It was dawn, but I couldn't feel too much light. The world under the radiating clouds was gray, and there was no living animal in the wilderness. Only the withered plants and leaves were blown by the wind, floating and undulating on the vast wilderness.

From the appearance, Yinyuecheng Hospital is difficult to associate with buildings with similar functions in the old era. Large unpolished stones make the building look rough. The warning towers cast from reinforced concrete are scattered around. On both sides of the road leading to the main entrance, sand barricades that form covers each other, with amazingly striking double-mounted cannons, and two wheeled armored vehicles specially equipped for the hospital's guards, patrolling back and forth around the house.

The defensive power here is second only to the warehouse. It is not just because the medical devices are completely derived from the Joint Doctors Association, and cannot be obtained from other places or purchased. Any family institution needs to control the disease, and the injured people in the battle also need to be treated. Naturally, even when the rioters are at the craziest time, the city guards still distributed enough power to fully protect the entire hospital.

The hospital departments are no different from the old days. The walls painted with white paint also emit a faint smell of Susu. The rooms and corridors in the building are made of cement, smooth and flat. From time to time, nurses and doctors in white clothes are hurried by, bringing a slightly cold wind.

The fourth floor is an intensive care unit equipped for special patients. According to convention, most patients who can enter here are high-ranking people in the city. Of course, there are exceptions. If ordinary patients are arranged to live in these rooms equipped with special survival devices, it also means that their lives are in danger and it is difficult to have hope of recovery. Most of them are used for observation experiments, or to extract pathogenic strains for research or prevention.

The burly Wang Biao lay on the hospital bed, a steel vest buckled with bolts, tightly connecting him to the bed frame. His left arm stretched outward, and two steel bars extending outward from the metal vest formed a triangle, supported from bottom to top. He could not move, and could only keep leaning against the head of the bed. Without help from others, he could only lie down like this, unable to turn over, and he was even more unlikely to get out of bed and walk around.

Boris' punch was extremely powerful and directly smashed his entire left shoulder. The doctor had cleaned and combined the broken bone pieces and fixed them with splints and metal vests, but he could not recover in a short time.

Wang Biao's recovery status is not optimistic, and may even lead to hemiplegia or paralysis. The attending doctor bluntly said that the medical technology of Yinyuecheng Hospital can only maintain the status quo. If you want better treatment, you must go to the City of Life and negotiate with the Joint Doctors Association.

"Don't worry, I can't die."

Seeing Lin Xiang appearing at the door, Wang Biao raised his right hand and squeezed out a pretended relaxed smile.

He slowly walked to the edge of the bed, pulled a chair and sat down. Lin Xiang gently patted the metal vest on his body, and sighed and shook his head.

"I regret it."

Wang Biao did not answer the conversation, but just looked at him with inquiring eyes.

"If I expand the scope of blood infection, so that the number of people receiving fusion is greater and the parasitic concentration is increased a little, this chaos may not have happened. You don't have to be injured, and there will be no more dead people." Lin Xiang's voice was very low, which obviously contained suppressed anger and self-blame.

"No one can predict everything. Besides, you've done a good job."

Wang Biao still had a smile on his face: "This is just an accident."

"What if such an accident continues, or more similar incidents will occur...?"

Lin Xiang's voice became lower and lower, as if he was asking for advice, and as if he was asking others for advice: "The Claws cannot allow Yinyue City to exist in their current state. They will not miss any opportunity to make a huge profit. These guys are not engaged in production, and "Jet" is their main source of income. There is no possibility of mediation in the relationship between us and the Claws, and this time... they will never die."

"What are you going to do?" Wang Biao tried to sit upright and looked at Lin Xiang inquiringly. He could fully understand Lin Xiang's mood at this moment, and also understood that he was not asking for his own opinions now. Lin Xiang had already made a decision on how to deal with and solve the current problem. He just needed an audience, a trustworthy audience that could guarantee absolutely confidentiality.

"Strengthen, expand-" Lin Xiang said two straightforward and direct words with firm determination.

"Expand?" Wang Biao keenly grasped the most critical part of his words.

"For ordinary people, the evolutionary abilities of level 4 to 5 are indeed very powerful. However, this level of strength cannot play any role when facing parasites. Even if the number is extremely large, it cannot pose enough threat to the opponent in terms of quality. It is in line with the old saying of the old times - "A sheep is a sheep, and it will never become a lion."

Wang Biao frowned. He could probably know what Lin Xiang wanted to say. He asked slowly: "What do you mean..."

"I want to create a group of parasites-"

Lin Xiang's tone was cold and decisive: "Corbert, Jacques, Calvin, and Blanche, I plan to turn them all into parasitics. "Claws" are an undetermined risk factor, and no one can guarantee whether such a thing will happen for the second or third time. They must have the ability to protect themselves or escape, and I will never want to see any of them be hurt again. They are our people, they are fighting for this city. No! Don't say anything to persuade me to give up this idea, put yourself in the shoes of a person, what would you do if the woman who was insulted and ravaged was not Blanche, but Nina or someone with a blood relationship with you?"

Wang Biao's hands trembled subconsciously, and after a moment of silence, he nodded softly: "I understand...but you must also consider the actual combat ability. The strength of one star and two star is a world of difference, not to mention the existence of nine stars or even more advanced. "The Claw" must have villains as powerful as Boris. Faced with these people, even if Cobert and Blanche can evolve into parasites, it is impossible to form a confrontation in terms of strength."

"Their power alone is certainly not enough. If a scale is formed in terms of quantity, hundreds, or even thousands, even the most powerful nine-star parasites will be torn to pieces by the overwhelming one-star parasites." Lin Xiang's voice was very light, but it was filled with extremely blood and ferociousness.

Wang Biao felt his scalp numb, and his palm was covered with cold sweat, smooth, wet and cold, and very uncomfortable. He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked stammeringly: "Hundreds...thousands...you, are you really going to do this?"

"This is the only way to keep Yinyue City."

Lin Xiang slowly walked to the window and turned his eyes to the gray horizon in the distance: "Radiation has created too many aliens, and no one knows how many mutant powerhouses are in this world. I don't know if you have this feeling. Compared with ordinary people, mutant people have actually evolved into another new biological population. They are the ruling class of the wasteland world, and family institutions will not dominate for too long. If this world continues according to the current situation, powerful mutant people will eventually replace them as new rulers. With intermarriage, eating mutant animal meat, radiation and other abnormal factors, the scale of this group will continue to expand. Perhaps, one day in the future, ordinary humans will completely disappear. What I am doing now is to take this process a little forward and make the most profit plan for our needs."

Wang Biao was completely shocked.

He always thought that Lin Xiang had such crazy thoughts because of his anger, but judging by what he said just now, it was not a verbal statement or a discussion with him, but a final decision made after careful consideration.

Hundreds of parasites...What does this mean?

Wang Biao did not doubt what Lin Xiang said about the power confrontation. Parasites are different from ordinary evolved people. Once they form a scale, hundreds of early-level parasites can completely kill powerful high-level parasites. The power they merged is even much larger than that of top-level strong men like Boris. You should know that even large institutions such as Sosbia or Ferdinand only have a few parasites to act as the core guards of the family, hundreds of parasites... are enough to swallow up and control areas that exceed them several times or even dozens of times.

"What should I do with the personnel?"

After thinking this clearly, Wang Biao no longer objected to Lin Xiang's plan, but his brain was still nervous and worried: "What should they do with their loyalty? By that time, your blood... will never become a secret again."

“I will try to pick the right person.”

Lin Xiang turned his body from the window, his voice full of majesty and irresistible coldness: "The first batch of transformers were 200 mercenary Yarman, the newly joined citizen Wang's house, and other people who are worthy of trust will receive specially distributed concentrated enhancement potions. Of course, this range will only be locked in the circle I agree with. If you want... Nina will also become one of the members of the enhancement list."

“Nina?”

Wang Biao suddenly raised his head and stared at Lin Xiang with a shocked look. He finally understood why Lin Xiang made such a decision - this expansion plan seemed crazy, but the people involved were his most trusted objects.

"There is no absolutely safe place in this world, and no one can guarantee that the next chaos in Yinyue City will not occur. Without strong force control, the city will never get real peace. You cannot let Nina be by your side anytime, anywhere. Even if you can do this, what should you do when you encounter an opponent that is stronger than you? The most direct and fundamental way is to let her have the same supernatural powers as you. Of course, if you need it, your son can also have such abilities."

Wang Biao was completely silent.

He admitted that Lin Xiang was right.

However, it is difficult to accept from the perspective of psychology and thinking consciousness.

"Nina is my woman, my wife, and the mother of the child. She...she is not a warrior." After several minutes, he almost moaned.

"I never said she was a warrior-"

Lin Xiang patiently explained: "She is just a deterrent force lurking in the ordinary people. She has the physique of a parasitic and is still your wife. Her daily work is no different from before. She will stay at home to bake bread, prepare dinner and collect laundry, and will also help you raise your children. She will not be incorporated into the city guards, nor will she join the mercenary corps to undertake combat missions. Not only her, Blanche and Yang Hua's wife, but also the earliest indigenous people in Yinyue Town, their lives will not change. They will still do whatever they should do as before, but their existence will be the largest and last trump card in Yinyue City. Do you... understand what I mean?"

A bitter smile appeared on Wang Biao's face and nodded heavily.

"I will first ask each of them for their opinions. This kind of thing requires voluntary action and compulsion, and there is no benefit."

The last sentence is Lin Xiang’s explanation and his attitude.

Lin Xiang sat silently in his office. He didn't say a word all day long. He just inserted a syringe into the blood vessels on his arm, pulled out a tube of sticky red sticky blood, and then injected it into the empty hose that had been prepared drop by drop according to the determined dose.

He spent the whole day in the office like this. He hadn't eaten anything except a few high-energy nutrients and water distributed by the Skeleton Knights.

The closed door was quietly pushed open a tiny gap, gradually expanding to a width that could accommodate in and out. Then, Yang Hua's tall and burly figure, and a rough clay pot that was held by him in both hands and padded with thick cloth pieces at the bottom.

"You are trying to kill yourself-"

Putting the clay pot on the desk gently, Yang Hua glared at him with dissatisfaction, walked to the closet next to him, took out a set of clean bowls, and lifted the lid of the clay pot coated with black glaze. Suddenly, a mouth-watering and rich fragrance quickly spread throughout the room.

The jar contains a very simmered hen, and a layer of brightly colored butter floats on the surface of the soup. It looks very appetizing.

He pressed the wound with a piece of medicinal cotton and moved his numb arms. Lin Xiang smiled and took the soup bowl handed to him, gently blew the hot steam on the surface, and drank it all indescribable comfort.

"Drink slowly, no one will compete with you. If it is not enough, I will stew one for you." Yang Hua pulled a chair from the side and sat down, looking at him with pity and shook his head.

Lin Xiang picked up the spoon and filled the empty soup bowl again, asking, "Have you sent the first batch of medicine?"

"All injections were completed two hours ago."

Yang Hua took out a cigarette from his pocket, took out a lit one, took a sip, and said, "Except for the absence of adult children, all the indigenous people chose to receive injections. Along with women and the elderly, a total of 562 people evolved into parasites. Their abilities basically ranged from one star to four stars. In addition, including Nina, four women have obtained up to six stars of supernatural powers."

"Six stars?"

Lin Xiang, who was drinking soup, raised his head in surprise and couldn't help but laugh: "Wang Biao will definitely feel very depressed when he knows this news. If he encounters some kind of family conflict in the future, he will definitely not be Nina's opponent."

A faint smile appeared on Yang Hua's lips, and then he returned to normal: "To be honest, what exactly do you think?"

“We need to have the backbone that can be a shocking force—”

Lin Xiang put down the soup bowl and said slowly: "Whether from the perspective of loyalty and interests, the indigenous people of Yinyue Town are much more reliable than the higher-level citizens who joined later. They are the most trustworthy force. But relying on them alone is not enough, and I do not intend to directly join the battle, just as hidden reserve forces. The ones that are really on the table are still the City Guards and the Vulture Mercenary Group."

"That's a total of five thousand armed soldiers."

Although Yang Hua had already known the entire plan, he still couldn't help but shake his head: "If they were transformed all of them... the impact would be too great, and this would attract the attention of many people, and there would be no so-called secret."

"Of course I can't transform them all into parasitists. The power can only be given to those who are most trustworthy and have a common interest with us."

Lin Xiang pointed directly at the core of the problem: "As for the secret... the Skeleton Knights are the best cover. They will help us take on all unnecessary troubles, including the Claws."

These words are not false. In fact, when Lin Xiang was already considering a significant increase in his existing strength before he received the chaotic news of Hidden Moon City. The appearance of Boris and all the chaotic people did was to make the brewing plan implemented at a faster speed.

The most powerful force in the Wasteland world is the Skeleton Knights. Due to environmental and other factors, the Knights headquarters in the Americas cannot know what happened in every corner of the world at any time like in the old days. They use the method of base garrisoning to perform regional control. In other words, everything that happened in the Hidden Moon City will soon be learned by the Crescent Moon City.

If it were the past, Lin Xiang would never dare to act so boldly.
Chapter completed!