TL: Moonlit
Wen Qingling pondered for a moment and looked in a certain direction. “Fang Shenlong.”
Fang Shenlong had just finished his treatment, and his right hand had grown back. He was happy, adjusting to his newly grown forearm and right hand when he suddenly heard his name being called. He froze.
Miao Bo reacted and excitedly pushed him. “Go up quickly.”
Fang Shenlong, walking while turning his head back to look at Miao Bo, hesitated to speak.
Wen Qingling said, “Miao Bo already has antibodies. There’s no need for him to take it.”
Only ten doses of the vaccine were available, and Fang Shenlong didn’t expect to have his own. With Wen Qingling’s reassurance, he felt relieved and calmly went up on stage.
The fact that Fang Shenlong had lost his right forearm was known to those who had seen him before. Now that he had both arms and hands intact, it surprised many who had seen him.
Wen Qingling said, “I have a task for you. Try one dose of the vaccine.”
Fang Shenlong didn’t hesitate. “Okay.”
Wen Qingling scanned the crowd again. Most of them were unfamiliar faces, but there were also some familiar ones. Mo Jing and a few others stood together, nervously and anxiously looking at him. Wen Qingling shifted his gaze and selected a middle-aged man and woman, young men and women, ordinary boys and girls, middle-aged men and women with abilities, and a young woman with abilities.
Since it was a trial, age and physical condition had to be considered. Except for Fang Shenlong, the remaining nine people were strangers to Wen Qingling. He didn’t know them, but they were lucky enough to be selected among over ten thousand people. Their luck was envied by everyone.
Those not chosen felt disappointed, but as soon as they thought that once the trial succeeded, they would be able to purchase the vaccine, they couldn’t help but feel happy.
Wen Qingling distributed the medication to them, with the ten people lined up in a row. After drinking the medication, the vials were collected again.
The efficacy of the vaccine would have to be waited for. Wen Qingling first went to see the seven people who had taken the detoxifying agent. Their previously blackened wounds had now turned a healthy, vibrant red, and the blood that flowed was also a healthy crimson color. This was enough to prove that the zombie virus had been eliminated.
The seven individuals who received the medication had all shown positive results. The probability of this happening was indeed very high.
The success of the detoxifying agent was witnessed by everyone. They were excited, shouting, and applauding. Each of them was ecstatic.
The onset time for the vaccine varied from half an hour to two hours. This trial was to verify the effectiveness of the vaccine, so Wen Qingling didn’t take any risks. He patiently waited for two hours before beginning the examination of the results.
The testing method was simple. Using a dagger stained with corpse-dog virus, each person made a small cut. Everyone anxiously waited as the blood from the small cuts remained a fresh red color, completely unlike an infected appearance. This made them suspect whether the venomous dagger was fake.
To prove the authenticity of the vaccine, Chang Boheng didn’t hesitate. Without a second thought, he took the dagger and made a cut on his own arm. The wound immediately turned black, and black blood flowed out, clearly indicating infection with the zombie virus.
Wen Chu: “What are you doing? Have you gone crazy?”
Chang Boheng smiled and said, “Don’t you know that Lord Wen still has three antidotes? I’ll give it a try.”
Everyone suddenly realized, cunning, too cunning!
Wen Qingling gave him an antidote and kindly reminded him, “The antidote is just an antidote, it doesn’t have antibody effects.”
Chang Boheng: “…”
The wound was extremely painful, indeed it was zombie virus.
Seeing Chang Boheng’s incredulous expression, the scene burst into laughter.
Chang Boheng felt helpless, realizing his mistake.
Wen Chu tapped Chang Boheng’s forehead with a finger and said, “Are you dumb? The treatment methods are different, why would you think there would be antibodies?”
Wen Chu had been treated with blood anemones and already had antibodies. Chang Boheng had momentarily forgotten and thought the antidote also had antibody functions, but apparently not.
Chang Boheng slapped his forehead in realization. If the antidote had antibodies, what would be the purpose of the vaccine?
Alright, he admitted defeat. Let’s consider it as the leader’s personal sacrifice.
After witnessing this miraculous moment, Chang Boheng dispersed the crowd and let them go about their own business.
Wen Qingling didn’t leave immediately. He found Fang Shenlong and Miao Bo and explained the mission to them. Miao Bo’s eyes widened at that moment. The two of them were to go and capture the Xu County Base!
If it wasn’t for Wen Qingling’s serious expression, Miao Bo would have thought he was joking.
Wen Qingling said, “Those who are willing to follow you can join. Don’t worry about Chang Boheng; I’ll make sure he allows it.”
Wen Qingling patted their shoulders and said, “Do your best. I have faith in you. Once you capture the Xu County Base, you will be in charge there. As the leaders and deputy leaders of the Ling City Base, you wouldn’t want to remain subordinate to the Xiang County Base forever, would you?”
Of course, they didn’t want that. But the situation was stronger than theirs. If they didn’t have a better option, they had no choice but to be subordinate. And this opportunity, Wen Qingling had already presented it to them.
“As long as we don’t die, we will definitely capture the Xu County Base.”
Fang Shenlong had already made up his mind. Now that his right arm and hand had regenerated, his combat power had returned. The future development of the Civilization City was unlimited. It could become the rising place of humanity, helping expand its territory. That would make their existence valuable.
Wen Qingling instructed them, “I will gather all the zombies near the Ling City Base to the outskirts of the Civilization City. The Xu County Base won’t have external zombie pressure anymore. How you capture the Xu County Base will depend on your methods.”
Fang Shenlong replied, “We understand.”
After finishing the task, Wen Qingling and Xiao Hen drove back. The mission was completed beyond expectations.
During the journey back, Wen Qingling was contemplating how to recruit talent. The number of researchers in the Civilization City was too few. Even if the antidotes, vaccines, and transformation agents were successfully researched, it wouldn’t be easy to popularize them. The speed of producing the potions couldn’t meet the demand.
Xiao Hen asked, “Besides researchers, isn’t the scarcest supply your blood anemones?”
Upon hearing that, Wen Qingling immediately became displeased. “Are you doubting my abilities? Let me tell you, the supply of blood anemone is not a problem at all. Once I cultivate it into a giant blood anemone, a single plant can produce numerous potions. It’s no challenge for me.”
Xiao Hen nodded and asked, “So, what’s your plan?”
Wen Qingling’s eyes sparkled. “How about we go and poach from Central Mega City?”
Xiao Hen said, “…”
Xiao Hen urgently stabilized the steering wheel to prevent them from veering into the roadside ditch. “Qingling, you can’t just target one sheep when poaching wool, or it will be exposed.”
Wen Qingling returned to his seat and lay back like a salted fish. “Then what should we do? The planting issue in the Civilization City can be handled by professionals in agriculture. I can send civilized zombies to look for farming equipment and diesel. But how do we find researchers?”
The researchers outside are not alive, and the living researchers are not outside. They couldn’t just let the civilized zombies ask every zombie they encounter if they were a researcher.
Xiao Hen said, “Don’t worry. After I finish my current tasks, I’ll take you to find researchers. It’s better for us to find them ourselves than to rely on researchers from other places.”
Wen Qingling had the same idea. “Sounds good. Let’s also look for Luo Fengjue. His father is with me, but I don’t know where he went. I remember he headed north.”
Xiao Hen said, “…”
Xiao Hen didn’t say anything, but he felt that Luo Fengjue looked at Wen Qingling in a strange way, as if he had a rival in love.
Thinking of a love rival inevitably made Xiao Hen think of someone who stayed at the Xiang County Base.
Xiao Hen felt mentally exhausted. As a human, his emotions were already dull, and now as a small zombie, the limited emotions he had flew directly beyond the universe. He wondered when his emotional reflex arc would return to Earth.
Wen Qingling asked, “The Central Mega City is in the north, right? Could Luo Fengjue have gone to the Central Mega City?”
Reluctantly, Xiao Hen had to speak up, “There are many large and small bases along the way from Ling City to the north. The Central Mega City is quite far, and as a human, he might not be able to reach there alone.”
Wen Qingling felt a bit annoyed. If he had known this earlier, he would have found a human base for Luo Fengjue to stay in. It wouldn’t have ended up with him disappearing without a trace. Where could they find him now? He regretted that his goal at the time was only to build a small territory in the South City, where he could lie around like a salted fish every day and not think about pursuing a career. Although he was still lying around like a salted fish now, at least he had a career, but Luo Fengjue was lost.
Wen Qingling reported the results of the drug testing to Old Zhu, and the laboratory could now produce potions in batches.
Wen Qingling stood on the rooftop of the City Lord’s Mansion and let out a zombie roar, summoning all the zombies near Ling City, including those around the three major counties.
After the battle with the “General,” the zombies came and went, and Wen Qingling had never restricted them. This was the first time he took the initiative to gather them, forbidding the zombies from wandering aimlessly without organization or discipline. If they wanted to wander, they could do so in their own zombie territory, but they couldn’t go far.
Wen Qingling lay on the rooftop, waiting for the response of the zombie horde. He closed his eyes and let his mental energy drift and spread out. It dispersed like smoke between heaven and earth. He could sense many things, yet it felt like he couldn’t sense anything at all. His five senses and consciousness were shrouded in a hazy white veil, making it difficult to see clearly.
Wen Qingling felt like he was the wind and the clouds, free and unrestrained, floating in the sky, overlooking the world. Suddenly, the misty white veil was torn open, and Wen Qingling heard a loud explosion. He saw humans on the ground fighting against zombies. On the humans’ armored vehicles, there were strange-looking weapons that emitted blue beams when fired, blasting through the zombie horde and wiping out entire sections of zombies. Wen Qingling could sense the energy fluctuations dissipating in the air and knew that it was probably an energy weapon, a new invention by humans.
The zombies in the city were fearless and swarmed out. The armored vehicles equipped with energy weapons slowly advanced, slaughtering the zombies. The infantry following behind the vehicles cleared out any remaining zombies…
The white mist spread, and the battlefield disappeared. In front of Wen Qingling appeared a magnificent and grand giant city. Inside the city, humans were bustling about, working hard for their lives. The city was not small, but the population density was high. The gates of the giant city opened, and modified off-road vehicles roared like beasts as they charged toward the distant cities occupied by zombies…
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