Infinite Chimera Creation

Yuan Yuan randomly released those new life forms into various corners of the earth. On the one hand, this was to prevent humans from discovering these new life forms too early and affecting their development. On the other hand, it was also to create pressure on ordinary life forms through these new life forms that were highly competitive in the natural environment, thus prompting them to evolve.

However, Nanjo Ai, unaware of the truth, naturally believed Yuan Yuan's words. A hint of excitement flashed in her eyes, and even her hands, which were resting on her lap, trembled slightly.

The reason this girl, who was considered part of the higher echelons of humanity, was so excited was not because of some ridiculous reason like "I'm so touched to be trusted," but because "I'm trusted, it seems there's still hope for further cooperation with this genius researcher."

Although still somewhat inexperienced, Nanjo Ai had seen many storms with her teacher and knew the importance of remaining calm in such situations. She quickly took a few deep breaths without making a sound and forced herself to calm down.

"Mr. Yuan Yuan, as you know, although human governments around the world have not abandoned the [Mechanized Warrior Project] for the past five years, and even the Four Sages have joined the project, for various reasons, the project has not made much progress so far. The mortality rate during mechanization remains high, and after five years, there are still very few successful cases. Moreover, due to the insufficient numbers, it is impossible to completely guard the area around the monolith as the higher-ups anticipated, allowing various Gastrea creatures to frequently infiltrate human settlements and cause deaths. Therefore…"

The "Mechanized Warrior Project" was a project with a completely opposite research direction to Nanjo Ai's "New Life Project." Furthermore, local governments consistently prioritized and invested more in the "Mechanized Warrior Project" than in the "New Life Project." Naturally, Nanjo Ai disliked this project, and thus became increasingly excited as she listed its shortcomings. Only after noticing the obvious impatience in Yuan Yuan's eyes did she quickly get to the point.

"So, now another plan that was proposed long ago but has been abandoned is being implemented. This plan is the [Cursed Child Taming Plan]. You may not know this because you don't go out often, but normal humans are no different from normal people until the viral infection rate exceeds 50%. Once it exceeds 50%, they become gastrulatory. And if a pregnant woman is infected with gastrulator during pregnancy, the girl she gives birth to will inherit the gastrulator from her mother. These girls are called the Cursed Children."

After speaking a long passage in one breath, Nanjo Ai, feeling a bit short of breath, quickly took a deep breath to relieve the dizziness caused by the lack of oxygen.

Yuan Yuan, who was initially annoyed by Nanjo Ai's endless rambling, couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth and reveal a faint smile when he saw her somewhat clumsy performance.

[It's been so long since I've interacted with ordinary humans. I didn't expect this clumsy behavior to be so amusing.] With that thought in mind, Yuan Yuan smiled faintly and handed Nanjo a cup of tea.

"Don't rush, tell me slowly."

Nanjo Ai blushed as she accepted the tea, keeping her head down and avoiding Yuan Yuan's gaze. After slowly taking a sip, she began to speak.

"When the infection level of a Cursed Child exceeds 50%, it will also transform into a Gastrea. However, before the infection level reaches 50%, the Cursed Children are not like ordinary people who are without abnormalities. While possessing the appearance of a human girl, they also possess the super-fast regeneration ability unique to Gastrea, and they will also possess certain animal characteristics depending on the source of the virus. For example, a Cursed Child whose virus originates from a praying mantis has extremely strong dynamic vision, and its arms will have special enhancements."

"Because of the characteristics of these Gastrea, most humans, including most of the higher-ups, believe that these girls, who are no more than five years old, are a type of Gastrea, and they reject and loathe them."

At this point, Nanjo Ai's expression turned very unpleasant, and her eyes became filled with complex emotions, a mixture of hatred for the girls' identities and pity for their plight.

“Some extremists even harm or kill these children, and the government doesn’t seem to recognize the human rights of the Cursed Children. Killing these children goes unpunished, without even a symbolic fine. If it weren’t for the cases of Cursed Children becoming Gastrea after being harmed, which made most ordinary people afraid to harm them, those children would probably all be dead by now.”

With a cold laugh, Yuan Yuan curled his lip in disdain.

"Extremism? It's just that cowards want to take revenge on Gastrea, but they don't have the courage to face those monsters, so they transfer their hatred to children who won't hurt them, and prove that they are not weak by harming the weak."

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Chapter Twelve (Lower Part)

With an awkward laugh, Nanjo Ai did not agree with Yuan Yuan's words. Clearly, although this girl still had some pity, she treated the cursed child the same as an ordinary person.

"The so-called 'Cursed Child Taming Project' mainly involves forcibly educating some cursed children with outstanding combat talent."

Through education, the first step is to instill in their minds the ironclad rules of "protecting humanity, not harming humanity, and obeying the instructions of human administrators." After this step is completed, these children of the curse undergo combat training to become qualified warriors, and are then deployed to the battlefield against Gastrea.

This plan was proposed three years ago, but it was shelved due to concerns that the Cursed Children, having acquired sufficient combat skills to rebel against humanity, would break free from human control. Furthermore, the Cursed Children were still too young to constitute combat power. However, the failure of the Mechanized Warrior project has led to its re-emergence and initial trials.

Unwilling to respond to Yuan Yuan's words, Nanjo Ai simply began to introduce the plan she had mentioned earlier.

Upon hearing her plan, both Yuan Yuan and Siji, who was lying to the side, showed obvious mockery on their faces.

"It's ridiculous that rats in the dark sewers have put collars on kindergarten teachers on the vast grasslands."

Before Yuan Yuan, Shiki had already expressed her disdain. As a member of the world's consciousness, Shiki believed that the weak should grovel and tremble at the feet of the strong. The actions of the human government were like a slap in the face, a mockery of her beliefs, which naturally displeased her.

One sentence from Shiki made Nanjo Ai's face turn unusually ugly.

"Gastrea first appeared five years ago, which means that the oldest Cursed Child is only five years old now. In the eyes of the government, is five years old the age to go to the battlefield and face dangerous monsters?"

Yuan Yuan clearly didn't care about Nanjo Ai's expression. He tapped his fingers lightly on the table in front of him and sneered sarcastically.

"Alright, let's say five years old is old enough to go to war, but that only solves the problem of being too young that you mentioned before. So, how does the government address the issue of the cursed child breaking free of control?"

Upon hearing this, Nanjo Ai's already unpleasant expression turned ashen. Clearly, she knew this solution, and in her mind, it was unjust.

With a cold laugh, Yuan Yuan curled his lip in disdain.

"It seems you know this despicable solution."

Nanjo Ai remained silent, not refuting Yuan Yuan's use of the word "despicable".

Shiki frowned, glanced at Nanjo Ai, and then turned to look at Yuan Yuan.

"Mr. Yuan, what is the solution you mentioned? Could you explain it to me?"

"of course can."

Nanjo Ai opened her mouth, wanting to stop Yuan Yuan, but considering Yuan Yuan's status, she obediently lowered her head and remained silent.

Without even glancing at Nanjo Ai, Yuan Yuan said with a cold laugh.

"The solution is actually very simple, really simple. When the Cursed Child fights Gastrea, they will inevitably be injured. After being injured, the Cursed Child's body will instinctively undergo rapid repair. However, rapid repair is a characteristic of Gastrea, based on the characteristics produced by the Gastrea virus. Each time they are injured and repaired, the infection rate of the virus in the Cursed Child's body will increase slightly."

The Cursed Children are sent to the battlefield at a young age. After experiencing brutal battles, these children gradually develop a rebellious spirit, attempting to break free from human control. However, by this time, the viral infection within their bodies has reached an extremely dangerous level; with the slightest guidance, they will transform into Gastrea. At this point, a new batch of young Cursed Children are thrown into the battlefield to kill their predecessors who once fought against Gastrea and are now Gastrea themselves.

By the end, Nanjo Ai's face had turned extremely pale.

Just as Yuan Yuan said, this solution was extremely despicable, and even though most people now despise the cursed child, the government dared not make such an intention public. Because of the moral conscience she still possessed, Nanjo Ai felt ashamed, hence her pale face.

As for Shiki, her expression didn't change much. Because she lacked human morality, driven by instinct and the laws of nature, she abhorred the weak enslaving the strong. However, these human schemes were meaningless to her; she felt neither disgust nor concern. So, Shiki, rather bored, pursed her lips and lay back down.

"From conqueror to conquered, and then conquered by his own successor. Such despicable tactics are exactly the same as those of the incubators."

Hearing Yuan Yuan's seemingly sentimental words, Nanjo Ai broke out in a cold sweat. Although she didn't understand what Yuan Yuan meant by "incubator," it didn't stop her from hearing the disdain and disgust in his tone. God knows, if Nanjo Ai had known that Yuan Yuan held this attitude towards the Cursed Child and the Cursed Child Project, she would never have mentioned it to him.

In fact, Nanjo Ai's access to the Cursed Child Project, and even her knowledge of its many secrets, stemmed from her successful partnership with Yuan Yuan three days prior. Therefore, after learning about the Cursed Child Project, she went to great lengths to obtain one of the first tamed Cursed Children from the government, intending to send it to Yuan Yuan as a bodyguard to further solidify their relationship and her own power. Her previous introduction of the Cursed Child Project was merely a gesture of trust towards Yuan Yuan, an attempt to deepen their connection, but it unexpectedly backfired.

[What to do, what to do, what to do, what to do] Nanjo Ai roared inwardly, cold sweat pouring down her face, but she dared not show any inner turmoil in front of Yuan Yuan, and could only sit there blankly.

Nanjo Ai remained silent, as did Yuan Yuan. They silently poured themselves a cup of tea and began to sip it.

After a long pause, Nanjo Aisa composed herself, cautiously observing Yuan Yuan's calm face, and tentatively began to speak.

“Mr. Yuan Yuan, the Cursed Child Project was not proposed by me, nor was it supervised by me, and I have no right to stop its implementation. In fact, I only had a certain right to know about this project.”

Yuan Yuan remained silent in the face of Nanjo Ai's explanation, continuing to drink his tea in silence. Seeing that Yuan Yuan didn't show any mockery, Nanjo Ai breathed a slight sigh of relief, as if encouraged, and continued,

“I understand your dissatisfaction with this plan, but it has nothing to do with me... So, I don’t think it will affect our cooperative relationship, right?”

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Chapter Thirteen: Small Actions

“If I had refused to continue cooperating with you, you would have been thrown out by now.”

Looking calmly at Nanjo Ai, Yuan Yuan slowly said,

"The reason I'm directly exposing your plan is to warn you not to mistake me for one of those researchers who've gone mad with their studies, and not to use your clumsy schemes against me. I hate those troublesome things. As for those sons of the cursed children..."

As he spoke, Yuan Yuan slowly lowered his eyelids, concealing the expression in his eyes, and said in a detached tone,

"In this world, no one can save anyone else; only you can save yourself. Before those children learn to save themselves, everything they lose is nothing more than tuition fees."

Hearing Yuan Yuan's explanation, Nanjo Ai, who had been relieved, finally looked much better and said with a serious expression,

"Please rest assured that when dealing with a research talent as valuable as you, we certainly would not risk offending you by engaging in any underhanded tactics."

Yuan Yuan raised an eyebrow playfully and chuckled.

"Oh, is that so? In that case, let's call that little one in from outside. Your purpose in coming here is to give her to me, isn't it?"

Nanjo Ai quickly nodded, took out her phone and sent a message, signaling the child still in her car to come in quickly. As for how Yuan Yuan knew she had a child with her, Nanjo Ai didn't think too much about it. In her opinion, as a researcher, although Yuan Yuan's main focus was on biology, it was normal for him to set up some monitoring equipment near his residence to keep an eye on her at any time.

Soon, a little girl who looked a bit slow and about four or five years old pushed open Yuan Yuan's door, walked in quickly, and then stood silently next to Nanjo Ai.

"Mr. Yuan Yuan, this child is named Seo Momiji. She is among the earliest and most talented of the Cursed Children. The virus within her is of the electric eel type. With the equipment specially made for her, she can continuously release and control extremely terrifying electric currents. Even without using holmium metal to suppress the Gastrea's regenerative abilities, she can independently kill Level 3 Gastrea. She is one of the most outstanding achievements of the Cursed Children Project. I specially applied for her and sent her to you to serve as your bodyguard."

Although her complexion wasn't great, a hint of pride still appeared on Nanjo Ai's face when introducing the children beside her. After finishing the introductions, Nanjo Ai nudged the girl next to her and said,

"From today onwards, you will be Mr. Yuan Yuan's bodyguard. Alright, quickly greet Mr. Yuan Yuan."

Although she was given away like merchandise, the girl's expression remained unchanged, still blank, whether she didn't care or had already been informed of the news beforehand was unknown.

After taking a few steps to Yuan Yuan, the girl lowered her head in a distinctively Chinese manner, bent her waist at a ninety-degree angle, and then spoke in a voice devoid of much emotion.

"Hello, Lord Yuan Yuan, I am Seo Momiji, training number 009."

After giving a very brief self-introduction, Seo Momiji shut her mouth and stood silently in front of Yuan Yuan, seemingly waiting for the next instruction.

Yuan Yuan looked deeply at the girl in front of him, who could only be described as a young girl, and frowned slightly.

"Given the obvious alien life form characteristic of being able to discharge electricity, your infection rate must be quite high."

"Yes, sir. My infection rate has reached thirty-nine percent. Before the infection rate reaches fifty percent and I become a Gastrea and am killed, I will follow orders and prioritize your safety."

The girl answered Yuan Yuan's question decisively, without wavering even when talking about her future being killed, demonstrating the extreme success of the human government's brainwashing program.

Yuan Yuan nodded, not pressing further about the infection rate, and instead waved to the red leaves.

"Come here, stand in front of me."

The girl took two steps forward and stopped at a distance where Yuan Yuan could easily pat her shoulder.

Yuan Yuan nodded again, slowly extended his hand to the girl, placed it on her left shoulder, and then, to Nanjo Ai's astonishment, slightly pressed his finger into the girl's shoulder muscle.

Compared to Nanjo Ai's shock, five-year-old Momiji was much calmer. Even though she had seen Yuan Yuan's fingers pierce her body and felt the pain of her muscles being pierced, she didn't utter a sound and stood there steadily without any sign of fighting back.

The pain from the minor muscle injury was nothing to Kureha, who had her abdomen ripped open and her intestines nearly spilling out during a battle with Gastrea. It wasn't even enough to make her wince.

Yuan Yuan's fingers clearly hadn't damaged any major blood vessels, so although his fingers were deeply embedded in the girl's muscle, only a small amount of blood flowed out. Then, with a gentle flick of his finger, a silver metal object that looked somewhat complex in structure was pulled out of the girl's body and rolled to the ground.

Upon seeing the metal object, Nanjo Ai's face instantly turned pale. Although she didn't know what it was, she could guess that its general purpose was nothing more than eavesdropping or tracking. She had just assured Yuan Yuan that she would never do anything underhanded, and Yuan Yuan took out a surveillance device right in front of her.

Being slapped in the face was secondary; what Nanjo Ai feared was that Yuan Yuan would cancel their deal in a fit of anger because of this.

Nanjo Ai had a general idea of ​​how the monitor got into Seo Momiji's body. Just like she said before, the government would never be so stupid as to do something that might offend Yuan Yuan. The only ones who would do this were research institutions that were jealous of Nanjo Ai's successful connection with Yuan Yuan.

Under pretexts such as "physical examination" and "infection rate measurement," they implanted a surveillance camera into Momiji's body before she reached Nanjo Ai's hands. If Yuan Yuan discovered this surveillance camera, he would certainly be extremely angry, thereby severing his cooperative relationship with Nanjo Ai, and then these organizations would have the opportunity to invite Yuan Yuan.

Even if Yuan Yuan doesn't discover the surveillance camera, it doesn't matter. As Yuan Yuan's personal bodyguard, Hongye will inevitably have access to some of Yuan Yuan's confidential information, such as his research process. At that time, those research institutions can use the surveillance camera inside Hongye's body to steal Yuan Yuan's research results.

Having figured all this out, Nanjo Ai couldn't help but grit her teeth in hatred. You see, in order to invite Yuan Yuan, she had stood in front of Yuan Yuan's door for half an hour every day, even in torrential rain. Now that she had just succeeded, those shameless old guys were jumping out one by one, trying to ruin her achievements.