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"We are the same kind of people~ What's your name? Pretty person~"
The battle between geniuses began. Ji Zi, who originally wanted to find out something about Mebius and Lao Yang's hometown, frowned and listened to their verbal battles that frequently collided in places where they couldn't see, and couldn't help but sit straighter.
It was really scary - it was completely different from the Shura Field before. From Mobius, Himeko was able to get a glimpse of the terrifying daily life of the captain on Hyperion.
“Nguyen Mei, please leave a gap in the middle when speaking.”
"It means that each parent provides half of the life equally - are you in the biological field?"
"But it seems that you are not only studying biological technology?"
"I study everything, but my most sophisticated research is probably on Honkai energy. Unfortunately, in the days when Honkai and humans coexist, I have no choice but to change my research project."
Snake paused for a moment and said, "It's a matter of reciprocity. I am Mebius, you know? I represent infinity - I accomplished the miracle of immortality."
"...a completely different form of implementation from the Black Tower."
"Heita is your research partner?"
"Her immortality is based on a unique flashback sequence. You'll have something in common - would you like to try to join us?"
The intensity and frequency of information exchange between the two is really scary. It's more like they are directly deconstructing each other's life experiences and fields, trying to see who understands them more thoroughly. It's really scary.
⑵ "She hasn't--uh."
Jukong was about to say that the prerequisite for joining the Genius Club was a glance from Boshizun. Ruan Mei could not possibly forget this "superiority" in status. But before he could finish, Mebius paused for a moment, then turned to him. The spikes on his head flashed one after another, reproducing a string of Morse code:
(42) "… [] I heard Him asking me questions. He asked me what the ‘meaning of infinity’ was. Is this what your little follower said, the invitation from the supercomputer? Am I being watched by the ‘God’ here?"
０After a brief moment of confusion, her often playful smile actually became gentler. This was actually a sign that she was no longer focusing on Sora, but instead began to think about the problem.
The rhythmic code on the Four Crowns was not sure whether it was due to Master Boshi's appreciation of a certain science fiction work that was widely circulated among humans here, or whether he was just making a casual invitation - and the way this invitation was presented was completely different from the one Kong had given it originally.
⑶ Without the filtering of the system, a vast amount of knowledge and endless questions spread out before Mebius' eyes. From the outside, the people in the train crew could not see her specific changes at all, but her mind was already in turmoil.
After enduring all this, she became the messenger of wisdom.
⒍ "…Welcome to the genius club, Ms. Mebius."
4 Ruan Mei, who seemed to have noticed something, took the lead in applauding her, not caring that she had ruined her whole evening's good fortune.
The goal of getting closer to Kong has been partially achieved, so there is no need to rush. The new green-haired colleague in front of her is also worth her study and management:
"… The 86th seat, [Infinity]. Although whether or not to join the club depends on your personal will, Dr. Kong is here, and I don't think you will refuse His invitation."
"What a stupid code name - but He has given me a lot of good things, and He doesn't even ask me to pay anything? Are the gods here so generous?"
She was used to the fact that there was no free lunch in the world, so she was wary of the so-called "secretly marked price". However, she repeatedly confirmed the behavioral logic of the machine brain, and it seemed that it was just lending a hand to see her potential, and was not interested in how much benefit she could get in return.
"snake……"
"Yeah, I'm here, cute little white mouse~"
"Do you need me to explain to you what it means to join the Genius Club?"
"That's not necessary. I don't really care about anyone except you. I don't care what the robot does to me or what it gives me—"
Wow, this speech and this look are simply so touching!
Even though Ji Zi was used to having someone resting their lap on her in the observation car every day, and being pushed around on women's thighs like a maggot or being forced to push around, and being irradiated by the affectionate "birth-inducing rays" from the provider of the sure-kill weapon, she could no longer withstand Mebius's charming voice.
This woman's voice was like releasing countless small snakes to tickle other people's ears, tickling so much that Ji Zi's hands holding the cup were trembling slightly——
And because of Mobius, she didn't care at first, but now she cares very much - what kind of past did the instructor who she said caused Sora to stay here, who looked almost like her, have with him and them?
This inexplicable curiosity might be a manifestation of her pioneering spirit - of course, it was more likely that this was the first time she felt extremely concerned about the woman who was summoned by Sora to support her.
"I will take her to the space station and introduce her to everyone later. After all, I invited her here."
Although it was essentially an act of opening a blind box, Kong could only bite the bullet and say that he took the initiative to choose Snake.
Even if Ruan Mei intended to lead Sheshe, she should not risk provoking her further and causing an argument. For Ruan Mei, who was obviously at a very high level - she couldn't always be so "friendly".
Just because Alicia stole the items in Mebius' wardrobe, she had been thinking about it for three whole years - she had just shared some of the leftovers left by Ruan Mei, and she didn't dare to think about how long she would be criticized by Sheshe if Ruan Mei made any further offensive moves.
There was nothing earth-shattering, no grand welcoming ceremony, just like when Sora did, the initiation ceremony of Mobius was completed.
[Newcomer? Oh, I see. We are still debugging the simulated universe here. Hey, Mr. Traveler over there, remember this week's test, you want to bring her over? Tsk, then bring her over as well. Let's just have a simple get-together. Maybe she will be interested in our project.]
[With great respect, Dr. Mebius, I am Locust, and welcome to you.] ⑤》∠
[…Are these the only voices in the club? ]
Mobius, who was pulled into the group chat by Kong, demonstrated to everyone what it means to be born unsociable.
What's even more amazing is that Heita and Ruan Mei disappeared all of a sudden, leaving only Screw Gumu, awkwardly but politely maintaining his presence without saying a word.
[Very good, now I know this is a loose club, little white mouse, if there is nothing important, you can communicate with them on my behalf.]
[Sheshe, Heita is very independent, don't get angry with her... Although it's hard to say, but she is someone I just met here... She might have some opinions about you.]
[I've heard it a long time ago~ She should be planning a surprise for me. ]
[That's definitely not the case. She's too lazy to do such boring things.]
[Are you trying to say that my behavior of protecting food is also boring~]
[No, no, that's not what I meant.]
"You are all being watched by Master Boshi? There are three geniuses on the train now. Haha, if this continues, will the train be able to outsource the club's tea parties and scientific expedition tours one day?"
"Good suggestion, Walter, I will discuss it with the Black Tower."
Ji Zi was actually quite interested in what Lao Yang was joking about, which made his hands stiffen and he had to push up his glasses to hide his changing mood:
"Doctor... your presence here means that the system we left behind is still functioning properly?"
For Lao Yang, Mobius's identity is "Doctor" - Kong is his colleague. During the time when Ying Jie was brought here by Kong, he and Mobius had a lot of cooperation. Knowing that Kong would subconsciously speak softly when communicating with her, he helped him take over some of the inquiries about Sheshe.
现在他们应该在私频里打情骂俏呢——虽然这么说有点不地道，但在梅比乌斯把空撵得满地乱爬29♂■40$4√3ˉ≈5¨6∷∵4刺蝟”『４折代¨〔購￠≠：的时候他本想阻止的手仗还是收了回去，就想看看舰长要怎么从他认识的“老朋友”手下存活。
"Of course, the framework you have established is working well. Walter, the next generation you have nurtured will take on important responsibilities in their respective fields. If you go back now, you will become the most powerful and well-connected man on earth. Isn't it tempting?"
"The captain and I can't go back for the time being."
Old Yang shook his head:
"How are the children? Have those heroes integrated into modern society?"
"It's much better than being destroyed directly by Honkai~ But the disputes among humans have revived after the departure of the great enemy. Hehe, it fits your stereotype of social development. But what surprised me the most is that even though the little white mouse has been gone for so many years, those short-lived guys still miss him, as if they are missing a symbol, a saint who has become perfect."
Mebius stuck out his tongue lightly: "But now it seems that my guess is more accurate - little white mouse, won't you let me meet the cute girl you just met?"
Lao Yang's attempt to change the subject failed and he could only give Kong a helpless look.
393. Rat, I'm about to be eaten by a snake
"Then tonight Ms. Mobius...wait, we don't have enough carriages..."
For the first time, Ji Zi felt that the train was not wide and large enough, and she couldn't help but glance at Kong with a mixture of amusement and resentment.
She didn't even know that in Mebius's eyes, her emotional changes were very similar to those of certain women on Hyperion that were familiar to Sheshe, who made her feel regretful and a little jealous.
But in fact, this was the first time that Himeko showed such emotions, probably because of the change in mentality caused by accepting Sora as her own family member - even though she knew that Sora was about the same age as Lao Yang, she would always subconsciously treat Sora as her younger brother who was prone to getting into trouble and had good luck with women -㈨
"Is it time for the Black Tower to expand its capacity so soon?"
"If you don't mind, Ms. Mobius, would you be willing to stay with me for a while? I have a lot of questions to ask you."
While Kong and Jizi were worried, Ruan Mei took the initiative to invite them.
This was not because she was a latent neodymium copper, but simply because her curiosity about Mebius overcame her concerns about her venomous aggression.
Most geniuses lack the sense of social distance that ordinary people should have. Ruan Mei is one of them, but not many, and her thirst for knowledge overshadows it.
Dr. Sora is a repository of knowledge from another world, but he is too conservative and never teaches club members some dangerous but groundbreaking technologies. Mobius is not only not humble, but also seems to be not very secretive - if we can split some of her knowledge, we may be able to obtain the elements to deconstruct the mystery of the Star God. ⒐
Of course, if she could learn about Kong's past through her, it would be of great help to Ruan Mei in building a mental model of Kong.
"Oh my, I'm just a new and unpopular woman, and you treat me like this~"⒌
But Sheshe is not a little white rabbit. She stared at Ruan Mei with a smile: "...What do you want from me? My good colleague?"
"I want to talk to you about your views on the Star Gods of this world. I have heard Dr. Kong emphasize many times that there are no Star Gods in the collapsed world, but the original sin of human desire seems to have been giving birth to similar mysterious beings. I am very good at riding... Are there any similarities between them?"
"Oh, but Earth has only just emerged from the solar system. We are not even a cosmic civilization. Let alone the giant ships we ride on, we can't even invent a built-in translator. What is there for you to delve into with such a fledgling civilization?"
"But since you are valued by the Lord of Knowledge, you must have your own background that is independent of civilization."
"No matter how much you praise me, I won't fall for your charm, Little Plum Blossom~"
Small, small plum blossom?
Sora's face began to swell up as he held his breath.
Looking at Ruan Mei's expressionless face, she probably didn't realize that Sheshe was insulting her - although not as good as "Fat Snake" and "Bingliangliang", it was still quite unique and almost made Kong laugh out loud.
"I have something more important to do, the interweaving of soul and body, something that every woman who is looking forward to reuniting with her little white mouse must do, to confirm whether he has changed his mind, and whether the replacement of bodies has made him forget his promise - I am already a little impatient to play the game of house wine here."
Ji Zi finally understood - this woman, like Kama, was the type who was extremely unsociable and extremely self-centered.
"…弭啾柶.：嶙』'死三悟≈"滑死soUｓuO:…"
Kong, who just wanted to laugh, suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.
He raised his wrist tremblingly and looked at the watch - good, it was already 2:40. If he could get up and work normally tomorrow, he would eat it on the spot.
"How about we take a break tonight..."
"Little white mouse, I actually know this, right? You have developed relationships beyond friendship with many of your counterparts from other worlds. You are really greedy. You even found a lot of substitutes - you have plenty of room. Why, you can't do that with me? Do you treat me differently?"
Mebius leaned forward and questioned Kong maliciously - her body, which was so slender that it seemed "thin", actually had quite curvy curves. When Ruan Mei, who was standing by, saw the curve between her buttocks and the groove of her spine, she was curious whether she had replaced her lumbar vertebrae with cartilage or more exaggerated soft tissue.
"I just haven't met your counterpart yet." Sora muttered.
This very provocative statement was actually his small protest against Mebius, and also an alternative way of expressing his loyalty.
"...Is that so? Then I won't collect evidence - I'll clean up the living room in your room and I'll stay there for the night. You'll have something else for me to do tomorrow morning, right?"
As expected, Mebius understood the hidden meaning of his words and was quite satisfied.
"In fact, I think you would be more interested in going to the space station to check out the research project I'm in charge of than fighting and killing each other... Oh, okay, okay, I'll ask you to go with me on the mission tomorrow."
Mobius reached across the table and grabbed the hood elastic band of the empty room, his eyes filled with an increasingly dangerous light, forcing the man to surrender.
The two of them sat across from each other at the table. To be frank, Sora was just trying to adjust his mindset. After all, the attack just now had frightened him to the point where he didn't even have time to use his romantic skills to carry Sheshe away at lightning speed.
She is not a girl who is easy to appease. She will probably need to carefully confirm the changes in every cell in her body before she will be satisfied.