Chapter 137 Children's Paradise
Unlike typical laboratories that are divided into many rooms, every building here has been opened up to the outside.
Since everyone is actually completing different parts of the same project, this facilitates communication and cooperation.
Further inside, some rooms are for DNA sequence analysis, while others are for the purification and research of active substances.
"This area mainly focuses on the bioluminescent jellyfish themselves. The laboratories on other floors are used for cell culture and testing, animal experiments, and research on human gene transfer. You are welcome to visit any of these if you are interested. All our data is available to our employees."
Although Mingzhao was just a college student before entering the game, he still had some understanding of general research institutions.
Laboratories in typical research institutions often feel unable to share all their research data with their peers, leading to some degree of hoarding and friction.
However, after their visit, they found that it was indeed as Dean Bai had said: all the researchers selflessly showed their research materials to the few of them who could not even be considered researchers.
Moreover, these people were very enthusiastic and showed great interest in the four of them, especially the opposite sex.
Mingzhao recalled that chaotic night and immediately became wary of these people.
The atmosphere here was very strange, and the other three members of their four-person team seemed to have blended into it.
However, Mingzhao wasn't afraid. She had plenty of offensive and defensive methods, and these people seemed to be ordinary people at the moment.
As they were touring, Mingzhao suddenly realized that everyone else had disappeared.
She was in an animal laboratory, watching researchers conduct experiments on monkeys.
The pregnant female monkey received special protection, which aroused the jealousy of the other monkeys, who were then isolated.
Monkeys are usually raised by their families, but here, none of that applies.
Because direct blood ties must be ensured for the transfer of consciousness, the baby monkeys here are kept with their mothers but separated, and given preferential treatment.
However, the mother monkey in the cage appeared very anxious. She was just a monkey and did not understand anything about immortality or the transmission of consciousness.
All she knew was that her relatives were showing her tremendous hostility, which caused her great pain and left her with no energy to care for her children.
The mother monkey is now unable to properly care for her baby and sometimes even exhibits aggression.
The researcher who was showing Mingzhao around shook his head.
"Monkeys are no match for humans after all; this experiment looks like it has failed again."
After saying that, the researcher looked at Mingzhao again, his eyes fixed on her stomach.
"Human mothers are the best mothers, reasonable and understanding, and they will not lose their maternal instincts over trivial matters."
Mingzhao felt uneasy under his gaze, especially since his three other companions weren't around.
Fortunately, these people just looked at her and didn't actually do anything.
After the visit, there's no work today; it's free time.
The three companions disappeared without a trace.
Mingzhao realized that, based on the principles of this method of immortality, the child seemed to be the key to the whole process.
So she went to the tenth floor, hoping to find some ideas from the childcare areas on those floors.
Upon reaching the tenth floor, the staff at the entrance saw the ID card that Dean Bai had just given her that day and seemed somewhat surprised to see her there.
“Miss Liu, you’ve come here… You don’t seem to have any descendants here.”
Mingzhao immediately realized that his behavior did seem a bit strange, after all, this was not a research setting.
She immediately came up with an excuse.
"I want to see if my descendants will receive the best care if they live here?"
The cautious look on the man's face instantly turned into a knowing smile.
“It certainly needs to be examined carefully, but don’t worry, Miss Liu, this is where our research institute has invested the most funds, and all the children will receive the best care. Let me take you inside and show you. You can call me Xiao Zhao.”
If the children here are truly bodies from a later transfer of consciousness, it doesn't seem surprising that they do this.
Xiao Zhao first led Mingzhao into a disinfection room, where he was sprayed with disinfectant from head to toe.
Then they took out a hat, gloves, and a mask for her.
If we consider the three-story childcare area as a kindergarten, then the tenth floor is equivalent to the senior class of kindergarten.
The children here are between 5 and 7 years old and already have the ability to take care of themselves.
As soon as she entered, Mingzhao saw the large children's playground that she had seen in the elevator earlier.
This playground isn't one of those small plastic ball pits in shopping malls; it's a multi-functional entertainment area with various features like climbing, bungee jumping, and dodging.
There were quite a few children playing inside, and several caregivers were guiding them with smiles on their faces.
Outside, there were several researchers dressed similarly to Mingzhao, all staring at one or two of the children.
"Ms. Liu, these are all the children's biological parents. It's currently working hours, so there aren't many parents here. As you probably already know, to ensure a successful transition, you need to maintain a close relationship with the child, so everyone comes here to see their children whenever they have free time."
"After all, I have to take good care of my future body."
On the other side, Xiao Zhao calmly stated the cruel truth.
Meanwhile, the children's laughter and the gentle smiles on the parents' faces looked so beautiful.
Mingzhao felt a sense of disconnect for a moment.
In order to obtain a new body and build a deep bond with the children, must you then kill their consciousness?
Having survived for over a year in the game, Mingzhao had long since abandoned any semblance of compassion or pity.
But at this moment she only felt sorry for herself. She could never accept killing her own flesh and blood in order to achieve immortality.
Moreover, these parents are at most in their thirties or forties. What happens after they transfer their attention to their children?
Will I need to relocate again when I reach my thirties or forties?
So how many lives related to oneself by blood must one sacrifice to truly achieve immortality?
After visiting the entertainment area, Xiao Zhao led Mingzhao to explore the remaining areas.
"Next, we'll visit the brain development area. Brain development is crucial for children's growth. If the optimal period is missed, the development effect won't be as good later. Just imagine how painful it would be if, after transferring consciousness, you found that your new brain just couldn't function properly, feeling willing but unable to."
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