Chapter 294: The Crown of Mediocrity and Divinity (II)

Is something wrong with seeking a chance encounter in the dungeon?

"The first, first meeting and you drug me!?"

Although the anti‑vomit truth serum does no harm to the body, doing this on the first meeting with the beloved assistant is just too terrible, isn't it!? Or perhaps she can't keep up with the genius's train of thought?

He Si Ti Ya lunged and pressed against Bei Er's back, solemnly repeating: "Such a beautiful big sister is the most terrifying! Bei Er, you must take this as a warning! Never eat food given by a strange woman! Never eat food given by a strange woman!"

Feeling the heavy pressure behind him, Bei Er blushed and stepped back in front of the Supreme Deity: "Supreme Deity, rest assured, I don't normally eat things given by others..."

"Don't think I'm being naggy, Bei Er."

He Si Ti Ya adopted a seasoned tone: "Miss Ruan Mei looks so gentle, yet her conduct is bolder than Hei Ta's… Truly, you can't judge a book by its cover; even close friends like Ka Fu Ka and Ji Zi wouldn't do such a thing to Xing, would they?"

"Speaking of it, Bei Er, what do you think of Miss Ruan Mei's looks? How do they compare to mine—"

Before the final "ne" could be spoken, He Si Ti Ya noticed Bei Er's gaze already locked onto the sky dome, his focus on someone unmistakable.

"—Bei, Bei Er!"

He Si Ti Ya's jealousy flared instantly, a disgruntled "hmph" echoing through the entire church basement; she swooped onto Bei Er, covering his eyes tightly with her hand.

"What's so attractive about that kind of woman? No matter how long you stare at her, she won't respond! You should pay more attention to the person right in front of you!"

——

"Consider it a layer of protection, safeguarding my research and your personal safety. Once those troubles are resolved, I'll give you the antidote," Ruan Mei said with a gentle smile. "As a reward for being my assistant, I can grant you a reward; I can fulfill any desire you have."

"She lifted her gaze, her eyes bearing the particular seriousness of a researcher, not seeming to joke."

"Xing placed a hand on his hip, his chest rising slightly from suppressed anger."

"…I'm still angry."

"But Ruan Mei's expression was like a still ancient lake, not a ripple forming; she calmly added, 'I can give you even more reward.'"

——

Chainsaw Man.

"Hey hey Pa Wa! Did you hear?"

Dian Ci sprang up from the sofa, pointing at Ruan Mei in the sky dome with an excited voice, "She said 'any request can be fulfilled', doesn't that mean she could be a girlfriend too?"

"Ha!? Dian Ci, are you an idiot?" Pa Wa was secretly eating Zao Chuan Qiu's hamburger meat, and upon hearing it she almost shoved the two leftover bread slices into Dian Ci's mouth: "What exactly is good about this kind of woman?"

"She talks so sweetly, looks beautiful, even makes pastries! If she could be a girlfriend, maybe I'd get her homemade snacks every night after work!"

"Even if you make such a request, they wouldn't take you seriously as a boyfriend, would they?"

Pa Wa shrugged, lowering her voice seriously: "Even if she reluctantly agrees, the condition for a kiss might be that you accompany her in a live experiment… then turn you into a bug! Isn't she aiming to become a star god? Maybe you're just a stepping stone on her path to divinity~"

——

Ruan Mei said she had previously borrowed another genius's creation, the Phase Spirit Flame, from Hei Ta, hoping to gain some inspiration from other members' research results.

She indeed got inspiration and carried out a series of life cultivation in the Space Station. Her original plan was to breed a brand‑new life that is born a 'genius', even pre‑naming them after Genius Club #8 Ram… but the result deviated: the creations gained consciousness yet had nothing to do with genius.

Now these 'little lives' under her free‑range care have a few that escaped and are hiding inside the Space Station. She wants to ask Xing to retrieve them and find a place to house them.

But she doesn't want Hei Ta and Ai Si Da involved in this; the more people who know, the messier it gets, so she wants to ask Xing alone.

Xing went to the Species Department to inquire and indeed learned that the Space Station had recently become a chaotic mess, not only needing to receive important figures but also with some small monsters suddenly appearing.

According to the Species Department staff's tip, Xing arrived at the Containment Bay, where many people gathered, all discussing the newly arrived Ruan Mei.

The people here greatly revere Ruan Mei, but they have some grumbles about her squatting in the Space Station like a cuckoo, while Hei Ta completely turns a blind eye…

"Hei Ta is just indulging Ruan Mei," Xing began to comment, but the words that came out were: "Hey, Yin He Qiu Bang Xia is here!"

With a bewildered staff member beside her, Xing awkwardly dragged her toe on the ground and slipped away from the crowd's discussion.

She realized that any utterance involving the words 'Ruan Mei' automatically turned into something else. After testing it on two more people, Xing became even more convinced of this notion.

——

Psychic Power 100%.

Ling Huan Xin Long stroked his chin, eyes fixed on Xing's hesitant expression in the sky dome, and suddenly said, "Long Tao, doesn't this look a lot like the scene when Sui Yang possessed someone back then?"

Ying Shan Mao Fu, who was wiping the table, paused and asked, "Master, are you referring to the floating smoke?"

"Look—" Ling gestured with his finger, "that 'anti‑vomit truth serum' is like a sealing technique; anything involving the words Ruan Mei gets prohibited, whereas Sui Yang's control is coercive—" He crossed two chopsticks, "what happens when 'cannot speak' meets 'must speak'?"

Long Tao thought seriously, then suddenly noticed exposed wires on the wall behind his master and had a flash: "Could it be… like a circuit short, causing fainting?"

"Bingo!"

Ling snapped his fingers, "I think a repulsive force will definitely arise; either the drug can't support you and you faint, or Sui Yang's power forcibly dilutes the drug's effect, even tearing the personality apart could happen…"