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"Fifteen years ago, the environment in District 23 suddenly deteriorated. The main crop here is rice, but that year, there was no rain for eight months, and the soil dried up and cracked, allowing locust eggs to safely overwinter; drought and water shortages led to the death of large numbers of locusts' natural enemies, such as frogs and toads, further exacerbating the spread of migratory locusts," said Xin Lan, who had not yet fully adapted to the new chip that had just been implanted in his eyeballs. His eyes slowly changed from blue to red, and then gradually faded from red to blue. "Food shortages, coupled with the fluctuations of war in the wasteland in those years, cut off part of the resource supply. The district government department in charge of District 23 at the time was corrupt and accepted bribes, embezzled a large amount of subsidies, and further led to a large number of people in District 23 fleeing."

In the room with closed doors and windows, Xin Lan's eyes suppressed a dark red light.

"You and I have both seen that tragic situation," Xin Lan smiled. "Lorraine, unarmed humans trekking through a wasteland with nothing, not only must they be on guard against being captured by robots, but also against being robbed by their fellow humans. According to statistics, a total of 64,829 adults escaped from District 23, and those who were successfully accepted by other districts, including underage children and infants, were less than 3,000."

——Even these “less than 3,000” people lived in emergency shelters in each district for two months. They had their blood drawn for testing and their identities verified. Only after confirming that there were no problems with the blood samples were they arranged for accommodation and received in an orderly manner.

As soon as Lorraine closed his eyes, he could smell the strong smell of blood in the air.

The body was girded by a machine, the eyes looked at him bloody, and the beasts in the wasteland were eating the human corpse.

"The medical conditions in District 23 are not as good as those in District 1. I checked all her blood reports since she was born online and found that she only had two reports from District 20. One was a test of her umbilical cord blood on her birth day, and the other was a physical examination when she was four years old," Xin Lan said. "Only these two test reports were signed by doctors other than 'Yu Mo'."

"That's normal," Lorraine said. "She was only five when she left the 23rd District. And, as you said, the medical conditions were inadequate."

"Then let's talk about the test reports after she came to District 1," Xin Lan handed him a stack of copies. "From the time she followed her parents and was accepted by District 1 until now, less than fifteen years have passed. There are a total of thirty-one blood sample reports, all signed by 'Yu Mo'."

"When Ivy arrived at Area 1, Yu Mo was less than fifteen years old," Lorraine flipped through the copied test report. "The handwriting is different - is there any information about 'Yu Mo' from before?"

"Yes, he was an old doctor who was described by his colleagues as 'kind'. He worked in an institution that researched bionic humans," Xin Lan said. "The year when the young 'Yu Mo' officially started working, the elderly 'Yu Mo' suddenly suffered a heart failure and died at the age of 67."

Lorraine paused: "What are the results of the DNA comparison?"

"It doesn't match," Xin Lan said, "The old 'Yu Mo' is A-level and has never left Area 1. He has no connection with the young 'Yu Mo'."

Lorraine put the report on the table and stared at Xin Lan.

"This is definitely not a coincidence," Xin Lan said, his red eyes slowly turning into a gentle and quiet blue. He had quickly found the results he wanted through the implanted chip. "Yu Mo's parents died of the same heart failure - and Ivy's blood was also abnormal. She sent a matching blood sample at the beginning, and I re-matched it - the sample showed that her blood was 60% compatible with nearly one-twentieth of men - only considering blood, the original DNA match, you can also understand it as sexual attraction - nearly one-twentieth of men are willing to associate with her. Of course, this is not special. Men have always had low morals in gender relations. Nearly one-tenth of women in the world are like her and have this kind of attraction."

Matching tests based solely on blood samples are like the attraction carried in genes. Some people are naturally attracted to the hormones of certain people. This subconscious choice is like the animal nature that has not faded in human bones.

Lorraine said expressionlessly: "Go on."

"There are 3,627 men who match her with a degree of more than 70 percent," Xin Lan said sternly, "1,210 men who match her with a degree of more than 80 percent, and 936 men who match her with a degree of more than 90 percent—"

Lorraine interrupted him: "What about a 100% match?"

Xin Lan replied: "One."

very good.

Lorraine didn't need to continue asking for that person's information.

"The probability is very low," Xin Lan reported the data. "There are still two thousand people with the same high compatibility as her. But among these two thousand people, only one male is naturally attractive to a large number of opposite sexes like her..."

Lorraine asked directly: "Who?"

Xin Lan adjusted her glasses and said seriously, "Yu Mo."

But the match between Yu Mo and Ivy is zero.

Even the comparison results between siblings are higher than theirs.

"Your statement makes me feel that they are the only two humans on this earth," Lorraine said. "According to this statement, there should have been many women who matched Yu Mo with a degree of more than 90% last year - why didn't he date them?"

"Oh," Xin Lan flipped through the feedback list, "Yu Mo said he was obsessed with corpses and scared everyone away."

Lorraine: “…”

Okay, no need to ask the rest.

"What about this year?" Lorraine asked, "Didn't he fill it out this year?"

"No," Xin Lan shrugged, "He asked the government to respect his harmless habits."

Lorraine said nothing. He felt a little tired. He turned sideways and saw names light up one after another on the screen.

That means that these students have collected the mission supplies and passed the test.

Ivy and Songxu were supposed to be first and second, as they found their things first. Lorraine had already seen from practice that Ivy had an excellent sense of direction and ability to distinguish things, so it was not surprising that she came in first.

However, Song Xu was deducted ten points for causing a scene on a public channel, and his current ranking has dropped to twelfth place.

But he didn't seem to care.

It is easy to feel happy if you have a simple mind. You will just babble happily every day.

Luo Lin stood up, and Xin Lan reminded him: "If you are going to divorce, remember to tell me, I will prepare the remaining materials for you; of course, there is no harm in continuing this marriage - the premise is that Ivy's blood test report is qualified, you need to give me some of her fresh blood, and I will send it to Dr. Luo for testing."

"How do I give it to you?" Lorraine said, "Just stab her?"

"Don't make that expression," Xin Lan smiled, "Menstrual blood is also fine."

Lorraine gave him a look that said "you're so disgusting".

"Okay, just kidding," Xin Lan said, "You must have a way. After all, you are her closest person now. By the way, isn't today a day off? Just go home and sleep with her. There are plenty of opportunities. It's just a little blood. I believe you--"

"Shut up," Lorraine said. "I wouldn't do that to my students."

Xin Lan was stunned.

"I don't agree with this marriage, not to mention that she is my student now," Lorraine frowned. "She is nine years younger than me. When I was holding a gun, she was still learning addition, subtraction, multiplication and division algorithms. You know, I was tired of managing those teenagers in the army before, and I don't want to teach a rebellious girl at home."

He initially participated in the opinion solicitation and suggested that the age difference between the two parties be kept within eight years, but this suggestion was not adopted by the government.

Lorraine never thought that she would be with a girl who was so much older than her.

Xin Lan remembered that after Lorraine got the matching results and Ai Xi, the first thing he asked him was, wasn't this really a spouse match, and wasn't it assigning him a child?

Xin Lan said: "I feel she is very well behaved..."

"That's how you feel," Lorraine said. "She's not."

Xin Lan said seriously: "Luo, how did you fill out that form?"

Lorraine said, "Keep it a secret."

He lowered his head and looked at Ivy's blood test report again.

She is a carrier of multiple recessive disease-causing genes, but none of them has caused her to develop any disease. She has not had any of the blood sugar problems that are common at this age, and all reports show that she is in good health.

The signature of the tester on each page is Yu Mo.

Just the handwriting is different.

——To be honest, Yu Mo was in charge of her blood tests when he officially started working in the hospital.

"When you think about it, the first year Yu Mo started working at the hospital, she gave all her first two months' salary to Xiao Bao as pocket money, which really ruined her mood."

The simple and clean room was brightly lit. On the round dining table were a braised fish, a plate of broccoli, a portion of stir-fried chicken with hot peppers, a fruit salad, and four servings of rice. Ivy's portion was piled up into a point.

Mother Ai'erlan smiled and said to Yu Mo: "When she first joined the expedition team, we were very worried... Fortunately, you went with her and were able to help take care of her for us."

Yu Mo said gently: "No, Xiaobao is a good student. These days, it is Xiaobao who has introduced me to her teachers and friends. You know, Xiaobao is better than me in interpersonal relationships."

Ivy was concentrating on sending messages to her friend Lily.

In the base, many communications are monitored, and Ivy is also worried about accidents, so she rarely contacts Lily. If most chats between friends are like browsing a website, with a pop-up window of erotic ads occasionally popping up; then the chat between Ivy and Lily is like a pirated erotic website, with a normal ad popping up occasionally.

"Xiaobao," her father Shu Qin scolded her, "you are not allowed to play with your phone while eating."

Ivy immediately put away her phone and just happened to hear Yu Mo say with a smile: "... Doesn't Xiaobao's husband also work in the military? The expedition team also has connections with the military - didn't he tell you?"

Ireland shook his head.

Shu Qin also frowned: "After the marriage, Xiaobao never saw him again. Well, I said, it's useless for a man to be good-looking. He has nothing but handsomeness."

Ireland said: "At least there are handsome ones, while others are ugly and have nothing."

Ivy raised her hand weakly: "But he still has money."

"Money is nothing. If you want a divorce, don't spend the money," Ireland sighed. "Forget it, let's not talk about this. Let's eat, Xiaobao."

Shu Qin grumbled: "But it's a pity to get divorced like this. After all, the other party has good genes..."

Yu Mo was surprised: "Divorce?"

He looked at Ivy in surprise.

Ivy quickly finished her rice: "I'm full. Thank you dad for making such a delicious meal. I'm going back to sleep first."

In one go, she quickly hid back in the bedroom, slammed the door, and looked downcast.

Getting married means entering into a "widowed marriage", and the mysterious tool partner Hector still hasn't replied to her.

According to legal requirements, two people must submit a divorce application at the same time and wait for the three-hour divorce cooling-off period to end before they can get a divorce certificate.

If one party files a claim, the court will need to take action.

Unless she has evidence of the other party's infidelity or domestic violence, the prosecution process will take at least three months before the divorce can be completed.

For Ivy, it was too long.

She desperately hoped that the other party would cooperate.

Yu Mo stayed in the second bedroom of Ivy's house that night. Ai Erlan would never allow him to go back to that lonely home alone.

When they returned to school the next day, Yu Mo and Ivy used the same bathroom and the same shower gel and smelled the same champagne.

Reentering the base requires identity verification, which involves detailed fingerprint, eye color and physical feature checks, and many trainees line up in the room.

Not surprisingly, Ivy met the brothers Song Feng and Song Xu here again.

Song Feng asked his brother in a deep voice why he hadn't filled out the mate selection form yet, like a Border Collie training a Husky.

After seeing Ivy, Song Xulan's eyes lit up. Just as he raised his hand and before he could say hello, Song Feng slapped him on the arm.

Song Xu stopped rushing over and gave Ivy a bright smile.

"Is it because of him that you are considering divorce?" Yu Mo thought, "Don't you think he is a bit of a problem, Xiaobao?"

"Ah? No," Ivy said, "No, how could it be possible."

"I thought you had a lover," Yu Mo smiled, "It doesn't matter, Xiaobao, I understand you, you don't have to say it, I know everything - this is not cheating."

"No!" Ivy blushed. "I didn't. I just felt that this marriage was not suitable for me. Marriage without love is no different from breeding livestock."

After she finished speaking, she looked around and said cautiously, "My voice just now shouldn't have been loud, right, Yu Mo?"

"Not loud," Lorraine's deep voice came from behind him, "the people at the breeding farm can't hear it."

Ivy was startled and saluted reflexively: "Teacher."

Luo Lin nodded slightly, and he looked at the big screen in front of him. After Xin Lan entered, there was one more line of text displayed on it -

Every student entering the base needs to have blood drawn for testing today.

Ivy apparently noticed it, too.

She complained in disbelief: "Oh my god, with blood drawn every day, I'm beginning to doubt the source of the ingredients for the Maoxuewang in the base."

Lorraine smelled Ivy's body odor. She used champagne-scented toiletries and now she smelled like champagne and coconut water, the kind with ice in the summer.

A man who smells like dessert is frequently sucking their blood for food at the questioning base.

This naive idea made him want to laugh——

Yu Mo, who was in front of Ivy, turned around and smiled: "That's such a waste, it's better to make duck blood vermicelli soup."

He also smells of champagne.

Lorraine stopped smiling.

The other person has the same aura as his wife.

Just like they spent the night together last night.

Xin Lan said that Yu Mo stayed at her house yesterday.

Ivy didn't understand: "It wasn't used before, is the base so strict now?"

"Isn't it relaxed enough now?" Lorraine said coldly, "I remember that the first rule in the manual issued to you was to obey all orders from the base unconditionally. It seems that you have been too lenient in normal times."

Ivy said, "But you didn't need it just now?"

"Unconditionally obey," Lorraine said, "Student Ivy, if you don't understand the meaning of these five words, you can look up the elementary school literacy textbook - I am not your enlightenment teacher, and I have no obligation to teach you how to read."

His harsh words stunned Ivy for a moment.

Lorraine clearly saw the relaxed and happy expression on her face disappear completely.

She stopped smiling, lowered her eyes, slowly pursed her lips, and took a deep breath——

Ivy responded to him in a very formal way: "I'm sorry, teacher."

The relaxed and laughing atmosphere just now was instantly broken. She turned her head and stopped looking at him, but stared straight ahead. Yu Mo turned around completely, lowered his head, raised his hand and touched her face with pity, and said something silently. Lorraine recognized from his lip movements that he was saying, Xiaobao, it's okay.

Lorraine only saw Ivy's straight and upright back, and her shoulders trembled when Yu Mo touched her.

I feel a little uncomfortable.

For the first time, he wanted to take back his words.