Chapter 123: Purity
At 1 p.m., Locke and Tangting took Anno back to Green Hill.
They had originally planned to take Anuo out to eat, but after the beast mutation that occurred in the square, they were afraid that something else might happen, so they took Anuo home first.
When Anuo got home, she was sleepy before she even finished lunch. She had played all morning and was almost exhausted.
Luo Jin stayed with her for a while, and when she was sound asleep, he kissed her forehead and walked out the door.
"How did it go? What did the research institute say?"
Luo Jin entered the study and saw that Tang Ting had just hung up the institute's communication.
Tang Ting said, "They said it was just a normal mutation, and no trace of the drug was found in the blood sample."
After listening, Luo Jin nodded, his expression slightly solemn.
"Have there been more cases of mutations lately?"
Tang Ting: "It's not just recently; data shows that the number of people with mutations has been on the rise over the past decade."
Mutation is different from slow degeneration. Mutation is the rapid degeneration of genes in a short period of time, which is more common in animal species.
Therefore, the beast species and the alien species have always had an irreconcilable conflict. The alien species in the Northern River Star System believe that the beast species are products that have not evolved properly and are wild beasts.
Even the higher-ups in the Northern River system are often divided into two factions who argue endlessly.
Logan then asked, "Where are those four mutated beasts now?"
Tang Ting sighed, "They've already been sent away."
Logan frowned: "So fast?"
Tang Ting: "After the research institute issued the test report, the security department sent them away."
Lokin sat down silently next to Tang Ting. Those who became Fallen Ones could only be sent to exile, because even the Fire Seed could no longer improve their genes.
After a long pause, she looked at Tang Ting beside her: "Tang Ting, after becoming a Fallen One, is it really possible to lose human consciousness?"
Tang Ting pondered for a moment and said, "It's not that there isn't one. After their genes degenerate, they are no longer the same species as us. They may have their own way of communicating, but they cannot live together with us. They are irritable and follow the habits of wild beasts."
At this point, he took Locke's hand and said, "Strictly speaking, we are not even the same species."
Lokin raised an eyebrow slightly: "What, you want to discuss the differences between beasts and alien species with me too?"
Tang Ting smiled and said, "I don't have that many thoughts; I'm just stating the facts."
Luo Jin knew that Tang Ting was very straightforward when it came to scientific research, saying whatever came to mind. She said, "Different is different, as long as we have the same soul, nothing else matters."
Tang Ting stroked her long hair and said, "What if I mutate one day too?"
Without hesitation, Luo Jin replied, "How could that be? Your gene level is so high."
Tang Ting looked at her calmly: "A Luo, mutation is like God rolling dice, like a lottery, regardless of the gene level."
Lokin stared at him for a long time. "Then will you hurt me, hurt the children?"
Tang Ting pulled her into his arms and kissed the top of her head. "Never."
Lokin: "But didn't you say that after becoming a Fallen One, one can no longer be like a normal person and will lose one's humanity?"
Tang Ting smiled slightly, his tone still calm: "Because wild animals also love their families, and their love is purer and more loyal."
Luo Jin stopped talking and hugged Tang Ting's waist tightly.
She was genuinely afraid of this, afraid that one day her lover and her child would also undergo a sudden change, and she didn't know if she could still deal with it rationally.
Tang Ting stroked Luo Jin's back, his eyes fixed on the constantly calculating data in front of him. He was a doctor and a researcher who believed in scientific truth and only let data and results speak for themselves.
However, mutations are an elusive phenomenon in their scientific community, making it impossible to predict the trajectory of gene mutations.
When he was a student, he studied this topic with his teacher. Even after he changed his major, he continued to pay attention to the data. He also had friends who were still researching and would share some research data with him. He found that this so-called mutation was not an elusive shadow, but just that a key was missing, or rather, the key was hidden.
However, they were not allowed to continue researching the already mutated animal species. As soon as an animal species mutated, it would be sent away directly. This was a decision that could not be changed and had to be carried out.
This decision has already sparked countless riots and rebellions, but the higher authorities still insist on carrying it out.
Now that he knows some secrets about the fire seed, he has an uneasy prediction that the North River system is about to undergo some changes.
Anuo slept until almost dinnertime before waking up, still feeling groggy.
Luo Jin carried her to wash her face, but she still seemed listless and lacked energy.
Winnie and Dontin were cooking in the kitchen, while Anno sat on the sofa in the living room, drinking water from a baby bottle. A huge projector screen in the living room was playing a video, and she kept changing channels with the remote control, stopping when she switched to a news report.
The news report was about the animal attack that occurred in the square at noon today. However, it wasn't described as serious; it was treated as a routine matter, and people were advised not to fight with the animals in the future for safety reasons, but to call the security department to handle it.
She thought about how Eli didn't seem happy when he left today. Was it because he hadn't been able to purify them?
She turned to Locke and asked, "Mom, where are they going?"
When Luo Jin heard Anuo's question, he came over. Seeing the news playing on the screen, he walked to her side, stroked her hair, and was considering how to start the conversation when Anuo said, "They were thrown away, right?"
Even with Eli's powerful energy, he couldn't purify them, and the security guard even told him not to waste his energy anymore.
She thought that these people could only be abandoned.
Luo Jin suddenly didn't know how to talk to her. Nono was too smart. If she were to make up a lie, she would only be trying to appease her.
They always wanted to protect her well, to keep her from any darkness or the cruelty of reality, but in fact she had already experienced darkness that they could not imagine. Perhaps this was just an ordinary thing for her in the past.
Logan thought for a moment and tried to explain to her tactfully, "Because they have become their own species and cannot live with us, they can only go to other places."
After hearing this, Anno didn't ask any further questions. She didn't have any particular thoughts. She could actually imagine the lives of those people. She just thought that when they were on Earth, people would also undergo this kind of mutation. If they still had human consciousness, it would be a benign mutation. If their minds were taken over by wild beasts, it would be a malignant mutation.
Humans, on the other hand, simply killed them.
She had actually hidden someone away, a little boy who would always secretly save her a meal. He was very thin and weak, and not good at fighting, but he always managed to get food. He was very clever.
He had a good temper, and his eyes always curved when he smiled. He followed her around all day, and he would compliment her on her looks. She didn't like others mentioning her appearance, as she would think they had ulterior motives. Even when she got angry and pinned him against the wall, he wouldn't get angry. He wasn't afraid of her, and in fact, although he was very clingy to her, he always had an indescribable respect for her.
Not long after, he underwent a malignant mutation and turned into a ferocious dog. When people found him, she let him go, thinking that he must have run away outside. That was good, he could survive with the mutated wild beasts outside.
As a result, he often brought her food under the cover of night, and he also encountered her several times when she was on missions, secretly following her to protect her.
This protection didn't last long, and she didn't know when he disappeared. In the apocalypse, if someone disappeared, it meant they would never see him again.
She thought that even if humans turned into beasts, it would still be better than humans. She felt that the emotions of beasts were purer, and the few moments of warmth she had received were all from beasts.
She watched as humans killed one malignant mutated person after another, and every time this happened, a wicked thought would rise in her mind: Kill them all, kill them all, if this continues, humanity will become extinct.
"Dinner's finished."
After Winnie and Dontin set the food on the table, they invited them to eat.
Just as Lokin picked up Anno and placed her on her chair, the doorbell rang.
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