As the experts called by Lu Heng left the conference room, their faces were filled with excitement.
Witnessing the products of a higher civilization firsthand served as a great source of inspiration for these individuals.
After seeing everyone off, Lu Heng looked at Chen Dong and Lin Yu, who had stayed behind. "Chen Dong, you mentioned something earlier that you didn't finish. Do you want to hear it?"
"Did he say anything?" Lin Yu vaguely recalled that Chen Dong had only echoed a few points while Lu Heng was discussing aliens.
"I was talking about Sun Qiang," Chen Dong finally remembered. Lu Heng had revealed too much information, and his mind was still buzzing with the scenes of what the products of higher civilizations would bring in terms of technological storms on Blue Star once they understood them.
"What about Sun Qiang? Isn't he not attempting suicide anymore?"
Previously, Sun Qiang's father had forcibly enhanced his level. After gaining sentience and emotions, he constantly hated himself and his father. He no longer thought about how to live, only waiting for someone to save him.
Ultimately, he did find someone to save him, but the salvation was not ending his life. Instead, it allowed him to provide more effective research for the surviving humans through the body he detested.
From then on, he was no longer passive, but the struggle to suppress his craving for human blood and scent was also tormenting.
Therefore, he defined this torment as another form of redemption for the sins he had committed, and he cooperated actively every day.
"It's not about his emotional state, it's about his body. We discovered that his cellular vitality is much higher than that of ordinary zombies, and... his sperm... seems to have recovered."
"Ah? Is it really as his father hoped? How did his father manage that?"
They had studied the numerous zombies outside, but they hadn't dared to research live specimens before. They had only obtained parts of zombie bodies, which included various parts, and of course, that particular area as well.
Zombies are actually quite strange creatures. Before their brains are severely damaged, their bodies seem to have no sensation.
No matter how mangled their bodies were, they could still move, while their brains, which drove their bodies, were in a state of human death.
The internal activity of a zombie's brain ceased, and various experiments showed no signs of living cellular tissue.
However, once the seemingly useless brain of a zombie was penetrated, the zombie would become immobile, as if completely dead.
Humans also extracted the crystals formed in the zombies' brains to modify and enhance their own physiques and abilities.
But this Sun Qiang had become an anomaly. They found many human-like cellular tissues within Sun Qiang's body, and these cells were very active.
However, no one knew how Sun Qiang's father had forcibly enhanced him in the first place.
For a long time, Sun Qiang was also in a state of unawakened intelligence, and he himself had no idea how he had been enhanced.
"Did you extract his... that?"
"No, who would dare? He himself wasn't interested either," Chen Dong explained with a hint of embarrassment.
"Heh heh, of course. Then how did you discover it?"
"Alas, we found that his cellular tissues were somewhat active, so we gave him a full body check-up. As a result, we even detected data related to sex hormones."
This was something that had never been discovered in those dead zombies.
"How about I catch another live high-level zombie for you to examine? See if it's because the zombie's level has increased that these zombies all have that..." Lin Yu discussed somewhat awkwardly with Chen Dong.
He was still a child...
Lu Heng left the research center and returned to his room.
The secrets of the higher civilization awaited the research and learning outcomes of the people in Wuming City. He couldn't rush things, nor could he be too direct with Bona and the others.
At least, he felt that it wasn't the time to reveal everything. They had only just met, and keeping some secrets would be safer for him.
Lu Heng had been troubled by the issue of extraterrestrial creatures for a while and hadn't returned to the Divine Yuan Continent for a long time.
There were still some high-level demon cores there that he hadn't acquired, and he also wanted to contract some combat-type flying demonic beasts.
Considering these factors, Lu Heng returned to the Divine Yuan Continent after a short period of rest.
In the early morning, Lu Heng walked out of his small courtyard. The moment he opened the door, he froze for a moment.
He hadn't visited Jinyang City for a long time and had barely checked on Jinyang City within his spatial dimension. So, upon reappearing in the city, Lu Heng felt that the changes had once again refreshed his perception.
Many low-rise houses on both sides of the street had been rebuilt or heightened, especially the shops along the street, which had almost all changed. Lu Heng initially thought he had misremembered. But when he followed a familiar route to his shop and looked at the plaque hanging above it, he confirmed that this was indeed Jinyang City.
"Mr. Lu."
Seeing Lu Heng, the disciples of the Danyang Sect guarding the shop greeted him one after another.
"You guys carry on. I'm just taking a look."
Lu Heng walked directly towards the tea room in the back, and Du Yichen quickly came out from behind the counter and followed him.
"How have things been lately? Do you still have any crystals?"
Over time, Lu Heng couldn't remember if the crystals he left were sufficient. It seemed he needed to leave more for them this time.
In the post-apocalyptic world, Wuming City had collected a large number of Level 4 crystals. Besides their own teams going out to kill zombies, many other survivors who came to Wuming City to exchange crystals for supplies also brought quite a few crystals.
"There are still some, but the quantity is indeed not large. However, even if there were none, they wouldn't dare to cause trouble," Du Yichen said after pouring tea for Lu Heng and sitting down.
"Where is Du Feng now? I'll leave the crystals with him."
With so many crystals, they should still be left in the hands of those with strength, otherwise, it would bring disaster to those who couldn't protect them.
"Elder Du was at the branch campus outside the city yesterday. That place is also undergoing expansion recently. He's probably there now. I'll send someone to call Elder Du over."
"Mm."
Seeing Lu Heng agree, Du Yichen got up and walked outside, asking his fellow disciples to go find Du Feng outside the city.
Du Yichen returned and sat back at the tea table, refilling Lu Heng's tea before saying, "Lu Da Niu has also been at the branch campus outside the city recently. Their class is going to the Cloud Mist Forest for training. Do you want me to call him over as well?"
"No need. Let him train properly. We'll meet again after he's learned everything."