Chapter 175: Inviting the Song Zhi Team to Stay at the Sanctuary

Specifically, what's the situation with this gene-modifying liquid? How risky is it? And what's the probability of awakening abilities?

Lin Meng had already entered the First Space and saw the leather case Ye Heng mentioned.

Upon opening it, there really lay seventeen alloy syringes, each tube half-filled with a gloomy green liquid that looked somewhat eerie.

Injecting this into a vein sounds extremely risky just to think about; better to clarify first.

Seeing Lin Meng unusually interested in something other than gold and silver jewelry, Ye Heng hurried to explain.

According to legend, the research results of that mysterious scientific team caused a sensation back then, and it's rumored that every member injected this agent and successfully awakened abilities.

But later, as the gene liquid spread, the special region's military intervened and once gave a whole unit a collective injection; in the end only half awakened, and among the remaining half, a significant proportion suffered rejection reactions—either death or disability.

So, the success rate of this gene-modifying liquid is roughly fifty percent, and the estimated risk of disability or death is about twenty to thirty percent.

Hearing this, Lin Meng couldn't help but be startled.

The risk is that high? What do you plan to do with them?

Ye Heng thought for a moment and said:

In this world, some people dream of awakening abilities; this risk is worth taking. I plan to first expand the sanctuary, then once we have enough people, I'll select a portion with potential and let them decide for themselves whether to use the gene-modifying liquid.

If too many want it, we'll adopt a competitive approach—let the capable obtain it.

Lin Meng nodded upon hearing that, but she had forgotten that Ye Heng's side was the wasteland world.

A world without hope.

A cruel world where only the strong can gain more resources.

A fifty percent failure rate, then an additional twenty to thirty percent lethality and disability rate— to Lin Meng, a modern-minded person, the risk is too great.

But for the people of the wasteland world, especially the dust civilians, this would be a vial that could completely change their fate.

Thus Lin Meng thought and said:

Since the agent is more beneficial to you, you can just take it all; I don't need it here.

Ye Heng panicked upon hearing this; he had clearly felt Lin Meng cared about the agent earlier—could it be that after hearing his plan, she willingly let him have it all?

"Lin Meng, if you need it, please don't consider us—take as much as you want. What we owe you can't be repaid with just these dozen or so vials of gene agent, so please don't stand on ceremony with me."

Lin Meng was about to refuse, but after thinking she changed her mind.

"Fine, I'll take two tubes; leave the remaining fifteen for you to make good use of."

In the end, Lin Meng received two tubes of gene-modifying liquid from Ye Heng and stored them in her own Third Space.

Afterwards, Lin Meng thought of Song Zhi again and couldn't help asking Ye Heng.

"Did the Song Zhi team come back with you? Have you persuaded them to join the sanctuary?"

Ye Heng sighed, but he was full of confidence.

He told Lin Meng his upcoming plan, and she immediately expressed agreement.

A few days later, Lin Meng appeared in the warehouse, waved her hand, and stored all the supplies in her space.

Because there were too many supplies, some unsuitable for stacking together, Lin Meng stored them separately in three spaces.

Having more spaces is good, but we still need to keep expanding.

After moving out the supplies, Lin Meng quickly returned to the villa.

By then, Ye Heng had already successfully brought his team and the Song Zhi group back to the sanctuary.

Seeing Team Captain Ye return, everyone in the sanctuary cheered and leapt for joy, even tearing up with happiness.

There's no helping it—now in the entire sanctuary, the goddess ranks first, and Ye Heng, who is qualified to converse with the goddess, is in a sense not only their captain but also their spiritual leader.

Without Ye Heng, their whole sanctuary would fall into despair.

"Team Captain Ye has returned safely! Great!"

"Team Captain Ye, I really miss you—without you, I lose appetite and have lost weight!"

"Everyone, stop blocking the camp gate—let Team Captain Ye in quickly, light the stove in the kitchen, and boil him a pot of pork trotter soup to strengthen his body!"

"……"

Everyone gathered around Ye Heng until someone suggested making way.

In an instant, the crowded crowd quickly split into a passageway, with everyone eagerly looking at Ye Heng.

This trip out took Ye Heng a bit longer, and it was the first time he felt the sanctuary's enthusiasm—so fervent it surprised him.

He raised his hand to the crowd, cleared his throat, and said:

"Everyone, keep it down—although our sanctuary is off the beaten path, we still need to avoid big noises that would attract zombies and mutant beasts."

His words were like an imperial decree, and the sanctuary instantly fell silent.

Ye Heng nodded satisfactorily, then arranged for everyone to attend to their duties, turned and invited the Song Zhi group inside.

Soon, the people set up several tents for the guests to stay overnight.

Ye Heng then led them to a relatively spacious tent, where a few crude chairs and a long wooden table were set up.

Soon, Deputy Captain Sun Hao Feng rushed over in a flurry; seeing Ye Heng unharmed and the team members he brought out also safe, he felt relieved.

"Captain, I've already ordered the kitchen to start cooking; everyone worked hard today, so I told the cook to make a few extra hearty dishes for you to replenish yourselves."

Ye Heng was very pleased with Deputy Captain Sun Hao's arrangement; he waved at Sun Hao and gave a quiet instruction.

"You handle the hospitality for now; I'm heading to the storeroom—the goddess has something for me."

Upon hearing that, Sun Hao's eyes widened in surprise.

"The storeroom, the goddess—looks like we're about to send more supplies to the sanctuary again!"

Sun Hao immediately smiled and nodded in agreement upon hearing that, then told everyone:

"Our captain still has some business to attend to; if you don't mind, let me host you. Thirsty? Have some water to wet your throat."

As Sun Hao finished speaking, he went around pouring water for each member of the Song Zhi group.

The clean water was something they had already seen from Ye Heng's side, so upon seeing Sun Hao give them clear, clean water, several of them remained expressionless as usual.

Sun Hao saw this and secretly raised his eyebrows.

It seems Old Ye had them drink the pure water given by the goddess.

Although Ye Heng hadn't said so just now, Sun Hao could already tell that this group would be taken back to Bi Hu Suo and treated like honored guests—definitely not simple.

Song Zhi's party also seemed to have something private to say, so after drinking plain water, they suggested resting in the tent for a while.

Sun Hao was eager to go find Ye Heng, and naturally agreed.

"Those few can rest first; if you have any needs, just say—outside our tent are people who can attend to you."

Soon Sun Hao went to the storeroom, only then learning that Ye Heng actually wanted to recruit them.

"Are you crazy? They're upper-class citizens, and moreover an awakened squad—such a unit would definitely do well in the special zone; how could they possibly join our Bi Hu Suo as dirt-commoners?"