Chapter 631

Zhang Su arrived at Cuileng Pavilion and happened to run into Zuo Fengjuan coming out of Qiu Hui's room, carrying used bowls and chopsticks. After a brief conversation, Zhang Su didn't go directly to find Xie Yanshan, but instead walked into Qiu Hui's room.

"Brother Zhang!"

Qiu Hui had just finished eating and was leaning on the bed browsing on her phone. Seeing Zhang Su enter the room, she hurriedly stood up; even with one leg, she could stand steadily.

"Ha, you look like you're in good spirits, you're recovering very well!"

Zhang Su looked at Qiu Hui with some surprise. He had been very busy for the last three days and hadn't come to see her. It was truly a case of "seeing someone in a new light after three days"; her miserable appearance from back then was still fresh in his mind.

Qiu Hui hopped a circle around the spacious part of the room on one leg and said happily: "After the headache stopped, the numb feeling also slowly faded. Although it hasn't completely disappeared, with the medicine the second sister-in-law brought, it's already controlled within a bearable range, and... I don't know why, my body has become stronger...

I can't say it like that, not only has my strength increased, but my balance has also improved. I don't really fall even on one leg, and my joints and such are more flexible than before!"

Zhang Su raised his hand to signal Qiu Hui to sit down, smiling: "These changes of yours should be inseparable from the zombie virus that entered your body, and the zombie-transformation blocking fluid also deserves credit. It's good, even better than I imagined!"

Upon hearing Zhang Su's words, Qiu Hui instead appeared a bit dejected and sat on the edge of the bed: "It's really fate playing tricks. Suffering through torture is one thing, but losing a leg means I'll always be disabled, never able to compare to a healthy person."

"Don't be so pessimistic. Flowers have their day to bloom again; there are so many magical things now, limb regeneration might not be impossible to achieve!"

Zhang Su said with a hint of implication.

Since Qiu Hui's condition was getting better and better, he would tell her more and more secrets, because given Qiu Hui's special situation, she would definitely participate in executing key missions in the future and would naturally come into contact with many secrets.

"Limb regeneration? This, my god, I don't even dare to think about it, but you're right, in this world now, everything is possible. Brother Zhang, thank you for letting me see hope!"

After getting rid of the torture of pain, Qiu Hui regained her former cheerfulness, and the smiles on her face gradually increased.

Zhang Su thought for a moment and said: "Qiu Hui, you were worried about not attracting the attention of zombies before. Are you feeling better about that now?"

"Much better!" Qiu Hui nodded frankly: "It was my own head being slow, unable to think of profound things. Dr. Xie chatted with me these past few days, letting me know the specialty of this ability. I actually feel I'm quite amazing now, and I'm looking forward to contributing to the camp."

Xie Yanshan was much better than Fu Wei in this regard. If it were Fu Wei, he wouldn't have the time to comfort and guide a wounded person.

"It's good that you can think it through. I'll tell you in advance: you're not the only one who possesses this ability; there's also a handsome young man who was lucky enough to obtain it. Once you recover a bit more, I'll specifically organize a special team. You'll all join this team to deal with special situations!"

Zhang Su crossed his legs and said with a smile.

Actually, there was a part he hadn't told Qiu Hui, which was that there would be an even more special existence in this combination.

After hearing Zhang Su's words, Qiu Hui didn't have the shyness of a young girl, but instead was very forthright: "There's such a good thing, the organization is arranging a handsome guy for me?"

In the apocalypse, it wasn't just men who had physiological needs; everyone was the same.

Zhang Su curled his lips and stood up: "Of course, the organization must consider personal happiness. Haha, you just finished eating, rest for a while, remember to exercise more. I'm leaving."

"I'll see you out, I can do it."

Qiu Hui hurriedly stood up, hopping on one leg to open the door for Zhang Su.

Zhang Su didn't stop her; the best care for disabled people is to give them self-respect.

Leaving Qiu Hui's room, Zhang Su listened and knew which room Xie Yanshan was in. He walked to the door, knocked, and then pushed it open to enter.

Knocking on the door was basic etiquette; entering directly was a privilege of being the leader.

"Mr. Zhang, you're here."

Xie Yanshan turned around, saw Zhang Su walk in, handed the test tube in his hand to Zuo Fengjuan, and then raised his hand to signal Zhang Su to come to the desk.

"Previously, um... Haoyun was very cooperative with my tests, and I obtained some accurate data."

Speaking of Haoyun, Xie Yanshan had a strange expression on his face. At first, he only treated Haoyun as a dog that understood human nature, but it didn't take long before he discovered that it was more than just understanding human nature; it was practically no different from a human. It could understand everything, had super strong comprehension, its brain turned incredibly fast, and some things he hadn't even finished saying, it had already cooperated.

But there was one point he was very depressed about, and that was the look Haoyun gave him... it was always a slightly disdainful little side-eye.

Xie Yanshan had asked Haoyun why it always looked at him with unfriendly eyes. Whenever he asked this, Haoyun would grin and change to a normal look, just like a naughty child.

"The efficiency is not bad, tell me about it."

Zhang Su became interested immediately.

"Haoyun ate half a hen, um, I helped it simply process the chicken feathers, didn't cook it, the meat weighed about eight hundred grams. Afterward, Haoyun was strengthened; its speed was forty-five percent faster than before, its jumping ability increased by thirty-six percent, and its strength increased the most, reaching one hundred and twenty percent of the original, more than doubling!"

"Its speed was already so fast before, and it's forty-five percent faster? But it can really eat; it polished off half a chicken..."

Zhang Su sighed, secretly calculating what level his combat power would reach if he could obtain the same improvement. He had no specific concept, only knowing that it would be very strong.

Not to mention himself, even the bottom-tier members of the Yama Legion, such as Wu Lue, Pei Lan, and Zhong Xiao, if they could have the same effect as Haoyun after eating the pill, the two of them working together to solve a Big Guy shouldn't be a problem!

Humans cannot rely solely on their own martial power to fight zombies, but their own combat power is a guarantee. The "Strength Pill" is like the thalamus that treats injuries and bulletproof vests; it's another insurance policy for human survivors. Xie Yanshan beamed with joy and smiled: "It's not just that; in an excited state, alertness, sense of smell, and vision all have a certain improvement, which is hard to quantify. It started to decay after ten minutes, returned to normal values in about twenty-five minutes, and then entered a period of weakness for about half an hour. After it recovered, according to Haoyun, its body obtained a slight improvement."

Zhang Su said incredulously: "It can still get improvements after squeezing out potential? No wonder that guy was so eager to eat chicken."

"Mr. Zhang, forgive me for being blunt, squeezing out potential to improve strength in a short time is undoubtedly true, but I am skeptical about whether it can continue to strengthen the body afterward, or perhaps that is another form of squeezing out potential. You can understand it as consuming life energy in advance!"

Xie Yanshan explained very seriously. In his knowledge system, stimulants could not be effective for a long time, and the stronger the stimulant, the more serious the aftereffects would be. Everything is conserved!

Zhang Su didn't refute Xie Yanshan, but he didn't doubt Haoyun either, because it was too special; perhaps it was different from humans to begin with.

"Okay, let's not worry about whether it can improve for now. In short, a short-term burst is definitely no problem. Then can you calculate a safe dosage for humans based on Haoyun's parameters?"

"Safe dosage is relative. When I was testing Haoyun, I monitored its various physical signs. During the process of strength enhancement, heart rate, blood pressure, and blood oxygen levels were far above normal values. Its body is very strong and can withstand it. If it were changed to a human..."

Xie Yanshan didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was obvious: everyone's physical condition is different, and the level of medicine they can withstand is also different.

Zhang Su nodded. This was a very tricky problem. According to the news he had gathered by listening around, there were two people in the Yama Legion with high blood pressure, Tan Huajun and Zhao Dezhu, not to mention the older Wang Longzhong. Perhaps there were others with high blood pressure, he just didn't know.

"It seems that before you configure the medicine dosage, you need to give the Yama Legion members a simple physical examination. If we don't understand the physical data clearly and use stimulants rashly, it would be a disaster if someone's blood vessels burst."

"It's very necessary. We can tailor a gentler dosage for them."

Xie Yanshan said cautiously.

"That's right, we must ensure safety. We can start as gently as possible." After finishing, Zhang Su added: "You are responsible for this entire experiment, understand?"

Fu Wei would dare to arrange things for people to eat that weren't meant for eating. This was clearly a stimulant meant for people to eat, so he couldn't be allowed to handle it.

Xie Yanshan smiled and nodded: "I understand. I am fully responsible; if there's a problem, hold me accountable!"

"Is there any progress in the research on that thing?"

Zhang Su asked.

"That thing?" Xie Yanshan was stunned for a moment, then realized and smiled bitterly: "Mr. Zhang, I'm spread too thin; I really haven't had the time."

He knew Zhang Su was asking about the black cube. The research on that thing was much more troublesome than the "Strength Pill," and there was currently no specific plan.

"If you don't have time to research it... I'll keep it for now. When you need it, come get it from me."

No one knew what the black cube was for for the time being, but Zhang Su knew that thing was very precious, and he wasn't at ease leaving it at Cuileng Pavilion all the time.

"Um, actually... I also really want to find time to research the black crystal."

Xie Yanshan was a bit helpless.

The two came to the next room. Zhang Su leaned in close to look; the crystal was as black as ink, and he couldn't see a damn thing.

"Is this thing sturdy?"

Zhang Su picked up the tweezers on the side and clamped it, finding that the small thing actually had some weight.

"Remember those bones you took from the zombies? Like those bones, it's impossible to detect a value for its hardness."

Xie Yanshan looked at the black cube, deep in thought.

"You say... since this thing can provide power to the liquefied gas zombies, is it itself some kind of energy source, like the battery of an electric scooter?"

Zhang Su looked at Xie Yanshan.

"Energy source, electricity... um, how about... Mr. Zhang, I'll research this little cube this afternoon. My heart is really itching, haha."

Xie Yanshan rubbed his hands; the "Strength Pill" wasn't as interesting as the black cube.

"Okay, take your time with the pill research." Zhang Su patted Xie Yanshan on the shoulder, looked at his watch, and saw it was almost one o'clock, so he said: "I still have to go conduct the selection tests this afternoon. You stay busy, I'm leaving."

"Eh, eh, Mr. Zhang, take care."

Watching Zhang Su leave the room, Xie Yanshan immediately turned his gaze to the black cube, various ideas flashing in his mind, and decided to really turn up the intensity on it.

"Start by researching it with fire!"

Muttering a sentence, Xie Yanshan used tweezers to place the black cube on a petri dish, then walked out of the laboratory.

(End of chapter)