On how PhDs become human evil

"Never mind, let's go in and take a look." With that thought, Bai Jie clicked on [Join Group Chat].

The next second, Bai Jie received a message that his application had been approved. So it turned out that Otto, the group owner, was still watching him?

Setting a nickname... Fafner Schariac is fine, we're all on the same side anyway, no need for all that fancy stuff.

Welcome to the Azur Lane newbie chat group! Say hello to everyone!

Looking at this slogan, Bai Jie felt that it was becoming more and more like a piece of software from the world he had stayed in when he regained his magic power. The sense of déjà vu was too strong!

With Bai Jie joining, people immediately emerged in the group, which only had four members.

Karen, the world's number one: You're here, Dr. Fafnir, I've been waiting for you for a long time.

Herrscher of Reason: Dr. Fafnir? Although I received news of your return early this morning, I am unable to visit you due to a great deal of work at Anti-Entropy. Please forgive me.

Fafnir Schariac: ....Your nicknames really do fit the realistic style.

Kevin Kaslana: Hmm? A newcomer? Who invited you?

Karen, the world's number one: Me, because Dr. Fafnir is an important force for us, and for the sake of the battle, I brought him in. Also, I think you should be familiar with him, Kevin.

Kevin Kaslana: Oh? How so?

Karen is number one in the world: Dr. Fafnir trapped you in the Sea of ​​Quanta for nearly twenty years.

Kevin Kaslana: ......

Fafnir Schariac: Um... could it be that Kevin, you are the World Serpent?

Herrscher of Reason: He is the leader of the World Serpent, and like the immortal in Shenzhou, he is a warrior left over from the previous era. He originally wanted to return to the real world through the Sea of ​​Quanta to continue fighting against the Honkai, but he was trapped by you for nearly twenty years.

Kevin Kaslana: By the time I came out, the Honkai was completely over. To be honest, I don't even know how to treat you.

As Bai Jie looked at the text displayed on the screen, his expression gradually stiffened.

To be honest, when he first discovered the World Serpent organization, his first feeling was that "this organization might be up to something." At that time, Bai Jie was focused on his research in order to fight against the Honkai, so he couldn't tolerate anything hindering him. Therefore, he directly placed a bunch of magical obstacles and various curses in the Quantum Sea. As long as the World Serpent dared to set foot in the Quantum Sea, they would die.

But who the hell would have thought that World Serpent, who exuded an aura of "I'm going to cause trouble," was also going to fight the Honkai?! If they had said so earlier, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.

Fafnir Schariac: I'm sorry, I was a bit mentally sensitive at the time, and I was more inclined to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free, which caused you trouble. I apologize for that.

Kevin Kaslana: There's no need to say that. Strictly speaking, the obstacles you set up for me also helped me a lot, at least preventing me from becoming completely unfamiliar with the changes in this world. Moreover, magic has also advanced our technology. In that sense, I want to thank you.

Karen, the world's number one: Alright, alright, you two stop with the mutual flattery and get down to business. Kevin, I remember you're planning something big, right? Do you need our cooperation?

Kevin Kaslana: In fact, we are already at war with the Sirens in the African region. Although we cannot guarantee that we will completely defeat them, we should be able to cripple them. In that case, the Sirens should be quiet for a while.

Herrscher of Reason: I've been troubling you all this time. Without you, humanity's situation would be even more difficult.

Kevin Kaslana: I couldn't contribute when fighting the Honkai, so let me make up for it now. Alright, I have to go to the front lines. A high-level Siren has arrived, so I'm logging off now.

After that, the chat room displayed the message: "[Kevin Kaslana has logged off]".

Fafnir Schariac: Otto, is Kevin's mission to harass the enemy?

Karen is number one in the world: Pretty much. Kevin has very advanced quantum technology and can perform quantum movement of a large number of people. He can reach the enemy's backline and cut off their backline without them noticing. In the past battles against the Sirens, it was Walter and I who fought the Sirens head-on, while Kevin went to cut off the backline.

Herrscher of Reason: Just as I said, we could have won without Kevin, but we would have sacrificed a lot. Fortunately, we held on until you returned. Now, I ask that you continue to pave the way for the future of humanity, just as you did when you fought against the Honkai, Dr. Fafnir.

P.S.: Kevin, Otto, Walter, and the protagonist, please describe the psychological trauma the Sirens suffered.

Section 330, Chapter 23. Author: Kaven. Stuck for two hours, feeling terrible.

After chatting with Otto and Walter for a while, Bai Jie logged off. Leaning back in his chair, Bai Jie fell into deep thought.

"To pave the way for humanity's future once again... You two really know how to give me something to do."

Recalling Walter's expectations of him, Bai Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly. He had never been a hero; everything he did was for himself and those around him, especially after he understood the meaning of his fight.

Admittedly, he is the evil of humanity, and he loves humanity from the bottom of his heart, but in the end, he is still evil. He will watch over the progress of humanity, but if the development of humanity goes down a path he does not want to see, he will gladly destroy all of humanity.

Therefore, to have someone like Bai Jie, an enemy of humanity, fight for humanity and pave the way for humanity's future, can only mean that Walter chose the wrong person. In fact, Walter is far more qualified to accomplish this task.

Despite being an apostle of the Honkai, he dedicated his life to fighting for humanity. In terms of heroic qualities, he was undoubtedly the most outstanding, and he was the one who should have paved the way for humanity's future.

"However, since you've asked me to do this, and we're old friends after all, I'll do my part, Walter."

A deep blue light shone on Bai Jie's hand, and the radiance of magic flowed in his palm, eventually condensing into a gauntlet that looked as if it were carved from a single piece of crystal, with red flames burning quietly on its surface.

This is the gauntlet of the Crimson Dragon Emperor, one of the God-Slaying Gears. Although it is a replica, the God-Slaying Gear recreated by Bai Jie still has about 90% of the performance of the original. It can use the three abilities of multiplication, transfer, and forbidden hand.

Upon seeing the menacing-looking gauntlet in Bai Jie's hand, Zuikaku immediately asked curiously, "Commander, what is this? Is it some new weapon?"

"Well, you could call it a weapon, but as you can see, this type of weapon has very little destructive power. What's really useful is its ability. Come and experience it for yourself."

As he said this, Bai Jie infused his magic, and the gauntlets in his hands immediately glowed crimson. Then, a deep voice rang out: "Boost!"

The aura covering the gauntlets immediately doubled in size, and the next moment, White Knight channeled magic power again—"Transfer!"

The crimson flames instantly transformed into streams of energy that surged towards Ruihe and entered her body. As soon as all the flames entered Ruihe's body, she immediately felt the changes in her body.

"How could this be... my power is increasing so rapidly? This is practically double my original power!"

Zuikaku is well aware of her current strength. Although she gets completely outmatched by Enterprise in every challenge, Zuikaku's strength is enough to crush 99% of the ship girls in the world. After being strengthened by Bai Jie, they are no longer on the same level as other ship girls. It is still a bit difficult for them to crush three full fleets by themselves like Enterprise, but crushing two fleets is a piece of cake.

Now, under the influence of the crimson flames, this powerful force has been amplified to twice its original level! How could this not surprise Zuikaku?

Seeing Ruihe's surprised expression, Bai Jie knew that the Crimson Dragon Emperor's gauntlets were indeed working effectively. Then, several more magic circles unfolded around the Crimson Dragon Emperor's gauntlets, causing their surfaces to glow again.

With its fixed existence, enhanced concepts, enhanced abilities, and a perpetual magic array, Bai Jie gave the Crimson Dragon Emperor's gauntlet several layers of buffs. After confirming that it wouldn't disappear even after a long time away from him, Bai Jie opened a spatial passage and threw the gauntlet inside.

Open the chat room, select to privately message the Herrscher of Reason, and Bai Jie sent a message: I sent you something. With your Anti-Entropy technology, you should be able to analyze it. How you use it after that is up to you.

In terms of technology, Destiny and Anti-Entropy are fundamentally different. Destiny's technology is mostly obtained by excavating relics from the previous era, resulting in a significant technological gap. There are also clear distinctions between different fields, and it is common for one technology to lag behind another.

Unlike reverse entropy, its main members are almost all researchers, including PhDs who have gone down in history such as Edison, Einstein, Schrödinger, and Tesla. It has a very complete technology tree and no shortcomings. Although it may be a little slower in terms of speed, it is definitely the safest choice to send them to study the Red Dragon Emperor's gauntlets.

Furthermore, Bai Jie believed that Anti-Entropy would not use the Crimson Dragon Emperor's gauntlets for unorthodox purposes.

Stretching, Bai Jie patted Ruihe, who was still clinging to his back: "Alright Ruihe, get up. I haven't had lunch yet. Let me get up and go eat."

"Commander, why didn't you say so earlier? If you had, I would have brought it for you."

"Who knew you'd be back at this time? I thought you'd be back later."

Zuikaku gave Bai Jie a tight hug and stood up from his back: "Let's go, Commander. You can't work on an empty stomach."

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It was already midnight. After dealing with all the day's work and scanning the area with his mental energy to make sure his ship girls were asleep, Bai Jie teleported to the rooftop.

He took out his phone and dialed a number. Before Bai Jie could even speak, a noisy commotion came from the other end of the line.

"Himeko-sensei, please stop drinking! This is already the second case! Mei, Bronya, you two should try to persuade the teacher too!"

"Give up, Kiana. Himeko-sensei becomes completely disobedient when she drinks. You should be used to it by now. I'll prepare some hangover soup for you later."

"But—whoa! It threw up on me! Himeko-sensei, that's enough!"

"Don't panic, niece. This is when Judas's cleansing mode comes into play!"

"Don't bring Judas near me, Auntie! Mommy, help me!"

"Good luck, Kiana. Mom needs to call Dad—sorry, honey, did I wake you?"

Hearing Cecilia's voice on the phone, Bai Jie sat down on the rooftop, looked at the cherry blossoms in full bloom, and laughed, "No, it's just that your place is still as lively as ever, while it's much quieter here at night."

"Doesn't the company keep you company? You have a lovely girl sleeping with you every day, how can you feel lonely?"

"Wife, do you really want another person in our family?" Bai Jie said with a wry smile. "My room is on a different floor from Enterprise's, not to mention the other ship girls. I'm now working hard to keep myself pure."

"Oh my, is our playboy finally going to turn over a new leaf?" Cecilia chuckled on the other end of the phone. "Although you already have enough sisters at home, I wouldn't mind if you brought a few home, to be honest."

It was clear that Cecilia was serious. If Bai Jie really brought the company home, she would at most give him a few words of reprimand and that would be the end of it.

Reaching out to catch a few falling cherry blossoms, Bai Jie was silent for a moment, then smiled nonchalantly: "Forget it, this number of people in the family is enough. If there were more... I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to take care of everyone."

Chen, Cecilia, Exusiai, Kal'tsit, Talulah, Frostnova, Skadi—Bai Jie is already content with so many people. Therefore, he feels he should find an opportunity to have a proper talk with the others.

We can't leave them with any more hope.

P.S.: Okay everyone, I've decided to speed up the writing of this volume because I really can't think of anything else to write. This chapter is just a bunch of rambling, sorry everyone.

Section 331, Chapter 24. Gudako: Open the door! We are from Chaldea!

Don't miss out! Freshly made grilled gluten!

"Wouldn't this guest like to try some of the cherry blossom specialty?"

"Big Sword Hair Salon is hiring!"

......

Early in the morning, the streets of Sakura Empire were filled with all sorts of shouts, which is a unique feature of Sakura Empire. Compared with other countries, shop owners in Sakura Empire are more proactive in going out to attract customers, rather than passively waiting for customers to come to them.

It's only six in the morning, and a cool breeze is blowing in the sky, adding a touch of chill to the cherry blossom forest.

On the street, a girl wearing a black skirt and a thin white dress walked out. Her orange-red ponytail swayed from side to side in the wind, and there were red lines on the back of her hand, whether it was a birthmark or a mark.

Of course, the girl wasn't walking alone; she was accompanied by another girl with short pink hair. Although she was wearing glasses, her bangs covered one eye, making one wonder if she could actually see anything.

The two were Fujimaru Ritsuka from Chaldea and Mash, who assisted her.

After walking for a while, they arrived at a park, stopped, and sat down side by side on a bench.

"It seems we have arrived in this world safely, senior. There is nothing unusual about it. The spirit transfer was successful."

"Well, speaking of which... that newly appeared beast really is just like the doctor said, it doesn't hide at all, I can feel its enormous presence here."

When Fujimaru Ritsuka said this, her eyes were fixed on one direction, which was the direction of the Sakura Empire command post.

Looking in that direction as well, Mashu showed a puzzled expression: "But senpai, why haven't we noticed anyone acting strangely along the way? Logically speaking, with such a huge source of magic nearby, the people in this area should definitely be affected, right?"

The existence of Goetia turned the Grand Temple of Time into a demonic realm. Tiamat's mere manifestation caused Mesopotamia to be covered in black mud, and even the Indian Ocean was replaced by black mud within seven days... The existence of the Beast can bring calamities to the surrounding area that are even greater than natural disasters, making it a mobile natural disaster.

However, based on what Fujimaru Ritsuka and Mashu observed along the way, this area closest to the beast showed absolutely no abnormalities. Logically speaking, this was neither scientific nor magical.