Twilight gradually enveloped the land, and inside the Sanctuary, several kerosene lamps emitted a dim glow.
At this time, at the entrance of the vacation villa, a crowd had gathered, with several Awakeners in the center engaged in a fierce argument.
One side was an Awakener squad that had just arrived at Green Shadow Sanctuary; the other was a group of free adventurers who had lived in the Sanctuary for a while.
The two sides seemed to have encountered some conflicts outdoors and had initially restrained themselves, each team leaving separately. However, unexpectedly, they met again at the entrance of the vacation villa.
Because of a minor quarrel, the conflict between the two sides erupted and escalated again.
"Do you guys have no shame? If we hadn't injured that Mutated Beast, you wouldn't have had the chance to kill it!"
"What a joke! We observed that Mutated Beast for over ten minutes and confirmed it was safe to approach and kill. Where were you guys then? With such poor strength, you couldn't even stop a Mutated Beast, so who can you blame?"
"That Mutated Beast was originally our prey, and you still have the face to snatch it!"
"That's still better than acting like resentful wives!"
The two sides cursed and blamed each other, drawing closer and closer; the situation was very dangerous.
Nearby, two members of the Patrol Team were somewhat at a loss... With just their strength, subduing so many people was tricky, and they were not skilled in rhetoric either, which didn't help their cause.
They could only try to mediate while watching the Awakeners from both sides grow increasingly irritable, seeing that the situation was about to escalate.
A loud shout came as Chen Haiping parted the crowd and stepped forward, "This is Green Shadow Sanctuary. No matter what the reasons, all fighting is forbidden!"
"If you really can't reconcile, either go outside to fight, or set a time to settle this in the arena with a fight. The victor will decide who gets the spoils, otherwise, if you keep causing trouble, I will deal with all of you as perpetrators."
He spoke, his gaze slowly sweeping over the Awakeners from both sides.
The several free adventurers immediately shut their mouths.
However, the few newly arrived Awakeners, who were inherently hot-tempered, were the first to angrily point at Chen Haiping and cursed, "Who do you think you are? You think you can just deal with us as you please? Have you asked for our opinion?"
The expression on Chen Haiping's face didn't change; he only stepped forward.
The cursing Awakener couldn't help but step back, his face showing a mix of shame and anger, as he swung his fist, large as a sandbag, down.
The Awakener's entire body flew into the air, soaring over the crowd and crashing down to the ground with a thump.
Chen Haiping hadn't used much force but merely lightly pushed the man flying. Even so, the Awakener was sprawled on the ground painfully disoriented.
Seeing this, the other Awakeners rushed forward, only to be knocked down by Chen Haiping one after another without exception.
Knocked down so thoroughly they questioned their life choices.
After subduing them, Chen Haiping straightened his clothes, "Now let's talk reasonably…"
In the distance, Tang Yu and Wang Zhou were observing the situation unfold.
Seeing Chen Haiping had become adept at handling these matters, Tang Yu felt at ease.
At this moment, Wang Zhou felt incredibly envious and couldn't help muttering, "If only I could have half, no, one-fifth of Supervisor Chen's strength."
Hearing this, Tang Yu suddenly remembered something and patted the chubby boy's shoulder, "Wang, do you crave strength?"
Wang Zhou looked over, confused, and suddenly felt his legs tense.
"Can I... also possess strength?"
Tang Yu's eyes looked off into the distance.
Previously, he had considered using the Body Tempering Liquid on ordinary people, but the instructions indicated it was suited for Awakeners. He was uncertain whether ordinary people could withstand the effects of the liquid and what those effects might be.
Just yesterday, Grey Blade had delivered items from Lin Wei's secret chamber to the Territory overnight.
These items included the Source Crystal, several Transcendent Mineral materials, and some secret documents.
These documents related to a plan Lin Wei had been preparing in secret, the Beastification Soldier plan.
The research site was located underground in a pharmaceutical factory out in the wilderness.
This plan, Tang Yu had already learned about from Fang Qiang, including the pharmaceutical factory's location.
"According to Fang Qiang, the entrance to the underground space is hidden in warehouse number five of the factory. I went to check it out yesterday, but unfortunately, the entire passage was completely destroyed and impassable. Even after digging three feet deep, I couldn't find any clues related to the underground space."
The underground space seemed to be hidden in a very deep place; Fang Qiang had been there once. He said he had spent a long time in the elevator when descending…
Reluctantly, Tang Yu had to abandon the idea of continued searching and decided to pay more attention to that area in the future.
However, he puzzled over whether Dr. Zheng, who was in the underground space, immediately received word of Lin Wei's death.
Tang Yu wasn't sure. The secret documents obtained from Lin Wei's residence were part of the information about the Beastification Soldier plan. While he had little interest in the plan itself, he didn't deny the value of the documents, especially since they offered some conclusions about human enhancement.
This gave him the confidence to let an ordinary person test the Body Tempering Liquid.
"This is Body Tempering Liquid, diluted to a certain degree. Take it home, pour it into a bathtub, and soak for a while. It will give you a robust physique."
Wang Zhou swallowed nervously, his eyes involuntarily fixed on the bottle of emerald green liquid, "There won't be any side effects, right?"
Tang Yu patted his shoulder, "Don't worry, I've already tested it. It won't kill anyone; at most, you might feel some pain. Use it with peace of mind. You wanted to become stronger, didn't you?"
Immediately, Wang Zhou's gaze hardened. He took the test tube filled with Body Tempering Liquid and walked towards the apartment with a certain do-or-die resolve.
Tang Yu watched as Wang Zhou walked away, touched his chin, and suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but instruct, "Right, remember to have someone watch over you. It's safer that way..."
As an early survivor of the Sanctuary and currently responsible for registering and guiding newly arrived survivors, Wang Zhou naturally had his own room in the two apartments built by Tang Yu.
He took out his identity card, and with a beep, the door opened. Wang Zhou entered.
The single room was fully equipped, even having a toilet and a bathtub. He turned on the faucet, waited for the tub to fill to a certain level, then carefully poured the Body Tempering Liquid into the water.
Although there was only a small amount of liquid in the test tube, the water in the bathtub quickly changed color.
A faint green, it looked somewhat ominous.
He remembered Director Tang's instruction, called over his best friend from next door to keep watch, then stripped clean and, gritting his teeth, stepped into it.