The End of the Extreme Dao: I Planted a Sacred Tree and Gained Immortality

Chapter 97: Conspiracy (3K subscription required)
In the cave, the bonfire was bright, and countless poplar trees were burning.

Huo Ying was holding a charcoal pencil and recording bit by bit.

To Huo Ying's surprise, Bai Qianzhi could actually understand the drawings.

After the three of them took a bath and dried their clothes, Bai Qianzhi felt that the planning of the cave was unreasonable, so she found a charcoal pencil and started drawing on the wall. She also discussed with Liang Yao how to use the robotic arm to modify the layout.

Only then did Huo Ying discover that Bai Qianzhi's drawing method was very similar to that on the drawing.

Holding the underground shelter blueprint that Huo Ying had exchanged from the courier, Bai Qianzhi explained it to Huo Ying carefully. When she found that Huo Ying was in a daze, Bai Qianzhi tapped the table with her fingers and said, "Do you understand?"

Huo Ying raised his head, and the scarlet Sharingan in his right eye turned into two magatama.

In addition to fighting, the Sharingan is also very powerful in learning. Instead of exchanging for new bloodstains, Huo Ying feels that his current ninjutsu is enough, it is better to use all the energy to upgrade the Sharingan. Under the protection of the sacred tree, a single Sharingan and a pair of Sharingan have the same function. As long as the Mangekyō is awakened, Huo Ying can open Susanoo with one Sharingan. Perhaps at that time, he doesn't need to worry about anything weird.

By placing the ball of light born from the sacred tree on the bloodstains symbolizing the Sharingan, Huo Ying's eyes were upgraded to two magatama. At the same time, Huo Ying also realized that his chance to obtain the bloodline was reduced by one.

Minus the Wood Release and the two-magatama Sharingan, Huo Ying can still obtain six energy balls by improving the progress of the Divine Tree. Considering that the energy required to open the Mangekyo and the Rinnegan will definitely not be the same as upgrading to the two-magatama, six energy opportunities should not be enough. It is very likely that the Divine Tree needs to be advanced once more.

Hearing Bai Qianzhi calling him, Huo Ying came back to his senses. After possessing the two magatama, Huo Ying's mental strength became stronger, and what Bai Qianzhi said was also recorded by the two magatama.

"I think I understand. Just let me modify the room."

Bai Qianzhi nodded. She felt that Huo Ying didn't need to pretend to know something, so she continued, "I looked at our inventory. Since you told me not to worry about resources, I won't worry about it. But if you have a way to renovate the house and the basement, there are a few places you must pay attention to."

"First, the water supply and drainage. Since we don't want Liang Yao to waste her purification capacity, the drainage must be handled properly. The drainage system in the blueprint is just right. In addition, there is a solar panel in the warehouse. The electricity is enough for the drainage system. After all, we don't need to use it all the time."

"Besides that, it's ventilation. The ventilation system in the blueprint is unrealistic. It's easy for flying insects or infected things to get in. You have lost your memory, so you don't remember many experiments. The research data of Azure Gene has been tested. If you use a large amount of Yang Stone to build ventilation holes and use poplar charcoal to build filters, and then bake the Yang Stone red at night, no matter if it's weird or black fog, flying insects will subconsciously avoid it."

"Unfortunately, the factory has been taken over by the weird. There are too many infected creatures with unknown abilities inside, and some monsters are even stronger than Little Stutter. Otherwise, with your ability, we could just sneak into the factory." Bai Qianzhi said regretfully: "The factory's underground secret laboratory is more complete than the shelter in your blueprint, and the solar energy system is even more complete."

Hearing about the factory monster, Huo Ying became curious. He remembered what was sealed in the mirror: "The monster in the factory is so strong, why do people still live in Ailing Town? Aren't they afraid that the monster will run out?"

"Monsters have territories. As powerful infected creatures, they are more sensitive than humans." Bai Qianzhi introduced: "The most terrifying monster, Zhang Yuqi, is in Ailing Town, so Ailing Town is Zhang Yuqi's territory."

"All the monsters combined are no match for Zhang Yuqi?" Huo Ying frowned. If that was the case, they could not stay in Ailing Town anymore and had to escape from Zhang Yuqi's control.

Bai Qianzhi shook her head: "That's not the case. Our research direction is not to create the most powerful monster, but how to deal with the infected and weird. So, what we jointly create is the power to restrain weird and infected people."

"The essence of Zhang Yuqi's ability is absorption. She can absorb nutrients, energy, and even viruses."

"That's why she pretended to be weak in the lab. She deliberately endured the beatings from other infected people so that she could absorb the abilities and strength leaked from other infected people bit by bit. Although you were deceived by her and felt sorry for her and arranged a separate lab for her to live in, but conservatively speaking, she has absorbed at least fifty different abilities."

"As for now, she has even more abilities. Tell me, which monster who knows her background would dare to provoke her? In a head-on confrontation, she has nearly a hundred killing moves that you don't know about, and your attack may not be able to kill her, and may even become her weapon."

"However, this is also her weakness. The excessive attack mechanisms make her invincible at the same level, but correspondingly, it will also slow down her advancement. Until now, she is still a level three infected person. She deliberately joined XN City in order to use the power of humans to promote the Savior Plan and advance to level four earlier."

Huo Ying saw Bai Qianzhi's confident face and was a little puzzled: "She has entered XN City now, isn't it more dangerous?"

Bai Qianzhi smiled: "How do you think she knew about the Savior's plan?"

Huo Ying was stunned and looked at Bai Qianzhi in surprise.

"Yes, I told her." Bai Qianzhi said: "Do you think the scariest thing in the world is weirdness? No, it's like the experimental subjects in the Azure Gene Factory. Some of them really died at the hands of weirdness."

"What is more terrifying than weirdness is the human heart."

"As long as Zhang Yuqi attempts to reach level four with the help of human power, she will fall into a trap."

"Whether they are common people or saviors, to put it bluntly, they are protecting the interests of the ruling class. Now, the uncontrollable third-level infected people and the families that previously controlled the distribution of interests are all wary of each other. Humans cannot even unify their forces when facing a mortal enemy like the weird, so how can they mobilize them for Zhang Yuqi?" "The moment she had that thought, she was trapped by her own desires."

"The families want to have a controllable level 4. Note that the key point is not level 4, but controllable."

"How could the uncontrollable third-level people give up their current status and value? Zhang Yuqi is destined to waste a lot of time in this struggle and is caught in a dilemma."

Huo Ying was silent for a while, then said worriedly, "But can XN City stop Zhang Yuqi's power? She can kill all the level 3 infected people and control all the family leaders."

"This is also the complexity of human nature." Bai Qianzhi's eyes became sharp, and the confidence revealed in her eyes seemed to be able to penetrate everything. Every word she uttered from her bright red lips had unquestionable power: "Human nature is never black or white. It is a coexistence of light and darkness. If Zhang Yuqi attempts to control everyone, she will be counterattacked by the greatest and most selfless side of human nature."

If Zhang Yuqi really tries to control others, it would be oppression. Where there is oppression, there will be people who stand up and resist without fear of life or death.

This woman...

Huo Ying understood that what Zhang Yuqi relied on was just the ability absorbed from hundreds of strange creatures, while what Bai Qianzhi relied on was the experience accumulated over thousands of years of human history.

No wonder Bai Qianzhi is in charge of such an important research.

This was an open conspiracy. The moment Zhang Yuqi was tempted to advance to level four, she fell into the trap.

Liang Yao, who was cooking, heard what Bai Qianzhi said, and suddenly she didn't even dare to breathe. Oh my God, such a terrible Zhang Yuqi was plotted against by Bai Qianzhi, and I actually took the initiative to protest against her?

Urgent! Is it too late for me to humble myself now?
"I brought Zhang Yuqi to XN City in the hope that under her high pressure, humans would produce someone strong enough to rival her. But after seeing your fight with Little Stutter, I feel that wherever a poisonous snake passes, there must be an antidote."

Bai Qianzhi lowered her head slightly, leaned close to Huo Ying's ear, rested her chest on Huo Ying's shoulder, and encouraged him softly: "It doesn't matter what happens in XN City. I just need to give you enough time for what I have planned. I believe that the person who can defeat her must be you."

Liang Yao watched Bai Qianzhi's actions and listened to her words. Her hands became a little stiff as she served the food. Oh no, the original wife has made a move. Oh, it feels like her moves are much more advanced than mine!
Seeing Bai Qianzhi suddenly stand up and look at her with a smile on her face, Liang Yao's face was full of bitterness: "Madam, Master, dinner is ready, come and have a meal."

"Hehehe..." Bai Qianzhi couldn't help laughing. She left Huo Ying and ran over to pinch Liang Yao's face: "Oh, why are you so cute?"

In XN City, a pickup truck stopped in front of the city gate.

Zhang Yuqi opened the door and got out of the car, ignoring the Yangshi city walls that were all glowing red, and calmly accepted the inspection of the guards at the entrance.

Zhang Yuqi entered XN City in a low-key manner, found the research institute, and took out the dispelling rune from Huo Zhenni.

The white-clothed soldier in charge of the realm took the rune and took a look at it, then immediately bowed to Zhang Yuqi, and then quickly pressed the signal device on his shoulder. Not long after, a human dressed as a researcher came out.

"Huh?" The researcher was stunned. He knew Huo Zhenni and her token, but he didn't know Zhang Yuqi. Without saying much, the researcher checked the rune again, then made a gesture of invitation and walked in front alone.

After entering the research institute, Zhang Yuqi went through two manual tests and one machine test before stepping onto the elevator inside the institute. She was already very familiar with these methods in the laboratory, so she did not show any surprise.

In the surveillance footage, an old man is looking at the screen seriously.

"Yes, her identity and behavior match." The old man nodded: "These three tests are deliberately imitating the tests on experimental subjects conducted by the Azure Gene Laboratory. Her subconscious actions are very familiar. It seems that she is indeed an experimental subject."

"Teacher, let me interview her." A short man raised his hand. He was a dwarf.

"You know, if she was the one who delivered the message..."

"I understand what this means." The dwarf raised his head sinisterly: "Joining the human organization with ulterior motives, besides having strong strength as a trump card, there are only three means left that can be effective."

"Seduction, control, and threat." The dwarf licked his lips and said, "Teacher, isn't my ability just suitable for dealing with this kind of thing?"

(End of this chapter)