I'm not Yingjie

The closed world disappeared, and Lin's hearing and vision returned. He immediately looked at Mei who was sitting opposite him, and the other person happened to be looking at him.

"What's the matter?"

"Are you used to Prometheus's assistance?"

“In some places, it’s a little redundant.”

"Really? I have already reduced the auxiliary parameters to the maximum extent, but I didn't expect that it would still affect your thinking circuit."

Lin and Mei's conversation was straightforward and no additional explanation of terms was needed between them, but compared to the others, Lin's tone was obviously more moderate.

Kevin asked curiously, "Lin, what does it feel like to be assisted by AI?"

"I don't feel anything." Lin slightly restricted some of Prometheus's operating permissions and said lightly, "It's almost like putting training wheels on a bicycle."

"Well, isn't that a burden? You can handle a lot of things with a helmet."

"If you want to know, you can go to the R&D department and ask for a contact lens model. The system is the same, but it has an additional information simplification function compared to mine."

Lin's equipment technology is indeed not a secret, but his style is the most special one among the Fire Moths.

At this time, Kevin quietly came up behind Lin's helmet and whispered, "Lin, don't you want to talk to that girl? She seems to be looking at you all the time."

"..."

There's no need to seem. From the very beginning, the girl with under-dyed hair had never taken her eyes away. She had always been looking at the silent Lin as if she wanted to say something but was hesitant.

Soul, for some reason, was also among the guards this time.

It can be said that it is an exaggeration to say that Mei is protected by three people, but in fact, among the three, Kevin is probably the only one who is truly responsible for protecting Mei.

After thinking for a while, Lin said to Hun, who was staring at him, "Hun, what's the matter?"

"Ah, this..." Hun didn't expect Lin to suddenly talk to her. After all, she and Lin had been together for some time and knew that he would not say anything extra during the mission.

She lowered her head in bewilderment, then thought of something and mustered up the courage to ask Lin, "Team Leader Lin, your injury is not healed yet, is it okay?"

"Don't worry, the mission this time won't be too difficult." Lin originally wanted to deal with it by saying it was okay, but remembering what Alicia said to him, he explained, "Dr. Mei is very sensible. Our mission is very easy."

Although it was just a brief response, it was a huge improvement compared to the previous responses of no more than three words each.

"Hmm..." Hun glanced at Mei. This girl, who was about the same age as her, gave her a feeling that was even colder than Lin. Should she say that she was indeed a friend?

Of course, Kevin gave her a much bigger surprise. After all, Lin and Kevin's personalities shouldn't make them as close as Kevin described.

Lin continued, "Didn't you go on a mission with Himiko?"

"No, the Fifth Squad has not had any reinforcements since you left. In addition, since I am out on a solo mission this time, the captain is resting at the headquarters."

"Why did you go on a mission alone?"

Kevin's eyelids twitched a few times.

Why does it feel like Lin’s conversational style doesn’t sound like casual conversation at all, but rather an interrogation style of you ask me and I answer?

"Hehe, actually my parents work in the Fifth Science Department, and we haven't seen each other for a long time." Hun lowered his head embarrassedly and rubbed the fine hair beside his ears. "I just wanted to apply to try to go to the Fifth Branch, but I was assigned this task. I'm really sorry, Dr. Mei, it may cause you trouble."

Mei was sorting out the documents in her hands. Without looking up, she just said indifferently, "It's okay. This mission is just as Lin said. It's not a very complicated job."

"Parents..."

Kevin's eyes were a little dim, but he quickly hid his lost mood.

Kevin turned around and was about to say something, but he saw that Lin's video window was off again: "Lin, you...Lin? Can't hear again? Is this thing so convenient?"

"Dr. Mei, we still have two hours to reach the fifth branch. You can take a rest first."

The accompanying personnel came over from the rear cabin and informed Mei.

"Ah."

Lin quietly watched through the video window as the escort moved closer to Mei. He seemed unaware that he was too close, but soon he turned around and left.

Lin closed his eyes.

Isn't that a complicated job?

Chapter 37 The Stop of Moment

The transport plane arrived at the fifth branch a little slower than expected. After the fuselage landed steadily on the ground, Lin opened his eyes and looked out the window.

Not all of the Fire Moths' bases are located in deserted places like their headquarters. Some are located in cities and disguised as ordinary companies. This is so that they can quickly take over all aspects of society when the existence of the Fire Moths is announced in the future.

For example, the fifth branch under our feet is disguised as a pharmaceutical company.

Several people in the cockpit stood up and got off the plane. Lin deliberately fell behind to observe the other people on the transport plane except Mei and the others, and recorded their smallest movements with his helmet.

Humanity is united, humanity is divided.

Human beings are wise, and human beings are foolish.

Humans are good, humans are evil.

These three sentences may seem contradictory, but they can well summarize what kind of race humans are.

Lin has never been disappointed by the bright light in the hearts of mankind, but that doesn't mean he will blindly believe in mankind. Even when fighting to save mankind against the Fire Moths, which is almost a natural disaster in form of Honkai, they are far from united. This can be seen in the disagreement between the upper echelons on Mei, as well as the disagreement between Sigma and Delta.

Lin would be ordered to join Mei's outing this time, most likely to be the one protecting Mei's faction. As for why he did this... maybe he noticed something, or maybe he just wanted to add a layer of insurance.

However, Lin's physical condition is not optimistic. After the second shot today, he can already run and make large body movements, but it is still much worse than before.

I hope I'm just overthinking it.

Lin took a step forward.

……

"Lin, long time no see, are you feeding the canned food?"

Lin, who was feeding a chubby cat, looked up and saw Su and Mei walking towards him side by side.

This kind of combination is actually rare. It would be better to say that the number of times Lin and Su have met is already very small.

"Su, Raiden Mei, what do you want to talk to me about?" Lin lowered his head and touched the little head of the can, and handed over a small bag of silver coins. The little guy rubbed Lin's fingers affectionately, then turned around with the silver coins in his mouth and jumped into the paradise.

Mei looked at the can in amazement as it disappeared into the entrance of Paradise. It was the first time she saw a can: "Is that... a cat? Why is there a cat in Paradise?"

"That's Padu's friend." Su explained, then walked up to Lin and said with rare emotion, "Lin, whenever I see you, it's as if I've returned to the time when I first met you, as if time has stopped for you."

"...Will the sculpture change?" Mei said.

"It is impossible for ordinary humans not to change. The reason why I don't seem to have changed is that I have covered up my appearance." Lin's visual window flashed a blue light of the right frequency. "But if you are talking about the inner self, then compared to me, you have never changed since we first met. This is also the reason why you and Mebius parted ways."

"Hehe, maybe." Su Qian smiled, shook his head and sighed.

Different concepts lead to divergent paths, which is common among the Fire Moths. Even if they have common goals and can understand each other, they still cannot eliminate conflicts.

It is better to say that sometimes it is understanding that exacerbates the conflict.

Therefore, Su often admires Lin. He is one of the few people among the Fire Moths who can treat others equally and provide help even though they have different ideas.

Even though, almost everyone doesn't understand him.

"Speaking of Mobius..." Mei interrupted with some hesitation.

"Have you met her?" Lin's visual screen lit up for a moment, scanning Meiyi. "You have already obtained the Infinite Mark. It seems that she did not embarrass you."

Mei's pretty face showed a hint of anger: "No difficulty? You mean you forced the seal on me and caused me to..."

"Any power comes with risks, and this is especially true with power given by Mebius." Lin interrupted her, "So you'd better not accept any gifts from her next time. That's not something you can bear."

“A lot of people have said that.”

"It won't hurt to listen to it again."

Mei turned around to look for the figure of Mobius who was there just now. After meeting Su, she stayed in the meeting room, and now, where was the short figure?

"I guess there are two people here that they don't want to see, so they left." Su closed his eyes and knew what Mei was looking for without looking back.

"Two... It's strange, Lin, what is the relationship between you and Mebius? Why do some people describe you as having a good relationship with her, while others say you and her don't get along at all?"

"..."

Most of Mei's vigilance and suspicion towards Lin come from this point. If she really describes Lin according to the information she got, then he has given everything for humanity and burned himself out. There is no flaw in him at all, but there is a saying that he helped Mebius.

Given Lin's personality, there is no way he would help Mobius. Mei even felt that it was possible that he would draw his gun and shoot Mobius at any time.

"We each have different starting points, but meet at the same end. This is the relationship between me and her."

Lin's expression could not be seen from the heavy helmet, but Lin's voice did not change, still steady: "Humanity needs people like her, and she has given everything for humanity. I have no right to point fingers at other people's paths."

"Her? For humans?"

Mei was very confused, but the biggest difference between Lin and Yingjie was that he would answer every question. If it was Kevin, he would probably say "You don't need to know", but Lin would just give the answer directly, so Mei continued to ask: "What did she do?"

"You don't need to know." Lin said calmly.

“……?” Mei was stunned.

"That's enough time for today's chat. I have something else to do." Lin stood up and walked towards the entrance of the paradise.

When he walked to Su's side, he paused for a moment, then turned his head and said to Su: "Su, do you remember when we first met?"

"I heard Kevin mention you. After the third collapse, Kevin temporarily disappeared from my knowledge. I wanted to find him through you, but you left even earlier than him." Su recalled the past and sighed, "It was not until Dr. Spasi agreed to my application to join the Fire Moth that I met you. We should have become friends a long time ago."

"No, Sue, we've met before."

"A long time ago?" Su was confused by the word.

"Seeing you at that time, and then seeing you again five years later, your compassion has never changed."

With that, Lin disappeared at the entrance of Paradise.

Chapter 38: Affable Captain Lin

"Hello, Dr. May."

"Hello, Dr. Spasey."

A calm middle-aged man dressed like a typical experimenter had already been waiting on the tarmac to greet their arrival. Before Lin could look through the database, Prometheus thoughtfully found Spasi's information for him.

Spasi, the head of the Fifth Science Department and also the head of the Fifth Branch, was already a scientist with profound attainments in the field of biology before being invited to join the Fire Moths. He was also the first to discover the method of removing the parts that were eroded by Honkai energy. He is married and has one daughter.

Lin didn't spend too much time on the information. It just gave him a rough initial impression. He needed to meet Spasi in person to know what kind of person he was.

"Dr. Mei, I was shocked after reading your paper on quantum mechanics. The novel ideas in it are simply unheard of. It is such a wonderful fate that I have the honor to meet the author in person today." Spasi's smile was not the smile of an ordinary academic worker. It was more shrewd, but there was no malice in it.

"You are very kind, Dr. Spacey."

Greetings are an indispensable part of interpersonal communication. Mei obviously has not received in-depth study in this area, but she often uses her amazing strength to skip this step and go directly to the work stage.

As for Lin, Kevin and Hun, they are completely different from Mei in terms of their main status, so there is no need to introduce them.

However, Lin still had to go through the motions. After all, he was a captain, the highest-ranking official among the three. His previous silence was no longer applicable in most situations. After a brief exchange between the two, he stepped forward and said to Spasi, "Dr. Spasi, we are Dr. Mei's guards this time. Can we start the handover?"

"You are..." When Spasi saw Lin's helmet, an idea flashed in his mind. He frowned and asked uncertainly, "Are you Lin? The soldier who killed the Third Herrscher?"

"..." This was something Lin had not expected. It seemed that the impact of the third collapse was greater than he had imagined, both the collapse itself and the events that occurred during it.

"Sorry, I said something wrong." Seeing that Lin remained silent, Sipasi realized that he might not want to talk about this matter, so he said to the other person standing behind him, "Bolong, take them to do the handover work."

"Understood." The man called Bolong nodded to Lin.

Lin glanced at Kevin, whose eyes were always focused on Mei, and instructed: "Kevin, stay and follow Dr. Mei."

……

This is Lin’s first time to come to the branch. The structure of the base is very different from the headquarters. After all, it is disguised as a pharmaceutical company, so every aspect is similar to a pharmaceutical company, with production lines and pharmaceutical research and development departments. Even if someone comes to visit, it will not be exposed.

"The main body of the Fifth Branch is above the fifteenth floor of this building. Your room is here. If you need anything, you can use the call button."

Bolong first took them on a tour of the branch. The terrain was a very necessary condition for them who were responsible for the protection, so in addition to information such as floor plans, it was best to experience it in person.

Then he led them to their temporary residence. The room was similar to the one in the headquarters, with all the necessary functions, except that the computer could not connect to the external network, which was similar to the presidential suite.

"Where are your laboratory and science department?" Lin saw that Hun's face was gradually filled with slight anxiety, and thought that he should confirm the laboratory that he needed to know the most, so he asked Bolong.

The Fifth Science Department's research direction is the human body's adaptability and resistance to Honkai energy, so it will definitely include some living research. Dead soldiers, small Honkai beasts, and corroded objects should all be in the laboratory.

This also means that sufficient safety protection is needed. When in close contact with Honkai energy, the effect of protective clothing is very limited. Lin is a living example.

...After a while, it may become a dead example.

"plz follow me……"