Faced with this thing's mockery, Ma Qing did not refute it.

He didn't even say a single word.

When Ding Shen made a contract and reached an agreement with the Anomalies back then, regardless of right or wrong, he indeed sacrificed a portion of people to protect Oasis.

But wasn't he also striving for humanity's survival?

Back then, he wanted to create something that could allow the power of Anomalies and humans to coexist peacefully.

Supernatural Power was far too rare.

Even though many people used Sequence Serum, they still couldn't awaken to become Superhumans.

Some people who used Sequence Serum even became new Anomalies.

To this day, he still hasn't figured out what the essence of Supernatural Power is, nor what the essence of a Sequence is.

Everyone thought he was a Sequence 4 Pharmacist Sequence Superhuman.

In reality, he had long been a Pharmacist Sequence 5, with the sequence name: Gene Shepherd.

Simultaneously, he wasn't just the Pharmacist Sequence, but also a Great Physician Sequence 4.

Sequence name: Life Remolding.

Regarding his Sequence advancement, Ma Qing hadn't told anyone.

One could even say he didn't care at all about things like Sequence levels.

He only wanted to find a sliver of hope for humanity in this despair-filled apocalypse.

The previous project of fusing humans with the power of Anomalies, he had already completely declared a failure.

It's just that no one knew about this matter.

And the failed product was precisely the Pseudo-human, this terrifying biological entity.

No one expected that these Pseudo-humans were created by the widely respected and admired Doctor Ma.

One could say Ma Qing was the father of the Pseudo-humans.

The "outsider" mentioned by the "Tangled Crowd" wasn't referring to Anomalies from other places.

It was an external race that had never appeared before.

"Ah ya ya... Doctor Ma, if we go out now and tell everyone that you are the true father of the Pseudo-humans."

"Guess what would happen."

"Would your fellow humans rush in and tear you to shreds?"

"If that happened, it would definitely be quite interesting, wouldn't it?"

The dried, shriveled human skin shadow that had been following Ma Qing was like an annoying fly.

Even though it couldn't even speak fluently.

It still chattered incessantly without end.

Regarding this creature's clamor.

Ma Qing simply ignored it, acting as if it didn't exist.

In his right hand, he held a test tube containing a pale golden liquid. This liquid seemed to have a life of its own; even when Ma Qing inverted the tube.

The pale golden liquid showed no intention of flowing out at all.

The dried human skin curiously lowered itself to peer at the golden liquid inside.

Seeming somewhat curious about the golden liquid, it wanted to poke its withered finger into the test tube to test it.

But in the end, it didn't dare.

Ma Qing watched the dried human skin shadow's actions but didn't stop it.

What he was creating now was his newest research project.

This was a virus.

A virus that specifically targeted Anomalies.

Since the previous project of transferring the power of Anomalies into human bodies had failed.

It wasn't a complete loss; at least, as Ma Qing himself said, his understanding of the power of Anomalies should be considered among the top tier of humanity currently.

Therefore, Ma Qing wanted to create a virus.

A virus that specifically targeted Anomalies.

In a few more hours, the virus would be successful.

The reason why the Anomaly riots occurred in Oasis City.

Was precisely because Ma Qing's virus experiment was nearing completion.

The Anomalies, for some unknown reason, all sensed the danger level of Ma Qing's experiment.

Thus, recently, they had all gathered at Oasis.

Even the "Tangled Crowd" that had previously made a deal with Ding Shen tore up the earlier contract.

If this virus targeting Anomalies could truly succeed.

Then for humanity, it would undoubtedly be a powerful offensive tool.

A few more hours, and the experiment would conclude.

If successful, Oasis could be preserved, and humanity would gain another shred of hope.

If it failed, Oasis would cease to exist.

...

Ideal Grain Seeds were practically the ultimate dream for all apocalypse survivors.

Those seeds with incomprehensibly fast maturation periods that could even be planted during migration journeys were simply the most precious treasure in the entire apocalypse.

You have to understand, no one was willing to risk going into Uninhabited Forbidden Zones to scavenge for supplies.

Those places were once humanity's utopias.

But now, they had become forbidden zones for humans.

Only some lunatics would think about going there to collect Wonder Materials.

It's just that the Oasis City authorities maintained very strict control over Ideal Grain Seeds.

Through normal channels, basically forget about getting your hands on such things.

And the riots that just occurred ultimately gave people an opportunity.

"Mr. Chen, Squad Leader Chu, I've found out..."

Xue Nan rapidly relayed the information he had gathered in a fast-paced speech.

It turned out that during the riots earlier, several staff originally taking care of the Planting Base had secretly stolen some of the Ideal Grain Seeds from inside.

They were now looking for buyers everywhere.

Ordinary people found it very difficult to plant Ideal Grain Seeds.

Because qualified seeds required stimulation from Supernatural Power to manifest their Wonder characteristics.

For ordinary people to try planting Ideal Grain Seeds was difficult.

Therefore, even if ordinary people managed to steal Ideal Grain Seeds, they would trade these things to Superhumans.

Before Chen Ye could even finish listening to Xue Nan's explanation, he immediately felt something was wrong.

If Xue Nan could find out this news, others would definitely find out too.

When that time came...

Xue Nan's work ability was strong, but that didn't mean he was unique.

Chen Ye's voice was cold and rapid: "Xue Nan, go call Miss Sun, Miss Ding Dong, and Iron Lion!"

"Have them come over here!"

Without another word, Xue Nan turned and sprinted away.

He had to handle this matter personally.

Actually, when he first learned the news, Xue Nan had already realized the situation's development might turn violent.

But those were Ideal Grain Seeds.

Anyone in Oasis could sense that something was wrong with Oasis City's situation.

This city was full of various secrets.

Everyone had their own little schemes.

Before, Oasis City actually hid so many Anomalies.

And outside the city, those indescribable black shadows that just a glance could make one's heart swell with infinite fear.

Even an idiot knew Oasis City had serious problems.

Including Chen Ye, many people didn't believe Oasis City could hold.

Everyone was now making preparations to escape once the defensive array broke.

Situations like this, humanity had experienced countless times.

Those massive Uninhabited Forbidden Zones, one after another, were the evidence.

At least with humanity's current strength, it wasn't sufficient to establish a completely safe human settlement area.

Oasis was just some idealist's fantasy.

Before leaving, scoop up enough capital, strengthen oneself, until the day they could truly establish a human settlement area.

Chu Che didn't oppose Chen Ye's decision, he just frowned: "Things might not be that simple!~"

"Just the few of us probably aren't enough, I'll go talk to Zhao Hongmei."

Chen Ye nodded.

This time, Chen Ye was about to resume his old profession again.

Just blackmailing the black market, it wasn't like he hadn't done it before.