[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-zombie-apocalypse-creation":3,"chapter-zombie-apocalypse-creation-zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-413":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Zombie Apocalypse: Creation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1886890,2510,"Chapter 413: Department of Virology","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-413",413,"\u003Cp>\"Definitely just a placebo effect... Ahem, Wuli Shuli, when are you both going to labor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami curiously asked as she began feeding Xuanhua, who barely looked awake compared to the other three babies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Around the end of this month,\" Wuli replied as the two of them began eating the noodles Leyan made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As everyone finished eating their noodles, Yuqi and Yueyue both headed out to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kate and Anna headed out as well, needing to catch up for missing two days of work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nami left the house with Lily to bring her to school, and all of them left Leyan to take care of their babies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Tianci was about to leave, Xiaoyun decided to go with her to the lab where she had been working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure you don't want to stay with Wuli and Shuli?\" Tianci asked as they began walking down the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do they look like they want me to stay at home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci didn't say anything as she could vividly remember both of them waving goodbye to her and Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking for almost five minutes, they finally arrived at a building in the trading zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your next journey awaits at m v|l-e-NovelBin\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just an ordinary pawn shop with nothing much special about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the lab that secretive?\" Xiaoyun curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci only nodded in agreement as they entered the pawn shop, where they saw a person standing behind the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome back, Tianci——M-Mr.Mayor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun didn't say anything back, following Tianci past the small window door before arriving at a metal gate that said storage room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci took a small key from underneath the chair nearby and opened it, revealing the secret lab right before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a fully white room with almost blinding light lighting up the room, zero windows, and only a vent in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning, Tianci... Who's the person behind you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A middle-aged man wearing a lab coat curiously asked, his face confused, as he could feel he had seen Xiaoyun somewhere before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's attention in the lab is also drawn as they all look toward the two who just stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're Doctor Li, right?\" Xiaoyun asked as he remembered the middle-aged man who had drawn his blood in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes... Wait, you're the mayor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doctor Li finally realized who Xiaoyun was, and everyone instantly recognized him from the military parade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, just ignore me, and you all can go back to work. I'm just here to tour this place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned their attention back to the work, but Xiaoyun could feel all of them seemly excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he followed Tianci to her table, he saw a stack of documents lying in the corner with Yuqi's signature on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just a payment to a 'blueprint' for a bridge that was clearly meant to disguise what Tianci's lab was working on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of people was constantly walking back and forth into different rooms down the hallway, which contained all sorts of fancy machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost everyone was busy working, from conducting some sort of test on the computer to recording animal behaviors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tianci, I think we might have a breakthrough in Zombivirin. Hypothetically, all our calculation adds up with the computed test.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man pointed out as he handed a piece of paper over to Tianci, not noticing Xiaoyun, who was standing behind and watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure? We only have enough funding for two tests,\" Tianci warned as she put the paper down on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sure of it. If this doesn't work, then you can throw my twenty years of virology into the trash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the confidence in the old man, Tianci began carefully reading the report.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can we even do this? Your Resistant Genome Therapy is purely only written with human genes and needs live zombie trial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci's question made the old man fall into silence, unable to speak up as if that was what was stopping him in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Tianci, please. We can't keep testing on paper and animals. We need more test data with a human and zombies trial——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you that's not happening until we get a fully function cure. We are not in a rush to conduct a human trial or bring a live zombie into the lab.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the two arguing back and forth, with more and more scientists stepping in, Xiaoyun suddenly realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally understood why Yuqi wanted Tianci to lead this secret virology department rather than someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost half of them were willing to pursue a more risky approach despite the apparent risk to human life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tianci was the only one who had already experienced firsthand how a lab could go wrong, refusing all of their attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I the head department, or are you the head department?\" Tianci finally pulled out her trump card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short silence, the old man took his paper back, with his group heading back to their side to change their proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, if you guys really want, a human trial isn't off the table.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoyun's voice immediately caught everyone's attention, especially Tianci, who looked a little shocked by his proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, like if a soldier is already bitten, there's not much of a cure besides a bullet to their head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can send out a form asking if they are willing to donate their bodies to science if that's what you guys need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it might take a while since I'm only going to allow soldiers that have no chance of survival to do this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, you guys can experiment and resume. But only with confirmed dead bodies.\" Tianci backed down as she accepted his proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With everyone in the lab going back to work, Xiaoyun watched for a bit before saying goodbye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you need anything, just call me and ask, okay? Don't let your past bind you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Tianci could react, Xiaoyun suddenly kissed her on the cheek right in front of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Xiaoyun left the room, Tianci's face blushed red, and almost everyone paused their work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third of the men in the lab, whose eyes were filled with jealousy yet fear, were especially affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Miss Tianci, I never knew you and the mayor were that close...\" One of her coworkers gossiped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, when are you going to introduce him to us?\" Another female coworker gossiped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm pretty sure they are already married.\" A more senior scientist pointed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The men's hearts in the lab dropped even more as their dreams were now completely crumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, everyone, get back to work. Stop talking about me.\" Tianci directed as she tried to focus on her work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tianci, when did you dye your hair?\" The first coworker suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nearby suddenly realized the hair color as well, as it wasn't the usual black she had in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I dyed it yesterday,\" Tianci replied before putting her full focus on the work and ignoring their further comments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone in the town can really recognize me now...\" Xiaoyun murmured as he walked out of the pawn shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he headed to the training field, he considered changing his face to look a little older to hide his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he arrived at the military storage units, he decided just to keep it normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You four, can you help me unload the food into those trucks over there?\" Xiaoyun asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of the guards immediately went inside, and the other two guards went over to drive the trucks over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After waiting for twenty minutes, both of the trucks were fully loaded with canned food Xiaoyun created yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you two deliver it over to Guangzhou and the administrative building? I'll pay guys extra——\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need, sir. We'll drive it there right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With both of the trucks driving off towards the exit, Xiaoyun yelled out thanks before heading to the logistic office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he arrived inside, people were already busy working, and no one was taking a lunch break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, who's the head of the logistics office?\" Xiaoyun asked as Yezi was no longer the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am, commander. My name is Wang Chen.\" A middle-aged woman who looked extremely tired stepped up and replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice to meet you, Wang Chen. I just want to ask, can you make a consent form for all the soldiers to sign?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um, sure. What do you want to put on it, commander?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just have a yes or no that says they are willing to donate their body to science after they have been bitten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Science?\" Wang Chen asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a top secret. Just put it on the next food delivery to the corps and give me back the statistic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Chen didn't question it this time, putting it on the top to-do list as she went back to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing everyone working on their task, Xiaoyun chose not to disrupt their work and headed over to the administrative building to see Yuqi.\u003C\u002Fp>",1510,"2026-06-10T06:59:31.433Z",1,"novelbin.me","615044578ae6eeb9d4f2660595da780d062d0cb01d20af61dd00e097b4597d5c","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-414","zombie-apocalypse-creation-chapter-412",829,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fzombie-apocalypse-creation-cover.jpg"]