All my hunting commissions come from another world?

"That's it."

Zhou Si didn't explain much. He gave Pado his contact information so that if she encountered danger, the guide worm could find her through that scale.

"Let's go, now we need to figure out how to clear those traps in the Velvi workshop."

Zhou Si turned around and found Mebius looking at him with a strange expression.

Why remove the mechanisms from Velvi?

"Didn't they say they were going to build a lab here?"

Zhou Si looked puzzled, and Mebius rolled his eyes at him.

"Do you know how troublesome it is to set up a laboratory in a place like this? Not to mention that there is no guarantee of safety at all. You are aware of the nature of my research. You can't imagine how serious the consequences would be if something went wrong, can you?"

Mebius's words pierced Zhou Si's heart like sharp swords. His eyes suddenly became wise, but he still coughed twice to appear calm.

"Ahem, I just trusted you too much, so I didn't think too much about it."

Mebius didn't expose him, but continued to explain to Zhou Si as they went.

"I have already contacted your Hunter Guild. My new laboratory will be located next to your Tianqian Sand Plains base camp."

Mebius's idea was very simple: since it wasn't safe for the lab to stay here, they might as well move it to the Hunter world.

No matter how far those old folks stretch their arms, can they really reach into another world?

But Zhou Si was clearly stunned when he heard this.

When did you contact the guild?

"The connection was made by Lone Bird, and the timing was shortly after Rhodes Island and the Hunter's Guild finalized their cooperation agreement."

At this point, Mebius gave Zhou Si a cold glance. So, she's the first person he doesn't approach for cooperation, is she?

Zhou Si immediately shut up when she saw her gaze and obediently followed her inside.

Indeed, no one has been to this workshop for a long time. The only two people who know about it are one who was captured by Alicia and joined the Fire Moth, and the other has psychological trauma and dares not approach it.

The workshop was filled with Vilvie's completed and unfinished works, as well as some tools.

"That's it."

Mebius casually found an inconspicuous corner and spoke to Zhou Si.

Zhou Si made an OK sign and then opened the Hunter's Book.

Survey Points: 10028

Fortunately, the last mission gave him 8000 investigation points, otherwise Zhou Si really wouldn't be able to afford the interdimensional portal now.

Zhou Si reluctantly pressed the payment button. As the -10000 notification appeared in the Hunter's Book, a very simple wooden door appeared in front of them.

This is one of the preset skins for the portal, and its characteristic is that it is particularly ordinary. No one would expect that this thing could actually travel through the world.

"Let's go."

Zhou Si grasped the handle of the wooden door. He was about to return to his home turf. As the host, he needed to give Mebius a proper introduction to the Forbidden Land Investigation Team.

Come to think of it, he hasn't been back for a long time, and he really doesn't know what his headquarters is like now.

With that thought in mind, Zhou Si took the lead and stepped into the interdimensional gate.

To be fair, the paid service was indeed much better than the free one. After entering the interdimensional gate, Zhou Si only felt a moment of mental confusion and did not experience the earth-shattering feeling of riding the cat carriage through the interdimensional world.

"The Forbidden Land, I've returned...?"

Listening to the familiar sound of wind and sand in the air, Zhou Si opened his eyes with a sense of emotion. He felt an inexplicable excitement, as if he were returning home in glory.

But when Zhou Si fully opened his eyes, the scene before him made him gape.

The rudimentary campsite that was once filled with tents has disappeared, replaced by a massive building with a post-apocalyptic technological style.

The original natural cave has been completely excavated to reveal the sky. The fully enclosed alloy shell gleams coldly under the scorching sun. The sharply defined building modules are precisely connected by retractable corridors. The modular engineering unique to the Ark world allowed them to build a steel 'fortress' in the treacherous desert in such a short time.

"..."

Zhou Si looked at the headquarters that had changed so much and hesitated to make a move.

Mebius, standing to the side, looked at the building in front of her with great interest. Although she was not a scholar in the relevant field, she was quite interested in the technology of another world.

Perhaps I can talk to the people from Rhodes Island when I have time later.

The portal to the Forbidden Land was located next to the original base camp, and such an important thing would naturally be guarded by special personnel.

The hunters who stayed near the interdimensional gate recognized Zhou Si almost immediately and came over.

"Lao Zhou, weren't you on a mission in another world? Why are you back all of a sudden?"

Almost all the hunters in the survey team knew this guy who was constantly being beaten up by lone birds in the training grounds. Now, Rhodes Island's technology was playing a very important role in their daily surveys and hunting activities.

This made the hunters on the survey team like this guy even more.

But before Zhou Si could answer his question, the hunter noticed Mebius next to Zhou Si and his expression changed drastically.

"Hiss—this isn't your illegitimate daughter from another world, is it?!"

The hunter gasped and quickly leaned closer, whispering in Zhou Si's ear.

It's well known that the gossip about Zhou Si and Lonely Bird has been a perennial topic of discussion within the investigation team. Now that Zhou Si has been away for so long, the fact that she's back with a little girl who looks about seven or eight years old is enough to make them speculate wildly.

"Don't talk nonsense. This is Dr. Mebius. Her appearance is due to a problem with the experiment."

Zhou Si's expression changed drastically. He had witnessed firsthand how good these people were at gossiping. If this rumor got out, he would be finished!

Upon hearing Zhou Si's explanation, the hunter's expression visibly relaxed, confirming that he was indeed a lone wolf.

Seeing that the hunter believed his story, Zhou Si visibly breathed a sigh of relief, but for some reason, the hunter suddenly stopped talking.

"Dr. Möbius, the location for your laboratory has been finalized. Let me take you there."

A familiar voice sounded from behind Zhou Si, followed by a hand bearing the marks of training that grabbed Zhou Si's wrist and pulled him over.

"I didn't believe it when Melo told me before, but I didn't expect you to actually have this inclination?"

The lone bird wore a smile, but Zhou Si's face immediately turned red.

That scoundrel is slandering him again!

Chapter Seven: You Lack Martial Morality! (4k)

"Dr. Möbius, this is your laboratory."

Lone Bird led the two to one side of the base camp, where a building under construction appeared before them, with various types of construction machinery at work.

However, Zhou Si, with her sharp eyes, spotted a familiar figure wearing a white hard hat among the construction team.

Zhou Si held her breath and stealthily crept up behind the figure. She happened to overhear her muttering something and, after hearing the content, silently turned on her phone to record it.

"Damn Kal'tsit, she actually threw me into this godforsaken place to work, and she said Rhodes Island doesn't keep idle people. I'm the backbone of Rhodes Island's engineering department!"

"Besides, I'm the head of the purchasing department. Can Rhodes Island function without me? Let's see how you handle things when things go wrong in the engineering and purchasing departments!"

"Hmph, if Kal'tsit is willing to beg me then, the great Lady Kroos may forgive you."

Looking at the black-haired blood demon in front of him who was having a hysterical episode, Zhou Si coughed lightly twice.

"Cough cough."

The voice, so close at hand, startled Kroos so much that she flew up, her originally fair face turning deathly pale.

Zhou Si Chao gave Kroos a completely harmless smile, but for Kroos, that smile was more terrifying than a stock market crash.

After all, a drop in stock prices only means a loss of money, but if Kal'tsit found out what she just said, she might lose her life.

No, losing money is unacceptable.

"Gulu, how much did you hear just now?"

"Let's start with that damned Kal'tsit."

Zhou Sichao made a 'little bit' gesture, and Lucille's vision went black. Didn't that mean she heard everything?!

That's right, not only did they hear it all, they also recorded it.

"Miss Kroos, you don't want Kal'tsit to know that you've been talking about her behind her back, do you?"

"What do you want?"

The black-haired blood demon hugged her chest and huddled in the corner, Zhou Si's smile becoming increasingly terrifying in her eyes.

"Don't be afraid, we won't do anything to you."

"As the head of Rhodes Island's purchasing department, Miss Closure must be outstanding in both ability and connections."

"Hmm, of course."

Seeing Kroos's nose twitching in the air after being praised a couple of times, Zhou Si suddenly felt a pang of pity for the Blood Demon race.

"I might need to order a batch of experimental equipment from you later. Do you know how?"

"Yes, I do have some, but what do you need it for?"

Kroos looked at Zhou Si with some suspicion. Did this reckless man really need these things? Zhou Si's combat records have been quite popular on Rhodes Island recently, so she had stockpiled some.

Moreover, judging from her brief contact with Zhou Si, he should also be the type who feels sleepy when he hears about professional knowledge.

"The owner of this laboratory will use it later."

This was a request that Mebius made to Zhou Si on the way here. Although the technological development paths of the two sides are very different, it can still serve as a reference.

Moreover, Mebius originally intended to have some academic exchanges with scholars from Rhodes Island.

"no problem."

Kroos agreed without much hesitation; there was no reason for her to refuse a business that was offered to her.

"How about another discount?"

"No...it's not negotiable."

Just as Kroos was about to refuse, she saw the recording file waving in Zhou Si's hand and had no choice but to agree in a humiliating manner.

"5% off?"

"9% off!"

"Um"

"7% off..."

“6% off.”

"...make a deal."

And so, the deal was finalized.

Kroos looked at Zhou Si with a humiliated expression. Since she started her business, the two biggest setbacks she had ever suffered were both because of this guy.

Forget it, for the sake of my life, I'll just have to make less money on this deal.

As it turns out, unscrupulous merchants have a much lower bottom line than we imagined.

"So, are you satisfied with the lab?"

After dealing with Kroos, Zhou Si went to Möbius's side. Möbius was inspecting her next laboratory under the guidance of the construction workers.

"very nice."

Mebius nodded. Rhodes Island was indeed very reliable; at least she couldn't find anything wrong with it.

"You can leave now if there's nothing else. I'll message you if anything comes up."

Seeing that Zhou Si and Gu Niao were still planning to stay with her, Mebius waved them away. Although the two of them didn't talk much along the way, the atmosphere was really unbearable for Mebius.

"Shall we leave now?"

Mebius waved his hand, signaling him to leave quickly and stop getting in the way.

Only after seeing the two men had truly left did Mebius finally relax.

Mebius had indeed miscalculated. As he spent more time with Zhou Si, his attraction to him not only did not diminish, but actually grew stronger.

That instinctive sense of closeness was something even she found hard to resist. If she stayed with him any longer, Mebius feared she might really lose control.

This problem needs to be resolved as soon as possible.