Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies
Chapter 434 - 430: Mo Jingsheng’s Return

Chapter 434: Chapter 430: Mo Jingsheng’s Return

Three days later, the physical examination results came out.

Jiang Yan’s various physical indicators continued to lead by a wide margin, with Ye Qing coming in second.

To everyone’s surprise, Kong Wu’s physical indicators ranked third.

His examination included an extra organ test due to accidentally drinking acid snow.

Unexpectedly, the results showed that everything was intact.

Everyone was astonished by the "life-saving potion" Mo Jingsheng had given to Jiang Yan.

However, the doctors did not offer much explanation for the improvement in other people’s physical indicators.

"Regarding Ye Qing, the tests detected a decrease in hormone levels. His physical indicators, besides his inherent factors, are also partly influenced by hormones," the doctor said.

Ye Qing was an Evolved Person who had previously undergone hormone-stimulating experiments in the SNP laboratory, so the doctor provided some clarification.

As for everyone else, the doctor only summarized the overall results; the details of the test data were considered private.

Jiang Yan had undergone a specialized examination before during her training for the aerospace program; she already knew her condition was unusual.

Even so, the results this time surprised her as well.

She was well aware that the disparity mainly came from drinking the Space spring water.

Zhang Yongliang, who was somewhat obsessed with evolutionary research, asked, "Doctor, what about the others? Were any special substances or signs of mutation detected in their bodies?"

The doctor shook his head, "No. Just improved indicators. Other than that, there’s nothing unusual."

Su Dai suddenly came up with an idea, "Survival of the fittest. But the timeline seems too short. Could there be hormonal factors in the air? Something like the aerosol-style virus that spreads everywhere..."

"Impossible." Song Haitao immediately dismissed her hypothesis. "The people still alive, like us, who are out in the open and exposed to the natural air, are few in number. Dispersing such hormones makes no sense and serves no purpose."

Song Haitao abruptly shifted the conversation and looked at Jiang Yan, "Jiang Yan, what do you think?"

"Doctor, this is too professional for me. I have no idea," Jiang Yan said with a laugh, feigning ignorance.

Song Haitao didn’t press the topic further and instead said:

"Alright, everyone has had enough rest over these past few days. Starting tomorrow, training officially resumes."

"Understood."

They had more tasks at hand and didn’t linger much longer.

Before leaving, Song Haitao suddenly patted Kong Wu on the shoulder,

"Kid, this time you’ve really turned misfortune into fortune! You better perform well in the future—don’t let those bottles of life-saving potion go to waste."

Kong Wu grinned and then stood up straight with a serious expression, "Yes! I promise to train hard and serve my country!"

After parting ways with Song Haitao and the others, Jiang Yan and her team headed straight back to their living quarters.

Two months passed quickly.

The temperature continued to rise and was approaching zero degrees.

The Black Storm had raged for ten consecutive days and nights before finally ceasing.

The external world calmed down a bit afterward, with no new natural disasters occurring.

However, the damage caused by the devastating Black Storm significantly impacted the base’s perimeter.

After the AS Zone detached from the base, the collapsed area had initially been filled with ice and snow buildup.

Now, it was covered with loads of sand and gravel, forcing the base to transfer personnel from the area near the AS Zone in advance.

Following the Black Storm, according to Song Haitao’s observations, once the ice and snow melted, the land below would be eroded by the acid snow. In response, the base increased soil excavation teams in addition to the usual resource search squads.

Most excavation team members were miners from before the apocalypse, supplemented by a few warriors.

They operated specialized equipment to remove the sand and ice layers above the soil and excavated the soil below, bagging it into burlap sacks.

No one knew how the piles of soil were transported from outside into certain corners of the base’s warehouses. They only knew their job was to excavate, while another team from the base handled the rest.

During this time, Jiang Yan’s team met the new base leader, Qin Zepeng, once.

The meeting was brief, focusing more on instructions and precautions for the upcoming mission to locate the National Treasure.

Qin Zepeng was similar in age to Mo Jingsheng and could be considered part of the same generation.

He acted steadily but lacked Mo Jingsheng’s seasoned and composed demeanor.

Jiang Yan’s identity as a Reborn and her special abilities were top secrets known only to Mo Jingsheng, so Qin Zepeng treated her merely as a team member, prioritizing the famed Evolved Person Ye Qing more than her.

Jiang Yan didn’t mind this state of affairs and quietly trained while occasionally helping transport soil under Song Qian’s guidance.

Some of the soil was sent to the plant cultivation area for hydroponic research.

Jiang Yan took the opportunity to secretly mix some soil from the black earth in her Space into the research samples.

She had conducted a small experiment in her room, confirming that soil from her Space black earth maintained its ability to support plant growth in the real world.

However, with Mo Jingsheng absent, she could only carry out such activities discreetly.

Most of her remaining time was spent inside her room.

Ever since Zhou Haoyue was adopted by Su Dai, the little girl frequently sought Jiang Yan’s company.

Jiang Yan gradually became fond of her.

With the base as a large shelter, Hua Bao could mostly stay in the Space, devouring leftover Gold.

The Space continued upgrading, but aside from an increase in area and the appearance of some previously unseen plants, there weren’t many changes since the Spiritual Spring was already in place.

The results of Zhao Yougong’s selection for juvenile training camp were announced.

To Jiang Yan’s surprise, Zhao Xiaofei and Zhou Haotian had both passed the screening.

Though their physical fitness wasn’t outstanding among their peers, their psychological resilience was exceptionally strong.

Reflecting on their growth experiences, Jiang Yan felt somewhat touched.

Soon after, the base encountered a significant crisis.

Some people who had consumed two-legged sheep succumbed to prion virus outbreaks, which rapidly infected others.

The base population further decreased during this crisis.

Several individuals originally selected for the National Treasure expedition were among those lost.

Through two large-scale viral outbreaks, the base discovered that numerous infiltrators from Musen Base and Flame Base had mixed in.

After multiple rounds of personnel screening, most of the troublemakers were weeded out.

Still, the base remained shrouded in an uneasy atmosphere.

The temperature finally climbed above zero degrees, and the sun emerged, bringing faint warmth.

Jiang Yan felt the departure date drawing closer and closer.

One day, as she retrieved a storybook from her backpack to hand to Zhou Haoyue, there was a knock at the room door.

Jiang Yan opened the door to find Li Haoyang and Song Qian standing there. Her eyes lit up, "Li Haoyang, you’re back?"

"Yes, Miss Jiang. Leader Mo has returned as well," Li Haoyang said with a warm smile.