Arknights: Studying medicine can't save Terra

Her eyes were full of disappointment.

Why do these researchers, whom she genuinely respects, ultimately end up on this path?

Is this the ultimate fate of all scientific researchers?

"Hermer, I'm so sorry."

Dorothy looked at Hamer and whispered, "I am indeed conducting human experiments."

"Why?" Hammer asked.

“Because I want to bring happiness to more people.” Dorothy’s reply was incredibly sincere. “I can assure you that all participants were completely voluntary, and my Paradise Project has never harmed any participant. Even if it delays the progress of the experiment, I will conduct the experiment with the safest principles.”

"But……"

Just as Hermer was about to say something, Qi Yan suddenly interrupted them.

"The Paradise Project? Isn't it about neurotransmitters?" Qi Yan exclaimed.

Dorothy tilted her head in confusion:

"The research and development of neurotransmitters has long been completed. Wasn't that experiment personally catalyzed by you?"

Qi Yan strode up to Hemer, raised his hand and skillfully plucked a feather, sticking it into his hair.

Wearing Himer's feathers, Qi Yan exclaimed in shock:

"When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"

Dorothy was even more shocked than him: "When you came to Tremont, you gave the governor an ice ball containing the power of a giant beast and the energy of a natural disaster. You also specifically named Director Palvis and forbade him from continuing to research the project he was in charge of. So Palvis was dismissed by the governor and sent to my experimental base to work as an assistant."

Qi Yan felt a chill run down her spine: "No, ladies."

Why are you able to twist my simple words into this way?

Where is Christensen? Get her here to see me right now!

Dorothy was a little scared of Qi Yan's current state, so she quickly took out her terminal to find Christen's contact information.

“No need.” Although Himer didn’t understand the situation, he still reminded her, “Saria just contacted me and said that Christensen is missing.”

Qi Yan plucked another feather from Himer's head.

With two feathers on her head, Qi Yan exclaimed in shock, "How did she disappear again? Didn't I tell her to wait for me obediently? Why did she run away so fast?"

Is she being chased by a dog?

Chapter 1146 A Room Full of Liboli

Hemer looked at Qi Yan, saying nothing, yet it seemed as if he had said everything.

Qi Yan: "..."

He raised his hand to pluck two more feathers, but Himer, who was prepared, dodged and slipped behind Ifrit.

Ifrit shielded Himer and glared at Qi Yan, threateningly saying:

"Don't you dare bully Himer, or I'll expose you for stealing Xiao Ke's snacks and make Xiao Ke chase after you and bite you!"

"Hehe, let's talk this out."

Qi Yan chuckled and rubbed his hands together, then quickly turned his attention to Dorothy: "Now that the neurotransmitter project is over, I have no interest in right or wrong anymore. Where is Palvis?"

"I don't know," Dorothy answered honestly. "After he helped me deduce the formula for neurotransmitters, he left disappointed."

After all, you said he wasn't allowed to have any more research achievements, so I haven't heard of him publishing any papers for a long time, and I haven't seen him in a long time.

Himer reminded Ifrit from behind, "Professor Palvis is also missing, as is the entire core of Rhine Lab... except for Director Dorothy, they've all disappeared."

Dorothy scratched her head instinctively: "I've been abandoned?"

"Come to Rhodes Island," Qi Yan said, extending an olive branch.

Dorothy wasn't too surprised by this.

After all, the news of Qi Yan frantically picking up people from Rhodes Island had already spread throughout this land.

Some people were eagerly anticipating the day when Qi Yan would take them away, seeing it as an even more incredible stroke of luck than winning the lottery.

However, some people were worried, fearing that Qi Yan would target them.

Dorothy clearly belongs to the latter category.

She nervously tried to refuse, saying, "My paradise project is nearing completion. Give me a little more time, and I can create a paradise on this land free from sorrow."

"As long as you let me complete the amusement park project, I'll agree to anything you ask."

"Are you sure?" Qi Yan raised an eyebrow.

Dorothy gritted her teeth and nodded firmly.

For the sake of her envisioned paradise, and for the sake of happiness for everyone, she would accept even the most outrageous demands from Qi Yan!

Qi Yan took a deep breath, pointed at Dorothy, and demanded:

"Turn into Li Boli!"

"that's amazing."

Qi Yan nodded with a smile, sharing one of the two feathers on his head with Dorothy, and tucked it into the hair near her ear.

Dorothy felt a tickle on her head, and her soft, big ears couldn't help but wiggle a couple of times.

"You...you're not going to punish me?" Dorothy asked in surprise.

"Why should I punish you?" Qi Yan asked, bewildered. "Because of your experiment? I know you meant well, and I know you really didn't mean to hurt anyone. You genuinely hope that everyone can have a happy future."

But do you truly understand what happiness is?

Dorothy's eyes were filled with confusion.

Qi Yan turned his head and glanced at the people in the room, unable to help but chuckle.

The situation is truly a complete mess.

Now, in this room, there is Sonny, who has become a complete outsider; Ifrit, whose attention has been forcibly diverted from human experimentation by Qi Yan; Dorothy, who doesn't understand Qi Yan's specific thoughts; and Hermer, who is carefully protecting her own reputation.

And Qi Yan, who was also somewhat bewildered.

It's fair to say that everyone in this room has evolved into a Liberi.

"Now that things have come to this, let's talk about what the amusement park project actually is," Qi Yan said, changing the subject.

“Okay.” Dorothy replied obediently, like a model student being checked by a teacher. “Through the joint research of Director Ferdinand, Director Palvis, and myself, we have deciphered a trace of the essence of the behemoth’s power from the ice puck you gave us.”

These beings, possessing extraordinary powers, derive their abilities from a very peculiar source. It is not Originium or any kind of energy we are familiar with, but rather a special, completely independent force capable of creating its own independent space.

Qi Yan rubbed his chin with his fingers, feeling that this introduction was somewhat familiar.

His expression, as Dorothy interpreted it, was a sign of approval, and her previously somewhat apprehensive heart immediately cheered up.

At this moment, Dorothy seemed to have transformed into a student eagerly trying to demonstrate her work to her tutor, so excited that she kept gesturing with her hands:

"To be precise, the space evolved from the power of the behemoth can even become a new world. I believe Mr. Qi Yan understands the meaning of 'world'!"

I collected neural signals from the subjects, replicated the power of the behemoth, and constructed a completely new world that does not exist in reality.

That new world is a dreamlike paradise. After the subjects' neural signals enter the paradise, they can have a completely new life there. There, there are no natural disasters, no diseases, no conflicts. Everyone can create everything they need. Material things are no longer a constraint, but a perfect reproduction of everyone's spiritual power.

People can find the happiness that best suits them there, gain a new life, a life free from all worries.

"Holy crap! The Deep Blue Tree, a behemoth transformation!"

Qi Yan was a bit slow to grasp the meaning of the first half of Dorothy's words.

Qi Yan covered his forehead and took a deep breath.

Dorothy was right about the independent space that evolved inside the giant beast; previous civilizations also had similar experiments.

The result of the experiment was the Deep Blue Tree.

Those Sealings were offspring born from Isamara's body after she underwent modification. Later, they were released from Isamara's body by the traitor Maritus, evolving into a major catastrophe for Terra.

"What the hell? Is it human nature to be reckless?" Qi Yan said with a wry smile. "Stop this plan; it has no practical significance."

"why?"

Dorothy felt like an unlucky student whose project had been completely rejected by her tutor, and she felt like the sky was about to fall.

"Dorothy, do you really understand what happiness is?" Qi Yan asked again.

Dorothy still felt confused.

What is happiness? Isn't it the simplest concept?

It's so simple that... when you suddenly ask someone to define happiness, it feels like there's nothing to say.

Qi Yan smiled, didn't press the matter, and changed the subject again:

“These things aren’t urgent, we can talk about them when we have more free time. Now I’ve realized something else.”

"Beast modification, artificial behemoth, Ferdinand, Colombian military."

Qi Yan rattled off a string of terms like reciting a menu, then sighed, "I was planning to find some time to ask Blake about these things, but I ended up stumbling right into the heart of the matter."

Dorothy, I regret to inform you that your experimental results have already been stolen by Ferdinand in collusion with the Colombian military.

I hope that before Ferdinand takes any action, you will proactively stop this experiment, which has already become unrecognizable.

Dorothy seemed hesitant.

Himer stepped forward, maintaining a safe distance from Qi Yan, and also offered his advice:

"Although I still don't quite understand the situation, I think it's best to follow Qi Yan's instructions first, since this matter involves many innocent people."

Ifrit, setting aside her own internal struggles with human experimentation, echoed:

"Sister Dorothy, didn't you say you cared a lot about those test subjects and would ensure their safety even if it delayed the experiment?"

Qi Yan also advised, "This is the safest method. If you don't want to give up this hope afterward, I can help you get introduced to the Doctor and Kal'tsit of Rhodes Island."

After saying that, the three of them turned to look at someone in the room who was stunned by the information.

Sonny's body stiffened, and he pointed at himself in disbelief:

"Do I even have the right to speak here?"

"Don't forget, you're the captain of the pioneers," Qi Yan said irritably. "Don't you have any sense of responsibility?"

"Huh? Oh!" Sonny snapped out of his daze and forcefully pleaded, "Director Dorothy, stop! There are innocent settlers all over the place!"

Qi Yan: "..."

Dorothy frowned, her brow furrowed in worry, but seeing the sincere looks in the eyes of the people in the room, she sighed and said helplessly:

"Alright, since everyone says so, then I..."

A brief electronic shriek suddenly interrupted Dorothy.

"The entire experimental base's broadcast?" Dorothy was greatly surprised. "No one but me should have the authority to activate this function!"

After a brief period of electronic whistling, the loudspeakers covering the entire experimental base returned to normal, and a calm male voice rang out:

"Director Dorothy, this is Ferdinand. I went to your office but couldn't find you, so I had to contact you this way."

"Time is of the essence. Please evacuate the experimental base immediately. I have taken over this area."

Everyone in the room instinctively looked at Qi Yan.

"It seems Qi Yan's judgment was correct," Hermer said in a deep voice.

“This gentleman named Ferdinand is doomed,” Ifrit added.

Qi Yan stretched and said leisurely:

"Great, the scapegoat has refreshed the page himself."

Chapter 1147 Officer Mary's Investigation

A taxi sped along the highway outside Tremont.

The car radio was playing upbeat music, and the driver's fingers tapped along to the beat as he rested his fingers on the steering wheel.

He was clearly in a good mood.