"Rebirth After the Apocalypse" - No Rebirth (Part 8)...

All the base's top officials received the message instantly and rushed over to inspect the results.

Those who occupy high positions in the apocalypse are definitely people with superpowers, and they are not afraid of being infected by the zombie virus.

What's rather surprising is that the biggest leader of the Huiyang base is an ordinary middle-aged man surnamed Lin.

He was originally the president of Huiyang University. After the apocalypse, he was elected as the top leader of the Huiyang Base by virtue of his extremely high management ability, surpassing all other superhumans. He was very popular among the people of the base.

Upon hearing that he wanted to go in person, his subordinates immediately tried to dissuade him: "Principal, the things being researched in Xiaolou are very dangerous, and the conditions are not good right now. It's impossible to completely isolate the virus. After all, you haven't awakened any special abilities, so it's better not to go in person."

Principal Lin refused without hesitation: "As a school leader, of course I should go wherever there is danger. How can I not personally visit and comfort the researchers after developing such a major event as a zombie vaccine? Wouldn't that chill everyone's hearts?"

As an ordinary person, his willingness to face such a dangerous situation as the zombie virus immediately filled his subordinates with admiration for his selflessness.

The system withdrew its camera and looked at Ye Xiqing with resentment: "Host, do you have any objections to this kind of leader?"

With the help of the superhuman, Ye Xiqing was completely disinfected and walked out of the "poison room".

The virus spreads silently and invisibly. In the apocalypse, there are no effective antiviral methods, and traditional methods are also ineffective against the zombie virus. The only option is to rely on the efforts of people with superpowers to seal off the entire building.

She put on a proper doctor's white coat to meet with the leaders; she couldn't wear her childish outfit, so she had to be befitting her status. She didn't even bring her prosthetic hand.

Hearing the system's question, Ye Xiqing looked up: "So, ordinary people can hold high-ranking positions in the base, but ordinary women can't?"

system:……

No matter what topic it was, Ye Xiqing could always find a point of rebuttal and immediately spoke up:

"Host, don't bring up gender in every problem. In this world, there is ability in addition to gender. If women have the same ability, they can naturally sit in that position as well."

Ye Xiqing continued to ask without any expression, "Then what is the reason that the abilities are so precisely distributed among men?"

system:……

There are, of course, many answers to this question, but the system dares not reveal any of them to Ye Xiqing…

Seeing that it didn't answer, Ye Xiqing laughed: "Even in a game, if a character's appearance rate is overwhelmingly high and its win rate is far ahead of the competition, the developers should have nerfed it long ago. There must be some imbalance."

"It seems that there is no balance design in this world. The supermodel characters are allowed to remain supermodels, and everyone is crowding to play the supermodel characters. No one wants to play anything else. No wonder the game has died."

"For ordinary players who can't quit the game and can only have their ecosystem squeezed by the supermodel dogs, I won't sympathize with any of the dog-like players. I just want the developers to cut off their lifeline."

"Instead of letting niche players, whose ecosystem is squeezed out by overpowered characters, appreciate how skillful the top-tier players are, you should go and work on game balance."

"After all, the gaming experience of 'dog' players is built on the blood and tears of unpopular players. Seeing them show off will only remind them of the beatings they suffered, and won't evoke any other feelings."

system:……

Treating life as a real life will lead to suffering, while treating it as a game will bring joy.

In the previous world, Ye Xiqing, as a game enthusiast, would only play the abandoned characters of the version, and fight a group of mutants every day. He was either in the red zone or on his way to the red zone every day, and he hated the supermodel dogs the most.

The male characters have such an insane appearance rate in this world, and the system still wants her to empathize with them? She wants to die.

After the two people, each with their own thoughts, met, they shook hands warmly.

Principal Lin smiled: "A very young girl."

Ye Xiqing smiled broadly: "An old man who benefited from the version update but is unworthy of his position."

Regardless of what he thought in his heart, he wore a smile on his face. Principal Lin smiled warmly and said, "Dr. Luo, you've worked hard."

Ye Xiqing smiled politely in return: "It's no trouble at all. Principal Lin, would you like to see the results?"

Everyone had come for this, and immediately went to see Ye Xiqing's work.

In the apocalypse, there were no lab rats or anything like that. The animals that survived had mutated, and the people at the base captured an unusually fat rat to experiment on.

It looked disgusting, so Ye Xiqing didn't do it herself, nor did she.

The person who performed the procedure injected the vaccine into the mouse. The mouse squeaked for a while, but was fine.

They then injected a vial labeled "zombie virus" into the rat. The rat squealed again, but nothing happened.

"oh!"

Everyone was astonished.

The zombie virus is the most terrifying virus in the apocalypse; not only can ordinary people not resist it, but animals cannot either.

Animals bitten by or that have bitten zombies will also become zombified. Among them, zombie rat swarms are a particularly terrifying disaster, as they not only attack humans but also gnaw on buildings.

Surviving humans sometimes prefer to face hordes of zombies rather than swarms of zombie rats.

The zombie virus spreads through blood and causes symptoms very quickly. The mouse was injected directly with the virus and it was fine, which means the vaccine is really effective!

After so long, a major problem that has plagued humanity has finally been solved. Principal Lin suddenly stood up, clapping his hands and shouting, "Great! Excellent!"

"Dr. Luo, you have made unimaginable contributions to the base, no, to all of humanity. Humanity will never forget you!"

The others immediately stood up and joined in the thunderous applause.

Ye Xiqing calmly accepted everyone's praise and looked at Principal Lin: "Thank you for your encouragement and for the support of the base, but it's not time to be happy yet."

"The vaccine has been successful in animal trials, but how it will perform in humans is still unknown."

"If it were before the end of the world, we could still conduct clinical trials for a long time to verify the stability of the vaccine."

"But now everything is in short supply, and the resources for manufacturing vaccines are very precious and cannot be consumed. They may have to be used directly on humans."

"The zombie virus vaccine is made by inactivating the zombie virus. In order to verify its effectiveness, the zombie virus must also be introduced."

"Those with superpowers are immune to this and cannot be used as experimental subjects, while ordinary people cannot withstand the risks. Would any ordinary person dare to try it?"

The air fell silent for a moment, and everyone involuntarily looked at Principal Lin, the most famous ordinary person present.

Principal Lin's eyes flickered, and he immediately burst into laughter: "Then let me be the first to try. Being able to contribute to humanity is a way for me, Lin, to have lived a worthwhile life!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the others couldn't sit still any longer and tried to dissuade him: "Principal, this won't do! I'll do it for you!"

"No! Let me do it!"

"I'll do it!"

It was such a dangerous job, yet everyone was scrambling for it; who wouldn't be moved by that?

Since it was no longer a job that involved direct contact with the virus, Ye Xiqing's ordinary assistants and students were also allowed to participate in this event.

Seeing this scene, Gan Man's passion for life, rekindled after the apocalypse was destroyed, was ignited.

Her heart was pounding with excitement. She stepped forward and exclaimed, "Leaders! Let me do it! I didn't have much time left anyway, so it's the most suitable thing for me!"

The arguing crowd paused and turned to look at her: "And who is this lady?"

Gan Man composed herself and explained her situation to everyone, finally bursting into tears.

She had little time left to live and only wanted to use her remaining life for the most precious things, so that even if she died, she would die a worthy death.

She just didn't want to die an ugly death. If she were to become a zombie, she hoped the base would cremate her body so she wouldn't live such a dazed and confused life and wouldn't hurt anyone else.

In this world, she has no other attachments, only her young daughter.

If she really meets with misfortune, I hope the base will take good care of her daughter in consideration of her sacrifice.

Her husband is still young. If he meets a better woman to take care of him in the future, he shouldn't reject happiness because of her.

She has no more attachments in this world; after she dies, let everyone forget her!

Ye Xiqing: ...

Principal Lin was the first to react. He immediately stood up and righteously refused!

"How can that be! As a man and a leader, how can I let a weak woman stand in my way and sacrifice herself for me!"

"Injection personnel! Quick! Quick! Give me the injection now!"

The person administering the injection froze on the spot: "Principal... this..."

Gan Man, however, had already made up her mind. She snatched one of the remaining vaccines and resolutely injected it into her own arm.

The crowd fell silent. After what seemed like an eternity, everyone stood up and applauded her.

Gan Man bravely reached out her hand and looked at the person administering the injection: "Please inject me with the virus."

The person administering the injection looked at her with respect as they pushed the reagent, filled with the virus, into her vein.

The zombie virus spreads very quickly; within just two hours, a person will show obvious signs of becoming a zombie.

Everyone watched nervously as the first zombie vaccine was tested and observed on a human.

When two hours had passed and nothing had happened, everyone erupted in cheers, standing up and shouting.

Gan Man wept with joy, embracing her companions. They had succeeded! She hadn't died!

After everyone cheered for the vaccine's success, they quieted down and applauded her courage.

Luan Anchun was an old lady who loved to laugh. After Principal Lin led the first drumbeat, she followed suit and beat the drum. Her smile was perfect, and there wasn't a single part of her face that wasn't smiling.

Ye Xiqing is someone who likes to follow the atmosphere. When others are drumming, she drums too, and even if she doesn't have hands, she claps her arms.

It's just her natural appearance; her smile never feels warm. Don't expect too much; that's just how her face is.

Mao Hong couldn't laugh at all. She was the kind of person who would cry her eyes out while others were giving gratitude lectures, and she would feel so awkward that she wanted to leave. But after looking around, she clapped a couple of times to fit in.

Inspired by Gan Man, the new employees in the pharmaceutical department also mustered their courage and expressed their willingness to conduct the next experiment!

The dedication of all the staff in the pharmaceutical department moved everyone. Principal Lin said that on behalf of the base, he would award each of them a first-class merit and Gan Man a special-class merit!

Thanks to the selfless dedication of all the female colleagues in the pharmaceutical department, the new vaccine has been officially verified as effective.

After the apocalypse began, an unprecedented piece of good news arrived, and everyone was extremely excited.

The base's leadership held a special commendation ceremony in the campus square, allowing everyone to witness what a female hero of drug trials looks like. Ye Xiqing, as the developer, was naturally among those present.

On the day of the commendation ceremony, Principal Lin personally presented the medals to the recipients. Although the medals were made of very simple materials due to the conditions of the apocalypse, their significance was unparalleled!

Ye Xiqing took the iron sun badge, looked at it, and smiled.

Principal Lin across from her was smiling kindly at her. Ye Xiqing felt this was a good opportunity, so she smiled and said, "Thank you for your support, Principal. I won't hide anything from you anymore."

"The simplest way to make a vaccine is to inactivate it, but the zombie virus is special. There is almost no way to make it disappear while maintaining the structure of the pathogen. Only people with superpowers have shown high resistance to the zombie virus."

"So the success of this vaccine is also due to an unsung hero who has not yet appeared in front of everyone, and that is our Captain Mao Hong."

"She contributed countless amounts of her own fresh blood to the creation of the vaccine. The key components extracted from her blood are the key reason why the vaccine was able to be released. I feel that this medal should not be given to me, but should be given to her."

"However, one person's contribution is always limited. Even if she were to exhaust herself, she wouldn't be able to supply enough vaccines to sustain the entire base."

"The heroines of the pharmaceutical department, their spirit of dedication to scientific research is incredibly moving. It demonstrates the boundless unity of humanity in the face of disaster after the end of the world."

"Everyone has seen the dedication of Captain Mao Hong and the pharmaceutical department."

"A single tree cannot make a forest; only through the collective dedication of everyone can human civilization be sustained and prosper."

"Principal Lin, I would like to request that all the superhumans in the base take action and donate blood to the pharmaceutical department every month for vaccine production. Is that alright?"