The Art of Asking for Trouble (Continued)

"By the way, when will I be doing my experiment?"

"No rush, there's still a lot to prepare," Mobius said calmly.

This isn't an experiment on herself; she can start the surgery once she's ready. For Kevin's safety, Mobius isn't in a hurry at all.

Kevin breathed a sigh of relief.

Although he was mentally prepared, he still felt uneasy if Mobius suggested conducting the experiment immediately.

Mobius then turned his gaze to his former assistant Blanca: "Blanca, you really don't want Gretel to learn from me?"

Blanca gave a helpless smile upon hearing this, "I can take little Gretel and you, Doctor, to study."

The implication is that you shouldn't even think about kidnapping my daughter.

Although Blanca knew that her doctor also had a soft, girlish side, as a mother, she wasn't that magnanimous. What if her daughter was raised by the doctor to be a little Mobius?

Moreover, Blanca felt that her doctor was somewhat playful.

Blanca was practically saying, "I'm fine with learning from you while taking Gretel under my wing, but it's absolutely impossible for you to take Gretel on your own."

"No problem, Hen, lend me your wife."

Mark. "..."

Hen's expression was subtle. Is it really okay for you to talk like that?

But after thinking about it, Hen felt that there didn't seem to be any problem.

Although this isn't their home, to be honest, it doesn't really make much difference to the couple. After all, one of them is a scholar and the other a former researcher. They used to do quite well at headquarters, but they left because of work and life reasons.

If Mobius were willing to give him a chance, Hen would actually be willing to ignore his wife's opinion and let her live in the safer headquarters. After all, they are all somewhat aware of the current situation, and who knows where the next Honkai will randomly target.

Currently, only the Moth Chasers to Fire Headquarters is capable of resisting when Honkai targets players.

After weighing the pros and cons in his mind, Hen immediately nodded:

"... Alright, although this sounds a bit strange, I'm entrusting my wife to you, Doctor!"

"Eh??"

Blanca seemed a little confused about the situation.

(Has this girl become stupid for several years after getting pregnant?) Mobius looked at her former assistant with her head in her hand. She couldn't bear to look at the child who was so stupid.

"It's settled then." Mobius didn't give Blanca any time to react. "You have a week to go back and pack your things, then get back to work."

"Getting back into the work routine..."

Blanca gave a subtle look as she glanced at her successor Klein.

"Klein, our lab should still..."

"Still."

Klein knew without even thinking what her senior wanted to ask.

"Moreover, according to statistics, the overtime hours and intensity in the past two years are 30% higher than four or five years ago."

"It can get stronger??"

Blanca was stunned. Was this guy crazy?! Working overtime back then was already insane, and now you're telling me it can get even worse?

"... Doctor, are there any easy jobs suitable for housewives?"

"No—do you think I'd support someone who just wants to freeload?"

"I can apply for a job with Einstein..."

"Then I'll buy you back with a box of chocolates?"

Mobius rolled his eyes. He hadn't had a chance to call Blanca back before, but now that he had the chance to keep Blanca here, Mobius certainly wouldn't miss it.

In his entire life Mobius only had two people he found easy to use: Blanca and Klein. Others, even if Danzhu Cangxuan were slightly stronger than these two, were simply not easy to use. This kind of thing, which is based on feeling, is just so illogical.

"Sigh... I'll give it a try then."

Blanca sighed. She felt that she had been incredibly decadent these past few years, spending her days happily taking care of the kids at home, and her brain had almost shrunk back to its original size.

"I'll leave the work to you, Klein."

"... Great, we finally have a second reliable one in the lab."

Klein was almost in tears when she heard Blanca's words. She was in charge of all sorts of daily chores in the laboratory... But to put it simply, it was actually about reviewing unimportant documents on behalf of Mobius. They weren't important, but there were a lot of them, and she also had to keep an eye on Danzhu Cangxuan, those two troublemakers, from causing trouble.

Working overtime during experiments was actually the easiest thing, since both Mobius and Danzhu Cangxuan were very reliable people when it came to work—unless Danzhu Cangxuan quit, Klein was actually quite relaxed during the experiments.

But speaking of quitting... well, Klein sincerely prayed that such a thing wouldn't happen.

"... I think it's better if you don't have any expectations of me Klein."

Blanca scratched her head. She was truly useless now. She had long ago reset most of her skill points to childcare. How many years had it been since she had been to a lab?

"It's alright, as long as you don't make things worse!"

"Hmm... this is quite a tragic story." Kevin couldn't help but feel sorry for Klein. "Oh well, Klein should be used to it by now anyway. Doctor, where is my teacher?"

"Liu Bai? Liu Bai should be in Einstein or Mei now? I don't know."

Mobius glanced at Blanca and answered casually, then his gaze settled on little Gretel.

How can I pick up this little girl and play with her...?

(Ah... Dr. Mobius makes no attempt to hide his dangerous gaze.)

After his eyes turned into snake pupils, Mobius's dangerous aura became increasingly undeniable... After all, the snake element has a certain psychological effect on people.

However, Kevin scratched his head, pretended not to see it, and quietly left the room.

After all, aside from his somewhat dangerous demeanor, Dr. Mobius's behavior seemed no different from that of a normal, kind elder.

Once outside, Kevin fell into deep thought.

Where should we go first?

Hmm... it's better to save the self-destructive act for later. Let's go see Dr. Einstein first. I'm not very familiar with him, so it would be good to get to know him.

With his fairly good memory, Kevin quickly recalled the location of the Moth Chasers to Fire weapons department.

Kevin found the weapons department in no time.

"Ah... Einstein, are you sure you didn't put this in the wrong place?" Kevin heard his teacher's voice before he even knocked on the door.

"You have to trust Dr. Einstein's judgment," a female voice with a slightly aloof and unassuming air rang out.

Knock knock knock...

"Please come in," the emotionless female voice said.

After receiving a response, Kevin pushed open the door. "Teacher, I'm here, and Dr. Einstein is here too. It's been a long time."

"Yes, it's been a long time." Einstein nodded calmly, then turned to Liu Bai and lowered his voice, "Liu Bai, who is this gentleman here...?"

"... You really have forgotten about me, haven't you?"

Kevin stared speechlessly at the eccentric doctor.

"I am Kevin, your student."

"Oh! I remember now!"

Einstein looked enlightened, then turned to Liu Bai again and lowered his voice.

"Who... is Kevin?"

Kevin: "..."

"You could lower your voice a little more."

Even though Kevin is quite a goofball, he felt a deep sense of helplessness in the face of Einstein's even more outrageous combination of punches.

"Einstein is just kidding you."

Liu Bai tapped the red-haired Einstein in front of him, saying that in terms of being eccentric, there was no difference between the Einstein of the Previous Era and the current civilization.

"I'm just worried your students will cause trouble." Einstein shrugged. "Four years have passed, Kevin, you're still the same."

"...Um."

Hearing Einstein suddenly switch to this familiar tone, Kevin felt for the first time that his brain lacked a sense of leaps in thinking.

According to his teacher, Einstein recognized him the moment he saw him and then decided to play a prank on him?

You'll get used to it.

Liu Bai was already used to Einstein's eccentricities. There were some differences between the Previous Era and the current civilization, but it wasn't to the point that he couldn't handle it—as if Liu Bai wasn't used to Tesla.

"Let's find a place to do it."

"... Teacher, are you and Einstein researching something?"

"Hmm, Armed Dolls, want to see it?" Liu Bai held up a small doll.

"So small..." Kevin stroked his chin. "What's the use of this? Can it even beat a stray cat?"

Kevin found it hard to believe that something that could be held in one hand could unleash any power on the battlefield.

"Single-killing some lower-level Honkai Beast is no problem. As for combat support... well, someone like you could probably hold off Emperor-class? But it depends on your specific abilities."

Einstein patiently explained it to Kevin.

"However, this doll may not be of any use to you after your surgery."

"Then can be equipped for the other team members, right?"

"Expensive."

Einstein shut Kevin down with a single sentence.

"Don't underestimate this little thing. It's packed with advanced technology. The cost of one is equivalent to the equipment of half your team."

"Ugh... You should replace this thing with equipment. If our team had half a team's full set of equipment, it wouldn't be impossible for us to not only stop Emperor-class monster, but also take it down if we put in the effort."

Kevin stroked his chin and said something that a team commander should say—"We need money and equipment."

Then Einstein rolled his eyes at Kevin.

"If you need equipment, please submit a report. Dr. Einstein is unable to help."

"Cough cough cough... Occupational disease, occupational disease, please don't mind it."

As a soldier, Kevin's first reaction upon seeing a new weapon was to assess its practicality. However, after hearing Einstein's analogy, Kevin immediately shifted his focus to the commander's money-grubbing mentality.

"So, what's the point of this thing? Just for the teacher to possess and play with?"

Kevin is hesitant to comment on the cost of this project, even if it's just to kill a lower-level Honkai Beast. He would even think it's a waste to kill a minor boss like the Honkai Emperor.

Okay, if it's possible to reliably solo kill the Honkai Emperor without suffering serious damage, then Kevin still thinks it's worth producing.

"Actually, I have considered the idea of Soul Steel Gundam..." Einstein said quietly, "Okay, just kidding."

Although if such a thing could be made, paired with Liu Bai it would be the ultimate weapon for decisive battle, but... the cost-effectiveness is not good.

"Are you kidding me?" Kevin pressed.

Einstein thought for a moment, "A staff officer? Although they are small, they are all supercomputers, and they can also learn emotions. A super-capable staff officer, not bad, right?"

"Hmm... now that you put it that way, it does seem pretty good." After rephrasing it, Kevin immediately found it acceptable. "But couldn't the power be improved a bit more?"

"Then we'll have to rely on Dr. Vil-V, whom I've never met before—she's far more skilled in weapons development than I am."

"If the computing power meets the requirements, Vil-V should be able to incorporate some cutting-edge technologies."

Liu Bai thought for a moment and added.

When Honkai Energy is combined with technology, many advanced technology modules can be created. As long as the computing power is sufficient, these modules can unleash considerable power.

Okay, let me criticize Durandal again. That thing has seven modules, each with its own purpose, and at full power it can even cut space.

The principle behind the Armed Dolls is basically the same as that thing, or rather, all intelligent weapons in the Previous Era followed this template. As long as someone is willing to modify the shell, Durandal can immediately become Armed Dolls.

"Dr. Vil-V is here this time too." Kevin casually mentioned when he heard the two talking about Vil-V, "She should be with Dr. Mei right now."

"Oh? Then I'm very interested."

Einstein smoothed his hair.