Chapter 558

Facts have proven that the power of money may not be the strongest power, but it is definitely one of the most omnipotent powers.

Just half an hour later.

"Miss Eden, on behalf of Moth, I welcome your joining. You are now one of the councilors."

Mei welcomed Eden's joining through gritted teeth. Her appearance of yielding to money greatly shocked the pink fairy behind her, who couldn't understand it at all.

"Mei, what are you doing, Mei!"

Elysia was anxious.

This bad woman Eden was aiming for Bai Ge, how could you let the wolf into the house for just a little bit of money! Mei, don't you like Bai Ge too!

"Shut up, Elysia, you have no idea how tight Moth's funds are right now! You, you think I want to agree? Who told her to give so much!"

Mei had a look of despair.

You think I want to let this woman, who is clearly a love rival, in? I have no choice, really!

Mei was no longer just a scientist, but one of the top leaders of Moth.

If the previous civilization were compared to a kingdom, then Bai Ge was a war-god monarch who could defeat the Herrschers one by one from the front, while Dr. Mei was equivalent to the state preceptor.

She had to be the calmest and smartest person, responsible for maintaining domestic stability and development while the monarch was on an expedition.

It could be said that with Bai Ge there, the will and confidence of the previous civilization's humanity to defeat Honkai were there.

With Mei there, Moth would never make the wrong decision and could always follow in Bai Ge's footsteps.

"I'm sorry, Bai Ge, I'm really sorry. Our funds have been really tight lately, so I had to do this..."

Mei confessed to Bai Ge with a mournful face.

Leading an organization is not like doing scientific research experiments.

The latter only needs to ask the superiors for funds if they aren't enough, while the former must reasonably allocate resources. And for a super-large organization like Moth, there is always a shortage of funds.

But who could Mei ask for money? They were an organization fighting Honkai, after all. They couldn't point their guns at the heads of the United Nations and demand they spit out more funds, right?

Well, actually, the United Nations couldn't spit out any more money either. Moth had long since surpassed all political organizations and become the absolute and only voice of the human camp.

They had long since completed the "subordinate overthrowing the superior."

Mei's position now was about the same as a human leader, although there was still a Bai Ge above her.

Being a leader of a rotten organization is very tiring!

But being a qualified leader is very tiring!

Ever since Mei sat in this seat, she had been penny-pinching every day. Recently, she even revoked Mobius's unlimited funding authority, and even cut it much more than the original amount.

(Snake is furious.)

Moreover, after merging with the Spiral Workshop, although Moth's strength had greatly increased, there were more places that needed money. Mei had been worrying about where to get funds recently.

As a result, the super rich woman Eden came to send money. And her only request was to join Moth, just to be closer to Bai Ge.

Even knowing that Eden had that intention, Mei couldn't refuse. There was no way, the rich woman gave too much!

"It's okay, Mei, I don't mind."

Bai Ge raised his hand to touch Mei's head and said. It's just one more super beautiful woman around who is craving him, he really doesn't mind at all.

"By the way, let me ask, how much did Eden give?"

"Fifty billion euros... and that's just the first installment."

"Hiss hiss hiss——!"

Bai Ge gasped. He thought, is this the financial power of the Flame-Chaser with the name "Gold"? A fifty-billion-euro stepping stone!

Eden smiled slightly, indicating it was all small change.

"Actually, I originally planned to buy the entire Moth, but it turned out you were even larger than I imagined. Even my entire fortune could only buy less than a third, so I had to settle for this for now."

"Buy Moth? Only you, Eden, would dare to think like that in this world. Rich people are really domineering."

Bai Ge's lips twitched, unable to laugh or cry. Eden shook her head at this. She actually also felt that she had too much wealth.

In fact, Eden never thought about how much money she wanted to earn. It was just that after she showed her talent to the world, wealth automatically entered her pocket. (Island-Exploding Crow is envious and crying)

And she also knew that no matter how much money there was, it was ultimately just a worldly possession. Although omnipotent, it was by no means all-powerful. For example...

"Bai Ge, if I want to buy a whole day of your time, how much do I need to pay? As long as you speak, one hundred million, one billion, or even ten billion, I won't bargain."

Eden suddenly said, with the posture of a domineering female CEO chasing after a handsome boy.

"Uh, what's suddenly wrong with you, Eden? I don't have much interest in money. After all, as long as it's enough, it's fine."

"... I knew you would say that."

There are ultimately people in this world who will not be moved by money. Eden looked at Bai Ge with satisfaction. Although she was as rich as a nation, no amount of gold or silver mountains could buy a day of Bai Ge's time.

However...

"Then, can I have a day of your time? I want to invite you to be a guest at my home, and I want to discuss topics of art and music with you properly."

"Of course, I'd be happy to."

Bai Ge agreed without hesitation.

Eden's gaze towards him became increasingly gentle and appreciative. Even if ten billion or a hundred billion couldn't make this person agree, it could be done with just a simple invitation.

She had seen many people who betrayed others for wealth in her many years since her debut. Very few people could let their feelings override money, and such people were more precious and brilliant than gold.

"Ahem, Miss Eden, regarding the fifty billion we agreed on, may I ask when..."

Mei coughed lightly to remind this rich woman that it was time to pay.

Of course, she wasn't very interested in money either, but reality required money. Such a large organization as Moth also needed to pay everyone's salary. She didn't want to be hung on a lamppost one day.

"Oh, please rest assured, it will be in the account today."

"That's good, you are really generous."

Mei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the tight finances of this period were finally saved. Next month, she wouldn't have to cut Mobius's research funding to pay salaries.

Although she still felt very unhappy, she really owed it to Bai Ge for conquering this rich woman. However...

Actually, Eden could have joined even without paying.

Moth even wanted to beg her to join.

Because although Eden was not a talent in terms of combat, she had a more useful ability than simple combat, and that was her super fame!

In this previous civilization where everyone was an Eden fan, with Eden, Moth was equivalent to mastering public opinion. Next, they planned to officially announce the existence of Honkai.

Originally, no matter how well the groundwork was laid, it would definitely cause panic among the public at that time. But if Eden was willing to speak out to soothe them, then the problem would be directly solved.

And it went far beyond that.

Eden's singing voice could give people hope. For those who suffered tragedies due to Honkai, the singing voice of this Golden Flame-Chaser could give them the motivation to live on.

Bai Ge had already witnessed Eden's ability to mobilize others' emotions through her singing voice. As long as she wanted to, she could stir up various emotions in people's hearts.

Sadness, happiness, the desire to survive, fighting spirit, etc.

Therefore, Eden was equivalent to a support-type character who could apply super-wide-range buffs. With her there, at least Moth wouldn't have to worry about the instability of the masses' emotions in the future.

Mei: "To be honest, Eden is much more useful than Elysia. We've welcomed a big enemy this time. To balance the situation, why don't we just fire Elysia."

Elysia: "???!"

Listen to yourself, is that human language, Mei-chan!

"Anyway, Bai Ge is enough to deal with Herrschers. Now that there are more fusion warriors, plus the mecha legion of the Spiral Workshop, our combat power is actually already excessive. So... getting rid of a pink fatty who eats expensive rice is perfectly fine!"

The more Mei spoke, the more tempted she felt. In the eyes of this wise woman, absolute rationality without feelings flickered.

Elysia was very strong, strong in every sense! But now their combat power was sufficient, and the situation of the previous civilization was excellent. Whether this pink fairy was there or not actually made no difference.

Now Bai Ge, Kevin, and even Kosma and Sakura all had the strength to fight Herrschers one-on-one, so it was better to just fire Elysia, just to save a bite of food for the cafeteria.

"Woooo, Bai Ge, Mei is bullying me!"

Seeing that she was being targeted, Elysia threw herself directly into Bai Ge's arms to seek protection.

"Uh, Mei, stop scaring Elysia."

"Tsk, Bai Ge is pampering Elysia again. Pamper me occasionally too (super quiet)."

Mei turned her head away unhappily. She thought today was a really bad day. Not only did she fail to kick the pink fairy out, but she even welcomed a new formidable rival.

And for some reason, Mei felt very ashamed.

So much time had passed, and she still hadn't taken Bai Ge down. For this, Mei always felt inexplicably very ashamed, and she herself was very puzzled.

(Mei: "Weak! With the same face as me, yet after so long, you haven't taken Bai Ge down. You didn't even get Bai Ge's first time in this era, and the second, or even the third might not be yours. You really wasted my face!")

In short, relying on the power of money, Eden successfully joined Moth and even parachuted directly into the position of councilor. Theoretically, she was already the pink fairy lady's superior.

In this timeline, the two of them were afraid they wouldn't be able to be best friends. Eden also changed from the ultimate Elysia fan in the original fate to an ultimate Bai Ge fan, changing from believing in the "Elysia Gate" to believing in the "Bai Gate."