Chapter 306
Gou Chen's Confusion
Chapter 306 Gou Chen's Confusion
“Captive-raised, food.”
Zhao Lexi was stunned.
"First, we'll negotiate to stabilize humanity. Over time, humans will become complacent with their peaceful lives, forget the past, and might even develop the idea of interacting with zombies. The zombies will then use this opportunity to assess humanity's strength, killing the strong ones—after all, the stronger they are, the harder it is for them to reproduce, rendering them useless. The weaker ones will be kept and raised, their domestication process completed quietly, encouraged to multiply, and killed whenever they want food, ensuring they'll never have to worry about food again. Unfortunately, this wonderful future belongs to the zombies, not us."
"This...this is our future in our previous life?" Zhao Lexi couldn't believe it, and didn't want to believe it.
Zhao Shiyun and Gao Jue remained silent, tacitly agreeing.
Tears streamed down Zhao Lexi's face; she couldn't accept this outcome.
Gao Jue comforted him, "The past is the past, at least this life has changed."
Zhao Lexi wiped away her tears, her voice tinged with a bittersweet smile, and softly murmured "Mmm."
Zhao Shiyun patted his younger sister's head: "Lele, don't think about the past life. We are in this life now, so let's just live this life well."
"Okay!" Zhao Lexi nodded.
Seeing his sister's low spirits, Zhao Shiyun felt very sorry for her. Living with the memories of her previous life was a very difficult thing, but no one could take her place.
Gao Jue said softly, "The fastest evolving zombie is dead, dead in your hands. Humanity's greatest threat has disappeared. Even if another zombie king appears, it will not be as powerful as you. Therefore, there will be no possibility of peace talks in this life. We will all be fine."
"Mmm." Zhao Lexi wiped away her tears and gave a heavy "Mmm."
Gao Jue gazed at her, his eyes filled with tenderness. Everyone needs the motivation to live; losing that motivation is a terrible thing, and thankfully, he hadn't lost it.
Next, Zhao Shiyun looked at Gao Jue: "Should we go to the invitation from the capital base tomorrow?"
“Go!” Gao Jue said decisively, “but not necessarily together. Although our base started purging the Changsheng Society a long time ago, there are definitely still some deeply hidden people. Originally, we were prepared to let them go unless they did something heinous. Once the Changsheng Society fell, they would naturally give up. But now, the Changsheng Society hasn’t fallen yet, and for their own benefit, they are very likely to betray our information. So, we definitely have to go, but not necessarily together.”
"We'll use one open attack and another covert attack. Let Zhu Jin keep things stable over there and not reveal any information about the people from Jingshan Temple. Lele and I will lead them to be the last birds stalking the cicadas!"
“Alright, I’ll have Shi Duan lead some men to follow them, as a way of showing our stance.” Zhao Shiyun smiled. “Also, Lin Youchang and Xiong Anquan, they should be willing to get involved.”
Next, the Zhao siblings found Zhu Jinxian and inquired about the details of the Longevity Base.
Facing Zhao Shiyun, Zhu Jinxian was noticeably more compliant. He knew this man was not easily fooled, and most importantly, he could influence Zhao Lexi's thoughts. He wasn't sure if Zhao Lexi would act directly if Zhao Shiyun said his death would be the most reassuring outcome, since the old man had only hinted at it and hadn't explicitly stated that he would spare his life.
Moreover, since this morning, he felt that Zhao Lexi was different. Even a glance from her made his heart flutter and made him want to submit to her from the bottom of his heart.
Just like now.
Under double pressure, Zhu Jinxian answered every question without showing any resistance.
By comparing their conversations with Zhu Jinxian's, the three confirmed that the location coordinates obtained by Zhao Shiyun and the location coordinates obtained by the capital base were correct; one was the Changsheng Base on the ground, and the other was the Changsheng Base underground.
The Longevity Base on the ground houses survivors and is where members of the Longevity Society select experimental subjects and toys. There are also exceptionally talented evolved humans who are recruited as peripheral members to become a sharp weapon against external forces.
The underground Longevity Base is the Longevity Society's true headquarters. However, the passageways are extremely secretive, requiring identity verification for entry. Most of the time, it serves as a trap. In other words, the location coordinates of the Longevity Society obtained by the Capital Base are now wide open, waiting for those from the Capital Base to walk right into the trap.
"What should we do? My second and third brothers will be going with us tomorrow!" Zhao Lexi said anxiously.
"Don't worry," Zhao Shiyun reassured him. "Fire a few more shells to scout the way before you go, and I'll make sure any traps collapse."
"Big brother?" Zhao Lexi asked, puzzled. "There must be many innocent people in the Longevity Base."
It's not that Zhao Lexi is a saint; it's because humans are scarce in the apocalypse. The capital base had already issued a statement, notifying all survivor bases across the country, large and small, that the large could devour the small, and the small could plot against the large. The capital base wouldn't care, but large-scale massacres of survivors were absolutely forbidden, as was the use of weapons of mass destruction against human settlements. If the capital base found out, they would hunt down the mastermind to the ends of the earth.
Zhu Jinxian was also taken aback. Zhao Shiyun seemed like a god of death, but he wasn't like that in the rumors!
Zhao Shiyun explained, "Since it's an underground base, a few shells hitting the ground won't kill anyone."
Gao Jue added, "But it would disrupt their surveillance equipment, forcing them to send people down to the ground to observe where the people at the capital base are now."
“As long as it’s a person, the capital base will definitely find them,” Zhao Shiyun affirmed.
No matter how powerful the Longevity Base is, the number of survivors it can accommodate is limited and cannot compare to the capital base with its huge population. Due to the difference in population size, they cannot discover too many powerful evolved humans. Even with the help of drugs, they can only cultivate a few powerful individuals. Unlike the capital base, where the energy becomes more concentrated, there are many level 5 evolved humans and quite a few level 6 evolved humans.
Among them are evolved humans with outstanding visual, auditory, and sensory abilities; anyone who appears on the ground will not be able to escape their control.
Zhu Jinxian remained silent.
He thought a lot along the way. In just a few days, due to the changes in energy in the air, many evolved humans who were stuck at their original level and unable to make any progress had leveled up. On his own vehicle, Zhao Shikang and Xue Hua leveled up directly, and half of the people on the vehicle of the monks from Jingshan Temple had reached level six! As for him, a genuine level six evolved human, even without the assistance of energy crystals and evolution potions, his strength had increased significantly, but he was still half a step away from leveling up.
Recalling his body's natural reaction upon first seeing Zhao Lexi, he was certain that this girl had leveled up! He couldn't beat her when they were at the same level, and now that she had leveled up before him, he had absolutely no chance. Now, with his tendons and veins severed and no one to heal him, and being watched by Zhao Shiyun, he had no freedom other than to live. Evolved humans have much longer lifespans than ordinary humans; was this how he was going to spend the rest of his life?
He refused.