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Chapter 26: The Origin of Sugar (1/2)

“Can we continue the earlier topic about demi-humans now?”

“Of course.”

Shao Silin picked up the conversation and began explaining to Shen Cheng: “First of all, it’s worth mentioning that it has been exactly 13 years since our Bio-Scientific Institute discovered demi-humans.

In these years of research, we found that these humans, who transformed from animals, possess both the advantages of humans and animals.

Take cat demi-humans as an example. While they have the advantages of human traits, they also possess the night vision and agility of cats. Additionally, demi-humans’ physical and intellectual capacities are generally one level higher than ordinary humans.

There are two conditions for an animal to transform into a demi-human: first, the animal must be female, and second, the animal must have never experienced a heat cycle.

Once they go through heat, they can no longer transform into demi-humans for life. It is also worth mentioning that insects cannot transform into demi-humans, likely due to the significant genetic differences from humans.

At least, we haven’t found any insect demi-humans yet.

The principle behind animals transforming into demi-humans remains unknown.

All demi-humans claim to have communicated with something before their transformation, but none of them remember a single word from that interaction.

Some crazy scientists at the Bio-Scientific Institute believe that alien civilizations might be involved, but their purpose remains unknown.

The more they talk, the more outlandish it sounds. It’s important to note that demi-humans and humans are not reproductively isolated, and demi-humans possess complete reproductive organs from the start.

When they reproduce with humans, male offspring are human, while females are demi-humans—though these demi-humans are born as human infants and develop from there.

Regardless of gender, all offspring of humans and demi-humans inherit the physical qualities and special abilities of demi-humans.

The Bio-Scientific Institute’s scientists believe that such offspring are not ‘hybrids’ but rather a form of ‘evolution.’

After discovering this, plans were immediately drafted for the ‘Human-Demi-human Reproduction Act.’

There are now quite a few human-demi-human couples within the Bio-Scientific Institute.

But I must remind you, even though your two cat demi-humans already possess adult bodies and mature reproductive organs, their actual age is only one or two years. If you intend to make a move, you might want to first ask your conscience if you can live with it.” Shao Silin ended his words with a mischievous expression.

Ignoring Shen Cheng’s throbbing forehead, Shao Silin continued, “From the moment they transform, demi-humans instinctively understand some basic human culture and language. The ease with which they learn depends on the human environment they were exposed to before their transformation. At our Bio-Scientific Institute, we have an owl demi-human. She was once a pet owl raised by a senior researcher here. Now, she is one of the doctors working on our most important research projects…”

Hearing this, Shen Cheng thought about his own silly cat at home and couldn’t help but twitch his mouth.

Cheese, Sugar, look at how impressive others’ pets are!

“And then there’s Liu Su, who used to be a Bombay cat raised by one of our Specialized Agents. Now… well, you get the idea.”

Seeing Liu Su nod, Shen Cheng instinctively thought about the cats at his Cat Café. It seemed… they were all neutered.

Tsk, what a pity.

“We have more research findings on demi-humans that we’ll share with you later. When the time comes, we’ll prepare a big surprise for you.” After deliberately leaving a cliffhanger, Shao Silin asked, “Do you have any other questions?”

“After animals transform into demi-humans, do they retain some of their animal instincts, like going into heat if they hadn’t experienced it as animals? And if so, how do you deal with it?” Shen Cheng asked, a bit uncertain.

“Oh, the heat cycle? That’s easy. You just need to take a cotton swab and insert it into the demi-human’s—”

Liu Su grabbed a cake from the coffee table and smashed it into Shao Silin’s face, cutting off his words. She then cleared her throat and said to Shen Cheng, who was listening intently, “Don’t listen to his nonsense. Demi-humans’ physiological behaviors are based on human standards. If you want, every day could be a heat cycle.”

“Oh…” Shen Cheng, who had expected a scenario similar to beast-eared manga, sighed in disappointment. Lin Yuhui, sensing his reaction, reached over and pinched Shen Cheng’s waist hard.

Wincing in pain, Shen Cheng tried to maintain his composure and asked, “Do demi-humans experience menstruation right after transforming?”

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