Chapter 159: Chapter 31: The Drama Queen Sister Refuses to Be Cannon Fodder (Part 31)

“What did he do to me?”

“How would I know? I just saw him inject some blue liquid into your body, and then he sat next to you, staring for several hours before he finally left.”

Jiang Lai got up and went to the laboratory, where Lin Yan was in a sterile room conducting experiments, wearing a protective suit while dissecting a zombie rat Jiang Chao had brought back.

After a while, Jiang Chao also came over, and as soon as he saw Jiang Lai’s bandaged face, his expression immediately changed.

“Does it hurt?”

“No, just a minor injury, nothing serious. What are you doing here?”

“Here, this is the money you earned, thirty thousand credits inside.”

Jiang Chao handed over a card, like a campus card that could be used at the canteen and apartment’s card readers.

“You keep it.”

Jiang Chao looked at Jiang Lai’s face, a profound meaning flashing through his eyes.

In the evening, Yan Zhouxing was contentedly carrying snacks he had bought and was about to go back to his room to sleep when Jiang Chao called out to him from the sofa.

“Old Yan, come here, I want to ask you something.”

Yan Zhouxing sat down, tearing open a piece of bread and stuffing it into his mouth.

“Do you think Jiang Lai has changed compared to before?”

“Quite a bit of change.”

“Hmm, like what?”

Yan Zhouxing glanced at him, cautiously asking.

“Why ask this?”

“Just asking out of curiosity, I just find it a bit strange.”

“In times like these, nothing is strange. I think even if Jiang Lai has changed, it’s for the better. She’s stronger, braver, and knows how to protect others now. Compared to before, I prefer the her now.”

Jiang Chao frowned, his expression serious.

“That’s the problem. My sister shouldn’t be this perfect.”

“So, what do you mean? Are you suspecting she’s not your sister? What kind of joke is this? Jiang Lai treats you so well and is so close to you, even I feel jealous.”

Jiang Chao shook his head, decisively dismissed the doubts in his mind, no longer thinking about the chaotic thoughts.

These past few days, he hadn’t rested well. Whenever he closed his eyes, many confusing thoughts would appear.

He couldn’t help but have many doubts and speculations about Jiang Lai.

At this moment, on Jiang Lai’s end, Little Buding suddenly said.

“Something’s happening. I feel the magnetic field here is unstable. Someone must be questioning the authenticity of your identity.”

“Oh, and then?”

“I told you before to maintain your persona carefully, or else people will find out you’re not real. I guess Jiang Chao suspects you’re not his sister now, what should we do? He grew up with the original host, it’s easy for him to notice something’s off!”

Little Buding was a bit panicked; what if they were forcibly ejected from the world?

Would the mission be considered a failure?

Would it be punished?

“Calm down, the mission is almost complete. I’ll just have less contact with him and focus on completing the task, alright?”

“You better be! Let’s see… the Death Value has already surpassed seven thousand, Lin Yan’s research progress is moving fast… great, great, let’s try to finish this as quickly as possible, we absolutely can’t let them discover you’re a fake.”

Even if Jiang Chao was merely suspicious now, if he confirmed it someday, it’d be game over.

Jiang Lai was calmer than Little Buding and spent the next few days by Lin Yan’s side, monitoring his research progress.

Today, another batch of samples arrived. Lin Yan was busy until late at night, and to reward his hard work, Jiang Lai spent a significant amount of points to get him a fruit basket.

Besides the apples he liked, the basket also included rare fruits of that time such as bananas, kiwis, and grapes, which required artificial cultivation.

As Lin Yan wrote his research report, Jiang Lai fed him grapes.

“Don’t worry, I washed my hands so much they’re almost peeling, absolutely cleaner than your mouth.”

With that, she popped another one in his mouth.

“So? Any progress?”

“Arranging for a batch of injection experiments tomorrow.”

Early the next morning, Andre delivered a batch of ordinary zombies. After locking them securely, Lin Yan took out the serum he had developed and injected it.

Everyone in the laboratory held their breath, watching as the zombies, tied to chairs and struggling, gradually calmed down after the serum injection.

One in the middle even blinked, staring at Lin Yan through the glass cover for a long time, as if it was contemplating, its mouth slowly opened and closed.

Seeing this, Andre quickly asked.

“Is it… is it speaking?”

Lin Yan nodded.

“The other two failed. The success rate isn’t high. Arrange for more to undergo injection experiments.”

“Great! Great! Quick, send in the rest!”

The ordinary serum technology was now fully mastered, and everyone in the base had been injected, eliminating mutation risks from zombie bites.

Now, there had been breakthrough progress in researching the reversal serum; out of a batch of fifty zombies, seventeen had emotional responses to the outside world.

Most could even recall their names, and some could remember events before being bitten.

Andre was ecstatic, treating Lin Yan with utmost reverence.

If the world could return to normal, Andre, as the king of Zero Base, could rightfully establish a new country and civilization, ushering in a new era.

Andre’s ambition made him value Lin Yan more, continuously issuing tasks for Superpower Users in the base to go out and find mutation samples.

Additionally, he announced a message broadcast worldwide.

Anyone who could find rare mutation samples could move directly into Zero Base and receive its protection.

For days, there was a long line outside the base, and even Jiang Chao and Yan Zhouxing were brought in for screening.

According to the requirements, only those with rare zombie samples not listed on the published list could enter.

Many brought unqualified samples, and even zombie escapes causing riots that injured many.

Whenever someone was bitten, members from the base immediately took them to inject the serum, lifelong effective, with a single injection ensuring lifelong peace. To reduce zombie numbers, the base specially produced a large amount of serum for injection.

With Lin Yan’s technology, serum costs dropped significantly, and Andre took the opportunity to win people’s hearts, offering the serum in his name. Suddenly, survivors worldwide learned that Zero Base’s leader, Andre, was providing free serum.

Soon, everyone who got the news started heading towards Zero Base.

Outside the base, tents had been set up, spontaneously forming a small human activity area, where those in line for serum injections resided, including Yang Jun, who led a team to set up camp at Zero Base’s entrance.

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