Chapter 252
Kevin, distracted by the powerful attack launched by his Ancestor Kevin, temporarily forgot about Kevin's idol attire. Just as he was about to say something more, he heard Kevin's farewell:
"I need to send someone to adjust the design of this dress, so I won't stay any longer."
"..." by Kevin.
Damn it, why did you have to say something so jarring during such a handsome exit?! You bastard!
"Alright, don't be sad. In the future, you were also forced to debut as an idol because you needed to Deliverance." Chen Li couldn't help but comfort Kevin.
"Real?"
"Real."
"You should write a written agreement."
"That won't be necessary... Let's talk about your girlfriend instead."
"Mei? What happened to her?"
"To put it more euphemistically... your girlfriend will be recruited by the Moth Chasing Flame to become Moth Chasing Flame leader, so that humanity can be great again!"
"How about something more intuitive?"
"Hey kid, your girlfriend's going to be the Earth President!"
"Ha?"
Chapter 248 Chen Li: Pardo, you've been enhanced, hurry up! He uses Overhead Toss on the Fourth Herrscher. "Very good, Mei, from today onwards you are the Earth President." Inside the Moth Chasing Flame conference room, Chen Li announced to Mei.
"Well?"
"Don't be surprised, you are perfectly capable of this job. Your potential is beyond your imagination," Chen Li said to Mei, who had just been an ordinary high school girl.
Character: Mei
Type: All-rounder
Ability values: Management (98), Research (100), Administration (90), Combat (5)
Trait: Emergency Response (When the environment is threatened, one can increase their life loss rate by 100% in exchange for a 30% bonus to all abilities.)
Absolute rationality (able to make the most rational judgment and take action based on the current situation)
Although once the threat of Honkai is eliminated, it will be impossible to trigger the other party's exclusive traits to break through the limit of her ability value and become a super-perfect manager, Mei's normal values are sufficient.
Aside from combat, all other stats are very average... highly average.
Just like Vill-V said, although May is still a regular high school student, she can still learn.
At least much better than Vill-V (Management: 32) and Mobius (Management: 9).
Especially Mobius, whose management skills were surprisingly low, down to single digits, which Chen Li hadn't expected.
Su once gave an example of this situation: Mobius once applied to the higher-ups of the Moth Chasing Flame for a period of time to lead the Cocoon, for some unknown purpose, but the result was that the Cocoon was managed terribly by Mobius.
However, Chen Li was not a demon. He also knew that for an ordinary high school student, high school and college life were the best time for them to develop and grow.
Moreover, Mei also needs a normal life.
If the Honkai isn't eradicated, Mei will have to exhaust herself for humanity. If the Honkai is eradicated, but Mei still has to stay at her post, then wouldn't the Honkai have been in vain?
So...
"So this is just a part-time job. Once you graduate from university or have completed your studies and need a job, you can become a full-time employee."
"The Earth President can have a side job? And there's never been such a position before, right?" Mei looked at the boy in front of her who seemed to be spouting nonsense with a complicated expression.
But the contents of the Miracle Card called "Game Life" in Mei's hand told her that what the boy said was "true".
"It didn't exist before, but it came after I arrived."
"But since you are about to resolve the Honkai, is it really necessary for me, who once led the Moth Chasing Flame in its original destiny, to try leading the Moth Chasing Flame again?"
Mei has already learned a lot from Chen Li.
"Don't put so much pressure on yourself. People always need to eat, and you'll have to go to work eventually. So why can't your job be the Earth President? Besides, once you awaken your civilization's consciousness, all you need to do is be the dictator. Someone else will take care of the rest," Chen Li said.
Dictators only need to assign jobs to others.
"Since your job is so easy, why don't you manage the world yourself? As the Savior saved the world, you are the one who is most qualified."
"Me? I can't do it. I'm just a despicable outsider. I came to this world just to get some Miracle Crystal. And nobody knows me." Chen Li shook his head.
"But..."
"And I've also provided you with an Artificial Intelligence as your temporary assistant." Chen Li held up one finger.
"Who? The Prometheus No. 17 you mentioned?"
"No, it's a bell!" Chen Li said as he took out the Key of Erosion, Ksitigarbha's Soul.
"???"
"Let me introduce you. This is Rin, Sakura's younger sister, and the future Herrscher of Corruption. As I mentioned before, every Herrscher has powers beyond reason. The Herrscher of Corruption's power is that her true form is an ultimate virus with self-awareness, capable of eroding and controlling living beings and machines."
"What does this have to do with Artificial Intelligence...? You mean that since the Herrscher of Corruption can corrupt and control machines, it's essentially no different from Artificial Intelligence... except for the vast difference in computing power?" Mei instantly realized.
As we all know, Artificial Intelligence is not intelligent.
Artificial Intelligence is just a set of logic. What If you can control a computer and make it give you any answer you want, then you are no different from Artificial Intelligence.
"I don't want to work, I'm still a child!" Upon hearing that she, the ultimate virus, was to be used as Artificial Intelligence, Rin started rolling around in the air.
I heard that Artificial Intelligence year-round without pay!
Do you know how terrifying this is for a child who is over 50,000 years old?
"Also, this is the Void Archive, containing the knowledge of the First Civilization Era, which is all the knowledge of that civilization. It can serve as your teacher, computer, assistant, self-defense weapon, and chat partner." Chen Li then placed another God Key into Mei's hand.
After being teased by Vill-V, Void Archive became obedient.
Furthermore, each of the God Key incorporates a part of the Previous Civilization's Artificial Intelligence, Prometheus, which was created by Prometheus. Dr. Mei from the Previous Civilization. Therefore, Void Archive could very well become May's good teacher.
Whether it's in terms of knowledge transmission or human nature...
Having stayed by Otto's side for 500 years, Void Archive could easily be used as another Otto.
The downside of Ksitigarbha's Soul is that it can be used as Artificial Intelligence, but as the Herrscher of Corruption, Rin is not mature enough.
The Void Archive perfectly compensates for this.
After handing both God Key to Mei, Chen Li stood up, turned around, and left, as if he had made up his mind.
"Where are you going?" Mei called out to Chen Li.
Mei hasn't fully accepted this sudden job yet.
"Go do something more important."
"What is it?"
"Let's go to Dusk Street and adopt a cat."
"Ah?"
"Vill-V, what What If I stand in front of Dusk Street for 30 seconds? If I don't see Pardo, I'll leave immediately and never come here again. If I do see Pardo, I'll give her a large sum of gold and help her merge with the cats of the Upside-Down World... Is Pardo lucky enough to appear in front of me within 30 seconds?" Chen Li asked, standing in front of Dusk Street.
Led by Vill-V, Chen Li arrived at Dusk Street.
—This place is full of talented people.
In the original First Civilization Era (the Previous Civilization), Kalpas once worked as a porter at a sanatorium here, Aponia once ran a sanatorium here, Pardo grew up here, and Vill-V once performed magic here...
It was precisely because Vill-V knew Dusk Street well that she accompanied Chen Li.
"Gold? Sir, are you doing business in Dusk Street? Do you need a guide?" The word "gold" seemed to trigger a certain keyword, and a nimble and agile figure quickly appeared in front of the two.
"... I don't think I need to say more, do I?" Looking at the figure, Vill-V shrugged.
"..." Chen Li stared speechlessly at the person in front of him.
Did you only hear the word "gold" and not hear me call your name?
"Let me introduce myself, gentlemen. My name is Pardo Phyllis. Whatever you two are doing in Dusk Street, I have connections. From buying weapons to finding people or cats... and of course, you know, payment is indispensable." A girl with short brown hair peeking out from under a hat stood in front of Chen Li and introduced herself with considerable confidence.
The girl's eyes revealed a shrewdness that was three parts worldly wisdom and seven parts cleverness.
He wore a short black jacket on his upper body and hot pants that revealed his fair and slender thighs and waist. The hood he wore covered his hair and forehead, giving him the appearance of a wandering merchant.
"Buying weapons is unnecessary, but the business of finding missing persons and cats perfectly suits my needs." Chen Li nodded.
"Really? We're experts at this! We know all the cats on Dusk Street. Tell me, boss, what does the cat you're looking for look like? What are its characteristics? We'll find your cat within three days!" Pardo Phyllis was intrigued.
"I'm talking about finding a person or a cat, why is your focus entirely on the cat?"
"Aha... Sorry."
For Pardo Phyllis, cats are much easier to get along with than people.
At least Pardo Phyllis can learn a lot of survival skills from the cat, while humans may become obstacles to Pardo survival.
"In short, as long as the pay is right, there's nothing we can't do in the entire Dusk Street!"
"Real?"
"Real."
"You'll do anything if you're paid enough?"
"Certainly!"
"Bodyguards will do too?"
"Of course! No, wait, that won't do. We don't fight."
"Oh, too late." Chen Li opened his hand, and the Forced Transaction Coin, radiating golden light, sat quietly in Chen Li palm.
"What is this?" Pardo felt a sense of foreboding.
"Miraculous Item: Forced Transaction Coin. Contracts signed with this gold coin will be Force Execution as long as both parties agree. But don't worry, I'll pay you back," Chen Li said.
"Boss, you... you... you're so despicable!" Pardo's fingers were trembling.
"Snap!" Chen Li snapped his fingers.
Countless gold coins rained down from the spatial rift that appeared beside Chen Li, piling up into a small mountain of gold coins right next to Chen Li.
"This is your salary for one month."
"I'm sorry, I take back what I just said!" Pardo immediately pounced on the small mountain of gold coins, refusing to leave.
Pardo picked up a gold coin and examined its golden luster...
"But boss... why have I never seen this design of your gold coins before?"
"Oh, because these are Karma Coin. They're not real gold, and they were never issued, so you've never seen them before."
"What? It's not real gold?!" Pardo exploded in anger.
"But this is much more valuable than real gold. Would you like me to explain its effects to you?"
"Boss, you'd better give me a reasonable explanation, or I, Pardo, am not someone to be trifled with!" Pardo clenched her fist and waved it twice.
"Okay, okay... Do you see the burly man over there?" Chen Li pointed to a burly man with a fierce look on his face at the entrance of Dusk Street.
"Ah! Damn it! The Poisonous Snake Gang! Boss, let's get ready to run!" When she saw that person, Pardo shrank back and hid behind Chen Li.
Pardo was so blinded by the gold coins that she almost forgot the rule of not flaunting wealth on Dusk Street.
"The Poisonous Snake Gang?" Chen Li was taken aback by the name.
"That's right! This is one of the eighteen most famous gangs on Dusk Street!"
"... Eighteen major gangs? That many?"
"Uh, boss, you probably don't know, but the situation on Dusk Street is far too complicated."
"Wait." Chen Li picked up a gold coin from the pile of gold coins, walked over to the person, and tossed the coin to them.
The burly man greedily accepted the Karma Coin.
But the Karma Coin turned dull instantly after they landed in his hands.