I'm on the Ark, and I start out as Gretchen.

After hearing Möbius's words, Kristen ended her thoughts and a hint of curiosity appeared on her face.

"Cure her Oripathy, and then let her perfectly fuse with the Balrog fragments within her body to become the new generation of Balrog."

When Christensen asked him questions, Möbius made no attempt to hide anything and directly stated his purpose.

"I didn't expect Miss Mebius to also be interested in the [Flame Demon Project]. Are you planning to directly treat Oripathy in Ifrit?"

After hearing Möbius's nonchalant reply, Christensen raised an eyebrow slightly, her expression somewhat surprised.

“I have no interest in such crude and brutal experimental methods; it’s simply a waste of lab rats.” Upon hearing this, Möbius shook his head slightly, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.

"As for treatment... if it's just about treating individuals, then the word 'conquer' is completely unnecessary."

"...!"

After a moment of silence, realizing the meaning behind Möbius's words, Christensen's pupils suddenly contracted slightly, and then she looked at the person in front of her with a look of shock mixed with fervor.

"Heh~ Why are you suddenly looking at me like that? Are you surprised?"

Although the person in front of him still had a cold face and no smile, when he met her gaze, Mebius felt as if he saw a big golden retriever staring intently at him.

“Miss Mébius’s words are indeed quite surprising.” Upon hearing this, Christensen first nodded slightly, then changed the subject, her tone becoming somewhat urgent as she inquired:

"So, as a collaborator, would I be honored to know the extent to which you have achieved this?"

Although Christensen always had higher goals and pursuits in her heart, she never forgot that curing Oripathy was one of the goals she and Saria had set out to achieve in the first place.

Without Möbius's appearance, she and Rhine Lab would have only done their best to research this area, because overcoming Oripathy is really very difficult.

But now that an unexpected opportunity has arisen, she will certainly try her best to seize it and accomplish her initial goal.

"Heh~ Want to know?"

Upon hearing this, a playful smile appeared on Möbius's face, and he teased, "I thought the Commander-in-Chief didn't care about these things~"

"..."

Faced with Mebius's teasing, Christensen remained silent for a moment before speaking: "This matter is indeed not as important as it, but that doesn't mean I don't want to complete it, even if it's just as a witness."

After hearing Christensen's honest words, a hint of surprise flashed in Möbius's eyes. He then lost interest in continuing the playful banter, and his tone became serious as he said:

“Miss Christen is surprisingly honest. In that case, I might as well tell you.”

"I can now cure Oripathy, but unfortunately, due to limitations of energy and environment, this method cannot be widely promoted."

"..."

After hearing what Möbius said, a complicated look flashed in Christensen's eyes, but she did not rush to say anything. Instead, she carefully examined the person in front of her.

Then, as if she had seen something in Mebius, she slowly closed her eyes, a self-deprecating smile curving her lips.

Well, based on the feeling she got from the person in front of her, Christensen had a premonition that if given enough time and resources, she could completely conquer Oripathy, and that she could achieve a breakthrough that could be widely adopted.

However, Kristen's association with the details of the deal and her speculation about Möbius...

Because of her identity, I felt that she had a greater goal than I did.

Such people should also, like myself, not focus on the present.

In this situation, Christensen felt that she, as a selfish person, was not qualified and did not know how to bring up the matter of "completely conquering Oripathy".

As for the lure of profit... she didn't think the confident, capable, and old woman in front of her would care about such things.

"...?"

Watching Christensen's strange behavior, a hint of doubt flashed across Mebius's eyes, but she quickly concealed it.

She realized that there were hardly any normal people in this company, from the general manager down to the employees... Oh, she wasn't normal herself either, so it didn't matter.

However, whether these people are normal or not is irrelevant to Mebius, as long as they don't affect her.

"Speaking of which, this farce is coming to an end. It's time for me to move on to the next experiment. I'll leave the resources and manpower to you then." Möbius paused slightly, then continued:

"I believe the head of Rhine Lab should be able to do it. After all, I want to quickly and completely conquer Oripathy so I can continue pursuing what I desire."

"?!"

P.S.: Only one update today. I've been having serious writer's block these past couple of days. I'll organize the outline for this section tomorrow before starting to write again. The reason for the writer's block is that I'm currently writing three unconventional storylines simultaneously, and I lose control when they're interwoven.

I'm constantly switching between writing about snakes, little girls, and then Miu Miu, and then I have to switch back. It's driving me crazy.

That's why I initially chose this method to write this novel; if I wrote it in a fragmented way, I wouldn't be able to control my writing style.

Chapter 129 Himer's Shock and Questions

"?!"

Christensen, who had been lost in thought with her eyes closed, opened her eyes abruptly after hearing Mebius's words and stared at the person in front of her with a surprised look.

"Why are you surprised again? The commander's behavior today is nothing like the ice queen that outsiders call her."

Faced with Christensen's "startled" reaction, Möbius raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of helplessness on his face.

Upon hearing this, Christensen instantly calmed her surprise, a slight smile playing on her lips as she turned the tables on him:

"That's just a nickname given to me by people who don't know me. Didn't Miss Mébius say she knew me well enough?"

“That’s true, but I thought you only showed these emotions to Saria right now.” Mebius said this with a meaningful smile before continuing:

"After all, you've been wearing a mask of indifference and coldness for quite some time now, haven't you?"

"..."

Faced with Möbius's incisive words, Christen fell silent again. After a moment, she said through gritted teeth, "Miss Möbius, you really do know a lot..."

"Oh, thank you for the compliment~"

Completely oblivious to what he had just said, Möbius gladly accepted the "praise" from his commander.

"..."

Christensen, who had been in a high position for some time, had not seen anyone dare to speak to him like that in a long time, and was momentarily speechless.

"Alright, let's end this joking around. With this time, I might have made new progress in my experiments. Now, I'll leave the matter I just mentioned to you."

As he spoke, Möbius slowly suppressed his smile, his expression becoming formulaic and indifferent.

"Oh, by the way, Miss Christen Wright, if you have any further questions, please feel free to ask me."

Without hesitation, Mebius waved to the person in front of him and then turned and left the empty office.

It's impossible to cover everything and every detail in a single transaction or conversation. However, Möbius felt that this level of information was sufficient, even just right.

If there's any more, I'm afraid Christensen might have trouble digesting it. It's time to give her some time to process today's information.

"..."

After watching Möbius's figure completely disappear from the office, Kristen slowly relaxed, tapping her fingers on the desk as she silently sorted through the massive amount of information from the afternoon's transactions and conversations.

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In the other side of the cafe—

After reading the letter in her hand, Hermer's delicate brows furrowed without her noticing.

"Hemer, don't keep frowning, cheer up." Sitting next to Hemer, Gretchen, who had somehow taken a liking to her, spoke gently to her, trying to comfort her.

"Ok?"

Upon hearing Gretchen's words, Himer looked at her instinctively, but when she saw the little girl's expression, her eyes widened in surprise, as she had a strange sense of déjà vu.

"Did Aunt Snake explain things clearly in her letter? If not, I can help you fill in the details."

As if she hadn't noticed Himer's reaction, Gretchen's tone remained very gentle, as if she were coaxing a child.

Although somewhat surprised by the little girl's transformation and strange appearance...

Visually, but given her connection to the Snake Lord, she may not be an ordinary child.

Therefore, Himer chose to suppress her inner turmoil for the time being and prioritize answering her own questions, since it concerned Ifrit's safety, or even her life.

After gathering her thoughts, Himer asked, "What's the little method mentioned in the letter for taking Ifrit away? Will it hurt her...?"

"The simple method is to take her away directly without harming Ifrit..." Upon hearing this, Gretchen made no attempt to hide anything and directly revealed the simple method that Mebius had mentioned.

Actually, Mebius did have a way of taking Ifrit away quietly. But in her opinion, that would be too boring and lacking in flavor.

After all, no matter how you look at it, taking someone away quietly is not as likely to cause chaos and provoke Saria's wrath as directly and violently abducting them.

Mebius wants a Saria who is furious and disappointed in Kristen—how can he not add some spice to the mix?

"Take them away directly? Rhine Lab's defenses are very..."

After hearing Gretchen's explanation, Himer frowned slightly and then subconsciously began to refute. However, halfway through her sentence, she seemed to suddenly remember something, and her voice gradually faded until it disappeared.

"Rhine Lab's defenses are only very strict for ordinary people; they're easy for Aunt Serpent." Looking at the person beside her, Gretchen gently shook her head and said seriously.

Now that the first problem was solved, Himer naturally wouldn't dwell on it. She asked the next question with a very serious expression:

"...So, how long will it take to take Ifrit away for her treatment?"

“Well, a day. If Ifrit wants to stay there and play, it might take a little longer…” Faced with this new question, Gretchen carefully considered the time in her mind before answering.

"hiss!"

Although she had prepared herself mentally before coming and asking, Hermer still couldn't help but gasp when she heard the answer.

As a researcher studying Oripathy, she truly understood from the bottom of her heart how difficult it was to cure Oripathy.

In fact, she was quite shocked a few days ago when she finished examining Ifrit's body and found that the amount of Originium in her body had indeed decreased by half without any side effects.

Although it wasn't a complete cure, achieving that level of healing was nothing short of a miracle in Himer's eyes. Moreover, that level of healing was achieved in just one night.

It is precisely because she knows how exaggerated the miracle was that she now has some trust in the [Snake Lord], at least in terms of technology.

However, now that he had received a definitive answer, Himer was once again deeply impressed by the [Snake Lord's] technology.

"Does Sister Himer have any other questions?"

After the people around her had calmed down enough, Gretchen asked in a gentle tone.

"Yes, yes."

"I want to know, after all this is over, do you really have a way to transfer Ifrit, this 'patient,' from Rhine Lab to Rhodes Island, which you mentioned?"

P.S.: After I finish writing this whole thing later, I can write about the little girl's chance encounter with Saria while buying gifts, and then we can have a little tiff.

I can't write about scheming and plotting; it's girls who can soothe me.