Chapter 133 - 132: The Lie Worked! Join Our Base
Chapter 133: Chapter 132: The Lie Worked! Join Our Base
The first item was a bottle of purple potion, about the size of a mineral water bottle, around 600ml.
[This is a special serum-potion. It can cure infected individuals whose transformation is less than 50% complete. Each dose requires 5ml!]
This was something dropped by the keratin-mutated zombie. Its effect was self-evident: it could cure the zombie virus infection.
Of course, it had its limits. It only worked on people whose infection level did not exceed 50%.
He didn’t know how this 50% was calculated.
But it likely meant that anyone who had just been injured could be cured.
Besides, if someone was injured by a regular zombie, the transformation time was 12 to 24 hours. That meant they could still be cured even after 12 hours had passed.
With this, one could almost be like a god in the apocalypse.
The key was a thought that struck him: could this be brought back to the real world to be studied and replicated?
And then, couldn’t he bring the replicated potion from the real world back into the game world?
When that happened, his base would truly have nothing to fear from zombies.
Because then, the threat of zombies would be reduced to its absolute minimum.
After all, besides having a bit more strength, regular zombies were extremely slow and dull-witted.
As long as a person had a weapon, they could easily take on a zombie one-on-one.
And with this special serum-potion, they wouldn’t even have to fear being scratched by a zombie.
You could even grapple with a zombie in close combat.
When facing those mutated zombies, the problem wasn’t about getting infected, but about whether you’d be swatted to death instantly.
If you were killed on the spot, the special serum would be completely useless, let alone any kind of serum-potion.
It just so happened that in this crisis, many people from the Red Leaf Base had been injured by zombies.
This was a perfect bargaining chip for him.
After all, in a situation like this, the usual response was to either abandon the injured, letting them turn into zombies and fend for themselves, or to "take care of them" first, and then take care of them again after they turned.
For any base that still considered itself decent, where survivors still had feelings for one another, this was an incredibly painful and sorrowful affair.
And sometimes, pain and sorrow were the easiest things to exploit.
This was a point he could use to his advantage.
Next, Lu Feng looked at the second item. It was another energy potion, capable of replenishing the energy consumed when using special abilities.
The amount restored was still 200.
The remaining three items were three Crystal Stones, and surprisingly, all of them were Ability Crystal Stones.
One of them was another one of those special Power Crystal Stones seen before—the kind that increased strength but also made the user obese, just like Guo Zhen and Xu Bin.
Of course, the change in body shape and the amount of strength gained were also related to the user’s own physical constitution.
Using the same kind of Power Crystal Stone, Xu Bin’s physique was clearly larger than Guo Zhen’s, and his strength was greater as well.
As for future development, that also depended on the individual. An ability user’s power wasn’t set in stone; it could be increased through training or other special methods.
The second Special Ability Crystal Stone was a special Speed Ability Crystal Stone, just like the one he had used before, which granted a speed ability.
The third was an earthy-yellow Crystal Stone.
He immediately used the game’s Inspect function to check the information for this Ability Crystal Stone:
[This is a special Keratin Armor Ability Crystal Stone. It allows a person to gain the special ability of Keratin Armor. After activation, it can form a layer of keratin with astonishing defensive power on the surface of the skin.
However, there is a side effect after use: the skin will become extremely coarse!]
It went without saying that this Crystal Stone was dropped by the keratin zombie.
The key was, it was yet another Ability Crystal Stone with side effects.
However, this Ability Crystal Stone was still better than the crystal dropped by the fat zombie. At least this one didn’t ruin one’s looks or body shape; it only made the skin very coarse.
’In the Apocalypse World, what’s the big deal about having slightly coarse skin?’
’It definitely wouldn’t have any effect at all.’
Therefore, he chose not to use this crystal.
’Why would I go and make my own skin coarse for no reason?’
’What if Yang Qingxue dislikes how it feels to touch me?’
’What he feared even more was that a certain part, like the skin on his dick, would also become coarse.’
’That would be awkward.’
So, he definitely wouldn’t use this thing. Besides, he already had the Special Energy Shield ability, so there was no need to use this one.
The two abilities were of the same type. Even if he could use it, it would be a waste.
In that case, with three Special Ability Crystal Stones, he could create three more ability users.
If used well, these things could be incredibly valuable.
After all, ability users held a very high status in the apocalypse, and the more powerful the ability user, the higher their status.
Wasn’t the City East Alliance only able to develop to its current scale because it had the Flame Emperor? The Flame Emperor was rumored to be an extremely powerful ability user, which was why so many people followed him, allowing him to build up the City East Alliance from the beginning.
And what kind of impact would a being who could create ability users have on the survivors?
To a certain extent, he could even establish a cult and paint himself as a godlike figure.
In a place like the apocalypse, heretical beliefs like that should spread very easily.
After resting for a moment, Lin Nan walked up to the Guard Squad Leader from before and asked, "What’s your name?"
The Guard Squad Leader said flatly, "Chen Fei."
Lin Nan continued to ask, "Why were you holding back before? You clearly could have achieved a higher position in the base and made greater contributions."
This time, however, Chen Fei didn’t answer Lin Nan. He just silently fiddled with the rifle in his hands.
This made Lin Nan feel a bit awkward.
Even though he was the founder of the Red Leaf Base, the other man clearly wasn’t giving him any face.
Just then, a survivor frowned and said to Lin Nan, "Boss Lin, what do we do now? Is the base’s crisis over?"
Hearing this, Lin Nan’s brow furrowed instantly.
Because the base’s crisis was not yet over.
Teacher Hu and Guo Qi’s experiment had clearly gone out of control. That Hexagonal Beast could create a zombie tide like this. If it decided to hit the Red Leaf Base with one every now and then, this place would be in a constant state of crisis.
He had already witnessed how formidable the keratin-mutated zombie was. If it weren’t for Mr. Lu’s help, they would have had no way to deal with a bulletproof mutated zombie like that.
"We might have to abandon this base," Lin Nan said with a sigh. "With so many of us, I’m afraid we’re in for trouble."
When Lu Feng saw that Lin Nan was having this thought, he couldn’t help but smile.
His earlier lie was working. He pressed his advantage, "Lin Nan, with the threat of the Hexagonal Beast, I’m afraid you really can’t stay here. Otherwise, you’ll be in constant danger. You can bring the people of Red Leaf Base to our base. We have enough space to accommodate everyone."
These words made Lin Nan fall silent, a conflicted look clearly appearing on his face.
He knew very well what it would mean if the people of Red Leaf Base went to the other party’s base. Even if it was just a temporary stay, given the power of Mr. Lu and his group, he was afraid many people wouldn’t want to leave afterward.
After all, in the apocalypse, what most survivors wanted was simply stability.
Just then, another person ran over to report to Lin Nan, "Boss Lin, 42 of our brothers have been injured by zombies. How should we handle them?"
These words made Lin Nan’s expression turn even uglier.
After all, they were injured by zombies. He knew what the person meant by "how should we handle them."