Protecting Network Security / The Best Thing for You Really Is to Go Catch Cats

"--ha!?"

"Eden, what's wrong? Are you in a bad mood?"

After Mobius left, Liu Bai started making lunch, with Eden helping out as much as he could. However, Liu Bai could clearly see that Eden looked somewhat depressed.

"Because of Mobius... but the facts about Mobius really can't be explained in just a few words."

"It's not about Mobius, it's just that I feel a bit complicated about taking the first step with such a simple idea."

Eden refers to Mobius's nonchalant tone at the time.

But then again, would she really care about such a small thing?

Absolutely not.

After all, the two have different values, and she doesn't need to impose her own artistic values on Mobius.

To be honest, if she really had to choose, her first target would be Liu Bai, right?

Whenever she played the piano, Liu Bai's evaluation was always "It sounds beautiful, it sounds beautiful." When asked what was so good about the piece, Liu Bai's answer was always "I don't know."

Don't ask which key is better or what ideas it expresses. At most, Liu Bai can squeeze out another "heavenly" tune. Thanks to this, Eden occasionally lets Liu Bai listen to some of his "courtship" pieces to satisfy himself.

So Eden doesn't really care about attitudes at all—as long as you don't look down on them.

Just as Liu Bai said, what she cared about was Mobius.

Although she felt that Mobius was a bit domineering and controlling, she couldn't deny that aside from these traits, Mobius's character was exactly the perfect match for Liu Bai that she had imagined.

They have feelings for each other, topics to discuss, autonomy, and achievements. Unlike me, I have almost nothing in common with Liu Bai in terms of art, and now I still have to rely on Liu Bai for care. As for achievements... I have none at all, at most I can say that my future is promising.

Why would she occasionally let Liu Bai listen to love songs and feel satisfied in private? Isn't it because she lacks self-confidence?

A normal musician, risking their shame, plays a love song for their beloved. If the other person doesn't react, the musician will get emo and start to wonder if "the other person doesn't like me" or "I played too badly"—isn't it bad if the music doesn't convey the emotion?

But Eden's attitude was completely "I know I might not be Liu Bai's type, so I'll secretly play a couple of songs to satisfy my own fantasies."

Eden lacked confidence in himself, and now that Mobius has come out, Eden has even less confidence in his own abilities.

Compared to Mobius, she was at most a bit taller; their figures were practically identical, and the two-year age difference made it impossible to determine a winner. The only advantage she had was a better personality. But what if Liu Bai had some strange quirks...?

Therefore, Eden felt that he had been completely replaced by Mobius in relation to Liu Bai.

However, to be fair, Eden, at 1.74 meters tall, is already among the tallest women Liu Bai knows.

"Don't worry about her. Mobius is actually the kind of person who doesn't care about anything except science. If you talk to her about art and music, you're probably not as good as me," Liu Bai comforted her.

"I think Dr. Mobius is quite concerned about you, isn't he?"

Eden asked back, his voice tinged with a hint of jealousy.

"How do Dr. Mobius's black stockings feel?"

"It's a bit thick... Wait, Eden, why are you bringing this up?"

"You seem to be very happy, so I wanted to ask you something."

Eden brushed the topic aside lightly, but he had already begun to ponder it in his mind.

Dr. Mobius's black stockings are probably very thin, around 20D... Does Liu Bai prefer ultra-thin ones?

I can take this into account when putting together my outfits in the future...

Chapter 313 Maintaining Network Security

However, when it comes to clothing and fashion, this is probably the only thing Eden dislikes about Liu Bai.

Liu Bai has absolutely no sense of style; he always wears all black and struts around in front of Eden.

Wearing such a tasteless outfit in front of a top fashion designer is truly provocative.

Eden also wanted to correct Liu Bai, since Liu Bai himself could actually adjust the clothes, which in a sense meant he was a free, high-quality male fitting room.

But after trying it again, it didn't work. I adjusted the clothes one day, and they changed back the next day. In Liu Bai's words, I just couldn't get used to it.

It's all thanks to wearing black. Although it's not particularly beautiful, it's not bad either. Plus, Liu Bai's looks are exceptionally good, so the black clothes don't look bad at all, right? They even give her a certain air of elegance.

Besides, a black suit is still black clothing...

However, Liu Bai's name contains the character "Bai" (白), yet he's not covered in white at all; Eden thinks that's quite something.

"Eden, put the rice cooker on. We'll cook the dishes when the rice is done."

"Good."

Although Eden is an artist, he is not the kind of person who never lifts a finger. Putting aside his cooking skills, he is at least quite adept at assisting Liu Bai.

If it were Mobius or Mei, Liu Bai wouldn't even dare let those two into the kitchen.

"Speaking of which, Mobius also said that she's in charge of setting up the company, and whether it gets shut down depends on us. So what are we supposed to do? Proceed with idol activities step by step?"

Eden started cooking the rice and casually asked.

Liu Bai didn't seem to care about the question, "It doesn't matter what we do, as long as Mobius is still around, we can't be shut down, but as for what we do..."

Liu Bai pondered for a moment.

"If we're talking about action, the best course of action is to expand our own team. Managing our own people is always better than managing outsiders."

"You still have connections?"

Don't ask Eden about the team and its composition.

She's just a high-and-mighty beauty at school, connections? Connections my ass.

However, to be fair, people of this genius type don't have much of a network. Take Mobius or Mei, for example, which one of them had any connections?

Even on a broader scale, figures like Otto, Edison, Schrödinger all had little to no interpersonal communication.

In Liu Bai's memory, there are only three scientists with a wide range of interpersonal relationships: Planck, Einstein, and Tesla...

Planck's main advantage was that he was a university professor in his "youth," the kind of person who had many students, and he was also the lubricant between the North American Branch and headquarters back then. Whether as a teacher or a diplomat, he was a very reliable professional in terms of interpersonal relationships.

As for Einstein... Einstein seems rather aloof, but if you're willing to talk to her, she'll be willing to talk to you too. And even though Einstein's thinking is extremely unpredictable, the conversation always manages to continue in a strange way. In short, Einstein is the kind of genius who won't genuinely think you're stupid.

Tesla... well, Tesla goes without saying. Although most people in the circle look at this child with pity, it is undeniable that Tesla is one of the few normal and honest people in this circle who doesn't have any quirks. He just has a bit of a temper, but his personality isn't bad. In fact, he is quite likable to children. He is one of the few people in Liu Bai's knowledge who might become a good mother.

Aside from these three, the geniuses I mentored were all more or less socially challenged...

"No."

Liu Bai's answer was concise and to the point.

Strictly speaking, it does exist, but it's unusable now, so let's just pretend it doesn't.

"That..."

Eden was a little confused. If you don't have any connections, what's the difference between the Moth Chasers to Fire sending someone and you posting a job ad outside?

"Even though there's no one around, we can catch them ourselves."

Liu Bai uttered words brimming with guilt without any expression.

Let's think about it, which Flame-Chasers Pokémon are there now...?

One for Vil-V, one for Kalpas, one for Ying, one for Kosma, Gretel... well, let's not count those who haven't been born yet. Then there's one more for Pardofelis.

During this period Liu Bai had no idea where Kalpas Kosma were.

As for Sakura... Liu Bai wasn't quite sure where the organization [Poison Cocoon] was, after all, it was the Black Gloves of the Moth Chasers to Fire, and the moth and the pupa...

Moreover, the [Poison Cocoon] in Liu Bai's memory was quite strange.

After Sakura's assassination attempt on Mei failed, she was recruited by Mei under the name of the Moth Chasers to Fire. Later, in Flame-Chasers, Elysia arranged for Kalpas to enter the Poison Cocoon. Mobius also temporarily joined the Poison Cocoon, and Pardo also went in to live a life of leisure.

It feels like the Poison Cocoon is more of an affiliated organization of the Moth Chasers to Fire than a squad or department. Perhaps it was because Sakura's assassination attempt failed that the Poison Cocoon had to "surface" and become a squad.

However, I can't find anyone right now. I'll ask Mobius later. Maybe Sakura hasn't even joined the Poison Cocoon yet.

After all, there are still at least seven or eight years until the Seventh Herrscher of Fusion Warrior is born. Even if Sakura's assassination attempt had occurred earlier, it would still have taken at least five or six years. That's quite a long time.

The only two people Liu Bai can find right now are Vil-V and Pardofelis.

Pardofelis didn't say anything. As a member of Dusk Alley, Liu Bai considered Pardo to be a fellow townsman in a way. In the future, he could just use the pretext of cracking down on prostitution and illegal publications to arrest Pardo. Well, don't ask why it's cracking down on prostitution and illegal publications. Just arrest her and we'll talk about the charges later.

As for the other one, Vil-V... Liu Bai didn't actually know where she was.

However, for Liu Bai, Vil-V was actually the easiest one to catch... or rather, the easiest one to abduct.

The reason is simple— Vil-V surfs the internet and has an extremely strong sense of curiosity. She may have already noticed the unscientific nature of the Honkai and the existence of the Moth Chasers to Fire.

Liu Bai could easily catch this kind of person without any trouble. He could just find a special forum, post a few cryptic and Honkai threads, and then sit back and fish for them. After a few words, they could develop a relationship that led to an offline meeting, culminating in a dramatic cup-breaking moment...

Yes, the internet has risks, surf with caution...

Even if the shrewd Vil-V realizes that Liu Bai has ill intentions, it's no use. You, who uses a VPN, can't compare to me, an electronic ghost.

Even if you create a fake account with no history, Liu Bai says he can still find out everything about Vil-V by following that account. Hide? Let's see where you can hide.

The only drawback of Liu Bai as an electronic ghost is that he can no longer attack people along the network cable. After all, once he goes off-screen, he becomes a physical entity and has to trigger the area-of-effect mechanism.

"Catching...that sounds like a crime," Eden retorted, criticizing Liu Bai's choice of words.

"We're now staff members of Moth Chasers to Fire, we're civil servants, so don't talk nonsense."

So, not denying it is a crime?

"I'm just preparing to maintain network security."

Chapter 314 Your best course of action is really to catch a cat.

I don't believe you.

Eden rolled her eyes at Liu Bai.

"Let me make this clear first, I can't help you catch people."

With your small arms and legs, you shouldn't be doing things that look tense and exciting.

"It's okay, I can do it myself."

Liu Bai didn't care at all. What Vil-V and Pardo? Weren't they both noobs? He, a ghost, was more than enough to keep those two under control.

Eden gave Liu Bai a strange look before leaving the kitchen.

What the hell? Why does Liu Bai seem so excited? Have we really fallen so far apart that we have nothing in common anymore? I just can't understand why Liu Bai is excited.

Moth Chasers to Fire, or rather, Mobius acted swiftly; the very next day, a staff member with a small sign came to Eden's door, handing over the relevant credentials and documents.

There are two copies of the document.

After dismissing the Moth Chasers to Fire team, Eden glanced at the identification in his hand.

"The documents are company-related documents and departmental arrangements, and it seems to mean that we need to submit a report on future plans."

"That's fine to worry about," Liu Bai said nonchalantly. "But why are there two copies of the ID?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, this one should be yours."

Eden took out one of the documents, which was mostly blank, and waved it at Liu Bai. The words "Minister" on it were particularly eye-catching.

Although the name wasn't written, it was obvious who this special ministerial badge was for.

"Dr. Mobius is so kind to you," Eden remarked.

Isn't this kind of document essentially creating a ghost minister? If something happens to this department, it's unlikely that anyone can be held accountable.

Even Eden thought this was going too far.

However, if I were in Mobius's position, I probably would have done the same.

As for what happens if something goes wrong, I'll just take full responsibility myself.

"I think she's being too reckless."

Liu Bai glanced at it and immediately understood Mobius's idea.

Although he was somewhat moved, Liu Bai still had to scold this person for putting so much pressure on him—even if the pressure was negligible.

What is the name of the department?