Chapter 168 Update

• "Do you really think he did it?"
• Ernst-Karl's face twisted into a scowl as he pondered the video they'd just watched. Nobody knew Hartmann like he had back then, and he knew his late brother's drive and determination would almost guarantee he'd take on any goal he sought—and succeed. He was methodical in his research and preparations like any great scientist, but his leaps of intuition often set the objective for those efforts. From what they'd just seen in the vid-file, this was another of those leaps that went beyond normal inspiration.
• The human desire to reproduce for the future was not going to be denied a determined man whose essence had been rendered corrupt by long-term radiation exposure. Yes, he'd stored his seed before any of that had occurred—but Hartmann's plan involved more than simply mating a sperm and ovum...much more. Was it any wonder that the Genetic Authority had denied his request for children? Not only denied, but forbad it outright as he'd proposed it. Being who he was as a scion of the Hallbach branch of the Hallbach-Sommers Combine, a little thing like a GA ban wasn't going to stop him.