Their commission was suspicious.

One Alicia equals one regular spot, one Kevin equals three regular spots, and Aponia equals two regular spots.

Chen Luo wasn't lying; Kevin and Aponia are indeed the type who are deeply immersed in their dreams.

Of course, Chen Luo also lied; Alicia's love for dreams was actually not much different from the previous two...

"Then let's settle on that. Let's go, get ready for the fusion surgery," Dr. Mei said to Chen Luo.

[Ding! You have a new request!]

[No-fault fusion surgery]: 444 raw stone

"Okay, but is there really no way to save those cases of failed fusion surgeries?" Chen Luo still seemed unwilling to give up.

"...If you insist, you can use the Fifth Divine Key to freeze their bodies when the fusion surgery is about to fail and the Honkai Beast genes are about to go berserk. Then, after the Eighth Herrscher incident, you can thaw them one by one and suppress the Honkai Beast genes. However, according to research, the survival rate of targets frozen by the Fifth Divine Key after thawing is very small." Dr. Mei could understand Chen Luo's idea.

After all, Chen Luo is only a 17-year-old child.

Chen Luo probably had never witnessed a life being lost on the operating table before, so it's normal for him to subconsciously seek ways to avoid such a sacrifice.

What Dr. Mei had to do was find Chen Luo a choice that wasn't so cruel, but was still cruel enough.

"Unfreeze? Dr. Mei, you know what, I did see a product on the trading website of the Imaginary Token Envoy that can be used for unfreezing, and the success rate seems to be very high."

"..." Dr. Mei was speechless for a moment.

Dr. Mei originally only wanted to make Chen Luo realize the cruelty of reality, but she didn't expect Chen Luo to actually find a way.

"What is it?" Dr. Mei asked curiously.

"Have you ever played Plants vs. Zombies?" Chen Luo asked.

"I've played it." Dr. Mei nodded.

That was a game that was still quite popular even in the pre-civilization era.

"Do you know sunflowers? The sunlight produced by sunflowers can be used to thaw things. It's just that it's not cheap. If I exchange all the resources I've accumulated for points, I can only buy about one sunflower. One sunflower can be used for half a day, but if you put it into the Imaginary Stigmata, you can stop time."

"Sunlight produced by sunflowers? Doesn't that thing produce one sunflower every 24 seconds? It's so expensive, why don't they just rob it?" Dr. Mei couldn't help but say.

"I guess this is what a monopoly is?" Chen Luo said helplessly.

Dr. Mei fell silent for a moment.

It would be good to find a tool to solve Chen Luo's predicament, but this thing is just too expensive.

However, seeing Chen Luo's expectant gaze, Dr. Mei felt embarrassed to voice her objections.

On the one hand, it's because qualified individuals have a higher chance of undergoing the next fusion surgery after being rescued. On the other hand, it's also because Chen Luo is the Imaginary Number Envoy, and it's already quite good that Chen Luo was willing to discuss it with him beforehand.

Of course, Dr. Mei's lack of high expectations for whether the traded items of the Imaginary Number Envoy could solve the civilization's predicament is also one of the reasons.

"Alright." Dr. Mei, unable to bear refusing a "child," finally nodded.

"But after the Eighth Herrscher incident, you will need to join the Stigmata Project that I'm leading, to see if we can make up for the wasted points," Dr. Mei added.

Chen Luo said that research results obtained through one's own efforts can be exchanged for imaginary integrals.

"No problem." Chen Luo nodded.

If all else fails, just skip the story.

"Then be prepared to work through the night frequently on game updates. This is the price to pay for resisting harsh reality. Let's go, go awaken the Fusion Warriors."

"Okay... wait, if you put it that way..."

If I join the Stigmata Project and Dr. May entrusts me with important responsibilities, then wouldn't the unfortunate task of revising the Stigmata Project, which was originally meant for Möbius but was forced to do 15 times by Dr. May, fall on my shoulders instead?

Am I the unlucky one who's going to be forced by Dr. Mei to revise the 15th version of the project?

Gan!

"Dr. Mei, let's discuss something. Let's not exchange for the sunlight. The probability of normal thawing is a little low, so let them freeze for a while longer. Maybe there will be a better solution in the future. Is it okay if I don't join this Sacred Mark Project?" Thinking of this, Chen Luo quickly chased after Dr. Mei.

Anyway, after those people die, they just appear in the puppet world and enjoy a happier life, so why save them?

"No, it's too late. If you want to blame someone, blame that heartless capitalist who priced sunlight so high." Seeing Chen Luo's increasingly panicked expression, as if he saw his own future, Dr. Mei's face showed a rare smile.

Dr. May was a complete romantic.

However, when faced with the imminent threat of extinction, only absolute rationality can ensure the continuation of this civilization, or at least... leave a spark for the future.

Perhaps when Dr. Mei is able to act as an ordinary college student or a young woman just starting her career, she will be able to show a sufficiently romantic side in front of the group.

Coincidentally, Chen Luo is very good at getting others to reveal their true feelings in front of him.

So, now it's Chen Luo's turn to be unlucky.

"..." by Chen Luo

Chapter 1424 Chen Luo: Su, I've never asked you for anything in my entire life, have I?

"Su, you're awake? The surgery was a success. Now you can go and compete with those beautiful young women for men. Su, I've never asked you for anything in my life, have I..."

As Su Gang gradually awoke from his dazed state, he heard some words that inexplicably filled him with fear.

"!!!"

He was startled awake from his deathbed.

After being slightly startled, Su suddenly opened her eyes and woke up, looking around in a daze.

"Hahaha, I just wanted to give it a try, but I didn't expect you, Su, to actually be woken up by a single sentence. This is really hilarious." Chen Luo's teasing voice rang out.

Upon seeing Chen Luo standing beside her in full surgical gear, Su suppressed the inexplicable sense of unease that had arisen within her.

As consciousness gradually returned, Su began to understand what had happened.

Initially, mysterious periods of unconsciousness appeared around the world, with victims suddenly falling asleep while using the internet and never waking up again. The medium was a certain word that was widely circulated on the internet.

Observation of the victims' brainwaves revealed that they were all dreaming, and most likely having the same dream.

The 5th Science Division was tasked with a critical mission, and with Spasi leading the research on dreams, Sue, as Dr. Spasi's apprentice, also joined the research.

Over the past month, more and more victims have fallen into a coma every day, and after a month, the number of people suffering from sleeping sickness has exceeded 200 million.

The hospital's capacity had long been reached, and a large number of patients with sleeping sickness could not receive treatment; they could only die peacefully in their sleep. The Eighth Herrscher's abilities were terrifying.

While the Fire-Chasing Moth is searching for the Eighth Herrscher through keyword analysis and dream infiltration, the Eighth Herrscher is also searching for the Fire-Chasing Moth.

And then... she succeeded.

In search of a way out, the last eligible members of the Firemoth underwent the Fusion Warrior transformation, and Sue was no exception.

Fortunately, the surgeon who performed the fusion surgery on Su was Chen Luo, the most experienced surgeon with the highest success rate in the Fire Moth organization.

"Looks like I've successfully become a fusion warrior?" Su sat on the operating table, looking at his bloodless hands.

"Otherwise what? Do you think I secretly gave you special treatment and reserved some energy to help you suppress the rampaging Honkai Beast genes? Although I did leave you a little, luckily you succeeded." Chen Luo congratulated Su while playing with the Fifth Divine Key in his hand.

"You really held back some energy?" Upon hearing this, Su was somewhat stunned.

"It's not that I left energy, it's that I recovered energy. I've been performing five surgeries since I first pulled out those mental-sensory fusion warriors, which took two hours in total. So it's normal to have accumulated some energy, isn't it? My energy recovery isn't a game. It won't instantly replenish your energy after midnight. Trying to time it is useless. Slow recovery is the right way." Chen Luo rolled his eyes at Su.

"So... that's why you scheduled me for the 6th surgery?" Su suddenly realized the deeper meaning behind Chen Luo's decision to move her to the later part of the surgery sequence.

"I've told you we've been brothers for so long, and I haven't asked you for anything... To repay me, how about I send you some women's clothes to try on? I think you're a great candidate for women's clothing," Chen Luo said sincerely.

"...I will tell Dr. Möbius these words."

"Hey, don't... I was just kidding. Even if you look good in women's clothing, can you be prettier than Alicia? Right?" Chen Luo chuckled awkwardly.

"Alright, as a mental perceiver and warrior, you should get used to your abilities. I can tell, Su, you have excellent aptitude." Chen Luo patted Su's shoulder and changed the subject.

If they won't let us see it, then they won't let us see it. We can just look at Sue's cross-dressing in another parallel universe...

There's nothing particularly interesting about women's clothing, after all, Chen Luo has seen all sorts of things. But gradually seducing boys into wearing women's clothing is quite entertaining.

I wonder if there will be any forced cross-dressing skills in the future. If there are, Chen Luo will just give Aha one.

Let this bastard have his fun every day...

After hearing Chen Luo's words, Su realized that something must have changed in her body, so she tried to feel it.

The Fire Moth has produced quite a few mental perception fusion warriors recently. Although mental perception fusion warriors are not very useful when fighting Honkai Beasts, they can be used to beat up Herrschers.

Moreover, the mental-sensory fusion warriors were particularly effective in dealing with this Eighth Herrscher.

Although the battle is not over yet, ordinary fusion warriors are facing an even more challenging situation when confronting the Eighth Herrscher.

Through the continuous exploration of many psychic-sensory fusion warriors, Moth Chaser has roughly summarized a set of effective beginner tutorials for psychic-sensory fusion warriors.

Daisy Dobby contributed the most.

In order to enable this batch of mental perception fusion warriors to join the search for the Eighth Herrscher as soon as they are assigned to their posts, they have undergone a certain degree of training before becoming fusion warriors, including psychological training and novice training for mental perception fusion warriors.

But almost the instant Su closed her eyes to feel it, Su seemed to enter a special sensory world.

Even with her eyes closed, Su could clearly sense Chen Luo's presence beside her.

But it merely exists.

Compared to Chen Luo, the Fifth Divine Key that Chen Luo was playing with was much more exquisite, appearing in Su's mind like a 1:1 model.

As for Chen Luo, there was only a blurry, indistinct image.

At the same time, Su could also sense that when her spiritual power touched Chen Luoshi, it seemed to be slowly being devoured.

Although the speed was slow, it was as vast as a muddy sea, with no bottom in sight.

Su suddenly opened her eyes and saw Chen Luo holding two fingers in front of her eyes, which startled her.

"Very good, you are the most talented among this batch of newcomers." Chen Luo looked at Su approvingly.

"……What's the meaning?"

"The obvious meaning is this: you are the most talented and have the strongest mental strength among the two fusion warriors I have successfully fused with since I performed the surgery. I can feel that you are observing my body like a voyeur."

"Don't use such easily misunderstood descriptions..." Su hesitated, then stopped.

Su did subconsciously scan everything around her with her mental power, including Chen Luo.

But Su did it on purpose.

"However... why can't I accurately sense your presence?" Su closed his eyes and sensed the still blurry Chen Luo and the Fifth Divine Key in Chen Luo's hand, which he examined very closely.

The cold aura emanating from the Fifth Divine Key allowed Su's mental power to keenly perceive its external form.

It's very simple: wherever it's cold, that's the physical form of the Fifth Divine Key; wherever it's not cold, that's just air.

This is not something seen with the naked eye, but a perception, a knowing that this thing exists over there.

Don't even mention using mental energy to see through clothes. First of all, Su definitely wouldn't have such an idea, and besides, Su couldn't do it.

However, compared to other things that were slightly blurry but whose specific forms could be vaguely sensed, Chen Luo's figure was like a black hole, with something constantly blocking Su's investigation, making it impossible to see Chen Luo's specific form.

Light is swallowed up when it gets close to a black hole, so it is virtually impossible to see a black hole with the naked eye.

Mental energy that gets too close to Chen Luo will be devoured, which is why Su couldn't see Chen Luo clearly.

This puzzled Su.

"No way, no way, you don't actually think that my title of Imaginary Number Envoy is just empty boasting, do you? Although I may have acted rather weak in front of you, that doesn't prove that the Imaginary Number Stigmata is weak." When Su opened her eyes again and looked at Chen Luo, Chen Luo looked at her with disdain.

Then Chen Luo showed Su his Imaginary Stigmata.

Su subconsciously used the method taught in the beginner's tutorial to manipulate her mental power to touch Chen Luo's Imaginary Number Mark, and unsurprisingly, it was completely devoured.

Just as Shirou Emiya can project numerous Noble Phantasms but cannot project Gilgamesh's Ea, Sue can indeed use his mental power to detect many things, but he cannot explore Imaginary Stigmata.

"Let's try again now?" After Chen Luo turned off the manifestation state of the Imaginary Number Mark, Su tried again and was able to observe Chen Luo normally.

The difference surprised Su greatly.

"I've already said, I may be bad, but don't underestimate the Imaginary Tree Mark. Just like among Fusion Warriors, there's Kevin and the others. They're all Fusion Warriors, but can they beat Kevin? Even if they all joined together, they couldn't. Cough cough, I mean, excluding the top-tier Fusion Warriors." Chen Luo said to Su after resetting his Imaginary Tree Mark to be visible.

Fusion Warrior Kevin is strong because he is Kevin, not entirely because he is a Fusion Warrior.

An ordinary fusion warrior could at most fight Kevin in his normal, trained state.

And this was after consuming an unknown amount of materials to successfully fuse the warrior.

And someone like Yingjie, a dragon among men, is so rare that only one in a million can be found.

Cats? Cats are amazing too. She's really lucky.

Gretchen? Where did you get the idea that Gretchen is weak? One of her paintings is enough to incite a riot that could destroy the entire city.