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Mobius nodded. Perhaps even Mei hadn't really thought about this, let alone her.

Well, if that's the case, then those old guys have gained another role.

After all, in today's society, economic collapse is only a step away from the collapse of order. After Eden raised this issue, Mobius realized the seriousness of the matter.

Those old folks will do everything in their power to maintain the social economic system for their own sake. If it really collapses one day, it's probably the end of the road. They can't understand the end of the road brought about by Honkai, but they are well aware of the consequences of economic collapse.

If they were to hire someone else, they might not be able to match the dedication of those guys.

Okay, although Mobius was harsh in her criticism, calling them incompetent and slick old hands, she actually acknowledged that these guys were all "clever people pretending to be stupid."

Those old guys actually have abilities. After all, apart from puppets, no real good-for-nothing could sit in this position. Moreover, they foresaw the disaster and formed the Moth Chasers to Fire before the Honkai officially broke out, giving civilization a foothold. They have foresight, but their vision is no longer suitable for this era.

The disaster brought about by the Honkai was far more terrifying than they had imagined.

Mei admires their ability to build Moth Chasers to Fire and make it work in the bloated political game, but that doesn't mean she's willing to continue playing that old, bloated political game with them—that's the only reason they were eliminated...

Because Honkai doesn't follow rules with them, much less play games with them—they are a far more ruthless and barbaric force.

Therefore, the most visionary elites have become short-sighted.

Even the most talented individuals were eliminated and reduced to incompetent vagrants.

Neither Mobius nor Mei could tolerate their slowness, but rather than Mobius choosing to let things slide rather than bother arguing with them, Mei opted to flip the table.

If you can't adapt to the rules of this era of disaster, then let me lead civilization to adapt! You old fogies, get out of here!

However, in the current situation, entrusting the economy to them is ultimately more beneficial than harmful, and the same applies to propaganda.

At least compared to the new rules forced out by the Honkai, they are still familiar with these kinds of rules...

In fact, if it weren't for the large number of deaths, the world would already be facing a resource crisis by now, having lost most of Asia and many other wealthy regions.

Well, the reason for stabilizing the situation is simply that, considering the number of people who died and the land that was lost, it might even have alleviated some of the resource shortage to a certain extent, and the per capita share might have even increased. In addition, Honkai Energy has a certain versatility as an energy source, which Mobius finds utterly ridiculous.

"Fine, it's your money anyway, I can't control how you spend it."

After thinking about it for a while, Mobius felt a headache coming on. She was really bad at all about logistics and economics, so she simply gave up on thinking about it.

Among them, Cangxuan is actually the best in this regard, but... that guy is actually only a novice, his professional knowledge is at most at the beginner level.

No, perhaps the best in this regard is still Liu Bai, right now in Eden.

Eden, needless to say, has shown impeccable judgment so far, while Liu Bai is seen by Mobius as someone who knows a little bit of everything.

Of course, more importantly, this is a truly wealthy and powerful family; they would never be corrupt or stingy.

"Then I'll go find Mei."

Eden nodded, preparing to leave.

But just as he was about to leave, Mobius called Eden back.

"If this works out, remember to allocate a little more space for my lab!"

"Okay."

"Eden isn't here... Did he go to find Mobius?" Liu Bai and Ying looked around Eden's room but couldn't find Eden.

Although Liu Bai could transfer directly to Eden's side, it's rare to stroll around with Ying, so there's no need to do something so unromantic.

"I'm going back first," Kalpas said coldly.

The room arranged by the Moth Chasers to Fire is a bit smaller than that in ELM, but so far, Kalpas is quite satisfied.

No, or rather, the Kalpas themselves are not picky.

"That child is completely out of place." Sakura looked at Kalpas had turned and entered the room, and scratched her head with a wry smile.

"Can you please stop talking about Kalpas in that tone all the time?"

Liu Bai glanced at Ying. Ying was acting a bit strange lately, as if she had started acting like a father and son.

This hobby is quite outrageous even among today's eccentrics.

Is it really because they have too much free time?

"Aren't you really afraid of being punished by Kalpas?"

"I think that kid is actually quite easy to communicate with in some ways, provided you ignore his fierce demeanor."

Although Kalpas hadn't been there long, the ELM group was already quite familiar with Kalpas. After all, apart from looking scary and acting somewhat rudely, he seemed to have no other problems.

Although they don't communicate much, and some, like Pardo, avoid Kalpas, to be honest, none of them treat Kalpas as an outsider.

However, Kalpas himself seems to have no intention of fitting in.

"But then again, when I saw him rush out, I felt surprised, but not so surprised."

Sakura tilted her head.

Liu Bai looked helpless. "This really is the contradictory literature of the new century. Okay, although I admit that his leap scared me back then... By the way, where is Pardo? That girl shouldn't be running around everywhere, right?"

Liu Bai didn't want to continue the topic of Kalpas with Ying, since the conversation would inevitably drift to education anyway.

As for education issues... Liu Bai always felt that Ying was laughing at him.

If this continues, it will definitely fall into Sakura's rhythm.

Seeing that Liu Bai wasn't taking the bait at all, Ying couldn't help but tease him. After Kalpas was a rare guy that even Liu Bai found difficult to teach.

However, since her boss didn't want to continue the topic, Sakura naturally didn't insist.

"Pardo... I hope she's still nestled in her little nest, otherwise we'll have to worry."

Given Pardo's personality and luck, if she were to wander off and wander into some random place, she would most likely end up in some inexplicable place.

"Please stop saying such scary things..."

Liu Bai muttered something as he knocked on Pardo's door.

"Yes, I'm here~ Please come in~~"

Pardo's somewhat languid voice came from inside, and Liu Bai breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing it, then pushed open the door.

"Boss? Sister Ying? Is everything finished on your end? How is everyone?"

Pardo, sitting barefoot on the bed, saw the two of them and looked happy.

"Wait, you're back so soon? Did you fall asleep while sunbathing?"

Pardo's excitement quickly turned into suspicion, and then she reached out and pinched her thigh.

"Ouch! That hurts! You're back so quickly, honey!"

"Thanks to Kalpas's valiant efforts... By the way, why do I feel like you've been sitting in your room without pants the whole time?"

Liu Bai looked at Pardo's smooth and slender legs.

This guy seems to only ever wear one big shirt in his room.

"Hey... I can be more casual in my own room, right?" Pardo lifted her big shirt, revealing her little cat panties. "I still wear my underwear properly."

"...I didn't ask you that." Liu Bai covered her face.

"Actually, I'm more curious about why Pardo is always so lazy and doesn't gain weight at all." Sakura rested her chin on her hand, looking at Pardo with a thoughtful expression.

She'd wanted to ask this question for a long time. This guy in ELM has the lowest level of exercise! And he probably eats the most too, so why isn't he fat at all?

Although everyone has a great figure, Pardo is definitely the slimmest among them.

"Waaah! In Sister Ying's eyes, are we just lazy and good-for-nothing?" Pardo said with a defiant expression.

"Then please recount your itinerary for the next few days." Sakura crossed her arms and watched the show.

"Um... let me think... eating, sleeping, snacking, sunbathing... isn't that a healthy routine?" Pardo stubbornly waved her little fist.

"Look, isn't this exactly what it looks like without any exercise? But Pardo, apart from being a little fuller in a few places, you haven't changed at all, have you?"

Sakura concluded unhappily.

After all these years, Pardo has grown from a little girl into a young woman, and it goes without saying that she has become more voluptuous, but her temperament is still that of a young girl.

So, to be fair, this guy isn't exactly a pushover either, is he?

"Hmm... that seems to be true... I couldn't see any curves when I wore this dress before... but I'm not fat anywhere else."

Pardo touched her chest; this was indeed the place where she had changed the most.

Looking at Pardo's innocent and naive actions, Sakura suddenly felt somewhat depressed.

She suddenly realized something—this brat wasn't exactly a pushover either!

After all, this girl is different from fake girls like Eden and Aili; she is a very rare "real girl"!

This guy really seems to be able to eat whatever he wants without gaining weight!

"Waaaah! Sakura-nee, your expression is so scary! I didn't want to adopt a cat!"

"... It's not about adopting a cat."

The only reassuring thing about this guy is his harmless thought process.

"So that means I can adopt a cat!?"

Pardo jumped out of bed immediately—if it weren't for her allergy to Sakura cat fur, she would have already adopted a whole bunch of cats in her room.

"Absolutely not—!"

Sakura bristled like a cat.

"If you adopt a cat, I'll kill myself!"

"Eh..." Pardo looked disappointed. "Then why did you make that face, Sakura-nee?"

"..."

Sakura has begun to reflect on whether treating Pardo as a teammate is lowering her own status.

After all... she's not a pet.

Chapter 407 Father

"So, what brings Sister Ying and the head of the household here to see us?"

"...fine."

Sakura, who was somewhat depressed, now seems to be fine even when something is wrong.

Liu Bai crossed his arms and began to wonder if he had been too laissez-faire with Pardo.

Although this girl acts cute all the time, you can't deny that she's a strong adult laborer!

"Pardo, have you ever thought about this..."

"Ouch! My stomach! My stomach is starting to hurt!"

Pardo turned around, clutched her lower abdomen, and frowned, putting on a pitiful look.

"Ling stopped using this move after she turned eight."

Sakura looked at Pardo with a half-smile. Because she needed to take care of her younger sister, Sakura had quite a lot of experience in education.

Okay, to be honest, Pardo isn't very good at lying.

But despite saying that, Sakura was actually concerned about something else. "Speaking of which... what can Pardo do? We can't expect Pardo to be in charge of infiltration or intelligence gathering, can we?"

After much deliberation, Ying felt that Pardo was only suitable for infiltrating and gathering intelligence, but the problem was that this kind of work was somewhat dangerous.

Although she had a momentary lapse of judgment, under normal circumstances, Sakura still treats Pardo like a younger sister.

Although Pardo has good agility and luck, her mediocre skills are really nothing to brag about. If possible, Sakura thinks it's best to let Pardo squander some of her luck.

After all, Sakura, as a warrior, believed that such ethereal and intangible things should be used as little as possible.

—Even though Pardo has proven countless times that her metaphysics is really reliable.

"It's not that bad." Liu Bai thought Ying's words made a lot of sense. The Moth Chasers to Fire weren't really out of people, so why would they need a mascot? "I think Pardo could be the cheerleader."

"An encouragement coach? That's unusual... Oh, okay."

Sakura wanted to say, "Isn't that just raising a cat or dog to be a pet?" But when she turned to look at Pardo, she suddenly felt that the two seemed to be no different.

Pardo looked confused. "An encouragement teacher? I don't know how to encourage others, I can only praise children at most."