" Hiss~!..."
Seeing Mobius trembling with rage, looking as though she was about to lose control and lunge at Elysia again, Xu Ziling hurriedly stopped her.
At the same time, Xu Ziling knew that ordinary persuasion was completely useless against Mobius in this state. After glancing at the various high-end instruments in the laboratory, he decisively spoke up:
"Doctor! Calm down! These are all your experimental instruments! It'll cost a fortune to replace them if you break them!"
Blanca, who had been lying facedown on the research table pretending to be dead, froze when he heard that. He then hurriedly stood up and hugged Mobius together with Xu Ziling, trying to persuade her:
"Doctor, please calm down!... We're not in Mu right now. If the instruments break and we have to get them repaired... even setting aside the repair fees, there's no one in Changkong City who can fix them! Doctor, you absolutely must calm down!"
"...Hiss~!"
Hearing Xu Ziling and Blanca, Mobius somehow forced down the anger that had surged to her head. After taking several deep breaths where she stood, she forcibly calmed herself.
Indeed, just as Xu Ziling had said, the current laboratory had everything it needed, yet lacked everything... Leaving Mu had given her much more freedom, but it also meant that until she produced research results, her laboratory would not receive a single cent of funding.
And even the cheapest instrument in the laboratory cost at least several hundred thousand. She could vent her anger by fighting Elysia, but even if Mobius tied Elysia up and sold her, she probably still couldn't afford to buy new replacements for the damaged instruments!
So fighting Elysia here did indeed seem like an unwise choice...
But she was Mobius! Mobius, whose entire body was soft except for her stubborn mouth! There was absolutely no way she would give up at a time like this!
Thus, after pushing Blanca and Xu Ziling away, Mobius crossed her arms and stared coldly at Elysia. Her expression seemed to say—
Elysia! Do you dare come outside and fight me?!
"Mm-hm~ All right, all right, is that enough?~"
Elysia smiled and put away her sign. Naturally, she would not actually fight Mobius. What bad intentions could little Elysia have? Little Elysia merely wanted to see how cute Doctor Mobius looked when she was angry~
"Actually, I came to see Doctor Mobius this time because I have something serious to discuss with you, too."
Elysia smiled and nodded at Xu Ziling and Blanca, who had helped stop Mobius, then turned to Mobius and continued with a smile:
"Doctor Mobius really is something, just leaving without a word... I wonder if you know how frantic the higher-ups at Fire Moth became after discovering that you had disappeared! Especially those shareholders who invested in you. They all thought that the famous Doctor Mobius was packing up and running away..."
Xu Ziling knew that the following conversation had nothing to do with him, and that it was not something he could interrupt. He therefore softened his footsteps and moved aside, seriously assuming the role an experimental assistant ought to play.
Meanwhile, Mobius saw that Elysia did not seem to be joking. After hearing her words, she had no choice but to become serious as well, slightly furrowing her brows as she said:
"They found out that quickly... Tch, when I was obediently staying in Mu, I never saw them pay this much attention to me."
"Oh my, Doctor Mobius's biological technology is the best in the world! How could anyone not care about you? It's just that most people both respect you and don't dare approach you, Doctor."
It had to be said that Elysia was truly good with words. In just a few sentences, she had shifted the subject from their earlier quarrel to the serious matter, while also firmly grasping the key points and concerns in Mobius's mind.
"They really are frantic now... But Doctor Mobius, you don't actually need to worry too much, you know?"
Elysia smiled and raised one finger, waving it in front of Mobius as she said:
"This clever and adorable Miss Elf has already solved the problem for you!... Of course, only temporarily.
Their exact words were: within two months, Doctor Mobius must produce a result capable of shocking the entire world to make up for your silent departure this time... Mm, Doctor, don't think two months is too short. This really is the longest deadline Miss Elf could obtain for you by doing everything in her power."
Mobius's eyes shifted slightly as she calmly pressed her:
"That can't be all, right? What else?"
"Mm-hm~ Doctor Mobius really is clever."
Elysia smiled, then spread her arms to give Mobius a hug, only for Mobius to dodge her.
"Sigh... All right, then. It seems Doctor Mobius really is a doctor who already has someone special. Miss Elf has completely lost her appeal to you..."
Elysia put on an extremely heartbroken expression, but quickly recovered. After making a heart gesture toward Mobius, she revealed a sweet smile and said:
"But it doesn't matter. We still have so~ much~ time to spend together, you know?
Because Miss Elf has already been ordered to represent Fire Moth's will and come to Doctor Mobius's laboratory to inspect your experimental progress~"
Mobius had shown no reaction to the earlier words, but when she heard that final sentence, her heart jolted violently in shock. She hurriedly looked at Elysia:
"Wha... what? You're here to inspect me??... That means... you'll be staying here for the next two months????"
"Mm-hm~?"
Elysia smiled without answering.
"You!... I!... Pfft!"
At present, the grown-up Serpent's psychological resilience was not as abnormal as the little Serpent's... No, even if the little Serpent from the future came here, she would probably roll her eyes upon hearing this news. As for the grown-up Serpent now, all she felt was that the sky was spinning before her eyes and that her future had become utterly bleak.
"Eh, eh, eh? Why did she faint??"
Seeing Mobius about to collapse to the floor, Elysia hurried forward and caught her in her arms. Her pink-and-blue eyes held one part nervousness, two parts panic, and seven parts... delight.
The dignified Doctor Mobius had actually fainted in my arms! This Miss Elf suddenly has a bold idea... Mm-hm~?
"Ahem."
Xu Ziling coughed twice, then patted Blanca, who was strategically enjoying the spectacle, and said:
"Perhaps we should go outside for now?"
"Mm... Mm."
Blanca nodded noncommittally. He even patted Xu Ziling on the shoulder and whispered:
"Come with me... The monitoring room can switch to the live feed."
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