Chapter 243

The man understood in a second, cleared the way, and said to Ye Su and Celine: “Come in!”

Ye Su and Celine entered the container. The air became foul, though the space wasn’t overly cramped. Soon, the man finished talking with Jack, came back, closed the door from the inside, and looked at them with a smile:

“My name is Tan Yuanjia, you can just call me Old Tan. The conditions for smuggling are relatively poor, so you’ll have to bear with it. I’ll find you a better spot.”

As he spoke, he led Ye Su and Celine toward the inside of the container. Only then, with the partition at the entrance moved aside, did they see the situation inside...

The interior of the container was partitioned into several areas. The worst spot was scattered with some straw, and dozens of women from Yuebang were squeezed together on the ground.

However, looking at their gaunt figures, it was clear they weren’t living well. Obviously, this wasn’t the golden paradise they had imagined; after all, tigers eat people everywhere.

Especially in this so-called "root of the United States," where people were mixed and everyone was a "talent," these must have been the ones who couldn’t adapt and were eliminated.

Looking at the numb expressions on their faces and the light fading from their eyes, although they were pitiful, they weren’t worth sympathizing with. As the saying goes, there must be something hateful about a pitiful person.

“You two just stay here. If you have any problems, you can come find me. Try not to interact with the others.”

Old Tan’s words pulled Ye Su back. There were standard bunk beds, but apart from the yellowing quilts on the top bunk being a bit disgusting, it was much better than those who could only sit on straw and squeeze into a tiny space.

“Fine, Old Tan, sorry for the trouble. Please take care of us on the way! I only thought everyone would be squatting together. This is much better than I imagined.”

Old Tan laughed so hard his back molars were visible, and the wrinkles on his dark, thin face deepened.

“We are professionals, after all, this is an industry chain! We charge a bit more, but at least there’s a guarantee of safety. At the very least, when we’re at sea, you can come out for some air, unlike some containers that are locked from the outside, and when they reach the destination, there might not be anyone left!”

Ye Su looked at the proud smile on Old Tan’s face. Thinking about it, that was indeed true; having a manager on board was a well-developed structure.

“Old Tan, you can even get air while at sea?”

Old Tan smiled: “Of course, you’ll know when the time comes. It’s just that you can’t linger on the deck at will, especially don’t touch these containers, otherwise I’ll throw you into the sea to feed the fish.”

However, looking at Old Tan, the purpose of getting air clearly wasn’t that pure.

After sending Old Tan away, Ye Su looked at Celine with some embarrassment.

“I’m sorry, I’ve made you suffer.”

“Not at all! Today has been quite exciting. Let’s tidy up the bed first so we can rest.”

Ye Su only then remembered that Celine had been running around with him for two days, which was quite exhausting.

Ye Su picked up the quilt; the damp sensation stained his fingers, and a musty smell crept into his nostrils.

Celine clearly hadn’t expected this situation either, and her brow furrowed, but she still tidied up with Ye Su.

Ye Su looked at the damp quilt; sleeping like this definitely wouldn’t work, so he took Celine to find Old Tan.

Hearing their problem, Old Tan said helplessly: “The humidity on the ship is quite high. If it really doesn’t work, I’ll take it out to dry after we leave the port!”

“Then thank you, Uncle Tan!”

Returning to the bunk, Ye Su threw the bedding onto the top bunk. Seeing that there was even a curtain to separate them from the surroundings, it was a first-class cabin among VIPs! For now, they could only find joy in suffering.

Looking at the bored Celine, Ye Su suddenly remembered their talent as energy experts. It was the perfect time to discuss their ideas about energy so they could implement them when they got back, and it would also kill time.

After two days of fermentation, the U.S. also launched a rescue operation for the research base, but the survivors, apart from Higgins, were only some strange, atavistic humans.

Some were like crocodiles, some were like werewolves, and most were gorillas. Apart from these people, there were only corpses everywhere.

When the experts and professors saw these atavistic humans, they guessed that they must have suffered from radiation to cause this situation.

After testing from various aspects, a test report was placed on the U.S. President’s desk.

The President had been under a lot of pressure these days; the base had self-destructed, and the front-line positions were retreating steadily without support. In two days, they had lost half a state.

The President picked it up and was immediately excited. These atavistic humans were originally just experimental personnel, but now their physical strength had reached dozens of times that of humans.

Moreover, their physical recovery ability was extremely strong, and their general intelligence was low; it seemed as if these people’s brains had also regressed.

However, these war machines didn’t need high intelligence; simple intelligence was easier to control.

The President obtained a file on Dr. Higgins. As the only survivor, he was definitely a target of attention.

So, upon learning that these atavistic humans had been modified by Higgins, he was locked up immediately, which cost the lives of a squad.

If it hadn’t been for the independent laboratory luring Higgins at the end, the whole squad would have been wiped out. Because of this, the potential of these atavistic humans was discovered by everyone.

The President was worried about the lack of high-end combat power, but the appearance of these atavistic humans gave him hope, especially their 100% survival rate, which was much better than the less than 20% survival rate of the previous semi-finished superhuman project.

To the President, this was simply a gift from heaven, so he found a group of experts and professors to endorse it, intending to cover up Higgins so they could secretly produce atavistic humans...