"Are you saying those sick children were taken because they're more likely to... mutate?"
Su Ze's pupils contracted as he pressed the question.
Liou Wenxin nodded. "Compared to ordinary people, they have a higher probability of mutating after becoming an evolver. However, mutation itself is an extremely rare event. And as I've said before, mutation isn't necessarily a good thing. You might become stronger, but you could also become weaker. There's also the chance of terrible side effects."
"Like Feng Bqing?" Su Ze immediately thought of Feng Bqing. After mutating, he had grown stronger, but also madder. He had become something neither human nor tree—a truly bizarre creature.
Liou Wenxin sighed. "Ultimately, only a very small number of people mutate successfully. Those children were most likely taken to be used as test subjects. The ones who mutate successfully are considered successful experiments—they still have value. Those who fail are just... eliminated."
