Chapter 236: Chapter 237: Zhao Lin Passes the Assessment! Ji Ruxue’s Scheme!

Time passed again, and a few more days went by.

Zhao Lin, who had gained freedom, no longer had to be confined to that small area by the slide, and she seemed much more spirited.

However, her daily physical training did not stop; she was as unshakable as ever, completing her daily training regime to maintain her condition and prevent decline.

After all, it had been a long time since she had been in combat.

Perhaps feeling a bit embarrassed about simply eating and drinking for free every day, Zhao Lin found something to do for herself.

She thought of contributing in this way to the farm, even if her efforts seemed insignificant to Ji Ruxue and Lu Chuan.

In the early morning, with the sun just rising, the warm orange-red sunlight spread over the farm, gradually dissipating the thin cool mist lingering in the air.

The once-sleeping farm had come alive, with each Evolved Corpse Puppet starting its respective duties for the day.

After washing up early and having breakfast, Zhao Lin, as she had in past days, slowly walked into a warehouse with more than a dozen Evolved Corpse Puppets.

A moment later, Zhao Lin followed these Evolved Zombies out, each holding a farming tool in hand.

Following the group into the vibrant vegetable field, Zhao Lin imitated their actions, starting to weed and till the eggplant plots.

After finishing her own plot, Zhao Lin hurried to another empty vegetable field, assisting an Evolved Corpse Puppet in planting some vegetable seeds.

At this point, Zhao Lin seemed to have become completely integrated into farm life, becoming one of its members.

Even though she was surrounded by speechless Corpse Puppets, mindlessly shuffling about.

Not far away, a small bee perched on a tomato leaf gently flapped its wings and flew away.

Inside the room, Ji Ruxue watched Zhao Lin through the surveillance of the little bee, with a slight curl at the corner of her mouth.

She was quite satisfied with Zhao Lin’s behavior during this period.

Repeated secret observations hadn’t revealed any abnormal behavior on Zhao Lin’s part.

During this time, Zhao Lin’s life was extremely regular. Apart from eating, sleeping, and training, she spent her remaining time helping with farm work.

Weeding the vegetable fields, assisting Evolved Zombies in picking ripe fruit from the orchard, and cleaning the living room...

Through the little bee flying in the sky, Ji Ruxue watched Zhao Lin busily working in the vegetable field, her eyes slightly flickering.

Now, Zhao Lin had preliminarily passed her assessment.

She thought it might be time to begin cultivating Zhao Lin.

Meanwhile, like Ji Ruxue, after intensively monitoring Zhao Lin for a period, Lu Chuan had also slightly lowered his guard.

At least for now, he hadn’t found anything amiss with Zhao Lin.

Moreover, now that Little Qiqi had self-preservation capabilities, most Evolvers might not be able to match Little Qiqi.

Even if Little Qiqi were to lose, it could escape through Telekinesis Control.

Therefore, with Zhao Lin’s current abilities, she couldn’t cause much trouble on the farm.

If she wanted to escape, facing layer upon layer of Corpse Puppets, the only way was to take Little Qiqi hostage to threaten Lu Chuan.

But now that Little Qiqi could protect itself, Zhao Lin had no chance of escaping.

After observing Zhao Lin in the vegetable field for a moment, Lu Chuan shifted his attention away.

At this moment, he sat in the living room, mentally controlling the army of Corpse Puppets at Yellow Dragon Mountain, continuing to hunt Fierce Beasts.

One by one, the Fierce Beasts were being slain by the Corpse Puppet army, their Crystal Cores removed, while their flesh was loaded onto vehicles.

Lu Chuan calculated that, before long, the Zombie Breeding Base would be ready for its third harvest.

...

Meanwhile, in the room, Ji Ruxue sat cross-legged on the bed, eyes filled with thought.

Zhao Lin had great potential, and cultivating her could greatly benefit her future efforts.

However, how to cultivate her...

Actually, Ji Ruxue had previously planned to teach Zhao Lin a cultivation technique.

After all, for an Evolver seeking to quickly gain strength, apart from Evolution Potions, using a cultivation technique to accelerate the absorption of external energy was the best and most stable method.

With a cultivation technique, Zhao Lin could quickly grow stronger, and with her unique Resurrection Ability, she could possibly soar to new heights in a short time.

If things developed this way, it would naturally be a good thing for Ji Ruxue.

But human hearts are unpredictable, and though Zhao Lin seemed to have integrated into farm life, who could say with certainty that she wouldn’t turn against them in the future?

One must remember, despite everything, Zhao Lin was a human, fundamentally different from Zombies.

She might stand with Zombies now, but in the future, when she’s powerful, it might not be the case.

If one day Zhao Lin were to suddenly betray the farm, it would inevitably lead to disastrous consequences.

Ultimately, Ji Ruxue did not wish to cultivate an enemy against herself.

"Human nature is so unpredictable!"

Recalling various unpleasant experiences from her past life, Ji Ruxue couldn’t help but sigh, shaking her head in resignation.

Even though she worried about creating an enemy,

Ji Ruxue truly saw Zhao Lin’s potential.

So even though she had concerns, she wouldn’t entirely give up on cultivating Zhao Lin.

Now she needed to find a win-win strategy, one that could achieve the goal of cultivating Zhao Lin while ensuring she remained under her control, ever usable, without worrying about betrayal.

She had to be able to manipulate Zhao Lin, controlling her future, so that even with divergent intentions, she wouldn’t dare act on them...

After deliberating for a while, Ji Ruxue’s eyes suddenly lit up.

Got it!

She thought of a solution.

Since she needed to cultivate Zhao Lin anyway, she could just offer her a cultivation technique she had acquired in her past life.

This technique was of such high quality it would serve the purpose of cultivating Zhao Lin well, and due to its particular characteristics, it would also allow Ji Ruxue to exercise control over Zhao Lin.

A cultivation technique appeared in Ji Ruxue’s mind.

Nine Elements Pulse Refining Technique!

This technique had a very strong remodeling capability for human meridians, capable of transforming and widening the meridians within, greatly enhancing the capabilities of Evolvers of the same level.

However, the technique wasn’t without its drawbacks; once practiced, switching to another cultivation technique would become very difficult.

And if one were to force a switch, there existed risks of ruptured meridians and sudden death.

Even if Zhao Lin could resurrect again, the marks of the cultivation technique would remain.

Hence, Ji Ruxue only planned to teach the first half of this technique to Zhao Lin.

Once Zhao Lin practiced this technique, to achieve higher realms in the future, she would have to rely on Ji Ruxue to impart the second half of the technique.

In this way, Zhao Lin would undeniably remain under her control!

Thinking of this, Ji Ruxue’s lips curled up. The trouble of cultivating Zhao Lin seemed to be resolved.

In a matter of time, she would certainly have a powerful ally at her disposal, making her more confident in the face of threats from Human Base Cities.