Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 215 The New Humans

Luo Ping couldn't understand Lu Xi'an's words for a moment, but the old tree nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, it would be great if we could get some cattle and horses. They only eat grass and put in effort. They can also be eaten when they are fattened up."

"And then there are pigs. Pigs can eat swill. I've heard that in the old days, people raised pigs by building the toilet and pigsty together. People would defecate and the pigs would eat it, and the pigs would get fat and the people would eat them."

"But back then we were all running livestock farms, we don't do this kind of thing anymore."

Luo Ping's eyes widened, and he looked enlightened, saying, "You can do that?! I'll have to try it sometime!" The others nodded in agreement, thinking that if they could catch a pig, this was a good idea.

If the old tree had said this in the past, many people would have found it disgusting, but nowadays, people would just think that if it could be successful, it would be great.

Luo Ping then drove away, leaving Lu Xi'an, Yao Wei, Lao Shu, and Chai Xin here to continue watching over Liu Hua and Tang Er.

The two people who had been injected with the bacterial strain remained asleep and showed no reaction. In the middle of the night, Liu Hua was fine, but Tang Er suddenly opened his eyes, his body tensed up, he convulsed, and made a "hoarse" sound.

Everyone rushed over to see, only to find Tang Er's veins bulging all over his body, cold sweat pouring down his forehead, his teeth chattering, and his skin cracking open at a visible speed, as if it would rot at any moment.

"Here you go, green water! Green water!"

Old Tree quickly took out his mineral water bottle, opened it, poured out a small capful, and put it to Tang Er's mouth.

His hands were trembling slightly, and he was so nervous that he couldn't even hold the bottle cap steady. Lu Xi'an had no choice but to take the bottle cap from the old tree, pry open Tang Er's mouth, and pour it in all at once.

He closed Tang Er's mouth to prevent the newly entered green liquid from flowing out. After a moment, the green liquid indeed took effect; Tang Er slowly stopped trembling, began to make sounds again, closed his eyes, and his body slowly relaxed.

The old tree breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Sigh... seeing him like this, I feel scared."

"I had almost forgotten how terrible it was back then, but seeing him like this now brings it all back. I really wanted to die right then and there!"
"He's better off than me; he has access to green water. I'm practically rotten to the core, and I only get to drink green water. Sigh..."

Lu Xi'an glanced at Liu Hua again, and seeing that Liu Hua was still asleep, he wondered if she had completed the fusion with the bacterial strain injection.

Moreover, even if Tang Er has already had his episode, there's no guarantee he won't have a second reaction.

Lu Xi'an was still a little worried, so she said to the others, "It's getting late, you should all go and rest. I'll stay here and keep watch."

The old tree said, "Let me do it, brother."

Chai Xin also said, "Brother, I'm not sleepy, I can do it too."

Lu Xi'an refused them, saying, "You two are responsible for farming, so don't worry about this. Leave it to me. Besides, I'm a Type A new human, and my physical abilities are many times stronger than yours."

“You guys will definitely be in a bad state after staying up all night, but for me, one night is no problem at all.”

Seeing Lu Xi'an's resolute attitude, Lao Shu and Chai Xin had no choice but to obey and go to rest.

After they left, Yao Wei quietly said, "I'll stay with you."

Lu Xi'an glanced at Yao Wei, knowing that there was no point in talking to her, so he let her stay with him.

To be honest, he's gotten used to having Yao Wei around, and he feels a little out of place when she's not with him.

Tang Er and Liu Hua were fine all night, but Tang Er's skin had cracked open like a spider web, with blood seeping from the cracks and slowly forming scabs. Even drinking the green water couldn't heal it.

So by the next day, the scabs on Tang Er's body were winding and crisscrossing, just like a dark brown spider web, which looked quite terrifying compared to the old tree.

When the old tree came in, it was startled.

Tang Er and Liu Hua didn't wake up for the first half of the day. Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei were still watching the room, while Lao Shu went to turn over and loosen the soil on the newly dug land, and Chai Xin went to help.

Around noon, Tang Er and Liu Hua woke up at the same time. The weather suddenly changed, a cold wind suddenly arrived, and fine snow began to fall. Lao Shu and Chai Xin had to stop working.

The heavy snow quickly covered the courtyard outside with a layer of white, frozen and glistening. The frost and snow seemed poised to seep into the doors and windows, so it seemed that Luo Ping wouldn't be able to come anytime soon.

Lu Xi'an tried calling the system to ask if the intelligent system in Institute 923 could provide heating for the living area. After a short while, the ice on the doors and windows melted away, and the room became warm.

Old Tree was both delighted and surprised, saying, "Great! Great! I didn't expect there to be heating here! Is this underfloor heating? It's been so long since I've enjoyed heating! So comfortable! So comfortable! I just want to go to sleep right away!"

Lu Xi'an said, "This shouldn't be central heating." But it should be similar to underfloor heating. He couldn't find any heating equipment on the surface, but he knew it must be using Dyson spheres for energy.

As long as there's heating, it'll be quite comfortable to stay here.

That car should have the same function, right?
To be honest, we haven't even tried out the car's features yet. If everything works fine, then Yao Wei can completely give up on the car, including the air conditioner she brought from the villa on Jiangyu Road in Yubei City.

"How do you feel?"

After taking over from the old tree, Lu Xi'an asked about Tang Er and Liu Hua.

Liu Hua looked at her body and said, "I feel... different. I feel so light and full of energy. I've never felt this good before. You..."

She probably wanted to ask Tang Er, "What about you?", but in the blink of an eye, she saw Tang Er's skin cracked and scabbed over, and was taken aback.

Tang Erye looked at his body, examining the skin on his hands, arms, legs, and feet, and could also feel the hard scabs on his face. He could roughly guess what was going on with him. He was already silent, but when he saw Liu Hua's expression, he gritted his teeth and became even more speechless.

Tang Er lowered his head and was suddenly hugged by Liu Hua, which startled him.

"You're still alive, that's so good... I was so afraid you were dead." Liu Hua said, her voice trembling and choked with emotion.

Tang Er was stunned for a moment and couldn't say anything.

Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei watched their behavior quietly, their brows furrowing slightly. However, neither of them, along with Chai Xin and Lao Shu, disturbed the two who had just been given a new lease on life.

Only after Tang Er and Liu Hua had vented their emotions and said "I'm sorry" to each other did Lu Xi'an ask Tang Er, "Didn't you notice when Liu Hua lunged at you just now?"

Liu Hua's movements were not fast. Even Lu Xi'an, who was only one-tenth of her level, should have been able to detect her movements in advance and react accordingly.

However, Tang Er seemed completely oblivious to Liu Hua's actions.

In that case, wouldn't his suffering have been in vain?
Upon hearing Lu Xi'an's question, Liu Hua also looked at Tang Er with concern in her eyes.

Tang Er thought for a moment and said, "Okay... I think so..."

Lu Xi'an threw a punch at Tang Er with reduced force. Tang Er reacted immediately and dodged backward. However, he was far inferior to Lu Xi'an and could not possibly dodge it.

If Lu Xi'an hadn't pulled back his fist in time, Tang Er would probably have been hit.

This test immediately confirmed Lu Xi'an's suspicions—Tang Er's dynamic perception and reaction abilities had indeed improved, and were significantly stronger than Luo Ping's.

Lu Xi'an had previously witnessed Da Chang's attack on Luo Ping from the top of Institute 923, and thus had some understanding of Luo Ping's perception and reaction speed. Now he could use that as a comparison.

However, Tang Er was still far inferior to himself back then, let alone now.

This is probably the difference between an incompletely evolved New Human and a fully evolved New Human...

Lu Xi'an thought about it and realized that compared to the old tree, the person in the coffin, and Chai Xin, he was actually quite different.

—As for the fish-riding man on Sword Mountain, there is no comparison.

The abilities that the fish rider displayed at that time were mainly manifested in the large fish in the river and the brown bear on the shore. Those fish and bears were tamed by the fish rider using pheromones for a long time, which were external forces and could not be considered his own power.

Lu Xi'an then sparred with Tang Er to test his strength. Tang Er's strength had indeed increased, but it was still not as good as his own strength when he first transmigrated, and now it was even less comparable.

Having figured things out, he then asked Liu Hua, "What about you? You should have completed your evolution. Have you figured out how to mobilize your own power?"

"Have."

Liu Hua took a deep breath, and as she spoke, sweat immediately beaded on her forehead. The pheromones released with Liu Hua's sweat instantly gave Lu Xi'an the urge to kill.

He turned to look at Yao Wei and the others, and seeing that they were all on the verge of losing control like him, he quickly said, "Stop!"

Liu Hua immediately dispersed her power, and everyone came to their senses, still shaken.

Type C new humans are indeed terrifying. If used properly, a sneak attack could plunge an entire organization into slaughter and chaos in an instant.

What emotion are you trying to evoke?

Lu Xian asked.

Liu Hua said, "Anger. I felt that this emotion was the easiest to control, so I tried it first."

It's alright. It can be categorized and controlled. Liu Hua should have evolved quite perfectly.

Lu Xi'an suggested to Liu Hua, "You should train hard to improve your control. I've seen a Type C New Human enhance the strength of a Type A New Human before, and even control a powerful beast for its own use. They were extremely difficult to deal with. You can try that in the future."

Liu Hua nodded and said, "Okay."

She immediately tried to enhance Tang Er first. Seeing this, Lu Xi'an also tried to swing her wrist with Tang Er. She felt that the power Tang Er was unleashing was almost equal to her own.

A plus C equals more than two; no wonder the Grand Chancellor was so terrifying under Yang Guan's enhancement.

Lu Xi'an sighed inwardly.

However, Tang Er was completely dejected afterward and it took him a while to recover. This gave Lu Xi'an a comprehensive understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of the combination of Type A and Type C, and he was much better at understanding this combination in the future.

"Okay, let's rest."

After the test was completed and Liu Hua and Tang Er's condition was confirmed, Lu Xi'an gave a brief explanation.

Everyone went back to their rooms to rest. It was a wonderful thing to be able to rest comfortably in a warm little house in this freezing weather.

However, Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei did not actually rest.

The two returned to their new car and checked all its functions. Then Lu Xi'an took out the four booklets he had previously put away and said to Yao Wei, "Let's take a look at them now and learn from them. After we're done, we'll show them to them."

"Especially Liu Hua. Now that's great, there are also Type C new humans here, so we can start our pheromone resistance training ahead of schedule."

(End of this chapter)