Collapse, Kaslana's Way of Survival

Keno immediately understood.

Living in the orphanage, they weren't well off, so he'd often watched the priest and Theresa haggle over prices when helping with purchasing. While the specific plans differed slightly, he still understood the fundamental principle of retreating to advance.

"Okay, let's go."

Kayno nodded, turned around and walked towards the portal with Alicia.

One step, two steps...

"Wait." Mobius, who was standing still, suddenly said in a deep voice.

Oh, are you so impatient?

Kainuo looked at the portal which was at least ten steps away with some surprise.

It seems that this lost memory is far more important to Mebius than he imagined.

"Well, what's wrong, Mebius? Do you have anything else to say?" Alicia turned around and looked at Mebius with a smirk on her face.

"Let me guess, you don't want Kaino and I to leave so soon? I understand. Although you always look fierce, Mobius, you actually hate being alone for a long time. Now that you have a handsome boy and a beautiful girl visiting, it's normal to be reluctant to leave for a while."

"But you can't do that, Mebius. People always have to..."

"Enough!" Mebius interrupted Alicia impatiently.

Mebius's gaze moved from the headband in Alicia's hand to her face, and his lavender snake eyes became more and more fierce.

"No need to beat around the bush. You know what I want to ask—what is the function of that crown in your hand?"

"So, Dr. Mobius, you're actually interested in this? You should have told me earlier."

Alicia winked playfully, pondered for a moment, and then told the truth in another way.

"There are many uses, but what you're most likely concerned about, Doctor, is regaining lost memories, right?"

Alicia wasn't lying. To a normal person, the experience of consciousness injection might be just a dream, but to the memory system, it was an upload of memories. When Mebius's consciousness outside the paradise left, all of her memories would be completely backed up to Mebius inside the paradise.

As long as she doesn't do things secretly like she did before.

The snake's eyes trembled twice, and the atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Kainuo and Alicia were both tactful and kept silent.

"No need."

Unexpectedly, Mebius did not take off the headband.

"The memory I lost nearly drove me insane, so I'll do whatever it takes to get it back... Is that what you think?"

"That may be true to some extent, but I will achieve this goal with my own hands, not with the charity of Mobius who tampered with my memory. I don't need that."

She glanced at the two of them, her young face filled with disdain and contempt, as well as the deep confidence hidden beneath the two emotions.

"Whether it's retrieving the past or reaching the future, I will achieve them all on my own!"

Kaino blinked. "But you've been trying for fifty-five thousand years."

puff.

There was a sound as if a sharp blade pierced the heart. Mebius's face suddenly darkened and he looked at Kaino with a bad expression.

"Shut up!"

"But I'm telling the truth."

Being stared at fiercely by Mebius, Kaino could only spread his hands innocently.

"Although I don't know the reason, the fact is that Dr. Mobius achieved something during the interval between the Fire Moths' fight against the Honkai, yet you have spent 55,000 years trying to replicate it. In this case, if I give you more time, can you guarantee that you can recover your memory and repeat the experiment?"

Does not.

Keno is very confident about this.

While it was unclear what memories Mobius had lost, Alicia had stated that she lacked the necessary equipment to complete the experiment. Given this situation, even a hundred thousand years, let alone fifty-five thousand, might not allow Mobius to repeat the experiment.

For a moment, Mebius gritted his teeth and his eyes flickered.

"Keno's words are a bit witty, but the logic is there. He's actually right," Alicia chimed in, trying to give Mebius a way out. "Perhaps there's a hidden secret here? For example, without the Herrscher Core, even the most formidable scientific research wouldn't be able to create the Divine Key."

After pondering for a moment, Mobius' curiosity as a scientist won out, and he hesitantly nodded in agreement.

"It's not impossible to wear it on your own initiative, but you need to agree to one condition of mine."

"Huh?" Kaino's eyes widened. "We asked you to regain your memory, and you're still putting in conditions?"

Mebius chuckled twice.

"It does have some benefits for me, but it benefits you more, doesn't it?"

"You've repeatedly persuaded me, someone who just tried to attack you, to wear this headband. I don't believe it would be of no benefit to you. Since I've become a tool for you to achieve your goals, is it reasonable for me to ask for a little compensation?"

"Oh, this..."

Alicia and Kaino looked at each other, whispered a few words and tentatively agreed to Mebius' proposal.

Without this headband, it is possible that Mebius would immerse himself in research, but if Kayno wants to know the answer, he can only ask the real Mebius.

"Okay, we agree." Alicia nodded. "But Mebius, please don't make the conditions too difficult."

"Don't worry, my request is simple. Just find five things for me." Mebius stretched out his hand and said.

"And these things are not difficult to find. They are all available in the paradise."

"What is it?" Kainuo asked with a frown.

For some reason, he had a bad feeling in his heart.

The corners of Mebius' mouth curled up in a playful arc.

"The wine glass Eden gave to Aponia, the paintbrush Gretsch gave to Kosmo, the glasses Mei created from Kevin's memories, the Xuanyuan Sword treasured by Qianjie, and the rag doll Ying made in memory of her sister." Mobius said with a smile, emphasizing each word. "Bring these five things to me, and I will willingly wear the headband in front of you."

Kainuo and Alicia fell silent for a moment.

"Ellie," Keno linked to Alicia and asked, "I don't know much about the relationship and past of the Yingjies... but I guess these things are not something that Paduo can get?"

"It's not impossible, but Padu will never accept such an order." Alicia sighed, "It turns out that the trial I conducted on you earlier was useful. Now we can only proceed to plan B."

"Plan B?" Kaino blinked and asked tentatively, "Just do it? Didn't you say you needed Mebius's cooperation?!"

"Losing consciousness is the best cooperation."

Seeing the look in Kaino's eyes as he looked at the demon, Alicia said helplessly, "I don't want to do this either, but what Mobius asked is really too much."

"Of course, if she's just unconscious, Mobius should still resist subconsciously, so I'll need you, Kaino, to use the Feather Dust to help her later."

Chapter 246 It's clearly a movie for three people

When you decide to fight, the battle is already over.

This was true even though Mebius was always on guard against Kaino and the other man suddenly attacking.

Keno didn't even use the Six Paths of Power of the Stigmata, the powers of the Herrscher of Consciousness and the Herrscher of Corrosion. Before Alicia next to him could even react, Mebius had already fallen to the ground.

Kaino took off the headband on Mebius's head, rubbed her head for a while, then stood up, clapped his hands, and nodded to Alicia.

"Alright, even though I didn't create a new consciousness to replace my body, Mobius seems to be dreaming and won't resist at all."

"Oh, Kaino, boys shouldn't say such dangerous things casually, especially when Dr. Mebius' body is still so young." Alicia's expression became serious, and she spoke to Kaino in a warning tone.

"Even if it's just a joke, girls will hate it."

"Huh? ...No, what's going on in your head?"

After a moment of silence, Kayno was speechless when he understood Alicia's intention.

"Anyway, stop talking nonsense now." Looking at Alicia helplessly, Kayno extended his hand towards her, "Give me the consciousness receiving device. Whether it can be accomplished depends on now."

"Oh, are you coming in person?" Alicia nodded thoughtfully. "Indeed, compared to a kiss from another beautiful girl, Sleeping Beauty might prefer a prince to crown her, right?"

Kaino rolled his eyes.

"Promise me, Alicia, that you'll read less weird fairy tales in the future, okay?"

"Grimm's Fairy Tales is obviously very loving, isn't it?" Alicia expressed dissatisfaction. "There's a reason the World Serpent republished this fairy tale in this era."

"Even so, Mebius shouldn't be Sleeping Beauty, but the queen who gave Snow White the poisoned apple."

While casually dealing with Alicia, Kaino smoothed Mebius's hair and put the headband in his hand on her head.

buzz~

Almost at the moment when the headband came into contact with Mebius, this unremarkable consciousness receiving device began to vibrate, making a noisy noise and causing Mebius' facial muscles to tremble wildly.

"Hmm, Mobius looks quite cute like this!"

Alicia bent down and looked at Mebius with shining eyes, her hands itching to grab his face and pinch it.

Kaino quickly clamped Mebius's hands.

"Ellie, calm down!"

"We don't know how the consciousness receiving device works. What if it fails after a pinch?"

If it weren't for this concern, Kayno wouldn't have stopped Alicia from doing anything to Mebius.

"Huh, alright." Alicia withdrew her hands somewhat disappointedly, and looked at Mebius curiously. "But this consciousness receiving device has been working for quite some time, right? Why hasn't Mebius woken up yet? Could it be that it's ineffective?"

"If you ask me, who should I ask? I don't know either." Kainuo complained.

Even if the Herrscher's ability was used to completely analyze the headband, it would only reveal its construction method rather than providing additional instructions for use and maintenance.

Kaino stroked his chin and pondered for a moment, then turned to Alysia and asked tentatively, "How about we try filming?"

Alicia was stunned. "Should I take a picture of the headband or Mobius?"

Kainuo looked at Alicia in surprise.

How come your thinking is even stranger than mine?

"Why are your two ideas so unique?" A familiar voice sounded beside them.

Kainuo nodded, they were indeed kindred spirits...

Eh?

Kaino and Alicia were stunned and turned to look at Mebius who was sitting up and rubbing his brows.

"It's really unpleasant to just wake up and hear you two plotting to do something to me."

Mebius patted his clothes and stood up. He looked at the heights of Kaino and Alicia in confusion, then looked down at his hands.

"What's wrong with this paradise-like me? Does she have any quirks? Why is she still in the same shape as a child!?" Mobius complained. "It's been fifty-five thousand years, so she should be a little older, right?"

"...Because she always causes trouble for Qianjie and then gets beaten to the point of having to slough off her skin, right?"

After explaining casually, Alicia rushed to Mebius with shining eyes and hugged him.

"Wow, it's been a while, Dr. Mobius. Did you miss us after being out there for so long?"

"Tsk, let me go, Alicia, and stop pinching my face!"

Since the Honkai beast with this fused body could not defeat Alicia in terms of strength, Mebius could not resist despite his best efforts and could only let Alicia do whatever she wanted with a red face.

In the end, Kaino couldn't bear it anymore and pulled Alicia away from her.

After sighing, Kaino spoke to Mebius, who was obviously more humane and even turned his head away in anger and didn't want to continue to pay attention to her because of Alicia's behavior.

"Dr. Mobius, this is our first official meeting. I..."

"There's no need to be so distant between us. Just call me Doctor."

Mebius waved his hand to interrupt Keno, then crossed his arms over his chest and walked around Keno in an amused manner, nodding his head as he turned.

"Well, um, Doctor." Rubbing his neck, Kayno tentatively gave some advice to the researcher who kept looking at him.

"Why don't you sit on the hovering device over there? Keeping your head down all the time puts a lot of pressure on your neck."

Alicia, who was watching from the side, almost laughed out loud.

"...Tsk."

Mobius choked and clicked his tongue, then turned around and sat on the suspension device that was exclusive to Mobius.

Kayno's complaint about her height seemed to make Dr. Mebius a little unhappy. Her face was obviously depressed, and she sat there staring at Kayno without saying a word.

It was clearly the same pair of snake eyes, but when Mebius, who knew the truth, stared at him, Kaino inexplicably felt a throbbing from the depths of his soul. For a moment he stood there and did not dare to make a sound.

It's like a naughty kid who was caught eating snacks by his mother.