Chen Ran could no longer remember when he returned to the dormitory. When he woke up again, feeling slightly more refreshed, he saw Kevin slurping noodles in the dorm.
The aroma of instant noodles filled the room, and he noticed several vegetables, sausages, and a fried egg inside.
This was a luxurious version of instant noodles.
When Kevin saw him awake, he casually said, "I brought you a portion too; your complexion doesn't look too good."
"Thank you, thank you."
Chen Ran couldn't help but feel his appetite whet by the smell.
Now, his relationship with Kevin felt like that of high school or college roommates. Although it was nowhere near as close as Kevin and Su, at least it wasn't as unfamiliar as when they first met.
It seemed that number 666 had done a lot to win over Kevin.
After a hearty meal, his complexion finally improved a bit.
"Kevin, how's your training going now?"
"Not bad, I guess."
The boy had a hint of pride at the corner of his mouth.
Without a doubt, everyone who could enter Fire Moth was a genius. Kevin was no exception.
Although he hadn't surpassed anyone in the field of knowledge, in terms of physical ability, he was already the most talented rookie in Fire Moth's first squad.
After some time, once he completed a few Honkai missions, he would be able to form a warrior squad centered around him.
Chen Ran couldn't help but sigh, "Looking at your expression, saying it's okay actually means it's very good."
Kevin didn't speak, but it seemed he was indeed hit by Chen Ran's words.
Chen Ran's eyes narrowed slightly, suddenly asking, "By the way, Kevin, I remember your sister-in-law published a paper in the field of quantum physics, right?"
Under his pillow, the photo of the boy and Wendy was still there.
The boy was laughing and joking with Kevin, yet he harbored other thoughts in his heart.
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The boy was not one to give up easily.
Even though he knew that his joining Fire Moth was a coincidence, and without the system, he was just an ordinary person unable to chase after the world's geniuses.
However, he was unwilling to accept the conclusion of it all.
The system's simulated scenarios would quantumize him, and breaking this quantumization was difficult.
But that didn't mean he had to accept everything willingly. If he were to simply accept everything from the system, he wouldn't do something that seemed foolish.
Since brute force was useless, he would use knowledge.
And MEI was an expert in the field of quantum.
His brain was clearly in deep thought, but under the current circumstances, he couldn't disturb MEI.
The system had already warned him once, so he couldn't continue to provoke it. It was like Stigmata, entrenched in his body, possessing consciousness, which meant Chen Ran's plans couldn't escape the system's notice.
Moreover, MEI was still rotating through various research institutes, which was a crucial time for her to absorb the strengths of Fire Moth.
MEI's genius was built on her extremely fast learning ability. If she were disturbed during this process, it could very well disrupt the inertia of history.
Furthermore, even if he wanted to trouble MEI, he couldn't offer any corresponding benefits.
In Fire Moth, relying solely on emotions was not enough.
This was a frontline organization backed by various countries to combat Honkai; only by binding interests could stable relationships be established. After all, people like Kevin and Blanca were actually the minority.
And MEI was regarded as a rational monster by Mobius.
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For a while afterward, Chen Ran's life was quite monotonous.
Aside from cooperating with Mobius on experiments every day, most of the time, he would try to learn on his own. Besides studying biology, he also delved into fluid mechanics.
The system's inspection and repair would likely take a long time. Although he couldn't simulate for now, it didn't mean the rewards were taken back. He had enough time to adapt to the authority and power of the Herrscher of Wind.
Thus, aside from the first research institute, the place he visited the most was the training ground.
Now, Chen Ran had already been incorporated into the first research institute, defaulting to the logistics department rather than the combat department.
But the training ground didn't prohibit Chen Ran from entering. After all, even researchers mastering combat skills was quite normal.
Still, as the saying goes: don't use a mortal's perspective to define a genius's limits.
I'm just an ordinary researcher, so it's quite reasonable for me to know combat skills.
However, Chen Ran was somewhat surprised to frequently see Vill-V appearing here alone.
If his memory of the plot was correct, Vill-V should be digging in the depths at this time.
Like other organizations, Fire Moth had its own "dark side," and the depths were used to guard "uncontrollable" individuals.
However, Chen Ran wouldn't easily get involved in this aspect.
Yet, Vill-V had set her sights on him.
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Vill-V needed help.
Although she had already formed a rough idea of the depths in her heart, manpower was always an issue.
She could indeed create excavators or robots to do this, but that wouldn't meet the deadline.
Vill-V didn't need many people, as the first rule of the depths was to remain secret.
The more people there were, the less it would meet the criteria.
This was Fire Moth's test. Although she hated this feeling of being tested, if she passed, the new materials obtained by Fire Moth could all go through her hands.
Vill-V simply couldn't resist such temptation.
So, she took on this arduous task, preparing to find a few seemingly easy to fool individuals to participate.
Vill-V's requirements weren't high; as long as they could move and obey, that was enough.
For anything involving demolition, she could directly use explosives, needing only a few people to handle the cleanup.
After observing for some time, two people met Vill-V's selection criteria.
One was Kevin, who was said to be the most talented rookie at the moment, but he looked a bit dull, so he should be easy to fool.
The other was Chen Ran. Although he didn't seem as dull, his status within Fire Moth didn't seem too high. After all, they were already conducting human experiments; as long as she painted a big picture, it seemed she could rope him in.
Vill-V watched Kevin and Chen Ran training together from a distance, her mind starting to plan how to approach them.
As for Vill-V's unusual behavior, Kevin naturally noticed.
He looked at Chen Ran and asked thoughtfully, "That girl in work clothes has been staring at us; do you think she has bad intentions?"
Chen Ran casually replied, "Don't think of people so badly; she might just like me."
Kevin: "Isn't that even worse?"
Chen Ran: "…"
He hadn't expected that aside from being reserved, Kevin also had a talent for sarcasm.
Just as the two were training and chatting, Vill-V walked over.
"Hi, you two."
"Are you interested in watching me perform a magic trick?"
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