The Current State of Anti-Entropy Shipping Couples (Continued)

"Yes."

Clio, whose dark circles were getting thicker, nodded and immediately turned to leave.

"You really are ordering people around without any mercy."

"After all, she's the only scientist here who's worth looking at... Well, actually she's a top-tier scientist, and I have no one else I can use besides her."

"If you mention it to Gray Serpent, I think we can find you a batch of researchers specifically for assisting you—or rather, Shencheng Pharmaceuticals already has some."

"Gray Serpent mentioned it, but I refused. I don't conduct any large-scale experiments. Managing too many people is exhausting and not very useful... Let's not talk about that. Doctor, what would you like to discuss since you came over in the middle of the night?"

Mei showed a relatively gentle smile this time.

"Let's talk about... Elysia?" Liu Bai asked tentatively.

"... Is it really okay for you to ask your student about another woman in the middle of the night?" Mei immediately became resentful upon hearing Elysia's name.

"Student..." Liu Bai's lips twitched—this resentful tone was hardly what a student should have. "I was just asking... just asking casually, after all, she's quite a peculiar person, isn't she?"

"Since you've put it that way..."

Mei sighed and then fell into deep thought.

"Elysia ... well, it would have been better if you hadn't brought it up, because now that you have, I realize that my memory gaps in this area are quite serious."

Mei rubbed her temples with a displeased expression. This feeling of missing a large part of her memory was not a good thing for a rigorous and rational scientist.

"Fortunately, I still have some impression of her... That girl was overly lively, but also seemed to have great wisdom—although I really want to say she was all looks and no brains, I really have no right to criticize others in this regard."

"Well... don't be so resentful."

"It's less about resentment and more about anxiety that Dr. Mobius caught."

Mei sighed as Clio finished making coffee.

"Thank you... Speaking of which, I'm not really that familiar with Elysia, but Dr. Mobius... well, let's just say he's closer to her."

Why use such vague language?

"Because Elysia is the only one outside the lab who is willing to talk to Dr. Mobius."

"It can't be that bad..." Liu Bai's lips twitched slightly. "Isn't there still Hua?"

"With you, Doctor, not around, Senior Sister is such a quiet person. Unless Dr. Mobius takes the initiative to contact her, she won't. So, the only one willing to actively go to Dr. Mobius 'Mobius side is Elysia... Hmm, maybe we should add Eden as well?"

Mei shrugged.

"Although I admit that I'm not much better at interpersonal relationships than Dr. Mobius —especially after Kevin and Sue started spreading rumors that Dr. Mei likes to have people taste his food."

"Isn't this the truth?" Liu Bai covered his face.

"How could that be? I only had those two people taste-test the food—after all, idiots won't die from poison." Mei pushed up her glasses and said confidently.

"... Let's get back to the main topic."

He failed as a parent! He has to take the blame!

"Or should I tell you what Mobius- contagious anxiety disorder is?"

"... It's because Dr. Mobius feels threatened when he sees Elysia."

Mei said matter-of-factly, "Isn't it natural for the old and faded Dr. Mobius to see the young and beautiful Elysia?"

"Stop talking badly about Mobius behind his back."

I've seen Mobius before. Thirty-year-old Mobius is nothing old; on the contrary, he's "ripe" in every sense of the word.

"She can't hear me."

Mei pushed up her glasses. "But Dr. Mobius's anxiety about Elysia is indeed true... She's young and energetic, and her personality is alright—aside from that, my impression of Elysia is limited to her occasional rather eccentric ideas."

"Um..."

"And speaking of which... Elysia... never mind, it's nothing." The blank in her memory made Mei extremely unhappy. "Speaking of which, we've also made some progress in our research these past two days."

"About the Herrscher? Tell me about it?"

"Prometheus's calculations have determined the location of the next Honkai — the Coral Island."

"Hmm... Anna?"

What did you say?

"No, it's okay, Mei, please continue... like when it happened or something."

"It will take about two or three months."

"Can it be done with such accuracy?"

Liu Bai was slightly surprised. Although Mei's wording was rather broad, it was precise enough for something as unpredictable as Honkai.

"It's like a backdoor left by Mobius back then... I didn't dare to open it directly, I just secretly opened a small opening to assist in the calculation."

Mei showed a somewhat troubled expression.

"Honestly, it's best not to open this back door until the very end... After Honkai, the Honkai could very well be something that was released by a higher-dimensional civilization. Cheating is because there's no other choice. If you can pass the exam, it's better to take it normally—even if you only get a passing grade of 60."

This part of the memory was something I hadn't forgotten before—or rather, I can't even recall the specific plans now.

However, Mei couldn't resist the fact that she had deduced what Mobius was doing while chatting with Liu Bai. Even if it was just speculation, it was enough for Mei to try it out—anyway, she was just trying to get involved.

And then... well, it worked.

"... You guys are really something. But I do have some guesses about the choice of the Herrscher."

Liu Bai thought for a moment, "The Valkyrie currently stationed on Coral Island is named Anna Schariac. If nothing unexpected happens, she is very likely to become Herrscher —as for her life story, Gray Serpent definitely knows more than I do."

"That would allow Gray Serpent to make contact with her..."

Liu Bai looked at Mei, who was stroking her chin and deep in thought, and really wanted to say something.

Actually, there's a better way than letting the Gray Serpent make contact...

"Oh, right, speaking of Gray Serpent, I also have something to say about Kevin..."

Abyss City, Moonlight Throne.

"Slurp... slurp... slurp..."

"... Dad, is this guy alright?"

In the Moonlight Throne Dining Hall, Yang looked at the white-haired man across from him, who was slurping noodles with great relish, with a strange expression.

"Try to understand. After being locked up for so many years, it's normal for him to want to eat something when he gets out."

Joyce, playing on her phone, gave a perfunctory reply.

"It would be strange if someone could survive in that kind of environment for so many years without experiencing any abnormal reactions afterward."

"...Too."

Yang Xinyue, who looked like a middle-aged man, nodded respectfully to her godfather, who looked only twenty years old.

"... It's been a long time since I've eaten human food."

After finishing the noodle soup, the white-haired man— Kevin —looked up at the two people in front of him.

"But rather than saying I'm strange, it's more accurate to say that you two... well, I don't think I'm in a position to ask this kind of question."

He had also taken care of children in the past, so he had this kind of experience before.

"Anyway, neither of us are normal people." Joyce smiled at Kevin.

Kevin remained silent.

Talking about this topic with Herrscher is insane.

"If you weren't unexpectedly strong, I would have killed you long ago."

"If you didn't know Brother Liu Bai, you'd still be in jail right now."

Joyce dismissed Kevin's words.

Although he didn't know how strong this noodle-slurping guy was at his peak, the guy was currently completely out of sorts, low on energy, and without a suitable weapon...

"Teacher..." Kevin with some emotion.

"If you call Brother Liu Bai' teacher,' then shouldn't you call me 'uncle'?"

Joyce suddenly realized something.

It seems like he can take advantage of this guy in front of him?

"... You want to fight?"

Kevin's eyelids twitched.

"Don't be ridiculous, you can't beat me right now—even if Eden Star isn't with me."

"..."

Kevin remained silent.

He was truly bewildered. How could the Herrscher of Reason, theoretically the weakest in terms of energy level, be this powerful?

Shouldn't the Herrscher of Reason be just an appetizer Honkai the Honkai, the kind that can be easily defeated by pure technology?

"So, are we going to find the teachers now?"

"Yes, the doctors will leave after they finish taking care of the rest—it'll be a long-awaited reunion for you, right?"

"Um."

Kevin nodded somewhat stiffly.

Actually, he felt a little guilty... after all, no matter what, he couldn't explain his relationship with Su.

This matter... although it's considered a dispute over Daoist principles, in the eyes of the elders...

"Speaking of which, I just heard from Dr. Tesla that there's another scientist named Mei by Liu Bai's side, also from your Previous Era —are you familiar with her?"

"... familiar."

Kevin twitched the corner of his mouth. If he was slightly stiff just now, he was now stiff as ice—commonly known as rigor mortis.

"We're really close... my senior sister."

"Hmm... there's this connection?"

Joyce and Yang, father and son, exchanged a glance, their eyebrows twitching simultaneously.

Then Joyce lowered his voice. "So... Kevin, you support that Dr. Mei?"

"?"

Kevin raised an eyebrow, then saw a group of female scientists walk into the cafeteria— Kevin recognized them; they were all in charge here.

"... What does 'support' mean?"

Kevin also subconsciously lowered his voice.

"Of course I support whoever Brother Liu Bai is with."

Joyce lowered her voice even further, no longer mentioning taking advantage of the situation, "So it seems that Brother Kevin supports that Dr. Mei?"

"... You tell me who you support first." Kevin inexplicably noticed a cold glint in Joyce's eyes.

"Me? I support Brother Liu Bai and Einstein."

Einstein?

Oh, that Dr. Einstein.

Kevin glanced at the group of female scientists who had come for a late-night snack and immediately spotted Einstein —to be honest, Einstein was the only one Kevin remembered from this group.

—After all, the Previous Era had worked with a scientist of the same name who looked exactly like him.

... However, it seems that Einstein in the current civilization no longer has red hair.

My youth is over.

However, it's astonishing that Dr. Einstein of modern civilization had this kind of relationship with his teacher.

"And what about you?"

Kevin turned his gaze to Yang.