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Chapter 224: Herta: ’I Don’t Want to Become Madam Niu!’ · Oct 08, 2026

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201 Chapter 201: Yae Miko: ’Oh No… The Fire’s Burning Me Now!’ 2026-10-08
202 Chapter 202: Yae Miko Shifts the Blame 2026-10-08
203 Chapter 203: Let Ei Learn to Cook, and Have Yae Miko Be the Taste Tester 2026-10-08
204 Chapter 204: Making Little Kokomi Call Him ’Master’ 2026-10-08
205 Chapter 205: A Yae Who Doesn’t Want to Die, and a Ningguang Who’s Talking Big? 2026-10-08
206 Chapter 206: Raiden Makoto Gets a Little Jealous 2026-10-08
207 Chapter 207: Preparing to Give Ningguang Some Guidance 2026-10-08
208 Chapter 208: Asta’s Guarded Vigilance 2026-10-08
209 Chapter 209: Asta’s Anger Gradually Turns into Awkwardness 2026-10-08
210 Chapter 210: Ningguang Is Stunned by Asta’s Extravagance 2026-10-08
211 Chapter 211: Herta Completely in Su Ran’s Grip 2026-10-08
212 Chapter 212: Herta: ’You’re Not a Fictionologist, Are You?’ 2026-10-08
213 Chapter 213: Raiden Makoto Is Frightened by an Aeon 2026-10-08
214 Chapter 214: Ningguang: ’Could Asta Be Herta’s Anti-Fan?’ 2026-10-08
215 Chapter 215: Did Asta Catch Feelings? 2026-10-08
216 Chapter 216: Asta Feels Like Her Brain Capacity Isn’t Enough 2026-10-08
217 Chapter 217: The Melancholy Herta Immediately Perks Up 2026-10-08
218 Chapter 218: Herta: ’Your Sugar Mommy Is Broke, But You Still Have Me!’ 2026-10-08
219 Chapter 219: Herta: I Really Am a Genius! 2026-10-08
220 Chapter 220: When Ruan Mei Gets Thoroughly Cornered by Herta 2026-10-08
221 Chapter 221: Ruan Mei: Helpless, Speechless, and Anxious 2026-10-08
222 Chapter 222: Ruan · Mei Nearly Lost an Arm 2026-10-08
223 Chapter 223: Shattering Ruan · Mei’s Understanding 2026-10-08
224 Chapter 224: Herta: ’I Don’t Want to Become Madam Niu!’ 2026-10-08
225 Chapter 225: Herta and Ruan Mei Learn to Meow Like Cats 2026-10-08
226 Chapter 226: Raiden Makoto: ’I Don’t Understand, But I’m Deeply Shocked!’ 2026-10-08
227 Chapter 227: Ruan Mei’s Disappointment, Promise, and Final Request 2026-10-08
228 Chapter 228: Yelan: ’There’s an Old Liyue Saying—Those Who Know the Times Are Heroes!’ 2026-10-08
229 Chapter 229: Keqing Wants to Take Her Place 2026-10-08
230 Chapter 230: Jade Arrives at the Space Station 2026-10-08
231 Chapter 231: Jade Is Terrified by the Propagation Emanator 2026-10-08
232 Chapter 232: Herta: ’I Haven’t Even Gotten on the Ride Yet!’ 2026-10-08
233 Chapter 233: Jade Ends Up Slapping Her Own Face 2026-10-08
234 Chapter 234: Even Herta Finds This Absurd 2026-10-08
235 Chapter 235: Asta Gets Bullied 2026-10-08
236 Chapter 236: Raiden Makoto Tries to Stay Tough, Then Immediately Backs Down 2026-10-08
237 Chapter 237: Jade: ’It’s Just Me Here.’ 2026-10-08
238 Chapter 238: Topaz: ’Isn’t This Attack Range a Bit Too Long?!’ 2026-10-08
239 Chapter 239: Jade: ’I’ll Be Relying on Lady Topaz from Now On.’ 2026-10-08
240 Chapter 240: Keqing: ’I Just Want to Make Progress!’ 2026-10-08
241 Chapter 241: Keqing Plans to Resign from Her Position as the Yuheng Star 2026-10-08
242 Chapter 242: Zhongli: I Just Skipped Work and Got Rehired? 2026-10-08
243 Chapter 243: Keqing: ’Zhongli, Can’t You Be a Bit More Ambitious?’ 2026-10-08
244 Chapter 244: Keqing: Exasperated at Hu Tao for Failing to Live Up to Expectations 2026-10-08
245 Chapter 245: Dottore Becomes an Experimental Subject 2026-10-08
246 Chapter 246: Nahida Has Been Captured 2026-10-08
247 Chapter 247: Nahida’s Shock 2026-10-08
248 Chapter 248: Ningguang: ’The God of Wisdom Has No Wisdom’ 2026-10-08
249 Chapter 249: Raiden Makoto: ’You’re Turning the Order of Heaven Upside Down!’ 2026-10-08
250 Chapter 250: Hu Tao and Keqing, Afraid of Herta’s Retaliation 2026-10-08

Chapter 224: Chapter 224: Herta: “I Don’t Want to Become Madam Niu!”

”How is this possible...?”

After sensing Su Ran’s existence, Ruan Mei felt like she was on the verge of losing her mind.

She had lived for a long time.

She had studied all kinds of bizarre lifeforms—no matter how absurd, no matter how complex, they always displayed some biological characteristics.

Even mechanical beings or phase-spirit flames were acceptable to her.

But Su Ran’s form of existence was far too strange.

It completely overturned everything she had ever understood about life.

Seeing Ruan Mei looking like she was about to break down, Herta felt an indescribable emotion well up inside her.

”Is it really necessary to react like this? You joined the Genius Society earlier than I did—is your mental resilience this bad?”

Seeing this usually aloof and independent woman show such a state right in front of her felt oddly surreal to Herta.

If Su Ran was that special, shouldn’t she be thinking about how to study him?

Why did it look like the sky had fallen instead?

Was it really that exaggerated?

”It is...”

Ruan Mei took a long time before she finally calmed down.

She had always believed herself to be standing at the forefront of life sciences.

But Su Ran’s existence had splashed her with a bucket of cold water.

She had only just begun.

Everything she understood about life was merely the starting line.

There was still a very long road ahead.

”Herta... can you help me obtain some samples from Su Ran?”

”...You’re dreaming.”

Herta rejected her without hesitation.

This was absolutely not something she could casually agree to.

She had no intention of sacrificing herself for Ruan Mei.

If Su Ran found out—

What if she couldn’t even remain friends with him afterward?

”He’s extremely petty. If he finds out you tried to research his body without permission, he might just blacklist you on the spot! Don’t forget—you’re the one asking him for help right now!”

Ruan Mei had already dared to secretly cultivate a Swarm Emanator inside her space station.

What wouldn’t she dare to do?

Herta had never considered Ruan Mei to be a well-behaved person.

Giving her this warning already counted as benevolence.

They were all geniuses—no one was inferior to anyone else.

And Su Ran’s abilities were clearly above everyone else’s.

Why would anyone indulge her?

Aside from Su Ran himself—whom Herta tolerated to an absurd degree— she had no intention of indulging anyone else.

Ruan Mei included.

”Su Ran may not be a biological entity as we understand it.”

”...”

”On him, I can’t perceive the traits that ordinary lifeforms possess. I even feel that phase-spirit flames are closer to humans than he is.”

Ruan Mei explained Su Ran’s uniqueness to Herta, hoping she could understand her current state of mind.

If the situation weren’t special, she wouldn’t want to do this either.

But unfortunately, Herta wasn’t buying it.

”Even if he is an Aeon, he’s still my collaborator right now. If you want to seek death, do it yourself—don’t drag me into it.”

Herta’s ruthless refusal left Ruan Mei feeling stifled.

But it also served as a wake-up call.

That man who had almost severed her arm the moment they first met—

He wouldn’t indulge her either.

And unlike Herta, he wouldn’t just refuse politely.

He would actually act.

Her curiosity toward the unknown had made her reckless.

That wasn’t right.

After calming herself down, Ruan Mei decided she needed to see Su Ran again.

And properly explain her request.

Repeated setbacks with Su Ran made her realize something important:

Some things couldn’t be carried out purely based on one’s own assumptions.

Offending someone stronger than herself—someone who had gone even further in her own field of expertise—was not a wise decision.

Because the price she’d have to pay might be one she simply couldn’t afford.

”...You’re right. I should make some changes. This world isn’t full of people who will bend to my will and do things for me.”

At this moment, Ruan Mei had truly grown.

Herta, watching this, felt oddly gratified.

Ruan Mei had joined the Genius Society earlier than her—

Yet she’d taken longer to understand such a simple truth.

”You should soften up a bit. Be like a cat—let him tame you. That way, you’ll get more out of it.”

Herta began transmitting her personal philosophy to Ruan Mei.

Lower your head a little.

Act cute.

Build some rapport.

Once you’re familiar, things become easy, don’t they?

Just like her.

Whenever Su Ran started a new project, she’d just say, ”Count me in,” and he’d bring her along.

It didn’t matter if she couldn’t understand or learn everything.

Participation alone was valuable.

And the gains were real.

Sure, Herta gave Su Ran a lot of things—

But she was spending Asta’s money. She herself paid nothing.

And look at the results?

She gained plenty.

She even obtained permission to use that teleportation device.

Wasn’t this the perfect example of empty-handed profit?

It was only because Ruan Mei was too closed off.

She didn’t know how to leverage her knowledge to broaden her path.

What was the use of being some aloof, otherworldly fairy?

Could that bring more resources to her research?

”...Do you think he’d like it if I wore cat ears?”

Having accepted reality, Ruan Mei decided to change.

And the first step of that change—

Was exactly what Herta suggested: becoming a cat and letting Su Ran tame her.

”...How would I know? Maybe I’ll wear cat ears too later and test it out?”

Herta looked calm on the surface.

But internally, she was shocked by how fast Ruan Mei was changing.

She’d only just mentioned it—

And Ruan Mei was already considering cat ears?

If this went on, wouldn’t she be wearing black stockings next?

Ruan Mei stared straight into Herta’s eyes, as if trying to see through her entirely.

”You wouldn’t happen to—”

”What? My relationship with him is great! No need for your suspicions!”

Herta’s righteous, confident response made Ruan Mei believe her.

”Then no need for you to test it. I’ll do it myself.”

She was afraid Herta would whisper things into Su Ran’s ear.

Earlier, it was because of Herta that she’d almost lost the chance to cooperate with Su Ran.

She couldn’t let Herta go first again.

”Too late. The space station is full of my puppets.”

Herta immediately logged off.

She had no intention of giving Ruan Mei a head start.

After all—

She absolutely did not want to go from being today’s darling to tomorrow’s Madam Niu.

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