Looking at the same style of ring on Mobius's hand, the mystery of why this technology was applied to such a strange place was instantly solved.
"Hehe, it was actually just a small toy I made on a whim. But when Her Majesty the Empress saw it, she asked for it."
Mobius shook the simple and unadorned wormhole ring in her hand. It could connect to another paired wormhole ring. It was originally developed as an experimental tool for short-distance cargo transportation and experimental assistance. After being scaled down, it became what it is now.
"It seems our Empress is quite fond of this little toy."
Mr. Jiang Qiao obviously had a hard time answering this question, as he was the victim.
"Hmph hmph, perfect, I have some new ideas too~"
Looking at the latter's subtle expression, Mobius was thoroughly enjoying the process. She very happily placed the ring on her hand in a suitable position in front of him. After slightly adjusting the path, she pursed her lips, and a smile formed on her face, seemingly very satisfied.
"It feels the same as before~"
"How is it? Isn't it interesting to experience two different feelings at once?"
She leaned closer to him and teased him with a meaningful tone.
Although normally, a "wormhole ring" should only be able to match one object—after all, this thing's service target only supports one-to-one—since it's a real spatial connection, it's impossible to simulate senses like a virtual ring.
But this small problem was obviously no match for Mobius. By simply stacking them in parallel, this shortcoming could be overcome.
However, for a normal person, one-to-one is the norm, and one-to-n... can only be said to be beyond the imagination of an ordinary person, and even beyond the capabilities of an ordinary person.
"It would be great if you all used your minds for more appropriate things."
"Isn't this quite appropriate?" Mobius emphasized the word "appropriate," clearly with a hidden meaning.
"Anyway, it doesn't make a difference to you~"
On his "own" path, this guy in front of her had indeed come a long way, to the point that many things, which originated from him, had made him incredibly easy to satisfy.
Yes, satisfaction.
For the person named Jiang Qiao, physical instincts were by no means meaningless, because they were a part of his life. However, he felt happy when he was in contact with beautiful girls, and he was also very happy with negative-distance contact. Both were equal.
Just seeing them, just being with them, was enough to make him feel satisfied.
Therefore, there was no need to pursue more.
Distance would not become the distance between their hearts, so it didn't matter if they were separated.
He only had expectations for them.
In this aspect, even among the many women this man had come into contact with, she was probably the one who understood his thoughts the most.
Therefore, Mobius could completely understand and comprehend the bad thoughts other women, including herself, had for him.
After all.
Unlike Jiang Qiao who had tasted everything, they, who were still mortals, had much bigger and greedier appetites than this easily satisfied man.
"So, what are you here for this time?"
"Nothing, I just saw the situation here while helping Firefly with political affairs, and I happened to want to see you."
"Oh, just happened to?"
Mobius smiled, and in the next moment, Mr. Jiang Qiao personally felt the retaliatory pressure from Miss Snake out of dissatisfaction.
A feeling like being coiled by a python—well, fortunately, he was used to it.
"Hmph hmph... So, after seeing things here, you're going to the Xianzhou next."
"Yes, after all, the Luminary Wardance is about to restart. Strictly speaking, it's on the way."
"Do you want to go together?"
"Is that an invitation?"
"After all, it's a very rare grand event. All six Xianzhou ships gathering, this is the only feast of its kind in the history of the Xianzhou Alliance."
"It would be a pity to miss it."
"Hehe, I'm not interested in that kind of fighting. But... it's not impossible to go and see. Anyway, the experiments on hand are almost finished. Well, I'll just go to change my mood."
"By the way, what about that woman? Isn't she always clinging to you?"
"Elysia? She received an invitation from the Astral Express, so she went to be a guest."
"She'll probably come with the express crew when the symphony begins." Mobius stretched slightly, a hint of relaxation in her brows, and let out a light hum.
"Hmph hmph, that's indeed her style."
Jiang Qiao didn't comment on this.
Because there were still a few days before the symphony, he stayed on Mobius Star and went to see MEI.
"Long time no see."
She was still in her familiar attire, not much had changed. However, she was busy with her work when he saw her. Even when she noticed Jiang Qiao's arrival, MEI didn't put down her work, just greeted him casually.
"Yes, why did you come here?"
"You should know the reason."
"What about your work on Earth?"
"That, of course, has been incorporated into Glamoth. You know, I was never a fan of being a leader." MEI held the electronic tablet and pursed her lips.
Her becoming a leader was entirely forced by circumstances.
As a wise person, a researcher, she was more focused on the pursuit of truth.
And in any case, Glamoth was obviously more in line with her needs than the small Earth.
"That's not a problem, but... with Earth's progress, it shouldn't be directly managed by Glamoth, right?"
Glamoth didn't actually manage everything.
Although its territory was vast and the Empress practiced vertical management, for some "adaptation" necessities, Jiang Qiao knew that Glamoth would take a custodial and guiding attitude towards backward civilizations like Earth.
"You mean that... yes, Prometheus and Fuxi are jointly assisting Glamoth in management."
"How have Pardofelis and the others been lately?"
"Pardofelis... you know her personality. She's the type who likes to stay in one place, but sometimes she'll take the stargate to other places out of curiosity. I'm not really sure what she's doing... But Su and Kevin are very clear. They joined Glamoth's non-staff forces."
"...?"
"You know, although most of them prefer the life of an ordinary person, people's pursuits also change with the surrounding environment."
"The oath and mission of the Glamoth Iron Cavalry are surprisingly attractive to those two."
MEI explained.
The current Glamoth Iron Cavalry was probably the most glorious profession in the universe. Just like the original intention of Glamoth's founding, all Glamoth Iron Cavalry were born to fight for the liberation and salvation of those in suffering. Wherever there was oppression and suffering, the Glamoth Iron Cavalry would appear. Glamoth had always been fighting for this goal.
And Kevin and Su, the former was for liberation, the latter for salvation.
"I heard that in Glamoth's army, those two are called the White-robed War Goddess and the Gray-clothed Angel."
"Has that curse not been lifted yet?"
Jiang Qiao was a little surprised to hear this title. With Glamoth's level of technology, the farce created by the cat back then should no longer be a problem.
"Probably because they've been adapted for a long time, so those two haven't considered changing back."
"Sakura, on the other hand, is living a normal life with her sister on Earth. Hua is about the same. As for Griseo... that child has been working hard towards becoming a painter."
"It seems everyone is doing quite well."
"I guess so... By the way, that thing on you, is it that little toy developed by Mobius?"
"...How did you find out?"
"I'm the Herrscher of Thunder, so I'm very sensitive to this kind of electronic device."
"I used to think that person was bored, but it actually came in handy."
"...You're not going to try it, are you?"
"...It seems quite convenient. Although it's not impossible to try, I don't have this need for now."
Upon hearing this, Mr. Jiang Qiao instantly breathed a sigh of relief.
That was close, I almost had a threesome.
Fortunately, he knew that MEI was not the type with a strong need like Mobius.
Because she was more rational, her attitude towards this kind of thing was a bit like his.
He had a brief chat with MEI and expressed his intention to invite her to the symphony.
The latter thought for a moment and did not refuse.
And during the transition, MEI very calmly took him down.
"Didn't you say you didn't have a need for it?"
"Yes, I didn't have a need for it before."
Miss MEI was very calm afterwards.
Having no need before didn't mean she didn't have a need now. How should I put it? She didn't have a need before because she had to work, so she didn't have time for this kind of thing.
But since she was going to watch the symphony, she naturally had to rearrange her schedule. Naturally, there would be a gap, and during this gap, wasn't it natural to take some time to catch up?
Of course, MEI could be sure that she really didn't have any thoughts about this kind of thing. After all, she was very clear about its composition and could even self-replicate it. But... Mobius and Elysia were having so much fun, which more or less aroused some unnecessary curiosity in her.
And after trying it, MEI very calmly recorded the process and sensations in the electronic document in her hand.
"Record: Sensation consistent with expectations, indeed able to relieve mental stress. Although not a necessary item, for better experimental needs, subsequent replication can be considered."
"Size, amplitude, mental fluctuation number..."
"Conclusion, average."
Miss MEI fully demonstrated the style of putting on her pants and not recognizing the person. And her style was obviously very MEI.
Well, unlike Firefly and Mobius's reasons for wanting him, she was purely on a whim.
As for shame... there was no one else in the lab! Besides, what's so shameful about doing an experiment?
She only felt it was very natural.
From this perspective, undoubtedly, MEI was the most wicked one.
Mr. Jiang Qiao sighed.
Alright, he was so foolish. With a prototype like Mei who loved to wear things, how could her parallel self MEI be any better? In fact, because she was too rational, MEI was even worse than Mei in some aspects.
Now he had walked right into it.
The only good news was that MEI was not the type who liked to play pranks like Mobius.
"Achoo~!"
Far away on the Astral Express, Elysia, who had been invited as a guest and was having a pillow fight with the very compatible March 7th and Stelle, couldn't help but sneeze.
In the next moment, she felt a thud on her head. Looking closely, it was a green frog pillow attack from Miss March 7th!
"Hmph hmph, I got my chance now!"
The latter was very proud.
Because of Miss Elysia's agility, her and Stelle's pillows couldn't hit her at all. This led to Stelle teasing her that she should practice her aim again.
But Miss March was bitter inside—it was clearly Elysia who was cheating!
It wasn't her aim's problem!
"Ah, you sneak attacked me!"
Although it felt a bit strange, Miss Elysia didn't think too much about it and threw herself back into the pillow fight.
Some were happy, some were sad.
Although Miss Elysia was having a lot of fun, and the two scientist ladies on Mobius's ring were also having a lot of fun, as the time for the Luminary Wardance's restart approached, Miss Qingque, the main victim at the moment, was obviously as worried as a certain Mr. Jiang.
After all, as if it were destined, one day, that Marshal Hua patted her on the shoulder and said earnestly:
"Qingque, you must be prepared to take my place."
Hearing this, Miss Qingque's face turned pale as if she had been sentenced to death.
"I... I... I..."
My dear Marshal Hua, what virtue and ability does little me have to inherit the great position of the Xianzhou Marshal?
"Actually, in the Alliance, including the Seven Arbiter-Generals, many people have objections to you inheriting this position."
At this moment, Qingque nodded repeatedly.
Yes, yes, yes! How can a little Xianzhou girl who hasn't even fully grown her feathers inherit the position of Marshal? By the Arbiter, it seems there are still many smart people in the Alliance. It must be that you, old marshal, have made a mistake!
"Oh, it seems you are also very confident about inheriting the position of Marshal."
"I...!"
"No need to be humble. I've seen your performance over the years. Although many people in the Alliance don't approve of you because of your young age, this is actually just their prejudice."
"Personally, I have very high hopes for you."
Marshal! My dear Lord Hua! I beg you, old man, don't have high hopes for me! You must have misjudged me!
Miss Qingque was so anxious she was about to cry.
"Don't worry. Although there are many old fogeys in the Alliance who can't see and look at people with colored glasses, but..."
"I specially held a meeting of the Seven Arbiter-Generals... With the unanimous approval of General Jing Yuan, General Feixiao, General Huaiyan, and General Fubo, the Seven Arbiter-Generals have overcome all objections and chosen you as my successor."
"Qingque, you are the next Marshal of the Xianzhou Alliance."