My Exclusive Dream World Adventures
Chapter 289 - Chapter 289 Leave at 289

Chapter 289: Leave at 2:89 Chapter 289: Leave at 2:89 For bioresearch personnel, parasites were an inexhaustible treasure trove.

Even in the interstellar era, where cloning technology had reached perfection and humans possessed wonders like biological manufacturing chambers, mankind had yet to fully master the mysteries of the human body.

With the current technology aboard the spaceship, it was impossible to replicate the capabilities demonstrated by parasites, such as boosting a monkey’s strength to the level of a ton.

Feng Song had then devoted his primary efforts to studying how parasites managed to achieve such feats, yielding many significant results.

Of course, for Chen Xu, the process of research did not matter that much; what concerned him were the benefits that the outcomes of the research could bring to the base.

To be honest, he felt some regret at this moment–had one of the three women studied medicine or biology, wouldn’t it have been a cinch to win a Nobel Prize with the data available on the spaceship?

This would undoubtedly have been a great boon for humanity.

Of course, that was just wishful thinking. Whether they wanted to study anything or nothing at all, he would never force them; it was entirely up to their own desires.

Days passed one by one, and Chen Xu and Luo Xiyun had spent an entire year in such a mundane yet fulfilling life.

Throughout that year, the outside world remained calm; the people from underground did not launch a major attack, nor did they send anyone to the surface to scout for information.

The base continued to grow according to the original plan. The number of biohumans increased by dozens, and the count of natural human babies surpassed six hundred. Each family received three children.

The production line for the robots became increasingly stable, and their numbers exceeded eight thousand.

The base had grown twice as large as it was a year ago.

The production line for cables was gradually perfected.

Feng Song’s research on clones continuously achieved significant breakthroughs, leading to the development of various new treatments, such as limb regrowth and super drugs that could greatly enhance human strength and speed for a short time.

The only thing that did not progress was his relationship with Luo Xiyun.

“Chen Xu.”

At dinnertime, at the dining table, Luo Xiyun picked up her chopsticks and then set them down again as if she had made a decision, and spoke.

“Yeah?”

It was the first time she had formally addressed him by name in a year. He knew she must have something important to say.

Luo Xiyun clasped her hands together and said, “I’m leaving.”

Those words triggered some rather unpleasant memories for Chen Xu, and he asked with a frown, “Where to?”

“Back to reality.”

Chen Xu realized that a year had passed, which translated to eight hours in the real world; it was indeed time for her to wake up. There would surely be someone by her side by now, and undue worry would arise if she did not come to soon.

He asked, “When?”

“Tonight,” replied Luo Xiyun without hesitation, clearly having thought it through beforehand.

Chen Xu looked at her and said, “Why the rush? Can’t you stay a few more days with me?”

“They’ll be coming in soon, right?”

Luo Xiyun spoke softly, “I don’t want to see them.”

Chen Xu was left speechless. Yang Jinxia and Bai Jinxuan had not shown up all year, and he had found it strange at first but gradually understood.

Clearly, neither of them wanted to meet each other, so they planned to enter the game at different times.

As it turned out, they both had the same idea and ended up not entering the game at all.

That was the only reasonable explanation.

Now that a year had gone by, either of them could appear at any time.

After a while, Chen Xu asked, “Will you still come back?”

Luo Xiyun was silent for a moment before saying, “I haven’t finished studying artificial intelligence yet.

Since she had not finished, that implied she still intended to return to study. This answer settled Chen Xu’s heart, and he said, “Let’s eat, it’ll get cold soon.”

Luo Xiyun picked up her chopsticks and began eating silently.

……

That night, Luo Xiyun logged off.

Chen Xu was left alone again, which he found hard to get used to; he tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

Suffering from insomnia, he decided to get up and head to the lab to work. Eventually, he found his peace of mind.

Before he knew it, it was dawn.

During the day, he felt even more out of sorts. They used to have breakfast together, study together, and play badminton together; they spent most of their time together. Now, he ate alone, studied alone…

It was not a pleasant feeling.

At this moment, he almost wished for some kind of accident at the base to divert his attention.

But no accident happened. With the base’s current armed strength, it might still be challenging to wipe out the underground world, yet self-defense was not an issue.

Having somehow made it through the morning after lunch, Chen Xu went to the baby care center. He had initially set up the center to lighten the load on the biohuman families, providing a place for their kids to stay while the parents worked.

Now, the center had greatly expanded and was divided into two parts. The earlier batches of babies had turned one year old and most of them could walk.

Chen Xu watched these lively little ones and felt somewhat revived.

The gene bank in the biological manufacturing room came from elites in various professions, including top-notch scientists with exceptional genes. To ensure genetic diversity, he had used random pairing; each baby’s genes came from different people.

These babies had grown cuter by the age of one. Chen Xu held one, tweaked another’s face, and his mood improved without him even realizing it.

This method was indeed very effective. When Luo Xiyun was still around, whenever she felt down, she would come here and feel better quickly.

……

Luo Xiyun woke up, and upon opening her eyes, she saw the ceiling of her bedroom, feeling an intense sensation of unreality for a moment.

She checked her phone and indeed, only eight hours had passed.

Even though it wasn’t the first time she had experienced this, she still found it hard to believe that she had spent a year in a dream.

She sat up and touched the bedsheet; the tangible feeling made it hard for her to distinguish what was a dream and what was reality.

Knock Knock–

Then came a knock at the door, “Xiyun, are you awake?”

It was Liu Yumeng’s voice.

Luo Xiyun hurried over to the door, and upon seeing Liu Yumeng, suddenly hugged her tightly.

“What’s wrong with you?” Liu Yumeng was initially worried, but being embraced like this, she felt puzzled.

“It’s so good to see you,” murmured Luo Xiyun. A year had passed in that environment, and if it weren’t for Chen Xu’s presence, she might have gone mad.

Liu Yumeng was somewhat baffled, but considering that Luo Xiyun had just gone through a breakup, her acting a bit strange wasn’t unusual, so she didn’t press further and said, “I’ve brought breakfast back, let’s eat something first.”

Luo Xiyun then let go and walked over to the table. Looking at the breakfast on the table, she thought of Chen Xu, who was still in the dreamscape; with her gone, he was left all alone.

At this thought, she felt an inexplicable pang in her heart.

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