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Chapter 17
157 was taken by Alyssa to the third district.
One day it will also be locked in the glass room in the third area. Before that, the laboratory will let it adapt to the environment in the third area to avoid stress response.
Compared with other subjects, 157 is too gentle and obedient, which makes the researchers have more patience with her.
Entering the third district again, 157 hesitated a bit.She remembered the day when she went to the third district with her "mother" last time. The experimental subjects who were originally in the third district didn't seem to welcome her very much.
But for some reason, even so, 157 still wanted to get close to them.
However, to 157's surprise, when she came here for the first time, she could vaguely perceive the cold look and faint rejection in the eyes of other experimental subjects, but this time she followed "mother" into the gate of the third districtAfterwards, a test subject took the initiative to greet her and released a friendly message.
"Good afternoon, 157." 33, who was very close to her, swam forward and stopped near the glass, and greeted 157.
"Have you done an experiment yet?" Number 33 asked her.
157 was unclear about his sudden change of attitude, but he answered the question of No. 33 in a good voice: "I finished it a few days ago."
"Are you feeling uncomfortable now?" Several experimental subjects who were listening joined in the conversation, and other experimental subjects looked in the direction of 157 from time to time.
35 said: "When you called 'Mom' that day, we all heard it."
157's pink tentacles shrank back behind him in embarrassment. Hearing them mention this matter, 157 thought of the number 77 who gave him a response that day.
He will be coiled up on the tree, listening to the conversation between No. 33 and them with a little attention, and most of his attention is still on 76 who is next door.
77 and 76 recounted the last failed escape: "The last escape failed again."
"The gate is too thick." 76 couldn't help frowning at this thought.
"I can only take a picture on it." No. 35, who was still in the conversation with 157 and the others, took the time to reply.
"But there are many doors outside." When 77 and the others were young, they used to follow "mother" through the corridors many times, watching him open one door after another.
The subjects were silent for a while, and 77 raised his head inadvertently, and saw the ceiling above his head.
"Maybe we can change the way?" 77 said, "When the ceiling was opened last time, I felt the breath of the wind."
It sounded like they could try it, but they quickly fell into another problem, how to open the ceiling above their heads?
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At the time of their discussion, 157 had moved closer to 76 and 77.
She still remembered 77's voice, waved her tentacles towards him, and thanked him for what happened a few days ago: "Thank you."
77 glanced at her, and then quickly looked away. Instead, the mermaid next to her suddenly emerged from the water and bared her teeth at Alyssa beside 157.
Seeing that Alyssa was taken aback by her sudden appearance, the mermaid turned her gaze back to 157 in satisfaction: "Didn't you see that? He doesn't want to talk to fools."
157 waved his tentacles threateningly at the merman, not just because he was laughing at himself for being a fool, but because he had just scared "Mom."
"You scared my 'mother'!" 157 was a little annoyed, but before the tentacles could be raised, Alyssa grabbed them.
"Don't make trouble." She stretched out her hand and patted the pink tentacles. 157 had no choice but to calm down and seemed to have calmed down.
"I hate her." The mermaid looked at Alyssa who was blocked by 157.
"Why?" 157 asked, "Did your 'mother' treat you badly?"
"He is very kind to me." The mermaid flicked his tail, "He will prepare enough fresh food for me, care about my body, and regard me as more important than himself."
The mermaid's actions seemed a little careless: "But it has nothing to do with me not liking him."
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Not long after 157 left the third district, Alyssa left 157 behind and went to the meeting room for a regular meeting.
At the meeting, Norton summarized the entire process of the failure of the last batch of 77 clones.
"I'm applying for the next experiment." He projected the results of the last few cloning experiments on the screen, "I feel like the experiment is about to succeed."
He continued: "I need a batch of new experimental materials." The most important part of it naturally came from 77's body.
He looked at Mendley in the upper seat: "If possible, 77 can make preparations in these two days."
Norton waited for a while, seeing Mendley nod his head: "Just do as you say."
"As for 77..." He pondered for a moment and then looked at the person next to him, "Can we arrange it the day after tomorrow?"
He quickly got the answer: "No problem."
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After the meeting was over, Alyssa continued flipping through the meeting documents on the way back. A full-body photo of 77 was attached to his information card, with his long white tail conspicuous.
Jonathan, who was passing by, glanced this way: "I remember reading in a book before that snakes are a symbol of cunning and evil, and they are also very vengeful."
"However..." Jonathan paused, and glanced at the half-human, half-snake 77 on the data card, "Our experimental subject shouldn't be considered a snake."
"It looks more like a human than a snake."