Their commission was suspicious.

"Also, I'm not a hero or a guardian, but thank you anyway."

"How about we try it out now, like shaking hands first, to see how the suppression works..." Chen Luo asked, extending his hand.

“…My body temperature is very low, just a touch will do.” After hesitating for a moment, Kevin gently shook hands with Chen Luo.

Then Chen Luo's expression changed...

Installed.

After all, the other person's hands were really cold.

A few seconds later, Chen Luo released his grip.

"How is it?" Kevin asked.

"I'm looking for a hand warmer now..." Chen Luo expressed his opinion.

If Kevin weren't here, Chen Luo would have taken out his Herrscher of Flame core.

This thing would definitely work well as a hand warmer.

"I'm asking about suppression..."

"You should feel it now, your body temperature has risen a little," Chen Luo interrupted.

"But it's still a bit cold," Kevin said, noticing he was getting a little tired.

"I think you're just making things difficult for me, Luo. But it's alright. Perhaps due to the effects of the Collapse, your tolerance for your ice power is quite high. Although you felt very cold just now, you can hold out for a while. But according to my estimation, with my current ability limit, I can keep your body temperature around 20 degrees Celsius for one minute. If you want to extend the time or raise your body temperature again, that depends on how well I develop my ability," Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

As for what the truth is...

Who knows?

"One minute? That should be enough."

If it's just a hug, a minute is enough.

"I'll have to trouble you then. As a reward, just let me know if you need anything. I'll do anything as long as it doesn't violate my principles."

"Hmm...how would I know what your principles are? But when you're hunting certain rarer Honkai Beasts, just remember to leave me a share. That's not too much to ask, is it?"

“No problem.” Kevin nodded.

Chen Luo didn't want anything from Kevin, who was currently broke.

However, Chen Luo was somewhat flattered by the fact that the other party offered a discount of 8.0%.

Aside from that non-human friend and the great philanthropist Chen, Chen Luo suspected there was a significant reason, perhaps because of his identity as a survivor of the Sixth Herrscher.

Of course, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Chen Luo was able to let him hug his girlfriend in a more normal way.

Gee

Kevin is actually quite easy to understand.

However, if it weren't for the Honkai, the other person would probably only be of college age right now.

Of course, regardless of the circumstances, Kevin is indeed a bit older than Chen Luo.

After a while, Kevin led Chen Luo toward Mei and Mebius.

Chen Luo didn't know what Möbius and Mei were talking about, but judging from their serious expressions, they were probably discussing some academic issues.

For example, how did Chen Luo's uniqueness develop?

When Mei saw Chen Luo and Kevin walking over, she immediately asked in surprise.

Mei and Kevin were quite familiar with each other, but for some reason, Kevin seemed to feel better after chatting with Chen Luo alone for a while.

Others couldn't glean anything from Kevin's cold face, but Mei could at least discern something.

Is the effect really that immediate?

"What price did you pay to get that person to agree to make this public?" May didn't immediately ask Kevin how things were going, but instead inquired about this matter.

“What else can we do but exchange spots?” Mebius said.

“But we have to be careful of them, they were already extremely opposed to the suggestion of fusion surgery, and now they just happen to have this opportunity…” Mei expressed some concern about this.

Before the Honkai was so dire that it could lead to the extinction of humanity, and before she reached a higher level, Mei was just a girl who should have been in college, and had not yet developed into the calm and almost ruthless state she had become in the later stages.

“Don’t worry, it’s not some special technology, and they can’t steal it,” Mebius said.

“But this makes his safety a concern.” Mei looked at Chen Luo.

For Mebius to ask him to help with his identity, besides the fact that the other party is special in the field of fusion surgery, the other party must also have a good relationship with Mebius, right?

"Don't worry about that. Although I may not be very strong, I'm very good at escaping," Chen Luo interjected.

Chapter 424 Chen Luo's Temporary Bodyguard - Sakura

“If the ability is limited in use, then how many fusion surgeries can be performed at most per day?” Mebius asked, sitting in his lounge.

Although this isn't something worth keeping too secret, Cangxuan and Danzhu probably aren't interested in this kind of thing.

“Dr. Mei, this isn’t like a game. There’s no cooldown. The number of times you can use it each day depends on the difficulty of the surgery and the effort required to suppress the Honkai Beast’s genes. Reality isn’t a game, you should know that there’s no fixed threshold,” Chen Luo said.

"And most importantly, I've only performed super-transformation surgery on two people so far, so there's no definite valuation to calculate," Chen Luo continued.

"..." Mei remained silent in response to Chen Luo's words, only staring intently at Mebius.

Mei didn't look at Chen Luo; she simply stared at Mebius.

"...Chen Luo, tell me the number of surgeries you're willing to perform each day," Möbius said after a moment of silence.

"Uh, two? And no overtime on Saturdays and Sundays," Chen Luo said after a moment's thought.

Who in their right mind works overtime? Are you? Chen Luo certainly isn't.

Besides, Chen Luo didn't come to this world specifically to perform fusion surgery.

Chen Luo is here to earn raw stones.

While there will indeed be a reward if the fusion surgery is successfully performed on them.

After all, most people want the fusion surgery to be successful, but whether the other person is still the same after the success is no longer within Chen Luo's consideration.

The key to entrusting someone with a task is whether the other party's desired goal has been achieved.

But how exactly it was achieved is not important.

Just like Fu Hua's mission to find Lady Emerald, it was useless for Chen Luo to push Otto out as a scapegoat, because the other party wanted to find the real culprit.

Conversely, they snatch lollipops from little girls.

At least during the first time they tried to snatch the lollipop, neither the young woman nor the little girl expected Chen Luo to use this method to prevent them from eating it. But since the outcome was achieved, it meant the mission was completed.

People who undergo fusion surgery generally have two wishes: one is to ensure their survival, and the other is that the surgery is successful.

No matter which Chen Luo it is, he has a way to achieve it, it's just that...

The method may be somewhat special.

That's why Chen Luo allowed about an hour to be wasted on this matter every day.

After all, it's almost guaranteed to drop a gem, so who wouldn't want to take it?

This is a stable project.

“Three,” Mei said.

“According to what you’ve said, one spot is required by those higher-ups, and there must also be one spot available for ordinary volunteers. The other spot… is on standby. If there’s no special need, it can be given to an ordinary volunteer, or they can choose not to participate,” Mei said.

However, in special circumstances, emergency requisition is required.

This is Mei's subtext.

Mei never believed Chen Luo's excuse that the maximum number of tests per day could not be accurately estimated due to insufficient sample size.

It's not that May doesn't trust Möbius, but rather that May knows Möbius too well.

Normally, if Mebius is willing to expose this matter, it means that he has made preparations and calculations in advance.

Mebius never conducted experiments on others that were completely hopeless, which can be considered a kind of bottom line for him.

Although this was clearly not an ordinary situation, and even the priorities were not right, Mei guessed correctly by sheer luck.

“Sure, please let me know in advance if you need anything. Also, sometimes I might not even be in the lab for an hour a day, so if you miss an experiment, it will be made up for the next day,” Chen Luo said.

Chen Luo knew that Mei was trying to increase her influence within the Fire Moth organization, and the simplest way to resolve a matter was through force.

Mei also had Ying establish a secret unit, and this spot was probably reserved for that secret unit.

Mei has no interest in power struggles or profit-seeking, but she is interested in getting rid of those idiot executives who are bothering her with her research.

Mei deeply understands the saying "a thousand-mile dike is breached by an ant hole," and sometimes the greatest enemy often comes from within.

Especially the higher-ups of the Firemoth, those brain-dead idiots who were still obsessed with fighting for power and profit when the Honkai was about to fall.

At the very least, if Mei hadn't allowed Sakura to establish a secret force after the Sixth Herrscher, thus increasing her influence within the Flame Chaser, the proposal for fusion warriors might not have even been put on the table for approval.

When Mei heard Chen Luo say that he could make up for it the next day, she knew that Chen Luo's limit was definitely no less than six fusion surgeries per day.

Mei kept this in mind, after all, everyone has emergencies sometimes.

If one day several people suddenly need surgery, then we might need to trouble Chen Luo.

Well, we're all family here, no need to be so polite.

"Postponing is fine, but what are you busy with?" Mei asked, somewhat puzzled.

Logically speaking, once you're in this wretched place called the Firemoth, you wouldn't have time to wander around aimlessly.

Could it be that Möbius has other research projects that require Chen Luo's involvement?

“Go outside the Fire-Chasing Moth to enhance your abilities,” Chen Luo said matter-of-factly.

"Oh, your ability can be enhanced. What method is needed to enhance it?" Dr. Mei asked after a pause.

"do not know."

"..."

"It is precisely because we do not know that we need to go outside to find ways to enhance our abilities."

“The facilities at the Fire Moth are far more complete than those outside, and they have many specialized equipment that are not available elsewhere. If we’re talking about testing how to enhance capabilities, wouldn’t the Fire Moth be a more suitable place?” Mei raised an objection.

Chen Luo did not answer, but pointed at Mebius.

"You mean that Mebius has been studying the Firemoth's equipment for so long, but hasn't found out how your ability should evolve, so you need to go out and find inspiration, right?" As a smart person, Dr. Mebius understood immediately.

“Yes, that’s right. There’s no reason why we can’t strengthen this special ability through training, but we haven’t found a suitable method within the Fire Moth, so we can only look for a method outside.” Chen Luo nodded.

"And I don't know why, but when I'm out and about, I have this illusion that I feel more relaxed and that my abilities are slightly improved. But whether it's an illusion or not, it's worth a try."

In fact, Chen Luo's words were simply a continuation of Mei's.

That's the advantage of talking to smart people; they always come up with the most suitable reason for themselves, thus helping Chen Luo to make his point.

Chen Luo didn't need to come up with a reason at all; it was very convenient.

Is that so?

Upon hearing this, Mei suddenly recalled a message she had received a couple of days ago: Chen Luo hadn't left the lab for a whole day and morning after entering it. Perhaps it was because Möbius was using specialized equipment to test Chen Luo; otherwise, why would it normally take so long?

“But it’s dangerous outside,” Mei emphasized.

"I know," Chen Luo nodded.

"So you underwent fusion surgery and became a fusion warrior?" Mei asked.

"No."

"Do you have powerful warriors, similar to fusion warriors, by your side to protect your safety?"

"No, Dr. Mei, why do you ask that?"

"In that case, you will be in great danger."

Who gave you the courage to go out alone? Aren't you afraid of getting killed by a lone wolf?

“Once this characteristic is revealed, many researchers will be interested in your body and blood. If you remain in the lab and with the Fire Moths, no one can harm you. But if the Fire Moths…” Dr. Mei didn’t finish her sentence, but the meaning was clear.

Such intrigue and backstabbing are never uncommon among moths drawn to flames.