Qin Yourong gritted his teeth and said, "There must be a problem! Although there are six or seven thousand survivors living in the camp, the number of awakened ones among them is at most one hundred! And among these one hundred awakened ones, at least sixty percent are affiliated with the Blackthorn Company!
The total number of Blackthorn Company members was approximately 300, and one in every five was an Awakener. This high ratio was due to the Blackthorn Company's constant plundering of the camp's resources.
This kind of plundering made life extremely difficult for the other survivors in the camp, and the remaining less than forty awakened people who had not joined the Blackthorn Company were forced to band together for warmth and share the risk with each other.
Having said that, Qin Yourong asked Chen Yan for a bottle of mineral water.
After taking a long, satisfying sip, he continued, "Vulture Li Hao is a very famous figure among the remaining stragglers! There are only a handful of awakened ones in the camp who haven't joined the Blackthorn Company, and only two of them are level two awakened ones. The rest are all level one awakened ones.
They'd all probably met each other before. Even if they hadn't, they'd definitely heard of each other. I'd been to the camp quite frequently to trade supplies, and had come into contact with those stragglers a few times before, so it wasn't surprising that Vulture Li Hao recognized me. It was just that his excuse was so flimsy, it was obvious he was targeting me specifically.
But I didn't really have any contact with him before, so his motive for suddenly picking on me is questionable. However... I heard that Vulture Li Hao, while not a member of Blackthorn Company, is very close to them! So, it's very likely that it wasn't Li Hao who wanted to target me, but Blackthorn Company!"
Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, and even slowed down the speed at which he ate the biscuits.
He frowned and asked, "What levels are the nearly sixty awakened ones in Blackthorn Company?"
Qin Yourong replied uncertainly, "I only know that the strongest one should be a Level 4 Awakener. I estimate there are two or three Level 3 Awakeners. There are definitely no more than ten Level 2 Awakeners, and the rest are all Level 1 Awakeners. What's wrong?"
Chen Yan asked in confusion, "The strongest is level four? There are two or three level threes? If the Blackthorn Company wanted to target you, why did they go to the trouble of looking for Li Hao? Wouldn't you be unable to resist any level three awakener?"
Qin Yourong also shook her head in confusion and said, "I don't know. I just guessed it might be related to the Blackthorn Company. Of course, it's also possible that Li Hao suddenly had a brain attack and, after seeing me kill a woman, gathered people together to blackmail me?
Who knows... Anyway, after this incident, I can't go to that survivor camp for the time being. Regardless of whether Blackthorn Company is targeting me or not, killing eleven people at once will definitely lead to a reaction from Blackthorn Company.
Fortunately, you've already obtained the gene potion you need. The only problem is that if you want to continue to obtain the third-level gene potion, you will probably have to find another way. At the same time, exchanging some supplies will become very difficult.
Of course, if it's just daily necessities, with you here, I should be able to get a better supply. So even if I can't go to the camp to exchange supplies for a short period of time, the impact on me will be very limited, so there's no need to worry too much."
Chen Yan listened and nodded slowly, then sped up his eating again.
After about half an hour, the twenty boxes of biscuits that had been stored in the portable warehouse were basically eaten up.
Chen Yan burped and felt that he was about 70% full.
This appetite was really abnormal, and Chen Yan began to worry about his weight problem.
Is this how he's going to eat from now on? Wouldn't he be fattened up like a balloon?
The consequence of being able to freely travel between two different time and space is not sudden wealth, but premature obesity? What a hellish joke...
After a simple packing, Chen Yan followed Qin Yourong and set out on the return journey.
Although there were some unexpected events, the trip to the survivor camp was generally very successful.
After becoming a second-level awakener, Chen Yan discovered that not only his body had been greatly strengthened and improved, but the size of his portable warehouse had also undergone a qualitative change!
In its initial state, the portable warehouse is a cube with a length, width and height of only one meter each.
When he completed the injection of the first-level genetic medicine, his portable warehouse had expanded into a cube with a length, width and height of two meters each.
Now as a second-level awakener, his portable warehouse continues to expand in size, and the length, width and height have all been extended to three meters, or twenty-seven cubic meters!
Compared with the initial state, Chen Yan is quite satisfied with the current volume.
"Come to think of it... I just killed four people in a row, but why didn't I feel any discomfort? In the time and space I live in, the descriptions of killing in movies, TV shows, and novels are all a bit mysterious. At least if it's my first time killing someone, my body will definitely have some reaction, right?"
On the way back, Chen Yan asked while sensing his physical condition and adapting to the new experience brought by the second-level awakener level.
Qin Yourong smiled and explained, "Don't worry. It would be strange if you felt strongly uncomfortable because of killing someone. A person's mental state and reaction to certain emergencies are actually mainly determined by the influence of the environment.
The time and space you live in is peaceful and warm, life is stable, and killing is considered a serious matter. In such an environment, people will naturally form a general understanding. Once killing someone, the huge psychological pressure will cause a stress reaction.
In this wasteland, order has collapsed and humanity has been destroyed. Whether it is killing people, zombies, or mutant creatures, there is no essential difference. It is just like eating and drinking water, it is just for survival.
Do you feel psychological pressure just because you eat or drink? Or do you feel nervous and burdened by the need to eat or drink? Human guilt actually stems primarily from our own moral standards.
But in this wasteland, morality and even humanity have almost disappeared without a trace, so naturally, no matter what you do, there is no psychological pressure. It's just killing, not eating, who cares?
Well... everything you said is true and brings happiness to people!
Chen Yan suddenly felt that it made sense.
The depressing and desperate environment of the end of the world can indeed force people to grow rapidly!
"When we get home, I'll take you to see that amazing engineer I know and have him implant AI into your smart bracelet. Then we'll study how to utilize your abilities more effectively!"
Qin Yourong said with great excitement.
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