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Silence was the Future today.
Except for Frank Lee, who was excitedly muttering and writing on paper, no one on the Future spoke. After all, the scene just now was too sanity-draining, and everyone needed some time to recover.
Admiral of Stars Cattleya noticed the two additional people on the deck at this moment, and at the same time, Lin Ruo also looked at Admiral of Stars Cattleya, who was still dressed with a mysterious aura. The moment their gazes met, they both understood each other's meaning.
"Why didn't you keep a better eye on Frank?"
"I was wrong, I shouldn't have let Frank get involved with you!"
"If the world is destroyed, it's your fault!" × 2
Of course, the next second their gazes met, Lin Ruo remained self-righteous, while Admiral of Stars Cattleya quickly averted her gaze.
It wasn't purely due to a guilty conscience, nor was it fear of Lin Ruo's angelic power. The main reason was that Admiral of Stars Cattleya already knew Lin Ruo was Bernadette's godfather.
For Cattleya, who had always regarded Bernadette as a mother, this was almost equivalent to Lin Ruo being her elder. The fact that she was caught red-handed slandering an elder in her mind made Admiral of Stars Cattleya dare not look at Lin Ruo again. Instead, she turned to Frank, who had caused the absurd series of commotions, and said with a serious expression:
"Frank, what exactly is going on?"
"Captain, it's like this: I just wanted to try cultivating a mushroom that could hunt monsters on its own. Everything was going smoothly, and I even successfully attached the Rose Bishop's flesh regeneration characteristic to them. I didn't expect these little darlings to lose control..."
Frank quickly explained, but the more he spoke, the darker Admiral of Stars Cattleya's expression became. After he finished explaining, he scratched his head and then assured her:
"But don't worry, Captain, it won't happen again next time. I already know why these little darlings suddenly lost control. I'll improve them later, and there will definitely be no more problems..."
"There won't be a next time."
Admiral of Stars Cattleya couldn't help but say sternly, feeling her temples ache at that moment.
Even though she was accustomed to the many problematic individuals on the Future, Admiral of Stars Cattleya had to admit that she truly felt a sense of powerlessness when facing Frank's strange research.
Are those things normal people would research?
"Captain..." Frank called out. Under her increasingly stern gaze, he gave a sheepish smile. Clearly, Frank was not entirely without a guilty conscience about what happened today.
Of course, his guilt was mainly because he felt he had caused trouble for the others on the ship, not because he felt guilty about his research.
After all, Frank, in a sense, was actually a good child.
Sure enough, next time I need to be more careful and not let these mushrooms run out again... Frank muttered in his heart.
Admiral of Stars Cattleya looked at Lin Ruo again, as if their previous eye contact had never happened. Cattleya spoke:
"Good day, Your Highness Wayne, I hope the accident on the Future just now didn't cause you any trouble."
Although she already knew from the Queen's letter that the person in front of her was the Queen's godfather, Admiral of Stars Cattleya didn't actually know his real name, so she could only continue to address him by his alias.
"It's not exactly trouble; I'm just a little surprised by Frank's creativity."
Lin Ruo, having also adjusted his mood, showed his usual gentle smile and, by the way, explained Klein, who was beside him, to Cattleya.
Of course, at this time, Klein was using his Gehrman persona.
He smiled throughout, his smile so natural that there was no hint of strain.
Frank also seemed to have just noticed Lin Ruo and Klein, and his face showed a joyful and excited expression, saying:
"My friend, you're here. Is this your student? Hello, Gehrman, I'm Frank Lee, just call me Frank."
He then looked at Lin Ruo and said, "Wayne, what do you think of these mushrooms? This is what I told you about last time, the new species I wanted to cultivate."
It's too sanity-draining, and you didn't say in your last letter that you wanted to cultivate this kind of mushroom...
Lin Ruo couldn't help but complain in his heart, his smile impeccable as he said:
"These mushrooms are very interesting and creative, but my friend, aren't these mushrooms a bit too dangerous? Perhaps they are not suitable as food, but more suitable as weapons?"
Although he hoped the people of the City of Silver could eat something good, for the safety of the world's people, Lin Ruo felt that he had to strike when necessary, otherwise, if Frank was allowed to run wild, it would be over.
Of course, considering various reasons, Lin Ruo still spoke relatively euphemistically.
"Hmm, that is indeed a problem. My original intention in cultivating these mushrooms was to hope they could actively hunt monsters, replenish nutrients, and then reproduce more mushrooms. But you're right, as food, they are indeed not very qualified; eating them might cause some problems..."
Frank, however, was not discouraged by Lin Ruo's words but began to think seriously.
Lin Ruo then continued, "Actually, I don't think it's a good idea to let mushrooms actively hunt. This is too easy to lose control, especially when they are hunting monsters. You cannot ensure that no mushrooms will undergo terrible mutations as a result, after all, life is so wonderful."
"And with the characteristics of these mushrooms, once they lose control, we Beyonders are naturally not afraid, but if ordinary people encounter them, won't there be trouble?"
Frank immediately frowned, clearly pondering Lin Ruo's words. "My friend, do you think this research direction is wrong?"
"I do think so."
Lin Ruo nodded, and seeing Frank's slightly disappointed expression, he said:
"Compared to letting mushrooms actively hunt, I think it would be better to focus on how to make mushrooms reproduce faster and eliminate madness and toxins. Let the living do the hunting; mushrooms only need to devour and grow. This will be much safer and controllable."
"Frank, I think safety is the most important thing no matter what. Unsafe technology can only bring disaster, not happiness."
"Unsafe technology can only bring disaster, not happiness, huh..." Frank showed a thoughtful expression. He then nodded heavily and said:
"You're right, I was negligent. I need to consider the safety of the mushrooms more..."
Lin Ruo breathed a sigh of relief. He could tell that Frank had probably really listened to his words, so next time, he probably wouldn't concoct such terrifying things again... right?
Well, Lin Ruo wasn't actually sure.
He just glanced at Admiral of Stars Cattleya afterward, deciding to have a good discussion with her later about how to keep an eye on Frank, to prevent the "Mushroom Apocalypse" from happening.
As for whether to stop Frank's research... Lin Ruo felt that he could observe this matter a bit longer.
Frank Lee scratched his head and then said, "In terms of reproduction, I haven't made much progress recently. I always feel like I'm missing some key factors..."
You might need a Artisan corrupted by the Mother Goddess...
Lin Ruo added in his heart, thought about it, but ultimately didn't say it out loud.
Let's see. He didn't want to add to Frank's research at all right now.
So annoying!
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