Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot-Chapter 1493 - 622: An Exchange_2

"Changhe Base was initially constructed by the state organization, but after losing contact with the higher-ups, Changhe Base began to build on its own. There were many dangers faced back then, but ultimately the construction was completed successfully. Now, Changhe Base is a massive Survivor Base with walls over a hundred meters high..."

"Whoa, walls over a hundred meters high! Built on flat ground? That’s freaking awesome!"

Xiang Bo exclaimed again.

Although the outer walls of Red Maple Base are even higher, reaching thousands of meters, those are not actual walls, but natural mountains.

Even though these mountains are quite steep, this does not mean that zombies cannot climb them, so they still need to send people to stand guard on the mountains round-the-clock to prevent a zombie invasion. Even during the previous ice and snow period, there were teams of people guarding the mountaintop.

Man-made walls, though, are different; they can be specifically designed so that zombies can’t climb them, and they can even be fitted with various defense weapons and so on. So, in comparison, man-made walls are certainly somewhat better than natural mountains.

Changhe Base actually managed to build walls a hundred meters tall! It is undeniable; such ability is impressive.

With walls like that, they definitely could defend against a large number of zombies in the early stage, but what about now? There are Flying Zombies now!

Red Maple Base does not have Flying Zombies. It’s purely because they’re lucky, and even the Ordinary Zombies here are quite rare. But what about Changhe Base? Changhe Base was erected from the plains, such terrain should have many zombies, right? Even if there were no zombies initially, zombies migrate, and what if Flying Zombies happened to pass by? Wouldn’t that be troublesome? If the base were really invaded by a Flying Zombie, then it wouldn’t just be a matter of a few people dying; the whole base could be wiped out...

"Our base has a Crystal Energy Poison Tree, which is not a Mutated Plant but a type of Biological Weapon, something uniquely found in the apocalypse, I suppose. Killing non-human life forms usually has a small chance to drop these, but the probability is tiny, quite like winning the lottery..."

Wang Tao briefly explained the Crystal Energy Poison Tree.

After listening for a while, Xiang Bo immediately took a notebook and a pen from his chest and started jotting down as Wang Tao spoke.

Types of Biological Weapons, if you really get down to it, could include the elevating Tendrils, the Leaf Cars, the Lantern Trees at Red Maple Base, since after all, they are things that can be controlled and used by people. But these were cultivated by them, and mostly they only perform auxiliary tasks.

But the Biological Weapons that Wang Tao was talking about are different; these are parts that drop from killing zombies or other creatures, typically part of those creatures, like their Weapons, heads, and the like. These Biological Weapons can basically be used immediately after they drop and are one hundred percent under your command. Unlike the creatures in their base, there’s no training process.

And most importantly, these Biological Weapons are powerful!

So powerful that they can even provide a protective shield for a base with a population of hundreds of thousands... My god, why didn’t they discover such great stuff before!

No, wait—

"You say that these things could be parts of non-human creatures. When we previously hunted those Monsters, we occasionally found some parts of the monsters that were especially hard, which could not be split with a blade, required a lot of effort to destroy, but there seemed to be no difference after breaking them... Could those be Biological Weapons?"

Xiang Bo suddenly spoke.

"... There’s a very high probability they are. To use a Biological Weapon, you first need to establish a connection with it using your spiritual power. If it doesn’t work the first time, try a few more times—spiritual power might sound a bit mystical, but that’s just the way it is. If you want to learn, I can teach you for free. If you have some odd items that you don’t know how to use but feel might be useful, let me appraise them for you. I trust my own judgment, and my experience in the apocalypse should ensure I won’t miss any good stuff," Wang Tao said with a smile.

Red Maple Base is a very distinctive base, and some of the things here would be very useful for the Hope Research Institute. Maybe in the future, they could send someone over to exchange knowledge, trade and the like. Plus, since we are all compatriots, Wang Tao also hopes his fellow countrymen can live well, so he doesn’t mind doing good deeds within his capabilities.

"..."

Xiang Bo wanted to curse.

Before he became the mayor of Red Maple Base, he had spent some time dealing with the corpses of mutated plants, and he had even disassembled things that were suspected to be biological weapons. At the time, he thought these things were not only difficult to dismantle but also inedible, simply trash... Now it seems, he was too young back then!

But knowing now is not too late, and Wang Tao is even willing to help them identify and use bioweapons!

"Thank you so much! Then we won’t be polite. I remember our base indeed has stored some odd stuff. I’ll trouble Mr. Wang to take a look with me later. On behalf of all residents of Red Maple Base, I thank you!"

Xiang Bo got up and gave Wang Tao a formal bow very solemnly.

He did not start at Red Maple Base from the beginning. He had come here after overcoming numerous difficulties and was well aware that people’s hearts during the apocalypse are completely different from peaceful times. Now, those still willing to help others are genuinely good people. If Wang Tao has not deceived them, then bowing to him is the right thing to do.

"Mayor Xiang is being too polite." Wang Tao waved his hand, then continued, "Our Changhe Base has survived so long, not just because of these, an important reason is the Hope Research Institute..."

"What! The Hope Research Institute!" Upon hearing this name, Xiang Bo who had just sat down stood up again, "Is that the Hope Research Institute that developed the Zombie Virus Inhibitor?"

"Yes, that’s the Hope Research Institute."

Wang Tao was not surprised that Xiang Bo and the others had heard of the Hope Research Institute since the Institute had made the Inhibitor formula public to all major military regions across the country, allowing the military to send transport planes to air-drop it all over.

One could say that if not for the Inhibitor, there would have been more deaths at that time, and Changhe Base might not even reach a population of 100,000 now.

It’s normal for them to have heard of the Hope Research Institute since the Red Maple Base region should have also had the Inhibitor air-dropped before.

"Hope Research Institute is actually in your base! Do you still have any Inhibitor left? That stuff has been inflated to sky-high prices here at Red Maple Base, after all, it’s out of print. The military does have the formula, but we lack some of the materials needed for production here..."

"Of course, we have it." Wang Tao nodded and then continued, "However, the Inhibitors that were air-dropped by planes in the early days of the apocalypse are basically the original version. Our current Inhibitors have been improved, with much fewer side effects, and the suppression effect has also been greatly enhanced. If you need them, I will send someone over to assist you with some later on. But of course, this stuff does have its cost, so if you want more later on, you’ll need to provide Crystal Cores or other equivalent goods..."

While speaking, Wang Tao took out 10 bottles of Inhibitor and handed them to Xiang Bo. freёnovelkiss.com

"I didn’t bring much with me, and you can try the effects of these first."

"Great, great! Thank you so much!"

Xiang Bo, with his face beaming, took the potion. Although Wang Tao had given them two promissory notes, every single one was too tempting; he couldn’t help but believe!

At this moment, Wang Tao suddenly said:

"Actually, I would also like to know how you control these mutated plants, but I guess that’s your secret..."

"..." Hearing this, Xiang Bo immediately understood what Wang Tao was getting at, so he pondered for a moment and then said, "Mr. Wang, to be honest, I really don’t know about this, but during the dinner, someone from the military will come over. Maybe you can talk to them in person then? I believe they would be happy to talk with you!"

"Alright. Then thank you, Mayor Xiang."