This Behavior Is Generally Called Brain Supplement

Klein felt like she was being threatened.

But looking at Xu Ziling's deceptively charming smile and his handsome face that seemed incapable of malice, Klein felt uneasy.

After much deliberation, she finally spoke slowly:

"Um... Assistant Instructor Xu, is the power you're displaying now... normal?"

"Cough cough... Of course, student. The power I'm showing now might indeed be beyond your current understanding."

Xu Ziling gave a tactical cough and said, "However, if you knew the Doctor's true identity, I believe you would gradually come to understand everything. After all, it's not strange for the Doctor to do anything."

"So your current power... it all comes from Professor Serpent?"

Klein's eyes widened slightly. She had imagined Professor Serpent's achievements might be significant, but she hadn't expected... that she could easily alter the limits of human physical strength to this extent?

For some reason, Klein suddenly connected the current Xu Ziling with the "suspect" she had seen last night, who possessed inhuman physical strength and could jump a floor high...

"Cough cough."

Sensing that Klein was close to guessing the correct answer, Xu Ziling quickly coughed and said, "Yes, student. My power does come from the Doctor, but like you... I am a person with normal human thoughts and feelings. Perhaps you have also seen terrifying beings with inhuman strength like me... but that was not the Doctor's intention. Someone stole the Doctor's ideas and conducted experiments with incomplete data, creating those products. That has nothing to do with us; they are our enemies.

The Doctor herself, well... she is actually very kind. Although you might find it difficult to get along with her at first, you'll discover over time that she is by no means the mad biologist you see in novels. She has her own moral standards in her actions. I can vouch for this with my personal integrity... Even if you don't plan to stay here long, and are just hiding from our enemies, I still believe you would come to like the Doctor, even with just a short period of interaction."

Klein thought about the "Professor Serpent" she saw last night, her face flushed from drinking, and felt Xu Ziling's words made sense. A truly terrifying, mad doctor wouldn't show such a weak, slumped posture after getting drunk... that would be too undignified. So Professor Serpent was probably a good person... right?

Of course, the more crucial point was that Klein had no other choice right now.

What happened last night had truly stirred up her inner fears, making her afraid to even return to school, lest she be silenced by the "evil kidnapper" for seeing something she shouldn't have.

As for escaping... where would she go? Klein didn't have the confidence to escape from a highly intelligent criminal who had completely seen through her every thought.

So... after eliminating all impossible options, Klein was left with only one.

Stay at the Research Institute and use its power to protect herself. Wait for the current storm to pass, and when that "villain's" attention shifts away from her, she could return.

She would definitely miss the college entrance exams this year, but as long as her life was safe, even if she had to retake them next year, with Klein's own knowledge base, she could definitely get into her desired university.

But... wasn't this too coincidental?

Klein's brows furrowed tightly.

If it was just her bad luck to get involved in the other party's conflict by seeking out Professor Serpent for questions... but if, as Xu Ziling said, Professor Serpent was a formidable biologist, then what qualifications did Chiyu Academy have to invite her as a lecturer? Chiyu Academy was decent in Changkong City, but only within Changkong City. They shouldn't have caught the attention of someone like her.

Sensing Klein's suspicion, Xu Ziling nodded with satisfaction. The other party had completely fallen into his mental trap, unaware that this was also part of the plan.

Suspicion? That's exactly what he wanted. If he had explained everything upfront, it would have made her instinctively wary. But if she gradually became suspicious and discovered problems on her own, and then convinced herself based on verbal cues and even tangible evidence... the situation would be entirely different. Not only would she not be suspicious, but Klein would even have to apologize for her actions after realizing her suspicions were mistaken!

This behavior was generally called "filling in the blanks."

It might not work on undeveloped elementary school students or regressed university students, but it was perfect for an active-minded high school student.

Thinking this, Xu Ziling smiled and said, "Of course, student. You're at an age now... well, you should be taking your college entrance exams soon, right? I apologize again for getting you caught up in our mess at such an important time. However... the Doctor actually has quite a bit of power...

Student, as a small apology for dragging you into this, I plan to introduce you to the Doctor later. If you're willing to help out under her during this free time... with the Doctor's status, it wouldn't be difficult for her to nod and let you skip university and even postgraduate studies... Of course, the beginning and end of this matter depend on your own wishes. I'm just offering you an opinion.

Student, if you've considered it, you can come find me anytime. I'll do my best to help persuade the Doctor, after all... it's something I owe you."

Xu Ziling's repeated apologies made Klein feel embarrassed. She scratched her head and said, "It's... it's fine... I'll consider it later. But before that, there's still something I'm very curious about, and I hope Assistant Instructor Xu can answer it... You see, since I have to stay here to avoid danger for now, then... shouldn't we get to know each other a little? I'd like to know your identities, so that... I don't do anything foolish while helping you out later. Um... of course, if it's inconvenient..."

"No, it's convenient, I'm very convenient. On my personal behalf, of course."

Xu Ziling quickly took Klein's hand, a satisfied smile already on his face.

Under normal circumstances, the conservative Klein would understand that knowing more meant greater risk. But right now, she was suspicious of Xu Ziling and Professor Serpent, eager to figure everything out. Therefore, she at least needed to know who Xu Ziling and Professor Serpent were.

Asking directly was not a good option, but she had no other choice at the moment.

Little did she know, the moment Klein learned the identity of "Mobius" as an ordinary person, she would never be able to get off this runaway train.

Although there were significant deviations and unexpected events in the process, Xu Ziling had ultimately achieved the desired perfect outcome in this talent recruitment, with the doors welded shut.

And as expected...

"Mobi... us?"

Upon hearing the name, Klein blinked, as if searching and processing the name in her mind.

But after a while, she lowered her head dejectedly.

Still, it made sense. Not everyone had MEI's advanced thinking and vast channels of information. And in a way, Klein not knowing the true meaning behind the name Mobius was a form of protection for her ignorance.

After all... when she understood the weight of the name Mobius in this civilized era, Klein would completely realize what kind of runaway train she had boarded today.

"Yes... student, the Doctor's real name is Mobius."

Xu Ziling smiled and explained to Klein, "However, the Doctor drank yesterday and hasn't woken up yet. Please don't disturb her for now. You can familiarize yourself with the Doctor's home first... Oh, right. There's a helper I called over yesterday to help save you. She's making breakfast for everyone in the living room. If there's anything you'd like to eat, you can go ask her. She never refuses requests."

"And... there are others?"

Klein blinked. Lying in bed all day wasn't going to help her anyway. It was a good idea to get to know the people she might be living with for the next few days.

With that thought, Klein looked down at her clothes. They were the same ones she had been wearing, untouched. She felt a slight sense of relief and then said, "Mmm... Thank you, but... I'd still like to freshen up before meeting anyone... Assistant Instructor Xu, could you please tell me where the restroom is?"

"I'll take you there."

Xu Ziling nodded with a smile and extended his right hand to Klein.

After a moment of thought, Klein took Xu Ziling's outstretched hand.

Meanwhile.

Outside the door.

Elysia, who was eavesdropping with an apron tied around her waist, her eyes gradually lit up.

"Wow~ So this is how Little Ziling lures innocent girls... Hmm~ I'm not sure if I can use it myself, but I'll remember it~"

Hearing the two sets of footsteps already in the bedroom, Elysia smiled slightly and quickly returned to the kitchen to continue preparing the breakfast she hadn't finished.

And just as Xu Ziling had said, Mobius had drunk the System's special Realgar Wine last night and was still in bed, making a fuss and not awake. Elysia was cooking, and the living room of the small building was empty.

This put Klein at ease again. After all, she was used to being alone, and introducing her to new friends all at once would be overwhelming.

Xu Ziling, as Klein had requested, briefly introduced her to the layout of the small building and the underground research institute connected to it, then escorted her to the bathroom.

In this way, he had successfully tricked this "true flawless person." The rest depended on how much information he "accidentally" leaked and how much Klein could infer on her own.

But that was clearly a story for another time. The most important thing now was to wait for Serpent to wake up and discuss with her the operations he had performed on Klein, as well as the pseudo-Herrscher that had been born last night.

Listening to the sounds of washing from the bathroom and the tune Elysia hummed unconsciously while cooking ingredients in the kitchen, Xu Ziling had a nagging feeling that he had overlooked something today...

He glanced at the heavily curtained window in the room and then subconsciously looked at his own body. He suddenly remembered and asked himself internally.

By the way... System, why are you so quiet today? Aren't you going to give out the daily mission?

[……]

[Wuwuwu...]

"?"

Hearing the sudden dejected voice in his mind, a large question mark appeared above Xu Ziling's head.

No way... System, did you update yourself into a bug? Why are you throwing a tantrum now?

[Wuwu... I'm unhappy...]

"???"

[Host, it took me a lot of effort to condense that set of black clothes for you last night... Why did you give it to an outsider in the blink of an eye? And on top of that, it was torn to shreds in the end... Wuwuwu, you bad host, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have condensed that set of black night-traveling clothes for you to move around in, wuwuwu...]

Ah, this...

Xu Ziling was momentarily speechless. Last night, his face had been an imitation of a lucky person randomly selected from the roadside. The mask was picked up from a trash can, the rope was made from his own hair, and the stool was brought from the spot... Only the white and gold Bishop's Attire given by Elysia was hidden. He had then wheedled a set of black night-traveling clothes out of the System.

Later, that set of night-traveling clothes became his tool for diverting attention and shifting blame. But Xu Ziling never expected that his little System would start throwing a tantrum with him over this matter.

However, if he put himself in the System's shoes, it made sense. If Xu Ziling were a unscrupulous entrepreneur and the System were a fresh graduate, Xu Ziling's actions would be like a boss ordering an employee to do something, only to later discard the fruits of the employee's hard work.

It was mainly the traverser's usual utilitarian mindset towards Systems that had muddled Xu Ziling's thinking, preventing him from considering it from this angle... But undeniably, he bore the most direct responsibility in this matter, as he had long known that his System was different from others.

And the System was, after all, his golden finger. He couldn't break it. With this thought, Xu Ziling quickly said in his mind:

Alright, alright, System... To-bao! Anyway, don't cry... I apologize to you, okay? From now on, unless absolutely necessary, I will not destroy anything you give me. You need to cheer up quickly. After all, our System is not a child anymore. You are the best System, don't throw a tantrum like a child!

[...Really?]

Of course, it's true!

[But I heard that my predecessors seem to be emotionless gacha machines... I don't want to become like that...]

Ah, this...

Xu Ziling was speechless again. After thinking for a moment, he quickly added, To-bao, let's not compare ourselves to them. To-bao, you need to believe in yourself. Our System is the best! It's no worse than anyone else's, understand?

[Mmm... That seems to be true...]

Mhm, mhm, mhm. So you need to have more confidence in yourself and more trust in the Host you've chosen, okay? Cheer up quickly, don't cry like a child.

[Mmm... I'm not crying and fussing like a child...]

PS: After some reflection, I feel like the update speed these past few days has been a bit too fast. If I also have to update another book... well, firstly, there's the obvious issue of energy, and secondly, there's the issue of detail handling... As you've seen, the number of typos these past few days has been outrageously high, because I basically just write and post without reviewing... Also, the updates are too fast, the word count has increased, but the plot hasn't kept up. Some readers have given me feedback, suggesting that I should slow down the updates and re-organize the outline. They'd rather have fewer updates if they're better... I think that makes sense. So, I'll be updating one chapter of 4,000 words for the next few days... (Actually, a normal author usually updates this much per day (manual doge),) I'll re-organize the plot and outline to present a better work to my readers. Tian Zhen · Bow (Middle)