Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

When Yu Yuan appeared at the Genetic Modification Laboratory with Knight, Miller wasn't surprised at all.

As the first follower Yu Yuan had forcefully subdued, Miller felt he had enough say in matters.

What?

You say the one being whipped back then was Jiu Feng?

That's not important.

Ever since the last Bloodline Tracing Summoning ritual, where they summoned and imprisoned a clone of an unknown Gold-tier Blood Clan member from the Blood Clan's Bloodline River, Yu Yuan hadn't visited this place in days.

This time, he came to check on the research progress of the Bloodsucking Werewolf.

"Master, that mass of Silver-glowing Blood has a very high status level. Although [Canary's Cage] is suppressing it, the protection mechanism from the Gold-tier original body keeps causing accidents during the gene decoding process. We only managed to break through the defense yesterday and actually decode the genetic information."

As he spoke, the genetic code information of the Silver-glowing Blood appeared on the largest screen in the lab.

Through constant exposure, he could more or less spot some obvious abnormalities.

Especially since next to this genetic code chart, there was also a normal vampire genetic code chart for comparison.

He immediately noticed something was wrong.

"Miller, isn't the code on the left picture missing something?"

Miller nodded heavily—this was exactly what he was about to report.

"Master, the left one is the genetic code information of the Silver-glowing Blood, while the right one is Hammond's genetic code information."

"Hammond's genetic code is similar to that of the Bronze-tier vampire from before—both are standard vampire genetic code information..." Miller pointed a laser pointer at a certain spot on the left picture.

"But the Silver-glowing Blood's genetic code is somewhat different..."

"What's different?" Yu Yuan showed a curious expression.

The blood-red shadow formed from this Silver-glowing Blood had been lurking in the Blood Clan's Bloodline River, so there was no doubt it belonged to the Blood Clan.

Yet now Miller was saying its genes differed from normal Blood Clan members.

That was quite strange.

Yu Yuan wouldn't doubt Miller's expertise, but this issue needed attention.

After all, it affected the success of the Bloodsucking Werewolf project.

Miller pondered for two seconds before figuring out how to express it:

"If I had to use one word, it would be 'ancient'... It shares the same lineage as vampire genes, but feels more ancient and complex to me, with a higher status level.

"It's as if this blood's genes merged with other genes, eventually giving birth to what looks like vampire bloodline genes.

"Rather than saying this blood is vampire bloodline, I think it's more like the source of vampire bloodline—or one of the sources—but it doesn't quite fit the standard vampire genes either."

It was clear Miller was being extremely cautious and deliberate with his words.

Trying his best to make his expression more accessible and accurate.

But he didn't know.

When Yu Yuan heard these words, his mind buzzed.

Miller didn't know the origin of vampires, but Yu Yuan did.

Vampires were created after Vlad absorbed the blood of the Blood Duke's daughter—the Night Witch Lilith—using the three civilization shards of Blood Energy, Life, and Slavery to fuse into the Blood Clan Civilization Core (Perfect), creating a brand new race.

The original templates for vampires were Vlad and Lilith.

If the Blood Clan's ability to control Blood Energy and enslave Blood Slaves was granted by the Civilization Core, then the Blood Clan's genes were certainly created by Vlad and Lilith.

The only sources of vampire bloodline genes were Vlad and Lilith.

After Vlad advanced to the Gold rank, he renamed himself Gurlad. By this time, he had already become the first-generation vampire after merging with Lilith's bloodline.

Only he possessed this most primitive bloodline gene.

Thinking this, Yu Yuan couldn't help swallowing hard, his expression turning absurd.

Folks, who would've guessed!

He only intended to fish for a big catch in the Bloodline River, but who expected to hook the other side's ancestor.

Yu Yuan now felt nothing but lingering fear.

"Holy shit! I actually caught Gurlad's clone..."

Yu Yuan was incredibly grateful that he had prepared thoroughly for the bloodline tracing back then.

He also finally understood why that Gold-tier creature had been so enraged back then.

No kidding—what he did at that time was no different from digging up the vampires' ancestral grave.

He had gone straight into the vampires' Bloodline River and dug up their ancestor's grave.

Anyone would go crazy over that.

It was only because he ran fast and had plenty of tricks.

Otherwise, he'd have gotten himself killed in no time.

But once the fear passed, Yu Yuan's mind flooded with ecstasy.

Recalling what Miller had just said, he immediately guessed the identity of this glowing blood.

—The Night Witch Lilith.

Only her genes would both be the source of vampire genes and have the possibility of other different genetic codes.

The silver glow of the blood mass also matched her strength at the time.

Lilith was at Silver-tier back then.

When Miller finished hearing all this from Yu Yuan, he was completely stunned.

He tilted his head and looked at Yu Yuan with an incredulous gaze, as if a giant question mark had appeared above his head.

"Master... are you saying this blood is truly one of the source genes of vampires?"

"That's right. Honestly, I didn't expect it either, but it's the most reasonable explanation."

The next moment, Miller's eyes blazed with unprecedented light.

Staring at the genetic code photo on the screen, he curved his lips into an exaggerated grin.

"Haha! So that's how it is. So that's how it is."

Yu Yuan watched Miller's state and grew a bit worried about his mental condition.

He repeatedly used his Psychic Ability—the [Psych Ward Patient Chat Group]—to confirm that Miller's mental state was perfectly healthy before heaving a sigh of relief.

He had no choice. Miller was one of only two genetic research talents under his command. Yu Yuan couldn't let anything happen to him.

Miller turned his head to look at Yu Yuan, revealing an exceptionally resolute expression.

"Master, don't worry! I will not waste this precious opportunity. I will make Hogg the purest Bloodsucking Werewolf, absolutely purer than those vampires!"

Yu Yuan's mouth twitched slightly, and he could only lightly pat Miller on the shoulder.

"Keep it up!"

With that, he walked out.

Elsewhere in the Genetic Modification Laboratory, Hogg, who was cooperating with the experimental research, suddenly shuddered involuntarily and sneezed.

He frowned and rubbed his nose, looking puzzled.

"Strange... why do I have this ominous feeling?"

Just then, a researcher hurried over to Hogg.

Two people were following behind him.

Hogg recognized them immediately as Miller's assistant researchers.

A bad feeling rose in his heart.

The next moment, the other person spoke.

"Lord Hogg, Master Miller and the Leader had a new idea during their research. We need you to provide all bodily fluids as soon as possible for re-study."

Hogg: .......

Hogg suddenly felt his legs go weak...

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