The Price Is... Unlocking More Poses?

Ling Xi looked at Mobius speechlessly and said quietly, "Doctor, I'm injured."

"Hmph... Serves you right."

Mobius's eyes were also a little misty, and then he silently hugged Ling Xi. "You really are... a jerk. Do you know how worried I was?"

"Doctor, I..."

Faced with Mobius's drastically different attitude, Ling Xi didn't know what to say for a moment, but... it was clear that Mobius was worried about her.

"Mmm, I'm a little hungry after taking care of you for so long..."

At this moment, Elysia stretched and smiled at Mobius, "Well then, I'll leave Ling Xi to you. I'm going to go find something to eat. Bye-bye!"

Elysia knew she should avoid the situation at this moment, after all, even though she had a good relationship with Ling Xi and Mobius, but...

At this point, it really wasn't appropriate for me to stay any longer.

"Elysia, thanks!"

As Elysia was about to leave the room, Mobius said thank you.

"Huh?"

Hearing Mobius actually thank her, Elysia seemed a little surprised, then a smile appeared on her lips, and she waved her hand without turning her head. "Hehe. You're welcome, after all... it's my responsibility too."

After saying that, Elysia left the room and closed the door behind her.

"Whoosh..."

Seeing that the troublesome person had left, Mobius smiled and looked at Ling Xi gently, saying, "My dear husband, how many secrets are you still hiding from me? Can you tell your lovely wife about them?"

"Forehead..."

Ling Xi was immediately conflicted, although she should have guessed that this would be the outcome.

"Um, my dear wife..."

Ling Xi decided to explain...

Call me Doctor!

Mobius had a completely expressionless face!

"Doctor ..."

Ling Xi rubbed his forehead helplessly. He knew very well that he had to give Mobius an explanation for this matter. Otherwise, it would be a miracle if the two of them could even continue living together, let alone have a harmonious family!

Ling Xi took a deep breath and smiled at Mobius, "So... what does the Doctor want to know?"

"Regarding the power you used that day."

Mobius went straight to the question that concerned her most, "The power you used at the beginning should have been some kind of spatial rule power, but later you gained what seemed to be the power of fire. Although I know you do possess the power of fire, the power you used before and the power you displayed that day were on completely different levels, so..."

Mobius smiled and looked at Ling Xi. "Can you tell me what exactly is going on with your power?"

"The Herrscher!"

Ling Xi did not hide anything from this, saying, "At first, I used the power of the Second Herrscher, the Herrscher of the Void, but I only had half of the power, so I was no match for the Herrscher of Thunder. So at the critical moment, I used the power of the Seventh Herrscher, the Herrscher of Flame. Although I only had half of it, the combination of the two gave me the complete Herrscher Authority, which is why I was able to defeat the Third Herrscher."

"Victory?"

Mobius pursed his lips and scoffed, "What you did later was clearly a one-sided beating, okay? The Third Herrscher was in your hands, and I didn't see any resistance from her, but..."

Mobius looked at Ling Xi with great confusion. "I remember the Void Archives Core is kept at headquarters. How did you obtain the power of the Herrscher of the Void? Wait, the Seventh Herrscher? Aren't there only three Herrscher so far? Where did you get this Seventh Herrscher?"

If the Herrscher of the Void only puzzled Mobius, the Herrscher of Flame completely baffled Mobius. What the hell is this? The Herrscher have only just been released up to the third one, and yet... you're saying you're using the power of the Seventh Herrscher? Are you sure you're not kidding me?

"Well..."

Ling Xi pondered for a moment and decided that it was probably best not to tell Mobius about the future, as explaining it would be too complicated and could easily ruin the future. So...

"Doctor, are you familiar with the theory of parallel universes?"

Since the future couldn't be used to explain it, Ling Xi decisively used his ancestral quantum mechanics technique!

When in doubt, quantum mechanics cannot explain parallel universes!

"Parallel universes..."

After Ling Xi's reminder, Mobius immediately realized something, "You mean... your power doesn't originate from the power of our world?"

"More or less."

Ling Xi nodded and said, "I don't know the more specifics, but I'm very clear about one thing: the Herrscher of the Void and Herrscher of Flamescion powers within me have absolutely nothing to do with our current timeline. It's like our current timeline is a deck of cards, where the two Kings are the Herrscher, and I..."

Ling Xi shrugged and laughed, "It's like taking out the two kings from another deck of cards. That's pretty much my situation."

"I see..."

After hearing this explanation, Mobius nodded thoughtfully and smiled, "No wonder you can already use the power of the Seventh Herrscher even though you're only the Third Herrscher..."

Thinking of this, Mobius suddenly asked curiously, "Then... Ling Xi, are you Herrscher?"

"Nonsense, of course not."

Ling Xi said irritably, "If I were Herrscher, would I have been able to get hammered by the Third Herrscher in the first place?"

"Oh... what a pity."

Upon hearing this answer, Mobius seemed somewhat disappointed.

"Huh? Doctor, are you... disappointed?"

Seeing Mobius's expression, Ling Xi felt that something was off...

"Yes."

Mobius pressed Ling Xi down by the bedside and laughed, "I thought you were so amazing, my husband, that you could bring me back the corpse of the Third Herrscher so I could study it properly. But you just scattered the Third Herrscher's ashes. Tell me, am I disappointed?"

"Forehead..."

After Mobius said that, Ling Xi didn't know how to explain it. However... given the situation at the time, she really didn't dare to let him go or capture him alive. What if things went wrong?

Therefore, the only safest method I can use is direct physical destruction to eliminate it!

"But it's alright. Even if the Herrscher's corpse is gone, I still have you, my little guinea pig..."

Mebius suddenly grinned wickedly. "Although you're not Herrscher, you can still use Herrscher powers, so... little guinea pig, come and cooperate with my experiments."

"Um... can I refuse?"

Ling Xi suddenly had a bad feeling; that smile looked very dangerous!

"No way!"

Mobius's smile grew increasingly frightening as he pinned Ling Xi down behind the temple...

"Hmm..."

Mobius gently kissed Ling Xi...

Ling Xi: "..." So this is the kind of experiment the Doctor was referring to...

Chapter 143: The price is... unlocking more positions?

"Little white mouse, do you like it?"

After the kiss, Mobius looked at Ling Xi with a half-smile. He had been getting a little bored these past few days without her by his side.

"As an assistant, it is my duty to cooperate with the Doctor's experiments!"

Ling Xi decisively adopted a fearless and reckless demeanor.

"Stop talking nonsense, you haven't explained it to me clearly yet."

Mobius's expression turned serious, and he said solemnly, "It's about your Herrscher power."

"Ha?"

Ling Xi scratched his head and smiled somewhat awkwardly, "Didn't I already say that my power doesn't come from this world? Doctor, what else do you want to know?"

"Nonsense, of course it's where your power comes from!"

Mobius snorted irritably, "Speaking of which, we're husband and wife, the kind who's legally married, and yet you still have so many secrets hiding from me. So... I'll give you one last chance. Tell me, where did you get your power?"

"Forehead..."

Faced with Mobius's questioning, Ling Xi really didn't know how to explain, after all, she couldn't very well say that it was given to her by Sirin, could she?

"Doctor, if..."

Ling Xi smiled slightly and said, "Would you believe me if I said I found it?"

Mobius: "..." Why do you take me for a fool?

"Doctor, I can only tell you that I can no longer use the power of the Herrscher of the Void a second time, because what I obtained was not the Herrscher Core, but only a one-time Herrscher Authority."

Seeing that Mobius didn't believe her, Ling Xi wasn't in a hurry. Instead, she calmly explained, "As for the source of this power, let me put it this way: it was lent to me by the Herrscher of the Void from another dimension, and it really can only be used once."

"The Herrscher from another timeline..."

Mobius immediately showed great interest and asked in confusion, "Aren't Herrscher enemies? Since the other party is the Herrscher of the Void, why would they lend you their power? Even if they are in different timelines, shouldn't Herrscher prioritize helping Herrscher?"

"I don't know either."

Ling Xi simply shook her head at the question, because she genuinely didn't know. Although Sirin in the comics was indeed an enemy of humanity, the Sirin in her own consciousness space was clearly one of her own, the little angel Sirin.

"Is that so..."

Seeing that Ling Xi didn't seem to be lying, Mobius didn't press the matter further, instead asking, "What about the power of the Herrscher of Flame? Don't tell me that was also given to you by the Herrscher of Flame?"

"Wow, Doctor, you're amazing! You guessed it right away."

Ling Xi promptly began to flatter the Doctor.

Mobius "..."

"So, whether it's the power of the Herrscher of the Void or the power of the Herrscher of Flame, it's all one-time use?"

Speaking of this, Mobius was clearly a little disappointed. He thought he could use Ling Xi's power to study the Herrscher properly, but it turned out to be just a trial card. That's a bit of a rip-off.

"No..."

Ling Xi shook her head and said, "The Herrscher of the Void only lent me her power, so it's a one-time thing, but..."

As Ling Xi spoke, she extended her right hand, and a crimson gem floated in Ling Xi palm. Ling Xi smiled at Mobius and said, "Doctor, this is the core of the Seventh Herrscher. You can call it the Flame Herrscher Core, but it also has another name, Wildfire— the Plague Gem!"

"Plague Gem..."

Instantly, Mobius was captivated by the Plague Gem. Both its power and its appearance deeply attracted Mobius.

"Doctor, don't touch it!"

Seeing that Mobius seemed to want to touch it directly, Ling Xi quickly shrank back a little and said, "The Herrscher Core has extremely high Honkai Energy. If you touch it directly, it will be very dangerous. Also, Doctor, don't even think about using its power. The side effects are huge."

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid."

Mobius smiled and said, "Although I haven't really studied the Herrscher Core, I do know that it possesses extremely high Honkai Energy. I'm just a little excited to see Herrscher Core right in front of me."

Mobius wasn't joking when she said that last sentence; she was genuinely a little excited!

After all, this is the Herrscher Core, the most essential part of Herrscher, or even the very essence of Herrscher!

Previously, although humanity had destroyed the First Herrscher and the Second Herrscher, the Herrscher Core were all kept at the Flame-Chasing Moths headquarters. He had applied to the headquarters for research on the Herrscher Core more than once, but all his applications were rejected.

Now that her husband possessed the Herrscher Core, wasn't Ling Xi's stuff essentially her own? So... she was genuinely a little excited.

Finally, I can study the Herrscher Core...

"Doctor, you want to study the Herrscher Core?"

Seeing the expectant look on Mobius's face, Ling Xi asked an obvious question.

What do you think?

Mobius simply rolled his eyes at Ling Xi. Was there even a need to ask that question?

"For research, the Plague Gem isn't suitable..."

Ling Xi shook her head and put away the Plague Gem.

Mobius "..."

Immediately, Mobius looked at Ling Xi with a look of deep resentment. Although the Herrscher Core was very important, this guy wouldn't even lend it to him for research?

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