The Future Will Change

Looking at Kevin's icy expression, Mobius was quite satisfied.

"Remember, make your voice a little cold too, otherwise you might not be able to fool Mei."

"The kind of person who sprays a face full of frost when they speak?"

"...It doesn't have to be this extreme." Mobius felt it was quite a struggle to talk to Kevin. "Just tone down your husky-like behavior, understand?"

"Understand!"

"So what are you going to do from now on, understand?" Mobius finally revealed a snake-like expression.

I'm not going to cover for you, and I haven't even held a grudge against you for provoking me, so...

Kevin immediately became solemn. "Understood! From now on, I will follow Mobius's lead! Down with all those mistresses and vixens!"

"Ahem... there's no need to go to such extremes."

Mobius coughed twice; she really wasn't good at dealing with guys who had husky-like traits.

"Alright, alright, get ready and go out. If you slip up, I can't help you."

"Okay!"

Kevin nodded cheerfully and walked out.

Mobius looked at Kevin's back with some worry. Could this kid, who broke his composure with just three sentences, really be fooled?

Moreover, in order to gain this kind of support, I might even have to write a self-criticism...

"Dr. Mobius?"

"Call her 'Master's Wife'." Mobius glanced sideways at Sue, who was clinging to the doorframe. "What is it?"

"Um... you're really going to help Kevin like this?" Su scratched his head.

"Otherwise, it's just a casual pull; anyway, the experiment didn't actually fail," Mobius said calmly.

It doesn't matter if you don't fail, but is it really impossible to explain something like this?

"Didn't you know that the teacher noticed it too?"

"Of course Liu Bai could see it." Mobius gave a strange look and squinted. "Although that guy was a bit hesitant, he was very solid in terms of theory. And he didn't say anything, did he?"

Mobius figured that since Liu Bai had already tacitly agreed, what was wrong with him casually covering for Kevin?

"Isn't it possible..." Su's expression grew increasingly strange as she understood the logic, "... you should look at the teacher's expression?"

"Huh? What's Liu Bai's expression like?" Mobius looked curious; she hadn't actually seen Liu Bai's expression.

"They're probably considering whether to play Kevin in mixed doubles."

"..."

Sue's answer silenced Mobius.

After a moment, Mobius slowly spoke, "Su, do you think if I go and find Liu Bai now, I can still play mixed doubles against Kevin?"

"?"

A question mark slowly appeared above Su's head.

Didn't you already agree? Why are you doing this again?

Sue, of course, could not understand Mobius's thinking.

Mobius's idea was unusual, but also very simple.

If it's a mixed doubles match, can't it be rounded up to a husband-and-wife mixed doubles match?

Kevin, this student, can also be described as a bratty kid.

Teaming up with Liu Bai to play mixed doubles against his own mischievous child... for Mobius, that could be considered an achievement in life.

Moreover, mixed doubles and helping Kevin don't conflict at all!

"Help me after I've finished playing, isn't that a normal thing for parents to do?"

So now Mobius is really regretting it; he should have agreed to look back at Liu Bai's expression beforehand...

"Cough, it's nothing, forget about it."

Mobius shook his head, finding it difficult to bring up the idea of fulfilling his dream by playing mixed doubles against his junior.

"Go and help Kevin out. If they ask me anything, just say I'm reflecting on the experiment."

"Gretel, what are you drawing?"

Liu Bai looked at the large, messy white ball on Gretel paper.

Blue sky. Green grass, stick figures, big white balls—children's drawings are always interesting in a way that's hard to describe.

"Is this big white ball of dough me, your teacher?"

"..." Gretel looked up at Liu Bai, then at the big white ball on her drawing paper, and shook her head after a moment of contemplation.

"Is this little Gretel?" Liu Bai asked with a smile, pointing to the stick figure.

Gretel looked quietly at the stick figure on the drawing paper. After a moment of contemplation, she picked up her paintbrush and drew a few strokes of sloppy hair on the little figure's head, then nodded.

So that big white ball of a ball really was me?

Liu Bai found it quite interesting.

"Gretel, is this the only one you've drawn? Are there any others?"

"...have."

Gretel jumped off the chair, took a stack of drawing paper from the corner of the room, and handed it to Liu Bai.

Liu Bai couldn't help but laugh when he saw the first page.

In the white room, a pink stick figure and a green stick figure seemed to be fighting—after all, Gretel's current scribbled sketches only allowed Liu Bai to guess based on logic and intuition.

However, this doesn't seem too hard to guess—it's obviously the scene of Elysia beating up Mobius yesterday.

... They should really read this to those two people, so they know what it means to have immeasurable harmful effects on children...

Liu Bai continued flipping through the pages, and the next picture showed a green figure pulling a light blue figure.

"Hmm... is this little figure Blanca?"

"Yes, it's Mom." Gretel nodded.

This picture is probably depicting Mobius's attempt to persuade Blanca to stay... Speaking of which, is it true that humans recognize people primarily through their hair?

Gretel now recognizes people entirely by their hair color... except for herself.

The big white dumpling fits a child's fantasy of ghosts, so did I unintentionally ruin the child's imagination?

Liu Bai continued scrolling down with a half-smile.

The rest is not very interesting; it mainly consists of environmental images or scenes of three people—two adults and one child—enjoying each other's company.

Feeling that continuing to search might uncover some of the family's private matters, Liu Bai wisely stopped.

The child's current drawings are more like "diaries," mainly recording some interesting or unforgettable daily events. There won't be any near-predictable operations like in the future... Well, it's clear that Gretel's Honkai Beast bonus might lean more towards "inspiration."

"Gretel, today your teacher will teach you something new."

Liu Bai took out the science picture book that Blanca had prepared beforehand, ready to begin teaching Gretel.

In a way, attending classes can also improve drawing skills—scribbling on the little figures in books is a natural talent that every child can learn without a teacher.

Chapter 402 The Future Will Change

"Alert! Herrscher- class Honkai source has appeared in Europe! All combat personnel, prepare for battle immediately!"

The cold, indifferent voice coming from the radio startled the people in headquarters.

"Europe?" Kevin frowned.

In Europe, this is the area where several units, including their first squad, are stationed.

Is it finally Europe's turn?

Kevin's expression turned serious for the first time, and he got up to go to the conference room.

"Today's lesson Gretel— "

Mei's broadcast startled Liu Bai.

No, this is not the time of the Sixth Honkai Eruption in the original history.

The Sixth Honkai Eruption has been brought forward... Is this the butterfly effect?

Under Gretel's gaze, Liu Bai closed his book, a thoughtful expression on his face.

It wasn't unexpected, since even if I was just pushing things along, I had genuinely advanced the technological progress of the Previous Era to a level two or three years into the future.

In other words, tiny variables accumulate little by little, eventually triggering the current world-class butterfly effect.

However... even with preparations, Liu Bai was still somewhat taken aback by this butterfly effect.

This also means that from now on, the information Liu Bai obtains in the current civilization will only have reference value and will no longer be able to accurately predict the future.

Without a doubt, this is a bad thing.

But from another perspective... it's a good thing.

If we describe the world as a story, then the main theme of this story is undoubtedly "Honkai," and the life and death of all life in the story is closely related to Honkai.

The process of Honkai was relatively gently altered by myself, so... does that mean I can change more things?

"...Teacher?" Gretel looked at Liu Bai with a timid expression.

This was the first time she had seen such a serious expression on her "Piao Piao teacher's" face.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Gretel, I have some business to attend to and have to go on a long trip. Remember to listen to your mother during this time."

After being interrupted by Gretel, Liu Bai revealed a kind expression.

"...Hmm." Gretel remembered that her father often said similar things, so Gretel. "Have a safe trip, teacher."

Seeing Gretel nod obediently and offer her blessings, Liu Bai reached out and ruffled Gretel's hair. Then, his figure disappeared and reappeared beside Mei.

"Teacher, you've arrived."

In the conference room, Mei breathed a sigh of relief as she watched Liu Bai arrive. Although she had already made a plan, she still couldn't do without Liu Bai —not just because she needed Liu Bai abilities, but more because Liu Bai was the backbone of the group who could provide confidence to everyone.

Even her plans cannot replace this.

"I'm here... Looks like I'm a little late."

Liu Bai glanced around and found that the combat personnel and decision-makers of the Moth Chasers to Fire were basically all present... Everyone there was someone he knew, and the feeling was quite subtle.

"Let's get straight to the battle plan, Mei."

"Um."

Mei didn't have any intention of wasting time. She nodded immediately, pressed the remote control in her hand, and a distress message and a world map were projected in front of each participant. Mei thoughtfully marked the source of the message.

"This... is this Rome?" Kevin stared at the location on the map, lost in thought.

Most place names in Previous Era and modern civilization, especially the names of major cities, are not much different, and it is unclear whether this is due to cultural inheritance or a coincidence of civilizations.

"That's right, this is the birthplace of the Honkai. Look, this is the satellite view provided by the Fourth Divine Key." Mei pressed the remote control again, and a city surrounded by dark mist was projected onto the big screen.

No, it wasn't just one city; the entire peninsula was actually covered by a slightly lighter, darker fog, and this fog was even continuing to spread outwards.

"Now we have good news and bad news." Mei ignored everyone's astonishment at the images on the screen and calmly said, "The good news is that the damage caused by the Sixth Herrscher is not significant at present and is confined to the peninsula. It does not have the destructive power of the Herrscher that appeared before, which could ravage an entire continent at will."

"And the bad news?"

A cold look appeared in Mobius's snake-like eyes.

"That fog is definitely not a good thing, is it? Even with satellite vision, the Shesha genes in my body are warning me of danger."

"That's right, that fog has the ability to steal life force—in other words, no matter how fast our reinforcements arrive, the entire peninsula will become a dead zone."

As the satellite zoomed in, everyone present seemed to realize something and quickly compared the map in front of them with the large map on the screen. Sure enough, after the comparison, the peninsula shrouded in black fog was no longer lifeless.

"... Is there no way to save him at all?" Su leaned on his head, a solemn expression on his face.