Gene Optimization Serum 1.0

After mulling over whether college life was actually any good for half a day,

Shen Jin decided it was better to play it safe.

The zombie outbreak had happened right at the start of the school term. There had to be a sea of zombies on campus.

There was no need to snatch chestnuts from the fire. That "Kind Auntie" from before had been pretty nice.

Shen Jin remembered that her mind had been full of...

Ahem. If he got the chance another day, he could observe her from a different angle. If it was not a trap, Shen Jin was willing to make whatever chicken-sized contribution he could toward humanity's continuation.

"That weirdo with the screwed-up thought process from yesterday should have known when to back off, right?"

Watching the "trap room" below through the monitor, Shen Jin immediately felt terrible.

Yang Ao was lying on the bed as if nothing had happened, drinking the Bottled Water in the room while eating the Compressed Biscuits he had brought himself.

He was calmly enjoying breakfast.

"You really don't treat yourself like an outsider!"

To make the setup look like the room he streamed from, Shen Jin had deliberately placed a table, chairs, and a bed inside, with Bottled Water on the table.

And that brat had made use of every last thing!

After breakfast, Yang Ao got out of bed and stretched his legs. They no longer hurt as piercingly as they had yesterday, so his bones were probably fine.

He blinked a few times and began staring at the camera.

The two of them locked eyes across the distance.

After a while,

Shen Jin could not hold back any longer and turned on the speaker. "How did you know I was watching you?"

Yang Ao jumped in fright.

"Fuck, you scared the hell out of me. Could you give me a warning before talking? Oh, right, what did you say I knew?"

Shen Jin's teeth hurt. So he had just been spacing out?

"Never mind. Finish your Bottled Water and get out of there."

How could Yang Ao let the topic end so soon? There was only that last pack of biscuits left. If the mysterious person really refused to take him in, he would have to go outside and look for food.

"Hey, don't! Big brother, just take me in! There's nothing wrong with my brain, I swear!"

Shen Jin was deeply skeptical. "Good grief, that round of deduction yesterday nearly sent me to an early grave."

"I was too hasty yesterday." Yang Ao looked thoroughly embarrassed. Seeing that Shen Jin was about to mute him again, he hurriedly added,

"But I know a place where you could gain a huge advantage if you can get there! It has my father's team's latest research results!"

"Oh? Let's hear it." As Shen Jin chatted with Yang Ao, he saw on the monitor that Li Moxiao had gotten up in the basement, and then...

She rummaged through cabinets and chests, pacing around in circles from hunger.

┑(￣Д￣)┍, no way, officer?

She wanted food the moment she opened her eyes. Even someone raising pigs would not feed them this often!

Yang Ao might have wild ideas sometimes, but his logical ability was still pretty strong. Through yesterday's experience, he had figured things out before leaving the mysterious villa.

Otherwise, he would not have chosen to come back.

The mysterious person definitely did not lack food or drink and was extremely powerful.

Oh, no! It should be a mysterious team. There definitely was not just one person here.

There was no way one person could have completed pitfall traps, projections, loudspeakers, and cameras everywhere within three months of the apocalypse!

Unless they had anticipated the apocalypse beforehand. That would be terrifying.

And why make all these arrangements? To guard against other people!

If they could not even eat their fill, they would have neither the strength nor the time to make all this stuff. That proved this mysterious team had no shortage of food and drink.

This had to be the private residence of some important figure, perhaps even stocked with a huge amount of emergency supplies!

Therefore!

If it was a capable team, joining them would certainly let him live longer. And if the mysterious people had anticipated the apocalypse in advance, they were even more worth following.

He had to demonstrate his value and make them need him.

Hearing that the mysterious person was interested, Yang Ao was delighted.

"My father is Yang Tianyao, chairman of Future Human Pharmaceuticals. His company's newest research result is the 'Gene Serum.' It can greatly enhance all aspects of human physical ability. Although it hasn't been announced publicly, it has already passed clinical trials and received the government and military's approval!"

Shen Jin was stunned. "So the serum your father developed caused this global disaster? That laboratory wasn't called 'Umbrella,' was it?"

"Ahem. Big brother, your imagination isn't bad either." Yang Ao choked a little, sensing the aura of a kindred spirit.

"Humans can use this serum normally. People in the military have already used it experimentally, and the results have been excellent. After taking it, it improves humans on a genetic level and optimizes the body's structure, granting stronger calculation, attack, resistance, agility, and other abilities.

My father calls it 'Gene Optimization Serum 1.0.'

If the zombie virus hadn't suddenly struck, I would have gone to receive this serum two months ago. And the materials used to make it are extremely precious. After the military took some away, only two vials remained."

Gene Optimization Serum? Improving genes? Gene Lock? Shen Jin suddenly recalled the Superhuman theory mentioned by Director Hu Shou of Heavenly Net.

If he had not heard that information yesterday, Shen Jin definitely would not have believed Yang Ao very much.

But eighty percent of human genes were useless. What kind of power was hidden within those dormant genetic sequences?

If genetic optimization could truly be achieved, then attaining that sort of effect was not impossible.

He had heard of Future Human Pharmaceuticals. It was a biomedical company that had risen to prominence in recent years, mainly researching cutting-edge medical technology. It was renowned internationally, and its greatest achievement was conquering AIDS.

It had made quite a few people exclaim, "Oh my god!"

If it was Future Human Pharmaceuticals, it really was possible.

Looking at his standard shut-in body, though three months of all sorts of weighted miner training had improved it considerably,

there was still a long way to go before he could be called strong.

"Fine, I admit I'm interested. How do you prove you're Yang Tianyao's son?"

Yang Ao looked confident. That feeling of being about to take control of the whole situation had returned.

"Just search Google. Yang Tianyao's only son. There are pictures of me there."

"The internet's been down for ages."

Yang Ao's confidence instantly shattered. This part of the plan had not been rigorous enough.

How exactly could he prove that he was his father's son?

His father was gone, the internet was down so he could not find his information, and he could not obtain inheritance documents or anything like that, much less go to the government for proof.

They would make him prove to them first that he was his father's son before issuing him proof.

Damn it! It was the apocalypse. Who the hell would issue this kind of proof? Falls over!

Yang Ao had actually fallen into a logical loop.

"Ahem, don't mind those details. Anyway, only I can open that laboratory in the end. If you can take me there, we'll each get one vial of the two serums inside."

"I want both vials."

"Don't go too far! Without me, even if you find the laboratory, you won't be able to get in!"

"Then forget it. I don't want them anymore. Get out."

"Hey! That's not how bargaining works!"

"Beep beep beep."

He-he muted him. Yang Ao felt that he had not even had the chance to use the rest of the lines he had prepared. He had not had time to raise so many conditions, yet the negotiation was already over.

Fuck! How was he supposed to play this?

Shen Jin, meanwhile, looked unconcerned. The serum sounded pretty good, but it was ultimately just icing on the cake.

With the Blockify Ability provided by his system, he would never let himself fall into a dangerous situation.

More importantly, he held the initiative now. He could drag things out with this little brother as long as he wanted. He could afford to wait.

Time to get up!

Under Li Moxiao's resentful gaze, Shen Jin calmly took out a box of mooncakes and a bag of milk powder that he had prepared long ago.

Li Moxiao's expression changed instantly:

Please provide the text you would like me to translate. I am ready to process it according to your instructions.

As long as food came out, Li Moxiao immediately became incredibly well-behaved.

Shen Jin felt that the food in his hand was like the "Soul-Control Bell" from a fantasy novel.

One shake, and Li Moxiao came running over. Another shake, and she stopped, letting him do whatever he wanted with her.

Tsk, tsk.

New anime: "Time Stop: I Used a Soul-Control Bell to Control My Little Niece"

The two of them feasted. Li Moxiao directly wolfed down six huge pieces of mooncake and drank two bowls of milk powder with them.

Shen Jin clicked his tongue in amazement. Wouldn't she get sick of such sweet mooncakes? And mooncakes looked small, but they were filling!

Was she really still growing? Could there perhaps... be something to look forward to later?

Sneaking another glance, Shen Jin realized that he could no longer see the belt.

It turned out that his little niece had changed into the set of clothes he had prepared for her. No wonder she looked much more pleasing to the eye today—fresh and cute.

"Wait!"

Shen Jin suddenly froze. A moment later, he beat his chest and stomped his feet.

Yang Ao led me astray!