Pre-Collapse Civilization, My Wife is a Snake Oh

It's no wonder the Pre-Collapse Civilization's Rock Herrscher was so outrageous. If not for the Pre-Collapse Civilization's "Einstein" initiating a program that sank some cities and land into the Quantum Sea, the Mu Continent would have been completely wiped out!

Even so, the remaining area of the Mu Continent should have been less than one percent, and it was land severely eroded by Honkai Energy, making it impossible to cultivate.

"What, do you like it here?"

While out for lunch, Mobius looked at Ling Xi with a smile. "Honestly, I like it here too. After all, the living conditions here are more than a notch above Changkong City, and the natural and human resources are the best in the world."

"Mhm, I can only say, as expected of the Mu Continent..."

Ling Xi nodded with a smile. Putting aside future events, the conditions on the Mu Continent were truly excellent.

"Then, how about we move here?"

Mobius suddenly thought of something and smiled, "Aren't we leaving Changkong City anyway? We were just wondering where to go after leaving, so why not come here? I'll apply for some funding, form a new research team here, and then..."

Mobius said with a look of longing, "Darling, how about we buy a villa here on the Mu Continent and get married?"

"Pfft..."

As soon as Mobius said that, Ling Xi sprayed the juice he was drinking out. Fortunately, there was a trash can nearby.

What did his doctor just say? Move here to live, and... buy a house?

How many times had he said it, don't buy houses in the Honkai world, especially... villas!

Ling Xi "..."

In this regard, Ling Xi could only say that if they encountered the Third Honkai in Changkong City, they would still have a chance to survive, but if they encountered the Ninth Honkai on the Mu Continent, then...

Just restart.

"What, is that not okay?"

Seeing Ling Xi's reaction, Mobius looked at him curiously. After all, in her opinion, settling on the Mu Continent was a very wise choice. As for why she wasn't on the Mu Continent before...

Her research was always opposed by most scholars. If she lived on the Mu Continent, she would be bothered by trolls every few days. So... she simply moved to Changkong City, where the technology wasn't as advanced but also not too backward, and it was relatively prosperous.

As for her assistants, Klein followed her, and Cangxuan and Danzhu were exchange students she recruited in Changkong City, both of whom came from Shenzhou like Ling Xi.

It's just that Changkong City was about to be destroyed, so she was thinking about life on the Mu Continent.

"Mmm... It's nothing, I think... it's possible."

After a brief period of thought, Ling Xi calmed down. Indeed, although the Mu Continent would be destroyed to the point of no return by the Rock Herrscher in the future, but...

That was when the Rock Herrscher of the Ninth Honkai appeared. And he... only needed to run away with the doctor and the others again after the Eighth Honkai.

Moreover, although the Mu Continent would be completely destroyed by its power, it was a relatively safe place before the Ninth Honkai broke out. Although the frequency and intensity of Honkai outbreaks were the highest, but... the Mu Continent had advanced technology, so they had more confidence in fighting the Honkai.

Therefore, after a brief consideration, Ling Xi felt that the plan to temporarily stay on the Mu Continent was feasible.

"Alright, after the meeting, we'll go to the city to take a look and get a reference."

Seeing that Ling Xi had no objections, Mobius seemed very interested. Moreover... this should be considered their new home, and strictly speaking, this should be her true home.

After that, the two of them strolled around the city and finally returned to the hotel to rest, preparing for the seminar the next day...

"Mobius has arrived in the capital with only one assistant. Based on current intelligence, her assistant possesses approximately B-class strength. If she uses the new weapon designed by Mobius, she can kill an Assault-class Honkai Beast. The threat level is medium!"

At the headquarters of the Flame-Chasing Moths, a man in black was reporting to three elders.

"No need to act against her for now, just monitor her. If..."

The elder in the lead sighed and said, "If she remains insistent on her own way during the meeting, then proceed as planned."

"I agree."

Another elder nodded, "Humanity's future development of technology is very promising. We should not waste resources and take risks to develop evolution and Honkai. Once the door to evolution is opened, it will... pollute the entire human gene pool."

"In any case, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

The last elder also said, "Tomorrow, we'll listen to everyone's opinions. I think... most people will oppose her, and then we'll force her to give up on evolution."

Chapter 79: Mobius's Technology and Evolution!

The next day, at the highest meeting center of the Mu Continent's capital, hundreds of top scholars from all over the world, along with their assistants, several high-ranking officials from the Flame-Chasing Moths, some regional leaders, and a few geniuses with potential who were invited, totaling over five hundred people.

Under the protection of thousands of armed guards, the seminar with the highest global specifications and authority was held!

"Distinguished guests, the content of this meeting is very simple, which is the future development plan of humanity. Now, the human population exceeds ten billion, and the problems of resource scarcity and space scarcity are becoming increasingly severe. In addition, disasters have been frequent recently, causing continuous heavy losses. Therefore..."

At this moment, an old scientist with high status and authority, and also one of the high-ranking officials of the Flame-Chasing Moths, spoke with a powerful voice, "For the future of humanity, we must make breakthroughs in new fields and formulate new measures, otherwise humanity will stagnate here."

Following the old scientist's speech, the seminar officially began. First, there were exchanges on recent technological breakthroughs and discussions on future research directions. However, the atmosphere at this time...

Most scholars were discussing or making breakthroughs in scientific fields, some did not express their opinions or remained silent, and only Mobius was thinking about evolution.

"Honkai will definitely happen again. Can future humans truly resist Honkai?"

As the seminar progressed, Mobius began her speech, first explaining the characteristics of Honkai and predicting that Honkai would definitely happen again. Unfortunately, she was strongly refuted.

"I do not agree with Dr. Mobius's opinion."

The one who refuted Mobius was a middle-aged man who said, "Because no matter how strong Honkai is, it is vulnerable to human weapons. The First Herrscher was like this, and the Second Herrscher was also like this. And future Herrschers will still be vulnerable to advanced human weapons. As for the evolution plan led by the Doctor..."

"Dr. Mobius, what species do you think in the world right now can withstand human artillery fire? Therefore, modifying genes and evolving, apart from polluting the human gene pool and bringing unknown risks to human genes, is useless."

"Heh..."

Faced with the rebuttal, Mobius merely let out a dismissive laugh and sat down. After all, arguing with an idiot was pointless and only lowered one's intelligence.

Mobius had always preferred to state her own views rather than engage in arguments, both because she didn't want to and because she disdained to.

"Dr. Mobius, even if your gene project is successful, have you considered a new problem?"

At this point, another scholar spoke up, "That problem is fairness!"

"Throughout human history, there has only been one truly fair thing, and that is lifespan. While your gene research breakthrough might be able to delay lifespan, or perhaps make people stronger and smarter, how many people will be able to enjoy such technology?"

The scholar sighed and said slowly, "Perhaps, by then, ordinary humans and genetically modified new humans will no longer be the same species. And the new humans will look at us humans the way we look at gorillas in a zoo. I ask you, will humans still be considered human then?"

"Heh, evolution has always come with sacrifice."

In response to the question, Mobius also smiled, "And every sacrifice is made for higher potential. Humanity's natural evolution speed can no longer keep up with technological development, so what's wrong with accelerating evolution and turning humans into new humans? After all... the new era certainly cannot bring all of humanity along with it, so..."

Mobius smiled slightly, "Just like natural selection, discard the majority, evolve a portion, and finally, this small portion becomes the majority. This is true evolution!"

"That's a wild theory!"

"Anti-human remarks!"

"Dr. Mobius, your reputation as a demon is well-deserved!"

Mobius's statement was immediately met with opposition from almost everyone in the room, scholars and high-ranking officials alike. After all...

Making such a statement at a serious, public seminar could not simply be described as a wild theory; it was outright anti-human!

One must understand that humans, as a species, do not suffer from scarcity but from inequality. If all of humanity could evolve together, perhaps no one, or only a few, would object. But was that possible? Clearly not!

Earth's resources were limited, so even evolution could only be a privilege for the few. And in the future...

The evolved new humans would undoubtedly eliminate the old humans.

But who would want to be among those eliminated? Therefore...

Mobius's words would undoubtedly be opposed by the vast majority. And if the United Nations dared to announce this plan, riots would break out worldwide that very day, before tomorrow even arrived!

And... this was all based on the assumption that the technology would be successful. Right now, there wasn't even a shadow of it.

Finally, the three-day seminar concluded. Ling Xi thought that Mobius would not receive any resource allocation, as she had been opposed by almost everyone. To his surprise...

Many of those who had publicly refuted or debunked Mobius during the meeting actually chose to agree to allocate some resources to her in the end. Especially... scholars sponsored by wealthy individuals and a small number of Flame-Chasing Moths high-ranking officials. After all...

Lifespan was an temptation no one could resist. If this technology truly succeeded, the benefits it would bring them would be immeasurable by money alone. So... how could anyone not be tempted? As for why they had opposed Mobius so vehemently that day, it was naturally to put on a show for the public. After all...

They didn't suffer from scarcity but from inequality. When the public saw everyone so diligently opposing her, they naturally wouldn't worry about being left behind by evolution!

Thus, in the end, regarding the future resource allocation plan, technology accounted for 80%, which was resources for almost all scientists globally.

In the genetic aspect, under the guise of Mobius researching a cure for the Honkai disease, she alone received about 10% of the resources. Of course, this was not given all at once but would be determined based on Mobius's annual progress and performance.

The remaining portion was allocated to various other fields.

In short, the three-day seminar, which was also a future resource allocation conference, concluded successfully...

After the seminar ended, Mobius did not leave immediately. Instead, she chose to meet Mei. As for Ling Xi, he stayed outside the venue to handle some follow-up matters for Mobius.

"Hello, classmate Ling Xi, are you interested in chatting?"

Suddenly, Ling Xi heard a strange voice calling his name, and he immediately turned to look...

"Hm? Who are you?"

A girl who looked even younger than him appeared behind him. Looking at the girl before him, Ling Xi thought of someone... a certain blue-haired scientist.

Chapter 80: Marriage? No, this is the "Inheritance" Plan!

"Hello, for the first time... uh, it shouldn't be the first time we're meeting, right, classmate Ling Xi? It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Einstein."

A moment later, in a private conference room, Einstein extended her hand to Ling Xi with a smile.

"Yes, hello, classmate Einstein. It's a pleasure to meet you."

At this moment, Ling Xi had already guessed her identity. Undoubtedly, she was the creator of the puppet from the Pre-Collapse Civilization's Mu Continent, Einstein!

To be honest, she looked very much like the naturally curly-haired doctor from the main Honkai storyline. The only difference, perhaps, was a lock of red hair on the left side of this Einstein's forehead. Truly, the only strand of red hair among thousands of blue-haired individuals.

Of course, this Einstein was not as old as she was in the manga. She looked like a high school student, just like himself, as she had just referred to him as "classmate."

"Excuse me for the intrusion, I hope I haven't caused any inconvenience?"

Einstein politely asked.

"Not at all. I was just helping Doctor organize some documents; it's not a big deal."

Ling Xi also smiled and shook his head. "Besides, it's my honor to get to know classmate Einstein."

"I think I should be the one saying that."

Einstein also smiled and said, "Classmate Ling Xi, you are currently Dr. Mobius's assistant, and I am just a student."

"No, I've learned about your past, classmate Einstein. At least..."

Ling Xi smiled slightly, "The future classmate Einstein will undoubtedly achieve world-shattering accomplishments. I firmly believe that."

"Hmph..."

A few dark lines appeared above Einstein's head. "Alright, Ling Xi, let's stop the mutual praise. I'm looking for you because I wanted to ask for your opinion on Dr. Mobius's research?"

"Huh?"

Ling Xi was also taken aback, and he chuckled, "Classmate Einstein, I'm Dr. Mobius's assistant, so naturally, my focus is on Dr. Mobius. Therefore, don't you think this question you're asking is unnecessary?"

"Mmmph..."

Einstein hesitated for a moment before saying, "Then, what do you think the success rate of this matter will be?"

"It will definitely succeed."

Ling Xi gave an unquestionable answer, chuckling, "I believe in my Doctor's abilities, and I also believe that the Doctor's path is the correct one, even if... basically all the scholars in the world are opposing it right now."

"I finally understand why Dr. Mobius was willing to bring you here."

Einstein smiled helplessly. No wonder Mobius brought Ling Xi to attend this conference. She could only say that he was indeed someone Mobius valued.

"If I remember correctly, Classmate Einstein is on the side of science and technology, right?"

Ling Xi asked curiously.

"This... hehe, it seems that besides your Doctor, almost everyone is on the side of science and technology."

Einstein spread her hands helplessly. After all, in an era where everyone advocates for science and technology, Mobius's evolutionary tech tree is truly considered heresy. However, no matter how fierce the debate, these are just academic issues, and private relationships generally won't be affected.

Of course, except for some trolls...

"Uh... that's true."

Ling Xi nodded helplessly. There was nothing he could do; following his Doctor basically meant being at odds with the world!

This situation would probably only change after the Third Honkai Outbreak, or the Fourth Honkai Outbreak, when humanity realized the power of the Honkai. Mobius's situation would then change from being at odds with the world to being the hope of the entire village.