After the steward returned, he embellished what Song Ziming had told him, and both factions were furious and sneered.
"What do they want to discuss? Do they really want to get involved in the management of the base?"
"The lowly people before the apocalypse, who were lucky enough to have some powerful superpowers, became ambitious and did not consider whether they had the ability to manage them."
"Do they really think it's easy to establish this base and make it run smoothly? If they don't know what's good for them, they'll suffer the consequences."
"I'm afraid these reckless people will resort to force! You all saw how powerful that woman was just now. What if we really anger her and the city is besieged by zombies?"
These words left everyone present speechless. They simply couldn't understand how that woman had managed it, and they were extremely resentful that such a remarkable ability had been obtained by an ignorant woman.
"If only we could find out her secret of controlling zombies."
"How do we find out? Can superpowers be transferred?"
"Without testing it, who knows if it's feasible?" Greed gleamed in someone's eyes. If he could take over that woman's abilities, who would be a threat to him in this apocalypse?
At that time, he will be able to use all resources without any coercion to open up a new path for the development of mankind, and he will surely become the savior!
These ignorant people always criticize him for being too cruel and for conducting inhumane experiments. It's the end of the world, yet they still have such hypocritical thoughts. It's ridiculous. If we don't do something ruthless, are we just going to let the zombies devour the few remaining humans?
According to the research findings of his institute, the evolution speed of zombies and mutated animals is much faster than the evolution speed of human superpowers. Without using abnormal means, how can he close the gap or even surpass those evil things?
"You guys should come up with a plan for how to deal with this tomorrow."
"All guesses are useless. Let's see what they want to do tomorrow. If they only want some trivial things, just give them to them. If they want to participate in management, we can give them some authority."
"Are you crazy? Giving them authority?"
"Even if we give it to them, do they have the ability or the people to do things for them? Can't they just do the bare minimum? This is the end times. They need to gradually learn to understand that things are difficult to do. What good will it do us if we confront them head-on from the start? Do you want to become the next Fan Quan?"
Thinking of Fan Quan's fate, the group felt a chill in their hearts. They had to keep things calm for now. After all, that woman was powerful and reckless, and they couldn't deal with her the way they did before the apocalypse. If they accidentally angered her, wouldn't they suffer the consequences?
While you're still alive, you can slowly plan everything; but if you lose your life, you'll suffer a huge loss.
On the other side, Min Hui and his group brought Song Ziyang and others back. They never expected that what they came to treat Zi'an's illness would turn into this.
Because it was already dark when they entered the base and there were no streetlights, the children didn't notice how dirty and messy the base was. When they arrived at the villa, they were all very excited.
"We can even watch TV!" The little ones were very excited, especially Song Ziqing. After discovering this secret, she chose her favorite cartoon and watched it with great interest.
It had been a long time since anyone had eaten fruit, and everyone swallowed hard as they looked at the fruit platter already laid out on the coffee table.
"Eat up, don't hold back." Song Ziqi said gently to her younger siblings, and then, based on her intuition, she chose the two most pleasing people from the dozen or so who had stayed behind.
Can you cook?
“Yes.” One of them nodded repeatedly. “Before the apocalypse, I lived alone and spent my free time researching a lot of recipes.”
The other one, also afraid of being replaced, nervously said, "I may not be as good as her at cooking, but I will definitely do a thorough job of cleaning and make sure this villa is spotless every day. No, I can clean all three villas by myself."
"Okay." Song Ziqi nodded. "As long as you don't slack off, it's fine."
The two who were left behind were overjoyed, while the rest were resentful. The one who had tried to seduce Song Ziming with her eyes but failed, then tried to hint at Song Ziyang and Min Hui. Song Ziyang gave her a disgusted look, which hurt the woman's feelings once again.
In fact, Song Xia and Song Ziming did not restrict Min Hui and others from doing the same thing as them. If they were interested, it was a matter of mutual consent and there was nothing wrong with it.
However, they didn't seem very interested.
Min Hui had someone take him away. He didn't really have many needs because he knew they had a lot of work to do and there was no need to waste time on these things.
After everything was settled, everyone gathered in the central villa to discuss what would happen next.
"Uncle Min, you've spent more time at the base. In your opinion, where should the base begin to improve?"
Song Ziming's question really stumped Min Hui and his team, because they felt that improvements were needed in every aspect.
After considering it for a moment, he said, "A sudden and forceful move is definitely not an option, otherwise it will provoke a fierce resistance from both sides, and the situation will be even worse. If I had to say what is the most important thing, I think it is the research institute."
Old Hei slammed his fist on the table: "Nobody's saying research is bad, but you can't be so heartless as to use living people..."
"Then let's start with the research institute. However, given the radical approach you mentioned, it's definitely not going to work if we make demands rashly. Even if they agree, they'll carry it out behind our backs."
"Then what should we do?"
The group fell silent again. Min Hui frowned and said, "The most insane person in the research institute is a man named Dr. Jia. Before the apocalypse, he was forcibly dismissed for conducting illegal experiments. After the apocalypse, Zhong Xun, a radical, rescued him immediately."
"Therefore, if we want to intervene in the institute's illegal research, we must start with these two people."
“Zhong Xun has fought for many interests for the radicals, so he has the most influence. It will probably not be easy to change the research institute by changing his position among the radicals.”
"So you mean to start with Dr. Jia?"
"Dr. Jia is a bit crazy. He doesn't care who he's working with; he only cares about his research. If we can find a research direction that allows him to do better than human experimentation, then perhaps there's a way."
"According to you, Dr. Jia is probably a very stubborn person who won't easily give up on his current research direction."
“That’s right.” Min Hui felt very tired. He was full of energy, but he found that he didn’t know where to start with anything. This feeling was too uncomfortable.
“Use mine.” Song Xia held out her hand.
Song Ziming and the others' expressions changed drastically: "No, with his intelligence, he will definitely notice something amiss."
Min Hui and the others also shook their heads: "We can't let you take the risk, especially since you just demonstrated your ability to control zombies, Sister Song. If they discover your secret, they will go crazy for power and strength."
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