Precious beast

Raoul was about to die of worry, how long are these people going to stay here?Because Riki doesn't go out and can't be pestered, is he going to bother himself instead?

Yes, Raoul, who was dizzy from work, was going to the restaurant for dinner, but was unfortunately stopped by a few idle and gossip guys in the hallway.

"Raoul, I heard that Riki can deal with mania? Why is it that pet?" This is Aisha who is full of curiosity.

"Such big news should have been shared with us earlier." This is Gideon who loves to watch good shows.

"Yeah, it's your fault that we missed such an interesting scene, Raoul." This was Orphe who was pretending to be righteous.

...The three people who have been talking non-stop since just now, and people don't know which sentence to answer, still have the nerve to talk about others? !

Raoul couldn't bear it anymore, and said with a straight face: "First of all, this is a top-secret research of the Academy of Sciences, and I don't need to tell anyone; second, Jupiter didn't clearly instruct me who to tell; finally, I won't reveal a word until Jupiter allows it . Do you understand, everyone?"

"Ah~ah, you are so heartless Raoul." Aisha pouted.

"Yeah, we have shared with you interesting things in the past." Orphe began to play the emotional card.

"I've already met Jupiter, and it wouldn't hurt to reveal a little bit." Gideon pushed the boat along.

"Isn't it more straightforward for you to ask Iason?" Raoul was really helpless, so he had to sacrifice Iason.

"Don't ask a cold-blooded guy like Iason!" Aisha said angrily, turning her head to one side.

"He's not there." Gideon glanced at Orphe.

Orphe nodded. He who manages EOS knows everyone's itinerary the most: "Yes, he went on a business trip to Galaxy Beta, and it should take some time before he comes back."

Raoul's heart trembled, has Jupiter already acted?The instructions for him should be coming soon.

Katze raised his wrist to check the time, half an hour had passed since the time he had expected, and Raoul still hadn't shown up in the restaurant.

Katze glanced at the lamb chops with red wine that had been made on the table, hesitant to do it again, but also worried that Raoul might be stuck by something, finally Katze decided to take a look for himself.

Katze saw Raoul standing at the corner of the corridor from a distance, as if he was talking to someone, with his hands crossed over his chest, a rare impatient look on his face.He wanted to save Raoul, so he walked over and patted Raoul on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Raoul, it's time to eat."

The next second, Katze's hand was forcefully opened, and Raoul greeted him with disgusted eyes.

Katze now saw clearly who was in front of Raoul, and seeing the same sneering expressions on the faces of the three, he felt something was wrong, but Raoul's next words made his blood freeze instantly.

"Katze, watch your words and deeds, this is not an occasion for bastards to be presumptuous."

The low-pitched voice, the calm tone, said it from Raoul's mouth, but contained a huge deterrent force, as well as immeasurable contempt.

There was a buzzing in Katze's head as if a bomb had exploded. He was stunned for a moment, then took two steps back, bowed slightly, and said in a humble voice: "I'm sorry Mrs. Am, please forgive my offense. Lunch is ready, Please eat in time."

"I see, you can step back."

"Yes, Lord Am."

After replying to the last sentence, Katze left in a hurry without raising her head to look at Raoul's face again.

He heard Orphe ask, "Raoul, you are too kind to these human bastards, and let them work here?"

"I respect their IQ and creativity, but that doesn't mean I deny the fact that they are bastards."

Raoul's answer came from afar, like knocking on Katze's heart, but it's a pity that his face was already pale and couldn't be any whiter.

When Raoul arrived at the dining room, the lamb chops on the table were completely cold. Raoul stared at it silently for a while, then ordered someone to remove it, but stopped the action the moment it was removed.

He looked at it for a while, then cut a piece and put it in his mouth. The cold lamb chops were indeed unpalatable, but it's not usually like this.

That person must be watching him carefully, otherwise why when he arrives at the restaurant, the food is always at the most suitable temperature?

Raoul felt a tightness in his chest, like a huge boulder was pressing on him, making him a little out of breath.

This feeling is not the first time today, after he just said the first sentence to Katze in the corridor, his chest is also tight like this, and there is a buzzing sound in his head, is that Katze's emotion?It was so painful... so painful that he finally couldn't get up the energy to deal with Orphe and the others. As soon as Katze left, he quickly dismissed them, no longer caring about their yelling "ruthless" and "cold-blooded".

Cold-blooded, maybe, elite blood is always cold... Raoul leaned back on the chair, covered his eyes, and sighed deeply.

When Raoul, who had nothing to eat, returned to the laboratory, a video call connection request was flashing on the portable terminal, and it was a call from Iason.

Raoul hesitated, and chose to connect, and Iason's face appeared on the screen in no time.

"Raoul, good afternoon. Because I am on a business trip, Katze needs to take care of some affairs for me, and the two-month deadline is coming soon, so he will return to the black market from tomorrow, although this is his job, but I think I still need to explain to you."

"Is that what he proposed to you?"

"Yeah, he didn't say anything else. Raoul, did something happen between you?"

"...It's nothing, everything is going well, our research has come to an end, and the rare animal inducer will soon be tested on a large scale."

"That's great news, congratulations. I hope you look happier, though."

"...Iason, why can you accept a bastard so calmly?"

Iason was a little taken aback, he'd asked himself this question before, but it never occurred to him to explain it to anyone.

Iason thought for a while, then slowly said: "Raoul, human beings are products of nature, and they are very complex species. They have ugly desires, but they also have more beautiful and fascinating things. Compared with us, they are natural The result of evolution, if you can figure this out, maybe you can understand it."

"Are you saying that humans are more advanced than us? But artificial intelligence is also part of evolution. Do you want to deny it?"

"The race that was created only for work and dominance, and can't even reproduce offspring, is it natural evolution or degeneration? I've been thinking about this question a lot lately. Human brains and machine bodies are more like us. The bastard kind, isn't it?"

Iason's words overturned all his cognition so far, but Raoul found that he couldn't refute it. After a moment of silence, he said: "But human life is too short."

"Raoul, have you ever experienced the feeling of dying?"

"Of course, it's not just me, all of us have had it."

"No, I'm talking about brain death, the kind of death that will never have autonomous consciousness again."

Perhaps knowing Raoul's answer, Iason continued without waiting for him to answer: "I have experienced it. The feeling of fear, regret, and desperate desire to live was the first time I experienced it when I was at Dana Burn. But when I After really surviving and embracing Riki again, that kind of ecstasy has never been experienced in my long life. It was the first time I was grateful for being alive. It is precisely because time is short that it is more precious, and life is more fragile. It is worth cherishing, life without an end is meaningless. Raoul, I hope that one day, you will understand."

"Maybe..." Raoul murmured, "Anyway, come back as soon as possible..."

After hanging up on Iason's call, Raoul noticed that Jupiter's command had just arrived at his terminal, and the message was very brief: the human intelligence experiment was officially implemented.

Raoul, who was tired all day, finally couldn't bear to lie down on the table.

What will happen to Iason?If he knew that Riki was about to become like himself...

Note:

Raoul's full name is RaoulAm.

It is more respectful to address people by their last name.