With armored vehicles leading the way and Bei Ming escorting him along the way, Zhuang Li returned to the Pure Land Base at noon the next day.

All the top brass at the base came out to greet them, with expressions of relief on their faces.

It's good to have him back. Many tasks cannot be carried out without Dr. Zhuang. Dr. Zhuang is the anchor of this base.

"I won't attend the welcoming banquet. I'll take my friends around the base." Zhuang Li pointed at Bei Ming and said.

Several leaders had long known that he had a crush on Bei Ming, so they all smiled meaningfully.

"You're busy, you're busy. Personal matters are important, too." These people shook hands with Bei Ming one by one and said carefully, "Xiao Bei, you must take good care of Dr. Zhuang. It was really not easy for him to save you."

Bei Ming nodded repeatedly, his expression serious, yet he felt a little embarrassed. It seemed that besides him, the whole world knew that Dr. Zhuang had a crush on him.

The two borrowed a military jeep and drove around the base.

Zhuang Li pointed to a huge semicircular building outside and said, "You came out to pick me up right after you woke up, and you haven't had a good look around this base yet, right? That's a soilless cultivation factory. The crops produced there are enough to meet the daily food needs of everyone in the base. So there's no food crisis here.

"That's a meat synthesis factory. Yes, you heard me right, synthesis, not farming. This factory uses stem cell technology to grow various meats, including beef, chicken, and duck, in petri dishes. They produce so much meat every day that the people at the base can't even finish it all.

"That's a nuclear fusion power plant. The electricity it generates in a day is enough for the entire world to use for a year. So here, we still have plenty of electricity available. With electricity, electric cars, electric lights, water plants, and everything else can operate normally, and people's lives won't be inconvenienced at all.

"That's the machine tool factory, used to manufacture various machines. That's the AI lab, producing robots that can help us on the battlefield, killing zombies, or even assist us in deep rescue operations in dangerous areas. Robots can completely solve the labor shortage caused by population decline."

Zhuang Li pointed at each building and introduced the base to Bei Ming in detail, but Bei Ming's expression was shocked the whole time.

Finally, Zhuang Li concluded, "This base is the spark that keeps human civilization and technology alive. As long as it exists, human society will one day return to its original state."

Bei Ming looked at the futuristic base, then looked at Dr. Zhuang sitting next to him, and suddenly realized why the other party could say so confidently that his wish would come true.

Because he has already taken the lead in realizing this wish.

Dr. Zhuang is a tasker, but everything he has done for this world far exceeds the limits of what any person who originally belonged here could do.

The so-called stance issue now seems so ridiculous.

Bei Ming parked the car on the side of the road and said in a hoarse voice, "I'm sorry." For my prejudice and misunderstanding.

"Thank you." For your dedication and hard work.

Zhuang Li pretended not to understand anything: "Why are you saying sorry all of a sudden?"

Bei Ming waved his hands, somewhat speechless. The guilt he felt but couldn't express made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Zhuang Li chuckled and said, "Finally, let's go to my laboratory and take a look."

"Okay." Bei Ming quickly drove the car onto the road.

The two came to a laboratory with very strict protection measures, opened the layers of access control and entered the core area.

Zhuang Li pointed to several small bottles stored in a transparent freezer and said, "This is the anti-zombie virus vaccine. You should have seen it before. It's currently in Phase I clinical trials, and the results are very good."

He pointed to a freezer box next to him and said, "This is a genetic drug that blocks the zombie virus from replicating. Within 24 hours of being bitten, an injection of this drug will restore the patient to normal. It's currently in Phase III clinical trials and has an efficacy rate of 98%."

The expression on Bei Ming's face can only be described as shock.

He had always believed that the apocalypse would last a long time, and that within the next hundred years, there would be no hope for humanity. However, after learning about Dr. Zhuang's invention, he realized that the end of the apocalypse seemed to be just around the corner.

Zhuang Li walked to the last freezer and pointed at a pale yellow gelatinous substance stored in a petri dish. He said, "This is a kind of carrion-eating bacteria I cultivated through genetic synthesis technology. It has a strong affinity for decay. Once it parasitizes rotten meat, it will multiply rapidly and completely decompose the pile of rotten meat within just a few hours. However, it poses no threat to living things. I have also developed antibiotics to kill it."

"In other words, if a human is unfortunately infected with this bacteria, they can be treated, but zombies cannot." Zhuang Li looked at Bei Ming and said slowly, "Its research and development work has been completed, and it will be put into use soon. Do you understand what this means?"

Bei Ming took a deep breath, and his expression became blank.

He knew exactly what this meant. Simply by releasing this carrion-eating fungus into the zombie horde, its exceptional reproductive and decomposing capabilities could wipe out tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of zombies in just a few hours.

This biological weapon is more destructive than an atomic bomb.

Bei Ming stared blankly at Dr. Zhuang, finally realizing that even with all his immense power, it seemed useless in this world. Dr. Zhuang alone could bring an end to the apocalypse.

So, those thoughts about him being "used, a tool, an obedient puppet" were just wishful thinking. Even if he wanted to be a tool for Dr. Zhuang, Dr. Zhuang might not approve.

Bei Ming was instantly mortified. Luckily, Dr. Zhuang didn't have the ability to read minds, or else he'd probably laugh at him. If Dr. Zhuang had seen through his ridiculous thoughts, he might have ended this superficial crush right away.

He is not worthy of Dr. Zhuang's love at all.

Thinking of this, Bei Ming's face suddenly turned pale and his hands and feet turned cold.

A researcher came over and said excitedly, "Dr. Zhuang, the psychic zombies are ready. Can we start the 'nuclear explosion' plan?"

It's well known that psychic zombies possess the ability to control zombie hordes and prefer to stick together. Wherever they go, they always gather a large group of "henchmen." Applying this carrion-eating fungus to them will help spread the infection to as many zombies as possible.

"Let's start the launch." Zhuang Li nodded.

So a howling zombie was brought in in a glass cage, injected with a shot of carrion-eating bacteria by a robotic arm, and then taken outside the base by an unmanned car and released into the zombie group.

A drone filmed the entire process.

Hearing that the nuclear explosion plan had been launched, the top leaders of the base rushed over one after another, stood with Dr. Zhuang, and looked up at a large screen.

The screen was showing a live video of the psychic zombie blending into the zombie herd. It had indeed begun to gather its allies, quickly amassing a zombie army to sweep through the ruined city. City B was a massive metropolis, and even if the military had rescued as many survivors as possible, the number of infected zombies was still enormous.

They staggered through the streets, densely packed together, each of their faces rotten, looking like a scene from hell.

However, as this zombie army walked, it gradually melted and turned into pools of dark brown liquid and eerie white bones.

Other zombies passing by here and stepping on the liquid also began to melt into mud bit by bit like clay figures falling into water.

Such a scene is undoubtedly terrifying.

But every human looking at it showed an expression of ecstasy.

Zhuang Li pointed at the screen and said calmly, "Just as nature used the zombie virus to exterminate humanity, humans can similarly use superbugs to exterminate the zombies. This is the principle of the interdependent nature of all things. Therefore, there's no such thing as a desperate situation, only temporary difficulties. The apocalypse will soon be over."

No one would doubt his words.

Everyone cast their burning gazes at him and gave him warm applause.

Bei Ming also applauded, feeling a mixture of joy and fear. Dr. Zhuang's excellence intimidated him. He suddenly felt unsure if he could retain his affection, despite his poor performance.

He knew that when reality couldn't live up to the beautiful imagination, love would fade away. How many secret loves had been defeated by disillusionment?

Bei Ming frowned uneasily.

At the same time, he was horrified to find that the words above Dr. Zhuang's head were sliding rapidly: [Kill a high-level zombie and get 500,000 points; kill a low-level zombie and get 5,000 points; kill an ordinary zombie and get 500 points; kill...]

Dense numbers rolled above Dr. Zhuang's head. No matter how many zombies the carrion-eating fungi he developed killed, the points would eventually be counted on his head.

Only one tenth of the humans in this city survived, and the rest were zombies.

In the next few years, it is foreseeable that Dr. Zhuang will kill the remaining nine-tenths of zombies, and even all the zombies in China and the world.

So how many points will he get?

Bei Ming couldn't figure out the bill, he only knew it was an astronomical figure.

7480 was laughing wildly: "Oh my God, Master, we are rich, hahahaha..."

Zhuang Li looked up at the big screen, his expression as calm as water.

And his level is also changing.

Within seconds, he was promoted from A-level to S-level, and in the blink of an eye, he was promoted from S-level to SS-level, and a few minutes later, he became SSS-level.

If there were a tasker here, they would definitely collapse. They had never seen or even imagined such a speed of upgrade.

7480 rolled around happily. "Hahahaha, my supreme golden soft rice is so delicious! Hahaha, I don't do anything but sit in my nest reading a picture book every day, and I can actually become an SSS-level system. Hahaha... Master, you are awesome!"

When everyone was immersed in ecstasy, Zhuang Li turned to look at Bei Ming and said slowly, "First wish, to eliminate the zombie virus. I have helped you realize it. Second wish, I hope everyone can live a normal life. I have helped you realize it. Third wish, I hope the world can return to its original state."

He pointed to the big screen and chuckled, "In the near future, I can help you realize it. So are you happy now?"

He sighed softly in his heart: "Making you happy is my greatest wish."

Hearing his inner thoughts, Bei Ming felt as if a bullet had pierced his chest.