#972 - Chapter 972: Alertness at the Shangjing Base
Old Sun had no choice.
Scientific research doesn't yield results instantly; it requires the accumulation of time and the spark of a coincidental moment.
Lin Runwei, this woman, indeed possesses a very mysterious power, but it still needs time to be unearthed.
Being able to create heaven-defying wonders like D-serum and regenerative fluid within a year is already the result of multiple coincidences coming together.
"So, am I really left with exploring outside the province to find more mutated zombies?"
Qin Jin's mood worsened.
If there wasn't really no other way, he really wouldn't want to run so far every day.
The territory he painstakingly built is the safest place; constantly running too far is definitely not as comfortable as staying here.
But faced with the temptation of increased lifespan and slowly enhanced strength, it seems this is the only way.
Hearing the leader's words, Zhou Qihang and Old Sun both nodded silently, indicating that there really was no better solution.
But then Lu Ming spoke up:
"That... perhaps there might be secrets about mutated zombies in Shangjing City!"
Seeing everyone's eyes focused on him, Lu Ming continued.
"When I used to work at the Fuhai Base, I heard the then-leader of Fuhai say that there was a very powerful base in the more northern Shangjing City! It has a more sophisticated research laboratory than the Fuhai Base!"
"Fuhai City does indeed have many researchers, but Shangjing City is the core of the entire Hua Country! Many institutions that may be unknown but possess top strength in various industries will set up headquarters or branches there!"
"Before the accident at Fuhai Base, I heard Mr. Wang at the time say that they had developed some kind of technology to artificially control mutated zombies!"
Hearing this, the faces of everyone present became serious.
Artificially control mutated zombies!
Just hearing it gives one an incredible feeling!
Mutated zombies can be artificially controlled!?
"I also heard it said, specifically, probably not many people at Fuhai Base could confirm it at the time; it was all Mr. Wang mentioning it casually to us, and its authenticity remains to be investigated."
"But there must be a very powerful base in Shangjing City! If we have the opportunity in the future, perhaps we can try to contact this place."
Seeing the expressions of the people around him, Lu Ming also nodded solemnly.
He didn't want to hide these things before; it's just that this was all unconfirmed information, and saying it would only add to the trouble.
Guangnan Province is a straight-line distance of 2,500 kilometers from Shangjing City!
Without special circumstances, the two simply would not have the opportunity to come into contact.
The transportation and communication in the apocalypse are completely different from peacetime. The journey that originally took 3 hours to travel 200 kilometers may now take more than 5 hours. Even with a helicopter, it is impossible to travel back and forth to such a distant place.
If it wasn't for the rapid development of Green Source Base recently, starting to get involved in the surrounding provinces, and Qin Jin suddenly mentioning the idea of obtaining artificially created mutated zombies today, Lu Ming wouldn't have thought of bringing up this unconfirmed information.
Shangjing City.
Is Hua Country's most famous municipality.
Without any competition.
Qin Jin couldn't help but recall this former capital center of Hua Country in his mind.
In his previous life, he had traveled to many places to survive, but he had not been to such a distant place.
At that time, he mainly operated in the southeastern, central, and southern regions of Hua Country, and had never been to the northern and northwestern regions.
However, he had indeed heard of a huge force called Shangjing Base emerging in Shangjing City!
That was a behemoth that controlled several provinces around Shangjing and had an extremely large impact!
According to some survivors he met at that time who had fled from the north to the south, the direct personnel of Shangjing Base numbered more than 100,000!
The number of survivors indirectly controlled was also in the hundreds of thousands!
It was no exaggeration to say that it was the most powerful base in Hua Country and even the world at that time!
Qin Jin couldn't believe it when he first heard about it.
After so long in the apocalypse, there is still such a huge force in existence?
How do they resist the impact of zombie hordes generated when large numbers of humans gather together?
How do they have the food to feed so many people?
How did they do all this?
The survivor who introduced Shangjing Base to Qin Jin naturally couldn't explain the reason. Not long after, before Qin Jin had time to travel to Shangjing City, he encountered a charger and died and was reborn.
About two years after being reborn in this life, only a year and a half has passed since the apocalypse, and he once again learned of the existence of Shangjing Base from Lu Ming.
This Shangjing Base created the technology to control mutated zombies last year and made the then-leader of Fuhai aware of it. If this intelligence is true, then half a year has passed, and the technology may have become more mature!
Shangjing Base is an extraordinary place!
A dangerous glint flashed in Qin Jin's eyes.
It was the vigilance that arose when something appeared that was not under his control and might threaten his existence in the future!
If this Shangjing Base can really control mutated zombies, although most mutated zombies can be destroyed by thermal weapons, in some special occasions, mutated zombies can still exert power beyond imagination.
More importantly, Shangjing Base may also have a very large demand for mutated zombies!
Doesn't this affect his plan to hunt mutated zombies to obtain lifespan extension!?
In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Qin Jin's mind.
He had a premonition that this base might become an enemy of Green Source after it developed to a certain extent!
It seems that we need to speed up the development of the base recently!
Green Source is getting stronger, and other bases around the world may also be progressing at unimaginable speeds!
We cannot be complacent!
The "small achievements" we have made now are not safe enough!
We must accelerate the pace of Green Source's development again!
All obstacles blocking the wheels of development must be cleared as soon as possible, and we cannot allow those forces that are unwilling to cooperate to hinder the speed of Green Source's development.
Since it is not easy to find new mutated zombies in Guangnan Province for the time being, then take the surrounding four provinces as new hunting grounds as soon as possible!
(End of chapter)
