Chapter 219

"Oh." Li Pu certainly didn't hate humans, but he still couldn't understand this decision.

"That's all? That can't be right. There are plenty of mysterious figures who hate humanity."

"Like someone from the World Serpent organization."

"How many have you investigated thoroughly?"

"You bastard~" Redhead glanced at Li Pu and said, "Aren't you underestimating the country a bit? Do you think there aren't many capable people in the country? The World Serpent isn't as badly off as the winery."

"But we still have our own people."

"Otherwise," Redhead suddenly said, "Why do you think you always manage to get the equipment you want from the Jackal?"

"Huh? So the Jackal is Gin?" Li Pu said in surprise, "Everyone around me except myself is an undercover agent?"

"No? Jackal is an undercover agent?"

"How could that be?" Redhead shook his head and said, "Jackal isn't an undercover agent, but that doesn't mean we can't plant an undercover agent around her."

"Ever since you got into trouble, and we confirmed that World Serpent was responsible, we started planting spies within World Serpent."

"You probably know that even the smartest person needs a few assistants to help complete an experiment."

"And the Jackal's assistants are not ordinary graduate students or doctoral students either."

"High-end talent doesn't appear out of thin air; it needs to be cultivated."

"If the Jackal wants to recruit assistants, we can plant some," Redhead said. "Even if we don't directly send one in, we can still turn one or two to the enemy."

"You seem to know quite a lot," Li Pu, somewhat surprised.

I initially thought this Redhead just an ordinary naval academy graduate, but now it seems he's anything but simple.

Although we don't know the actual level of the Redhead, it certainly isn't low based on what he's said so far.

"While I'm glad you agree with my idea," Li Pu said after a moment's thought, seeing that the Redhead wasn't lying, "I still really hope you can tell me the real reason you chose me."

"Without violating organizational discipline."

"I see..." Redhead glanced at Li Pu and said, "Actually, it's not that we can't say it."

Our thoughts about you are actually quite simple.

"Like Otto," Li Pu countered, "Reincarnation?"

"No." Redhead shook his head and said, "Actually, we don't think you are the reincarnation of anyone. We think you are one of the people who have mastered the technological achievements of the previous era."

"Or you could say you are from the previous era. As for the theory that Otto is a reincarnation, we don't think that holds water."

"The previous era?" Li Pu frowned.

It is not uncommon for things from the previous era to exist in this world, nor are the relics of human civilization from the previous era rare.

Just like how humans can unearth the remains of ancient creatures from hundreds of millions of years ago.

It's no secret that they were able to unearth relics from the previous era.

Everyone knows it.

Moreover, this world also has a method of advancing technology that is significantly different from that of the last century: archaeological technology.

As for how he became a person from the previous era?

"What are you thinking?" Li Pu asked curiously.

"The technology from the last era buried in the ground includes not only cities," Redhead said, "But also shelters."

"There are always some strange people in different historical periods who have no past. Even if they do, it is impossible to verify them, as if they suddenly appeared in this world."

"It is impossible to trace his parents or his life before adulthood."

"But as you know, as long as people move around in this world, there will be traces to follow."

"Even if someone was unknown and obscure before they became famous, they can still be investigated."

"So what kind of people do you think would be impossible to track?"

"Snap!" Redhead clapped his hands and said, "When we were inspecting the equipment in these shelters, we found that some of the cabins were empty."

"Why is it empty? Our judgment is that either there is no one in this cabin at all, or the person has been awakened in the New Era."

"So, you think I'm from the previous era?" Li Pu countered, "Someone who came out of a hibernation pod?"

"Aside from the fact that I have no record from three years ago, you don't have any clear evidence to prove it, do you?"

"Of course," Redhead said. "There is very clear evidence. I'm sorry, but we have indeed collected very important evidence."

"Prove that you are from the previous era."

"What evidence?" Li Pu asked, hands in his sleeves. "Is it decisive?"

"MEI," Redhead said.

"?" Li Pu found this deduction even more interesting. MEI were people from the previous era, that was beyond doubt. But what compelling evidence had they gathered?

"MEI is from the previous era, that's for sure." Li Pu nodded and said, "You didn't dig up any information about MEI, did you?"

"Of course there are, and many," Redhead said. "There are quite a few records about MEI during the last period of that era."

"But this is not the key evidence."

"We've collected some things from your body," the Redhead said. "Of course, this includes, but is not limited to, things from Kiana, Siegfried, and K423."

"It can be said that we have collected some information from all the members of the Kaslana family that we could find."

"Simply put, we have collected your DNA."

"So what does that have to do with anything?" Li Pu smiled and said, "DNA."

"Don't be angry," Redhead said. "There are some things we have to do because you are indeed too special. So we also need to figure out who you really are."

"There is a special technology in modern technology called 'maternal lineage tracing'. I don't know if you are familiar with it."

"Maternal lineage?" Li Pu closed his eyes and thought for a while before saying, "I really want to know this."

"It looks like mitochondrial DNA, doesn't it?"

"Mitochondrial DNA is a unique circular DNA outside the cell nucleus, and its inheritance pattern differs from that of the Y chromosome, which is inherited through paternal ancestry. Mitochondrial DNA in a fertilized egg generally comes only from the egg provided by the mother, meaning it can only be passed down from mother to offspring (with very few exceptions)," Li Pu muttered to himself. "Because mitochondria do not undergo homologous recombination during inheritance, sons and daughters inherit almost identical mitochondrial DNA from their mothers. This mitochondrial DNA genome sequence undergoes a mutation on average every 3,000 years, making it suitable for constructing human lineages on a scale of thousands to tens of thousands of years. Molecular anthropologists use it to extrapolate the evolutionary history of populations; we call this maternal ancestry."

"Yes, it seems you know a lot about this," the Redhead said. "Although I don't understand these things."

"But after tracing the origins, the entire Kaslana family..."

"We don't know who this father is."

"But we can trace it back to the same mother."

"She provided the Kaslana family with their original, perhaps not the most original, but certainly original DNA."

"MEI".

Somewhere.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" Kevin shouted, "Yes! I am the Father! That's it!"

Kevin wasn't making this up.

Although they never had sex, she was the first child of this era. The first Kaslana was, in every sense, his child with MEI.

Because this child was born by combining his DNA with MEI's DNA.

So...

"These people are quite capable," Kevin said with great satisfaction. "MEI is my wife, and the entire Kaslana family are my descendants, as well as MEI's descendants."

Kevin was very satisfied, but one person was not so satisfied.

This person is Xiu... Seele.

After spending time together, Seele has come to understand some of Kevin's characteristics: his emotions are quite unstable. He always needs to be provoked to get him to get down to business.

It's truly indescribable how someone can be locked up for so long.

Especially now, whenever he's in a good mood, he'll squat here and spy on Li Pu.

This is absolutely outrageous!

If you really wanted to rush out and find someone, that would be great. What kind of skill is it to spy here?

And now they'll definitely just stay here and watch.

There will be no impact on the maze for at least a period of time.

"Mr. Kevin," Seele said from the side, "Sister Mei has had a child with someone else."

"How is that possible?" Kevin said. "You mean reincarnation, right?"

"How could it be a reincarnation? Impossible!"

Kevin said, "And didn't this Redhead already give the conclusion? Such a simple and correct conclusion. In fact, whether Li Pu or Cecilia, they are essentially just disguises she created for herself using technological means."

"Essentially, she is MEI."

Yes, that's why the bigwigs in China dare to make such decisions.

MEI!

One of the most frequently mentioned figures in history at the end of the last era. A figure that the archaeological community cannot ignore.

Based on various observations, inferences, and most importantly, conclusions regarding DNA tracing, we can make the following analysis.

Li Pu is essentially this MEI now!

Therefore, she must have a way to deal with the Herrscher from the previous era.

How could Kevin be unhappy about this news?

To hell with all that Otto and his ilk!

MEI is the real MEI!

All the others are just fake identities she's using to fool you all.

"My MEI is just so smart," Kevin said proudly.

"Then, Sister Mei," Seele suddenly said, "By the way, Mr. Kevin didn't observe this before, did he? Well, the observation was done after that period of time."

"Mei's mother looks exactly like Mei, and Mei's mother is just as good at cooking as Mei."

"Even the taste is exactly the same. Mei has eaten Mei-neechan's bento before. I've confirmed it."

"Also, Mei's mother died in a very strange way, and her body is still missing."

"You said that Mei looks a lot like her mother, and her mother looks exactly like Mei-nee."

"The way they cook and the way they sound are exactly the same."

"Oh right~" Seele said as if she had just remembered something, "Mei's mother is also a very capable researcher."

"The research is also about Honkai."

"Hmm," Seele said, "And there aren't many records about Mei's mother either. Her past seems to be a very mysterious person."

"Well, I still have to congratulate Mr. Kevin."

Seele exclaimed, "The competition has suddenly decreased significantly, so we can be certain that she is not Otto's fiancée, nor Bronya's mother."

"She is no longer Siegfried Kaslana's wife."

"But I always feel like this just confirms that she is Mei's mother."

Seele said with a puzzled look, "Think about it, they are equally mysterious, at least to the people of this era, and they have also studied the Honkai with remarkable results. They even look exactly alike, have the same cooking skills, and can make the same dishes."

"Is this some kind of coincidence? Or perhaps it's not a coincidence?"

"After all, Kevin is still here."

"Besides, MEI doesn't want to rescue you either."

It's born, a boy weighing six pounds and four ounces.

That's it.