Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn
Chapter 115: Sly Riding in the Pumpkin Carriage (Third Watch)

Chapter 115: Sly Riding in the Pumpkin Carriage (Third Watch)

The plants, which had undergone drastic mutations, brought forth an abundance of mutated spiritual power. If not for the Life Research Center sign hanging at the entrance, he would have truly believed he had arrived in an immortal friend’s space.

"Good heavens," the exclamation stopped abruptly as Professor Rock also felt the bizarre air recirculating from the research center. He fixed his gaze on Zhou Ziang, while Zhou Ziang was staring intently at Professor Kevin.

Like brothers separated for many years, both men reached out their hands at the same time and gave each other a firm hug.

Aisha watched with her mouth agape, goosebumps rising all over her body non-stop; could it be that these two men were...

That very night, within her mother Selena’s Animal Research Center, Aisha relayed everything that happened during the day to her mother without withholding anything.

Aisha’s beauty was largely inherited from her mother, the top animal research scientist in the United States of mixed Australian and American descent, Celeste Roster. It was only in front of her mother that Aisha would put away her pride and act demurely.

While listening to her daughter, Selena, who looked like a young woman in her twenties, was playing with an exceptionally small Persian cat. After hearing, she laughed: "It seems that Rock has found himself a good protégé or partner."

"Mom, did I do something wrong?" Aisha felt a wave of regret. Professor Rock hadn’t allowed her to stay longer at the research center; he sent her out immediately, and she was unaware of what happened to Zhou Ziang afterward.

Her mother and Rock were both expert researchers under the Mengshan Company, while she and the newly admitted Zhou Ziang were only staff-level researchers.

Only, her mother and Rock worked in different fields. Earlier that day, she had brought the person over to Kevin, who was more adept at developing plant superpowers, in hopes of pleasing Zhou Ziang.

"How few are the foolish things you’ve done? The way you do things is just like your human father, thoughtless," Selena’s tone was very venomous, with no regard for Aisha’s feelings.

Aisha’s father had died more than a decade ago, and ever since she could remember, her mother had been alone, managing the vast wealth of the Roster family.

"What’s Mengshan Company anyway? As long as mom successfully modifies animal genes, or even human genes, how could our Roster family’s power be controlled by a mere group?" Aisha exclaimed arrogantly.

"Shut up, do you know what’s behind Mengshan Company?" Selena’s fingers suddenly elongated with five-inch claws, imprisoning the miniature Persian cat in her palm like a mouse. Her fingers slowly tightened, producing a "splintering" sound of the cat’s bones breaking.

"The government." Aisha knew she had said something wrong and responded in agreement.

"Unless we can be certain of modifying all the chromosomes in the human genome, perfectly controlling the abilities brought about by genetic mutations, both you and I must keep a low profile working within Mengshan Company. People like you and me are considered outcasts, whether it’s in the United States or several other powerful countries. Without the government’s protection, we can only be labeled as demons. Based on your account, that Zhou Ziang acts very low-key. In the coming years, you must find a way to get close to him and try to absorb him for our own use," Selena’s eyes were full of shadows, her moods unpredictable.

When Zhou Ziang returned to his dorm, his mind was still filled with Professor Kevin’s teachings. This was his first contact with cultivators of this world. Yes, whether it was Professor Rock or Aisha, they were all different. The cultivators of this world, unlike those from the Yunteng Sect, attributed human superpowers to genetic mutations.

Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes, with each person’s set of chromosomes being unique. Some people’s chromosomes closely resemble those of plants, so they are defined as ’Plant People’. Others, whose genes and chromosomes are similar to those of animals, are known as ’Beastmen’.

Plant People are naturally gifted in cultivating plants, while Beastmen specialize in beast taming, one is passive and the other active, one offensive and the other defensive. There are no more than a thousand Genetic Mutants like this worldwide. All Genetic Mutants receive protection and subsidies from the American Government, with an annual basic training fund of one million US dollars.

All this information was acquired by Zhou Ziang from Rock. Zhou Ziang was not interested in these things; his only interest was that he no longer needed to worry about the issue of spatial spiritual power. Kevin promised to provide him with a research center, which he would be responsible for cultivating various transgenic plants.

"Ziang, you’re back. Yao Feng, your senior, has been looking for you all afternoon, said he wants to treat you to a meal," his roommate reminded him upon his return, and curious about the package in his hand, peeked into it, astonished to find a bag of beans, "What do you need beans for?"

"This is my next research project, transgenic soybeans," Zhou Ziang’s reply made his roommate even more curious. A research project? He’s just a freshman; where did he get a research project? This guy looks reserved, but whenever he speaks, it’s shocking.

"Today I became a staff researcher at Mengshan Company," Zhou left this remark before closing the room door.

"Mengshan Company, my God, that’s the same company as Yao Feng, your senior. Wait, Zhou Ziang is only seventeen years old. Doesn’t that make him the youngest researcher in Mengshan Company’s history? This joke is too big," the roommate gaped, taking a long time to process this.

Outside, the cold wind blew fiercely in gusts, and nobody knew what kind of spring would come after the snow melted.

**

The senior brother’s storyline comes to a temporary close.

The sugarcane seedling makes its appearance: Unscrupulous author, I’ve been eating iron for a long time already, you can’t be so cruel to the young sprouts of the motherland. I want to grow up; I want precious metals!

Unscrupulous author: Isn’t this the third watch? I’ll improve your meal soon; with rising prices, I can’t afford it, my dear~

After pondering, the sugarcane seedling: Then I want tickets and whatever, whether colored or colorless, give me some, they’re free~ (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for the monthly ticket and recommendation ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation.)