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Like a tide gathering its power, the longer it drags on, the more powerful the tide will become.
Origin's power is not omnipotent, otherwise Alicia wouldn't have ended up in that situation.
However, although she could not directly eliminate the collapse, Jiang Qiao could use her authority and the deactivated Herrscher core of the Seven Thunders of Purification to pry open the hidden sluice gate in advance, allowing the water that was accumulating inside to be released in advance.
The result of doing this is that the Third Great Collapse will occur earlier than expected, but its scale and intensity will be smaller than before.
In some ways, he might be doing the same thing as Cocolia.
However, the female fox was acting on her own wishful thinking, while Jiang Qiao was trying to save as many people as possible.
The girl sighed softly:
"If we want to do this, we will have to evacuate the residents of Changkong City in advance."
"You need us to gain control of the narrative surrounding the Moth of Fire so you can send a warning to the Far East government in advance, right?"
Mei raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat troubled, and said:
"But this is not an easy thing."
As a native of Changkong City, MEI knows what kind of city Changkong City is. Just like in later generations, Changkong City was a large and economically developed city in the previous civilization, and it was very important to the government of the Far East region.
Evacuation and relocation would mean bringing a major economic city to a standstill, and politicians would not agree to such a thing.
Even with warnings of being like moths drawn to a flame, the politicians in the Far East... MEI really can't judge them.
While politicians all over the world are pretty bad, Far Eastern politicians are among the worst of the worst, to the point that they're unbearable to look at.
Let alone a warning, even if the Honkai actually hits them on the head, those people can turn a blind eye and then shift the blame to each other.
"Even a moth drawn to a flame has no right to interfere in local politics."
Just as MEI warned, the early Moth of Fire, as a secret organization jointly formed by multiple countries, did not have any right to interfere in local affairs; it could only provide advice, suggestions, and follow-up work.
In response, the rather unrestrained Vervi revealed a strange smile:
"Hehe, should we have the great magician Velvet give them a shock?"
If a nuclear bomb or something similar were to explode in the sea around Changkong City, even politicians would have to consider the impact and evacuate the citizens to some extent.
Because she came from an unorthodox background, the magician's ideas were also quite unconventional.
"Yay! Magic! Using Velvet's amazing magic trick to scare away the people of Changkong City?"
The pink-clad girl clapped her hands at the opportune moment, her rather plump thighs swaying, her face still bearing that same smiling expression.
Dr. Mei said irritably:
“Good suggestion, but if you don’t want to end up in the Moth’s interrogation room, don’t make this suggestion again next time.”
"And you, don't join in the commotion, Alicia."
Even if their political intelligence is still immature, MEI knows just how absurd this approach is.
"Hmm~ You see, isn't the atmosphere quite tense? It's necessary to ease the tension a bit~"
"and--"
Smiling, Alicia jumped off the table, dusted off her clothes,
"What Wilvie said might not be impossible."
Jiang Qiao's soft laughter rang in the ears of Vervi and Mei:
"Perhaps we need a white glove."
Chapter 80... It was actually quite comfortable.
"Blanca, is Dr. Möbius here?"
He could faintly hear a light, sweet girl's voice, but Möbius only found it noisy.
This morning, when I opened my wardrobe, I found a new outfit that clearly didn't belong to me—a maid outfit.
She knew who did it without even thinking about it.
That annoying guy! He specifically changed to a highly secure lock, how did Alicia manage to sneak in?
The perplexing problem did not deter Mebius from his actions.
But the approaching footsteps caused the usually composed doctor's brows, which had previously shown little emotion, to slowly furrow into a deep frown.
Finally, Möbius turned his head and glared at the pink-clad girl who was slowly approaching him with cat-like steps, saying with great displeasure:
"Blanca, didn't I tell you not to let this guy in?!"
Blanca, who followed her in from outside, looked slightly embarrassed upon hearing this.
"Seriously, to have a rule in the access control that says 'Alicia is not allowed to enter' to treat a beautiful girl like that, I'm going to cry."
"Dr. Mebius is really going too far, don't you think, Blanca?"
The girl pouted, puffed out her cheeks, and looked very angry. She then pulled Blanca, who looked somewhat helpless, to her side.
If I were to say even one thing that is right, I might get fired by Dr. Möbius tomorrow for stepping into the lab with my left foot first!
Blanca could only smile and say:
"You guys chat, I'm going out for some fresh air."
After she left, Möbius, still engrossed in his work, stared intently at the data table in his hands and spoke first:
"Tell me, what do you want from me?"
"Hey, Möbius, do you think I'm the kind of person who only contacts you when I need something? That's a really unfair way of judging me."
"If that's all I wanted to say, you can leave now."
Mebius's tone was blunt and even somewhat disdainful.
In her eyes, this annoying woman was less desirable than someone who only contacted her when she needed something.
At least after dealing with that, I can continue to do experiments with peace of mind.
If it were Alicia... Miss Snake would only need to consider how to expel this annoying fairy from her territory.
Although she really wanted to tease the adorable Dr. Mebius, Jiang Qiao remembered what she had to do. It wouldn't be good if she accidentally raised Snake's rage bar and got beaten out of the lab.
"Okay, okay~ I do have something to discuss with you today."
"I want—information on the poisonous pupa?"
As soon as the girl uttered the words "poisonous pupa" with a smile, her sharp snake eyes fixed on [Alicia], and even the movements of her hands stopped.
Unlike the Fire-Chasing Moth, the Poisonous Pupa is a special assassination organization that belongs to the same category as the Fire-Chasing Moth, but is largely independent of it. Its main function, like its nature, is to serve as a white glove for the higher-ups of the Fire-Chasing Moth.
Eliminate the defectors from the Firemoth and eliminate targets deemed dangerous by the Firemoth leadership.
As one of the creators of the Moth of Fire, Möbius, who was also a high-ranking member, naturally knew about this department and even later became its highest-ranking officer.
However, for the early, and currently present, fire-chasing moths, the poisonous pupae are a top-secret department known only to a select few.
"What do you need that for? Don't tell me you want to get rid of the poisonous pupae."
Mebius didn't ask Jiang Qiao how she knew about the existence of the poisonous pupa. With the title of "Alicia," the socialite of the Fire-Chasing Moth, as long as the information circulated within the organization was willing to be investigated, there would be no secrets. In this respect, she was even better than Erwin, who called himself the Fire-Chasing All-Knowing.
What she cared about was why Jiang Qiao wanted information about the poisonous pupae.
Logically speaking, Alicia, as a warrior of the Fire Moth, shouldn't have any thoughts about the poisonous pupa.
"Hmm~ Maybe it's curiosity? Wanting to learn about and get to know the cute girls inside the poisonous pupa?"
The girl smiled and rested her chin on her hand, blinking, but even she herself was unsure of her tone, as if she had hastily come up with a reason.
"..."
If anyone else had said that, Mebius would have sent that person to the operating table on the spot.
Want to meet the cute girl inside the poisonous pupa?
Poison Chrysalis is an assassination organization, from where... etc., there seem to be quite a few.
However you look at it, the idea that you want to get information about an assassination organization like Poison Chrysalis just because you want to meet pretty girls is an utterly absurd reason.
However, if Alicia were to say those words...
Mebius believed it.
If it's this annoying woman, it wouldn't be surprising if she did something incredibly absurd.
Moreover, he understands girls well.
Looking at the pink-clad girl in front of him, who was craning her neck and staring at him with her big, watery eyes, Möbius fell into a brief moment of thought.
After a long silence, she spoke:
"I can only give you a portion."
Although she was a high-ranking member of the Firemoth, due to her personality and other reasons, Mebius was not well-liked among the Firemoth's higher-ups. Even the high-ranking members during the Second Great Collapse deliberately kept it from her until they couldn't hold out any longer and then informed her.