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"Thank you, Doctor!"

Ling Xi also said thank you without hesitation. He meant it, after all... he really wanted to latch onto Mobius. Saying thank you wasn't too much.

Klein "..."

Chapter 10: Come, let big sister check your body!

"Heh heh, you're welcome, Ling Xi..."

Hearing Ling Xi actually thank her, Mobius couldn't help but laugh happily. It had been a long time since anyone had thanked her. Not only did she trick Ling Xi into becoming her assistant, but he was actually thanking her now...

"Here, Ling Xi, this is for you."

With that thought, Mobius took out the bank card she had just put away and handed it to Ling Xi again. After all, it felt a bit bad to bully such an honest child, so... this would be compensation.

"Huh..."

Ling Xi looked confused. Hadn't he just refused it?

"Heh heh, it's not compensation, it's your salary."

Mobius smiled slightly and said, "You probably don't have much money on you right now, so I'll give you some salary in advance. After all, you're my assistant now, and I can't bear to let you starve, right?"

"Uh... for a month?"

Ling Xi couldn't help but ask...

"Dream on, this is for a year."

Mobius said impatiently, "I'll set your salary at eight thousand for now, and the extra four thousand will be your joining bonus."

"Uh..."

Ling Xi was immediately surprised. He was getting eight thousand just for joining? Even though this was Changkong City in the Far East, the purchasing power of the currency was unified globally, similar to the purchasing power of the currency in his previous life. So, this eight thousand...

It was a real eight thousand, with no inflation!

However, he was just an assistant, and a part-time one at that, yet he was getting a salary of eight thousand. Should he say that the cost of living in Changkong City was too outrageous, or was this the normal standard for Flame-Chasing Moths?

Well, after all, this was the real world, not some hypothetical world where everyone earned millions annually. 8K was indeed a lot...

"Thank you for your trust, Dr. Mobius..."

Although Ling Xi suspected that the salary might be a bit too high, Mobius's willingness to offer him such a high salary and pay him a year in advance showed her trust in him, so Ling Xi was truly grateful to Mobius.

"You're welcome, this is what you deserve. After all, our laboratory will need your help in the future!"

Mobius just smiled at this and then said to Klein, "Klein, please help Ling Xi with the onboarding procedures. Use... hmm, use my name. Ling Xi will be my personal assistant, is that okay?"

"No problem, Doctor..."

Klein nodded and said to Ling Xi, "Ling Xi, lend me your ID card, and I'll handle your onboarding procedures."

"Okay, thank you, Klein..."

Ling Xi didn't think much of it and directly handed his identity card to Klein. Klein then took the identity card and some documents and left the hall to handle the procedures.

"Ling Xi..."

Seeing Klein leave, Mobius looked at Ling Xi again and smiled, "For onboarding, some medical examinations are required. Hmm... you understand this, right?"

"Medical examination... yes, I understand."

Ling Xi nodded slightly, not surprised by the onboarding medical examination. After all, regular companies usually did this, both for the employees' health and to check if new employees had any conditions. So, the medical examination was normal.

"Then let's have the medical examination."

Mobius smiled and said, "Our laboratory is involved in bio-gene engineering projects, so we can conduct medical examinations. Ling Xi, come... let big sister check your body..."

The smile on Mobius's face grew more intense as she proactively reached out her right hand, took Ling Xi's, and gently pulled him towards the laboratory...

Ling Xi "..." Wait, why do I have a bad feeling about this...

However, since he had just received the salary and was already Mobius's assistant, Ling Xi didn't resist and was pulled into the laboratory by Mobius.

Upon entering Mobius's laboratory, Ling Xi immediately saw several test benches and some experimental samples, including some white mice.

"Lie down."

Mobius looked at Ling Xi with a smile and told him to lie down on the test bench...

Ling Xi "..." Why does this feel more and more wrong.

"Mmmph..."

Ling Xi swallowed and slowly walked to the test bench, only to see Mobius walking over with a small syringe.

"Don't be afraid, I'm just drawing a little blood."

Mobius didn't explain much, and Ling Xi didn't ask any more questions. What else could be checked in a physical exam if not by drawing blood?

Then, Mobius professionally disinfected Ling Xi's arm, drew blood, and finally looked at the full test tube with a satisfied smile. "Alright, blood draw complete. You can rest now. You can rest here or go back, but remember to come back tomorrow."

"Huh? I... I can go back now?"

Ling Xi was stunned. He had just joined, and they weren't even going to introduce him to his work?

"Mm..."

Mobius nodded and smiled, "Klein will tell you the specifics. Just ask her if you don't understand anything."

"Oh..."

Ling Xi nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly asked, "Dr. Mobius..."

"Ling Xi, you can just call me Doctor."

Mobius smiled, indicating that Ling Xi could call her Doctor directly.

"Okay, Doctor."

Ling Xi nodded in understanding and then asked, "Doctor, about last night... did you tell Klein the truth?"

"This... indeed not."

Mobius also touched her chin and thought for a moment, then smiled, "Because under normal circumstances, Klein would bring me back when I got drunk. But last night, Klein was sent away by someone, which is why I went back alone and encountered what happened last night."

"So, although this matter, strictly speaking, was Klein's dereliction of duty, since the other party specifically targeted me, I don't blame Klein. Therefore..."

As she said this, Mobius's face lost its smile, and she looked at Ling Xi with a very serious and solemn tone, "Don't tell Klein about this. If she finds out, she'll blame herself a lot, understand?"

"Don't worry, I understand."

After Mobius's reminder, Ling Xi naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to tell Klein about this. He was just a little curious and asked, "Doctor, you just said the other party targeted you with a purpose. Then last night... who were those people?"

At this moment, Ling Xi also realized that the three people last night clearly didn't want to kidnap Mobius because she was good-looking, but because... of Mobius's identity!

"Heh heh, well..."

Mobius smiled at Ling Xi and said, "Actually... they were from Flame-Chasing Moths."

Ling Xi: "..." I killed myself?

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Chapter 11: Hugging Snake's Thigh Until the End of the World!

"Ling Xi, this is your Flame-Chasing Moths employee ID card."

When Ling Xi returned to the hall, Klein had already completed the onboarding procedures and retrieved the ID card. She handed it directly to Ling Xi. "You've seen the identity verification process before. With this card, you can freely enter and exit the research institute. Also, I'll take you for iris and fingerprint authentication later. This way, if you lose your ID card, you can still use this information to get in."

"Mhm, understood. Thank you, Klein."

Ling Xi accepted his ID card and thanked her.

Although this girl named Klein seemed a bit slow, she appeared to be quite nice. And according to Mobius's earlier words, Klein should be the second-in-command of the laboratory, so it was very necessary to get along with her!

"You're welcome."

Klein nodded expressionlessly and then said, "You are currently a third-year high school student, and I graduated from university less than a year ago. I'm also a student at Qianyu Academy, so in a sense, I'm your senior. Taking care of juniors is what I should do. Oh, right..."

Klein suddenly asked, "Do you know how many people are in our laboratory?"

"This... I don't know."

Ling Xi shook his head decisively. It was nonsense. He had only been here for less than an hour, and he had known Mobius for less than half an hour. How could he know how many people were in this laboratory?

"Excluding the instrument maintenance specialists and intern assistants, there are only three members with formal staff positions in our laboratory."

Klein said as she thought, "Me, and Danzhu and Cangxuan."

"Danzhu and Cangxuan?"

Instantly, Ling Xi seemed to realize something. They... should be the ancient ancestors from Shenzhou civilization's legends. In the Honkai world view, they were humans from the Pre-Collapse Civilization who went to the new era with Immortal Hua to carry out the fire seed plan before the Pre-Collapse Civilization was destroyed. However...

Weren't they Immortal Hua's assistants? Why were they in Mobius's laboratory now?

"What, do you know them?"

Klein seemed to notice the change in Ling Xi's tone.

"Uh... I've heard of them, but I haven't seen them."

Ling Xi nodded, then shook his head. Although he didn't know why Cangxuan and Danzhu were here, it didn't matter. Anyway, these two would eventually carry out the fire seed plan with Hua. Indeed, by clinging to Mobius's thigh, he should be able to secure a spot in a hibernation pod.

"So, besides Dr. Mobius, there are only four assistants in total in this laboratory?"

Ling Xi suddenly felt something was a bit off, because... the number of people seemed too small!

After all, Mobius was one of the greatest scientists of the Pre-Collapse Civilization, and her research projects and content were extensive. With so few assistants... was it enough?

"Yes."

Klein nodded silently.

"Then... what does everyone's work entail?"

Ling Xi continued to ask curiously. He still felt that the number of people was too small. After all, assistants weren't just responsible for helping the Doctor with aftermath, but also for planning, integration, and analysis of various data. These tasks could completely be handled by ordinary assistants, as they didn't require much technical skill.

"Work..."

Klein touched her chin and said, "What I'm responsible for is... everything!"

Ling Xi: "..."

"Then what about Cangxuan and Danzhu?"

Ling Xi was a little curious. If Klein was responsible for all the work, then what were these two doing?

"Well..."

Klein spread his hands and said, "Cangxuan is responsible for messing up her part of the work, and then I have to redo it. As for Danzhu, she's mainly in charge of buying milk tea for the lab."

Ling Xi: "..." Seriously, these two slackers... Doesn't your Doctor fire them? Why keep them around?

"Just kidding."

A smile appeared on Klein's face as he said, "Cangxuan and Danzhu do handle some minor organizational tasks. Although in many cases, I have to rework things, but..."

Klein said quietly, "Besides me, they were the only two people before you who were willing to stay and work by the Doctor's side."

"Huh? What's going on here?"

Ling Xi was instantly confused. That didn't make sense. With a big shot like Mobius, she shouldn't have trouble recruiting people, right? It should be the opposite; people should be scrambling to join Mobius's lab. So why...

Could it be that he had encountered the wrong Snake?

Uh... maybe that was actually possible. After all, the Snake he met in the game was a loli, while the Snake in the lab now was a mature older sister. Moreover...

If Mobius's memory in the Elysian Realm was in her loli form, then... the Elysian Realm appeared several years ago? And Mobius is already one of the Thirteen Flame-Chasers?

Uh... no, no. Although he didn't pay much attention to the plot, he knew about the Thirteen Flame-Chasers. I think Elysia ranked them after all thirteen were assembled. But now, let alone the Thirteen Flame-Chasers, he saw Old Ancestor Kevin playing basketball at school just a few days ago...

So...

What the heck is going on? Did he really meet the wrong Snake?

"This question... you should ask the Doctor yourself."

Klein shook his head and smiled at Ling Xi, "In short, the Doctor wants you to stay in the lab. Don't worry about the work, because... as long as you don't increase my workload, that's already the best kind of work."

Ling Xi: "..." I'm not like those two slackers, and...

Leaving is impossible. It's impossible to leave in this lifetime. After all, he was still thinking about latching onto Mobius to get a spot in the cryosleep chamber. In short, he had to cling to Mobius's coattails until... the end of the world!