Chapter 341: Chapter 336: Apocalypse Sisters
"How much is the medicine for treating the irritable factor?" Concerned for their own safety, Ying Yiming and his group first approached the laboratory’s service window.
"One course of treatment consists of five bottles, costing either a thousand Second-level Crystal Cores or two hundred Third-level Crystal Cores. Of course, if you have any green crystal cores from the Mutated Vine, that would be calculated differently."
"How many courses of treatment are required to completely remove the irritable factor from the body?"
"We can start with a test; a mild case might only need one course of treatment."
"Is this the green crystal core?" Ying Yiming pulled out the item he had obtained from within the Mutated Vine, and asked with a serious expression, "How is this crystal core different from the common Zombie crystal cores?"
The staff member’s eyes lit up upon seeing the green crystal core, and his smile grew eager, "Yes, that’s the one. According to the size you have, two green crystal cores could exchange for one course of treatment. As for the difference from regular crystal cores, we’re not sure. We only know that Doctor Ye has been collecting them for experiments lately. If you can bring in a lot of green crystal cores, I can give you a further discount."
"Thank you." Ying Yiming nodded but did not intend to trade the green crystal cores away.
After a free test, each team member bought the medicines they needed according to their conditions. He and Li Lewei were on the better end of the spectrum, needing only two courses of treatment for near-full recovery. The most serious case was Luo Yong who, according to the testing staff, might go completely insane within half a year and turn into a Zombie due to mental instability.
Had he secretly absorbed so many crystal cores? His teammates looked at Luo Yong in astonishment. With a ghastly pale face, Luo Yong was uncomfortable, especially since he had absorbed most of his crystal cores and had to borrow from others to buy the medicine. Seeing Li Lewei’s surprised gaze made him uneasy, and he couldn’t use his superpowers during the medication period. How could he repay his debts? When could he surpass the team leader?
"Don’t lose heart; once the irritable factor is removed, we can still continue cultivating." Ying Yiming, unaware of Luo Yong’s thoughts, earnestly comforted him.
"Where are we heading now?" After today’s events, Li Lewei had spent the entire day in a haze of shock and fear. She thought her unique superpower granted her the strength to oppose Ye Dong, but now she learned that what she possessed could be bought with crystal cores?
Who exactly is Ye Qiu? What else might she do?
"Let’s go back to rest. After meeting this base’s commander and removing the irritable factor, we’ll head back to the Jiang Province Base." Ying Yiming resolved, shocked by the research at Hu Province Base, which held potential to change the apocalyptic world, potentially even altering the power dynamics at the Jiang Province Base.
With a large supply of anti-Zombie Virus medicine, why should they live far off in Jiang Province?
And that green crystal core from the Mutated Vine, given its significance here, must be extraordinary. There might be other undiscovered items like the green crystal cores that could alter his initial plans.
Similarly, he wanted to meet Duan Kai, Ye Dong, and Ye Qiu, who were not inferior to him, as soon as possible.
"What’s your opinion on the visitors from Jiang Province Base?" Ye Dong and Duan Kai discussed in the meeting room.
"Didn’t Zhao Guang say they’re arrogant? Let them wait a bit." Duan Kai said nonchalantly. Even as a base commander, his approach retained an edge, but his strength was formidable and his rewards and punishments clear, so no one beneath him dared betray his trust.
Whenever decision-making was required, it was often Duan Kai who played the ’bad cop’ and Ye Dong the ’good cop’. Together, they ensured the base operated smoothly.
There were once rumors that these two were actually lovers, but since neither confirmed nor were there any intimate gestures witnessed between them, the rumors gradually dissipated. Otherwise, people like Leo, who sought to climb the social ladder, wouldn’t keep trying to get closer.
"You can handle the negotiations with them when the time comes." Ye Dong nodded in agreement. Since becoming the base commander, she had many matters to attend to and many people to meet daily, usually leaving the less tactful ones for Duan Kai to handle.
After briefly discussing recent matters, Ye Dong was getting ready to pack up and leave when Duan Kai suddenly spoke up. His eyelids drooped slightly, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. Ye Dong couldn’t quite describe the feeling, but the atmosphere seemed to shift suddenly.
"Did the kid tell you that Leo has been pestering you again?"
Hearing this name, Ye Dong frowned with annoyance, "Yes, but it’s nothing serious. I’ll handle it." After pausing, her expression turned somewhat troubled, "Don’t mind what Mingming said."
Duan Kai scoffed, "What do I care? Just make sure those reckless romances do not affect your work."
"I won’t."
As he watched the door close, Duan Kai thought again about the youngster asking him to approach Ye Dong yesterday, which he took lightly at the time yet now seemed quite a good idea.
A marital relationship would certainly be better than their current partnership. What if one day Ye Dong picked an unsuitable man? It would be a hassle when it came to base rights.
He quite liked Ye Dong anyway, so trying to get along with her wouldn’t be bad. It’s just her sister was a bit troublesome. Thinking of Ye Qiu, Duan Kai’s gaze deepened. Although Ye Qiu mostly kept to her lab and didn’t come out, when it came to her sister, that woman could be fiercer than anyone, and he didn’t believe that Ye Qiu had no superpower.
But what was her superpower? Duan Kai couldn’t figure it out, yet she seemed to have a way to enhance Ye Dong’s powers. In their most recent confrontation, Ye Dong had matched him evenly, and probably in a little while, she could be the most powerful person in this world!
Tsk... the ambitions of these two sisters weren’t less formidable than his own!
It was also because he still had some utility that Ye Qiu didn’t have the inclination to manage things herself, otherwise what would he even be doing at the base?
Duan Kai was a man who understood the times; he knew that if he left these two sisters, what he could obtain might not be more than what he currently had, especially after losing the results of Ye Qiu’s research, how many would truly wish to follow him?
If that’s the case, he might as well display his strength as much as possible, making the sisters believe they couldn’t cope without him.
Duan Kai was strong, but also very smart, harboring no thoughts of living under others and unable to survive. Moreover, he had pretty much been in charge of the base’s operations; what more could he want?
Once he and Ye Dong gradually expanded their power, even the Jiang Province Base gathered with national leaders would have to listen to his commands, right?
Heh... Duan Kai chuckled lightly, setting aside his thoughts and dutifully dealing with the accumulated matters of the base. With more people at the base, further expansion needed to be discussed, and those mutated animals in the mountain areas seemed to grow more irritable lately.