"No." 77 rejected No. 35 without even thinking about it. Except for No. 76, he was not willing to share his food with other subjects.

Sensing the eyes of other experimental subjects on his side, 77 flicked his tail and took the raw meat behind him: "Mine." Even if he doesn't eat it, it's still his.

In this way, 77 began the hunger strike in the eyes of Jonathan and the others.

He didn't touch the food delivered, and walked around 76's residence from time to time, his behavior was obviously suggestive.

The laboratory was a little troubled by 77's threat of a hunger strike. This was the first time this behavior had appeared in a test subject.

The lab held a meeting just for it.

"They're smart."

"We can't make it feel like just showing the act of going on a hunger strike will make us back down."

"It's like a child, after the first cry gets a satisfactory response, the next time it wants something, it will do it again."

"Besides, once you give in, it's hard not to ensure that other subjects will imitate this behavior after seeing it."

A few epochs ago, when humans were still living on the earth, there was a bird called a crow. After the first crow learned to open the milk bottle cap, soon all the crows in the same area learned to open the milk bottle cap.

"Can't let 77 be the first crow."

I have to admit that this is indeed true.

"They are animals, we are human beings." The speaker looked around the round table of the meeting, looked at his colleagues, and asked, "Humans are the primates of all things, so are we still easily threatened by the experimental subjects?"

After his speech, another person added: "77's physical condition has always been very good, and a few meals will not have a particularly large impact on his body."

"And I don't think it's going to hold up either."

The speaker continued to clarify his point of view: "After leaving the incubation room, each experimental subject will be fed within a fixed period. Except for some small punishments, they have basically never been hungry."According to the results obtained, after the subjects were starved, the same mistakes would basically not be made again."I don't think they have self-control."

Alyssa has reservations: "They're very intelligent."

"But no one has taught them restraint." Just like every time the food is sent in, the portion will always be kept in an appropriate range for the physical condition of the experimental subject.

"In nature, animals imitate and learn the behavior of their parents."

"But they are artificially bred species, brought up by humans." In other words, their study objects are only the researchers in the laboratory and other experimental subjects in the three districts.

"We need to let the crying child know that Sabo's rolling doesn't get him what he wants."

——

77 As a result of the struggle, Jonathan did not prepare his food at night.

There is also No. 133 with the same treatment.

133 watched Jonathan push the cart indifferently and passed in front of him, and collapsed on the ground with a "slap" when he passed by. Jonathan looked at him and stopped: "133."

Hearing his name, No. 133 raised his head and looked at him with watery eyes. He had to admit that the appearance of 133 was in line with the human aesthetics of pets. Jonathan couldn't help but soften his heart when he looked at him.

But he hardened his heart in the end: "As punishment for your picky eaters, you don't have any dinner today."

133, who was lying on the floor, seemed to understand what he said, looking extremely disappointed.

But this is only from Jonathan's perspective, 77 flicked his tail, and heard 133 shouting happily: "I don't have to eat that nasty fruit anymore!"

"They must have never tried it." 133 muttered there, "There is such an unpalatable fruit!"

When walking past 133, Jonathan was still thinking, although he has decided to remove the fruit that 133 doesn't like from its menu, but it can't be so easy.

He looked back at 133, both 133 and the laboratory got the result they wanted, and were very satisfied with it.

133 watched his back getting further and further away from him: "He looks so stupid."

"Like a larva just out of the hatching room." Another experimental subject answered.

——

When Jonathan stopped outside 77's residence, 77 was still coiled on the tree and didn't pay much attention to him.

Jonathan looked at the white snake tail hidden behind the leaves, and called it twice: "77? 77?"

Jonathan wasn't surprised that he didn't get a response. He raised his eyebrows and called out again: "76."

Sure enough, upon hearing the familiar number, 77's upper body emerged from the leaves. After glancing at Jonathan, he bared his teeth impatiently, meaning "don't bother me".

The emotions of the experimental subjects are very obvious, and it is easy for the researchers to interpret their emotions at the moment, just like 77, every time he will use his teeth to express his anger and do not want to be disturbed.Jonathan looked at it, his thoughts drifted away for a moment, and he was distracted by the thought that 77 didn't even seem to have changed his bared teeth.After regaining his senses, he rubbed the tip of his nose resentfully, took two steps back, and spread his hands towards 77: "Okay, I'm leaving." It's not that he was afraid of 77's aggressive behavior, after all, there are still such things.Blocked by thick glass, the sense of security is still very strong.

Seeing that Jonathan was gone, 77 hid back among the branches and leaves again.

"He walks so slowly."

77 complained, and then used the cover of the leaves to find the meat that he had hidden a few days ago.

Although it is not fresh enough, it can barely be swallowed, and it is enough to fill the stomach.

——

At eight o'clock in the evening, the researchers got off work, and the lights in the three districts were turned off on time.

In addition, some equipment in the laboratory was also turned off when they got off work, and the laboratory suddenly became much quieter.

In the monitoring room, the subjects in the three districts became quiet after turning off the lights, but in fact, sounds that cannot be received by the human ear spread around the laboratory, and all kinds of noises were noisy, like a vegetable market in the early morning.

Although the hearing is far better than that of humans, in the experimental subjects, 77's hearing is indeed relatively slow. Under the intersection of various sounds, it is more difficult to separate the sound he wants to hear.

77 patted the ground with its tail in dissatisfaction, and several experimental subjects glanced in this direction, noticing that this snake, which wasn't particularly good-tempered, was a little unhappy.

"Shut up!" 77 shouted directly, "Be quiet."

No. 35 was a little dissatisfied: "You don't sleep now."

"I want to talk to 76." 77 swept his tail, "You guys made me talk to 76."

When 35 thought about it, 77's ears were indeed not as good as theirs.

33 was dissatisfied: "I want to talk to 133 too."

77 stood up with the tip of his tail, and shook threateningly at 133, "If you dare to speak, I will beat you".

133 thought of the strength of his tail, if he agreed to 33, he might see him shattering the glass with his tail and beating himself in the next moment.Keep your mouth shut.

77 withdrew his tail contentedly, and replied to 33: "133 doesn't want to talk to you now."

The larvae in the hatching room also vaguely sensed the movement in the third area. It rolled itself up with its tentacles, whispered "mama" and silently sank into the bottom of the nutrition cabin.

——

After successfully calming down the subjects, 77 called out in one direction: "76."

Without the interference of a group of experimental subjects around him, he quickly heard the response he wanted: "Good evening, 77."

"Good evening, 76." 77's voice became obviously cheerful.

"I haven't seen you for ten nights." 77 blinked, because 76 doesn't live next door to him, and even the fresh meat that he usually likes is not as delicious as it used to be.

"I ate the kind of meat you like very much at noon." 77 asked: "What did you eat?"

"I also ate the meat you like very much." 76 replied to him.

"What did you do today?" Without waiting for 76 to reply, 77 first said what he did today. When chatting with 76, it seemed that there were endless things to say.

76 listened to 77's non-stop words in the observation room, and after he finished speaking, he said, "I took blood today." He remembered that 77 didn't like blood drawing, and he didn't like the long and thin needle on the syringe.

"Berry gave me two candies," 76 said, "as a reward." Then he hid one of them.

As they talked, gradually 77's voice became sleepy.

"77, good night."

"Good night, 76." 77 said, "I miss you a lot."

"What is 'I miss you a lot'?" 76 asked.

"I heard Vincent say to Lol yesterday 'I haven't seen you for a day, I miss you a little bit.'"

77 said to 76: "But I haven't seen you for ten nights, not just a little, but I miss you a lot."

"I understand." 76 on the other side nodded, "I miss you a lot too."