It's actually quite simple.

Without crops to cultivate, even if humans can defeat zombies, they will not be able to reproduce in the last days.

Although the materials accumulated in the past are abundant, there will always be a day when they will be exhausted.

At that time, it will be impossible for humans to hunt zombies to eat, right?

Mutated creatures may be able to act as prey, but it will also take a long time to raise them on a large scale as they were before the cataclysm.

If we want to survive in this dark future, we need to touch the new ecosystem as soon as possible.

Ecosystems modified by secondary viruses.

"Anyway, there will always be one or two plants that can be used by people, right? Just like this rice worm, as long as you find a new pattern, it will take some time......"

Xu Xiafeng was apprehensive in his heart, and he met Wang Jue's gaze with some uneasiness.

"Yes, but very little, after all, the essence of viruses is to enrich, devour and evolve."

"And raising mutated creatures infected by the virus is almost impossible."

Wang Jue swallowed the rice worm in his mouth and opened his mouth lightly.

"According to my research, human access to food will be limited to a very small range in the future, and rice worms, which are cute and non-aggressive creatures, are already delicious."

"So Sergeant Xu, I suggest you adapt in advance, after all, everyone has the qualifications to give up, but you don't."

As she spoke, the woman picked out the fattest rice worm from the workbench and handed it to Xu Xiafeng.

This rice worm is fifteen centimeters long, and its thick body is almost the thickness of an adult's wrist.

There were still many bone fragments left in the terrifying insect mouth, and it looked extremely oozing.

But even if the rice worm looks so terrifying, it is only a futile struggle when it is held in the woman's hand, and she does not dare to attack at all.

Looking at the fleshy insects in front of him, Xu Xiafeng swallowed his saliva.

In an instant, a look of hesitation appeared on his face.

But soon, a flash of perseverance flashed in the soldier's eyes, and his thick palm was raised, grabbing the rice worm writhing in Wang Jue's hand.

"Hmph, damn it, I didn't expect Lao Tzu to use insects as a staple food one day, Dr. Wang, this thing should be very high in protein, right?"

Feeling the movement of the rice worm struggling in the palm of his hand, Xu Xiafeng's inner uneasiness faded like a tide.

Isn't it just eating a worm, when he Xu Xiafeng was training in the wild, he didn't eat something more disgusting than this.

If this setback alone knocks down the belief that humanity will survive, then humanity is too unbearable.

Thinking of this, the fierce man immediately raised his hand and stuffed half of the insect's body into his mouth.

The same insects, the same saps.

Worm corpses tumbled in the man's mouth, stirring under the action of his tongue and teeth.

The taste is terrible, like a sticky mud wrapped in a thin skin, but the taste is really mellow with a heavy sweetness.

"Huh? Not...... This thing tastes so much better than it looks......"

Xu Xiafeng stared at the half of the rice worm in his hand with some surprise, and said while chewing.

"Protein, fat, and sugar, the reason why you feel good is because there is a lot of glucose in this bug's body fluid......"

Wang Jue looked at Xu Xiafeng, who kept chewing, and a trace of cunning flashed in his eyes.

"Sergeant Xu, do you feel anything different?"

"A different place? No......"

While answering Wang Jue's question, Xu Xiafeng opened his mouth and bit the rice worm again.

"Feel the ...... more closely"

Wang Jue asked with a blank eye and refused to give up.

“…… Hiss, as if there is a lot of strength...... Well, I do use it harder......"

Xu Xiafeng squeezed his palm and replied with some surprise.

"This is my masterpiece."

An exaggerated smile bloomed on Wang Jue's face, as if he had received the most glorious recognition, and the whole person became extremely excited in an instant.

"Genes are really an untapped piece of jade!"

After saying this inexplicable sentence, the gray-haired woman burst out laughing like a madman.

"Uh...... Dr. Wang, have you genetically modified rice worms? ”

Although Xu Xiafeng is not a professional scientist, he can still understand the literal meaning.

Seeing that the other party was so excited, I thought that there must be some parts of this rice worm that achieved the purpose of the experiment.

"That's right! It is also a grafted exogenous gene! Otherwise, how do you think this rice worm has grown to such a big size? ”

"The Legend of the Fairy Tree"

With a smile on his face, Wang Jue explained.

"It turns out that it can only grow so big after you have been transformed...... What was the original size of this bug? ”

"About three to four centimeters, that's what I got from 'T'."

The smile suddenly closed, and Wang Jue's complexion returned to its previous appearance again, as if the joy just now had never happened at all.

“…… Uh, Dr. Wang, you don't have to tell me where this data comes from......"

Contrary to Wang Jue's calmness, Xu Xiafeng, the strongest combat power of the refuge, actually showed a worried expression at this moment.

"It doesn't matter, don't you already know my identity anyway......"

Wang Jue replied nonchalantly, reaching out and grabbing the workbench again.

"However, let's keep it as secret as possible, maybe the Vault will be infiltrated by the T-Organ......"

Xu Xiafeng muttered in his mouth, the hatred in his eyes mixed with jealousy.

"It doesn't matter, even if there is, it's ......"

The rice worm in his hand was held high, and Wang Jue gently touched the meat rice worm in Xu Xiafeng's hand as if he was clinking glasses with wine.

"Okay...... In short, Dr. Wang, our military will do our best to cooperate with your actions, and please be careful. ”

After saying this, Xu Xiafeng stuffed the half of the rice worm in his hand into his mouth, chewed it indiscriminately and swallowed it.

"Don't worry, the person who can kill me shouldn't have appeared yet."

The woman's eyebrows furrowed, revealing a relaxed expression.

"Oh yes, I almost forgot the purpose of this visit......"

The soybean-sized insect head was crushed casually, and Xu Xiafeng suddenly remembered that he still had something important to ask.

"You want to ask about the white winter bone grafting surgery, right? It's not that fast, his genetic sequence is still being tested......"

Wang Jue broke Xu Xiafeng's thoughts in one word.

Hearing this, Xu Xiafeng suddenly became anxious.

"Why did it take so long for his genetic sequence to be tested, when I had graft surgery, wasn't it done in dozens of minutes, ......?"

"Everyone's physique is different, such a simple truth, do you still need me to explain?"

"But ......"

"But what, do you want to bet on that success rate? I can tell you now that the probability of Bai Donggu being infected with a secondary virus is less than one percent! If you want to see him turn into a zombie, then I won't stop you......"

Wang Jue gave Xu Xiafeng a roll of his eyes angrily.

"Less than one percent? How could it be so low......"

Xu Xiafeng, who knew the truth, suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, as if a stone was pressed against his heart.

After a moment of silence, he asked without giving up.

"What if the genetic sequence is tested? Will the success rate be higher......"

"Ah......h

Wang Jue's eyes rolled up, and an impatient expression appeared on his face.

"I can't explain to you, you're too stupid, to put it simply, the detection of gene sequences is just to match Bai Donggu with the most suitable foreign gene, if his body can't accept the secondary virus, then the success rate will not be improved anyway."

"That'...... So you mean, there's no way around it? ”

Xu Xiafeng's heart cooled a lot, according to Wang Jue's meaning, Bai Donggu can only be an ordinary person for the rest of his life?

Once infected with a secondary virus, there is a 99% chance that you will become a zombie?!

"Not really, if we can find a drug that can inhibit the activity of the secondary virus, maybe we can reduce the risk of Bai Donggu turning into a zombie."

"Is there any such medicine?" Xu Xiafeng asked.

"Huh...... If there is, I'm an energy producer. ”

A trace of helplessness flashed in Wang Jue's eyes, but the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, revealing a look of arrogance.

Indeed, if a drug can be found to inhibit the secondary virus, then she has the means to mass-produce the enhancer.

It's no exaggeration to say that it can at least triple the success rate!

But the problem at the moment is that there is no such thing as a drug at all.

As far as Wang Jue knows, the only thing that can suppress the secondary virus is the 'immune agent' in the T tissue.

But she didn't know the recipe for the potion.

The reason for this is that she is not high enough in the T organization;

Moreover, the task assigned to her by the Nine Branches was not to obtain the formula for the immunization potion.

"Alas...... Well, hard work Dr. Wang......"

Xu Xiafeng was silent for a long time, and finally spit out a mouthful of turbidity.

He knew that Wang Jue's identity was special, and the other party said that there was no medicine, most of them were really gone.

No matter how urgent he urged, it would be useless.

"Take your time, there will always be a way, Bai Donggu, as an ordinary person, doesn't he also manage the shelter in an orderly manner......"

probably felt the frustration emanating from Xu Xiafeng's body, or maybe Wang Jue was a little happy to eat rice worms.

The gray-haired woman actually opened the conversation and turned her head to comfort the other party.

"It won't last long, now in this world, everyone's concepts are changing, Lao Bai will always be an ordinary person, and he will soon be unable to sit under his ass......"

"Is power so fascinating?"

The rice worm in his hand was put down, and Wang Jue looked at the soldier in front of him seriously.

"I don't know if it's charming or not, I only know one thing, I have power in my hands, so I can follow my heart."

"I see, then dare to ask what is the heart of Sergeant Xu?"

The corners of Wang Jue's mouth were hooked, and there was a hint of curiosity hidden in his indifferent eyes.

But who knew that Xu Xiafeng smiled, and suddenly turned into a scoundrel, of course, the previous seriousness was gone, and the nature of the bandit was exposed.

"Hey, I don't tell you ......"