The Antidote and the Nutrient Solution

The details of the wedding held in Chaoyang Peak spread throughout the entire base the next day. When most people were still struggling for food, they were already capable of holding such a feast. Although many people begrudged them for that, they didn't make a mess because many people had taken the chance to fill their stomachs. What happened between Wang Wei and his mistress before the wedding started, however, became a joke among the survivors. It was said that Wang Army was no longer as proud as they used to be, and the soldiers even jointly demanded to execute Jiang Qi, or they would mutiny. Because of this, Wang Wei was grievously ill, so his brother Wan Guoan had to deal with this for him. Under his command, Jiang Qi, who was already dying after a long-time of torturing, was pulled out and got shot in front of tens of thousands of soldiers, which finally eased the soldiers a bit.

The couples were lucky to have an extraordinary wedding after Doomsday, so they didn't go on a honeymoon, or they would be condemned badly. Even Xing Feng, Yun Che, and their friends didn't dare to do so. Therefore, on the next day, each of them was busy with their errands. Xing Feng was responsible for the antidote experiments on living creatures; Chaoyang and Peak were each led by Yu Wenqing and Leng Yehan to join the cleanup of Wan'an District; as for Yun Che, the one who should have come forward to fight, was forbidden from leaving Chaoyang Community by Yun Yao. Instead, Yun Yao, Wang Suhua, and other women had made all kinds of stewed food for Yun Che as his meals, afternoon tea, and even midnight snack. Yun Che could barely accept such an arrangement at the beginning, but that only lasted a few days. As a result, he hid in the space during the day and took Yun Zichen and Yun Cheng with him. In the end, the two improved a lot on their cultivations and came to a new level that many people were hard to reach.

Sending all the superfunction possessors out, half a month later, the Southwest Base finally took over Wan'an at the cost of great casualties. They further built the wall on the embankment of the Lingjiang River and left only one path outside which could only allow two cars to pass. At the same time, the experiments of the antidote and the nutrient reagent both succeeded. When the three armies and the government were planning to move out, Xing Feng and Yun Che told Mo Wenyang to hold a conference at the Ability Association, intending to release the result of the antidote and the nutrient reagent.

"Capital Xing, Capital Yun."

When the day came, the Superfunction Association was filled with people. Xing Feng and Yun Che hadn't shown up for a long time, so when they appeared, either those they knew or didn't know greeted them warmly. Without the level-5 superfunction possessors from Chaoyang Peak, most of them were possibly dead during the cleanup mission in Wan'an. After all, none of them could have imagined that there were level-5 zombies and zombie beasts in Wan'an District.

"Hello, everyone."

The crowd got out of their way consciously. Being circled by Xing Feng in his arms, Yun Che smiled at them from now and then. After the reconstruction, the area of the Superfunction Association had been enlarged, so had the floors. The top floor was supposed to be used by the Chairman and other staff as their offices, but Mo Wenyang set the office on the second floor to show his affinity for the public; the third floor was used to pile up the materials sent by the military and the government; while the top floor was rebuilt as a grand conference room which could allow thousands of people to have a conference at the same time. After a while, the conference jointly sponsored by the Superfunction Association and Chaoyang Peak would be held here.

When Xing Feng and Yun Che entered the conference room, most captains of the Superfunction Squad had arrived, as did many individual superfunction possessors. Since the room was not enough for all of them, Mo Wenyang told the staff to set two large speakers at the door so that those outside the conference room could hear what they were saying at the conference.

"Capital Xing, Capital Yun."

The conference room was full of long stools, and there were a few rectangular conference tables in the front. When Xing Feng and Yun Che entered, all the people there stopped talking simultaneously. Mo Wenyang had arrived earlier, so he greeted them, and then the three of them sat down facing the superfunction possessors.

"Guys, I gathered you here today mainly because Capital Xing and Capital Yun have an announcement to make. Thank you so much for fitting this conference into your busy schedule. To save us some time, I'd like to welcome Capital Xing to give us a speech!"

"Applause."

As Mo Wenyang's voice fell, the audience gave a big round of applause. Xing Feng picked up the receiver, "I assume all of you know that Chaoyang took over the research institute from the top ones of the base a few months ago. After continuous work of the researchers, they've finally developed two products that are expected to change the future, i.e., the antidote to zombie viruses and the nutrient reagent which can replace crystal nucleus."

"What?!"

"Capital Xing, you have got to be kidding me! You've really developed the antidote to the zombie virus?"

"Can the nutrient reagent replace the crystal nucleus? Will there be side effects? Blasting for overuse or something?"

"These are good stuff. If they are truly developed, our living space will be even greater."

"Capital Xing…"

After the announcement was made, all the superfunction possessors present were agitated. Not to mention the nutrient reagent, the antidote was something they had been looking forward to for a long time. If they could have it, they would not have to worry about becoming a zombie even if they were severely injured in the future. After more than half a year since Doomsday, people had learned to get prepared for death, but still, they were afraid of becoming soulless zombies who were only desperate to drink blood.

"Attention, please. Now that we decide to give this cautious announcement, of course it's not a joke."

Yun Che smiled, picked up the receiver, and didn't continue until the crowd calmed down, "First of all, let me introduce the two medicines. We all know what an antidote is. What we developed is injectable. Through the live experiments of ordinary people in Chaoyang, we have proved that as long as the antidote is injected intramuscularly within two hours after the infection of the zombie virus, it's 100% that you won't become a zombie. At the same time, you have a one percent chance to gain superfunction. If it's beyond two hours after the infection, it should be useful as well, only the efficacy would lower a bit. Since such an experiment is too dangerous, we didn't make further studies on this. However, I believe two hours is long enough for all of us to get injected. As for the nutrient reagent, it should be called a nutrient solution, an oral solution to be exact. It can replace the crystal nucleus to enhance and replenish our superfunction. Moreover, there is no level limit, which means anyone can take it. Please be assured, every one of Chaoyang Peak has tried it, and there are no side-effects. In other words, you can take it like water."

"Hahaha…"

The joke amused everyone present, filling the conference room with laughter. At this time, Yun Che added, "However, to be honest, the taste of the nutrient solution is really awful. It's too sour to bear. If you drink it as water, your teeth won't feel well."

Yun Che hadn't tried it because of his pregnancy, but those who had tried it at Peak shook their heads hard after tasting it, and said that they preferred to fight against the zombies rather than drink it again. The Institute had been improving its taste recently. Even so, its effect was unquestionable. The highlight of it was that whether using or making it had no restrictions for levels, so even level-0 crystal nucleus could work as well.

"Is it so? Too sour to bear?"

Sitting at the front, Chen Hua was full of doubts. Yun Che didn't hesitate to take out a bottle of nutrient solution and threw it to him, "If Capital Chen doesn't believe me, try it yourself."

"This is the nutrient solution you mentioned?"

Looking at the light blue liquid in the transparent glass bottle, Chen Hua opened it with excitement, raised his head, and poured all the liquid into his mouth at once. Everyone focused on him, wondering if it was as useful as Yun Che claimed.

"Fuck…"

In the next second, Chen Hua spat out his tongue and growled, ignoring his manners. It took a long time before he looked at Xing Feng and Yun Che with a sad face, "Capital Xing, Capital Yun, can't you adjust its flavor a bit? It's sourer than vinegar! My poor teeth."

He still had a sour taste in his mouth until now.

"We are working on it, but I can't promise you that right now. Capital Chen, except for sourness, how do you feel?"

"Oh?"

Since he asked, Chen Hua stopped complaining and concentrated a bit, "Well, my body is warm as if it's full of power. I feel like having absorbed several level-4 crystal nucleus."

"Really? Is it so good?"

"Capital Yun, can we exchange the nutrient solution with our stuff?"

"We want it, too, and the antidotes…"

"Capital Xing…"

Witnessing how effective it was, the superfunction possessors were excited again. If a bottle of the nutrient solution was equal to several level-4 crystal nuclei, then they didn't have to risk their lives for the level-4 crystal nucleus. Although most of the main fighters in each squad had upgraded to level-4, it was still hard for them to fight against level-4 zombies or zombie beasts, let alone they had to risk their lives whenever they wanted to get a level-4 crystal nucleus. Since level-5 zombies had already shown up, they wouldn't be able to catch up with the evolution of the zombies without level-4 crystal nuclei. Everyone knew that human beings wouldn't survive in the model and have a future if they couldn't keep pace with the levels of the zombies.

"Calm down, guys, listen to us."

Mo Wenyang picked up the receiver again, "Since we have developed the antidote and the nutrient solution, surely we want them to help further the development of human beings. Before the conference, I've talked about this with Capital Xing and Capital Yun. From this day forward, except for your previous rewards, anyone above level A will be able to get one antidote and nutrient solution, two for level-S, three for level-SS, and five for level-SSS. Also, the Superfunction Association will open an external window to exchange antidote and nutrition solutions for the rest. Since it cost a lot to make the two products, I hope you can understand and support our proposal that only crystal nucleus can be used for exchanging. As for the standard, each antidote and nutrient solution is equal to 100 crystal nuclei below level-2. Those above level-2 can replace others according to the conversion standard of the base. At present, one crystal nucleus of level-2 is equal to ten that below level-2, so are those of level-3 and level 4. and we'll set the rate from now on. What do you think?"

"No problem, we got nothing else but countless low-level crystal nucleus."

"Capital Lei is right. It's better to use crystal nucleus for exchanging."

"Thank you, Master Mo, Capital Xing, and Capital Yun."

"When shall we start to exchange?"

"Right, when will you start to exchange?"

Compared with materials, it was much more cost-effective to use crystal nucleus, especially low-level ones, for exchanging. All the superfunction possessors agreed with the standard. Although they didn't make it clear, everyone knew that they didn't make money through this. Developing the two medicines had already cost a lot, needless to say, the production cost, materials, and manpower. Setting the price as 100 low-level crystal nuclei almost meant no profit. Only Master Mo and his friends would be so generous to do this for humans.

"Starting tomorrow, you'll be rewarded with antidote and nutrient solution as long as you finish the missions. It might take some time to exchange though. After all, we got a long waiting list right now and need time for producing. Hope you won't mind."

Xing Feng and Yun Che were only responsible for announcing the antidote and nutrient solution, while the rest was Mo Wenyang's business. After today, Mo Army was expected to be more prestigious than ever, which was unattainable for others. Also, it was time for them to limit the number who got a say in the base and fought for the position of the base commander.