Chapter 1062: Splitting

“Ah?”

Da Ning gave his second exclamation of the day.

Although he didn’t understand his boss much, he knew that the boss had the Gardener's skill and also that he had a huge amount of mental energy.

The ginseng melons and Cannibal Flowers were proof.

Da Ning was an experimental staff member, so he knew about the Death King Tree project. At the start, he was even a core part of that and knew how important Ye Zhongming’s abilities were.

That was a level-eight lifeform. Ye Zhongming was able to provide many research samples from that. But was this thing higher than the level-eight Death King Tree?

But he knew the boss wouldn’t make such a joke, and there had to be some issues.

He didn’t doubt Ye Zhongming’s ability, so the problem was definitely with the Life Grain.

“Although these few look a little short, their lifeforce is strong; how did this happen?”

Ye Zhongming shook his head, “I don’t know the exact reason. The mother grain is very normal, bearing ten seeds each time. But when they are planted, the new grains will face those problems.”

“So that is the case…” Da Ning frowned, and he was deep in thought.

“I even used Fertile Soil.”

Ye Zhongming gave another piece of information.

“Fertile Soil?”

Ye Zhongming explained what the Fertile Soil was. At Da Ning’s level, he didn’t know the use of this country specific product. After he heard it, his gaze toward Ye Zhongming was filled with shock.

The country's product would tempt anyone. Its life-stimulating ability attracted Da Ning, who studied plants.

“I will leave this to you. I will also give you some fertile soil to do experiments. You can also find me if you need me to use my Gardener abilities.”

Ye Zhongming stood up. Since he couldn’t find the solution to the Life Grain, he shall leave it to the professional.

“Don’t worry, Boss, I will quickly find the reason!” To a researcher, nothing was more exciting than getting an interesting topic.

“Try your best.” Ye Zhongming walked out. “Your guard level has been increased to A+. Someone will contact you to discuss the arrangements. This flat will be your temporary lab, and I will build a new one based on your requirements. Also, if you have any needs, you can find Xia Lei and me. If we aren’t here, you can find Mo Ye or Chuyin.”

Guard level was a change that Xia Lei did based on her past experience. The main role was handed to the guardian squad or Chameleon. They were split into d, c, b, a, and s ranks. A and S also had sub-ranks of a-, a+, s-, and s+.

The structure became more standardized as the number of Cloud Peak warriors increased. The core members seemed more important, so their status was higher. The core members and their subordinates were more like small factions to a certain extent. Apart from when Cloud Peak had an operation, they were free to do their own things like hunt and forage. Of course, there were strict rules they had to follow.

The freedom gave them huge room for activity. During every week’s report, Ye Zhongming could see news that excited him. The entire Cloud Peak was booming because of that.

With Xia Lei’s monitoring squad observing and Chameleon paying close attention, this method had a healthy development.

But there were pros and cons. The most outstanding one was that the core members became more important. Their squad would be in chaos if anything happened to them, and even lose control.

After all, Ye Zhongming or Xia Lei couldn’t follow behind each squad to ensure that everything was done cleanly.

Moreover, the core members were the focus of enemy factions. All these factors together meant that their safety was a problem.

This protection system formed.

Each person’s status and importance are evaluated. After confirming the level of protection each level can get, that would put many people at ease.

Each person was in terror in the apocalypse. Everyone hoped to feel safer.

Only two people in Cloud Peak were S+. They were Liu Zhenghong and Le Dayuan. They were the current and future most important people.

There were two s- members, Park Xiuying and Xia Lei. Their importance was obvious.

As for Ye Zhongming, he was a+ like Da Ning and the other special job users besides Park Xiuying. He could protect himself, and this level of protection was enough.

“Thank you, boss!” Da Ning scratched his face and thanked Ye Zhongming. Previously, he had only a C grade, and ordinary researchers were D.

“Study these ten first, and before you have confidence, don’t touch the mother grain. But don’t delay the medicine factory matter. Try to produce the vitamins.” Ye Zhongming instructed before heading out.

On his way back, Ye Zhongming remembered Da Ning’s joy. He knew that Xia Lei’s protection mechanism did protect the core members from hurt, but it was also to observe them.

Everyone knew that but didn’t care much. After all, if you didn’t have bad intentions, being monitored was just a way the higher-ups could relax.

He returned to the apartment. Xia Lei and a few management staff were having a meeting. She was at the Posthumous People’s side, and a lot of stuff had accumulated here.

Everyone stood up when they saw Ye Zhongming. Ye Zhongming waved to tell them to continue before he went to the second floor.

Ye Zhongming didn’t push the door but waited. A guy in a black robe appeared beside him, and after bowing, he passed a piece of paper.

Ye Zhongming entered and sat on the chair. He looked at the content roughly and then had a detailed look. He thought about it before destroying it.

Xia Lei entered soon and sat on his leg. She saw him frown and asked with concern.

“Our intel shows that Bright Water Feast is to split the various faction territories in the country.” Ye Zhongming’s hands moved around her undergarments, and he told her the news he had just received.

“Understandable, but wouldn’t it be better if the Resistance Zone did that? They didn't do it, so how can Five Ring Money do it?”

Ye Zhongming shook his head, “I don’t know why Five Ring Money is doing it, but I know why the Resistance Zone didn’t.”

“Why?”

“In the past, they think that the entire country is their territory.”