Published: February 12, 2025
In the past few days, whenever people from the villa passed by Ye Zhongming's residence, they would glance inside. This was not solely due to the earth yellow pill crawling at the entrance, nor because the Yangos frequently hovered in the sky above, and certainly not just because Red Hair would come and go. It was also because Xia Bai and some members of the red dress guard were inside... evolving.
The difference was that Xia Bai was evolving from seven-star to eight-star, while the others were evolving from six-star to seven-star. Ye Zhongming needed to enhance his strength at Cloud Summit, but after considering it, he decided to place the high-level combat power by his side.
These women, who had endured inhumane experiences in the zero commerce association, along with those who had gradually joined in recent years, formed the most loyal group within Cloud Summit Villa.
Their loyalty was not ordinary; it was absolute. Under Xia Bai's leadership, this had become a belief: to live for Ye Zhongming, to die for Ye Zhongming.
In peaceful times, this would have been impossible. These women were all darlings of heaven, surrounded by attention and admiration. They shared a common trait: they were beautiful and proud. This pride also became the reason they were fortunate enough to survive, not being devoured by zombies like ordinary people.
However, this reason appeared extremely ironic in light of what followed.
Many remarked that the women of the red dress guard were a bunch of freaks, a group of lunatics, a bunch of female perverts, a bunch of madwomen. Every person in the apocalypse could be categorized this way; it was just that these women were a bit more unhinged.
As for their almost fanatical loyalty to Ye Zhongming, that stemmed from him reaching out to pull them up from hell, followed by repeated tests of life and death. Ye Zhongming was their spiritual pillar, their only support.
This was the strongest kind of bond.
The core members of Cloud Summit were naturally also loyal, rivaling these women, but their needs from Ye Zhongming, and what he needed from them, were different.
In preparing to face potential crises that could arise at any moment, Ye Zhongming needed a team that would stand by him, living and dying together.
In this operation, Ye Zhongming exchanged all the gains for magic crystals, converting all magic crystals above fourth level into evolution potions.
Now, the people at Cloud Summit Villa had a minimum evolution level of four-star, referring to the relatives of warriors or logistics personnel, whether young or old. Due to evolution, they were almost free from diseases and could fully function as warriors. However, Cloud Summit did not lack warriors, so they mainly focused on basic construction tasks.
Among the battle teams, whether in the main battle team or the defensive battle team, the minimum evolution level was also five-star.
In the three years of the apocalypse, the average evolution level of humans around the world was only about four-star, while Cloud Summit had long surpassed that.
Through the recent battle in Xingzhou City, all team leaders and vice leaders became six-star evolvers, significantly enhancing the backbone's strength.
After absorbing some members from other factions who passed the tests, the number of warriors in Cloud Summit exceeded sixty thousand. This number excludes logistics, researchers, and family members. If those were included, the current Cloud Summit's population was already very substantial, approaching one hundred thousand.
The remaining individuals who had not completed their evolution were those like Xia Bai, who were aspiring for seven-star and eight-star evolution.
With sufficient conditions, Ye Zhongming would naturally ensure their evolution was as complete as possible. He utilized some small techniques and methods from his previous life during evolution, striving to increase these individuals' strength post-evolution.
Speaking of this, it is necessary to mention the Life Gene Laboratory's research on evolution potions, which had reached the six-star level.