“Commander, the research report has arrived!” The second secretary knocked on the door and walked in, eagerly handing over a report.
“Oh?! Is it the thing extracted from the mutant beast’s head?”
Xu Song and Yue Zheng, despite their abnormal combat abilities, couldn’t manage to deal with every super-powered mutant beast in the chaos of battle. Especially in the last two days, various superhumans were assigned to defend different directions for safety.
Naturally, superhumans in other directions encountered mutant beasts with abilities as well. Those mutant beasts, unbeknownst to the two, were naturally sent back to the base, where they were skinned and butchered to serve as reserves.
So, the workers responsible for cleaning up the game naturally discovered the strange sacs in the mutant beast’s brain.
Immediately, this matter was reported, immediately alerting all the leaders at the base.
Even though the older individuals weren’t sure, among the young workers in their thirties, some had read novels about upgrades, alternate worlds, and even post-apocalyptic settings.
The possibility of a “crystal nucleus” appearing inside had been raised long before.
However, reality wasn’t like a novel, so when they didn’t find such a “crystal nucleus” in the bodies of the hunted mutant beasts, the matter was dropped.
However, the sacs that had now appeared, clearly exhibiting strange energy fluctuations, undoubtedly brought people back to that possibility—sac = crystal nucleus = upgrade = energy!
Elder Wu quickly scanned through the report and then read it again, sighing lightly. “Indeed, it’s an energy cluster, but it dissipates too quickly… And so far, there’s been no discovery of any vessel that can contain this kind of energy. They can only be stored in the sacs, and once they come out and encounter air, they’ll rapidly dissipate. Even if you break them in a vacuum, they’ll still penetrate any substance and dissipate.”
The second secretary stood excitedly on the side, eager to try. “Elder Wu, do you think if we consume that thing, we might gain superpowers?”
The idea was enticing, but…
Elder Wu shook his head slowly. “Don’t talk nonsense. The lab results aren’t out yet. They’ll first conduct animal experiments and then research whether it can be used by humans. Do you remember what it said in the research report about the apocalypse? How did those people who exploded and bled from all seven orifices die? It was from being overwhelmed by energy!”
The second secretary finally came to his senses, his face turning pale and then green.
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He was just an ordinary person, but because he was the secretary by Elder Wu’s side, he had a decent life in the base. Every man had dreams of being a hero, and he was no exception. Even if he didn’t have to go out and fight and struggle with superpowers, having superpowers would still be better, right?
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Elder Wu smiled wryly and shook his head. This kid… young people just can’t contain their impatience. The research institute will eventually figure out the uses for these things, and he doesn’t have to rush it!
As the first team in the entire base to reach C-rank, when Xu Song and Yue Zheng went to collect their reward supplies, they were surrounded and admired by all the staff.
And the two young, handsome guys inevitably immediately attracted the attention of all the young female staff. After picking up their items and leaving the supply exchange point, Xu Song was speechless when he found thirteen small notes with phone numbers in the supplies box and bags he had just received…
Should he first flaunt their charm a bit? Or should he first admire the strategic thinking of those girls with shotguns?
“Burn those things.” Yue Zheng glanced at them and instructed with a furrowed brow.
“Maybe there are some pretty girls among them,” Xu Song pinched one of the notes and teased Yue Zheng.
Yue Zheng looked at him with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes. “Are you trying to tell me that I didn’t satisfy you last night?”
Xu Song was instantly dumbfounded, unable to speak for a while—has his thick-skinnedness reached a new level?!
Seeing that Xu Song’s face was too thin, and further teasing might make him lose his temper, Yue Zheng considerately didn’t continue and instead pinched his cheek. Driving toward home, they were met with snowfall that had intensified.
The supplies that had arrived at the base the previous night had already been partially produced today after a night of rush work. Workers were now distributing them to Zone D, where the living conditions were the worst and people had lost their labor power.
Regardless of whether these people could contribute to the base’s construction since B City Base had inherited the original leadership and national responsibilities, they had to take responsibility for the lives of these grassroots people.
The two of them arrived home amidst the snowstorm. In just half an hour, the snow had covered the rear cargo area of their vehicle.
Fortunately, they brought a large waterproof cloth, which ensured that the items underneath remained dry.
“Wow, you’ve got quite a lot of stuff,” Mo Tianyou, sensed it as they approached.
“Yeah, we got some extra batteries and solar panels, as well as some other things. Most of the rest has been exchanged for new energy oil.” Although Mo Tianyou could naturally produce oil fruits, if they didn’t regularly exchange oil at the base, it might arouse suspicion.
Moreover, while Mo Tianyou could produce oil fruits quickly, it was still troublesome to collect them. So, consider it a time-saving measure.
With Mother Xu leading the way, the two children put the items in the shipping container they used as storage. Then, full of excitement, she took her son-in-law and son to the center of the courtyard and pointed to the wall that had not been covered, saying, “This morning when I was practicing shooting—accidentally released my ability again, and the result…”
Saying this, she waved at Mo Tiancheng, “Target!”
Mo Tiancheng grinned and controlled the ivy to crawl to the wall, twisting its branches and trunks into a solid cylinder as a target.
Xu Song held his breath, and Xu Song and Yue Zheng felt as if a flash of electric purple had entered the gun barrel. Then, the target “boom” burst open as if it had been attacked by a small sniper rifle.
Xu Song was dumbfounded, staring blankly at the target that had long since disappeared in a puff of smoke. Then he looked at his mother, then back at the gun in her hand, involuntarily trembling—oh my… oh my!!
Yue Zheng appeared much calmer compared to Xu Song. After observing, he looked at the pile of blasted plant debris and asked Xu Song’s mother for confirmation, “You integrated your ability into the bullets?”
Xu Song’s mother nodded proudly, “Yes, how about it? Isn’t your mother quite impressive?”
Yue Zheng nodded deeply this time, then thought for a moment, his eyes brightening, “By integrating abilities into bullets, we can do without gunpowder in the bullets! We can order empty shells from the base, and they’ll be much cheaper than regular bullets. If your mother uses them, they’ll be much more powerful than regular bullets. The current mutant beasts are tough, and regular bullets don’t do much damage to them…”
Xu Song also came to his senses, “And sniper rifles, with long-range and high firepower!”
With the protection of their children, it was always more reassuring than having Mother Xu develop formidable combat abilities on her own. Although Mother Xu had acquired superhuman abilities, after testing by her two children, she found that her abilities were still in the early stages. Instead of having her learn the common combat methods of superhumans, it was better to improve her original combat skills.
Since Mother Xu enjoyed using firearms in combat, they might as well let her have a great time!
After discussing it, Yue Zheng took the two children who wanted to go out for a walk and play, leaving Xu Song behind to watch over the house and work on the energy collector. The base had not yet developed such equipment, and the reason was simply that there were too few electric-based superhumans.
Mother Xu watched her son drawing design plans and researching ways to improve the collection of free electric currents, and she stood by the stove preparing lunch, contentedly saying, “I don’t expect to be extremely powerful; I just want to make sure I don’t hold you back.” Her initial intention when learning firearms and combat skills was that she might not be able to help her children, but she would never hinder them.
Xu Song scratched his head and looked up at his mother, saying, “I’m not afraid of you holding us back, but I’m afraid you’ll get too excited in battles and always want to charge into the front lines.”
Mother Xu chuckled, “Your mother is not that foolish. With you guys around, I’ll just play a supporting role at the back.”
Not long after, Yue Zheng returned with the two children. He had exchanged more than half of their accumulated points for empty shells and several weapons, and he had also placed an order.
Empty shells could be exchanged because they could be used as practice rounds, so the base had some inventory, but the quantity was not large. Yue Zheng had managed to exchange them all today.
“The snow outside is getting heavier,” Yue Zheng said, brushing off the snow from his body, and the two children changed their shoes before getting into the car.
“You’ll be able to have hot pot in a little while. Have some hot water for now.”
Xu Song had worked hard on researching how to absorb electric-based superhuman abilities and had found the right direction. He used Tesla’s wireless alternating current theory as a basis, the research team’s results at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology as an example, and then improved it based on the characteristics of superhuman electric currents.
Xu Song believed that the dawn was just around the corner. He should be able to create a basic energy collector before his home’s electricity ran out.
“Ah, if only my brain were this sharp before the apocalypse. I could have focused on research projects when I couldn’t find a job.” Xu Song sighed as he fished out a large cabbage from the hot pot.
Yue Zheng smiled and added a meatball to his bowl. “Now it’s not bad either.” The greatest gain the apocalypse brought him was the ability to meet and form relationships with people.
The most comforting thing about the apocalypse was that, in today’s uncertain life and death, who would care if the person you fell in love with, lived with, or had children with was male or female? Could they have children at all?
Moreover, looking at Mo Tiancheng and Mo Tianyou, the two little ones who were happily blowing on the chunks of meat in their bowls, Yue Zheng thought—these two adorable children were also the best gifts that the apocalypse had given them.
So shes on the road to becoming Gunvolt just with purple lightning instead of azure
Yue Zheng being so sentimental~ ( ´◡‿◡`)💬