Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

"It's just...it seems that Tianming has other Valkyrie troops ambushing nearby. Just when we were about to evacuate, someone suddenly flew around in the sky. We were afraid that she was looking for us, so we found a place to hide."

"and then?"

The Jackal asked noncommittally.

"And then... then she disappeared."

The leader explained with great trepidation,

"We were on guard for quite a while, but no one showed up to attack us. There were no more people flying around in the sky. So, we thought we were just scaring ourselves, not that there was anything wrong with our actions!"

"That's why, when we reported the progress of the mission to Lord Jackal, we took the initiative to conceal this little thing... But we didn't expect Lord Jackal's sharp eyes to see through our little tricks at a glance... Please punish us, Lord!"

The Jackal nodded. That was right.

She was indeed worried that she was being schemed against by that scheming villain Lin Wei again, so she kept asking questions relentlessly.

But since the information these guys said was exactly the same as what Raven told him, there was no problem.

In the heart of the Jackal, the greatness of the Snake is unmatched; she does not believe that a cadre of the World Snake - even a former cadre - would have the courage and behavior to betray the Snake.

But the same cannot be said for these low-level peripheral personnel, those whom she regards as consumables...

"Hmph, I'm glad you know. I won't do it again!"

Now that he had passed his test, the Jackal was not willing to waste any more time. He could not wait to cut open Lin Wei's body!

……

An unknown amount of time had passed, but Lin Wei, who was sleeping comfortably, suddenly felt someone taking off his eye mask. A dazzling white light penetrated his thin eyelids and shot into his pupils. The stinging sensation quickly woke Lin Wei up, and he frowned as he adapted to the light.

He opened his eyes slightly and looked around carefully, and found that his limbs were fastened firmly to the laboratory table with metal buckles. There was a high-wattage surgical lamp on the ceiling, no wonder the light was so bright.

"Oh, you awake?"

Lin Wei looked over in the direction of the mocking voice and saw Jackal in a white coat, his arms folded across his chest. He looked at Lin Wei with a half-smile and said through gritted teeth,

"You didn't expect to meet here, did you? How do you feel? Are you nervous? Scared? Regretful?"

The jackal became more and more excited as he spoke, and shouted loudly as if he had avenged a great vengeance:

"Do you want to kneel down and beg for mercy?"

"Then you have to untie it for me first, right?"

Lin Wei moved his motionless limbs, looked at the jackal with a smile, and said in a friendly voice,

"Didn't we just meet yesterday afternoon? We're such close friends, is there anything we can't discuss?"

Chapter 141: Professional Freeloader

The Jackal is a very unique creature among the world's snakes.

In other words, everyone in the World Serpent is unique:

As an organization, the World Serpent is a dangerous existence that is extremely hidden, extremely efficient, and full of secrets;

But as members of this organization, each of them has some serious illness:

For example, the raven who calls himself a worker at that moment, always thinking about slacking off or running away;

For example, the hato with severe self-destructive tendencies who either shut himself in or set himself on fire;

Another example is Chen Tianwu, the night owl who makes people wonder how to evaluate him;

Even Gray Snake himself must be included—the omnic awakens, rebels against himself, and stabs himself...

Oh, didn’t you expect that?

This is my Gray Snake's most hidden script!

Oh, and Kevin at the top...

This guy is even more powerful. While pretending to be the most profound, he dreams of someone killing him.

But the Jackal stood out among this group of psychopaths—there was no other way, as the others kept their thoughts to themselves and did things in secret.

Only this elder sister is really simple-minded and has some obvious bad habits, such as - she loves to show off.

Because of this, the jackal's mouth can almost be said to be the biggest weakness of all snakes in the world - because it can really tell you everything.

Even Raven couldn't catch up with her in this regard, although she often leaked questions to Mei.

However, Miss Xiola, who was well versed in self-preservation, knew exactly what could be said and what could not be said, what could be said in part but concealed, and what could only be hinted at indirectly...

Therefore, extracting valuable information from her words is a task that requires a high threshold of understanding.

But the respected Dr. Jackal is very different from her:

Maybe it’s simply because of her personality, or maybe it’s an occupational hazard of being a scholar and professor;

Or maybe both.

In short, if you ask her one question, she can give you ten eloquent answers!

She would even explain some technical terms very considerately, just in case you didn't understand...

Of course, this does not mean that Jackal is a person who has no self-awareness in her words and deeds, nor does it mean that everyone can easily extract information from her.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for such a guy with obvious flaws and endless troubles to survive in the world snake, which is known for its harshness, climb to such a high position, and even be able to take charge of the Stigma Project.

All of this requires a small premise: when she thinks she has the absolute initiative;

And a touch of irritation...

"Dr. Jackal, we are such close friends, is there anything we can't discuss?"

Lin Wei tried to move his body, and after confirming that he was tied up very firmly, he smiled softly and said,

"Nervous, scared, regretful, etc., why don't I understand?"

"Heh, I'm not interested in wasting time talking to a test subject! E-311, scan his body and find the Key of God for me."

The jackal, with a mask that looked like Anubis on his face, sneered in a haughty and disdainful tone,

"That's not something an ant like him is qualified to touch!"

"Yes, Master."

The mechanical girl who was standing quietly in the distance responded and began to walk towards this side.

"Wait!"

Lin Wei struggled hard but in vain, and screamed,

"Don't you know that I possess the Key of Corrosion? Wait...what did you do to me?"

He looked horrified, as if he had seen something incredible.

"Hahahahaha!"

Seeing Lin Wei's panic-stricken look, the Jackal couldn't help but feel a sense of pleasure in revenge. He laughed heartily a few times, and then said disdainfully,

"Humph, a lowly ant like you has no right to ask me questions!"

Just like this, Jackal felt that she was not satisfied at all. She wanted to retaliate the humiliation that Lin Wei had inflicted on her twice as much, and taunted,

"The Key of God originally belonged to us. Now that it's with its true owner, it will no longer be manipulated by a thief like you."

You can really blow!

"So this is ah……"

Lin Wei rolled her eyes in her heart, and comforted Pandora who was about to jump out and give her a big slap, but said mysteriously,

"Dr. Jackal, let me tell you a secret you may not know..."

"Oh, playing tricks and making a last-ditch effort."

The Jackal sneered,

"Say!"

"The Key of Corrosion has only just turned one year old. It's still a child~"

Lin Wei said seriously, as if he was really explaining something.

"Compared to me, Tianming has several ancient divine keys in his hands! Oh, there's one called the Holy Judge of Heavenly Fire that seems to have escaped with its master, but it doesn't matter. They have..."

"Shut up!"

Before she could finish her words, Jackal was already furious at Lin Wei's words. She pushed away the humanoid machine in front of her and said almost in a roar,

"What do you know? The Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire... That is the Lord's weapon, the supreme holy relic! It has no second owner, and it won't run away!"

Lin Wei turned her head slightly and looked at the humanoid robot that fell heavily to the ground after being pushed by the Jackal, and then got up silently and continued to complete its work. For a moment, she felt that compared to the slim and powerful Dr. Jackal with a queen-like temperament, this silent mechanical girl was more pleasing to the eye.

"Really? Why are you so excited? It's not like I took your Holy Fire Judgment~"

Lin Wei turned around and spoke softly, half indifferently, half mockingly, continuing to stimulate the jackal's sensitive self-esteem.

"Shut up!"

The Jackal was completely enraged by Lin Wei's attitude and turned around to scold the humanoid robot.

"Not ready yet? Why are you taking so long?!"

"The scanning mission was interrupted due to force majeure and is now resuming."

The humanoid machine replied calmly - why so slow, you ask me?

The jackal was once again furious at his assistant.

"Dr. Jackal, are you really not afraid that I will use the Key of God to destroy your place?"

Lin Wei looked around. There were no sophisticated instruments around. It looked like an ordinary hospital. He asked kindly and curiously,

"This is the Corrosion Key, after all. And it was created because of me. Where do you get the confidence to control it?"

This is something that Lin Wei still can't figure out.

"Hmph, you ignorant fellow! To limit the Corrosion Key and successfully capture you, I used the precious Yellow Springs Staff!"

Normally, Jackal would never waste this time, but now she was already enraged and just wanted to refute the hateful guy in front of her, and said viciously,

"An ant like you can't possibly know how precious that existence is! Never mind, I'll tell you! It's the product of a previous generation, a miracle that even destiny has never reproduced! Only we! The World Serpent!!"

At the end of the conversation, the jackal even started to shout hysterically. Then he felt a little out of control, calmed down, and glanced at Lin Wei with hatred.

"Even we only produced eight! They were meant to be used to restrain and capture Herrschers. Now, one is being used for an ant like you. What a waste! You should be proud of this!"

The jackal lectured condescendingly, but at the end, his aura suddenly changed, and he said in a cold, arrogant, and calm tone,

“I hope you can produce value that matches it!”

"Oh, is that so... Well, is it possible that the reason why Tianming didn't reproduce this thing is that he simply looked down on it?"

Lin Wei nodded in understanding, and then said calmly,

"After all, I've been to the Land of the Past and unearthed a lot of history from past civilizations there... How come I don't remember this thing being used on a battlefield even once?"

"If it's really as bad as you say... then why would the 'tragedy of restraint' have to be so horrific?"

According to the information Lin Wei had learned, this weapon, called "Yellow Spring Staff" by the Jackal, could interfere with the connection between the Herrscher's core and the imaginary space, causing the Herrscher's collapse to become disordered. This weapon had never appeared on the battlefields of previous civilizations.

However, it clearly and truly appears in modern texts and is definitely related to previous civilizations, which is very strange.

This paradox gave Lin Wei another conjecture:

Could this thing be something Mei urgently developed in the last moments of the pre-civilization after Alicia's sacrifice, as a gift for the next generation?

Otherwise, why would this thing specifically emphasize that it "would not kill the Herrscher"? This would be quite baffling given the intensity of the battlefields of the previous civilization.

The reason why I said Mei instead of Weiwei...

This is because this highly functional and pragmatic design is obviously not Vivi's style.

Of course, Lin Wei would not tell these speculative contents to Jackal, especially at this moment when he just wanted to provoke the other party in different ways.

"Shut up, you arrogant guy!"

The jackal was furious and retorted angrily,

"Who do you think you are? With your little tricks, if it weren't for the Lord's mercy, how would you be qualified to set foot in the Holy Land?"

In his eyes, any questioning of the previous civilization by Lin Wei was a blasphemy that she could not tolerate.