[HSRGSS] Chapter 88: Screwllum and Ruan Mei

When Herta saw an extra face appear in the mirror, she immediately turned to look beside her, but saw nothing.

Asta had gone back to work, but Lucian had just been here a moment ago.

Clearly, it must have been Lucian's bizarre spatial ability.

However, was it really possible to reach through the network like this?

If so, that was beyond amazing!

From now on, if anyone acted like an internet troll, she would have Lucian reach over and beat them up.

After her surprise, Herta looked back at the video call.

She saw that there really was someone standing behind Screwllum, reaching out to push him.

In the blink of an eye, the scene on the other side of the video call changed into the space station.

Now, Screwllum was standing in front of Herta, video-calling her face-to-face.

"Herta?"

Screwllum was stunned.

He was clearly on a planet seven million light-years away from the space station, conducting an experiment, so how could he appear at the space station in just 0.74 seconds?

He seemed to remember someone pushing him just now...

Screwllum turned to look behind him, just in time to see Lucian suddenly appear on the sofa nearby.

Lucian looked at Screwllum over as well.

White trousers, brown coat, black top hat—Screwllum truly looked very elegant.

Lucian had to admit, paired with his humble and polite words and manner, Screwllum was elegance itself!

As for how Screwllum got teleported here...

Just as Herta had guessed, Lucian had locked onto Screwllum's location through the video call network and was able to use Absolute Hit to teleport instantly.

"Question: Who is this gentleman? Is the spatial transference related to him?"

Screwllum turned to Herta and asked about Lucian's identity respectfully.

"He's Lucian, a friend I made just recently." Herta answered casually. "He has a strange spatial ability—for example, sending you here to my space station takes him only a second."

"Conclusion: I am glad you have made a new friend, Herta."

Right after saying this, Screwllum looked at Lucian again, his face expressionless—if you could even call it an expression.

"Pleased to meet you, Mr. Lucian. I hope we can get to know each other in the future."

Although there was no expression on Screwllum's face, his tone was steady and humble.

"Oh? And how pleased are you?"

Lucian smiled faintly and replied with a question.

Screwllum paused for a second before answering.

"Judging by the spatial ability just now, Mr. Lucian is a very unique individual. I am also very interested in you. Conclusion: I am as pleased as I would be to save the world."

Lucian had to admit, it was a pleasure to hear Screwllum speak.

What did it mean to have high emotional intelligence?

Screwllum was the answer.

"Hey, enough with the small talk."

Herta interrupted the two, dragging Lucian over to her mirror.

"Hurry and bring Ruan Mei over as well."

Right after saying this, Herta immediately video called Ruan Mei.

As soon as the call connected, Ruan Mei saw Herta sitting close to an unknown man, their relationship seemingly close.

[Is that the one you menti—]

Before Ruan Mei finished her sentence, the man in the video disappeared, and in that instant, she sensed someone behind her.

As soon as she turned around, she felt someone push her, and then, the scenery before her eyes instantly changed to the space station.

"Herta...?"

For once, a surprised, confused look appeared on Ruan Mei's usually calm face.

"Surprised? Didn't see that coming, did you?"

Seeing this rare change in Ruan Mei's usually flat expression, Herta gave a small, satisfied smile.

Ruan Mei: "..."

Right after that, Lucian returned to everyone's sight.

Again, he disappeared and reappeared so suddenly, crossing seven million light-years in the blink of an eye.

Screwllum was very curious and wanted to have an in-depth conversation with Lucian, but since it was their first meeting, he refrained from showing too much eagerness.

Ruan Mei, on the other hand, quickly composed herself and fixed her beautiful but indifferent gaze on Lucian.

She walked right up to Lucian without any greeting, suddenly reaching out and pointing her fingers toward his neck, but—

Pa!

To Ruan Mei's surprise, Lucian instantly grabbed her wrist with his left hand.

Unfortunately, since Ruan Mei was wearing gloves, Lucian could only feel a little warmth.

Ruan Mei's eyes widened slightly, then she spoke up in a gentle voice.

"Don't be nervous. I mean no harm.

"This is just part of my work habits. Through touch, I can open up my senses, letting the details of life flow into my mind. This helps me understand your biological structure."

As she spoke, Ruan Mei stared calmly and unblinkingly at Lucian.

"Alright, first time's free."

Lucian smiled, letting go of Ruan Mei's hand, allowing her fingertips to move along his neck.

If he were asked what it felt like, it felt pretty nice, though if Ruan Mei wasn't wearing gloves, it probably would've felt even better.

A few seconds later, Ruan Mei withdrew her hand, her expression somewhat surprised.

"A strong power of Abundance, in a human body... I heard you can revive those long dead? Can you show me?"

Ruan Mei's voice was extremely gentle and strangely calm, but anyone could hear the note of request in it.

At the same time, while Ruan Mei was standing in front of him, Lucian quickly looked her over from head to toe, getting a good look at her.

No doubt about it, she was the epitome of an Eastern beauty.

Fair skin, a lovely figure, C-cup—he could even catch a faint scent of flowers from her.

Needless to say, Ruan Mei was truly a feast for the eyes, ears, and nose.

"What do I get out of it?"

Lucian asked calmly, his eyes staring straight at Ruan Mei's.

"Mm, an equal exchange is only fair." Ruan Mei's expression was as calm as ever, but she actually smiled a little. "How about a favor? As long as it's within my ability, I'll help you unconditionally."

"Just so you know, her favors aren't easy to get—even I can't get them easily."

Herta egged Lucian on from the side.

Lucian pretended to hesitate for a moment before nodding, agreeing.

"Alright, deal."

Ruan Mei's favor wasn't much use for now, but who knew about the future?

All he had to do was show off the effect of Godly Bandage, and he could earn a potential powerhouse's favor.

It was undoubtedly a huge win.

"You're one of the few who can get my name right. I like people like that. No wonder Herta became friends with you."

Ruan Mei gave another small smile, and as she spoke, her soft, pink lips were so alluring, they made people want to take a bite.

"Yeah, yeah, enough with the talking. Hurry up and start. I want to see your revival skill for myself."

Herta impatiently interrupted Lucian and Ruan Mei.

"Request: I would like to observe the experiment. I promise not to interfere."

Screwllum, who had stayed silent for a while, immediately chimed in.

"Go ahead. I'm not that easy to distract."

Lucian shrugged at Screwllum, then turned to Ruan Mei.

"What do you want me to revive, though?"

Hearing this, Ruan Mei immediately took out a pitch-black object, like the root of a broken worm, then thought for a moment before putting it away and replacing it with a bone fragment.

"This is a piece of an ancient beast's remains. I tried to extract its genes and clone it, but I failed. Give it a try."

Ruan Mei handed the bone fragment to Lucian, then took out a recorder, preparing to document the process.

Screwllum pressed a button on his head, also starting to record.

Herta also focused the lab's CCTVs on them to record.

"I don't think you'll get much out of your recordings, since what I'm about to do is magic."

Lucian smiled, created the Godly Bandage, and then wrapped it around the bone fragment.

Seeing this, the three geniuses had no idea what Lucian was doing.

A moment later, to the three's surprise, the bone fragment wrapped in bandage began to transform and expand!

In just a few seconds, it grew to ten meters tall!

Luckily, the lab's ceiling was high enough and didn't get smashed.

Whoosh!

In the next moment, the bandage unraveled.

A humanoid beast, looking just like an Alien Baltan from the Ultraman series, appeared in front of everyone.

It looked around, as if wondering where it was.

Its pincers opened and closed, but it showed no signs of aggression—just watched the four 'strangers' warily.

Seeing it, Ruan Mei's eyes suddenly lit up.

It was the lifeform she had failed to clone after countless tries, yet it was revived perfectly by Lucian with nothing but a bone fragment.

Ruan Mei walked to the beast's foot, probing its life structure with her fingers, and was immediately stunned.

"Hmm... this isn't genetic cloning but true revival. My mark is even still on that piece of bone..."

Ruan Mei murmured to herself.

'Lucian must be the stepping stone that can help me advance even further... I want him...'

As this thought passed her mind, Ruan Mei then leaned close to Lucian's ear and whispered something.

"Can you revive an Emanator of Propagation?"