Starting from the thirtieth floor downward, the laboratories were far larger and far more complex than the previous ones.
Not only were they equipped with high-strength isolation walls, but every laboratory also had emergency destruction systems such as poison gas, extreme heat, and liquid nitrogen.
Because from this point on, everything below the thirtieth floor had been designated by Killian as the research department for biological weapons.
Every laboratory here was a high-risk experimental zone.
Every floor had extremely heavy protection.
And on each floor there were twenty separate laboratories.
It could be said that anyone allowed to enter these levels was, without exception, part of the company's upper ranks.
This area was meant for high-risk research, things such as T-Virus bio-weapons and the development of Tyrants.
Every laboratory floor here had been built to the highest protection standard according to the United States' Biosafety Level 4 requirements. The isolation walls themselves consisted of dozens of layers, and each single layer was constructed from five-meter-thick ultra-strength alloy.
And then there was the very bottom floor, the thirty-fifth level.
On this floor there were only five rooms in total, arranged in the shape of a pentagon, each located at one of the five corners.
The reason this level had so many fewer laboratories than the floors above was simple.
The projects researched here were the most dangerous and the most high-risk of all.
For this level, Killian had demanded security standards ten times stricter than even the harshest protective construction standards established by the CDC.
Every laboratory here had isolation walls ten meters thick.
Three meters were solid reinforced concrete, and the rest were all made from tightly fused solid special steel.
Each laboratory was completely independent, without interfering with the others.
Inside, each one was fully self-sufficient, with its own oxygen generation and internal air circulation systems, never connected to the outside world.
Even if biological weapons such as Tyrants or Lickers were to lose control during experiments, there was absolutely no fear of them escaping.
The people working below the thirtieth floor could be said to be true insiders.
Almost all of them were "old hands" who had followed Killian since the company's earliest days, and in them Killian had absolute trust.
After a full ten minutes of verification, accompanied by a sharp chime,
the electronic panel in front of Killian finally turned green.
Only then did the great door to this level begin opening from the center to both sides with a thunderous mechanical roar.
Once it was fully open, Killian stepped inside.
First came sterilization, then one of the Blackwatch soldiers stationed at the isolation gate handed him his protective suit, which he put on.
Only then did Killian enter Laboratory A.
"Boss!"
As soon as Killian entered the lab, Roman Bell, who had been standing at the operating platform, quickly walked over after seeing Killian and his personal guards come in.
"Mm. How is the progress?"
As he walked deeper inside, Killian looked toward the figure lying in the central tank filled with green cultivation fluid and asked.
And as Killian drew closer, the figure inside became fully visible.
Countless infusion tubes were feeding liquid into the hulking body of a giant gorilla over three meters tall.
Its expression was ferocious, its face covered in bulging twisted veins like centipedes crawling across it.
"As a deterrent weapon, it qualifies."
"But as a biological weapon, it still has a long way to go."
"This species of gorilla has too many intelligence limitations. Even if it's close to humans, its IQ is still far behind. And after the violent侵蚀 of the modified virus, even though we trained it for a long time beforehand, its intelligence is now basically zero."
"It does not accept any commands."
"It only knows how to destroy everything it sees."
"Its lack of control is far too severe."
After hearing Killian's question, Roman Bell kept pace with him and reported.
"Boss, do you think there's any way to get hold of some real..."
After hesitating for a while, Roman Bell still could not help trying to say it.
But in the end he did not finish.
"Human experimentation is not an option for now. We are a legitimate technology company. That kind of act, something that violates public morality, law, and ethics, is something we cannot do. We cannot even touch it. Understood?"
Killian naturally knew exactly what Roman Bell had meant, so he cut him off with a firm tone.
What a joke.
If he started running human experiments now, then would he not be handing the U.S. government a perfect handle to use against him?
Although Killian knew they would not directly move against him, there were still too many things that could be manipulated through that.
At the very least, he would never personally initiate human experiments.
"But..."
"There is no but."
"I'm only asking you one thing right now. Can you guarantee stable and flawless activation and shutdown control over T-000?"
After cutting him off, Killian continued immediately.
"Yes. We installed one hundred units of a special high-potency anesthetic inside its body. It's enough to instantly put down even a sperm whale."
After hearing Killian's question, Roman Bell answered firmly.
After all, no matter how successful a biological weapon might be, reliable control measures were absolutely necessary.
Because you could never know when a weapon might turn back on you.
"Very good. Prepare everything on your side, then get it boxed up and have the personnel ready at all times."
After getting Roman Bell's confirmation, the corner of Killian's mouth lifted and he gave the order.
After all, in order to make this Tyrant's combat strength even stronger and to avoid affecting his later plans, he had already signaled for a certain amount of Extremis Virus to be added into its body.
Ultra-fast regeneration combined with super-energy enhancement.
Those two things were practically the perfect match.
As for excessive energy causing explosions?
Heh.
The T-Virus did not care how strong the energy was. It would devour all of it anyway.
...
"Senator Kennedy, I wonder if I could trouble you to introduce me to General Thaddeus E. Ross from the military."
At this moment, back in his office, Killian was speaking into the phone.
"What's this? Has your new weapons company already produced a new product?"
When he heard Killian asking him to connect him to General Ross, Kennedy on the other end of the line could not help smiling with interest as he asked.
After all, over this period of time, as AIM kept growing stronger, and with the extra three percent equity Killian had promised him as part of his government maneuvering, Kennedy had profited enormously.
In fact, his influence and standing inside the government had climbed yet another step.
Even Killian's application for the weapons company had been personally handled by Kennedy from beginning to end.
And now, less than two months after the weapons company had been established, Killian was already asking him to arrange a meeting with the military's famous iron-blooded general.
It seemed this partner of his had absolute confidence in his product.
(End of Chapter)
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