A chat group where you switch bodies with Alicia at the start?

With autumn approaching, she subconsciously rubbed her shoulders, dressed in light clothing.

But the next moment, a warm garment was draped over MEI.

Meeting the smiling eyes of the girl in pink, although she didn't know where the dress came from, she didn't ask further. Instead, she took the initiative to invite her:

"It's getting late, let's go to my place and talk slowly."

"Okay~"

There's no reason to refuse; who could refuse a beautiful girl's invitation to their home?

The two walked side by side as they left Chiba Academy, looking exceptionally intimate under the dim streetlights.

Coincidentally, this scene was witnessed by a shy, white-haired young man who happened to be passing by.

He instinctively wanted to go up and say hello, but stopped when he saw that MEI was with someone.

"Isn't that the pretty girl that Su and I met at the concert tour the other day?"

Kevin has good eyesight and a good memory. He spotted Jiang Qiao at a glance and scratched his head.

Earlier, he wanted to stay with MEI, but she had to write a paper.

This is something that cannot be disturbed.

Kevin figured that with Mei's personality, she would definitely stay on campus until very late.

I could stake out the spot and then pretend to run into her and walk her home.

Unexpectedly, someone close to MEI had already gotten there first.

...but thankfully

—She's just a girl.

Chapter 76 What do you need me to do?

Whether it's a coincidence or miHoYo's inherited fatalism, MEI's home and the cooking house of 50,000 years later are not exactly the same, but the similarity rate is at least as high as 85%.

This made Jiang Qiao very suspicious. Could that electromagnetic physicist from MEI be Longma from a previous era?

Electromagnetic physics, combined with the plasma projection system that Ryoma secretly built by embezzling public funds in later generations... the connection between these events is really hard to say.

Fortunately, Mei did not tell her that her father had been imprisoned for some strange reason.

Of course—the other party was indeed not at home.

As a world-renowned electromagnetic physicist, MEI's father was either immersed in the laboratory or flying around the world to attend seminars, so ME was often alone at home.

Want a bowl of instant noodles?

Mei, who brought Jiang Qiao home, didn't rush to find out any information. Instead, he took two boxes of instant noodles from the kitchen and gestured to Jiang Qiao.

"Eh? Inviting a cute girl like me home and then treating her to instant noodles... MEI, you can't be like Dr. Möbius."

"Uh...this seems a bit inappropriate?"

Normally, Mei doesn't feel anything when she's alone. She's focused on her studies and has very low appetite. She either eats out or hastily makes do with convenient or frozen meals at home. Seeing that beautiful face full of dissatisfaction and annoyance, Mei nodded uncertainly.

"Then I'll cook myself?"

"Okay...wait!"

Jiang Qiao had originally intended to enjoy Dr. MEI's cooking with a smile, after all, as a reincarnated individual of the cook, MEI should have some culinary genes, right? But he instantly remembered Alicia's complaints to him.

If I remember correctly, it wasn't just that the cook's cooking skills were terrible in the early days, but Dr. Mei's cooking skills were also disastrous! It's said that even Kevin, who had become a fusion warrior, couldn't handle it!

"...Never mind, I'll just cook it myself."

With both hands pressed down on MEI, who wanted to get up and go to the kitchen, the pink-haired girl reluctantly accepted the task, not wanting to experience what kind of dark cuisine that could defeat a fusion warrior tasted like.

I was invited to someone's house, but somehow I ended up being the one who had to cook. What kind of situation is this...?

Oh well, I'll just treat it as a spur-of-the-moment thing and do it randomly.

Although I'm not very good at it...

Upon arriving at MEI's kitchen, the pink-clad girl, who had found an apron in the closet, expertly tied it around her waist. She then tidied her bound hair, making it more suitable for cooking.

"This is the first time I've ever cooked using a girl's body."

Squeezing her slender hands, Jiang Qiao opened MEI's refrigerator with a sigh. The first thing she saw was a pile of frozen emergency food. As for the ingredients... she could still find some that were usable.

About ten minutes later.

The plate was brought to MEI's table, where, having had some free time, he had started looking up literature and continuing to write his paper out of boredom.

The home-style dishes with a distinctly Chinese flavor were quite novel for MEI, who was born and raised in the Far East and was not particular about food.

but--

"delicious!"

This is the evaluation given by MEI.

She was only slightly curious about Alicia's cooking, but to be honest, Mei was just planning to quickly finish the dish.

Rather than enjoying the meal, she preferred to learn about what was to come from Jiang Qiao.

However, Jiang Qiao's cooking skills were unexpectedly superb.

The perfect cooking time, exquisite knife skills, and meticulous seasoning combination are almost superhuman.

All I can say is that this was the most delicious meal MEI has had in recent years; she could eat two bowls!

In response, Alicia simply sat across the table, smiling as she looked at Dr. Mei, propping her cheek up with her hand, looking just like a wife watching her husband.

Of course, don't get me wrong, he was just thinking about what to do next.

The immediate threat is the third major collapse of the previous civilization.

Unlike the third Great Collapse that occurred 50,000 years later, which was largely confined to Changkong City, this Great Collapse of the pre-civilization affected almost the entire Southeast Asia region, with Changkong City, Canghai City, and Tianqiong City being the only cities clearly affected.

Compared to this event in the pre-civilization era, the one 50,000 years later might be an exaggeration to call it child's play, but it's definitely far inferior to this one.

Moreover, it's different from the method used to resolve the Great Collapse that will occur 50,000 years later.

These two major collapses differ in that one was caused by natural factors and the other by human intervention.

Compared to the latter, the former is more intense and less controllable.

The moths chasing the flame couldn't detect it, but Jiang Qiao, as the Primordial Herrscher, could vaguely sense that the cocoon was secretly accumulating imaginary energy.

Once the imaginary numbers, which are imperceptible by normal means, accumulate to a certain point, this massive collapse that will sweep across Southeast Asia will erupt.

While pondering, Jiang Qiao slowly recounted to the other party the information about Honkai, the Fire Moth, and what MEI currently knew.

"..."

MEI fell into a long silence.

Although she had made certain preparations, she was still just an ordinary person at the time. After being implanted with a lot of information about Honkai and the Moth of Fire, she was still deeply shocked and confused.

The other side of the world is actually like this, and the Changkong City beneath my feet is so fraught with danger.

At this moment, MEI's heart became incredibly heavy.

Still so young and inexperienced, she couldn't imagine what she could possibly do in such a war.

Taking the water glass from Jiang Qiao, she gulped down the water to moisten her dry throat, then asked in a low voice:

"What do you need me to do?"

No further invitations are needed.

After learning these secrets and realizing that she would inevitably embark on a path of fighting against the Honkai, the careless Dr. MEI made a choice in an instant, just like her original self.

Although she knew very little about the girl named Alicia in front of her, she subconsciously felt that perhaps the other party already had a plan.

In this way, all you need to do is unconditionally assist the other party and satisfy their desires.

Of course, she may have her own considerations later.

But for MEI now, she wants to try to place her hopes for saving the world on this girl who claims to be from the future.

"Very good~ As expected of Mei, talking to smart people really saves a lot of effort~"

The girl in pink clapped her hands in satisfaction, but then became extremely serious in the next moment:

"Then I'll just say it straight."

"—MEI, next, I need you to join the Fire Moth and then seize control of the Fire Moth's discourse in the shortest possible time!"

Chapter 77 Looking forward to seeing Mei tomorrow