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The Amnesiac Black Panther and His Poor Little Beauty (140)

Ms. Liao's words changed the course of the meeting considerably.

Dolly's request was also accurately conveyed by Song Ning.

Contrary to what some people in the conference room had expected, Dolly's desire was actually quite simple: now that they had awakened, they should be like humans.

It requires that the regulations established by the base include these coexisting organisms, that they too have bodies as independent individuals like humans, that they can continue to work at the base, that the base pays them wages like humans do, and that they also enjoy the same treatment as humans do.

Simply put, it means treating them like humans.

Almost no one expected that this was what Dolly and the others were asking for; only Ms. Liao raised some objections with a gentle gaze.

“You and we are not the same species, so there is no need to treat you entirely like humans. I think we can discuss having two sets of regulations in the base, one for humans and one for other creatures. This would be fair to both sides. What do you think?”

For a fleeting moment, a strangely familiar phrase popped into Song Ning's mind: "one country, two systems."

He never imagined that in the apocalypse of a collapsed regime, he would actually be able to personally experience this word.

However, he must admit that he agrees with Ms. Liao's idea on this point.

Dolly and her kind do have the same systems as humans, but they are essentially animals, not humans. At the very least, humans and animals cannot intermarry, right?

Song Ning suddenly hesitated and looked down at the big cat, then felt a strange sense of guilt.

He and Lance are still human, not human-beast, so his idea isn't wrong, right?

Dolly clearly knew Ms. Liao and was quite familiar with her. After a long period of consideration, it finally agreed with Ms. Liao's statement.

The meeting ended quickly, and Song Ning received the compensation the base had given them.

To Song Ning's shock, the next day the base posted notices all over the area, along with the minutes of the meeting.

They even stated that new regulations are already being drafted, and they hope everyone will maintain a friendly and neutral attitude before the regulations are implemented. Anyone who engages in any provocative, disruptive, or harmful behavior that damages the friendly cooperative relationship between the two parties before the new regulations are implemented will be held legally responsible after the regulations are implemented.

"Holy crap, this is unbelievable! Brother Song, can you imagine? That we humans will one day have to obey the law along with other animals? That's just too cool!"

Upon learning the news, Tang Wei rushed over to share it with Song Ning immediately. It was clear that he had accepted it. Song Ning couldn't help but marvel at how the younger generation was so quick to accept new ideas.

“I think this is good. After all, those mutated animals have made a lot of contributions to the base. Now that they have their own thinking abilities, we can’t continue to treat them like pets. If we continue to maintain that attitude, I feel that something bad will happen.”

Song Ning shared the same attitude as Tang Wei, especially since he had personally experienced the meeting and witnessed Dori's thoughts and attitudes firsthand, so he was more inclined to peaceful coexistence.

Humans don't necessarily want to be the world's dominant species, and they can't be now anyway. So why not choose to live in harmony with other creatures?

"That makes sense. Anyway, I think it's pretty good this way. Nowadays, whether you're human or not, life is so simple. If everyone unites and helps each other, maybe life will be even better?"

Tang Wei's two feet, covered in wool socks, dangled in the air as he rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought.

"Moreover, this way, other outside creatures might join the base in the future. I feel that they are all quite strong, and it's better for them to join our side than to become enemies."

The base clearly thought the same thing.

The new changes, spearheaded by Mimi from Jasmine's family, mean that the base must think much further ahead than ordinary people, especially regarding the base's stability and security.

So the base quickly introduced a series of measures requiring these altered creatures to register with the base before they could continue living there.

Led by Dolly, the group of animals, who had been living at the base for many years, quickly completed their registration and then entered a new phase.

go to school.

"Although you have gained intelligence, you are essentially a group of intelligent beings who have never been to school. Some of you can even read. What will happen if the base introduces new regulations in the future? If you can't read, you will miss out on these regulations, and you may not be able to enjoy the base's benefits because you are illiterate."

“We human children also need to go to school and learn to read before we can start working. You demand that we treat you the same as humans, so you should accept that.”

With just a few simple words, Ms. Liao persuaded a few students who didn't like attending class to go back to school.

After all, they have been in contact with humans since they were young and have seen many of their behaviors, which is undeniable.

Furthermore, the new regulations stipulate that these intelligent beings must undergo basic training before they can continue working.

Prior to this, their school and daily living expenses were temporarily covered by the base through student loans.

If they have offspring in the future, the offspring can choose to take out student loans or have their payments made by their guardians.

In addition, after consulting with Dori and the others, the base added a new regulation.

The new regulations stipulate that these intelligent beings can obtain licenses from humans.

This certificate refers to a legal document similar to a marriage certificate. With this certificate, the two parties become inter-racial family members living together, sharing their property, and having a legal obligation to care for each other.

This new regulation, along with another new criminal law for harm between humans and animals, has stunned everyone and everything.

After class, Dolly and the other animals couldn't help but gather together to discuss the matter.

"Dolly, is this also something you requested?"

Dolly: "..."

"No, I didn't ask for that. But they said before that if any of us didn't want to work hard and wanted to continue as before, they would need to make rules."

It didn't expect that the new regulations would require obtaining a marriage certificate. After all, they have lived with humans for so long, so of course they know that when humans generally talk about obtaining a marriage certificate, they mean between legal spouses.

But what about them and humans?

Are you serious?