I lay low and gave up, but my servants were caught in a cycle of life and death.

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Shen Rang helped Lu Yan up, frowning. The way the people outside were looking at him made him feel uncomfortable.

Lu Yan leaned against him, exhausted, wanting to get out of the cage, but he couldn't move an inch.

Lu Yan patted Shen Rang's arm. "Squat down and carry me out."

Shen Rang obediently did as instructed.

The middle-aged officer's eyes widened in fury. "Kid, do you even know who he is?!"

Shen Rang looked up at him, his grayish-white eyes revealing no emotion. "You dare to yell at him?"

The middle-aged officer paused, feeling a chill run down his spine from Shen Rang's chilling voice.

Lu Yan, perched on Shen Rang's back, said, "Ahem, I already warned you guys. He's mine now, hmph."

The veteran looked dejected. "Yes, we were greedy. He's better off like this than locked up in a cell."

"That's right, try to think positively! Besides, his fighting ability will only get stronger than before."

A group of biology professors, who had previously been relatively unknown, could no longer contain themselves and stared at Shen Rang and Lu Yan with shining eyes—

"General, could we draw another vial of Commander Shen's blood? Also, Mr. Lu, the blood under your nostrils hasn't dried yet, so let's not waste it. Could we use a cotton swab to moisten it?"

! !

Lu Yan quickly wiped his face again. "This time it's dry. Also, Shen Rang is mine now, mine! You'll have to ask me!"

Want his blood? No way! Who knows what they might concoct with it!

Can Shen Rang's blood be donated?

Lu Yan stroked his chin. "I can pay, but you'll have to pay extra!"

The middle-aged officer was so angry after hearing Lu Yan's words that his forehead throbbed.

They trained this elite soldier for nearly ten years, how could it be his!

The biology professors stood there awkwardly, looking at each other in bewilderment.

The commander coughed lightly. "By the way, we haven't signed a contract for the cooperation we discussed with our young friend yet. Let's sign it today, and also talk about the secondment of Shen Rang."

Lu Yan nodded, "Okay. By the way, when Party A hires Party B to do work, they usually pay a deposit, and then pay the balance after the task is completed."

"Give me the robot as a deposit first."

The commander nodded. "Alright."

The group moved to the conference room over at the laboratory.

After drinking a glass of water and eating a chocolate bar, Lu Yan regained some of his strength.

Soon, soldiers brought in four printed documents. Lu Yan took them and read them while eating. "This document has an additional clause: the crystal cores obtained from clearing out the Qingcheng zombies will be split 50/50."

The commander nodded. "Alright."

"Furthermore, this document also includes a clause stating that I can recall Shen Rang at any time if needed, and all the spoils he obtains from missions will belong to me. If you need him to cooperate in any experiments, you'll have to pay extra."

The commander nodded. "Alright."

Lu Yan was surprised. Was this old man so easy to talk to?

Lu Yan reviewed the document again. "Oh, right, there's one more crucial point: I haven't tested whether Shen Rang can act independently after leaving me. You need to add a clause: if Shen Rang cannot act independently after leaving me, this temporary transfer contract will be void."

The bigwigs sitting opposite Lu Yan all frowned and fell silent.

The commander rubbed his temples. "Alright."

Lu Yan handed the documents to the waiting guards, waiting for them to print out new ones.

"General, cheer up. At least Shen Rang has some intelligence now, so he doesn't have to be locked up anymore. Besides, with Shen Rang joining us, the speed at which we clear out the zombies in Qingcheng City will be much faster."

The commander sighed. "Indeed. By the way, what about you? How about staying at our base from now on?"

"We'll talk about that later."

Lu Yan quickly signed his name on the new document.

After the contract was signed, the group left the quarantine area.

Seeing that Lu Yan and his men were about to sit on the door of the kitchen knife, Pang Shi'an hurriedly said, "Hey, wait for me, I'll take you to choose a robot."

Pang Shi'an successfully sat on the cleaver and guided it away amidst shocked and envious gazes.

The commander watched his retreating figure with an ambiguous expression. "Little Pang hasn't done his hiking training today, has he?"

what?

Some people were confused; Pang Shi'an hadn't participated in hiking training with the new recruits for a long time.

Zhou Zhengqing was the first to react, "No."

"Young people can't afford to neglect exercise; I'll have him do more training later."

"yes!"

-

"Boss, you won't let me stay by your side?"

After waking up, Shen Rang had been holding back a lot of questions, and now he finally asked them.

Lu Yan nodded. "Yes, you don't belong to me, you belong to Great Xia."

Upon hearing this, Shen Rang felt his heart, which had long since stopped beating, suddenly skip a beat. "I belong to the Great Xia..."

"Take it slow. Perhaps when your body starts doing things involuntarily, the will and soul you inherited will awaken."

Shen Rang nodded. "I understand, boss."

Pang Shi'an looked at Shen Rang, then at Lu Yan, filled with envy. "Brother Lu, your superpower is outrageously strong."

It's absurd enough that a mindless zombie can gain sentience, let alone inherit its will from its previous life.

However, Pang Shi'an knew that Lu Yan wasn't just boasting; Shen Rang probably really could do it.

How can Shen Rang be considered reborn?

Pang Shi'an led Lu Yan to the military's technology building. "We have several types of robots here. I'll take you directly to see the latest T-3 robot, which integrates cruising, detection, attack, and explosion protection."

"By the way, you already have so many servants, what do you need robots for?"

"Help me with the work. I don't want the one you're talking about, give me a humanoid robot."

Pang Shi'an was puzzled. Lu Yan had Xiao Dao and Xiao Li to kill monsters, and Lao Hei to take care of when he got home. What kind of work did he need to do?

"Okay, humanoid robots, look at this R-4, it's an all-around service robot..."

After listening to Pang Shi'an's incessant explanation, Lu Yan suddenly had a new idea.

Lu Yan selected a silver-white humanoid robot, touched it, and activated it. "You are a perpetual motion machine for melting crystal cores. You can precisely extract energy from crystal cores to generate an energy liquid that can enhance superpowers when drunk and can be quickly digested and absorbed."

You are also a versatile blacksmith; you can repair and forge all kinds of machinery.

All right!

This time, he no longer needs to painstakingly absorb crystal cores; he can simply drink the energy liquid like a beverage.

If Xiao Dao or Lao Hei ever have any problems in the future, they can be repaired by him.

This robot combines alchemy and weapon crafting—it's perfect!

This enlightenment was no different from the enlightenment of Cai Dao and Xiao Li; there was nothing special about it.

Three breaths later, with a "hum" vibration, the robot opened its mouth and emitted a metallic mechanical voice, "Master."

Lu Yan nodded in satisfaction and said to Pang Shi'an, "Alright, I've got it sorted out. I'm going back to rest for a bit. Tomorrow, we'll start clearing out the zombies in Qingcheng City. You guys plan the route and let me know when it's time."

Pang Shi'an eagerly grabbed Lu Yan, "Hehe, could you ask the robot you just enlightened to get me some energy liquid too?"

"I'll produce the crystal cores myself, and I won't use them for free. How about that?"

Lu Yan thought for a moment, then nodded, "Okay."

If you can make money, you're a bastard.