Apocalypse: My Items Can Upgrade Infinitely

Chapter 230: Chapter 148: Cooperation and Negotiation, Genetic Primordial (Part 3)

"Give me two hundred Genetic Warriors to tie down the Tier Two Zerg Race underground. I’m confident I can infiltrate the Underground Nest and kill the Tier Three Mother Empress for good!"

A slight smile touched Ling Shuyan’s lips.

"I need its body."

Lin Feng shrugged.

"Of course. The bodies of any Zerg Race will be sent to your research institute first. I’ll also need you to provide the latest intelligence on the different Zerg species."

"You can rest assured on that front, Director Ling. I doubt any other power in the entire Federation can deal with the Zerg Race faster than I can!"

Ling Shuyan licked her red lips and let out a soft breath.

"Alright. I agree. Stay here, in Jin City."

Lin Feng put down his chopsticks and snapped his fingers.

"Get Shen Jie and Zhang Liying in here."

Ling Shuyan blinked.

"You didn’t say there were two."

Lin Feng raised his glass, unconcerned.

"Are the odds that low?"

Ling Shuyan’s lips twitched.

"Based on our lab’s test results, there might only be one lucky soul for every one hundred million Awakeners."

"For every thousand live experiments, we only manage to raise the base Fusion Level by roughly 0.001%. So what do you think?"

Before Shen Jie and Zhang Liying arrived, it got Lin Feng thinking about the principles of Superpower Awakening. He asked curiously,

"If an awakened Superpower is closely tied to an Awakener’s daily habits and routines, could we then cultivate the next generation from childhood to reliably influence the outcome of their Awakening?"

Ling Shuyan’s pupils constricted as a possibility dawned on her.

"You want to use your Natural Awakeners as a model, so that those teenagers will also be born with the Genetic Assimilation Superpower?"

"But that would require them to start adapting to foreign Zerg genes right now. It’s tantamount to injecting them with minuscule doses of Zerg Race Essence... and the mortality risk is anything but low."

"But..."

The woman pushed up her glasses, appearing to genuinely consider the feasibility of the idea.

Hearing her out, Lin Feng was increasingly convinced that the woman before him was like an evil scientist from a sci-fi horror film—a femme fatale who would stop at nothing for the sake of her research.

He quickly cut in,

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Where is your mind going?"

"Genetic Warriors are just a stopgap measure. If we can just drive back the underground Zerg Race directly, I’d rather not have all my people turn into half-human, half-Zerg monsters."

"Remember, reward and risk go hand in hand!"

"These Genetic Warriors can easily descend into madness. If infighting breaks out, it will just skyrocket our administrative costs and could even cripple the team. It’s like drinking poison to quench your thirst!"

"What I mean is, through careful early cultivation, we could reduce the probability of Physical Enhancement Superpowers awakening, creating more opportunities for Spiritual Superpowers to emerge."

"Like you, for instance—a Brain Domain Evolution Awakener."

Ling Shuyan’s expression changed. She snapped her head up, her eyes fixed on the man before her.

"How did you..."

"Reporting!" Before she could finish, a spirited voice from the doorway cut off her question.

Shen Jie appeared, leading Zhang Liying—who had already completed her Tier Two Awakening—toward the dining table.

At the sight of the Natural Awakeners with Genetic Assimilation she had longed to see, Ling Shuyan shot to her feet. She completely forgot their previous conversation, her hands trembling with excitement.

It was because of Shen Jie and Zhang Liying’s appearance...

Just as Qin Hu had described, they already displayed clear characteristics of a Zerg exoskeleton. Shen Jie even had two sharp Bone Blades, reminiscent of a Black Spine Zerg’s Giant Mandibles, protruding from his elbows.

Sensing the strange woman’s intensely aggressive and greedy gaze, Shen Jie watched her warily, instinctively pulling Zhang Liying behind him.

Lin Feng slowly made the introductions.

"This is Director Ling Shuyan of the Jin City Biological Research Institute. She’s the leader of the bio-modification project, the mother of the Genetic Warriors..."

"Basically, she’ll be working with you to unlock the secrets of Genetic Assimilation and help humanity defeat the Samurai Hunter Zergs."

Then, Lin Feng turned to Ling Shuyan.

"This is Shen Jie, and his girlfriend, Zhang Liying."

"Need to run a verification?"

"Oh, and I forgot to mention, they’ve both become Tier Two Awakeners. Captain Shen Jie, in particular, just broke through to the Tier Two Middle Stage. He’s the strongest person on the team after me."

"I was afraid their Assimilation Forms might scare you."

Ling Shuyan detected the hint of a warning in Lin Feng’s voice. She forced down her excitement, shook her head, and said,

"That won’t be necessary. I’m the only one in the entire Federation with the technology to create Fusion Zygotes, and every single one is fitted with a tracking sensor."

"So, they are completely natural. Beautiful... like works of art."

With that, Ling Shuyan slowly walked forward. Smiling, she extended her right hand toward Shen Jie and Zhang Liying.

"The two of you may not realize the significance of this meeting. Believe me, you are a gift from the heavens to all of humanity. And a matched pair, a man and a woman, no less..."

"You two... you will become the original Genetic Primordials for all future Genetic Warriors!"