With the continuous increase in the virus’s mutation concentration, the number of mutated zombies within the zombie groups has also started to rise. This significantly reduces the space for human survival. Furthermore, the mutated animals and plants have also begun to multiply and mutate rapidly.
In this rapidly changing world of various other species, humans, due to their weaker physical attributes, are falling behind the pace of mutation. Consequently, human lifespans are greatly decreasing, leading to a significant decline in human numbers.
However, humans have their own way of coping with this situation, and that involves using technology to research and develop mutation serums. These serums enhance human physical attributes and enable humans to enter the evolutionary ladder on a large scale. But this isn’t a free or universally available solution; it’s produced by certain main bases.
The production of these serums has consumed unimaginable resources, manpower, and military power. Thus, acquiring mutation serums requires purchasing them.
According to Li Fei, their refuge has a bio-research doctor. They entered Yu Lin City with the goal of obtaining previously researched mutation serums.
"Mutation serums?" Xiao Feng couldn’t help but wryly smile, realizing that they were most likely unaware that the mutation serum was currently in his possession.
"Indeed, the mission failed. Dr. Jia doesn’t have the original serum, so he can’t continue the research. Therefore, this project has to be considered a failure," Li Fei said with some disappointment.
"By the way, I currently lack supplies for my restaurant. Do you think there’s a possibility for us to purchase food supplies from your side?" Xiao Feng shared his cooperation plan with Li Fei.
"That’s definitely possible, very possible!" Li Fei, now showing great enthusiasm and loyalty towards Xiao Feng, was quite positive about this proposal.
"We have some mild mutated animals within our refuge, like this mutated boar. They are either descendants of domestic bloodfang boars or wild boars from the past. After mutation, their meat becomes denser and more delicious. We also have mutated dogs, cows, sheep, and many more!"
Hearing this, Xiao Feng slowly shook his head. "I don’t need those. What I need are razorback goats, bloodfang boars, and mutated pigeons. Could you inquire about the availability of these ingredients? If you can provide them, I can offer you a good price."
"Really?" Li Fei was excited.
"Certainly. For example, I can offer you 500 energy for a razorback goat, 5,000 energy units for a bloodfang boar, and 1,000 energy units for a mutated pigeon."
"Great! No problem!" Li Fei assured Xiao Feng.
"Boss, you can rest assured. I’ll relay this to our commander when I get back, and I’m sure our commander will reach an agreement with you for this cooperation."
Hearing this, Xiao Feng breathed a sigh of relief. "In that case, I need to thank you as the middleman for this."
Li Fei felt honored by this recognition. "You’re too kind. I’m honored to be able to help you, Boss."
"Alright, let’s settle the bill, and you can leave."
"Okay." Li Fei stood up. "Boss, how much is it?"
Xiao Feng took out a calculator, punched in some numbers, and then smiled. "It’s a total of 35,000 energy units. How about I round it down to 30,000 for you? Once the deal is done, I can offer you a 10% commission for each ingredient."
Li Fei was initially startled by the price.
Spending over 30,000 in one meal, who could afford that?
However, when he heard it reduced by 5,000, he breathed a sigh of relief. And when he heard about the 10% commission after the deal, Li Fei was no longer concerned about the price of the meal.
"Great! Boss, you’re generous and honorable. I greatly admire you. In the future, whenever there’s a place where Li Fei can be of use, I, Li Fei, won’t hesitate for a second!"
Li Fei expressed his gratitude and looked up to Xiao Feng as a mentor.
"Alright, that’s enough. You can go now."
Xiao Feng waved his hand, accepted the energy cores, and watched Li Fei and his group leave.
Surveying the mess within the restaurant, Xiao Feng grumbled as he began cleaning up. If the deal was successful, he’d save a considerable amount of resources in the future.
By the time he finished the meal, the afternoon had already passed. Looking at the sky outside, Xiao Feng realized there wasn’t much time left.
He lay back on the recliner, pulled out a portable radio, and tuned into the public broadcast channel. After the apocalypse, people had established local radio stations, and each region had its own broadcast.
Due to transportation difficulties, the nationwide and global broadcast stations haven’t been fully established yet.
Currently, small-scale shelters in different regions are relatively isolated. The broadcast that Xiao Feng is currently listening to is the local broadcast established by the No. 1 Shelter of Yulin City.
The No. 1 Shelter is also one that belongs to the official system. When the apocalypse broke out, some high-ranking officials of Yulin City immediately retreated to the Ninth Yang County in Yulin.
The Ninth Yang County is the first of the twelve districts of Yulin City and has a military defense base from the previous peaceful era. During the war, they had constructed an air-raid shelter underground.
This is the reason why it provided great security for the Ninth Yang County during the apocalypse. Shortly after the apocalypse broke out, the military of Yulin City began converging regional resources like food and weapons, transporting them to the Ninth Yang County, which made it possible for the Ninth Yang County to consolidate its safety.
Though they achieved security, the people in the Ninth Yang County had to live underground forever.
"The Yulin City No. 1 Shelter Report: Just yesterday, a level-5 mutant creature, the Thundering Serpent, was discovered outside of the Yulin City province."
As the No. 1 Shelter in Yulin City, they were the only ones who had a connection with the provincial main base, which allowed them to report all the information about the outside world.
"Furthermore, as the only magical base that has successfully developed mutant serum, we’ve received news that some ordinary survivors, after taking mutant serum, have exploded and died. Therefore, it seems that mutant serums have certain side effects. The main reason for this death is believed to be the fragile nature of the human physique. The magical base in Yulin recommends that everyone should exercise diligently to enhance their physical fitness..."
"That’s all for the critical information about the provincial base in Yulin and other main bases. Next, we will report the recent events that have occurred in our city..."
"Yesterday, someone claimed to have seen a restaurant called ’Great Potential Restaurant’ in the city center, the People’s Road district, but this information is still under verification. However, opening a restaurant in the occupied city center, this restaurant owner’s way of thinking is quite amusing!"
"Today, a rescue signal was received from the No. 1 Shelter in the People’s Road area. To everyone’s surprise, there are still dozens of teachers and students surviving in the First Elementary School. The No. 1 Shelter has dispatched rescue aircraft for their rescue!"
Listening to the radio’s news, Xiao Feng sat up straight, saying, "The First Elementary School? Isn’t that the neighboring elementary school?"
At the same time, faint sounds of gunshots could be heard coming from outside.
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