Chapter 110 The One and Only

The "Stars" laboratory is located in the southeast of the new base, in Satellite Base No. 1, which has the second largest population after the main base.

Lin Jiaran grew up in this laboratory.

The laboratory's only two research projects are human cloning and in vitro embryonic development.

The two gene samples from the cloning project belong to Chen Yuezhou, whose physical enhancement value is 10 and who possesses two superpowers; and Lin Ran, whose mental enhancement value is 10 and who also possesses two mental superpowers.

The research began in the second year after the establishment of the new student base, when Chen Yuezhou and Lin Ran were only 8 or 9 years old.

They were the original two providers of the samples, but as the technology matured, the samples became more diverse.

People in the world are all different. Base construction needs soldiers and purifiers, and naturally it also needs talents such as scientists and engineers.

Lin Jiaran confirmed that Qi An was a stronger purifier than her and Lin Ran.

Qi An also possesses a special ability related to the Fallen Insect combat artifact: Pollution Sensing.

This will definitely interest those...her "parents" in the lab.

Lin Jiaran's head left the pillow.

But she stopped after moving only two inches away.

If Qi An also has a clone, she will no longer be unique; she will be just like her!

They are cheap, can be killed if they disobey, can be thrown away after use, and are not liked by others, not even by Chen Xi, who grew up with them in the same laboratory!

Thinking of this, Lin Jiaran felt a little relieved of the confusion and sadness that had been lingering in her heart for years, and she felt very happy!

That's why she wanted to save Qi An.

Isn't this the best way to destroy Qi An?

But as Lin Jiaran looked at Qi An's sleeping back and her quiet profile, her heart felt as if it were being tugged at.

Does having a clone make Lin Ran cheaper?

If Lin Ran has become cheap, why, for so many years, even though she knows there are many "Lin Rans," and even a "dad" in the lab says that her mental strength and physical abilities have surpassed Lin Ran's, does she still can't help but spy on the real Lin Ran?

Lin Ran is dead.

Lin Jiaran was the first of several batches of Lin Ran clones to be released to carry out missions. Although she mostly acted with Chen Xi, she also encountered other teams in the new base.

Someone must have recognized her and told Lin Ran, who then used her connections to find the laboratory.

Then Lin Ran died, which happened two months ago.

Lin Ran's death has not yet been officially announced. The Purification Alliance, the hospital, and others probably all believe that she is at the satellite base or on some secret mission.

Upon hearing the news of Lin Ran's death, Lin Jiaran was overjoyed!

Lin Ran is dead, so isn't she the new Lin Ran?

Everyone in the lab says she is the most perfect of all Lin Ran's clones, just as Chen Xi is the most perfect of all Chen Yuezhou's clones!

But is she happy to become the new Chief Lin and be called Chief Lin?

Now that Lin Ran is dead, does she no longer think about and ponder Lin Ran's every move, every smile, and every frown day and night?

Even if Lin Ran dies, she will still be the one and only Lin Ran!

As for Qi An, Lin Jiaran's gaze lingered on the sleeping girl opposite him.

Qi An is stronger and more popular.

After her journey through the underground mine, witnessing Qi An's decisive killing of the guards and the yellow-robed priest, and seeing many people risk their lives to go down the mine for her, Lin Jia Ran increasingly realized that, compared to Lin Ran, it seemed that Qi An was the one who truly deserved the title of "unparalleled in the world"!

Did she destroy this unparalleled beauty?

If it were truly destroyed... Lin Jiaran actually raised her hand and clutched the clothes at her chest.

If Qi An's uniqueness were also destroyed, the joy in her heart would seem fleeting, replaced by a deep sense of guilt, fear, and sorrow that would overwhelm her.

Sin... is like destroying a statue of God, like smashing a flower in a mirror, or the moon's reflection in water!

I'm so sad.

It's that same feeling of sadness, a sadness I can't quite understand! And it's even sadder now!

Lin Jiaran remained frozen in that twisted, stiff position for a long while before wiping her face, lying back on the pillow, and turning her back to the world.

As the darkness of dawn was gradually replaced by the hazy blue of early morning, Yu Shuang brought in the boiled water and poured a cup into the paper cups by Qi An and Lin Jia Ran's bedsides.

Nothing happened at the team's camp that day. Qi An always had excellent sleep and recovery effects, and this time, after coming up from the well, her self-healing seemed to be even faster! After sleeping for half a day and a whole night, her fever subsided, and all the wounds on her body, big and small, scabbed over, allowing her to run and jump again.

That day, Qi An assisted the reconnaissance planes and various reconnaissance teams in finding the exit of that road.

It was very unsuccessful; they couldn't find it all day.

But around 2 p.m. that afternoon, the mother hive was quiet. To the southeast of the mother hive, at the very edge of the horizon where it was visible to the naked eye, a bolt of orange lightning suddenly appeared!

Orange lightning, or a giant match suddenly ignited on the horizon, then the lightning suddenly expanded and continued to expand, turning into a column of smoke!

Several minutes later came the earth-shaking roar!

The ground of the mother nest was trembling, and the shallowest section of the mine tunnel, which had already been destroyed, was raining down rocks!

The tremors stopped several minutes later, but the plume of smoke continued to expand, and from a distance, the sky looked like it had been covered with a giant black lid!

The boundary between day and night was clearly defined on the edge of that pot lid!

This extraordinary sight left Qi An speechless for a long time, and the team members on the ground of the Mother Nest also gathered together in a frenzy of discussion after their initial shock.

Chen Yuezhou quickly came out of the command tent and ordered everyone to return to their assigned area to continue patrolling and guarding. But before everyone dispersed, he answered their questions:

"The 'Spring Thunder-16' surface-to-surface long-range tactical missile, launched from North 1, bombed a large army of Fallen Insects that had gathered in the south."

These words were spoken casually, but they caused an uproar in the camp!

"My God! North 1 is awesome! My great nation is awesome! Humanity is awesome!" someone shouted excitedly.

The scene of the missile explosion was so shocking, it was like the roar of a god!

Moreover, this wasn't the only missile launched; another one exploded on the northern grasslands two hours earlier, reportedly killing even more fallen insects!

Therefore, the atmosphere in the camp was still cheerful that day.

The next day, a reconnaissance team finally found what appeared to be a cave in the mountains north of the mother nest.

After their investigation, they discovered that it was indeed the exit of the secret passage to the Mother Nest!

Everyone in the command tent breathed a sigh of relief, because Qi An could sense that the number of fallen insects in the underground coal mining area was decreasing over the past two days.

This must be the White Priest taking advantage of the fact that the earth is too deep and Qi An's perception is inaccurate, releasing a small number of mother insects through that path.

Finding the exit at this point meant minimal loss, as Qi An had carefully counted and found that only a few dozen more mother insects had been lost.

However, the location of the exit is still somewhat tricky.

It's too far. The straight-line distance from the northern edge of the mother nest is more than 10 kilometers, and it's located in a shady mountain valley. Driving there requires a very long detour from the other side of the mountain, while walking requires crossing the mountain!