Xu Qian glanced at her watch, then pondered for a moment before saying, "Let's go to Province W. We'll recuperate for a while before discussing further."
Besides, the annual cold wave was fast approaching.
"Okay."
Xiamen University Base.
Qin Jian's personal guards were in a state of extreme anxiety, shouting, "Hurry and save him!! Hurry!"
"Our Boss Qin is still inside!"
Everyone wore a distressed expression. After being blown up like this, was there any hope of survival?
They certainly didn't want to dig with their bare hands.
More than half of the people Wang Yongyi brought with him had perished here, with only a few remaining black-clad figures rushing over.
They showed no signs of grief, nor did they seem worried about whether their boss was dead.
After a long while, two mangled corpses, torn to shreds by the explosion, were dug out.
The black-clad figures remained expressionless. They swiftly wrapped Wang Yongyi in a quilt, placed him in the trunk, and quickly departed.
The people at the base couldn't be bothered with them. They suppressed their laughter and pretended to wail loudly, "Boss Qin."
"Boss Qin."
In reality, everyone felt he deserved his fate. Qin Jian had always oppressed them to his heart's content...
Now, he had been blown to pieces, not even a complete body remaining.
Heaven, it seemed, was merciful.
Yu Corporation Headquarters Laboratory.
"Beep beep beep beep beep beep..."
A loud alert echoed throughout the laboratory.
The man seated at the very front frowned, then commanded, "Display Boss Wang's body data."
"Understood."
Soon, a real-time body scan of Wang Yongyi appeared on the large screen.
His body was mangled, with missing limbs and completely non-functional organs.
He was clearly dead.
The man's expression flickered, but he did not appear grief-stricken.
"Initiate Experiment No. 2 for Boss Wang."
"Understood."
The man turned and walked into an adjacent experimental chamber, which contained numerous glass pods.
Inside each pod lay more than a dozen identical bodies, all with the same appearance as Wang Yongyi.
Suddenly, the glass of one of the pods lowered.
Wang Yongyi's eyes snapped open, and he gasped for breath.
His body had not yet fully adapted, and he was unable to move his limbs.
The adaptation period would take at least three months, possibly up to six.
A hint of madness flashed in Wang Yongyi's eyes. Fortunately, he had developed so many carriers for himself!
The last time he was bitten by a zombie, he had committed suicide promptly and activated Experiment No. 1.
This time, who else could it be but Xu Qian?
Fortunately, from now on, he would be immortal. Did she think she could kill him?
She could dream on.
Wang Yongyi's voice was hoarse as he sternly ordered, "Wen Kai, increase Xu Qian's bounty crystal cores to 5,000 Grade Three crystal cores."
"Yes, sir."
The news quickly spread across the country. Those already desperate became even more frenzied. 5,000 Grade Three crystal cores!
They found it unbelievable.
In the apocalypse, a single person was worth 5,000 crystal cores?
Even a beautiful ordinary woman would fetch at most 30 Grade Three crystal cores.
An ordinary ability user was worth a mere 100 Grade Three crystal cores.
Those were Grade Three zombies. Ordinary people could barely kill a few Grade Three zombies in a year.
While advanced ability users might fare better, low-level ability users also found it difficult to obtain Grade Three crystal cores.
The vast majority were willing to fight for it.
Mei Yuebai heard the news and almost smashed his desk, his head fuming with anger.
5,000 crystal cores were beyond his control now.
People are greedy, and most in the apocalypse have no moral compass.
They couldn't stay in the north, so they would go south.
During this period, a few individuals had already left the Guangming Base for other bases.
If this continued, it would have a significant impact on the Guangming Base.
Mei Yuebai massaged his throbbing temple and, after a moment of deliberation, ordered:
"Issue a warrant. Anyone who captures Xu Qian alive will be rewarded with 6,000 Grade Three crystal cores."