Pre-Collapse Civilization, My Wife is a Snake Oh

Mobius pursed her lips. From beginning to end, aside from the initial shock when she saw the light screen, she hadn't felt much of anything. The only lingering sensation was...

A subtle, almost imperceptible connection between her and Ling Xi. It was a peculiar feeling, one that was difficult to put into words.

"Well... I told you the contract was just a formality."

Ling Xi looked at Mobius with a hint of helplessness, a smile on his face.

"Alright, it seems that's indeed the case..."

Mobius spread her hands, no longer dwelling on the matter. However...

"Ling Xi, do you think... we should go get a marriage license?"

Mobius asked Ling Xi with a playful smile, wanting to know if he was truly willing to marry her right away.

"Sure!"

Ling Xi showed no hesitation in accepting Mobius's suggestion, immediately replying with a smile, "If Doctor wants to, we can go get one right now."

"Never mind, I was just saying..."

Seeing Ling Xi agree so readily, Mobius shook her head with a smile. "Like I said before, our relationship shouldn't be made public for now, as it would cause us some trouble. If we get a license, wouldn't everything be exposed?"

"Yeah, that makes sense."

Ling Xi pondered for a moment and found her reasoning sound. If they had decided to keep their relationship hidden, they naturally couldn't overlook such details.

Still, it was a bit of a shame that they couldn't get married immediately.

"Heh heh, you don't need to rush."

Mobius glanced at Ling Xi and said with a doting smile, "I'm not going back on my word about marrying you, so it doesn't matter if we get the license sooner or later. Besides... marriage certificates are just for official recognition. For us, does the outcome change whether the officials acknowledge it or not?"

"True... Haha!"

Ling Xi nodded in agreement, unable to help but chuckle. Indeed, official recognition... In a few more years, with the Honkai descending, who would even care about such matters!

"So, Ling Xi..."

Mobius suddenly hugged Ling Xi, then gently pushed him, in a very familiar manner, onto a chair. She then knelt on one knee between his legs, leaned forward, and placed her hands on either side of him, a mischievous smile on her face. "We can actually 'get on the bus before buying the ticket,' you know? Because... we're both human, and humans have the right to pursue their instincts!"

"Uh... Doctor, that's not what I meant..."

Ling Xi quickly shook his head, afraid Mobius misunderstood his intentions and thought he was only with her for physical reasons. Although, he was quite tempted...

"Then what do you... mean?"

However, regardless of whether Ling Xi was tempted, Mobius certainly was. After all, as she said, it was human instinct. Moreover... she was sacrificing herself for the sake of experimentation, for science. Yes... she was truly great!

As she spoke, Mobius's lips slowly drew closer. Ling Xi struggled for a second before decisively giving up. There was no helping it; the Doctor's strength was simply too great. He couldn't break free at all. It definitely wasn't because he didn't want to resist!

As for the fact that they were in a laboratory, it didn't matter. After all, when Mobius was working, hardly anyone dared to disturb her, except for him and Klein. So...

Finally, their lips slowly moved closer until...

"Beep..."

"Doctor, the data you requested has been compiled."

The automatic door suddenly opened, and Klein walked in, ready to hand Mobius the files she needed for the day. Then she saw...

Klein: "..." Did I come at the wrong time?

Chapter 66: Informing the Doctor of the Third Honkai!

"Sigh..."

At three in the afternoon, Klein was still in the lobby, revising documents. She didn't know what was wrong with her files again, but the Doctor insisted she revise them...

Also, usually, the Doctor would tell her to cancel the revisions within five minutes. But today...

It had already been an hour.

"Sigh..."

Helplessly, Klein could only sigh again. This is so difficult for me...

"So... this is an imprint?"

In Laboratory No. 3, Mobius listened to Ling Xi's explanation about imprints, appearing deep in thought.

However, Mobius seemed a little disappointed. She felt that imprints were truly useless, apart from being a bit mysterious.

"Yes, that's pretty much it."

Ling Xi nodded silently. He had basically told her everything about imprints. After all, the future Mobius would also possess imprints, so there was no harm in telling her now.

Of course, Ling Xi still chose to keep the matter concerning Sirin a secret. Even though he fully trusted Mobius, there were some things he didn't tell her not because of a lack of trust, but because of safety.

Ling Xi knew very well that if he told Mobius about this, given her personality, she would definitely try to research the principles behind it, perhaps even take notes. Then, it might attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives.

Therefore, the secret about Sirin was something he would keep to himself.

"Sigh, this is a bit boring, I feel."

Mobius spread her hands, feeling like she had drawn the short straw. She had formed a contract with Ling Xi to understand the contract, only to find out that the contract was useless. Although Ling Xi had mentioned other types of imprints, who the heck knew how to obtain them?

So, even though she made a contract with Mobius, she didn't regret it, but she did feel a bit shortchanged.

"Right, Ling Xi, do you have any thoughts on the Honkai?"

After finishing discussing the imprints, Mobius also started chatting with Ling Xi about the Honkai. Especially after using Ling Xi's cells to trigger a Honkai event that day, Mobius was completely convinced that Ling Xi's power could cause Honkai, and even...

She still suspected that the Honkai in H City two months ago was also caused by Ling Xi, but she had no clues or evidence.

Besides, from what she knew of Ling Xi, that guy wasn't that kind of person at all; rather, he was someone with a sense of justice.

"Thoughts..."

When it came to the Honkai, Ling Xi hesitated. The matter he had pondered last night...

The incident of the Honkai in Changkong City.

Ling Xi took a deep breath and said, "Doctor, there's something important I want to tell you."

Before getting down to business, Ling Xi quietly walked to the door and locked the laboratory's automatic door so that no one could just walk in.

"Why are you locking the door?"

Seeing Ling Xi actually lock the door, Mobius's expression became a little strange. This guy... really wants to stir up trouble?

"Cough, cough."

Ling Xi coughed dryly, then said seriously, "Doctor, you might not believe what I'm about to say, but I can guarantee that everything I'm about to say..."

"No, I believe you."

Before Ling Xi could finish, Mobius had already nodded, indicating her willingness to believe, and said with a smile, "I believe you wouldn't joke about important matters, and besides... I'm a scientist, I've seen all sorts of absurd things, so no matter how absurd what you're about to say is, I will believe it."

"Then... alright."

Seeing that Mobius actually believed him so easily, and... he hadn't even said anything yet, and she believed him, this...

"Thanks, Doctor!"

In the end, Ling Xi could only thank Mobius and then said sternly, "Doctor, you should understand the Great Honkai, right?"

"The Great Honkai?"

Mobius's expression instantly turned serious, and she asked, "The Great Honkai you're talking about, is it the kind of Honkai that occurs when a Herrscher is born?"

"Yes, that's right!"

Ling Xi nodded slightly and said, "Moreover, the destructive power of a Herrscher is far beyond what humans can imagine. A powerful Herrscher has the ability to destroy a city or even a continent, so the strength of a Herrscher is definitely not something that current humans can contend with."

"Is that so..."

Mobius frowned. Clearly, she wasn't particularly willing to believe Ling Xi's words. After all, although the previous two Great Honkais also gave birth to Herrschers, they were quickly killed by humans. In her opinion, the strength of the First Herrscher might not even be as good as Ling Xi's.

However, because she had just said she would believe Ling Xi, even though she had some doubts about what Ling Xi said, she didn't speak up to refute him.

"Doctor, just believe that Herrschers are very powerful, and that's not the main point I want to talk about today."

Seeing Mobius's expression, Ling Xi naturally knew that she was doubting him, but Ling Xi couldn't be bothered to explain. He directly said, "What I want to say is that the Third Honkai, if nothing unexpected happens, will likely appear within half a year, and the Herrscher born alongside the Third Great Honkai... will be the Third Herrscher who can control electromagnetic force, the Herrscher of Thunder!"

"Huh? The Third Honkai, are... are you sure about this?"

Upon hearing this, Mobius finally couldn't remain calm. The Third Honkai, the Herrscher of Thunder, why would Ling Xi know these things?

Across the globe, although there were many scientists seriously researching the Honkai, no one had ever been able to understand the essence of the Honkai. So, let alone calculating the time of the next Honkai, whether the next Great Honkai would even occur was a topic of debate in academia.

And Ling Xi, on the other hand, directly told her that a Great Honkai would appear within half a year, and he even knew exactly which Herrscher would be born in the Honkai.

So, it wasn't that Mobius didn't believe him, but rather that this news was too outrageous!

"Doctor, what benefit would I get from lying to you? Besides..."

Ling Xi said with a slight smile, "Only the two of us know what I'm saying today, and I only plan to tell you, Doctor. So, what reason would I have to deceive you?"

"This..."

Mobius was also unsure how to answer at this moment. Indeed, Ling Xi would gain no benefit from telling this lie, and this lie would be exposed in less than half a year. So, in that case...

"The Third Honkai will really appear within half a year?"

At this moment, Mobius couldn't help but start to believe Ling Xi's words, after all, this matter was too important.

"Yes, definitely, and..."

Since he had decided to tell Mobius about this matter, Ling Xi naturally had no intention of holding back. He said seriously, "I also know the city where the Third Honkai will occur."

"Where?"

Mobius immediately asked the most crucial question.

"The city of the Third Honkai is none other than..."

Ling Xi pointed at the ground, then looked back at Mobius and said calmly, "It is this city beneath our feet, Changkong City!"

Chapter 67: The Doctor's Prophecies Are Terrifying!

"Changkong City?"

Upon hearing this, Mobius was truly startled. Because she had already started to believe that Ling Xi was telling the truth, and she was even considering how to rephrase this information and publicly announce it to evacuate the residents of that city in advance. But then...

Good heavens, the next thing Ling Xi told her was that the city where the Honkai would break out was Changkong City.

"Mhm."

Ling Xi also nodded silently. "I'm absolutely not joking about this. The Third Eruption will definitely break out in Changkong City within six months. However, I don't know the exact day it will happen. It could be next week, or it could be... six months from now!"

Of course, Ling Xi was certain of one thing: by the time the Third Eruption occurred, Mei and Mobius would have already met. Their first meeting was likely at a research conference on Mu Continent.

And now, the research conference on Mu Continent hadn't started yet, and Mei hadn't met Mobius. Therefore, the collapse in Changkong City shouldn't happen in the short term, although this method wasn't absolutely foolproof.

"This is truly... big news."

Mobius began to ponder, but her thoughts were no longer on whether to believe Ling Xi, but rather... what she should do.

"Heh, Ling Xi, is this why you had us leave Changkong City last time?"

Mobius suddenly remembered the previous collapse at the research institute. Ling Xi had advised her to take the laboratory and leave Changkong City then, but she hadn't agreed. The reason Ling Xi gave at the time wasn't convincing enough, and relocating a laboratory was a very troublesome matter.

Thinking back now, wasn't she the clown all along?

"Uh... yes."

Ling Xi also scratched his head, feeling a bit awkward. If Mobius remembered, she could naturally guess that he hadn't told her about the collapse back then because he didn't trust her.

"Hmph, so that's how it is..."

Although Mobius knew it wasn't Ling Xi's fault, she couldn't help but hmph. "It seems my decision last night was truly wise. If we weren't together, I doubt you would be telling me this now, would you?"

"Uh... yes."

Ling Xi nodded silently and said with some embarrassment, "Because I couldn't explain this matter, I could only tell the Doctor what would happen. So... I naturally didn't dare to say anything. I'm sorry, Doctor, I... lied to you again."

"Heh, no need to apologize!"

However, facing Ling Xi's apology, Mobius gently shook her head and smiled. "Because your approach was absolutely correct. If it were me, I would have made the same choice. And..."

Mobius gently hugged Ling Xi's head, burying his face in her chest, and said softly, "You've told me now, which means you trust me. I'm very happy about that."