"Rebirth in the Apocalypse" - No Rebirth (Chapter 28)...
The men in the base were really causing trouble this time, and Ye Xiqing genuinely didn't care. Why should she personally worry about such a small matter?
As expected, Principal Lin stepped in and resolved the issue, directly identifying the ringleaders, suspending them from their duties, and warning them that if they continued to incite extreme emotions, the Huiyang Base would refuse to accept them.
Those who were dismissed were quickly replaced by men who supported their sons.
As donors, although we don't reveal the whereabouts of their DNA, we do record the number of donations they make. The more they donate, the more benefits they receive from the base.
Even an ordinary man can gain priority in hiring based on the number of times he donates, whether he donates or not is up to him.
The base is a place where resources are earned through contribution. Positions where resources can be easily obtained are increasingly occupied by women, leaving fewer and fewer jobs for men.
Doing odd jobs in the back is tiring and yields few contribution points, so nobody wants to do it.
The only path to advancement is right in front of them, so why should they sacrifice their personal interests for the sake of the collective good?
Therefore, this alliance was not as united as expected, and many men directly "defected to the enemy".
Men with backbone hated these traitors, but they couldn't stop those sons-in-law who disregarded the collective interest and took advantage of the situation. The alliance collapsed instantly.
Principal Lin looked at Ye Xiqing with a fawning expression: "Dr. Luo, are you satisfied with this outcome?"
After reading it, Ye Xiqing praised it highly: "Principal Lin is truly a born political talent. You'll have to manage these troublemakers from now on."
Principal Lin repeatedly declined, saying that he had only done what he should do.
Principal Lin breathed a sigh of relief as he carefully left Ye Xiqing's residence.
Before he could compose himself, everything suddenly went black, and someone covered his head. He couldn't see who it was, but they started punching and kicking him.
Principal Lin, despite his advanced age, couldn't withstand such treatment and repeatedly shouted, "I know who you are! Listen to me! Listen to me! I have my reasons!"
The men who had been fired were already furious, but they wouldn't listen to anything he said.
Principal Lin then shouted, "My son was killed by them, how could I do anything for them!"
Hearing this, the group stopped what they were doing and said gruffly, "What do you mean?"
Principal Lin burst into tears and said, "Although my son died under mysterious circumstances, who else but one person would do such a thing at this base?"
The sacks over their heads were lifted, and it seemed his words had worked. The men stopped pretending and angrily questioned, "Then why are you helping that woman bully your fellow countrymen!"
They hit him skillfully, avoiding a direct hit to his face, allowing Principal Lin to maintain his composure.
Looking at the angry group, his expression became more serious: "Haven't you heard the saying, 'Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad'?"
Although the group of people were uneducated, they could still understand the meaning of these words.
Principal Lin is, after all, the principal, and he still has accumulated prestige within the base.
Several people stepped forward together: "Principal, what do you say?"
...
The men's protest at the base almost made the women laugh to death. They even went on strike and refused to donate. Did they really think their thing was so precious that they couldn't get it?
The advent of the second-generation drug ushered in a new era of superpower evolution. This time, women no longer needed to inject the drug with such thick needles, and their bodies did not have to directly withstand the explosive effects of the drug, making it easier to accept than the first-generation drug.
Not only that, the natural evolution that Ye Xiqing mentioned also came true. During a field mission, someone actually awakened superpowers naturally.
Of course, it can't be considered entirely natural; Qi Ke's "spirit detection" ability played a significant role.
Her ability to detect spirits not only allows her to see the superpowers of those with special abilities, but also to see the unique "qi" on ordinary people.
Everyone has a different aura. The superpower research team speculated that this might be the "potential" of those whose superpowers are yet to be awakened, and that awakening superpowers in this direction would be easier.
The experiment was conducted as planned. People who hadn't awakened their special abilities all came to Qi Ke for a fortune telling to see what potential they had.
Based on Qi Ke's account, the base adjusted their work arrangements, assigning them positions related to their potential.
The person who naturally awakened his superpowers was named Ji Jing. Qi Ke sensed a very lively feeling from her, yet she didn't quite resemble the wind.
After careful consideration, Qi Ke decided that the key word was "speed," and that she should probably run more.
Upon receiving the diagnosis, Ji Jing couldn't help but exclaim, "What a miracle doctor! She was indeed very fast when she was in school, but she became useless after starting work."
It's a bit difficult to get back into running now, but I'll give it my all for my superpower!
At first, she ran for a long time without any results, so her companion came up with a bad idea.
While on a field mission, someone suddenly shouted, "A zombie horde is coming!" Then everyone got into the car and left her alone in the back.
Seeing them drop him and run, Ji Jing's mind went blank. He was so focused on chasing the car that he didn't notice that he was running just as fast as the car. With a leap, he jumped directly onto the speeding vehicle.
After getting on the bus, he yelled at his companions, "What are you doing?!"
companion:……
Don't you realize what's going on...?
Ji Jing: ...
Why?
That desperate situation truly unleashed Ji Jing's potential, officially launching him into the ranks of those with supernatural abilities.
Speed is also a type of physical enhancement ability. Physical enhancement ability users are very special. They generally do not have an ability core, but their physical functions have actually reached inhuman limits, proving that they have indeed evolved.
From then on, Ji Jing stopped taking cars when he went out and instead used his legs to leap freely, more freely than a monkey.
Those in the base who were waiting for natural awakening were also greatly encouraged. Natural awakening was not just empty talk; as long as they worked hard, it was really possible to awaken!
For a time, both drug-induced awakening and natural awakening were very popular, with real-world examples to support their claims, and the drugs were also improved to be more gentle.
Whether one wants to awaken their unique ability through their own efforts or take a shortcut through potions, it's understandable. After all, in the apocalypse, who doesn't want to awaken their ability? There's no hierarchy in the paths to awakening.
Previously, I did not recommend using drugs to awaken, not only because of the idealistic view that natural awakening is better, but also because the gene-enhancing drugs were all supplied by Ye Xiqing himself.
Those potions looked ordinary, but they were actually Ye Xiqing's dark blood. As for why they weren't described as red, there was no red blood at all!
Ye Xiqing herself didn't care. She could replenish her blood every time she donated, and it would be a waste not to donate. She also had a space to preserve her blood. She could draw blood once a month and store it. It wouldn't matter if everyone in the base was injected. She wasn't worried about the production not being able to meet the demand.
But with Gan Man's personality, how could he bear to keep taking advantage of her? Naturally, he worked hard to promote the idea that awakening is good.
Now, the second-generation drug has been improved, using more father samples to replace Ye Xiqing as a single human reactor. It is no longer necessary to rely on Ye Xiqing alone for extraction. Gan Man no longer promotes the advantages of natural awakening and has begun to encourage everyone to use the second-generation drug.
Qu Menghan had always been at odds with her and liked to provoke her for no reason. Upon seeing this, she immediately mocked, "Your standards are quite flexible."
Gan Man:......
What do you know! What do you know!
With a two-pronged approach, both evolutionary methods have found their optimal direction, and female superhumans are emerging in increasing numbers.
Those with rebellious intentions finally couldn't hold back any longer. If things continued like this, would they still have the strength to resist?
Principal Lin, as the leader of the rebellion group, also knew that they could not delay any longer.
As time went on, Ye Xiqing grew stronger.
Actually, they could survive by continuing like this, but they were never content. They didn't want to become women again, the women of the past.
To catch the thief, you must first catch the king; they need a strong ally to help them.
...
Since Gan Man and her team were researching superpowered potions, Ye Xiqing didn't bother to get involved anymore. In the apocalypse, sustainable food resources were more important than superpowered individuals, so she switched to researching mutated plants.
She usually worked with Mao Hong, but just before they were about to leave, someone approached them and said, "Captain Mao, can I talk to you alone?"
Both of them knew this person well; he was Mao Hong's former ardent suitor. Seeing this, Ye Xiqing immediately took a step back tactfully: "Then you two talk. I'm going out with Meng Han today."
Mao Hong was a little hesitant at first, but the biggest danger of going out on duty was encountering zombie attacks. Qu Menghan, a fire-type ability user, was even more adept at dealing with zombies than she was. When Ye Xiqing said he would take her, Mao Hong did not stop him.
In this world, there is no sunlight, and the only thing plants can eat is zombies. Mutant plants and zombie hordes often coexist.
Their exploration of the alien plants requires them to venture deep into zombie lairs. Bringing too many people can easily alert the zombie horde, so they usually travel in pairs, using a putrefactive agent to confuse the zombies.
But the putrefactive agent could confuse zombies, but not humans. Qu Menghan suddenly stopped and looked at the person standing in the center.
The road was very narrow, and one person was enough to stop the vehicle. More people then emerged from both sides.
Ye Xiqing looked at the crowd. They had all arrived. Not only were there former members of the Sunshine Squad, but also a special person: the leader of the Giant Shark.
Ye Xiqing looked at the two groups of people with some surprise: "How did you two end up together?"
The giant shark leader, with her baby face, made threats that sounded like she was being coquettish. Leading her men, she pointed machine guns at her, grinned, "Looks like you're such a failure as a person, your people want you dead too."
Hearing this, the members of the Sunshine Squad felt uneasy, but they were determined to eliminate Ye Xiqing today. They stepped forward and sternly accused him: "Did you kill our captain?"
Ye Xiqing remained calm in other aspects, but upon hearing this, she finally became somewhat incredulous: "How did you find out? I clearly didn't leave a single trace."
Sunlight Squad: ...
No, it really was you who killed him!
It was just a pretext to raise this flag, but I never expected that Ye Xiqing would actually admit it!
The Sunshine Squad was speechless, but since things had come to this point, there was nothing more to say. They had come here today to kill Ye Xiqing!
Qu Menghan had no interest in listening to what they were saying. Upon sensing their hostility, she immediately prepared for battle.
The person who planned this assassination must have had a reason for specifically transferring Mao Hong away. The people at the Giant Shark base immediately raised their guns.
Qu Menghan's fire-based abilities are well-suited for combat, but not for carrying a gun. Her gaze narrowed for a moment, but she didn't retreat; the doctor was right behind her.
She wasn't someone who liked to sacrifice herself, but risking her life to protect the doctor wasn't something she needed to think about.
Offense is the best defense. Qu Menghan instantly summoned two balls of flame and was about to attack the machine gun team when a strong force suddenly came from behind and threw her away: "Get away!"
Even in the apocalypse, the power of guns should not be underestimated. The assassins raised their guns to fire, but they did not expect that what happened below the city that day would happen again. Everyone looked at the machine gun that had malfunctioned again in horror. How could this be?
Without time to ponder why their weapons malfunctioned again, the Assassination Alliance immediately abandoned their weapons and used their supernatural abilities to attack Ye Xiqing.
But as soon as they got close, their heads exploded like eggs in a microwave.
Everyone stopped in their tracks. Even Qu Menghan stood frozen in place, staring in shock at Ye Xiqing who had leaped onto the roof of the car.
The fierce winds whipped up by the battle ruffled the hem of her robe, revealing her right arm.
It is common knowledge that she lost her right hand, but now a new "hand" with crisscrossing dark blue veins has grown on her right wrist.
Countless delicate roots, like capillaries, stretched out their bodies and wriggled in the biting wind.
Ye Xiqing looked down at them and smiled.
"Guess why I dared to come out alone."
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