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"..."

Ruan Mei stared blankly at the experimental report in her hand.

"Xiaomei, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with the data?"

Seeing Ruan Mei silent, Jiang Man thought there was something wrong with the steps of the experiment he was doing. That shouldn't be the case, as she had never made such a mistake before.

"nothing."

Ruan Mei shook her head and continued her work with her friend, but her thoughts involuntarily drifted to other places.

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"Xiaomei, look at how well this kid flies."

In the early morning sunlight, the sky was a clear blue, and a bird circled gracefully overhead, sunlight bathing its feathers, each flap of its wings bringing a gentle breeze and exuding the vitality of life.

Sometimes it dives rapidly, sometimes it rises leisurely, making cheerful chirps, as if enjoying endless freedom.

Her good friend focused all her attention on the bird soaring into the sky, and she didn't notice that her friend's eyes didn't seem to be on her work. This situation was rare, but not incomprehensible. After all, this was the first time she brought an extinct creature back to the world, so it was normal to be a little excited.

There was also some young Jiang Man who called out to the flying bird with a bright smile, and the bird gently landed and landed on her delicate shoulder.

"Yeah, good, good."

I touched the bird's feathers with my fingers, and it rubbed Jiang Man's cheek affectionately, acting coquettishly to its "little mother". It seems that it has a very high intelligence.

"......"

Ruan Mei looked at it expressionlessly.

"Would you like to touch it? It feels really good. I think it will like you too."

Ruan Mei looked at Jiang Man with her gorgeous eyes, then nodded slightly.

"it is good."

Jiang Man took a step closer to Ruan Mei, making it easier for her to touch the bird.

The slender fingers touched the bird's body, and then touched the basic parts of its body. It didn't look like a simple caress, but more like evaluating something.

It has very strong body tissues, and its unique body structure has certain advantages. Some parts are different from the original information. It seems that Xiaoman has improved its genes so that it can adapt to the current environment.

As experimental material, it is still a little bit insufficient. Xiaoman does not like to make too big changes to living things. She just wants them to adapt to the present rather than transcend their current life level, so it cannot meet her own requirements.

But even if she could achieve her goal, she probably wouldn't do it. She had heard that many friends had parted ways because of conflicts. Although Xiaoman's personality wouldn't be like that, she had never seen her angry.

But Ruan Mei didn't really want to try it. Just like doing research, there were no spare rare materials that needed to be kept very carefully, although she didn't know whether this research was necessary.

The bird's body suddenly shrank, as if it sensed a hint of danger.

"It seems that he is still a little shy, but I believe he will like you soon." Jiang Man comforted the frightened bird, then looked at Ruan Mei with anticipation: "By the way, do you want to come with me and watch this child grow up?"

"I..." After thinking for a moment, Ruan Mei shook her head and refused: "There is still a lot of research to be done."

"Oh, well, it seems I can only do it myself."

It seems that she will spend a lot of energy on this. In that case, will they have less time?

"Aren't you coming along?"

"Huh? Of course not. I won't go back on my word. I won't be absent from your research."

"This child doesn't need to be watched constantly; it has its own journey."

She kept her promise, and we continued our research as usual, except that when she was away occasionally, the progress would be slower.

Time passed slowly, and people around me began to call me a genius. They looked at me with respect, fear, fanaticism... all kinds of emotions, but I didn't care what they were like. These people could provide little help to what I was pursuing. Instead of caring about them, I might as well collect more materials. My materials were being consumed very quickly.

Xiaoman often complained about this, so my share of dessert was reduced for a while.

One day, she invited me to take me to see a place, and I agreed.

Ruan Mei and Jiang Man set foot on a planet and were met with an incomparably beautiful scene. Many rare species that were deemed extinct by scientists in the Milky Way could be found here. Among them, there were also many creatures that were believed to be impossible to appear in the Milky Way with current technology. Their knowledge was indeed limited.

Searching for memories in her mind, Ruan Mei remembered that this used to be a dead star, and it was Jiang Man who transformed it into its current appearance, a planet full of vitality.

She could do this herself, but she didn't want to waste her precious time doing so.

Jiang Man stood in front with his hands behind his back, humming a song and leading the way in front of her. From time to time, he would turn around and introduce Ruan Mei to other creatures. She had a bright smile on her face and those creatures also welcomed her arrival. She seemed to have merged with the place, making Ruan Mei almost unable to see her because of the environment.

Finally, they arrived at their destination and were surrounded by feathers from the sky.

Ruan Mei observed them. This was the first species that Jiang Man had seen again, but the first one didn't seem to be among them.

The group of birds approached Jiang Man affectionately, but kept a considerable distance from Ruan Mei.

"Okay, take me to see it." Jiang Man smiled and touched their feathers, then turned to Ruan Mei who was looking at him and said, "They are all descendants of that child. Now they have become a large tribe. I didn't expect that, did I?"

"Well, I really didn't expect it."

Ruan Mei nodded. According to her estimation, its lifespan seemed to have increased a little.

With the help of the bird, they finally found the original one.

It has grown very big, and is taller than them just when standing on the ground. It no longer flies to Jiang Man's shoulders like it did when it was a child. It is also older. Jiang Man may have come here to see it for the last time.

Seeing its 'mother' coming, the bird chirped happily, then happily put its head in front of Jiang Manshen.

Jiang Man closed his eyes and rested his forehead against it, gently stroking its feathers with his hand. The birds around him also quieted down, leaving the space for them, with only the sound of feathers caressing.

In the silent silence, the smiles on their faces express their emotions and they communicate with their souls.

Ruan Mei was a little dazed when she saw this scene. It was the first time she saw Xiaoman like this. At the same time, she seemed to see something else. That was the path Xiaoman was walking on.

Later, they buried it, and Jiang Man's smile was rarely filled with a hint of loss.

"You loved it."

Ruan Mei said with certainty that she had seen all of Jiang Man's behavior. On this planet, the way she looked at it was different. There was no doubt that it was very special in Jiang Man's heart.

"Isn't this natural?" Jiang Man tucked her hair, which was blown by the breeze, behind her ears and smiled gently: "After all, this is the first life I brought into reality with my own hands."

"Then why..."

Jiang Man, who was extremely familiar with Ruan Mei, had already guessed what she was going to say next. With a helpless smile, she reached out a hand and pinched her face: "Hey, don't you understand me? For me, life has its own journey and its own destination. It doesn't belong to me. I can participate in it, and that's very joyful, but I won't force it to change, even if there are regrets."

"..."

Indeed, she has always been like this, different from her.

Of the two of them, one chose to look up at the starry sky, constantly pursuing that extremely distant realm, and the other chose to stare down at the earth, unable to let go of those fragile yet tenacious lives.

The difference between the two of them is actually very big.

It's not just a matter of ideas, their abilities also differ greatly. Her wisdom even attracted the invitation of Bo Shi Zun, and Jiang Man, if she were alone, would be unique in the galaxy, but when people are around her, they hardly ever pay attention to her.

Ruan Mei had never thought about these things, everything was normal, but this time, for some reason she thought about these things, was she worried about something?

How am I in her eyes?

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"Roar!"

The huge monster rushed towards the fallen Ruan Mei, and its sharp claws were about to tear the body apart.

But the next second, a huge plant grew and pressed it against the wall, then sprayed a mouthful of pollen directly on its face, and it immediately fell into a deep sleep.

"Xiaomei!"

Jiang Man came to Ruan Mei with an anxious look on his face and checked her condition. He breathed a sigh of relief after finding that nothing was wrong and helped her up.

"What on earth are you doing? How could such an accident happen? You almost died!"

"Some variables I wasn't aware of appeared in the experiment, and then an accident occurred, and the confinement measures turned out to be useless."

Compared to Jiang Man's anxiety, Ruan Mei was almost attacked, but she remained calm: "But according to calculations, it is almost collapsing. At most, it will lose a slice. You shouldn't be here."

You didn't slice it, if one is not good, it will be considered an injury...

Ruan Mei wanted to say something, but was hit on the head by Jiang Man.

Looking at Ruan Mei who looked indifferent, Jiang Man frowned and rubbed his temples. Oh my God, are you making fun of me?

Why is Xiaomei so difficult to deal with when she grows up?

Grabbing Ruan Mei's face with both hands and forcing her to look him in the eye, Jiang Man said seriously, "Listen to me, even if you are my best friend, you must respect life, especially your own life. No matter which you are, you are still the Xiaomei I know. I can't just watch my friend die in front of me. I will never get used to this kind of thing. Don't act so indifferent, do you hear me?!"

"..."

Ruan Mei stared at Jiang Man's eyes in a trance, then the corners of her mouth slowly rose, she clenched her hands and said, "Okay, I get it, I won't do it again next time."

"You still want a next time! You're still laughing! You can forget about getting dessert this month!"

"We can discuss this further."

"Ha, don't even think about it, it's impossible!"

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"..."

Jiang Man pinched the pastry in her hand and made it into the shape of a kitten. She also added elements of her image and developed new patterns.

I feel like I want to do something again, but if I make it and throw it at her, she will probably get angry again. The last time the species on her side had excessive nutrition because they ate her creations just ended not long ago. If the interval is so short, she will definitely complain a lot again.

Just as Ruan Mei was about to bring the pastry in her hand to her mouth, she heard Jiang Man calling her.

"Ruan Mei! Have you been digging through my gene bank again? Or is it a bug? You better explain yourself to me!"

Jiang Man came to Ruan Mei angrily.

Ruan Mei, this girl, why does she give me so much work to do? She keeps squeezing out my time, but my feelings are waiting for me right here.

Just when I took a little time to check her gene pool, I gave her a big surprise. Well, the one that was taken away was the bug she hated the most. She hated bugs the most!

Life needs to be respected, except for breeding insects. The insect plague left Him with many "good" memories (gritting teeth).

Huh? Why contain it if it's so annoying?

Could this be the same thing?

Isn't it normal to collect souvenirs after defeating a boss?

Jiang Man walked up to Ruan Mei with full of resentment. Just as he was about to speak, his mouth was blocked.

"Uh, uh."

"Is it tasty?"

"Of course it's delicious. How could my cooking be any worse?" Jiang Man said with some pride. Then his expression suddenly changed and he stared at Ruan Mei, whose eyes were wandering. "Don't try to change the subject. Tell me the truth. Where did you take the genes I collected?"

“·····” Ruan Mei said nothing.

Jiang Man wanted to continue asking, but then blinked, crossed his arms and sighed, saying helplessly, "Okay, I think I know where it is. It's the right place for the time, but it seems a bit late now. Sigh, I'm really impressed by you."

"That……"

"You're out of snacks."

"Ok."

Seeing Ruan Mei looking a little depressed, Jiang Man's heart softened a little: "If it doesn't cause a big mess and is resolved before hurting others, I might be able to show some leniency."

"Okay, it's a deal."

Ruan Mei smiled, then reached out to touch Jiang Man's face, but stopped in mid-air.

Ruan Mei's eyes drooped a little.

For the sake of this road, I dare not take even one step further.

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I feel that Ruan Mei is really suitable for writing heavy characters.

Let’s see how many people this chapter can blow up, the Izumo volume is over, and the number of people turned out to be a little different than I thought.

Extra: A short story about vests and characters: The Black Swan that was eaten clean

Liuguang Memory Court is the palace for collecting memories in the universe. The rememberers collect precious memories for their master, Fu Li of Memory.

Among them, there is a Rememberer who is good at divination and keen on collecting unique memories and is in distress.

"Strange, why do I always feel a little uneasy?"