âWho are they?â Bai Xuewei asked in a low voice once Ming Shu and Xu Shuo left.
âShould be some senior management in the base.â A man next to Bai Xuewei picked up the topic.
They were followed by the base armyâs guards. Other than important or powerful people in the base, who else could receive such treatment.
âOh.â Bai Xuewei didnât seem to care much. âLetâs find a place to settle down first. As to the loss, Iâll find a way to compensate everyone.â
âHow will you compensate?â Chen Wei snorted.
Ning Le secretly sighed in relief. These people didnât seem to realize what Ye Miao had said.
But⌠how did Ye Miao know she had limitless storage space?
What she intended just now was to tell them about thisâŚ
Did she discover it when I used my storage?
Nowadays, space-related supernatural powers were very valuable. She had met a lot of people, but except for Bai Xuewei, no one else seemed to possess this power.
She had to be careful.
âWe should settle in first.â The man next to Bai Xuewei interrupted Chen Wei coldly. âThe base is new to us. First we rest, then we discuss other issues.â
Some people turned to Ning Le. Ning Le nodded as she agreed with what the man said as well.
Then, finally, they stopped quarreling and began to find places to rest.
âŚ
The people in the laboratory were all amazed by Xu Shuo again. He came back with so many zombies.
Living zombies. This was more difficult than killing those creatures. They didnât expect Xu Shuo to catch so many living zombies in one afternoon.
âHeâs powerfulâŚâ
âNo wonder he is highly valued by the seniors. He has ability.â
âWho knew if there were others helping him or not.â Some people were jealous.
But Xu Shuo didnât care about this talk at all. He showed his noble arrogance as always and locked all others outside the laboratory.
âSuch an arrogant young man, what can he achieve?â
âHavenât you heard of Xu Shuo? Oh, right, you came back just before Doomsday, let me tell you, this Xu ShuoâŚâ
Some people promoted Xu Shuoâs qualifications passionately. All the listeners became surprised and curious.
âEven if he is a genius, can he find a solution to cope with zombies?â Some people were still not convinced by Xu Shuoâs remarkable achievements.
They didnât get any progress even working all together. Was it possible for him to achieve progress all alone?
âThe senior officers are overestimating himâŚâ Every one of these people could be counted as an expert, but none of them had been treated as well as Xu Shuo.
âAre you sure you didnât make any secret deal with my dad?â Ming Shu couldnât help asking Xu Shuo. She stood in front of the transparent glass and looked at the gossiping people outside. Meanwhile, the one being gossiped about was concentrating on his research.
âGeniuses must bear this jealousy,â Xu Shuo answered pridefully.
âGeniuses die young. What a pity.â
âCanât you speak some nice words?â This woman curses me everyday! What a good wish! Humph, I will not allow that to happen.
âNo.â
âEating that much, you canât even close your mouth.â Xu Shuo glared at Ming Shu.
Ming Shu gave him a smile.
It angered Xu Shuo very much and made him almost rush over to pinch her. But he had to stay cool. No, sheâs just a nobody, I canât break character.
To avoid dying young, Xu Shuo began to work. He didnât like this job, but he must finish it so as not to contradict the character profile.
My poor life.
Ming Shu was his assistant. But in fact, the only thing she did was sit off to the side with her snacks, watching Xu Shuo torture the zombies.
Sometimes, Xu Shuo would ask her to attack the zombies using her supernatural power. But then it would result in a zombie splattered everywhere in the laboratory.
Ming Shu could guarantee the zombies wouldnât get outside. But each time, the loud noise and scary roaring must have terrified the other researchers. They didnât want to become zombies! Gradually, all the other researchers in the entire laboratory accumulated many complaints against them.
Those elderly experts were even angrier. Often, when they worked hard to find a clue, it would soon get lost in the roaring and struggling.
At the start, Ye Jiâan received many complaints. Then, some elderly experts went straight to him to protest.
Was Xu Shuo the only person needed in the laboratory? If so, they would leave.
This gave Ye Jiâan a dilemma. He didnât expect such a reaction between Xu Shuo and his own daughter. But Xu Shuo definitively stated that he wouldnât do anything without being accompanied by Ming Shu.
At last, Ye Jiâan had to set up a separate laboratory for Xu Shuo, with soundproof and bulletproof glass. Now others in the laboratory felt a little safer and relieved.
âOld Ye, I donât understand. Why do you value that Xu Shuo so much?â Ding Qiuyi was really confused. âI admit heâs powerful, but⌠is he worth this treatment?â
Ye Jiâan tapped the table with his index fingers. âDo you know why so many people want to find him at any cost?â
Ding Qiuyi shook his head, confused still. âIs he really that powerful?â
Ye Jiâan showed a bitter smile. âPerhaps he can truly save the world.â
Ding Qiuyi widened his eyes. âBy himself?â
He knew Old Ye wouldnât talk nonsense, but he still couldnât believe it.
âDo you remember when I went to secret training two years ago?â Ye Jiâan suddenly talked about the past.
Ding Qiuyi nodded. He remembered that day very clearly. Because it happened to be the day of the high school entrance examination and Ye Miao was one of the candidates.
Ye Jiâan asked for special leave to wait for Ye Miao outside the examination place. But before the examination was over, he received an order to participate in training. They sent a helicopter to pick him up.
âXu Shuo was also there.â Ye Jiâan delved into his memory. âIt was a⌠strange seminar. The topic was about future human development and enhancement. Xu Shuo proposed the evolution theory at that time. He said it was only theory and never put into practice, but two years later⌠zombies appeared.â
Xu Shuo was only 18 years old then.
Heâd just become a legal adult.
With a childâs face.
He didnât know how a child could calmly propose a theory like that, even with a bit of evil interest.
And it was at that time he met a person called Xu Shuo.
Xu Shuo was the person who proposed the evolution theory. Ye Jiâan heard from others that he may have finished products in hand.
But it was all guesswork, of course.
Xu Shuo had some crazy ideas, but he never had a tendency to endanger society. In fact, he participated in quite a few national programs and made great contributions.
âThe zombiesâŚâ Cold sweat streamed down Ding Qiuyiâs forehead. âDid he make them?â
Ye Miao was still with him⌠Was she in danger?
Ye Jiâan shook his head. âThe zombies first appeared in Y City, far from him. Also, the year the zombies broke out, he was engaged in a national project. For confidentiality purposes, they restricted all participantsâ contact with the outside world. He wouldnât have had the time to research zombies.â
âThe theory he proposed was elaborate, as if he had done experiments. Possibly others used the theory and produced zombies based on it. Since he could propose such a theory, I think he might be able to find a solution.â
It was unknown now how did Doomsday broke out. They only knew the source was in Y City. But the city had no survivors.
Zombies had appeared everywhere by the time humans realized what was happening.
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