The next day.
Li Zhe followed 39 other men into the courtyard of the sacred villa inside.
Walking on the stone bricks beneath their feet and looking at one sculpture after another and the streetlights on either side of the main road, everyone felt deeply uneasy.
"That woman yesterday said an opportunity to become Superhumans would be waiting for us today, and all we had to do was pledge our absolute loyalty. Is that what she told you guys?"
"Yeah, man, she made it sound pretty mysterious. But we're on our own, and we've eaten all our food. We're not afraid of them scamming us out of anything."
"Pfft, I actually believed it at first. Then I went outside, and a whole bunch of people were saying they were going to become Superhumans. One even went nuts like fucking Fan Jin passing the imperial examination. I laughed my ass off."
"This guy's right. There are 40 of us. Even the Heavenly Net wouldn't allocate this many Gene Serums, would they? I heard on the radio that each city gets a tiny quota. Otherwise, there'd be Superhumans everywhere, and the zombies would've been wiped out long ago!"
"Heh! They want my loyalty? Of course I'll tell them I'll give it! If I really become one, I'll find a hill and set myself up as king. Wouldn't ruling my own territory feel better than working under someone else?"
Listening to the group run their mouths without restraint, Li Zhe laughed disdainfully to himself. Anyone who wasn't afraid of dying could go ahead and scheme. He, at least, knew he would die if he went a month without the antidote.
Once everyone had formed four crooked rows,
Shen Jin came out of the villa, followed by Shang Qian and Yang Ao, with four