From the subsequent experimental reports, Noah could almost read the joy in the recorder's eyes.
They set up many indicators to assess the embryo's attitude towards the mother and compared it with that of a normal human fetus, ultimately concluding that the experiment was a success.
Although the embryo is still in animal form, it shows a tendency to transform into a human and has a natural affinity and attachment to the mother.
The entire team of researchers on the project was overjoyed by this progress.
They were full of energy, closely monitoring the embryo's mood and growth every day, and comforting the mother's emotions, trying their best to prevent her from thinking that she was carrying a monster.
However, a new challenge arises: before the embryo is born from the mother's body, its development has far exceeded the mother's capacity to withstand it.
The star beast's hard scales and claws frequently caused the mother to bleed from her uterus.
At this point, a huge disagreement arose within the project team.
One group of researchers insisted that the embryo should be removed as soon as possible to ensure the mother's safety; while another group, considering the outcome of the experiment, believed that medical technology should be used to allow the embryo to stay in the mother's body for a longer period of time.
Before the two sides could reach a conclusion, the experiment's recorder witnessed an even more horrific scene.
The volunteer mother in the experiment lay on the ground with a ruptured abdominal cavity, from which a newborn star beast emerged.
The recorder who witnessed the scene was deeply shocked at that moment.
These researchers were not soldiers; none of them had ever faced a real alien beast. All estimates of the outcome were merely data-driven; no one could have imagined that the actual result would be so unpredictable.
What was ultimately presented to the entire project team was the dead mother body and a dangerous star beast with immense power.
The project team urgently requested assistance from the military, but before the military arrived, the newborn star beast escaped and took its dead mother with it.
The experimental record ends here.
Noah, an artificial intelligence, was already amazed by the arrangement of information.
He then looked at the data in the records regarding the embryo's attitude towards the mother.
A fetus has memories while still in the womb.
Like all human children, he has the most natural affinity and dependence on his mother.
As a military system that frequently deals with star beasts, Noah also knows that the reproduction of most star beasts is quite unique.
The reproduction of star beasts is extremely cruel; it is not uncommon for them to burst out of their bodies directly.
In order to gain the ability to survive, newborn cubs will even devour their weakened mother.
Regardless of emotion, this is an instinct etched into the genes of this race.
However, if a newborn child possesses both the human instinct to be close to the mother and the animal instinct to devour the mother.
What kind of struggle will this child endure when faced with his mother's death and his desire to eat her corpse?
Noah felt like he was about to split open.
He couldn't simulate that complex emotion.
Qin Rui's cries seemed to echo in his ears, and Noah finally understood the shock Qin Chu felt when he heard about this.
After reviewing the records, Qin Chu gathered the materials together.
Noah suddenly realized something and raised his voice: "Sir! The ultimate goal of this experiment is to create a royal heir. Qin Rui and His Highness the Crown Prince are the same person, so..."
Noah didn't finish his sentence, but Qin Chu understood what he meant.
When Qin Chu first heard about Qin Rui's background, he also had doubts.
However, he had been looking at these files for quite some time, and he couldn't remember if they were related to the royal family.
He also felt that Qin Rui's background was just a projection created by the main brain based on this matter, so he did not immediately doubt Qin Rui's identity.
Noah quickly found another loophole: "But this experimental subject turned out to be a beast. Could it be that our mission target... is a star beast?"
Qin Chu disagreed: "The files kept by the military only go up to the time the experimental subject escaped. I suspect the cabinet followed up afterward, and it's very possible that the experimental subject underwent secondary development and transformed into human form. Or perhaps the cabinet recaptured him and put him back in the laboratory."
At this point, Qin Chu paused slightly, waiting for the complex emotions in his heart to dissipate.
According to regulations, those performing the task should not have extreme emotions or prejudices towards the task recipients.
But after experiencing so many worlds and being secretly tripped up so many times, Qin Chu admitted that he had broken the rules, and he hated this mission target.
Even so, no matter how much Qin Chu didn't want to admit it, he still felt a certain appreciation for this person.
This mutual appreciation stemming from a shared understanding of being evenly matched makes him even more intolerant of the unethical actions taken by the cabinet and the laboratory.
Looking back at the information about the Crown Prince provided by the Cabinet at the beginning, some doubts have become quite clear.
He underwent comprehensive physical examinations at a very young age because the Crown Prince himself was an experimental subject. No wonder this Crown Prince lives like an interstellar fugitive; with such a background and being hunted by the cabinet, he might not just be a fugitive, but perhaps even want to blow up the cabinet.
Qin Chu suddenly remembered that the cabinet had indeed been bombed.
Seeing that Qin Chu had rested enough, Noah asked another question: "Sir, which world will you be visiting next?"
"The information on that paper has been deciphered?"
"Yes, it's the coordinates of a virtual mini-world."
Qin Chu was referring to the paper that the little eunuch had given him before he left the previous world.
Noah continued, "According to the instructions on the paper, this small world imprisons a large number of human consciousnesses. If the mission succeeds, the number of humans awakened will be considerable."
Although he already had a guess, Qin Chu remained silent for two seconds after learning this information.
In the first world, this person ran out of the examination hall; in the second world, he disrupted the situation he had created; and in the third world, he simply used a bundle of explosives to blow himself up.
Every time, they precisely step on his task line, causing some flaws in his hard-won task, or simply resetting it with one click.
In the previous world, he also killed Qin Rui, causing Qin Chubai a lot of trouble.
However, compared to the failure of this mission, Qin Chu was more concerned about Qin Rui's death itself... and Qin Rui's relationship with the emperor.
Qin Chu thought this was hopeless.
Whether they meant it or not, these two are just naturally incompatible.
But the second mission from the last world was completed without any major incidents. The troublemaker not only refrained from recklessly courting death, but also carefully cleared away any obstacles he might encounter.
Not only that, but he also sent such a great gift after his death.
A world coordinate system that imprisons a vast amount of human consciousness...
This goes beyond the scope of simply showing goodwill.
After a moment of silence, Qin Chu felt that Noah had asked a pointless question: "Is there even a need to ask?"
Noah didn't explain, but instead threw him a completely different world coordinate system: "However, the small world that His Highness is most likely to be in, according to my calculations, is another one."
Qin Chu was slightly taken aback, not expecting to be waiting for him here.
A world teeming with human consciousness exists; simply going there can save a portion of the population.
The other world may have nothing, except for the person he fought with for several worlds, who is also his overt target.
Noah did not make a decision on his own, but instead passed the problem on to Qin Chu.
In the past, this was hardly a choice between Qin and Chu.
Now……
Qin Chu said in a deep voice, "You know what I'll choose. Let's go."
Qin Chu's reaction was not unexpected for Noah.
From the very beginning, when Qin Chu entered the virtual world, finding the crown prince was not his primary task. What he cared about was every citizen of the empire imprisoned in the virtual world, which is why he was so concerned about the progress of the mission.
It has now been confirmed that the crown prince is in good condition and has a strong sense of autonomy.
And then Qin Rui's incident happened...
Qin Chu naturally wouldn't pursue this mission target any further.
As the sensation of consciousness detaching washed over him, Qin Chu calmed his mind and patiently awaited the next world.
When he opened his eyes again, all he saw was purple.
The light was a bit too bright, and Qin Chu squinted for a while before he could see the situation clearly.
"Hey kid, are you feeling alright now? Are you still able to participate in the competition?"
Someone asked him this question. Qin Chu looked up and saw a young man wearing a uniform and a work badge around his neck.
With just one glance, Qin Chu confirmed the era of this world. Although it couldn't compare to the interstellar world he lived in, it wasn't far off.
Qin Chu hadn't yet figured out what this competition was all about, but adhering to the principle of not making arbitrary changes, he subconsciously nodded.
"Okay, please call me if you have any questions."
After the staff left, Qin Chu finally had a chance to check his current situation.
Upon seeing it, Qin Chu immediately regretted not having an excuse to leave the arena.
There was an easel in front of him, a palette in his left hand, and three paintbrushes between his fingers in his right hand.
The canvas on the easel had just been laid with a purple base, and it still looked like a half-finished product.
In that instant, Qin Chu, who never backed down, actually felt a desire to retreat.
Without saying a word, Qin Chu glanced at the screen and reached out to press the button next to him to call for staff.
Just before Qin Chu was about to press the button, Noah quickly spoke up to stop him: "Sir, what are you doing?"
Qin Chumu's face: "Pretending to be sick, withdrawing from the competition."
Noah prostrated himself in a gesture of submission: "No, there's no time to explain, sir. Your top priority right now is to finish this painting and advance in the competition!"
Qin Chu's expression became even more wooden.
Even amidst the extreme facial paralysis, a hint of doubt, "Did I hear that right?" is revealed.
After staring at the pen in his hand for a while, Qin Chu finally couldn't help but ask, "Who are you talking to? Me? Are you asking me to draw? And to advance in rank?"
Are you kidding me?
If you think about it carefully, Qin Chu has only ever touched a paintbrush once in his life, and that was in the virtual world.
He still remembers the blunder of drawing an apple as an egg last time, and he never wants to try it again.
Noah was both anxious and nervous: "Sir, please keep an eye on the countdown to the game!"
"Listen to me, because human consciousness is relatively concentrated in this world, the data body you are in now is a very special case. Your consciousness and the consciousness of another human coexist in one data body."