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

"I just happened to have requested family leave for tomorrow."

Aponya, who was chatting with Ai Yue, heard the other party's sigh and couldn't help but ask: "Do you want to go back with me to take a look?"

"You've only been here a few days, and they're already giving you leave?" Ai Yue was stunned for a moment, then realized, "That's right, they probably wouldn't dare to refuse."

"But, let's go back to Twilight Street..."

Ai Yue raised his head and thought for a moment, then finally sighed: "Forget it, it's a bit too early to go back now."

The Honkai disease has not been completely resolved. When Ai Yue went back and saw the children who were infected, he could do nothing but feel uncomfortable. He hated that feeling, so he decided early on that he would cure them the next time they met.

"I understand. I'll tell the children." Aponiya looked at Ai Yue's face and nodded. "So how have you been recently?"

"Me? It's pretty good." Ai Yue smiled. "There's no need to worry about safety issues here. Food and other things are even free. I'm having a great time."

But Aponiya reached out and held Ai Yue's face, making it impossible for him to avoid looking at him: "If that's the case, then why do you keep frowning?"

Ai Yue had no choice but to be vague: "Oh, scientific research is like this. If you don't do scientific research, you won't understand..."

"I really don't understand. Those things are a bit too profound for a nun like me." Aponya didn't let go. "But, as a nun, maybe there are things I can do."

"For example?"

"How about you take a short break here?"

Although Aponia was asking questions, her attitude was extremely tough. She did not use the "Discipline", but relied on the powerful physical strength of the fusion warrior to press Ai Yue's head onto her legs.

"So what are you doing?" Ai Yue was lying on his back, but half of his vision was blocked. "Give me a knee pillow?"

"The Fire Moth's book mentions this method of relieving stress." Aponya gently pressed Ai Yue's temple. "How is it? Do you feel relaxed?"

"Not at all," Ai Yue answered honestly, "and your fingers are very stiff. Why do you feel more nervous than me?"

"Because this is my first time trying this kind of thing." Upon hearing this, Aponya stopped trying to massage and directly covered Ai Yue's eyes with his hands, forcing him to close them and rest. "You should be more tolerant of women, right?"

For some reason, Ai Yue heard a hint of resentment in the other person's tone.

He didn't know how to respond to this, so the atmosphere in the room suddenly became quiet.

"Thank you."

After a while, Ai Yue spoke again.

"Compared to the assistance you've provided, this is but a fraction of what you paid me back," Aponya responded calmly. After a pause, she suddenly spoke, "After returning to Dusk Street to visit the children, I'll head to the Deepest Place... You're right, that place desperately needs me."

"Qianjie will probably be unhappy." Ai Yue could almost imagine the disgusted expression Qianjie would have under his mask when he saw Aponya's ghost reappear. "What time are you leaving tomorrow? I'll see you off."

"At eight o'clock this morning, a plane will deliver supplies to Dusk Street. You can take me there too," Aponya said. "I also..."

She was interrupted mid-sentence when there was a knock on the door. "Aponia, are you there? Can I come in?"

It was Alicia's voice.

When Ai Yue heard someone was coming, she subconsciously wanted to get up, but Aponya's hand was pressed firmly on her thigh, and she couldn't move.

"Yes." Although her hands were exerting force, Aponya's voice was as calm as ever. "Please come in, Ellie, the door is not locked."

"Sorry to bother you~" Alicia's cheerful voice reached Ai Yue's ears along with the sound of the door opening, "Oh, am I here at the wrong time?"

Ai Yue realized that Aponya had no intention of letting go, so he had to reach out and poke the other party's lower back, which made the nun release her hand.

"Is there something wrong?" Ai Yue quickly climbed up from Aponya's legs. "It's just right that I have to leave too. You guys chat, don't worry about me."

Being caught by a third person in this situation, no matter how thick-skinned Ai Yue was, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

On the contrary, Aponia, the instigator of all this, still had a calm expression - Ai Yue even suspected that she did it on purpose. After all, as a psychic fusion warrior, it should be the easiest thing for her to notice someone approaching her room.

"Oh, no need. It's really great that you're here, Ai Yue." Alicia also smiled, as if the scene she just saw did not make her feel out of place. "In this way, I don't have to make another trip to your place."

"So what's it about?" Seeing the other person's expression, Ai Yue's heart moved, "It doesn't seem to be a serious matter."

"Well, it's not a Fire Moth mission, but it's also very important." Alicia said with a smile, "We want to hold a birthday party for Kevin. I wonder if you guys would like to come?"

"Birthday party?"

"Yeah, we can take this opportunity to get everyone together for a meal," Alicia said. "Kevin, don't be fooled by his cold face now. He used to be a very cheerful person. It's just that for various reasons...he became like this."

Although Alicia was vague, both Ai Yue, who knew the inside story, and Aponya, who was considerate, realized that there must be many things hidden in it.

"Anyway, taking advantage of this relatively peaceful time, Mei and I decided to give Kevin a grand birthday party!" Alicia quickly smiled again. "Do you two have time?"

"I'm sorry, I'll be heading to the Deep Place soon, so I might not be able to be there." Aponya hesitated for a moment before shaking her head. "But if you don't mind, I'll send you my best wishes in my own way."

Aponia was not unfamiliar with Kevin. In the past few days, whenever Dr. Mei asked her to test the power called "Discipline", the taciturn man would stand far away and observe everything. His expression and eyes were very cold, but when he looked at Dr. Mei, he would reveal a little warmth.

Even if she couldn't be considered a friend of the two, seeing such feelings, how could she not send her blessings?

"Is that so? That can't be helped, but thank you for your blessing anyway." Alicia also expressed her understanding and quickly looked at Ai Yue, "Ai Yue, you should have a lot of free time lately, right? I've seen you wandering around the park several times."

"I might have to go on a long trip in a couple of days, but it shouldn't be a big problem." Ai Yue nodded, pretending to be nonchalant. "But, who are the people attending the birthday party? Do I know them all?"

"Oh, so what if we don't know each other? Isn't it better to get to know each other?" Seeing Ai Yue agreed, Alicia nodded happily, "I'll introduce you to each other later. It's a deal!"

As if afraid that Ai Yue would go back on his word, Alicia turned and was about to leave. Finally, just as she was about to close the door, she poked her head out and said, "By the way, don't forget to prepare a gift, okay?"

Then he closed the door gently.

Ai Yue also breathed a sigh of relief - this way, his first goal should be accomplished soon.

"You're going on a long trip?" Aponya asked at this moment, "Is it the thing you mentioned before?"

"Well, I'm going to meet a very interesting guy." Ai Yue nodded. "Come to think of it, she has some connection with the place you are going next."

"The deepest place?"

Ai Yue nodded.

The director of the weapons research department, Velvet, is a master of mechanics and engineering. He is also the creator of the "Deepest Place" of the prison. He can be said to be a genius no less than May and Mebius.

The "Key of God" series, which would later become a powerful weapon against Honkai, was created by her.

"Is she very powerful?" Aponiya suddenly asked, looking at Ai Yue's expression.

"Not bad," Ai Yue nodded subconsciously, "probably about the same as Dr. Mei."

"Compared with you?"

"That's far from the truth." Ai Yue shook his head decisively, "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Ai Yue now possesses the power of the system. Even if all the people in the world were put together, they might not be qualified to compare with him. Even though Wei Liwei had an extremely exaggerated setting in the original plot, it was obviously still not as good as the system.

"I'm just suddenly curious about what kind of person you'd like." Aponiya lowered his eyes and didn't look at Ai Yue again. "It's getting late. I should rest."

Ai Yue also stood up tactfully: "Oh, see you tomorrow then."

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but when he left the room, he seemed to hear Aponya sigh.

At eight o'clock the next morning, Ai Yue arrived at the airport as scheduled and met Aponiya who was carrying a small suitcase and preparing to board the plane.

"Give my regards to the children." Ai Yue handed over the box in his hand. "Here are some toys for them. Tell them I'll be visiting them soon."

"I understand." Aponya took the box and handed it to the staff. "I have something for you too."

As she spoke, she took out a ring from her pocket.

"What is this?" Ai Yue was stunned for a moment, then remembered something.

"Dr. Mei said that my commandments can also be applied to certain specific things to achieve specific 'commandments,'" Aponya said slowly. "This is one of the methods... Of course, this ring doesn't impose any 'commandments,' it just embodies certain expectations of mine."

"Will you accept it?"

"Okay," Ai Yue took the ring and put it on his finger without looking at it carefully, with a subtle expression on his face. "However, Aponya, I still hope you don't give rings to others casually... How should I put it, this kind of thing still requires caution."

"Is that right?"

Aponia observed Ai Yue's expression and then smiled slightly.

"I promise you."

Chapter 28 Spiral Workshop, here I come!

Aponia quickly left the Fire Moth base on a cargo plane.

Ai Yue watched the plane disappear into the sky, but he did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he walked to the other side of the apron.

There is also a cargo plane here, preparing to fly to another destination.

"Is this Mr. Ai Yue?" The gate attendant asked when they saw him approaching. "Dr. Mei told us that a Mr. Ai Yue is taking a flight to Spiral Workshop today."

"It's me." Ai Yue showed his ID. "When do we leave?"

"Anytime." After checking the ID, the staff member made way for you, inviting you in. "However, the owner of the Spiral Workshop has a somewhat erratic temper, so please be prepared."

The Spiral Workshop is located on a small island two hours' flight from the Fire Moth Base. It is said that due to frequent explosions and other accidents, it has to be located in a remote area far away from the city. However, Ai Yue knows that Wei Erwei will deliberately create explosions in order to defraud funds, so he has reason to suspect that the other party had planned everything when choosing the site.

From the outside, the Spiral Workshop looks like a building with a DNA double helix structure, but its height is less than ten meters. Therefore, Ai Yue guessed that its main part should be hidden underground, and the upper part is probably just for concealment.

There is a helipad behind the spiral workshop, which is obviously specially used for parking cargo planes. The cargo plane slowly lands, and then the hatch at the belly of the plane opens, and the neatly packed cargo is placed on the ground while the machinery is running.

Ai Yue opened the hatch and jumped to the ground first. Then he saw the metal platform carrying the cargo slowly descending. It was obvious that it had been signed for by Wei Erwei.

"The goods have been delivered. We still have to wait for Minister Wei Erwei to deliver the completed order." The staff member said to Ai Yue, "We will leave in about two hours. If you can make it back, Mr. Ai Yue, you can go back with us. It doesn't matter if you can't make it. Spiral Workshop has other means of transportation. It won't affect your trip."

"Okay, I understand." Ai Yue nodded, then looked around, "But the problem is, how do I get in? This place doesn't look like it has a main entrance."

"Well...we don't know either." The staff member smiled awkwardly. "As you can see, we've been waiting outside. Perhaps Minister Wei Weiwei will come out to pick you up in a while?"

Before Ai Yue could reply, a strange voice suddenly rang in his ears: "Ahem, sound check, sound check—Hello, can you hear me?"

Ai Yue turned his head and saw a loudspeaker rising from the ground not far away.

All these bars and boxes on the ground in this airport...can't every one of them be able to move independently?

Ai Yue suddenly began to understand why Dr. Mei wanted to cut Wei Erwei's funding.

The cost of building this airport alone is several times higher than the laboratory that Yu Ai Yue is currently using, not to mention that it is just an accessory and does not include the Spiral Workshop itself.

"Dr. Mei told me we had guests coming today, and I almost forgot." Wei Erwei continued, "Um, your name is Ai Yue, right? Come closer and stand in front of this speaker."

Ai Yue suddenly had a bad feeling, but he still walked over.

"Alright." There was a camera on the speaker, and it looked like the other party was using it to observe the situation at the airport. "Then you better hurry."

Ai Yue cooperated by reaching out to grab the pole holding the loudspeaker, then sighed.

I knew this place was not normal.

The next second, the feeling of weightlessness came from under his feet. The ground under Ai Yue's feet quickly sank and moved in the darkness at a speed that was obviously not within the safe range.

Fortunately, this process did not last long. After about ten seconds, the ground under Ai Yue's feet began to slow down and finally stopped.

The next second, the surrounding lights suddenly flickered on, illuminating the interior. A woman wearing a top hat, looking more like a circus performer than a scholar, appeared before him. "Ding-ding-ding-ding! How do you like this way of entering?"

"It's just okay." Ai Yue said stubbornly as he adjusted to the discomfort brought on by the rapid descent and movement. "The intention is too obvious. I can only say that there are no surprises at all."

"Oh, it seems like we have a picky guest." Weiwei didn't care and continued to smile. "Anyway, welcome to the Spiral Workshop—well, let me think, which guest are you here?"

"That's not important," Ai Yue waved his hand. "I know you let me in because of Dr. Mei's favor. In fact, you still have doubts about my ability, right? Can we fast-forward to the test phase? The plane up there can only wait for me for two hours."

"Oh, you're so impatient! Are you busier than me?" Wei Erwei blinked, a little surprised by Ai Yue's impatient reaction. "But you're right. Since you've discovered me, come with me."

Seeing that Wei Erwei stopped performing and turned to walk towards the door on the other side of the room, Ai Yue also breathed a sigh of relief.

He was so impatient not because he really wanted to go back early, but because Ai Yue knew very well that Wei Erwei's current performance was just a manifestation of alienation. The other party was observing and evaluating him in this way. If he blindly followed Wei Erwei's topic, he would probably not be able to get to the point for a long time.

In other words, before proving one's ability, all conversations are meaningless. Only after Wei Liwei truly realizes Ai Yue's ability does the conversation between the two have social value.

Ai Yue himself was not a pragmatist who pursued efficiency, but Wei Erwei loved performing so much that he had to pay more attention.

Following Weiwei's lead, the two soon came to another room. This was obviously Weiwei's workshop, because the walls around it were all made of transparent glass, through which they could see various large-scale mechanical equipment that were still in operation.

Moreover, except for a few common ones, such as forging furnaces and CNC machine tools, Ai Yue had never seen most of the other equipment.

"How's it going? Not bad, right?" Wei Erwei introduced from the side. "Most of the equipment here was designed and built by me personally."

"Very good." Ai Yue nodded, showing appropriate praise. "Dr. Mei said you are the best engineer and mechanic, and it seems he is right."

"Then I'll lend you this place." Wei Erwei said with a smile, "The computer over there can access all the materials in the workshop. Use whatever you want. You're welcome."

"The only condition is - make an interesting prop that I've never seen before."

Chapter 29 What a genius!

Wei Erwei noticed Ai Yue earlier than he thought.