25: Chapter 25 Genetic Drugs and Production Warehouses

The cylindrical tube was about 10 centimeters long and one centimeter thick.

Oriental Chen took the tube, held both ends between his thumb and middle finger, and raised his hand to show everyone.

"This is a cross-era product, absolutely unique in the world.

From this moment on, it will be the highest secret of our base.

Under no circumstances do I want anyone to leak it.

I think some of you have already guessed what this is?

That's right, I once told you that we have been secretly researching a gene agent that can help ordinary people evolve into Mutants.

Today, this agent has been successfully developed.

The full name of the agent in my hand is: spdv-1 Neurotropic Virus Antigen Serum Injectable, or Antigen Serum for short.

As the name suggests, once this Antigen Serum is injected, the human body will produce antibodies and become immune to the spdv-1 Neurotropic Virus.

And! It will 100% cause mutation, turning the person into a Mutant.

However, the specific abilities gained after mutation cannot be determined.

This is related to one's own genes.

Everyone's situation is different, and the abilities gained vary greatly."

By now, everyone could no longer suppress their excitement.

Fifty pairs of fervent eyes were all fixed on Oriental Chen's raised hand.

"However, let me make one thing clear first.

The RNA components in the gene agent will combine with the DNA in the cells.

Strictly speaking, I cannot judge whether a person still belongs to the category of humans after injecting the agent!"

Oriental Chen said helplessly.

This was both a problem and not a problem.

More significantly, this issue belonged to the realm of philosophy and ethics.

If a person undergoes genetic modification, do they still count as human?

If you say no, then in reality, during the process of human evolution, RNA has been continuously adjusting DNA sequences to adapt to new environments.

It is clear that nature is constantly modifying human genes.

If you say yes, then once your genes are modified, you have fundamentally become a different person.

It's possible to grow extra eyes, ears, arms, or even a tail.

At that point, would you still be considered a true, traditional sense of a human?

"Whether or not to inject, everyone decides for themselves.

You have one day to consider."

"Finally, I will explain to everyone what a Tier 1 Zombie is.

As you all know, people become zombies after being infected with the virus and zombified.

But what you don't know is that zombies can also evolve.

They inherently possess the characteristic of devouring.

When they consume other zombies or ingest certain specific energies, they may advance, becoming Tier 2 Zombies, or even higher-tier zombies.

Our human Mutants are the same.

The abilities gained after mutation will advance with the accumulation of energy, becoming higher-tier Mutants.

So becoming a Mutant is not the end, but merely the beginning."

"Alright.

Attention, all!"

Whoosh, everyone stood at attention in unison.

"Dismiss!"

Oriental Chen commanded.

As soon as the dismissal order was given, a group of people quickly gathered around.

"Boss, what did you mean when you said injecting the agent means you're no longer human?"

"Boss, how do Mutants improve their abilities?"

"Boss, when are we going to kill zombies?"

"Boss, when are we going to visit?"

"Boss..."

A group of people kept asking questions, one after another.

"Alright, alright, how about this, if anyone has any questions, go ask Captain Zhang.

Later, after lunch, I will lead everyone to visit the production warehouse."

Oriental Chen shouted loudly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the group of people surrounded Brother Zhang again.

...

By the afternoon, everyone had finished lunch and gathered at the training ground to wait.

Unlike in the morning, everyone was wearing new equipment, except for the head coverings.

Firstly, it wasn't necessary, and secondly, wearing head coverings would make them look like a group of terrorists from a distance.

Also, the new equipment felt like tights when worn, and everyone felt a bit embarrassed wearing them out, so they put on camouflage uniforms over them.

After Oriental Chen arrived, he led everyone down to the fourth underground level.

The production warehouse was actually on the sixth underground level, but the signs indicated the fourth underground level.

This was because the original fourth and fifth underground levels were not open to everyone.

The power generation room and the Beehive were located there, serving as the heart of the entire underground base.

Since the Bee Queen built her nest, all living areas, workshops, and equipment within the base have been under the Bee Queen's management.

The people in the base were essentially just idling every day.

All planning and construction did not require their participation.

They merely did simple cleaning and arrangement.

From the third underground level to the fourth underground level, the first impression was that it was deep, much deeper than imagined.

After continuously traversing several flights of stairs, they finally reached the fourth underground level.

Another feeling was that it was more oppressive and colder than the levels above.

There were lights everywhere in the passage, so it didn't feel like they were going down into a mine.

Upon reaching the fourth underground level, there was only a metal door, two meters high and four meters wide, in front of them.

The door was equipped with an LCD screen of about 30 inches.

Various parameters flashed continuously on the screen.

In the upper left corner was an avatar of a Sister.

No one knew this Sister except Oriental Chen.

That's right, she was Xiao Lin.

"Good afternoon, Commander.

Welcome to the production warehouse."

"Wow! So cool! Brother Dongfang, is this artificial intelligence?" Luoer asked in surprise.

"Mm, yes, it is." Oriental Chen replied with a smile.

"Xiao Lin, open the door and let everyone go inside and have a look." Oriental Chen said, looking at the screen.

"Okay, Commander."

With that, the large door slowly slid open to both sides accompanied by a mechanical sound.

Oriental Chen was the first to step forward and walk inside.

The members of the guard team followed, entering one after another.

At some unknown point, Yan Fangfang and Shen Miaoluo started playing together.

The two were inseparable, eating and sleeping together.

Yan Fangfang was much older than Luoer and always accommodated her.

However, Luoer's brother, Shen Wengang, was not pleased.

He was neglected every day and couldn't express his dissatisfaction, only watching enviously.

Yan Fangfang didn't talk much.

Luoer, while walking, kept talking to her with exaggerated exclamations, and she would only smile and nod without speaking.

"Sister Fangfang, look quickly, there are Antss on the petals.

What are the Antss doing on the petals?"

"Sister Fangfang, look quickly, the pig's poop is moving!

Are there bugs inside?"

Yan Fangfang was speechless.

Everyone listened to Luoer's startled exclamations and smiled, shaking their heads.

Everyone's hearts were extremely shocked.

They walked down the central aisle, with floor-to-ceiling glass partitions on both sides.

Through the glass partitions, they could clearly see that each room was partitioned to be about 10 meters wide, and the depth was hard to estimate, as they couldn't see the end.

On the glass in front of each sealed compartment, a series of key indicators for the compartment were displayed: including temperature, growth cycle, humidity, estimated yield... and a whole bunch of information, some understandable, some not.

In the cabbage, potato, and wheat planting compartments, everything was layered, using soilless cultivation.

In each compartment, there were robots of various sizes working.

"These few rooms here are wheat planting compartments.

The temperature, humidity, and other indicators inside are perfectly matched with the growth cycle of the improved wheat.

They yield three harvests a year, with an average harvest every four months."

"These two are potato planting compartments, and the two behind are cabbage planting compartments.

What you see here is the live pig breeding compartment.

There's also another compartment next to it, which is an incubation compartment specifically for pig breeding."

"How about it, are you all relieved now?" Oriental Chen asked with a smile.

He knew that although everyone trusted him, he had also delivered the results they expected.

However, without seeing it with their own eyes, everyone's hearts were still somewhat anxious.

This time was also a decision Oriental Chen had considered for a long time.

The human heart is the hardest thing to control.

Trust is also conditional.

If you only draw a pie and don't provide anything practical, over time, everyone's thoughts will become complicated, and their morale will scatter.

Yan Fangfang's six younger brothers slowly moved closer to Yan Fangfang.

Luoer stood beside Yan Fangfang and didn't notice, but it didn't escape Oriental Chen's eyes.

Since Yan Fangfang brought her younger brothers to the base, she had always behaved very obediently.

But it was not difficult to see that the few of them were still a small group and had not integrated.

Oriental Chen could understand this point.

Without experiencing hardship and battle, it would not be easy for them to integrate.

However, one must always be on guard.

Oriental Chen had Xiao Lin monitor what Yan Fangfang and the others chatted about every day.

Overall, they were not bad people at all, and they had significant backgrounds.

It was just that their outward appearance didn't seem like decent people.

If they were truly bad people, it would have been impossible for them to give cars to those four doctors and let them leave before deciding to come to the base.

During their two months at the base, they behaved very low-key.

Firstly, the combat power of the guard team members was absolutely not bad, which completely contradicted the doctors' description of them all being old men.

Secondly, there was Shen Miaoluo, a cheerful, talkative Xiao Nu Hai who was protected by a brother with explosive combat power.

She called Oriental Chen 'Brother Dongfang' all day long, and Yan Fangfang naturally wanted to maintain a certain distance, unwilling to let this innocent Xiao Nu Hai look down on her.