Chapter 575 -584: News

Things within Caeluna Base were much the same as always—calm.

However, there were far fewer people than usual, as most of them had gone out to clear out the mutated.

Although a serum had been developed, it had to be prioritized for those who had been injured but had not yet turned.

As for those who had already fully mutated, the only option for now was to eliminate them.

Otherwise, there was no telling how many more people they would injure.

Once the situation was under control, they could capture all the mutated people and inject them with the serum one by one.

But for now, the necessary cleanup had to be done.

That was why there weren’t many people inside the base; most had gone out.

Everyone was busy with their own tasks, so Stella Sterling’s return didn’t attract much attention.

After returning to Caeluna Base, she sought out Stephen Lawrence. She had him recall the team that had previously gone with her to find Professor Lawrence. Their new mission was to go to Meridia Base, find Mr. Magnus, and then enter the mountain range with the people he assigned to search for the vine.

Once she had given her instructions, Stella Sterling entered her personal space and went to her special plot of land. There, she saw that the vine she had planted before had produced a perfect, 1:1 replica of itself.

A hint of joy flashed in her eyes. ‘This really is perfect replication. It’s even faster than growing it myself in the space.’

The copy emerged fully mature.

Stella Sterling didn’t hesitate. She immediately replanted the new vine. She repeated this process over and over, and by the end of the day, she had accumulated a large number of them.

But she didn’t stop there. At the same time, she continued to send people into the mountain range to search for more of the original plant.

‘The number of mutated people this time is far greater than in my past life. There’s no telling how much serum will be needed, so it’s best to procure as much as possible.’

Gazing at the pile of vines inside her space, Stella Sterling left a portion on the special plot to continue replicating and took the rest out.

She headed for the base’s newly constructed medical center. After her last trip back from Veridia, she had brought back several young people with a talent for medicine.

Upon their return, she had tasked Stephen Lawrence with establishing a new medical center within Caeluna Base.

Now, they could finally be put to use.

Meanwhile, another batch of vines was delivered to Meridia Base.

Soon, a large batch of the serum was successfully extracted.

Afterward, Meridia Base and Caeluna Base took the lead, organizing a meeting with all the major surrounding bases.

By now, Meridia Base and Caeluna Base were essentially the leaders in the region, commanding great respect among the other major bases.

When these two bases called a meeting, the leaders of the other bases all made time to attend.

After the meeting, the various bases changed their course of action.

Previously, they had a uniform policy of eliminating the mutated, which included shooting anyone who was accidentally infected on sight, leaving them no chance of survival.

But after the meeting, anyone who was accidentally infected was now gathered in a designated location and injected with the serum one by one.

As this continued, batch after batch, the number of new mutations dropped to zero.

As for those who had already turned, they were captured alive if possible. If not, they were killed outright.

Those who were captured alive were also injected with the serum. Afterward, they were confined in a sparsely populated area for observation until it was confirmed they showed no further abnormal behavior. Only then were they released.

With several major bases working together, people were restored to normal in waves. The teams sent to find the vines also returned, allowing massive quantities of the serum to be produced and administered to the mutated and infected.

This went on for over a month, and the situation in their region finally stabilized.

All the mutated in the vicinity were brought under control, and all the infected were saved.

In the aftermath, the reputations of Meridia Base and Caeluna Base grew even stronger. The people who were saved were incredibly grateful to them and the other cooperating bases. If not for their intervention, they would either be dead or have become bloodthirsty monsters.

During this time, the situation outside began to improve, but the general mood remained somber. Many of those who were cured couldn’t accept the things they had done as monsters, and a number of them chose to take their own lives.

Of course, that was only some of them; others chose to live on.

There were even some who were unconcerned about their past actions, and even boasted about them.

This behavior drew the ire of many.

Some people even banded together to hunt them down.

However, while the situation had improved in their area, the crisis was still raging in places farther away.

After all, the major bases were short-staffed. No matter what, they had to proceed slowly, extending their rescue efforts step by step.

Ultimately, Meridia Base once again used its prestige to gather the remaining bases for another meeting. They handed over the serum they had developed to the more distant bases, tasking them with carrying on the work.

Some bases were reluctant, but since the majority had no objections, the dissenters didn’t dare to voice their complaints.

Another month passed before the crisis was finally and completely resolved.

Throughout these three months, Stella Sterling had been relentlessly searching for news of Gordon Ford, but to no avail. It was as if Gordon Ford had vanished from the face of the earth; no matter how hard she looked, not a single trace of him could be found. It wasn’t just him, either—Basil Xavier had also disappeared without a trace.

But a person couldn’t just vanish completely like that. Even if he were dead, there should be some kind of trail. Stella Sterling refused to give up.

She even considered Caleb Xavier. ‘Could Gordon Ford have fallen into Caleb Xavier’s hands?’

‘After all, she’d heard from Black Swan that Caleb Xavier blamed Gordon Ford for his current state. Could it be that they had some feud in their past life, and now that Caleb was “reborn,” he was taking revenge by kidnapping Gordon?’

‘With Caleb Xavier’s current power, dealing with Gordon Ford would be simple. And if he wanted to hide him, it wouldn’t be impossible.’

With this possibility in mind, Stella Sterling immediately ordered her people to track down Caleb Xavier and his group.

Having a clear target made the search much faster. After just over half a month, Stella Sterling finally got a lead on Gordon Ford.

Gordon Ford had indeed fallen into Caleb Xavier’s hands. And there was another piece of news: Miles Sanctus was also still alive, and he was with Caleb Xavier.

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