Genshin Impact: I, the Winter's Executor, am forced to work.

Dotole shrugged, indicating that it was all just his speculation and that everything would depend on the future.

"Because your power is special. If you put more energy into a tractor than it can handle, it will overload and explode. But if you put your power into it, it will not only not explode, but it will even upgrade the entire tractor to a higher level."

"..." Qin Ye secretly made up his mind.

You absolutely mustn't tell Sandoni, or I'm afraid I'll be in big trouble.

"That's why I judged that your power is beyond elemental power, but your body is still missing some parts, which prevents you from returning to your full strength, but that's beyond my knowledge."

Dottore paused, then asked with some curiosity, "Based on my calculations, it should have taken at least another five years for you to gain a basic grasp of elemental power, but why...?"

He looked up and stared directly at Qin Ye's face, his thirst for knowledge evident in his eyes.

"I think... it might be related to my trip to Liyue."

He briefly recounted the story of the Rock King Emperor.

"Hahaha!" Dotore suddenly stood up, pinched his cheeks with his hands, and laughed unrestrainedly.

"I see. I once thought of installing about ten Eyes of God on you, but the effect was not significant. I never expected that... it could be solved through the ley lines."

He didn't have a good grasp of the earth's veins, after all, his knowledge was still within the realm of humanity, and the experiment had to be carried out step by step.

"It seems this is truly something only the Seven Gods could accomplish. That rock-elemental dragon lizard was probably specially brought out by the Rock King Emperor; he wanted to see if you could learn to use ley lines? Probably not..."

After all, Dionysus hadn't even mastered the power yet, so how could he become fat overnight?

And the fairy spirit... the fairy spirit...

He shook his head helplessly and chuckled bitterly, "There are just too many mysteries. Suddenly I don't really want to go to Sumeru anymore."

Qin Ye rested his arm on the armrest: "Even if you don't go to Sumeru, I'm going to Mondstadt next."

"what?"

Dotole suddenly thought of a possibility: "Could it be that Del Piero also..."

"No need to guess, the old man definitely knows the inside story." Qin Ye waved his hand, indicating that this was all normal procedure.

"Logically speaking, the Empress's insistence on giving you the Evil Eye also has its purpose, but she can't openly give you special treatment like the Rock King Emperor."

The Doctor's expression turned somewhat strange: "You weren't the lover of the Rock King before, were you? But that doesn't make sense, why is Columbia..."

Qin Ye immediately stopped the other person from speaking: "Although I know you are deliberately trying to make fun of me, this kind of joke is not funny at all."

"Just trying to lighten the mood, don't take it so seriously, my dear Dionysus. Although I've never met the Rock King, I do know a bit about him. Could it be that you two made some kind of pact in your past lives?"

"Hiss..." Qin Ye's expression gradually turned serious.

So, given Columbia's strength, even if Zhongli wasn't afraid of her, why didn't she even bother to subtly inquire when she secretly entered Liyue?

Qin Ye initially thought that the Rock King Emperor didn't care, and the two didn't exchange any words upon meeting...

Now, looking back, if Lei's film knew about Columbia, there's no reason why Zhong Li wouldn't...

Did I really have bisexual tendencies in my past life?

He laughed self-deprecatingly and ruffled a handful of his silver hair.

Is this water... a bit deep?

Chapter 138 Past Experiments

"How is your mission to blaspheme the gods in Sumeru going?"

Seeing that the conversation had progressed sufficiently, Qin Ye casually asked the "Doctor" a question.

Dotole extended his palm, slowly clenching his five fingers to indicate that everything was under control.

"If we weren't disturbed by a third party, things would be going exceptionally smoothly right now. I can't wait to finish my mission over there and come back to check on your situation."

It's clear that he's completely focused on Qin Ye right now.

Do you think I'll still be someone you can easily manipulate like before?

Qin Ye didn't want to lie on the operating table again and let this madman grope his body.

“Oh… my dear Dionysus, this is such a pity.” Dottore looked pitiful, as if such a rejection was a huge blow to him.

Qin Ye picked up the handover contract signed with Pantalone, rubbed his chin, and read it word by word, then shook his head helplessly.

"Hey..."

He looked at the "Doctor" in front of him, clicked his tongue, and tossed the contract around: "It seems like you've been over-allocating research funds lately. You know, Zhidong has a lot of expenses too."

Qin Ye's gaze became increasingly playful: "I think cutting 99% of your funds will make you quiet down. For the sake of our unbreakable friendship, I can still leave you some money for tea and snacks."

"..." Dotore fell into a brief silence, then his wicked smile returned.

“Ah... my dear Dionysus, sometimes, simply having good communication with the person involved is part of the experiment, without necessarily having to be on the experimental table.”

No injections, no medicine, just sit here and chat with me. It's a form of therapy that uses conversation, also known as talk therapy.

Qin Ye nodded in satisfaction: "Alright, I suddenly remembered that there's still a sum of money that hasn't been collected from Pantalone. We don't need to deduct your expenses anymore."

“I think you and Columbia are a perfect match,” Dotole said with a hint of teasing and sarcasm.

"How to say?"

"One likes to threaten people with force, and the other likes to threaten people with words."

These two together are practically a pair of heartless company bosses.

"You might have misunderstood. It's mainly because I'm not skilled in martial arts, otherwise I would have used both methods simultaneously." Qin Ye shrugged, uttering the most terrifying words in the most joking tone.

"..."

It seems I overestimated your moral standards.

"Speaking of which, Columbia was quite worried when she watched me conduct experiments on you," Dotore said, abruptly changing the subject.

Qin Ye understood that the other party wanted to talk about Colombia's past.

-

About nine years ago

Qin Ye arrived at the doctor's laboratory as agreed.

Because I had been abused by him a long time ago, the process was similar to an old doctor examining me. Even if my bones were broken, he would press down hard and ask me expressionlessly, "Does it hurt?"

Therefore, young children are already psychologically prepared.

When he entered the laboratory, the man who was expected to greet him did not appear. Instead, a petite girl stood at the door, as if she had been waiting for him for a long time.

(In reality)

(Qin: To be honest, I never understood why she started paying attention to me back then. Now I think it was because she recognized me?)

(Bo: I think that might not be entirely true. After all, she wasn't as concerned about you as she was after the experiment ended. Perhaps she learned about your special affinity for elemental forces and wanted to confirm if you were the person she was looking for.)

"Come with me." The girl's voice was still clear and intermittent, but she kept her face toward Qin Ye, as if trying to find some familiar feeling from him.

"May I ask who you are?" Although the young boy knew the other person, it was their first meeting, so he pretended to be clueless to avoid any misunderstandings.

The other person's faint smile froze instantly, and they turned their head to face the camera: "Columbia, just call me Columbia."

Qin Ye wore a shocked expression, his fear and unease evident: "It's...it's actually Lady [Young Lady]! Forgive me for speaking so casually, it was rude of me."

(Bo: Hahaha! I never knew you were so cunning since you were a kid. No wonder you look like this now!)

(Qin: ...This is called a self-preservation tactic. No one would try to get close to the Third Executive Officer right away, especially the one who's rumored to be exceptionally aloof.)

Colombia opened and closed her mouth, but ultimately suppressed her desire to ask the other person to correct her.

"Excuse me, Doctor, he..." Qin Ye asked, seeing that the other party did not reply, and thought that he had somehow angered this capricious girl.

"Doctor... is waiting for you inside. You will see him once you go in."

The girl resumed her aloof demeanor, but a hint of worry, barely perceptible to others, surfaced between her brows.

The two remained silent the entire way until they finally met Dotole, who had been waiting for them.

"Welcome, Dennis Schneitzevich. How's the plan going?" The Doctor smiled, clearly intrigued by the arrival of a novel experimental subject.

"Thanks to you, Doctor."

"Oh? So that means Yevgeny is dead at your hands."

There was no trace of nostalgia or regret in their words, as if the two had never known each other at all.

"exactly."

Dotole, unusually interested, looked at the boy in front of him with great interest: "Not bad, I really didn't misjudge you. You have the qualities to become my most prized experiment."

(Qin: Speaking of which, that thing must have provided you with quite a few test subjects, right? You even felt sorry for the cats and dogs that died. You're really heartless.)

(Bo: To me, experimental subjects with experimental value are always more important than almost anyone else, except for my good colleagues and the Queen.)

(Qin: I think if the Empress asked you to study divine knowledge, you would definitely agree without hesitation.)

(Bo: Oh, my dear Dionysus, even if you were worth billions, if someone gave you tens of millions of Mora for free, would you have any reason not to accept it?)

(Qin: I thought that slice of you when you were young was crazy enough, but I didn't expect that you're just suppressing your madness now. In fact, you're even crazier than before.)

(Bo: Haha, you should know that the word "young" is hardly a compliment to me.)

"Dottore, don't forget our promise." The girl's voice carried a hint of warning.

Dotole picked up the syringes containing different colored medicines and carefully admired his work.

“I understand. I will definitely share the experimental data with you. Besides, he is an experimental subject that I am very interested in. How could I let him ruin it all at once?”

He ordered Qin Ye to lie down on the hospital bed, but noticed that the "girl" behind him showed no sign of leaving.

"The experiment is about to begin. You may leave now."

In the past, Colombia would only ask him about the experiments, but never actually watch them. So this time, Dotole, as usual, wanted to ask her to leave.

"What? Can't I watch?" Columbia's tone suddenly turned cold.

"No, it would be best if you were interested." The Doctor smiled. If he could pique the other person's interest in the experiment, perhaps one day he could also study the source of the girl's powerful strength.

The girl nodded: "Then let's begin."