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"Logically speaking, shouldn't you give me a hug right now?" Mobius said with a smile.

"From a normal point of view, this isn't normal thinking, is it?" Zhu Yufeng said speechlessly. Although he knew he had become a scumbag, he still wanted to forgive him for doing such a thing as a matter of course.

"That's just how you are. So even though Lilith did so much last time, she still didn't accomplish anything." Mobius smiled helplessly. "I even have to wonder if it's because you didn't do anything that Lilith ended up taking a risk and making that choice."

"I've thought about that too..." Zhu Yufeng sighed as he mentioned Lilith. Suddenly, he remembered something else and looked at Mobius, saying, "Speaking of which, when we met during the last mission, Lilith mentioned to me that there seemed to be some kind of connection between her and Elysia, and Elysia confirmed it. So, is it possible that she might also be... a lawyer?"

"Given Lilith's nature, what kind of situation do you think humanity would face if she were a lawyer?" Mobius countered.

Zhu Yufeng thought for a moment and then gave his answer, "I am skeptical of this. First of all, before Elysia came into contact with information about Honkai, she never considered herself a lawyer. As for Lilith, she was raised as a caged bird and had no opportunity to come into contact with Honkai."

"But Elysia eventually admitted to her identity as a healer," Mobius said calmly. "And she probably already knew this, but she just didn't want to admit it."

"That's right," Zhu Yufeng thought to himself.

"Let me state my conclusion first. I was in charge of the Thirteen Fallen Angels Chimera Project, so I've reviewed all your data. Regarding Lilith's Honkai Energy resistance, I can tell you responsibly that her Honkai Energy resistance is indeed high, but it's still too low compared to Elysia. At most, it's comparable to Kevin before his Hypervariable Surgery. Furthermore, this is within the range of Honkai Energy that a human body can tolerate. You don't actually think Kevin could be a Herrscher, do you? In other words, if Elysia is a born Herrscher, then Lilith is a born human," Mobius said. "Putting that aside, Elysia's birth is unverifiable, while Lilith's birth as a human is verifiable. Why do you assume they're related just because they've mentioned a simple connection?"

"Then why are she and Elysia together...?"

"Couldn't it be the feeling between a rival in love?" Mobius said, squinting. "Although we don't know what the exact basis is for this yet, sometimes a woman's intuition is still reliable."

"Rivals in love?" Zhu Yufeng muttered to herself thoughtfully. "But shouldn't rivals be extremely hostile to each other? They both said they didn't actually have much animosity towards each other..."

"Assuming you're not involved, Elysia wouldn't harbor any ill will towards anyone." Mobius looked at Zhu Yufeng with a hint of exasperation. "Then there's Lilith. While I don't know her as well as you do, I do know a thing or two about her. It's unlikely she would be hostile towards someone like Elysia, is it?"

After all, no matter how much she tries to provoke her, Elysia will most likely just laugh it off in the end. There's even a small chance she might be in the mood to make a joke. No matter how malicious Lilith is, she won't like the feeling of punching cotton. That's why Lilith has almost no hostility towards Elysia.

Zhu Yufeng recalled that when he was still playing games, Elysia was the only one who would not get angry or even react to shaking the bridge. Elysia didn't mind at all.

In that case, it seems that Mobius's statement does make sense...

Wait a minute... Zhu Yufeng snapped out of his reverie and continued, "Lilith ... to be a little narcissistic, it seems like she only fights against the Honkai because I'm fighting against Honkai. Although at first, she just thought Honkai was interesting because it was a field she'd never been exposed to before... Besides, even if she was born of a human, it doesn't mean she can't become a Herrscher, right? Like the Fourth Herrscher who will appear next, and the other Herrschers after that, they're all transformed from humans. The simplest example is Rin, doesn't she also have the identity of a Herrscher but just hasn't awakened yet?"

"But how simple is it for a human to become a Lawbringer? There are billions of people in the world, but in the end, there are only about a thousand Lawbringers?" Mobius spread his hands. "Besides, your assumption is ultimately based on the idea that Lilith is a human who transformed into a Lawbringer. If your assumption is correct, then Lilith and Elysia's Lawbringer identities are still somewhat different, and what exactly are her powers? It's impossible that they were never revealed from beginning to end, right? Even Rin, she committed suicide in despair before the true Twelfth Lawbringer awakened. In the end, Rin can't really be considered a Lawbringer; she was just... a vessel for the Twelfth Lawbringer. Only when she died was the Lawbringer released."

Zhu Yufeng didn't answer. This question was outside his area of knowledge. There was no doubt that Mobius already knew Elysia's special identity; she and Hen must have discovered something while building the teleportation device on the moon. However, this was top-secret information within the Fire Moth, something even he didn't have permission to know about before... no, later he did have permission, but at that time he wasn't interested and didn't look into it...

"It seems you still don't quite believe what I'm saying... Alright then, when Lilith returns to the Fire Moth, I'll give her another full medical checkup." Mobius shrugged and said, "I don't know why you're so insistent on this, but in the story you know, is there any description of Lilith?"

"No." Zhu Yufeng answered crisply, "She wouldn't even be Fusion Warrior. Based on what she said and my deduction of the situation at the time, if I hadn't appeared, she would have died in a minor Honkai that occurred between the Sixth and Seventh Laws events, or she would have been sentenced to death for murder."

"That settles it?" Mobius said. "A human who would die between the Sixth and seventh laws, who never stepped onto the stage of Elysia's life, and who did not participate in the story of the Fire Chaser, how could she be an undiscovered law?"

"You're right, so why am I now a law enforcement officer?" Zhu Yufeng asked. "According to your theory, if my power triggers a time-space reset after my death, that's obviously not right. This reset only happens after I've been dead for a while, isn't it?"

"I really can't answer that question," Mobius replied. "In the end, I haven't figured out why the Project: Ascend to Divinity succeeded in the end, or whether it can be replicated. Plus, someone is busy with the infighting in the Fire Moth every day, taking on missions for days or weeks every now and then, and his free time is basically occupied by Elysia. How much time do you think I have to study you?"

Zhu Yufeng: "..."

The beginning was fine, but something just didn't sound right from the end.

He almost blurted out, "Look at Vill-V, she chose to eavesdrop the whole time..." But then again, that's not normal either.

Seeing that Zhu Yufeng finally stopped talking about his plans, Mobius glanced down at the bracelet on his wrist and then said, "Didn't you say it yourself? Just like you care about this world for our sake and chose to fight against the Honkai, Lilith... probably made the same choice just because of you. I can see that, in essence, she harbors a kind of arrogance and malice towards humanity. If she had become a Lawyer, with her malice, intelligence, and methods, she would have been humanity's biggest problem. It's precisely because she wasn't a Lawyer and didn't appear in your story that humanity was able to hold out for so long."

Zhu Yufeng remained silent.

His speculation about whether Lilith had Herrscher identity stemmed not only from his belief in Lilith herself, but also from some rather mystical considerations. That is... Lilith, by nature, is almost an opposite of Elysia. She embodies the evil of humanity, while Elysia embodies the good.

In terms of identity, Elysia was born between heaven and earth, lived in a small town, and grew up traveling the world, while Lilith was born among humans, lived in a metropolis, and grew up in a cage called the upper class...

While thinking about it that way could also be interpreted as Elysia being the most human-like Herrscher, and Lilith being the most human-like Herrscher... well, there's no point in thinking about that now. It's better to deal with the present and leave the future to his future self.

He's just giving up, isn't he?

After their conversation came to an end, Sue walked in with the current investigation data on Admil: "This is some information we have gathered so far, as well as some relevant data that I have personally compiled. I'm handing it over to you now, Dr. Mobius."

"I'll look at it later." Mobius took the thick stack of documents from Su's hand, then casually handed it to Zhu Yufeng. Zhu Yufeng's eye twitched. Did he really treat him like an assistant? Speaking of which, since there was so much information, why use paper documents? Wouldn't it be better to send it as a data file?

"The matter of Admil involves too many things. If it is stored in the form of data files, the possibility of a specialized hacker intruding cannot be ruled out. The current Fire Moth ... is not considered to be at the highest level in the world's organizations." Su said immediately, as if he could read minds.

Mobius must have known this, so Sue was clearly explaining it to himself.

"Indeed, even during the Eighth Herrscher Incident, Mostima still managed to browse the Fire Moth's database like it was her own backyard," Zhu Yufeng said, flipping through the investigation materials.

Mostima was also targeted by the full-scale search of the Fire Moth after that intrusion, even having a bounty placed among hackers. Generally speaking, hacking is nothing special; the Fire Moth is attacked countless times every year. Before Vill-V Fire Moth, she could easily penetrate their firewall by teaching herself hacking skills. Mostima had only attacked the Fire Moth once, so it wouldn't warrant such a fuss. And then this unlucky girl chose to attack when the Eighth Herrscher Incident was happening... At that time, the Fire Moth had already determined that the Eighth Herrscher was trying to locate the exact location and information of the Fire Moth headquarters. At this point, the Fire Moth's database was compromised...

After delivering the documents, Su exchanged a few pleasantries before leaving.

He'd been busy with Admil's affairs these past few days, and he would indeed have some time to rest in the coming days. He went to his temporary residence, took out the voice recorder that Zhu Yufeng had given him, and after thinking for a moment, he pressed play. After all, it was Kevin, and Su knew exactly what Kevin was capable of saying.

As the recording began, Kevin's voice sounded much more cheerful than when he spoke to others. After all, his world could basically be divided into two types of people: Mei, Su, and everyone else. Oh, and now it might be Zhu Yufeng.

"Su, it's been a long time. How have you been lately? I heard you've been very concerned about Admil, and you devoted most of your energy to treating those Corrosion by Honkai during that mission. As your friend, I feel it's necessary to remind you to watch your hair. Even when you were a doctor, your hairline didn't recede, but this time, the Fire Moth has caused you to lose hair."

Sue's eye twitched slightly. It was very strange; this tone and attitude were very Kevin.

Even if he's very busy, he still pays attention to health, right?

It seems like Kevin's request for Feng to bring the message to him went smoothly...

Su Gang finally relaxed, picked up his goji berry green tea, and took a sip when he heard Kevin's deliberately lowered voice coming from the recorder. "This time, Mobius specifically brought Feng along for the investigation. I didn't know before that Mobius also had feelings for Feng... Although Feng himself said he couldn't choose between Elysia and Lilith, as his brother, I felt it was necessary for me to give him a push. But I can't be with Feng during this time. Since you're there too, please keep an eye on things for me. At the very least, remind Feng that Lilith hasn't yet Fire Moth..."

Su spat out the goji berry green tea she was holding in her mouth, then gave a blank look.

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He shouldn't have trusted Kevin's integrity in this matter. By the way, Feng already told Kevin he couldn't make a choice? Why?

In the recording, Kevin continued, "You weren't on the mission with us, so you'd be wondering why you don't know. Let me tell you, after the Tragedy of Binding, Lilith somehow didn't die. She used the Zeroth Power of the Feather Dust to bind her consciousness with Maple's, so she'll have memories this time she's reborn. You've seen Elysia's attitude; she won't give up either, not to mention Lilith..."

Su slowly typed out a "?".

What's going on? He'd only been out of contact with Kevin and the others for about six months, how did the world become so surreal? Mind binding? Even death couldn't stop Lilith's desire to be with Feng? This woman is truly terrifying...

"So, to prevent Feng from being divided into three or more parts in the future, it's really necessary for us to keep an eye on him. I'll leave it to you this time, and I'll treat you to noodles next time!"

Su covered his face with his hands, utterly despondent. How could he not get involved in this?