“Because the work inside the lab is very dull, and since this is an island with no entertainment facilities, the outside has become the only place for those lab personnel to take a walk and relax,” Xia Chi said. “To cater to the mood of the lab personnel, many recreational fitness facilities have been installed here. However, because it’s on an island, the humidity and salinity in the air are high, so the fitness facilities are all rusted and basically unusable.”
“The distance from here to the cliff that connects to the ocean is too far, and merfolk can’t move that far. Therefore, lab personnel are not worried that merfolk will escape. Oh, and also,” Xia Chi pointed to the cliff, “this is what I heard from other NPCs; the cliff is several hundred meters high. Whether it’s a merfolk or a person jumping down, they would encounter the tension of the water surface, resulting in severe injuries.”
“In short, this is a natural cage for imprisoning merfolk.”
Bai Lixin withdrew his gaze from the distant ocean.
As his gaze moved, the corner of his eye happened to sweep across the white flowers blooming on the wall.
The sea breeze on the island is strong, and one could still smell the sea’s fishy odor when the sea breeze blows.
But in this fierce wind, the seemingly fragile little flowers still bloomed bravely.
Xia Chi nudged Bai Lixin’s shoulder, “Brother, are you thinking of picking a little white flower to give to brother-in-law?”
Bai Lixin retracted his gaze, “These flowers will fall apart when soaked in water; they are not suitable for giving to a merfolk.”
Xia Chi: “Then what’s suitable to give?”
Bai Lixin shook his head, “I don’t know yet.”
Bai Lixin circled around the lab, then walked to the edge of the cliff.
Looking down from the top of the cliff, it was just as Xia Chi said, the distance from the top of the cliff to the water surface is hundreds of meters; jumping from here, ordinary people really can’t handle it.
But is he an ordinary person?
No!
But he doesn’t have a reason to jump into the sea now.
This island is very desolate; during the time they observed from the outside, Bai Lixin noticed that not even one passing ship appeared on the sea.
However, looking down from the cliff, he could see the shadow of a ship hidden in the rock wall below. Only the pointed bow was visible- it seems to be the lab’s boat.
An endless sea.
A rarely visited island.
A mermaid lab detaining merfolk.
This is the background of their current copy.
It was getting late, so the two started to head back. Halfway, Bai Lixin asked Xia Chi, “How much progress have you made on your second and third tasks?”
Xia Chi grinned, “It’s still 0% for both.”
Bai Lixin: “What about Task Three, merfolk’s faith? Do you have any clues?”
Xia Chi put away his smile, and frowned slightly, “No, there’s no clue at all. Because we are interns, we can’t access many internal documents. There should be some clues after passing the assessment in three days and seeing the internal documents.”
Bai Lixin patted Xia Chi’s shoulder gently, “Xia Chi, you’re now a mature and outstanding player.”
Xia Chi: “?”
His Brother’s sudden praise left him a bit at a loss.
“I led you through many copies back then, right?” Bai Lixin continued.
Xia Chi nodded his head vigorously, “Yes, Brother.”
Bai Lixin: “You’ve grown up, and Brother is getting old. Brother also wants to experience the feeling of lying down and winning.”
‘I’m going to be busy with love in this copy, so there won’t be time to clear it. Hope you understand.’
Xia Chi was initially stunned, then he suddenly became excited.
He patted his chest heavily, “Brother, rest assured, I will definitely live up to your expectations!”
‘Is it finally my turn to carry the whole team?!
It’s time to show Brother my strength!’
————————————-
In the live broadcast room
[I think Xia Chi must have misunderstood something. God Xin must have said that because he was afraid that he won’t have time to clear the copy due to love.]
[Although the starting points may be different, the meaning is the same. Look at how happy Xia Chi, the little angel is. He must be especially happy that God Xin entrusted such an important task to him.]
[Ah, I’ve been watching God Xin’s livestream all the way upto now. Now seeing Xia Chi like this, I suddenly feel emotional. Back then when they entered the first copy, Xia Chi was just a little cutie who only knew how to shout “save me.” Now he has truly grown up.]
[Shocked, so you have been watching for three years? So, what floor are you now?]
[Ahem ahem, the 500th floor. Awkward.]
[So, you’ve been watching a bunch of people climb from below you to above your head?]
[Ahem ahem, isn’t there a possibility that my progress is normal? They are the ones with abnormal speed.]
———————————
If Bai Lixin wanted to rest, he had to go to that dark and damp basement. As soon as he entered the room, the damp smell made his nasal cavity uncomfortable.
He couldn’t stand it, so he simply left the room and sat in the corridor for the night.
Early the next morning, Dr. Olay called him over. Looking at the somewhat messy appearance of the young man in front of him and recalling the wild remarks he made yesterday, although Dr. Olay knew the young man just hadn’t slept well, he kept thinking in a strange direction.
“How did you make yourself like this?” Dr. Olay said with disgust. “Merfolk are the cleanest creatures in the world, he will dislike you in this state. What if it affects our original plan?!”
The young man rubbed his eyes with a defiant look on his face, “Then what can I do? The basement is full of musty smells, and I couldn’t sleep well in it. When I couldn’t sleep well before, no one cared about me. Now you suddenly care? Aren’t you a doctor? How about changing a room for me?”
Dr. Olay remained silent for two seconds, “Okay, there’s an empty room on the third floor. You can sleep there until the task is completed. Based on the three demands from yesterday, I want to add one more.”
The young man: “What is it?”
Dr. Olay: “Make sure you wash yourself every day!”
The seawater where merman lived was clean water drawn from the bottom of the sea, and it is replaced every so often. Thinking that an unwashed person would enter the water and pollute the living environment of the merman, his anger flared up again.
The young man pouted, “Every day? Isn’t it troublesome? Won’t I become bald from washing too often? I usually only take a bath once a week.”
Veins popped up on Dr. Olay’s forehead, “You won’t become bald!”
———————————–
In the live broadcast room
[God Xin really dares to say he bathes once a week. He is a delicate boy who bathes every day even in horror copies.]
[God Xin sacrificed face just to annoy Dr. Olay.]
[This may be the legendary “kill a thousand enemies, damage yourself eight hundred”.]
———————————
After being ordered by Dr. Olay to clean up before coming down, Bai Lixin pretended to go up to the third floor to find the vacant room Dr. Olay mentioned.
He didn’t choose to take the elevator but used the stairs.
When passing through the second and third floors, he casually scanned these two floors and found many lab personnel walking back and forth in the corridor.
Yesterday’s meeting was held in laboratories 1-5, and since the laboratories 1-5 were all on the first floor, the meeting participants were actually all gathered on the first floor.
According to Xia Chi, they were temporarily under the jurisdiction of the first floor. After the internship, they would be assigned to one of the other floors.
It would be great if the merfolk could speak. Then he could directly ask what their faith is.
But from the current situation, the merman his husband was playing could only understand human language but couldn’t speak.
This created a communication barrier.
Time passed quickly. Bai Lixin stopped wandering and quickly entered the vacant room. He took a quick combat bath and changed into clean clothes.
He didn’t rush to go out but came to the window.
Looking through the window, the sparkling ocean outside was fully visible.
Since yesterday, when he saw his old gong being confined in that cramped space, he had an idea.
That is to release his old gong and other merfolk back into the sea.
These people were really interesting. The merfolk were confined in tanks inside various labs, while they strolled outside openly.
They even felt bored and went out for leisure, and there were exercise facilities.
But what about the imprisoned merfolk?
Their living space was only that big.
Humans themselves detested this limited space, yet they demanded merfolk to adapt and be grateful for their current living environment. It was quite ridiculous.
You should know that the land area is only 30%, while the ocean’s area is 70%.
From a statistical perspective, the living space of merfolk is originally broader than that of humans.
To confine creatures that once lived in a vast world to stay quietly in a cage, you should first ask if they are willing.
Yesterday, he carefully examined his lover’s body structure.
The hard scales could ensure they wouldn’t be easily injured.
Sharp claws could make them easily capture targets.
Sharp teeth could easily bite through flesh and bones.
A powerful and large tail could allow them to move quickly and flexibly in the water.
All these structures proved one thing: they were natural hunters. They were not pets and shouldn’t be kept in a fish tank like goldfish.
So, beyond the three tasks, he added an additional task for himself.
—The Escape Mermaid Plan.
If he wanted to help the merfolk escape, it wouldn’t be an easy task. It wasn’t just one merfolk; it was a whole fifty merfolk.
The reason he carefully surveyed the terrain yesterday was also to prepare for the escape plan.
If the cliff wasn’t feasible, he would have to find other ways.
This lab generated a large amount of wastewater every day. They couldn’t possibly collect this wastewater in buckets and place it on the island, primarily because manpower wouldn’t allow it.
So, the only destination for this wastewater would be through the sewer, flowing into the sea.
As long as he found this sewer and ensured it could safely lead to the ocean, he would have completed half of the escape plan.
That’s why he deliberately said he hadn’t bathed for a week earlier. He wanted to see where the water would go if the merfolk’s water was always changed.
Bai Lixin took out a plastic flower from his backpack and placed a locator on it.
This locator was exchanged from the mall before. Once activated, it could directly connect to the brain, showing the route it had taken.
After a quick check in the mirror, he put the plastic flower in his pocket and came from the third floor to the front of the door of lab 1 on the first floor.
The lab door was open. Instead of rushing in, he stood at the entrance and looked inside.
Dr. Olay was inside, holding a blue folder, earnestly talking to the calm pool.
“Number 1, come out. If you don’t cooperate with my data collection, we can only control you through force.”
“But I really can’t bear to see you get hurt.”
“Data collection must be done.”
He paused, then changed to a coaxing tone, “Good boy, when you come up, I’ll give you a lot of dried fish, okay? You’re over two hundred years old; why are you still afraid of doctors like a child? I’m here to help you, not to harm you.”
“Will you come up, please?”
Dr. Olay spoke for a while, but the water surface remained calm without any ripples.
Bai Lixin stood at the door and knocked lightly.
Only then did Dr. Olay notice Bai Lixin’s presence. He turned to Bai Lixin, glanced at the calm water, sighed helplessly, and walked out of the laboratory.
The laboratory door slowly closed behind Dr. Olay.
Bai Lixin glanced inside through the glass and teased, “It seems like the merman doesn’t like you, Dr. Olay. Did you bully the beautiful merman?”
Dr. Olay retorted, “How could I bear to bully him? I feel sorry for him.”
He paused, and said dejectedly, “It’s just that when he first arrived, he was wild and hard to tame. To domesticate him, we used too many forceful methods, which caused his resentment.”
“Oh?” Bai Lixin’s eyes flickered, “What forceful methods did you use?”
Dr. Olay: “All that could be used.”
“Killing the chicken to warn the monkey.”
“Electric shocks.”
“Anesthesia.”
“Restraints.”
With each word mentioned by the other party, Bai Lixin’s smile grew broader.
“Isn’t this almost like the top ten tortures? It seems Dr. Olay has put in a lot of effort for the merfolk to be so well-behaved now.”
Killing the chicken to warn the monkey? Does that mean killing the fellow merfolk in front of his husband?
That’s really cruel.
Dr. Olay could hear the hidden meaning in Bai Lixin’s words. He shrugged helplessly, “I hope I didn’t contribute a lot to his resentment. I don’t want Number 1 to detest me. After all, he’s my favorite.”
Bai Lixin’s gaze fell on Dr. Olay’s hand, “I heard you talking to the merman about data collection. Since Number 1 dislikes you so much, how about I help you gather the data?”
This might be the content of Task 2.
Dr. Olay looked at Bai Lixin with some suspicion, “Can you read?”
The young man widened his eyes instantly, “Who are you looking down on!”
Dr. Olay handed over the document doubtfully. His hand had just reached out when he remembered something and retracted the document, “It still won’t work. This is internal research data and can’t be shown to outsiders casually.”
“Am I still an outsider?” The young man pointed at his face exaggeratedly, “Look carefully, I was almost stripped naked by the merman. If I hadn’t fainted that day, I could have become someone with negative contact with the merman. Is there a more insider than me?”
“Are you blind?”
Dr. Olay’s lips trembled.
This damned janitor looks decent, but too bad when he opened his mouth.
However, what he said made some sense.
Now, Number 1’s rebellious mentality is severe. Not only that, he stayed in the water every day, showing signs of depression and displaying rigid reactions. If they used violence on him again, he might lash out and bring them into a life-and-death struggle.
“Then you have to sign a confidentiality agreement with us.” Dr. Olay thought for a moment and finally compromised.
The young man directly grabbed the document into his hands.
Bring it on.
“Because the work inside the lab is very dull, and since this is an island with no entertainment facilities, the outside has become the only place for those lab personnel to take a walk and relax,” Xia Chi said. “To cater to the mood of the lab personnel, many recreational fitness facilities have been installed here. However, because it’s on an island, the humidity and salinity in the air are high, so the fitness facilities are all rusted and basically unusable.”
“The distance from here to the cliff that connects to the ocean is too far, and merfolk can’t move that far. Therefore, lab personnel are not worried that merfolk will escape. Oh, and also,” Xia Chi pointed to the cliff, “this is what I heard from other NPCs; the cliff is several hundred meters high. Whether it’s a merfolk or a person jumping down, they would encounter the tension of the water surface, resulting in severe injuries.”
“In short, this is a natural cage for imprisoning merfolk.”
Bai Lixin withdrew his gaze from the distant ocean.
As his gaze moved, the corner of his eye happened to sweep across the white flowers blooming on the wall.
The sea breeze on the island is strong, and one could still smell the sea’s fishy odor when the sea breeze blows.
But in this fierce wind, the seemingly fragile little flowers still bloomed bravely.
Xia Chi nudged Bai Lixin’s shoulder, “Brother, are you thinking of picking a little white flower to give to brother-in-law?”
Bai Lixin retracted his gaze, “These flowers will fall apart when soaked in water; they are not suitable for giving to a merfolk.”
Xia Chi: “Then what’s suitable to give?”
Bai Lixin shook his head, “I don’t know yet.”
Bai Lixin circled around the lab, then walked to the edge of the cliff.
Looking down from the top of the cliff, it was just as Xia Chi said, the distance from the top of the cliff to the water surface is hundreds of meters; jumping from here, ordinary people really can’t handle it.
But is he an ordinary person?
No!
But he doesn’t have a reason to jump into the sea now.
This island is very desolate; during the time they observed from the outside, Bai Lixin noticed that not even one passing ship appeared on the sea.
However, looking down from the cliff, he could see the shadow of a ship hidden in the rock wall below. Only the pointed bow was visible- it seems to be the lab’s boat.
An endless sea.
A rarely visited island.
A mermaid lab detaining merfolk.
This is the background of their current copy.
It was getting late, so the two started to head back. Halfway, Bai Lixin asked Xia Chi, “How much progress have you made on your second and third tasks?”
Xia Chi grinned, “It’s still 0% for both.”
Bai Lixin: “What about Task Three, merfolk’s faith? Do you have any clues?”
Xia Chi put away his smile, and frowned slightly, “No, there’s no clue at all. Because we are interns, we can’t access many internal documents. There should be some clues after passing the assessment in three days and seeing the internal documents.”
Bai Lixin patted Xia Chi’s shoulder gently, “Xia Chi, you’re now a mature and outstanding player.”
Xia Chi: “?”
His Brother’s sudden praise left him a bit at a loss.
“I led you through many copies back then, right?” Bai Lixin continued.
Xia Chi nodded his head vigorously, “Yes, Brother.”
Bai Lixin: “You’ve grown up, and Brother is getting old. Brother also wants to experience the feeling of lying down and winning.”
‘I’m going to be busy with love in this copy, so there won’t be time to clear it. Hope you understand.’
Xia Chi was initially stunned, then he suddenly became excited.
He patted his chest heavily, “Brother, rest assured, I will definitely live up to your expectations!”
‘Is it finally my turn to carry the whole team?!
It’s time to show Brother my strength!’
————————————-
In the live broadcast room
[I think Xia Chi must have misunderstood something. God Xin must have said that because he was afraid that he won’t have time to clear the copy due to love.]
[Although the starting points may be different, the meaning is the same. Look at how happy Xia Chi, the little angel is. He must be especially happy that God Xin entrusted such an important task to him.]
[Ah, I’ve been watching God Xin’s livestream all the way upto now. Now seeing Xia Chi like this, I suddenly feel emotional. Back then when they entered the first copy, Xia Chi was just a little cutie who only knew how to shout “save me.” Now he has truly grown up.]
[Shocked, so you have been watching for three years? So, what floor are you now?]
[Ahem ahem, the 500th floor. Awkward.]
[So, you’ve been watching a bunch of people climb from below you to above your head?]
[Ahem ahem, isn’t there a possibility that my progress is normal? They are the ones with abnormal speed.]
———————————
If Bai Lixin wanted to rest, he had to go to that dark and damp basement. As soon as he entered the room, the damp smell made his nasal cavity uncomfortable.
He couldn’t stand it, so he simply left the room and sat in the corridor for the night.
Early the next morning, Dr. Olay called him over. Looking at the somewhat messy appearance of the young man in front of him and recalling the wild remarks he made yesterday, although Dr. Olay knew the young man just hadn’t slept well, he kept thinking in a strange direction.
“How did you make yourself like this?” Dr. Olay said with disgust. “Merfolk are the cleanest creatures in the world, he will dislike you in this state. What if it affects our original plan?!”
The young man rubbed his eyes with a defiant look on his face, “Then what can I do? The basement is full of musty smells, and I couldn’t sleep well in it. When I couldn’t sleep well before, no one cared about me. Now you suddenly care? Aren’t you a doctor? How about changing a room for me?”
Dr. Olay remained silent for two seconds, “Okay, there’s an empty room on the third floor. You can sleep there until the task is completed. Based on the three demands from yesterday, I want to add one more.”
The young man: “What is it?”
Dr. Olay: “Make sure you wash yourself every day!”
The seawater where merman lived was clean water drawn from the bottom of the sea, and it is replaced every so often. Thinking that an unwashed person would enter the water and pollute the living environment of the merman, his anger flared up again.
The young man pouted, “Every day? Isn’t it troublesome? Won’t I become bald from washing too often? I usually only take a bath once a week.”
Veins popped up on Dr. Olay’s forehead, “You won’t become bald!”
———————————–
In the live broadcast room
[God Xin really dares to say he bathes once a week. He is a delicate boy who bathes every day even in horror copies.]
[God Xin sacrificed face just to annoy Dr. Olay.]
[This may be the legendary “kill a thousand enemies, damage yourself eight hundred”.]
———————————
After being ordered by Dr. Olay to clean up before coming down, Bai Lixin pretended to go up to the third floor to find the vacant room Dr. Olay mentioned.
He didn’t choose to take the elevator but used the stairs.
When passing through the second and third floors, he casually scanned these two floors and found many lab personnel walking back and forth in the corridor.
Yesterday’s meeting was held in laboratories 1-5, and since the laboratories 1-5 were all on the first floor, the meeting participants were actually all gathered on the first floor.
According to Xia Chi, they were temporarily under the jurisdiction of the first floor. After the internship, they would be assigned to one of the other floors.
It would be great if the merfolk could speak. Then he could directly ask what their faith is.
But from the current situation, the merman his husband was playing could only understand human language but couldn’t speak.
This created a communication barrier.
Time passed quickly. Bai Lixin stopped wandering and quickly entered the vacant room. He took a quick combat bath and changed into clean clothes.
He didn’t rush to go out but came to the window.
Looking through the window, the sparkling ocean outside was fully visible.
Since yesterday, when he saw his old gong being confined in that cramped space, he had an idea.
That is to release his old gong and other merfolk back into the sea.
These people were really interesting. The merfolk were confined in tanks inside various labs, while they strolled outside openly.
They even felt bored and went out for leisure, and there were exercise facilities.
But what about the imprisoned merfolk?
Their living space was only that big.
Humans themselves detested this limited space, yet they demanded merfolk to adapt and be grateful for their current living environment. It was quite ridiculous.
You should know that the land area is only 30%, while the ocean’s area is 70%.
From a statistical perspective, the living space of merfolk is originally broader than that of humans.
To confine creatures that once lived in a vast world to stay quietly in a cage, you should first ask if they are willing.
Yesterday, he carefully examined his lover’s body structure.
The hard scales could ensure they wouldn’t be easily injured.
Sharp claws could make them easily capture targets.
Sharp teeth could easily bite through flesh and bones.
A powerful and large tail could allow them to move quickly and flexibly in the water.
All these structures proved one thing: they were natural hunters. They were not pets and shouldn’t be kept in a fish tank like goldfish.
So, beyond the three tasks, he added an additional task for himself.
—The Escape Mermaid Plan.
If he wanted to help the merfolk escape, it wouldn’t be an easy task. It wasn’t just one merfolk; it was a whole fifty merfolk.
The reason he carefully surveyed the terrain yesterday was also to prepare for the escape plan.
If the cliff wasn’t feasible, he would have to find other ways.
This lab generated a large amount of wastewater every day. They couldn’t possibly collect this wastewater in buckets and place it on the island, primarily because manpower wouldn’t allow it.
So, the only destination for this wastewater would be through the sewer, flowing into the sea.
As long as he found this sewer and ensured it could safely lead to the ocean, he would have completed half of the escape plan.
That’s why he deliberately said he hadn’t bathed for a week earlier. He wanted to see where the water would go if the merfolk’s water was always changed.
Bai Lixin took out a plastic flower from his backpack and placed a locator on it.
This locator was exchanged from the mall before. Once activated, it could directly connect to the brain, showing the route it had taken.
After a quick check in the mirror, he put the plastic flower in his pocket and came from the third floor to the front of the door of lab 1 on the first floor.
The lab door was open. Instead of rushing in, he stood at the entrance and looked inside.
Dr. Olay was inside, holding a blue folder, earnestly talking to the calm pool.
“Number 1, come out. If you don’t cooperate with my data collection, we can only control you through force.”
“But I really can’t bear to see you get hurt.”
“Data collection must be done.”
He paused, then changed to a coaxing tone, “Good boy, when you come up, I’ll give you a lot of dried fish, okay? You’re over two hundred years old; why are you still afraid of doctors like a child? I’m here to help you, not to harm you.”
“Will you come up, please?”
Dr. Olay spoke for a while, but the water surface remained calm without any ripples.
Bai Lixin stood at the door and knocked lightly.
Only then did Dr. Olay notice Bai Lixin’s presence. He turned to Bai Lixin, glanced at the calm water, sighed helplessly, and walked out of the laboratory.
The laboratory door slowly closed behind Dr. Olay.
Bai Lixin glanced inside through the glass and teased, “It seems like the merman doesn’t like you, Dr. Olay. Did you bully the beautiful merman?”
Dr. Olay retorted, “How could I bear to bully him? I feel sorry for him.”
He paused, and said dejectedly, “It’s just that when he first arrived, he was wild and hard to tame. To domesticate him, we used too many forceful methods, which caused his resentment.”
“Oh?” Bai Lixin’s eyes flickered, “What forceful methods did you use?”
Dr. Olay: “All that could be used.”
“Killing the chicken to warn the monkey.”
“Electric shocks.”
“Anesthesia.”
“Restraints.”
With each word mentioned by the other party, Bai Lixin’s smile grew broader.
“Isn’t this almost like the top ten tortures? It seems Dr. Olay has put in a lot of effort for the merfolk to be so well-behaved now.”
Killing the chicken to warn the monkey? Does that mean killing the fellow merfolk in front of his husband?
That’s really cruel.
Dr. Olay could hear the hidden meaning in Bai Lixin’s words. He shrugged helplessly, “I hope I didn’t contribute a lot to his resentment. I don’t want Number 1 to detest me. After all, he’s my favorite.”
Bai Lixin’s gaze fell on Dr. Olay’s hand, “I heard you talking to the merman about data collection. Since Number 1 dislikes you so much, how about I help you gather the data?”
This might be the content of Task 2.
Dr. Olay looked at Bai Lixin with some suspicion, “Can you read?”
The young man widened his eyes instantly, “Who are you looking down on!”
Dr. Olay handed over the document doubtfully. His hand had just reached out when he remembered something and retracted the document, “It still won’t work. This is internal research data and can’t be shown to outsiders casually.”
“Am I still an outsider?” The young man pointed at his face exaggeratedly, “Look carefully, I was almost stripped naked by the merman. If I hadn’t fainted that day, I could have become someone with negative contact with the merman. Is there a more insider than me?”
“Are you blind?”
Dr. Olay’s lips trembled.
This damned janitor looks decent, but too bad when he opened his mouth.
However, what he said made some sense.
Now, Number 1’s rebellious mentality is severe. Not only that, he stayed in the water every day, showing signs of depression and displaying rigid reactions. If they used violence on him again, he might lash out and bring them into a life-and-death struggle.
“Then you have to sign a confidentiality agreement with us.” Dr. Olay thought for a moment and finally compromised.
The young man directly grabbed the document into his hands.
Bring it on.
