Otherworld Girl Development Guide

More and more red lines emerged from the eye sockets, pushing the fishman's eyes out of their sockets, leaving only the nerves behind the eyeballs hanging on the sockets, swaying slightly like a pendulum.

Under the professor's indifferent gaze, the fish-men churned endlessly on the ground, red lines flowing continuously from the various cavities in their bodies. The rustling sound they made as they crawled along the ground was transmitted to the laboratory through the built-in microphone in the experimental box, sending chills down the spines of all the experimenters.

*Splat* Red lines slowly emerged from the fishman's gills, just like a beard, except this beard was alive!

Finally, the burst of red lines reached its peak. The fishman opened his mouth wide, his abdomen bulged high, and the bulge gradually spread towards his mouth. Finally, after stretching open the fishman's throat, a large clump of red lines tangled together was sprayed out.

With a soft splatter, just like spitting out a mouthful of thick red phlegm, the red thread stuck to the ground and wriggled. Then, the intertwined red threads twitched and swayed in the air like tiny tentacles.

The fish-man, having coughed up thick phlegm, collapsed to the ground, lifeless. From time to time, tiny red threads emerged from the fish-man's body through various orifices.

"Collect samples!"

The assistant nodded and placed his hand on the force feedback control lever beside him. With a manual shake, a similar robotic arm extended from the inner wall of the experiment and clamped onto the red line on the ground.

Chapter 34 The Rabbit's Little Plan

The moment the robotic arm touched the red line, the assistant carefully controlled the robotic arm to clamp it up. The red line immediately began to writhe like a thunder worm, but it was clear that the red line could not escape the robotic arm's grasp.

Finally, the red lines were placed into a petri dish, ready for further research. As for the experimental box where No. 002 was located, it had been used as a large petri dish to study the habits of these red lines.

"They really soaked the merman in alcohol?"

Zhou Mingrui flipped through the top-secret laboratory records sent from the Xirang base to Shangqiu. Even though he was looking at them, some important information was blocked. It wasn't that they didn't trust him, but that this information really couldn't be disseminated!

To see the complete records, an application is required. Zhou Mingrui doesn't plan to see the complete records anyway; biological research is truly therapeutic to look at.

Staring at the tangled mess of yarn on the PAD.

In the 4K video, a robotic arm gently touches the ball of yarn, and the entire ball starts to move wildly—yes, literally, countless tentacles extend from the ball and tremble violently...

After forcing the sublimation of test subject 002, who sacrificed himself for the experiment, subject 003 was subsequently soaked in alcohol...

No. 004 was filled with chlorine...

The latest antibiotics were injected into No. 005's body...

Number 006 was crammed into the sauna...

Experiment subject 007 was thrown into the radiation reactor...

Number 008 was thrown into a strong magnetic field...

Number 009 turned into light...

In short, this is a world where only fish-men suffer harm. They fight on the front lines of biochemical research for the sake of rabbits, and to thank these fish-men for their contributions, they are burned to ashes after each test.

The final conclusion was that the red thread and the red worm inside the sea monster were the same thing, just different in size.

"Holy crap..."

Upon seeing the magnified red line, Zhou Mingrui almost dropped his tablet. The seemingly thin red line appeared as a "caterpillar" magnified countless times under the electron microscope.

The body, with its interlocking rings, is covered with fine, unidentified flagella. These flagella sway slightly, and each flagellum has a spherical nodule at its tip, the function of which is also unknown. Upon closer inspection, each nodule resembles an eye on a tentacle.

Imagine this thing drifting in the wind like willow catkins, eventually sticking to a person's body, then burrowing into their body through their skin, the barrier on the whiplashes combining with the human body, causing the human's genes to mutate into a monster, with all sorts of unknown organs growing out... before being roasted alive by the arriving chemical defense soldiers using flamethrowers.

Zhou Mingrui shuddered violently, feeling as if his brain was trembling... Destroy it!

"What the hell is this thing?!"

As Zhou Mingrui muttered to himself, he flipped the book over and immediately widened his eyes: RNA sequencing confirmed it was unknown!

unknown?!

UNKNOW!

In other words, with current human biotechnology, it is unclear whether the Red Line is a naturally occurring or artificially synthesized object, and whether its relationship with the Fish-Man is symbiotic like that of humans or one of domination.

Everything is unknown, and the unknown represents infinite risks.

Therefore, the research department's conclusion regarding the red line is: Caution! Caution! And more caution!

Biotechnology is a Pandora's box. It contains not only a paradise where humans can escape disease and live a peaceful life, but also a hell where all of humanity could be doomed!

Some people always think that the extinction of mankind will be caused by nuclear war or nuclear winter... That's too simplistic. A massive nuclear war is extremely difficult to wage.

Inconspicuous little things can lead humanity to its doom without us even realizing it, such as a certain virus or a virus that ultimately destroys humanity itself.

The virus continues to evolve in the human petri dish. The more humans it infects, the greater the likelihood of mutation. No one knows whether a virus will eventually be cultivated that human biotechnology cannot resist and that can bypass or directly penetrate the human immune barrier!

An invisible war has begun, and the losers do not die instantly, but slowly wither away.

To prevent biological and chemical accidents, the Sunset Base in the Abyss Sea is currently under semi-isolation, and will be observed for three months before making any further decisions. Meanwhile, deep-sea exploration has been temporarily suspended to prioritize the interests of the near seas, awaiting a larger navy and more mature technologies before venturing into the deep sea.

This is the true nature of a rabbit: never seeking quick success, but rather preparing for steady progress, with a long-term vision!

The first step is to carefully study and understand the nature of red worms.

The second step is to gradually research whether rabbits can use the biotechnology from red worms to benefit the entire rabbit burrow. As for its application in other fields... that's just a byproduct of the pursuit of truth.

Putting the cart before the horse can lead to getting lost, like a certain American.

Zhou Mingrui closed the PAD. If the sky were to fall, a whole bunch of rabbits would hold it up; the affairs on the other side of the Abyss Sea were none of his concern.

"How are you feeling?" Shi Qiang, who was driving, asked softly.

"That was too dangerous." Zhou Mingrui said with some lingering fear after clearing the data on the PAD. If it were the US, they would probably be playing a Resident Evil game.

"There's no other way; someone has to do the research."

"By the way, Brother Qiang, I saw in the newspaper that it seems like someone's been smearing us lately?"

"We're here, we're standing here, and we're bound to run into some vested interests." Shi Qiang shrugged indifferently: "What's wrong with letting them curse us?"

People who work for the rabbits generally say that the rabbits are kind and generous, not only paying high wages and providing good benefits, but also including food and accommodation... Through word of mouth, countless people from other countries have come to Shangqiu, this land of hope, to pursue their dreams!

In Shangqiu, schooling is free, meals are cheap and delicious, medical treatment is free, and children receive a good education!

There are countless opportunities here. As long as you are willing to work, supporting yourself is definitely not a problem. You can even save some money for your future wife, and it is not impossible to obtain a red card (permanent residency) in Shangqiu.

These rumors always gave Zhou Mingrui a sense of déjà vu, especially those spread most widely by intellectuals from various countries who had visited Shangqiu.

The influx of a large labor force into Shangqiu undoubtedly forced some mainland capitalists to improve the treatment of their workers in order to retain them, which instantly reduced their profits by more than half... No wonder they were hated by those people.

Capitalists from some countries even united to resist Shangqiu's products, with the high-ranking nobles in the Rebonian Empire being the most active, even prohibiting their people from trading with Shangqiu... Ironically, it was these same high-ranking nobles who were the first to come to Shangqiu to purchase goods.

Chapter 35 The God of War and Their Old Father

Zhou Mingrui chuckled at the behavior of those aristocrats and capitalists, saying that patriotism was about winning votes, while business was about making a living.

However, they forgot that the pursuit of happiness and a better quality of life is everyone's right, and it cannot be stopped by any one person or force on their own. This is the general trend of history.

Soon, the car stopped at the Star Ring Research Institute. Zhou Mingrui glanced at his watch; the two kittens were almost home from school.

Even Zhou Mingrui himself found it hard to express his feelings. After adopting two daughters, he suddenly felt that time was passing faster!

Busy taking care of the two kittens, the whole day is gone... Is this what a father is like?

A moment later, two kittens carrying backpacks came out of the big boss's research institute.

Zhou Mingrui leaned against the car and took a closer look at his two kittens for the first time.

The first thing that struck me was their eyes. The bewildered, lost, and lifeless eyes that had appeared when they first escaped from the cult gradually transformed into eyes full of liveliness, intelligence, and hope, clear and bright.

Humans really do need spirit!

Secondly, with a regular lifestyle, hospital care, and Zhou Mingrui's responsible care, the two kittens gradually recovered to a healthy state, and their thin cheeks regained a healthy rosy hue as they ate a balanced diet.

With her bright eyes, sweet face, and cat-ear headdress, she makes you want to pinch her chubby cheeks.

Time flies! When I first adopted them, they were so tiny... Uh? When did I become like an old father?

Bell and Theo walked up to Zhou Mingrui, looked up at him strangely, and felt that his eyes were odd. Their amber eyes couldn't help but stare at him.

"Let's go next door, then go home for dinner."

Zhou Mingrui opened the back door and gestured for the two little girls to get in the car.

Stare! X2

"what happened?"

The two kittens gave him a serious look before getting into the car.

After the group got into the car, it headed towards Rabbit Engineering Research Institute, which was next to Xinghuan Research Institute. As they passed a construction site, they saw nearly a hundred migrant workers wearing white hard hats carrying bricks at the construction site of the supercomputing center opposite the research institute.

It must be said that these migrant workers are very hardworking; each one works very diligently. The official foreman from Rabbit Company takes good care of these migrant workers, ensuring that as long as they put in the effort, their wages are absolutely paid in full.

Special holidays also provide corresponding benefits, with plenty of pots, pans, and knives.

Compared to Mila, migrant workers prefer high-quality kitchenware produced in Shangqiu, since their lives are inseparable from daily necessities like rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea.

A stainless steel basin costs only a few dollars, and a human-shaped crane can carry bricks on a construction site for a day... Such ideas often leave foremen both amused and exasperated.

Rabbit, I can't let you work for nothing. After you finish, I'll teach you some knowledge, like giving you a basic education!

How can you work in Shangqiu if you don't learn Chinese language and characters?

Soon, night schools for rabbits appeared one after another. With the enthusiastic help of the literacy rabbits, migrant workers learned a few words of Chinese, and simple communication was no problem.

"We workers have power... Hey! We workers have power..."

Listening to the singing coming from outside the car window, I turned my head to look at the construction site.

As the migrant workers pounded bricks, their faces beamed with longing for a better life, and they sang "We Workers Have Strength" loudly. Every one of them had hope in their eyes, and Zhou Mingrui felt that something indescribable and ineffable was being nurtured within them.

Soon, to the strains of the song "Unity is Strength," the car drove away from the construction site and into the Northern Weapon Research Institute.

The two research institutes study different projects. The Star Ring Research Institute studies large-scale toys that sound impressive and are indeed impressive, but are not widely applicable. The Northern Weapon Research Institute, on the other hand, studies things that can be deployed on a large scale, such as the issue of upgrading individual weapons.

That's right, unfortunately, the newly equipped QZH05 assault rifle that China just received is already outdated...

After acquiring heat-resistant materials, China's Northern Military Industry Group modernized the QZH05 assault rifle, and today is the test firing of this prototype.

Originally, China did not plan to develop a new type of assault rifle. However, after obtaining a new type of crystalline heat-resistant material, China began to explore the future of individual assault rifles, following its philosophy of developing one generation, equipping one generation, and exploring one generation.

After identity verification, Zhou Mingrui led the two kittens into the research institute's internal firing range.

The moment Zhou Mingrui saw the new individual assault rifle, he felt as if he had stepped into a science fiction movie.

The entire gun body is made of lightweight carbon fiber, and the matte paint finish ensures that any man will fall in love with it at first sight.

The integrated sight can not only guide air force fire by individual soldiers, but also link with existing exoskeleton armor, general combat uniforms and future powered armor for electronically assisted aiming (integrating a laser rangefinder and ballistic calculator).