Chapter 23: Chapter 23 - When Reproductive Isolation is Erased...

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

It had been more than half a month since the attack, and everything seemed to have returned to normal.

Although the kind old butler was gone, the head maid, Carrie, survived the ordeal.

Under her lead, Alia quickly mastered the various skills needed to be a maid.

“What should we do today?”

During this period, Bernal would go to the courtyard to play every morning.

“Good morning, Bernal!”

Eva beamed at Bernal’s cheerfulness.

Eva was already satisfied to be able to see her child like this.

“Are you going out to play today too?”

“Yep.”

Bernal took a picture book from Alia and nodded at Eva in excitement.

He claimed that he was going to the courtyard to paint.

Eva expressed her support for her child’s hobby. She was happy that her child could remain cheerful and strong after everything that had happened.

“Don’t go too far. I’m going out with your father today. You must be careful.”

“Don’t worry, Mother, I’ll be careful.”

“Alia, I’ll leave Bernal in your care. Remember to inform Victor if anything happens.”

“Don’t worry, my lady.”

After that incident, Bernal did not know what his father had seen. He only knew that his father transferred Victor and the knights to the mansion to become guards of the Nielson family not long after the incident.

It seemed like a form of trust and gratitude to Victor since guarding the family was relatively safer.

However, Bernal felt that this was likely a precaution against Victor and the others.

However, nevertheless, it helped him.

With Victor covering for him, he could do more.

After waving goodbye to his mother, Eva, Bernal rushed to the courtyard with his picture book in his arms.

When he reached a place where his mother could not see him, Bernal casually threw the book to Alia.

Drawing pictures was only a pretense. What Bernal wanted to do was something more interesting than this.

Gulp gulp!

A black tide surged as a night bat ape appeared within.

This night bat ape was currently in a deep sleep, and its injuries had long healed.

Anyone who saw it would think that it was a healthy Night Bat Ape.

Looking at the familiar figure, Alia asked curiously, “Are we going to carry out the breeding experiment today?”

“I haven’t decided on it yet. I don’t know what kind of creature to use as the fetus’s father.”

“It’s obvious that humans are out of the question. The ones bred are either foolish gorillas or man-bats who are afraid of the sun.”

Bernal, who had been thinking of his modification game for a while, discovered to his surprise that the final night bat ape he had was actually a female.

This discovery piqued Bernal’s interest.

To be precise, he was extremely interested in the Night Bat Ape’s uterus.

A bold idea surfaced in his mind.

Could he mate other creatures with the Night Bat Ape to create a new species?

Under normal circumstances, this was certainly impossible.

Reproductive isolation existed between different species, which Bernal had long known in the previous world.

However, if he used Rogeria’s power, he wondered if he could resolve the problem of reproductive isolation to test his hypothesis.

Anyway, it would not hurt to give it a try.

Before long, Bernal was surprised to find that it was really possible.

Not only could Rogeria’s power eliminate reproductive isolation, but it could also allow two unrelated creatures to combine.

He could also accelerate the breeding process and see the results quickly.

Since it was confirmed to be feasible, Bernal immediately put it into practice.

He immediately got Victor to find and capture other creatures for him.

If anyone asked, they would brush it off with Bernal’s request to draw them.

Over the past few days, Bernal tried countless combinations.

The number of life forms that he bred were innumerable.

However, there was nothing much that impressed him.

They were all too ordinary.

“Should we try with humans?”

Hearing Alia’s suggestion, Bernal looked at her with a puzzled look.

“Didn’t we try that already?”

“Is that knight really a human?”

Alia’s retort froze Bernal for a while, but then he realized what she meant.

I guess it makes sense!

Victor had undergone his own modification. Although he still had the appearance of a human, his insides had undergone a complete transformation.

It might not be appropriate to call him a human.

Bernal thought for a moment and nodded.

“Makes sense. Let’s find an ordinary person to try it out.”

“I’ll get Victor.”

“Wait, no need for that now.”

Looking at Alia, who was about to get up and leave, Bernal suddenly raised his hand to stop her.

“It suddenly occurred to me that since Victor is not a human anymore, what about me?

“Alia, what do I look like to you compared to others?”

Facing Bernal’s question, Alia looked at him and answered without hesitation.

“An even more advanced existence.”

“What about me compared to Victor?”

“Victor is garbage.”

It was another quick answer. Bernal nodded thoughtfully.

“I understand.”

“If that’s the case, what will happen if I infuse my genetic material into the body of the Night Bat Ape?”

“It’s decided. It will be the topic of today.”

Bernal sprung to action as he stood beside the night bat ape and raised a finger to point at its abdomen.

A drop of blood fell from Bernal’s finger and fused into the Night Bat Ape’s body under Alia’s gaze.

Gulp gulp!

The black tide surged and instantly swallowed the Night Bat Ape.

Bernal proceeded with the rest of the procedure without much thought. He was already familiar with it.

Her pupils had transformed to the shape of a crown. At the same time, Alia sensed a strong sense of familiarity from Bernal.

She unconsciously approached Bernal.

Bernal was aware of Alia’s actions.

These days, whenever he used Rogeria’s power, Alia would approach him.

At first, he was a little surprised. Though as time passed, he got used to it.

“I wonder what will happen?”

As my offspring, you must be very powerful.

While he fantasized about how handsome, heroic, and cool his child would become, Bernal clearly overlooked something.

As the offspring’s father, he might be handsome. However, the mother was only an ugly and lowly night bat ape.

How well off could a child combined from the two be?