Doomsday: I can see the health bar, kill monsters and drop treasure.

Chapter 548: Serving as Honorary Standing Committee Member
Wang Tao, Qu Shilin, Gu Yun and others went to the next meeting room to discuss it. Actually, they didn't discuss it much, because Wang Tao didn't care who was qualified to use the fourth-order gene medicine. That was something Gu Yun needed to worry about. Gu Yun had already done the preparations, and all he needed was Wang Tao and Qu Shilin's consent.

Of course, this gene medicine is not free, and the price is not cheap. After all, whether it is the raw materials or the energy spent by Qu Shilin, these are all costs.

If the production volume increases in the future, the price will definitely be much cheaper. But now, this fourth-level gene medicine is not something that ordinary people can afford.

However, there are no poor people who can come here, so it is reasonable to let them share the research costs.

After a brief discussion, Qu Shilin called his assistant and handed all the remaining fourth-level promotion potions to Gu Yun.

"Then we'll leave first."

Wang Tao waved to Gu Yun, then left with Qu Shilin.

Qu Shilin was still a little excited. After all, being able to develop a genetic drug was indeed a very fulfilling thing.

But she still took a deep breath and calmed herself down, because she was about to do something even more exciting - promotion!
Qu Shilin did not return to the institute, but followed Wang Tao to the villa. After all, when she was promoted, she would lose her perception of the outside world, and being with Wang Tao would make her feel more secure.

When I got home, it was already dark.

Qu Shilin took a deep breath and fused the crystal cores that Wang Tao gave her one by one. After a while, she lay directly on the bed and fell asleep.

By this time tomorrow, there will be one more fifth-level awakener at Changhe Base.

After Wang Tao covered Qu Shilin with the quilt, he left the room.

"Is Shilin okay?"

Ding Yuqin asked proactively.

"It's okay, just wait until you wake up tomorrow."

Wang Tao smiled and shook his head, then looked at everyone and said:
"Who among you wants these leopards?"

He brought back 6 fifth-level mutant leopard lords this time, but Wang Tao couldn't take them all with him when he went out in the future. So it would be better to distribute them to other people. Anyway, they are all fifth-level now and strong enough, so there is no need to worry about the leopards having any tricks.

Of course, Wang Tao could sense that these leopards had no bad intentions. After all, they were not stupid. There was meat to eat every day here, so who would want to go to that dark place?

"I want!"

"I also want!"

Girls like Ding Yuqin and Han Rui raised their hands one after another.

Wei Zhenguo and the others actually wanted it too, but they already had the black snake, so there was no need to compete with everyone else for it.

Finally, Wang Tao decided to give the six leopards to Ding Yuqin, Han Rui, Yang Changhong, Lan Yulian, Lu Yingfeng and Li Qiuyu. There was just one for each of the six of them.

This kind of leopard is not only powerful in combat, but can also be used as a mount. And most importantly, their size is actually not that big, about the same size as a horse, making them very convenient to ride in a car.

For a dog of Xiao Hei's size, it is not convenient to take a car. It needs to be pulled by a large truck, which is quite troublesome. Of course, with its size, it does not need to take a car. It can carry a group of people wherever it goes. Although it cannot fly, its speed is not slow, at least faster than many cars. Especially in this kind of icy and snowy environment, it is much more useful than a car.

After confirming the leopard's ownership, Wang Tao communicated with them and they naturally said there was no problem.

Finally, Wang Tao looked at the two little minks, Xiao Huo and Xiao Bing, who were playing on the side. Now only these two little minks were still at the fourth level, so Wang Tao decided to take them with him when he went out in the future to see if there was a chance for them to be promoted to the fifth level as well.

Although Xiaohuo is Qu Shilin's pet, they are all family members, so there is no need to distinguish between them. Xiaohuo also listens to Wang Tao very much, and he has a good relationship with Xiaobing. It is definitely no problem for Wang Tao to take them both out at the same time.

Wang Tao planned to go out again after Qu Shilin was promoted. He hadn't been to the Silver Snake Base yet, nor had he been to the place that Shen Cuishan mentioned that was suspected to be the summoning altar. He had to go and take a look at both.

But when it comes to the Silver Snake Base, Wang Tao almost forgot about this matter.

He immediately contacted Gu Yun.

"Ah? You said there's a Silver Snake base with a population of 300,000 or 400,000 in the distance?"

Gu Yun was somewhat shocked.

He knew that there must be other survivor bases in the world, but he felt that there should be very few or even no bases as large as the Changhe Base.

This is not because he is arrogant, but because there are many coincidences and luck that Changhe Base can have the current scale. If it happens again, there may be no Changhe Base... That's why he is so shocked.

But soon, his shock turned into surprise. In the absence of a conflict of interest, no one would complain about having too many survivors.

The Changhe Base is still a certain distance away from the Silver Snake Base. At present, it seems that there will be no conflict between the two sides. Instead, they can cooperate in some aspects.

If the two bases can join forces, then these hundreds of thousands of people combined will obviously be able to bring greater value!
"Can you contact the exact location of the Silver Snake base? Can you contact them?"

Gu Yun asked quickly.

"I'm not sure. I've only heard of this place, but I haven't been there yet. I don't know what they use to communicate. I may go to the Silver Snake base the day after tomorrow and give you news then."

Wang Tao shook his head.

"Okay! There are many underground lines in our country. Although many of them are broken, there are still some that are not broken. After you find the specific location of the Silver Snake base, inform me as soon as possible. I will see if I can use these lines to get in touch with them."

Gu Yun said again.

"No problem, I'll let you know when the time comes. Oh, by the way, one more thing, have you heard of the summoning altar..."

Wang Tao told Gu Yun about the situation of the summoning altar.

The Summoning Altar must not be used carelessly, otherwise it will harm others and yourself. For most people, using the Summoning Altar has only disadvantages and no advantages. Even if you can gain power from the Summoning Altar, it is only temporary. In the end, you will either die or become a slave to the Summoning Altar. There is no good end for both.

"There is such a thing... We must be on guard against it, otherwise it will be more harmful than the Church of Twilight!"

Gu Yun immediately became serious. He was ready to call other people over immediately and work overnight. It would be best if some legal provisions could be introduced against this kind of summoning altar to tell the public about the harmfulness of this thing, and directly compare it to drugs. And it could be announced together with the news of the genetic medicine.

With genetic drugs, which are stable and can improve strength, people basically won't pin their hopes on things like the summoning altar. Coupled with the constraints of legal provisions, people should be alert to this thing in advance. If they really encounter a summoning altar in the future, they can respond more quickly. After telling Gu Yun these two important things, Wang Tao ended the call.

The next day, Wang Tao had nothing to do, so he rested at home for a day and enjoyed a comfortable holiday with Lan Yulian, Ding Yuqin and others.

Gu Yun was very busy. There were too many things going on these days, and he was in charge of most of them, so he was very busy. However, he still came to Qiushui Pavilion Villa in person.

"Hmm? Let me be a committee member?"

Wang Tao was a little surprised.

Although with his current strength, being a committee member is no problem at all, but Wang Tao has said before that he doesn't want to be in charge of things, he just wants to make himself stronger. So apart from the position of the principal of the Awakening School, he will not take any other positions, even as a committee member, he doesn't want it.

After all, if he really became a committee member, it would be a bit inappropriate to be a hands-off boss, right? But if he focused on management, it would waste his time fighting outside, thus affecting his ability to become stronger. This is also the reason why he did not expand the Spark Club. If he had spent some time on the Spark Club, the size of the Spark Club would have been the largest in Changhe Base.

"No, no, no, not an ordinary member, but an 'honorary member' plus a 'permanent member'!"

Seeing Wang Tao frowning, Gu Yun quickly shook his head.

"Honorary members plus permanent members, what does that mean?"

Wang Tao was a little curious.

Gu Yun explained:
"The honorary committee members are lifelong. Although they have no real power, they enjoy the highest treatment in our Changhe Base for life! Only those who have made great contributions to the Changhe Base can obtain this honor. You are the first person in our base to become an honorary committee member. Although you are not a committee member, you have made too many contributions, so naturally you are an exception..."

Without real power, there is no need to work... Wang Tao nodded immediately. This kind of empty position doesn't matter. As long as it doesn't affect his becoming stronger, it's fine.

"As for the permanent members, they have real power, and their power is much greater than that of ordinary members - for example, one vote is equivalent to five votes! And most importantly, the term of office of ordinary members is one year, while the term of office of permanent members is five years..."

"Of course, I know you don't want to waste time on management, so if you want to manage, you can manage at any time. If you don't want to manage, then you can just do your own thing, it's very free!"

"...Wouldn't this be a bad idea?"

Wang Tao was speechless.

He hated people who slacked off at work the most, except himself.

"You are the number one person in our base, you deserve this treatment! And think about it, if you are not even a member of our base committee, what will others think? I'm afraid they will think that you are being suppressed..."

Gu Yun said with a serious face.

"Why do you suddenly want me to be a committee member at this time?"

Wang Tao was still a little confused.

Gu Yun did not hide it and explained directly to Wang Tao:

"There's nothing to hide. There are actually two reasons..."

"One is that you defeated Cheng Yiyi. Although we don't quite understand it, Cheng Yiyi said that you didn't use too much force to save her face, otherwise the battle would have ended long ago... So you can imagine your strength. You are definitely the undisputed number one in Changhe Base! If you don't serve as a committee member, it would be a bit unreasonable..."

"The second is that it is time for the committee to change terms. Some of the current committee members are preparing to step down, and we need new members to fill in..."

Wang Tao was very surprised to hear this.

"A change of committee members? Are they planning to step down?"

It has been more than a year since the end of the world.

Although according to the regulations, the term of office of the committee members is one year, and the term of office of this batch of committee members is indeed coming to an end. But it does not say that they cannot be re-elected, and they can continue to be re-elected. No one can pull them out unless they voluntarily step down...

"Yes, they voluntarily abdicated. Because everyone's strength is getting stronger and stronger, and their strength is still stagnant at the third level... Although they have genetic drugs, even if they cannot awaken, they can still be promoted to the fourth level, but there is still a big difference in strength between psychics and awakened people... And they are not young anymore, they feel that they can't keep up with the times, so it's better for them to abdicate and let more capable people come, and they can have a good rest..."

Gu Yun's tone was somewhat emotional.

“It’s really admirable!”

Wang Tao was also a little surprised.

In Changhe Base, the mayor Gu Yun may have a strong presence, as if he is in charge of all important matters. But when it comes to power and status, the committee members are higher. Gu Yun is more like a butler. Many things seem to be decided by Gu Yun, but in fact, they are only decided by the committee and then he is asked to lead the various departments of the city hall to implement them.

Therefore, Wang Tao admired these committee members for their willingness to give up their power and choose to step down. Most people cannot do this.

"Today, my old leader talked to me. He said that they simply cannot understand the strength of you awakeners, especially a fifth-level awakener like you..."

"And if you can't even understand your own strength, then you won't be able to formulate a strategy if you encounter a crisis in the future. If they overestimate your strength, you may be killed; if they underestimate your strength, it will cause a great waste... This is what is called 'layman guiding the experts'!"

"The old leader said that the base is now on the right track. Even if they suddenly disappear, it will be able to develop stably for a period of time. They should take this opportunity to step down quickly and let more capable young people come. This will also allow the base to have better development in the future..."

Listening to Gu Yun's words, Wang Tao admired him but also had to admit that what his old leader said made sense.

For example, Wang Tao's current strength, apart from himself, even Lan Yulian and other people around him are not very clear - it's not that Wang Tao deliberately hides his strength, but he is getting stronger all the time. It's impossible to report in real time, right?
Letting people with strong abilities to serve in decision-making positions may have some shortcomings in some aspects, but overall it is more appropriate.

Besides, these committee members have just retired, not died. If there is anything you don’t understand in terms of management, you can ask them for advice…

"How are you thinking about it?"

Looking at Gu Yun's expectant eyes, Wang Tao thought for a moment and nodded reluctantly.

"Okay, I agree."

"Haha, congratulations! Commissioner Wang!"

(End of this chapter)