Honkai Impact 3rd, but I have too many mods.

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I don't really want to see Su Mei... Hmm, it feels like a bad student doesn't want to meet their parents.

Fu Hua didn't know why she had this feeling—maybe it was because she, as a teacher, still didn't understand what Su Mei meant when she said it last time?

It's because what Su Mei said before was so inexplicable—in fact, Su Mei has always been inexplicable, even in a way that's both considerate and slightly inexplicable.

However, Fu Hua was only slightly annoyed. After all, she and Su Mei were master and disciple, and since her disciple was involved in this kind of thing, she had to lend a hand. In addition, the target was a Herrscher, so this could be considered as eliminating evil and protecting the righteous.

"Um...do you know Su Mei?"

“Miss Su Mei, we’ve met once before…” Bai wasn’t quite sure if Fu Hua and Su Mei were now master and disciple.

But since Fu Hua brought it up so proactively, could it be a mentor-student relationship?

"Miss Fu Hua, you also know Su Mei?"

"Know each other...are we relatives?" Given her appearance, directly stating that she's his apprentice might elicit strange looks.

Or make the other party think that Su Mei is the master.

"Mr. Liu Bai, what is your impression of Su Mei? Did she say anything... rather strange to you?"

"That's not true."

Liu Bai thought for a moment and then shook his head.

Apart from being exceptionally friendly, Su Mei was otherwise perfectly normal.

Of course, Xiao Guizi found this attitude quite inexplicable, but Liu Bai thought that as an observer of highly charismatic allies and aliens, this perspective was acceptable.

Calmness is simply remaining unperturbed in the face of change.

For example, the person in front of me is someone who wouldn't be moved even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him.

"……Right."

After all, Liu Bai and Su Mei probably haven't met many times. If Su Mei were to say something inexplicable to Liu Bai, then there would be a real problem.

Regarding Su Mei's previous ramblings about "observing celestial phenomena at night" and "finding important NPCs"... if she didn't know that her apprentice's brain was only capable of recruiting others through pyramid schemes, she would have thought that Su Mei had joined a pyramid scheme.

Of course, Fu Hua wasn't completely clueless.

For example, when Su Mei said that Kiana's matter wouldn't be easily resolved, she was probably referring to the elusive Herrschers in the Sky Dome—but that's all she's figured out so far.

"I'll help with this. Let's not delay. Shall we go to the Chamber of Commerce now?"

Fu Hua ended the topic of Su Mei and got back to the main point.

"I'll let Su Mei know."

Liu Bai sent the news of finding a candidate and the candidate's name to Su Mei.

Could Su Mei and Fu Hua really have some kind of grudge?

Liu Bai wasn't stupid; he could naturally sense that Fu Hua's tone was quite strange when she talked about Su Mei.

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"Mr. Liu Bai has found a suitable candidate."

Su Mei chuckled as she read the message Liu Bai sent.

"Who?" Ye Lan asked casually while tidying up the documents.

"My master."

"Oh...cough cough, wait, who?"

Ye Lan almost choked on her own saliva.

"Is this Master Taixu from your family?"

"Correct."

"...You mean your Master Taixu has a relationship with Liu Bai?"

"Well... as a disciple, it's not appropriate to talk about your master."

Su Mei chuckled softly.

"Maybe they're just ordinary friends?"

"Nonsense! I'm just talking about a normal friendship!" Ye Lan waved her hand, annoyed by Su Mei's gaze. "But how did those two get involved?"

"Perhaps it was a coincidence of fate?"

"Is all you can do to blame it on fate?"

Why would that Master Taixu appear here?

"Then, what about the saying 'Heaven is watching'? Coincidence stems from inevitability, and inevitability... might originate from God?"

"You mean the Rock King protects... something like that? So the Rock King even protects aliens?"

"Who knows?"

Chapter 139 Don't Drink Medicine Randomly

"Good afternoon, Lord Liu Bai, you're right on time."

Liu Bai had just come out of the pot when he heard Su Mei's greeting.

"Good afternoon, Su Mei." Bai glanced around. "Where is this...?"

Although it's bright, isn't it too cramped?

The room was probably less than two square meters, containing him, Su Mei, and a table next to them with a computer.

"A secret room."

"..."

This word sounds like it sends chills down your spine!

"Please don't be afraid. This isn't a secret room that only Su Mei knows about," Su Mei said with a smile, as if she had guessed what Liu Bai was thinking.

—Is the only one who knows this important point?!

...Okay, this does seem to be the key point.

Despite the many flaws, Su Mei really didn't miss the point.

“There are miniature cameras placed on the collars of Yelan and my master outside. What they see will be displayed on this computer. In addition, the data of all employees has also been entered into the computer. You just need to follow the steps to identify people.”

Liu Bai glanced at the computer screen, and indeed, the image was showing some shaking.

...Also, are these two really master and disciple? But their relationship seems quite harmonious.

Liu Bai banished all distractions, pulled out a small chair from under the table, put on his headphones, and quickly got into work mode.

"Where's the medicine?"

"The infirmary is just outside." Su Mei opened the small door next to her.

Fu Hua, who was sitting in a chair wearing a white coat, saw the two of them and waved to them somewhat awkwardly.

"How much medicine do we need?" Su Mei continued to ask from the side.

"Add as much as you can." Bai took out the medicine and mixed it into the several buckets in front of him. "It doesn't matter if it changes the color slightly."

After all, she is a Herrscher of Domination; if her influence is too low, it might not even have any impact.

Liu Bai poured all the water from those buckets into a single go, turning it gray.

"...Won't it be too obvious?"

"No, after all, this thing is 'harmless'."

Although Ling Ranmeng doesn't seem like someone who can drink much, if others can drink without any problems, the ruler of the underworld will most likely drink as well.

"Fu Hua, remember, this is sugar water with added medicinal herbs. It's meant to soothe the nerves and restore energy."

"……clear."

Fu Hua was somewhat speechless at this kind of deception, but she wasn't particularly resistant to it—after all, there was no need to talk about martial ethics with a Herrscher.

…………

"...That concludes today's requirements." Bai returned to his computer, and as he put on his headphones, Ye Lan finished her lengthy, formulaic speech. "Next, everyone, please line up and proceed to the infirmary..."

The employees below were talking amongst themselves. Ye Lan could tell from their voices that many people were unhappy about this activity that wasted their off-get off work time.

But... there's not much we can do as ordinary workers, and it's only normal for things to be handled this way after what happened before.

There's no other way, I guess I'll just have to go.

Meanwhile, the few Herrschers who were mixed in with the crowd also communicated with each other through the mental network.

"What does the Chamber of Commerce want to do?"

"Do you need me to play the role of a workplace troublemaker?"

"No, don't make yourself too conspicuous... let's see what kind of medicine the Chamber of Commerce is selling."

The Ruler of Domination knew he had another problem—he was afraid to die.

The cores of domination are interconnected, and even if they are deliberately severed, they can be traced back if the technology is sufficient—after all, even if the connection is severed, it is still the core of the Herrscher of Domination, which is very troublesome.

Now that everyone here is focused on him, is there a possibility of technical issues?

Of course, the more important thing is that all the Herrschers of Domination are together now. If the Herrschers of Domination were scattered all over the world, with only one in a large area, they wouldn't care whether they could track them down or not.

Chasing them one by one would take enough time for them to wreak havoc on the world. If they were to be chased on a large scale at the same time... sorry, even a weakling is still a Herrscher. If they were to be hunted down on a large scale at the same time, someone would definitely be sent to their doom.

—Although in reality, if the Gray Serpent were to bite its tail, it would be able to restrain the Herrscher of Domination.

Compared to the Herrschers of Domination, the Grey Serpents are only weaker in number, reproduction ability, and disguise ability...

As long as there is a core to track, it's only a matter of time before Grey Serpent kills the Herrscher of Domination—well, that's a more ideal scenario.

After all, there are places that the Grey Serpent can't enter, but the Herrscher of Dominion can easily get in—like the current Chamber of Commerce.

Closer to home.

Because they cannot afford to die, the rulers of the laws do not want to be the first to act.

As for inciting other people's emotions...

That wouldn't work either, wouldn't that give Ye Lan a reason to "suppress" her?

Even with a large shopping mall and hundreds of employees, Ye Lan still dared to suppress them, without even considering public opinion.

What's wrong with illegally detaining hundreds of people for what they did? Why talk about law with pure violence?

If the evidence against them is truly solid, let alone just imprisonment, even if Ye Lan kills everyone, the whole world will endorse Ye Lan!

—Although Yelan will not go on a killing spree.

The Herrschers mocked mercy, but they dared to stay because they were certain that Yelan wouldn't kill them without reason.

Of course, there are ways to deal with violent people. Just withdraw from the situation beforehand and let them commit pointless killings and ruin their reputation.

"Maybe it's just a formality. Let's see how it goes. Even if something really goes wrong, we have contingency plans."

"Um……"

Several dominant heralds agreed to this decision within the mental network.

This happened so suddenly; Yelan did an excellent job of keeping it a secret.

The Herrscher of Domination has already noticed something amiss from this sudden "psychological check," but doesn't have a good solution for the time being—fortunately, the simplest way to deal with a soft-hearted person is to kidnap them.

Nowadays, chambers of commerce have no shortage of hostages.

These hundreds of ordinary people are all their hostages.

If Ye Lan really chooses to go on a killing spree... will her conscience be shattered by guilt?

If you go on a killing spree and get nothing in return, will the feeling of guilt be even stronger?

Amidst their hesitation about the situation, the Herrschers also harbored a sliver of curiosity and anticipation.

After making their decision, the Herrschers obediently lined up in the queue.

In the infirmary, Fu Hua was also trying to deal with these people.

Hmm... Although I'm supposed to be a psychologist, I've already gone off-topic and it has nothing to do with psychotherapy anymore.