Scum Gong Walks the Career Line in the Crematorium

TL: Moonlit

While the superior adjusted the battle layout, those in the Imperial City with slightly sharp senses could vaguely sense the impending storm, but no one knew the truth.

Given the gravity of the situation, the superior didn’t reveal a single word to anyone, not even to his most trusted subordinates, leaving them all in the dark about what was happening.

Others could only speculate, thinking that it might be a normal strategic adjustment by the military after the disappearance of the inventor of spatial technology.

Arthur Lord didn’t care about these changes; what he cared about was when he could get his hands on the core data of crystal nucleus space technology.

“It’s been so long, and you still have nothing to show for it,” Arthur Lord said, displeased.
“We are about to leave C country.
If you continue to make no progress, our deal will be null and void.”

The expression on Rong’s Father’s face also turned grim.
“In this field that humans have never touched before, we have no clue.
Even if we want to speed up, we can’t.”

“Why did that person develop crystal nucleus space technology so quickly then?” Arthur Lord didn’t say it directly, but the disdain and contempt were evident in his blue eyes.
“If your technology is not enough, you can let me research it.
I am the world’s top scientist.”

Hearing this, Rong’s Father’s expression became even more unpleasant.
He knew that this foreigner was threatening him, but he had already boarded the pirate ship, and now he couldn’t get off even if he wanted to.
He was well aware that it was a trap, but he had no choice but to jump into it.

“I can take you to our research institute,” Rong’s Father said with a serious face, finding it difficult.
“The condition is that you promise to provide us with half of the hot weapons first.”

After the public release of the crystal nucleus space technology, the Rong family’s situation became extremely difficult.

The military monopolized the development of crystal nuclei space, and to obtain them, they needed to offer a large amount of resources or join the military as volunteers to gain contribution points from completing missions.
The cunning and shrewd military even limited the number of crystal nuclei spaces they sold to a few families in auctions.

The final auction prices skyrocketed to absurd levels.

What worried Rong’s Father even more was that after the public release of the crystal nucleus space technology, many people who knew about it chose to join the military as volunteers.
Talents, whether espers or ordinary people, quickly flowed away from several families, and the Rong family, without the qualification to make purchases, suffered the most talent loss.

If they really waited a few more years and developed the crystal nucleus space technology themselves, the Rong family would have already become a small and insignificant clan with no chance of a comeback.

So, even though he knew that Arthur Lord was a scoundrel threatening him, Rong’s Father had no choice.

With a significant loss of technical talents and espers, Rong’s Father could only choose to cooperate with A country and use hot weapons to fill the gap in their combat capabilities.

C country strictly controlled hot weapons, even in the post-apocalyptic world, but as long as the Rong family could obtain a large number of hot weapons, they could stand firm.

“Alright,” Arthur Lord readily agreed without hesitation, a smile of satisfaction appearing on his lips.
“Deal, Mr.
Rong.”

As Rong’s Father led Arthur Lord to the research institute, he was still unsure whether his choices were right or wrong.
However, as he passed through the crowd, hearing the praises of the military and the admiration for the inventor of spatial technology, he became resolute in his decision.

People didn’t know who passed by them, and everyone was immersed in the joy and hope.

“Have you heard? Someone has developed crystal nucleus space technology, like a portable space, just like in novels…”

“You’re outdated.
The latest news is that only the military has crystal nuclei spaces.
As long as we join the volunteers and earn enough contribution points, we can exchange for them.”

“Won’t they be very expensive? Something we can’t afford even if we struggle for a lifetime?”

“Not at all.
It only takes tens of thousands of contribution points… If espers kill more zombies and save more people, work hard for a few years, and they’ll have enough.”

“Even ordinary people have ways too.
As long as they can contribute to technological reforms, a few thousand or tens of thousands of contribution points can be easily obtained.
Those with professional skills, like doctors who treat and save people, earn the same contribution points as espers who kill zombies…”

“Ordinary people can actually join the volunteers! I’m going right now!”

Listening to these conversations, not only did Rong’s Father’s heart turn cold, but even Arthur Lord’s expression of satisfaction was restrained.

C country had a unique cultural atmosphere; as long as there was a common direction, there would be extreme harmony.
Unless there was internal division, other countries had no way to defeat them… Arthur Lord’s visit this time was also to “invest” in promising families.

But now, these families were suppressed by the military.
If this continued, the unity of C country in this post-apocalyptic world would only become stronger.

This was a situation that A country didn’t want to see.

Both of them had different thoughts, yet their subtle direction was the same.

When they arrived at the research institute, Arthur Lord followed Rong’s Father and casually looked around, unable to conceal the contempt and disdain in his eyes.

The Rong family’s research institute couldn’t compare to A country’s in any aspect, not just in terms of scale, but also the mental state of the researchers, equipment, and even the rules of the institute… Everything was far inferior to Arthur Lord’s well-trained team.

A backward country was a backward country.
Arthur Lord was self-satisfied, and he caught sight of the person bound to the research table.

It was a young man, not very old, covered only in a white sheet, barely covering the lower part of his body, revealing clear rib bones on his chest, looking extremely unhealthy due to his emaciated figure.
His arms were tightly bound, hanging in nutrient fluid to sustain his life, with needle marks all over his arms.

Under the small white sheet, non-lethal areas on his legs were covered with gauze, showing red marks.
Judging from the condition of the gauze, a chunk of flesh was missing under it.

“What’s going on here?” Arthur Lord glanced and asked the leading researcher.

The researchers couldn’t help but look at Rong’s Father, seeing him unchanged, then they said, “This is a spatial esper.
The inventor of crystal nucleus space obtained the technology from him.”

“I see!” Arthur Lord’s eyes brightened.
As a researcher himself, he immediately became excited about this situation.
He lifted the covered white sheet, saying, “Experimental subjects don’t need privacy.
There’s no need to cover this sheet again in the future.”

In the cold laboratory, the subject lay on the research table, naked from head to toe, like he wasn’t a human but rather an inconspicuous mouse or frog.

Rong’s Father averted his gaze from the person’s sorrowful and painful eyes, turning his head slightly.

With something stuffed in his mouth and his body bound, he couldn’t speak, nor move his body.
Only his head could still turn.
The person blinked his eyes, and tears overflowed from the corners of his eyes.

“Do spatial espers have crystals in their minds? Have you extracted his crystal?” After careful examination, Arthur Lord confirmed that the person’s physical qualities hadn’t changed; he still had the physical qualities of an ordinary human.
He asked.

The researchers glanced at Rong’s Father again and shook their heads.

“Prepare for the surgery, open his brain, and take a look.” Arthur Lord put on white gloves and said directly, as if what he was saying was not about opening a human’s skull, but something related to a small animal.

Rong’s Father took a deep breath and signaled the researchers to follow Arthur Lord’s commands while he himself exited the laboratory.

Left behind, Rong Ziping’s heart was filled with desolation and despair.
Returning to the capital, back to the Rong family, he had hoped to bring glory to his family with the power of space.
But he never expected that the biggest betrayal would come not from his childhood friend but from his own father.

During his time in the research institute, Rong Ziping lost track of day and night, as if he had lived a lifetime, yet it also felt like only a few days had passed.

In a daze, he couldn’t distinguish between his past life and the present.
He didn’t understand why he had returned to the capital, why he had abandoned the only person who truly loved him for the sake of the Rong family… and then he suddenly remembered that the person he loved was already dead, and he had fallen in love with someone else.

Endless pain tormented Rong Ziping’s heart.

“Just let me die… I’d rather die…”

But Rong Ziping didn’t even have the ability to seek death anymore.
He felt a pair of cold hands touching his head, and he suddenly remembered that he had once wanted to capture the Zombie King and bring it into the research institute to develop a cure for the zombie virus.
Now, he himself was lying in the research institute.

For a brief moment, his consciousness became clear, and then he slipped into a daze again.
He didn’t know if it was because his mind was on the brink of collapse or because the anesthetic injected into his body was taking effect.

Meanwhile, Lin Hanchuan, who was deeply focused on researching the cure with Cheng Jizhou, was unaware of what was happening in the capital.
With Cheng Jizhou, who understood the zombie virus the best, and the assistance of Lin Hanchuan, it didn’t take long for the two of them to make a breakthrough in their research.

When they extracted a vial of Cure 1.0, Cheng Jizhou looked at the blood-red concoction in his hand, feeling a bit lost.
When he first synthesized this virus, it was just to observe the virus’s evolutionary limit.
Later, he realized the virus’s powerful regenerative ability and thought about optimizing it for human use.

In the end, this thing destroyed the world.

Now, having the cure in his hands… Cheng Jizhou felt a bit hesitant about injecting it into others.

“Let’s first test it on zombies.” Lin Hanchuan held Cheng Jizhou’s hand, as if he understood what he was worried about, “If we can confirm that it can kill the zombie virus, then we can conduct experiments on humans infected with the virus.”