The journey home went smoothly.
When we came here, we had already dealt with all the scattered zombies on the road, so it would be a smooth journey when we returned.
In addition, Chen Yan also became a second-level awakener, and his physical fitness was comprehensively and greatly improved. Qin Yourong did not need to distract herself to take care of him like she did when she came, so the time they took to return was only about one-third of the time it took to come.
"Huh, the feeling of being home is still reassuring. Although there aren't many people living in our villa complex, everyone supports each other and has a warmth that is extremely rare in the wasteland. That's why I like it here very much.
Although being too close to the city ruins means that zombies or mutant creatures will appear from time to time, our lives are still much better than those in the previous survivor camp."
As soon as he returned to the villa area, Qin Yourong immediately seemed much more relaxed.
He stretched comfortably and spoke with a smile.
Only then did Chen Yan have time to carefully observe the villa area in front of him.
The entire villa area is composed of single-family villas, with a total number of more than 30. However, most of them have been destroyed long ago, leaving only dilapidated ruins, as if they had been violently demolished.
There are only seven villas that are still well preserved. In addition, each villa is equipped with a garden area of thousands of square meters, which makes these villas extremely private. The distance between buildings is also quite exaggerated. Now that most of them have been destroyed, the entire villa area looks very desolate.
"Let's go. I'll take you to meet Grandpa Fei first! After I implant the AI in you, I'll introduce you to the other people living in the villa area! Apart from your true origins, which must be kept secret, you can tell them everything else. Because the people in the villa area are all my companions! Real companions!"
I'll tell everyone else that you come from a large, well-equipped faction, and that you're here to carry out an exploratory mission arranged by that faction. But... but after meeting me, you fell in love with me, so you decided to stay and help us to the best of your ability..."
When Qin Yourong finished speaking, her voice involuntarily became softer, and a slightly shy blush appeared on her face.
Chen Yan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "No problem. You're so charming, it's perfectly reasonable for me to fall in love with you. But, who is Grandpa Fei? Is he that amazing engineer you keep talking about?"
Seeing that Chen Yan agreed with the ridiculous excuse she gave, Qin Yourong breathed a sigh of relief and naturally put her arm around Chen Yan's arm.
While pulling Chen Yan towards a distant villa, he explained, "Yes, Grandpa Fei is the amazing engineer I was talking about. He is seventy-five years old this year. He was only twenty-five when the Cataclysm broke out. He was a very famous AI engineer at the time and was known as a genius that appears once every ten years.
Unfortunately, the Cataclysm destroyed everything. But Grandpa Fei was no ordinary man after all. After narrowly escaping the most difficult period at the beginning of the Cataclysm, he relied on his powerful AI programming skills to continuously repair various damaged robots, and with the help of the robots, he survived to this day.
At this point, Qin Yourong's face lit up with reverence, and he continued with great relief, "The reason we're able to gather together, establish true friendships, and consider each other our most important companions, and even in this situation, still trust each other, is all because of Grandpa Fei. He's our mentor on the road of life!"
Chen Yan couldn't help but cough dryly, and said embarrassedly, "So he's a highly respected elder. Before, you said that the engineer had a little hobby. He would load a lot of romantic action movies into the bracelet he modified. At that time, I thought he was a sleazy otaku."
Qin Yourong shrugged and said, "Although Grandpa Fei is old, he is actually not old-fashioned at all. On the contrary, he often reveals the heart of a child. You will know when you meet him later. Grandpa Fei is easy to get along with, so you don't have to worry."
Chen Yan thought about it and asked curiously, "Are there many people like Grandpa Fei who were born before the catastrophe and have lived until now?"
Qin Yourong pouted and answered uncertainly, "I can't give you an accurate answer, but there are definitely quite a few. And some of them are still great figures, even in this wasteland!
Because when a major disaster strikes, the truly powerful and wealthy are always much more resilient than ordinary people. After all, they control almost all social resources and have prepared a sufficiently safe retreat and various preventive measures for themselves.
Perhaps the absolute number of those powerful and wealthy who survived was less than that of ordinary people, but if we look at the proportion, the proportion of those who survived was at least ten times that of ordinary people. After the catastrophe broke out, they naturally controlled more supplies.
As far as I know, after the genetic drug was developed, the first people to be injected with it, besides the survivors used for live experiments, were the powerful and influential people who survived the apocalypse. The genetic drug gave those powerful and influential people a new life!
Due to the special nature of the genetic medicine, the bigwigs who were injected with the medicine not only possessed powerful strength, but as the genetic locks in their bodies were constantly unlocked, their bodies began to gradually regain vitality, and their lifespans were thus extended!
The oldest known person in the wasteland is the Chief of the Oasis of Life. Before the Cataclysm, he was already ninety-eight years old and the largest shareholder of a massive multinational pharmaceutical company. Now, he's one hundred and forty-eight!
One hundred and forty-eight years old?!
Wouldn't that mean it has become a spirit?
Chen Yan felt a little shocked.
It turns out that genetic medicine not only makes the body stronger, but can also extend life?!
In that case, since he just received two injections of genetic medicine, can he live to be a hundred years old?
Qin Yourong, who was standing by, noticed the change in Chen Yan's expression.
Qin Yourong immediately guessed what Chen Yan was thinking and couldn't help laughing: "Each level of gene medicine can only unlock 5% of the gene lock, which means that the gene lock in your body has only been unlocked 10% of the time.
It can make you extremely powerful, but it won't affect your normal lifespan for now. To truly extend your lifespan, you need to unlock the gene lock at least 50% of the way."
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