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

Su looked at the radiation counter in front of him and couldn't help but smile helplessly, "But at this rate, I'm afraid the effect can only last less than half a day."

"There's no need to be too pessimistic."

Mebius shook his head. "The energy contained in these crystals is limited, so the range of radiation they can create is also limited. They can't penetrate endlessly. Therefore, that lead house is sufficient if it is simply used to seal these crystals."

"But we still have to consider the issue of carrying and transferring."

Ai Yue added, "So this is a good time to upgrade the soul steel formula."

"I'll leave the materials to you. I have no control over them."

Mebius clearly had no interest in this project, so he simply waved his hand, his gaze still fixed on the lead box in the center of the room. "I'll study this thing some more and, by the way, I'll be in charge of transferring it to that lead room... Don't worry, I'll be careful this time."

"You better be."

Ai Yue said half jokingly and half warningly, "I'll have Number Two supervise you, so please pay attention to your own safety, okay?"

Ai Yue knew Mobius's nature too well. If he didn't say something harsh, he had no doubt that Mobius would wait until both of them left and swallow the energy sample in one gulp to test the human body's tolerance to this radiation.

"Do not worry."

Hearing Ai Yue's words, Mebius also turned around and raised three fingers of his left hand to his face, "I swear, okay?"

Ai Yue nodded in satisfaction, and then left here with Su - although swearing was a seemingly meaningless thing, the fact that Mebius was willing to do such a thing proved that she did listen to his words.

Only after the two men were out of his sight did Mebius turn around and stare at the lead box in front of him.

She hadn't been completely honest just now—these crystals did make her feel a little uncomfortable, but if she had to use a word to accurately describe the feeling, it would be more like...

His body was uncontrollably attracted by the energy in those crystals.

33

Chapter 33 seems to know something extraordinary.

"I never thought Dr. Mebius would listen to you so much, Dr. Aiyue."

As Ai Yue and Su were walking towards the Soul Steel Laboratory, they couldn't help but say, "I still remember my teacher saying that Dr. Mobius was the most talented and unruly genius he had ever met. He was always worried that Mobius would use his talent to do something beyond human morality, causing disaster. But now it seems that this won't happen again."

Su's attitude towards Ai Yue can be said to be the most respectful among all people. After all, he once witnessed with his own eyes that a terminal illness that had troubled almost three generations of medical experts was easily overcome in Ai Yue's hands. The shock that was like floating in the sky could not be forgotten by Su until now.

Because of this, Ai Yue's position in Su's heart is even higher than that of his mentor Dr. Spacey.

"Your teacher's worries are not unreasonable. At least half of them are right."

Ai Yue smiled. "She probably won't cause a disaster, but the bottom line of human morality... has probably been thrown halfway across the equator by her."

"Eh?"

Seeing Su's astonished expression, Ai Yue did not continue the topic, because he did not want to think about this issue - after all, he might have gone further than Mobius in crossing the moral bottom line.

So both of them fell silent. Fortunately, the Soul Steel Laboratory was right in front of them, so Su finally changed the subject in time: "We're almost there. Unfortunately, the research on Soul Steel is basically carried out by artificial intelligence according to the plan you gave, so I'm afraid I can't be of much help."

"It doesn't matter. I'm here as long as I'm here."

Ai Yue responded, "It just so happens that I have a new idea that I want to try out."

After Su left, Ai Yue took out some materials and placed them on the laboratory table in different categories.

The soul steel jointly researched by him and Weiwei has been fundamentally different from the liquid metal composed of nanorobots in the original plot from the very beginning. Now it has been upgraded to the second generation and has surpassed the original performance and limits, reaching an outrageous level.

Therefore, in theory, there is no longer much need to continue iterating the second-generation soul steel. Instead, it will waste too much time and energy. Ai Yue believes that what it needs to do now is to optimize it to reduce costs and manufacturing difficulty.

However, these were all thoughts before encountering the unknown energy sample - this sudden surprise made Ai Yue realize that if he wanted to defeat Honkai, the current preparations were far from enough.

Therefore, it is time to develop the third generation of soul steel.

Ai Yue tapped the lab table subconsciously, and began to quickly outline the outline of the plan in his mind.

Without the intervention of nanorobots, Soul Steel actually loses its most important "soul", which makes the name Soul Steel sound somewhat unworthy of its name.

If we don't consider the extremely costly option of nanorobots, are there other ways to give Soul Steel a certain degree of variability and adaptability?

While Ai Yue was struggling, Padfilis also found Eden and Aponia on the other side. At this moment, the two had already left the space bridge used for transmission between the earth and the moon, and no one knew where they had gone.

"Sister Nia? Sister Eden?"

Padofelice followed the trail left by the two people and finally saw a familiar figure again: "Why did you get here... What is this?"

At first, Padfilis only noticed the figures of Aponia and the other person, but it was not until she got closer that she noticed the broken wall in front of the two people, which was obscured by the shadow of the ruins.

On it, someone had carved a magnificent and exaggerated mural using special means. The content on it looked so complicated and gorgeous that Padofelice felt a little dazzled.

If this were not the moon, such murals would probably not have been preserved for such a long time under the same conditions. The fact that, across such a long period of time, previous civilizations and contemporary civilizations have met in this way is a feeling that is truly indescribable.

"Oh, it's little Paddy."

Hearing Padfils' call, Eden turned around and greeted her, "Are you here to visit the ruins too?"

"Ahahaha, I guess so."

Padofelice scratched her head. "Brother Yue asked me to come over to see how you guys are doing... So what exactly is drawn on it?"

“We haven’t fully understood it yet.”

Eden shook his head slightly and focused his attention on the mural again. "However, it seems to contain some information that is very important to humans."

"silk."

Aponia, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke softly. She reached out and gently stroked the wall, muttering something incomprehensible, "This is... the thread of fate."

"The thread of fate?"

Upon hearing this, Eden couldn't help but move closer and said, "Could it be that you can see..."

"Yes."

Aponia nodded slightly, with a hint of complicated emotions in her voice, "So, this isn't something that only I can see..."

Aponya has been troubled by this ability since a long time ago. She has always wondered, if fate cannot be changed, then what is the meaning of this ability? Where did everything she has come from?

When she saw this mural, she vaguely realized that perhaps "seeing the thread of fate" itself is the meaning of this ability.

What she had to do was not to try to change it all, but to witness it - witness the scene where the "thread of fate" was cut.

After all, if no one ever realized the true nature of fate, how could one verify it when someone changed it?

Aponya stared at the scene before her, as if she wanted to deeply engrave it all in her mind.

Gradually, she seemed to understand.

"The destruction of the planet, the arrival of the end, the thread of fate..."

She murmured, her eyes gradually revealing an emotion that had not appeared in a long time, "This cycle will never end, unless, unless..."

"Nia, Nia?"

Eden whispered Aponya's nickname, a look of worry in his eyes, "Are you okay? Your voice is shaking."

As a singer, she could clearly perceive the emotions expressed in other people's words. At this moment, Aponya's voice was full of fear... and even a hint of despair.

"Sister Nia, calm down."

Padofelice also looked at Aponya with some worry, "No matter what happens, isn't Brother Yue still here?"

"……Um."

Padfilis's words touched Aponya's mind, allowing her to come back to her senses from the information she had just received. "Yes, Ai Yue, and Ai Yue..."

After repeating Ai Yue's name, Aponya finally calmed down. She nodded to the two people, indicating that she was fine. "Sorry, I was just... a little distracted. I think I need to explain everything that happened here to everyone."

34

Chapter 34: Metal with real soul.

When Ai Yue walked out of the laboratory, a full twenty-four hours had passed.

However, this level of continuous work is not a challenge for a fusion warrior. Therefore, despite the huge consumption, Ai Yue still looks energetic and it is obvious that he has gained a lot.

Su happened to be checking the situation at the door of the laboratory at this moment. When he saw Ai Yue coming out, he stepped forward and wanted to say something, but Ai Yue grabbed his wrist and dragged him into the laboratory: "You're here at the right time, come and help."

Su subconsciously struggled, but was no match for Ai Yue. He had no choice but to let him drag him into the laboratory with a confused expression on his face: "What can I do for you?"

Then he saw the metal ingot placed alone on the laboratory table, looking a little lonely.

It was a rectangular metal block only half the size of a palm. Its overall color was gray, and it looked like just an iron ingot. There seemed to be nothing special about it. But under the laboratory light, it would be coated with a layer of gorgeous lavender glow. This might be the only thing that distinguished it from an iron ingot.

At first, Su did not realize that this metal ingot was the result of Ai Yue's busy day. It was not until he looked around and found that there was only this thing on the table that he focused his attention on this piece of metal.

At this time, he gradually realized that this piece of metal was not as ordinary as it seemed - under the light, the layer of light purple glow seemed to be slowly changing.

But even so...it doesn't seem like anything particularly remarkable? 1.

Su looked at it for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he turned his attention to Ai Yue beside him: "Is this the third generation soul steel?"

"That's right,"

Ai Yue nodded, but then shook his head slightly, "No, to be precise, this can be considered true soul steel."

"Real soul steel..."

Su repeated it subconsciously, and then seemed to think of something, "Could it be nanorobots? Wasn't this plan abandoned?"

As the chief engineer of the lunar research base, Su has the authority to know about all the projects here. When the second-generation soul steel laboratory was placed in the lunar research base, Ai Yue once told him that the ideal soul steel should be a special machine composed of nanorobots. Therefore, even if the second-generation soul steel is successfully developed, it will not achieve the ideal performance.

But now he says that this is real soul steel. Could it be that he was forced to use the abandoned plan because of the pressure from the unknown energy sample?

Su wasn't used to showing all his emotions on his face, but Ai Yue still realized what the other party was thinking, so he waved his hand: "Of course it's not nanorobots, but another solution that will definitely exceed your expectations... Forget it, I can't explain it clearly with just words, so I'll just use an experiment to let you feel it."

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, and a robotic arm stretched out from under the laboratory table, picked up the metal ingot, and held it in mid-air.

What is this going to do?

Before Su could ask his doubts, he saw Ai Yue lift up his clothes, pull out a pistol-like weapon, and shoot at the metal ingot.

There was only a slight sound, and a smoking pit immediately appeared on the metal ingot.

At this moment, Su Ye just recognized what Ai Yue was holding: "Disintegration gun?"

That was the special firearm that Ai Yue had created based on the system's analysis of the power of the Third Herrscher. The bullets it fired could trigger an effect that simulated the power of the Third Herrscher, directly disintegrating the target at the atomic level.

However, the shot only left a dent on the metal ingot, which was enough to prove that the density and even the atomic arrangement of the metal ingot had reached a level that could resist the power of the Third Ruler.

Not only that, the metal ingot began to repair itself immediately after being damaged. In just a few seconds, the dent had faded by more than 50%.

At this moment, the screen next to it just showed the extent of damage to the metal ingot in this shooting - after quantification, the data displayed was "13.21%".

“The density has become higher.”

Although Su was not an expert in materials science, he had some knowledge of it and could still understand this level of data. "But if it's only at this level, it doesn't seem to be real soul steel, right?"

The ability to repair damage after being struck has actually been available since the first generation of soul steel, and the second generation of soul steel has further enhanced this effect. Therefore, even though the performance of this metal ingot is better than that of the second generation of soul steel, it is difficult to say that there is any substantial difference.

"Of course it's more than that."

Ai Yue smiled and waited until the metal ingot was fully recovered before firing the second shot. "The real point is only beginning to be revealed now."

The second shot also left a dent on the surface of the metal ingot, but Su couldn't help but be stunned for a moment - because the depth and width of the dent this time were obviously much lighter than the last time.

The same attack, but the effect is greatly reduced the second time?

While thinking, Su also turned his attention to the screen beside him. After a few seconds, the screen showed the quantitative data of the damage this time - "10.22%".

The damage has really been reduced!

Su immediately looked at Ai Yue, his eyes wide with astonishment: "This piece of metal can... self-optimize?"

Ai Yue didn't say anything, but just raised his eyebrows proudly, and everything was said without words.

When Su once again focused his gaze on the metal ingot that had repaired itself, the emotion in his eyes was completely different from before.

Even though the third generation of soul steel only has this one more characteristic than the second generation, it is indeed enough to be called "real soul steel" - you know, self-repair and self-optimization may not sound much different, but the meanings they represent are worlds apart.

Self-optimization is not limited to defensive performance. It is just because testing metal ingots is the most intuitive in this way. Since Ai Yue did not correct the term "self-optimization", it means that the self-optimization of this metal ingot is comprehensive.

This means that if you use a weapon or armor made of third-generation soul steel, you can even become stronger in battle. The opponent's attacks on you will become weaker and weaker, while your weapon will be able to cause damage to the opponent more easily. Anyone with some combat experience will know what this means.

"Besides the power of the Third Herrscher, have you conducted any other tests?"

Su quickly came to his senses and continued to ask his doubts, "Also, this optimization has a limit, right?"

"I've tested it, and it works pretty well."

Ai Yue simply pulled up the test records for Su to read. "As for the limit, there is definitely one. Theoretically, the upper limit of this self-optimization is 80% of the original performance. Any higher will lead to the collapse of the entire structure."