Chu Shanhe looked at him in complete astonishment and said, "To create many evolvers, how is that possible? Even the Science Academy can't do it; they can only create gene enhancement serums. But these serums have a high load, and only evolvers can bear it. A normal person's body can't be enhanced by these gene serums."
Chen Chao had no intention of hiding the matter of the Evolution Energy. According to the trajectory of history, the Science Academy would discover this in half a month and use it as the trump card to push Commander Xu against Commander He. For now, he was just revealing it half a month earlier, a favor he was granting.
"Have you noticed that among these corpses, there are some special ones? Their strength and speed are double that of ordinary corpses!" Chen Chao lightly tapped the table and said casually.
Chu Shanhe paused, "Yes, we call these types of corpses 'enhanced corpses'... What are you implying?"
"In these enhanced corpses, there is something resembling a crystal inside them. I call it Evolution Energy. If you swallow it, it can turn a normal person into an evolver!" Chen Chao smiled.
Chu Shanhe's pupils constricted, staring intently at Chen Chao, "Are you serious?"
Chen Chao smiled faintly, "Of course. Have the Science Academy catch one or two for an experiment, and you'll know."
"We already have some in the lab, locked in cages. I'll notify them to conduct the experiment immediately. If what you're saying is true..." Chu Shanhe felt his blood boil, his gaze burning with intensity as he looked at Chen Chao, "If it's true, you'll be a great hero to humanity. Commander Xu will certainly reward you."
Great hero? Chen Chao smiled lightly, "I just hope you can take good care of my sister."
"Don't worry, as long as I breathe, I won't let a single hair on your sister's head be harmed!" Chu Shanhe said firmly.
Chen Chao nodded, "Then I can rest assured. My sister is in the living area. Her name is Chen Shiyu. You can go and check on her. I'll probably leave the base in about two days."
"You want to leave?" Chu Shanhe was taken aback, "It's too dangerous out there. Even if you're an evolver, you could still be in danger if you encounter a few enhanced corpses!"
Chen Chao smiled faintly. The dangers he was about to face were not something a few enhanced corpses could compare to, but there was no point in saying that. He patted Chu Shanhe's shoulder and said, "I have other matters to attend to. We'll meet again later." With that, he stood up, opened the door of the room, and left.
After watching Chen Chao's figure disappear, Chu Shanhe came to his senses. He immediately pulled out his special communicator and dialed a number, "Is it Feng Qiu? I just got some news. Go dissect those enhanced corpses we've caught and check if they have something like crystals inside. If they do, notify me immediately. Keep it confidential!"
After hanging up, Chu Shanhe stood up and said to Officer Xiao Song, "You guys go to the living area and check on Brother Chen's sister... Forget it, I'll go personally." With that, he rushed out of the room like a gust of wind.
The young man looked a bit confused and asked, "Song Ge, who is that person? He seems to be quite familiar with General Chu. Is what he said about Evolution Energy true?"
Officer Xiao Song's face became serious, "He's the first evolver I've ever met. I once told you about a man who could shoot down a helicopter with a pistol. You didn't believe me and said I was just watching too many war dramas, but it was real. That man is Brother Chen. As for what he said about Evolution Energy... If it's true, humanity really has hope!"
"That's him?" The young man was astonished, his face filled with shock.
After settling his sister's matters, Chen Chao was completely at ease. He felt light as he arrived at his dormitory, took out a wooden stick from his dimensional space, and began practicing gunplay with it.
His posture was slow, like practicing Tai Chi with a sword. He immersed himself fully into the wooden stick, as if the stick was his own arm. Every swing sent the air, like heavy stones, gently pushed away. There was a natural flow and grace to his movements.
After reaching A-level in gunplay, Chen Chao was able to achieve 'unity of man and gun,' but he felt a sense of being stuck when it came to advancing to S-level. It felt like there was no way forward.
Chen Chao had watched some videos of S-level swordsmanship and knife techniques in his previous life, but he felt there was little difference between those and his own practice. He knew he was only seeing the surface and hadn't grasped the essence. He wanted to study more, but he couldn't find the right direction, and this frustration made him feel pain. He could only continue honing his skills, hoping that through repeated practice, he would understand the higher-level meaning of S-level techniques.
Two days passed quickly.
Perhaps due to the upcoming C-8 combat assessment, there had been no disturbance from Commander He's faction these past two days. The situation was calm, with less infighting between the factions. It seemed peaceful, but everyone knew that a storm was about to break!
Whoosh~!
A large number of helicopters landed on the open ground above the S-level military camp. Under the command of the Major General instructor and several assistants, everyone boarded the helicopters one by one.
As all the helicopters were filled, over a hundred helicopters took off and headed towards a disaster city outside the capital. The city had been cleared by the Air Force, with large monsters being lured to other cities, where they would fight each other.
Only corpses and small monsters remained in C-8, left for the Army to clean up.
Chen Chao and the others were tasked with entering the city and killing the corpses, with their success being measured by the number of kills. The Air Force would oversee the operation, and would intervene if any crisis arose.
Meanwhile, in the Science Academy, several senior members of Commander Xu's faction were in an uproar. Two days ago, under Chu Shanhe's guidance, they had conducted a secret experiment and not only found the mysterious crystal inside the enhanced corpses but also successfully used these crystals to enhance several of Commander Xu's trusted subordinates into evolvers!
After the experiment succeeded, everyone was excited, even teary-eyed.
When they learned that the information had been revealed by an evolver named Chen Chao from the ability camp, Director Guo of the Science Academy nearly teared up and wanted to meet Chen Chao to express the highest respect and gratitude. However, everyone knew that this crafty old director's real purpose was to recruit Chen Chao into the Science Academy.
Commander Xu was also curious. He knew that, with such a great discovery, this person would go down in history. His contribution to humanity could rival ten Newtons!
However, to avoid attracting attention from Commander He's spies, they decided to suppress their desire to meet Chen Chao for now. They would wait until Commander He was overthrown, and then reward Chen Chao accordingly.
At the same time, Chen Chao and the others had already arrived in the C-8 zone.