The Doctor's Guest? I Salute Your Guts! / The Doctor Is Even Bigger Than I Imagined!

"Haahhh..."

Ling Xi stretched, then left the classroom with the other students, planning to have lunch at the academy cafeteria!

However, there was nothing particularly novel to eat in this era. Most of the food here could basically still be found fifty thousand years later. Rice and flour remained the staples, and the recipes were not much different from the future, but it still tasted pretty good!

That afternoon, Ling Xi sat in his rented apartment, pondering how he should get to Shenzhou!

Since he was a Shenzhou native, returning there would be easy enough. The problem was that he was still a student at Qianyu Academy. Qianyu Academy was one of the world's top academies, and if he graduated from here, he definitely would not have to worry about finding work in the future, so...

If he left Changkong City, he could only leave Qianyu Academy early. And once he lost that status, starting over from scratch to earn money and build an underground shelter would be pretty difficult.

But if he did not leave, he had no idea when the Third Honkai would happen. When that time came, Changkong City's fate probably would not be much better than it had been in Honkai Impact 3rd. It might become even harder for him to leave then.

"Ding-dong..."

Just as Ling Xi was agonizing over when to leave Changkong City, the doorbell rang.

"Hmm?"

Ling Xi was immediately a little confused. In this world, he should... not have any friends, right?

Of course, confused or not, Ling Xi still quickly got up and went to open the door.

When he opened it, Ling Xi found a green-haired girl standing outside. Her expression was a little vacant, but that did nothing to diminish her looks. The key was...

Why did she seem a little familiar...

"Hello, Ling Xi."

The girl greeted him the moment she saw him.

"Uh... hello. Are you... Klein?"

Ling Xi was not entirely sure, but she really looked too much like her. Even though the one he had seen in the game had been a puppet, this temperament and that adorably blank expression were exactly the same.

"Oh no, he actually knows me..."

When Ling Xi called her by name right away, Klein panicked inwardly. If Ling Xi knew her, then he obviously knew Mobius too. And with Mobius's notorious reputation, recruiting Ling Xi would be...

Well, she had not held out much hope before coming here. Now, there was no hope at all!

"Hmm? Actually? What do you mean?"

Ling Xi was puzzled by Klein's words.

"Um... nothing."

Although she had panicked for a moment, Klein had still been Mobius's assistant for several years. What had she not seen over the years? She immediately said, "I was merely somewhat surprised that you knew me. Can you tell me how you knew who I was?"

"Uh..."

Ling Xi froze. How did he know Klein? Obviously, he knew her from the game, but he definitely could not say that.

"Forget it. Even if you do not say it, I know."

Seeing that Ling Xi did not seem willing to answer, Klein had already guessed the answer. Without a doubt, it had to be because of Mobius. As Mobius's assistant, plenty of people knew about her.

Ling Xi: "..." What exactly did you know?

"It's like this..."

Klein said quietly, "My Doctor caused you trouble last night. Thank you for looking after her, so Doctor asked me to come express her gratitude to you, and also..."

"Doctor would like to invite you to the laboratory so she can thank you in person."

Klein did not dare say that Mobius wanted to recruit Ling Xi. If she said that, Ling Xi might grab a broom and shut the door in her face. So Klein changed her wording and only said that Mobius wanted to thank him in person.

"Doctor..."

Ling Xi suddenly thought of something and asked, "Your Doctor... wouldn't happen to be named Mobius, would she?"

At once, more information came back to him. When he had played through the Elysian Realm, although he had not watched the story and had not fully cleared it, he had learned from snippets that Klein was Mobius's assistant, so...

That mature beauty from last night was Mobius?

Uh, wait, something seemed off about this script. Was Mobius not supposed to be a tiny loli? When had she become a mature beauty?

Ling Xi remembered clearly that before he transmigrated, the version seemed to have reached 5.1. But he had nearly quit the game for almost a year, so whenever a new version came out, he only logged in to claim the returnee rewards, pull gacha, and at most run the Elysian Realm once for fun. As for the story...

Well... kid, see that skip button in the upper-right corner?

Ling Xi: "..."

Damn, if he had known he would transmigrate, he should have learned more about the story. If he had known even a little more, he would not be completely in the dark now. He had not even recognized Mobius.

"Looks like you know my Doctor..."

After hearing Ling Xi say Mobius's name, Klein became even more certain that he knew Mobius. Then... the recruitment was probably hopeless.

"Uh... Mobius? Of course I know her. She's an outstanding and great scientist, after all."

Ling Xi chuckled and said, "But I've only heard of her. I've never actually met Doctor Mobius, which is why I didn't recognize her last night."

"Outstanding, great..."

Hearing Ling Xi evaluate her Doctor like that, Klein seemed rather surprised. Ever since she became Doctor's assistant, there had been all sorts of evaluations of Mobius, both inside and outside the organization. But without exception... they had all been negative.

Outstanding was one thing, since Mobius truly was outstanding. But great? In everyone's eyes, that was completely impossible.

Still... judging from Ling Xi's reaction, she seemed to have a pretty good impression of Doctor? Then wouldn't recruitment...

And so, a smile utterly lacking in self-awareness actually appeared on Klein's normally blank face...

Doctor's Guest? I Respect You as a Real Man!

"Student Ling Xi, it seems you think rather highly of Doctor?"

Klein forcibly suppressed the urge to tie Ling Xi up and drag him straight back to the laboratory. She began asking what he thought of Mobius. If Ling Xi truly had some goodwill toward Mobius—of course, not the kind of goodwill that meant liking her, just a simple favorable impression—then recruitment should not be difficult!

"This... I suppose so. Personally, I do respect her."

Ling Xi carefully thought back on Mobius's story. But since he had barely played the Elysian Realm, what he knew was quite limited. The deepest impression he had was probably from when he first encountered Mobius in the Elysian Realm...

When he saw that tiny loli, he had truly liked her at first sight. Her voice had been lovely too, soft and adorable. She was one of the few characters whose dialogue he had not immediately skipped.

Later, while watching videos on Bilibili, he had come across some of Mobius's story scenes. He had forgotten the specifics and only vaguely understood Mobius's story. In any case, she had been incredibly amazing—a scientist who had joined the Flame-Chasing Moths even before Mei!

Before the story officially entered the Pre-Collapse Civilization, he had always thought Mei was the sole king of that era, a super scientist who led humanity against Honkai Energy. But later, he learned that besides Mei, Mobius was also a major figure. Though she was a loli, she truly was a genius. It seemed that both Project Stigma and the Fused Warrior project had been participated in, or even led, by Mobius.

But that was as far as his knowledge of Mobius went. There was no helping it; because of work, he truly had no time to patiently watch the story.

"Is that so... Then, about Doctor's invitation I mentioned earlier, do you have time?"

Having received an affirmative answer, Klein invited him once more. Given Ling Xi's attitude toward Mobius, as long as she got him back there, this would probably be in the bag. As for afterward... well...

That could only be dealt with later.

"Of course, that's no problem. I have time right now."

Ling Xi had originally not wanted to get involved with anyone else, considering the Honkai was coming soon. But this was Mobius, one of the big names in the Flame-Chasing Moths. How could he refuse her invitation?

So Ling Xi agreed without hesitation. After all, no matter what, she had been one of his favorite Valkyries before he transmigrated!

Though this Mobius seemed rather different from the one in the story.

Qianyu Academy was not far from the Changkong City branch of the Flame-Chasing Moths. The two had a cooperative relationship, after all. Qianyu Academy was far more than just a high school; it also had a university division and research departments, so it had formed a strategic partnership with the Flame-Chasing Moths.

Some students had even begun carrying out related work or research projects in the Flame-Chasing Moths. Thus, a small portion of the staff at the Changkong City branch consisted of interns from Qianyu Academy.

About fifteen minutes later, Ling Xi followed Klein to the Flame-Chasing Moths base. Unlike what he had imagined, the base was not built underground or in the sky. It was simply a campus, with armed guards patrolling and standing watch at the entrance.

"Stop!"

When the guard saw Klein and Ling Xi approaching, he immediately held out a hand to stop them. "Hello, Klein. Please present your identification!"

Although the guard knew Klein, identification was required for entry. Those were the rules, so he could only follow them!

Of course, he only dared follow the rules when Mobius was not traveling with Klein. If Mobius were here... well...

Ahem, there was a saying: no one was suicidal enough to impersonate Doctor Mobius...

Klein then took out her ID card and scanned it with the device the guard held. Her identity immediately appeared.

"Hello, you may enter..."

The guard had only been following procedure anyway. Now that her identity had been verified, he naturally let her through, then looked toward Ling Xi. "Hello, please present your identification..."

"He is my Doctor's guest."

Klein merely said one sentence...

Guard: "..."

"Please enter!"

The guard immediately let him through.

Ling Xi: "..."

"Uh... thanks."

Ling Xi said thank you awkwardly.

"You're welcome, brother. You've worked hard. For humanity's future..."

The guard saluted Ling Xi, looking at him with respectful eyes.

Ling Xi: "..."

Klein: "..."

Klein truly could not stand it anymore. She quickly grabbed Ling Xi and fled...

Only after they had gone quite far did Klein realize she was still holding Ling Xi's hand. She hurriedly released him and said apologetically, "Sorry, I pulled you along for so far without your permission..."

"It's fine. Having such a cute girl take the initiative to hold my hand is more than I could ask for."

Naturally, Ling Xi did not mind. He casually used a joke to ease Klein's embarrassment, then continued, "By the way, your Doctor seems pretty respected!"

After Klein said he was Doctor's guest, the guard had let him pass without even asking or checking anything. Ling Xi could not help feeling impressed. As expected of Mobius, she truly was one of the Flame-Chasing Moths' big shots.

"Uh... yes."

Klein rubbed her forehead, wondering whether she should tell Ling Xi the truth, because...

That guard's behavior just now had not been respect for Doctor at all. It had entirely been, I respect you as a real man. After all, among the Flame-Chasing Moths' top ten rumors, Doctor Mobius alone took up eight. One of them was that Doctor Mobius's guests generally did not meet a good end...

So, the guards' attitude toward Ling Xi earlier really had only meant, I respect you as a real man.

Following Klein, Ling Xi passed several buildings and saw quite a few people. But... after they saw him walking with Klein, their expressions all became rather strange...

After walking for about three minutes, Klein finally stopped outside a laboratory in one of the buildings!

"Ling Xi, Doctor should be in the laboratory, but..."

Klein said, "Because Doctor researches biological genetics, there will be some test subjects in the laboratory. You may find them a little difficult to adjust to, so I hope you're mentally prepared."

"Don't worry. I won't be scared by something on that level."

Ling Xi nodded to show that he understood. A scientist's laboratory—those who got it, got it. Those who did not, he could not explain it anyway...

Some strange things were not strange at all!

"Mm..."

Seeing that Ling Xi really did not seem to have a problem with it, Klein led him forward and pushed open the laboratory door.

Mobius's laboratory was naturally far more than just a single lab. It was divided into sections. Immediately inside was the main hall, where Mobius usually rested and ate instant noodles, and where Klein usually worked overtime. There were also five rooms inside, essentially the standard laboratory setup.

After entering the hall, Klein asked Ling Xi to wait there while she entered Mobius's laboratory.

Doctor Is Even Bigger Than I Imagined!

"Doctor, Ling Xi is here..."

As soon as Klein entered Mobius's laboratory, she saw Mobius still studying a small animal...

"Oh? You actually managed to bring him here?"

Hearing Klein's words, Mobius looked somewhat surprised. She quickly put down the instrument in her hand and asked curiously, "Klein, how did you do it? You actually brought Ling Xi here. I thought you would come back crying... uh, ahem. Well done, Klein."