Chapter 89 Reappearance of Civilization

Upon hearing this request, Wu Junzhi remained silent for a long while before saying, "I can't make that decision; you'll have to wait for news."

"That's for sure. We'll wait patiently until you finish your discussion. We have something else to tell you."

Rong Yi left something for later: marine life does not affect the inland areas, so there is no rush to announce the anomalies in Jijiang City.

Whether viewers told mainland players about Ocean through bullet comments was not within their consideration, since it wasn't a secret anyway.

Wu Junzhi sensed the hidden meaning in their words and said, "I will report this matter later."

After they left, Wu Junzhi immediately approached the base's management to make a decision on the matter.

Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing returned to their residence, where Rong Yi cut off a piece of the mutated fish meat and tested it with an identification device.

Didi——

Information about the mutant fish is listed in detail, ranging from its edible to medicinal value. Although the details are not specified, the effects it possesses already demonstrate its significant role.

Wei Yanqing stared at the identification device, quite satisfied with the effects of the mutated fish. "Not bad. In a world where there is more sea than land, the ocean contains even more treasures."

Rong Yi held the plate and smelled the faint aroma of the mutated fish meat. "The ocean is so deep. As land creatures, we can only look at it from the shore." She held the plate up to Wei Yanqing's face. "This smells so good. Is it okay to eat this later?"

She had been craving this for days, but she had to focus all her energy on finding her way and didn't have time to cook a proper hot meal.

"Can we fry it?" Wei Yanqing asked, glancing at the fish.

Rong Yi nodded hurriedly, "Okay, this meat must be very tender."

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The matter raised by Rong Yi and the others was quickly resolved.

"If it's just about the information on mutant plants, the base doesn't think it's worth exchanging some management and decision-making power for it."

Wu Junzhi sat down in front of them again, his eyes showing more confidence.

The discussion results came out quickly. When Wu Junzhi called them over, Rong Yi had just finished eating a mutated fish feast.

"In addition to information on mutant plants, we also have a collection of prescriptions containing no fewer than a thousand kinds of medicines, each of which is very practical."

As he spoke, Wei Yanqing handed over several sheets of paper containing prescriptions for hemostasis, anti-inflammation, and pain relief, among other things that people often need.

Wu Junzhi looked at the list; the formula was very comprehensive, from the dosage of the medicine to the source of each ingredient, and even included detailed illustrations.

He wasn't in a hurry, and put the list aside. "We will verify these prescriptions. If they are genuine..."

The rest is self-evident.

Rong Yi: "Although no final decision has been made, I need to tell you what I said before."

Wu Junzhi sat up straight and said, "Go on."

"There's something going on at sea."

These five short words made Wu Junzhi a little uneasy.

"The ocean? What happened?"

Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing had been away for about half a month, and he was very curious about what else had happened besides the rampant growth of plants delaying their trip.

Rong Yi and Wei Yanqing moved their chairs aside, making room for each other.

A piece of mutated fish meat, with a sticky outer skin, a pale pink interior, and stained with pale blue blood, appeared on the ground.

Wu Junzhi immediately smelled a faint fragrance, which was indescribable. Of course, in addition to the fragrance, there was also a faint energy, which was not obvious.

"Is this from the sea?" he asked.

You can't tell what a creature originally looked like just by looking at a piece of meat.

Wei Yanqing nodded, "It came up from the sea and chased the fleeing crowd to the base in the coastal city. When it was alive, it was as tall as a small building, but I never measured its length."

Upon hearing this description, Wu Junzhi couldn't help but gasp.

A marine creature as tall as a small building crawled out of the sea and chased people all the way to the base?!

Even horror movies aren't this scary.

Seeing Wu Junzhi's speechless expression, Rong Yi reiterated, "I'm not lying to you, it really is a huge one. I used a 1.52-meter-long sniper rifle to hit the same spot in the eye several times before I could penetrate it."

Wu Junzhi swallowed hard, unable to imagine that scene. "How long can those marine creatures stay on land?"

If he were to permanently settle ashore, he knew that these two wouldn't wait until the initial discussions were concluded before informing him.

Wei Yanqing: "It will take anywhere from three to five hours, and we can't reach the inland areas yet."

Wu Junzhi took a breath and looked at the fish for several seconds before saying, "Actually, things weren't much better inland. That was after you went to Jijiang City." He began to talk about what had happened at the base in the past two weeks. "After the fog cleared, in addition to the plants growing wildly, many mutated animals approached the vicinity of the base in groups, just like zombies automatically seeking out human bases where people live."

Rong Yi was unaware that this hadn't happened at the Fuhai District base in Jijiang City. "But when we went to the Fuhai District base, we didn't see any groups of mutated animals."

"I don't know. Anyway, the base deployed a lot of heavy weapons to repel those mutated animals. More than a week has passed, and they haven't shown any signs of gathering again, but no one dares to let their guard down. You should also be careful when you go out in the future, as you may encounter large mutated animals at any time. Although they are not as good as the mutated fish you described, they are still not easy to deal with."

"Thank you, we will be careful," Wei Yanqing said.

Wu Junzhi waved his hand, "We were just exchanging information. You would have found out about this from others even if I didn't say it. By the way, I also have to thank the researchers you escorted back, especially Gu Letong. Her research has made a major breakthrough."

This guy seemed to treat them like his own people. "She developed an extract that zombies hate. We did an experiment. After applying this extract, the zombies couldn't smell any human scent and would even avoid us."

Rong Yi was slightly surprised. Last time, Gu Letong mentioned that he had researched crystal cores, and she thought it was related to energy utilization. She didn't expect him to make such a big surprise.

My first thought upon hearing this news was that there was hope for establishing a secure passage.

"Can it be mass-produced?" This was the only thing Wei Yanqing cared about.

Wu Junzhi considered it for a moment and said, "It is possible, but the extract comes from the ashes of zombies. In the past, when we killed zombies, we only dug up the crystal cores and didn't care about the corpses. Now we have an added task: to find the bodies of zombies abandoned in the wild."

Rong Yi: "..."

Wu Junzhi: "We are working on this as soon as possible. There is one more thing I have to thank you for. After you two gave me those few sheets of paper before you left, the base realized the research value of the mutated organisms. This time, the plants grew wildly, and the plants that were cleared were all thrown away and sent to the research lab. We actually discovered the effects of several plants."

In the past, in order to survive, when they saw mutated creatures, their first thought was to deal with them as soon as possible. As for research, the main focus was on zombies and crystal cores, while mutated plants and animals were relatively few.

Rong Yi's thoughts were still immersed in the fact that the extract came from zombie ashes. Coincidentally, she and Wei Yanqing had a lot of ashes, and of course, other players had almost the same.

Wei Yanqing: "At this stage, all plants and animals have research value. We are also giving you this piece of fish meat in the hope that it can contribute to the base. We want some management and decision-making rights, which is also for deeper cooperation and development."

(End of this chapter)