"Ruan Mei... that sounds familiar."
"Let me think. Who exactly was she..."
As Lin Chen quietly searched his memories, a faint current flashed through his mind.
He studied the bearing and grace of the woman before him.
And her incomprehensible way of thinking.
Lin Chen suddenly remembered a portrait in the Herta Space Station's Hall of Honors.
Member #81 of the Genius Society.
Ms. Ruan Mei, a leading expert in the life sciences.
She seemed almost identical to the mysterious young woman in a qipao before him.
"Holy shit... seriously?"
"I just knocked over an Emanator of Erudition? That's pretty wild."
Looking at the large, springy shumai beside the young woman, with its bizarre expressions and demeanor,
Lin Chen believed what the mysterious woman had told him.
Ms. Ruan Mei devoted herself to exploring the origins of life.
She had an extraordinary passion for creating all sorts of wondrous life-forms.
Presumably, that large, springy shumai was one of Ruan Mei's legendary creations.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Chen turned his gaze back to the young woman in the qipao.
There was a little more seriousness and reverence in his eyes now.
Of course, taking a good look at Ruan Mei's distinctive beauty was rather enjoyable, too.
After learning her identity, Lin Chen actually grew curious.
By the system's standards, did Ruan Mei count as a key figure in Honkai: Star Rail?
If she did, getting acquainted with her now wouldn't hurt.
Although an Emanator of Erudition was far beyond his reach, and mere mortals could only look up to her achievements and brilliance,
there was plenty of time ahead. It wasn't as though he had no chance at all.
"You... seem quite interested in me, too."
"Have you developed some curiosity about the structure of my body?"
"If so, why