Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"What are you thinking?"

"Hmm?" Fang Rui paused for a moment after hearing Möbius's question, then explained, "I was thinking... where should we buy a house?"

“The slums,” Möbius said. “Ideally, the border between the slums and the upper town, which would make it easier for me to recruit volunteers and purchase experimental materials…”

"What about security?" Fang Rui asked a crucial question. In Longmen, various incidents frequently occur in the Upper City, not to mention the even more chaotic slums.

“Robots,” Möbius replied succinctly.

With her and Vilvi's efficiency, several security robots could be produced in just a few days.

"That makes sense." Fang Rui nodded in realization; he had forgotten that robots could be used as security personnel.

Since a solution already exists, Fang Rui has no objections. The purchase of land in the slum should be handled by the Rat King, the administrator of the slum.

However, Fang Rui had no information about where the Rat King was, so he went directly to the Guard Bureau and proposed to buy the house.

"Inspector Chan, there's something I need your help with."

In her office, Chen Huijie, who was reviewing a document, heard a knock on the door. She looked up and saw someone push the door open and enter.

"What is it?" Chen Huijie's voice was slightly low, not in a deliberately authoritative tone, but rather slightly hoarse.

“Someone wants to buy a house located on the boundary between the upper and lower districts, and it is quite large.”

The officer's concise explanation summarized the key points very well, and Chen Huijie instantly understood the crux of the matter.

The conflict between the upper and lower districts has persisted and remains unresolved to this day.

Building "houses" on the border can cause problems even if the Guard Bureau is prepared, if the other side wants to cause trouble.

Furthermore, the boundary line has never been a building; instead, it is an invisible wall formed by the walls separating the upper and lower city areas and the deliberately left-open area.

"Bring your men to see me."

Chen Huijie thought about it carefully for a while, and instead of directly refusing the other party's request, she decided to listen to what the other party had to say and see what kind of person they were...

We'll make a decision then.

Later, Fang Rui and the others were taken to Chen Huijie's office. The office layout was exactly as Fang Rui had imagined—simple and minimalist. Folders were placed on the desk and bookshelves, several potted plants were placed in the corner of the room, clothes were hanging on the coat rack, and standard-issue weapons were within easy reach…

Mebius's gaze moved back and forth between the dragon's horns and tail, his expression unchanged, but a look of keen interest appeared in his eyes.

In the Honkai world, all humans are ordinary-looking. Only those who undergo super-transformation surgery will develop non-human characteristics.

The people she encountered in Terra all possessed animalistic characteristics—whether due to natural evolution or surgical modifications…

Mebius's guess leans towards the latter, mainly because of Terra's situation, which leads her to this assumption.

I'd really like to investigate and see if the facts are as I believe.

Velvi was examining the mechanical artifacts; the standard weapons of the Guard Bureau were nothing special.

Ignoring Fang Rui's glances around, Chen Huijie carefully observed the three strangers. The green-haired woman had a cold expression, yet gave Chen Huijie a sense of danger, as if she were being stared at by a snake.

To be fair, Inspector Chan's intuition was spot on; she had indeed been targeted by the snake.

The woman with uneven hair color also had a cool and aloof expression, but she didn't seem threatening to me; she just had a cold and indifferent air about her.

The remaining person was an ordinary person, and she couldn't see anything unusual about him. But her intuition told her that the person who was acting with the unusual person must be ordinary.

The answer is no. The saying "birds of a feather flock together" may not be 100% accurate, but it is sufficient to summarize most situations.

Composing herself, Chen Huijie asked, "...Could you explain why you bought a house near the border?"

"It's easier to build research institutes and factories and find people."

Fang Rui truthfully stated, "The expenses in all aspects are slightly lower than those in other positions."

Of course, he didn't tell the whole story.

Inspector Chen nodded slightly, his reasoning was quite reasonable.

There are factories that recruit infected individuals; some factories in Lungmen do recruit infected individuals.

As for the research institute...

What are you researching?

"Originium inhibitor, the factory also produces this." There was no need to hide anything, so Fang Rui answered truthfully.

Upon hearing this, Inspector Chen's eyes flickered slightly.

"...I'll find someone to help you with the paperwork."

After thinking for a while, Inspector Chen finally agreed to Fang Rui and the others' application. It would only require sending more people to keep an eye on the place and consuming a little manpower, but the Originium Suppressant factory could bring about more changes.

The three men said nothing and, led by a police officer, began processing the documents step by step according to procedure, such as company operation documents and house purchase documents...

'A familiar feeling...'

Fang Rui mentally groaned; even after several worlds apart, he felt that same frustration dealing with programming problems again…

After all the paperwork was completed, Fang Rui and his team arrived at the border and began selecting areas to build factories and research institutes...

Ultimately, the location was chosen at the checkpoint between the upper and lower city areas. The research institute and factory were both located in the lower city area, about 200 meters away from the checkpoint.

The task of demolishing old houses and building factories and research institutes was handed over to robots. Fang Rui used the power of "reason" to mass-produce robots, which were then controlled by a central machine...

With a sufficient supply of raw materials, the buildings are changing at a visible rate, appearing different every hour...

The infected bystanders and the checkpoint guards were all stunned, as if to say, "Has technology become this outrageous?"

On the other hand, as the manager of the slum, the Rat King knew about every little thing that happened, not to mention that Chen Huijie had sent someone to pass on the message to Lin Yuxia.

Therefore, the two were surprised when they learned of the extraordinary speed of construction.

Terra's materials science and architecture are impressive; after all, mobile cities are so vast, if the materials science were even slightly lacking, they wouldn't be able to hold up...

As for architecture, mobile cities are in motion, and building houses while they are moving certainly requires some technology.

Not to mention that natural disasters exist in the world of Terra, and extreme weather is quite common.

Even so, construction projects in Terra didn't happen at such an outrageous speed.

Of these, the most concerning is the robot.

The fact that humanoid robots can be used in the construction industry is enough to demonstrate how advanced the technology is. Many tech companies have their eyes on this field and are considering stealing one or two robots.

Governor Wei Yanwu of Longmen has already sent people to investigate the origins of the three men. The Rat King and his men are waiting near the construction site to see how the three will handle the crisis...

Lin Yuxia and Chen Huijie were also aware of the matter and had brought people to control the situation, or rather, to take sides...

Some well-informed forces also rushed to the border area to watch the show and gather intelligence.

Inside the construction site, the three people supervising the progress of the house construction knew that there were people spying on them from the shadows, but none of them paid any attention. To put it simply... would an elephant care about the gaze of an ant?

I don't care about the answer.

A group of ants were plotting to challenge a lion and an elephant, but the lion and elephant had no reason to care. Why should they care if their attacks wouldn't hurt them?

An attack by a small group would hinder the project's progress; it's necessary to keep the enemy out of the construction site...

"Let's leave it to the robots," Velvi suggested. She had observed Fang Rui closely while he was building the robots...

The robots Fang Rui created are equipped with weapon systems, which are sufficient to deal with ordinary Honkai Beasts, and they can also handle some people without any problem.

What you're saying is exactly what I was planning.

Fang Rui invited the two of them to the top of a building. A half-built wall stood on the edge of the platform, and the three of them stood beside the wall, gazing into the distance.

Nearby, individuals lurked in the shadows of the buildings, some watching intently, others with curiosity, and still others with greed... observing the construction site.

In the distance, some people, unconcerned about being discovered, were carrying knives, clubs, and other weapons, and were advancing menacingly towards this place.

As night slowly fell, the moon cast its light.

As if it were a signal, those with malicious intentions sprang into action, emerging from the shadows and heading towards the construction site...

Their menacing appearance created a somber atmosphere.

The robots at work stopped moving, and their blue electronic eyes turned red.

"Mode switching. Basic mode is off, war mode is on..."

clack clack...

The sound of metal clashing echoed through the air as the robot, with stiff steps, left the construction site, coldly watching the enemies swarming in from all directions.

"Target locked, fire at will..."

A mechanical voice emanated from the robot's mouth, and bullets made of compressed air rained down on the crowd...

Under normal circumstances, the bullets used by robots are bullets formed from Honkai energy, or metal bullets...

However, robots that are about two meters tall can only store a limited number of bullets, and there is no Honkai energy to draw from the atmosphere in the Terra world.

Therefore, Fang Rui designed it as an air bullet.

In any case, with sufficient compression and a fast enough rate of fire, air bullets also have enough power.

On the other side, spectators watched the show from the shadows.

On the rooftop of a building, the Penguin Logistics team sat inside a house made of tempered glass, which allowed them to watch the show without being bothered by the wind and sand.

There's no need to worry about sandstorms during battles landing on your food; you can enjoy your meal to your heart's content.

"Oh! The attack has begun!" Exusiai exclaimed. The sight of hundreds of people surging towards one place from all directions, with figures everywhere in sight, was truly awe-inspiring and gave people a sense of oppression.

Texas remained expressionless, but her hand... unconsciously reached for the weapon beside her.

The others, being more easygoing, didn't pay any attention and made excited noises as if they were watching a movie.

The Emperor's expression was somewhat strange. How could there be so many people? How could Wei Yanwu and Lin Gerui allow this...?

Wait a minute, are those two planning to cause trouble?!

Thinking about this, and considering the circumstances, the Emperor felt it was increasingly possible, and almost let out a penguin scream.

He turned his head left and right to check his position, and after confirming that he was far away from the battlefield and that he was unlikely to get involved, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Girls, watch your surroundings. There's going to be a big scene tonight, so be careful not to get hurt."

Upon hearing the boss's words, Texas immediately gripped her weapon, Exusiai drew her gun, and the others drew their weapons as well, no longer as casual as before.

"Boss, you didn't say before that we'd get caught up in the battlefield while watching the show!"

Exusiai's gaze swept between the buildings. As a race born with guns, Exusiai had excellent eyesight and could see very far even in the dark.