Chapter 33 Human-Unknown Biological Hybrid Experiment 04
"Chiu..."
This little beluga whale that has turned into a skeleton really likes to be touched on the head, even if it is the cold skull that is touched.
The sound of the wind coming from the skeleton became much softer, like a chirping sound.
The players couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when they saw that it wouldn't hurt anyone, but they all wondered, "Why is there a white whale ghost in this laboratory?"
A player murmured, "You don't want people to combine with white whales, do you?"
"Fuck, that's too spicy."
"It is simply morally corrupt and intolerable..."
"But if it's just a combination, it won't be fatal. Why would it turn into a ghost?" Someone found the doubt.
But no matter what, the sudden appearance of the white whale ghost is obviously one of the clues of this copy.
Jian Busian stood next to the white whale, put one hand on the white whale's smooth and pale skull, and stroked it gently.
The boy's palms were tender and warm.
The beluga whale obviously enjoyed being stroked. It lowered its head, swayed its tail fin gently, and made faint chirping sounds.
It was too enthusiastic; to it, this touch seemed like a surprise it had been waiting for a long time.
A female player took a look at the white whale and said, "I drew the laboratory data manager. I have the key, so I can go and see if there is any information about the white whale."
"good."
The players echoed.
An old player took out his own props, which can be used to search for information containing a keyword in a number of books based on a certain keyword.
Soon, the players actually found information about this white whale in the data room.
It is a lab report.
This beluga whale is an underage male beluga whale from a place called "Human Sea Zoo".
The players continued to scroll down, and eventually saw the text they didn't want to see.
The laboratory has extracted the genes of this beluga whale many times and combined them with human genes in an attempt to cultivate a new species in a gestational tube.
But the players still breathed a sigh of relief, including Jian Bumian.
Fortunately, the laboratory did not actually force beluga whales and humans to mate. They simply cultivated them in gestation tubes through genetic combination, without using the uterus and germ cells of either party.
As for whether it was successful...
In addition to the experimental report, we found an experimental document called "Second Generation Paternal Base".
When Jian Busian saw the experimental data, his pupils suddenly shrank.
He was very familiar with this experimental subject called "Second Generation Father". He had silver hair, red eyes, a black fish tail, and a handsome face.
...It was the mermaid who had just been with him in the tank, his owner.
The experiment on the beluga whale was apparently successful, and the product was a half-human, half-fish non-human creature, commonly known as a mermaid.
I don’t know what methods the experimenters used to break through reproductive isolation and cultivate creatures that should not exist in the world.
In the notes of the experiment report on this mermaid, it was also written that "the second-generation father has certain human genes and human characteristics, and can be naturally bred with humans."
"The third generation of experimental subjects produced will inevitably be stronger and better than animals and humans."
——Laboratory Director: Li Re
As adult players, they all knew what the natural breeding process was all about. Their faces changed and awkward emotions surged up.
Not to mention Jian Bushian, the character he drew was one of the breeding partners, so he had to understand it even if he didn't want to.
He would never tell other players his identity.
Even so, he heard some players muttering:
"This half-human, half-fish creature looks pretty handsome, but the fish tail is so thick and long, it must be quite big, right? Can humans bear it?"
"What can be produced by the union of a merman and a human? A merman?"
"I've read in novels before that mermaids have two big babies."
"...I don't think any of us players have drawn the character of the mother version, right?"
Jian Busian covered his slightly red ears, not wanting to listen. Because he had drawn the role of the original character...
Fortunately, in such a copy where life and death are uncertain, no one wants to discuss such meaningless topics, and someone soon changed the subject.
“Why does this lab conduct this kind of experiment?”
Another player agreed: "Isn't this an obvious answer? Look, the product of the combination of humans and animals has both human intelligence and animal characteristics. This mermaid can breathe underwater, and her body is so strong that she can crush a player to death with one hand...
It is completely an evolution of humans.”
All the players fell silent.
From ancient times to the present, when humans invented technological products that could go into the sky and the sea, they would initially use animals as models and select the advantages of the animals for research.
If there is a way to directly give humans the advantages of animals, such as growing wings or a fish tail, there will definitely be people who want to try it.
Jian Busian broke the silence: "This second-generation sire and the reason for building the laboratory are not the main point. The little white whale is the key clue."
The beluga whale is a generation of experimental subjects, and it is the source of everything.
A player took a look at the experimental data of the white whale: "The data said that this white whale came from a place called 'Human Sea Zoo'. Can we deduce any clues from this zoo?"
The name "Renhai Zoo" sounds very strange. It is obviously a zoo, so why is it named with "人" in it?
Player: "I was at the door of the laboratory and saw a map of the area around the experimenter. The Human Zoo is not far from here."
Jian Busian, who was listening nearby, suggested, "Instead of discussing this here, why don't we go directly to the Human Sea Zoo to see what kind of zoo would send its own animals to this kind of laboratory."
Moreover, this copy does not say that players' activities must be restricted to one place.
The players agreed.
It just so happened that one of them won the role of a garbage truck driver and was given a car and car keys.
A small group of players decided to go to the Zoo, while others stayed in the laboratory to continue looking for clues.
But whether going to the zoo or looking for clues, they must finish before dawn, otherwise they will be identified by the system as not complying with the role and will be eliminated.
There are still three hours until six in the morning.
There is plenty of time to go to and from the zoo, but if something unexpected happens inside the zoo, that’s another matter.
Before Jian Bumian set off, he came to the secret room where the mermaid was imprisoned, thinking that he should tell them before leaving the laboratory.
As soon as Jian Busian came to the edge of the water tank, the water surface began to ripple and a black shadow as long as three meters including the fish tail passed under the water.
White bubbles gurgled up from the water surface and the silver-haired mermaid poked her head out from the bottom of the water. Her red eyes glowed faintly in the darkness, mixed with a hint of doubt.
Jian Busian half-knelt down and said, "Sir, I have to leave the laboratory with other players now..."
Before Jian Bumian finished speaking, the mermaid narrowed her eyes and said in a low voice: "Where are you going?"
"The Human Sea Zoo is only ten minutes away from here."
"..."The fins on both sides of the mermaid's head, which replaced ears, drooped unhappily, sticking tightly to the equally drooping hair.
He said in a deep voice: "Are the fish scales I gave you still there?"
"exist."
Jian Bumian hurriedly took out the fish scales from his pocket.
The hard black scales glow with silver light, giving it a strange beauty.
The mermaid stretched out her upper body, the water slid down her strong and perfect muscles, and her powerful arms hooked Jane's sleepless neck.
The mermaid put her ear close to Jian Bumian's and said with cold thin lips: "If you are in danger outside, throw this scale into the sky -"
"I will be at your side before the scales fall to the ground."
The humming sound of the experimental machines, the sound of water flowing across the water in the evening breeze, and the conversations of players in the distance all faded away one by one, leaving only the man's low, magnetic words ringing in Jane Busian's ears.
Even though he now has no memories of his past with Jane Bumian, the instinct deeply engraved in his brain makes him very afraid of Jane Bumian leaving.
It seemed like a long time ago, there was this time when Jane Bumian left and never came back.
Jian Busian listened to the other party's voice, his heart trembled slightly, and he nodded: "Okay, I understand."
It was getting late and there were players waiting for him outside, so he had to meet up with them.
After saying goodbye to the mermaid, Jian Bumian left the confinement room.
The player opens the door to the laboratory and parks the garbage truck at the door.
The little beluga whale was also floating at the door. When it saw Jane Busian coming, it waved its tail fin in a friendly manner, made a low chirping sound, and hung its skull in front of Jane Busian, asking for a touch.
Jane Bumian touched it and said, "Do you want to go to the zoo too?"
“Chirp!!”
The little beluga whale's tail fin shook even more happily, and the collision of its bones made a crisp rattling sound.
Jian Busian took a look at the garbage truck. The compartment used to store garbage was very large and could easily hold a whale skeleton.
He patted the white whale's head and asked it to follow.
But the little beluga whale swam excitedly to the door, but before it swam out, its head seemed to hit something, making a heavy muffled sound.
"Chiu?" It tried to swim again, but still couldn't get out. A hint of doubt appeared in its dark eye sockets.
The door connecting the outdoors and the indoors seems like an invisible wall that prevents the little beluga whale from swimming out.
Jian Busian didn't want the little white whale to bump into him again, so he said softly, "Just stay here and we'll be back soon."
"Chiu..."
"If you don't obey, I won't touch you."
“Chiu!”
The little beluga whale shook its tail and immediately retreated far away from the door to show that it was very obedient.
Only then did Jian Busian feel at ease to leave the laboratory.
There are eight seats in the car, just enough to accommodate players who want to go to the zoo.
Jian Busian sat in the seat and the car started. He turned his head and looked out the window amid the buzzing sound of the car's engine.
It was late at night and the view outside the window was pitch black, without a single light.
Only the dim yellow car lights illuminated the road ahead, and I could barely see that there were only barren mountains and wilderness nearby, with no buildings or people.
It is unclear what era this copy is set in.
After more than ten minutes, the car stopped, Jane Bumian got out and saw the building in front of him.
It was a tall, old, shabby wooden door, full of cracks and worm holes, and covered with white spider webs.
The players looked up and saw the wooden sign above the wooden door.
The red paint on which the characters were written had already fallen off in patches, and only the words "sea of people" could be barely discerned.
“You’re not in the wrong place.”
A player said as he walked over to the ticket office to take a look.
The ticket office had cheap plastic signs with ticket prices written on them:
Children under 1.5 meters tall: 5 yuan
Adults: 10 yuan
Free admission for seniors over 80, disabled people and military dependents
The player poked his head out to take a look inside the ticket office. There was no one inside, the table was covered in dust, there was waste paper all over the floor, and the leather swivel chair was infested with bugs and was about to fall apart.
"This zoo has been abandoned for a long time."
The player sighed. "Originally, this zoo is still in operation, so we could just grab any staff member and ask for clues. Now it seems we have to find clues ourselves."
"Hiss..." A player looked at the dark interior of the zoo and couldn't help but gasp: "Do you think ghosts will appear in a dungeon that has been deserted for a long time?"
The ghost of the little white whale has confirmed the existence of a spirit in this copy.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Another player quickly covered her mouth.
Jian Bushian was too lazy to waste time with these players, so he pushed open the creaking wooden door and walked into the zoo.
He could actually have a good sleep in the lab.
But for some reason, he suggested that everyone come to the zoo together.
Perhaps it was the weak chirping of the little white whale and its pitiful look as it asked for a pat that made him want to find clues behind this copy.
By the way, where is his cat?
Jian Busian opened the system backpack and saw the ragdoll cat curled up inside and sleeping, with its head pressed against its belly, revealing its pink little ears, like a snow-white glutinous rice ball.
Jian Bumian didn't disturb the cat and took back the backpack.
He looked around the zoo.
The zoo's decoration is very old-fashioned, with cement floors and walls painted with crude cartoon animal designs, with bright colors and simple lines.
There are some animal dolls made of tin placed on the edge of the wall, such as a monkey eating a banana, a dolphin kicking a ball, and a sheep eating grass.
They have been placed here for a long time, covered with dust and rust. There is an indescribable weird feeling in the darkness, as if they will move in the next second.
A player saw these dolls and said: "I remember when I was a child, my grandma often brought me to the zoo. The zoo at that time was also decorated in this style."
Next to him was a female player, and they seemed to be a couple: "When were you a kid?"
“Yes, that was in the 1990s.”
“…”
The player saw other scenes in the zoo. The zoo was very small and had only a few animal cages.
There was nothing in the cage except rotten dead branches and leaves and bottles and jars, giving off an eerie feeling of desolation.
They made their way to the aquarium.
The oceanarium in this zoo cannot be called a "quarium", it is more like an ocean hall.
There are several fish tanks in the Ocean Hall. The water in the tanks has been emptied, replaced by accumulated dust.
Players see the animal introductions on the fish tank.
【Small grass carp】
【Little Grass Turtle】
“…”
One player couldn't help but complain: "Aren't these animals the same as the ones you can see at the market near your home? I think this zoo is closed down because no one comes!"
Jian Bumian: “…………”
He saw the place where the little white whale used to live. It was a huge water tank embedded in the wall, and the wall was the transparent wall of the water tank.
Jian Busian stood in front of the box wall, his figure reflected in the glass.
The boy's thin figure looked very lonely in the empty and dim aquarium.
Jian Busian blinked and looked at the glass on the wall again.
The next moment, his pupils shrank slightly!
What he saw... was no longer his own lonely figure.
Behind him, there were many figures! Some were big, some were small, some were old, and some were young. Like Jian Bumian, they stood in front of the water tank, looking at the animals that did not exist in the tank.
They were like real tourists, pointing at the water tank, some taking pictures with their cameras, and some knocking on the tank walls out of curiosity.
Then, Jian Busian heard a lot of noisy sounds, such as laughter, discussions, and drinking water, coming from the darkness behind him!
Jian Busian turned his head, the figure disappeared, and behind him was still the empty aquarium.
But the noisy noise continued and became louder and louder, almost deafening.
The players also heard the strange sound: "Oh my god, why is it suddenly so noisy?"
"There's no one here! Where did the sound come from?!"
"Why is there a child's laughter? Don't scare me!"
The players' first reaction was that a ghost was coming, and they took out their weapons and prepared to attack.
Jian Bumian walked to the corner of the aquarium, picked up a tape recorder, and turned off the button.
All sounds stopped abruptly.
Players started complaining: "Oh my god, why is there a tape recorder in the aquarium?"
"But what I heard was a human voice. I was scared to death. I thought there was someone invisible."
“It’s not just a recorder.”
Jian Busian walked to the water tank and pointed to the top of the tank. Suddenly, an old-fashioned projector appeared in front of all the audience.
Jian Busian said calmly: "Just now, when I was standing in front of the water tank, I saw many figures that looked like tourists appear, which were also projected by this projector.
This zoo seems to be trying to create a lively atmosphere.”
But the reality is that the zoo has long been closed down, is dilapidated and deserted.
A player suddenly rushed in from outside the aquarium, panting: "I found the director's office of the zoo, maybe there are important clues in there!"
The players were shocked. Yes, if they could find the director's office, they would definitely be able to find the zoo's animal transfer records. Perhaps they could even find out why the zoo gave the beluga whale to the laboratory...
The players moved from the aquarium to the director's office.
The director's office is small and covered with dust and cobwebs, but the furnishings are neatly arranged, with wooden walls and floors, bookshelves, paintings, desk lamps, desks...
These arrangements were obviously made with great care, exuding a long-lost sense of warmth.
Jian Busian saw the photo hanging on the wall. It was a young man in his twenties with a smile on his face. He was holding a few cat cubs in his arms. The cubs were just born, with their eyes closed and their pink mouths stained with milk whiskers.
The background is green grass and warm sunshine.
He also saw the zoo's income and expenditure statements hanging on the wall.
Jian Busian flipped through the leaflet casually and found that the income and expenditure of this zoo were just as he had imagined.
Not much income.
At the beginning, the zoo's income and expenditure were balanced, and the ticket sales were just enough to cover the zoo's maintenance and the animals' food.
Gradually, it turned into negative expenditure.
In the end, I could only sell a few tickets each month and earn a few dozen yuan.
Then the monthly cost of running the zoo ranges from several thousand to tens of thousands.
In the month with the worst revenue and expenditure, only two tickets were sold and the expenditure was 80,000 yuan.
Jian Busian saw a line of small words written in the income and expenditure column of that month.
[The little white whale Chuchu was sick, so we took it abroad for treatment. ]
In addition, various small words are written in the income and expenditure columns of other months.
[The weather was cold this month, so I bought a new nest for the little rabbits and some fresh carrots. ]
[The newborn lion cub needs to buy milk powder. 】
[I bought a new cage with heating for the tits, so they won’t feel cold anymore.]
【……】
Not only Jian Bushian was watching, other players also leaned over to look.
They couldn't help but sigh: "This zoo director really loves animals."
"This is the first time I've seen such a terrible negative expenditure order..."
"It's too tragic. If it were me, I would have closed this zoo completely and let the animals be."
"Where did he get so much money?"
Another player found a medical record and an insurance policy in the desk drawer.
The head teacher was diagnosed with cancer early on, but he never went to the hospital for treatment.
He used the medical expenses compensated by the insurance company to make up for the zoo's negative expenses.
"This...is not necessary." A player couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey." A player frowned and said, "Didn't you say you were here to find clues about the beluga whale? Why are we talking about the zoo director?"
Other players: "We are not distracted. We are wondering why this director is so kind that he would even spend money on animals, but he would do such a thing as sending animals to a perverted laboratory?"
The little beluga whale did come from the Human Sea Zoo and was sent there with the zoo’s consent.
"Could it be that the director wants to make money by selling animals to laboratories?"
"But it's hard to explain. If he wanted to make money, why would he spend so much money on animals and even spend his own money on saving lives..."
"Shit, this doesn't make sense no matter what."
Jian Busian listened quietly to the players' discussion. He stared at the income and expenditure report for a long time, then said word by word, "The name of the director of this zoo is Li Re."
When the players were reading the experiment report in the laboratory library just now, they saw the name of the laboratory director, who was also called Li Re.
They are the same person.
The progress of the copy clues has reached a creepy level.
The perverted laboratory director who is keen on using animal genes to make humans stronger, and the kind-hearted and enthusiastic director who is willing to use the life-saving money to run the zoo even if it has been a negative expenditure, are actually the same person?!
A player's face was filled with horror: "How, how is this possible?!"
"I'd rather they were two people."
"He is too scary. He says one thing in public and another in private."
“Does he want to use animals to make humans stronger, or does he want to protect animals?”
Jian Busian picked up the photo on the wall, raised his fingertips, carefully traced the headmaster's smile in the photo, and said softly: "I think we have been misled all along."
The boy's voice was gentle and a little soft, but at this moment it gave people an inexplicable sense of security.
"We are now standing from the human perspective. Our first reaction is that this experiment wants to give humans animal characteristics and make humans stronger."
“But what if it’s from an animal’s perspective?”
"The product of human-animal hybridization, with half of the genes being from animals and half from humans. It can be considered a human or an animal."
"So, is this zoo director doing this experiment because he wants his animals to be more human-like, smarter, and stronger?"
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