Chapter 516: Chapter 510: Instant Mom

’What a load of bullshit. A bunch of idiots, trying to teach a master his own craft—like wielding a broadsword in front of Guan Gong. So stupid!’

Xie Ning was so exasperated she was speechless.

’This little brat seems to have a pretty big vocabulary...’

Her hand, hovering in the air, grew increasingly hesitant to press the final key.

’Why does it feel like this kid is some kind of monster?’

’He’s just a tiny thing, yet he speaks so eloquently, without even pausing for breath.’

’This little box looks like it’s only about a meter square. It can’t possibly hold a very big child, can it?’

’Mommy, you don’t like me? How can you not like me?’

A rippling cry soon echoed from the depths of her mind—the WAAAH WAAAH WAAAH of a baby’s wail.

Xie Ning was completely bewildered.

’She hadn’t expected this brat to start crying at the drop of a hat.’

As if sensing something, the bizarrely-shaped children on the metal plates immediately grew agitated.

The serpentine girl even raised her head, frantically scraping against the metal plate and letting out an incessant HISSS.

Xie Ning found this strange. ’So Experiment Zero in this little box can also influence these deformed children.’

’Does that mean it can command them, too?’

Experiment Zero in the box noticed that Xie Ning’s hand had been paused for a long time, seemingly with no intention of entering the rest of the password. It began to cry even more shrilly and pitifully, calling out "Mommy, Mommy" over and over.

Xie Ning turned to look at Xiao Huzi.

"There isn’t something wrong with this Experiment Zero, is there?"

’Its spiritual power feels terrifying; it can make the other test subjects feel strange emotions in an instant.’

Xiao Huzi looked at her, confused. "Boss, is there a problem? I only know that Experiment Zero is very important to this lab. I’ve never heard of it doing anything unusual."

"Since we can’t crack the password, why don’t we just take the box back with us for now? I’m sure there are plenty of experts at Jingji Base who can open this preservation container."

’Mommy, I’m hungry.’ A pitiful, baby-like voice drilled into her spirit world.

After much hesitation, Xie Ning reached out and pressed the final key of the password. With a CLICK, the preservation container’s lid popped open.

The sound made Xiao Huzi jump.

Immediately after, he felt a biting coldness rush mercilessly out of the cryo-box and hit him in the face.

His body flinched involuntarily. Xiao Huzi fixed his gaze inside the box.

There, in the center of the small preservation container, lay a tiny baby that looked like it was carved from jade.

It was utterly adorable, with skin as fair and smooth as snow.

It was dressed in a set of thin cotton pajamas, its eyes closed, its long eyelashes fluttering slightly like two tiny fans.

’This kid is just too beautiful.’

Xiao Huzi felt drawn to the child and couldn’t help but stare for a few more moments.

Suddenly, his head felt as if it had been struck by a hammer. CLANG! He couldn’t stop himself from swaying side to side.

Xie Ning frowned slightly. She quickly reached out, placed a hand on Xiao Huzi’s shoulder, and erected a Spirit Barrier in front of him.

"’If you launch another unprovoked Spiritual Attack, I won’t go easy on you.’ Xie Ning’s telepathic voice was icy."

A soft voice immediately echoed in her mind. "He kept looking at me. I don’t like people staring at me. Only Mommy can."

Er... Xie Ning didn’t know what to say. This feeling of being made a mother against her will was leaving her completely flustered.

"’Mommy, I’m hungry.’ The child’s small, baby-like voice echoed endlessly in her mind."

Xie Ning was in a bind.

Although she had collected plenty of milk formula in her Space and could easily mix a bottle for the child, she had no idea if this Experiment Zero even drank regular formula!

She didn’t know what Experiment Zero usually drank, so for now, all she could do was try.

Xie Ning took a can of milk formula from her Space, but before she could even open it, a protesting telepathic message came through. "Mommy, Mommy, I don’t want to drink that! It has no flavor and doesn’t taste good."

"I like the bottle in Mommy’s bag. That one is very good. I like it a lot."

’The bottle in my bag?’

Xie Ning froze for a moment, then slung her backpack off her shoulder. She pulled out the thermos inside, her expression slightly hesitant.

What she had in the thermos was Replenishing Well Water.

’That’s right. Experiment Zero was definitely not an ordinary baby.’

’Xie Ning figured it must be some kind of strange, mixed-energy entity that needed to consume energy to grow.’

’So...’

’Experiment Zero would probably like things such as Crystal Cores.’

’Raising this little guy would be ridiculously expensive. It won’t drink normal formula and only likes Energy Water?’

’I can’t be forced into motherhood like this.’

’It’s too expensive. I have to refuse!’

’In her mind, Xie Ning put a big red X over Experiment Zero.’

But unexpectedly, as if sensing her thoughts again, the little brat started to act pitiful, stammering, ’M-Mommy... Mom... I... I don’t eat much, r-really! Baby can... can eat just one meal a day. And I can... can eat anything. I can even eat dirt!’

Xie Ning didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

’Eat dirt? Seriously?’

’Look at how fair and chubby he is. How could she possibly feed him dirt?’

’That would be completely insane...’

Experiment Zero might not be picky, but Xie Ning was a person with standards.

She still mixed formula for him, but this time, she used warmed-up Replenishing Well Water.

Taking out a brand-new baby bottle, Xie Ning poured the energy-infused formula into it.

The moment she placed it at the baby’s lips, the little guy began to suckle with all his might.

Even while drinking, he didn’t forget to send her a telepathic message. "Mommy, this is so yummy! It’s better than all the Energy Liquids I’ve ever had before! This Energy Liquid is so rich and refreshing. I love, love, love it. Can I have another bottle after this?"

Xie Ning couldn’t be bothered to respond. After feeding him the bottle of energy formula, she went to close the lid of the preservation container.

But the little guy wasn’t having it. His telepathic voice kept clamoring at her, "Mommy, this place is too dark. I don’t like it. Can you put me in your Personal Space? I like it in there."

"I feel like that place would be super comfy."

Hearing this, Xie Ning froze completely.

’She truly hadn’t expected the spiritual power of this newborn Experiment Zero to be so immense.’

’It could remotely sense that her Personal Space could hold living beings??’

’Then that raised another question: could such a powerful spiritual entity even be brought into the Space?’

Xie Ning immediately rejected Experiment Zero’s suggestion.

’Right now, she just felt that this Experiment Zero was far too abnormal!’

’Although it was just a small baby at the moment, this was no ordinary infant.’

’There was no way Xie Ning would casually put a test subject into her Space, especially since her grandparents were living in the farmhouse-themed area within it.’

’Even though the test subject seemed completely harmless right now...’

’But who could really know?’

’After the apocalypse, anything impossible could become possible. In any case, it was never wrong to be cautious.’

Xie Ning mercilessly slammed the lid shut and sent a chilly telepathic message: "Go back to sleep and be quiet. If you make any more noise, you won’t get any more formula, and you can starve all the way to the Capital."

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