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

Needless to say, judging from Möbius's angry expression, the source of his dissatisfaction was naturally the resume report on the table—

Just like the previous one, except this time it's MEI.

The recommender's name was still listed as Alicia's.

"Hmm~ You know I get along well with everyone in the organization. When I chat with my colleagues in the external recruitment department, I sometimes hear them complaining about manpower. I'm just helping the organization solve its problems."

"Besides, MEI is different from Vervière; her resume is spotless!"

The smiling pink-clad girl didn't mind Möbius's huffy expression at all. On the contrary, she found the snake quite cute and interesting. She happily placed the tea she had poured in front of Möbius's table.

The latter took a sip and said irritably, "I know."

Möbius actually had no opinion about the fact that he had a clean background.

Although it wasn't as she originally thought, that she specifically sought out and extended an invitation because of MEI's quantum mechanics paper.

But after a brief examination, with Möbius's discerning eye, he could immediately see that MEI was a genius no less than himself, a golden talent just waiting to be discovered.

She was simply unhappy with Jiang Qiao's frequent hiring.

"After that, I'll resign from this position. If you want to bother someone else, go bother me!"

Mebius was more interested in spending time in the laboratory, and this kind of special recruitment review was just a part-time job that was forced upon her by her superiors.

It wouldn't have been a big deal, since this kind of unusual recruitment method wasn't common in the early days of Firemoth, but then Alicia...

Snake glared angrily at Alicia, who was conducting an experiment before she arrived!

"but..."

"First it was Vilvie, then it was Mei. What are you trying to do by actively seeking out people like this?"

Her tone shifted, her serpentine eyes, now half-green, fixed on the girl before her, a hint of amusement in her voice.

Both Vervier and MEI are undoubtedly top talents in scientific research.

She was merely a warrior who chased fire, even though Alicia was a hero in defeating the Second Herrscher.

Can--

With such a purposeful approach in bringing these two people into the organization, it's hard for Mebius not to suspect that this guy has some ulterior motive.

Jiang Qiao didn't reveal any flaws in response, naturally displaying that [Alice] smile and blinking:

"Oh dear~ What do you mean by 'this kind of person'? Don't portray Virvie and Mei as bad people~ Look, before being geniuses, they are first and foremost beautiful and lovely girls, aren't they?"

Of the three giants of the Fire Chaser Research Group, the most difficult to deal with was not MEI or Vervière, who joined the organization later, but rather Möbius, one of the founders.

She is not only suspicious, but also has very keen intuition.

You see, just a slight action was enough to alert Möbius.

The girl in pink sighed inwardly, but outwardly raised her hand to gently cover her palm, adopting a pitiful and delicate appearance:

"But Dr. Möbius, you seem to be paying a lot of attention to him. Could it be... that you have feelings for me?"

"Hmm~ If it's Dr. Möbius, I might consider it?"

"Hmph, I can't care about you."

"but--"

"You'd better tone it down. If you keep doing this..."

Mebius didn't finish his sentence, but he already guessed what the other person meant.

As a key contributor to the second Great Collapse of the Firemoth, Alicia indeed holds a very important influence and is a symbol within the Firemoth organization.

But precisely because of this, he is also a key figure of concern in the eyes of the higher-ups at Moth Chaser.

If you meddle too much in things you shouldn't, you'll incur the dissatisfaction of those people.

Just like MEI, who later proposed the Key of God plan but was opposed by some people and assassinated by the Poison Chrysalis, who knows, some early donkey-eared guy carrying a sword might come looking for trouble for Jiang Qiao.

After leaving a warning, Mebius hurriedly departed.

Jiang Qiao, who had just left the office, saw MEI receiving daily necessities and a uniform from the logistics department, and had already changed into the kind of clothing that researchers often wore.

"Hmm~ It's got the air of Dr. Mei that I know, isn't it?"

The pink-clad girl, circling around MEI, commented with a smile, then, as if she had thought of something amusing, she rested her index finger on her chin and said playfully:

"But... Kevin's expression must be priceless right now~ I really want to see what he looks like now. Does he feel really disappointed that the girl he wanted to pursue suddenly disappeared?"

"...You only invited me, but not Kevin. You wouldn't be thinking of something so wicked, would you?"

Mei, wearing glasses, looked at the grinning girl and twitched the corner of his mouth.

From Jiang Qiao's words, MEI already knew that she would be Kevin's girlfriend in the future.

Of course, she doesn't really feel or think about it right now. At most, she just feels a little strange – that she's actually with that shy boy?

As for other things, having already learned the truth about the world, she really had no heart to consider romantic relationships.

"In a way, you also broke up a couple, didn't you?"

"Hmm~ Indeed, looking at it this way, I really am a wicked girl~ So, shall I make it up to you~ MEI?"

He slapped the girl's face, which was close to his own. Although she blushed slightly, Dr. Mei calmly refused, saying:

"No need."

"Seriously~ You're so awkward now, you've completely lost the cuteness you had when we first met!"

【Alicia】puffed out her cheeks in a huff, looking annoyed and frustrated.

"You haven't answered my question yet."

"Hmm~ How could that be? How could a cute girl like me have such wicked thoughts?"

"but--"

He smiled, his gaze towards the window seeming to see the young man anxiously searching for his beloved in the distant city of Changkong.

"If it were Kevin, I would still hope that he could enjoy a little more of the life of an ordinary person before pressing the fast forward button."

Chapter 79 Today is Tuesday

—To obtain the power of the end, one must face the cocoon and pass its test.

To achieve this, it is necessary to gather the thirteen projections descended from the End—the thirteen Herrschers—in order to calculate and reach the location of the Cocoon.

"Can't we use the core from the Divine Key instead?"

Although not everything was revealed, Vervi already knew the information that was appropriate for her to know. Jiang Qiao did not hide too much of this, after all, a smart person like her could easily detect clues from the slightest hints.

The magician toyed with the futuristic lipstick in her hand, her fingertips gently rubbing the metallic casing, and said with a smile:

"As expected of something my future self created, it definitely has a very Vilvi style~"

The Divine Key, Seven Lightning of Purification, has seven forms, but this design, created out of Vilvie's personal interest, means that not all of the weapon's seven forms are weapons.

Jiang Qiao didn't speak, but the bespectacled girl in the white coat, who was also Mei, adjusted her glasses and casually said:

"Although I don't yet know the full picture of the Divine Key project, the core of the Divine Key must have already been dealt with."

Having already learned the details of Honkai and the Herrscher, she was able to make this general judgment, after all, this plan originally came from her future self.

This is the correct answer.

Indeed, Jiang Qiao had also considered the idea of ​​directly collecting the Divine Keys of later generations. This way, once he extracted the Herrscher core, he could skip many steps and directly measure the distance between himself and the End through the power of the Origin.

Unfortunately, as MEI said, the Herrscher Core that has undergone special treatment has lost this ability.

There are no shortcuts, so the only way to achieve the original goal is to personally obtain the thirteen Herrscher cores from the previous civilization!

The significance of this is self-evident; he had to personally experience the previous civilization's dungeon.

Nevertheless, the Divine Key has not lost all its meaning.

Originally designed as a weapon against the Honkai, the Divine Keys, even if they cannot be used as a measuring stick to measure distances, can still provide a powerful boost to this war against the Honkai.

Furthermore, even a deactivated Herrscher core can play a crucial role in the hands of Jiang Qiao, who is the Origin Herrscher.

such as--

As a medium to trigger collapse.

Having shown considerable talent, Velvi quickly gained the attention of the Fire Moth.

In the studio that was specially assigned to them, a screen was presented in front of the three people.

Those images included pictures of Changkong City, and even Southeast Asia.

The pink-clad girl sat on the workbench, her legs crossed and swaying slightly. In the dim light, one could see that the single leg ring, unique to Yingjie's outfit, was about 20 centimeters away from the tight black stockings covering her legs. According to [Alicia]'s habit—today was Tuesday.

"The Third Great Collapse will affect the entire Southeast Asia region and is expected to erupt in about a year. However, if we can move quickly enough, I can reduce the scope of the Third Great Collapse to be limited to the area of ​​Changkong City."

A vibrant, light, and sweet girl's voice softly tells her what she wants to do.

The imaginary internal energy accumulated in the cocoon in the dark side cannot be eliminated through normal means.