Pink Miss Elf, I'm Your Fan! (Leap)

After hearing Xu Ziling's cryptic remark, Blanca clearly paused a few times before retorting:

"Ah... I'm sorry, Mr. Xu Ziling, I didn't quite catch what you said. Could you please repeat it?"

"It's the all-powerful Honkai energy."

Xu Ziling smiled. He had already conveyed to Elysia that he had some understanding of the Honkai, so there was no need to hide it from his 'mother-in-law' now.

Immediately, Xu Ziling attributed the unfinished explanation he gave to Elysia, and the reason he could twist metal with his bare hands, to the application of Honkai energy.

Blanca diligently took notes, her eyes growing brighter with each word. She and Mobius were no strangers to the Honkai. When they were still with Mu, Mobius had even advocated that the application of Honkai to biological organisms was the key to human evolution.

However, to the others in Fire Moth, applying the Honkai to the human body was akin to injecting a natural disaster like a mudslide into a person's muscle tissue. The fusion and collision of these two vastly different things caused most of the council members of Fire Moth to scoff at Mobius's proposal, and it was undoubtedly rejected.

This greatly angered Mobius at the time. Coupled with the fact that she had already learned of the existence of Xu Ziling, this "super-ancient statue," through various means, she impulsively took Blanca and boarded a train to Changkong City in Shenzhou overnight.

Well... it's worth mentioning that the region where Changkong City is located is a large island on the world map. It is said that it was once an independent country, but after a certain war, it unconditionally surrendered to Shenzhou. For nearly a hundred years, it has been incorporated into Shenzhou's territory.

Mobius also chose this place as a temporary base because if any contaminated samples were leaked during experiments, it would at most only pollute the large island where Changkong City is located, without radiating to the mainland and causing immeasurable consequences.

Returning to the main topic.

"And I, by a stroke of luck, can wield the power of the Honkai, thus I can alter my own body tissues, structure, and even DNA."

Xu Ziling had also gotten into character, starting to talk nonsense with a straight face. After all, Blanca couldn't be sure his words were false.

However, to prevent Mobius from waking up and using Xu Ziling for Honkai energy experiments after seeing Blanca's reports, Xu Ziling added:

"Ahem, but... Senior Blanca, you know, in your opinion, my divine form has been buried deep underground for at least a hundred thousand years. During this time, my body has repeatedly altered its DNA to adapt to the subterranean tectonic environment in order to survive... After such a long period, I'm really not sure if my divine form still retains its former power.

But based on my personal speculation... it's probably not possible anymore, after all, my body isn't a forest that can remember everything."

Xu Ziling ended with a light joke, perfectly rounding off his lie. Although he said a lot, most of it was like digging a hole and then filling it, making it difficult to connect much information. Blanca might see through it, but as the saying goes, a lie that cannot be proven is the truth.

Moreover, Xu Ziling only used ambiguous words like "speculate," "guess," and "should." Even if an anomaly was discovered later, Xu Ziling could still use the excuse of not remembering clearly due to the passage of time to get by.

So...

Senior Blanca, I'm not lying.

"..."

Blanca's lips twitched. She recalled when she first moved here with Mobius, Xu Ziling, in an extremely weakened state right after emerging from the statue, could twist metal with brute force and freely reassemble his body structure...

And you call this... not possessing former power?

Then at your peak, you must have been powerful enough to rival the sun?

After a few slight twitches of her lips, Blanca consciously skipped this topic and moved on to the next question.

Xu Ziling answered in a half-joking tone, trying his best to portray himself as an optimist. This would make it much easier for him to interact with people from the previous civilization later on.

Half an hour passed quickly. After finishing the last question, Blanca let out a long sigh and said, "Phew... I have no more questions, Xu Ziling. Let's take a short break, and then it will be your turn to ask questions."

"Haha~ I'm not in a hurry, Senior Blanca."

Xu Ziling smiled, lowered his head to tidy up the slightly messy laboratory, and said casually, "After talking so much, I'm hungry. How about you, Senior Blanca? I imagine Miss Elysia's lunch should be ready soon. Why don't we tidy up the research institute first, and after we eat, we can continue the unfinished questioning?"

Although Xu Ziling didn't understand the experimental reports or the instruments, straightening the tilted experimental equipment and stacking the scattered papers didn't require a high IQ; it was something anyone with hands could do.

"Mhm..."

Blanca, being called "Senior" by Xu Ziling, felt a bit embarrassed to see him working alone. She nodded in agreement to Xu Ziling's request and also joined in tidying up the laboratory.

Sigh... They had enjoyed watching Mobius and Elysia fight so much, but now they were in such a sorry state tidying up the lab.

But that was the situation, and there was nothing else to do but work hard...

"Ding dong~"

The elevator chimed. Elysia, walking into the laboratory, was about to greet them with a smile when she noticed the clean laboratory. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, and she chuckled softly, covering her mouth, "Mhm~? It seems Dr. Mobius has indeed found herself a good man. Miss Pink Elf is almost envious."

After a light joke, Elysia walked with a brisk pace through layers of experimental equipment she couldn't understand, and then through a metal door. She saw Blanca inputting files into a computer, and Xu Ziling standing beside her, examining the surrounding instruments with a curious gaze.

"Mhm~ Hmph?"

Seeing Blanca still working, Elysia smirked and cast a glance at Xu Ziling.

Xu Ziling understood, feigned blindness, and turned his face away.

Elysia then tiptoed, slowed her pace, and quietly approached Blanca from behind, then...

"Boo~ Guess who I am?"

Elysia covered Blanca's eyes with her hands from behind and said with a smile, "No hesitation allowed, three, two, one, answer... Mhm~?"

Startled by the sudden "attack," Blanca was first taken aback. Hearing the familiar voice, she said with a hint of helplessness, "Elysia... this isn't fun..."

"Hehe~ I just wanted to let our dear Blanca know that it's dinner time now, you know?~"

"...Huh?"

Blanca looked surprised and checked the time. It was already 17:21 on May 11th in Shenzhou.

Strange, I thought time always passed so slowly when I was dealing with documents. How does today feel like it's flying by so fast...? Is it because the dull and boring assistant life has been enlivened by the intervention of the lovable Miss Elf, Elysia?

Xu Ziling, lost in thought, looked at Elysia and said, "Dinner? ...But Miss Elysia, didn't you say earlier that you were going to make lunch?"

"Uh..."

Hearing this, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Elysia's face, and she quickly said, "Um... well... hey, even Miss Elf would probably burn a pot or two when trying to cook for the first time without any prior experience and without being used to the kitchen equipment here in Changkong, right? It also took quite some time to buy new ingredients midway... Oh dear, oh dear! Let's not dwell on this topic anymore, okay?~

During the last few attempts, Miss Elf finally got the hang of it, I can guarantee it with my personal honor! Miss Elf's future meals will definitely get more and more delicious!"

Elysia... can't cook yet?

Xu Ziling stared at Elysia for a moment before letting out a helpless chuckle. Whether Elysia was telling the truth or not, he decided to believe her anyway.

Without lingering on the topic, Xu Ziling turned back to Blanca and asked, "Senior Blanca, should we go call Doctor Mobius? She doesn't seem to have eaten much either."

"Okay, I'll go."

Blanca nodded and prepared to get up to call Mobius.

"Beep beep beep, beep beep beep."

Just then, Blanca's phone suddenly rang. She looked down at the caller ID, and a gentle expression appeared in her violet eyes. Smiling, she nodded understandingly at Elysia and Xu Ziling beside her before answering the video call.

"Haha, my dear Blanca, cheer for me! The honeymoon leave I applied for with headquarters has been approved! I can finally take you and little Griseo on a trip this time, hahahaha!"

A hearty laugh boomed from Blanca's phone, followed by a synchronized video feed. It projected an image of a man with blue hair, who looked somewhat unrestrained yet also hearty and generous, like a sunny young man.

This man, who seemed not to have fully accepted his role as a father and still acted like a cheerful, outgoing big boy, was Blanca's husband and Griseo's father, Hen.

Hearing the good news from her husband, Blanca smiled and was about to say something when she suddenly noticed Hen's expression change.

Immediately after, Hen on the other end of the call widened his mouth in surprise, pointed at the beautiful girl with pink hair beside Blanca, and exclaimed in shock, "You... you... could you possibly be... the legendary internet celebrity with millions of fans, and also the brightest rising star in the Fire Moth's combat department—Pink Elf Miss?!"

Elysia: "Mhm~??"

Hen: "Pink Elf Miss! I'm your fan, ahhhhhh!!!!!"

Xu Ziling: Cool~

Blanca: ...