Chapter 1737: Mermaid Breeding Guide 09

Because the mermaid's comprehension ability had not yet reached the standard for unimpeded communication, that day Lin Juan still didn't ask anything.

Another day, Jin Chen secretly sped up the healing of his wounds, absolutely able to continue acting, and immediately wanted to leave the Breeding Chamber to play and, by the way, make contact with the protagonist.

But according to the broken rules here, it seems he still can't leave freely.

Lin Juan had just returned from the Control Room when he saw the Number Seventeen mermaid, suspected of having skin thirst syndrome, who felt uncomfortable without a daily hug, again swimming anxiously in the Breeding Chamber.

"Juan!"

Jin Chen, dissatisfied, slapped the chamber wall; his tail fin, capable of rolling up huge waves, struck the glass with repeated shocks.

The crystal-clear water bubbles frothed up by the slap floated around Jin Chen, lit by the ceiling light like sparkling diamonds, making the scene even more gorgeous and beautiful,

It was a very beautiful scene, but equally very dangerous.

Because a certain mermaid had already shattered a Breeding Chamber, Lin Juan, however unnatural it felt to want to avoid contact with him as much as possible, now had no choice but to walk over.

"What's wrong with you again?" Lin Juan asked, his tone as detached as business, but however you listen, you can sense a hint of helplessness.

He really had been worn down by this mermaid to the point of having no temper.

Jin Chen swam out of the opened hatch, already unusually adept at sitting on the sofa that had practically become his territory, and stared solemnly at Lin Juan.

"I want to go home."

"You… what?"

Lin Juan snapped his eyes over, "You want to go home?"

"Yes."

Jin Chen nodded, his tail tip hooking Lin Juan to pull him toward the sofa, and he didn't, as he had the past few days, see Lin Juan and cling to him for a hug.

In Jin Chen's innocent brows and eyes, a few traces of anxiety surfaced; he wrapped his arms around Lin Juan, pleading, and habitually acted coquettish toward him.

"Juan, let me go."

Lin Juan's dark eyes probed Jin Chen, the subtle discomfort in his heart set aside for now; he was very curious why the mermaid suddenly wanted to leave.

"Why do you want to leave?"

"The wound doesn't hurt anymore; I'm going home."

Jin Chen said, poking the wound with his sharp fingertip, "Look."

Lin Juan coldly regarded the wound healing too quickly, "You can't leave."

"Why." Jin Chen, dissatisfied, released his hand; light fell on his downcast, lost blue eyes, as if they were being crushed.

"The wound's healed, so you leave—are you deceiving me?"

Lin Juan's dangling fingers curled a few times; according to his rich theory and practical experience, what should be done now is to make the high-intelligence test subject understand the situation—only by letting them know that leaving the base means immediate death will they willingly stay again.

Otherwise, due to unresolved depression, high-intelligence animals may develop self-destructive tendencies and cannot become qualified test subjects.

"The outside is very dangerous; the bad humans who previously harmed you are still here, and only this place is the safest."

Lin Juan again spoke in a tone like coaxing a child, quietly watching the somewhat anxious mermaid, attempting to stroke his long hair.

Of course, Jin Chen also never refuses.

Sometimes he even deliberately lets him touch his hair, then naturally embraces his waist and clings to him, unwilling to let go.

But today Jin Chen had no other reaction, just lowered his head and remained silent, as if he didn't believe what he said.

Lin Juan couldn't make out Jin Chen's inner expression, yet he strangely felt his own discomfort, unaccustomed to this deliberate ignoring attitude.

His brows and eyes moved slightly, like a hint of spring hidden beneath the snowfield, disguising the icy chill perfectly, as he supported Jin Chen's shoulders and locked eyes.

"You don't like me very much, do you?"

Jin Chen gradually lifted his eyes, his silver-white lashes fluttering lightly, he nodded, "Mm."

"I'm not in the deep sea." Lin Juan said this in a light tone, clearly coaxing Jin Chen, but deep inside it seemed a taut string snapped, as if something was quietly changing.

"If you leave here, you'll never see me again."

In the next instant, Lin Juan clearly saw a splendid radiance appear in Jin Chen's eyes.

"Don't leave, Juan, be my wife!"

In Jin Chen's eyes seemed to reflect falling deep-blue flowing flame, blazing brightly, he instantly embraced Lin Juan in his arms and answered on his own, "Good!"

Lin Juan: "... Wait a moment!"

He pressed down on Jin Chen's rubbing head, narrowed his eyes dangerously to hide his embarrassment, "You misheard; I didn't say that."

"Exactly." Jin Chen whispered a rebuttal, burying his face in Lin Juan's embrace, "I like Juan, I want to be his wife."

Lin Juan's lips twitched slightly; sensing Jin Chen's dependence and the lack of any desire to leave, he turned his face away somewhat awkwardly, his aloof countenance gaining a thin layer of red.

"Mermaids really can say anything," he thought.

【Villain Heartthrob Value +5, total 15!】

Jin Chen lay in Juan's embrace, his light-blue tail fin curling around Juan's ankle, gently rubbing, his eyes somewhat innocent and hazy, gazing quietly, "Juan, can we go out to play?"

He pointed to the outside, no longer mentioning wanting to go home.

He had already retreated many steps.

Lin Juan indeed no longer harbored any thought of refusal.

He felt a little uncomfortable breaking eye contact, "First get up, I'll prepare a bit before taking you out."

"Good." Jin Chen, having achieved his purpose, rose satisfied.

But as he rose, Lin Juan perhaps accidentally, the sharp edge of the record board he picked up from the desk hooked Jin Chen's shoulder; the previously scabbed wound split a little, spilling a pale gold hue.

Jin Chen instinctively pressed his shoulder, gritting his teeth in pain, looked at him doubtfully, "Juan..."

"Sorry, I didn't notice."

Lin Juan grabbed Jin Chen's hand, hugged him to soothe, and said gently with a curved brow, "I'll apply medicine later."

Jin Chen: "..."

【Hey, it looks like the urgent priority is still to lower the Blackening Value.】 Ling Gun Gun said it matter-of-factly, 【Otherwise, dating still costs you quite a bit.】

Jin Chen was so angry that while applying medicine, he kept hugging Lin Juan without letting go; as soon as he let go, he shouted in pain.

After wasting time like that, by the time Lin Juan took Jin Chen out of the new Number Seventeen Breeding Chamber office, it was already the next day.

Jin Chen was well prepared, and he deliberately put on the new clothes Lin Juan brought, which were gorgeous and shiny, perfectly matching the mermaid aesthetic.

While Lin Juan waited nearby, he heard Jin Chen muttering as he dressed, "Even mermaids have to follow mermaid virtues," and once again suspected that the base's intelligence-boosting study guide given to him had been supplemented with something mermaids shouldn't see.

"All set, let's go." Jin Chen took Lin Juan's hand, very happy, the silver hair tips hanging at his waist exuding a sense of joy.

Lin Juan steadied his mind, took his hand, and walked out.

Jin Chen finally got to see the full picture of the base.

To be precise, it's the entertainment zone for marine high-intelligence animals; here it resembles an enlarged version of the underwater world, except supervision is much stricter—monitoring cameras are everywhere on the upper levels, corridors, even frost-covered walls and seawater play areas, making it easy to record their conditions at all times.

But the high-intelligence animals staying here felt no discomfort at all.

【The high-intelligence animals here were captured young and trained, having forgotten the outside world; another portion had undergone memory erasure, forcibly kept in a peaceful state.】

Ling Gun Gun explained according to the original plot.