Mobius's Smile

"Back to Shesha, the Shesha research has only been temporarily suspended. As for that prototype technology... it's not what I want. Although it has value, I haven't figured out how to deal with it yet."

Chapter 382 Mobius's Smile

"May I ask what you initially wanted to do?"

Liu Bai suddenly recalled the unfinished plan he found in the Imaginary Archive during Otto's simulation.

"Of course, it's about nurturing the body."

Upon hearing Mobius's answer, everyone turned to look at Liu Bai.

Liu Bai simply shrugged – he already knew.

Ignoring the reactions of others, Mobius continued with a slightly disappointed tone, "I originally thought that Shesha's immortality could be the cornerstone of body cultivation, but as the research progressed, the nature of Shesha's body refuted this possibility."

"Because Shesha's physical properties are similar to black mud... or to put it more directly, petroleum. This material is somewhat beyond the scope of conventional biology," Cangxuan added.

During this period, all of them were somewhat disgusted by Shesha's body.

"But I really didn't expect that your true purpose, Doctor, was actually this..."

"Um... didn't we say before that we had discovered the genetic similarity between Honkai Beast and humans?"

At this moment, Su weakly raised her hand.

"Couldn't we first create a normal human body and then transfer Shesha's genes over it?"

"...This child is indeed intelligent." Mobius glanced at Sue, "But this kind of thing means nothing to me."

Because Shesha owe Elysia such a huge favor, and in the end I produced this kind of shoddy product, what's the point of me making all this stuff?

Well, Mobius has to admit he sees the future in this new technology, but it's really meaningless for Mobius right now. If he really wanted to research this, why would he need Shesha? Wouldn't it be better to just find someone of Emperor-class?

"Anyway, it's good that you've gained something. Don't worry about your health, Mobius, there will be more in the future."

Liu Bai comforted the low-spirited Mobius.

"Now that you can see me, how far are you from being able to touch me?"

Mobius paused for a moment, looked Liu Bai over, and then nodded silently.

That makes perfect sense.

When Liu Bai acted as his own spirit medium, he could only communicate with himself.

When he served as Hua's spirit medium, he was already capable of possessing objects.

Now, Liu Bai can communicate without possessing someone and can reveal his form to the contractor.

If that's the case, then perhaps the future where I can touch Liu Bai isn't too far off.

Thinking of this, Mobius felt a little better... Although he was getting old and couldn't wait any longer, Shesha's genes, coupled with the ability to create the prototype of new technology, made him feel better.

Perhaps I can still wait.

"Su, see? Your teacher is still the best at sweet talk." Mobius looked at Su behind him with a teasing look. "Don't listen to Elysia's instigation in the future—although she won't hurt anyone, she does have a bit of a mischievous streak. But remember to thank her later."

Although Mobius was somewhat outmaneuvered by Elysia, she was still quite satisfied with Su, this junior.

As for Su, needless to say, she's the biggest winner today. Don't be fooled by Mei's cold face and murderous aura now. Once this period is over, she'll definitely acknowledge her junior brother.

You only need to act like a quail for a few days to be able to latch onto a powerful figure; this is a sure-fire way to make money anywhere.

"Miss Elysia ... um."

Su Lu gave a wry smile. He really suffered from not being familiar with Elysia... even though her method was indeed simple, crude, and effective.

"But speaking of which, Miss Elysia... no, it would be better to call her senpai. Shouldn't you, Dr. Mobius, be a rival of Senpai Elysia?"

"Hmm?" Mobius raised an eyebrow and made a nasal sound of displeasure.

"...Prospective teacher's wife." Su reacted quickly and immediately understood where the problem lay.

But... is it really okay for you to care so much about this title?

Mobius nodded with satisfaction and explained, "Elysia... although I'm a little annoyed, she's actually quite broad-minded. She doesn't really care about this kind of argument. Apart from the fact that she seems to be out of her mind all the time, I can't find anything wrong with her."

The two are best friends, after all. Even though she doesn't like what she sees, Mobius can understand... well, understand Elysia's way of thinking to some extent.

That guy didn't really care about such a trivial matter as how he addressed her. For Elysia, as long as Liu Bai liked her, that was enough—of course, Elysia's personality was actually impossible to be disliked.

Mobius had to admit that he was a bit vulgar—but hearing Mei's junior brother call me "master's wife" was so incredibly satisfying!

Mobius was so thrilled that he was willing to step into a trap even though he knew there might be one.

"Are you out of your mind?"

Su tilted her head slightly, seemingly puzzled, and instinctively tried to find Kevin.

Of course, it's impossible to find Kevin.

(You haven't met Kevin. If I hadn't kept his mouth shut today, you might have wanted to kill him by now...) Su thought to herself.

"Anyway, just like your senior sister said, stay away from Elysia. It's hard to keep up with her train of thought without some energy."

(It seems like the teacher followed the teacher's train of thought the whole time...)

Su nodded to herself, indicating that she understood.

(On another note, although they're both quite eccentric, Elysia- senpai and Kevin seem to be two different kinds of people.)

Kevin is a complete idiot; he has brains but doesn't use them. Now that he's using them, he still automatically throws his brains away when he's surrounded by familiar people.

As for Elysia... Su felt that this one had never lost her mind. Although she seemed to be jumping around, she was not an instinctive type, but rather a rational type. As someone who was led astray to be an instinctive type when she was young and then corrected herself, Su had enough experience in distinguishing between huskies.

Okay, now that I think about it, this person suddenly seems a bit scary.

They're talking as if they're the mastermind behind everything.

Well... although it's not nice to say it like this, Su actually felt that Elysia and his teacher were quite a good match, after all, their thought synchronization...

"I have a feeling you're thinking about something bad."

Liu Bai felt a chill for no reason and couldn't help but look at Su.

"You're not planning to go around asking your future master's wife for benefits, are you? — I only have connections with Mobius, I don't know anyone else."

"If he keeps shouting like that, I'll be the first to clean house." Mobius smiled amicably.

Su could only nod silently. He felt that if he directly said what was on his mind, his future teacher's wife might explode on the spot.

As for randomly calling people "friends" and trying to build rapport... he's not Kevin the idiot, how could he possibly do that! Do you know how long it took him to mentally prepare himself to call Mobius" future teacher's wife"?

... Well, there is a saying that practice makes perfect.

"... By the way, Liu Bai, when you have time, go and send a contract to that guy Einstein."

After threatening Sue, Mobius suddenly remembered another friend of his.

"That girl is very strong; it's necessary to bring her into our inner circle."

Seeing the astonished looks on the faces of those around him, Mobius explained.

"Love is love, but this is a serious matter. There aren't many guys I'm interested in, but that guy is one of them."

Mobius isn't so love-obsessed as to think his community is a dating community. Although there are many romantic moments, it's essentially a community that fights against Honkai.

There aren't many people she's ever been able to fancy in her life, and even fewer in the pure scientific field. Vil-V is one, Mei is one, Einstein is one, Danzhu Cangxuan are two, and her former assistant Blanca is one.

That's all. In terms of pure scientific research, she doesn't really think much of Klein... although Klein indeed very considerate.

Blanca is ruined; the guy who could have stood by his side is now useless because of his marriage... Well, although Mobius is incredibly jealous about this.

In addition, Danzhu and Cangxuan are too arrogant. Moreover, Cangxuan should actually be studying computers. He is only working as her assistant because he is too young and no one else wants him. In fact, although they are called assistants, what they do is the same as Mobius - to increase Klein's workload.

The rest are... well, actually they're not exactly decent people either, just a little better than Danzhu Cangxuan... or maybe not even a little better.

However, regardless of the circumstances, Mobius felt it was necessary to bring these people into the circle. Currently, apart from the already crippled Blanca, only Einstein remained.

But speaking of Blanca... could I possibly lure Blanca's daughter over?

Mobius suddenly remembered this. Although she personally didn't think much of that brat who had seduced her assistant, she had to admit that he was a scholar of considerable ability and a warrior at the same time. The combination of their genes...

"Liu Bai, how about we try to abduct a little girl? Someone who's about two or three years old, maybe three or four."

"... Mobius, do you want to see what you're saying?" Liu Bai was speechless.

"Don't pretend. Don't tell me you've never seduced a young girl. I know of at least Eden and me."

"... Alright, I won't kidnap you anymore."

"Well, that's not what I meant—what are you guys looking at?"

Mobius noticed that the kids around him were all looking at him with gossipy expressions, and he was immediately embarrassed and annoyed.

"Okay, to be serious, it's Blanca's daughter, little Gretel. I think that girl is quite talented. If we leave her with her parents, they might just be throwing away a diamond in the rough. I think we should think of a way to bring that girl over."

"Come on, if you're going to hug someone, you should wait until they go to school."

"Tsk, true." Mobius curled his lip in disappointment.

Doesn't anyone think it's wrong to hug someone...? Su's expression was inscrutable.

Mobius, however, temporarily abandoned the idea.

Although Blanca "betrayed" her, she still had deep feelings for Blanca.

For Mobius, if Liu Bai had a physical body back then, Mobius wouldn't dare say he would still have plunged Honkai the Honkai so recklessly. He might have already taken off his white coat and started thinking about having a third or fourth child with Liu Bai.

Although she says she won't give up her career for her family, it seems more like she has no other choice.

So when Mobius looked at Blanca, he always felt like he was looking at himself on another timeline... Well, he had to admit, Mobius was also a little jealous.

"Anyway, forget about your baby-holding thing. As for Einstein, we'll find an opportunity in a couple of days."

Einstein, regardless of the civilization, was generally good-natured—though his temperament was also rather eccentric.

However, overall they are good women in a slightly strange sense.

"By the way, Liu Bai, how long do you plan to stay this time?" Mobius asked.

This question will also determine how she will arrange her schedule for the next few days.

"Hmm... just watch, anyway, the movement is instantaneous." Liu Bai stroked his chin and thought for a moment, "Besides, I think I can watch Mei beat you up before I leave."

He felt that Mobius was getting a bit cocky today, and if this continued for two days, Mei might actually beat Mobius up.

"Okay, I'll relay that to Mei later."

Mobius grinned mischievously.

After Mei heard this, she said there was no way she would ever take action.

"... I think the doctor has used up a year's worth of 'sincere smiles' since Liu Bai came in."

Klein and Cangxuan whispered to each other.

"I don't recall ever seeing Dr. Mobius smile so frankly."

What did she just see?

A wicked grin! A truly wicked grin!

It's rare to see a genuine smile on Mobius's face, which is usually all sneers. But now, we can actually see a mischievous, girlish smile on his face.

That's definitely her way of being cute! That's absolutely her way of being cute!

"If someone had told me before that the Doctor could smile like that, I would have slapped her—even if it was Danzhu who said it."

Cangxuan took a sip of water. Although he appeared indifferent, his tone betrayed his true feelings.

"But then again, this feeling of being like a third wheel... this must be what Danzhu meant by 'all the popular people should die,' right?"

"... But Liu Bai should already be dead."

"..."

Klein's honest answer almost stumped Cangxuan.

"... so it can be used as a light bulb."

Cangxuan felt more like he was convincing himself.

"What are you two whispering about?" Mobius seemed to sense something and turned to stare at his two assistants.

"We're discussing this month's overtime pay."