parentshiftbook Chapter 104 The Little Monster's Recipe
Chapter 104 The Little Monster's Recipe
Qi Te broke out in a cold sweat, his scalp tingling repeatedly.
I almost caused a mess as soon as I entered the Oasis Biological Base.
Fortunately, he managed to suppress the little monster with all his might; otherwise, it would have been surrounded and pursued by the entire base. Even if it had managed to escape, it would have been a life on the run for the rest of its days.
Old Liu was very satisfied with completing the testing of three biological samples in one afternoon. However, five hours of high-intensity work completely drained Qi Te.
While concentrating on extracting samples and operating instruments for testing, I tensed all my muscles, constantly guarding against being controlled by my body, and desperately suppressing the restless little monster. It was only because I was afraid that I would faint on the spot and cause things to become even more uncontrollable that I gritted my teeth and persevered.
Seeing his beloved student's ashen face, looking like a ghost who had drained his life force, Liu Baichuan couldn't help but feel a little guilty and said, "Come on, let your teacher treat you to a good meal."
"I'm going back to my room to rest for a while. Teacher and Teaching Assistant Ding, you can go eat first."
With that, Qi Te boarded the hovercar and sped through the lush, fragrant forest with its birdsong and gentle breeze.
Back in his room, he collapsed onto the bed and fell into a deep sleep like a dead dog.
I don't know how long I slept, but in my hazy state I vaguely heard rustling sounds, and a sense of crisis jolted me awake.
His blurry vision quickly cleared, and the scene that came into view gave Qi Te goosebumps all over his body.
The bed, the floor, the ceiling—everywhere you looked was covered in a black substance that resembled asphalt.
On top of these black substances were irregularly shaped objects of unknown origin, scattered haphazardly in shades of white, light gray, and red.
It's awesome!
Qi Te was startled and felt a chill run down his spine. He immediately wanted to pack his bag and run away.
No, what more bag do we need? Let's run!
Qi Te hurriedly sat up, just as he was about to jump off the bed, when the little monster seemed to be frightened. The black substance rapidly contracted, contracted, and contracted again, and in the blink of an eye, the bedroom returned to normal.
However, a jumble of unidentified objects fell to the ground.
When he entered the room earlier, Qi Te had already sensed every corner of the room and did not find any hidden cameras or listening devices.
After all, he was just an ordinary college student. What high-level secrets could he possibly possess? Only someone of Lao Liu's caliber would be worthy of being monitored.
"What is this?"
Qi Te picked up a palm-sized white object, examined it closely, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
Judging from the texture, graininess, and fine seams, it's not hard to tell that this is a skull.
Based on its size, it can be determined that it is not a human skull, but rather that of a small to medium-sized vertebrate.
Qi Te picked up a dark gray piece and two small red pieces, each only half the size of a palm. It was confirmed that they were all bones.
The little monster's head emerged from behind and, with lightning speed, swept away the few bones that Qi Te had spread out on the bed.
"Spit it out!"
"If you don't vomit by the time I count to three, I'll send you to the lab!"
"Pfft, pfft, pfft"
The little monster reluctantly spat out everything it had swallowed.
"Where did it come from?"
The black substance gathered in Qi Te's left hand, then extended into something resembling a tentacle, pointing towards the balcony.
Each room features a small balcony with glass walls on all four sides, simulating scenes of beaches, waves, and snow. There's also a huge jacuzzi where guests can soak while enjoying the virtual scenery.
At that moment, the door to the balcony was open, and when Qi Te went over to take a look, he was immediately dumbfounded.
At the bottom of the high-end bathtub, which costs over 100,000 yuan, there were also many red, yellow, white and gray bones scattered around, and the drain had a hole.
Clearly, the little monster took advantage of his unconscious state to break through the pipe at the water outlet and escape.
But the question is, where did these things come from?
Just as Qi Te was wondering what was going on, a memory that didn't belong to him suddenly surfaced in his mind.
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The angle of view is extremely low, but the field of vision is very wide.
The human eye can only see 124 degrees, but the images that appeared in Zit's mind were at least 200 degrees.
Clearly, this is from the little monster's perspective!
By recalling the images, Zit roughly pieced together the situation.
The little monster didn't break through the pipe. At the end of the pipe, in front of the grating, the black substance split into fine lines that passed through the mesh. Then it pushed through the solid soil and emerged from the mountain wall.
Those bones came from a spherical structure about 200 meters away from this guest room.
From the little monster's perspective, it was like entering a nightmare for Qit; all he could see was black and white, and varying shades of gray. In bright light, he could only see a blinding white, like someone with snow blindness, unable to see anything clearly.
Therefore, the words on the silver panel on the side of the spherical gate cannot be clearly discerned.
However, through a conversation between two employees dressed in Oasis uniforms inside the spherical body, it was learned that it was a destruction chamber.
"Dr. Su has created another monster like this. It's so ugly, it's really scary."
"It's alright, they're all dead now, let's hurry up and get it done, then take a shower and go eat."
"You see this disgusting stuff all day long, how can you still have an appetite? I'm speechless."
"Hey, you've just been transferred to the disposal room, so this is how it is. You'll get used to it in about two weeks. Go and turn on the furnace."
The furnace the employee was referring to was a laser cabin connected to a conveyor belt.
After checking and verifying the codes of the experimental samples awaiting destruction, the staff placed each sample, sealed in black quick-drying foam, onto the conveyor belt. When they emerged from the laser chamber, only a pile of charred remains remained.
The robot, with its simple design, pushes the burnt material into cube-shaped molds and then pours in a paste similar to plaster.
The little monster stole bone after bone from the paste at the speed of light after the robot sent the mold to the cooling chamber.
Qi Te had been able to vaguely sense the little monster's consciousness before, but never as clearly as now, so clearly that he directly synchronized with the other's memories.
Is it because my telepathic abilities have improved?
No.
Zite quickly dismissed this idea, arguing that the reason must lie with the little monster.
The little guy has grown up, and he's growing up very fast.
From initially only vaguely understanding what he was saying to now being able to fully comprehend his meaning, it only took six days.
"So, why did you steal these things?"
Qi Te was speechless, wondering if the bones of these strange creatures were the little monster's Abebe.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Te saw a 'tentacle' spring out from the palm of his right hand, grab a piece of red bone, and quickly curl back.
The little monster opened its big head and swallowed it whole.
Qi Te paused for a second, then realized what he meant: "Don't you only eat precious metals?"
The little monster turned its head to the side, stuck out its pointed tongue, licked lips that didn't exist, and let out a satisfied 'burp'.
Zite's mind raced, and he quickly came up with a possibility.
Precious metals are mostly densely packed, while bones are rich in calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate, making them the hardest substance in all living organisms.
In other words, the little monster's diet isn't just about metal.
To be precise, it should be something with a high density and containing organic fibrous protein and mineral compounds.
"Damn it, why didn't you say so earlier!"
The thought of spending over two hundred thousand to buy gold and silver to feed him made Qi Te feel a tightness in his chest and a rush of blood to his head, almost causing him to vomit blood.
Just as I was about to yell at this guy to vent my anger, the little monster suddenly made a strange sound.
'Coo, coo'
"vomit"
The little monster opened its mouth and spat out an irregularly shaped crystalline object.
Qi Te quickly picked it up. His superhuman visual perception allowed him to immediately determine that the red crystal in his hand had a structure that was remarkably similar to that of a diamond.
However, visual perception is insufficient to observe the molecular level and cannot provide any parameters.
Qi Te immediately thought of the matrix in the laboratory, which contained a device that could detect components.
If this thing really has the same composition as a diamond, just this one should be worth over ten thousand.
One order can recoup half the cost. Even if it's not as good as a real diamond, it can at least be sold as a replica for several hundred yuan. Anyway, bones can be found everywhere, instantly reducing feeding costs to a minimum, while also generating output, ensuring self-sufficiency.
Thinking of all this, Qi Te suddenly felt no more backache or leg pain. Looking at the dark, ugly little monster again, he even thought it looked handsome.
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After eating and drinking to their hearts' content, Qi Te suggested working an extra night shift.
Liu Baichuan initially wanted to refuse, but considering the time wasted due to the uncooperative and disgusting actions of the Oasis researchers, and seeing that Qi Te was now full of energy and had shaken off his fatigue, he agreed to the proposal.
The three of them, master and apprentice, rushed to Laboratory No. 9 in their hovercars without stopping.
Perhaps because it was full, the little monster didn't have such a strong appetite this time.
Without interference, Zite skillfully and accurately completed the detection of the two active samples.
Liu Baichuan and Ding Xiang operated the instrument to extract active cell tissue from a section of a black salamander's limb.
After everyone fled back to the city defenses, the oasis dispatched harvesting robots to the border area of the riot. At the cost of more than a dozen robots, they successfully retrieved the remains of more than thirty kinds of abnormal creatures from a ruin in the old city.
With the help of the activity-preserving condensate, these normally decaying and rotting flesh and blood still maintain a minimum level of cellular activity. However, the extraction process is extremely difficult.
While the teacher and teaching assistant were focused on operating the instrument, Qi Te walked over to the component analyzer and took out the red crystalline substance that he had put in his protective gloves earlier.
Soon, the ingredient report was released.
The data on the screen was 99% similar to what he had previously found online. Only one item was slightly different.
So, this thing is a real diamond!
No, strictly speaking, it's a red diamond.
The blood-red color is not caused by trace elements, but by the distortion and deformation of the internal crystal structure.
While checking diamond composition data, I also saw several auction listings. Depending on the color, clarity, weight, and cut, the value per carat was approximately 100 million to 300 million British dollars.
The only difference in the data is the clarity, which is higher than that of the most expensive red diamond found online.
Qi Te stared wide-eyed at the red crystal lying in his palm, larger than his thumb, his mind went blank and his heart suddenly raced.
We've struck it rich! We've really struck it rich this time!