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

Hua asked, "If I don't work harder, how can I guarantee that I can stand up in the next crisis?"

After saying this, she looked at Ai Yue nervously, waiting for his answer.

Hua is essentially a person who goes with the flow. She doesn't care what she wants to do or what kind of person she will become, but she doesn't want to disappoint Ai Yue.

For a long time after losing the leadership of Captain Himiko, Hua was in a dazed state. It was Ai Yue who pulled her out of such a life and gave her a new life and goals to strive for. Hua didn't know how to repay such a kindness, but at least she wanted to make herself worthy of such preferential treatment.

Ai Yue looked at her for a long time, but suddenly said something that Hua had never expected: "Let's go traveling starting tomorrow."

"……what?"

5

Chapter 5: No one goes to visit their neighbor.

Hua obviously didn't know why Ai Yue did this, but she unconditionally agreed with every decision Ai Yue made.

So the next morning, she packed her things and waited for departure.

Then she heard Mebius's puzzled voice: "So why are you suddenly saying you want to go on a trip at this time? Didn't the project just make some progress?"

"It's because of this progress that I can't stay in the lab any longer."

Ai Yue's answer was very strange. "Anyway, put down your work and go out for a walk."

Ai Yue didn't come up with this sudden idea just because he saw Hua's condition. In fact, he had been thinking about this since the combat mission regarding the 11th Herrscher was over.

After the successive births of Herrschers, the activity level of the Cocoon of the End has dropped to an unprecedented low. Prometheus's monitoring data on global Honkai energy fluctuations over the past two weeks also proves that the current Honkai disasters worldwide have decreased significantly compared to before the birth of the eleventh Herrscher.

It can be said that this is a rare period of peace. Thanks to this period, mankind can finally recuperate and restore its former vitality.

The reason why Ai Yue wanted to travel was to observe what kind of state people were in during this period.

This may sound like just an act of social observation, but it had a very important impact on Ai Yue's subsequent research.

Because Ai Yue needs to know whether humans are ready for evolution.

Now his experiment has reached a critical period. The birth of each subsequent result will completely subvert human imagination. It can be said that Ai Yue alone is enough to determine the future of human civilization.

The more times like this happen, the more cautious he must be, because even a small negligence may cause countless people to be affected.

So he had to leave the laboratory and return to human society - after all, in such a place, even if he could obtain extremely detailed data through Prometheus, it was far less real than verifying it with his own eyes.

"I really can't stand you. You should at least give me advance notice."

Mebius looked at Ai Yue's unquestionable expression and shook his head, "I haven't packed anything yet!"

"Technically speaking, your home isn't here, so there's nothing to clean up, right?"

Ai Yue, on the other hand, looked at her with a subtle expression. "Anyway, the first stop is the Fire Moth. It's the same if you go back to pack up. Come to think of it, you haven't been back for a long time, have you?"

Apart from the final catalytic process of the Stigmata Project carried out at the First Research Institute, it had indeed been some time since Mebius had held the reins of power at the First Research Institute.

She seemed to have completely gotten used to life on the Star of Light. If Ai Yue hadn't mentioned it, she might have forgotten that she still had a research institute to manage on the Fire Moth side.

"What's the big deal? Klein was basically in charge before anyway."

Mebius shrugged, appearing quite calm. "I've handed over everything to Klein. Now the First Research Institute belongs to her."

"You are so careless,"

Ai Yue was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "But it seems that such a small matter really doesn't matter."

Before Ai Yue joined the Fire Moth, the First Research Institute was the scientific research center that the entire Fire Moth relied on. It was thanks to the "Fusion Warrior Plan" proposed by Mobius that mankind was able to overcome the difficulties of the Seventh Herrscher.

However, ever since Ai Yue appeared, the First Research Institute has been completely overshadowed by someone else's brilliance, and now it has become no different from other laboratories.

From this perspective, it is not a bad thing to let Klein take charge of the First Research Institute.

"Brother Yue, I'm ready!"

On the other side, Padofelice also ran into the hall excitedly. Although she had storage props, she also prepared a backpack seriously. She looked like the only one who was going out for a trip among all the people present.

Among all the people present, Padufils was probably the most carefree one, so when Ai Yue told her that they were going out to travel from today, she didn't even ask a single question and happily went to pack her luggage.

Following behind her was Aponia, who was still wearing a nun's uniform. Even Mebius had temporarily changed out of his white coat in order to go out, but Aponia seemed to have no intention of changing her attire at all, which made the team look more subtle.

"In short, everyone is here."

Looking at the people gathered together, Ai Yue nodded and said, "Then let's get ready to set off."

So everyone went through the portal and came to the Fire Moth headquarters.

“No, does this count as traveling?”

Padofelice blinked and couldn't help showing a strange expression, "What's the difference between this and our usual behavior?"

Shouldn’t traveling mean taking various means of transportation, going to various places, seeing various scenery, and tasting various foods?

How come it feels like I'm at a friend's house?

She looked around at the others and finally realized a rather embarrassing problem - am I the only one among all the people present who has high expectations for this?

"Don't worry, this is just the first stop."

Ai Yue saw through Padufils's thoughts at a glance, smiled and patted her head, "There is plenty of time, and you will always get what you want later."

"So what are we doing here?"

Mebius asked, "Is there anything here that could be considered... uh, an attraction?"

"The first thing is to find someone to report our travel plans to so that everyone can be mentally prepared."

Ai Yue said, "Secondly, it's more convenient to start from here."

"I thought you were going to apply for a flight route and use that supersonic aircraft to go out."

Mebius couldn't help but show a surprised expression, "Are you really planning to buy a ticket and take the bus?"

“Otherwise, how can it be considered tourism?”

Ai Yue waved his hand. "Anyway, you can move freely for now and then gather at the First Research Institute in two hours."

A moment later, Ai Yue arrived at Dr. Mei's office.

"You want to go traveling?"

After hearing Ai Yue's description, Dr. Mei's face showed a complicated expression, "This is really surprising... You actually walked out of the laboratory?"

Ai Yue has always given people the impression of being a fanatical scientist. He can stay awake for dozens or even hundreds of hours for his research, and can stay in the laboratory for more than half a month. In order to save time, he even skips meals and relies directly on nutrient injections to maintain his physical health. It is really unbelievable that such a person would say that he wants to give up his experiments to go traveling.

Dr. Mei even began to wonder if the other party still had some unresolved sequelae of becoming a Herrscher.

"It's not a good idea to stay in the lab all the time."

Ai Yue shrugged and looked at Kevin beside him. "By the way, Kevin, the 'Brahma Project' has also been suspended. You don't have to go there during this period."

"I understand."

Kevin nodded without asking too much about the details. "I wish you a safe journey."

"Is that all you came to say?"

Dr. Mei looked at his carefree face and couldn't help but said, "If you have nothing else to do, go ahead."

She had been dealing with the Earth United Government for a long time for Ai Yue's plan, and finally she was able to report the Great Collapse disaster while covering up the truth of the matter. However, within two days, the culprit who had increased her workload actually went out for a leisurely trip. Such a huge gap was a little difficult to accept even for a gentle person like Dr. Mei.

But considering Ai Yue's contribution to human civilization, she felt that it was time for him to enjoy life.

"Look at you, you're in a hurry."

Ai Yue said slowly, "I'm not here just to report my whereabouts to you."

He placed a black box in front of the two people and said, "Here, this is a small compensation."

"what is this?"

Dr. Mei opened the box and found that most of the space inside was occupied by a silver-white metal box. "Portable host?"

"'Job Killer 4.0', an AI designed specifically to handle work."

Ai Yue said, "By the way, this thing was compiled by Prometheus based on the daily work of the Fire Moth and the Earth United Government during this period. It is very targeted and should be sufficient."

"That sounds great,"

Dr. Mei nodded, his expression expressionless. "I hope it works as well as you said."

Using artificial intelligence to assist in solving work problems was not the first thing Ai Yue thought of. In fact, this was the original purpose of the Prometheus project. However, Dr. Mei later discovered through experiments that today's artificial intelligence is really powerless when facing the complex and ever-changing human negotiations, especially the tug-of-war between multiple forces, so it was shelved.

So she was obviously not very confident about what Ai Yue brought.

"It doesn't matter if it doesn't work well, it can be upgraded,"

Ai Yue knocked on the silver-white metal box. "This thing's core specifications are on the same level as the current Prometheus. You don't have to worry about it not understanding your needs. Besides, it's a blank AI, so it can be cultivated from scratch. You can just treat it as an extra assistant."

Ai Yue could understand Dr. Mei's attitude very well. After all, he had tried it several times before. Prometheus was far from being a match for humans in terms of intrigue. It could not see the essence of the tug-of-war between countries at all. It was simply being played around with. Therefore, the plan to use artificial intelligence to reduce the burden has not been going smoothly.

But this time was different. After trying to create Prometheus' soul with the Soul Editor, a large amount of tedious, complex and difficult-to-interpret data was recorded in its original extension. Using this data, Ai Yue upgraded Prometheus' core again. Now she is at the critical point of the second technological singularity.

The new artificial intelligence with the same specifications as Prometheus has data that tends to focus on the intrigues among humans. Coupled with Dr. Mei's own adjustments, it may bring surprises.

Of course, Ai Yue did not intend to explain all this, and just left it to Dr. Mei to experience it himself. After all, if all the surprises were told, it would no longer be a surprise.

"Then what is this box over here?"

Kevin picked up a white box on the edge of the box. He shook it and heard the sound of many objects colliding inside. "It doesn't sound like a console accessory, does it?"

"Oh, that's the medicine for Dr. Mei. Take two pills three times a day. The course of treatment is one month."

Ai Yue waved his hand lightly and walked out the door. "Everything is ready now. I hope to hear good news from you two when I come back."

It wasn't until Ai Yue closed the door that the two finally reacted. Kevin carefully put the medicine box into his arms and said seriously, "I will make sure you take your medicine on time."

The medicine that Ai Yue gave as a gift was obviously used to treat Dr. Mei's extremely weak body. Considering that Dr. Mei always delayed his personal life because of work, Kevin naturally had to keep the medicine on himself.

After all, there have been very few Honkai disasters in recent times, so he has plenty of time to supervise the other party.

Dr. Mei didn't say anything, but turned his head slightly with a blush: "Well, let's first see how this artificial intelligence performs."

After reporting his plan, Ai Yue returned to the First Research Institute. At this moment, in the huge research institute, only Hua was sitting in the hall waiting. Even Mebius and Klein, who were supposed to stay here, were nowhere to be seen.

"The others haven't returned?"

Ai Yue asked first, then realized something, "Hua, you won't stay here forever, right?"

He just realized that Hua seemed to have no one who could be called a friend in the Fire Moth.

"No, I just..."

Hua shook his head slightly and said softly, "I went to visit the captain."

Ai Yue opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

Relying on his memory of the original plot, he certainly knew who the captain Hua was talking about - Himiko, the captain of the fifth team who was once responsible for maintaining Australia's security, and the one who rescued Hua from despair in Canghai City, and... the Seventh Herrscher.

Although Himiko eventually died as a Herrscher, because of her contributions to the Fire Moth and humanity, the Fire Moth finally held a hero's funeral for her and placed her remains in the cemetery.

What Hua meant by visiting was actually sweeping the graves.

"Don't worry, Dr. Ai Yue."

As if seeing Ai Yue's worry, Hua smiled and comforted him, "I will no longer dwell on what happened in the past."

"Yeah, that's good."

Ai Yue also skipped this topic and talked about something else, "By the way, regarding the next destination, I want to go back to Shenzhou. Hua, is there any place you want to go?"

"Dr. Ai Yue, don't you want to go home and take a look?"

Hua asked in surprise.

Ai Yue just shook his head slightly: "I can't remember where my hometown is anymore."

This statement wasn't false, but in this world on the brink of doomsday, there were obviously other, more pessimistic explanations. Hua therefore didn't pursue the question, but simply thought for a moment: "If possible, how about going to Canghai City? I heard they're undergoing reconstruction there."

6

Chapter 6 When will there be a second new Canghai City?

Canghai City was the most prosperous city on the coast of Shenzhou a few years ago. However, everything changed when the Judgment-level Honkai Beasts accompanying the Third Herrscher landed here with a large number of Honkai Beasts.

Hua sat by the window, thinking absentmindedly, and subconsciously glanced at Mebius.

She still remembered that she had gone to Canghai City to carry out a mission more than a year ago, which was to confirm whether the Judgment-level Honkai Beast "Shesha" was really dead, but in the end she encountered Mobius and the mission was terminated early.