr. Singed."

While Victor was struggling, Levi spoke.

He also knew that it was useless to talk to this crazy scientist about moral principles, so he simply talked about science:

"Even if we don't consider ethics, human experiments are not as useful as you say."

"The human population is limited, reproduction is slow, and breeding takes a long time. It is basically impossible to find subjects with uniform genotypes."

"If the genotype is not uniform, it is impossible to determine whether the therapeutic effect comes from the drug or from innate genetic factors. This will interfere with drug research."

"This..." Singed was a little surprised to hear that Levi could actually talk to him about genes.

And Levi went on to say: “Perhaps for some special research, human experiments have more advantages than animal experiments.”

"But in this antidote development project, I really don't see how humans, as experimental subjects, are superior to the special experimental animals bred by Piltover University."

There was silence.

Then, Singed said, "The specialized experimental animals bred by Piltover University are more expensive than those of Zaun."

"If we don't use humans, but experimental animals--"

"It costs extra money."

Levi: “…”

"He didn't lie." Seraphine added in his ear with a complicated tone.

The girl also just realized: "It turns out that in Zaun... people are not as valuable as monkeys."

"Okay." Levi sighed.

Just add money.

"In any case, during the cooperation with the Leader, no human experiments that cannot guarantee the safety of the subjects will be allowed." Levi made a request.

"No problem." Singed agreed readily.

The two parties reached a cooperation agreement smoothly.

And Levi was in no hurry to leave.

Now that he was here, he also wanted to discuss some other business with Singed:

"Mr. Singed, I wonder if you can develop an 'alchemical flame' that can continue to burn when it encounters fire and has an extremely high energy density?"

Singed certainly has that ability.

Because Levi knew very well that it was with the help of Singed that Noxus would have alchemical incendiary bombs that were no less powerful than "Le Mei BBQ" and were enough to destroy cities and countries.

"An alchemical flame that can burn continuously?"

"That doesn't sound difficult." Singed thought for a moment, "But are you asking me for... a weapon of mass destruction?"

"No, I don't want a weapon. I don't need it to be lethal or toxic." Li Wei explained: "It only needs to have a high enough energy density, a low production cost, and be able to burn continuously."

Now Singed understood: "You want... a kind of 'fuel'?"

"That's right!" Levi nodded.

Although Zaun has not yet achieved independence, he has already made plans for Zaun's future industrial development.

Zaan's only advantageous industry today is the highly polluting alchemical industry.

Almost all other high-value-added high-end industries are monopolized by Piltover.

Piltover's technological hegemony will not be easily broken in a short period of time;

As for military strength, they have the support of the Noxian Empire behind them, and it is unlikely that they will be conquered by the Leader in the short term.

Therefore, if Zaun wants to gain an advantage in future competition, it must develop its own advantageous industries as soon as possible.

Otherwise, even if Zaun becomes independent, it will still have to continue to make socks and shirts, mine coal, mine, make steel, provide chemical raw materials and mechanical parts for Piltover... and earn that little bit of pitiful hard-earned money.

So Levi thought of many ways to "overtake on the curve":

"Although we already have the space teleportation technology of Hexgate, each teleportation consumes a large amount of Hexgate gems, and the energy cost is extremely high."

"If the production cost of artificial hexstones cannot be reduced..."

"Then in the foreseeable future, the Hexgate will probably only be suitable for transporting small, high-value goods. It cannot replace traditional sea and land transportation methods and undertake the task of transporting bulk commodities."

"However, traditional sea and land transportation still uses outdated sail-powered and steam-powered vehicles on a large scale."

In fact, Noxus uses "animal-powered" dragon lizards, but this is a special military transportation vehicle and will not be discussed here.

"The most technologically advanced Piltover uses nothing more than a steam-electric hybrid power system."

The steam and electricity technology trees of the two cities have long been pushed to the extreme.

Victor even invented a steam-electric hybrid robot.

On the streets of Piltover, technologically sophisticated electric vehicles can be seen everywhere.

However, electric cars are limited by the materials of their batteries. Not only is their cargo capacity limited, but they also have to stop and recharge after a short time. They are simply not capable of long-distance transportation.

"Mr. Singed, you said..."

"If there is a liquid that can be filled with 50 liters in three minutes, it can run 700 kilometers continuously. Isn't it convenient?"

There seems to be no oil in Runeterra.

But if Singed can invent an alchemical fuel that is more powerful than oil, Levi will have the confidence to build Zaun into a car city after independence and thereby solve Zaun's industrial upgrading problem.

"this……"

Although Levi has been talking about "suffocating for dreams", Singed is obviously not interested in making cars.

But he was interested in money.

"If I have enough money, I can give it a try," said Singed.

"Okay." In just a few minutes, Levi and Singed had negotiated another deal.

"Seraphone? Come here for a moment..."

Levi was about to call Seraphine over and ask her to negotiate the price with Singed again.

But Seraphine stood in the corner of the alchemy laboratory, staring blankly at the dark ceiling.

"What's wrong?" Levi came forward puzzled.

" There is a 'wolf' here..."

Seraphine raised her white fingers and pointed toward the ceiling.

I saw a wolf hanging on the ceiling, connected by dense alchemical infusion tubes.