Honkai Impact 3rd experience, starting with a thousand Herrschers

Then one of the girls ran out from behind the wall and asked Cheng Xing, "Do you know what kind of reputation Dr. Mebius has within the Firemoth?"

"do not know."

Cheng Xing only knew that Mebius was regarded as a genius scientist by the outside world, but he didn't know much else about him.

"Well, you really are ignorant and therefore innocent. Well then, let me, Danzhu, explain to you just how terrifying a Doctor can be!"

And so, the woman who called herself Danzhu relayed to Cheng Xing how terrible Möbius was within the Fire Moth organization, how much he resembled a mad scientist.

After listening, Cheng Xing simply frowned and asked, "So, you've been here for so long, did you see the doctor directly grab people to conduct experiments? Or did you see the doctor experimenting on children?"

"How is that possible? Right now, let alone conducting human experiments, our research institute doesn't even have the money to buy cadavers."

"Oh, so that's it?"

"Aren't you scared? That's a mad scientist who could kidnap you and study you at any time!"

"Ugh, I'm so scared." (Reading aloud)

Cheng Xing didn't even bother to pretend.

If they haven't even conducted human experiments, what kind of mad scientist are they? Besides, shouldn't a so-called mad scientist be someone who would throw children or infants into an experimental chamber for modification without any psychological burden?

Yes, those are real lunatics, scumbags.

Cheng Xing frowned and stopped studying the ramblings in his mind. As he prepared to leave, he saw Dr. Möbius leaning against the side, seemingly having overheard what had just happened.

"Is human experimentation acceptable to you?"

"I'm not quite sure, but I do know that I've always had a very weak emotional connection to this area since I was a child... I guess I'm just naturally gifted in biological science research."

"Oh, is that how you are born? Then come with me to the lab. I'm curious to see what kind of talent a self-taught genius can display?"

"...Actually, I'm not exactly self-taught. I've consulted many professionals in this field and studied with them for a while."

"Ah, how did you manage to get those old guys to take you on?"

"Because I have money."

"???"

"Well, after my parents passed away, they left me a large inheritance. Anyway, that amount of money is enough for me to establish several private research institutes... Doctor, why are you holding my hand?"

"Would you be interested in investing?"

Chapter 62: The Shadows of the Past

Cheng Xing concluded his first experiment of the day, and the result was a great success. Of course, "great success" simply meant that there were no mistakes.

When the experiment ended, Möbius was sitting in front of the back-end database in the laboratory, sipping milk tea with his legs crossed.

For a fleeting moment, Cheng Xing wanted to rush forward and snatch the milk tea away. Sitting in front of the data station drinking milk tea, wasn't he afraid of spilling the milk tea and causing data loss?

However, I have already offended him once before. If I continue to offend him like this, even the most good-tempered person will probably kick me out.

"Hmm, your skills are incredibly proficient, almost like those old-fashioned people who have been practicing this technique for a long time."

Mebius finished his comments, whether in praise or sarcasm, and then waved for Cheng Xing to leave.

After leaving the lab, Cheng Xing saw Klein, the senior colleague who had green hair just like Dr. Mebius.

"Hello, Senior Klein, I am Cheng Xing."

Cheng Xing greeted her, and then Klein nodded and said, "Hello, may I ask why you came to the Möbius Laboratory?"

"Isn't this supposed to be the First Research Institute? I thought the First Institute should be a very prestigious place, so why are you even excluded from the base?"

Cheng Xing finally couldn't help but ask. The driver's attitude from the beginning was very clear; it was as if he was being deliberately excluded from this place.

Klein sighed upon hearing this and explained, "Because the Doctor's experimental philosophy is far too radical, many people see her as a demon. In addition, well, you probably don't know this, and the Honkai hasn't caused particularly exaggerated damage yet, so the organization isn't paying much attention to it."

"Yes, of course I know about the Honkai. To be honest, the reason I spent so much effort and money to find this organization is because I wanted to escape from the shadow of the Honkai."

Cheng Xing's experience with the Honkai was less about being directly affected and more about being slightly impacted. It was only after that that he frantically sought an organization to fight against that force in order to find some psychological comfort. He found one, only to be told that the organization wasn't taking the Honkai seriously yet, which left him somewhat frustrated.

"Then I won't bother you any longer."

Cheng Xing noticed the large amount of information in Klein's hands, so he didn't say anything more and quickly left.

The next day, when Cheng Xing arrived at the lab to clock in for work, he witnessed a strange scene.

"Senior, you haven't gone back all this time, have you?"

When Cheng Xing saw Klein slumped over the table, buried under all sorts of papers, he sensed a strong sense of corporate slavery.

"Yes, some data from yesterday hasn't been processed yet, and there are still budget issues that need to be addressed with the organization, as well as..."

Cheng Xing felt a headache coming on as he listened to the densely packed work report, and then immediately asked, "Wait a minute, I wanted to ask if there's anyone else in the lab who can help you with this?"

“There used to be another one, but after she brought me in, I ended up doing most of the work here.”

"What about the two I saw yesterday?"

"Although they can handle it, it's easy for them to make a mess, so it's more like they're there to increase my workload."

"You're really having a tough time. Why do you have to be in charge of things like diplomacy?"

"There's no other way. The lab's budget is already severely insufficient. If this continues, we might all be eating instant noodles and canned food."

"...In fact, you may not know this, but yesterday I discussed an investment with Dr. Mebius, and now I will solve the funding problem for the First Research Institute, which is located here."

"Ah! You, how much did you invest?"

"...That should be enough to replace all the equipment inside, right? Anyway, she gave me a number, so I'll just give it to her."

"You're actually willing to stay and invest here?"

What's wrong with that?

"Didn't Danzhu explain it to you clearly yesterday? This place has a terrible reputation; it's known as the lair of demons."

"Heh, a demon's lair?"

Cheng Xing laughed inexplicably upon hearing this. Under Klein's puzzled gaze, he said, "There isn't even a single test subject here. How can this be called a demon's lair? A true demon's lair should lock children in cells, like lab rats, waiting to die at any moment. And most of those so-called experiments wouldn't bring anything good. Sometimes, those people simply want to inject Honkai energy into the human body to see the reaction. They'll laugh at the failures, make the successful children bury the failed ones themselves, and mock them in front of the other children. They'll make the failed ones die in agony, despair, and misery! And in their eyes, those children who are clearly their own species are all treated as test subjects!"

"They have placed all the burden of saving others, the burden of saving human civilization, on themselves, using it to escape, to evade their so-called conscience, their so-called condemnation, to convince themselves. 'I am fighting for the survival of human civilization!' That is the real den of demons, that is the real, terrifying hell."

"That is the real, terrifying lair where people are no longer human."

Klein seemed stunned by those words and couldn't react at all, while Cheng Xing let out a long sigh and then scratched his hair in frustration.

"Sorry, those words just popped into my head suddenly, you don't need to take them too seriously. Let me help you with some work, otherwise if you add today's data as well, it will never end."

"...Oh, okay."

And so the two of them began to deal with the data issues that had piled up yesterday.

When Cangxuan and Danzhu opened the laboratory door and entered just before they were late, the amount of documents they had been working on was already nearly half a meter long.

"Wow, why is this new guy working so hard?"

Danzhu asked curiously.

"I don't know, but it's a good thing that he works hard. At least he won't become a burden to others like some people do."

"Huh? What did you say? The wind was a bit too strong just now, I couldn't hear you."

Cheng Xing's hard work was merely an attempt to get rid of the inexplicable images and fragments that kept appearing in his mind.

This is getting more and more inexplicable.

Chapter Sixty-Three: The Child and the Old Man

When Möbius entered the experimental area, he witnessed an astonishing scene: Klein, who had been working diligently, was asleep! And the new recruit next to her was working hard!

Am I hallucinating?

Klein, who is always diligent in his work, is actually sleeping on his desk... And why is that new guy able to take on all the work? Is he even capable of it?

Mebius approached with a mixture of curiosity and doubt, wanting to see how the newcomer was doing.

The results showed that most social networking files had a line of large text annotated on them.

"Reject it outright."

Cheng Xing noticed Möbius's arrival, then stopped what he was doing, glanced at Klein who was still fast asleep beside him, and whispered, "Doctor, let's talk outside."

Möbius nodded, and then the two of them went out into the corridor.

"Doctor, I've turned down most of your social events. All you need to do now is attend tonight's quarterly summary meeting about the Firemoth."

"Why do you think we can skip all those social events? You know we're being ostracized, and if we keep refusing to participate in any social events, our funding might be cut off completely."

Mebius wanted to see what kind of reasoning this little guy could come up with.

"Regarding funding, I believe you don't need me to contribute anything more. I think the large investment yesterday should be enough for our lab to get by for a while. If you're worried about future funding, I think as long as we produce results and the Honkai events continue to escalate, the organization will pay more attention to us."

"It would be pointless to sue most of those social activities again. Some may claim to be academic exchanges, but based on my experience visiting various places with several professors over the years, I've learned that many scholars are just living off their past achievements. Those so-called academic exchanges are nothing more than meaningless exchanges of power or money."

Cheng Xing then took out some documents from his phone and showed them to the audience, continuing, "I was affected by the Honkai Impact 3rd in the past, so I was eager to find out if there was any organization that could fight against that natural disaster. Then I spent a lot of money and connections to find the existence of the Fire Moth. During this time, I also collected dirt on many people. I originally thought that those people were communicating with some secret organization, but after all the effort and money I spent investigating, they were all dirt on me."

"Okay, I don't really like those social events anyway, but you'll come with me to the party this afternoon. I think you'd be good at handling those kinds of situations."

Cheng Xing nodded without hesitation. He was already used to having meals and drinks with elders or leaders. Although he was only a high school student, he had a strong ability to think for himself since childhood because of his inexplicable, almost cursed talent.

In addition, the huge amount of money allowed him to visit many mentors at a young age, learn from them, and experience many social occasions.

However, he never explored the field of biology on his own; he always followed in the footsteps of others because he had a vague intuition that it wasn't his turn to move forward yet.

Therefore, many people have a very vague impression of him. Most people think he is just a rich and talented young man who is learning from others, without any innovative ability or courage to innovate. In the end, he is just an ordinary scholar.

"Oh, by the way, Doctor, do you drink? If you don't, leave it to me. I'm pretty good at drinking; I can easily drink two bottles of vodka without getting drunk."

"You really are a lucky star sent from heaven. Many of the things that bothered me have been improved because of your appearance, and you have also perfectly solved all my worries. Hmm, it's as if you were deliberately sent by heaven."

At this moment, Mebius revealed a sinister, serpentine quality.

"You weren't sent down by someone from above, were you?"

"Well, you can decide for yourself, Doctor. Language is often powerless; facts are more important to us."

"Yes, that's right."

Mebius reverted to the unreliable demeanor Cheng Xing had observed, and then walked into his laboratory.