Chapter 722: Relying on Each Other
The warehouse in the space contains only a pile of large basins of water.
The Bai Family gathered around a corner basin, staring blankly at a lone little fish inside.
The little fish has already lost half of its body, its gills opening and closing on both sides, swallowing and spitting the pale black water in the basin.
The belly of the zombie fish in the water had burst open, with decaying flesh floating scattered on the surface.
Some tiny pieces were swallowed by the ordinary fish but showed no signs of turning into a zombie fish.
It seemed as if it had merely swallowed a piece of seaweed.
"The experiment... succeeded?"
Bai Zhengxuan stared wide-eyed at the "strong fish" with only half its body left in the basin, as if his eyes were about to pop out.
He had lived for over ten years in the post-apocalyptic world and knew well what this phenomenon meant!
It meant that the leaves of the Fusang Tree had the potential to create a vaccine!
And the probability was very high!
Even if they couldn’t turn zombies back into humans, there was a significant chance that ordinary people would no longer fear the zombie virus, and getting bitten by a zombie wouldn’t mean turning into one!
Its worth could no longer be measured by a Crystal Core; it would be the future of humanity!
"This basin contains ordinary water plus Fusang Tree leaves, while the other contains Spiritual Spring Water and Fusang Tree leaves."
Bai Xiqin pointed to the basin with the strong fish and then to another basin with only a zombie fish with a bulging stomach.
This meant that Fusang Tree leaves were not omnipotent; simply soaking them in water only increased the survival rate of the ordinary fish.
"Anyway, humanity finally has hope. If zombies can really be turned back into humans, how great would that be!"
Liu Jing sighed, her mind flashing to the miserable state of humanity over the next ten years.
The living environment was already dire, and they still had to guard against the zombie virus. Sometimes a little carelessness could mean drinking contaminated water.
Human living space had been compressed to the extreme; even powerful Superpower Users like her and her husband had very limited places they could go.
Some lakes and rivers were completely polluted by the zombie virus, making clean water sources for humans and animals exceedingly rare.
If they could not fear the zombie virus, it would be a great aid to humanity’s rise in the future.
The little fish before them had lost half its body, but it was a great starting point for humans to combat the zombie virus!
Bai Xiqin’s fingers moved slightly, and the basin was reshuffled again.
This time, aside from the basin with the ’strong fish,’ the other basins were reset.
All filled with ordinary water and a piece of Fusang Tree leaf, some leaves crushed into juice, others placed whole.
A zombie fish and an ordinary fish were placed into the basin one after the other.
As soon as they entered, the basin splashed with water, and the zombie fish frantically rushed to bite the ordinary fish.
The ordinary fish could only swim back and forth in the basin.
The Bai Family watched closely, not daring to breathe, fearing to affect the experiment results inside.
In less than two minutes, the experiment was considered over.
The zombie virus was too tyrannical; in two minutes, either the ordinary fish was devoured by the zombie fish or it turned into a zombie fish.
All the basins began to quiet down.
This time, the survival rate of ordinary fish in the basin had increased significantly.
Most were in basins sprinkled with crushed Fusang Tree leaves.
Zombie fish lay on the water surface with burst bellies, having eaten themselves to death. The zombie fish were small; trying to eat an ordinary fish of the same size was very difficult.
There were instances of ordinary fish turning into zombie fish, mostly resulting from whole Fusang Tree leaves thrown in.
"Fusang Tree leaves indeed have the potential to resist the zombie virus! And with a high probability! If we could find our human research facility, a vaccine could definitely be developed!"
Bai Zhengxuan’s face showed some excitement, and his words surprised even himself.
They couldn’t extract the factors from the Fusang Tree leaves and develop an antidote, so they could only hope for the human research facilities.
"No way! I don’t trust them!"
Liu Jing immediately retorted, with a hint of fierceness on her face.
She would never forget where she found traces of Xiao Niu.
Bai Zhengxuan’s eyes darkened, and he said nothing more.
Bai Xiqin stroked her chin, not averse to giving the Fusang Tree leaves to the research facility.
Definitely not to the facility of the Wang Family father and son.
If given, it would be to official research facilities, and they couldn’t expose the space or bring trouble to the family.
"Let’s talk about this later! The most important thing now is to plant more Fusang Tree leaves. Regardless of how to give them in the future, first gather more!"
So far, the person Bai Xiqin valued most was actually Chief Zhang of the Human Survivor Alliance.
The strength of this person was unfathomable, and he genuinely cared about humanity’s future.
Even when Uncle Wang crashed his car into him, he still gave Uncle Wang Crystal Cores because he valued Uncle Wang’s superpower and wished to make humanity a bit stronger.
This sincere heart surpassed that of Secretary Fang by much.
Before that, Bai Xiqin still wanted to confirm whether Chief Zhang was aware of Captain Fang’s cleansing plan.
"When giving, you must be cautious."
Hearing Bai Xiqin say this, Liu Jing couldn’t help but remind again.
She was truly scared.
Human greed was a bottomless pit.
Yet there was no choice but to give.
The Fusang Tree intertwined with the Mutated Mandala Flower probably only existed in the space; if not taken out, humanity’s disaster would continue indefinitely.
A decision must be made.
Otherwise, the Bai Family couldn’t live in a truly peaceful world.
"I understand."
Bai Xiqin squinted her eyes.
She wouldn’t allow the situation from the previous life to happen again.
If all research facilities were greedy, and everyone was greedy, she would rather bury this secret forever in the space.
The family walked out of the warehouse to the place where the Fusang Tree and Mandala Flowers were rooted.
It was close to the Spiritual Spring Water.
In a few months, the Fusang Tree and Mutated Mandala Flowers had grown taller, already resembling normal trees.
About the height of two people.
The Fusang Tree was as thick as a human’s thigh.
Even the Mutated Mandala Flower had reached such a height.
The rhizome of the Mutated Mandala Flower was no longer ordinary green but resembled the rhizome of the Fusang Tree. Though not as tall and strong as the Fusang Tree, it could no longer be called just a flower.
The Mutated Mandala Flower tree hadn’t produced many flowers; occasionally, a few enchanting purple flowers emitted a faint fragrance.
The vein patterns on the Fusang Tree leaves faintly resembled a flower.
The rhizome of the Mandala Flower was shaped like the Fusang Tree’s rhizome.
This was true dependence.
The Mandala Flower tree and Fusang Tree formed a powerful aura around them, an aura invisible and untouchable, but one could vaguely feel it.
The closer you got, the calmer your mood became.
Bai Xiqin’s restlessness from recalling the past gradually faded away.
"The ancient legends talk about the Divine Tree formed by two interdependent Mulberry Trees, hence the name Fusang Tree. Mandala Flowers, though not mulberry trees, echo the shadow of the legendary Divine Tree."
Bai Zhengxuan couldn’t help but marvel at the scene before him.
If such a Divine Tree appeared in the future, perhaps it wouldn’t be a hell-like scenario anymore.
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