On how PhDs become human evil

This was the case back in the Kamen Rider world; the ignorant masses only knew how to blame the Kamen Riders who fought for them.

"You're Kamen Riders, right? Then protect us!"

It's all your fault! Why didn't you rescue my mother?!

What kind of city image is this? Kamen Riders are just a bunch of hypocrites!

......

"Otto, as long as there is one person who can replace Cecilia, as long as there is one person strong enough to take on Cecilia's mission, that's enough."

"If you can find it."

A bitter smile crept onto Bai Jie's lips as he inwardly mocked himself. In the end, he was still just a Kamen Rider, unable to bear watching Cecilia shoulder such a burden.

"Don't worry, I have plenty of manpower."

P.S.: First of five updates today.

P.S.: I'm seriously speechless about Shirakura's talent. He's so old, can't he please stop causing trouble? I really don't know what to say about the Zi-O finale. Tsukuyomi's backstabbing and the reason for her betrayal were just infuriating. The only part that really got me excited was when the little demon king transformed into Oma Zi-O.

Section 163, Chapter 24: The Kingkiller: Can you please stop persecuting me?

"So, you called me over here?"

In Bai Jie's laboratory, Talulah sat to one side, looking helplessly at her man.

He asked another woman for help because of another woman; I don't know whether to call him a scumbag or what.

"Well, you've got nothing better to do anyway, haven't you? I've heard Kal'tsit complain more than once about how you Reunion cadres are just staying at Rhodes Island causing trouble."

"That was all Mephistopheles and W's doing, it has nothing to do with me."

“But you’re the leader, right? If you’re a leader, you should handle the problems your subordinates cause.” Bai Jie said with a wry smile. “Besides, I didn’t call you here just to help with the mission. I need your and Frostnova’s Originium Arts.”

Upon hearing Bai Jie's words, Talulah and Frostnova, who was sitting to the side, were immediately taken aback.

Originium Arts? In a world where Originium doesn't exist, why would Bai Jie need this?

Incidentally, Talulah and Frostnova weren't the only ones in the room. Kingslayer and Bonecrusher leaned against the wall, silently saying nothing, while W was playing with some of the failed creations that Bai Jie had made.

As for Mephistopheles, who was the most troublesome, he had already been tied up by Bai Jie, while Faust stood by and watched him.

“Buzz.…”

A deep blue light shone in Bai Jie's hand, and soon a stone-like object appeared in his hand. However, the surface of the stone had a very smooth surface and clear edges, like a polished gemstone.

Everyone present recognized it; although the color was different, it was undoubtedly—

“Pure Originium…” Talulah’s voice trembled slightly, “No, it doesn’t contain Originium energy…”

"That's right. This thing is something I created after analyzing the Pure Originium. It should be called Pure Honkai Stone, or Honkai Crystal. Its function is equivalent to the Pure Originium in our original world."

Looking at the fist-sized Honkai crystal in Bai Jie's hand, Talulah exclaimed, "You're really getting more and more amazing, even able to create something like this."

"Unfortunately, this thing can only exist for a dozen seconds when it is out of my control. In other words, it can only be used by me and has very low versatility."

"Then what does this have to do with us?" Froststar asked.

With a smile, Talulah said, "His meaning is very clear: our Originium Arts are top-notch. In other words, we are very good at manipulating Originium energy. And in this world, Originium energy and Honkai energy seem to have similar effects."

"Could it be... that you want us to try to create this... Honkai Crystal?" Frostnova realized what was going on.

"Originium is mostly born in places affected by natural disasters, so I think Originium is actually just ordinary stone that has been affected by Originium energy. If a large amount of Originium energy is injected into ordinary stone, then perhaps Originium can be artificially created."

"Similarly, if an excessive amount of Honkai energy is injected into an ordinary stone, can the ordinary stone also turn into Honkai crystals?"

This seemingly far-fetched theory was actually proposed by a scientist from Rhine Lab when Bai Jie was still with the Lungmen Guard Bureau. However, after more than a year of experiments, it was deemed a pipe dream because it yielded no results.

However, Bai Jie believes that the evidence for this theory is very strong, and that Rhine Lab's failure was due to deficiencies in technology, instruments, and personnel.

Now, Bai Jie possesses Otto's Void Treasury and technology left over from the previous era, magic capable of achieving various effects, the most outstanding sorcerers in the Terra world, and can even manufacture some important instruments on the spot.

All of these conditions are unmatched by Rhine Lab.

“Artificial Originium… Honkai Crystal, huh? That’s certainly an interesting challenge.” Talulah smiled with interest. She had been finding life rather dull lately, so it was good to have something to do. “But Bai Jie, if Frostnova and I really manage to create a Honkai Crystal, what will you offer as payment?”

"..." Bai Jie was stunned for a moment, then said with a big smile, "Talulah, we're like family, talking about money will hurt our feelings."

"I think it would be nice to treat yourself as payment. If Frostnova and I really create this Honkai Crystal, let me think... I'm not some kind of demon, so you can just sleep with me and Frostnova for one night."

"Talulah, can't we sleep separately? That way we can sleep twice."

“That’s something I didn’t expect. Well said, Frostnova.” Talulah leaned in and kissed Bai Jie on the cheek. “Then Frostnova and I will get back to work. We’ll come back for our reward once we’re done. As for Kingslayer and W, feel free to use them as you like, just don’t break them.”

After Talulah finished speaking, she grabbed Frostnova and ran out.

(Are those two really not afraid of being killed by Chen's invincible slash? They even said they wanted me to sleep with each of them for one night... If you want to sleep with me, just say so.)

Helplessly rubbing his forehead, Bai Jie looked at the King Killers.

"Oh my, is the Doctor planning to give us some tasks to do?" W smiled like a vixen. She used to speak and make the same expression when they were enemies. Despite being a member of the Reunion Movement, she always let Bai Jie escape, as if she was plotting something, but it also seemed like she just thought it was fun.

Ignoring W, Bai Jie looked at the Kingkiller: "Kingkiller, I hope you can act as my informant and help me gather intelligence—mainly about anti-entropy, as well as some infiltration investigations and assassinations that you need to complete."

"No problem, it's all my old profession anyway." The Kingslayer nodded calmly.

"I'll have Darkseid and Cliffheart cooperate with you, and I'll also put in a good word with Penguin Logistics. Just tell me what you need."

"...I suspect you're plotting to persecute me again."

"How could that be? You're my subordinate now. Do you think I'm the kind of person who would betray my subordinates?" Bai Jie flashed a flawless, sunny smile, as if to prove how harmless and model young man he was. However, everyone present already knew Bai Jie's true nature—cunning and heartless. So, the King Killer didn't believe a word Bai Jie said.

"I will go to Penguin Logistics, but don't send Darkrope and Cliffheart over. People who can't keep up with my movement are just a burden."

"Then it's up to you." Bai Jie nodded, then thought to himself whether to team up Ah Xiao and the Kingslayer. "W, Shattered Bones, you two don't have any missions for now. I'll contact you if there are any, so just wander around with Destiny for now. Of course, don't cause any trouble for me, I'm talking about you, W! Don't try to distract me!"

P.S.: This is the second of five updates today.

P.S.: I played Arknights for a while between writing. After using up my stamina, I used my practice tickets to torment Frostnova and Mephisto. I have to say, Skadi is really strong right now; adding Warfarin to the mix and Frostnova is an instant kill.

Section 164, Chapter 25: Nine Years of Preparation

At 5:00 AM on February 2, 2000, in the residential area of ​​the Fate Floating Island.

Bai Jie was woken up by an alarm clock.

Waking up groggily, Bai Jie quickly composed himself and asked, "What is it? Tell me in one minute."

"Dr. Bai Jie! Something has happened to the Tower of Babel!"

The lingering fatigue vanished instantly, and Bai Jie immediately said, "I'll go find Otto right away. You all keep a close eye on what's happening over there! Report to me immediately if there are any changes!"

"understand!"

After hanging up the phone, Bai Jie let out a long sigh: "Nine years, it's finally here... the second collapse."

After changing into his signature white lab coat placed on the bedside table, Bai Jie touched his sleeping daughter's face, smiled, and left the room.

"Honey, where are you going?"

As soon as Bai Jie stepped out of the room, he heard Cecilia's voice.

Bai Jie gave her a reassuring smile and said, "There's been a little problem at the lab. I need to go there right away. It's nothing serious."

"...Really? Then be careful on the road."

"You're the one who should be getting up in the middle of the night. You just gave birth to Kiana last year, and your body hasn't recovered yet."

"Because I'm a little concerned... Is Kiana still sleeping?"

"She's sleeping soundly, I wonder who she inherited it from—I'm going out, I'll probably eat out for all three meals, so you don't need to prepare anything for me."

After Bai Jie finished speaking, he jogged out of the front door.

Watching Bai Jie's departing figure, Cecilia knew that something big must have happened. Otherwise, Bai Jie would never have been so anxious as to get up in the middle of the night for a problem as minor as a laboratory issue.

Over the course of nine years, the two had long since become a truly soulmate couple.

"It's about time we returned to the front lines."

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Nine years have passed since Bai Jie and Kadoya Tsukasa devised the plan to combat the Honkai. In these nine years, thanks to the relentless work of the Schicksal Research Department led by Bai Jie, the technological level of Schicksal has improved by more than three levels compared to what Bai Jie remembered!

Firstly, in terms of energy, the energy problem that had been troubling Schicksal for so long was finally solved four years ago due to the completion of artificial Honkai crystallization, resulting in a leap forward in all aspects.

Of course, since Talulah and Frostnova created the artificial Honkai crystal as promised, Bai Jie still sacrificed his charm to sleep with the two of them for one night, although Bai Jie didn't sleep there at all to guard against their night attack.

With the energy problem solved, Destiny's industry entered a golden age of rapid development. High-frequency weapons, which were originally only usable by A-rank Valkyries, suddenly became standard equipment within Destiny. Weapons such as the Markov Cannon, the Heavy Sword, and the Ranger series were also successfully mass-produced, raising Destiny's combat power several levels.

Seeing the rapid development of Destiny, Anti-Entropy was not to be outdone. With Bai Jie's consent, they also used artificial Honkai crystals in their development. Moreover, because they had the Herrscher of Reason, they were even stronger than Destiny in the field of machinery. The Flash Titan, Godfather Titan, and Berserk Titan, which were originally supposed to appear more than ten years later, had already been fully developed and put into actual combat in this era.

However, such preparation was not enough to face the Honkai as an opponent, so Bai Jie maintained close contact with Einstein, Tesla and other anti-entropy doctors for nine years, and was committed to combining the magic of the Type-Moon world with the technology of the Honkai world.

The result of this research was that simplified magical costumes became standard equipment. Rings, necklaces, earrings, gloves, bracelets... and even clothing were developed. Various portable magical costumes were developed, with functions ranging from regulating body temperature and providing emergency treatment to enhancing abilities and casting built-in magic. They were all-encompassing.

However, the portable magic costume is just a small achievement of the past nine years. The real combination of magic and technology is the global satellite orbital cannon system, which was jointly completed by Destiny and Anti-Entropy.

If you look up at night, you can see a silvery-white band of light stretching to the distant horizon where the sky meets the earth. That is the constellation of satellites floating 330,000 kilometers above the Earth's surface, which can also be called the Great Wall of China. Together with the planetary defense system left over from the previous era, it constitutes the cosmic weaponry of this generation.

Because records from the previous era show that planetary-level Honkai Beasts from outer space once appeared, and because fighting Honkai cannot rely solely on ground combat forces, Bai Jie proposed building a global satellite orbital cannon system. As long as a Herrscher appears anywhere in the world, a devastating strike can be launched immediately!

Whether from a magician's perspective or a scientific perspective.

Bai Jie did not blindly improve his combat power. He also improved all kinds of defensive measures to the limit within nine years. The most powerful defense was the [Simulated Temple of Solomon], which was a Noble Phantasm-level defensive barrier built by setting up nearly 100,000 [Magic Core Demon God Pillars] on the coastline of the world. If a Herrscher appeared inside, it would be expelled immediately by spatial transfer magic.

Whether in attack or defense, humanity has now reached the limit of what can be achieved in nine years, achieving a balance between offense and defense, almost at the cost of mortgaging the future to build all of this.

As the person who planned all of this, even with the help of Otto and Welt, Bai Jie was exhausted every day. He could only get ten hours of sleep a week at most, not to mention that he was responsible for more than just the preparations to fight the Honkai.

Four years ago, more than a year after Cecilia came of age, the two of them finally had a child. Although it was conceived through their genetic makeup, it was indeed Bai Jie and Cecilia's child.

The combined responsibilities of a father and a scientist destined for greatness nearly drove Bai Jie insane—if it weren't for Chen and Cecilia staying by his side.

Now, after nine years of preparation, the time that Bai Jie and Kadoya Tsukasa had anticipated has finally arrived. An incident has occurred at the Babylon Laboratory, which means that the Honkai consciousness can no longer endure it and is about to play its trump card that can destroy humanity!