Their commission was suspicious.

Around Chen Luo's neck now hangs a badge indicating he is a researcher at the Möbius Labs, which is required for entry and exit from the Moth of Fire base.

As the head of the lab, Möbius could naturally provide the proof, but the problem was that the series of identification documents next to it were clearly something Möbius couldn't produce.

“Of course I can’t do it. I’m not interested in that, so I just asked someone else for help,” Möbius said nonchalantly.

Mebius didn't feel ashamed of not being able to do it. As the oldest member of the Order of the Fire Moth No. 1, if he really wanted to advance to a higher level, he should be able to reach at least a high-level position by now.

But Möbius was not interested in these power struggles; he was more interested in human evolution.

"Who?"

“Mei,” Mebius said.

"Dr. Mei?" Chen Luo was startled when he heard the name.

"Hmm? Why do I always feel that you show more respect when you call her name than when you call me?" Mebius, who had keenly noticed this, frowned as he looked at Chen Luo.

To be honest, I became famous much earlier than Mei.

Although Mebius never really cared about such things, that was his attitude towards how others perceived him.

Mebius will still be unhappy with Chen Luo's double standards.

"Ah, no, you might have misunderstood. But how should I put it, the consciousness inside the Void Treasury in my hand seems to be the result of Prometheus merging with the Herrscher consciousness, and Prometheus was created by Dr. May..." Chen Luo found a suitable excuse to evade the question.

In fact, it's mainly because Dr. Mei appeared in the early Honkai Impact 3rd games and had a significant role, being introduced as the greatest scientist of the previous civilization.

As for Mebius... who's that? Never heard of him?

From a purely rational perspective, it was both reasonable and unexpected for Möbius to seek out Möbius to resolve this issue.

If Chen Luo remembered correctly, Mebius was the one who introduced Mebius to the Fire Moth.

Furthermore, May had also been involved in the Stigmata Project led by Möbius and was invited to participate in an experiment.

Mebius did become famous earlier than Mebius. The two first met when they attended an academic conference six months before the third Honkai outbreak.

Therefore, it is quite reasonable that the two have a good relationship.

After all, given Möbius's personality, the fact that he would still prepare some gifts for Kevin at his birthday party was largely due to Möbius's influence.

Unlike Mebius, who was not only a genius scientist, he was also involved in politics, perhaps because he believed that scientific research alone could not save humanity.

After all, sometimes you'll encounter some incredibly stupid higher-ups who will thwart your experiments.

Therefore, in addition to her research, Mebius also put a lot of effort into building her own strength and team. She was completely different from Möbius.

Before the 6th Honkai Impact 3rd, Mei already held a certain position among the Fire Moths.

At that time, as Mei faced increasing opposition within the Fire-Chasing Moth, a high-ranking official ordered Sakura, a subordinate of "Poisonous Pupa," to eliminate Mei.

However, due to the leak of information, Kevin stayed by May's side to protect her.

As a result, Kevin was hospitalized and Sakura was imprisoned.

Later, Mei successfully turned Sakura to the other side and had her purge all the original members of the Poison Chrysalis and establish a new Poison Chrysalis.

This also shows that Mei has a long-term vision.

The best way to prevent those idiot executives from interfering with your experiments is to get rid of them and become an executive yourself.

Mei offered Ying a deal: she could help protect Ying's younger sister.

As for the result...

Well, all I can say is that those who know, know.

Now that the 7th Honkai Impact 1rd has ended and the fusion surgery was successful, Kevin has become the first Fusion Warrior and defeated the Seventh Herrscher, May's status should be even higher.

So helping Mebius sort these things out shouldn't be a problem.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that Chen Luo has an identity, but the disadvantage is that these little tricks may not be able to hide from some high-ranking people. Once this information is known to them, Chen Luo will also be labeled with the "Mei" faction's label.

However, Chen Luo didn't care about this at all.

“It seems that in the post-civilization era, Mebius is much more famous than me.” It was obvious that Chen Luo was trying to fool him, and Mebius didn’t fall for it. He also realized something from this, but he didn’t mind.

"It's not so much that he's more famous, or that he left behind more. Also, Kevin is more famous."

"That little follower of Mei? The other person's potential is indeed quite good. Speaking of him, we have to go to his birthday party in a while, it's all your fault." Möbius rolled his eyes at Chen Luo.

"Huh, what does that have to do with me?"

"Do you think you got all these documents for nothing? I paid you handsomely for them," Möbius said, pointing to the briefcase next to Chen Luo.

"So, the reward is... going to Kevin's birthday party?"

“May knows I’m not interested in that kind of thing and will most likely just give me a gift, so she asked me to take some time to attend Kevin’s birthday party,” Möbius said lazily.

"These conditions... don't seem that strict."

“Yes, it’s not exactly harsh, but that’s no excuse for not repaying me.” Möbius nodded.

"Rewards?"

“Naturally, after reporting to the lab, I should quickly buy all that knowledge about trees and the sea, and then let me study you... and that knowledge properly.” Möbius, who almost gave himself away, quickly changed his tune.

“…I understand.” The clever Chen Luo decided not to dwell on Mebius’s slip of the tongue.

Hmm, it was probably just a slip of the tongue.

"Also, remember to be careful of people lurking in the shadows after you officially join the Firemoth," Mebius warned.

"Huh? Is the power struggle among you Fire Moths really that fierce? I'm just a simple, ordinary researcher with no strength to even kill a chicken," Chen Luo said, somewhat aggrieved.

"So I've decided to turn all those people into puppets! It's also time to replenish my puppet collection. Murderers should be prepared to be killed."

Let's see how strong it is. If it's weak, we'll treat it as a consumable doll; if it's strong, we'll treat it as a slightly more valuable consumable doll.

This is what happens when you come to the apocalypse; in the apocalypse, humanity is extremely fragile.

Or rather, in this place, human nature is actually the biggest obstacle.

If you weren't human, you might live a better life in this world.

"Oh, you might have misunderstood. I wasn't warning you about those other high-ranking spies or anything like that. Although the Firemoth is an organization that resists the Honkai, there are actually quite a few internal conflicts, especially since you entered the Firemoth through Mei's channels. So those who oppose Mei might indeed send people to investigate or deal with you. You can do whatever you want with them. I have faith in your abilities."

Given Chen Luo's strength, instead of worrying about Chen Luo, it would be better to worry about whether those people will die a horrible death.

“The people I told you to be careful about are mainly those sent by Mebius,” Mebius said.

"what?"

"What? Are you confused?"

"A little bit, but I think I understand a bit too."

"I understand. After all, you are indeed an unregistered person, so unregistered that even your photo was provided by me. Since the other party has obtained a series of legal identity documents for you, they will naturally investigate you as well."

"It's precisely because she's the one who made the fake documents for you that she knows how abrupt your appearance is. And since you're coming to work in my lab, it would be strange if she didn't investigate you."

“Since it was Mei who issued you the credentials to get into the Firemoth, then when Mei sends people, don’t kill them. Try to handle it amicably,” Möbius said.

“That makes sense, so I understand.” Chen Luo nodded.

Chen Luo is now a stranger to Mei and the others, and it's normal for strangers to be wary of each other.

To say that the other party gave Chen Luo a fake identity and didn't care about anything, treating Chen Luo like a stranger, would be an insult to Mei's intelligence.

Especially since the other party entered Möbius's laboratory, the more they learned about Möbius, the more they realized how high Möbius's potential was.

Chen Luo wasn't worried about those sent by Mei; at worst, he could just change their minds.

Let's just turn them into dolls; after all, they're our own people...

Uh, not entirely one of us.

"Well, we're almost there. Let's get ready," Chen Luo said to Möbius, who had somehow closed his eyes to rest.

Mebius opened his eyes and looked ahead, and saw a colossal steel beast lying in the wilderness.

Chapter 394 "The Witch's Companion" - Hua

“...Snake.”

"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"

"Well... I'll buy the knowledge about trees and the sea in a bit. Which one do you want to study first?" Chen Luo said after being checked by the soldiers stationed at the base and allowed to enter.

"Oh, why are you suddenly so enthusiastic?" Mebius looked at Chen Luo with surprise.

"Could it be..." Mebius thought to himself as he looked at Chen Luo with some concern.

"You...you don't actually think I care what other people think of me, do you?" A very slight smile appeared on Möbius's lips, and his gaze towards Chen Luo became increasingly strange and... [dangerous].

An alternative kind of danger.

"Ahem, what are you saying? I don't understand." Chen Luo turned his head and examined the decorations inside the Fire-Chasing Moth.

To be fair, Moth Chaser is indeed wealthy. The interior is quite luxurious, and all the doors are automatic sensor doors, which look very heavy. Even if an ordinary tank or Honkai Beast punches it, it shouldn't cause much damage.

"Like the guards who checked our documents just now, they're already used to the way they look at me. And you'll need to get used to it too. After all, once you're in my lab, you're one of my people, and you're tied to the devil's experiments. Your reputation won't be good."

"So instead of worrying about me, you should think about how to get used to this kind of gaze." Although Möbius said that Chen Luo's concern was superfluous, there was a sense of pleasure in his voice.

"..." Upon hearing Mebius's words, Chen Luo recalled the situation from earlier.

It's normal to stop the car and get out for inspection, but the only abnormal thing was the complex emotions that flashed in the soldiers' eyes when they checked Mebius's identification and realized that she was indeed Mebius.

Fear, rejection, awe, disgust... all expressed differently.

However, these soldiers all had the same attitude towards Mebius: to keep their distance.

This shows that Mebius had a notorious reputation.

It wouldn't be accurate to say he was infamous, but at least Möbius's demonic reputation was widely known among the Fire Moths. They might not have met Möbius, but they certainly had heard of him.

Especially when he saw the unusual snake-like eyes in Mebius's pupils, his disgust and fear seemed to reach their peak.

Don't assume that powerful beings like Fusion Warriors are highly respected in the Firemoth; in fact, their treatment might be quite the opposite of what you imagine.

"Monster" is the common term these people use to refer to the fusion warriors.

After all, before Kevin became the first successful case of fusion surgery, it is unknown how many people died from fusion surgery, which was not a successful procedure.

If conventional methods were no longer sufficient to deal with the Seventh Herrscher, the Fusion Warrior project might have remained on hold.

Even before the destruction of the previous civilization, fusion surgery could not be considered a procedure with a high success rate.

And most importantly, not every Fusion Warrior has the ability to tear apart a Herrscher like Hero.

......

13. Ultimately, the Herrschers are just special beings. Those Herrschers who can survive the tragedy of the constraints must possess some unique qualities.

This time, Pado is an exception, because Pado's strong luck is the opponent's talent.

Although the opponent's strength is indeed not that great, they are very lucky.

The fact that a Fusion Warrior could be bedridden due to a cold is truly shocking, and it has stunned Honkai Impact 3rd for a whole year.

However, it was precisely because of this cold that the other party was able to survive the tragic restraint incident.

Otherwise, with Little Pado's strength, even being cannon fodder would be a stretch.

Many fusion warriors possess strength at the level of "extremely excellent warriors" despite bearing an extremely high chance of death.

Well, just a warrior...

As both the successful fusion surgeon and the one who performed the fusion surgery, and also the head of the Demon Lab, Mebius's reputation is not very good.

Or rather, it was terrible.

"If I remember correctly, according to the normal procedure, we should now go and collect your Firemoth researcher's standard equipment, arrange your dormitory and meal card, and so on," Möbius said as he led Chen Luo through the complex Firemoth area.

"Since this is how it's done normally, then tell me what's not normal." Chen Luo understood what Möbius wanted to say from Möbius's perspective.

“Just go to my lab and check in. Isn’t that what you’re after? After you check in, buy the knowledge, then get a good night’s sleep. When you wake up, we can discuss the knowledge of trees and the sea.” Möbius decided.

"...Isn't this a bit too hasty? You should at least help me with things like meal cards and accommodation, otherwise where am I supposed to stay?"

"Do you need to eat and sleep in this world?" Mebius glanced at Chen Luo.

“Although it’s not necessary, we still have to make an appearance,” Chen Luo said matter-of-factly.