Arad's unruly savior

Chapter 3890 Inventors' Conference

"Chimera, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Ruiqi immediately raised her voice, her face showing anger, her beautiful eyebrows almost standing on end. She knew that this girl's personality had always been very crazy and wild, but she did not expect her to say such shocking things, not taking her body seriously at all.

She genuinely regarded Chimera as a junior. Firstly, her own age was similar to Maishe's, which was the "still attractive" level. Secondly, Chimera was only about seventeen or eighteen years old. The age difference between them was very obvious, not just a year or two. Therefore, in her eyes, this girl was a junior who needed to be taken care of.

Although Chimera was obsessed with the Rubik's Cube and would go crazy for a period of time every day, smashing and destroying things, her talent and her ingenious ideas were recognized by Ruiqi. In Chimera, she felt that she saw her past self.

After all, Ruiqi's fame and widespread recognition only came about after she met Ye Lin in the last two years.

In other words, she proved almost nothing in the first thirty years of her life, and was met with scorn and ridicule everywhere she went.

Having gotten caught in the rain myself, I wanted to hold an umbrella for the chimera.

Ye Lin glanced into Chimera's bedroom and found it in complete disarray. Almost everything that could be smashed had been destroyed. There were broken Rubik's Cube parts on the floor, and one of the bed legs had been removed, causing the entire bed to tilt in the direction of the missing leg.

"What!" Chimera was emotionally unstable and suddenly bared her teeth at her, seemingly very angry that Ricky was interfering in her affairs.

It was only then that Ye Lin noticed that Chimera's teeth were different from those of normal people. Both her upper and lower rows of teeth were quite sharp and not blunt. Her two canine teeth were particularly prominent, unlike human teeth, and instead gave her a wild, carnivorous look.

He silently looked at Ruiqi's rosy lips, thinking about how she had been wolfing down the "spicy chicken" earlier. She had been in a bit of pain, but now, compared to Chimera, she suddenly felt that her teeth and tongue were gentle.

"Aren't you also a gold digger, trading your body for fame?" Chimera retorted fiercely to Ruiqi. "Why can you do it and I can't? What do I lack compared to you? My breasts are big too."

A hint of embarrassment and annoyance appeared on Ruiqi's beautiful and imposing face. Although she had never cared about the marriage traditions of the divine realm, nor did she care about mentioning her relationship with Yelin in front of outsiders, she was still somewhat annoyed to be brought up in front of her by Chimera, who was more than ten years younger than her.

However, being an adult and seeing that Chimera was clearly out of control, he couldn't be too harsh on her and scolded her:
“I am an adult, and I will take responsibility for all my actions and choices. I have no regrets. But you are clearly acting out of control and behaving recklessly. How can you joke around with your own body?”

Chimera clutched her head in pain, her lips twitching, revealing sharp teeth like a wild beast poised to pounce. Yet, she could still converse, retaliating:

“I’m an adult too, and I will take responsibility for my actions. I only said that because he’s Ye Lin. Everyone knows he’s the Sea King, and he has several women in the God Realm. If it were anyone else, I wouldn’t even have a chance to speak up.”

Uh……

Ye Lin was speechless, not expecting to be rebuked by Chimera. Rui Qi quickly comforted him, saying apologetically, "Don't take her seriously. She's just a little kid who's gone crazy now."

Ye Lin smiled in response; the girl's condition was indeed not right.

"Rubik's Cube, Rubik's Cube, I must get it..."

Chimera, as if possessed, kept muttering to herself as she paced back and forth in the room. Suddenly, she darted back into her own room, pulled out a spray can about the size of an adult's forearm, and said in a slightly distorted, gleeful tone:
"Time to conduct the experiment!"

boom!
The spray can bounced high into the air after hitting the ground, then exploded, revealing a container full of colorful paint that sprayed everywhere in the room, making a mess of the entire space. Even the women weren't spared, ending up covered in a colorful mess.

"Chimera! You've really gone mad." Ricky was furious. She flipped up her favorite hair, which was originally a calm color like the deep sea, but now it was all sorts of colors, as if she had put a paint bucket over her head and covered it with an art student's palette.

Ruiqi looked at Yelin, who was also covered in dirt, and said helplessly:
"Quickly find a way to make her behave. She's not usually this crazy, but today she's become several times more aggressive."

Normally, Chimera just rambles on and on, goes crazy for a bit, and throws a few pillow thuds, but it calms down in about fifteen minutes. Today, however, it's really something else; it even tore the door apart.

Ye Lin nodded, a little light yellow powder appeared on his fingertip, and he pressed it directly onto the philtrum of the chimera. After two or three breaths, the crazed girl's eyes rolled back, and she collapsed to the ground, fast asleep.

"What good stuff is this? It works so fast! Give me some." Ruiqi exclaimed in surprise, then quickly grabbed Ye Lin's outstretched hand, glanced at the powder, and added:
"I need some to deal with the Chimera later on. Who knows when it might go crazy again? I don't want to sleep right now."

The pollen from the Dream Eater Tree in Northmar is now a controlled substance in the Duchy due to its excellent effects. Only diluted sleep aids are available on the market, and in very small quantities. After all, the Dream Eater Tree is dangerous, and even awakened individuals could suffer if they approach it carelessly.

"Take this opportunity to check on her. If Chimera continues like this, she might really go crazy one day." Ruiqi was also patient; she wasn't too angry even after being tormented by Chimera all night.

Ye Lin said:

“I’ve seen it. There is indeed a connection and compatibility between her and that Rubik’s Cube. The source may be that visit to Chimera.”

Ruiqi touched her hair with heartache, wondering if the paint would wash off, and asked, "Is this what you mean by a divine artifact recognizing its master? Is the Rubik's Cube really suitable for the Chimera?"

"Hmm, but I've never seen a Rubik's Cube before. I don't know what it is. It must be an object that contains great power and has an extreme influence on human thinking."

The House of Clockwork is vague about the origin of the Rubik's Cube, only saying that it is a mysterious object, but there is still no accurate answer as to where it was discovered.

"Treat her."

"How to cure it?"

Ruiqi's eyes widened slightly. "Aren't you the strongest adventurer on the Arad Continent? I'm asking you for help, why are you asking me questions instead?"

Then she thought for a moment and said:
"You just erased her memories of the Rubik's Cube?... That's not good. We don't have the right to do that under the guise of doing what's best for her. Why don't you change the Rubik's Cube's evil properties?"

Ye Lin shrugged and said that the reason why the Chimera and the Rubik's Cube became connected was because their inherent attributes were very compatible and they could exert their maximum power. Once one of them underwent a major change, it might become unsuitable and waste the talents and power of both.

"You could just say Chimera was born a lunatic," Ruiqi retorted.

Several scholars have died researching the Rubik's Cube, and even without direct contact, prolonged exposure to the Rubik's Cube can affect the body and mind, so this thing is definitely not a good thing.

She basically understood that if Chimera changed its personality, the true power of the Rubik's Cube would continue to be buried in dust, and if the Rubik's Cube was modified by Ye Lin, then Chimera's talent, which only shone brightly in its mad state, would be wasted.

At this moment, Chimeira, who was lying on the sofa, woke up. Her eyes, like yellow sapphires, stared straight at Ye Lin, but she didn't say anything. It seemed that she had regained her senses because of the Dream-Eating Pollen. She no longer had the crazy and frenzied energy she had just had, and she looked much more docile.

"Oh, you're awake." Ruiqi chuckled strangely, pointed to the messy room, and said, "I'll hire a few cleaning staff tomorrow, and all the expenses will be on your tab."

The floor, the furniture, the ceiling... one person simply cannot manage it.

Chimera was silent for a moment, then said softly, "It can't be cleaned up." "Wh...what do you mean?" Ruiqi stammered, her hand gripping her hair tightly, a clear sign of panic.

"The colored paint I studied cannot be washed off unless a layer is scraped off."

The implication is that Ruiqi's beautiful deep-sea blue hair is probably going to be cut short.

"Chimera!" Ricky roared, finding the docile chimera even more infuriating than before.

Especially when using such an ordinary tone to say terrible things.

This time, Ye Lin stopped her, looking smug, and said with a smile, "She's just a little kid, don't bother with her."

“Magic.” Chimera pointed at Night Forest, her tone still calm, and said, “Just let him use magic to solve it. It will save you money on cleaning services and your hair.”

"Even if you have a Rubik's Cube, your bonus for this month will be deducted."

As everything in the room returned to normal, Ruiqi looked at the clock on the wall, which was pointing to 2 a.m. She felt utterly exhausted, her spirits drained, and a wave of weariness washed over her. She couldn't help but yawn and didn't want to keep up with Chimera's antics.

She has already ordered some pollen from the Dream Eater Tree, enough for about a month.

"Chimera, I've thought it over carefully, and I'm not going to help you convene a conference of scholars." Ruichi waved her hand, sat down on the sofa, picked up her half-finished can of beer, crossed her shapely, long legs, and said:

"Although I'm a rather awful person, and I used to be a theorist who got a lot of cold shoulders and ridicule, I don't think I've ever done anything wrong to anyone. Besides, the Rubik's Cube is still at the Clockwork House, and the people there are pretty nice."

Clockwork House is an academic organization primarily composed of young people and scholars with open-minded academic ideas.

In contrast, Gear Workshop is an academic organization mainly composed of a group of old scholars who adhere to tradition, or rather, stick to the rules. It has a seniority culture and a very strict hierarchical order.

The Beast Fang Judgment group has the largest number of members and is the most diverse, encompassing both styles.

Ruiqi said that she joined Clockwork House after leaving Beast Fang Judgment. Although she was ridiculed by some colleagues, the overall situation was much better than in Beast Fang Judgment.

She hesitated to ask her to help steal the Rubik's Cube from the Clockwork House; she couldn't bring herself to do it.

Chimera sat cross-legged on the sofa, her large, clear eyes looking bright and innocent. She said:

"So, if the Rubik's Cube were in the Gear Workshop, you would help me steal it, right?"

"Why are you always thinking about stealing? If you were just borrowing it, I could owe you a favor and help you out." Ruiqi couldn't help but rub her forehead.

Chimera immediately looked at Ye Lin with anticipation. With her current rudimentary skills, it would be really difficult for her to obtain the Rubik's Cube, and there weren't many people who could help her.

Ye Lin picked up a newspaper, unfolded it, and read aloud as he spoke:
"As you think, if I ask, I can get the Rubik's Cube, but it will also make me owe the Clockwork House a favor. You know how hard it is to repay favors unless there is something that makes the Clockwork House feel that I am trading with them fairly."

Chimera thought about it carefully, then looked disappointed. It was true that she had some patented inventions, but it was clearly far from enough to exchange for someone else's Rubik's Cube.

Finally, she came up with an idea:

"Could you pay for the items first, and then I'll pay you back slowly? All the patents for the works I obtained through the Rubik's Cube belong to you."

Half-asleep, Ruiqi frowned and muttered, "You're trying to get something for nothing. That promise is way too far-fetched."

Chimera pursed her lips, feeling rather empty, and then pointed at Ruichi: "Or like her, I'll sleep with you, and you can have me right now. I have nothing else to give you."

Ruiqi suddenly sobered up a lot and gritted her teeth, saying, "You lunatic, keep this kind of sudden idea to yourself. Don't joke around with yourself."

Pretending not to hear, Chimera gestured to her chest. "I may not be very old, but I have quite a large chest. I know you like this."

Ruiqi continued to complain: "Don't you know that a baby face and big breasts are a powerful cute point? You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? Fine, shut up."

"It is quite large." Ye Lin nodded, the bloodline of the gods was indeed well-deserved.

"You've actually accepted it, Timo!" Ruiqi felt like she was about to spit out all her saliva.

Ye Lin smiled and handed the newspaper he was reading to Chimera, telling her to look at the first page; perhaps what she needed was there.

Chimera took it, read it carefully, and said, "The Mist Inventors Conference..."

Ruiqi nodded and said lazily, "Yeah, the Inventors' Conference. Wait, this newspaper is from the day before yesterday. Chimera, haven't you seen it?"

"Newspapers? Aren't those used for wrapping things, propping up table legs, or selling to scrap dealers?" Chimera said, indicating that she had never seen one before.

The Mist Inventors Conference is a grand competition that is spearheaded by three major academic factions and is open to inventors from the entire God Realm. It lasts for about half a month and anyone who is confident in their invention can participate.

In recent years, due to the rampant spread of monsters and the excessively high concentration of the mist god's fog, which severed the passage between the three continents of the divine realm, the Inventors' Conference had no choice but to be discontinued.

This year, Hermit Kelton decided to restart the Inventors' Conference, which generated considerable buzz and was reported by many news outlets. Inventors were also gearing up and preparing.

Ye Lin said:

"There are still two weeks until the Inventors' Conference opens, so you can use that time to prepare."

Chimera's eyes lit up, its excitement returning, and it said:
“That’s right. The Inventors’ Conference will attract the attention of the Clockwork House. I can take this opportunity to find a way to steal the Rubik’s Cube.”

Ye Lin sighed and said:

"I want you to work on an invention and enter it in a competition!"

(End of this chapter)