Their commission was suspicious.

"Don't look at me like that. What's the use of looking at me? Even if that's something I'll do in the future, you should ask my future self that question. How would I know now?" Chen Luo shook his head as he saw Su looking at him like that.

But come to think of it, this is something I would do.

If Chen Luo remembered correctly, that doctor named Percy died in the Eighth Herrscher incident.

If I had known about this, I might have actually tried to help the other person. After all, there are very few regrets that can be easily averted, and this incident is one of them.

"Alright, it seems like today really is a good day. Let's go to the bar and have a good drink. Hua, come here, let's have a good chat." Alicia waved to the Herrscher of Knowledge.

Alicia was very interested in the Herrscher of Knowledge, firstly because the Herrscher's personality seemed different from the originally honest Hua, as if she were a different Hua, and secondly because the Herrscher was also a Herrscher, yet she was able to maintain her rationality.

Thirdly, because Alicia herself is a Herrscher.

Although Alicia's intuition told her that this Hua seemed different from the real Hua, who knows how 5 years could change a person?

"Huh?" The Herrscher of Knowledge turned her gaze to Hua. To be honest, the Herrscher of Knowledge was far more interested in Hua than anyone else.

But no one could refuse Alicia, no one.

Therefore, the Herrscher of Knowledge, who inherited Hua's memories, naturally couldn't refuse. She was immediately pressed close by Alicia, who then hugged her tightly and dragged her towards the bar.

"Siolla, give these guests a good welcome. This is probably going to be a period of great earning points, so you'd better seize the opportunity," Chen Luo said, patting Raven on the shoulder.

"Wait, what do you mean by that? It sounds like you're entrusting someone's child to someone else."

"Don't put it so harshly, I'm just going to see Möbius." Chen Luo rolled his eyes at Raven.

“Oh, if that’s the case, then you really should entrust your son to someone else, since you’re going to see Möbius.” Raven nodded with deep feeling.

Going to see Möbius alone, you really have guts.

“Prejudice in people’s hearts is a mountain. Möbius, don’t be fooled by her seemingly dangerous appearance, she is actually…”

“Even more dangerous,” Raven added.

"..."

Chen Luo suddenly realized that he couldn't refute it.

Chapter 239 Snake, My Snake

Is Mebius in danger?

If you ask any person with a conscience and normal thinking, they will give you a positive answer.

After all, the Möbius Laboratory is also known as the Devil's Laboratory.

"Lolo, are you really going to face Mebius alone? Don't you really need me to come with you?" Alicia looked at Chen Luo with some concern.

"Don't worry, don't worry. Although I may not be particularly outstanding in other areas, you should at least know that I'm good at escaping," Chen Luo said with considerable confidence.

Moreover, Chen Luo was quite confident in the discount between himself and Mebius. After all, it was a 5% discount. I don't expect you to be as close as the Herrscher of Knowledge, but you should at least be a little better in attitude than Liu Wenxuan, right?

We've all been through thick and thin together.

Surely nothing bad can happen like this?

"Alright, you guys go to the bar and have some fun. Don't worry about me. At least in Paradise, nothing should happen, right?" Chen Luo said somewhat uncertainly.

"Don't worry, don't worry. At least in the Land of the Dead, you won't be hunted down. Well, unless you see Aponia," Alicia comforted Chen Luo.

"Wait, what do you mean by that? Ellie, don't go! Come back! Ellie, sister..." Chen Luo was momentarily confused upon hearing Ellie's words.

What kind of conflict do I have with that Aponia?

Logically speaking, Chen Luo shouldn't have any grudge against that nun with the large breasts.

According to Chen Luo's logic, Chen Luo should be most afraid of Aponia, and also least afraid of Aponia.

The reason for the fear of Aponia is that Aponia's abilities are somewhat special, similar to a mutated version of mind control, and she can also see the fate lines of some people, which makes her particularly threatening to Chen Luo, a visitor from another world.

Therefore, unless Chen Luo had spent some time in the previous civilization or had some special means, he would not have approached Aponia, and even if he had, there would not have been much communication between them.

The reason Chen Luo wasn't afraid of Aponia was mainly because his talent panel could resist mental control and gave him a great deal of mental resistance. Although Chen Luo wasn't sure if he could resist the other party's discipline, it was still a trump card.

If Honkai energy is omnipotent, then Primal Stone is even more omnipotent than Honkai energy.

However, based on Chen Luo's guess, he would probably still try to get to know Aponia more, since Aponia's ability was truly rare.

As for the Fate Ability, although I might not necessarily buy it, I'll raise my favorability first. Of course, if we're talking about Fate Abilities, Chen Luo still prefers the young lady, namely the vampire young lady from Touhou Project—Remilia Scarlet.

The other party's ability to control fate is something that can be freely manipulated, while the ability that Aponia possesses is more like a curse to Aponia herself.

Although the Touhou Gensokyo is only the size of a city, you can't deny that it has all sorts of outrageous abilities.

Yukari Yakumo's abilities are overpowered enough, but she might not necessarily be the strongest.

It's simply a matter of talking about ability without mentioning effort; that's just being dishonest.

The abilities of the characters in Touhou Gensokyo are all incredibly overpowered; if used properly, they can all be developed into S-rank talents, or at least guaranteed S-rank talents.

But...

"Kevin, what's going on between me and Aponia? Is there some kind of conflict? Please tell me, I beg you," Chen Luo said, pulling Ying Jie, the last person about to enter the bar.

Although Chen Luo wasn't very familiar with Kevin in any way, Kevin was the last Ying Jie who wasn't at the bar.

“Well, you can ignore what Alicia said. She always tells some not-too-outrageous lies, you should know that.” Kevin paused, looked at Chen Luo seriously, and then said.

"I do know that, but I'm still a little uneasy if you just say that. Can you reveal a little more?" Chen Luo said helplessly.

Kevin's words were essentially meaningless.

Aside from confirming to Chen Luo that Alicia was lying, it served no other purpose.

Alicia truly loves everyone, but that doesn't mean she never lies. In fact, lying is another little trick Alicia uses to enhance relationships, especially since her lies are never excessive.

Therefore, Chen Luoyan was unsure when Alicia would lie.

Moreover, the fact that Alicia and Aponia have a good relationship makes Chen Luo even more panicked.

"I don't know." Kevin shook his head.

"N-I don't know?" Chen Luo stammered for a moment.

You're telling me such important information—I don't know!

What else can you do besides being obsessed?

“This is a secret between the two of you, how would I know? It’s just that every time Aponia meets you, there’s always a strange look in her eyes,” Kevin said, shaking his head.

"Strange colors? Could it be referring to that thing you just mentioned about someone outside who follows my religion? Is Aponia a follower of that religion?" Chen Luo recalled this matter.

Although helping people establish a religion sounds absurd, it is not surprising in the context of a post-apocalyptic world. Since no one has experienced the post-apocalyptic world, no one knows how absurd it really is.

So is it possible that the people who believed in Chen Luo established a religion, and that the saint of the religion was Aponia?

The ideal is very rich, but the reality is very harsh.

If Chen Luo remembered correctly, before the birth of the Sixth Herrscher, Qian Jie and Aponia were taken to the deepest part of the Fire Moth by Sakura, the Fire Moth warrior, because of the Fifth Herrscher - the Ice Herrscher incident.

Therefore, it is unlikely in terms of time. The time that Chen Luo is currently in contact with is after the Seventh Herrscher has been destroyed, and Mebius himself has even become a Fusion Warrior.

"No. You're overthinking it." Kevin's denial shattered Chen Luo's last shred of unrealistic fantasy.

You have to have fantasies, after all, Aponia is really big.

"Am I overthinking things? Or are you saying too little?" Chen Luo now had the urge to give him the power of the Law of Knowledge.

Kevin responded to Chen Luo with silence.

"Hmm, wait a minute, do you really not know or just don't want to tell me?" Chen Luo looked at the silent Kevin and suddenly thought of a question.

"Kevin, why aren't you here yet? Hurry up and come over, the party is about to start." Just then, Alicia poked her head out from the bar, which was still open.

"I'm leaving," Kevin said to Chen Luo before walking into the bar.

"..." This time, Chen Luo fell silent.

"Bye-bye, see you later." Alicia greeted Chen Luo warmly before turning her head back and closing the door behind her.

"Could these guys actually believe Alicia's nonsense? Are they planning to tell me about the previous civilization era?" Chen Luo muttered to himself, a headache in his eyes, as he watched Alicia disappear.

"I thought only Eden, Alicia's good friend, would be willing to go along with Alicia's nonsense. I didn't expect that Kevin, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also be going along with Alicia's nonsense."

"If I knew more about the previous civilization, wouldn't I be able to save you better? What are you trying to achieve?"

Chen Luo was quite puzzled as to why these people could be so mischievous.

Or did these people tacitly agree to something?

"Do you know, Klein?" Chen Luo looked at Klein at his feet.

Klein shook his head.

"I am not human and cannot understand their thoughts. Well, I think perhaps they don't want you to get too deeply involved in the previous civilization. Or perhaps they are already quite satisfied with the current situation."

"But why are they satisfied with the current situation?" Chen Luo looked around at the former paradise.

“At least they no longer have any deep regrets, or rather, you’ve made up for all their regrets in various ways. If they had to do it all over again, they’re not sure if they would still be in the same situation,” Klein said.

"The disturbances of time may bring not only benefits, but more likely harms."

"Hmm, I always feel that you are somewhat different from the Klein I remember," Chen Luo said, looking Klein up and down.

"Are you referring to the 'me' in the Honkai Impact 3rd game? Knowing more will naturally lead to some changes."

"You know about Honkai Impact 3?" This time, Chen Luo was genuinely surprised.

"I even helped you conquer the Abyss," Klein said quietly.

"Dr. Chen Luo, you always manage to give me some trivial game-related tasks when I'm busy with other work, thus increasing my workload."

"..." Chen Luo was speechless for a moment.

"I don't really understand how much pleasure those meaningless, repetitive abyss-digging activities can bring you. After all, those crystals are just a drop in the ocean for you," Klein added as a final blow.

"What do you know? The rewards for these daily tasks are like the commissions in Genshin Impact. Even if you're rich and a whale, you still have to do the daily commissions, right? You still have to complete the mail delivery quests, right? Even if you hate the 'Flying Sparrow Disturbs Sword Intent' quest, you still have to go and collect the Tranquility, right? Oh, by the way, you've played Genshin Impact, haven't you?" Chen Luo asked casually.

"Yes, I'm also in charge of the daily quests and Abyss runs in Genshin Impact. And the daily grinding in Arknights, the regular map clearing in Azur Lane, plus event map unlocking. And also, all the various FGO events and the corresponding four-star character acquisition—Doctor, you've entrusted all of these to me." Poor Klein silently recounted Chen Luo's sins.

"..."

Ah, this...

My future self is so awful.

Although Chen Luo hasn't played those games yet, it sounds like a huge amount of work.

“Alright, Dr. Chen Luo, please hurry and come with me to Dr. Möbius’s laboratory. After showing you the way, I still have a lot of work to do and can’t waste any more time. The daily maintenance of Paradise, the cleanup after the unfinished celebration banquet, the cleaning of fireworks and ribbons…” Klein began to mutter to himself and calculate the things he needed to do next.

"If we don't hurry, the work won't be finished," Klein added as a final sentence.

"..." Okay, she's still the same workaholic Klein.

Things have changed, but not completely.

Perhaps it's just that he knows more, but he remains a workaholic as always.

"Okay, let's go then. Oh, by the way, how's Klein?"

"I don't know," said little Klein, who was walking ahead.

"Ugh?"

“Or rather, I can’t tell you. It’s up to the Doctor to decide whether or not to tell you,” Klein said.

“But I am a PhD.” Chen Luo, who has not yet become a PhD, said this.

“…I was referring to Dr. Mebius.” Klein seemed immune to Chen Luo’s antics, remaining completely unfazed.

......

"Knock knock knock!" Klein knocked on the laboratory door.

"Please come in." A pleasant voice, tinged with a touch of childishness, rang out.

"Doctor, I've brought the doctor with me," Klein said as she pushed open the door to the figure busy at the lab table.

"Alright, just put it there," said the petite green figure.

"Hey, hey, hey, I'm not some kind of object, how can you describe me as 'placed'?" Chen Luo said, looking around at the equipment in the laboratory.

Moreover, Chen Luo noticed that the current Möbius and the older Möbius did indeed have different voices and tones.