You Have a New Job (Continued)

The little doll tilted its head back, looking at its colleagues and personal therapist.

Although he was very tired, Klein very gratified.

Finally, someone has appeared who can communicate normally with Dr. Mobius. It seems that the Doctor has been in a very good mood lately, which is very different from before.

Also, unlike Cang Xuan and Dan Zhu, Anqi is capable of getting things done, rather than just adding to Klein's workload.

Klein was pleased with this, although she never expressed these thoughts to anyone.

"I'd rather have some tea."

Anqi made her choice.

Klein slowly floated up and took out tea leaves from a high cabinet.

Anqi also got up, took out a tea set from another cabinet, and started boiling water.

After a while, the delicate aroma of tea filled the otherwise cold and dull workroom.

Anqi and Klein sat facing each other, each holding a cup of tea.

"Gah~" x3

"(*￣△￣*) Ah~~"×3

Anqi and Klein turned their heads and looked at Mobius had suddenly reappeared.

Mobius sipped his tea, lazily squinting his eyes, and said casually:

"Yes, it's nice to have tea occasionally."

"... Doctor, is there anything I can do for you?"

"No. The precise data is still being calculated, and the lab will take time to recover, so there's not much work to do for now."

"Then please have a couple more drinks."

Anqi poured Mobius another cup of tea.

Mobius gave her a knowing, approving look.

The three then drank tea in silence, enjoying a rare moment of peace and harmony.

Klein looked up at Mobius and Anqi, who were both very relaxed with their eyes half-closed, then looked down, touched the warm teacup, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

"Doctor, how long has it been since you felt this relaxed and at ease? I always thought it was the narrowness of the Land of the Past that couldn't contain Doctor thoughts and ambitions, which was why that restless and violent mood had always lingered around you. Now it seems, perhaps that's not the reason. Perhaps you're simply... lonely?"

Mobius glanced sideways and noticed Klein's smile.

"What are you thinking about, Klein?"

"..."

Should we tell the Doctor?

Klein rarely hesitated like this.

But at this moment, I feel that if I tell the truth, the Doctor will become terrifying.

"Crunch!"

Klein hesitated, Anqi placed a red gem on the table, diverting everyone's attention.

"This is?"

Klein didn't think much of it, because Anqi had placed it in front of her, so she picked it up and carefully examined the gem's luster and texture.

"My Herrscher Core, in terms of function, if you have it now, I can turn you into my clone."

"Um?"

Mobius's eyes sharpened.

But it only lasted for a moment before returning to its lazy, gentle waves.

Memories of the past overwhelmed Mobius once again, but Mobius was a rational person, and she knew very well that there was a difference between Thousand-Person Ruler and Thousand-Person Ruler.

"...ha?"

Klein late and quickly threw it away like a hot potato.

The gem traced a parabola in the air, then suddenly stopped in mid-air, turned, and flew back into Anqi's hand.

"I'm just explaining its function; I'm not going to take action against Klein right now."

"... Not now, then is it later?"

Klein keenly picked up on the unspoken message, his eyes widening in horror as he stared at Anqi.

Anqi revealed a dark look in her eyes at the right moment, a sinister smile on her lips, as if a terrifying darkness was brewing behind her.

Klein's bee-like tail curled upwards, and his expression became even more terrified.

"Puff!"

Anqi laughed out loud without any expression.

She then took Klein's small hand and pressed the core into her palm.

Amid Klein's panic and struggle, Anqi said:

"What I mean is, let's put this core in the Land of the Past system next time, as a safety net. If the next experiment fails and the system data maintenance can't keep up, I can put the entire Land of the Past into my Theater of Domination to ensure nothing goes wrong."

"Oh... oh, so it's placed in the Land of the Past."

Klein breathed a sigh of relief and stopped preparing for armed resistance.

Mobius watched this scene quietly, her mind racing with thoughts of the Land of the Past and her greed for Anqi. In the end, she could only remark that the tea was delicious, nothing more.

A moment later, Klein picked up the core again and examined it closely, completely forgetting that although Anqi hadn't attacked it, the threat this thing posed to her had never changed.

Mobius slowly finished his second cup of tea, and then said:

"To put this in, you'll probably have to ask someone first."

"Um?"

"Apponia".

"Mobius said calmly."

"Apponia's mom... sister?"

Anqi paused for a moment, and then a setting she had overlooked during this time came back to mind.

In the Finality War fifty thousand years ago, most of the Flame-Chasers perished on the moon.

Apponia was one of the few survivors.

But perhaps out of remorse for Ling's incident, Apponia did not choose to continue living. Instead, she went alone to the Land of the Past Dead and transformed her body into a part of the Land of the Past, thus ensuring that the Land of the Past would remain stable for 50,000 years.

If we accept the premise that Land of the Past was a database or memory bank, then Apponia likely performed a final memory synchronization.

Now, Apponia's body is here, and all of Apponia's memories are here too.

"So what I saw was a memory, or... the living Apponia herself?"

"Pshaw! Who knows? Think whatever you want."

Mobius, who had always scoffed at the distinction between memory and the real thing, let out a disdainful laugh.

Mobius is Mobius, and I am Mobius. What memory or the real person? It's all meaningless.

Mobius has always thought this way, and he has always acted this way.

Anqi nodded thoughtfully, thinking that she would go and hug Apponia later and ask for her opinion—if necessary, she could put the cat's ears and tail back on and cuddle it more; it shouldn't be too difficult.

"No need."

Klein, holding the gem, suddenly spoke.

Anqi and Mobius both looked over.

Klein looked down, rummaged through his clothes for a while, and somehow pulled out a brand-new envelope that looked impossible to hide, and handed it to Anqi.

Upon closer inspection, Anqi noticed that the envelope was printed with white flowers. Although Klein had kept it hidden for who knows how long, it still emitted a familiar, faint, sweet fragrance— Anqi, who had snuggled in Apponia's arms countless times, recognized it as Apponia's scent.

"Apponia sent me a letter several days ago, saying that Anqi can do as you wish, even if it affects Apponia's physical body. In short, she agreed before you even thought about doing it."

Klein said so.

Anqi and Mobius were both stunned.

Ask for leave

I'm feeling very unwell and need to take a night off to rest. Please forgive me. Goodnight.