K424 of the Collapse World

During the time he was awake, Lan Feng had basically understood the working rules of the researchers in this place. Logically speaking, he had just observed it, so was there anything else going on now?

Lan Feng would not miss any opportunity to escape, but before that, it was necessary to collect information.

(But then again...what is she doing?)

In Lan Feng's vision, the woman was just walking between the culture tanks, with the shock on her face not concealed at all.

(Could it be a spy who sneaked in?! But, what should I do...)

Lan Feng herself is not a member of Tianming, so there is no need for her to do anything for Tianming. Her only goal in the near future is to see K423 successfully escape from Tianming headquarters and ensure the integrity of the plot.

(So... whether it's a spy or something else, it has nothing to do with me...)

"Damn it...Are these children consumables used as experimental materials?!"

(…Huh?)

Hearing the angry voice of the female researcher, Lan Feng felt that he must have encountered something serious...

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Destiny Organization, the Herrscher Experiment Material Warehouse...

(This woman... is she a very kind person? Is she pretending?)

Lan Feng looked at the female researcher and always felt a little suspicious.

(How could this be such a coincidence? All the researchers here are of such a bad character. Are there any kind people like this...?)

(…How suspicious, it happened right after I woke up.)

So, Lan Feng decided to observe it again...

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(Are these children... clones for experiments?)

Standing in the huge room, Nonie looked at the rows of culture tanks in front of her and felt as if her heart was being violently stirred.

"This... is a bit too cruel..."

By the way, the Destiny Organization is a military organization that can fight against the collapse. Therefore, in order to protect all mankind from the collapse, this experiment does not seem to be so excessive...

"You must be joking! This kind of thing..."

Nonie wanted to find a reason to convince herself, but she found that she couldn't accept it no matter what.

"Even if they are clones... they are still living people... How can they..."

"Wait, remember the Minister said that they don't have a complete personality?"

In other words, it’s just a puppet…?

“…I have to confirm it myself!”

Thinking of this, Nonie stared at the operation button under a culture tank, intending to release the girl trapped in the container in front of her.

A finger reaches for a red button that, if pressed, will drain the culture tank of oxygenated water and open the container…

Beep——!

"Oh no! Someone is coming..."

Before pressing the button, Nonie heard the sound of the electronic door starting behind her and hurriedly stopped what she was doing.

As the electronic door opened, the observer with the notebook walked in and immediately saw Nonie standing upright.

His brows furrowed.

"Hey! You can't just come in here casually... Eh? I remember you were a newcomer who just got transferred here..."

"Ah... yes, Senior, my... my name is Noni Tesla..."

What she was about to do was almost exposed. Nonie felt nervous and her speech became less fluent.

However, in the eyes of this observer, seeing this young woman's face flushed and stammering as she introduced herself, he suddenly felt as if his heartbeat was speeding up...

Moreover, she is really beautiful...

Is this what is called love at first sight?

"Ahem...it's not a big deal actually. Miss Noni was just transferred here, right? This place is huge and it's easy to get lost. Let me show you around. By the way, my name is Jack, nice to meet you!"

Jack spoke hurriedly, completely forgetting the management regulations of the material library.

Looking at the observer who suddenly became very enthusiastic, Nonie felt puzzled, but relieved at the same time.

"Thank you, Mr. Jack."

"No, no, no need to be so polite..."

The two chatted casually while walking in the warehouse where glass containers were displayed, but the atmosphere was slightly awkward.

"Mr. Jack, are these children...clones used for experiments?"

After pondering for a long time, Nonie finally decided to extract information from Jack, thinking that he seemed easier to communicate with.

"That's right! These are experimental subjects created using the genes of the Kaslana family and the genes of Honkai beasts."

Jack said that this information was not a secret in the department.

So he didn't feel anything was wrong.

"Um... Mr. Jack, do you feel... that using them like this is a little... pathetic?"

Nonie expressed her meaning tactfully. She wanted to know what these experimenters thought of these clones.

"Oh...! Miss Noni, you are such a kind girl! Yes, if they really used living children for experiments, I would definitely not accept it! However, these test subjects don't even have complete consciousness, and some can't even wake up! So, as long as we treat them as puppets, we won't feel uncomfortable."

"...That's right."

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After hearing what the observer said, Noni felt a little depressed. Could it be true, as they said, that these children were just test subjects with human appearance...

"Speaking of which, Miss Noni, the department doesn't have any experiments tonight. Are you interested in having a drink together?"

"…I would love to, Mr. Jack."

Nonie agreed casually, and without seeing Jack's happy expression, she felt a little bored. After all, how could she let go of this matter that troubled her so easily?

(Anyway, I have to go and confirm this with my own eyes!)

Nonie accompanied Jack to complete the statistics, and the two left the material warehouse together.

At this time, Lan Feng in the culture tank opened his eyes and stretched his limbs.

Thinking of what he had just seen and heard, Lan Feng lowered his head in thought.

(Can that woman... be trusted?)

Lan Feng still had some doubts about Noni, but she didn't find anything strange. It seemed like Noni really felt pity for these clones...

(And... the other test subjects, don't they have normal consciousness...?)

Lan Feng had just learned this information, and it had yet to be verified. However, if this statement was true, she would be relieved.

(If every clone has a complete personality, I'm afraid it would be difficult for me to abandon them...)

How can I watch these little lolis die?

(If that woman really felt pity for us, she would definitely come back!)

Thinking of this, the girl in the culture tank looked around and saw densely packed transparent containers.

(Are you just an empty shell, or are you really alive?)

I have been locked in the culture tank for an unknown amount of time... Lan Feng is gradually becoming a little impatient.

(No... at least until the experiment of k423 is completed!)

……

That night, except for a few peripheral researchers who were able to sleep well, the rest of the direct participants in the experiment had no rest time at all.

"Replace the experimental container. This one can no longer be used."

"Confirm the configuration of the inhibitor. If the experiment fails and we can't kill the runaway test subject, it will be troublesome."

……

The person in charge of the experiment, who was also the director of this department, gave orders calmly, his tone barely fluctuated, and he was still terrifyingly indifferent.

"(whispering) Hi~ The Minister seems to be in a bad mood today."

"(Whispering) Hush...! Have you ever seen the Minister in a good mood that day? Forget it. If the Minister finds out, both you and I will be in trouble."

The rest of the researchers worked all night, preparing for the next day's experiments.

"You go and extract the test subject, k423."

"Yes, Minister."

Suddenly hearing the man's order, the two researchers who were whispering were startled, responded hurriedly, left the laboratory and walked towards the warehouse where the experimental materials were stored.

"Do you think this experiment will be successful?"

"I've failed hundreds of times. I don't think there's any hope this time..."

The mechanized corridor was brightly lit, and the two researchers immediately became idle as soon as they left the vicinity of the minister.

"By the way, what is today's date...?"

"Hey, are you so tired that you have forgotten the time? Um...it's already past twelve o'clock, so it's April 4th. The experiment will start after dawn."

"Yes, brother... I don't know what has happened to the minister during this period. The experiment that was originally conducted once a week has now been changed to once every three days..."

"That's what I mean... why not let me go back to the Artificial Stigma Research Department? At least there's no night shift there, right?"

"..."

The two researchers pushed the stretcher and chatted casually. In fact, many ordinary researchers, including them, had already given up hope for this experiment.

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Beep——!

As the prompt sounded, the electronic door opened again...

The two researchers walked straight towards a culture tank. In fact, the culture tanks in front of the electronic door were all empty, and the experimental subjects inside had been used and processed long ago.

Their target was the culture tank closest to them.

k423.

“That’s it, right?”

"Nonsense, the containers in front are all empty, it must be this one."

The conversation between the two was still meaningless. One of the researchers pushed the stretcher while the other walked to the incubator and pressed a button on it.

——Crash…!

As the light blue oxygenated water was gradually drained away, the girl floating in the liquid slowly fell to the bottom of the tank and collapsed, as if she were just a doll...

As the glass wall of the culture tank was opened, two researchers lifted the experimental subject numbered K423 and carefully placed it on the stretcher.

It's not because they felt pity for the girl, but because these living experimental subjects had never left the incubator and their bodies were very fragile. If they were damaged, they would need to take responsibility.

Of course, once the experiment fails and the test subjects are discarded, it doesn’t matter if they are thrown away randomly...

"Speaking of which, I see that there is no difference between these test subjects. It doesn't matter if they are not used in order, right?"

"Hey, kid, don't think about these useless things... The experimental steps are strictly specified, we just need to follow the instructions above."

"Tsk... no innovative spirit..."

……

Two researchers pushed a stretcher toward the warehouse exit.

In the culture tank next to him, Lan Feng watched the petite silver-haired girl on the stretcher gradually move away, with tenderness in his eyes.

(Good luck, Kiana...)

As the metal door closed again, Lan Feng's eyes flashed with a sharp light.

(Now...it's time to try something!)