Honkai Impact 3: Saving the former civilization by rubbing the black technology

"Is there anything else you want to discuss after this meeting?"

He looked at Dr. Mei standing beside him and asked, "Could it be that these people came here just to fight for a seat?"

"That's the theory, but if the seats aren't finalized, it's difficult to carry out a lot of follow-up work,"

Dr. Mei sighed, "But maybe everyone will calm down a little after your interruption."

"Then I won't accompany you."

Ai Yue shrugged and said, "I'll give this to you, Dr. Mei. Once their quarrel is over, you can just pass this thing along."

As he said that, he took out a tablet from his pocket and handed it to the other person.

"what is this?"

Dr. Mei flipped through the information displayed. "Infrastructure plan...fortress city? Isn't this the project that Wei Erwei is in charge of?"

She looked at Ai Yue with some confusion, not understanding why he would give this to her.

"Well, it's obviously impossible for Wei Erwei to handle it all by herself. It would be great if she could make a few samples for everyone."

Ai Yue nodded. "The back of the plan includes a complete set of design drawings for heavy engineering machinery. Since they're going to be doing infrastructure construction anyway, why not just do it all at once?"

After saying this, Ai Yue didn't wait for Dr. Mei's response. He said hello and turned to leave.

"Is this a plan to give away some technology?"

In order to avoid interfering with the conversation between the two, Kevin, who had been very quiet, came over and said, "Ai Yue is really generous."

"At this time, being stingy will only make the future of mankind darker."

Dr. Mei shook his head slightly and said thoughtfully, "Perhaps this will be a good start."

Kevin had attended various meetings with Dr. Mei, large and small, and had gained some understanding of this. He quickly realized what the other party was talking about: "Are you talking about accelerating the speed of technology sharing?"

"Yes, even though the United Earth Government has been established, many countries feel that this is just a stopgap measure. How many people truly want to use this platform to do something practical?"

Dr. Mei sighed as he spoke, "I know this will take time, but what we lack most right now is time."

At this point, she smiled again. "And Ai Yue's actions will undoubtedly serve as a role model. Such cutting-edge technology, being so frankly disclosed by him, will surely have some impact on other countries."

"Ai Yue seemed to have mentioned earlier that the fortress city plan also included blueprints for a complete set of equipment?"

After hearing Dr. Mei's description, Kevin also remembered what Ai Yue had just said, "He doesn't really intend to share everything, does he?"

"I'm afraid that's the case. Anyway, as long as the core technology is in his hands, there's no need to worry about these countries causing any major trouble."

Dr. Mei flipped through the tablet and said, "Besides, showcasing our achievements is also a way to attract investment. Perhaps we can increase the funding for the Fire Moth Chaser in the future."

"So, Ai Yue's thoughts are really far-reaching."

Kevin was talking when he suddenly frowned, "But why do I feel like you're overthinking it?"

Perhaps out of some intuition, Kevin always felt that Ai Yue didn't think so much at all.

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Chapter 52 I will keep an eye on you.

Of course, Ai Yue didn't know that Dr. Mei and Kevin were bullying him behind his back. Now that he had gotten rid of all the troubles, he returned to his experimental base and prepared to start a new round of research projects.

"Brother Yue, you're back?"

As soon as he walked out of the portal, Ai Yue saw that Padufilis was hanging herself from the ceiling in an incredible way - her hands and feet were strangely sunk into the ceiling, as if she had merged with it, using this method to resist the pull of gravity.

This is a kind of development of Padofelice's ability. Through her ability, she can maintain her own state at a certain "density" so that she can cleverly integrate with other substances. In this way, she can accomplish such things without the help of any external objects.

Although this technique is probably of little use from a practical point of view, it is still very helpful for training Padofelice to master her own abilities.

Seeing Ai Yue walking out of the portal, Padochilice simply canceled her own ability, then fell from the ceiling and fell to the ground.

Ai Yue subconsciously rushed over to catch him, but Padufilis twisted her body lightly in the air, changing direction in the air like a cat, avoiding Ai Yue's position, and then landed lightly, stepping on the ground barefoot, without making any sound.

"Brother Yue, you look down on me too much."

Ai Yue was about to teach the other party not to do such a dangerous move, but Padofelice spoke first, "Landing from this height is a piece of cake for me. You run over to catch me. What if it hits you?"

"Do you want to hear what you're saying?"

Ai Yue pinched the cat ears on the man's head without hesitation. "It was you who did the dangerous thing, wasn't it? What do you mean by saying the opposite?"

Padofelice jumped back lightly, trying to avoid Ai Yue's clutches: "But I am a fusion warrior now!"

Ai Yue anticipated Padufils's movements, took a step ahead, and pinched her ear: "I'm also a fusion warrior, so what?"

"I'm sorry I was wrong."

Padua Felice, whose ears were pinched, apologized honestly, "I won't do it again next time."

Although he did not hear any remorse in Padufils' words, Ai Yue still let go of her hand. After all, such interaction could only be said to be a formality and had no practical significance.

"Has the issue of the coalition government been resolved?"

Padufilis twitched her ears, then followed Ai Yue curiously, "Didn't you say you wouldn't be back until tonight?"

"I originally planned to see what they would do there, but it turned out to be boring."

Ai Yue sighed, "If even the tea break isn't tasty, what's the point of wasting time?"

As he spoke, he took out a bag of snacks he had packed from his pocket and said, "This is for you."

"Yeah, there are cupcakes!"

Padufilis took the bag with joy and then jumped onto Ai Yue's back, "Thank you, Brother Yue!"

Ai Yue subconsciously held up Padufils' thigh with his backhand to prevent her from sliding down, then sighed: "Padu, I know you are usually very lazy, but you still have to dress properly, right? Even if no one comes here normally, you can't just run around in a shirt, and the shirt you're wearing is mine."

But then again, only a year has passed, has this guy developed so well?

"It's comfortable this way."

Padufilis twisted on Ai Yue's back twice, and finally put her chin on Ai Yue's head. "Don't worry, if there were outsiders, I would definitely not dress like this."

"I kind of regret agreeing to your redundant distortion plan. You're really almost like a cat now."

Ai Yue sighed, then released his hand, "Alright, go play, it's time for me to get back to work."

Instead of coming down, Padufils simply wrapped her legs around Ai Yue's waist and said, "I'll accompany you. I'll just stay beside you and won't disturb you!"

"I take that back. Most cats aren't this clingy."

Ai Yue smiled, but didn't refuse. "Okay, but you must be honest and don't push my experimental equipment to the ground."

"Don't really treat me like a cat!"

Ai Yue didn't worry too much about Padfils's attitude. After all, she had been like this before, so he didn't think that Padfils did this to take care of him.

Padofelice knew as much about Ai Yue as Aponya did. To be honest, she was the person who knew Ai Yue best in the world.

So after arriving at the Star of Light and "living together" with Ai Yue again for a few days, Padufilis keenly noticed the strange feeling that Ai Yue had, as if he was out of this world.

This feeling would be extremely obvious when there was no one around Ai Yue. Once he entered the solitary mode, his emotions would quickly drain away from him, eventually turning him into a cold statue.

But as long as there is someone by his side, even if that person does nothing but simply exists, it will affect Ai Yue and prevent that strange phenomenon from occurring.

It's like tying a weight to a balloon.

Although Padofelice had no idea what the principle was, she knew that she was the only one who could tie up Ai Yue's balloon.

After all, everyone is very capable and has their own things to do, but I am weak and useless, so I am very free and can stay with Ai Yue 24 hours a day!

Padufilis thought so happily, not feeling that there was anything wrong with this idea.

After all, Ai Yue had told her before that the weak also have the right to survive, and the reason why mankind can build a glorious civilization is because everyone has the opportunity to survive.

The strong protect the weak, and the weak follow the strong... That's right, so she just needs to follow Ai Yue, and Ai Yue will definitely defeat Honkai!

"Isn't it time to come down?"

Ai Yue's voice brought Padufils back to her senses. "You're laughing so happily, but please don't drool on my head."

"Where's the saliva?"

Padufilis wiped the corner of her mouth and then jumped off Ai Yue. "Okay, go to work, Brother Yue. I won't disturb you!"

As she said that, she spread her precious mat in the corner and began to concentrate on tasting the snacks that Ai Yue brought her.

Ai Yue shook his head, then opened the file sent from Aponia.

In the past few days, she and Mebius have completed the physical examinations of all the current second-phase fusion warriors.

But the answer disappointed Ai Yue very much - Aponia confirmed it many times, but still did not sense the same situation as Kevin from any second-generation fusion warrior.

Could it be that my thinking is wrong?

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Chapter 53: New samples have been delivered.

The unknown component currently extracted from Kevin's blood has been temporarily named the Stigma Factor according to Ai Yue's speculation.

According to Ai Yue's inference, if this ingredient is really the prototype of the stigmata, then it should not only exist in Kevin, but should be widely present in all fusion warriors.

Even ordinary people may develop the stigma factor as long as their resistance to Honkai is high enough.

However, it is unlikely that there will be any omissions in the joint screening of Aponia and Mebius. After all, one of them is the most powerful psychic in the world, and the other is the most accomplished scientist in the field of genetics. If the stigma factor really exists, the possibility of it being concealed from their screening is almost zero.

"I'm sorry I couldn't be of much help."

During the video call, Aponya's face was filled with apology. "Mebius said that perhaps the inspection process wasn't accurate enough. She plans to refine it and find a time to test it again."

"No need. No answer is also an answer. Just tell Mebius not to worry about it. I'll take care of the rest."

Ai Yue came back to his senses from his thoughts and shook his head slightly. "Compared to that, business is more important—how is the Shenyin Project going?"

"I don't know the specific situation. After all, I'm just an assistant."

Aponia said, "But Mebius hasn't shown any dissatisfaction with the progress of the plan, so it should be okay?"

"As long as everything goes smoothly, remember to keep an eye on Mebius and don't let her do anything too extreme."

Ai Yue gave an instruction, and finally asked, "Speaking of which, have you 'observed' Mebius?"

Aponia was stunned for a moment, then closed her eyes, and opened them again after a moment: "There was no similar situation with Mebius."

Ai Yue nodded thoughtfully: "Then I understand."

After ending the communication, Ai Yue fell into deep thought.

Just as he said, no result is also an answer. The failure to find the stigma factor in the second-generation fusion warriors overturned Ai Yue's previous speculation, but it also brought a new possibility.

Obviously, the conditions for the birth of the stigma factor are not as simple as excessive contact with Honkai energy. Even Mebius, who has been in contact with Honkai energy for the longest time, has not found similar ingredients, which means that its birth requires other conditions.

While Ai Yue was thinking, he suddenly received another communication invitation. He looked down and unexpectedly found that it was from an old friend he had not contacted for a long time.

"It's rare that you would actually contact me, Sakura."

Ai Yue answered the call and smiled, "Did the recent mission go smoothly?"

Like Kevin and the others, Sakura is now in charge of a brand new team of fusion warriors. However, considering her own situation, the members of this team are all carefully selected fusion warriors with certain swordsmanship skills.

Such an arrangement is naturally made in the hope that Sakura can teach these fusion warriors to become elite swordsmen who are not inferior to her. You must know that although Sakura's strength in fusion warriors is inferior to Kevin and Alicia, she relies on her own outstanding combat skills to be able to burst out with unexpected speed and strength in an instant.

The power displayed at that moment was so strong that even Kevin had to retreat.

If there were more swordsmen like this, humans would be able to be much more at ease when facing elite Honkai beasts with powerful individual strength.

"It's been a while since I last said hello, Dr. Ai Yue. Everything is going well here."

Ying's face was as serious as ever, just like a stern samurai. "I'm sorry to bother you this time because I need your help with something."

"If you insist on talking like that, then I will refuse."

Ai Yue frowned in mock dissatisfaction, "I don't know someone as strict as you. Where did you hide Ying?"

Facing Ai Yue's words, the girl with long pink hair couldn't help but be slightly startled, and then the corners of her mouth slowly curled up: "Dr. Ai Yue, you really are..."

Then she shook her head, as if trying to adjust her mindset, causing her long ears to sway along with it. "Sorry, I've been dealing with... uh, a lot of bureaucracy lately, so I just said this subconsciously."

Ying actually doesn't like this pair of ears that makes her look like an alien, so if she is not in front of someone she knows well, she will never make such a big movement of her ears.

"what's the situation?"

Ai Yue finally smiled and asked, "Is someone giving you a hard time?"