MANTIS Seel! / Is This... Blue-Eyed Seel?

"Ahem, it is our duty!"

Ling Xi readily agreed, since taking a bath with Ying was already a daily routine!

"Hehe, then I'll join too. Does Ling Xi think she can refuse me?"

But Elysia grinned mischievously and said she wanted to join in, since showering together with others was already a common occurrence...

Cherry"..."

"Alright, Elysia, just shut up."

Ling Xi, holding Elysia's hand with her left and Sakura's arm with her right, pulled them both into her embrace and laughed, "You two are both my wings!"

"Cut..."

"Oh..."

Elysia just looked disdainful, while Sakura smiled and said nothing.

"Oh, right, Ling Xi!"

Sakura suddenly laughed and said, "Why did you suddenly decide to go fishing? How about... we eat the fish you caught tonight? I'm really looking forward to it!"

After discussing the Hypervariable Surgery, Sakura started thinking about dinner. This could be considered an occupational hazard of hers. It seems that after cooking for Ling Xi for more than half a year, she has gotten used to this role!

"Puff..."

Before Ling Xi could answer, Elysia burst out laughing and said mercilessly, "Don't even think about it, Sakura. This guy is an old air force veteran. I reckon it'll be impossible to catch any fish he catches even by the end of the world."

Ling Xi "..."

"Ahem, Elysia, you're slandering me again!"

Hearing Elysia's words, Ling Xi was also a little annoyed. Is this girl his wife? Why does she always talk back to him?

"Oh? So I misunderstood you?"

Hearing Ling Xi's answer, Elysia was slightly surprised, then quickly squatted down and pulled up the fishing net that Ling Xi had placed in the water...

"Call..."

Elysia breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest. "Thank goodness! I almost thought I had really misunderstood you!"

Clearly, the net was filled with nothing but water...

Ling Xi "..."

Cherry"..."

At this moment, Ling Xi was speechless, since she couldn't refute Elysia.

Sakura, on the other hand, felt somewhat embarrassed because... she had originally wanted to make Ling Xi happy, since enjoying the fruits of one's own labor is the most joyful thing, but...

I never expected that Ling Xi's fishing skills would be so bad. Hmm... I've made a mess of things!

"Um, Ling Xi..."

So, Sakura chuckled softly, "How about... I go buy a few fish?"

Ling Xi: "..." (This is like rubbing salt into a wound...)

"Whoosh..."

Ling Xi took a deep breath, then gently opened her right hand, where purple lightning condensed!

"Hey, hey, hey, are you trying to kill me to cover your tracks?"

Elysia immediately made an exaggerated defensive gesture. Although she knew that Ling Xi would not hurt her and Sakura, she did not know why Ling Xi would suddenly do this.

"Shatter the lake's surface with thunder!"

Ling Xi directly poured the current into the pool, and then...

Instantly, all the fish in the pond floated to the surface, including two turtles...

Elysia "..."

Cherry"..."

That very night, Sakura learned what a steering wheel was, but...

Ling Xi found it unusable because fox ears also have pain receptors and are very sensitive. If you pinch them hard, Sakura will feel a lot of pain. So, Ling Xi naturally couldn't disregard Sakura's feelings and bully her. Besides, Sakura's pink hair...

Uh-oh, I just wanted to say that Sakura's pink hair is pretty, I didn't mean anything else!

Of course, Elysia's pink hair is also very beautiful, but unfortunately, this girl cherishes her hair very much and resolutely refuses to let anyone touch it!

Chapter 399: The Fused Warrior, Seele!

"Seele, are you sure you want to undergo the Hypervariable Surgery?"

Two days later, in the laboratory, Mobius was also making a final confirmation of Seele, while Ling Xi stood aside, silently accompanying Seele!

"Um!"

Seele nodded earnestly and said with unwavering determination, "In the past, I have always been the one being protected, but... I also want to have the power to protect, so... Dr. Mobius, please let me become Fused Warrior!"

Upon hearing Seele's firm answer, Mobius merely glanced silently at Ling Xi beside Seele!

"Um..."

Ling Xi nodded slightly. Although he really didn't want Seele to be involved in this Honkai war, no one could predict what the future held.

Therefore, Ling Xi will not go against Seele's wishes. Since she wants to gain power, then she will give her power. She doesn't ask that Xi'er can protect anyone, she only hopes that Xi'er can protect herself.

"All right."

At this point, Mobius said no more and smiled, "Seele, the Hypervariable Factor suitable for you has been prepared. Although your talent qualifies you to inject an elite-level Hypervariable Factor, the chances are not high. So, for safety's sake, I can only give you a high-level Hypervariable Factor. Is that alright?"

"Yes, yes, we'll listen to Mobius!"

Seele didn't argue and obediently nodded. After all, she just wanted to become stronger, simply wanted to become stronger, not to risk her life. So there was no need to take risks just to become the strongest. Besides...

Even if I wanted to choose the elite level, Mobius and Ling Xi would never agree.

"Seele, come with me."

Now that Seele had made her choice, Mobius didn't waste any more time and said with a smile, "The equipment and the Hypervariable Factor have been prepared long ago. Let's have the Hypervariable Surgery today. Anyway, with the current technology, the Hypervariable Surgery can only be considered a minor operation!"

"Um..."

Seele nodded obediently, then glanced at Ling Xi and said, "Ling Xi, see you later!"

"Okay, see you later."

Ling Xi waved to Seele and smiled, "Don't worry, just like the Doctor said, the Hypervariable Surgery is just a minor surgery."

In the past, due to the immaturity of the technology, Hypervariable Surgery was relatively complex, but now...

The technical difficulty of Hypervariable Surgery is not much higher than that of injections. It basically involves injecting Hypervariable Factor, monitoring data changes, and adjusting the dosage of auxiliary drugs in a timely manner. It rarely involves surgery, and...

These were almost entirely handled by the artificial intelligence Prometheus. The general Hypervariable Surgery could be done almost entirely automatically, but the reason why Mobius had to participate this time was, of course, because the subject of the Hypervariable Surgery was Seele!

Otherwise, Mobius wouldn't need to participate in ordinary Hypervariable Surgery at all, after all...

Even if we exclude the hundreds of thousands of Fused Warriors are just there to make up the numbers, there are still more than 30,000 real Fused Warrior in the world. If Mobius and Mei were to be in charge of all of them, they would be exhausted to death before the Finality arrives!

With Seele and Mobius going to undergo the Hypervariable Surgery, Ling Xi had no choice but to leave temporarily. After all, although the Hypervariable Surgery was not complicated, it took a lot of time!

For example, it took me almost a month to complete the transformation, while with the help of the Soul Fragment, it took Mobius almost a whole day. Although the technology is now mature, it is normal for the Hypervariable Surgery to last for three to five days!

However, in most cases, the surgery is completed within half a day. For example, Sakura and Elysia both completed their surgeries within an hour, although this may also be related to the fact that they are Stigmata holders.

As for Seele...

That girl also has Stigmata, so she naturally possesses a stronger adaptability than ordinary humans, therefore...

Seele's Hypervariable Surgery is unlikely to fail. At most, Seele's aftereffects might be a little troublesome, but... these are problems that Mobius can solve, and Mebius is still trying to eliminate Kevin's side effects!

"Hi, guess who I am... ahh..."

As Ling Xi walked alone down the corridor, she suddenly heard a familiar voice behind her. This time, before the other person could cover their eyes, Ling Xi turned around and hugged Elysia tightly...

"Hey, got caught."

When Ling Xi suddenly hugged her like that, Elysia raised her hands slightly and said with a hint of reproach, "You're not cooperating with me at all. You really don't understand girls' hearts."

"Elysia, I..."

Ling Xi really wanted to explain that that wasn't what she meant, and that it wasn't that she didn't want to play with Elysia, but mainly that she was feeling...

"Hehe, okay, okay, I know!"

As one of the most emotionally intelligent people, Elysia certainly understood Ling Xi. She happily smiled and said, "But don't worry, with Mobius's strength and Seele's outstanding talent, the Hypervariable Surgery would be hard to fail, and..."

Elysia hugged Ling Xi's neck and chuckled softly, "Seele is the Sixth Herrscher, you know. With the physique of Herrscher, how could she not even withstand the Hypervariable Factor of Honkai Beast?"

"Heh, I feel much better after hearing what Elysia said."

Ling Xi smiled as she looked at Elysia. She had to admit, the girl's words of comfort had been very effective, because she was now completely relieved. After all, it made sense; Herrscher inherently possessed the adaptability to withstand the Herrscher Core, and the biggest challenge of the Hypervariable Surgery was also the Honkai Energy Adaptability, so...

Given Seele's adaptability to her Sixth Herrscher body, the Hypervariable Surgery would be virtually impossible to fail.

"That's good."

Elysia affectionately linked arms with Ling Xi and said with a smile, "Ling Xi, it's almost noon now. Why don't we go to the restaurant to get something to eat first, and we can also bring some back for Seele and Mobius? You know, after undergoing the Hypervariable Surgery, you'll be very hungry."

"Um."

Ling Xi nodded to indicate that she had no objection, but then asked with a smile, "What would you like to eat, Elysia? It's on me."

"Hehe, then I won't be polite, I'm going to eat you out of house and home!"

"Hehe, it's okay, I used the Doctor's card anyway!"

"Then you used Mobius's card to treat me to lunch. Won't Mobius be angry if he finds out?"

Ling Xi: "..." Are you deliberately picking a fight?

Although that's what they say, meals at the research institute are actually free. However, this is probably only possible while human resources are still relatively abundant. After a while, human resources will start to dwindle, and then...

Whether it's food or any other resources, they will no longer be unrestricted as they are now, but will enter an era of unified material rationing!

However, since this time time itself had a warning, Mobius had actually already been stockpiling a large amount of supplies in advance, so...

Perhaps in this timeline, humanity won't face the same dire straits as depicted in the original story!

Chapter 400: This is... Seele with blue eyes?

Seele's Hypervariable Surgery lasted a full three hours, but fortunately the process went very smoothly. Seele's adaptability to the Hypervariable Factor was even stronger than Mobius had expected. For a moment, Mobius even regretted not using the elite-level Hypervariable Factor on Seele!

In short, Seele's Hypervariable Surgery was a great success. Following Kevin, Elysia, and Sakura, Seele officially became the fourth human to undergo a fusion of Stigmata Warrior!

Although neither Mobius nor Ling Xi intended to send Seele to the battlefield, after all, the girl's personality was not suitable for combat!

As for the aftereffects that the Hypervariable Factor brought to Seele...

"Hope... er?"

When Ling Xi saw Seele again, although Ling Xi knew that this was Seele, the real Seele, but...

Ling Xi sized up Seele in front of her, recognizing her instantly. Although Seele was still Seele, only...

Seele's originally red eyes turned blue, and her originally black hair with a hint of red also turned black with a hint of blue. If Ling Xi didn't know that this was his Seele wife, and that she was currently holding him affectionately, he might have really thought that this girl was the future White Seele, because...

Blue eyes and blue hair—that's the perfect look for White Seele in the future!

Seriously, what kind of Honkai genes did my Crimson Seele wife incorporate? Even though it only changed the color of her hair and eyes, she looks so much like her to me!

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

Seele smiled at Ling Xi and said with a slight smile, "What, don't you recognize Seele? You've only changed your eyes and hair. You're nowhere near as good as Sister Elysia and Sister Ying."

"Hehe, how could I not recognize you?"

Ling Xi smiled and gently stroked Seele's hair, saying, "I'm just a little disappointed. After all, Elysia became an elf, Sakura became a fox, and I was hoping that Seele could become a catgirl, but... I'm a little disappointed."

"Hmph, is it my fault?"

Seele snorted slightly, clearly annoyed. What fox ears and cat ears? This guy's... XP is really weird!

"No, no, no matter what Seele becomes, she will always be my dear Seele..."

Ling Xi quickly apologized, after all, she had only meant it as a joke, although...