End of the World Cycle

Xie Qin saw Lu Chaoyun through the iron gate of the villa. He was tall and thin, about 1.8 meters tall. Perhaps because he stayed in the laboratory for many years without seeing the sun, his skin was pale and bloodless. There were some acne marks on his cheeks, but it did not affect his appearance.

Yes, he is very good-looking. I can’t say exactly what makes him good-looking, but he gives people a gentle and elegant feeling. Lu Chaoyun stood at the door politely, knocking and waiting, with a smile on his face, looking pure and clean, not at all like the villain in the books.

Xie Qin went out to open the door himself. The door opened but no one came in. Instead, he stood at the door and asked.

"Hello, I'm looking for Xie Ran."

"whats the matter?"

"I'm doing research on psychics. I just found Xie Ran, a third-level psychic psychic, in the base database a few days ago. I need some data. He can help me."

"What data do you need?"

"Well, it's hard to explain. I need everything, and maybe you don't understand it either, so can you let me take Xie Ran away?"

"What if I say I can't?"

"Of course, you can say no, but I can negotiate with you." Lu Chaoyun took out a points card with a face value of 5,000 from his pocket.

Xie Qin smiled and took the points card.

"Wait a moment." After taking the card, Xie Qin went straight back to the house without inviting Lu Chaoyun in. While Lu Chaoyun was wondering, Xie Qin had already returned to the villa and closed the door.

After laughing at himself, he found a corner where the sun didn't shine and waited patiently.

After a while, Xie Qin came out of the villa with a notebook and handed it to Lu Chaoyun.

"This is?"

"Data, data on the extraction of corpse crystals by first-level psychics, and data on the distance perceived at this stage. Including test data on obstacles."

"Hey, these are the data you made?"

"Of course, this is only a small part of it. The price you offered is only worth this. And if I'm not mistaken, you probably haven't studied psychics before, right? My brother is now at level three, and this is the only data on level one and level two. You don't even have to do the experiment yourself, it's really worth it."

"How can I believe that the data produced by a young girl like you is correct?" Lu Chaoyun just found it interesting. He leaned over and looked down at Xie Qin, and couldn't help but get closer.

Xie Qin didn't mind this distance, and even the faint smell of disinfectant on Lu Chaoyun was somewhat pleasant.

"But maybe this yellow-haired girl can help you develop psychic power crystals." Xie Qin took a step forward unwillingly, almost touching Lu Chaoyun's face. Lu Chaoyun had no way of reacting to Xie Qin's actions. He was so scared that he staggered back a step, and then laughed inexplicably twice.

"You are such an interesting little girl. Tell me. What do you want?"

"I want you to be my teacher and take me into the lab."

"You want to join the Institute?"

"Yes."

"Education? Age? Major? Do you have any?"

"No, that's why I need you to be my teacher. Believe me, I can do a good job and help you. Give me a month to prove it to you." Xie Qin handed the points card with a face value of 5,000 to Lu Chaoyun.

"Do you know what experiment I'm doing?"

"Guess."

Obviously, Lu Chaoyun didn't believe it, but he didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he opened the notebook in his hand. From the first day of the mutation, it was daily data, then weekly data, and then monthly data. It was all recorded in great detail, including the species that the mental system could control and the distance of perception, as if he could experience it himself.

I have to say that this kind of experimental data is more detailed than what I have done. If we can get some crystal samples from psychic power users, there is still a chance to create artificial psychic power crystals.

Lu Chaoyun took out his work ID from his neck, took out a pen from his pocket, took Xie Qin's hand and wrote a string of numbers on it.

"Use this to get to the main gate, go up to the eighth floor of the institute's main building. Enter this password at the door. By the way, what's your name?"

"Xie Qin."

"Very good, welcome to join us, Xie Qin. From today on, you are my student. So, please bring your data and your brain to me tomorrow. At eight o'clock."

"Okay. Thank you, teacher."

"Teacher? Well, that's a good title. I haven't asked yet, how old are you?"

"I'll be fifteen soon."

"What??!! You mean you were still a junior high school student before the end of the world?"

"Teacher, rest assured. Under the exam-oriented education system, I have achieved full marks in almost all my subjects. In the past year or so, I have already taught myself all the high school courses. I have also learned the knowledge related to the experiment. I only need you to give me some pointers. I will not hold you back."

"Hmm? Let's wait and see." Lu Chaoyun looked at the confident little girl in front of him and couldn't bear to hit her self-confidence. It was rare to see such a talented child, and he thought he would be willing to spend a little more energy to train a helper for himself. After all, what the world lacks most now is talent.

The next morning, Xie Qin got up early, packed his bags and headed for the research institute. Following Lu Chaoyun's instructions, he entered the laboratory smoothly.

Xie Qin arrived at Lu Chaoyun's personal laboratory. When he entered, there was no one around. Also, because it was morning, the light from the small windows in the laboratory was poor. It was a large flat floor with basically no lights on, and only a few emergency lights were dimly lit. So the lighted room at the end of the corridor after turning left after entering the door was particularly dazzling.

Xie Qin went to find the light source. Through the glass door, everything that happened inside was clearly visible.

There were only two people inside, two men, Lu Chaoyun and an assistant. At this time, a superpower was lying on an operating table. Xie Qin only took a quick look. A second-level water superpower.

The man had tubes inserted all over his body and his head had been cut open. Xie Qin could even see his beating brain. This was the first time Xie Qin had seen a crystal being removed so directly. Lu Chaoyun was very fast. In just five minutes, a crystal clear light blue crystal was taken out.

After Lu Chaoyun took the crystal away, the person on the bed lost vital signs. The crystal was placed in a vacuum jar. Lu Chaoyun looked up and saw Xie Qin, smiled and walked towards Xie Qin.

His hands were still bloody, but he had the most harmless smile on his face. This scene looked extremely weird. It was impossible to tell that the death of a person had any effect on him.

Seeing the calm expression on Xie Qin's face, Lu Chaoyun smiled even more. After washing his hands, he opened the door and let Xie Qin in. He led Xie Qin to the operating table and explained to Xie Qin the exact location of the crystal in great detail.

"The crystal is located in the medulla oblongata of the human brain. So after the crystal is removed, the person will definitely die."

"So, what exactly are you going to use the crystal for, teacher? If you're just studying the composition, one should be enough, right?"

"Kid, you always ask the key points." Lu Chaoyun did not answer directly, but naturally took the pocket from Xie Qin's hand, which was full of data on his brother's supernatural changes.

As long as we have these data, when there are psychics who commit crimes and are put in prison in the future, we can directly start sample production.

Xie Qin followed Lu Chaoyun to another laboratory. After changing clothes, Xie Qin saw the legendary supernatural supplements. There were oral methods and syringes. Just by looking at the color, Xie Qin could also tell what the effects of these supplements were.

There are only five kinds of supplements here at the moment. Strength, Water, Wood, Earth, and Speed. They are all common superpowers.

"This is a supplement that can replenish superpowers. Just this small tube can instantly restore the energy of an exhausted power user." Lu Chaoyun picked up a tube of reagent, about ten milliliters, and put it in Xie Qin's hand.

Xie Qin looked at it carefully, found nothing special, and put it back in its place.

"This, once injected into the body of a psychic, can instantly turn a first-level psychic into a second-level psychic." Lu Chaoyun introduced the needle to Xie Qin. Xie Qin did not speak, but just stared at it curiously. Lu Chaoyun continued.

"It's just that the cost of refining these things is too high. For one shot like this, I need three first-level psychic crystals to refine it, and the remaining crystals from three psychic crystals can only synthesize one reagent. There are simply not so many psychics in this world to do experiments for me."

"So, you are eager to research artificial crystals and want these reagents and syringes to be mass-produced."

"Yes, you seem to understand my thoughts."

"Then is it possible that we both have the same idea?" After saying that, Xie Qin took out a third-level corpse crystal from his pocket and placed it in front of Lu Chaoyun.

Lu Chaoyun looked at Xie Qin with confusion.

"Corpse crystal? What does that mean?"

Xie Qin had long known the key to Lu Chaoyun's success from the original book. But Xie Qin brought this time forward by one year. That is to use the corpse crystal as a carrier, and then purify it with water dissolved from the superpower crystal, and add some purification reagents researched by Lu Chaoyun himself to get an artificial third-order crystal. Such a crystal dissolution can extract at least ten syringes and fifty reagents.

"Zombies were also human beings before they transformed. Have you ever thought that corpse crystals and crystals of mutants might have something in common?"

It was really like a word that woke people up from their dreams. Lu Chaoyun almost screamed out of excitement. He took the corpse crystal from Xie Qin's hand and went to his own refining laboratory.

Xie Qin followed slowly as Lu Chaoyun observed the slices of corpse crystal under the microscope. His expression changed from confusion to understanding, then to shock, and finally to excitement.

Before Xie Qin could react, Lu Chaoyun hugged her tightly. She was carried around for more than ten rounds without knowing what was going on. She didn't stop even when she kicked things over.

Xie Qin had no choice but to control Lu Chaoyun's thoughts a little, allowing him to calm down for a short time.

"You are my lucky star! Why didn't I meet you earlier! You are a genius! You are the savior of this world!" Lu Chaoyun was so excited that he didn't want to stop for a second. After making a phone call, the base commander Du Mingxuan came in person with the corpse crystal in the afternoon.

During this period, Xie Qin learned about the method and sequence of purifying corpse crystals and cultivating them into crystals. He also tried it with first- and second-order corpse crystals, and the results were unexpectedly good. In the process of converting corpse crystals into crystals, the loss was no more than 10%.

The metal box was opened and there were about 200 third-level corpse crystals inside. Du Mingxuan handed them to Lu Chaoyun without hesitation. Xie Qin just stood behind Lu Chaoyun silently.

Wearing a white lab coat and a mask, others would only think she was a small lab worker. Lu Chaoyun was also immersed in excitement and couldn't help herself. She quickly explained her idea to Du Mingxuan. Although Du Mingxuan didn't understand, he knew from Lu Chaoyun's happy expression that things had made unprecedented progress.

The three of them went directly to the refining room. Xie Qin followed at the end and looked at Du Mingxuan carefully. He was the strongest man he had seen since the end of the world. He was about 1.95 meters tall, with wheat-colored skin that was even a little dark. Even though he was wearing a thick suit coat, Xie Qin could still see very obvious muscle lines.

This kind of person looks like he can kill a cow with one punch. Even if he doesn't have super powers, he would be a tough guy. Xie Qin has tried her best to sense Du Mingxuan's power, but it's not so easy to see a fourth-level lightning superpower. Xie Qin only felt that he had lightning energy all over his body, but he controlled it very well. She was even more certain that if she touched him without his consent, she would be electrocuted.

This guy who looks big and strong actually looks very delicate, with great features and deep eye sockets, which makes him look like a traditional handsome guy. He has a regular and resolute appearance, and is very masculine. In ancient times, such a person would be a general.

"Qinqin, dilute."

"Oh! Okay." Xie Qin was brought back to his senses by Lu Chaoyun's voice, and started working swiftly.

"Newcomer?" Du Yuexuan then noticed the little Xie Qin next to him and asked.

"Xie Qin, my student, may be my successor in the future."

"Students? How come I don't know? When did you accept students?"

"There are so many things you don't know, stop talking nonsense and come and help."

Xie Qin could sense that the two had a good relationship, and they were relaxed during their conversations, and they trusted each other. If that was the case, why did Du Yuexuan let Ning Cheng go after she killed Lu Chaoyun? It seemed that Du Yuexuan's feelings for Ning Cheng were not simply a matter of liking her.

In just half a month, the refining technology had matured. A third-order corpse crystal and a first-order crystal could be adjusted to become a third-order crystal. The output of ten syringes and nearly fifty reagents almost magnified the effect of the first third-order corpse crystal by hundreds of times.

After half a month of study, Xie Qin finally followed Lu Chaoyun to the operating table. As long as he could get in touch with the superpower, Xie Qin's goal would be achieved. After all, during the operation, it was very easy to spend a few seconds to absorb some superpowers.