In the old era, human experimentation was difficult.
But now, it was very easy.
Every day, there were people who could not survive, willing to sell their bodies for a small price.
At the Evolution Research Institute, over a hundred "volunteers" underwent human trials.
Researchers used the conclusions and feedback from these trials to further optimize Qin Jun's cultivation methods.
It could be said Qin Jun's cultivation methods were built upon the pain, rejection reactions, and even deaths of these people.
But so what?
Qin Jun bore no psychological burden whatsoever...
Zhao Bo continued, "We are preparing to start phase two: brainwashing experiments. If successful,
we will capture talented youths, centralize them for training and brainwashing.
Those who qualify will be granted talent seeds and become evolvers loyal only to our Qin Family!"
Although many evolvers now choose to submit to the Qin Family, becoming its vassals and integrating into Dongdu's huge pyramid,
this was still far from enough.
The Qin Family wanted evolvers who obeyed its orders unconditionally and would sacrifice their lives without hesitation.
The Qin Family did not want to rule only ordinary people.
It also wanted to rule the evolvers...
...
Donghuashi, Jingangwan Community.
Donghuashi was adjacent to Dongdu and had inherited many industries in the old era, so its economy was very developed.
Unfortunately, when the doomsday and zombie outbreak occurred,
the Donghuashi governor's office was overrun by zombies. The governor and officials were taken away, the command system paralyzed, and the city became a zombie haven.
Survivors could only hide at home, relying on whatever remained to live a difficult life, waiting for rescue that would never come.
Jingangwan Community, Building 22, Room 1502.
A thin, ordinary-looking young man slowly woke up from bed. Next to him lay a woman.
The woman was fairly pretty, about twenty years old, her brow slightly furrowed, seeming very uneasy even in sleep.
The young man smiled contentedly, looked outside, and saw groups of zombies wandering.
But he showed no worry, already accustomed to it.
He got out of bed and stretched.
No choice, last night's "exercise" was too intense...
The woman was also awakened. She got dressed and said, "I'll go make breakfast."
The young man nodded, watching her back with a smile.
His name was Xu Chao. Orphaned since childhood, with no money or background, and ordinary looks, he stopped schooling after high school.
He was an average office worker, a security guard at a large company, earning 2600 a month.
People like him could be said to be society's bottom layer, probably never finding a partner.
His biggest hobby was playing games in his rented room every day.
Day after day, year after year, he never thought about the future.
He just lived one day at a time.
But suddenly, a month ago, the world changed. Zombies broke out and tore people apart everywhere. In front of zombies, Xu Chao felt what true equality meant.
White-collar workers in suits were devoured by zombies.
High managers and CEOs were terrified and fled.
But he, a small security guard nobody cared about, became different.
At the moment the doomsday arrived, he awakened a talent.
An E-level talent—Shadow Controller!
A black shadow appeared out of thin air before him, which he could control!
Under this black shadow, brutal zombies were killed as easily as cutting vegetables!
The woman's name was Zhou Lan.
After the outbreak, Zhou Lan was chased by zombies and ran blindly into Xu Chao's community, trapped in a desperate situation.
Originally Xu Chao did not want to interfere, but he saw Zhou Lan was very pretty.
He controlled the shadow, eliminated the zombies, and saved her.
After asking, he learned Zhou Lan's background was not simple. She was the daughter of a famous local entrepreneur, a wealthy heiress.
She studied abroad at an Ivy League university, a true favored daughter of heaven.
In other words, Xu Chao and Zhou Lan were from two completely different worlds.
Zhou Lan's afternoon tea alone was enough to cover Xu Chao's monthly rent.
But now, Xu Chao saved Zhou Lan, and in front of zombies, Xu Chao held absolute dominance.
Under Xu Chao's coercion, Zhou Lan became his woman.
Xu Chao looked at the zombies outside the window, smiling and feeling truly grateful.
What a good era this was!
Before, a goddess like Zhou Lan was beyond his reach, but now he could play as he wished.
Looking at this favored daughter of heaven, now venting at his whim,
Xu Chao was filled with satisfaction and happiness. He loved this era.
After the doomsday, Xu Chao and Zhou Lan stayed in the room without going out.
On the one hand, the supplies in the room were sufficient, and on the other, Xu Chao knew that although he awakened a talent,
his shadow was still too weak.
If he left, what if other stronger evolvers took notice of Zhou Lan?
Xu Chao was basically a loser mentality. Having been single for over twenty years, finally having a woman, he naturally cherished her immensely.
He wanted to live with Zhou Lan in the house for a lifetime!
He was afraid Zhou Lan would be taken by another man...
His shadow was an evolution type that needed to continuously devour energy cores to grow stronger. Now most zombies in the community had been eliminated.
But he had gained few energy cores.
Moreover, he did not know how to cultivate, nor how to fully absorb the energy inside energy cores.
Much was wasted.
After a month, he was still a level 1 evolver, with no improvement in strength.
But Xu Chao was not anxious. Although his talent was only E-tier, it could evolve; as his shadow grew stronger, his talent tier could also evolve.
This was extremely extraordinary!
But right now, Xu Chao's mind was full of women.
He even began to calculate that Donghuashi should have other survivors.
He wondered if there were any other pretty women.
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