Chapter 47
“How many have been completed?”
“About 300.”
“That’s not nearly enough, is it?”
“There’s nothing we can do about it. The number of bodies being brought in has dropped sharply lately.”
“Woo-chao! We have to meet the quantity demanded by the Party.”
Two researchers in white coats were talking.
They walked between the beds, checking on the people lying there. Twenty-eight children and two women were fast asleep in the beds.
Beep-beep.
Beep-beep-beep.
Beside each bed stood a large machine, from which several strands of thin wires extended, connecting to the children.
Not only that, but several packs filled with liquid hung from the bedside poles, all connected to the children’s arms, injecting something into them.
“It’s true that compared to men, women produce higher-purity stimulants, and compared to women, children produce even higher-purity stimulants.”
That’s right.
This machine extracted and purified mana stimulants from people. The researchers operated the machines and recorded the readings on charts.
“If you have gloves, give me another pair.”
“Here.”
One researcher removed the gloves they had used to handle the children.
Then he changed into the new pair handed to him.
“This is disgusting. This one’s already been through the grave seven times. No wonder the yield was so low.”
“This one only made it five times, but it’s already empty. Let’s squeeze it dry to the very end before sending it off.”
