Before Chen Xiao could answer, the other party answered the question directly: "According to my research, the deepest trench on Earth, the Mariana Trench, has an average depth of eight thousand meters. And our current location is about two and a half kilometers below the surface of the Mariana Trench."
Chen Xiao was stunned, then his eyes widened!
Eight thousand meters, plus a depth of two and a half kilometers... wouldn't that be more than ten thousand meters underground?
"It is precisely because of this secluded terrain that this record point was able to survive the war that destroyed our civilization, escaping countless dangers over the long years." The other party's reply carried a hint of desolation: "However, while such a hidden location is naturally excellent in terms of security, it is also deeply isolated from the outside world. Therefore, after the birth of the Mother, she was the last living being, and I had to adopt a backup plan. But, ten thousand meters below the surface, where am I supposed to find a suitable male life form for mating?"
Chen Xiao nodded.
"Therefore, I had to take a plan to release the mother from the nest." The voice of the "456256th generation clone" was slow: "The time of the initial release, according to your modern Earthling time unit, is approximately 76,540 hours from now."
Chen Xiao quickly calculated that it was about eight or nine years ago.
Chapter 174 [Are they really going to mate?]
"I released her from the lair, letting her enter the surface world. On one hand, she'll gather the necessary data for me; on the other hand, she'll provide me with suitable candidates." At this moment, the man's voice carried a hint of malice. "Before releasing her, I injected two special instructions into the mother's memory. The first instruction is that she must return here every thousand hours. Normally, she won't have any memories of this place. Only when the designated time arrives will those memories be activated, guiding her back here for data feedback. After that, I will further cleanse her memories, erasing all recollections of this place before releasing her again."
The second instruction is a safety precaution. To prevent this last living being from encountering danger in the outside world and dying rather than from natural causes, I left her an instruction: In the event of a crisis or suffering a certain degree of injury, she will be guided by an instruction from her memories to return here for repairs.
Chen Xiao nodded. It seemed this guy was quite thoughtful. But then he thought about it again. This guy was probably comparable to a highly intelligent computer, naturally considering things much more thoroughly than a human.
"That's roughly the situation." The man finished speaking, his face on the screen fixed on Chen Xiao. "Now, I need your cooperation in the next step of the plan: mate with the Mother. I need you to reproduce new life forms to ensure the continuation of our civilization."
Chen Xiao frowned. He took a step back. But as soon as he stepped back, dozens of faces appeared on the screens surrounding him, staring at Chen Xiao from all directions.
"Wait!" Chen Xiao frowned. "Since you have some understanding of humans, you should understand that your concept of mating doesn't apply to humans! That kind of thing isn't like what lower animals do..."
“I fully understand.” This “Category IV identifiable non-renewable independent organism” said it “understood,” but its voice carried a hint of confusion: “In my civilization, sexual intercourse between living beings seems to be a step that requires certain conditions to be met. If you need, I can help you complete the steps before mating…”
"Do you really understand?" Chen Xiao's eyes widened.
"Yes. I don't have much information on this in my records. But I've at least summarized a few key steps and conditions: mutual attraction, compliance, and no resistance. At the same time, various physical parameters change. For example, increased biological brainwave activity, increased blood flow, strong secretion of hormones, and fluctuations in heart rate, etc. If you need, I can help you complete these steps."
Listening to this clueless guy speak in such a rigid tone, Chen Xiao finally understood. It was probably impossible to explain the concept of "sex" to this machine-like individual.
No wonder, they're not natural beings. They even made a joke of leaving behind 10,000 embryos, all of which were female. How can you expect them to understand the concept of sexual intercourse?
"Then... what if I refuse?" Chen Xiao was already on guard when he said this.
The other party fell silent.
On the screen, the dozens of faces quickly merged into a giant face, and the expression gradually became serious.
However, its voice still carried a hint of politeness, even a tone of negotiation.
"From my original intention, as a non-natural being, I was set up with the rule in the early days of creation: to avoid doing anything against the will of higher natural beings unless absolutely necessary. But the current situation is special. I have to tell you. I need you to mate with the mother. I need you to reproduce the next generation of life forms. This is a necessary condition for the continuation of civilization. Under this premise, my analysis tells me that I can use some unconventional methods."
Chen Xiao immediately clenched his fists.
"Your physical attributes are quite good. The strength of your muscles and bones barely reaches the first-class level of life forms in our civilization. At the same time, I detected very strong brainwave activity in you. It can be determined that your brain development is at a certain level, and you possess a considerable degree of mental control. Furthermore, I witnessed the entire process of your battle with the Mother just now and have a full assessment of your abilities. My assessment is: if I take coercive measures, with your current abilities, you cannot resist."
Chen Xiao didn't believe it at first, but he quickly came to believe it!
Just as he snorted, several tentacles suddenly emerged from the surrounding screens. These tentacles appeared to be entirely formed of condensed liquid, and simultaneously released a strange light. The light resembled electricity, yet it was even more like ripples in water.
Several ripples of water were released. Chen Xiao's first reaction was to dodge. He dared not be careless and immediately used Instant Teleportation. Unfortunately, his body had barely disappeared when he suddenly cried out in pain. His body reappeared in mid-air, and then, like a fish pulled from the water, he fell helplessly onto the ground!
"It's no use. Here, I am a completely formless, independent life form. In your human logic, I am a completely conscious and spiritual life form. You have no chance of resisting me in terms of controlling consciousness energy."
With that calm voice, several ripples of water struck Chen Xiao precisely. Chen Xiao's body jolted; he could only watch helplessly as the water streams pierced right through him! Yes. Completely pierced! But the feeling of being pierced... wasn't the pain he'd expected. Not only was there no pain, but there was a subtle pleasure! It was as if... after the water pierced him, it washed over his entire body, and a cool, unprecedentedly comfortable and relaxed feeling rose from within!
Chen Xiao tried to struggle, but her body was no longer under her control.
His body was slowly lifted up by several ripples of water, gradually rising about four or five meters off the ground.
"Please don't be nervous. I'm just performing a minor procedure on you." The other person's voice was calm: "I detected that your body fluids contain a high level of biological toxins. This could be detrimental to reproduction after mating and might even harm the mother. Therefore, I have to perform a necessary cleansing of your unique constitution. Rest assured, these biological water-electric flows will not harm your body, brain, or other functions, nor will they affect your health. They will simply act directly on the toxin nuclei within your body's cells, breaking them down and then expelling them from your body."
Sure enough, Chen Xiao discovered that when the water flowed through him, it was originally clear, but when it flowed out from the other side of his body, it had turned into a rainbow of colors, as beautiful as a rainbow.
About ten minutes later, the water receded, and Chen Xiao's body was gently placed on the ground. Chen Xiao felt a sense of relief, followed by a feeling of bewilderment.
Just like that... his toxic superpowers were completely wiped out?!
To be honest, at this moment, besides feeling annoyed and angry at being manipulated, Chen Xiao also felt a faint sense of joy.
After all, that damned poison ability. While it had some uses, it also caused him a lot of trouble.
The most direct problem is that he can't have intimate contact with the woman he loves.
During their limited close encounters, including kisses, Chen Xiao could only lightly touch his lips, a mere taste. He dared not engage in a truly deep kiss.
Even kissing is this troublesome... let alone taking it to the next level?!
He had jumped up, ready to explode in anger, but he forced himself to calm down.
Clearly, this prehistoric civilization's intelligent computer was not something he could resist. Just now, it had easily taken control of him, and he was completely powerless to fight back...
Damn it, am I really going to be forced to mate?!
"Wait a minute. I have another question." Chen Xiao's eyes darted around. "When it comes to mating, I'm afraid one person isn't enough, right? That woman outside... she'd probably want to tear me to pieces the moment she sees me! The moment I show my face, she'll kill me immediately!"
“These are not problems.” The other person’s voice was confident: “As long as you agree, I will naturally find a way to get her to cooperate with you.”
It then explained: "In the era of my civilization, the physical structure of human life forms was largely similar to that of humans on Earth today. However, there were some subtle differences. For example, our life forms had an additional miniature cerebral gland in their brain structure compared to humans on Earth today. This is one of the characteristics of evolving into a more advanced life form, and current humans on Earth have not yet reached this level."
Simply put, this cerebral gland secretes a substance that generates a higher-level brainwave with a stronger frequency than that of humans on Earth. This brainwave directly enhances the brain's control over the body.
I will grant you a special weapon, specifically designed to control the Mother. I will give you a releaseable bio-current. This bio-current has an effective range of fifty meters. Within fifty meters, as long as you release this bio-current, you can directly interfere with the normal functioning of the Mother's cerebral glands, causing them to temporarily enter a state of paralysis. During this process, the Mother's brain will be unable to control her body normally, keeping her body in a normal but stagnant state, while her brain remains active.