The loyalty of these individuals would be challenging to betray in the future, and considering they were essentially confined in the underground laboratory, Alex could now confidently hand them over to Yang Zhimei to continue their experiments.
Nevertheless, it's wise to be cautious. Despite Alex's confidence in the enslavement features of City of Darkness, there were still a few individuals not fully enslaved. Before establishing the new City of Darkness, he had to keep a backup plan.
This is where the newly acquired Resentful Soul came in handy. Alex assigned the task of covertly monitoring Yang Zhimei and the others to the Resentful Soul, and then commanded the puppet mutant humans behind him:
"Come, escort Professor Yang and these researchers back to the underground laboratory at the mansion."
Alex had a few puppet mutant humans drive modified off-road vehicles to transport these people to the mansion. Meanwhile, he drove the Exterminator Armored Tank and began searching for survivors in Jiang City.
The mansion was currently in full swing with large-scale production underway, and this was the time when additional manpower was needed. Additionally, Yang Zhimei's evolution-enhancing potions required human testing. The success rate of these potions was approximately 50%, and Alex didn't want his own women to serve as guinea pigs with such a low success rate.
Instead, he planned to find survivors in Jiang City, enslave them, and send them to the underground laboratory for experimentation.
Alex's first thought was of his cousin and cousin's wife. Regardless of everything, they had taken care of him in the past, and he felt he owed them a debt of gratitude. Now that he had the ability, he could certainly help them if conditions allowed.
Of course, the big question was whether they were still alive. Back in the day, his cousin had flaunted his superiority in front of Alex. Now, it was Alex's turn to show him real superiority.
And the cousin's wife that he had yearned for in his dreams...
With these thoughts in mind, the Exterminator Armored Vehicle drove directly to the residential area where his cousin and cousin's wife used to live. Alex's cousin, Xiao Mu, had been quite successful at a young age, making a name for himself within Jiang City and even buying his own house. Moreover, he had married the village belle from the neighboring village, Alex's cousin-in-law, Zhou Yaxin.
Being prosperous, one should return in glory. Xiao Mu hadn't spared any effort to flaunt his success when he returned to the village. He frequently showcased his superiority in front of Alex. Nevertheless, Xiao Mu had always treated Alex decently, providing assistance in various ways to his orphaned cousin.
The two gatekeepers, hearing Alex mention Xiao Mu, exchanged a glance and one of them, a slightly shorter middle-aged man, curiously said, "With so many zombies outside, how did you manage to get here?"
"So many zombies?" Alex said with surprise, "Where are the zombies? A few days ago, the zombies in this area went crazy for some reason and suddenly left. There aren't many zombies on the road now. That's why I drove over to find my cousin."
The two gatekeepers looked at each other again, carefully inspected Alex, and checked behind him. Seeing that Alex was alone, with only a tattered bag and nothing else on him, they finally opened the iron gate and let Alex in.
"You've got quite the courage, running around outside like this," said one of the gatekeepers, a tall and thin middle-aged man, with a smile. "But you're lucky. Your cousin is not only alive and well but also living quite comfortably."
"Oh?" Alex raised an eyebrow, not expecting that his cousin was really alive. "How so? Can you tell me more?"
"And, by the way, when I came here, many neighborhoods along the way were infested with zombies. How come there isn't a single zombie in our community?"
The shorter man spoke with pride, "It's all because of good luck! Damn it, right before the apocalypse, our area happened to undergo demolition. Many people moved out, leaving only about thirty households. Conditions for relocation were not negotiated, and those who didn't want to move stayed."
"And, in the days just before the apocalypse, the demolition team leaked news about cutting off electricity and water to forcibly demolish our homes. So, we united, bought a lot of materials to reinforce the walls, prepared plenty of food and bottled water, and were ready to resist them to the end."
"Then, as you've seen, the apocalypse suddenly arrived..."
Alex couldn't help but curse in his mind. These people's luck was unbelievably good.
"Both of you, your luck is a bit too good, isn't it? No wonder I saw the reinforced walls and banners proclaiming resistance outside..."
The taller man chuckled with satisfaction and added, "That's not all, let me tell you how good our luck is."