Chapter 137 The 137th Day of the Beginning [Second Update] by Yin Yu
Day 137 of the story [Second Update]
He blinked when he heard Yin Yu's words. He admitted that he might have said this a bit too often when they first met.
Seeing Yin Yu smiling with his head down, he couldn't help but touch the tip of his nose and look away. For some reason, Yin Yu's smile made his heart ache and feel numb.
He Lianzhou cleared his throat, used mist to lift the creature in the water, and gestured for Yin Yu to look up.
The creature flapped its tail fins wildly, and in the brief moment it was out of the water, it seized the opportunity to break free, instantly splashing water all over the two of them.
He Lianzhou tightened the restraints.
Yin Yu looked over and saw that it had a pointed snout and a head that looked a bit like a crocodile, but the snout's opening and closing range was obviously narrower and shorter, and it didn't have the terrifying bite force of a crocodile.
Its belly is silvery white, but its back is not covered in scales. Instead, it has smooth skin that is somewhat like soft leather, mainly dark blue with large and small white patches on it.
The back section is exceptionally wide, with a diameter of three or four meters, larger than the surface of an ordinary eight-immortal table. The huge shadow that Yin Yu saw outside the window earlier was this area. The tail is a snake tail as thick as a bowl, about one or two meters long. Even when it was lifted into the air by the thick fog, a large part of it still hung in the water.
If we had to find a similar creature, perhaps only the giant stingray could rival it, but it doesn't have such a long tail.
Yin Yu took a light breath. Clearly, the researchers had used genes from leatherback turtles and alligators.
The distinctive feature of the leatherback turtle is its disc-like soft leather back. The leatherback turtle is the only sea turtle species in the world that does not have a hard shell or scales, but instead covers its head, limbs, and large body with this soft leather.
The enormous size of this monster is probably closely related to the leatherback turtle's genetic sequence.
The animals raised in those ponds under the guise of ecological protection are probably not just for observation, but also to provide a continuous supply for these experiments.
"It seems there is some residual abnormal energy." He Lianzhou pondered for a moment, his eyes shifting slightly.
Yin Yu then felt a surge of energy being drawn away from the mutant in front of him, flowing continuously into He Lianzhou's body.
He frowned and looked at He Lianzhou: "You're absorbing it? You don't even know what it is, yet you're acting so rashly."
"Are you worried about me?" He Lianzhou interrupted Yin Yu. He raised an eyebrow and saw Yin Yu suddenly shut his mouth, cross his arms, and look like he didn't want to care anymore. He coughed lightly and quickly said, "Do you remember that sand trout underground in the Joset Desert? I also absorbed the monster energy from its tail and got infected."
“No matter what form this energy takes in the world, as long as it exists, it can be utilized by us.” He Lianzhou opened his palm, and a pure black, marble-like object swirled in his hand. “You can too.”
Upon hearing this, Yin Yu paused for a moment. He stretched out his finger and touched the black marble with a hint of curiosity. A warm current seemed to flow into his pulse through his fingertip, and the strange feeling made him subconsciously pull his finger back.
He Lianzhou grinned, then closed his palm and said lazily, "But I won't let you play with these. Maybe if there's enough energy here, it might recognize me when we encounter that guy."
The World Serpent?
Yin Yu realized what was happening, and his eyes lit up. Wasn't this perfect?
He Lianzhou absorbed the abnormal energy of these variants, loaded these "purified" variants into boxes, and sent them back by express delivery when they were full, just like in an assembly line factory.
“There are four more left, let’s go catch them,” Yin Yu said.
He Lianzhou looked at Yin Yu, who was so proactive and eager to help him recover.
“As for this variant, since you’ve taken its abnormal energy, I’ll take it back to Paradise,” Yin Yu said.
He Lianzhou looked at Yin Yu with even greater surprise, shook his head and clicked his tongue, saying, "This isn't like you. When did you become so open-minded about them?"
Yin Yu glanced at He Lianzhou and subtly pursed his lips. He knew that this time it wasn't entirely because of the task issued by the system.
He certainly doesn't object to bringing these variants back to Monster Paradise, just as he doesn't object to taking in the World Serpent.
“Since these variants were created by humans, then humans should be responsible for them,” Yin Yu said in a low voice. “I’m already here, and I have a place where they can live, so I might as well take them with me.”
He Lianzhou made a nasal sound that was hard to decipher, and teased, "It's similar."
"Like what?" Yin Yu frowned subconsciously upon hearing He Lianzhou's tone.
“Like a lord,” He Lianzhou said, then shrugged and added, “Although clearly a lord from a human perspective.”
"You think they shouldn't have been taken away?" Yin Yu asked rhetorically.
He Lianzhou said, "They are already adapting to the ecology here, and the ecology here is also adapting to accommodate them. Everything will reach a balance. Only humans would arrogantly think that they need to interfere and worry about all of this."
Yin Yu narrowed his eyes.
“However, these variants also have some additional issues. They have been disturbed by these anomalous energies for too long and have almost become one. Now that I have forcibly separated them, they will be weak for a long time, or even die.” He Lianzhou changed the subject. “So I think it is right and wise for you to take them away.”
Yin Yu glanced at He Lianzhou, clicked his tongue a few seconds later, and looked away.
The eco-box took in the mutant creature that had calmed down considerably after the abnormal energy was drained. He Lianzhou's gaze shifted slightly when he saw the creature, shrouded in thick fog, vanish into thin air. However, he was already used to Yin Yu's differences and quickly looked away.
Yin Yu heard the system recognition voice in his mind.
[Host Update, Monster Encyclopedia Creation: Titan Short-snouted Flat-bodied Beast]
[Titan Short-snouted Flat-bodied Beast]: A carnivorous amphibian with a docile temperament, suitable as a water mount and means of transportation. It takes twenty to thirty years to reach maturity. Females are typically larger than males. The female's egg-laying cycle is twenty-four months, with each clutch containing up to thirty eggs. The current creature is an immature female.
Yin Yu paused, his gaze falling on the miniature version of the eco-box space that had been simulated in the void, and the miniature variant diagram that was also reduced in size. It occupied nearly one-tenth of the eco-box's space.
There are four left, which should be enough to fit them all.
But it's only a minor at this size? Yin Yu took a deep breath, wondering how big it would be when it fully matured.
Considering the monster He Lianzhou mentioned earlier, which was powerful enough to drag a ship to its bottom, this variant that takes it as its ideal target should not be too bad.
What exactly is the purpose of those people studying these variants? Such a massive creature is enough to change the ecology of a region, destroy and rebuild, which is also part of the "adaptation" that He Lianzhou talks about, but the cost is too high, so what is the point?
Or perhaps they never even considered the possibility of these variants returning to nature? They were trying to control the entire lifespan of these variants in the laboratory.
But there is always an ultimate goal. Behind these expensive expenses and investments, what do they want to gain from these variants?
Several thoughts flashed through Yin Yu's mind, before finally settling into a clear form.
Weaponizing monsters?
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