The system handed me over to the state.

"I have a feeling this isn't going to be anything good... And what's with this 'motherhood experience' thing? I've never been a mother."

Although she said that, Tong Xi still leaned against the door with her arms crossed. "Tell me, what happened? You two are such good friends, this is the first time I've ever seen someone leave so angry."

Chapter 113: Bronya Wants to Go with Someone!

As it turns out, even Tong Xi, with her rich experience in motherhood, well... probably! couldn't analyze the situation at all. In the end, Bronya could only go to Seele's room herself, knock on the door, and hear Seele's somewhat low voice.

"Come in..."

Bronya pushed open the door to the room. Seele was curled up on the sofa, staring at the huge computer screen in front of her, her crimson eyes flashing with thoughtful light.

"I'm sorry... I... misspoke and didn't consider your feelings."

Bronya got straight to the point, expressing her apology. She knelt down on the ground, leaned over the sofa, and reached out to stroke Seele's face. Seele shook her head. "No...it has nothing to do with you, sister. I'm just feeling a little...unwell."

“My sister knows my past. I’ve never been someone who would make sacrifices or work hard for humanity. I just want to help the people I care about.”

"You said you wanted me to thank you, and at that moment I thought, what ability or status do I have to stand in the shoes of a survivor from that world and say thank you to you?"

"I only care about the people I care about. I don't care about humanity, and I don't care about the state of human civilization as a whole. I only care about Seele and my sister!"

Bronya looked somewhat reluctant. "I...I'm sorry."

Seele was silent for a moment. "Sister, what do you think will happen after I return my body to Seele? Will I continue to exist as another personality, or will I disappear?"

"Although my disappearance was destined, but...but..."

Seele's voice began to sob, "I...but...I don't want to disappear! I want to live! I want to live as a person! Not as a personality that will inevitably be merged!"

Hearing Seele's true thoughts, Bronya opened her arms and hugged Seele tightly. "I won't let you disappear. The person I love is you, not..."

Bronya suddenly choked up... instead of what?

Fortunately, Seele didn't seem to notice the strangeness in Bronya's words at that moment. After a while, her emotions gradually calmed down. Bronya sighed inwardly, thankful Seele hadn't paid attention, otherwise, something terrible would have happened...

Instead of what? Instead of another Seele? Seriously... how can she not watch her words at all? She just blurted it out and almost caused an accident.

Of course she cares about Seele, whether it's the Seele in front of her or the Seele who was taken away from another world. She cares about Seele in this world, and Seele is living a very good life. She doesn't need to disturb her life.

"Thank you, sister. I also think it's better to say some things out loud."

Seele wiped away the remaining tears on her face and smiled slightly. Bronya gently stroked Seele's face and said, "Now you look like a normal girl."

"Don't I usually look like that?"

"You usually seem more like a brat..."

Seele opened her mouth, but couldn't speak. Finally, she lowered her head and complained, "That's so mean..."

"Okay, okay, I apologize. You're not a naughty child, you're a cute, well-behaved child, are you satisfied now?"

Seele sighed, "Forget it, let's not dwell on this anymore. Sister, I just want to ask you one question, and I hope to get a definite answer."

"After rescuing Seele from the other world, what are your plans for her?"

"Would you believe me if I said I wanted to travel as a couple?"

Seele tilted her head. "Two people walking together? What does that mean?"

Seeing that Seele didn't understand her meaning, Bronya breathed a slight sigh of relief. Luckily she didn't understand; what would have happened if she had?

"It's nothing, don't worry, there will be a way. But did you actually live with the attitude that you were going to disappear anyway?"

"Otherwise, at that time, did I have the ability and energy to think about these things? In order to help her survive in the Sea of ​​Quanta, I also had to help her save her sister, fight against the Herrscher, and later go to great lengths to survive the apocalypse."

"At that time, I had neither the energy nor the inclination to think about these things. The only thing I was thinking about was to survive. Only by surviving could I think about more things."

"That's why I have so many things to think about and worry about right now. Although it's a bit of a hassle, it's not such a bad feeling."

Seele touched Bronya's cheek with her hand, and Bronya raised her hand and placed it on the back of Seele's hand. "Go to sleep, it's getting late. Tomorrow we'll head to the base to upgrade our equipment and wait for the system's reply."

"Then... go and bring the other Seele home!"

Seele nodded. "Okay! Go and bring the other me home!"

Outside the room, Tong Xi and Lin Yuxin were sitting in the living room. After hearing the door open, they saw Bronya carrying Seele in a princess carry as she walked into her room before closing the door.

Lin Yuxin blinked. "Tong Xi, do you think... they've progressed to that stage?"

"It's almost here...it's basically at the tipping point, but I can sense that Bronya doesn't really want to take that step. Maybe the responsibilities on her shoulders are preventing her from settling down to do things she wants to do."

Lin Yuxin thought for a moment, "The government isn't pressuring her... We're being very lenient, so why does she feel so much pressure?"

"Aren't you a psychological counselor? Can't you even understand something like this?"

Tong Xi countered by asking, "Lin Yuxin, as a psychological counselor, can't even analyze this herself? There's something wrong with her qualifications as a counselor!"

"Well, I don't really like doing this kind of thing, you know? As psychological counselors, it's very easy for us to understand people's thoughts. We can easily understand what the person in front of us is thinking through the details of facial expressions, the tone of voice, body movements and language."

"But we don't like that. My teacher once told me that you have to suppress your professional habits and not try to figure out or pry into anyone's thoughts. Otherwise, you will be extremely disappointed in humanity because the evil in people's hearts is often far greater than the good in their hearts. Moreover, not everyone likes to have their inner thoughts pried into by others. If you are not careful, it will cause conflicts."

"So, if a psychological counselor sees only the evil in people's hearts, or is disliked and rejected by those around them, how long can they persevere in such a situation?"

"So, I generally don't do that. Unless it's for work, I just treat myself as... an ordinary person, a very, very ordinary girl."

Tong Xi nodded, "I didn't expect the occupational side effects of being a psychological counselor to be so serious?"

"It's just what my teacher told me. I don't know about others. After all, my teacher is a unique figure in this industry, the kind who isn't well-liked."

Lin Yuxin smiled, seemingly unconcerned about these things.

Chapter 114: Big! Big!! Big!!!

The next morning, after dealing with some urgent company matters, Bronya returned to Research Lab 1 an hour later via the teleportation pod of Research Lab 2.

After the teleportation ended, Lin Yuxin temporarily said goodbye to Bronya. The news of their decision to return had been sent to the base last night, and the base had an arrangement that Lin Yuxin needed to handle. So, the four of them parted ways here for the time being.

Next, the three headed straight for the Parallel Spacetime Research Institute of Research Institute No. 1, which was the Quantum Sea Laboratory where Seele was once imprisoned. As soon as they entered the laboratory, they were immediately welcomed by Ji Chengtian, who had been conducting parallel world research there recently.

"Welcome, welcome. This is our research lab on parallel worlds. Now that you're here, our tasks will be much easier."

Ji Chengtian was very pleased. Bronya's research capabilities were among the best in the entire Shenzhou. In particular, the abilities she demonstrated when she was researching precision laser technology with many big shots at the Shenzhou Research Institute were truly astonishing.

Although this is inextricably linked to Bronya's Herrscher of Reason abilities, who cares about that?

"Dr. Ji Chengtian, it seems you didn't sleep well last night."

Bronya smiled and shook Ji Chengtian's hand. After a polite handshake, Ji Chengtian turned around and said, "Haha! We made progress yesterday, of course I'm happy. Guess what we figured out yesterday?"

Bronya shook her head. "Stop keeping me in suspense, it's boring."

"Alright, alright! I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

Ji Chengtian said solemnly, "We have studied the information on a health-enhancing drug left inside the base, and we have also extracted the gene modification technology from the Civilization Package. By combining the two technologies, we have produced a brand new, harmless gene modification drug."

"This gene-modifying agent has undergone our clinical trials on animals, and the animals injected with the agent completed their transformation within three days. Their strength, speed, and nerve reaction speed are all three times what they were before. Although the changes in body size are still somewhat exaggerated, it must be said that this gene-modifying agent has passed the first phase of clinical trials. Next, we are planning human clinical trials."

Bronya frowned slightly. Just then, Seele tugged at Bronya's sleeve. "Sister?"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Seele pointed to the researcher next to her, and the female researcher smiled and said, "Hello, Dr. Bronya, our research on the Sea of ​​Quanta needs Miss Seele's help. I wonder... if we could temporarily borrow your sister?"

Bronya winked at Seele, who waved her hand, a hint of boredom on her face. "Just treat it as a little game to pass the time."

Bronya smiled and said, "Whatever makes you happy, go ahead."

After Seele left, Tong Xi stood alone in the laboratory, looking around listlessly, while Bronya continued to discuss with Ji Chengtian about the new gene-modification drug.

Can the safety of the drug be determined?

"It's certain, but we've only conducted experiments on animals. Most importantly, this is a gene-editing agent that will modify genes in the human body. We predict this process will be completed slowly within three days. But animals are animals after all. Even if their genes are highly similar to humans, they cannot represent humans 100%."

"Therefore, the authorities are being very cautious about the approval process for this drug, so we hope that you will be the one to conduct the final verification."

Bronya frowned slightly. It wasn't a problem for her to do the verification; as long as she had complete data, she could reproduce it and then conduct repeatable experiments through the construction of Honkai energy. However, when it came to genetics... everyone had subtle differences, and she wasn't confident that she could achieve 100% stability.

"It's hard to say. Although I can conduct safety verification again, I can't guarantee it 100%. In addition, there is some slight aversion to genetics in China... What can this drug be used for?"

To be honest, she only knows the effects of this medicine, but she doesn't know what it's used for!

Ji Chengtian flipped through the tablet in his hand, "As for its uses... it's very wide-ranging. First of all, the most advanced use is definitely injecting it into our soldiers to improve their speed and combat capabilities, as well as their tolerance to various extreme environments. We've even envisioned a goal where humans could move directly in space using only genetic modification agents!"

Bronya couldn't help but feel ashamed. Moving her physical body in space... even she couldn't do that! She could survive in space for a short time using her abilities, but moving around for an extended period of time was impossible.

She's not like Celine, one of the 'chosen children,' who flew to the moon and survived... I'm so envious...

"Then there are several regular versions. Although the improvement in physical fitness is far less than that of the military version, it is safer and more comprehensive. One injection can improve the body's resistance to various diseases and prevent various infectious diseases at the genetic level by directly modifying genes."

"If all goes well, the average life expectancy in our country is currently around 80 years old. We can increase that number to 100 years old, or even 120 years old!"

"Most importantly, we have also decided to launch supplementary products for fitness and beauty. After the fitness product is injected, excess fat in your body can be quickly eliminated through physiological excretion, skin shrinks, and muscle density increases. However, it still needs to be supplemented with certain physical exercises and diet control. If all goes well, a 300-pound fat person can become a healthy young man with six-pack abs within a month."

"The beauty products are designed for women, but men can also use them. However, there are more types of women's products, such as breast enhancement and buttock lifting, facial beauty, hair improvement, full-body skin beauty, and golden ratio body shaping."

Bronya's expression was somewhat unnatural. "So comprehensive... how are beauty salons supposed to survive?"

"what?"

Ji Chengtian looked up, his expression surprised. "It's meant to replace beauty salons. Right now, many individuals, organizations, and companies are still using the guise of beauty salons to cheat and swindle money. It's one thing to cheat, but they've also ruined the appearance and bodies of countless women. In the future, you can go directly to the government for beauty treatments, pay the money, and the government will provide you with the best and most guaranteed quality and safety medications. No need for surgery, no need for plastic surgery, no need for bone shaving. That's so painful, don't you think?"

"Besides, those breast augmentation procedures involve injecting silicone, while our medication works by promoting growth, resulting in a natural-looking breast augmentation. So... you probably don't need it."

Bronya covered her face speechlessly. She knew that if she were to get breast augmentation at this level... Seele would probably cut her breasts off!

"Have we gone off-topic...?"

"Oh, oh, oh! Sorry, sorry, I went off-topic without thinking."

Chapter 115: The True Herrscher of Reason

"In short, that's how it is. First, after verifying the actual effects and possible side effects of the drugs, we will distribute these drugs using the existing domestic method of free vaccination, of course, on a voluntary basis."

"We will only begin to roll out the enhanced version to the military after more than 90% of the population has been vaccinated. After all, the effects of directly injecting the enhanced version are too strong. We think it is better to inject the basic version first and then use the enhanced version."

Bronya nodded; it was indeed a relatively safe solution. "Anything else? Something similar?"