Chapter 264: Damn It, the Bloodmoon Clan Is So Small!

She had originally wanted to send Lin Yun the photos she had taken, but she had not expected that the personal panel, that piece of crap, would put a thick layer of censorship on the photos! She was so angry she nearly fell over. She had worked so hard, so cautiously, to become an inconspicuous bead, following the researchers around and filming for ages, only to be told that she could not send any of it out. This was worse than killing her.

Anna Yao: "Sister Lin, let me tell you! I took photos and recorded videos, and I wanted to send them to you! But I can’t send them!"

Anna Yao: "Do you understand the pain of painstakingly sneaking into a research institute and filming for most of the day, only to find that I can’t get the footage out?"

Anna Yao: "This is a huge, earth-shattering discovery for me!"

After reading Yao Anna’s messages, Lin Yun gasped. She had not expected the research institute in the Blood Moon Forest to be even more outrageous than the one behind the giant rat tribe. But the photos could not be uploaded?

"System?"

[...Well, how should I put this?]

"It’s okay. Just say it. I won’t yell at you."

[...]

[Let me clarify first: this has nothing to do with me. My system and the personal panel are not the same system! The personal panel has its own data system, which has features like blocking gore, prohibited items, and banned words. But this has nothing to do with me! I’m not part of that system! It’s none of my business!]

Lin Yun fell silent. They were all adults living in this world. Hadn’t she seen enough bloody things? Lin Yun typed back, "I understand. Thank you for your hard work. If possible, please don’t go to the research institute anymore, just in case..." She did not finish her sentence, but Yao Anna understood Lin Yun’s meaning after seeing it. She was worried that Yao Anna would end up there as a test subject.

Yao Anna sighed, lay down on the grass, and looked at the night sky. There was not a single star in the night sky, and the moon was nowhere to be seen. But she had already discovered part of the research institute’s secrets. Asking her to stop now and not explore further would be torture for her. Yao Anna knew it was dangerous, but... she wanted to go. During this time, Lin Yun had also shared information with her. She knew that this research institute very likely also belonged to the giant rat tribe. Anna Yao sighed again and closed her eyes. She was so tired and wanted to rest for a while. It was thanks to that lousy research institute that she could lie here peacefully on the grass even for a short while. Because of the research institute in the Blood Moon Forest, the nights there were not like those in the Western Continent, where monsters roamed freely. It was very quiet there, with only the sounds of small animals around. Before long, Yao Anna gradually fell asleep.

...

Lin Yun stood silently for a while, then exhaled a long breath. The research institute in Monster City, if nothing unexpected happened, was just a cover for the giant rat tribe.

Sang Biao looked at Lin Yun with concern. The cat was illiterate and did not quite understand the words on the personal panel, but Lin Yun had been in a bad mood after reading it, and he was worried. Seeing that the two little ones and the Ghost Vine were worried about her, Lin Yun cheered up and smiled at them.

"I’m fine. Let’s go down and find Bai Yu."

Lin Yun returned to the living room, sat down, and remained silent for a long time. Bai Yu sat up when she heard footsteps and waited for Lin Yun to speak. After a long while:

"Let’s go to the research institute and call them along too. Also... I’ll tell you a few things while we’re at it."

Bai Yu’s heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she felt that something was wrong.

Lin Yun took out the monster-repelling spray and sprayed it on herself and the three little ones before getting up and walking toward the door. Tonight she needed to see what was different about the research institute in Monster City compared to the one in the Blood Moon Forest. Based on what Bai Yu had said earlier and her own understanding, Lin Yun could roughly guess that the one in the Blood Moon Forest was conducting human experiments. She just did not know what their ultimate goal was. Human experimentation... that was absolutely horrible. Such experiments existed on Earth. She had never imagined they would happen in a special world as well.

Seeing that Bai Yu had not moved, she turned her head back to look. "Bai Yu?"

"They’re here."

The two walked toward Ms. Bai Yu’s house to call for those unlucky people. Soon, a few of them joined them. Lin Yun glanced at the clansmen following behind the group, and her lips twitched. What was going on? They had brought so many people. However, those people did not notice Lin Yun’s gaze.

"You two both have mounts, so what are we supposed to do?" Mo Xing glanced at Bai Yu and Lin Yun, then at Die Yuan and Yang Yu.

Lin Yun then blurted out, "Can’t the Bloodmoon Clan fly? How about I transform back into my true form and give you a ride?"

Mo Xing silently pulled her younger brother Mo Tu, who was standing to the side, over. Under Lin Yun’s gaze, the moth transformed into a tiny moth, no bigger than her palm... Lin Yun silently shut her mouth and said nothing more. Damn it, were the Bloodmoon Clan members really that small?! Yes, they were.

Bai Yu rolled her eyes. "Yang Yu! Tell your little goat to transform! Don’t be so stingy! It’s only a short distance!"

Yang Yu was speechless. She suspected that the person was calling her stingy, but she had no proof.

"Goats, transform..."

The goat cubs quickly transformed back into their original forms, took the others on their backs, and sped all the way to the outskirts of Monster City. Bai Yu skillfully transformed back into her original form and let them climb on, while quietly criticizing the group of flyers once more.

"You bunch of flyers! You’d better fly there yourselves and don’t even think about asking me to carry you. If I find out, I’ll crack your skulls open!"

That group of people must be really heavy! The moth silently lowered its leg and transformed back into its original form. Bai Yu would hit someone without hesitation. He did not dare challenge her authority because he was afraid of dying. After all, he had actually witnessed Bai Yu hitting people... It hurt so much.

Soon they arrived at the same spot as before, and the group stealthily hid in the bushes. When they returned, they learned from Lin Yun that there was such a research institute in the Blood Moon Forest, which almost caused an uproar. Fortunately, they had not yet entered Monster City. Otherwise, if they had gotten too excited and been discovered, Bai Yu would definitely have punished them.

However, the Bloodmoon Clan was completely bewildered, because they had no idea about it. They had never imagined that the giant rat tribe would be so bold as to place another research institute in the Blood Moon Forest! The Blood Moon Forest was the place the Bloodmoon Clan depended on for survival! The giant rat tribe had completely misled them. Given that the giant rats had been sending people to suppress the Bloodmoon Clan, it was perfectly normal that the Bloodmoon Clan had not discovered the research institute.

When Mo Tu heard this, she was almost furious. Over the years, they had been working themselves to the bone fighting those bastards, leaving them no time to expand their territory. In fact, their own territory had shrunk, giving the giant rat tribe an opportunity to take advantage of them. If word got out, how could they not be angry?