Chapter 980 Overseas Base
On an island somewhere overseas, Zhou Qingming watched Su Ya's live broadcast, his eyes filled with helplessness.
Zhou Qingming said indignantly to the person beside him, "Do you think by doing this, you can cause a lot of trouble for Yangyangyang Company?"
"They can resolve every move you make!"
"Now look, everyone thinks my Zhou family can't even afford these expenses!"
Although the Zhou family no longer had any martial artists, and most of them had been taken away by the constables, there were still a few people outside.
The island where Zhou Qingming was located was one of the Zhou family's secret bases overseas.
The reason for this secret base was entirely for the research and development of gene potions.
Even Wei Zhenru did not know about the Zhou family's investment here.
This island was originally a desolate island. Besides a few direct descendants of the Zhou family, the rest were researchers and those being researched.
Zhou Qingming had come out this time to hunt down people from the Wei family, but he didn't catch anyone.
Later, when he was about to return, he was temporarily sent to this research base by the family head.
Unexpectedly…
Not returning this time actually saved him.
The Zhou family's peak Grandmasters were all wiped out, not a single one left!
Although Zhou Qingming's strength was not weak, in that situation, his presence or absence wouldn't have changed the outcome.
After being reprimanded by Zhou Qingming, Zhou Wenqun's face was ashen, and he remained silent.
After Zhou Wenqun had one of his arms crippled in the southwest, he had just recovered from his injuries when he was assigned to be the head of a factory.
Zhou Wenqun also knew that with his injuries, he would have no further advancements on the path of a martial artist, so he resigned himself to fate.
However, the sudden destruction of the Zhou family still filled him with fear.
Zhou Wenqun was a martial artist in the past and knew more about many of the Zhou family's affairs than others.
Although the news of all the Zhou family's martial artists being taken away by the constables had shocked him, even brought him to the brink of collapse, he still reacted immediately to flee for his life.
Where was the safest place?
Naturally, it was this research base overseas.
Zhou Wenqun was considered lucky. Like Zhou Qingming, he had been brought up by the Zhou family's ancestor.
The Zhou family's ancestor had once told Zhou Wenqun about this research base overseas.
At first, Zhou Wenqun was afraid that he would be kicked out if he came to this place, but to his surprise, Zhou Qingming was also here.
They were both from the same lineage as the Zhou family's ancestor and had a good relationship.
To please Zhou Qingming, Zhou Wenqun immediately handed over all the wealth he had plundered before leaving.
However, after handing it over, it actually provoked Zhou Qingming's displeasure.
"You've ruined the little prestige the Zhou family had left!"
Zhou Qingming looked at Zhou Wenqun with anger, but ultimately did not make a move.
The Zhou family did not have many people left now. He and Zhou Wenqun had some history. Zhou Wenqun had also sacrificed an arm for the Zhou family's affairs. If he had no merit, he had at least rendered hard service.
"Alright, you go rest first. I'll call you when the gene potion customized for you is ready."
As soon as Zhou Qingming said this, Zhou Wenqun jumped up excitedly, "Uncle Qingming, after I recover with the gene potion, can I really restore my body?"
Zhou Wenqun had already witnessed the power of gene potions at this research base.
They could turn ordinary people into martial artists instantly. Although there was a certain mortality rate, this kind of transformation with such a mortality rate was definitely something an ordinary person would gamble on!
Gene potions could also be formulated differently to repair injuries in martial artists and revitalize their life force!
Zhou Wenqun's talent was also good. If his severed limb had not damaged his life essence,
Zhou Wenqun could have progressed further now.
Being brought up by the Zhou family's ancestor and taught by him already proved his extraordinary talent.
"Don't be happy too early. Gene potions are not without side effects. According to the observations of those researchers, after taking gene potions, almost everyone will develop a certain degree of dependence."
As soon as Zhou Qingming finished speaking, he saw Zhou Wenqun nodding frantically, "It doesn't matter, as long as I can recover my body, I'll do anything!"
Zhou Qingming nodded helplessly and waved his hand, "Go, I'll send someone to find you when the gene potion is ready."
After sending Zhou Wenqun away, Zhou Qingming turned off the live broadcast and headed towards the depths of the research base.
The research base originally had one peak Grandmaster martial artist stationed there, and this position was rotated.
The peak Grandmaster stationed this time was someone Zhou Qingming knew, a collateral branch peak Grandmaster.
As soon as Zhou Qingming entered the room, before he could speak, the other person asked, "Qingming, how do you plan to get revenge?"
Zhou Qingming was stunned for a moment, then pouted helplessly, "Elder brother, revenge? Is it up to you and me, or relying on all those potions?"
"All the Zhou family martial artists except for the two of us are gone. Are you sure you can get revenge relying on just the two of us?"
"Even with the most powerful potions now, we can only cultivate Grandmaster martial artists!"
The martial artist who was silenced by Zhou Qingming's answer twitched his lips.
Everyone said that Zhou Qingming didn't like to fight for things and was somewhat detached, but with the Zhou family in this state, not even having the thought of revenge, wasn't that a bit too detached?
However, he also agreed with Zhou Qingming's words.
If they wanted to get revenge with just the two of them and a pile of potions, the difficulty would undoubtedly be astronomical!
"Right, let's not talk about this for now. With the main family wiped out, there are only a few collateral branches left. Have you inquired about the situation of your lineage?"
Zhou Qingming's eyes fixed on the other person. The answer to this question was very important!
After a while, the person said, "Only my eldest son is handling some matters. Others are fine."
"As you know, for people from collateral branches to get involved in the Zhou family's business, at least one martial artist needs to emerge. Although I am a peak Grandmaster, I can arrange many people into the company, but at the time, I thought it would be better to fully support one person."
"I didn't expect this to be a blessing in disguise now."
After speaking, he looked at Zhou Qingming with some strangeness, "Why are you suddenly asking about this?"
He remembered that Zhou Qingming's lineage had no one left. Back then, if it weren't for his good talent and being valued by the ancestor, he wouldn't know where he would be now!
The Zhou family was indeed a large family, but it was precisely because it was a large family that the internal strife was far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.
Even at their peak Grandmaster level, although they had stepped out of the cycle of struggle, their descendants still needed their help.
Logically, Zhou Qingming, with no attachments, shouldn't care too much about these matters. Why was he interested in talking about this today?