Hearing that they were going to bring Vivian along, Hao Ren's heart skipped a beat. His intuition told him that Raven 12345 really had something important to tell him. So, he did not waste any time. He stuffed Lil Pea into his clothes and prepared to teleport to 'heaven' with Vivian.
"Bring the egg," the MDT reminded as it opened the door. "Be careful, don't crush it!"
Hao Ren carefully pinched the 'mermaid egg'. He wanted to put it in his pocket, but he was afraid that he would accidentally crush it. So, he just held it in his hand. "Let's go. We're going through the portal anyway."
The two of them brought a fish to 'heaven'. For the first time, Raven 12345 stood at the door to greet them. Hao Ren took Vivian's hand and quickly walked up to her. He showed the mermaid egg in his hand. "This was laid by Lil Pea."
Raven 12345 took the egg with great interest. It was delicate and delicate like a work of art, with a sense of vulnerability and delicacy that made people tremble. After observing it for a while, the goddess looked up and said, "Nothing will hatch from it."
"I know," Hao Ren nodded. "I've never heard of a mermaid that can reproduce by parthenogenesis. I just want to know if this is normal. Or is Lil Pea precocious? "
"I still have to check." Raven 12345 turned and walked to the door. "This kind of mermaid is not in the list of my own creations. But it's not difficult to check."
Hao Ren and Vivian followed Raven into the house. They turned a few corners in the long corridor and finally came to a small lounge. Raven 12345 waved her hand and summoned an oval silver plate in mid-air. She motioned for Hao Ren to put the little mermaid on the plate.
The plate had a wonderful characteristic. The moment Lil Pea touched the surface, the temperature and hardness of the plate changed. The little guy stretched her tail comfortably after lying on it, and then lay still obediently. Hao Ren looked at the plate and felt that its shape was a little strange, but he couldn't tell where this sense of déjà vu came from.
Raven 12345 stared at Lil Pea for a while. No one knew what she was thinking. Suddenly, she took out a few pieces of coriander and green onions and placed them beside Lil Pea. When the coriander leaves surrounded Hao Ren, he suddenly came to his senses. "Fish plate?"
"Damn, I'm used to it!" Raven 12345 hurriedly removed the chopped coriander and green onions. She coughed awkwardly, "Ahem, wait a moment. Let me check."
As she spoke, a mysterious silvery-white halo appeared in her eyes. Lil Pea was immediately attracted by the light, and as she looked at it, she fell into a trance state. Seeing that the Goddess was really getting down to business, Hao Ren did not say anything and stepped back with Vivian.
"Mr. Landlord," Vivian touched Hao Ren's arm. "Why do you think the Goddess asked me to come here?"
Hao Ren lowered his voice and said, "She probably wants to talk about your splitting situation, and maybe it has something to do with the Goddess."
Vivian lowered her head and didn't say anything else. No one knew what she was thinking.
Raven 12345's examination did not last long. Soon, the light in her eyes faded, and Lil Pea returned to her usual smart state. Hao Ren noticed it and asked nervously, "How's the situation?"
"Everything is normal," Raven 12345 nodded. "This is a normal development process. Due to the harsh living environment of this kind of mermaid, the offspring often have congenital defects due to environmental disturbances during the hatching process. So, as soon as they leave the larval stage, they will 'test' all their bodily functions. If there is a problem with any of their functions, they will stop developing, and in their hometown, this means that they will die soon. This way, they can leave enough resources for other healthy individuals. But, Lil Pea's hatching process and growth will not be a problem under your care. The little one is healthy. She just 'self-examined'. "
"Is that so …" Hao Ren's mouth was agape. Once again, he lamented the complexity of 'life' and the different environmental structures of each world. "Will she still … Err, lay eggs in the future?"
"Not until she becomes an adult," Raven 12345 shook her head. "That will take a few years. Now that she has completed the examination of all her bodily functions, she will grow up healthily and quickly. "
"What do we do with this egg?" Hao Ren pointed to the mermaid egg beside Lil Pea. The little one did not seem to realize what this thing meant to her. She just looked at the little ball curiously and occasionally poked it with her finger. She at least knew that this thing was fragile.
"It will soon lose its activity. After all, it is just a test subject. It will probably only survive for a few hours. But, it is something worth remembering for Lil Pea, so I think we should do something … "
Raven 12345 said as she pondered. Then, she clapped her hands, picked up the mermaid egg and began to inject magic into it. A dense silver-white glow floated on her fingertips, and a crystal-clear, crystal-like thing quickly condensed around the mermaid egg. When the white glow gradually dissipated, there was a small and lovely pendant in Raven 12345's hand. The pendant was shaped like a teardrop gem with a light blue luster, and the gem was inlaid with the mermaid egg. It had now become a real work of art.
Raven 12345 tied the pendant with a rope and solemnly hung it around Lil Pea's neck. "It's a talisman for you."
Hao Ren was speechless.
Vivian quietly stuck her tongue out. "I feel like I should say something, but I don't know what to say."
Lil Pea curiously fiddled with the pendant, which was still a little too big for her. She soon became happy. She patted her tail and said politely to Raven 12345, "Thank you!"
Although she did not know what the pendant could do, she thought it was beautiful, like a water droplet.
"You've taught your daughter well," Raven 12345 nodded approvingly.
"This thing won't get lost easily, right?" Hao Ren thought of something else. "She swims around in the water all day, and the things hanging on her will always get lost."
"Don't worry, I've added a positioning function to the pendant. Whenever the little guy throws something off, it will immediately fly back. In fact, the main feature of this pendant is that it can be used for positioning … "Raven 12345 said with a smile." Of course, even so, it's still a divine artifact. After all, I made it myself. "
Hao Ren was speechless. He felt that the world's most useless divine artifact had finally been born: a divine artifact made by a true God. It was a divine artifact with a GPS function. What a waste of a divine artifact!
"After talking about Lil Pea, let's talk about something more serious." Raven 12345 handed the little mermaid to Hao Ren, and her eyes finally fell on Vivian. "Come with me, I'll show you something."
Vivian and Hao Ren exchanged a look, and then nodded at the same time.
The place Raven 12345 wanted to take them to was the "warehouse."
The warehouse was located in a special space and naturally could not be reached by foot. So, Raven 12345 snapped her fingers, and Hao Ren and Vivian only saw a flash of light. When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves standing in an unusually spacious indoor space.
Rows of neatly arranged pillars stretched out in front of them. Apart from the mysterious patterns on the pillars and the faintly visible magic patterns on the ground, the overall structure reminded them of an open underground parking lot. The place looked quite empty. Hao Ren did not know why the goddess wanted to bring him to such an empty place, but he soon found out the reason.
Raven 12345 opened up a part of the "cargo space." Between the two rows of pillars closest to Hao Ren and Vivian, the air rippled like water. Along with the ripples, more than 20 crystal containers appeared in two rows.
The crystal containers looked like some kind of special hibernation device. Through the translucent surface, they could clearly see what was inside. Hao Ren quickly stepped forward. "This is …"
Each crystal container contained a Vivian — the red-haired version.
Vivian looked at it all in awe. When she first saw her "split body", she had imagined that there would be more similar bodies scattered in the world. But she never thought that one day she would meet these split bodies in such a shocking way. More than 20 split bodies were arranged in front of her like some kind of dark science experiment or strange ritual. They had the same face and were sleeping. She felt a chill gradually spread from the depths of her heart.
"I dare not say all of them, but most of them should be here." Raven 12345's voice snapped Hao Ren and Vivian out of their stupor.
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