The Deceased's Current Mood is Stable

Anna Assistant Physician's reaction was within Li Aoz's expectations.

From the initial 'accidental killing' of the Professor, she had initially blamed him, but after Li Aoz beat her up, she immediately calmed down. She didn't conceal the Professor's death, only claiming he 'died at the hands of robbers'.

People were naturally shocked by the death of the Professor, a Nethermark soul, but Anna immediately showed her strong side, granting patients a certain degree of freedom in the name of 'self-sufficiency'.

The Infected who survived the attack were either Aura users with strong combat power, or those with weak constitutions and bodies so deformed that they couldn't move on their own. The medical team suffered severe losses, and the patients became the main force instead. This operation greatly won over the people's hearts.

Anna Assistant Physician wasn't good with words, but she did more than she said. In the current crisis, people didn't need a vase who only knew how to say pretty words, but a leader with excellent skills, quick reactions, hands-on approach, and who could truly give people a sense of security and help.

Therefore, knowing that Li Aoz had witnessed her accidentally killing the Professor, and that Li Aoz had demonstrated the powerful combat strength of "one man against a thousand", Anna Assistant Physician became wary of him.

She knew very well that she didn't have the strength to kill him and silence him, so she could only use this method to subtly tell him: You now have the freedom to go wherever you want.

Why prepare a car? This belonged to the subtext of the Outland. For the people of the Outland, the importance of a car was no less than that of horses to nomadic peoples.

Many people were born in cars, spent their lives in cars, and died in cars.

Anna Assistant Physician's act of giving a car basically meant "I've given you a building, you can shut up now."

"Hush money... Although it's not an explicit expulsion, it basically wants me to leave the political center. Interesting, should I say as expected of a city person? The style of doing things is quite refined."

This series of performances made Li Aoz even more convinced of his idea:

"Even if the Professor didn't die, Anna Assistant Physician would seize power sooner or later."

From Anna Assistant Physician's point of view, she had no idea that Li Aoz's combat power was falsely high, nor did she know the extent of the 'subduing' of Nomi.

All she knew was: in the current state, as long as the cause of the Professor's death wasn't exposed, she could use hatred to control Nordly's emotions, and she would have the super combat power of an Alpha Rank Martial Artist in her hands, enough to control the situation.

As for whether the Professor's death was an accident, whether she agreed to be killed by Anna – Li Aoz didn't know.

He'd have to ask the Professor himself what he thought.

Currently, the Professor himself didn't seem to have any objections, the deceased's emotions were very stable.

The internal power struggles within Nethermark Humanity, or rather, the ideological disputes, had always existed. From the first day Li Aoz entered the shelter, the disputes surrounding the 'Esha Virus infection theory' had never stopped.

In his previous life, Li Aoz, as a player from the Red Arrow Empire, had participated in the complex political struggle plot of the Red Arrow Empire, so he had some experience with this kind of thing.

Nethermark was small, but it created myths.

In his opinion, three schools of thought had already emerged within Nethermark Humanity.

First, the supporters of the 'Esha Virus infection theory', which could also be said to be similar to the reformists. This faction, represented by the Professor, firmly supported the theory that 'the Esha Virus infected humans, causing the current chaos', and based on this, constantly carried out research and humanitarian rescue. The central idea was clear, but the theory was still questionable, especially since there was no scientific evidence for the existence of the 'Esha Virus', so the cohesion basically came from the Professor's unique Charm alone.

Second, those who doubted the Esha theory, but still respected the original humanitarian principles, and carried out rescue and humanitarian actions in the Outland. This faction, represented by Head Nurse Nordly Crowe, didn't form a clear organization, but it was widely present in the hearts of ordinary Nethermark members. Their thoughts were easily shaken and absorbed by other statements.

Third, the faction represented by Anna Assistant Physician, whose attitude towards the Esha Virus was ambiguous, or rather, indifferent, only focusing on the development and survival of the Nethermark organization. It could also be said that they only cared about the objective reality of how the Nethermark organization struggled to survive and expand in the Outland, so they could be said to be realists.

Although the three had different ideas, under the Professor's personal Charm, they could be twisted into a rope, work together, and jointly contribute to the development of Nethermark.

But now, with the Professor's death, it was inevitable to talk about the issue of real-world development.

Was human life important, or was humanitarianism a priority? Questioning a humanitarian rescue organization with such a realistic tone sounded a bit like a dark joke.

The answer was that, no matter what organization it was, ensuring its own survival and safety was the most important thing.

Anna Assistant Physician seemed to respect and admire the Professor quite a bit, but this couldn't deny that some of the Professor's actions and ideas were unacceptable to realists.

Not to mention anything else, as a humanitarian rescue organization facing the people of the Outland, it had always been in contact with the Four Nations, in an ambiguous manner. This behavior itself was a collision between humanitarianism and realism.

For an organization to survive, it must have financial assistance, but the Four Nations were all profit-seeking. Why would they spend a lot of money to support an organization that provided assistance to the Outland without getting anything in return? Thinking about the Vigilante troops discovered earlier, Nordly's strange reaction to the Infected ZX-102's isolation ward, and the rumors in the Outland about Nethermark Humanity: "Nethermark's underground has been conducting evil and forbidden human experiments."

"What if the Four Nations are helping Nethermark Humanity in order to conduct research?"

Li Aoz had a guess, but he couldn't draw a conclusion yet.

In his previous life, because Azure Planet was destroyed and all historical data was buried, no one continued to follow up on this research. But Li Aoz felt that if he dug deeper along the Four Nations line, he might be able to make some small changes to history.

The state machine wasn't so easy to be overthrown, but once its credibility was destroyed, it would take decades to rebuild it. This time was enough for the people to feel disheartened, and for capital to feel shaken and panicked.

And that was enough.

"Next, it's time to check the harvest."

Before leaving, Li Aoz made an excuse to Anna Assistant Physician – now he could drop the Assistant – saying he needed to use the restroom, but in reality, he slipped into the logistics department.

Nomi was still in a daze, being dragged away by him, still caught up in the dog-barking issue, when she heard Li Aoz instruct:

"Go to the freezer, cut off the power for two minutes, then turn it back on."

"Huh? What are you up to? Are you trying to trick me?!"

"Just do as I say." Li Aoz patted Nomi's little head, saying with dissatisfaction, "There's no benefit for me to trick you, besides, have I ever lied to you? You're the one who jumps into the pit yourself."

"You!" Nomi gnashed her teeth in anger, stomping her feet. "Annoying, annoying, annoying! If you dare trick me, Nomi will smash your head into mush with a wrench!"

Li Aoz didn't take it seriously, kicking Nomi's little butt. This little girl's mouth is really tough, tougher than Ultraman's pancakes, but once you get physical, she softens up. She's a typical case of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

He came to the logistics department, partly to exchange for some supplies. With Anna Assistant Physician vouching for him, Li Aoz smoothly received some emergency rations, synthetic food, and filtered water.

As for weapons, Li Aoz didn't dare to use them. Basically, all the weapons here had passed through the hands of a [Biochemist]. Who knows if there were any "Composite Bacteria Packs", "Stealth Germs", or "Fort Detrick Enchantments" on them.

[Mutant] and [Biochemist] are actually in the same line of work. Both have deep knowledge of genetic engineering, but the former has a strong idealistic color, while the [Biochemist] is a thorough materialist.

As the saying goes, people in the same trade are enemies. The [Biochemist]'s specialized gene-attacking abilities are quite vicious against [Mutant] in the early stages.

Of course, as long as he gets through the first three mutations, Li Aoz, with his rich experience, has absolute confidence in turning the high and mighty [Biochemist] into slag.

"Not having a weapon isn't a big problem anyway. My Aura choice is Gravity, so apart from a small natural enemy like the [Biochemist], I don't fear anyone."

The Omega-class Aura gave Li Aoz confidence. Before he has custom-made equipment, a high-grade Aura is the most powerful equipment for a [Mutant].

This place had been hit the hardest by the White Fang Gang bandits. A large amount of supplies had been looted, and if it wasn't a complete mess, it was at least destitute now.

Among a group of logistics personnel working busily, Li Aoz set his sights on a petite figure. This was a girl with a very unique long and short ponytail, her hair dyed pink, wearing a large cotton coat.

Although her behavior seemed honest and dutiful, constantly moving and counting supplies, Li Aoz noticed that the sealed products that passed through her hands were basically missing a little something.

Li Aoz crossed his arms, waiting for an opportunity.

Before long, the logistics department manager suddenly covered his headset, listened for a moment, and said, "Ze Xi, there's a problem with the freezer. Go check it out."

"OK, I'm in charge of that area anyway."

The pink-haired girl, Ze Xi, nodded, with an expression that said she had it covered, then put down the heavy object in her hands and turned to leave the logistics department.

Just as she walked out of the logistics department door, she suddenly felt something and looked around, but found nothing unusual, so she went to the freezer with peace of mind.

"I hope those bandits didn't mess up the freezer's power facilities. I still have some things hidden there..."

Ze Xi muttered, arriving at the freezer, and immediately began to check.

"The circuit is normal, the system is fine, it just tripped—strange, why would it trip for no reason? Overheated? It shouldn't be... Could someone have deliberately sabotaged it?"

She was suspicious. Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she saw a dark shadow appear beside her. She quickly turned around, drew her gun, and pulled the trigger at the figure behind her.

Click!

The trigger didn't budge. Ze Xi's heart sank. She trembled as she looked up at the two people standing in front of her, forcing a strained but polite smile on her face:

"Ahem, this is a fake gun, just for show, scared me... Really, hahaha, don't mind it, don't mind it."