Honkai, But I Have Too Many Mods

Gray Serpent gently knocked on the door of the laboratory.

"Just let him in," Mobius's voice came from inside.

Gray Serpent made a gesture to usher him in, and Liu Bai had no choice but to push the door open.

Inside the laboratory, Mobius, wearing a white lab coat, was observing something with a microscope. Even after hearing Liu Bai open the door, she spoke without looking up, "You're quite early, little white mouse~ Find a seat anywhere and wait for me for ten minutes."

Everywhere were jars filled with Honkai Beast limb specimens...

Liu Bai looked around the room, concluding that this laboratory truly fit Mobius's persona.

However, the only comforting thing was that he didn't see any human limbs—well, perhaps Deathless could barely count?

Liu Bai even spotted the underwear he had provided in one of the jars.

Hmm... the white fabric was preserved with great care in a purple solution. The sight was strangely amusing due to the contrast.

"There, I didn't keep you waiting too long, did I, little white mouse?" Mobius seemed to be finished with her work.

"No, it hasn't even been five minutes," Liu Bai replied, indicating he didn't mind. "So, Serpent's Master, what did you call me here for?"

"Just call me Doctor. 'Serpent's Master' is something Gray Serpent came up with—Come on, roll up your sleeve and stick out your arm."

"..."

Stick out his arm... That sounded incredibly suspicious.

What if he stuck out his arm only to be immediately injected with something?

Despite his internal complaints, Liu Bai reluctantly extended his arm.

Then he saw Mobius take out an empty syringe.

Mobius skillfully held down Liu Bai's arm, applied the tourniquet, and disinfected the area.

So, she was drawing blood...

Liu Bai winced as Mobius inserted the needle into his vein and drew half a tube of blood.

"Mhm? Little white mouse, you're not good with injections?"

Mobius placed a cotton ball on the injection site on Liu Bai's arm, gesturing for him to press down.

Although she couldn't see Liu Bai's face directly, Mobius seemed to have guessed his thoughts.

"Perhaps you're not good with 'long, thin, and sharp things'."

"That's quite a common trait for humans," Mobius said, a knowing smile playing on her mature and alluring face.

Honestly, the mature version of Mobius felt a bit unreal to Liu Bai.

"You know, you could have closed your eyes—though I suppose I'm telling you this too late."

Mobius chuckled as she injected the blood from the syringe into a test tube.

"Don't let my appearance fool you, my main profession is as a doctor, and I'm very skilled at giving injections—Also, little white mouse, would you like to hear the results of the research on your blood from before?"

When Liu Bai first reached an agreement with Mobius, she had drawn a tube of blood from him.

That was three days ago.

The past two days had been so packed that Liu Bai had almost forgotten about it.

"My research results... It's not going to be something terrible, is it?"

Liu Bai's expression was somewhat perplexed.

Generally, this kind of opening implied that something had been discovered about him, right?

"It might be very terrible for you."

Mobius's smile was incredibly gentle—and it was precisely because of this gentleness that Liu Bai felt increasingly uneasy.

"I'll be direct. While it might be common knowledge for you since birth, for us Earthlings, you... are too contrary to common sense."

Contrary to common sense?

Liu Bai knew he was contrary to common sense.

He was the only "Player unit," with a whole host of strange mods.

It would be bizarre if he did conform to common sense.

But Liu Bai also knew that what Mobius considered contrary to common sense wasn't related to his identity.

"Liu Bai, you can release the cotton ball now." This was the first time Mobius had called him by his name since he agreed to be her "little white mouse."

Release? Cotton ball?

Liu Bai suddenly realized something.

"..."

The arm that had just been injected was now as smooth as before.

"As a doctor, after drawing blood, I usually recommend pressing the cotton ball for at least five minutes."

Mobius's smile grew increasingly dangerous.

Even though his eyes weren't serpentine, for a moment, Liu Bai felt as if he were being coiled by an invisible python.

"The blood-drawing wound isn't large; it can heal in a few hours. However, to be safe, it's generally recommended not to shower on the same day. And for it to heal perfectly on the surface..."

Breathing Blood Regen Mod

Simply by breathing, one could recover from various injuries, with no non-combat restrictions. Even during high-intensity combat, this mod was exceptionally powerful.

But... this mod actually manifested physically?

"Hahaha! It seems you've realized the problem, my dear little test subject." Mobius's smile grew even more delighted and maniacal.

"You haven't figured it out yet, have you? Or rather, it hasn't reached the application stage?"

Liu Bai's words caused Mobius's smile to immediately falter.

But the next moment, Mobius displayed an even more joyous expression: "As expected of the test subject I favor. That's right, even I couldn't advance a newly discovered concept to a practical stage within a few days—no, forget a few days, it might be a goal that takes me my entire life to achieve."

"...You want to research me for my entire life?"

Liu Bai's expression turned strange.

"That sounds like some kind of unconventional marriage proposal."

"..."

This time, Mobius's smile completely vanished.

[Mobius Affection: 1636]

[World Serpent Affection: 1636]

Ah... do my sarcastic remarks actually increase affection?

And a sudden jump of twenty points?

"A marriage proposal... You really have the nerve to say that, kid." Mobius tilted her head.

If not for the change in affection displayed, Liu Bai would have absolutely believed Mobius was angry.

"A mere test subject... However, it's not entirely out of the question."

"Sorry, I'm not really considering it right now—so, let's get to the point. You definitely didn't bring me here just to slice me up, right?"

Liu Bai didn't mind beautiful girls or mature women lusting after his body, but being lusted after biologically was another matter.

It was a bit terrifying.

"You're the one who went off-topic, yet now you're lecturing me."

Mobius showed a brief expression of displeasure.

"However, I did get a bit too chatty today out of sheer happiness. Let's get straight to the point, little test subject. Do you want to hear about the research topic I've been working on all this time?"

The Stigmata Project?

"I'm all ears."

"It is called—Human Evolution!"

Chapter Thirty-Two: Liu Bai's Value

"..."

"..."

The scene suddenly fell into silence.

"Not even a single reaction?"

"Ah... How should I put it? For Lord Serpent's Master, this topic sounds a bit too dangerous."

Liu Bai's expression grew even more peculiar.

"It's the kind of thing that sounds like a grand ambition, but it feels like the typical villainous boss destined to be defeated by the protagonist's combination of persuasive speech and powerful punches. Do you understand?"

"Thank you for finding such a simple and easy-to-understand analogy—I suddenly have the urge to dissect you."

"..."

Liu Bai immediately shut his mouth and made a "Please, go ahead" gesture.

Too formidable, too formidable.

"Anyway... forget it. I won't start from the beginning. I suspect you wouldn't understand anyway. Let's talk about what concerns you."

Mobius's expression turned a bit more serious.

"Based on the current experiments, we can confirm one thing: when provided with sufficient energy, your blood cells, while unable to resist the Honkai's erosion, can withstand the damage caused by it—or rather, the damage is less than the recovery rate."

After speaking, Mobius sat on the edge of the operating table.

"Of course, during this process, I controlled the concentration of Honkai energy, keeping it in a roughly balanced state with your blood cells."

"So, what was the result for those blood cells?" Liu Bai wasn't concerned with Mobius's precise wording—he wasn't a professional, after all, as long as he understood the meaning.

"Your blood cells were eroded, but they didn't die. Forgive me for asking, but didn't you study biology as an alien? Do you understand cell composition?"

"I do."

"Hmm, that makes it easier to explain. To put it more directly, the cell membranes of all the blood cells in your blood have become silicon-based, but their function is completely intact, and their lifespan has even been extended."

Liu Bai retrieved some biology knowledge from his high school teacher after a long time.

"...Silicon-based cell membranes?"

"P-p-p-silicon-based cell membranes, but the inside is still carbon-based. I can't explain it very well." Mobius was slightly surprised that Liu Bai had grasped the key point so quickly, but then a rare look of difficulty appeared on her face. "After all, normally, neither Honkai Beasts nor Deathless, nor even humans undergoing mutation, should exhibit this condition. Honkai, apart from a few species like the Qilin, is mostly silicon-based life, and what flows within them is Honkai energy."

"Can you explain it more clearly?"

"More clearly, it means that Honkai's conventional infection ability has failed on you. There are only two ways to turn you into a Honkai creature: one is to kill you, and the other is to place you in an ultra-high concentration Honkai field. Otherwise, you'll at most become a 'half-Honkai creature'."

Honkai is fundamentally incapable of modifying cells.

Liu Bai understood slightly. The former would be equivalent to directly killing someone and then using necromancy to revive them, while the latter would be to kill him with high environmental damage and then revive him with necromancy.

If they couldn't kill him, the Honkai corruption debuff would modify him.

Mobius looked at Liu Bai, forcibly suppressing the fervor in her eyes. "And species like the Qilin, their internal structure is actually still carbon-based—so they are the anomalies."

"..." Bai sensed danger.

"Hoo..."

Mobius let out a long sigh. "I really want to lock you and a powerful Honkai source in the same room—so you should understand a little. You kid are the future of Earthlings right now. Ah, but speaking of which, that girl named Guinaifen is not worth mentioning."

Guinaifen, as a companion, was directly dismissed with a single sentence.

She didn't care at all.

"Will I be under house arrest?"

"There's no need for that. If you were to die of depression because I entered through the left foot, I would have a terrible headache, my little lab rat."

Mobius tossed her long hair.

"It's taken me a lot of effort to see a glimmer of hope—though it may sound arrogant, no one in the world researches Honkai disease better than I do, yet even so, I haven't been able to completely overcome this thing—I haven't been able to save a single patient."