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

"Ai Yue, what are you daydreaming about?"

Mebius, who was standing by, noticed Ai Yue's distraction and couldn't help but remind him, "Where are we going next?"

Wei Liwei left after briefly showing them around. After all, as the chief engineer, her job was not easy. It was not easy for her to spare some time. The rest depended on Ai Yue and the others' own plans.

Xincanghai City is still in an unfinished state. Not to mention natural tourist attractions, even man-made ones do not exist. Therefore, after a simple tour around, it is basically no longer worth sightseeing.

If I don't leave now, I'll have to think about staying overnight.

Although Wei Liwei can solve their accommodation problem, Ai Yue and the others also have their own solutions and do not have to live in the city.

"How about going to the beach?"

Ai Yue thought for a moment and said, "Let's camp at the beach tonight."

Although it seemed that there was no longer any value in staying in Xincanghai City, Ai Yue did not intend to leave in such a hurry. After all, one of the purposes of his trip was to slow down his life. If he continued to rush around, it would be a bit of putting the cart before the horse.

Besides, traveling doesn’t necessarily mean visiting tourist attractions.

"It's all right."

Mebius naturally had no objection to this. "But are you sure you want to go to the beach now? It's only noon."

"Then let's move freely first,"

Ai Yue nodded and said, "Let's find a place to gather in the evening."

Padfilis and the others soon learned of Ai Yue's arrangement. The cat-eared girl, who had long been very curious about this city, quickly ran away and disappeared, and no one knew where she had gone. Although Hua was not as eccentric as Padfilis, he also left the place in one direction, and obviously had his own goals.

Even Aponia walked towards the corner of the city - she had learned from Velvi that although the city had not yet been built, the outer protective wall had been completed and it had the ability to protect the residents, so residents of many surrounding settlements had moved here.

For Aponya, she naturally wanted to visit and see how the people living here were doing.

So the only two people left were Ai Yue and Mebius.

"Isn't there somewhere you want to go?"

Ai Yue looked at Mobius, who didn't seem to intend to leave, and couldn't help but ask.

"I don't have any past worth remembering here,"

Mebius said nonchalantly, "When I first came here to look for Shesha's samples, this place was a ruin. Now there's nothing left to see. Otherwise, I could have gone and seen the traces I left behind."

Ai Yue couldn't help but smile: "That kind of thing isn't that good-looking, is it?"

"So, there's no need for free movement."

Mebius blinked and quickly turned the topic back to Ai Yue. "As for you, on this trip to Shenzhou, I thought I could see what your hometown looks like. Don't you really plan to go back and take a look?"

"For me, I can't go back to my hometown, so I might as well look forward."

Ai Yue glanced at the workers he could vaguely see not far away, then smiled and said, "Instead of looking back at the past, it's better to think about what else can be done."

Wei Erwei just introduced that many of the workers here were recruited from ordinary people nearby, and their workload is actually only about 10% of the overall project. The rest is completed by drones. Although it seems that the workers have slowed down the progress of the project, it has special significance.

In addition to work-for-relief, allowing ordinary people to participate in the construction of their future homes can also alleviate their fear and anxiety about the future. When a solid fortress city takes shape bit by bit in their hands, perhaps they will have the courage to face the unknown tomorrow.

Although Ai Yue never doubted the possibility of defeating Honkai, this confidence obviously could not infect everyone in the world. Even though the Shenyin Project had preserved the lower limit of human spiritual construction as much as possible, it was still difficult to completely eliminate the pessimism in people's hearts when facing such a terrifying enemy as Honkai.

Ai Yue had naturally anticipated such a thing. One of the purposes of the Fortress City project was to cheer up more people. However, before that, all his ideas were based on virtual models in the laboratory.

It is indeed a different feeling to be able to see this scene with my own eyes and feel the impact of my actions on ordinary people.

"how?"

Mebius also noticed something from Ai Yue's expression. "Are you going to say something like, 'I feel like the burden on me has become heavier?'"

"That's not the case. It's just that for the first time I have a clearer understanding of the responsibilities I bear."

Ai Yue raised his chin, revealing a hint of pride, "How can the burden on me get any heavier?"

Mebius looked at Ai Yue in front of him, a little distracted.

She suddenly remembered that when she was in the laboratory, she wanted to use the fusion warrior formula to make things difficult for the other party, but he solved the problem easily. This was the look on Ai Yue's face at that time.

That was the first time that Mebius's worldview was challenged like never before, and it was also the beginning of her self-esteem being repeatedly rubbed against the ground.

Now that I think about it, I shouldn't have already...

"Watch your face,"

Mebius quickly collected his messy thoughts and deliberately rolled his eyes at Ai Yue, "So, where are we going now?"

"Just... just taking a walk?"

Ai Yue scratched his head, not knowing what to do. "Do you want to go see the sea?"

He suddenly realized that this was the first time he had felt so relaxed since coming into this world.

"Haven't you seen enough in Australia? Then next time, just move the Star of Light directly to the sea."

Mebius shook his head. "Like you said, let's take a walk around here."

What Ai Yue didn't understand was that Mebius rarely spent a leisurely day like this.

So the two of them walked leisurely in the empty city, walking aimlessly along the streets.

9

Chapter 9 I don’t have a dream, but…

It turns out that a leisurely, slow-paced life isn't for everyone.

At least Ai Yue and Mebius, two people who were used to being busy, became a little exhausted after walking on the road for less than ten minutes.

"I think, why don't we go to the beach first?"

In the end, it was Mebius who spoke first. Her face was full of discomfort, and even her fingers were moving unconsciously. "I really am still... not suitable for this slow pace."

The unconscious movement of her fingers was not a nervous twitch at all, but the desire to do the experiment was directly reflected in her body.

"Then you go first, choose a place and send me the location."

Ai Yue was not surprised by this. He had noticed that Mebius was a little absent-minded ten minutes ago. "I'll take a walk."

The reason why Ai Yue could still remain calm was not because he was more adapted to this kind of life than Mebius, but because he had already entered the working state in advance and was thinking about how to improve this fortress city.

Therefore, he planned to wait until Mebius left and then go to discuss it with Velvet.

If it was an ordinary relationship, facing such a cold response from the other party, I am afraid that the two people would have started a conflict. Fortunately, Ai Yue and Mobius were not normal people and had long been accustomed to this way of getting along. Therefore, Mobius did not hesitate much and turned around and left.

She also had a set of simple experimental equipment hidden on her body, and she just happened to have a new inspiration. If she didn't take advantage of this opportunity to experiment, she would not be able to sleep tonight.

On the other side, Hua finally arrived at his destination.

In order to lay a solid foundation for the new Canghai City, Shenzhou cleared a piece of land in the ruins of the original Canghai City for the construction of the new Canghai City. Fortunately, Hua's school was not within this area, so she still had the opportunity to trace the traces she had left behind.

At this moment, she was standing in front of her former teaching building, looking at the collapsed building with only half of the first floor left, recalling her past experiences here.

By chance, she met a lively girl here and became friends with her. Thanks to her, she was able to spend a short but happy campus life.

But all this was too far away from her, so far that she couldn't even remember the name of the first friend she met.

It has only been a few years. Even for an elderly person, it would be possible to remember some things clearly in such a long time, let alone a young person like her?

Hua didn't feel anything about this, and even accepted the fact that this was a side effect of the "Divine Sound Project" that she had never mentioned to anyone else.

Of course, this didn't appear at the beginning, but was something I discovered when I tried it alone during the last battle plan.

At first Hua thought she had made a mistake, but she soon discovered that except for some of her memories becoming blurred, everything else was exactly in line with Dr. Ai Yue's idea of the Shenyin Project.

Perhaps this is the price one must pay to gain power. Didn’t the fusion warriors also give up part of themselves and merge with the Honkai beasts in order to gain powerful strength?

For this reason, Hua did not tell anyone about this matter for the time being. This was one of the few decisions she made on her own.

If Dr. Ai Yue knew about this, he would definitely suspend the progress of the Shenyin Project and would not restart it until it was guaranteed to be foolproof.

But I can't keep waiting like this. I can't stay like this, unable to do anything.

So she has to...

Hua just stood in front of the teaching building, staring at the wreckage in front of him in a daze.

"Hey, Hua, what's your dream?"

A powerful voice suddenly echoed in her mind, and then a picture appeared in her mind.

I was lying on the grass side by side with a girl whose face was already blurred, and suddenly they started talking about dreams.

How did you answer at that time?

Hua frowned, somewhat unable to remember.

She took a step forward, walked around the teaching building and headed towards the dormitory, trying to recall more things. Perhaps only in this way could she recall her answer to this question.

The dormitory building looked slightly better preserved than the teaching building, but Hua could no longer tell from the wreckage where the dormitory where he had lived for half a year was.

Fortunately, such scenes have stimulated her memory to some extent, so that more and more information is flooding into her mind.

She recalled that her friends once thought that she would inherit the family martial arts school and continue to maintain it because "that's who you are."

"That's why I thought you would inherit the family martial arts school—you seem like the kind of person who would do whatever anyone tells you to do."

The girl's voice became clearer. "If someone tells you to 'go this way,' you'll do it."

“But that road is your life.”

Is that so?

Hua finally began to examine herself. Was she just a person who went with the flow and followed what others said?

It seemed as if more and more memories were flooding into her mind, causing Hua to breathe heavily, as if the memories were bringing her heavy pressure and making her brain increasingly fuzzy.

So Hua started running.

She ran over the ruins of the school, over the broken fence, and over the shattered streets, just running aimlessly forward.

This is her common method of relieving stress. While running, she can temporarily forget many things, which is just right for dealing with the current situation.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Hua finally stopped. Now her physical fitness has exceeded ordinary people's imagination. Even if she has not become a fusion warrior, the changes brought about by the Shenyin Plan are not limited to the spiritual level.

So when she found herself running from the ruins of the school to the ruins of the airport, she was not too surprised, but just wondered for a while how to get back.

Just at this moment, she looked in the direction of the city.

Although night has not yet fallen, the city wall of Xincanghai City is so powerful that it can block out the sun and the sky. It blocks most of the light, making everything in front of the eyes look a little blurry.

Something familiar again.

Hua frowned slightly, and suddenly remembered that on the day he returned home, he heard the alarm at the airport and was protected by the soldiers who came from the Fire Moth. It seemed to be a similar scene.

What were you doing at that time?

Hua racked his brains and finally remembered that at that time he was trying to get through the airport's protective forces and rush towards the city.

Did someone ask me to do this? But I was just a student at the time. Even if I practiced a few moves with the martial arts passed down in my family, how could I possibly make any difference?

However, it seemed that someone was talking at that time.

Hua closed his eyes and finally heard a voice from the bottom of his heart that he had never heard before.

"I'm going to save my friend."

She suddenly opened her eyes, and everything in front of her seemed to surge at this moment.

10

Chapter 10 Unable to lock onto the target.

"Those are the thoughts at the moment."

In Wei Erwei's office, Ai Yue sorted out his ideas and then told her. Wei Erwei thought about it for a moment, and after making sure he hadn't missed anything, he nodded and said, "But some things may not be so easy to implement. If you encounter any problems, come to me."

"So you know this, Dr. Ai Yue?"

Wei Erwei said in a clearly odd tone, "You rushed in with a bunch of demands without any explanation. Do you know that this will cause huge trouble for our work?"

Ai Yue didn't even raise his eyebrows: "The funding will be increased by an additional 10%."

"okay!"

Wei Erwei immediately sat up straight, even taking out a piece of paper and pen from somewhere, "If you have any other needs, just let me know!"

The funding for the "Fortress City Project" is actually unlimited, and the so-called 10% increase is actually not true at all. Therefore, what Ai Yue meant by this sentence is actually about Wei Erwei's other projects.