As for the Snake Guards, after Li Hu obtained the equipment provided by Zhou Ming, he followed Zhou Ming’s instructions and led the team to temper their combat strength in the wilderness.
Generally, only four Snake Guards were left in the camp—two responsible for taking care of and protecting Su Ningfeng, and two responsible for obeying Zhou Ming’s commands.
At present, within the camp, only Snake Guards who had undergone Bloodline Modification were qualified to enter the underground lake.
Aside from delivering various supplies to Zhou Ming, Wildfolk who committed offenses were also escorted there by the Snake Guards on duty.
Amid the vigorous development of the camp, half a year passed in the blink of an eye, and the cold winter arrived once again.
The underground lake was no longer pitch-black.
Bright lights flickered on the central island of the lake.
On the previously barren island, a two-story small building had already appeared.
Bedroom, living room, study room, bathroom, laboratory, storage room—everything that should be there was present.
It could be said that although the sparrow was small, it possessed all its vital organs.
This small building was constructed by the Snake Guards with great effort after Zhou Ming agreed to allow them to enter the underground lake.
After all, as various instruments and resources were transported to the island, the original laboratory was no longer sufficient to support Zhou Ming’s needs.
Inside the largest laboratory on the second floor, Zhou Ming wore a lab coat and sat beside an electron microscope, observing the venom that he had separated through a centrifuge.
This was something he had spent a great deal of effort specially formulating, then purifying through the centrifuge and other tools.
“Penetration has increased by 30% compared to before.
Although the toxicity hasn’t improved much, it still counts as the greatest gain of these past six months.”
Through the microscope, Zhou Ming observed the snake venom penetrating a specially made membrane.
A trace of barely perceptible delight surfaced on his otherwise indifferent expression.
After a Beast Tamer advanced to a professional rank, they began to grasp transcendental power themselves, and could isolate toxins through various means.
For example, the Scarlet Crystal Barrier that Qi Shouwu used back then could completely block the purple poisonous mist that Zhou Ming had used.
The enhancement of the snake venom’s penetration meant that the venom became difficult to guard against, and ordinary gas masks were completely useless.
However, in order to test the improved snake venom, Zhou Ming immediately picked up a test tube and walked toward the small compartment behind him.
That room was fully sealed, and entry and exit required dust removal and bacterial cleansing.
At the same time, it concealed the greatest sin within the laboratory.
Dark caves, solitary research, touching upon the dark side of scientific research—the cold indifference that had once disappeared from Zhou Ming gradually resurfaced.
However, at regular intervals, Zhou Ming would take out Lei Yuan’s photograph.
His current state of mind was still unable to completely avoid being influenced by the external environment.
He could only maintain himself by relying on emotional attachment.
In the process of pursuing powerful strength, how to maintain one’s self was something every Beast Tamer had to face, especially someone like Zhou Ming, who participated in various dark experiments.