Chapter 218 Chapter 218 Huh? What? Which race? ? ?
The remote planet has lush vegetation.
A small interstellar animal protection institute is hidden within it.
Because it is too remote, the equipment is incomplete, and this small place will not attract much attention.
So the starship docking spot here is very small.
It can only accommodate up to three blimps.
Apart from the ship belonging to the scientific research department that stayed here, another one has already been squeezed in.
Inside the institute, the few researchers had very grim expressions.
Not far in front of them stood an administrator from the Zhang family of Sun Star.
In the short time just now, the two sides have already exchanged sharp words. Before the researchers waited for the person they wanted to help, they waited for this kind of guy with ulterior motives.
The communication is sent to the solar system, and as long as the other party is paying attention, they can always easily notice it.
They were always gambling, betting that the person they wanted would arrive earlier than the Zhang family, or that the Zhang family would not be interested in their newly discovered creatures.
Because I've heard before that the Zhang family's laboratory seems to be changing its research direction and may not target them.
But I never expected it to come so soon.
The expressions of several researchers were not good.
Therefore, they did not notice that the aura of the fiery red phoenix egg soaked in the nutrient solution had weakened.
The lights in the laboratory also flickered on and off, seemingly due to the poor conditions in this remote little place, but no one paid attention to this for the time being.
"According to our recent investigation, your laboratory's nutrient solution reserves have been depleted rapidly over the past two days. Due to funding issues, new nutrient solution cannot be purchased. Given your laboratory's financial situation, it's extremely difficult right now. Given these circumstances, our visit to you offering to purchase nutrient solution feels like timely assistance, doesn't it?"
The Zhang family's administrator wore a professional smile.
He was wearing a formal suit, and although he was smiling, there was a kind of arrogance in his eyes. He actually looked down on this kind of small laboratory.
I came here simply because I intercepted some information that the Zhang family wanted.
The administrator felt that the conditions he proposed were generous enough, and no one dared to confront the Zhang family easily.
This little lab should have surrendered long ago.
I never expected that the other party could still struggle until now.
"We have prospective partners and will continue to work with them. The Zhang family is not among our cooperation targets."
The researcher here tried to remain calm and tried to reason with the other party again.
This is not a trading product, nor is it a commodity that you can buy by swiping money.
"So I said, you now have some time to reconsider, and I believe there will be no more suitable partner than the Zhang family."
The Zhang family administrator spread out his hands.
"Then you will allow us to participate in the subsequent research?"
The researcher quickly retorted.
"No, no, no. Our cooperation has always been based on a buyout system. You should also know that this money is enough for you to develop. Maybe you can even gain a foothold on a small developed planet."
The Zhang family administrator continued to speak.
"And don't worry, I understand your concerns. You simply feel that some of our less-than-professional researchers have spread some unfavorable rumors, and you feel that even though you have your own convictions and ideals, you're unwilling to cooperate with us. Of course, we've encountered this situation many times."
"Believe me, as long as you understand the Zhang family's research project, you will know that all of these answers are wrong. Moreover, we don't want to use this rare and powerful creature in our research."
Yes.
Strong creature.
These interstellar creatures basically follow one principle.
The stronger the creature, the more energy it requires, even when it is a cub.
Those creatures that need to be comforted by their parents' mental power are basically those that can become the overlord of the planet.
It would be very difficult for humanoids to raise the young of these powerful creatures.
It’s very similar to the situation of the egg at this moment.
In just two days, the nutrient solution stored in the entire laboratory for two months was used up, forcing the entire laboratory to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. During the development period of the phoenix eggs, they did not dare to really cut off the nutrition of the phoenix eggs, but there were other small animals in the laboratory that needed protection and needed nutrient solution.
Two months' worth of nutrient solution was used up in two days, and combined with the intercepted information, I simply made a rough assessment of the situation here.
The Zhang family's starship quickly set off.
It’s just that the other party is a little more troublesome than I imagined.
The price is already very reasonable.
Some people should wake up a little.
How much are dreams and perseverance worth?
But sometimes these things can be really annoying.
Without waiting for the Zhang family's administrator to speak again.
The smart communicator on his wrist rang several times in succession.
The Zhang family administrator glanced down.
Shrug his shoulders.
"Well, now, our young master probably wants to talk to you personally."
"It's been so long, isn't it over yet?"
An irritable voice came from behind.
He was a teenager of fifteen or sixteen years old. He did not have any humanoid features, and his aura did not give people an oppressive feeling, but he had a kind of arrogance that came from being used to being praised.
"Where is the egg?"
He shouted.
"My classmates at school are still waiting to see it. Even though it's only two months of low-quality nutrient solution, it's definitely better than Ding Sheng's interstellar creature, right?"
The lights flickered on and off.
It seemed like some kind of warning. The researchers had no time to think deeply before they heard such words, and their brows darkened.
But before they could speak, the next moment, Zhang He, the youngest master of this generation in the Zhang family, squinted his eyes and looked over.
Even if they are just humanoids with weak mental power, as long as they have mental power, they have already defeated half of the people in the galaxy, not to mention Zhang He, a young master who is pampered by the Zhang family and has abundant resources.
A few clicking sounds.
Several researchers couldn't control themselves, fell to their knees, and raised their heads with difficulty.
The Zhang family manager standing nearby looked at them with compassion.
I've said it before, it would be much better to just take the money and trade, why do you have to wait until this point?
Zhang He had already walked over quickly, looking down at the researchers from above.
They all had no mental strength, and there was panic and fear in their eyes.
Zhang He enjoyed this feeling a little.
After all, the races he came into contact with basically all possessed mental power, and Zhang He's mental power was completely insufficient compared to those races.
"Master, the map is here. I've also checked the surveillance footage. It's in this room."
The lights were still flickering.
Zhang He responded and walked away.
Those researchers were forced to follow.
At this moment, several people's hands and feet became weak, their breathing became rapid, and they looked at the flashing lights, finally realizing what was happening at the moment.
"Is this an alarm?"
"Is there a problem over there?"
Before they could figure out what this meant, the door of the culture room was opened.
In the corner, in a nutrient solution soaking pool that looks like a small bathtub, a beautiful big golden-red egg is bathing in the nutrient solution.
The AI level of this small laboratory's intelligent system is not high, but because it is a laboratory standard, it is not particularly weak.
At this moment, the intelligent system AI seems to be stuck.
The nutrient solution that increases revenue and reduces expenditure is divided into small streams and added to the soaking pool little by little. This was the original plan that the laboratory set for the intelligent AI.
But at this moment, almost every twenty seconds, the light began to flicker, and the intelligent AI seemed to be controlled by external forces, and began to pour nutrient solution into the immersion pool like crazy. After ten seconds, the AI stopped and continued with the previous plan, and then after a period of time, the above operation was repeated.
Several researchers were stunned and stunned.
What is this for???
Are you a spirit?
Why don't you follow the setting?
Then they noticed the nutrient solution concentration line marked in red.
Oh, okay. If we follow the set value, this egg might die because the Zhang family has arrived and they don’t have the energy to pay attention to it. During this period, this big egg needs more nutrient solution than the night before.
But generally speaking, the AI in the laboratory is not the kind of self-evolving AI. It is basically impossible for it to violate the data settings of the researcher and perform unnecessary operations.
Until they saw the crazy jump in the research fund——
At first glance, they thought it was seconds, but later they saw the note, and their first reaction was - money not only makes the devil work, but also makes AI evolve...
Um?
rich?
WTF??? Where did all this money come from???
Even this rigid AI made its own judgment and thought that this was a small cash cow, so it placed an order for nutrient solution and took out all the nutrient solution in the warehouse while waiting for the nutrient solution to arrive.
The AI in the laboratory detected familiar biological information and was particularly happy to say that it now had sufficient funds and had purchased the nutrient solution.
Although I don’t know why, it’s really amazing. When you hope someone will send you a lot of money for no reason and say it’s a gift for you, someone really sends you a lot of money for no reason.
In fact, at this moment, whether it is Wei Fu and Wei Cheng who are losing money crazily to maintain the health of their cubs, or the researchers at this moment, the connection has been established. One only needs to check the relevant coordinates, and the other only needs to determine the source of the money. In fact, it is very easy to find out what happened.
But it was obvious that both sides were very anxious at the moment and there was no time at all.
Zhang He actually didn't pay much attention to the jumping numbers.
His gaze fell on the phoenix egg, excitement in his eyes.
"This must be a powerful creature! I've never seen an egg this big! How long will it take to grow? What species is it? Can't we just crack the eggshell and extract some of the internal tissue for testing? I want to have him fight that interstellar creature from the Ding family by the end of the semester!"
They don't take a small research institute seriously.
As for the person this small research institute seeks help from, it is even more ridiculous. How could this small research institute think that a behemoth like the Feather Tribe would care about such a small place as this?
"Of course, young master. I've already had the money transferred to this account. It's the highest amount that can be awarded for a Star Beast Egg. The transaction is complete, as shown in the transfer records. You can do whatever you want with the egg. The latest identification device is on the starship. I'll have it brought over right away."
"It's still in the high-nutrient absorption stage, so you absolutely cannot damage the eggshells! You can't force us to buy it like this! We don't agree to this!!"
The researchers struggled.
Zhang He completely ignored their intentions.
He picked up the small pointed hammer from the side and couldn't wait to collect the genetic information of the phoenix egg.
The breaking of the eggshell will naturally have an impact on the organisms inside.
But the impact was limited, and the Zhang family had done similar experiments.
Rather than nervously waiting for the final opening, Zhang He prefers to first see clearly what he has got.
"Has the identification device not arrived yet?"
"If I were you—"
A calm and steady voice came over, somewhat gentle and elegant.
"I will put down what I'm holding right now, put everything back where it belonged, and apologize to these researchers. I hope the Solar System's commercial laws will be lenient with this matter."
What?
Zhang He hasn't reacted yet.
He was only proud for a few minutes.
As soon as they turned their heads, it was as if an invisible force was strangling their throats. In an instant, the Zhang family members were pinned to the ground by the powerful pressure.
Several researchers broke free, coughing softly, but still walked quickly to the front of the instrument and quickly adjusted the parameters of the nutrient solution to provide a relatively stable environment for the phoenix eggs, which had increasingly greater nutritional needs.
Snap, Snap——
The footsteps are getting closer.
A man with black hair and amber eyes stepped out from the shadows.
He was wearing a dark brown shirt and followed by two younger faces.
"Director Wei, this egg is really huge. I've never seen one before."
"There are only so many organisms recorded in our encyclopedias, and the universe is so vast, so it's not surprising that there may be more organisms that we haven't discovered yet."
Danger...destruction...?
The Zhang family was suppressed. Although they thought that the laboratory of the Wei family of the Yu tribe might be a little interested in this place, it was not their main focus. In addition, based on their previous experience dealing with the Wei family, they thought that there should be no problem with this matter.
But at this moment, problems did arise.
Wei Cui, the second son of the Golden Eagle family of the Feathered Clan and the one who controls half of the scientific research community, arrived in person.
Wei Cui only took a glance at the big golden-red egg.
There is a subtle feeling in my heart.
He raised his foot and walked closer quickly.
He subconsciously used his mental strength to soothe the phoenix egg, which was losing energy rapidly and seemed to be extremely agitated and weak.
I was stunned for a moment because of my subconscious action.
"Don't be busy."
Wei Cui spoke again.
There was some complexity in his eyes as he looked at the big golden-red egg.
"Low-grade nutrient solution has no effect on him right now. If you want to hand over the documents, proceed with them."
Wei Cui raised his hand, took off his black gloves, and fished out the phoenix egg from the inferior soaking pool, which had been completely absorbed and almost no nutrients could be felt.
The water slid down from the fingertips.
The restless mood that had been a little bit disturbing since arriving here was strangely relieved.
Wei Cui glanced at the star network line connected to the soaking pool not far away, frowned slightly, and had an idea.
"No, no—"
The Zhang family's manager finally reacted and quickly began to explain.
"We didn't mean that. This was a normal cooperation. It's normal that the talks broke down in the end. We didn't try to snatch it from the Wei family—"
“Everything is going according to plan.”
Wei Cui spoke again.
"Letting you in here is also part of the plan."
Scientific researchers like Wei Cui pay most attention to the steps. Everything is carried out strictly according to the plan, and everything that happens is also within his plan.
The student who was originally standing behind Wei Cui stepped forward and turned on his smartphone with a smile. It contained direct footage of the Zhang family's many violations of the Commercial Transaction Law after their arrival.
Zhang He was pressed so hard that his face turned hideous and he was gasping for breath.
That was an unshakable food chain. Wei Cui, who was standing at the top, didn't even bother to look at the other party. He walked away quickly with the golden-red phoenix egg in his hand.
The starship docking station on the small planet was completely full.
Wei Cui quickly boarded the starship with the egg.
"Director, the nutrient solution has been prepared and poured into the soaking tank. The relevant animal protection professionals are also in place."
Wei Cui responded, lowered his head to look at the egg in his hand again, and then put the fiery red phoenix egg into the nutrient solution prepared by the Wei family.
But it was beyond everyone's expectations.
The nutrient solution, which was thought to be more than sufficient, suddenly saw its concentration drop to a terrifying level.
There was a brief moment of panic here, and then replenishment was made quickly.
Only after everything calmed down did someone speak.
"He must have mental powers, right? He's so aggressive right from the start? What kind of ferocious creature can absorb nutrients at such a rate when it's a cub? Aren't these parents too confident? Or maybe his parents are that powerful—if that's true, there's no way we wouldn't have noticed."
"All indicators are not very good. They are severely malnourished, but their development is very good. The development of this race is very unique."
As they talked, they adjusted the parameters. Over there, professionals from the Space Animal Protection Department continued to inspect the Phoenix Egg.
"Let's make a simple assessment. A while ago, our lab developed a technology that can identify organisms and determine genetic relatives and similar organisms."
This is a new method developed by Wei Cui and his team.
I haven't negotiated a price with the outside company yet.
Naturally, there is no application.
At this moment, Wei Cui looked at the fluctuating nutrient solution values, and it was difficult to describe his feelings for a moment.
Overall, he felt uncomfortable - he felt uncomfortable looking at this big egg soaking in such low-quality nutrient solution.
Feng Xi's connection with the Star Network was briefly cut off. His soul, which had been nurtured in the Star Network, recovered a little, but was still drowsy.
The golden-red phoenix egg has been placed on the appraisal table for scanning and evaluation.
This technology utilized a force similar to mental power, but it was an artificial mental power, which was somewhat stimulating to the cub. The cub lying in the eggshell moved vaguely, made a very light baby sound, and then pursed its lips. It started to feel unhappy before it woke up, and made very light whimpering sounds.
It was completely quiet outside.
Apart from the beeping sound of the machine detection, there was only the choked whimpering of a baby.
Are you——crying???
Why are interstellar animals crying like humanoids?
Wei Cui felt his mental power being lightly 'touched'.
Or rather, he felt the other party's fluctuations.
"Is it a humanoid? Such strange racial traits—what irresponsible parent abandoned their child? That's too much, isn't it? Is it because of these other racial traits that they think they can't raise it? How many races want cubs but don't have any..."
Finally, the machine began to slowly display the report.
[This is a humanoid race not recorded in the database. They are weak and in poor condition. They need urgent assistance. Based on their genetics and other factors, they can be classified as one of the major races listed in the database - the Feathered Clan.]
It really is a humanoid race...
The angry atmosphere suddenly froze.
Everyone opened their eyes wide.
ah?
What?
Which race?
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