Chapter 321 Deep Virtual Reality 149
The equipment and materials she purchased were quite substantial, so after Xie Ning finished working on her tools, she asked Andrei to drive her to pick them up.
Xie Ning placed the takeout items on the table one by one. The small octopus, which was originally only the size of a fist, had returned to its original size.
The young man was about 2.3 meters tall, with long, slightly damp, dark green hair, delicate features, and his lower body was still covered with bloated tentacles. His upper body had firm, handsome muscles, and the bluish-white color had faded, leaving him pale, like a marble sculpture.
It was watching the human woman with curiosity, and it could feel the bond between them, but the human woman did not acknowledge the identity of "mother".
It doesn't know much, and its understanding of human vocabulary is very limited. It only learned the word "mother" from Professor Lillian, who claimed to be their creator and "mother." However, there was no bond between them, so it did not acknowledge the title.
Nightshade said it would personally take it to find its true "mother"—the Tree Mother. It met her, but still didn't realize the bond it had formed.
Nightshade said it was because the Tree Mother had lost its source of life, and once he revived the Tree Mother, they would be able to feel the bond between them.
But Nightshade died in the end, and it felt this connection with another human woman. As for why it hadn't felt it before, 208 didn't think about it; it only knew that it had found its origin...
"Do you want to eat?"
Xie Ning looked at the braised pork knuckle in front of her, somewhat hesitant. Could 208 eat this kind of thing? She had almost never seen experimental subjects eat. At least, the experimental subjects she took care of couldn't eat because their digestive systems were damaged due to the experiments, making them unable to digest food.
If one consumes human food, their body is at risk of collapse.
But 208 was an alien experimental subject, an unknown territory for her. But then she thought of the scene where 208 devoured the eight-legged octopus and the monster from the Sky Island, and Xie Ning's thoughts suddenly stopped.
Those two things are quite poisonous, but since we can eat and digest them, this little pork knuckle is nothing to worry about. Eat it if you want.
However, she began to worry about 208's feeding. Although the experimental subjects she had previously been in charge of did not need to eat human food, they all needed to be recharged, mainly to provide energy to their bodies. Although the two were quite different, the body's energy intake should be about the same.
I just don't know what 208 needs. It seems she'll have to go back to the experimental base to find out.
"Eat." The young man hovered on the chair, seemingly without exerting any force, otherwise the chair would have broken.
"good."
Xie Ning set aside a portion of each dish for the young man to try, and asked with a smile, "Is it good?"
The young man said expressionlessly, "Delicious..."
But it doesn't actually know what it tastes like; however, if it's what its mother expects, then it's delicious.
After finishing all the takeout food on the table, Xie Ning was surprised to find that her appetite had increased again.
After eating, Xie Ning grew increasingly sleepy. She mustered her strength to plan her next steps before finally going to sleep.
She needs to arrange things at the pharmaceutical company, and then she needs to purchase some things that 208 will need, as well as some analytical instruments, both for herself and for 208.
This means she has to learn even more, since some of her data, as well as that of 208 and other experimental subjects, are not suitable for public disclosure.
Fortunately, not only do universities offer courses, but the experimental base also has relevant knowledge courses; otherwise, she would have nowhere to learn even if she wanted to.
While Xie Ning was asleep, 208 tried to open the bedroom door and go in, but was stopped by the rabbit.
The rabbit shook its metal ears. "This is Ning's private territory, 208. You have no right to enter without permission. If you insist on entering, I will activate the security system, although calculations show it won't cause you much harm."
However, Ning would never want to see this happen. This is the key point.
208 silently withdrew the tentacles that had reached the back of the rabbit's head, then sat back down in the living room, its gaze fixed on the bedroom door. It remained motionless, quiet like a sculpture under the bright white light.
The rabbit flew around 208 twice, then warmed up the lighting, turned on the projection screen, and played the most popular children's animation.
"208, you need to learn to be a good child, see!"
It's true that Xie Ning had Rabbit find the animated series, but the main purpose was socialization and discipline. Even if 208 is strong enough to disregard the rules of human society, it's always good to have a deeper understanding of this world.
This is how she previously conducted simple socialization training on experimental subjects.
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