Money could make even ghosts turn millstones; he could just hire people as test subjects.
After all, Mobius's so-called samples were merely Destruction Sickness patients. Ye Chang'an could get as many of those as he wanted.
Even if they weren't sick, he could make them sick. He could cure them anyway.
"Getting results from experiments is a long process, and it requires a great deal of funding along the way. Can you provide that?" Mobius asked again.
"Name whatever funding you need. I'll support you with everything I have."
Charity concerts could still make money without charging admission. After all, this was the internet age. As long as he set up an online livestream and it became popular, the money would pour in.
Ye Chang'an was no longer poor.
"What about an experimental site and everything else? If you can provide those, I'll help you research the Chang'an Melody." Mobius continued questioning him, practically confirming her job change.
After all, that was another problem money could solve.
Ye Chang'an smiled, rose to his feet, bent at a ninety-degree angle, and raised a hand toward Mobius in invitation.
"Dr. Mobius, I can meet any needs and conditions you have. Please help me research the Chang'an Melody."
Mobius smiled as well. Sitting upright, she looked directly at the white-haired man bowing before her, a hint of complicated emotion flickering in her green eyes.
She was very satisfied with Ye Chang'an's attitude, yet she could not quite understand him.
She did not understand why he had chosen her, nor why he had taken such a stance.
There were clearly other top experts in biology he could have chosen, and he clearly did not need to be so sincere.
As a superstar, Ye Chang'an's words and actions did not fit his status at all.
For something he could settle with money and status, he had stubbornly chosen to move people with sincerity.
—Precisely because he was this sort of person, he could become a superstar.
Mobius recalled the so-called elites she had dealt with in the past. Not one had achieved as much as Ye Chang'an, yet each was prouder than the last.
She had seen far too many hypocritical beasts.
But Ye Chang'an before her... she seemed to like him quite a bit.
Working under someone like him would certainly be easy.
So she smiled and rose as well, reaching out to clasp Ye Chang'an's hand.
With a light smile playing on her lips, she asked another question.
"Mister Chang'an, why do you want to research this thing?"
—To let civilization overcome the Trial of Finality.
That was the answer in Mobius's heart.
"For Eden."
That was the answer Ye Chang'an gave her.
Mobius froze.
She neither understood love nor had ever longed for it. She could not understand the connection between loving someone and saving the world, much less placing one's beloved above the world itself.
It sounded rather romantic, didn't it?
—I really do want to date a man like this at least once.
Smiling, she secretly shook her head and teased him.
"If Miss Eden heard that, you should have a very pleasant night tonight."
"I have pleasant nights every night."
Ye Chang'an smiled and shot back, then sat down again and returned to the subject at hand.
"Regarding research into the Chang'an Melody, I'd like Dr. Mobius to first..."
"From now on, I'm your employee. Just call me Mobius," she interrupted.
"Then you can call me Chang'an too."
Ye Chang'an smiled and accepted, then continued discussing the specifics of the research.
Mobius listened to every one of his requests. After all, they gave her a clear direction for the research, so she would not be blindly fumbling around.
And for easier comparison, Ye Chang'an also planned to teach her the Sword Heart Art.
They could take it slowly. There was no rush.
They talked until deep into the night. When Mobius was clearly growing tired, Ye Chang'an promptly stopped and arranged for her to rest in a room.
She shared a room with Blanca, who was already asleep.
When Ye Chang'an returned to his own room, he found Eden sitting on the bed with a resentful expression.
"Done talking?"
"Mm, we're done."
Ye Chang'an nodded, sat beside the bed, pulled Eden into his arms, and whispered an apology.
What he had whispered earlier was that Eden should take Blanca and rest on her own, because he had serious matters to discuss with Mobius.
Eden had graciously left, but she was surely somewhat unhappy inside.
The fact that she had waited for him and still had not gone to sleep proved it.
An apology was only proper, and Eden accepted it. A deep kiss was proof that she had let it go.
"Chang'an, let's sleep."
"Mm."
Ye Chang'an nodded with a smile, then stared in astonishment as Eden got out of bed and changed clothes. When she came back out, she was wearing the same white lab coat as Mobius.
"(⊙o⊙)... This..."
He was dumbfounded. Truly dumbfounded.
"Haha, what do you think? Do I look good in it?"
Eden spun around with a smile and asked. Ye Chang'an blankly nodded.
With her looks and figure, Eden looked good in anything.
"Then let's sleep like this tonight. Hehe~"
Eden giggled, licked her lips, and pushed Ye Chang'an down.
Married couples—everyone knew what sleeping together meant.
Still, this spur-of-the-moment cosplay was rather thought-provoking... and imagination-provoking.
After all, Mobius in her mature form did not differ much from Eden in figure. She was only a tiny bit smaller.
Chapter of Creation: Journey to a New World: 23. I Suspect You're a Herrscher
Mobius left Moth of the Fire, taking her assistant Blanca with her.
When the girl heard that Mobius had switched jobs to work for Ye Chang'an, she immediately begged to remain Mobius's assistant.
As a fangirl, of course she wanted to be closer to her idol.
So both of them became Ye Chang'an's employees. With enormous manpower and financial support, they quickly set up a laboratory and began their research.
Their lives were far more comfortable than they had been at Moth of the Fire.
After all, Moth of the Fire had a rather complicated makeup. The various factions constantly meddling in matters gave everyone headaches.
And recently, they could not even obtain experimental subjects.
By contrast, on Ye Chang'an's side, she only had to ask for whatever she wanted, and she would receive it at once with the greatest possible speed.
Even if she needed Ye Chang'an's assistance, he would arrive immediately with Eden.
Don't ask why he had to bring Eden. Someone simply was not reassured otherwise.
In any case, Ye Chang'an had fulfilled what he had said back then—he could meet any needs and conditions she had.
As a result, Mobius's research went smoothly. Whenever she made progress, she would even hum songs happily.
She no longer disliked music quite as much.
As for Ye Chang'an... he was busy, unbelievably busy.
"Sigh, disasters have broken out in several places at once."
Browsing the disaster reports online, Ye Chang'an sighed helplessly.
There was only one Sleepless Chang'an. They had virtually no time to rest; after finishing a performance here, they had to rush nonstop to the next location.
If Mobius had requests as well, he became even busier.
He could not split himself in two, yet he had to handle everything personally.
There was no need to mention Mobius's side. Sleepless Chang'an also had to perform in every area struck by a Destruction disaster.
That was because only when he and Eden performed the Chang'an Melody could it cure Destruction Sickness. When others performed it, the Chang'an Melody had no effect at all; it was merely a tune.
Furthermore, the Chang'an Melody could not take effect when transmitted through the internet, further making it necessary for Sleepless Chang'an to handle matters personally.
Ye Chang'an was quite helpless about this and hoped Mobius could produce results soon.
He had truly pushed doing everything in his power to save civilization to its absolute limit.
"Chang'an, come over here for a moment."
Mobius called and asked him to go over.
"Got it. I'll be right there."
Ye Chang'an replied, glanced at the sleeping Eden, and went alone.
Eden was exhausted, so he had better not wake her.
Besides, he would never fool around with another woman behind Eden's back.
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"Hi, Chang'an, you're here. Click~"
Blanca cheerfully greeted him, pulled out her phone, and took a photo with him. Her favorite thing was taking pictures with him whenever he came to the laboratory.
It was enough to make 99.99% of fangirls jealous to death.
"Blanca, where's Mobius?"
"The doctor is waiting for you in the courtyard. Just go straight there."
"Alright, thank you."
Ye Chang'an hurried off. Only after seeing him leave did Blanca happily look through the photos on her phone.
Her album was filled with pictures of herself and Ye Chang'an. Every time she looked through them, she smiled with pure delight.
For a lovestruck girl's dream, sometimes looking at photos was enough to satisfy her fantasies.
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When he reached the courtyard, Mobius was sitting in a chair basking in the sun. Ye Chang'an walked over and sat across from her.
"Mobius, do you need anything?"
As he asked, Mobius lifted her eyelids and glanced at him.
"Eden didn't come with you?"
It was a little unusual. This was the first time she had seen Ye Chang'an arrive alone.
"She was tired, so she's resting."
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