Pre-Collapse Civilization, My Wife is a Snake!

Ling Xi seemed a little surprised by this and could only chuckle, "Sorry, perhaps I misunderstood."

"N-no, it's fine. Well, we'll be going then. Let's chat again next time!"

Mobius was a bit flustered herself and indicated she wanted to leave. With that, she headed downstairs first...

"Heh heh, hello there, brother. My name is Kevin."

Kevin also smiled and glanced at Ling Xi. He actually had a pretty good impression of Ling Xi!

"Mhm, hello, fellow student Kevin. You can just call me Ling Xi."

Ling Xi just smiled. Frankly speaking, these two were quite the tragic couple of the Pre-Collapse Civilization. They had a good future ahead of them, but due to the Honkai, they could never truly be together even in death. However...

They were both heroes who fought for the Pre-Collapse Civilization and for humanity.

Perhaps their ideals differed, perhaps their methods varied, or perhaps they resorted to any means to achieve their goals, but whether it was Mobius, Kevin, or even Su and Hua, their ultimate goal was the same: humanity.

"Ling Xi, it's a pleasure to meet you. But I have something to do today, so I won't chat much longer. I'll treat you next time."

The more Kevin looked at Ling Xi, the more he liked him. This brother... was worth getting to know!

"Sure, let's chat sometime when we're free."

Ling Xi didn't refuse. After all, the person standing before him was the legendary strongest man, Kevin the Unstoppable!

"Alright, see you around!"

Kevin nodded in agreement and quickly went to catch up with Mobius, who was walking ahead.

"Kevin, Mobius..."

Ling Xi's face held a thoughtful expression. The two strongest scientists of the Pre-Collapse Civilization, the strongest man of the Pre-Collapse Civilization, he had already met them. It seemed he would have to continue staying at this school. After all, he still had to find Seele tomorrow.

Looking at Kevin's retreating back, Ling Xi's gaze was somewhat complex. This guy, at this moment, was still that generous, enthusiastic "prince" with extreme social skills, very willing to make friends. Unfortunately, due to the Honkai later on, he would become the person he was later...

"Humanity will definitely defeat the Honkai... right?"

Ling Xi shook his head to himself, no longer dwelling on it. After all... saving humanity, such a grand undertaking, was not something he could accomplish.

"Hi, Ling Xi, are you done with class?"

Upon arriving at the laboratory, Danzhu seemed to be organizing files in the living room. She greeted Ling Xi as soon as she saw him.

"Oh, it's Danzhu."

Ling Xi smiled and responded to Danzhu, then walked over. "What are you doing? Where's your sister?"

"Organizing files."

Danzhu shrugged, looking a bit bored. Then she glanced behind her and said, "As for my sister... Huh? Where's my sister?"

Ling Xi: "..." You ask me? Who am I supposed to ask?

"I'm here..."

At that moment, Cangxuan emerged from Laboratory No. 5, yawning as she spoke, "Welcome back, Ling Xi..."

Ling Xi: "..." Is Klein the only normal assistant in our lab?

"Cangxuan, what are you doing in the lab?"

Ling Xi asked casually. Wasn't she responsible for helping Mobius and Klein organize files? Why was she in the lab now?

"The Doctor wants to conduct a parallel observation experiment, so she asked me to observe ten petri dishes in the lab and record them every hour."

Cangxuan yawned as she spoke. "I've already been observing for twenty-three hours. This is the last hour, and after this, I'll record once every eight hours."

"Uh... that must be really boring."

Ling Xi couldn't help but ask. After all, spending an entire day in the lab observing the same thing sounded incredibly tedious.

"Not at all, this job is easy."

Unexpectedly, Cangxuan shook her head slightly. "Observation work is considered the easiest job. I can do other things in my spare time. Oh, right, Ling Xi, I bought some stocks today. I think the market might be good. Maybe I'll achieve financial freedom in a while."

Ling Xi: "???" Wait a minute, Ancestor, listen to my advice, the stock market is risky!

"Sister, can you earn a lot of money then?"

Danzhu's eyes suddenly lit up. "Sister, I want to buy an action figure recently, but... I haven't received my salary this month yet, so... can you give me one?"

"No money, bye. I'm going back to continue my observation experiment."

Cangxuan flatly refused and turned back into the laboratory, intending to continue checking the stock market trends...

"Tch, stingy..."

Seeing that Cangxuan had decisively refused her, Danzhu, though annoyed, had expected it. She returned to her seat and huffed, "Worst case, I'll make it myself. Maybe I can even make money selling action figures in the future..."

With that, Danzhu continued her organizing work, even though all the files she organized needed to be re-examined by Klein, and almost every re-examination found some errors.

Ling Xi: "..."

As expected, there wasn't a single normal person in this lab. Well... except for himself!

Mobius, the research fanatic; Klein, the overtime fanatic; Cangxuan, the money-grubbing attribute; Danzhu, always thinking about action figures. This small laboratory was truly a place where dragons lay hidden and tigers crouched.

Forget it, forget it. Why think so much? I should just stick to my slacking spirit and honestly stay by Mobius's side until the final hibernation pod. As for being a money grubber or a figure collector, I can only say, as long as you're happy.

"Right, I almost forgot the main thing!"

Ling Xi suddenly remembered something. He wasn't planning to come to the lab today. The reason he still came was mainly to help Mei ask Mobius about her thesis. This couldn't be forgotten.

Afterward, Ling Xi looked towards Lab No. 3, where Mobius often was. Speaking of which... should he bring a cup of milk tea in today too?

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Chapter 23: This is Miss Pink Fairy.

"Doctor..."

Arriving at Mobius's laboratory, Ling Xi called out cautiously...

"Ling Xi."

Hearing Ling Xi's voice, Mobius also put down her work first, turned around, and looked at Ling Xi with a smile. "Ling Xi, didn't I say you didn't have to come today? Why did you still come?"

"Eh... Hehe, I wanted to see you, Doctor. After all, I don't have anywhere else to go after school."

Ling Xi chuckled. Of course, he didn't state his purpose directly. Because after spending these days together, Ling Xi had basically started to understand Mobius. Simply put... she was quite nice, but she would deliberately get angry over small things. So...

Ling Xi had also learned Klein's method. Towards the Doctor... you have to coax her!

"Heh heh."

As expected, upon hearing Ling Xi's words, Mobius's face broke into a smile, and she said, "Here, come sit by me. I didn't have time to teach you some things yesterday, so I'll teach you today."

"Eh... But Doctor, aren't you going to conduct experiments? Won't this be..."

Ling Xi felt that this might not be very appropriate. After all, he was here to be Mobius's assistant, not her student. So, regarding knowledge, Mobius's willingness to teach him was a favor, not a responsibility!

"It's okay. Experiments can be done every day, but you, Ling Xi, can't come every day, can you?"

Mobius smiled happily and pulled Ling Xi to a chair in the laboratory. "Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. Today I'll teach you about gene expression. This is introductory knowledge for genetic engineering..."

Thus, Ling Xi, who had originally intended to ask Mobius about her thesis, was dragged away by Mobius to study, completely bewildered...

"How was it, did you understand?"

"Mm, I understand."

"Mm, good. Then let's move on to the next topic."

"Okay, Doctor."

In the laboratory, one was willing to teach, and the other was willing to learn. Moreover, Ling Xi was already quite interested in these things. Seeing Ling Xi's interest, Mobius naturally wanted to teach him well. This way, perhaps Ling Xi could truly become her assistant.

And maybe in the future, he could even conduct experiments with her.

"Doctor, Ling Xi, it's time for dinner."

Just then, Klein walked in and said, "I'm going to the cafeteria to get dinner. What would you like to eat tonight, Doctor?"

"Whatever."

Mobius waved her hand dismissively. Anyway, Klein knew what she liked to eat.

"Okay, Doctor."

Klein could only nod. Then he looked at Ling Xi again. "Ling Xi, what do you want to eat?"

"Uh..."

Ling Xi hesitated for a moment and asked, "By the way, can't we go to the cafeteria ourselves?"

Ling Xi had been to the research institute's cafeteria before. The environment there was quite good, and the round trip was only about five hundred meters. If they went directly, wouldn't it be more convenient?

"Ling Xi, Doc..."

Klein seemed about to say something but was stopped by Mobius's gaze.

"Ling Xi."

Mobius turned her head to look at Ling Xi and smiled. "Then let's go together. It'll be a good chance to get some fresh air."

"Mm, okay."

Ling Xi quickly nodded in understanding.

Klein still looked at Mobius with a hint of confusion in his eyes because... Mobius rarely, or rather, never ate at the cafeteria. Even if she occasionally went, it was just to pick up a nutritional meal, and she would never linger there. As for the reason...

Don't ask. If you ask, it's one of the top ten rumors of the Flame-Chasing Moths...

"Klein, don't worry. The cafeteria shouldn't be crowded at this hour."

Mobius also smiled, then took off her white lab coat and said, "Alright, let's go."

"Yes, Doctor."

To this, Klein could only obey.

The three of them arrived at the cafeteria and found that there were indeed not many people there. This was because the entire research institute, including security personnel, had less than five hundred people in total. And since the cafeteria provided food twenty-four hours a day, the meal times were basically staggered!

Unlike at school, where as soon as classes ended, everyone rushed to the cafeteria like chickens, ducks, and geese being let out of a coop...

Besides, the cafeteria at the institute didn't require payment. Instead, everyone used their ID cards, which came with a certain free monthly allowance. As long as consumption didn't exceed the limit, it was completely free. Although... Klein often went over her limit, after all, she had to buy food for two people. Meanwhile, Mobius basically used her entire allowance to buy instant noodles and snacks...

"Mmm, this tastes pretty good."

After buying dinner, the three of them found a table in the cafeteria to eat. It was Ling Xi's first time eating at the institute's cafeteria.

"Of course, the chefs at the institute are all professionally hired," Mobius said, nodding as she ate. After all, Flame-Chasing Moths wasn't short on money, and they provided extremely high treatment and services for these researchers.

Mobius smiled at Ling Xi, "If you like it, you can come here to eat more often. It's a waste if you don't use your allowance anyway."

"I will, Doctor!" Ling Xi naturally wouldn't refuse. Who doesn't like getting something for free?

During their meal, some people did come to the cafeteria. However, upon seeing Mobius there, most of them chose to pack their food to go. Even those who stayed kept their distance from the trio's table.

"Yo, isn't this Klein?"

Suddenly, a girl appeared behind Klein...

"Oh no..." Just hearing the voice, Klein immediately felt a sense of dread and wanted to get up and slip away, but...

"Klein..." Two hands suddenly appeared, grabbing Klein's cheeks from both sides and gently molesting them. "Aww, Klein, you're so cute..."

"Elysia... Stop touching me..." Klein struggled fruitlessly against Elysia's molestation, with no way to escape, and could only endure it silently.

"Elysia!"