Chapter 148: The Lost Hometown 3: The Real Mermaid

When talking about the drainage system, this person's first reaction is not that people need to live, but mermaids. This reaction also seems wrong.

Zhu Ci thought about it and replied calmly: "I am not interested in this, but you seem to know it?"

"I don't know, it's just a legend." Twenty-four smiled and waved his hands, "We'll be there soon, let's go quickly, it's easy to get caught outside."

Coming soon?

Zhu Ci was thinking that the surrounding buildings did not have any sense of technology, but instead had an ancient atmosphere. There were even pits and marks on the walls, which reminded him of rocks on the seabed.

The view here is narrow, but if you look up you can still see the tallest spire on the island.

Where is this person taking him?

…

"It seems there is someone ahead." Zhu Ci said.

"Oh? Then wait for me here for a while." Perhaps because Zhu Ci had difficulty moving, he felt relieved, Twenty-Four put him down and walked to the front.

After he left, Zhuci activated his skill. At this moment, everyone within a certain range around him became face-blind.

Zhu Ci observed his actions. This time, Twenty-Four's approach was not as smooth as the first time. They seemed to have a physical conflict. Zhu Ci immediately released his skill, and the atmosphere there returned to normal.

There was nothing unexpected about the speech. How could someone be interested in you right away?

Reactivate the Face Blind skill.

Zhu Ci looked at the tightly closed door next to him. The lock on the door was not some high-tech device. It was as plain and simple as the exterior of the building.

Unlock, now he can do it too.

…

Pushing the door open, Zhu Ci subconsciously took out his gun, but there was no one inside.

Zhuci rolled into the house quickly, then spun his tail to close the door. After doing this set of actions, Zhuci felt very uncomfortable.

How on earth is a tail used for walking? This really stumped Zhuci.

"Mermaid? What a coincidence. This is exactly what my experiment is missing." A malicious voice came from behind.

"Bang."

Zhuci didn't look back and wasn't nervous at all, because the bullet in his hand was faster than his sight.

In fact, he rarely fails. As for the Twenty-Four just now, maybe he was not an exception. He must have some special skills to dodge his attacks. He couldn't be a player.

"Experimental product?" Zhu Ci repeated the word he had said and looked around.

Compared to the outdoors, the indoors is indeed more technological, and there are even many instruments that I have never seen before.

What a coincidence! He just opened a door and found himself in the laboratory.

"Bang."

The bullet flew out again and hit the man's hand.

Zhuci warned, "Next time it will be your brain."

"you……"

The man looked at Zhu Ci, and besides feeling pain, there was also a hint of fear in his eyes. How could this mermaid be so powerful? The first shot hit his leg, and he thought Zhu Ci just missed. He was about to call the police, but Zhu Ci didn't even turn his head and hit his hand accurately. This could only be done on purpose.

Although the game system no longer supports the use of modern weapons, Zhuci remembers that he touched a gun when he was three years old, and he had been receiving training since he started talking.

Hearing strange noises outside, Zhu Ci knew that it was the guy who discovered that he had run away.

"Go and chase away the people outside now. I might be interested in cooperating with your experiment, otherwise, it's your life." Zhu Ci said.

"Really? Hide quickly." Upon hearing Zhuci wanted to cooperate with him, the man's voice immediately became excited.

He really seems to be a scientist who loves experiments.

…

Zhu Ci hid in a secret room.

The noise outside continued. It seemed that the scientist's explanation was not convincing enough for them, perhaps because he had been hit by bullets in his legs and hands.

But the more heated their argument became, the more assured the speech became.

The reason why Zhu Ci could break into the house with confidence was actually because he took Twenty-Four's mentality into consideration. Since he took Zhu Ci around the alley and wanted to eat alone, he would not have colluded with so many people in advance. He could only go through a relatively remote and outer place. Then the houses around the alley were either empty or the people inside were not worth worrying about.

But now it seems that there is more than one force in the Sky City.

…

Zhu Ci looked around. In front of him were many containers filled with jars of various colors. In the corner, Zhu Ci even saw some tied-up people with animal features.

I think this is the experimental product this guy mentioned.

The door opened and a man walked in.

"So, can we start the experiment?" the scientist asked.

"Can you give me a wheelchair?" Zhu Ci asked. Of course, it was not just a simple question, he had a gun in his hand.

The scientist showed a confident expression on his face: "Do you think you have room for bargaining now that you have entered my territory?"

A strange disgust suddenly began to emanate from the laboratory, and the scientist suddenly disappeared.

Zhu Ci grabbed two things from the table and threw them at two places.

Put the button in the room, who can't see it?

One of the two cans hit the start button, and the other hit the feet of a scientist.

"I repeat, wheelchair."

Zhuci shot past.

"Ah, okay, okay." The man ran out from his hiding place trembling.

A fragile person doing experiments always wants to use some coercive means, and Zhuci is too lazy to say anything about him. This smoke is indeed uncomfortable, but Zhuci's gun is definitely fast enough.

Under the pressure of the speech, the scientist made an impromptu solution for him.

After he was finally able to move normally, Zhu Ci heard him ask, "If you are so powerful, why were you captured for genetic modification?"

"Give me some water." Zhuci answered lazily.

"I have prepared this a long time ago." The scientist pushed out a large water tank.

So what Twenty-Four said, that mermaids are very popular on the island, is true?

Zhu Ci suddenly said tentatively: "Instead of letting others know the password, why not try it yourself?"

The scientist was confused at first: "You mean we should work together and not share with others?"

Congratulations: "...I mean, I have a better chance of being a successful experiment than anyone else, don't you think?"

After the fish tail was soaked in water, Zhu Ci realized how uncomfortable he had been before. It turned out that fish cannot live without water.

"So that's how it is. You really have the spirit of dedicating yourself to science." The scientist was actually in awe. He didn't care whether the speech was true or not. His eyes fell on the shimmering tail of the speech in the transparent glass tank, full of greed.

“But I think you don’t seem to have the ability.” Zhu Ci raised his eyebrows, as if showing disdain.

"Oh, that's impossible. Other people don't understand mermaids at all. Only I understand best how the ancient bloodline is restored, because I have the most original genetic data in my hands, which is absolutely true." The scientist immediately retorted.

Zhu Ci looked at him silently. It seemed that this sky city was full of crazy scientists and ambitious people.

"And my ability is different from those reckless men. I have the power of 'recovery'."

ability?

Zhu Ci was stunned.

"I am the only one who has the talent to restore an ancient fossil into living cells that can be extracted," the scientist boasted proudly.

What this means is that everyone else in this sky city is trying to determine the authenticity of the ancient bloodline, and what he has in his hand must be the real thing.

【“God damn it, this copy is so weird, why do I feel like something is wrong.”

"He's quite flexible. You don't know the NPC in this instance. I just watched the live broadcast of another boss, and someone as powerful as Xu Qiao was beaten by an NPC."

"Come to think of it, the other players who came in haven't been turned into experimental subjects yet, but the host is already beyond help. If the other players want to win, do they have to destroy the host as well?"

"It's not a good thing if the NPC is too strong."

"Poor anchor, I actually feel like he's being targeted, but it doesn't seem like he's been through much hardship along the way, not nearly as much as other livestreamers."】

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"Well, I am indeed willing to cooperate with your experiment. I wonder if the mermaid with ancient bloodline can retract its tail?" Zhu Ci asked.

"Of course, but it's a pity that you are a defective product. You can't even retract your tail? The person who transformed you is really wasting a natural talent."

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Zhu Ci smiled and said, "Well, let's get started."

From the scientist's experimental process, Zhu Ci gradually discovered that the appearance of animal characteristics in a person is not specific. It is necessary to undergo genetic induction first, and through some characteristics shown in the early stages to determine what type of person this person will become.

And the number of people who are induced to become mermaids is extremely small.

For ordinary people, this is a very cruel experiment.

Zhu Ci glanced at the experimental subject sleeping in the corner.

"Why don't you have an assistant?" he asked.

"Assistants? Wouldn't it be better to let those guys do the work?" the scientist answered without raising his head.

"Ah, yes, it seems that you are someone who is truly willing to give up everything for science." The congratulations were meaningful.

"Humph, those who can't wake up will only end up at the mercy of others. You come from the lower class, so you should know better."

"Hmm? But I volunteered." Zhu Ci tried to answer in a roundabout way.

"Because you have awakened the blood of the mermaid, the sea level is rising and the land area is shrinking. Apart from being easily captured, you have nothing to lose." The scientist said, walking over with a bottle of medicine.

"Do you know what my ability is? I can detect the ingredients in medicines." Zhu Ci said this, looking at him.

"Of course, if you could detect it, you should be praising me for my greatness now."

“Who knows.” Judging from his tone, there should be no problem. At worst, Zhu Ci is confident that he can pull out a gun from the system space and kill him if something happens to him.

Zhu Ci drank it.

Genetic modification is a painful process.

Zhu Ci also felt a little uncomfortable, but at this time he could spend some extra points to find some painkillers in a corner and take them, and he would feel much better.

As time passed, crystal scales appeared on Zhu Ci's hands, his skin became transparent white, his hair grew suddenly longer, the color of his tail became richer, the scales became more beautiful, and his ears changed from human ears to fish fins.

The scientist's eyes became even more enthusiastic, and he was amazed at his own work and his own strength.

Sure enough, he knew that the reason why he had been doing nothing was not because of his ability, but because he had never met a mermaid!

"Why do I feel like you haven't changed at all?" But when he looked at Zhu Ci's face, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

Zhu Ci withdrew his skills, probably because of the face blindness skill.

"This...this..." The scientist was stunned.

After a few minutes, when Zhu Ci thought he had gone mad, he suddenly screamed.

"I succeeded! I swear this is the only true mermaid with ancient blood in Sky City!"

Congratulations: "..."

"Yes, yes, that's the cold and contemptuous look! This is what the legendary king of the seabed would have!"

【“6, my goddess has come.”

"What genetic modification? What genetic modification? They really created mermaids, didn't they?"

"The tail is so beautiful. It's actually real, just like a special effect. Is this the magic of this copy?"

"I want to raise a mermaid too! Damn it, why can't mermaids be legally bred!"

"Too beautiful, no, let me see where this anchor ranks on the beauty rankings. It's unreasonable if she's not ranked first."】

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In fact, Zhu Ci only cares about whether he can grow legs. This is really important to him.