Didn't you go to Teyvat to earn money to support me?

At this moment, the communication switched from audio to video. Mei casually pulled up the projection screen, and the alluring loli with emerald green snake hair peeked out from the projection screen, glanced at the messy bed, pouted, and then said, "Let's get down to business. The Herrscher of Death has been detained in the 'Solitary Confinement Room.' It's time for the doll now."

"Solitary Confinement Room" is not a literal term, but rather a nickname for a certain laboratory within the Fire Chaser Base. That laboratory, constructed of Soul Steel, possesses the power to isolate Herrschers from Honkai, and is often used to store highly contaminated items related to Honkai, including, of course, Herrschers themselves.

"Are you going to make Eve do this again?" May's expression darkened upon hearing this.

"What are you talking about? Wasn't Eve born for this purpose? A child of man, a child of man, how can you be called a child of man if you can't achieve the universality of absorbing genes?" Möbius said calmly. "Besides, if I didn't let Eve take action, you should know how cruel my methods were in stripping the Herrscher's core."

“I don’t care whether it’s cruel to those Herrschers or not. What I care about is Eve’s mental and physical health,” Mei retorted. “In fact, I think we have a problem with Eve’s education. He did not grow up in a normal environment. His values ​​were instilled in him by the Moths of Fire, not by a normal child.”

“Eve herself wasn’t a normal child. I have to remind you, Mei, that the world’s definition of a ‘normal child’ should at least be someone whose genes from both parents have been adjusted to develop into an embryo and then into a human.” The green-haired, snake-eyed loli stuck out her tongue. It was supposed to be a cute look, but if someone actually saw her, they would only think she was as sinister as a snake spitting its tongue. “Instead of a little monster with the underlying genes of nine people hidden in her body, constantly devouring other gene modules to make up for her own deficiencies.”

“Mebius, I don’t like the way you call me. The word ‘monster’ shouldn’t be used to describe the innocent Eve.”

"Hahaha, dear Dr. Mei, who here isn't a monster? The entire Fire Chaser Base, all the fusion warriors, all the researchers, you and me, who isn't a monster? Who is a normal person?" Meibius chuckled. "This isn't a derogatory term, Mei. Rather, I quite like dolls. It's only natural for little monsters to be among our group of big monsters, isn't it?"

"..."

“Don’t be so sentimental, Mei. This isn’t the kind of emotion a researcher should have. You’re right, the doll’s values ​​aren’t normal because his upbringing is abnormal. But that doesn’t matter. What the world needs now isn’t normal people, it’s us, monsters and geniuses. The doll’s abnormality is our hope… If he weren’t so abnormal, I wouldn’t even glance at him, understand?” Mebius said coldly. “Mei, everyone is evolving. You’re here, I’m here, so why can’t the doll be here? Or are you not so confident about the ‘Child of Man’ project?”

“I have little confidence in any of the plans. In fact, I’m a pessimist.” Mei’s mood had calmed down, and she said indifferently, “Not only the ‘Child of Man’ plan, but also the ‘Stigmata’ plan, the ‘Ark’ plan, the ‘Ghost Sands’ plan, and the ‘Fire Seed’ plan, all of them have obvious flaws in my opinion. However, I also know that the more plans there are, the higher humanity’s chances of winning will be.”

"Then stop talking nonsense and get to work." The snake-eyed loli ordered. "I don't care about the other plans, but the 'Child of Man' project can be considered a project I'm involved in. Stop bothering the doll. I've been waiting for the Herrscher of Death core for a week! If you're not able to get what you want because it's your first time unleashing your true nature, we'll have to talk about it tonight."

“I didn’t harass Eve! Möbius!” Möbius finally blurted out.

Who else is so eager to unleash their true nature?! Mei felt like she was being bullied terribly. This was only her first time experiencing this. It's obvious that your "Infinite" Experimentation Center is where the dolls stay the most often!

"Bye, my dear Dr. May, remember to avoid Kevin when you buy the pregnancy test card." Möbius said casually and then closed the communication.

Mei covered her forehead, trying to calm herself down.

What do you mean, avoid Kevin?! Which girl at the Fire Chaser Base doesn't keep one of these in her bedroom? If she gets infected, she'll be directly entered into the genetic preservation archive of the Child of Man Project, and they can even come to her to ask for a third-class merit!

Third-class merit! This is the easiest third-class merit for a moth chasing a flame!

Although no one has been able to receive it yet...

Just then, the bedroom doorbell rang loudly. Shen Liang opened her eyes in a daze and immediately saw the black-haired beauty whose sweater dress and stockings had been torn and were clearly unwearable.

Before she could process what was happening, Shen Liang's first instinctive response was, "I'm sorry."

Mei chuckled, surprised that the little guy's first words upon waking were so inexplicable. However, she didn't mind and, despite her slightly sore body, got out of bed to open the door.

However, she only took a couple of steps before realizing what was happening. She frowned, glanced at her wet black stockings, and gave a slight, bitter smile. Then, she could only laboriously take off the snagged and torn stockings, roll them into a ball, and stuff them into her pocket. She then combed her messy hair in front of the mirror, thought for a moment, sprayed on some strong-smelling perfume, put on her white coat, buttoned it up, and opened the bedroom door.

The first thing Mei noticed was the food delivery cart.

She suddenly remembered that Eve had been hungry the night before and had ordered food, but the delivery was indeed too late. They hadn't even thought about it until they were both exhausted and fell asleep; the delivery robot must have made several requests. But now it was just right to heat it up for breakfast.

Then she saw a big boy suddenly jump up from behind the food cart.

"(o゜▽゜)o☆bingo!"

In Mei's mind, this was probably the image on her face: a sunny, cheerful white-haired young man with a red rose dangling from his mouth, one hand on his top hat and the other pushing a food cart, grinning as he looked at her, "Hey Mei! I'm bringing you breakfast first again today!"

Mei then realized that the food cart was steaming hot, clearly not left out overnight as a late-night snack.

"Following your Asian customs, I ordered hot dry noodles, xiaolongbao, soy milk, fried tempura, and sakura mochi from the cafeteria. Haha, I don't really understand the different regional cuisines in Asia, and I don't know what you like to eat... You usually eat compressed biscuits, right?" Kevin leaned against the wall, maintaining a sunny smile, looking Mei up and down, and sincerely said, "I don't know why, but Mei, you look so much prettier than before today!"

Looking at his cheerful smile, Mei felt a pang of sadness for some reason, and could only sigh softly, "You're always the first one to bring me breakfast every day, because no one else brings me breakfast except you."

"Seeing that someone as talented and handsome as me is still competing so hard, they naturally wouldn't dare to fawn over you, Mei. They're not good enough." Kevin sniffed. "You smell especially good today, Mei."

“It’s really rude to say that to a girl, Kevin,” May reminded him casually. “I’m wearing perfume.”

"You don't usually wear perfume, did you do it specially to welcome me this time?" Kevin took the rose out of his mouth, handed it to me, and raised his chin with a confident smile. "It's for you!"

“No, it was just a whim.” Mei glanced at the roses but didn’t reach out to take them. Her beautiful eyes showed a hint of helplessness. “I don’t like roses. Don’t do this, Kevin.”

"Why does Mei seem a bit cold today..." Kevin scratched his head, the handsome young man still unaware of what was going on. Perhaps he thought Mei was just being grumpy after waking up, so he quickly composed himself. "Never mind if you don't want her, but..."

His expression suddenly became a little awkward, a mixture of embarrassment and anticipation appearing on his face at the same time. He was already handsome, but now he had the awkwardness of a male student in an idol drama. If the many girls in the Fire Chasing Base who admired him saw this expression, they would definitely write a hundred chapters of BL novels overnight.

But why is it a BL novel?

"Say what you want to say quickly, Kevin, I still need to help Eve get dressed." May breathed a sigh of relief; at least Kevin didn't force the roses on her.

"Well, how should I put it..." Kevin pretended to look up at the sky, "...I saw in the group chat yesterday that you changed into the outfit I gave you...the really nice one..."

"That backless sweater?" Mei answered directly.

“Cough, don’t be so direct. I admit I was a bit shameless when I gave it to you, but…” Kevin coughed several times, and just when Mei thought he should get checked to see if he had a viral cold, the white-haired boy finally spoke up, trying to avoid the question.

“I saw you wearing it yesterday, and it looked really good. Could… could I see it too? I absolutely don’t have any bad intentions! I just want to appreciate its beauty, and you seem to be wearing it underneath right now, right? So… I…” He stammered.

As he spoke, he looked away, not daring to look at Mei at all, so he didn't see the sorrow and pity in the beautiful female PhD's eyes.

"No," Mei said softly, her voice low but firm.

"I knew it wouldn't work! That Su guy even egged me on, saying that your attitude had softened!" Kevin finally seemed relieved, though he was a little disappointed.

Mei knew he had always been like this. In her presence, the powerful fusion warrior Kevin, the revered hero Kevin, would always revert to that college boy who could barely speak. He had to muster ten courageous acts and drink ten bowls of farewell wine before he could even make a request of her, for fear that the slightest displeasure from her would jeopardize the friendship they had painstakingly maintained over the years.

Mei was a little sad.

“But why… can Eve see how you look in that dress?” Kevin turned to leave, but couldn’t help but say, “May, you’re being a little biased.”

Mei felt a sudden pang of panic, but she remained expressionless and said, "How old are you? Such a childish question?"

Kevin scratched his head.

"Eve is still young and doesn't understand things, but don't you understand things too?"

"I almost wish I hadn't been so immature..." Kevin muttered to himself, and then he saw a handsome young man with black hair and red eyes appear from behind Mei. He was only wrapped in a thin bath towel, with bare, small, white feet. He walked over while rubbing his eyes and hugged Mei's slender waist from behind.

Then he peeked out from behind Mei, his long hair cascading down his back, blinked at the tall Kevin, and greeted him politely: "Good morning, Kevin."

"It's Brother Kevin." The white-haired youth squatted down, pinched the boy's delicate cheek, and said with a smile, "Did you kick off the covers last night?"

“We’re not covered with blankets, and the air conditioning is very hot.” ​​Shen Liang said this without any hesitation, making Mei’s heart race instantly.

“You still need to cover yourself with a blanket; it’s cold at night. Eve has a normal human body, quite different from us.” Kevin shrugged. “Then I’ll be going. But Mei, it’s impossible not to bring breakfast; it’s my right as her suitor. What do you want to eat tomorrow? Where’s Eve?”

Mei chuckled silently, and could only sigh softly in the end.

"Then bring us some goji berry and meatball soup."

"Why would Eve drink goji berries at her age? Those are for middle-aged people to nourish their kidneys," Kevin boasted, showing off his knowledge of Asian culture.

"I'll drink it, okay?" Mei carried the blinking, clueless boy and the food cart back to the bedroom, slamming the door shut behind her.

Chapter Four: The Doll's Possessiveness is Absurd

After getting dressed and having breakfast with Shen Liang, the two left the dormitory area.

Shen Liang was immediately stunned after stepping out the door.

The building in front of me is incredibly magnificent.

He had initially thought the dormitory area was on the upper floors of some building, but at this moment, memories of the Fire Chaser Base surfaced. In fact, it was a super underground city covering tens of square kilometers. The sunlight seeping in through the windows in the morning was actually from the reactor power station at the top of the underground city, using lighting to simulate the sun to ensure that most of the creatures in the Fire Chaser Base received sunlight.

Shen Liang was astonished for a long time, and then his memories of the base came back to him.

This is the Moth of Fire Base, the former civilization's base for researching Honkai. It is home to over 19,000 humans, all of whom are Fusion Warriors and Honkai researchers. It is also a technologically advanced location, where humanity's ultimate self-defense capabilities and research data are stored.

Looking around, rows of buildings have been erected around the artificial sun, housing various laboratories, training bases, living quarters, armories, armed forces stations, and command posts. Shen Liang is currently in the living quarters, so he can see people in white coats conducting research and discussions everywhere, and fusion warriors in smart armor often pass by.

Looking into the distance, countless aerial tunnels connect the different buildings, along with elevators that fly between them along fixed routes. Because the Fire Chaser Base doesn't have a "ground"—the ground is, strictly speaking, the runway for airplanes, spaceships, and even mechs—people can only move between buildings. The tunnels connecting the buildings are equipped with high-speed magnetic levitation floor tiles, so from the northernmost living area to the southernmost armed forces exit of the Fire Chaser Base, an average person only needs a maximum of ten minutes.

Therefore, in Shen Liang's eyes, this was a very sci-fi place, an underground space similar to a Dyson sphere. This base could even achieve independent ecological self-sufficiency, practically a secluded little world.

"You have work to do today. We defeated the Herrscher of Death and she's in the 'Solitary Confinement Room.' You know, we're really short of Divine Keys, especially those that sound incredibly powerful." Mei, in her high heels and white lab coat, led the boy by the hand past the front desk of the research building. Along the way, researchers in white lab coats greeted Mei, but she only responded with indifference, demonstrating her high status among the Moth of Flames researchers.

Of course, many people greeted him, even more than Mei. The number of women at the Fire Chaser Base was significantly higher than the number of men. If the fusion warriors were due to better compatibility with women, then it was strange that even the researchers were predominantly female.

But Shen Liang ignored every girl who greeted him. He had a feeling that he was the same kind of person he was during his time with the Fire Moth.

Eve never paid attention to people she wasn't interested in, and she never hid her indifference.

Mei glanced at Shen Liang, who remained unmoved by all the staff's attempts to curry favor, and sighed softly.

—It really is a problem with education. In Eve's eyes, only the fusion warriors can be considered "human." Ordinary people, who have no value, such as the more than ten thousand researchers at the Fire Chaser Base, don't even deserve a glance from him. What are those ordinary humans, who make up the majority of the population, to him? Friends? Food? Toys to release adolescent hormones?

—Even if Mebius ordered him to kill someone, he would still do it without batting an eye, right?

Luckily, I'm special.

Mei hesitated, recalling the humanity test she had conducted on Eve. Because of Eve's attraction to Mei, the professors decided to have Eve try it on other humans. They selected several girls from death row prisons around the world who were beautiful enough to meet Eve's aesthetic standards to accompany her, hoping to make Eve develop feelings for ordinary human women, even if only a little.

In the days leading up to the experiment, Eve kept her distance from the girls, remaining silent and withdrawn in a corner of the room designed for her. It wasn't until the fourth day that Eve left her room, entered the girls' room, and chose one of the girls—a beautiful young woman with long green hair who bore a slight resemblance to Möbius.

Just when the professors thought Eve was about to start communicating with humans after four days of loneliness, they discovered that Eve was treating the girl like a toy.

Mei couldn't bear to think about the horrific state of the death row inmate. The beautiful young prisoner had been given a suspended death sentence for murdering her parents, dismembering and disposing of their bodies. She was already an extremely wicked person, showing no regard for her own life in prison, seemingly indifferent to death. Eve had indulged her desires on her, and by the time the researchers arrived to rescue the death row inmate, her bones were broken, her genitals were torn, her organs were displaced, and she was so severely injured that she was almost in a vegetative state.

The other three female prisoners who witnessed the entire process were so terrified that they stumbled and crawled on the ground, tears streaming down their faces, and begged that even if they were to be executed now, they should not continue to stay with Eve.

Mei also watched the surveillance footage. At that time, Eve showed no pity for humanity, nor the tenderness and care she had shown towards her. During the experiment, she was as cold and cruel to the female prisoner on death row as a wild beast hunting its prey.

So the professors had to admit that Eve truly lacked empathy for humanity. As the "son of man," he might not even qualify as a "man" in the traditional sense; the education provided by the Fire-Chasing Moth had completely failed to transform this monster into a normal human being. He was burdened with countless expectations, but the experiments repeatedly proved them wrong, leading many to believe they had created a scourge.

Or, even if the "Son of Man" project is completed, can such an anti-human "Eve" really "give birth to humankind"?

Only Möbius laughed uproariously upon hearing the news. The alluring, snake-eyed loli showed neither surprise nor displeasure at Eve's reaction. She even laughed more heartily when she heard that the death row inmate Eve used for play resembled her, declaring that in that case, she could personally participate in the next experiment.

However, given Eve's awe of Mebius, even if she were to actually play, she would only be bullying Eve.