Just as Chu Guang was conversing with the Mother of Dead Claw, Heya stood by silently.
When their exchange had concluded, she finally seized the opportunity to jump into the conversation, took a deep breath, and stepped forward to introduce herself.
"Hello, I am a researcher from the Alliance, from Shelter No. 117, mainly engaged in life science research..."
Seeing those amber-colored pupils looking at her, Heya's face showed hints of embarrassment as she quickly continued speaking.
"The condition of your body is very... surprising. I will... uh, draw a little blood from you regularly, of course, primarily for your health—"
"It's for experiments, isn't it? It doesn't really matter; this body was never solely mine anyway—it's the crystallization of wisdom from tens of thousands of researchers over several generations," the Mother of Dead Claw said with a faint smile, unconcerned. "If you need it, take it."
Heya breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly continued.