Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 382 - 377: Commander, Perhaps You’ll Understand When You Reach Beizhou

Chapter 382: Chapter 377: Commander, Perhaps You’ll Understand When You Reach Beizhou

Ji Ning nodded slightly, "The Black Bear is a wary person. He won’t remove those informants until he’s figured out our true identities and purposes."

"But I saw him trust you a lot back then?"

Ji Ning chuckled softly, "If he trusted us so easily, he would have died eight hundred times by now. He’s definitely contacting his higher-ups to confirm our true identities."

"Ah? Won’t our identities be exposed?"

Ji Ning glanced at Ye Xingyan beside him and said lightly, "With him around, no."

Ye Xingyan: ...

Commander! Can you not set him up in front of the Security Bureau detectives?

Even though Ye Xingyan was grumbling, he was also very proactive when it came time to cover.

However, he is from the right-wing force, and naturally, he has always been at odds with the left-wing force. When Black Bear learned that the person he was respectfully wary of was from the right-wing top brass, his face changed like a palette.

The confidant’s mind was uneasy, not knowing what his boss was planning.

No one expected him to sit there in deep thought for a long time before suddenly saying, "Have someone check the Mutated Tiger King’s situation and prepare a generous gift to send over."

"Yes!"

They were all part of the Ji Family Army, although divided into two major factions, it was also a conflict among the higher-ups, and these low-level people dared not offend any of them.

Ji Ning looked at the person who came to deliver the gift, accepted it with a smile, and casually said, "I’m quite interested in a few targets you plan to send next month. Could you deliver them?"

Ye Xingyan, beside him, twitched his eyelids, feeling there was nothing good about this.

The confidant could not decide and directly said he needed to report back to Black Bear before he could respond.

Ji Ning didn’t make it difficult for them and said with a faint smile, "I don’t like being surveilled. Tell your people to withdraw."

The confidant forced a stiff smile and quickly called for people to withdraw.

Black Bear could only grit his teeth and accept the requests from these right-wing top officials. After all, he had shown them the files to test them and show off.

"Call everyone back."

The higher-ups said that the high-level officials who came this time had special identities and were followed by the Twelve Guards, so they could not be offended.

***

In the following days, Ji Ning and Ye Xingyan immersed themselves in the laboratory at the First Base, studying the blood and corpses of the Mutated Tiger King and Mutant Wolf.

They concluded that someone in the West Continent had extracted a substance from the soil near region 318217 that could permanently degrade the abilities of mutant beasts.

This was ahead of Ye Xingyan’s research.

This substance could not only absorb and decompose pollutants but also degrade the physique of mutant beasts. If applied to a superpower user, wouldn’t it directly revert the superpower user to an ordinary person?

This result undoubtedly enraged Ye Xingyan.

He was obsessed with human evolution, but he hadn’t expected someone to be researching a degenerative drug, going against his philosophy.

"Foolish! Science is meant to advance humanity; they’re reversing the natural order! It’s against natural laws..."

Ji Ning coolly glanced at him, "Isn’t what you’re doing also against natural laws?"

"It’s different!" Ye Xingyan refused to admit any fault and also tried to "correct" Ji Ning’s thinking.

"Commander, if what I am doing violates natural laws, then why, during the chaotic times, did so many superpower users awaken and survive to keep humanity going? This precisely shows that technology can promote human evolution, and we can reach higher realms through evolution. Commander, don’t you want to leave here to see a wider world?"

Ji Ning frowned, "Are you talking about outer space?"

Ye Xingyan nodded slightly, suppressing the emotions in his eyes, "Before the chaotic era, our technology had already reached a level where we could leave the planet to explore the unknown universe. The chaotic era originated to have more resources to explore extraterrestrial civilizations, but human greed led to a battle causing a regression of civilization. It was difficult for us to achieve temporary stability, but now we lack the technological power to fulfill our ancestors’ wishes. Commander, do you truly think the rise of chaotic times was just a coincidence?"

"Do you mean someone deliberately blocked our technology?" Ji Ning’s expression was serious.

"Commander, perhaps you’ll understand when you reach Beizhou."

"What did you discover in Beizhou?"

But Ye Xingyan did not respond anymore, just looking at her with a complex expression, implying to lure her to Beizhou.

"I will consider it."

Ye Xingyan let out a sigh of relief.

***

The 10-day training in Nanling was quickly nearing its end.

Bai Xiaotang and Lin Yuanyang looked at their physical and spiritual power levels tested at the First Base in disbelief.

Since her last test at the Jiuming Mountain Base, in just over two months, Bai Xiaotang’s physique leapt from C9 level to B8 level, and her spiritual power from B1 level to B4 level.

Lin Yuanyang’s trash physique also improved from the initial D3 level to B1 level, even his S-level spiritual power enhanced significantly, and only needed a catalyst to breakthrough to SS-level.

But he didn’t tell anyone; these days, he seemed to have grasped some mysterious feeling, unsure if it was the precursor to awakening a superpower.

You Le’s situation was similar to Lin Yuanyang’s; although her S-level physique hadn’t upgraded to SS-level, she clearly felt a qualitative change in her body, increasing her strength considerably. Her spiritual power also rose from B6 level to B8 level previously.

This rapid advancement alarmed Fu Lishen.

Even though he didn’t know the specific changes in You Le and Lin Yuanyang, he was very clear about Bai Xiaotang’s aptitude; otherwise, he wouldn’t have been dissatisfied with this future daughter-in-law.

"Did you draw blood for testing?"

The military doctor was very certain, "I tested it, no obvious drug reactions in their blood."

"Why such a sudden increase?" Fu Lishen muttered to himself, thought of Ji Ning’s certain identity, and suppressed his thoughts again.

Could Ji Ning really have the ability to rapidly enhance someone’s strength?

"I know about this matter. Keep the test results confidential."

"Yes."

***

On the other side.

Ye Xingyan looked at Ji Ning unwillingly.

"They’re just a step away from awakening their superpowers."

Ji Ning couldn’t be bothered and continued mixing the medicine in her hand.

"With the addition of S20, I guarantee they can awaken overnight." Ye Xingyan’s face was anxious.

It’s the time to verify the enhanced effect of S20, but Ji Ning just wouldn’t agree and kept a close watch on him.

"Commander, any medication requires clinical trials; otherwise, how can it be released?"

Ji Ning sneered, "Are you not aware of the side effects of your drug?"

"Isn’t that why you’re here?" Ye Xingyan’s voice softened a bit.

Ji Ning put down the herbs in her hand, her expression serious, "Ye Xingyan, I don’t deny your initial intention in developing the drug, but you’re too hasty, only seeing research results without respecting life. If he knew in the afterlife, he probably wouldn’t want you to do this..."

Ji Ning didn’t finish the sentence, but Ye Xingyan understood.

His fist instantly tensed, and his father’s words from years ago echoed in his ears.

"I admit Ah Yuan’s talent and character are most like his grandfather’s, but he really isn’t suited for the institute."

"His character is too extreme; if he just becomes a university professor focused on theoretical research, that’s fine. But entering the research institute, I fear it would tarnish grandfather’s reputation." 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Just remove his name and say he didn’t meet the project research standards externally."

...

Ye Xingyan’s eyes held a repressed storm, with no expression on his face and his voice icy, "Is it just because of this that you deny my research, deny all my efforts, is that it?"