Chapter 548

The entire interior of the container was partitioned into several areas. The worst places were sprinkled with some straw, and dozens of Vietnam Nation women were squeezed densely on the ground.

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

Especially in this place known as the root of the Beautiful Nation, people were mixed and everyone was a talent. These should be 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 have contact with the others."

Old Qin's words pulled Su Ye back. There were standard bunk beds, but besides the yellowed quilt on the top being somewhat disgusting, it was much better than those who could only sit on straw and squeeze into a narrow space.

"Fine, Old Qin, sorry to trouble you. We'll need your care on the road! I just thought everyone would be squatting together. This is much better than I imagined."

Old Qin laughed so hard his back molars showed, and the wrinkles on his thin, dark face deepened.

"We are professionals, after all, this is an industrial 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 go out to get some air, unlike some containers that are locked from the outside—by the time they reach the destination, there might not be a single person left!"

Su Ye looked at the proud smile on Old Qin's face. Thinking about it, it was indeed true; having a manager on the ship meant the structure was quite complete.

"Old Qin, you can actually get air here when we're at sea?"

Old Qin smiled, "Of course, you'll know when the time comes. It's just that you can't linger on the deck at will, especially you can't touch these containers; otherwise, I'll throw you into the sea to feed the fish."

However, looking at Old Qin, the purpose of getting air was clearly not that pure.

After sending Old Qin away, Su Ye looked at Xi Lin with some embarrassment.

"I'm sorry, I let you suffer along with me!"

"Not at all! Today was quite exciting. Let's tidy up the bedding first so we can rest."

Su Ye only then remembered that Xi Lin had been running around with him for two days, which was indeed quite tiring.

Su Ye picked up the quilt, the damp sensation staining his fingers, and a musty smell faintly drilled into his nostrils.

Xi Lin clearly hadn't expected this situation either, her brows furrowed, but she still tidied up with Su Ye.

Su Ye looked at the damp quilt; sleeping like this definitely wouldn't work, so he took Xi Lin to find Old Qin.

Hearing the two's problem, Old Qin said somewhat helplessly, "The dampness 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 Qin!"

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

Looking at the bored Xi Lin, Su Ye suddenly remembered their talent as energy experts. It was the perfect time to discuss ideas about energy; once they returned, they could implement them, and it would also kill time.

After two days of fermentation, the Beautiful Nation also launched a rescue operation for the research base, but the survivors, besides Higgins, were only some strange atavistic humans.

Some were similar to crocodiles, some were similar to werewolves, and more were gorillas. Besides these people, there were only corpses all over the ground.

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

After testing from various aspects, a report was placed on the desk of the President of the Beautiful Nation.

The President had been under a lot of pressure these days: the base was self-destructed, the front line had no support and was retreating steadily, and in just two days, half a continent was lost.

The President picked it up and was immediately somewhat excited. These atavistic humans were originally just some 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 IQ was not high; it seemed as if these people's brains had also atavized.

However, these war machines didn't need high IQ; a simple IQ was easier to control.

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

So, upon learning that these atavistic humans were modified by Higgins, he had him locked up immediately, paying the lives of a small team for it.

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

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

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