They were all children, which meant that Dr. Joyce's experiment had failed from another angle. What use were children who were all unintelligent Aliens?
But the game only recognized one "Newborn." It didn't count the regressed children as "Newborns," which meant there had been one successful case?
Was Wandering Melissa that successful child?
Had the child been taken away by CK12's players?
If there had been one successful case, why had Dr. Joyce been abandoned by the players and left to die in the Laboratory?
In that case, Dr. Joyce's death seemed even more puzzling.
"Get a result on that different sample as soon as possible," Xu Huo instructed.
"Got it. I'll let you know as soon as there's news." Dr. Deng yawned.
After ending the call, Xu Huo lay down to rest for a while. He waited until dawn before packing up the hotel and preparing to leave again. Pink Hat didn't need to come out for now, but so she could emerge more easily, she stayed inside the Artifact with Chang Shoujie.
Xu Huo's attitude the day before had been clear enough: he wasn't going to share all the information with everyone. So before setting out, he specifically asked the others what they thought. They could come along if they wanted, as long as they didn't cause trouble. Anyone who didn't want to travel with them could leave on their own.
He settled the expenses for Brother Wu and the other two.
"Generous!" Juan Er had no hard feelings over what had happened the day before. He cheerfully took the money. "We can't clear the game on our own anyway. It's fun watching other people do it. We won't charge you—take us along, and maybe we can lend a hand at a crucial moment."
Xu Huo readily agreed.