Who Changes the Subject Like That?

Asking me, an android without a sister, to answer this question is quite shocking, even in the world of absurdity.

It's like they have the word "nitpicking" written all over their foreheads.

Of course, Gray Serpent could also express his thoughts, since he was most skilled at observing humans. With a human who fit the current situation standing right in front of him, Gray Serpent could answer questions quite well just by observing what people were saying.

But Gray Serpent wondered, wasn't this just fooling their boss?

If you're just going to fob me off, do you really need to do it yourself?

Since they've come to me, I should at least offer some useful advice.

Well, just like Gray Serpent said, Gray Serpent can answer any question if you change it, but I really can't answer the one you asked!

The Gray Serpent was thus caught off guard.

On the one hand, out of respect for their boss, Gray Serpent was not willing to be fooled.

But honestly, you really don't know how to answer this if you don't try to fool me.

Sakura seemed to sense Gray Serpent's dilemma, sighed, and changed the subject. "Never mind, let's talk about something else—do you know how to correct a girl who's obsessed with romance novels?"

"Study." Gray Serpent thought for a moment and felt that he could answer this. "Romance novels have entered my brain, which means that my brain is not being used enough. I just need to increase the usage rate of my brain."

Although Gray Serpent was actually asking Rin about this, Sakura had changed the question, so it would be a bit much not to answer. Therefore, Gray Serpent had no choice but to ask Rin for an answer.

Moreover, Gray Serpent still showed some leniency; he didn't mention his physical exhaustion—having time to do random things is never enough to make you tired.

Just like his organizations, there are a few truly highly skilled talents among the members, but most of them are unemployed vagrants. Anyway, the other Gray Serpent are just average learners, so they realized one thing - if someone is willing to court death and cause trouble, it means that person has too much free time.

"Oh... that's a good suggestion." Sakura thought about it and also felt that the suggestion was quite appropriate.

Anyway, as for Sakura, it's always good if Rin can learn more—she doesn't have to learn anything, but at least she should forget all those messy thoughts!

"Alright, that's settled then. I'm not going to argue with you anymore."

After all, Gray Serpent's position is quite awkward. Although he is said to be Mobius's son, Mobius does not acknowledge him. But if you say he is an outsider, he is not really an outsider.

It's fine to chat casually with Gray Serpent, there's no need to delve into deeper matters.

"By the way, what kind of organization are you planning to start next? Can you please not start an organization with such a Honkai faith? Actually, I don't really want to kill people."

Sakura looked around at the corpses and sighed.

"And I feel like you're trying to fool them a little."

"Just some unstable factors. I wouldn't use deceptive means to win people over," Gray Serpent said calmly. "As for the next organization... I've decided to try establishing an organization that believes in fungi."

"... Fungi? Army? County? Lord?"

Originally, I wanted to steer the conversation to a more serious topic, but Gray Serpent's words turned the tables and left Sakura completely bewildered.

"Fungi, which kind of fungus is mushroom?" Gray Serpent noticed that Sakura seemed a little confused, so he took the initiative to remind her.

"Mushroom... Gray Serpent, why did you want to make something like this?"

This is completely different from your previous Mechanist Cult and Honkai Cult!

"Well... Lady Danzhu contacted me before, saying that there is a place in her hometown with a special belief in mushrooms, and they would even try to eat poisonous mushrooms. I think this might be a special kind of sacrifice, so I wanted to try to investigate it."

"..."

Danzhu? If Danzhu said this, then Ying thinks it's most likely a lie.

"Speaking of which, Danzhu's hometown..."

"Yes, Lord Danzhu's hometown is in the occupied area. I plan to go deep into the occupied area to take a look."

"Okay, good luck." Sakura decided not to tell Gray Serpent Danzhu that he was unreliable—after all, Gray Serpent would occasionally return to the lab, and maybe one day he would realize that Danzhu was not a serious person.

Right now, Gray Serpent probably still has a bit of a laboratory filter on Danzhu... no, I should say that Danzhu and Cangxuan, these two rascals.

This filter will eventually shatter.

"Then, I'll take my leave."

As the Gray Serpent bid farewell, the light in its eyes went out completely.

I have this feeling... if that guy really does what Danzhu said and starts researching mushrooms, maybe I won't have to come and kill him next time?

"The shelters in various locations are basically completed," Mei told Liu Bai, informing him of the shelter's progress.

It's not bad; it's basically finished by this point—in fact, there's not much difference between basically finished and completely finished.

After all, the shelter will not store any technological equipment other than hibernation pods. In fact, considering the time span, the food storage in the shelter is only enough for one person for a few days, in order to prevent some unlucky people from waking up in the early stages of the world reset.

As for what happens after the initial stage, that's up to them—of course, although they don't have high technology, each person still has basic survival tools.

With the right tools, these people could easily survive as long as they were willing to endure hardship.

"By the way, teacher, should we treat them as 'seeds'?"

Following Liu Bai's plan, Mei's "Fire Moth Project" was also developed, hence Mei's question.

"No, do you think they need a guide?"

"This... is not necessary." Mei thought for a moment and gave the most rational answer.

"If the Fusion Warrior cannot objectively grasp the development level of future civilizations, then the future may be even worse than our present situation—and the survivors in the shelter may be the factors that interfere with this objective assessment."

If they manage to persuade the Fusion Warrior in charge of them by appealing to their emotions, then... with the help of the Fusion Warrior and the sufficient knowledge and skills of the shelter's personnel, they could probably build a steam-powered town from scratch in just over ten years.

This rate of development is undoubtedly terrifying.

"You assigned Eden, Danzhu, Cangxuan to be in charge of the Fire Moth Project, right?"

"Hmm." Mei nodded. These three were among the few people outside her sect with whom she had a relatively close relationship, but Mei didn't care at all whether people thought she was being nepotistic.

These three individuals are all capable of passing on the culture of our current civilization.

"However, the problem is that Eden doesn't seem very willing to carry out this plan, and instead recommended his senior sister."

Mei was a little depressed when she said this. In her opinion, Eden was really the best candidate. He represented the pinnacle of their civilization and art. He was good at fighting, intelligent, and had charm. He was simply the perfect protector and guide.

But Eden refused and instead recommended Hua.

Well, Mei isn't saying her senior sister is inadequate, but rather that her conditions are indeed somewhat lacking compared to Eden's.

The only thing that makes him better than Eden is his compatibility with Danzhu Cangxuan.

"The choice of person is fine, but it's not easy for Eden to accept the fact that 'the stage is closing.' As the most brilliant treasure of civilization, asking her to go and pioneer the next civilization... Eden is also very stubborn."

"Then I hope you can persuade her—isn't she supposed to be retiring and becoming a housewife? Why is she still so stubborn?"

"Forget it, if Eden doesn't want to do it, she doesn't want to do it—she didn't just refuse based on likes or dislikes. Eden actually saw the essence of the matter and realized that this job wasn't suitable for her. On the other hand, Hua, well, although your senior sister is a bit stubborn, she's not bad either. We'll make do with her. But that Divine Sound in Hua's head... never mind, even if I told you, you wouldn't listen, would you?"

"If you mean to remove it, then I really won't listen. The amplification of the Divine Sound that Senior Sister received was quite significant. It would be a pity to remove it like this. As for the possibility of it affecting her mind in the future... Senior Sister still has the Feather of the Wind, doesn't she? Besides, as long as she doesn't go berserk and fall into Honkai, it's fine."

Mei was rather blunt in her remarks on this matter—but that was also her true opinion.

Although they are discussing the future, it doesn't mean they want to abandon the present. The current need is to maximize combat effectiveness within a controllable range!

"Afterwards, the Stigmata Project will be handled by Kevin, Hengsha Plan will be handled by Su... Can Kevin handle the Stigmata Project well?"

"He can fight the world alone. Although Aili can too, she is too soft-hearted and may not be able to act decisively when necessary. On the contrary, Kevin has no shortage of execution in critical moments."

Aren't you afraid he'll misjudge the situation?

"... Then we'll have to let Su supervise."

Mei didn't consider the others much, because these were the people with the highest survival rate in the final battle—although the final battle was still some time away, the battle plan had already been finalized.

Incidentally, the highest mortality rate in the operation plan was among Mobius, Vil-V, Kalpas, Pardo.

Among them, Mobius and Pardo are going to carry out a life-or-death plan. Mobius is fine, but if Pardo gets into trouble, he's really done for.

Vil-V is in charge of controlling the Moonlight Throne; she shares its Moonlight Throne life and death.

As for Kalpas... it's too aggressive and reckless, and this kind of fighting style is the easiest way to die in battle.

Of these three, one is the most powerful among the Fusion Warrior, one has the strongest vitality among the Fusion Warrior, and the other's designated mission is simply ground command.

Therefore, in the future, if no special candidates are needed, these three will naturally be given priority.

Chapter 443 Is this how you change the subject?

"Let's put that topic aside for now and talk about Bell instead."

Since future plans had already been made, Mei didn't want to waste too much time on this topic and instead asked about the biggest problem at hand.

--bell.

"What should we do about the child?" Mei asked, a troubled look on her face. "Teacher, don't you have any ideas either?"

"I can make her immune to one fatal blow, but I can't stop her from becoming a Herrscher —but for now, it seems there aren't any problems, right?"

"Even though it seems like there's nothing wrong now, we don't have much time left anyway." Mei rubbed her forehead.

Liu Bai fell silent upon hearing this. He wasn't so naive as to think that simply preventing Rin's death would allow him to exploit a bug and stop at the 12th Herrscher stage.

As Herrscher, Rin possesses the power of Erosion... Rin is essentially a prison, and the Herrscher of Corruption is imprisoned inside.

If the cage is destroyed, the Herrscher will naturally emerge, but if left unattended, Rin will also be corrupted from the inside out.

Furthermore, although Rin is very sensible, how could she not panic in the face of such a situation? Undoubtedly, these feelings of panic would also become fuel for Rin's transformation into Herrscher.

Even though Mei wasn't clear about Rin's powers as Herrscher, she knew that there was no such thing as ignoring everything and expecting everything to be fine.

It has to be addressed... but the question is how to address it.

After all, she's Sakura's sister; we have to provide a good solution no matter what.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Please come in!"

As Mei answered, Aponia casually pushed open the door and walked in.

"You're back, Aponia. Perfect timing. We were just discussing Bell. How are things going on your end?" Mei breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Aponia return.

As the only one among them who could subtly influence the mind, Aponia was naturally assigned to be Bell's psychologist.

"... Bad news, there is indeed something foreign lurking deep inside Rin's heart."

Aponia's usually compassionate face now showed a hint of gloom.

"Thanks to Rin's willingness to open her heart to me, I discovered a deep-rooted darkness within her, which even the precepts could not remove... and it even showed a certain degree of tendency to be corrupted. The stable precepts I placed deep within Rin's heart began to show signs of going out of control in less than five minutes."

"Only suppressed for five minutes?" Mei's face showed a hint of surprise.

This is the original Herrscher of Aponia! And the opponent is still a nascent Herrscher, yet it's so difficult to suppress?

"Yes, the darkness within Rin's body has shown a strong assimilation ability... or you could say it has eroded or polluted her."

"So, they're both Herrscher with special mechanisms..." Mei looked troubled.

These Herrscher are really difficult to deal with. They've clearly surpassed regular Herrscher in terms of physical strength, but regular Herrscher are no longer appearing.

"We need to figure out the type of her erosion first... No, judging from the fact that she can inhabit a human body and erode the discipline, she undoubtedly has the ability to erode consciousness, and it's quite strong."

If Aponia can't solve the mental issues, then no one else can really solve the current problems of the Moth Chasers to Fire.

"But most importantly, does she have the ability to corrode inorganic matter?"

"There should be—if it's just about corrupting humans, then the overlap with the Herrscher of a Thousand is obviously too high," Liu Bai offered a reminder.

Mei pondered for a moment and then nodded, her expression becoming even more unpleasant.

If this ability is similar to that of one's teacher in terms of control, then there is a big problem.

However, killing Rin directly is absolutely unacceptable, even without considering Sakura.

Although they haven't suffered much damage in their fight against this Herrscher, Mei, as the wise one who oversees the whole situation, has a good memory even if she doesn't get beaten up.

If something is supposed to explode but hasn't, then don't touch it—although this is a very negative idea, it is undeniably a cautious one.

Let's observe and see if this thing will actually explode. There's no rush to figure out a solution after we've confirmed that.

"Let's try to neutralize it—how's the research on the Herrscher of Binding?"

"Progress is going very smoothly. We've developed a sealing technology against Honkai Energy... You intend to use this to limit Rin? But this technology is actually not mature enough yet..."

Mei did show a thoughtful expression, but after thinking it over, she still couldn't say for sure whether it was feasible.

"Aponia, how much longer can Bell hold on?"