Do Aliens Also Have Arranged Marriages? - Chapter 18

Chapter 18 – On A Date

The researcher walked over with a stack of freshly printed materials in his hand and handed it to Shen Yan.

“Admiral Shen, according to the sample dissection test, the samples you brought back do not contain any ‘seeds’. They are not an alien species.”

Shen Yan took the information and scanned the lengthy piece of data with a cold gaze.

A trace of confusion appeared on the researcher’s face, and he continued to talk to himself: “These insects are very strange, as if someone has transplanted some alien characteristics into them. They are very timid and will not attack people actively. When they are attacked, they will only emit strong light to interfere with vision. As long as there is fresh dead blood and flesh in front of them, they will actively eat. According to your description, these insects are very likely some kind of parasites.”

Shen Yan said: “There is another possibility, the swarm structure.”

“You mean…” The researcher was surprised: “Indeed, this is possible.”

Researcher: “If these bugs belong to a bee colony structure, they may have a heterospecific mother body similar to the queen bee, and the mother body can control them even from a long distance. However, the heterospecifics do not have the ability to reproduce. These things may be produced by the heterospecific mother body cloning itself. Once the mother’s body dies, these clones will also die.”

For some reasons, these clones were left behind, and the mother’s body was nowhere to be found. The bugs could only form a symbiotic relationship with the alien species in the ocean center.

Shen Yan suspected that the three alien species and these insects were left there by someone.

“This is the first time I’ve seen an alien species that survives in this way!” The researcher said eagerly, “Admiral Shen, I’ll help you contact the teacher and ask if he has seen any related cases.”

The researcher in front of him is one of Dr. Jiang’s students.

Dr. Jiang, whose full name is Jiang Fengyuan, is the person in charge of the Central Base Research Institute and the greatest alien researcher of this era. It can be said that he is the human who knows the most about aliens so far.

Dr. Jiang was the first to discover the existence of “seeds” in the bodies of alien species, and he was also the one who initiated the transformation experiment of the Central Base Elimination Plan.

After the eradication plan was announced, other surviving bases expressed their willingness to join. Dr. Jiang has been traveling back and forth between other bases in recent years to help them advance their transformation experiments.

Shen Yan’s expression did not change. “Please inform me as soon as the doctor responds.”

The researcher nodded. “Okay.”

As the only successful experimental subject in the first batch, Shen Yan is a frequent visitor to the institute. Every month, he comes to the institute to undergo comprehensive genetic and mental testing as required by Dr. Jiang.

Shen Yan’s testing has always been directly under the charge of Dr. Jiang, but this time Dr. Jiang was away from the base for a long time, so his testing this month was temporarily postponed.

Shen Yan turned around and his eyes fell on the container in front of him again.

There was a light blue label on the lower left corner of the container. The words on it were a little blurry, but Shen Yan could see that it said “Experimental Subject No. 02”.

Shen Yan frowned slightly and asked in a cold voice: “Experimental Subject No. 02? I remember Dr. Jiang said that they have been properly dealt with.”

Shen Yan still remembers the experimental subject No. 02 in front of him.

Six years ago, when the transplant experiment was just beginning, Shen Yan was not yet an admiral, but just one of the experimental subjects of the same period. No. 02, who was numbered after him, was a cheerful young man who was a few years older than Shen Yan.

The two people’s room was separated only by a layer of transparent bulletproof glass.

Shen Yan had never been a talkative person, but he couldn’t resist No. 02’s talkative nature, and the two gradually became familiar with each other.

Later, half a month after receiving the transplanted “seeds”, No. 02 turned into an alien species in front of Shen Yan.

Shen Yan still remembered that before No. 02 turned into an alien, he looked at the countless pairs of ugly compound eyes growing on his body. He frantically tried to remove those eyes, and also pulled out the black fluff and thorns growing on his skin one by one.

However, the mutation happened too quickly. No. 02 had just pulled out some of the hair, and the next second, more alien features began to grow on his body again.

Shen Yan witnessed the whole process through the glass.

Later, No. 02 seemed to realize that it was all in vain. He gave up struggling and lay silently on the bed. The pain from the mutation made his body tremble violently and uncontrollably.

Mutations occurred in the experimental subjects one after another, and the researchers outside were very busy. After making a judgment, several researchers released a high-concentration anesthetic gas into the No. 02 test room.

At the last moment, those still human eyes were filled with pain and despair, staring at Shen Yan through the glass. Soon, those eyes were gradually covered by dark green compound eyes.

Shen Yan thought at that time that he would soon suffer the same fate, but as the experimental subjects around him mutated one by one, in the end, he was the only one who could barely maintain his self-awareness.

Except for Shen Yan, all the first batch of experiments failed.

After receiving the “seed” transplant, all the experimental subjects lost control one by one due to the erosion of the highly active “seed”. They underwent alienation in the experimental room and turned into alien species. The longest they lasted was only one month.

Out of humanitarian considerations, the base immediately cleared out the experimental subjects that had turned into alien species.

Hearing Shen Yan’s cold question, the researcher turned to look at the container in front of him.

He adjusted his glasses and said awkwardly, “Well, most of them have been processed, but the teacher said that some samples need to be preserved, so there are still a few left. Earlier, they were stored in the cold storage room, but there are too many samples in the storage room recently, so we took these out for a while.”

There are several similar containers near No. 02, but the volumes of the containers vary depending on the sizes of the aliens inside.

In the transparent liquid, there are ugly and strange huge bodies immersed, like amazing and magnificent display cabinets, placed in the empty corridor for passers-by to admire.

Shen Yan’s eyes swept over the other containers one by one, and his brows unconsciously frowned slightly.

“I remember that the cold storage room of the institute took up two floors. Can’t it even accommodate these experimental subjects?”

The researcher understood what Shen Yan meant and smiled stiffly, “Admiral Shen, we will clean them up as soon as possible and release them immediately.”

•|•

It was almost noon when they left the research institute. Shen Yan thought of something, opened the Star Brain, and glanced at the time displayed in the upper right corner.

【11:58 am】

He opened the chat and pinned it to the top, then sent a message to the other party.

【Shen Yan: Let’s go out for lunch together? 】

When Jian Ning received the message, he had just arrived home.

When he saw the name suddenly appear at the top, his fingers couldn’t help but tremble.

What is Shen Yan going to do next?

He pursed his lips, recalling Shen Yan’s inexplicable appearance outside the interrogation room in the morning, and felt uneasy.

After hesitating for a few seconds, he replied:

【Ok.】

Refusal without reason would make him seem guilty, and he was worried that this would make Shen Yan more suspicious.

The message came back quickly:

【Shen Yan: I’ll wait for you downstairs in half an hour.】

The lunch location was a western restaurant for couples. The reason they went there was because Feng Qi strongly recommended it to Shen Yan.

It is said that 60% of the Alphas in the base have brought their Omegas here for dates, while the remaining 40% have not yet found an Omega.

However, few customers would choose to eat at noon in this western restaurant. When the two arrived at the restaurant, they saw no other customers except them.

“What do you want to eat?” Shen Yan pushed the menu over.

Before coming here, he had changed his clothes in the office. The overly conspicuous military uniform was taken off, and Shen Yan was only wearing casual clothes.

When Jian Ning saw him just now, he couldn’t help but look at him several more times.

Shen Yan is very young. When he puts on a casual outfit, if one didn’t look at his eyes that could freeze you to death, one would almost think he is a college student who just graduated from some university.

Jian Ning’s eyes stayed on the menu, slowly scanning the many sky-high priced dishes.

After a moment, he put on a stiff smile and pushed the menu back.

“You can order, I’ll eat it all!”

Jian Ning is not picky about food.

Each one looked delicious, but he couldn’t bring himself to buy one when he looked at the prices.

Shen Yan did not refuse and ordered two steaks of the same style, a salad, and a dessert.

The meal was served quickly, and Shen Yan quickly cut the steak in front of him into small portions, then swapped the two people’s meals.

Jian Ning was stunned for a moment, then accepted Shen Yan’s kindness.

He had just picked up a small piece of cut steak with his fork when he heard the man in front of him suddenly speak.

“The commander-in-chief of the military, Shen Qing, is my father.”

Jian Ning: “?”

He suddenly began introducing himself.What is the purpose?

He blinked and stuffed the steak into his mouth.

Chew chew chew.

Tasty.

Shen Yan said calmly, “My relationship with my father is average. In the first few years after the base was built, there were alien species trying to invade the base almost every day. Before I joined the army, the number of times I met my father was less than the number of times I met alien species.”

“I was raised by my mother, but she passed away a few years ago.” Shen Yan looked indifferent, cutting the steak in front of him into equal shapes with the same precision. He continued, “She died from an alienisation.”

Jian Ning slowed down his movements. He carefully raised his eyes and looked at the man opposite him.

Shen Yan’s expression at this moment was very calm, as if he was talking about someone who had nothing to do with him.

Shen Yan: “After my mother’s death, I joined the army without my father’s knowledge. After a period of training, I joined the extermination unit. Since then, I have been leading the team to carry out the cleanup mission. My current rank is Admiral.”

“That’s my experience over the years. But as your partner…” Shen Yan suddenly raised his eyes and looked at him: “Jian Ning, I seem to know nothing about you.”

Until now, the only clear information he knew was that Jian Ning was an Omega.

Jian Ning clenched the knife in his hand.

It turned out to be an attempt to extract a confession?

Shen Yan had almost finished telling him about his family background. Logically, he should also say something about his own situation, but what should he say?

His parents?

His father is a university professor, his mother is a violinist, and they are a happy and ordinary family. If he hadn’t suddenly come to this world, he might still be able to go home and eat from time to time.

Etc……

Jian Ning stopped moving and his face turned pale.

He suddenly realized that he could not remember what his parents looked like.

He didn’t know when it started, and Jian Ning himself didn’t realize that his memory seemed to be covered with a layer of foggy veil.

What major did he study in college?

“…”

After a moment’s silence, there was a clang and the knife and fork in Jian Ning’s hand fell onto the plate.

Jian Ning raised his eyes blankly: “Sorry, I don’t seem to remember it clearly.”

Shen Yan didn’t seem to be prepared to press the issue any further.

But Jian Ning still found it difficult to recover.

He really felt strange. He had only been in this world for a year, so why did he seem to have forgotten so many things?

Was it because he became a different species that his memory had degenerated without him noticing?

After lunch, the two were walking on the street when a strong spicy aroma interrupted Jian Ning’s thoughts.

He looked in the direction where the fragrance came from. It was an inconspicuous alley with the three rusty words “Snack Street” written above it.

Shen Yan quickly noticed his lingering gaze and looked over as well.

“Want to try it?”

Jian Ning nodded without hesitation.

The freshly made iron plate pork tenderloin was grilled to a sizzling texture, and the chili powder and cumin were blended to perfection. It burned the tongue when he took a bite. Jian Ning gasped and swallowed it whole in one gulp.

Tears of shock flashed in his eyes for a moment.

He felt like he hadn’t eaten such delicious food for a long time.

Shen Yan was not used to eating such stimulating food. He watched Jian Ning finish two skewers and asked, “Do you want to eat anything else?”

Of course Jian Ning wanted to eat.

He looked around eagerly. Jianbing, stinky tofu, sugar-coated fruits… It was a dazzling sight.

After a while, Jian Ning’s hands were full of food, and Shen Yan also held a string of sugar-coated fruits for him.

The tall and straight figure that had always been wrapped in combat uniform and military uniform, now showed a rare trace of relaxation.

For the first time, Shen Yan discovered that watching other people eat was quite interesting.

Shen Yan stared at Jian Ning’s bulging cheeks intently, and the free hand at his side moved slightly. The next second, his cold fingertips couldn’t help but gently poked the slightly bulging cheek.

He looked at Jian Ning’s puzzled look, lowered his eyes unnaturally, and said, “Eat slowly.”

Jian Ning: “!”

Jian Ning’s ears turned red.

He laughed awkwardly to cover up his mistake, his voice was vague: “Haha, we look like we are on a date.”

Shen Yan raised his eyes, with some hesitation in his eyes: “Aren’t we just on a date?”

Under Shen Yan’s gaze, the pair of beautiful black gemstone-like pupils on the opposite side slowly enlarged.