Capítulo 1654: Chapter 1654: Inscribe Your Name on the Monument
According to the knowledge of the Tan-skinned City player about the island, the gene potion brought by Xu Huo is sufficient for the people on the island to use. But previously, those who had survived the encounter with Midsummer Night’s River of Stars and remained living in Tan-skinned City continued to suffer parasitism by fungi. Although escaping the immediate crisis is delightful, as long as they do not leave this island, their situation has not truly improved.
Xu Huo conveyed the situation he had seen by the river to them, allowing them to make their own choices. They could either use a portion of the potion for experimentation to see whether it might have an effect on the environment or inject the gene potion in batches to the people on the island and then find a way to relocate them from Zone 013.
Previously, the physical condition was special. Now with the potion, the time for personnel transfer can be extended, reducing the number of people each time. As long as they are healthy individuals, they can always find a suitable subzone to live elsewhere.
Xu Huo was not responsible for helping make decisions, so after conveying the specifics to the players from Tan-skinned City, he went off to sleep in a spot because he planned to collect some fungal samples nearby the next day.
“You’ve given all the potion to the Tan-skinned City dwellers. They may not necessarily use it for everyone on the island.” Chi Xian questioned him briefly.
“Isn’t it better if they choose to improve the island environment?” Xu Huo said. Considering the situation in Tan-skinned City, they couldn’t use these potions for anything else.
Chi Xian said nothing more.
After breakfast the next day, under the guidance of Cong Yu, the two went to search for some rare fungi on the island.
After a night’s discussion, Tan-skinned City also reached a conclusion regarding the disposition of the gene potion.
They were willing to take the risk of using half of the potion to attempt to change the environment surrounding Tan-skinned City, while the existence of the gene potion was not intended to be disclosed to players from the island’s other cities.
Firstly, when too many people are involved, unity of mind is not guaranteed. Secondly, matters concerning potion distribution are likely to create problems.
“These potions are the hope of Zone 013. I hope this hope can be continued.” Cong Yu said, “Players who stay in Tan-skinned City are mostly for loved ones or because it’s hard to leave their homeland. Rather than dispersing our compatriots to other zones, we prefer to change the place we originally lived.”
“The potion was originally meant for the people of Zone 013. Getting it first was your good luck, no need to ask for my opinion.” Xu Huo said.
Dr. Wu definitely didn’t develop the J13 Genetic Serum solely for screening players; he surely had the purpose of saving lives as well.
Cong Yu was infinitely grateful. On the train, he suspected Xu Huo was a player with a peculiar fascination for studying toxins. To prevent Xu Huo from leaking information about fungi and infectious substances, Cong Yu was unwilling to inform him of Zone 013’s location at the time. He could never imagine that a person met only once would change Tan-skinned City’s circumstances, and Xu Huo didn’t ask him for anything in return.
“When Tan-skinned City begins to recover, I will erect a monument in the city.” He looked at Xu Huo, “Can you leave a name?”
Chi Xian smiled next to him, “Didn’t expect to be written on a monument while still alive, did you?”
Cong Yu looked at him again, “Hope Mr. Chi is the same.”
Chi Xian stopped smiling.
“Whether it’s real or not, even a codename will do.” Cong Yu said solemnly, “Tan-skinned City should forever remember your benevolence.”
“Just think of me as a kind-hearted Passerby A.” Xu Huo said with a smile.
Cong Yu did not doubt whether he really intended to use such a playful name. He sincerely confirmed which characters they were and then wrote it clearly on paper.
Besides them, Tong Qi and Young Master Mo had already left.
Cong Yu knew where rare fungi, especially toxic kinds, were located. Chi Xian provided the collection methods, and Xu Huo spent half a day finding nearly thirty poisonous fungi, seven antidote fungi with certain detoxifying effects. After packing them in boxes, he used a return ticket to leave Zone 013 and returned to Zone 014.
It was still the familiar Ting City. Xu Huo appeared with a stranger’s face and boarded the plane home.
During the ten days he had left, the turmoil due to changes in senior personnel in Zone 014 had almost subsided, at least for ordinary people and general players. Life returned to what it was before, except for occasional trouble from players; everyone resumed eating and drinking.
Thanks to various countries cultivating advanced players vigorously, Zone 014 now had a mature mechanism to deal with random instances and emergencies, leaving the public less apprehensive.
As long as Zone 014 doesn’t entirely integrate into the game for the time being, the current state can be considered very good.
Moreover, Xu Huo learned from some internal members of the Special Defense Department that the previous personnel changes actually hadn’t resulted in as significant losses as initially feared, and the subsequent conclusion was relatively smooth. One reason being the Special Defense Department “leaked” a plan document for cultivating key players.
In this plan document, the leadership core that had just seized power aimed to solidify their authority by sidelining many players who had made significant contributions—now the entire zone was controlling advanced player upgrades, providing them with a ready excuse.
Previously, little good resources were shared, or simply not shared at all; large chunks of lucrative benefits went into certain individuals’ pockets—who could tolerate that?
So when people who had assumed the leadership positions reintroduced the new cultivation plan, many restless players settled down because the Special Defense Department only reduced the previous allocations—and it was an overall reduction, not a sudden cutoff, nor only distributed to the “in-group.”
Coordination between the Special Defense Department and the military had already ceased to affect outsiders.
Even when Xu Huo left, Jing City’s order had returned to normal circumstances. Upon returning, he could clearly feel the city’s atmosphere had improved.
He went to Zone 013 without bringing along the Girl in the painting, mainly leaving her to take care of Meng Cun.
Meng Cun’s brain was especially developed, but it wasn’t Super Evolution. Rather, it was a pathological abnormal evolution which caused fluid accumulation in his head, requiring continuous drainage, otherwise, issues arose in a few days.
Before leaving, Xu Huo made simple arrangements for him. Acquiring the equipment he needed wasn’t difficult; the only concern was him possibly being cared to death by the Girl in the painting.
After arriving home and seeing the person still breathing in bed, Xu Huo nodded, fine, still alive.
The Girl in the painting felt very bored. Though she hadn’t gone out these days, she couldn’t resist the Special Defense Department’s attempts to entice her with all sorts of good stuff, probably realizing she showed no interest in ordinary props and instruments, so they started using new gadgets to catch her attention.
When Xu Huo returned, he could see numerous little toys in the living room and bedroom.
“They said they’d buy this for me.” The Girl in the painting raised the phone to show him the pictures sent by the Special Defense Department.
Great, a large amusement park was also arranged.
Just then, the doorbell rang. The Girl in the painting put down her phone and ran to open the door; outside stood members from the Special Defense Department delivering goods. Probably feeling this act might seem like they were drawing people away, as soon as the person saw Xu Huo, they placed the items down without a word and left.
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