Their commission was suspicious.

Alicia, being an angelic being, naturally saw the distress and pain in Aponia's heart, so she comforted Aponia.

Ultimately, with Alicia's comforting words, Aponia's inner turmoil dissipated somewhat, but only somewhat.

So, to help Aponia relax, Alicia brought her to "visit" Chen Luo.

“No need to apologize. As a member of the Moth of Fire, you have to accept punishment for doing something wrong. And there’s no need to feel guilty, since I didn’t receive any serious punishment anyway,” Chen Luo said.

"There's just one thing I don't quite understand." Chen Luo stood up and walked to the railing.

"What's wrong? Is there something you don't understand?"

"So that's why I, the accomplice who concealed the truth, am stuck in the interrogation room, while you, Alicia, are able to wander around with Aponia? Why don't you release me too?" Chen Luo said to Alicia.

“That won’t do. I was able to bring Aponia out because I was in charge of Aponia’s affairs, but you’re not my responsibility. You’re Dr. Möbius’s responsibility. Is it possible that Dr. Möbius is deliberately making you stay here longer?” Alicia said, shaking her head.

“Emmm…” Chen Luo fell into deep thought.

Wait, was it Mebius who was in charge of me?

"Logically speaking, shouldn't Mebius avoid any appearance of impropriety? Why is he in charge of managing me?" Chen Luo was slightly puzzled.

“That’s because your crime isn’t that important, and don’t underestimate Mebius. She’s the one who holds the No. 1 Flame Chaser Medal. The name Flame Chaser was given to us by Mebius and the others. Although Mebius doesn’t usually talk much, she holds a very high position,” Alicia said.

“But I heard from Mebius that before the Second Herrscher was destroyed, her No. 1 medal was stolen by some unknown warrior.” Chen Luo stared intently at Alicia, saying nothing more.

"Uh...sigh, who took it? It must have been a beautiful girl with a romantic heart and some ulterior motives, after all, Medal No. 1 isn't worth much, right?" Alicia said, looking around.

"Let's leave it at that. So, Aponia, take the breakfast that Sakura is holding to Qianjie." Chen Luo said, pointing to the breakfast that Sakura had placed next to her.

"You know that Thousand Calamities was also brought here?" Aponia asked.

"I could guess. I noticed Qianjie's uniqueness at first glance. Qianjie's skills are indeed very impressive, and I didn't see a second person worth bringing back in the sanatorium, so isn't it normal that it's Qianjie?" Chen Luo said matter-of-factly.

"Sigh, Lolo, you've met so many people on Twilight Street, including a beautiful girl like Aponia. And you didn't even introduce them to me," Alicia interjected.

"I do know another lovely girl, I'll introduce her to you later."

"It's a word."

"Luo, are you talking about Pado?" Sakura seemed to remember something.

“That’s right. Pado is indeed very good at finding shortcuts and side paths, isn’t she?” Chen Luo said.

"really."

"Padau? What a strange coincidence." Aponia sighed with emotion upon hearing the familiar name again.

"I always feel like I'm being excluded by you all, like you all know the same people." That's how Alicia feels right now.

"Alright, you can go out now." Suddenly, a soldier from the Fire Moths came in and opened the door for Chen Luo with a key.

"Can I go home now?"

“That’s right.” The other person nodded.

"No punishment?"

"Of course there will be punishment. You'll be confined to your quarters, your workload will increase by one case per day, and all holidays will be taken away. And you can't go back to the dorm right now; you need to have surgery," a member of the Firemoth group kindly reminded them.

"What?"

"Your superiors are reminding you that you should go to the operating room now for surgery. Dr. Möbius is already waiting there."

"Then just lock me up again. I'm not going out. This is no way to punish someone!" Chen Luo took a step back and closed the iron gate.

I'm not going out.

I quit.

"Whatever makes you happy. But I have to remind you, if you don't go out, Dr. Möbius might be waiting outside the operating room. Also, your punishment of increasing the number of surgeries per day from three to four starts today. If you don't go early, you might miss lunch today," the Moth of Fire employee continued with a friendly reminder.

"..." Chen Luo silently pushed the door open again and walked out.

"See you all another day. I'm going to be used as a laborer now. Goodbye. This world is truly pathetic. I was arrested as a criminal the night before, and today I'm released to continue working just because I'm still of use. The Moth Chaser is truly an organization that's realistic to the extreme." Chen Luo sighed.

Also, it seems we'll need to create more puppets of the higher-ups.

Chen Luo never worried about his safety, after all, there were already some high-ranking members of the Fire Moth who had been turned into puppets by Chen Luo.

However, because Chen Luo did not deliberately do this, he had a slightly smaller say. He could guarantee that Chen Luo would not get into trouble, but he could not guarantee how many extra hours Chen Luo would have to work each day.

In fact, of the three punishments, the house arrest was proposed by Cannon Fodder No. 1.

The remaining two items were negotiated.

"Hua, let's go." After saying that, Chen Luo took Hua and ran towards the operating room.

“Lo, what is this…” Aponia couldn’t help but ask.

Was he released so easily? Or is it because he was the culprit, so the trial of others is not important?

That would be wonderful.

Aponia was well aware of her sins, but she didn't want to involve others, such as Chen Luo, who had done nothing wrong and even kindly reminded her, but was ultimately imprisoned by the Moth of Fire.

"I already said, Lolo is a technician. He is currently the only one among the Fire Moths who can guarantee that he won't die if the fusion surgery fails."

“Come on, I’ll take you to see some other places.” Alicia said, taking Aponia’s hand.

"Where to go?"

"Okay, let's go to the restaurant first."

"But... I've already eaten breakfast."

That breakfast was brought over by Alicia, who said it was a gift from Chen Luo to Aponia.

"You don't understand, do you? We're not going to the restaurant for breakfast this time, but to bring breakfast for Luo Luo."

“Chen Luo should be full by now. It’s not good to waste food,” Aponia said.

"Oh, don't tell me how to teach you. We'll just have them make an empty food package, then put some digestive tablets inside. Then you can personally deliver it to Lolo and say it's a gift from you to thank her."

“I’m really curious whether Lolo will accept this breakfast. Lolo’s conflicted yet helpless expression is really interesting and irresistible.” Alicia said as she pulled Aponia away.

"As soon as he makes that face, we'll take out the digestive pills and scare him. Besides, Lolo should be quite full after eating two breakfasts, right?"

Alicia did this not only to see Chen Luo's amusing expression, but more importantly, to get Chen Luo to take digestive pills to help him digest the two breakfasts he had just eaten.

Alicia is willful yet gentle, mischievous yet always considerate of others.

Say it quickly: I will always love Alicia!

Chapter 780 The Herald of Knowledge's Dependence

"What a tragedy." After watching the last volunteer, who had been turned into a puppet and become a fusion warrior, leave, Chen Luo collapsed onto the recliner outside the operating room.

If you're going to put on a show, you might as well go all the way.

In the previous civilization, Chen Luo played the role of a weak and powerless researcher, and he had just been released from imprisonment, so Chen Luo temporarily suppressed his physical strength to this level.

To spend a night in jail and then undergo four surgeries the next day is something that ordinary people cannot do.

Surgery requires a lot of energy and physical strength.

"You're this tired from just this little thing?" Möbius glanced at Chen Luo and then sat down.

"...Are you there? Why are you sitting on me?"

“Because you’re slumped over in the chair, taking up all the space,” Möbius said calmly.

Chen Luo stared silently at Hua sitting alone on the bench opposite him.

But never mind, it's already a big breakthrough that Mebius is willing to talk to me.

Although he didn't know why, or perhaps because everything he did had successfully stepped on Merius's minefield, Mebius hadn't spoken to Chen Luo normally for some time.

At this point, Hua's presence seemed superfluous. This wasn't because she was superfluous as a woman, but rather as a bodyguard.

Especially during Chen Luo's surgery, there was no need to worry about Chen Luo's safety, after all, Mebius next to him was a genuine fusion warrior.

Although Möbius claims every day that he is a researcher who is completely helpless, it is just as absurd as Chen Luo claiming to be a researcher who is completely helpless.

"Oh dear, what strange game are you two playing?" Alicia's voice rang out.

"Which eye of yours saw us playing a game? I was just being sat on," Chen Luo said with a sigh.

"How is it? Is Möbius heavy?" Alicia walked over, squatted down next to Chen Luo, and poked Chen Luo's face to ask.

"Well, it's at least lighter than 52.8kg," Chen Luo said after thinking for a moment.

"!!!" Alicia's smiling face froze instantly.

52.8kg, this is the weight that Alicia weighed when Chen Luo weighed her a while ago.

Chen Luo's meaning was already quite clear.

"What are you implying?" While Chen Luo was being sat on by Mebius, Alicia pinched Chen Luo's cheek hard.

"There was no hint at all. Let go of me, I want to go back to my dorm." Chen Luo shook his head and shook off Alicia's hand, saying this.

"Are you going back to the dorm so soon?"

“Of course. I’m under house arrest. I can only go between the lab and my dorm. I can’t go anywhere else, maybe the cafeteria,” Chen Luo said.

"By the way, Doctor, have you ever visited Thousand Tribulations?" Chen Luo asked Möbius.

But Mebius didn't answer until Chen Luo poked Mebius's waist, which startled him.

"Were you calling me just now?" Mebius was taken aback.

"Yeah, what else?"

"..."

Honestly, whether you call him Snake or just call him Mebius, Mebius is used to it.

But when Chen Luo called him "Doctor," Möbius didn't react at all.

Chen Luo, that deceitful and insubordinate fellow, never called himself Dr. Möbius.

“I’ve seen him. A man wearing a mask.” Möbius nodded.

"How is Qianjie?" Upon hearing the name of a familiar person, Aponia couldn't help but ask.

Now, the only survivors left in the sanatorium are myself and Qianjie, and they have both been taken back to the Fire-Chasing Moth.

Their fates were thus changed.

"All we know for now is that he has a bad temper; we can't immediately make any further judgments, but his research value is extremely high," Möbius said.

"Of course, even more dangerous is the man named Qianjie who always wears a mask."

As he spoke, Mebius also left Chen Luo's human seat.

Now that someone has arrived, even if Mebius never cares about the feelings of outsiders, he should at least consider Chen Luo's feelings.

“Of course, in my opinion, you are also of great research value.” Then Mebius looked at Aponia.

Unlike Alicia, Mebius frequented bars and thus knew about things from the future, such as the story of the 13 Heroes.

However, there were many other things that Mebius had little access to.

Otto and his group didn't know, but the 13 heroes knew and didn't want to say much.

But Möbius knew that Aponia was a natural gifted individual who, in addition to making others unable to refuse her, could also vaguely see the fate of others.

Möbius was naturally quite interested in such a precious sample.

However, Mebius's desire to study these people has diminished somewhat now, since shouldn't Chen Luo be the most worthy of study?

This doesn't mean that Möbius wanted to study Chen Luo's talent. Möbius knew from the beginning that Chen Luo's talent was impossible to study. Things like wishes, desires, and raw stones were completely incomprehensible to him.

This ethereal thing is completely different from Honkai energy.

What Mebius was more interested in studying was Chen Luo's Infinite Serpent.

It's not the Infinite Serpent itself, but rather why the abilities Chen Luo obtained from me are so vastly different from my own.

Furthermore, during his interactions with the Little Evil God and his companions, Mebius vaguely sensed that the Little Evil God's genes, which he had implanted within him, actually possessed greater potential. However, since he had not yet been to the underworld of that world, he did not know how to unleash them.

However, Mebius can no longer interfere much in matters outside the world. Therefore, he can only refocus his attention on matters within the world.

For example, we could study a being that exists both within the world and outside of Earth—a being called Thousand Calamities.

"Ahem, okay, Mebius, don't be so serious, you'll scare your new friends," Alicia said.