As the time to teleport back drew near, Lin Shen stood before the Teleportation Device and slipped a small black beast resembling a weasel into his pocket.
He glanced back, but Experiment No. 9 was nowhere to be seen, leaving his feelings somewhat complicated.
Experiment No. 9 was the first Deformed Species Lin Shen had encountered with extraordinarily high intelligence. Most ordinary Deformed Species acted on instinct, but Experiment No. 9 had not only restrained its instincts—it could also assess the situation and act accordingly.
The Immortal Court belonged to the god-humans. No matter how powerful the Deformed Species became, they could hardly contend against the Immortal Court. Even one as strong as Experiment No. 9 knew it would be difficult to rise above the Immortal Court.
If its offspring grew up on Shadowfrost Star, then sooner or later, it would either be slain by god-humans or captured and turned into an experiment like its parent.
Thus, it chose a path that no other Deformed Species could possibly choose: letting Lin Shen take its offspring away.
Watching the little beast struggle out of his pocket, poke its head out, and gaze toward the lotus field with its pitch-black eyes, Lin Shen, who had been about to teleport away, stopped in his tracks.
As Experiment No. 9's offspring, the little beast had only just been born, yet it had already displayed astonishing intelligence.
Though it longed to return to Experiment No. 9's side, it did not rush out. It merely watched.
Even as the patrol's return time was about to end, Experiment No. 9 still did not appear. Lin Shen could only say to the little beast, "It is time to go. We will come back someday."
Only then did the little beast retreat into his pocket, like a child burrowing