The next morning, Qi Ran came to the lab to work. After calling out a few times and not seeing Xiao Hei, she put down her folder and went to check.

"Little Black, time for dinner?"

He walked deep into the rainforest, following the black mycelium on the moss on the ground, slowly extending into a tree hollow.

It was pitch black inside, accompanied by a rustling sound.

"Little Black?"

Qi Ran bent down and saw Xiao Hei's huge body twisting, the black liquid spreading out like breathing and then quickly changing position.

In short, it's very strange.

It's about to evolve.

The system notified Qi Ran.

"Evolution?" Qi Ran squatted down, not going in.

Yes, after evolving, it gained the ability to mimic the appearance of any species.

[This is also a point in the story: it becomes human, you fall in love with it, and are willing to give everything for it.]

Qi Ran's legs went a little numb from squatting, so she simply sat down at the entrance of the cave.

"It looks like it's in so much pain."

That's because the process of evolution is inherently painful.

Qi Ran looked at Xiao Hei. After an unknown amount of time, it stopped wriggling, and its soft body began to harden, solidifying like a giant cocoon.

The mycelium spread across the ground, breathing softly to each other.

Qi Ran got up and carefully approached the edge of the cocoon. The texture had indeed changed; it was hard, like an ostrich eggshell, a very thick layer, with a smell of moisture.

The cocoon was swaying, and something was moving inside.

click-

Qi Ran heard a crisp sound.

Before he could even pinpoint where the wound was broken, a hand emerged from its cocoon and grabbed Qi Ran's wrist with tremendous force, leaving no room for refusal.

The next second, Qi Ran was pulled into the cocoon.

It was pitch black inside. Qi Ran fell into an embrace, her nose touching the humanoid's shoulder. She subconsciously touched his face; it was cool, had a mouth and eyes, and was alive.

"Little Black?" Qi Ran called softly.

"Little...Black..." the thing continued.

It was no longer curiosity, but rather using its hands to perceive everything about Qi Ran.

His hair, eyes, nose, and soft lips.

Qi Ran finally understood: Xiao Hei had transformed into human form.

click-

The eggshell was completely broken.

As the light shone in, Qi Ran squinted, then froze when she saw clearly.

It turned into a sorrowful appearance.

The plot doesn't say who Xiao Hei will become, but Xiao Hei will become Qi Ran's appearance and even imitate Qi Ran's expressions.

"Little Black, Little Black."

"You are Xiao Hei," Qi Ran said, pointing at it.

"You are Xiao Hei." Xiao Hei pointed at Qi Ran.

Qi Ran corrected him, and when Xiao Hei understood what was going on, he looked down and saw something white, but it didn't have any human organs; it only imitated the general shape.

Like plastic mannequins in a shopping mall.

Qi Ran took him outside to get him some clothes to wear.

But Qi Ran discovered that Xiao Hei didn't like wearing clothes, always taking them off and then following him around, observing his actions and body language.

At first, Xiao Hei moved his hands and feet in unison, but after a day of learning, he was able to completely imitate Qi Ran.

"Little Black, time to eat." Qi Ran had prepared the meat when Little Black revealed its weakness.

It opened its blood-red maw, swallowed the flesh whole, and then stuck it around its neck.

Qi Ran: "........"

Little Black swallowed it by hand and then went to eat the next piece.

This kind of frantic eating habit is inhuman.

After dinner, Xiao Hei clung to Qi Ran, who dressed him and took him to the interactive lab.

The dean and Kaya were already watching from the observation room. Qi Ran led Xiao Hei to the door, and after the door opened, Xiao Hei went inside, tempted by the food.

The door closed, and Qi Ran waited at the door.

The sound of a huge object shaking could be heard from inside.

The interactive lab is for testing the monsters' combat abilities.

In the observation room, Tomina saw that Xiao Hei had killed another monster with four stars in one move, and an urgent desire ignited in his eyes.

He couldn't imagine how many military forces would be willing to invest in and provide resources to such a monster if it could completely submit to human control.

After defeating its opponent, Xiao Hei scanned the room and then accurately positioned itself at the observation room.

Although she knew the monster was invisible, Tomina still felt a chill, as if she were being watched.

This calmed his impatience slightly.

It's better to let Qi Ran get to know this monster better; he needs to be absolutely obedient, not like he is now.

A monster that can go out of control at any moment is worthless.

Qi Ran waited at the door for more than ten minutes. When the door opened, Xiao Hei came out, and his gaze changed.

It was a scrutinizing look in her eyes as she looked at Qi Ran.

It seems to be confirming whether he is the same as them.

But now Xiao Hei has confirmed it.

The people who raised it are the same as them.

They need to tame it.

It ignored Qi Ran and went straight to the original laboratory.

Qi Ran followed without saying anything.

This is just one time; there will be many more combat tests and anatomical experiments to come.

Upon arriving at the rainforest laboratory, Qi Ran saw Xiao Hei walk into the forest and followed after him.

He found Little Black under a tree.

"Little Black, what do you want to eat tomorrow?" Qi Ran squatted down next to it, wanting to pet it, but was blocked.

"You're bad." Xiao Hei stared at Qi Ran, his eyes icy cold.

This is an expression that Qi Ran would never show.

"Little Black, all the monsters living here go through this. I'm sorry, I should have told you sooner."

"I am a monster, what are you?" Little Black asked.

"I am human."

Xiao Hei's hand transformed into a sharp thorn, pressed against Qi Ran's Adam's apple. With just a little force, it could easily kill this caregiver.

But Xiao Hei understood that even if Qi Ran was killed, there would be another caregiver, and the caregiver after that, and those people might not be as easy to talk to as the one in front of him.

It eventually gave up.

A calculating glint flashed in her eyes, and she nestled pitifully into Qi Ran's arms, looking wronged.

"It hurts...fighting hurts..."

"Where does it hurt?"

"My hand hurts." Xiao Hei raised his fingertips, which were uninjured, but Qi Ran still held them and blew on them.

"Will Ranran protect me?" Xiao Hei asked tentatively, his eyes showing just the right amount of vulnerability.

"Yes, I will protect you." Qi Ran nodded and kissed his forehead.

Little Black didn't know what this was, so he imitated Qi Ran and kissed his forehead.

After calming the little monster down, Qi Ran ran into Kaya on her way home from get off work.

"Want to go out for dinner?" Kaya invited.

"Sorry, Sister Kaya, I'm a little tired, so I won't go." Qi Ran politely declined Kaya's invitation; he really was a bit tired and didn't want to eat.

"It's alright, maybe next time," Kaya said politely with a smile, bidding farewell to Qi Ran.

Time passed by unnoticed, and Qi Ran had spent half a year on Grantz Star.

Today is the assessment period.

Qi Ran took Xiao Hei to the dissection room. It probably knew what it was going to face, so it didn't run away or throw a tantrum. When it lay on the operating table, its eyes were fixed on Qi Ran.

Tomina personally injected Blackie with an anesthetic, a kind of anesthetic used against monsters, and the effects were immediate.

"Alright, child, it's no longer in pain. Let's begin." Tomina personally handed Qi Ran a scalpel.

In the dissection room, Qi Ran nodded and, following Tomina's instructions, dissected Xiao Hei's body.

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