Virus King - Chapter 340

Chapter 340: The Current Situation in White Emperor City! Familiar Maids!

TL: YYang

“How have things been recently?”

Relaxing comfortably on the sofa, Chen Bai’s entire body was at ease. Here, on his home turf, he often felt even more at ease than he did in the Abyss.

Beside him, a few maids with rather outstanding appearances, who Chen Bai found somewhat familiar, gently massaged him with their delicate hands.

Over the past ten days, Song Ziqiong hadn’t changed much. She stood before Chen Bai and began reporting the recent developments.

“Frost and I have reached level 16 and have entered the top twenty on the global Evolver leaderboard! In the White Emperor Palace, apart from Song Ge, who hasn’t yet undergone a profession transfer, everyone else has completed theirs. You can check on them yourself later if you wish!”

Wei Shiwei had already used the Energy Gunner Profession Transfer Scroll that Chen Bai had gifted her last time.

However, besides Wei Shiwei, there were also Qin Lingyu, Chu Xin, Lu Li, and others.

Had they also completed their profession transfers?

As for these women of his, Chen Bai had never intended to give them overly high-tier professions.

It would simply be too wasteful.

Unlike Leng Shuang and Song Ziqiong, they didn’t possess strong ambitions to improve themselves or a burning passion for combat. They were also completely uninterested in killing.

Under such circumstances, granting them advanced professions wouldn’t yield much.

‘A decorative vase to be admired and pampered, like a golden canary raised in a gilded cage—that’s good enough.’

Such good fortune was something many could only dream of.

For instance, the three maids with large, watery eyes gazing at him right now.

As he listened to Song Ziqiong’s report, Chen Bai glanced at the three young maids in front of him.

“The territory of White Emperor City has expanded even further, now covering nearly half of Jiangcheng. Currently, the Evolvers of White Emperor City…”

The more Chen Bai looked at these three maids, the more familiar they seemed.

The three maids shared a striking resemblance, though their auras were entirely different. Naturally, Chen Bai could tell at a glance that their faces had undergone cosmetic surgery before the apocalypse.

However, he didn’t feel any particular way about it.

Women who had no real ties to him didn’t trigger any obsessive compulsion or cleanliness issues in Chen Bai’s mind.

After all, in his previous life, when he’d been idly chatting with Chang Liu, that guy had even airlifted some pop idols from the eastern entertainment industry to play around with. Did Chen Bai care whether their appearances had been altered?

That would be utterly ridiculous.

What’s more, in the entertainment industry, actresses who hadn’t undergone cosmetic procedures were the exception rather than the rule.

Besides, in the current God and Devil Trial Grounds, there were countless ways to alter one’s appearance, enhance one’s looks, or become more beautiful. If he paid attention to these trivialities, Chen Bai might as well worry himself to death.

Sure enough, at that moment, Chen Bai finally dredged up a nearly forgotten memory. The three maids in front of him had once been popular actresses in Dragon Nation’s entertainment industry before the apocalypse.

Their resemblance had often led to online debates, as some people struggled to distinguish one from another.

Despite having different surnames, heights, and ages, the similarity in their appearances and auras was indeed uncanny.

How had Song Ziqiong managed to gather these three together?

It seemed that Song Ziqiong noticed the surprise in Chen Bai’s gaze and paused her report, smiling faintly.

“The youngest, Miss Bai, and this Miss Li were rescued by the patrol team during an event in Jiangcheng. As for the other Miss Li, she was brought to White Emperor City as a bargaining chip or a trade good.”

Chen Bai raised his eyebrows and looked at the three women before him. No longer radiant or glamorous like they had appeared in front of the cameras before the apocalypse, they now stood with lowered eyes and submissive postures. He nodded, smiling faintly.

“Not bad. Quite obedient.”

“As long as you’re pleased.”

Hearing Chen Bai’s praise, the three women pressed their lips together but displayed no signs of humiliation.

Even in the apocalypse, so what if they had once been glamorous and radiant? In certain circles, the things they did back then might not have been any nobler than what they were doing now—perhaps even more degrading.

Their status had never truly changed; it was only the world that had transformed.

As for the man before them, he was even more straightforward than the so-called dignitaries of the previous world. Those figures had maintained a pretense of equality and civility in what was, in reality, an even bloodier and more brutal society.

Chen Bai waved his hand dismissively. “Continue.”

“Yes! White Emperor City now has well over several hundred thousand Evolvers. Nearly half of the remaining Evolvers from Ezhou have gathered here. The average strength of the Evolver Guard has undergone a significant transformation. With the enhancement provided by gene potions, there are now over ten thousand beast-form Evolvers among them. All of them are elites among elites! However, the progress of factories and machinery is not looking optimistic. There’s been an issue at the power plant that we still haven’t been able to resolve. Without electricity, relying solely on a few diesel generators is completely inadequate for powering the supporting factories and mechanical intelligent cores…”

“Hmm?”

Chen Bai frowned slightly. Though only ten days had passed since his foray into Hell, he had kept a close eye on White Emperor City’s development.

Electricity and machinery—particularly the technology and resources he had acquired from X Company’s Biochemical Zombie World—were key to White Emperor City’s future development. It was an urgent matter that could not tolerate delays.

This kind of setback was unacceptable to him.

“Additionally, in the past few days, some Evolvers have discovered City-Building Orders, leading to the emergence of several other Evolver city hubs. But compared to White Emperor City, they’re insignificant.”

Chen Bai nodded. “What’s the situation at the power plant?”

“There’s a group of extremely strange creatures occupying it. I’m not sure what they are, but anyone who gets close is attacked indiscriminately. Even Frost was severely injured there.”

“Oh?” Chen Bai raised an eyebrow, his expression finally showing genuine interest.

At present, Leng Shuang had undergone significant growth after he had thrown her into the Abyss for trial. Her strength had advanced to the point where she was among the top Evolvers on Blue Star. Yet even she couldn’t breach the power plant?

It seemed that there had indeed been some intriguing developments within the power company.

With this in mind, Chen Bai slowly rose to his feet. He glanced at Leng Shuang and Song Ziqiong, retrieving several items from his pocket and tossing them to them.

“Divide these among yourselves and boost your strength. As for this Spear of Longinus, Frost, you use it well and focus on improving its grade as quickly as possible. As for this pet egg and these pieces of equipment, handle them as you see fit.”

After giving his instructions, Chen Bai cast another look at the three maids who bore such striking resemblances to each other.

“Also, find some time to help these three level up. Otherwise, their Constitution won’t keep up, and it’ll be a shame if they start aging or losing their figures.”

“Yes!”

Song Ziqiong responded promptly, noting the elated expressions that flickered across the three maids’ faces.