"Charge! Let's grab the crystal cores!"

"I need to run fast, or you'll all steal it!"

"If we don't go now, there won't be any left, old man, hurry up!"

"It's great that we can have something different to eat again."

…………

The army lifted the cordon only after the zombies had gone far away.

In exchange for supplies, the survivors rushed towards the dead zombies.

All they did was obtain the crystal cores from the zombies' foreheads, which they eventually handed over to the military in exchange for supplies.

This action is exactly the same as that of the Black Tiger Gang and Desheng Generator Company.

Ye Lei stared expressionlessly at the survivors scrambling for crystal cores. After all, in the apocalypse, everyone was just trying to fill their stomachs and survive better.

Ye Lei started his Mercedes SUV and chased after the retreating zombie army. He had already controlled the bloodthirsty bats to track the group of zombies and also wanted to know what the second-tier zombie general, Leopard, would do next.

"Alright, tell me, what news have you found out?"

Ye Lei calmly drove and asked.

"I asked, and the military is indeed collecting crystal cores."

"I heard that in the end they were all given to a laboratory called X."

"X Labs? Could it be that secret lab?"

Ye Lei felt he was right.

"But why do they call it that? Is the laboratory itself a mystery?"

"That's what I think too!"

The two seemed to agree with Ye Lei's opinion.

"So what is the purpose of this X Lab?"

"I heard it's to help more people awaken their superpowers."

Xia Yuhe replied.

"For example, No.1 was the first to awaken his superpower, but he has already been killed by you."

"I heard that the lab already knew about No.1's murder, but in the end they didn't find anything out."

"Of course I won't let them find out, otherwise how could I possibly be safe and sound?"

After listening, Ye Lei said with a smile.

"However, I heard that they did not give up and have classified the case as the highest level."

"Oh, that's getting interesting. Looks like I'm about to become the most wanted criminal, haha..."

Ye Lei wasn't afraid at all. Since he was going to do it, he would do it without leaving a trace.

"So, what is their purpose in awakening their superpowers?"

Ye Lei continued to ask.

"I heard it's to deal with the increasingly powerful mutated zombies, just like how No.4 we encountered today dealt with the zombie general leopard."

"That makes sense. It seems you've gathered quite a bit of useful information!"

In this way, Ye Lei's questions can be fully explained.

"Actually, this information is already an open secret in the shelter, but the media is just prohibited from reporting it."

"Of course! Slaughtering zombies is the same as slaughtering humans. Once it's reported, how will the government explain it?"

Ye Lei also knew that he knew too little about this shelter and that he would have to find a way to get the latest information in a timely manner in the future.

"Brother Lei, I actually found out their next plan."

Beanna said, "It seems this should be confidential."

"Tell me quickly, what news?"

Ye Lei was also eager to know how the government would deal with the increasingly severe heatwave.

"They plan to build an underground city in the Shiwan Mountains, 500 kilometers away from Tomato City, to cope with the increasingly severe high temperatures."

Ah! That makes sense. Only in the mountains can one escape the high temperatures. After all, once the temperature reaches a certain level, air conditioning becomes useless.

Are you sure this information is accurate?

“No problem, I heard from my dad that it should be built to at least three stories.”

"Is it that amazing? But digging up a city underground isn't that easy!"

"Of course. It is said that there is an abandoned underground arsenal built in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. They plan to make use of it and expand it at the same time."

"Hmm, this method is quite good."

Ye Lei also agreed with this approach.

"However, regrettably, the abandoned arsenal is located deep in the mountains and has been abandoned for many years, and is now overrun by wild animals."

Especially after this radiation exposure, many wild animals have mutated, making the cleanup operation extremely difficult.

"This might also be another purpose of the X Lab in awakening superhuman abilities!"

Ye Lei guessed that heavy weapons might not be effective against a large number of zombies, and superpowers might be more effective.

"Brother Lei, you guessed right! Several awakened ability users went to clear out the wild beasts!"

"Hmm, it seems the government has really gone to great lengths this time. Have you found out how many superhumans have awakened yet?"

Ye Lei knew that the more awakened abilities he had, the greater the danger to him if he couldn't utilize them.

"I've heard that there aren't many, because the chance of awakening is extremely low. Qualified survivors need to absorb the energy of a thousand crystal cores to have a chance of awakening, and the chance is said to be less than 1%."

That makes sense, since it's a superpower, it could awaken very easily!

"Of course, do you think just anyone can do it?"

"Yes, I feel so lucky that I was able to awaken the ability to hear minds along with Brother Lei."

Xia Yuhe suddenly felt a sense of pride.

"I wonder if I'll be able to awaken any special abilities!"

Beanna is still not pregnant and doesn't know if she will ever awaken, which made her sound somewhat frustrated.

"Sister Anna, don't worry, you'll know once you're pregnant with Brother Lei's child!"

Xia Yuhe said with a smile, in order to ease the somewhat awkward atmosphere.

"After thinking it over, I think they probably have another purpose for awakening superpowers."

Ye Lei felt that the government was spending so much money not just to protect the survivors.

"What is the purpose?"

The two asked at the same time.

"Imagine that as the high-temperature problem becomes increasingly severe, the ice and snow in the North and South Poles will melt at an accelerated pace."

Once all the snow and ice melt, large tracts of land will be exposed, and these lands may be the only ones suitable for growing crops.

The temperature here is so high, the temperature at the North and South Poles must not be this high.

These previously overlooked locations are bound to become battlegrounds for numerous nations.

Ye Lei shared his views on the future in one breath.

"War? Brother Lei, you mean there will be a war over these lands?"

Benana was the first to react.

"It definitely will. After all, the land there is limited and it's impossible to support billions of people worldwide. Even if most of them have turned into zombies, it's still impossible to support all the survivors."

The only solution is war.

In the event of war, these survivors who have awakened their supernatural abilities will become powerful weapons of war.

"Brother Lei, maybe you're right. I heard from my dad that the country is now strengthening its navy."

"That's right, but what can we do at that time?"

Ye Lei looked into the distance, seemingly filled with anticipation for the future.