Grey Serpent: Doctor, Long Time No See

As the Herrscher of Corrosion from the previous century, it's impossible for Grey Serpent not to recognize Ling. After Sakura died, Grey Serpent even offered incense to her.

After seeing Ling being sent to the Elysian Realm, coupled with the information that Chen Luo had become the Herrscher of Domination, the situation became even more complex.

It wasn't difficult for Grey Serpent to know that Chen Luo possessed the abilities of the Herrscher of Corrosion.

As for who leaked the information that Chen Luo had become the Herrscher of Domination...

There's a 1/3 chance it's Raven, a 1/3 chance it's Ling, and a 1/3 chance it's Chen Luo himself.

Raven is, after all, a World Serpent executive; it's possible she leaked information.

Although Ling is Chen Luo's younger sister, her emotional intelligence is rather worrying, especially in front of Grey Serpent, an information broker, who makes it easy for her to extract information.

As for Chen Luo, that might be a problem from the previous era.

But isn't Grey Serpent underestimating the Herrscher of Corrosion's abilities? Or is he perhaps trying to put in some effort?

The Herrscher of Corrosion erodes the mech; why would it require manual contact?

Although Chen Luo didn't touch anything just now, the mechs in World Serpent are now infected with the virus.

This wasn't intentional on Chen Luo's part. Chen Luo hadn't actually done anything when he entered the World Serpent, but... Chen Luo suspected that the World Serpent had recently sourced goods from Anti-Entropy.

In fact, Chen Luo was also quite bewildered when he entered the World Serpent and discovered that all the mechs were infected with the virus.

I didn't do this; this is suicide, so don't blame me.

Chen Luo's order to the viruses on those Anti-Entropy Mecha was to erode everything that could be eroded and leave behind the virus.

But who knows if World Serpent would source its supplies from Anti-Entropy?

Can we blame Chen Luo for this?

Although... Chen Luo still had to go with Raven, since the mission required him to tour the area with Raven.

Fine, let him visit. He's just a devilish scientist, isn't he? It's not like Chen Luo hasn't seen them before.

"Jackal?" Raven called out as he walked ahead, pushing open the glass door of the analysis room.

"What you need is on that lab bench over there. Don't touch anything except those five bottles of medicine," a tall woman said, pointing to the lab bench to Chen Luo and Raven's right, her back to them.

This is not a laboratory for conducting biological experiments, but a laboratory for analyzing data.

At least this place is clean and tidy enough, and there's no unpleasant smell.

At least on the surface, there was no indication that the other party was a demon scientist.

"Oh, thank you." The Raven didn't harbor any hostility or wariness towards the Jackal. Although the jackal wanted to use the children to complete its scientific research, it had at least brought the children medicine.

The world is never simply black and white.

Although Chen Luo really wanted to give this devilish scientist a good beating, Chen Luo suddenly realized that he didn't seem to have any stance.

And to attack the other side's executives on World Serpent's own territory, how can you not think of it as provoking trouble?

Moreover, Chen Luo didn't know much about the later plot. He only knew that Jackal wanted to do something big in Sky City, but it wasn't Sky City three years from now yet.

Aside from that, Chen Luo really didn't know what the Jackal had done.

At least the plot points that Chen Luo had only skimmed through did not provide Chen Luo with the answers.

"Raven, you... um? Who are you?" Just as the Jackal turned around to call out to Raven, he saw Chen Luo floating in the air next to Raven.

Because Chen Luo was floating in the air, only two or three centimeters above the ground, there was no sound of Chen Luo footsteps.

As a researcher, Jackal's abilities were not at the level to hear others' breathing and heartbeats, so he naturally did not sense Chen Luo.

"Wait, you're that Traveler, Chen Luo, right? Raven, you brought him? You're really capable. Don't worry, the promised reward will definitely be yours." The Jackal, who had turned around, had his eyes light up after recognizing Chen Luo.

At this moment, Chen Luo also saw the Jackal's true face.

The other party was not wearing a mask inside the laboratory.

One word—huge!

It is larger than many of the Herrscher of Knowledge combined.

Well, this method of measurement might not be able to reflect it.

Of course, the other party wasn't the kind of person who was completely unrestrained.

To be honest, the Jackal was quite good-looking, but Chen Luo still wasn't interested in her.

Chen Luo has always kept his distance from the existence of demonic scientists.

Mobius is an exception.

Although Mobius sounds like a devil, Mobius actually always tested himself first before conducting any experiment.

In a sense, it's truly remarkable that Mobius survived to adulthood.

Moreover, Mobius doesn't just randomly grab people for experiments; Mobius's a senior scientist in a large laboratory.

The experiments conducted were all quite professional.

At least that's the case for Big Mei Biu Si at the moment.

Although Mobius was labeled a devil, it was only because Mobius ideology leaned towards being inhuman.

The fact that Cang Xuan and Danzhu could stay in the Mei Biu Si Laboratory for so long proves that the experimental results in the Mei Biu Si Laboratory are quite normal.

Later, Cang Xuan and Danzhu left simply because of their differing ideologies.

Mobius pursued infinite evolution, and therefore was somewhat detached from the human element.

Considering a person's good or evil also requires considering the environment in which they live.

The post-apocalyptic world that Mobius lived in was actually quite unique.

The two great scientists of the previous era Mobius and Möbius, were both of a relatively detached nature.

But it was precisely these two factors that provided humanity with a greater chance of survival in the post-apocalyptic environment of the previous era.

Although it ultimately failed.

But no one can deny Mobius's contribution to the continuation of humanity.

At least in the Previous Era, Mobius was a hero who saved the world, a savior-like figure.

Or rather, all Thirteen Flame-Chasers were like this.

"But you don't seem to have placed any restrictions on this Traveler. Can you guarantee his cooperation with the experiment?" the Jackal asked the Raven.

"Xiola... can you give me an explanation?" Chen Luo's voice trailed off, and his body appeared behind Raven at some point.

Its ghostly appearance sent a chill down the Raven.

"Hey, hey, hey, Jackal, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I did take your commission a while ago to bring this Traveler, ah, no, Chen Luo, back, but didn't I give up later?" Raven quickly explained.

"Sigh, but you still managed to capture him, didn't you?" Even someone as emotionally unintelligent as Jackal could realize that the current situation seemed to be different from what he had imagined.

When the Jackal makes its move, it's bound to ruin its teammates!

"I didn't bring him here. I'm showing him around the World Serpent because Grey Serpent asked me to. Chen Luo, you have to believe me," Raven quickly grabbed Chen Luo's hand and said.

"10 work points," Chen Luo said calmly from behind Raven.

"Wait, no, this can also deduct work points?" Raven was dumbfounded.

Aren't work points meant to fulfill wishes?

"15."

"Why are you raising the price again? You... Stop, 15 it is, I guess I'm just unlucky." Seeing that Chen Luo was about to speak, Raven immediately covered Chen Luo's mouth.

Stop talking, stop talking, or the child will cry.

I haven't done anything yet, and I've already lost 15 work points.

However, Raven didn't think Chen Luo was going too far.

At least Chen Luo was willing to believe him when he heard what the Jackal said, which moved Raven quite a bit; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to hold onto him.

But that's 15 work points!

"You're quick to speak, that makes 15." Chen Luo nodded.

Chen Luo naturally knew that Raven wouldn't sell himself for a small reward.

However, the other party did admit that they had tried to arrest him in exchange for a bonus, so Chen Luo couldn't just leave without making any response.

Chapter 226 Grey Serpent: The Doctor, it's been a long time.

"Hmm? Grey Serpent wants you to show him around the World Serpent headquarters? Does this mean this Traveler wants to join the World Serpent?" Jackal was quite surprised by this.

"Grey Serpent didn't say whether or not to let him join the World Serpent, but I feel that he should at least be an ally or something, right?" Raven replied after thinking for a moment.

That damned Jackal made me lose 15 work points.

Although Raven wanted to say that, she had wanted the bonus herself and had taken on the mission herself, so she could only say that she was unlucky.

We lost money, but not a complete loss.

I'm having bad luck, but not completely bad luck.

Damn Jackal.

However, if Jackal hadn't said what he just said, he wouldn't have suffered a loss.

15 work points...

"Oh, so that means you're not a low-level member?" Jackal was somewhat disappointed.

It is not true that lower-ranking members are not qualified to order others to cooperate with their experiments.

"Oh, right, if I remember correctly, your self-introduction as Traveler is that you can grant people's wishes, right? So, if I want you to assist me in an experiment, is that possible?" The Jackal suddenly thought of something.

Before Chen Luo and Raven formed a friendship, Raven diligently carried out its missions, including the wish-granting task that Chen Luo mentioned.

Of course, Chen Luo didn't really intend to keep this a secret.

Therefore, the Jackal was aware of this characteristic, but did not understand it.

However, it's not a big problem. Characteristics are something that needs to be discovered through experimentation step by step. Scientists tend to be overly confident in what they know and have a certain degree of skepticism about other information.

This is a very good quality, especially in the context of scientific experiments.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[The Mad Scientist's Research Desire]: Jackal hopes you can assist her in conducting some scientific research; she wants to do this and that to you.

Reward: 300 Primogem + random reward.

Difficulty: 3 stars.

To be fair, the reward is not bad; tasks with random rewards are usually considered high-quality tasks.

"No." Chen Luo refused outright.

Chen Luo has many interests, but being studied by others is definitely not one of them.

Besides, if the reward for being studied is high, why doesn't Chen Luo go to Mobius?

For certain tasks that Chen Luo wanted to take on but wasn't entirely interested in, he would accept them first and then see if he could complete them. This included the laboratory request related to Mobius.

Mobius's experiment request is a four-star quest worth 1200 Primogem, with additional rewards.

That mission offers far greater rewards than the Jackal's mission.

As for the risks... well, Chen Luo felt that it would be dangerous no matter which mad scientist studied it.

At least Mobius's risk should be Xiao Yi, right? After all, the discount is so low.

Perhaps.

So what if I die completely? At least Chen Luo has a Fried Egg. After dying, he can return to normal.

But you only get one chance, so you should use it on something more valuable. Mobius's reward is 1200 Primogem, which is roughly equivalent to a 10-pull. It's definitely more worthwhile than this Jackal.

Besides, Chen Luo and the Jackal weren't even familiar with each other.