Chapter 105: Element Z
In the evening, Leon returned from Professor Jacob's laboratory, and the knowledgeable old professor offered Leon a rather interesting idea.
After more than half a month of research by the old professor and Dr. Melfa, the special synthetic substance extracted from the spider monster was named Element Z by them.
Although current biomedical knowledge and the equipment currently in Fort Benning's possession do not allow for a more in-depth study of Z, Professor Jacob's properties suggest that this synthesis could be relied upon to create an inhibitor of the zombie virus.
Not a therapeutic serum for zombie viruses, but an inhibitor.
This synthesis can form a special balance within the same body as the zombie virus, and consume both to produce uncontrollable mutations in the host's body.
However, the rate of mutation is quite slow, and it has a lot to do with the dose of the compound and the radiation environment in which the host is located.
Although there is a small chance of mutating into a monster with this inhibitor, it is nothing compared to being infected with the zombie virus and dying within ten hours.
However, so far, the reserves of Z are quite small, and there is no way to obtain them again, and what Professor Jacob is providing is just an idea that he and Professor Melfa have discovered by accident.
After thinking about it for a while, Leon considered that there might be someone he valued more in the future who was unfortunately infected with the zombie virus, and finally asked Professor Jacob to make some zombie virus inhibitors in case of accidents.
From the researcher's point of view, Professor Jacob certainly agrees with Leon's opinion, but they also make a somewhat cruel request.
Trying to study inhibitors is not an easy task, and it requires constant trial and error and sacrifice.
Therefore, whenever the inhibitor needs to be studied physically, Leon must provide a sample that is infected with the zombie virus, but there is no corpse yet, for the doctor and others to conduct experiments.
In other words, every time a physical study is needed, a human life must be sacrificed to verify that the inhibitor is working.
For this matter, Leon is a psychological burden, he is not a virgin, cherishes every human life, thinking of so many damned captives in the camp, he agreed without hesitation.
Back in his office, little Amy and Maggie's discussions with the Trojan Mutual Aid Society are over.
The two best friends and the little beauty Beth enjoyed a large piece of delicious cream cake with laughter and laughter.
Seeing Leon come in, the three girls were a little shy, Amy handed over a signed agreement, and took the two girls back to their room to play.
Leon, who had always been very tolerant of the people he liked, sat back in his office chair and read the agreement.
The Umbrella Company will exchange about 200 pistols and 50 rifles for Trojan Mutual Aid livestock and agricultural products, including a considerable number of cows and sheep, pigs and chickens and ducks, as well as a large amount of vegetables and fruits.
Most of these livestock will be transported to the breeding base in Oak Village for cultivation and breeding, and the exchanged vegetables and fruits will be sold as food to the company's employees to improve their diet.
And on top of that, the Umbrella Corporation will provide the Trojan Mutual Aid with some ammunition supplies every month in exchange for their long-term supply of produce.
The two camps will reach a friendly trade agreement and will be able to exchange supplies for each other.
In the event that the Trojan Mutual Aid Society is in danger, they can invite Lyon to send an army to assist them at a cost.
It was a fairly simple and vague agreement, with Lyon getting food and livestock, and Trojan Mutual Aid getting peace and protection, and both sides were happy and there was no big conflict.
For this agreement, Leon is quite satisfied, after the external affairs are handled, the company's internal work is also on the right track, after more than ten days of recruit training, Colonel William and the recruits began to clean up the zombies in the residential area.
With the assistance of the Logistics Department, they built ten twenty-meter-high mobile firing platforms around the fence of the residential area, surrounding the entire residential area.
As long as the recruits climb on the shooting platform, they can attack the zombies roaming the streets at will from a bird's-eye angle, without worrying about their attacks at all.
These zombies are like live targets, zombies at close range can use pistols to shoot, zombies a little farther away can use rifles or automatic rifles, even if they are four or five hundred meters apart, they can also use sniper rifles with higher accuracy to snipe.
Leon even encouraged the women and children of the logistics department to join the shooting training and pay nothing in their spare time.
As long as strict safety precautions are taken, these tens of thousands of zombies will be the best targets for shooting practice.
With access to the munitions and ammunition at Fort Benning Military Base, the Umbrella Company has almost no need to worry about ammunition and weapons anymore.
The pile of munitions and ammunition that filled the entire five floors of the base, the number of bullets was in the hundreds of millions, and he even doubted that these soldiers under his command would be able to use up these ammunition before their expiration date.
However, because the weapons and ammunition in the Benningbao military base and all kinds of tanks, artillery and high-tech weapons are too complete, Lyon also has a very happy trouble.
The staff of the Security Department are almost all civilian-turned-fighters, and apart from the courage to sacrifice their lives, they have very little military knowledge and do not know how to use the powerful missiles and artillery and various aircraft and tanks.
Even Colonel William and his soldiers only knew how to use a small part of the weapons, and they did not use these difficult and uncommon equipment when conducting special operations abroad, so they did not study and study this area.
Leon was troubled by this for a long time, and finally could only put his hope on the stunned iron wolf Frank and his professional soldiers.
But now, there is no clue about the antidote to the super anesthetic, and this matter can only be put on hold for the time being.
Time flickered, and another week passed.
Half of the zombies in the residential area have been wiped out by the recruits and the members of the logistics department who practice marksmanship, and it is believed that in a week or two, they will be able to reclaim the entire residential area and provide a good living environment for his residents who are temporarily living in hospitals, libraries, and tents.
But just then, Amy told Leon something special.
The fat man, named Eugene, was punched three times by Abraham in the intensive care unit in the evening, not only had a slight concussion, extensive facial contusions, and even a small part of his teeth were knocked out.
This news made Leon slightly stunned, he hadn't taken the initiative to expose Eugene's scam, but he didn't expect this little fat man to be exposed by himself.
After little Amy's detailed description, Leon learned what happened.
It turned out to be Dr. Melfa and Professor Jacob, two respected intellectuals, who heard that there was a new fat man in the camp, Eugene, who had a solution to the zombie virus, and immediately ignited a strong curiosity.
In the evening, a large group of researchers found Eugene the little fat, and under the watchful eyes of Abraham and Rosita, the two gangs engaged in a debate about the bull's head and the horse's mouth.
Dr. Melfa, who never knew what it meant to be merciful to others, denounced Eugene as a big liar in front of everyone, and asked him many professional questions about virology, leaving this fat man with only a few clever words speechless.
After the researchers in the base left disappointed, Abraham and Eugene had a violent quarrel, and in the end, the little fat man Eugene was punched three times by Abraham, a man as strong as a brown bear, and went straight into shock and fell unconscious.
If it weren't for Rosita's dissuasion at the scene, this little fat man would probably have been beaten to death by the enraged Abraham.
After listening to little Amy's story, Leon was amused by the scene he imagined, and he regretted that he didn't see the scene with his own eyes.
He always felt that Eugene, the little fat man, deserved to be taught a lesson, not only did he deceive those brave humans to work for him in vain, but even made many people sacrifice their lives to protect him, is it true that all people are easy to bully.
After thinking about it, he said to Amy:
"Let's find a time tomorrow to invite Mr. Abraham and Ms. Rosita to join me for lunch."
"They are all idealistic and capable warriors who should fight for a real cause."
"I'm going to have a good chat with them and hopefully convince them to join our organization."
He thought about what had happened recently, and then said to Amy:
"Amy, now that we've made an agreement with the Trojan Mutual Aid Society, let's ask your sister, Andrea, to increase your recruitment."
"We are trying to recruit all the survivors who have wandered away in Troy County into our wings."
(End of chapter)