Ice Age Apocalypse: I Hoard Billions of Supplies Chapter 1574: Their Experiment

The construction of Tianshui City was progressing at full steam.

Once Zhang Yi had made the decision to build the Tianshui Forbidden Zone, he had to start working on every aspect of it. Training his own Transcendent forces, building more shelters to accommodate more people, and constructing the city itself. Most of these matters, he handed over to Yang Xinxin and Zhou Ke'er to arrange. Zhou Ke'er was a highly educated returnee from overseas, and Yang Xinxin's intellect needed no introduction; the two of them were quite talented in this regard. As for Zhang Yi himself, he focused more of his energy on improving his own strength. The more he studied the Philosophy of the Mind, the more he appreciated the subtle brilliance of the book.

If in the past, improving his strength felt like a man blindly searching for a path forward in a dense fog, then the Philosophy of the Mind was like a lantern given to him, helping illuminate the road ahead and greatly shortening his time. But this world did not revolve around Zhang Yi. While he was busy, others were also giving their all to improve their own strength. The appearance of the Elemental Ore Vein was no accident; more miraculous things were beginning to surface in this world.

Just as Zhang Yi had expected, even though he had seized most of the Elemental Ore veins in Wuyou Valley, the Shengjing district still had other foundations to rely on, allowing it to maintain its daily operations. Meanwhile, in Blizzard City, beneath the quiet surface of the city, dark currents were surging. In the basement of the new command center, inside the laboratory of the Research Department.

Zhu Zheng descended a long vertical ladder, dropping a hundred meters underground. Dressed in a crisp military uniform, he strode forward with a commanding presence. The researchers in the laboratory, all wearing white lab coats, were busy with their own tasks. When they saw Zhu Zheng arrive, they merely exchanged brief greetings. Zhu Zheng paid them no mind, walking straight along the familiar path to the very depths of the laboratory. In front of a massive pane of organic glass, dozens of meters long and nearly ten meters high, stood Li Lingxue, arms crossed beneath her ample chest, her long hair casually pinned up with a ballpoint pen. Her eyes, behind her black-framed glasses, were fixed intently on the laboratory ahead. Zhu Zheng walked over, his eyes barely concealing his nervousness and excitement. This old man of great power and authority had not found it so hard to contain his emotions as he did today in a long, long time.

Inside the laboratory, in a huge transparent tank filled with green nutrient fluid, floated a beautiful young girl, completely naked, her long hair drifting like seaweed. Her eyes were closed, like a sleeping elf from legend. "How is it? Are we finally about to succeed in our experiment?" Zhu Zheng's voice trembled slightly as he spoke. He had paid such a tremendous price, all for the sake of cultivating this ultimate weapon. If it failed again, his heart would bleed. He refused to remain a commander in name only. Ever since Zhang Yi had been promoted to Epsilon-class, his authority had faced enormous challenges. Sure, Zhang Yi normally never interfered with Zhu Zheng's management of the Jiangnan Region. But as long as he was around, any word he said carried more weight than anything Zhu Zheng could say. For instance, a while back, with just a casual remark, he had taken away the Jiangnan Region's satellite control authority. Now, Zhu Zheng's permissions had been downgraded to second class. No one could accept such a feeling. Even if at first he had been grateful to have a guardian god like Zhang Yi, his inner discontent had slowly accumulated over time. In the end, he decided to break free from these shackles.

Li Lingxue didn't look at Zhu Zheng. At this moment, her eyes were willing to gaze only upon the most perfect experiment in her life. "That's right! We're going to succeed!" "This is simply the most perfect test subject! Her genes themselves come from that girl named Yuan Kongye. She's a natural-born Epsilon-class!" "Moreover, her cells can perfectly absorb the Essence and abilities of other Transcendents." "Even though only half of the genetic reproductive cells were retained, with our continuous cultivation, her abilities will eventually approach the original!" Li Lingxue took a deep breath. Though her face maintained its usual calm, the violent rise and fall of her chest betrayed her inner excitement. "She has limitless potential!"...

In Blizzard City, at Deng Corporation Technology. A small golden dragon specimen was placed in the laboratory, surrounded by researchers. Deng Shentong stood before the specimen, his expression quite complicated. The lab's head, Deng Mao, spoke in a low voice from the side, "We've already obtained the biological sample of this dragon. Its estimated time of existence is about 600 years ago, roughly the Ming Dynasty period." "We tried to extract its genes, attempting to analyze whether it contains some kind of special power." Deng Mao looked at Deng Shentong, a strange expression on his face. "However, we did not find the factors we expected that could allow humans to evolve."

Deng Shentong closed his eyes, his right hand hidden behind his back quietly clenching into a fist. "Instead, we found that a portion of its gene sequence matches Amber's. Isn't that right?" Deng Mao nodded. "That woman is very special." Deng Shentong smiled. "In the past, we always said we were descendants of the dragon. But we all knew it was just a spiritual belief. After all, no one really thought they could crawl out of an eggshell." "But now, I might have to change my way of thinking!" He looked toward the laboratory ahead. Amber was sitting quietly in a chair, wearing a white experimental suit. Deng Mao said, "Her genes are very special; this might be divine selection. We cannot obtain the power of the dragon, but she can. This is also good news for you."

If he had a choice, he wouldn't gamble with another person's life. But the world had changed now; it was more cruel, more ruthless. What Zhu Zheng's men were doing was not something the Deng family had ignored. In a world like this, if the Deng family wanted to survive, they had to be ruthless!