The Awakened One's Obsession

Once Mobius and he were positioned close enough for better defense, Zhu Yufeng asked Su, "How is Admil's situation?"

"This kind of thing should really be done by you, the one who knows him best," Su said with a helpless smile. "Admil ... what he said is indeed reasonable and well-founded, and it's easy to draw people into his thinking. Even if I'm not influenced by him, I still can't persuade him to give up his ideas."

"I don't think you can count on me either." Zhu Yufeng shrugged. "Do I look like the kind of person who can change someone's mind? Or rather, do I look like the kind of person who can change a professional's preconceived notions about a particular field?"

"Of course I know you're not good at this area," Sue said, still maintaining his warm smile. "But don't you have a professional right beside you? Just offer your advice and what you know about Admil, and I think Dr. Mobius should be able to help."

"Do I look like the kind of person who would do this?" Mobius asked, squinting at Sue.

She came here only to understand the current progress of Admil's experiments and to compare it with the data she obtained from Admil when she performed the Hypervariable Surgery on Zhu Yufeng. This was her original purpose in taking on this investigation.

As for the second objective, it was naturally a plan she had temporarily discussed with Vill-V after learning that Xila and Zhu Yufeng had met and fought.

The current Fire Moth is still too noisy internally. Although they are generally unified in their views, the lessons of the previous life are still vivid in Mobius's mind. She knows that Zhu Yufeng has the same opinion, otherwise he would not have discussed that plan with her in the first place.

Of course, she also had some selfish motives. She could accept that Elysia was by Zhu Yufeng's side every day, and she could accept that they were even in the same room during this mission. But that didn't mean she didn't have any thoughts in her mind. That's impossible. A snake may wait, but that doesn't mean it will do nothing.

This was her first attempt. There were few people responsible for her safety. Those old guys who wanted her dead, or those hot-blooded youths who believed rumors, would definitely take action. Among the bodyguards accompanying her, Zhu Yufeng was the most capable fighter and the only person she trusted.

She believed that Zhu Yufeng wasn't that stupid, and besides, she had only given him a slight hint, and he immediately realized what she meant.

"If it were the old Dr. Mobius, I certainly wouldn't think that way," Sue shrugged. "But the current Dr. Mobius, I don't think it's impossible, what do you think, Feng?"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

He had a feeling that Sue was using him as a shield. Of course he knew about Mobius's feelings for him, and if he wanted to, Mobius would indeed give in. Just like that mission, Mobius, who never bothered to accept or treat patients Corrosion by Honkai, and who always used shock therapy, finally gave in at his request.

That was the only time. The patients who were Corrosion to the Mobius Laboratory and whose symptoms were effectively controlled did not live for long. The few remaining people consumed most of the laboratory's experimental materials, and the higher-ups did not want Mobius to spend too much energy on these trivial matters. Therefore, they were ordered by the higher-ups to be transferred to the Fifth Research Institute, the area under Su's jurisdiction.

Zhu Yufeng himself didn't care about whether those people lived or died in the end. What he cared about was what the meaning behind their recovery would be. Unfortunately, even with the knowledge and experience from his previous life, although Mobius effectively controlled their symptoms of being Corrosion by Honkai Energy, they were still far from being fully cured.

In some ways, he and Mobius are similar in this respect. They both take such things in stride and don't care. Or perhaps they are used to being misunderstood and to being alone, so they don't care about other people's opinions, and their own opinions are often different from those of the world.

Regarding the treatment drugs, Mobius had actually developed a drug that could theoretically treat the symptoms of Honkai Energy Corrosion. However, the drug had an excessively long onset time, making the final outcome unclear, and its raw materials were too expensive to be mass-produced. Therefore, Mobius abandoned the drug, and the relevant data was transferred to Su, who was responsible for continuing to follow up on the subsequent treatment process.

Another reason he asked Mobius for help was to help Kosma counsel Disaster. Disaster had also experienced a lot during this time. She followed Mobius's treatment of those who had been Corrosion and also followed Su's treatment. She saw the final result. Later, when carrying out similar missions, although she still felt reluctant, it was a big improvement compared to the first time. She would no longer ask Zhu Yufeng or Kosma to find a way to save them. She would comfort those who were afraid and confused about the future, but that was all. In the end, she also chose to follow the procedure and hand them over to the personnel of the Fire Moth branch responsible for that area. If Su could free up his hands, then they would be transferred to the Fifth Research Institute later.

So Zhu Yufeng had already discussed the matter with Mobius. If Mobius was interested in studying it further, he would bring more people with him the next time he carried out a similar mission. If Mobius wasn't interested, then they would just do what they were supposed to do.

"Su, I... I haven't really been paying much attention to these things." Zhu Yufeng glanced at Mobius and said, "I understand Admil's thoughts, but I'm not interested in them, nor am I concerned with them. Perhaps Mobius can indeed refute Admil, but... no, to refute Admil, you have to provide solid evidence. Otherwise, no matter how correct the theory is, he won't change his mind. The best outcome would be for him to dig a hole and bury himself."

Like Rovoc, these research geniuses are prone to getting stuck on details, especially when it comes to their few emotional attachments.

Su looked at Zhu Yufeng with a hint of doubt in his squinted eyes. He did know more about Admil than others, but Zhu Yufeng Admil 'Zhu Yufeng refusal to admit his mistake even if it was theoretically proven wrong. As someone who knew more about the other Fallen Angel than himself, Zhu Yufeng must have his reasons.

Wait a minute, Su realized he seemed to have fallen into a trap. Because of the destruction and damage caused by Admil in his previous life, and the lack of progress in related experiments afterward, he had come to deny Admil's research methods. But now Zhu Yufeng said that Admil's current ideas could not be changed, and that Admil could not be eliminated in order to gain more combat power. So, could he take a step back and try to change his approach? He didn't have to ask Admiral to change his research methods, but could his approach be changed?

Thinking of this, Su was about to speak when Mobius slowly said, "Since Yu Feng said that it's basically impossible to change Admil's mind, then I can try to find a different approach to make him less radical. Although, based on what I've done before, it doesn't seem to be very convincing."

Su looked at Mobius with some surprise; he hadn't expected Mobius to bring it up first.

"Don't look at me like that, just this once," Mobius said irritably. "Consider it... repaying you for what happened with Klein."

"That time with Klein..." Su was stunned, not immediately realizing that Mobius was referring to that incident, because in his memory, every interaction between him and Mobius was far from pleasant, and he had never helped the other party in any way, nor had he ever repaid his favors. Moreover, when it came to matters related to Klein, Su could only think of the karmic debt he had committed.

Is that considered a favor?

"I told Mobius the truth about that matter," Zhu Yufeng said. Everyone involved in the matter of Klein becoming the Tenth Law felt they were at fault, but in fact, no one was at fault. It can only be said that... fate played a cruel trick on them.

"You told Mobius?" Sue's expression changed. "But..."

"Do you also think I'll break down, want to give up everything, and want to commit suicide?" Mobius said, arms crossed and eyes half-closed. "Well, I'm sorry, I'll let you off the hook. But if it weren't for Yu Feng's actions, you might not be wrong to think that way. After all, nothing has happened yet, so who can say for sure?"

After a moment of silence, Su said, "I should consider this a favor I owe you."

"Hmph, whatever you want to think. We've talked long enough. Shouldn't you take us to our temporary lodgings?" Mobius seemed a little impatient.

Zhu Yufeng rested his index finger on his chin. He still couldn't quite understand why Su would be willing to owe Mobius a favor for those insignificant people. Could it be that people's joys and sorrows are not shared? It wasn't that he didn't understand at all, but he just found it strange.

As a being of heavenly wisdom and enlightenment, Su should have seen through the myriad aspects of Floating Life and been accustomed to the births, deaths, and separations of all beings. Yet, he still wanted to save everyone he could reach out to. Is it no wonder that he is portrayed as a Buddha in the game? The Buddha has a thousand forms, sometimes kind and gentle, sometimes fierce and wrathful, but ultimately, it is all for the sake of all living beings.

No wonder, after Su Hui met Kevin, when Kevin carried out the Stigmata Project, he almost did not use force against him, but chose to take up the Black Abyss White Flower and the Star of Eden to fight Kevin head-on.

Even though afterwards, burdened by guilt towards his best friend, Su Qiannian, in his self-imposed confinement, lost sight of his true self for a time, he eventually rediscovered his original heart.

So, after that, who did Su go to play chess with? The Imaginary Tree? Or some other existence?

As Zhu Yufeng pondered this, he and Mobius followed Su toward the car that was coming to pick them up. Then he remembered Kevin's request to give Su a ride on their way there.

After the three got into the car, Zhu Yufeng took out a voice recorder and handed it to Su: "Kevin asked me to pass on a message to you. I don't think I can replicate his tone, so I had him record it and brought it with me."

Su's eye twitched almost imperceptibly, then she took the voice recorder Zhu Yufeng handed her. "Can't he contact me on his phone?"

That being said, he knew he had been very busy lately. On one hand, he had to test and evaluate the drugs that Mobius had thrown at him that she was too lazy to study further; on the other hand, he had to collect and organize the patients' data; and he also had to think about how to confront Admil...

Although Kevin is simple-minded, he's not stupid. He knows Su is busy these days, and what he wants to say isn't anything important, so he won't bother Su with a message on his phone. Having Zhu Yufeng pass on the message is different; at least Zhu Yufeng can tell when Su is less busy and then tell Su what he wants to say.

In this way, Su could also get a reply from Zhu Yufeng. After all, when Zhu Yufeng and Elysia were estranged, he was the one who relayed messages between the two of them. It was only natural for Zhu Yufeng to pass on a message for him.

"He originally only had one sentence to say, but when I took out the voice recorder and let him record what he wanted to say, he hid in the bathroom and talked for ages, all mysterious. You'd think he was secretly seeing someone else behind Mei's back." Zhu Yufeng said to Su with a teasing look, "Sometimes I think, if you were a girl, Mei wouldn't have had much screen time."

"Indeed." Mobius nodded, then glanced at Zhu Yufeng. "You too."

Zhu Yufeng: "?"

What does that mean? Does it mean that if he were a girl, Mei wouldn't have a chance either? How could that be! How could he be like Su? His relationship with Kevin isn't that close to Su's, is it? Otherwise, why would Kevin secretly whisper to Su behind his back?

"Whether it's the same or not, I don't expect you to know for sure. Anyway, we know it much better than you do," Mobius said, rolling his eyes.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

Please turn on your microphone to communicate. He's going to have a serious talk with Mobius about this tomorrow. His relationship with Kevin is mostly brotherly, nothing like Kevin's relationship with Sue. Didn't you see how Kevin acts like a silly husky in front of Sue and Mebius? Even though he's always courting death in front of him, he's still not as uninhibited as he is in front of Sue and Mebius.

"Since Kevin is even trying to avoid you, maybe he wants to tell me something that has to do with you?" Su decided to end the conversation immediately. He had no doubt that Zhu Yufeng was good at rambling on and on, and he had no doubt that Zhu Yufeng would say something like, "Look at Su, besides being close to Kevin, which girl or boy has ever been worth Su doing this for?" There was a driver here, and if Zhu Yufeng really said those things, he would be in deep trouble.

"What does this have to do with me?" Zhu Yufeng raised an eyebrow, then his expression turned strange as he seemed to realize something.

Given Kevin's simple-minded personality, could it be that he's asking Sue to keep an eye on him and Mobius for a while during this time?

"Looks like you thought of that too. Now I feel like what you said doesn't carry much weight. After all, your relationship with Kevin doesn't seem as far-reaching as you think," Su said jokingly.

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

What's with this cheerful tone? Su, you need to maintain your charming image and not switch careers to become a mapo (Mapo Tofu)!