Chapter 94: Trading, a Temporary Lull

"Why are you still willing to trade with Umbrella Corporation?"

Seeing the screen in front of him go dark, Alice finally stood out.

She was actually slightly emotional about Zhang Xuan trading with Umbrella Corporation; after all, Umbrella Corporation was notorious nowadays, a top-tier pharmaceutical company renowned globally.

It had solved many diseases that could cause human death and had even researched quite a few gene agents capable of treating related cancers.

But having watched the related biohazard series, she clearly knew that the virus leak had reasons involving Umbrella Corporation's negligence, but subsequently, Umbrella Corporation completely and actively leaked the related viruses, wanting the entire world to be purified.

Umbrella Corporation was a thoroughly evil company that didn't treat people as people at all; so-called human rights and democracy were a joke in front of Umbrella Corporation.

Although she had extremely strong resentment toward Umbrella Corporation, Alice also clearly knew that Umbrella Corporation's scientific research power was terrifyingly strong.

Clones could be produced like on an assembly line, and they would unhesitatingly use these people as experimental tools to verify the feasibility of the virus.

They completely trampled the existing laws of various countries underfoot, which was quite terrifying; they were not bound by so-called ethics and morals at all, as they only wanted their goals.

Therefore, although she hated Umbrella Corporation, Alice also had to admit that Umbrella Corporation's scientific research power was terrifyingly strong.

If corresponding very special items were handed over to Umbrella Corporation for research, they would very likely obtain more results; at the same time, these results would very likely be used to target humanity.

Zhang Xuan only shook his head at Alice's inquiry. If it weren't for the need to have Alice, this humanoid translator, standing by to hear the other party's words and then for him to sense Alice's spirit to understand the other party's words, he wouldn't have let Alice participate in this matter at all.

"Just before, you were still worried that the other party's nuclear bomb would descend at any moment, and after experiencing this round of events, at least they won't let the nuclear bomb fall before obtaining this bottle of Origin, and I have bought us enough time, haven't I?"

Zhang Xuan's counter-question left Alice with no way to answer; she had already seen the other party's fanaticism.

As far as the current situation was concerned, Zhang Xuan's solution was indeed the best.

And after answering Alice's words, Zhang Xuan also sighed softly in his heart.

This was a scheme he had already prepared beforehand, and now that the scheme could succeed, it could be considered as letting him heave a sigh of relief in his heart.

He clearly knew that his own research value was far greater than Alice's, but Umbrella Corporation didn't know that. With the special traits Zhang Xuan had previously displayed, Umbrella Corporation might not necessarily value him highly, so Zhang Xuan had to further increase his bargaining chips in this round of events.

The portion of Origin refined using the Indestructible Heavenly Art was the new bargaining chip he added in this round.

Achieving this step would at least allow Umbrella Corporation to value him further, and the nuclear bomb wouldn't truly descend. He had also said before that he would run away directly when the nuclear bomb descended, but that was only a backup.

He would only make that choice as a last resort; in reality, if he could, Zhang Xuan still wanted to change this world as much as possible.

"Sigh, God knows that before coming to this world, I still wanted to swallow the entire world, swallow everyone's Origin, and let the Indestructible Heavenly Art reach an unprecedented level."

Zhang Xuan sighed softly.

After seeing living people in earnest, seeing people who could speak, who would feel sorrow and panic, seeing men, women, the old and the young, seeing innocent children, and seeing the various states of human life, he found that the plan could no longer proceed.

Being able to truly cultivate the Indestructible Heavenly Art and the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art to the very peak is indeed not something a normal person can achieve.

"The reason the Ruthless Great Emperor is called the Ruthless One is probably not just because she refined her own body into the Heaven Swallowing Jar; during her cultivation process, she was probably also a truly ruthless person."

"At least as far as the current situation is concerned, I cannot reach the level of the Ruthless Great Emperor."

Zhang Xuan sighed softly, but at the same time, he also felt inexplicably relieved.

Even though not many days had passed since he arrived in this world, he felt that his mind had experienced several rounds of changes in succession.

"However, the current state is also quite good."

Looking into the distance from the top of the Broadcasting Building, the city as a whole had gradually restored its previous order and was no longer as chaotic as before; various big screens and broadcasts were reporting on the situation regarding the zombies.

How to restrain zombies, how to deal with zombies... there was a complete tutorial in every aspect.

The screens were also teaching people how to make simple spiked clubs, simple axes, and simple protective tools.

Of course, the best and safest advice was to let them lock their doors tightly and wait for rescue.

The whole process was orderly.

"However, this choice is actually not bad either."

Zhang Xuan looked up at the Great Dao Treasure Bottle Seal above his head. Due to the lack of Heaven and Earth Essence in this world, the speed at which the Great Dao Treasure Bottle Seal refined various Origins appeared to be relatively slow.

But even if it was slow, Zhang Xuan had still refined a great deal of Origin.

At the very least, he had been present for several major operations related to zombies.

Moreover, the zombies that were subsequently killed would not be left casually on the streets; there were specialized professional teams to transport their corpses to the crematorium, and Zhang Xuan could openly refine their bodies and absorb their Origin.

Zhang Xuan had already keenly grasped the differences between the Origins of different individuals.

"There are special physiques, but not particularly many. Absorbing more of the Origin of ordinary people doesn't have much effect on me, and it's even a bit of a waste..."

Zhang Xuan calculated silently in his heart. In fact, it was just like that; if the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art or the Indestructible Heavenly Art could constantly grow by casually swallowing the Origin of ordinary people, then it wouldn't be called the Indestructible Heavenly Art; it should be called the number one divine art in the Zhetian Universe.

The Indestructible Heavenly Art requires swallowing ten thousand different types of special Origins to achieve the Chaos Body, and those ten thousand types of special Origins are all different special physiques in the world.

The top-tier ones are the Desolate Ancient Saint Body and the Tyrant Body, and the next tier includes the Divine Body, the King Body, and the Heavenly Demon Body.

No matter how much the Origin of ordinary people is accumulated, it doesn't have any significant meaning. Otherwise, given the population in the Zhetian Universe, a person cultivating the Indestructible Heavenly Art and the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art could just find a small country, refine all the people in that small country, and directly become the top figure in the world.

"Shortcuts are really not that easy to take!"

Zhang Xuan sighed softly.

And not long after, his guess was further confirmed.

For the many zombies that were cleared on a large scale and uniformly taken to the crematorium to be cremated, Zhang Xuan cleaned up their Origin once again.

As a result, the Origin of so many ordinary people was not as useful as those five hundred researchers in the Umbrella Hive Underground Base.

"It must be a true special physique, a child of destiny, to have a great effect on me."

Zhang Xuan sighed softly.

Compared to many ordinary people, the people who could research the T-virus in the Umbrella Underground Base Hive were at least elites among humans, and their Origin was also much stronger than that of ordinary people.

"If I want to truly let the Indestructible Heavenly Art evolve further, specifically looking for ordinary people doesn't have a very good effect; shortcuts are not that easy to take, but fortunately, it's not too difficult either!"

Zhang Xuan pondered silently in his heart.

Going to the top-tier worlds is certainly not easy, especially in the Zhetian Universe. If one wants to obtain the top-tier Origin, every person with a special physique is a treasure in their respective factions; others cannot easily touch them, and even if one can make contact, defeating them and swallowing their Origin is even more difficult.

But Zhang Xuan's original idea was still useful and viable.

"It would be fine to go to low-end worlds to cultivate the Indestructible Heavenly Art. The children of destiny in low-end worlds have strength that can be considered outstanding in low-end worlds, but it doesn't have much meaning to me."

"I can easily defeat them, and these people who have already made a name for themselves have talent, wealth, and luck; their Origin can be considered abundant, and it wouldn't be too difficult for me to go and harvest their Origin."

"However, if I am to take further actions in this regard, I still need to be mindful of those who belong to the completely righteous path; I still need to pay a little attention to my methods. It would be best to wait until they pass away of old age before robbing their graves. Directly harvesting living people would affect my reputation in the Chat Group, and at the same time, I must also be mindful of my own state of mind—using living people for cultivation is, after all, not quite right..."

Regarding this point, Zhang Xuan still had a clear distinction.

In the Chat Group, the majority of the current characters are inclined toward the famous righteous sects.

If my style and conduct were too much like the demonic path, I fear that in the end, no one in the Chat Group would dare to interact with me, which would be a significant disadvantage.

At the same time, Zhang Xuan also quite likes the style of the corresponding famous righteous sects.

At the very least, when visiting the worlds of characters from famous righteous sects, one can receive decent help, just like when going to the Yitian Tulong World, where Zhang Sanfeng did his utmost to teach him various techniques and the correct cultivation method for the Nine Yang Divine Art.

If they were characters with a demonic cult style, I fear they would harbor all sorts of messy, crooked intentions when teaching techniques, perhaps leaving behind some loopholes, or even teaching the most supreme divine arts in reverse.

"Although characters from famous righteous sects are subject to certain restrictions and scruples, and their style of conduct cannot be completely lawless, in many cases, this kind of guarantee protects others just as much as it protects oneself."

"Hmm, I still need to pay attention to my reputation in the Chat Group. When I said I was coming to this Shi Jie earlier, Meng Qi vaguely guessed my intentions. I still need to go to the Chat Group and explain in detail; I cannot let my reputation be ruined just like that!"

With the situation before him temporarily coming to an end, Zhang Xuan felt a bit more relaxed in his heart.

(End of this chapter)