Chapter 111: Artificial Mutated Animals Extremely Cold (Countdown to the End)…
The 525th day of the end of the world, December 9th.
Although Qiao Qiao was prepared to sleep until she woke up naturally, a week of waking up early had formed a new biological clock. She got up with a look of irritability on her face, washed, and ate.
Qiao Huizhou and Qiao Xinghe had already left with the intermediate treatment cabin card, leaving only Qiao Qiao and Yueying at home.
Yueying is now becoming more and more like a human. If Qiao Qiao didn't know the truth, she would never be able to tell from his behavior that he is her own shadow.
Xiao Qiao was left with only a tail, and she nestled in Qiao Qiao's arms, feeling aggrieved. She held Xiao Qiao in her arms and got into the off-road vehicle she received during the rainstorm, and Yueying drove to the No. 1 Research Institute.
Qiao Qiao showed his rank of major general and had a smooth journey.
She looked at the parking lot full of cars and joked, "It seems we are not the only ones interested in mutant animals."
Yueying turned around twice but couldn't find a parking space, so she pulled Qiaoqiao out of the car and put it into the shadow space. "Humans are always greedy. It's not enough to have cards. They want to have more power."
Qiao Qiao caressed Xiao Qiao and said, "It's understandable actually. Humans have been at the top of the planet for too long. When something suddenly appears that can seriously threaten them, they naturally want to use it for their own benefit."
Playfully, he stretched his face in front of Yueying, "Besides, don't you know the appeal of delicious food to humans? Even for the sake of appetite, they will not let go of mutant creatures, not to mention their delicious meat."
Yueying's breathing stagnated as she looked at the face that suddenly approached her. Before she could reach out her hand, Qiao Qiao left. She could only silently retract her hand, rubbing it continuously with her fingers.
They arrived at the fourth floor, where the corridor was full of people. They glanced at the faces of these people and found that they had no impression of them. They were probably not federal high-ranking officials.
It has been two days since the mutant animals appeared in the research institute. The top group of people were contacted at the first opportunity. The rest were people with some capital but had not entered the core circle. Naturally, it was not their turn to lower their status and communicate.
A man guarding the door was looking around as if he was waiting for someone. When he saw Qiao Qiao, he quickly walked through the crowd and said, "Major General Qiao, you are here. General Li is inside. Please come in."
Qiao Qiao narrowed her eyes. She was not surprised at all that her whereabouts were discovered. It was well known that the No. 1 Institute obeyed the orders of the Chief Researcher. Moreover, she had never hidden her identity during this journey. However, the Admiral...
The man noticed Qiao Qiao's confusion and explained, "The chief researcher was promoted to admiral for inventing cold-proof clothing and controllable mutant animals. He became the sixth admiral of Fei Country."
There was unconcealable pride in his words, as if he was the one who got the promotion.
There is nothing wrong with promotion based on merit, but is the rank of general too much? For hundreds of years since the founding of the Fei Kingdom, it has always adhered to the tradition of having only one general in each district. Breaking it so easily now may not without hidden dangers.
However, Qiao Qiao did not say these words out loud. Some things can only be thought about in the mind.
In the laboratory, Li Danchen was still wearing the familiar white coat and looked at Qiao Qiao with a smile, "Major General Qiao, you are finally here."
"Meow!"
Before Qiao Qiao could speak, Xiao Qiao reacted violently with a scream, burying her whole body in Qiao Qiao's arms.
"What's wrong?" Qiao Qiao quickly hugged him to comfort him.
Xiao Qiao's voice appeared in his mind: "Uncomfortable, there is a terrible feeling about him."
Before Qiao Qiao could think, Li Danchen leaned over, took out a piece of meat from his pocket and handed it to Xiao Qiao's mouth, "It should be because I often conduct experiments on mutant animals, and my body smells strong of blood, so most animals are afraid of me."
Xiao Qiao sniffed the meat particles and smelled an exceptionally sweet scent. When he was about to open his mouth to swallow them, he bit into nothing.
Qiao Qiao took a step back while holding Xiao Qiao in his arms. "Thank you for your kindness, General Li, but my cat has a weak stomach and can't eat food from outside."
"Meow?" Xiao Qiao looked up in confusion.
Li Danchen looked calm as he quietly put away the meat grains, "Okay then."
Qiao Qiao knew that her excuse was very bad. Mature mutant animals would have no problem eating raw steel, so how could a mere grain of meat upset their stomachs? She only stopped him because she saw that Xiao Qiao was more than interested in the beef grains than usual and thought there was something wrong.
Even if she was judging others by her own standards.
Li Danchen turned his back to Qiao Qiao and looked at the laboratory. "Why did Major General Qiao come to visit? Is it also because of the mutant animals?"
"I'm just curious. I've never heard of any progress in the experiments at Institute No. 1 before, but they suddenly released so many controllable mutant animals." She looked in the direction where her gaze went and saw the machines inside were running.
A machine similar to a meat grinder swallowed up a mutant tiger corpse the size of a hill and began to vibrate. Then particles of meat were transmitted along the tracks. They looked ordinary and piled up into a small hill on the golden tray.
"Meow~" Xiao Qiao shuddered when she smelled the sweet and bloody smell in the air, and couldn't help but walk towards the mountain of meat particles.
Qiao Qiao's face changed. She smelled a disgusting stench. All the cells and blood in her body were rejecting it, urging her to leave this place as soon as possible.
Xiao Qiao struggled in Qiao Qiao's arms and he almost couldn't hold her. Yueying quickly took her into the shadow space to isolate her from all negative influences.
Qiao Qiao's eyebrows jumped. This was definitely not an ordinary piece of meat! She had also eaten food made from mutant animals. Apart from the excellent taste and the fact that she would not feel hungry after eating it, it was no different from the meat of ordinary animals.
But now this piece of meat is clearly strange and can attract mutant animals and make them lose their minds.
She looked at Li Danchen with scrutiny and vigilance. What on earth had he done? What were the meat particles made of? Was the appearance of the beast tide related to him?
A series of questions came to my mind.
Li Danchen stopped Qiao Qiao from leaving and said, "Please continue reading."
The meat particles are sorted by a robotic arm and a small portion is sent to a second empty laboratory.
The door opened and an ordinary dog stumbled in. It smelled the aroma of meat in the room and pounced on it like crazy.
“Ouch…”
Five minutes later, the dog didn't even have the strength to roll over. It could only lie on the ground twitching in pain. Its body was soaked in blood and even its whimpering was almost inaudible.
Qiao Qiao frowned and couldn't bear to watch it. This was just torturing it. It was hard for ordinary animals to survive after the apocalypse. Even if it was just an experiment, it should be tortured quickly.
"you……"
"Shh!" Li Danchen interrupted Qiao Qiao and excitedly leaned on the glass to look at the scene inside, his eyes full of creepy light.
“The miracle has begun.”
“Crack, crack!”
Along with the sound of bone growth, the little dog's body gradually expanded, and in the end it was almost the same size as an adult wolf, with a sinister and ferocious look in its eyes.
[Young Mutant Dog]
Man-made mutant animals?!
Qiao Qiao was shocked and looked at Li Danchen in disbelief. Is he crazy? How dare he do such an experiment? What if it gets out of control?
"What on earth is this!?"
Li Danchen said calmly, as if he was just discussing the weather: "Special food for mutant animals."
"You've seen it with your own eyes, haven't you? It can turn ordinary animals into mutants, and it can also make mutants evolve. Although the current success rate is only 30%, it will be improved in the future. By then, if everyone has a mutant animal, won't the chance of survival be even greater?"
Qiao Qiao just felt terrified. Is it really feasible to force the catalysis by external force? Wouldn't it be a disaster?
Thinking of the thing on the mutant animal's neck back at the institute, he asked, "What is the purpose of the collar?"
He didn't answer the question directly. He suddenly turned around and stared at Qiao Qiao, "Your little cat has been stuck in the maturity stage for a long time, right? Why don't you give it a try? Maybe it can evolve."
Qiao Qiao immediately refused: "Thank you for your kindness, but I don't need it."
Turn around and leave.
She asked Yueying to release Xiao Qiao only after they were away from Institute No. 1.
Xiao Qiao lay in Qiao Qiao's arms with a wronged look on his face, his ears drooped and stuck to the sides of his head. He had lost his former spirit and energy, and his originally fluffy and raised tail now drooped down.
"I, I don't know why I became like that. I can't control myself when I smell the fragrance."
Qiao Qiao quickly stroked Xiao Qiao's chin and the top of her head to comfort her, "It's okay, it's not your fault, baby. It's the problem with the meat particles that Li Danchen researched."
She didn't believe that other people who came and went in the past two days didn't notice the strangeness of the meat particles, but the fact that he was able to continue the experiment today showed that the Federation had condoned this behavior and even promoted him and rewarded him.
Qiao Qiao sighed, understanding the appeal of mutant animals to the federal high-ranking officials. If everyone had a mutant animal as he said, wouldn't everyone be a high-priced card drawer, and the threat of doomsday would be reduced.
But there was always a trace of uneasiness in her heart.
In the following days, the mutant animals bred by Li Danchen entered the market. Every senior federal official owned one, but due to the high price, only a dozen or so people owned one.
The delicate balance in the Northwest District was completely broken. The Southwest District leaned towards the Capital District, and even the Northwest District, which had never participated in the struggle, began to frequently contact the Capital District. Now only the Northeast District is still struggling.
If it weren't for the progress made in food research at the No. 2 Research Institute, and if Qiao Qiao hadn't drawn an intermediate treatment cabin and Tang Mingli hadn't drawn a medium-sized protective shield, the capital area would probably have been dominated by one company long ago.
The 555th day of the end of the world, January 8th.
The whole world was covered in silver. In the blizzard, two figures staggered towards the northwest area.
The door to the mission exchange opened, and a cold wind blew in, causing the people inside to curse.
The man standing at the door holding a thermos cup and drinking water urged: "Hiss, it's so cold, close the door quickly!"
The person who was selecting tasks rolled his eyes: "Why are you going out in such a cold weather?"
The two men shook their clothes, and the accumulated snow fell to the ground, forming a small bag. When they took off their cloaks, they found that the visitors were a family of four. The two daughters looked very similar to their parents and were held in their arms.
The parents ignored the complaints from people around them and led their child to the second floor with a calm expression.
The voice disappeared in an instant, and the whispers resumed when the figure was out of sight.
"High-priced card drawer?!"
"Have you seen them?"
"No, when did such a person appear in the Northwest District?"
The girl with twin ponytails put the heat pack in her hand on the man's face, "Dad, let me warm you up."
The man forced a stiff smile on his pale face. "Dad is not cold. You can use it."
The staff standing at the door stepped forward to stop them, "You two, only high-level card drawers can enter the second floor, I wonder..."
The woman pulled out a blue card and looked up at him. "Is it ok?"
The staff member smiled as if they had agreed, stepped back to open the door, bent over and said, "I was blind and didn't recognize you. Please come in."
The mutant animals hunted by the beast tide belonged to individuals. Most of them had already sold them when the federal government acquired them. The contribution points they earned were enough to last for a few months. No one was willing to take risks in the extremely cold weather.
Therefore, there were not many people on the second floor at this time.
The four of them walked straight to the task submission area, where Deng Zhouse was working.
"Hello, let's submit the task."
…
The electric heater is in use in the bedroom and the temperature is kept at 25℃.
Qiao Qiao held a bucket of ice cream in her arms, curled up in bed, leaning against Yueying, watching a movie projected on the screen. It was a comedy that didn't require much brainpower.
Xiao Qiao lay beside my hand and licked his fur. After a month, the tail had recovered to three.
She was enjoying the show when she suddenly received a message from Deng Zhouse.
"Something big has happened!"
Qiao Qiao immediately sat up straight and carefully checked the message she sent.
"Do you still remember the A+ mission of exploring the desert? Someone has returned from the desert again. They were trapped in the desert due to extreme cold and blizzard when they were out on a mission, but they survived by finding a house abandoned by the locals.
When they were taking refuge, they found groups of mutant animals heading northwest. After checking the chat channel, they realized it was a beast tide. They roughly knew the source of the beast tide, and even because of this, they accidentally completed a small part of the task and obtained two R-level cards. "
Qiao Qiao frowned. Is it the source of the mutant animals? Now it has been confirmed that the emergence of the beast tide is inseparable from the "God's Descent" organization. The Federation will definitely organize personnel to investigate.
"Okay, thank you." To express his gratitude, Qiao Qiao handed over an R-rated wood card.
She then contacted Tang Mingli and asked whether the Federation knew about this.
Tang Mingli was listening to the discussion of various forces at the meeting and was overwhelmed. He lowered his head and replied secretly: "How do you know? The Federation just got the news and is in a meeting."
Qiao Qiao got straight to the point: "If the Federation organizes a team to explore, I want to join."
"No problem, I'll notify you when there's news." After closing the interface, Tang Mingli pretended to be meticulous again.
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