Chapter 17: Caw Caw!

After many days, even though she really didn't want to leave the hospital room, under the doctor's organization, Ying Su was finally healed and left that room filled with the smell of disinfectant.

Just as she returned to her post, Doctor Anna tossed her a new work badge. It wasn't much different from the one she had when she was just a living pillow, except the level on it had changed to C-Class.

"From now on, you are my research assistant," Anna said, then beckoned with her hand. Ying Su walked over and sat down in the other woman's lap, letting Anna bury her face in her hair for a good sniff.

"B-but... I don't know how..." Ying Su whispered softly.

"It's fine, you'll learn slowly," Anna said. "It's not anything difficult. Go back and read some reports and things. Tomorrow, you'll take over this project."

Intelligence 300 Parrot.

This project was actually almost finished, just in the final wrap-up stage. After confirming all the tests on the report were correct, all that was left was to write a final report for Anna to evaluate, and it would be done.

This project, which Sylvia had been working on for nearly a week, was now casually tossed to Ying Su by Anna to pad her resume.

To be honest, given Ying Su's promotion speed, it was already incredibly fast. In just over half a year, she went from a Containment Object with no rights to an on-duty C-Class personnel. Of course, various factors and luck were indispensable.

Only after reaching this level did Ying Su gain more freedom. She got a larger, better room. In her daily activities, Anna also allowed her access to more areas. She no longer had to wear her obscuring helmet.

Only the collar around her neck remained, still needing Anna to unlock it every day.

However, Ying Su had asked. Olivia could help her get rid of this thing, but Ying Su felt it wasn't the right time yet.

Moreover, Ying Su now had a freer life. She could return to the days of playing games and building plastic models like she did when she was a Containment Object.

It's just...

Ying Su looked up at the surveillance camera on the wall.

She sighed. She hadn't found a single place in this base without surveillance cameras.

But even though she was promoted to C-Class personnel, it didn't necessarily mean she could be at ease. Everything depended on Doctor Anna's word. She could put you in your current position in an instant, and she could abandon you just as quickly.

She didn't even know where Sylvia was now.

'I'll just take it one step at a time,' Ying Su thought. However, she was busier now. Before, she only needed to be Anna's living pillow. It was boring, but it was just spending the day resting on Doctor Anna's well-maintained body.

Now, besides helping Doctor Anna relieve stress, she also had to work.

And the Intelligence 300 Parrot was the first other Containment Object project Ying Su had truly come into contact with.

The report was also dead simple.

Designation: B-352

Containment Class: D-Class

Name: Parrot

Project Status:

Body length 32 cm, weight approximately 82 grams. White crest on head. Species: White Cockatiel.

Skilled at conversation, very friendly, no obvious aggressive behavior or abilities. However, proficient at lying. Self-identifies as Mr. Parrot.

Enjoys canned food.

Discovered in ███. It secretly used its owner's computer to go online and watch █. As it violated laws and regulations ████, and it was subsequently discovered that the project target was responsible, it was then contained by the base.

Intelligence displayed extremely high performance in testing. Can understand human language and objects. Can use human tools.

Researcher ████ Note: This project has no practical use. A sufficiently intelligent parrot cannot escape the shackles of its lifespan. Factories also do not need a parrot to help them assemble products.

"Oh, hello, we meet again, dear."

When Ying Su entered the room, the parrot on the other side of the glass called out.

"......"

If she remembered correctly, this was that annoying parrot she'd seen before. They could be considered acquainted.

"Alright, Mr. Parrot, the researcher previously responsible for you has left due to certain matters. From now on, I will be in charge of you," Ying Su said.

"Please call me Parrot, Sir!"

"Alright, alright. But I see on the report that you are female, right?" Not only that, the voice the other party produced was a very pleasant female voice, even carrying a hint of childishness.

"Caw! Can a female not call herself 'Sir'? That's discrimination," the parrot said.

"Of course you can. I respect your choice," Ying Su said, then immediately checked off the 'Communication Test' on the checklist.

The parrot flew a bit closer, sizing her up, then said, "You're really cute now, Ying Su."

"......" Ying Su paused for a moment, thought carefully, then asked, "How do you know my name, Mr. Parrot?"

"Because I have Precognition."

"......"

"Caw, don't believe me if you don't want to. Anyway, in my precognition, you didn't believe me either." The other party didn't seem to care about Ying Su's opinion, continuing on its own. "But you'll believe it eventually."

"Since you want to prove you have prophetic abilities, you should provide some evidence, right, Mr. Parrot?"

"You will be killed by yourself," the parrot said.

"You mean suicide?"

"More or less."

"Anything more specific?"

Naturally, Ying Su wasn't someone who could be led astray by a few words. Sylvia had been in charge of this project for so long; it was impossible she wouldn't know if the other party had precognitive abilities.

"I beg your pardon, but I won't divulge more. Otherwise, there won't be any surprise later," the parrot said. "And one more thing. If you truly have no other way, then go to that machine. It can save you."

Having said that, the parrot flew back to drink water.

Ying Su frowned, thinking for a while, then looked again at the 'proficient at lying' on the report.

'Is this thing lying to me?'

Afterwards, Ying Su asked some more questions according to the checklist and received corresponding answers. This project wasn't considered a major one, but as the successor, Ying Su still had a certain degree of authority.

Her final decision for handling this parrot was: assign a D-Class personnel to be responsible for its care. Its value simply wasn't enough to justify allocating more research resources.

Subsequent education efforts towards it also seemed like they could be suspended.

"Ah, right, I like that teacher very much. Have her come chat with me more."

"Sorry, Ms. Roland probably doesn't have that much time. I will replace her with someone I trust," Ying Su said.

And the person she was going to switch over to be responsible for feeding the parrot was also a newcomer, named Olivia.

As the project she was now in charge of and had stamped, all subsequent matters regarding Containment Object 352, the Parrot, would be decided by her.

This was the immense power gained after being promoted from D-Class to C-Class.

She could even mobilize a certain number of D-Class personnel.

As long as the situation was appropriate, even if Ying Su chose to execute her own Containment Object, it would be fine.

And placing Olivia's external avatar here would also make exchanging information more convenient.

Everything was moving in a better direction.

Ying Su completed the final wrap-up inspection and left the room. Behind her back,

that white cockatiel stared at her retreating figure, slowly letting out a pleasant voice, saying, "That's right. Everything is moving in a better direction, dear."