After five minutes of losing control of his emotions, Bion took a deep breath and actively adjusted his emotions.
He really couldn't take it anymore; the torment he had endured for so long was weighing heavily on his conscience.
Seeing 1021 being tortured like this, he really couldn't accept it.
Decades ago, whether it was merfolk or other species, everyone could live together peacefully. The interstellar space was once prosperous and harmonious, without so many troubles.
In just a few decades, everything has changed.
A bold idea surged in Bion's mind: could he change all of this?
At least save 1021...
He is so pitiful.
Thinking of this, Bion strode over and found 1021 unconscious in the water tank. The merman's tail had another stitched scar than it had a few days ago.
This is likely a scar left from surgery after the injury.
"1021?" Bion's voice trembled as he called out, patting the water tank hard, but there was no response.
Bion could only wait silently as he performed surgery on 1021. He had probably injected 1021 with stabilizers or anesthetics, likely to prevent 1021 from waking up during the surgery. The dosage was probably quite high, which is why 1021 hadn't woken up yet.
There's no other way at this point but to wait silently.
Bion took out the peach pit bracelet. The peach pit that 1021 had been longing for was strung into a black cord. To make it look nice, he also strung on many colorful beads and a small orange gemstone shaped like a mermaid's tail.
That day, after leaving the laboratory, Bion walked on the streets of White Star with mixed feelings and unconsciously walked into a gem shop.
By the time I realized what was happening, I was already inside the shop, so I started browsing around and immediately took a liking to this orange gem shaped like a mermaid's tail.
This bracelet was made by Bion himself, and he carefully selected each bead.
He hopes 1021 will like the gift.
1021 was truly innocent; she was forced to sacrifice herself for the Alliance's cruel experiments.
He wanted to save him.
What should he do?
For the next four or five hours, Bion pondered how to save 1021.
Bion, lost in thought, was interrupted by the sudden sound of water.
"1021, are you alright?" Bion asked anxiously, his eyes full of worry.
The little mermaid in the tank glanced at Bion indifferently before quickly swimming downstream, shrinking to the furthest point from Bion, with its back to him.
Bion swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
The friendship that the two had worked so hard to build was broken just like that.
Bion sat outside the water tank, while 1021 sat inside, the two of them quite far apart.
If he really intends to take 1021 away, then his final destination must not be within the Alliance's territory.
The best option is to go to the Empire, where it is relatively safe.
The closest Imperial planet to the capital is Thor, where the Empire and the Alliance had a dispute last year...
“Sol?” Bion murmured. For him, this planet was indeed the best choice.
Once he arrives on Thor, how can he ensure 1021's safety?
How will they leave the laboratory on the capital planet? All of this remains unknown.
But having made up his mind, Bion immediately took action.
First, search for the distance from the capital planet to Sol, and whether there are any suitable spaceships nearby...
Since regaining consciousness, 1021 has been hiding in the water tank and refusing to show its face; it looks really ugly.
Also, my tail hurts so much! My legs hurt so much too!
Let 1021 have no energy and no mood to move.
Bion stood guard here for a day and a night, but 1021 only moved slightly in the corner and ignored him.
"1021, here, take this." Bion placed the bracelet on top of the water tank. "I'm leaving now, I'll come see you again tomorrow afternoon."
The figure in 1021 seemed to move slightly, but then again, it seemed not to move at all.
Bion stood ramrod straight and watched for a long while before finally leaving.
Since he made up his mind to save 1021 and leave, he felt much lighter, especially lighter, and everything seemed to have meaning in an instant.
After Bion left, 1021, wriggling its aching tail, slowly reached the top of the tank and picked up the bracelet.
It fits securely on my left wrist, but it's a bit big and tends to slip down.
After taking the items, 1021 returned to the corner of the water tank, where he felt safe.
He was put into the Type E experimental water tank, where thousands of merfolk attacked him, and he was unable to resist...
It turns out that he can no longer be considered a merman; his people no longer recognize him.
1021 didn't know how to describe his feelings at that time. Thousands of merfolk attacked, and he could feel the pain in his body, but his heart ached just as much.
Life in the water tank was too unbearable, and 1021 felt that he was about to give up.
Before being placed into the E-type experimental water tank, 1021 overheard the conversation of the experimental personnel.
It was because of his success that they found a way to expand the scale of the experiment, and there are a total of twenty such huge water tanks like the one in front of them.
If... he had failed, would his people have been spared all of this?
1021 asked himself this question.
For the next three days, 1021 kept thinking about this question, always speculating: if he hadn't succeeded, would so many merfolk have had to endure all this?
A sense of sadness lingered over 1021, and Bion never returned.
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