A riot broke out in the line for water.

The dozen or so people who caused trouble were kicked out of the group by the building manager.

Zhao Xiaoxiu and her father took a big step forward, and soon it was their turn to fetch water.

Both buckets were used to hold water and could no longer hold a human infant.

Zhao Xiaoxiu followed behind her father, trying her best to walk back by herself, waving her little arms and legs.

Adults take big strides, and Zhao Gang, who is 1.9 meters tall, takes even bigger strides.

Zhao Xiaoxiu struggled to keep up and practically ran all the way home.

The father and daughter encountered the Meng brothers on their way, who were helping their mother carry water.

Old Meng mysteriously pulled a deflated rubber duck from his pocket and stuffed it into Zhao Xiaoxiu's hand.

"Take it and play with it."

Zhao Xiaoxiu exclaimed with delight, "Thank you, Uncle Meng!"

That sweet, childlike voice melted Meng Laoda's heart.

No wonder the base always promotes the idea that children are the hope of humanity. Sure enough, seeing this little one looking at you so obediently makes your tense nerves relax a lot.

After ruffling the little boy's spiky yellow hair, Boss Meng asked Zhao Gang:

"Brother Gangzi, Lao Er and I got our hands on a detection gun. We're planning to go out and check it out. Want to come along?"

Meng Lao Er put the water into his house, told Meng Apo not to be stingy with the water today, and to wash himself up or something. He then came out and said excitedly in a low voice:

“My friend secretly told me that a new task will be posted on the bulletin board in a couple of days. The biotech company needs a batch of C-grade mutant hyenas, preferably alive, and each one is worth 50 points! I’m planning to go on an adventure with my brother. If we can catch ten, my brother’s job at the factory will be secured.”

Having said that, Meng Lao Er glanced at Zhao Gang with a regretful expression.

“Brother Gangzi, I know you and your wife used to be on the hunting team, but things are different now. The hunting team is now full of evolved humans, and ordinary people like us can’t get in at all.”

"If you could get a stable job in a factory and become a worker, then you and Xiaoxiu would have hope for the future."

This time, we only need to stay near the isolation zone, on the outskirts of the forest, so the level of danger is not high.

The three of them teamed up and also had a detection gun with built-in detection capabilities, which greatly improved safety.

He felt he would be missing out if he didn't try.

Moreover, only personnel within the base would know this information in advance.

The base regularly issues cleanup missions, and these mutated cats and dogs are usually eliminated once they reach their breeding season.

Therefore, if they want to capture enough live Class C mutated hyenas at once, they have to act earlier than others.

Zhao Xiaoxiu asked curiously, "Uncle Meng, what is a Class C mutated hyena?"

She lived in the Hope Base until she was three years old.

They never even left this unfinished building.

The father, who did nothing but consume the baby's nutritional supplements, was afraid of the hassle of taking the child out, so he mostly kept her locked in that cramped little room.

It's common for me to occasionally travel far away and disappear for a month or two.

Thanks to the care of Granny Meng next door and her two sons, Zhao Xiaoxiu has been able to live safely until now.

Therefore, the things she knows are actually very limited.

They learned most of it from conversations among the adults in the building.

All she knew was that thirteen years ago, a meteor shower brought with it a terrifying virus called SHASI.

No living thing on Earth was spared.

Human reproduction has become difficult, and even newborns who are born successfully are mostly born with natural genetic defects.

Giving birth to a normal, healthy human baby has become incredibly difficult.

The planet's flora and fauna mutated into brutal cannibalistic hunters, and countless towering ancient trees sprang up from the ground, blocking out the sun.

The natural forests that had once been driven to the edge of the city destroyed, in an instant, the technological civilization and cities that humanity had just built up, at a speed beyond human imagination.

But Zhao Xiaoxiu never heard anyone mention anything about C-level, A-level, or evolved humans in the unfinished building.

Meng Lao Er did not try to fool Zhao Xiaoxiu just because she was young, because he himself was a child at heart.

He squatted down and carefully explained these things to Zhao Xiaoxiu, which she didn't understand.

It turns out that the biotechnology company categorized existing mutated species into three levels, A, B, and C, based on the degree of mutation.

Grade A indicates a high degree of mutation, classifying it as an extremely dangerous species.

Grade B indicates a moderate degree of variation, belonging to species that require careful handling.

Category C indicates a low degree of mutation, falling into the category of general danger.

Evolved humans are new types of humans whose bodies are enhanced after taking evolutionary drugs from biotechnology companies.

Furthermore, since the evolution potion has only been around for less than a year, there are actually not many evolved humans. They are a privileged group in the base.

Meng Lao Er: "Now, not only are there evolved humans, but evolved animals and plants have also been discovered at the Taoyuan Base in the central region."

"Those evolved plants and animals no longer eat people, and their genes have been optimized. The animals have become very intelligent, and the plants are not only resistant to soil and pests infected by the SHASI virus, but they are also larger and more productive. I heard that some people have seen potatoes as big as footballs. I don't know if it's true or not. Anyway, we've never seen one, so let's just assume it's true. At least we can have some hope for the future."

"Xiaoxiu, don't you think so?"

Meng Lao Er asked in a low voice, afraid that raising his voice would frighten the child.

Zhao Xiaoxiu nodded, indicating that she had learned something new.

Meng Lao Er felt a great sense of accomplishment, chuckled twice, then stood up and leaned closer to Zhao Gang, lowering his voice:

"By the way, Gangzi, did you manage to buy the evolution potion?"

Evolution potion?

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