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

"right?"

Upon hearing Ai Yue's praise, Einstein immediately straightened his back. "I think so too! Using a specific symbol to bring together scholars from different fields, allowing them to communicate and grow together, while knowledge is constantly improved and evolved in the process, is a very interesting thing!"

Einstein actually had no intention of establishing a sect at the beginning. However, as the biggest beneficiary of Ai Yue's participation in the science and technology exchange conference, she always couldn't help but want to publicize Ai Yue's greatness to others. As a result, in the process, she attracted many like-minded people.

Many of them were scholars who had made breakthroughs in their projects because they were inspired by the three questions. They were very grateful for Ai Yue's generosity. They gathered together and imitated Ai Yue's behavior, sharing with each other the experiences and knowledge they had learned in the project, and thus making continuous progress.

This is also why the statues in the hall do not have specific images, because what they believe in is not a specific person, but the spirit shown by Ai Yue. In this way, they will not fall into fanatical beliefs.

Therefore, Ai Yue did not intend to punish Einstein for this, because objectively speaking, this was not a bad thing.

Seeing Einstein's incessant chatter, Ai Yue couldn't help but laugh: "Then I'll have to trouble our founder, Ms. 001, to issue me the serial number."

"what?"

Einstein suddenly showed a look of astonishment. "You, you really want to join?"

"Can't you?"

Ai Yue spread his hands, "Don't tell me I'm not qualified?"

"Of course you are qualified!"

Einstein quickly shook his head, but still showed a subtle expression, "But, uh... well, how should I put it, it just feels weird."

Ai Yue's decision to join the "Knowledge Seeking Sect" was as awkward as the situation where the guy on the cross suddenly came down from the cross and asked, "Can you take me with you?" while the believers were praying.

This means that the "Knowledge-Seeking Sect" cannot be considered a religious organization in the true sense, otherwise wouldn't it be a mess?

"Just treat me as a newbie, isn't that enough?"

Ai Yue waved his hand and said, "No one knows each other anyway, how can I be exposed in the serial number area?"

Einstein glanced at him, then muttered quietly, "I think it's very likely."

Ai Yue's eyes widened immediately: "Then let's talk about punishment?"

In the end, Einstein, who was in the wrong, chose to compromise, and then held a simple welcome ceremony surrounded by many like-minded people.

By the way, Ai Yue got the serial number 198, and Mebius got the serial number 199.

It was called a welcome ceremony, but in reality it was just Einstein putting badges with serial numbers on them for the two new members and then a circle of people gathered around and applauded. It can only be said that these people really don't understand what a sense of ceremony is, and they just keep it simple.

"Okay, let's end the welcome ceremony here. Everyone just continue with your own business."

After handing out the serial numbers, Einstein couldn't wait to interrupt the crowd and said, "I'm taking these two newcomers for a walk..."

"What's the rush, 001?"

A male scholar numbered 029 stepped forward and said enthusiastically, "Come on, newcomer, three questions."

As one of the thirty members of the "Knowledge Seeking Sect" when it was first established, although 029 is already a middle-aged uncle, his enthusiasm is no less than that of young people. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the most enthusiastic person in the entire sect.

Whenever a new member came to the sect, he would send his blessing as per his custom - that is, he would try his best to answer the three difficult questions that the new member was currently confused about, so as to help the other person overcome the difficulties and feel the joy of sharing knowledge as quickly as possible.

But it was obvious that perhaps because his words were too concise, some misunderstanding occurred.

Is it finally my turn to be the one pretending to be cool and then getting slapped in the face?

Ai Yue, who thought the other party was looking for trouble, suddenly perked up: "Okay, then ask."

22

Chapter 22 Who else has a dream?

Following Ai Yue's response, the scene suddenly became quiet.

Then, there was a burst of good-natured laughter.

"Wrong, Ai...198, you are wrong,"

Einstein quickly whispered, "029 means he can help you solve three problems, not embarrass you with three questions!"

"Young people are full of energy,"

Although his meaning was misunderstood, 029 did not dwell on it. Instead, he said, "But this is not bad either. I won't be polite then?"

As an expert in mechanical engineering materials, 029 has indeed encountered some problems recently. Although he does not think that this young and somewhat overly-talented guy in front of him can answer his questions, with so many people gathered around, it is possible that they can come up with some inspiration by discussing together.

He then wrote an unfinished formula on the blackboard beside him: "This is a new material I've been trying recently, but every time I get stuck at a critical point, it won't blend smoothly, leading to failure. I've tried many methods, but haven't been able to solve it. Does anyone have any suggestions?"

After being reminded by Einstein, Ai Yue naturally realized that he had thought too much. However, since he came here, he naturally could not remain indifferent to the problem, right?

"Are you optimizing the Soul Steel?"

Ai Yue immediately recognized the source of this formula and then touched his chin. "The new material you found is not good. Its density is too high and it cannot be integrated with the existing material structure. No matter how many methods you use, it will be useless."

He took a pen and began writing on the blackboard: "You can try this: using an intermediary substance to blend the two. However, be careful that this process takes place in a sufficiently low temperature environment. Otherwise, the overly activated intermediary substance will in turn destroy the original material structure."

As he finished speaking, the originally unfinished formula was completed. Ai Yue even completed some details that 029 had not written down before, and made minor adjustments to the parts he had already derived. In the end, even the entire formula had changed.

029 looked at the formula that had been distorted beyond recognition with a strange look, then looked at Ai Yue and Einstein beside him. He opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just nodded, then hurriedly pushed the movable blackboard to the corner to verify it.

"Why did you run away?"

Ai Yue wanted to say a few more words, but found that the person had disappeared. He could only shrug regretfully and said, "Forget it. The remaining questions should not be a big deal."

He was talking to himself, but he was completely unaware that the eyes of the people around him were undergoing some subtle changes when looking at him.

Although the Seeking Knowledge Sect does not emphasize identity and only addresses each other by the number they received when they joined the sect, there are actually only so many people in the academic circle of Atla City. Even if they have never met each other before, they have more or less heard of each other through various channels. Therefore, as long as they come into contact with each other, they can easily guess each other's identity.

For example, 029's true identity is a veteran member of the Fire Moth's Second Research Institute. He joined the Fire Moth almost only a month later than the legendary owner of the First Research Institute, Mebius. He is a pioneer in the research of anti-collapse materials. Most of the Fire Moth's previous weapons and equipment were inseparable from his research.

If such a person had not been completely impressed by the soul steel created by Ai Yue, there would be no way he would have joined such a strange sect. But even though he thought he could not compare to Dr. Ai Yue, his position in the field of mechanical engineering materials was still unshakable.

In other words, the problem that troubles 029 can basically be regarded as a problem that humans cannot solve at present, and the person who can propose a solution in a flash, even if the solution is eventually proved to be problematic, is definitely not an ordinary scholar.

When did such a person appear in Atla City? Or did he come from outside Atla City?

The members stared at each other, their breathing becoming heavy.

Because a very likely answer is about to emerge at this moment.

"1..."

Einstein realized that Ai Yue's identity was likely exposed. Just as she was about to speak, she was pulled back by Mebius. She turned her head and saw Mebius shaking his head at her: "Let him be."

"But,"

Einstein whispered, "Won't this cause problems?"

"What could go wrong?"

Mebius smiled and said, "In fact, this might be the scene that guy expected."

At this moment, Ai Yue had not yet realized the problem, or he had not thought in that direction at all. He had just solved a problem and was thinking about whether to come up with some less difficult questions to inspire others, when he saw someone walking in front of him.

"Hello, 1, Doctor."

The other person's tone was a little excited, and he even stumbled over his words, but he calmed down and pulled over the blackboard to write. "I also have a question. I wonder if I can ask you a question?"

Before Ai Yue nodded, he saw that the other party had already started writing impatiently.

His action also woke up more people, and everyone began to move, looking for usable blackboards around to record their questions in advance - if the person in front of them is really the one they imagined, then every second of tonight is precious and must not be wasted!

"Well, I've been studying energy decay lately and encountered a tricky phenomenon."

The other party wrote eloquently for almost two-thirds of the blackboard before turning around and looking at Ai Yue. "This is the part. The energy decay value here always shows unexpected changes. Sometimes it's too high, sometimes too low. What's going on?"

"Let me see..."

Ai Yue walked over and took a quick look, then circled a node in the formula. "There must be a problem here. The metal in the experimental equipment has been activated, affecting the energy decay. However, this may be a good thing. If we can add relevant metal factors to the experiment, we can reduce the amplitude of energy decay."

In this way, Ai Yue successfully made the second person drag the blackboard to the corner.

When he turned around, he found that other people had already lined up on the side, and each of them was holding a blackboard full of questions.

Ai Yue scratched his head, feeling that something seemed wrong with tonight's development.

But he didn't have time to think about it, because the next person came up with a blackboard: "Hello, Doctor, I have a question too..."

23

Chapter 23 made him very happy.

It was not until the second half of the night that Ai Yue left the church of the Seeking Knowledge Sect yawning.

"Oh, what a fulfilling evening."

Ai Yue yawned and stretched, "You know what, these people's ideas are really interesting."

"I'm sorry, Dr. Ai Yue,"

Einstein walked to his left, his face full of apology. "You are obviously here for a trip, but I still trouble you so much..."

"It's nothing to worry about. This level is no different from rest for him."

Mebius interrupted Einstein's apology and asked, "Isn't that right, Ai Yue?"

"That's not the case. Some of the questions are indeed quite profound, and they are directions I have never thought about. They are also very useful to me."

Ai Yue smiled and said, "But there's really no need to apologize. On the contrary, this kind of activity is actually quite good."

At this point, he revealed a smug expression: "Fortunately, I didn't choose to show my true face, otherwise I probably wouldn't be able to experience this kind of fun, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he found that the two people around him were looking at him with a very strange look. He couldn't help scratching his head: "What's wrong? Am I wrong?"

"Um, Dr. Ai Yue,"

Seeing that Möbius was not going to respond to this question, Einstein said, "You were probably exposed from the beginning."

"what?"

Ai Yue was horrified. "How is that possible? My disguise was flawless!"

"You are definitely not exposed by your appearance,"

Mebius sighed. "But being able to answer so many difficult questions across so many different fields, even an idiot would realize you're no ordinary person, right?"

Sometimes Mebius really wondered if Ai Yue was acting, but after spending so much time together, she realized that this guy in front of her was indeed a bit of a fool sometimes.

"That seems to be the case,"

Ai Yue finally came to his senses at this moment, and couldn't help but reveal a somewhat embarrassed expression, "Fortunately, fortunately, I was just thinking about whether to take off the mask at the end and show off in front of everyone, but fortunately I didn't do that."

"But you'll have to worry about it later, Einstein."

Mebius ignored the guy and looked at the red-haired doctor beside him. "After what happened tonight, there may be a lot more people who want to join the Seeking Knowledge Sect."

"Eh?"

Einstein blinked and finally realized, "That's right, if everyone knew that they might meet Dr. Ai Yue in the Seeking Knowledge Sect, they would definitely come to see him! But, Dr. Ai Yue will be leaving soon..."

She looked at Ai Yue beside her with some embarrassment. Without Ai Yue, the Seeking Knowledge Sect would essentially be just an ordinary organization for everyone to communicate and discuss. But Ai Yue was so busy, he definitely couldn't be stationed here permanently. If others joined the Seeking Knowledge Sect and found that they couldn't see Ai Yue at all...

Although there would not actually be any bad consequences, Einstein was still worried about whether such a thing would affect Ai Yue's reputation.

After all, the very birth of this sect was somewhat based on the reputation of Ai Yue.

"It's okay. I told you this sect isn't a bad thing."

Ai Yue also noticed Einstein's worry and couldn't help but smile and said, "Besides, even though I can't be on the scene often, it doesn't mean that I can't solve your problems."

Einstein was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "You mean?"

“If you really encounter a problem that you can’t find inspiration for even after discussing it with everyone, you can always contact me.”

Ai Yue snapped his fingers, and Einstein's phone immediately received a message from an unknown source, "I'm giving you a new permission. With this permission, you can contact me in most situations."

"really?"

Einstein hurriedly saved the new message on his phone, then looked at Ai Yue, "But, won't this cause you trouble?"

"Don't worry, I'm also interested in everyone's research topics."

Ai Yue said with a smile, "Although it is impossible to participate in every project throughout, this way I can also be exposed to many issues that I have never thought about before, which is actually a good thing."

At this point, he paused again and said, "Besides, since you believe in me, then of course I must respond to that belief."

After saying goodbye to Einstein, the two got into the car waiting at the door, and this time, it was Eden himself who was driving.

"Well, my friend?"

Seeing Ai Yue's smiling face, Yiden couldn't help but smile faintly. "It looks like you guys are having a lot of fun."