The time had finally reached January 1st, this day.

This day held special significance for the people.

More than a hundred days since the apocalypse began, a new year arrived.

People in the apocalypse had gained a certain level of survival experience, especially in the north; being able to survive this harsh winter proved they still had the right to live on.

Almost all survivor bases celebrated, celebrating the fact that they had come through the most difficult journey.

Zombies seemed not so terrifying; after such a long time, except for Dawn City experiencing a zombie siege once, other survivor bases remained relatively safe.

There hadn't been any signs of large-scale zombie tides attacking humans.

Many even felt that although life was tiring, it was simple and not too bad.

Staying in the base, while the food wasn't great, it was enough to barely stay alive.

Though their clothing wasn't good, it was enough to avoid freezing to death.

Zombies were being eliminated bit by bit, perhaps in decades or even tens of years, they might fully recover, who could say for sure.

Take things as they come; this was the mindset of most base survivors.

But this was not the case in Dawn City.

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Dawn City was adorned with decorations, with red lanterns even hanging on the watchtowers of the city walls.

In the early morning, the sound of firecrackers echoed in the city.

Some firecrackers collected from Qinghe Town were set off to celebrate the new year's arrival.

Ye Fan had a meal of dumplings with his parents and younger sister.

His parents and sister didn't ask much about the Dawn Army.

They could all see that Ye Fan was no longer the same, with an ever-growing army and more and more survivors.

Dawn City had become a major force, and Ye Fan seemed to be hiding some secrets.

They didn't ask much, after all, he was their son, and Ye Luo's brother, that was enough.

Since they didn't ask, Ye Fan naturally didn't voluntarily explain either. After eating, he left his parents' courtyard and returned to his official residence.

There were many things to do today.

The song and dance troupe from Daqing Mountain Prison Base had already set out and were on their way to Dawn City.

But Ye Fan had no time to receive them, as he had two major tasks today during the day.

In recent days, Ye Fan had been continuously consuming crystals, and his evolution value had reached 1.9.

Today, he was going to officially consume that Level 2 Crystal to become a Level 2 Evolver.

A Level 2 Evolver has the strength of a Hero Level; Ye Fan was eagerly anticipating it.

Besides this, the Combat Laboratory was also scheduled for completion this morning.

By that time, the Dawn Army would be considered a modernized force, and the overall strength of Dawn City would see a qualitative leap.

For this day, Ye Fan forcibly suppressed the urge to mass produce soldiers, retaining 1.5 million in funds.

While building the Power Plant, the military supply warehouse, and so on also cost a lot, during this time, survivors going to Qinghe Town to collect resources would return daily with at least tens of thousands of units of money.

This money was constantly converted by Ye Fan, allowing him to restore his funds, which had dipped below a million, back to 1.5 million.

Just waiting for the Combat Laboratory to be completed, a large number of high-tech units and buildings would undoubtedly be unlocked, and at that time, he aimed to take off.

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"Sir, are you ready?"

In the basement of the official residence, Luo Jiaxin and Wu Ting were preparing to have Ye Fan consume the crystal.

Today, they would move out of the basement and start working in Ye Fan's newly constructed Combat Laboratory.

Ye Fan sat on a chair, gently closed his eyes, and said, "Ready, go ahead."

A pale blue crystal was handed to Ye Fan.

He first drank the prepared potion, then swallowed the crystal in one go as if he were eating a bun.

Ye Fan closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep….

About an hour later, Ye Fan woke up.

"Sir, congratulations, you have officially become a Level 2 Evolver, now on par with the top ten experts of the Divine Dragon Province."

Ye Fan stood up, first looked into the mirror to verify that his handsome face was not disfigured.

He twisted his body, producing a series of cracking sounds from his joints.

He stretched his arms, feeling powerful.

He lifted his leg, discovering that he could easily do a standing split.

"Sir, although you are not a Strength Type Evolver, as a Level 2 Evolver, your power is enough to rival a Level 1 Power Evolver; there is a fundamental difference between the two."

"Moreover, according to our research, Level 2 Evolvers develop special abilities, but what your special ability is will need your own exploration."

Ye Fan nodded, left the basement, and came outside the official residence.

He first tested his 100-meter sprint speed.

One hundred meters in 6.8 seconds!

Running felt like a gust of wind, his speed astonishing.

He also tried jumping and found he could leap directly to the second floor of the official residence, almost four meters high!

"So strong! This is just like being Superman."

"But this still isn't my special ability. I want to see what my special ability is."

Ye Fan once again focused his eyesight on his left eye.

This time, the vision was even more abnormal.

He stood on the second-floor balcony, watching the pool below intently.

Xiaoba was eating.

After advancing to One-Star, this guy became incredibly gluttonous, doing nothing but eating or preparing to eat every day.

If not for the fact that the Dawn Army was doing alright, Ye Fan almost wanted to turn it into stir-fried squid shreds.

Spring needs to arrive quickly. After the ice and snow melt, it must be let out for free-range.

Right now, Xiaoba was at the pool, with its eight tentacles stretched out, constantly receiving food passed to it by the War Bears nearby.

Da Pang and the other War Bears had been bullied by Xiaoba into bearing the unconditional responsibility of being feeders every day.

These chubby fellows were gentle as dogs at the moment, each holding a huge pack of mixed grains, handing them over to Xiaoba's tentacles.

Each bite was deliciously relished.

Ye Fan watched attentively, and something strange happened.

The socket of his left eye began to heat up, and under his sight, Xiaoba's movements seemed to slow down considerably.

It was almost like an eight-times slow motion, sixteen-times slow motion in movies, with Xiaoba slowly moving the pack of grains into its mouth.

Da Pang was drooling greedily but dared not steal a bite. A drop of saliva was falling very slowly from the edge of its mouth.

Ye Fan suddenly felt an impulse to draw his gun and shoot!

He drew his gun, aiming at that drop of saliva falling from Da Pang!

Bang~~!

A bullet shot forth, accurately piercing through Da Pang's falling saliva!

Ye Fan's gun was equipped with a silencer, so though the bullet shattered the drop of saliva, it did not attract any attention from those giant creatures.

"Oh, my eyes feel so sore!"

Ye Fan felt a wave of soreness in his eyes, hastily rubbing them as tears streamed down from his left eye.

"Luo Jiaxin, what's happening to me?" Ye Fan asked Luo Jiaxin through the system.

"Commander, this should be your special ability, but special abilities are not for random use, as they consume your strength, hence they should only be used at critical moments."

Ye Fan understood.

It turned out that his special ability lay in his left eye.

What his left eye saw seemed to be on a different frequency from his right eye.

He could perceive things slowing down and fire at normal speed.

This wasn't just sharpshooting; it was a time slowdown.

One could say that if he wanted to shoot someone, as long as his left eye was aimed, they basically couldn't escape, because in his left eye's view, everyone moved like snails.

However, this ability also had drawbacks. Right now, his left eye was extremely sore, and to use that ability again, he needed a good rest for a while.

But no matter what, Ye Fan had already evolved into an extremely powerful Level 2 Evolver.

Even without using that left eye shooting ability, he possessed strength far beyond that of ordinary people.

"If I had to name this ability, perhaps it could be called Left Eye Killer."

Grasping the special ability, Ye Fan was in a great mood.

At this time, he received a notification from Zhang Kunlin.

"Commander, the song and dance troupe from Daqing Mountain Prison Base has arrived."

Ye Fan looked down from the building, seeing the Outer City District teeming with people in a state of hustle and bustle.

A convoy had already entered the city, and many people were even shouting a celebrity's name.

He once again used his left eye to observe, and even without entering that special state, his left eye's vision remained abnormal.

He saw the former female star Xu Weiwei standing on a promotional vehicle, waving to the crowd below repeatedly.

Apart from her, there were many people from the song and dance troupe, with a team of over a hundred people.

Singers, dancers, the band, hosts, and even clowns performing.

Ye Fan told Zhang Kunlin, "I don't have time to meet them now, let them proceed to the temporary theater built, I will be there on time when the performance starts in the evening."

Zhang Kunlin complied and led the people from Daqing Mountain to the theater.

Meanwhile, a system notification came through.

"Commander, the Combat Laboratory construction is complete!"

Ye Fan promptly left the residence, bringing Zhuge Yunxue and other close guards to the location he had long reserved for the Combat Laboratory.

There were no outsiders here. Ye Fan selected the Combat Laboratory and placed it.

A structure appeared.

In the game, the Combat Laboratory had two forms.

One looked like a high-rise building resembling a robot, the other a palace-style building.

Ye Fan did not wish for the Combat Laboratory's appearance to be like those, as it would easily remind people of the Red Alert System.

When placed, he realized his concerns were unnecessary; the system had clearly anticipated this.

This was a modern metallic arc-shaped building, four stories tall, with an arched roof on top, covering an area of several tens of thousands of square meters.

Because of its high cost of a million, the system generously included fifty Engineers.

Luo Jiaxin and Wu Ting were also relocated here. Wu Ting was transported in a fully enclosed carriage and didn't know where she was when she arrived at the Combat Laboratory.

There were better research conditions here, allowing them to conduct technology research more effectively.

Ye Fan didn't have time to tour the facilities inside the Combat Laboratory; he had to see which new buildings and unit types the Combat Laboratory had unlocked for him.

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