I was transported to a broken world, yet my dreams are connected to Star Iron?

　"It's really hard to get used to not having a means of transportation..."

　Having not walked on his own for a long time, Mebius briefly sensed Suzumo's body and then controlled her to walk towards the remains of the gray snake.

　"Let me see... how the gray snake has grown into this after all these years."

　He casually picked up the body of a gray snake, and his corrosive power immediately invaded it, beginning to read the gray snake's memory data.

　A moment later, Mebius tossed the body aside with a look of disgust.

　"It's...disgusting."

　"Sure enough, we shouldn't have spared that jackal's life in the first place. That guy who treats this kind of thing as art... Ha, the World Serpent really has no one left to use."

　However, at that moment, footsteps sounded from behind Mebius.

　"Lingmo?"

　Gray Snake 1904 spoke up, somewhat surprised.

　"I didn't expect you to actually be in Oceania. Raven... you're really lucky."

　"However, in the end you did win. These radicals underestimated the Lord's vision... Don't worry, I have no hostility towards you. Although we are both World Serpents, I am different from those gray serpents before..."

　Perhaps because this Gray Snake usually enjoys writing poetry and taking care of children, he inevitably talks a bit ramblingly. However, at this moment, Gray Snake 1904 keenly noticed the problem.

　According to previous information, Lingmo doesn't seem to be the kind of person who's difficult to get along with. So why hasn't Lingmo replied to a single word after I've said so much?

　"Heh, Gray Serpent..."

　At this moment, a sound suddenly came from "Lingmo's" mouth that made the gray snake's mechanical body tremble violently.

　"Open your snake eyes and see who I really am!"

　As the girl turned around, her eerie, serpentine vertical pupils gleamed with a faint green light in the darkness.

　"?!"

　"You, you, you are..."

　"What, fifty thousand years of evolution have caused your tongue and eyes to atrophy?"

　"Lingmo" gave a soft hum, and under the cold, sweat-drenched gaze of the gray snake, she slowly turned around, the "Infinity" mark on her chest shimmering along with the girl's eyes.

　"Lord Mebius?!"

　"Ah, it seems you're not entirely hopeless... If you couldn't even recognize me, I'd really have to wonder if letting you evolve freely was the right choice."

　Mebius slowly walked towards the gray snake, while the gray snake 1904 subconsciously wanted to take a step back, but he forcibly suppressed this subconscious fear.

　He didn't dare to move because Mebius hadn't told him to.

　"Lord Mebius, how did you get here? Who are you now...?"

　"Shut up."

　Mebius reached out, and the emerald green corrosive virus invaded the gray snake's body without hindrance: "Don't interfere with my work."

　"I need to... confirm the accuracy of the information I just obtained from the remains of your companion."

　"And... does it really matter which Möbius I am? Or... do you think one of them isn't Möbius?"

　"No! That's not what I meant, Lord Möbius..."

　Gray Snake was so frightened he almost knelt down on the spot, but he was horrified to discover that he could no longer control his body.

　"Don't look at me with that surprised look. Who do you think Lingmo learned her corrosive powers from?"

　Möbius withdrew his finger and gave a disgruntled snort: "Looks like your memory wasn't lying... How boring."

　"Lord Mebius, you mean..."

　"You mean you call yourself a 'dove'? After all, if that's the case... then I have no reason to take action against you. It's a real shame, you're clearly holding back a lot of anger."

　"Lord Möbius, if you wish to find the mastermind behind this incident... although the Grey Serpents who proposed this decision are all dead, the other instigator, the Jackal, is still alive. If you wish..."

　"Bring her here, within half an hour."

　Mebius waved his hand dismissively: "My time is tight. I'll waste a minute on this guy at most."

　"Yes, Lord Mebius, I have already sent the other Grey Serpents to search..."

　"I've already sent you her location; it's in your head. Find it yourself."

　Looking at the gray snake, who stood nervously to the side without daring to say a word, Mebius sighed.

　"You didn't do it, why are you so nervous? What, are you hiding something?"

　"No, Lord Möbius, I didn't..."

　"Since you honestly revealed the jackal earlier... I'll allow you to ask questions, but of course, I have the right not to answer."

　"Thank you, Lord Mebius."

　The gray snake bowed deeply, then asked cautiously, "Why... why are you on Miss Suzumo's body? As far as I know, she only had Cecilia and Alicia's stigmata on her body before..."

　"Tsk, you really are as bad at talking as ever..."

　Mebius's lips twitched.

　"If Alicia's stigmata can appear on Suzuma, why can't mine? Is it so hard to understand that I'd like to borrow my daughter's body?"

　"It's not hard to understand, it's not hard to understand... huh?"

　Gray Snake's voice froze. He suddenly realized that there seemed to be a word in the sentence he had just spoken that he really couldn't understand.

　"Lord Möbius, you, you just said..."

　"Ha, not only your tongue and eyes, but your ears are having problems too? Seriously, why don't you go back to the drawing board and get them reworked?"

　Mebius sneered.

　"I said, Lingmo is my daughter, is there anything you don't understand?"

　"Is she...the daughter you adopted?"

　Would I do something meaningless?

　"hiss--"

　Gray Snake instinctively gasped. Although as a robot he didn't have the ability to break out in a cold sweat, Gray Snake was now genuinely feeling a chill run down his spine.

　He was now only grateful that he had severed ties with the gray snakes in time. If he had known earlier that Lingmo was Mebius's daughter... even if the gray snakes had twice the courage to clone her, they wouldn't have dared to lay a hand on Lingmo.

　After all, Mebius's biological daughter... the value of that identity is so high that even if we directly welcomed back the World Serpent and invited her to be its leader, there would be no problem. Don't forget, the World Serpent is an organization from a previous civilization, so why is it called the "World Serpent"?

　"Stop using your ridiculous brain cells to speculate about Lingmo's background. Focus on carrying out your Stigmata Project, but don't involve Lingmo in it."

　Without even using his Corruption Power, Mebius knew what Gray Serpent was thinking. Considering the striking resemblance between Suzuma and Alicia, and to prevent his reputation from being damaged, Mebius promptly interrupted Gray Serpent's thoughts.

　"As someone who has personally revised this project more than a dozen times, I know exactly what the Stigmata Project is. Suzumo's path should not be bound by such a pathetic thing."

　"If it weren't for the fact that this little pink mouse almost died this time... I wouldn't have bothered with her at all."

　Chapter 148 Lingmo: No, I don't really have any special relationship with Snake, do I?

　"Uh……"

　Seeing Mebius's classic arrogant expression, a thought immediately flashed through Gray Snake's mind.

　She cares about Lingmo a lot, she cares about her a lot.

　So why is Mebius so concerned about Suzuma?

　Gray Snake immediately began a brainstorming session.

　First of all, judging from Suzuma's previous attitude towards the gray snake, she should know a lot of the secrets of the World Serpent, but she is not very clear about the matter of Mebius.

　Otherwise, she only needed to produce a little evidence of her relationship with Mebius, and not only the radical Gray Serpent, but even the original Gray Serpent would absolutely not dare to touch Suzumo.

　Then, the Herrscher core that Suzuma is compatible with is an erosion core that was studied by Lord Mebius, and her appearance is almost exactly the same as Alicia's. She has only Alicia's stigmata on her body before, which means that the person who taught her is most likely Alicia, not Lord Mebius.

　Finally, in the pre-civilization era, it seems that Lord Mebius and Alicia had a very special relationship...

　Suddenly, the plots of those boring family dramas he had watched with the kids to kill time flashed through his mind: unrequited love, secretly keeping a child for her, a child raised by the mother and therefore not close to another relative...

　hiss--

　Gray Snake dared not think any further.

　He didn't eat many red beans, nor did he want to split his forces into five groups to attack the End.

　"..."

　Although Gray Serpent's thoughts were very meticulous, and these thoughts only flashed through his mind, he forgot one thing: Mebius's corrosive virus was still in his body and had not been completely withdrawn.

　So, don't be fooled by Mebius's seemingly calm demeanor; it's only because she's using Suzuma's body—Mebius has once again transformed into a red, twisting snake.

　Half of her face was flushed with warmth, and the other half was filled with shame and anger.

　For the first time, Mebius nearly broke down because his creation was too clever.

　"Um, Lord Möbius..."

　After a moment, the gray snake tentatively asked again, "About the Stigmata Project..."

　"Just do what needs to be done. What, you can't even continue the Stigmata Project without Jackal? Or is it that World Serpent can't find another research talent like him?"

　"No, no, no, the core of the Stigmata Project has always been handled by us personally. Jackal's role was merely a smokescreen; it wouldn't have mattered who was in charge..."

　Grey Serpent shook his head repeatedly: "What I mean is, now that you can appear in the outside world, why not come back and personally oversee the Stigmata Project..."

　"As the executor of the Stigmata Project, you couldn't even think of this?"

　Mebius scoffed, "Do you think the Stigmata Project has a low margin for error? This project was originally set up for Kevin. Do you think I need to personally execute something that Mei's little lackey can understand?"

　“I have more important things to do. Stop thinking about slacking off all day. Just carry out your plans as they were originally planned. The Stigmata Project is the safety net for the entire civilization. No matter how much I favor Suzuma, I will not waver on this.”

　"Everything they do is in the pursuit of a better future, but no matter how bright the prospects are, the Stigmata Project cannot be shaken unless they can overcome the challenges on their own—I don't think I need to elaborate on this point, do I?"

　"My subordinate understands."

　Gray Snake lowered his head: "If I encounter Miss Suzumo again, I will take the initiative to find a better solution and try to avoid bloodshed."

　"Whatever. I've already said, I don't care about that little pink mouse unless it's life-threatening."

　Mebius turned his head sharply: "He never hesitates to step up when someone around him is in trouble... Just like that traitor Alicia, it's only right to teach her a lesson."

　"...Lord Mebius is very insightful."

　Gray Snake now understands that sometimes suppressing laughter is really difficult. Although almost everyone knows that Lord Mebius is a typical tsundere who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside, Gray Snake is extremely glad that his lips did not turn up when this situation actually happened in front of him.

　"By the way, Lord Möbius, the jackal will be here soon, you..."

　"Don't mention her to me."

　When the jackal was mentioned, Mebius's expression turned grim again, as if he was thinking of some experimental content he had read from the gray snake's memories.

　"If it weren't for the fact that she still had something useful to her, I wouldn't even bother to look at her."

　"Could it be..."

　The gray snake paused for a moment, then its face lit up with ecstatic joy: "Lord Mebius wants to use her body..."

　“I’m not that thirsty yet. Just thinking about using her body in this world makes me feel uncomfortable.”

　Möbius frowned: "What I mean is, the marks on her body still have some value... Anyway, bring her here, and then you can leave."

　"Yes, Your Excellency Mebius."

　The gray snake bowed humbly in respect.

　……

　Meanwhile, when Mebius took control of the body, Suzumo did not travel back to the Star Iron realm.

　Instead, it was directly brought into the system space.

　"Well...I see."

　After listening to customer service representative Xiaoqi's explanation of why she hadn't traveled to Xingtie's side when she was unconscious, Lingmo nodded in deep agreement.

　"So when I switched worlds, the body I left behind here didn't have a soul... Then I really can't travel through time like this."

　"Otherwise, if the snake had just taken control of my body and then found that I had lost my soul... who knows what terrible things might happen next."

　【Uh……】