Actually, many people in the base are in a pretty good mindset now.

After all, if you eat well and sleep well, why would you have any complaints?

Later, as noon approached, the head chef personally delivered the stewed mutton soup to the main building before returning to have lunch.

When I returned to the cafeteria, I was shocked to see that the line for food stretched all the way to my grandmother's house.

I thought to myself that this mutton soup was quite tempting.

Then, not daring to wait any longer, we started eating immediately.

Zhan Siyu returned to the main building, and before he even went inside, he could smell the aroma of mutton soup.

There's no need to guess; it's obviously my wife's doing.

To be honest, men really shouldn't drink too much of this stuff, it's easy to get a sore throat or other heat-related symptoms.

Nan Xiangwan brought out all the lunch dishes after seeing that everyone had returned.

Seeing that his brother-in-law's soup bowl was bigger than his, Nan Haochen immediately asked with a bitter face, "Sis, do you not like me coming? Why is your brother-in-law's soup bigger than mine?"

After hearing her brother's words, Nan Xiangwan rolled her eyes and said irritably, "I only served you less because I love you. Did you read all those books for nothing? How dare you ask such a stupid question?"

"Uh..." How could he forget? How embarrassing!

Seeing that her younger brother had figured out the problem, she was finally able to shut up and have her lunch in peace.

"Mmm...it smells so good, this is the taste I'm looking for."

Zhan Si smiled indulgently when he saw his wife's cute little expressions.

"If you like it, we can stew more of it in the future."

Nan Xiangwan swallowed the soup in her mouth and said, "It's fine to have it once in a while. It's too nourishing, I can't handle it."

"Yeah, that's right."

Seeing them showing off their affection again, Nan Haochen felt so full that he couldn't bear to live like this anymore.

The family of three enjoyed a cozy lunch, while others in the cafeteria slurped up mutton soup.

Even Leng Fantian and his brothers, looking at the mutton soup in front of them, sighed, "As expected, my sister-in-law is a real tycoon."

They just kept talking about stewing it, without a second thought about how much they'd spent.

"This mutton soup is really good. Why didn't you arrange it earlier? This stuff is best drunk in winter. I'm sweating all over from drinking it now. I need to go back and take a shower and change clothes later."

Upon hearing Nangong Chen's words, Shangguan Yu retorted directly, "You should be grateful for having food to eat. Why are you picking a time? Why don't you just fly to the moon?"

"Little Yuyu, I've noticed you're becoming less and less adorable lately. I'm breaking off our friendship for three minutes, hmph!"

Shangguan Chen rolled his eyes. "Childish!"

Just as they were finishing their lunch, Xiao Jing, who had been away for many days, finally returned.

And they escaped back in a sorry state.

Their team consisted of 32 people, but after going out, only 18 people came back.

Xiao Jing was injured, and the others weren't much better off.

Upon receiving the news, Zhan Siyu immediately ordered that they all be sent to the medical room.

After all the brothers arrived, they anxiously asked, "How are you? How did you get so badly injured?"

Seeing that his brothers had all arrived, Xiao Jing said wearily, "This time we encountered a group of people who were even more difficult to deal with than zombies and insects. They were like iron men. We put in a lot of effort but didn't manage to kill many of them. In the end, the brothers covered our escape and all of them died."

"How could this be? Where did we meet?"

"When we went out, there were no problems. It was on the way back that we encountered them. They were only about 100 kilometers away from our base. Do you think those people were experimental subjects?"

After listening, Leng Fantian believed that it was very likely the masterpiece from those laboratories.

They were simply unlucky to run into this.

At this moment, Tao Yao also spoke up, saying, "Those people are too troublesome. Otherwise, half of our brothers wouldn't have died. Our mutant attacks were not very effective. It was Xiao Jing who finally used a laser pistol to cut off some of them, but there were just too many of them. It was difficult for us to even run away."

Upon hearing this, Nan Xiangwan frowned and said, "You should focus on healing your injuries first. We can talk about the rest later. As for those brothers who died, if they have families, I will arrange things for them. For now, just focus on your treatment."

"Yeah, I'm really sleepy."

"Go to sleep, we're home, we're here."

After everyone else had finished reading, leaving only the cured doctor inside, they all left.

Then everyone went to the conference room in the main building.

After making everyone a cup of coffee, Nan Xiangwan said, "Tell me your thoughts on this matter!"

After hearing this, Leng Fantian spoke first, saying, "Personally, I think they are genetically modified humans."

“Tell me more details,” Zhan Siyu said.

"It's actually very simple. It involves using drugs to destroy the original genes, then soaking the cells in a drug solution to modify them."

"You mean you can manufacture it yourself if I give you the people?"

"Yes, that's fine, it's just a matter of time. Of course, this kind of thing is also a morally reprehensible experiment, and I really don't want to do it."

Everyone: This is truly outrageous...

"Forget about modifying them, but you could develop some potions that can disrupt their physical balance. If we encounter them again, we should bring one back and study it carefully," Zhan Siyu said.

"There are indeed test subjects, which would be convenient for research, but where to find them? I don't think those people will come out alone. After all, they can be considered a kind of vegetative state patient. Their brains have no memories other than commands. It will be difficult to capture one of them!"

Then the conference room fell silent again...

They were all thinking about whether or not those people could be caught.

The main problem was that the arrival of this group of people made it difficult for them to go out afterward.

They, who had originally planned to go out in the next few days, are now deep in thought.

They are not afraid of killing zombies and insectoids, but they are afraid of unknown creatures.

After all, without understanding them, you won't know their weaknesses.

Without knowing their weaknesses, there's no way to kill them all.

At this moment, Zhan Siyu remembered Tao Yao's mention of the laser pistol's ability to cut, and immediately said, "Okay, Wanwan and I will go out first tomorrow to verify something. Also, I'll leave 100 laser pistols for Haochen later, and you should each carry one with you. In case those things come to the base, you can handle them."

Leng Fantian: "Are you planning to take a look at those things?"

"Yes, but don't worry, Wanwan and I have a trump card to save our lives. If things get bad, we'll retreat quickly. And after we leave, we'll seal off the base and everyone will speed up the construction of the underground city."

Leng Fantian: "Since you've made your decision, we'll just have to protect the rear."

Shang Guanyu: "Well, the brothers won't say much more. It's really true that apart from you having the highest combat strength, there's no suitable candidate."

Nangong Chen: "We're waiting for your good news."

Then everyone dispersed, and Zhan Siyu and Nan Xiangwan went back to their rooms.

The next day, the two emerged from the base as dawn broke.