A Talent Almost as Impressive as Pardofelis's! / Felis's Shop?

After saying goodbye to Aponia, Ling Xi went to find Seele. As for Elysia, she would talk about it later that night, since Elysia was probably not at headquarters at this time.

"Hey, Ling Xi."

When they arrived at Seele's place, it wasn't Seele who appeared first, but Bell, who immediately and happily leaned against them.

"Wow, it's Ling! You've grown taller in just a few days!"

Faced with the enthusiastic little girl, Ling Xi naturally wouldn't resist. After all, no matter what, compared to Griseo, who called the Doctor" Auntie" and herself "Uncle," Ling was much more likable.

"No way, Ling Xi is just talking nonsense."

Ling pouted and snorted, "But I do hope I can grow up faster, so that my sister can't monopolize my Ling Xi anymore."

"Ahem, Rin, don't talk nonsense..."

Ling Xi was immediately startled and coughed to stop Ling's nonsense. "Fellow inmate, you can't just say things like that! Although I do have that thought, it's at least 50,000 years from now, and besides..."

If Sakura hears this, that girl will probably perform a ritual of killing her husband to prove her Dao right there and then!

"Snort..."

Ling simply hummed softly and said nothing more. Of course, her thoughts wouldn't change. After all, she was somewhat dissatisfied with her older sister secretly dating Ling Xi behind her back. It was only because she wasn't old enough yet...

He'll show his sister what betrayal really means right there and then!

"Ling Xi, everyone is injecting Hypervariable Factor to become Fused Warrior now, so when will I be able to inject Hypervariable Factor?"

At this moment, Ling also asked this question out of curiosity. She naturally knew about Mobius's plan for universal super-mutation. In the past few days, almost everyone in the headquarters, except for a very few people with special physical conditions, had been injected with Hypervariable Factor.

Although most people are injected with the lowest level of Hypervariable Factor, this level of Hypervariable Factor is more like a vaccine than Hypervariable Factor. It is probably the last glimmer of hope left in the body of the injector after being eroded by Honkai Energy!

Of course, Fused Warrior formed from this level of Hypervariable Factor wouldn't be very strong. Their Honkai Energy Adaptability might not even exceed 50, so they can't really be considered Fused Warrior!

Even so, this is the last hope for ordinary people!

At this moment, Ling's eyes were shining, and she looked at Ling Xi with great anticipation!

Chapter 438: A talent comparable to Pardo's!

"Bell..."

Ling Xi gently patted Ling's head and smiled, "Don't worry, you're my only sister, how could I forget you?"

"Then why hasn't my Hypervariable Factor arrived yet?"

Hearing Ling Xi's words, Ling felt much relieved, but some doubts remained. After all, almost everyone in headquarters had completed the Hypervariable Surgery, and her sister was one of the three giants of human Fused Warrior, but...

As the younger sister of the older sister, she is still an ordinary person, which makes her feel somewhat uncomfortable!

"Heh, that's because Ling's talent is too strong, so the Hypervariable Factor also needs to be specially prepared."

Ling Xi gently pinched Ling's nose and smiled, "Don't worry, it won't be long before Dr. Mobius prepares a personalized Hypervariable Factor for you, which will definitely satisfy you!"

"Okay, I understand. Ling Xi the best!"

Having gotten the answer she wanted, Ling was overjoyed. "I knew it! Everyone has the Hypervariable Factor, how could I possibly be the one to slip through the net?"

"Um..."

Ling Xi gently stroked Ling's hair, but... her feelings were a little complicated!

Because Mobius had already tested Rin, and the results showed that Rin's talent, compared to her sister... well... it's probably because when her parents conceived her, they gave all the good genes to Sakura, so when they conceived Rin, there weren't enough good genes left, and thus...

As a result, Rin is now almost entirely useless except for being cute and pretty!

To put it simply, Ling's adaptability to the Hypervariable Factor is comparable to that of Pardo, and her success rate in fusing the Hypervariable Factor is comparable to the first Hypervariable Surgery performed by Mobius, uh, that was the one with Ling Xi...

In short, Mobius's conclusion is that Rin is completely unsuitable for injecting the Hypervariable Factor. If Rin were truly just an ordinary person, that would be fine; Mobius could simply inject her with the most conservative Hypervariable Factor to give her a certain degree of Honkai Energy Adaptability. However...

Mobius knew Rin's other identity: the Twelfth Herrscher, the Corrosion Herrscher!

So what if Mobius injects Rin with the Hypervariable Factor, and then the Honkai Energy in Rin's body suddenly surges, ultimately activating the Hypervariable Factor and causing a backlash against Rin, resulting in Rin's immediate demise?

If that's the case, not only will Bell be gone, but the Corrosion Herrscher will also appear.

Therefore, Mobius really dared not inject Ling with the Hypervariable Factor; the risk was too great!

Although through Seele and Klein's experiences, Mobius also discovered a pattern: the higher the Honkai Energy Adaptability of the Herrscher's original body before becoming Herrscher, the stronger its own consciousness will be after becoming Herrscher. In this way, there is a chance to eliminate the Herrscher's consciousness and turn the Herrscher back into a human consciousness!

Both Seele and Klein were in this situation, while Ling Xi completely lost her Herrscher consciousness, so...

Mobius then made some guesses, perhaps Honkai Energy Adaptability really is the key to humans turning Herrscher against each other!

However, given the current situation, it's really not a good idea to inject Ling with the Hypervariable Factor. But there are ways, for example...

Using the same method that Elysia and Sakura used to enhance Honkai Energy...

Of course, this method is obviously not feasible now. If Rin were a bit older, even as old as Seele, Sakura would definitely cooperate and bring her sister on board. After all, she herself had this idea, and it was also the best way to enhance Rin's Honkai Energy. But that's the problem. Rin is currently...

In short, that's the situation. The current Bell is not suitable for the Hypervariable Surgery, at least not until Mobius comes up with a solution!

"Ling Xi, what brings you here?"

At this moment, Seele also appeared. She was quite happy to see Ling Xi, because Ling Xi seemed to have been quite busy lately, so she had been visiting her much less often than before.

"Can't I even come to see you?"

Ling Xi just smiled at Seele and said, "After all, I haven't seen Seele for half a day, and I miss her very much."

"Loquacious..."

Seele gave a soft hum, but her body language betrayed her as she leaned in and hugged Ling Xi, laughing, "So, is Ling Xi here to play with us?"

Since online games are gone and no one is forcing Seele to train, she gets very bored during the day when Seele's not training. Although there are still computers and single-player games, she gets tired of them after a while.

"Um."

Ling Xi nodded and picked up Seele, saying, "I have half a day off to play with Seele, but I probably have to go back to the lab this afternoon, since the Doctor needs my cooperation for his Honkai Energy experiment."

"Hmm, half a day is fine too. Let's just wander around the base."

Seele had no objections, although she did want to spend every day with Ling Xi, just like before, spending all her time with Ling Xi, going wherever she wanted, eating whatever she wanted, without having to think about work at all!

However, Seele also knew very well that was back then. Since the Sixth Herrscher incident, that kind of life could never be repeated, and the outside world now...

Forget about going out for fun; even for ordinary people, getting back safely is a problem. There's no way around it; everything's free, and there are even some radicals attacking the Flame-Chasing Moths troops. So...

Of course, Seele wouldn't be foolish enough to suggest that Ling Xi take her out to play; being able to stroll around the base was already quite good!

"Yes, no problem."

Ling Xi decisively put Seele down, then took Seele's hand with her left hand and Ling's arm with her right, ready to set off!

Although the headquarters of the Flame-Chasing Moths isn't extremely large, it's roughly the size of a small city. And in terms of commerce, even though most supplies are rationed, as the saying goes, where there's demand, there's supply, so...

There are still some shops on the streets near headquarters, mostly selling casual trinkets. Oh, right, Ling Xi remembers that Pardo also runs a shop called [Felis Shop], and what she sells there...

Well, I don't know if it's a coincidence, but recently there have been occasional cases of people losing things at the Flame-Chasing Moths headquarters, and then Felis's shop just happens to have them for sale!

To be honest, Ling Xi was quite worried about Pardo, worried that she might be beaten to death one day.

But putting the facts aside, don't those who lost their things bear any responsibility? It was their failure to properly store their belongings that gave Pardo an opportunity. If they had stored their things properly, Pardo wouldn't have had that opportunity.

So, putting aside the facts, it's clear that both sides are at fault in this matter!

Hmm, this move is called Twenty Times Kaio World. Can you withstand it?

Chapter 439: Felis's Shop?

"Hey, isn't this Boss Ling Xi? It's been a while!"

Upon arriving at Felis's shop, Pardo immediately greeted them warmly, smiling and saying, "What, are you here today to patronize my business? Welcome, welcome."

"Cough cough!"

Ling Xi coughed lightly and said, "Never mind, nothing's lost so far..."

"Hey... hehe, if you don't want it, that's fine. Just take a look, it's okay!"

Pardo was a little embarrassed, but she was thick-skinned and still warmly welcomed Ling Xi inside, saying, "Boss, you may have some misunderstandings about me. My sources are all legitimate. After all, you know I work in the logistics department, and the logistics department sometimes gets some extra materials. It's not good to handle them privately, so they entrust them to me to sell here."

"As for some personal belongings... well, actually I mainly found them, and I'll definitely return them to their owners. At most, I'll just charge a small handling fee. After all, I can't help people find things for free, right?"

"Alright, alright, that's not what I came to ask you."

Ling Xi at Seele's hand and smiled, "I'm just here to accompany Seele and Ling for a stroll; I don't plan to buy anything for now."

"Hehe, is that so..."

Pardo just smiled, and then her tail started twitching unconsciously.

"By the way, Pardo, did you get your second injection of the Hypervariable Factor?"

Suddenly, Ling Xi thought of this problem. Because the technology for Hypervariable Factor was already very mature, Mobius had also developed an enhancement needle that could further increase the upper limit of Hypervariable Factor. Furthermore, the enhancement needle could be customized to meet specific needs, eliminating some of the original side effects of Hypervariable Factor, and...

The safety rate is 99%, and the process is only slightly painful.

Currently, Kevin, Elysia, Sakura, and other top-tier Fused Warrior have all completed the injection of the enhancement needles. Kevin, in particular, has already received five injections of the super -Hypervariable Factor, including Pvanty's!

May referred to it as Chimera Project, and of course, May's main goal was probably to bring Kevin's body temperature back to normal!

Unfortunately, Kevin's body temperature is still the familiar tens of degrees below zero, which prevents him from happily slurping his noodles!

"Uh... I don't think I need to."

Pardo hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and laughed, "After all, I'm already this weak. Even if I increase my limit, it won't be the same. Besides, I've heard from my friends that the strengthening needles hurt a lot, so... hehe, I guess I won't need them."

Ling Xi "..."

Looking at this girl's lack of ambition, Ling Xi didn't know how to complain, but... she thought about it and decided to let it go. After all, if it weren't for the Honkai, if she hadn't met him, she would just be a nobody who might not even know when she died!

In the apocalypse, let alone ordinary people, even the most powerful individuals mostly just want to survive. As for saving the world...

Without sufficient power, how can we talk about salvation?

"All right."

In the end, Ling Xi just smiled and said to Pardo, "I will ask the Doctor for a Hypervariable Factor that suits you. I will send someone to deliver it to you. You can use it if you want, or leave it if you don't."

"Um... thank you."

Pardo hesitated for a moment, but still didn't refuse. She was willing to accept Ling Xi's kindness!

"But..."

At this point, Ling Xi's tone changed, and she snorted, "Just keep the ones you don't need, but you absolutely cannot sell them. Enhancement needles are different from initial needles. If you use them indiscriminately, it will be very dangerous. I hope you understand this!"

"Don't worry, I know!"

At this moment, Pardo also became serious and said very firmly, "I promise I won't let the Hypervariable Factor you gave me fall into the hands of others."

"Okay, then I believe you..."

Ling Xi could only nod in agreement, since... that was already a matter for the future!

"Hehe, Ling Xi, Boss Ling Xi!"

Pardo also gave Ling Xi a bright smile. Although she didn't have much combat ability, her intuition was surprisingly accurate!

Therefore, Pardo has a very keen sense of danger and dangerous people, so she will deliberately avoid certain dangers and targets. As for Ling Xi...

She sensed no malice, nor did she detect any ulterior motive from Ling Xi; in short...

In short, Ling Xi was sincere towards her, which made Pardo very happy. After all... Ling Xi should be considered the first person to approach her without ulterior motives!

"By the way, Pardo, from now on, don't call me 'big boss' anymore, just call me by my name."

Finally, Ling Xi reminded Pardo of some ways to address her, since being called "big boss" all the time must be quite stressful!

"Okay, I understand, Boss Ling Xi!"

Pardo agreed without hesitation!

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

After chatting with Pardo for a while, Ling Xi took Seele and left to explore other places.

"Ling Xi, do you have feelings for Pardo?"

She hadn't gone far when she looked at Seele Ling Xi with some suspicion. After all, this guy had said that he liked cat-eared girls. Although she could also transform into one, cosplay was still just cosplay!

"I think it definitely exists."