As a symbiotic being, I raise children amidst the chaos.

Hearing Chen Yuan's words, Little Möbius remained silent for a moment before finally nodding and saying, "Alright, since you've said so, I won't press you any further. However... it's best not to lie to me."

At this point, Mebius deliberately dragged out his words before turning around and slowly walking towards the stairwell.

Judging from her appearance, she was probably planning to go back to her room to rest. As she reached the corner of the stairs, she suddenly stopped, turned around, and said to Chen Yuan, "You should rest early too! Goodnight~"

Watching Möbius's retreating figure until it disappeared from sight, Chen Yuan's tense heart finally relaxed slightly. He couldn't help but let out a long sigh and mutter to himself.

"Phew... thank goodness, I finally got her dealt with. To be honest, Little Padma is definitely easier to get along with..."

Don't let his young age fool you; this little Mebius is incredibly shrewd and far more intelligent than Kiana, who's always causing trouble.

Thinking of this, Chen Yuan took a deep breath, then slowly turned around and walked towards the kitchen. After entering the kitchen, Chen Yuan looked around and quickly found what he wanted.

Although the man had gone mad, it had to be said that his family had quite a lot of good stuff. Chen Yuan skillfully picked up the kettle, filled it with water, and placed it on the stove to boil.

While waiting for the water to boil, I began to think about how to contact Aponia. After all, this didn't seem like an easy task.

"Glug glug..." Soon, the sound of boiling water came from the kettle. Chen Yuan quickly turned off the stove, picked up the kettle, and slowly poured the boiling water into the teacup that already contained tea leaves.

As hot water was poured in, the tea leaves, which had been curled up, seemed to come alive, gradually unfurling and releasing a delicate and refreshing aroma.

Chen Yuan gently blew on the rim of the cup, and after the water cooled slightly, he picked up the teacup and walked to the dining table to sit down. He then closed his eyes slightly to relax and began to think.

But just then, a soft sound of footsteps approached from afar. Immediately afterwards, a clear voice broke the silence, "We meet again, Mr. Chenyuan."

It turned out to be Mebius coming down from upstairs, carrying several newspapers. She sat down opposite Chen Yuan, placing the newspapers on the table. "What are you thinking about? You seem a little lost in thought."

"What? We meet again? Didn't I tell you to go to sleep?" Chen Yuan looked at the little Möbius in front of him with a helpless expression, and couldn't help but sigh heavily in his heart.

Perhaps it was because Bronya and the others were usually too obedient and well-behaved that Chenyuan had no idea how to deal with a child like Mebius.

Mebius blinked her eyes and said calmly, "I just couldn't sleep, so I came to find you." As she spoke, she unfolded the newspaper in her hand.

He pointed to several sections above and then asked, "You must know what those illnesses reported in this newspaper are, right?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan's gaze also fell upon the newspaper in Möbius's hand. Due to the poor printing quality, the font on the newspaper appeared somewhat blurry, but the prominent headlines were still barely legible.

"Mysterious disease is rampant, patients are showing unusual symptoms" and "Experts warn: the virus may have entered the community." These were the newspapers he had read before delivering Padofilis. Thinking of this, Chen Yuan's brows furrowed slightly.

"You're really a bit too clever for your own good." With that, Chen Yuan gently placed the delicate teacup on the table, making a soft sound.

With a solemn expression and a low voice, he continued, "I am naturally aware of these related reports, but as for the specific illness, I can only make some speculations at the moment."

After speaking, Chen Yuan raised his head and looked directly at Mebius, a hint of doubt flashing across his eyes as he asked in bewilderment.

"Then why did you suddenly bring these things up? Furthermore, how did you know that I was specifically looking for these illnesses when I was reading the newspaper?"

Faced with Chen Yuan's barrage of questions, Möbius did not respond immediately. Instead, he lowered his head slightly, his gaze falling on the newspaper spread out in front of him, and remained silent.

After a short while, she finally spoke again, "Actually, the reason is very simple; it's purely based on guesswork."

"There have been quite a few strange and unusual things happening today, but if we're talking about an event that can be called bizarre in this newspaper, this is probably the only one."

After saying this, Möbius fell into a brief silence once again. After a while, he raised his head again, looked at Chen Yuan, and continued speaking in a calm tone.

“My father… no, I should say that man, unfortunately contracted this disease.”

"Although the doctors didn't reveal much about the specifics to us, I did hear snippets of information from the people who came to deliver supplies."

At this point, Little Mébius slowly raised her little head, staring intently into Chen Yuan's eyes, and then her lips parted slightly, each word exceptionally clear.

"They say this condition is called 'Honkai disease,' and it is said to be a stubborn illness caused by some kind of mysterious energy or substance."

As soon as Möbius finished speaking, the entire scene fell into a suffocating silence, as if a mute button had been pressed.

Their gazes were fixed on Chen Yuan's face, trying to discern any clue from his expressionless countenance. However, Chen Yuan simply stood there quietly, his eyes showing no trace of emotion.

Little Möbius gazed into Chen Yuan's calm eyes, pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly and said softly, "Just as I expected, it seems these things are no longer a secret to you."

"That's right, I do know about this." Chen Yuan's voice was calm as he turned his gaze to Little Mebius and continued unhurriedly, "The so-called Honkai disease is actually a symptom induced by a special energy called Honkai energy."

"This energy is extremely strange. Once the human body is infected with it, it will rapidly erode various organs and tissues of the body."

"Moreover, with the current level of technology and medical methods, it is simply impossible to completely cure this disease."

"Honkai energy? What exactly is that?" Little Mebius tilted her head curiously when she heard Chen Yuan utter this unfamiliar term. "Why have I never heard of it before?"

"This is quite complicated to explain, but it's okay, I'll tell you about something new first, which is—Honkai!"

Chen Yuan took a sip of the steaming hot tea, paused briefly, and then continued, "The so-called Honkai is actually a natural disaster that occurs periodically, and it's no ordinary disaster."

"The Honkai is also a unique rhythm generated during the periodic self-adjustment of the entire universe. What's even more troublesome is that there is absolutely no pattern to when the Honkai will suddenly erupt."

Chen Yuan put down his teacup and tapped the table lightly with his fingers, as if to emphasize the importance of what he was about to say. "Also, the manifestations of Honkai can be described as bizarre and varied."

"As far as I know, it could trigger a brutal war, a highly contagious and deadly infectious disease, or cause extreme weather events such as climate anomalies."

"Sometimes there are even scenes of comets violently colliding with planets. In short, there is nothing that Honkai cannot do, only things you can't imagine."

At this point, Chen Yuan picked up his teacup, took another sip to moisten his throat, and continued, "However, when a collapse occurs, it is often accompanied by the release of an unprecedented energy."

"And this is 'Honkai energy'. This Honkai energy is not ordinary energy. Its efficiency far exceeds all the types of energy currently known in our world."

"But everything has two sides. Although Honkai energy is powerful, it has a fatal flaw: it can severely corrode living organisms."

"Once organisms come into contact with too much Honkai energy, they will either completely degenerate into Honkai creatures that have lost their minds and only know how to kill, or they will become walking corpses like death warriors."

"..." Upon hearing this, Mebius's expression changed from one of thirst for knowledge to one of looking at Chen Yuan as if he were an idiot. "What a flawed passage. I suddenly think you should go write novels."

"Even if what you're saying about Honkai energy is true, then why have the Honkai creatures or zombies you mentioned never appeared in this society?"

Upon hearing Mebius's question, Chen Yuan didn't react much, but simply posed a question indifferently. "What if the current Honkai disease is just a precursor? No, perhaps it's not even a precursor. You should have seen that man's condition."

"Moreover, I also have evidence to prove the existence of Honkai energy." Chen Yuan put down his teacup and stared at the girl opposite him. "Let me show you how terrifying Honkai energy is."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Yuan raised a hand and then snapped his fingers lightly. In the next instant, with a flash of purple light, weapons slowly materialized, filling the room in an instant.

The sheer number and variety of items ranged from ancient longswords and broadswords to modern machine guns and artillery shells. "This... is the power of Honkai energy, and only a small part of it."

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