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"The main reason for gathering everyone here today is to discuss three matters."

At Flame-Moth's conference room, from the front of the round table, a man with a half-bearded face spoke in a deep voice.

He was the current leader of Flame-Moth. Since the author hadn't decided on a name yet, let's just call him the Leader.

The Leader clasped his hands on the table, casting a solemn atmosphere over the entire conference room.

But in such a serious moment, Elysia suddenly leaned towards Himiko, squinting, and whispered, "Why... do you smell like Xiao Li? Did you just meet her?"

"?" Himiko frowned in confusion upon hearing this, as if she didn't know who this "Xiao Li" the other person was referring to.

But she thought of it the next moment.

"Well, thanks to your team member Lin Li, I wouldn't have been able to afford breakfast today."

"Ah? You mean... Xiao Li paid for you?" Elysia's tone was filled with disbelief.

"Yes, Miss Lin Li is very kind. I even told her I'd come here to praise her," Himiko said with a smile.

"..."

However, Elysia fell silent after that, returning to her original seat. She even looked at Himiko with a hint of scrutiny.

Xiao Li actually paid for someone else? That's too strange. And judging by Himiko's demeanor, she doesn't seem to know Xiao Li either...

Never mind, I'll ask her later.

"Cough."

The Leader coughed lightly, drawing Elysia's thoughts back to the conference room.

"First, regarding the two new captains for the special squads recently selected by Flame-Moth after the Second Honkai Outbreak. They are Elysia and Himiko."

Clap, clap, clap—

Scattered applause broke out in the conference room.

After all, there weren't many people, so it was already good that someone was applauding.

Vill-V, sitting in the corner, clapped quite loudly.

"Everyone should know or be very familiar with Captain Elysia, but I believe your understanding of Himiko is lacking."

"According to the test results from the... uh, tester developed by Minister Vill-V and Dr. Mobius, Captain Himiko has the highest adaptability among all the new recruits. Therefore, after careful consideration by myself and several other high-ranking officials, she has been chosen to lead the Fifth Special Squad."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Er sighed and held his forehead.

What careful consideration? This was actually a last-minute decision.

After all, the device had only been developed not long ago, and only a small portion of new recruits had been tested. Himiko's data was just higher among them.

Then, because the new recruit training was about to end, and to boost the soldiers' morale, they chose a new recruit who performed exceptionally well during training, which was Himiko.

Even now, they, the high-ranking officials, were not entirely clear about the specific function of this so-called adaptability. According to Vill-V, it would only become apparent when they could use the power of Honkai.

But how was that possible? Flame-Moth fought against Honkai, yet they were going to borrow the power of Honkai?

It was as expected for someone Elysia randomly pulled in. She'd say anything.

Most importantly, Dr. Mobius actually agreed with this viewpoint... Tsk.

That's why this adaptability became an important criterion for selecting captains.

"In the upcoming battles against Honkai, I believe these three special squad captains will play a crucial role."

"Of course, since two of the special squads, excluding Heng's, have just been established and their members are still insufficient, you can select a group of elites to join the squads after the meeting."

"..."

This statement was clearly directed at Elysia and Himiko, but neither of them offered any comments after listening.

No one knew what Himiko was thinking, but Elysia was thinking: I don't want any new people! What if Xiao Li falls for them? Even if a few people have to join... it should at least be after she and Xiao Li confirm their relationship. That would be safer.

The Leader waited for a moment, confirming that the two indeed had nothing to say, and then spoke again:

"Second, it's about the recent Honkai incidents."

"We are very grateful to the Second Special Squad for arriving at the scene within tens of minutes of the small Honkai outbreak on the outskirts of Changkong City and carrying out a certain degree of clearance. Your contribution is very important. Without you, it might have escalated into a medium-sized Honkai outbreak hours later, which would have been even more difficult to handle."

"Captain Elysia, do you have anything to say about this incident? Perhaps about your findings during that Honkai outbreak?"

"?"

Elysia, who was still thinking about Lin Li, was called upon. She froze for a few seconds, then stood up.

What was she supposed to do? Was she supposed to speak? She didn't have any notes, so how was she supposed to read them?

"..."

"..."

A silence fell over the conference room.

Vill-V, seeing Elysia's confused expression, took out her phone, took a picture, and then sent it to Lin Li.

"Mmm... well, actually, it's all thanks to Xiao Li. If it weren't for her, I don't even know if I would have survived," Elysia noticed Vill-V's actions and even made a V-sign where the leader couldn't see.

"Mhm, could you elaborate?"

"..."

Elysia thought, it was just a small Honkai outbreak? What's there to elaborate on? Flame-Moth has solved countless incidents since its establishment.

But there was no choice. To prevent the atmosphere from becoming any more awkward, Elysia could only begin a hollow, albeit slightly varied, narration.

The entire process lasted two minutes. No one applauded except for Vill-V.

"Great, that was wonderfully told," Vill-V praised.

Then, all eyes of the higher-ups, except for the leader and Er, turned towards her, filled with a hint of dissatisfaction.

Vill-V had been slouching in the corner since the meeting began. They had been annoyed by her for a while.

If it weren't for the fact that she had indeed invented some things and had a decent relationship with Dr. Mobius, she would have been kicked out long ago.

So... what was the reason for bringing her to this meeting?

"Ahem, next up is the third item on the agenda. Minister Vill-V will be presenting. Let's give her a warm welcome," the leader interrupted the hostile atmosphere at the opportune moment.

Again, only Elysia applauded the welcome.

"Oh my, it's finally my turn. I was starting to get restless,"

Vill-V's first sentence only further angered those who were already displeased in the room.

"Ahem, well, you didn't need to prepare a script for me. The real thing I have to say is very short, but it will be very long for you all."

"A day after Elysia brought me back, Er found me and jokingly said: 'You're so capable, and you can escape so easily. Can you create a prison that even you can't escape from?'"

"I thought about it and felt it was an excellent proposal. After several days of contemplation and tossing and turning late at night, I finally decided..."

Upon hearing this, Er was already rolling his eyes.

He could feel many people looking at him strangely, but... he had indeed said that, and it was meant as a joke.

He just didn't expect Vill-V to actually try to make it a reality.

She had come to him yesterday to discuss her proposal, and at the time, he even doubted if his ears were working properly.

Well... his ears were fine; he thought Vill-V's brain was the problem.

"Er, please read out the name I wrote," Vill-V said.

"You can't even remember it yourself?" Er asked speechlessly.

"Heh, how could I? I just thought it would be louder if you read it out. I'm just a little girl, please be considerate."

"..."

Er no longer wanted to comment. He picked up a long strip of paper with all the so-called "names."

The beginning was the classic "super invincible," which could only be described as childish.

So, he directly skipped the string of chuunibyou sentences and read out the last four characters.

"The Deepest Place."

"Huh? Why didn't you read the whole thing?"

"Sorry, that's beyond my capabilities," Er replied expressionlessly.

"This... forget it, then it's just these four words," Vill-V said helplessly, looking at everyone.

"The Deepest Place. That's the name of the prison."

"Seriously, is this blood extraction really necessary?"

In the research institute, Danzhu hadn't recovered yet. It had been over an hour since her blood was drawn, and she still felt dizzy, as if... she was about to float away.

It was quite strange. Not long ago, she felt like she was sinking, and now she felt like she was rising. It was a complete reversal.

Lin Li wasn't as exaggerated and recovered quickly, likely due to her physical fitness, as the System had mentioned.

Strength and stamina together formed physical fitness, and she still didn't quite understand what that meant.

"Of course. As an employee of my laboratory, blood extraction is indispensable," Dr. Mobius said, adjusting her glasses. "From the moment you stepped into this laboratory, it signifies that our research is no longer within the scope of ordinary humans. Therefore, to deal with potential accidents in the future, this is a necessary measure."

"Accidents? What kind of accidents could there be?" Danzhu asked.

"...I don't know."

Mobius replied very seriously, without a hint of joking.

Because she really wasn't joking.

"Alright..."

"Don't look like you're about to die. It's been so long, you should have recovered a bit by now," Mobius pointed at Cang Xuan. "Why don't you look at your sister? She started working right after her blood was drawn."

"...That's because I haven't recovered yet. Besides, Lin Li hasn't started either, and she's still playing on her phone here," Danzhu retorted.

"Lin Li? Are you trying to compare yourself to her?" Mobius chuckled and said, "Lin Li, now, take Danzhu to Cang Xuan's operating table."

"Okay, Doctor."

Lin Li's execution was certainly strong. As soon as Mobius finished speaking, she scooped up Danzhu and headed towards Cang Xuan.

She had been annoyed with Danzhu for a while. While Lin Li was playing on her phone, Danzhu kept leaning over to look, making her not want to play anymore.

"Hey, hey! Wait up! What about our promised friendship?" Danzhu, seeing this, completely shed her previously sickly demeanor and shouted.

"Alright, stop," Mobius commanded.

Lin Li halted, but Danzhu was still being held.

"Tsk, a miracle of medicine. You didn't rest well during the break, and now you're about to go on the operating table, and you've already recovered." Mobius said with a smile.

Anyone could tell that her laughter carried a hint of mockery.

"Remember, you are a researcher, but Lin Li is not, so don't compare yourself to Lin Li."

"Go back to your workstation. Do whatever Cang Xuan is doing; you'll do the same."

"It's your first day working today, so I'll explain some theories and preliminary research on the Honkai. Listen carefully; I rarely tell stories."

"..."

Danzhu was put down by Lin Li and then sat in her own chair, looking at Cang Xuan beside her with a pout.

She couldn't understand what Cang Xuan was doing either. It looked like the experiment was in its later stages, and Cang Xuan was very focused, so Danzhu didn't want to interrupt and ask.

She pondered what the Doctor meant by Lin Li not being a researcher. In a research institute, what else could one be if not a researcher?

However, she didn't have time to think more about it. Cang Xuan had finished what Mobius requested and began teaching her.

"Silly Danzhu, can you focus? Do you want to get scolded by the Doctor?" Cang Xuan gently patted her head, saying exasperatedly.

"What? When was I not focused? Just tell me," Danzhu retorted.

"Oh, okay, I'll tell you. The task the Doctor assigned is..."

"Wait, let me write it down."

"..."

Unlike her two sisters who had tasks to do, Lin Li genuinely didn't know what to do, so she could only close her eyes and rest.

It seemed her role here was... doing odd jobs? Not to mention, it suited her quite well.

She wasn't a person with strong opinions to begin with, and she couldn't understand any of the Doctor's messy research anyway. Therefore, it was best to have someone directing her on what to do.

Her intermediate-level strength and speed were sufficient, but if the third Honkai outbreak occurred, these attributes wouldn't be enough to challenge a Herrscher.

At least all of them should be at the intermediate level... This seemed relatively easy for now, as reaching the advanced level in any one attribute was harder than reaching the intermediate level in all of them.

As Lin Li was thinking, her phone suddenly vibrated.

In the laboratory, to avoid disturbing the others during their experiments, she had specifically turned off notification sounds and switched to vibrate mode.

But in reality, the vibration seemed somewhat redundant, as she had been playing on her phone the entire time. If anyone messaged her, she would definitely receive it immediately.

However, it was basically only Elysia who messaged her.

Lin Li opened her phone, and as expected, the lock screen displayed Elysia's large selfie avatar, with white cat whiskers drawn on her face, just like a kitten.

"Xiao Li, are you bored in the lab? Do you miss me? Want me to come keep you company now?"

"The Doctor hasn't done anything to you, right? If she has, tell me."

"What are you doing now? Why aren't you replying? Don't you want to talk to me? I'll cry, you know?"

"..."

Lin Li looked at the three messages sent within ten seconds, her hand hovering over the keyboard.

Elysia didn't give her time to reply either... Moreover, with so many messages, which one should she answer first?

It was so difficult!