Chapter 40: Tremble, My Little Sweetheart!

But it was alive and well.

It was still flaunting itself in front of the two, striking poses.

Yes, it was clearly provoking them.

“This...”

A look of astonishment gradually appeared in their eyes.

Because they realized that this little dolphin seemed to be sending them signals.

“Ding!”

On the computer screen at Wudu Research Institute, data began to flow rapidly, the accompanying sounds startling the two.

Liu Changfeng and Xu Bancheng turned their heads and saw the data transform into an image.

“What is this...”

They looked at the screen, then at the little dolphin in the fish tank, their expressions becoming more and more incredulous.

Because the image on the computer screen was exactly the fish tank behind them.

And the little dolphin!

“Hi!”

The little dolphin on the screen waved its fin, greeting them.

A childish voice, converted through data, came out from the speaker.

Their pupils contracted and dilated, their skin tightening.

“The little dolphin can talk?!”

Liu Changfeng felt his scalp tingling.

If a parrot spoke, it wouldn’t be strange, but this was a dolphin—a marine creature—and yet it could speak.

This was pure fantasy!

“What exactly are you?”

Xu Bancheng, shocked yet still composed, frowned and asked.

“Xu Bancheng, the top young talent of Wudu—is this all the quality you have?”

The little dolphin’s voice came through, though its flat face showed no expression.

But it could control the angle of its mouth, as if smirking, hinting at a trace of mockery.

Even its eyes squinted slightly, carrying an adorable smile.

The mocking voice continued: “Are you perhaps not as worthy of your reputation as you think?”

Being mocked by a little dolphin, Xu Bancheng didn’t get angry. He nodded slightly: “I was wrong. I apologize to you.”

Now it was Lin Qiu’s turn to be surprised.

“Don’t you find it strange? A dolphin talking?”

“Not strange at all,” Xu Bancheng replied calmly. “All creatures have mutated. Even a seahorse can grow to hundreds of meters.”

“A mongrel dog can act spoiled and throw tantrums. A rooster can sneak off to peep at an old sow bathing. Is it really that odd for a dolphin to talk?”

“I...”

Lin Qiu was dumbfounded.

He hadn’t expected that these awakened creatures would have such peculiar habits.

Their tastes had crossed boundaries; they were simply the most bizarre of all!

Lin Qiu pulled himself from his chaotic thoughts and sized up the two men. “The words you spoke just now—I heard them clearly.”

“I can responsibly tell you that the mutations happening are far more terrifying than anything you’ve imagined or seen.”

“Perhaps, before long, the Triassic period—or even older civilizations—will descend upon the world.”

“And your so-called technology, compared to these ancient civilizations, is nothing but a joke.”

“You say it’ll take fifty years to extract genes? Let me tell you: among the five civilizations spanning a billion years, this gene extraction technology is the most rudimentary. Do you believe me?”

The dolphin’s barrage of words tightened the hearts of the two men.

Civilization isn’t exclusive to humanity.

Nor is technology.

They accepted that the dolphin could speak, but the words it spoke sent waves surging through their hearts.

They hadn’t expected technology, their pride, to be so trivial before these civilizations.

Watching their dazed faces, Lin Qiu felt a surge of satisfaction.

It didn’t matter if you were the director of Wudu Research Institute or the scion of the Xu family—in front of me, you’re all left speechless.

So tremble, my little cuties!

Lin Qiu observed them.

The two exchanged a glance, quickly digesting this information.

After a short while, Xu Bancheng exhaled slowly. “Why are you telling us this? What do you want?”

As a seasoned businessman, he knew there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.

The little dolphin wasn’t sharing this simply to inform them—there had to be a reason behind it.

It was his instinct as a businessman.

“No wonder you're Xu Bancheng—your intelligence is impressive!” Lin Qiu praised.

Now, seeing this man in person, he realized just how exceptional he was.

Success wasn’t accidental, just as he himself hid away in a rented room every day, eating bread, watching films.

Yet life was strange.

He died, then lived again—

Now he was an orca, with a system bestowed upon him. He felt his future was promising.

Lin Qiu scrutinized him, his tone losing its teasing edge and becoming serious. “In the depths of the ocean, the genetic cells of pre-Triassic civilization creatures are being nurtured.”

“Mutated creatures inherit the memories etched in their genes. After awakening, they receive ancestral memory transmissions.”

“This isn’t fantasy—it’s an achievement of science.”

Seeing their widened eyes, Lin Qiu explained, “If your technology reached its limit, you too could engrave knowledge and civilization into genes, passing them down generation after generation.”

At this moment, the two were still digesting the information.

Their hearts were filled with nothing but shock.

“So, when that day truly comes, creatures of the Triassic, the Cretaceous, the Jurassic will reappear in this world.”

“And even more ancient civilizations will emerge in this era.”

“At that point, it will be a world of colliding civilizations. Who survives is still an unknown.”

“But one thing is certain: humanity will have almost no way out.”

Lin Qiu’s words caused cold sweat to pour down their backs, soaking their clothes.

Images had already formed in their minds—

Dinosaurs of the Triassic, gigantic creatures, and super-advanced technology—all led them to despair.

“Are you giving up hope already?”

Lin Qiu’s mouth curled into a cold smile, his tone mocking. “If I told you that all these so-called civilizations, all mutations, were created out of boredom by the First Warrior Race of the Kama star system, would you believe it?”

“Would you believe that all living beings are nothing more than livestock bred by two bored individuals from that star system, locked in a cage?”

“Whenever they feel like it, they’ll come slaughter us for a taste!”

Prehistoric civilizations had already shocked the two men.

Now, a story about the Kama star system, about being bred like pigs, left them utterly powerless.

Humanity, at this moment, was so insignificant—was there any future left?

The space grew quiet.

After a long pause, Xu Bancheng spoke: “Tell us, what is it you want from us by sharing all this?”