In the apocalypse, I hoarded goods and handed over my storage space to the government.

"Consultant Su, the coffee is delicious."

Mo Yun grinned, a somewhat sinister smile, "But the world is about to end, it's not safe to drink this."

He raised his hands, which were wrapped in bandages, his gaze somewhat unfocused: "The army doctor just said that my genetic code is undergoing restructuring, and these hands may eventually turn into poisonous claws."

As he spoke, he pushed up his glasses, which were half broken, and sighed softly, "It's just a pity that I probably won't be able to hold a girlfriend's hand in this lifetime. Whoever I hold hands with will die."

"Girlfriend? You have a girlfriend?"

Su Ran raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but tease, "I thought bookworms like you treated experimental equipment like wives?"

Mo Yun: ...

Su Ran's interruption dissipated much of the tragic atmosphere.

Mo Yun looked at his hands, but didn't seem particularly sad. He said in a dangerous tone, "But it's not so bad. At least next time I run into that pig, I'll just slap my hand in his face."

now it's right.

The "poison master" who was feared in his previous life has finally come to his rightful place.

"Don't worry, once you improve your ability to control your powers, you'll be able to control them independently."

Su Ran patted his shoulder, then turned around and glanced at everyone in the tent.

"Congratulations, new recruits, you've survived the first round of selection."

"From this day forward, you are no longer protected civilians, nor are you so-called 'geniuses.' You are warriors."

He pointed outside the tent: "That forty-kilometer safe zone outside was created by the army using artillery fire. But beyond forty kilometers, there's a sea of ​​six billion zombies. If you want to survive, if you want your families to survive, artillery fire and walls alone aren't enough."

"Remember this adrenaline rush you felt today. In the apocalypse, the will to survive is more important than moral principles in keeping you alive longer."

Su Ran took out the crystal core that she had dug out of the mutated wild boar's brain from her pocket and casually tossed it to Wang Meng, who was still in a daze.

"This is your reward."

Wang Meng hurriedly caught it, and the warm touch sent a shiver down his spine, making the fat on his face tremble.

"Advisor Su...you're really giving this to me?"

Su Ran said, "I've said it before, whoever puts in the effort gets the reward. You performed well on the battlefield today."

……

As Su Ran left the medical tent, the smile on her face gradually faded.

Li Guodong was already waiting beside the command vehicle.

Old Li was carrying three heavy military ammunition boxes, his face solemn but revealing an undisguised elation.

"Comrade Xiao Su, the inventory is complete."

Li Guodong opened the box.

Whoosh!

Under the spotlight, the three boxes of crystal cores refracted a dazzling and mesmerizing light.

Although most of them are ordinary gray-white crystal cores, there are also quite a few light blue and even a few light red high-end ones mixed in.

"A total of 3,421."

Li Guodong's voice was excited, "Old Chen just did a rough calculation. If all of them are converted, it will be enough to support the Kunlun base to operate at full capacity for three days! If they are made into weapons... that would be a thousand individual electromagnetic guns that can fire continuously."

Su Ran reached out and grabbed a handful of crystal cores, feeling their cold, hard texture.

"Only three thousand or so?"

Su Ran frowned slightly, grabbed a handful of crystal cores, and listened to the crisp sound of them colliding with each other. "The drop rate is still too low. Most of the zombies now are still in the early stage of Tier 1, and they haven't formed this thing in their brains yet."

Li Guodong's lips twitched slightly.

Is this still not enough?

This is fuel powerful enough to trigger the Fourth Industrial Revolution!

"Put it in the warehouse."

Su Ran dusted off his hands. "According to the previous allocation plan, 30% will go to the research institute, 20% to the Awakened Forces, and the rest will be used for strategic reserves."

"good!"

Li Guodong closed the box, only to find that Su Ran did not feel much relief despite the huge gain.

Su Ran's gaze passed over the busy defense line and fell into the dark depths further north.

It was a continuous mountain range, and also an absolutely uninhabited area on the map.

"Old Li."

Su Ran suddenly spoke up, "Have there been any movements at the coordinates I mentioned earlier?"

Li Guodong was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening. His expression turned serious, and he pulled out an electronic map marked "Top Secret" with a red stamp from his briefcase.

"As per your request, the drone swarm will be monitoring the area in shifts 24 hours a day."

Li Guodong pointed to several areas marked with glaring red circles on the map: Changbai Mountain Tianchi, the core area of ​​Shennongjia, and the hinterland of the Taklamakan Desert.

"These places are very eerie."

Li Guodong swallowed hard. "The magnetic field readings in other places are all messed up right now, but these places are too quiet."

"It was as quiet as a stagnant pool. There was no sign of any zombie activity, and our drones would immediately lose contact if they flew in."

Su Ran stared at the red dots, her pupils slightly contracting.

Quiet?

No.

That was the calm before the storm.

Memories from his past life were relentlessly attacking his brain.

He knew what was being nurtured down there.

That was a true "king".

It is digesting the red rain, undergoing a deeper transformation than ordinary zombies.

Once they emerge from their cocoons...

"Block the news."

Su Ran slammed the box shut. "Those areas are designated as SS-level restricted zones and are under surveillance. At the same time, input these coordinates into the strategic missile force's preset strike targets."

Li Guodong gasped, "Nuclear...nuclear bomb? Surely not?"

"Believe me, if you don't do this, you'll regret not having something more powerful in your hands later."

Su Ran didn't explain further and turned to walk towards the command vehicle.

"Let's go back to the command center."

"Those people must be getting impatient."

The army's firepower alone cannot stop those monsters that truly stand at the top of the food chain.

The Great Xia needs more "gods," and more humanoid nuclear weapons like Ye Xiao and Bai Lu who can grow.

……

Kunlun Base, underground command center.

The huge circular screen was divided into twelve images.

In each scene, a group of people are sitting.

It was filled with "potential seeds" selected by big data from twelve underground cities across the country.

A total of 512 people.

However, only a pitiful twenty-two of them awakened.

The moment Su Ran pushed open the door and sat in the main seat.

Twelve bases and thousands of eyes were all focused on this young man.

The camera zooms in.

Su Ran's voice instantly traveled through the fiber optic cables buried deep underground, reaching all 12 underground bases.

"Everyone, I am Su Ran."

Su Ran's voice was very calm, "You may think you are very lucky to have escaped into the underground city, have food and drink, and even awaken superpowers."

"But I tell you, security is an illusion."

Su Ran braced her hands on the table, leaning forward in a posture that exuded a strong sense of pressure.

"The real apocalypse has only just begun from this moment."

Everyone's breath hitched.

Su Ran took out a light blue crystal core the size of a pigeon egg.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?"

Su Ran's voice rang clearly in everyone's ears through the encrypted channel.

At this moment, more than five hundred pairs of eyes were fixed on the light blue crystal core in Su Ran's hand.

He shook the crystal core in his hand.

"Does it feel like every cell in your body is screaming, urging you to swallow it?"

"That's right."

The one who answered was Ye Xiao, who was sitting to Su Ran's left.

This guy made no attempt to hide it; his Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and his eyes were fixed on him: "There's a deep-seated desire in me."

On the other end of the screen, many awakened individuals subconsciously swallowed, their eyes burning with desire.

That's the instinct of biological evolution.

"very good."

Su Ran glanced around and said, "Maintaining this greed is a good thing in the apocalypse."