The Record of Unusual Creatures

2The interference pheromone was based on the synthesis of the lifeblood and Progenitor of Life cells. The MDT indicated that the substance could influence the First Born's judgment in a short time and wake the violent creature's original feeding mechanism—to avoid living organisms. Obviously this was a very useful thing, especially in the event that the suppression signal gets interrupted (such as having the transmitter shielded, or having signal interference). The interference pheromone could be used as an emergency tranquilizer to calm the First Born down.     4

The eradication of the First Born was only a last resort. Hao Ren's greatest goal was to solve the secret of the goddess of creation by studying the First Born. Therefore, as long as there were things that could keep the First Born under control, the longer the better.     

"How effective are these pheromones?" Hao Ren picked up a test-tube-like container with metal caps on both ends and looked at the thin red liquid inside. "How long will it last?"     

"According to calculations, even after diluting it 1,000 times, it can still effectively interfere with the judgment of the First Born's tentacles and Blood Tide until it's completely altered. The specific time of alteration depends on the surrounding environment. If it's injected directly into the First Born's ganglion at the highest concentration, the First Born can be instantly paralyzed for at least 24 hours," said the MDT. It then reminded him, "Of course, this is a theoretical value deduced from the First Born samples we collected before. We haven't conducted any experiments on a living First Born."     

Vivian took out a test tube and looked at it closely under the light. "With this thing... and the transmitter, you have full control of the First Born. Mr. Landlord, what are you going to do in Holletta?"     

Hao Ren put the test tube back. "I need a living sample of the First Born. It's better to be complete, so I'm going to move the two First Borns together—dig them out of the planet, move to outer space, and build a laboratory to study them."     

Everyone was shocked by what Hao Ren had just said. All of them did not expect the guy who had been idle for several days at home to come out with such a plan. Y'zaks stared at Hao Ren in amazement. "Whoa, looks like I've underestimated you; what a mighty big idea. If I had a military strategist like you back then..."     

Hao Ren waved his hand hurriedly. "Don't flatter me. Lanina would kill me for usurping her goose that lays the golden eggs."     

"How are you going to dig that thing out of the planet?" Lily quickly asked. "It's no joke that the things have their tentacles implanted underground almost like parasites on the planet."     

"Of course not if it's a fully-grown First Born like the one in Tannagost, which has already spread all over the entire planet. But the two remaining First Borns in Holletta have obviously not grown yet." Hao Ren smiled wryly. "I've gotten the MDT to scan the area around the Volcano of Dusk; the First Born beneath the volcano curled itself up into a ball before falling asleep. Its size is also about 100 km across the volcano. It's said that the First Born under the Giant Tree of Life is even smaller."     

Lily grinned and said, "I don't think you can simply dig it out of the earth judging from its size. I'm good at digging holes, but there's no way to dig a hole as enormous as that."     

Everyone looked at the husky with a weird expression. Cold sweat trickled down Hao Ren's forehead as he said, "No worries, I'm not asking you to dig. Let me check if there's such a large-scale construction machine in Aerym."     

Vivian immediately nodded. "Oh yeah, any of their floating islands is bigger than Holletta's First Borns."     

"But before we do, we have to get the space facilities ready first. The facility has to at least be larger than the two First Borns," said Nangong Wuyue. "Or else, there'll be no place to plant the First Borns."     

Hao Ren scratched his chin. "Plant? Why do you say so?"     

"What difference is there?" said the siren girl, wagging her tail—like Lily, she liked to let her tail out for some fresh air as long as there were no outsiders present. "Isn't it essentially a hyper-large-scale transplant? The First Born is still somewhat like an animal while it's awake, but since you're all determined to give it some potion electrotherapy, it's going to be more like vegetation."     

The biggest strength of this bunch of creatures was their wit.     

"Let me give you all a friendly reminder," the MDT chimed in. "All construction costs are reimbursable, but there's one restriction: under no circumstances is the First Born allowed to be brought to the Surface World. That thing is dangerous if gets out of control. What's more, the complicated information it carries is enough to undermine the stability of the Wall of Reality."     

"The base should be in the Plane of Dreams," said Hao Ren, still scratching his chin. He already had some ideas in mind. "The probable location is there, and the 'transplantation' process will also be there. I should also learn base design skills, shouldn't I?"     

Hao Ren was a little taken aback when he thought of the study materials. He already hated it when he was told to study a few spacecraft driving manuals earlier on. Now, thinking of building a space station made his flesh crawl.     

Fortunately, the MDT shot him a blue ray of contempt (please don't ask me how to tell that the blue light means contempt). "Don't worry about designing the research base. There are experts who will handle that. Like the research system on the Petrachelys, it'll be a fool-proof operation from top to bottom. Your only task is to hang your name on the door of various buildings to ward off the evil spirits."     

Hao Ren began to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard that. "Good. Let me think about it and write a report to Raven. By the way, I'll have to go to Aerym in two days and check out Helcrown."     

Little girl Y'lisabet was elated. She jumped to her feet and asked to go back, so that she could show off her repair skills to Lanina. Hao Ren did not know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the child's behavior: every demon princess in movies and anime looked majestic as well as elegant, even when they were still minors. They could rely on BGM to bring out their royal demeanor. Why was this demon princess always holding a screwdriver and strolling around was beyond him. She appeared much stronger when she was commanding the entire army on her dad's behalf back then.     

The MDT suddenly chimed in and diverted Hao Ren's attention away from the demon princess. "There's been another progress made: the equipment for analyzing the vengeful spirit is ready. Just that it's uncertain if it can be used."     

As soon as the MDT's voice trailed off, the excited Nangong siblings spoke in unison, "Really?!"     

"Really, but don't hold your breath," said the MDT with a flat, indifferent voice. "Theoretically, everything is feasible. The tester's performance may not necessarily be reliable, and we don't even know what format the memory of the vengeful spirit is stored in. Plus, I don't know if it has a memory deletion mechanism—so, don't get your hopes up too high."     

In saying so, Hao Ren was trying to make it clear to Nangong Wuyue beforehand. "Calm down. We've just created a prototype now. Since we have a vengeful spirit sample with us, we'll be able to make a new decoding device if this one fails. Get your tail off your brother, he's already suffocating."     

Nangong Wuyue came to her senses and released her brother. Nangong Sanba staggered to his feet, half-dead. "Thanks for saving my life..." said Nangong Sanba.     

The MDT led everyone to a large device at the other end of the room and said, "Here it is."     

The massive equipment was obviously newly manufactured; a prototype designed for a single project. It had a smooth, silvery-white shell without any model plates or logos. It was two meters high and five to six meters wide, semi-circular in shape and divided into two parts with a central axis. The two parts of the body were recessed in the central axis and formed a semi-bowl shape with tens of centimeters in diameter. Inside the semi-bowl structure were many bright, detector-like stuff, which clearly made up the central command.     

"The prototype didn't go through the aesthetic design process, so it doesn't look pretty." The MDT hovered over the new device. "We originally wanted to give it the most beautiful coffin-style design, but for the sake of efficiency, we just created an inner liner."     

Hao Ren pulled the MDT to the side and said, "Fortunately, you've only created the liner! As if the coffins in the basement at home aren't scary enough. How do you operate this device?"     

The MDT flew back and pointed at the recess on the equipment with a beam of light. "See the recess? Pour the vengeful spirit into it."     

"Pour... into it?" Hao Ren asked.     

That sounded whimsical!