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

He actually noticed last night that Hua's behavior was a little different from usual, but Ai Yue initially thought it was just a slight effect of being reminded of someone by the sight of him, so he didn't take it seriously.

It was not until Hua came to him and expressed his thoughts in a calm tone that he felt that there seemed to be some unexpected changes in the other person.

"I just figured it out, Dr. Aiyue."

Hua's tone was actually the same as usual, but with a hint of less confusion. "I didn't have any goals before, but fortunately I met a lot of good people, so I never strayed from the right direction."

"And now, I want to take my first step."

Looking at the girl's determined gaze, Ai Yue nodded slightly, then smiled: "It sounds like I have no reason to refuse you."

Hearing this, Hua couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "So, you agree?"

"Of course, congratulations, Hua."

Ai Yue nodded. "Although I knew you would take this step sooner or later, this day has arrived much sooner than I expected. Now that you have a goal, let's work hard to move forward."

"Thank you, Dr. Ai Yue."

Hua smiled slightly, then said apologetically, "It's just that you've done so much for me, but I can't continue to follow you. It's really a bit..."

"You can't say that. I didn't do those things just to keep you by my side."

Ai Yue interrupted Hua and shook his head. "Besides, as long as our goals are the same, even if we are in different places, we are still fighting side by side, right?"

Hua Lu's eyes lit up, and he nodded, saying, "This is the only thing I'm sure of: I will fight Honkai to the very end."

"In that case, then try your best to do it."

Ai Yue reached out and patted her shoulder. "If you encounter any difficult problems, you can always come to me."

A moment later, the few people who had packed up their things gathered together again. Padufilis, still sleepy, hugged Ai Yue's arm tightly, as if hanging on him. She looked around for a long time and suddenly asked, "Hey, where is Ahua?"

"She found her own thing to do, and she won't be leaving with us."

Ai Yue smiled and said, "It seems that he must have really thought it through this time, otherwise he wouldn't be so anxious."

"I see. No wonder she acted a little bit like that last night..."

Aponya said thoughtfully, "But what about the 'Divine Sound Project'?"

"We have already done everything we can do. The rest depends on Hua's own efforts."

Mebius said, "But, leaving her alone like this is a little unsafe, isn't it?"

In essence, the Shenyin Project is just to plant a seed in Hua's heart. As for whether this seed will eventually grow into a towering tree or wither and die halfway, it all depends on her own will, and it is difficult for others to interfere.

But Hua is the only achievement of the Shenyin Project after all. Her data is not only of great value, but may also hide potential risks. If it cannot be supervised, unpredictable errors may occur.

"Don't worry, I've already asked Alicia for help."

Ai Yue smiled and said, "At least here in Shenzhou, there's no need to worry about Hua's affairs. Besides, I believe we will soon be able to see the final results of the Shenyin Project."

Padofelice did not express her opinion because she had already fallen asleep hanging on Ai Yue's body - she had the most fun last night, and it was really difficult for her to get up at this time.

Ai Yue and his group quickly boarded a plane and left this thriving city. Two figures were standing on the towering city wall, watching them go away.

"Are you really not going to continue enjoying your vacation?"

Alicia stood beside Hua and asked again, "Once you start working, it will be difficult to enjoy such leisure time again."

"That's exactly what I need, Alicia."

There was no hesitation in Hua's tone. "Besides, if we can bring about the day of defeating Honkai sooner rather than later, then we'll have plenty of free time, won't we?"

"You really have changed, Hua."

After listening to the girl's answer, Alicia sighed and said, "So, what are you going to do next?"

"Do everything I can."

Hua said calmly, "Even if it's not a mission to fight Honkai, I want to help as many people as possible."

To this day, Hua still hasn't found anything that can be called a "dream", because she clearly realizes that as long as the dark cloud of collapse still hangs over the heads of mankind, the future can never be called a word full of hope.

But there are still many people in the world who have dreams, right?

Then, all I have to do is protect them.

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Chapter 13: It’s normal for men to have some privacy.

"Where do we go next?"

Mebius asked on the plane.

"Go somewhere you're sure to like."

Ai Yue smiled and said, "You probably haven't been to Atla City since the last Great Collapse?"

"Mu Continent."

Mebius nodded, remaining calm on the surface. "Alright, let's see if those good-for-nothings have improved after their near-death experience."

Although she still expressed disdain for her so-called colleagues, Ai Yue still caught a glimpse of expectation in her eyes - he didn't know whether she was looking forward to the research results of other scholars or something else.

As someone who knew Mebius better, Ai Yue thought about it and thought that Mebius was probably looking forward to how to make fun of others.

After all, part of her previous bad reputation in the industry came from her ridicule and sarcasm towards scholars in the same field.

Thinking of this, Ai Yue suddenly felt a little sorry for the scholars of Mu Continent. After all, if he hadn't been going there this time, Mebius probably wouldn't have appeared in Atla City for a long time.

"Mu Continent...it is said that the last disaster was very serious."

Aponya said from the side, "I wonder how your recovery is going now?"

"Parts of the city have been abandoned because many of the research projects there are highly dangerous, so the cost of rebuilding is very high and they have to be sealed off temporarily."

Ai Yue said on the side, "But I heard that the new city has been built for some time."

"Who manages the Fire Moth branch there?"

Mebius asked again, "Su?"

"Su has returned to the moon, Mebius."

Before Ai Yue could speak, Aponya began to explain, "The fusion warrior currently stationed in Mu Continent is Eden, right?"

"Yes, but Eden isn't in charge of any specific matters. She's mainly relying on her former identity to negotiate with the people of Atla City."

Ai Yue nodded. "After all, the people who live in that place are either scholars or wealthy people. Eden's face is still very useful."

As a successful technology capital, Atlantis is a city that gathers all the world's cutting-edge technologies. It was once known as "the place closest to the future in the world." Such a city naturally attracts countless investors and wealthy people.

They and scholars form a perfect ecosystem, where the wealthy invest in high-tech projects, then use the results to transform into wealth, and then use the new wealth to invest in the next project, thus forming a cycle.

"Eden is probably the most suitable person for this position,"

Mebius smiled and said, "I guess she lives a fulfilling life here. Every day is filled with various balls, evening parties and press conferences."

"Almost, so I'm afraid she won't have time to receive us today."

Ai Yue shrugged, "So we'll still be free this time—but we won't stay long."

Atla City is actually not a good place for tourism. Ai Yue came here this time not just to relax, but for other purposes.

He looked out the window and through the clouds, he could already see the outline of a continent and a city that was still radiating brilliant light even from such a distance.

The city of Atla is right before our eyes.

The plane finally landed smoothly at the airport of the Fire Moth branch. Ai Yue did not reveal his whereabouts to too many people, so there was no one here to pick them up. After they simply completed the formalities, they quietly left here and officially entered the city.

"Wow……"

Padofelice gradually regained consciousness after getting off the plane, and her attention was soon drawn to the exaggerated scenes in Atla. There were cars flying in the sky, 3D advertisements projected by projection systems on both sides of the street, and figures wearing exoskeleton armor and lying flat on their backs floating through the air. Each one looked very novel.

While the combined technological content of these shoes might not even compare to the shoes Padovani is wearing, they do look quite fancy.

"Wait, what's that?"

Mebius's attention was focused elsewhere. She noticed that most people on the street were accompanied by a small puppet. She couldn't help but reveal a subtle expression, "Could it be that 'armed puppets' have already started mass production?"

When Ai Yue visited the "Armed Doll" project, Mebius was next to him, so she naturally had an impression of this small doll. Although in appearance, it was different from the doll she had seen before, it should be just a difference in model.

"Currently, it's just a pilot project in Atla City."

Ai Yue explained, "However, many people are optimistic about this project. I heard that investors are lining up every day, so Ai Yin is now a hot new star in Atla City."

"That's not bad. At least her results are worth mass-producing."

Perhaps because of Ai Yue's support for the project, Mebius rarely held back and didn't say anything harsh. "So we're going to go find her now?"

"Actually, I can go alone, you guys can..."

Before Ai Yue finished speaking, he noticed that there was someone missing from his side. "Where's Paduo?"

"He's already gone out."

Aponya pointed ahead. Ai Yue looked up and saw that half of the tail had disappeared around the corner of the street. "Do you need me to call her back?"

"Forget it, if the child likes to play, let her play."

Ai Yue waved his hand and said, "Aponia, please pay attention to her. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, call me. Other than that, you can make your own decisions."

"I'll go with them too. They've both never been here before, right? It's a good opportunity to broaden their horizons."

Mebius shook his head and said, "You can go to Aiyin by yourself."

It wasn't that Mebius didn't want to meet Einstein now, but she keenly felt from Ai Yue's words that the other party didn't seem to want to be accompanied by anyone else.

Obviously, Ai Yue's purpose this time is not just tourism - at least his purpose of coming to Atla City is not that simple.

But anyway, Einstein's project was not a dangerous one related to Honkai, so Mebius turned a blind eye.

"Are you really not going?"

Aponya asked after Ai Yue left.

She was naturally well aware of what Mebius could perceive, but Aponia had never interfered with any of Ai Yue's decisions, so she felt a little strange about Mebius's uncharacteristic behavior this time.

If it were in the past, even if Mebius didn't follow, he would at least give him a few words of advice. Now his laissez-faire attitude is really a bit wrong.

"That's unnecessary. If he can even handle something like becoming a Herrscher, what kind of trouble could he possibly cause in Einstein's laboratory?"

Mebius shook his head. "Compared to this, can you still keep up with Paddo? I remember that guy really wanted to hide, not even Prometheus could find him, right?"

"Then you underestimate me."

Aponya smiled faintly, "She has been within my sight from beginning to end."

The ability to lock the mind cannot be matched by relying on a camera.

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Chapter 14: Brother, Teach Me (4,000 words)

Just as Ai Yue was heading towards the address given by Einstein, Einstein was also waiting nervously on the other side.

Today, she no longer lives in that small and messy laboratory with her assistants, but owns an independent research institute in the new city of Atla. Although its scale is not as large as Mebius's First Research Institute, the fact that it occupies a considerable area in a place like Atla where every inch of land is valuable is enough to illustrate Einstein's current status.

But money and status did not have much impact on Einstein. Although she no longer had to do the work of several people and work nearly twenty hours a day as before, she was still the hard-working and sincere scholar in essence.

Therefore, when Einstein learned that Ai Yue was coming to visit her laboratory again, she was extremely excited.

Especially after seeing Ai Yue say that she needed her help with something and hoped that no one else would be present, Einstein canceled all appointments without hesitation and gave everyone in the institute a holiday to ensure that when Ai Yue arrived at her institute, she would be the only living person in the entire institute.

As the time agreed upon by the two was approaching, Einstein once again confirmed the situation of the institute, and then stood at the door of the institute waiting, while he began to hesitate whether to take this time to tidy up his personal appearance.

If anyone else saw this scene, they would definitely find it unbelievable - you know, Dr. Nicola Einstein is the most dazzling rising star scholar in Atla City today. Her armed puppet project has been recognized by experts in many different fields, who believe that this is a major research that may change the future life of mankind.

It can be said that more than 95% of the media in the entire city are now seeking an opportunity to meet Einstein, but he does not like to communicate with the outside world on weekdays, so he rarely appears in public, and there are very few related reports or video materials.

But such a popular figure actually came to the door of the institute very respectfully, waiting for someone to arrive. This made people start to imagine what kind of person the other person was.

Of course, if they saw Ai Yue, they might be disappointed. After all, compared to Einstein, Ai Yue's identity was more secretive and not something that ordinary people could access. Therefore, he could easily be mistaken for an unknown person.

Of course, to Einstein and Ai Yue, these things were irrelevant.

Ai Yue didn't let Einstein wait too long. Just when the other party finally decided to change his clothes, he appeared in front of the gate of the institute.

"Long time no see, Aiyin."

Looking at Einstein, who was a little excited and didn't know what to say, Ai Yue smiled and said, "You look much healthier than before."