A few minutes after the treatment was completed, the poor experimental subject on the test platform finally woke up and could tell Nora about the atrocities committed by researcher Robert.
What shocked Nora was that this guy actually said he was voluntary?
"Yes." The experimenter showed a grateful smile, "Thank you. But I volunteered to participate in this experiment. Although the process is painful, but... I really need this money to support my family."
"I've already said it." Varian helped the unconscious researcher Robert onto a chair, "How could our Holy See do the illegal thing of kidnapping innocent people to use as experimental subjects?"
"No!" Although Nora felt a little powerless, she still insisted firmly, "Then you can't just experiment on living people! What are the ethical and moral issues in this area?"
Varian:…………
Compared with this, you have ethical issues when you become a transcendent, right? After the chromosomes were contaminated by the magic potion, they have already begun to fall out of the human category!
"Well, of course this is supervised by the Scientific Ethics Committee." Varian coughed and explained.
Suddenly he remembered something again and turned to ask the experimenter: "No, what did you scream just now? Didn't Robert give you an anesthetic before implanting the mechanical body?"
"This..." The experimenter hesitated, and Varian immediately realized that there was something wrong with it, and his expression became stern:
"If it is to deduct funds and conduct clinical trials without anesthesia, it is definitely against humanity. I will order the suspension of Robert's project..."
"No, please wait!" The experimenter quickly turned over and fell to his knees on the ground, crying bitterly. "Please don't blame this priest. It was my request to not use anesthesia!"
A few minutes later, based on the experimenter's statement and the explanation of researcher Robert who had regained consciousness, the brothers Varian and Nora understood the whole story.
This experimenter had recently immigrated to the inner city with his family from the outer city and bought a house of less than 30 square meters in the suburbs. In order to repay the high monthly mortgage payment, he signed up to participate in the Holy See's scientific experiment.
Every experiment requires general anesthesia. Calculated as one general anesthesia per day, the price of the drug for a month is about 18 silver marks. After knowing this, the experimenter asked Researcher Robert to survive without anesthesia.
Experiment, and convert the saved drug costs to him.
This is of course strictly prohibited by the regulations of the institute. Because the scientific research funds for each project, including the money for buying instruments and drugs, are all allocated in advance. It does not mean that if you don’t buy anesthetics, the funds will be discounted.
for you.
However, Researcher Robert also knew his difficulties. He had two children to raise at home, and the monthly mortgage payment was a huge expense. Even if he obtained a stable income by participating in the experiment, his daily life was very tight, so he agreed to wait until
At the end of the month, resell the unused anesthetics on the black market and transfer the cash to him.
Nora was also horrified when she heard that. Because of the dense and horrific wounds on his body before... Just looking at it, you can imagine how painful it would be without anesthesia. This poor man has actually been holding on for more than half a month?
"Your Majesty Bishop." Robert looked a little uneasy. After all, he was caught in violation of the regulations.
"Let's continue to use the anesthetic." Varian thought for a moment and looked at the experimenter who was still kneeling on the ground. "I will pay him the money that is due at the end of the month, and I will pay it to your account for my personal expenses at that time. Well,
As for previous violations of regulations, you will receive an administrative demerit and report it to the Disciplinary Supervision Committee yourself."
"Thank you, Bishop, thank you, Bishop!" The experimenter knelt on the ground, tears of gratitude beyond words, and Nora also sighed and sincerely apologized to Researcher Robert.
"Oh, I'm fine. After all, if I were you and saw the scene just now, I'm afraid my reaction would be the same... It's all a misunderstanding." Robert waved his hand generously, and then cast a concealed look at Bishop Varian.
The look in his eyes clearly said:
Director, why did you bring your sister in?
Varian rolled his eyes... No, he actually rolled his eyes upward, which meant:
The meaning above.
That is to say, the Holy See wants to bring my sister Nora into the scientific research area to adapt in advance.
Robert understood immediately and nodded subtly. Since it was His Majesty’s intention, then I have no problem.
Leaving the scientific research cabin with Nora, the latter hesitated for a long time and finally asked:
“Do we really have to do experiments on humans?”
"Nora," Varian said, "You are also a medical student. You should know that the last step of any scientific experiment related to humans must be clinical demonstration. Human volunteers are indispensable."
"Are there many people like this?" Nora asked in a low voice.
"There are probably several thousand experimenters in our research institute." Varian replied, "The number in the entire Holy See is probably over 10,000, and they all voluntarily signed up to undergo long-term experiments."
"For us, it doesn't matter who comes; but for them, the remuneration for participating in paid experiments is the absolute income pillar to maintain their family's livelihood. As the person just said, if they lose their experimental qualifications
, he would not be able to maintain his home loan in the city."
"And if you can't maintain the monthly payment, the house will be repossessed by the bank." Nora naturally knew what happened next, and thought to herself, "then she would be homeless, living on the streets, and eventually she would be evicted from the inner city."
"As for the chaotic outer city, the living conditions there are hundreds of times worse than those in the inner city. Human beings are always eager to pursue a better life, but is it really worth sacrificing the present for the pursuit of the future?"
She looked down at her toes, her thoughts gradually becoming confused.
I just subconsciously rushed in. Wasn't it too reckless? But at that time, he looked really in pain.
In order to make a living, do you have to endure even extreme pain? Because if you lose the qualification to participate in the experiment, will you face greater pain or even despair?
Yes, the experimenters signed up voluntarily and exchanged their health for money; the scientific researchers only performed the organizational regulations; the Holy See conducted these experiments to develop science and better benefit human society.
There seems to be no problems or faults at the upper, middle and lower levels of the entire chain.
But why are some people still enduring pain?
Even though Varian had explained clearly, the face of the experimenter that was almost twisted in pain and spasms that she saw through the cabin glass still lingered in Nora's mind.
Ask...if it were you, what would you do?
Just as Nora fell into a state of confusion, Mier and Mia on the other side had also taken the subway and arrived at their destination.
The address Rasul left for them before he left last time was a clothing store that sells high-end custom suits.
When the two little girls walked into the store, they saw a tailor wearing a peaked cap and gold-rimmed glasses turning his head behind the hanging suits.
"Hello, we are here to find someone." Mi'er said politely.
The tailor nodded, took out a golden pocket watch in his hand, and pressed it.
Time seemed to have stopped at this moment, and all the surrounding colors were dyed gray. When Mi'er and Mia reacted, the surrounding scene returned to its original state again.
The tailor grabbed his peaked cap and took it off together with the human skin hood attached underneath, revealing Rasul's elegant face.
"Master?!" Mia looked at him and then looked around in surprise.
All the suits hanging on the shelves in the store have disappeared. The wallpaper is torn, the window frames are broken, and the entire suit store seems to have been ransacked by robbers.
There was silence outside the store, and the bustling pedestrians passing by the door had all disappeared, leaving only an empty and damaged street.
"Welcome to the parallel world." Rasul looked at the two little girls who had arrived as promised and couldn't help but smile, "What you are entering now is the Holy See on another world line."
"The Holy See after it was captured by Emperor Otto's troops."