Chapter 1847: My Clearance Content
After removing the chip stuck in the bone, Xu Huo ran another test. Once he confirmed that the instrument's pointer was indeed targeting this chip, he also collected blood and some xenomorph tissue.
He purchased an analysis terminal through the game platform and attempted to parse the chip's contents. At the same time, he packaged the blood and other materials and sent them back to Rose Castle through Under Dimension, entrusting Dr. Deng with the testing.
Of course, the xenomorphs also had to be taken back. He had already cleared out "World Within the Painting," which could accommodate two living people, and he had used it before to store human xenomorphs.
Grabbing the front paw of the drowsy xenomorph and pressing it against the painting paper, the creature was actually sucked inside.
Xu Huo paused mid-motion and couldn't help but turn his head to look at the other xenomorphs.
Firing the anesthetic gun, he knocked down several more xenomorphs and brought them over to test. To his surprise, they could all be placed inside the painting frame!
Frowning, his gaze once again fell on these similarly sized xenomorphs. It was precisely because of their similar size that he hadn't initially thought the chip-embedded xenomorph might be an experiment involving humans and degenerates... but could all of these be experimental subjects?
If they were experimental subjects, their appearance, combined with the fact that they had been abandoned, was enough to indicate that the experiments had failed. So why would Dr. Joyce still leave a locator on the xenomorphs?
Dr. Deng wouldn't produce results that quickly, but the chip left by Dr. Joyce wasn't that high-level in terms of security. The intelligent analysis terminal had already made some progress. Based on the parsed files, they appeared to be some video and text materials.
The full analysis wasn't complete yet, and he had lingered here for too long. The stalker who had been watching from a distance was already moving closer.
Xu Huo quickly put away his items and took out the "Awakened Puppet."
He tentatively called out to Little Pink Hat, and surprisingly, she was still there.
"What do you want?" Little Pink Hat asked in a bad mood, but before Xu Huo could answer, she saw the desert outside through the slightly open door crack. Her eyes bulged, and without another word, she turned back.
Xu Huo moved the "Awakened Puppet" a bit further away and said with a smile, "Look, outside is a new district I found for you. From now on, you can open instances here too."
Little Pink Hat puffed up her cheeks angrily. "Can't you adults stop lying? This place clearly has hardly anyone. Am I supposed to eat sand here? And if there are no people, there definitely won't be any candy. Why would I stay in a district without candy?"
"Isn't it good to see different scenery? Like last time with the Platinum Eye?"
Little Pink Hat had almost gone stir-crazy at the Platinum Eye last time. She pouted and said, "I think the E-Class Wormhole Point was fine."
Xu Huo first handed her a handful of candy. "Since you think both the Platinum Eye and this place are bad, we'll find another place next time."
For the sake of the candy, Little Pink Hat didn't rush off. She stuffed candy into her mouth and mumbled vaguely, "You're not trying to get me to do something for you again, are you? If so, I'm telling you, my price has gone up. A pretty little dress and a few boxes of candy aren't enough to tempt me anymore. 'A scholar who has been away three days must be looked at with new eyes'—I've grown up too."
"Then what do you want?" Xu Huo sat down seriously and asked. "Courtesy calls for reciprocity. If you help me, I'll do my best to fulfill your wish."
Little Pink Hat thought for a moment. "Can you help upgrade my instance?"
Xu Huo pointed at his own face. "Do you see 'Open Game Permissions' written on my forehead?"
"Fine," Little Pink Hat said, hopping onto a nearby chair and sitting properly, swinging her delicate little leather shoes as she proposed another condition. "Then I want fifty million White Notes."
Smiling as he looked at her, Xu Huo asked, "Who taught you negotiation skills?" Little Pink Hat cupped her bulging cheeks and said smugly, "I learned from you adults. If you don't agree to the first request, you'll definitely agree to the second one."
"The premise for making concessions is that the second request is achievable," Xu Huo ruthlessly bargained. "One million White Notes."
Little Pink Hat's eyes went wide. "You cut it down that much? One million White Notes can't even buy a decent little dress!"
A low-level item dress could be bought for well under a million, but high-level ones were different. Although these items seemed useless, their prices were no lower than other items.
"Look at it from another angle. You don't lack little dresses now. With this million, you can buy toys and candy to your heart's content. Isn't that good?"
Sensing that the stalking player was getting closer, Xu Huo said, "If you don't want to help, that's fine. I'll find someone else."
With that, he put the "Awakened Puppet" forward.
Little Pink Hat's price hike strategy had failed. After quickly weighing her options, she said, "Then give me a little more, and I'll help you."
Xu Huo added one hundred thousand.
Little Pink Hat felt comforted in her heart, clapped her hands to seal the deal, and then asked what she needed to do.
Xu Huo pointed at the xenomorphs on the ground. "Can you do some camouflage on your arms and legs?"
"Mimicking their appearance?" Little Pink Hat said. "That's a bit difficult. I was born looking like this. But you can buy camouflage items for me to use, or a holographic projection device would work."
Xu Huo bought two devices as she suggested, adjusted the effect range to cover Little Pink Hat's head, neck, and both feet, then wrapped her in a tablecloth. After putting away the items, he evolved toward the hotel.
And the moment he left, that player also arrived near the xenomorph group. He only caught a brief glimpse, but that one look was enough for him to see a small section of a foot hanging down from Xu Huo's arm—shaped somewhat like a human's but covered in bluish-gray xenomorph skin.
The stalker decisively made a move, but Xu Huo had already shifted two thousand meters away, and his items hadn't had time to take effect.
He didn't completely lose his composure. Instead, he first went to check the xenomorph group, comparing the xenomorphs with the foot he had just seen. Combined with the empty space among the several anesthetized xenomorphs... a fervent gleam flashed in his eyes, and he immediately changed direction to pursue.
Xu Huo ignored the person behind him and went straight into the hotel. To his surprise, Pink Hair was waiting in the lobby. Seeing what he was holding in his arms, she exclaimed in astonishment, "Is that the experimental subject?"
Xu Huo reached out and flipped the tablecloth back over to cover Little Pink Hat's feet, a slight smile on his face. "Whether I can clear the instance depends on her."
Pink Hair smiled along. "Too bad we're not in the same instance."
Upstairs, Deng Xiahei and the others hadn't slept either. Hearing the conversation, they immediately came downstairs. Juan Er blurted out, "Did they really manage to produce a child? What does it look like? Let me see..."
Xu Huo raised his hand to stop him. "This is my clearance content."
(Chapter End)