On how PhDs become human evil

Incidentally, the floating warship was built by Bai Jie himself and named after his name in this world, Fafnir. It is powered by Originium and Honkai energy and equipped with more than a dozen Honkai energy cannons. The main cannon is a satellite orbital cannon launched from the Earth-Moon orbit. The other satellite was launched by Bai Jie.

Upon entering the Fafnir and seeing the interior of the warship, Cecilia exclaimed in surprise, "Is this the floating warship that Fafnir built himself? Truly worthy of being my child, truly remarkable!"

"Mom, you can praise me later. You should sit down first, we need to get ready to leave," Bai Jie said with a wry smile, sitting in the captain's seat.

The Fafnir was not a command ship, but a frigate, so it could only accommodate a dozen or so Valkyries, and its firepower was all on the Honkai energy turrets and satellite orbital cannons.

However, the ship currently aboard is Schicksal's strongest Valkyrie; Cecilia's mere presence is enough to make this warship Schicksal's strongest entity.

After Cecilia returned to her position, Bai Jie started the Fafnir and said, "Ai-chan, begin navigation, destination: Changkong City."

"Chang Kong City, I understand, Captain! Leave it to Ai-chan!" The AI ​​with two cabbages on its head saluted Bai Jie.

The next moment, the Fafnir took off in a strong gust of wind, speeding across the sky at speeds far exceeding supersonic speeds, leaving a long trail of blue and white flames, like a shooting star streaking across the sky.

P.S.: Update

P.S.: It's so hot that I don't want to write. My mom said she's going to install an air conditioner in my room, but it's almost mid-July. Does she really think I won't die from the heat?

Section 28.5. Cecilia: Was I tricked by my son?

On the Fafnir warship, Cecilia was sitting in the waiting room, with her beloved gun, the God Key - Black Abyss White Flower, beside her.

Looking at the gun, Cecilia couldn't help but recall the Second Honkai Impact 14 years ago.

She should have died in that war, she should have perished together with the Second Herrscher in Siberia, but she didn't.

Otto rescued her from the snow, who was on the verge of death, and secretly brought her back to the Destiny headquarters. He arranged for her to be treated by the best medical team in the world, and she was successfully pulled back from the brink of death.

Apart from Otto, Rita, Durandal, Fafnir, and Kiana, no one knew she was still alive. The original medical team underwent memory erasure at Otto's arrangement, and Siegfried and Theresa were also unaware that she was still alive due to Otto's information manipulation, always believing that she was dead.

Cecilia understood that everything about her was now under Otto's control; she was now nothing more than a puppet in Otto's hands.

But it doesn't matter. If her obedience can ensure the safety of Bai Jie and Kiana, she is happy to be a puppet.

"Fafner, Kiana, Mom will protect you... I swear in Cecilia's name."

Just as Cecilia made this vow, a voice suddenly blared over the loudspeaker: [Long Sky City approaching—Long Sky City approaching—All units prepare for landing—All units prepare for landing—]

Upon hearing the broadcast, Cecilia put on her equipment and adjusted her condition.

Fourteen years later, we are finally facing the Honkai again.

“This time, I won’t repeat the same mistakes.” Cecilia was ready to go.

Then--

Cecilia waited in the waiting room for more than ten minutes, but still saw no sign of the hatch opening. Generally, warships would issue a notification five minutes before arriving at their destination, and more than ten minutes had passed since the notification was issued. Given the speed of the Fafner, it was impossible that it had not yet arrived in Changkong City.

There's definitely something fishy going on!

With that thought in mind, Cecilia walked out of the standby cockpit, preparing to go to the bridge to ask Bai Jie.

However, when she arrived at the bridge, she found it empty except for a note floating in the air conditioning on the captain's seat.

[Mom, by the time you read this note, I'll already be in Changkong City, and the Fafnir's destination is Schicksal Headquarters. I really don't want you to go to the battlefield again, so I'll go alone. I'm sorry. — Fafnir]

Upon seeing the note, only one thought flashed through Cecilia's mind—"Did I get stood up?"

The cruelest thing in the world is to give someone hope and then despair; the higher you lift someone up, the harder they fall.

"Click..."

Crumpling the note in her hand, Cecilia, who was usually gentle, felt angry and furious for the first time. As a mother, nothing was more infuriating than a child being disobedient!

"Ai-chan, come out!"

"Um... is there anything you need, Lady Cecilia?" Ai-chan, who had been hiding in the electronic space, timidly revealed herself.

"Change the destination to Changkong City. I need to go back and discipline my disobedient child."

Despite speaking with a gentle expression, the cabbage felt a strange sense of fear and quickly modified the navigation instructions.

(Waaaaah... Captain, it's not that Ai-chan doesn't want to help you, it's just that your mother is too scary!)

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On the streets of Changkong City, Bai Jie was walking around, relying on the exoskeleton armor on his legs, with messages flashing past his monocle over his left eye from time to time.

"A total of fifty drones have begun a thorough search of Changkong City. The current number of survivors is zero, the Honkai energy concentration is approaching that of the Second Honkai Impact 3rd, and the number of Honkai Beasts and undead discovered within the search area exceeds ten thousand..."

As Bai Jie reviewed the data transmitted to his monocle via the drone, his expression turned somewhat serious.

He had never really grasped the true nature of the Honkai. This was the first time he had left the Schicksal headquarters since arriving in this world, and his understanding of the Honkai was limited to various documents. Now that he had personally come into contact with the Honkai, Bai Jie finally understood why Schicksal treated the Honkai in this way.

There were over 10,000 Honkai Beasts and Death Warriors, including many Chariot-class and Temple-class Honkai Beasts. Fortunately, they were concentrated in one city. If they had been released outside, other things might have been uncertain, but Japan would definitely have suffered.

"Click, click..."

The sound of shattering stones echoed around, and one by one, assassins carrying bows and arrows or scythes emerged from the ruins of the city, while behind them were Honkai Beasts encased in white armor.

Honkai is humanity's enemy. As long as there are humans, Honkai Beasts and Death Warriors will launch endless attacks. Therefore, the moment they discovered Bai Jie, those archer Death Warriors raised their longbows, and black arrows were ready to be fired.

"————————"

But just as they were about to launch their attack, a dark blue sword light suddenly appeared in the space. The black greatsword, more than two meters long, charged into the Honkai Beasts and the group of zombies like a wolf among sheep. Violent slaughter erupted like a torrent among the zombies and Honkai Beasts, shattering all the enemies.

"Thank you, Skadi."

“You hired me, so naturally I must complete the commission.” Wearing a black hat similar to a wizard’s hat, Skadi stepped out from the horde of beasts, her sword still stained with the blood of Honkai Beasts.

Cecilia assumed that Bai Jie had entered Changkong City alone, but she was unaware that he was accompanied by Skadi, one of Rhodes Island's top swordsmen.

As a deep-sea hunter and a bounty hunter, Skadi will do everything in her power to protect her employer, Whitebeard, and Skadi is strong enough to easily defeat Rita—literally, easily defeat her.

He gave Skadi a satisfied smile, then looked around at the surroundings, his expression stiffening: "But Skadi, you've ruined this street again."

Looking around, the once relatively intact streets are now covered with marks from sword cuts, with irregular cuts scattered everywhere. The surrounding buildings have also been hacked to pieces, making it impossible to recognize their original appearance. In the eyes of some unorthodox artists, they might even consider it a work of art.

Although she is a very reliable teammate, Skadi's ability to cause trouble is second to none in Rhodes Island. Every battle she fights causes huge destruction to the surrounding area, which makes Elsa, Amiya, and Kal'tsit worry about a lot.

"Well... there's nothing we can do about it. We survived, isn't that enough?"

"That's true... Oh well, since this place is already destroyed, it doesn't matter if it's a little more dilapidated."

P.S.: Update

P.S.: A reader told me that Exusiai addresses the Doctor as "Righteous One" or "Boss," never as "Doctor." Since I don't have Exusiai, I wasn't aware of this, so I'm very grateful to this reader for pointing it out. Also, please point out any other errors, thank you.

Section 29, paragraph 6. Sister, brother is here to kill you!

In the central supermarket of Changkong City, Bai Jie is searching for food.

After kicking away another empty shelf, Bai Jie angrily punched the wall: "Seriously, another empty one. How come there's nothing here? Are there still people living here?"

This is the fifth supermarket Bai Jie has searched. Like the previous four supermarkets, most of the ready-to-eat foods in this supermarket have disappeared. All that is left are seafood, meat, and vegetables, which require cooking. Foods that can be eaten straight from the bag, such as canned goods, potato chips, and chocolate, are all gone.

This made Bai Jie very unhappy. He hadn't eaten anything all day except for breakfast. Coupled with the long period of activity and mental exertion just now, Bai Jie needed to replenish his sugar and energy. Otherwise, he wouldn't have the strength to continue running around Changkong City and operating fifty drones.

“Since there’s no food left, the only thing we can think of is that there are still people living in Changkong City, since the assassins and Honkai Beasts don’t need to eat,” Skadi said from the side.

"I've considered that possibility, but this is the heart of the Honkai. Who else could survive besides those with Honkai energy resistance?"

"We can't rule out the possibility that one or two ordinary people might occasionally possess Honkai energy antibodies. Also, Doctor, aren't you getting a little too emotional?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jie was taken aback.

(Yeah, why am I so impatient? I would usually think of what Skadi just said immediately, so why didn't I think of it now?)

Since entering Changkong City, Bai Jie's emotions have gradually become more and more agitated. He couldn't explain why, but something deep inside him was urging him on and disturbing his peace of mind.

Arriving at the freezer containing seafood, Bai Jie grabbed a handful of ice and threw it at his face. The icy sensation immediately refreshed him and calmed his feverish mind.

Scooping up a handful of ice water and gulping it down, Bai Jie wiped the ice crystals from his lips and said, "Sorry, Skadi, I was too hasty. Let's continue exploring outside. Since there's still a possibility of survivors, we can't just stand by and do nothing—"

Bai Jie's voice grew weaker and weaker as he spoke, and Skadi, realizing this, couldn't help but cast a questioning glance at him. In her field of vision, Bai Jie was smiling as he looked at the floor not far away.

“Looks like we’re lucky, Skadi. The person who’s still alive is someone with no survival skills and hasn’t erased his tracks.”

As Bai Jie spoke, he squatted down and looked at the shoe prints extending outwards on the floor in front of him.

“Shoe prints can indeed be used for tracking, but there are so many shoe prints here, it’s impossible to identify which ones belong to the survivors.”

"Who do you think I am? Bai Jie, the chief scientist of Destiny. As long as I connect to the database of Changkong City and compare it with the shoe print in front of me, it's very easy to find out who the shoe print belongs to. There are a million people in Changkong City, and there are about a hundred shoe prints in front of me. It's already pretty good to narrow it down from a million to a hundred."

As Bai Jie spoke, he took out his portable laptop and hacked into Changkong City's database through Tianming's database. His slender fingers tapped incessantly on the keyboard, and data flashed across the screen.

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In the basement of a building, Kiana, munching on a piece of dry, unappetizing bread, looked at Bronya, who was holding a Houmu doll, and asked, "Bronya, where should we go next? As you said, I've already brought all the food I could from the supermarket."

“This food should be enough for us to live here for a week to two weeks. After that, we just need to wait for rescue,” Bronya said. “This basement has only one entrance, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, only suicide soldiers and assault-class Honkai Beasts can get in, which we can easily handle.”

Raiden Mei, sitting next to Kiana, breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this: "It seems we're safe for now. Thank you, Bronya."

"Mei, I also deserve credit, okay? Praise me too!"

"Of course, you brought all this food back, thank you Kiana."

Hearing Mei's praise, Kiana beamed with joy, just like a kindergarten child who had been rewarded with a little red flower.

"However, if we say we're waiting for rescue, will a rescue team really come?" Mei asked a crucial question. Although it was safe in the basement, if they ran out of food and no rescue came, they would have no choice but to go out and look for a way out.

"Don't worry, Mei-neechan. With something this big happening, the government can't possibly do nothing. Bronya will probably send rescuers within a week. However, Kiana still needs to go out and explore every day. It would be terrible if we didn't find this place."

This basement is extremely well hidden, and the outside has been reduced to ruins due to the collapse, so it would be impossible to find it without careful observation.

Therefore, in order to avoid the embarrassing situation of not being found by the rescue team, it is necessary to send one person out every day, and Kiana, who has the highest mobility on site, is naturally the first choice.

The prerequisite is that Kiana must be proactive.

"Boom—!"

A violent explosion suddenly occurred in the ceiling above the basement, sending countless pieces of debris raining down. Bronya, with her exceptional combat skills, immediately summoned her Heavy Bunny for defense.

"Get out of my way!"