Upon returning to the laboratory, Xia Lianrong shut herself inside, beginning the analysis of the substances within the potion.
As expected, Xia Lianrong spent the entire afternoon in the lab, failing to extract anything, which only worsened her already sparse hair, causing her great distress.
In the afternoon, outside the base, a neatly formed squad of ten zombies arrived, causing quite a commotion. They were on the verge of deploying cannons to blast them, but thankfully, Xia Lianrong, who had just emerged from the lab and heard the news, rushed over and stopped them in time.
Xia Lianrong ran to the base gate, gasping, "Wait... wait a moment, don't fire yet! Let them... come in!"
The young man preparing to fire paused, turning his head in disbelief to look at Xia Lianrong, whose face was flushed red from running too fast. He asked, "Dr. Xia, what are you saying?! These are zombies!"
Xia Lianrong, panting heavily, waved her hand and said, "I know! You... open the gate first! These are zombies for experiments!"
The young man preparing to fire was stunned. He stared at Xia Lianrong with a bewildered expression. He wondered if Dr. Xia was still dreaming, sleepwalking! These were zombies! Moving zombies! Using zombies for experiments?! That seemed utterly fantastical!
The young man preparing to fire remained unmoved, giving Xia Lianrong a look that clearly said, "Dr. Xia, please don't joke."
Xia Lianrong stood her ground with her hands on her hips, taking a deep breath. She looked up at the young man on the city wall and said, "Open the gate first, these are indeed experimental zombies!"
The young man on the city wall replied, "Dr. Xia, please don't joke! You must still be asleep!"
Xia Lianrong said, "Listen to me..."
The young man on the city wall said, "I don't listen, I don't listen..."
Xia Lianrong insisted, "Listen to me!"
The young man on the city wall repeated, "I don't listen, I don't listen!!!"
Xia Lianrong tried again, "Listen to me..."
The young man on the city wall continued, "I don't listen, I don't listen!!"
Xia Lianrong was exasperated. "Damn it, can't you let me finish a sentence?!"
This circular conversation between Xia Lianrong and the young man on the city wall continued until Ming Li arrived at the base entrance.
It made Xia Lianrong utterly frustrated.
Upon seeing this scene, Ming Li couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth. What was going on? Why were they arguing like this?
Seeing Ming Li arrive, Xia Lianrong acted as if she had found a savior. She turned to Ming Li and said, "Li Li, you talk to him."
Ming Li glanced at Xia Lianrong, then patted her shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll talk."
Ming Li leaped onto the city wall. She looked at the row of zombies standing at the base entrance and said to the young man, "Open the gate. These zombies were brought here by me for experiments."
The young man stared at Ming Li, utterly bewildered. He asked incredulously, "Boss, are these really zombies brought for experiments?!"
Ming Li nodded indifferently, saying nothing.
The young man stammered, "Cough, cough! So Dr. Xia wasn't sleepwalking! This is good."
Swallowing hard, the young man hurried to open the base gate, allowing the zombies to enter.
After Ming Li descended from the city wall, Xia Lianrong curiously walked up to her and asked, "What did you say to him? Why did he open the gate so quickly?"