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

"It's not your turn yet, Alicia." Mebius finally caught Alicia's loophole, "This sentence belongs to Mei."

"Huh, is that so?" Alicia said in surprise, "Is that what the script I gave you said?"

Hen couldn't help but laugh: "Alicia, you haven't read the script you wrote, have you?"

"I...I wrote this myself. I must have memorized it all!" Although the candlelight in the room was dim and her face was unclear, everyone could imagine Alicia's blushing face as she defended herself. "You must have read the pre-edited script. This is the final version!"

Amidst everyone's laughter, Kevin finally couldn't help but grin and reveal a smile.

He recalled his peaceful life in the past, when he was still a student and would smile carefreely.

It’s great to be able to experience this feeling now.

This thought flashed through Kevin's mind, so he silently made a wish, then lowered his head and blew out all the candles.

The next second, the lights came on again, and everyone applauded Kevin. Hen took a cake knife, cut off the biggest piece, and handed it to Kevin: "Come on, Kevin, you are the star today, you get the biggest piece!"

Kevin took the cake with a smile, but just held it in his hands. The moment the cake touched him, it began to stiffen and solidify, and soon the moisture that was released condensed into a layer of white frost on the surface.

It was difficult for him to enjoy food like a normal person, but at such a happy moment, there was no need to spoil everyone's fun.

The birthday party didn’t take long, and it was almost over after the cake was distributed. After all, everyone had their own things to do, and it was rare to be able to get together so neatly.

The first person to leave was Hen. As a married man with children, his wife and daughter at home were still waiting for him to return.

Mebius followed closely behind, but the other party's willingness to come was beyond everyone's expectations.

The next to say goodbye were Desdobia and Kosmo, as they had other training sessions in the evening.

Ying left quietly, just saying hello to Alicia. Ai Yue didn't even notice when she disappeared.

In the end, only Kevin, Mei, Alicia and Ai Yue were left.

As the owner of the house, Alicia naturally couldn't leave. Kevin and Mei planned to help her clean up the room before leaving. It was only at this time that Ai Yue put down the plate of cake that had been eaten clean and stood up.

But he didn't intend to leave. Instead, he took out a beautifully wrapped box from his pocket and pushed it towards Kevin: "This is your birthday present, Kevin."

"Thank you." Kevin also stood up and took the box. He looked at Ai Yue and vaguely realized what the other party meant. "Do you want me to open it now?"

If the other party waits until most people have left before giving out the gift, there must be some special meaning behind it.

After Ai Yue nodded, Kevin opened it and took out a tube of dark red liquid.

Even when in contact with Kevin's body temperature of minus thirty degrees Celsius, the liquid did not freeze and continued to flow in the container.

"I've temporarily named it 'Fire of Redemption.'" After saying a rather clichéd name, Ai Yue looked at Kevin with a smile, "As for its effects, you'll understand after you drink it—how about it, do you dare to drink it?"

"What on earth is this? Why is it so mysterious?" Alicia looked at the tube of liquid with some curiosity. "Could it be some kind of super strong liquor, the kind that makes you sleep for a whole day after drinking it?"

Mei, who was standing by, had some guesses. She widened her eyes slightly, her face full of complicated emotions.

It was an expression of disbelief, yet a desire to believe.

Kevin did not hesitate too much. On the one hand, he was confident that conventional things would not pose a threat to him, and on the other hand, he trusted Ai Yue.

He believed that Ai Yue, as the inventor of the Honkai Energy Adsorption Device, was a like-minded companion to him.

Kevin opened the lid easily and drank the red liquid in one gulp. The hot liquid was like a flame, flowing down his tongue and seeming to ignite his body.

But Kevin was not moved at all, because he was very familiar with this feeling - he had tried all kinds of spirits before, just to experience a moment of warmth.

However, this feeling is often fleeting, like the matches that a little girl uses to yearn for a better life.

No, that's not right!

After a moment, Kevin stood up shakily and reached out to unbutton the collar of his dress: "Oh, so hot..."

Alicia looked at Ai Yue in astonishment.

How can a person whose body temperature is constantly at minus thirty degrees Celsius feel hot?

Unless, unless the other person's body temperature is rising!

Chapter 40 What's the Bad News?

Kevin's temperature was indeed rising, and rising rapidly.

The normal body temperature of the human body is around 37°, but Kevin's body temperature is constant at minus 70 degrees Celsius due to the influence of the Honkai Beast gene. The difference between the two is nearly °. It can be said that if the opponent is not a fusion warrior with strong physical fitness, the process of heating up alone can burn his organs into waste.

But even if Kevin's body can withstand the damage caused by such high temperatures, this process is still a torture for him.

Even Ai Yue, the creator of the "Fire of Redemption", frowned - although he believed that Kevin would not be affected by such a thing, he couldn't help but worry for him when he saw with his own eyes the other party's ferocious face and trembling body resisting the torture brought by the rising temperature.

But this plan at the moment is the best version he could get after repeated deductions. The rest either heat up faster and to a higher temperature, or are too slow, and even the duration of the drug's efficacy will be greatly reduced, making them completely useless.

Fortunately, Kevin, the person involved, had no complaints about such torture. Although veins on his forehead bulged and his entire face was distorted and hideous due to severe pain, Kevin slowly smiled.

Because he could clearly feel that his body temperature was gradually returning to normal. Even if this was just a dream, it meant that he could hug his loved one tightly in his dream.

How could this not make him happy?

Five minutes later, the violent heating reaction finally ended. Kevin fell backwards as if exhausted, but was hugged tightly by Mei who rushed over. The two of them fell on the sofa.

"Mei!" Kevin subconsciously wanted to retreat, but he was so weak at the moment that he could hardly move. "Don't..."

"It's okay, it's okay!" Mei hugged Kevin tightly, feeling the warmth of her lover that she hadn't felt in a long time, and couldn't help shedding tears. "Don't be afraid anymore, it won't hurt me anymore!"

Kevin then felt the frozen sweat melting quietly again, almost covering his entire face. He raised his arms with all his strength and hugged Mei in his arms: "I..."

He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say for a moment.

Kevin had dreamed of this scene countless times. He dreamed that he had turned back into a normal person and was hugging Mei tightly. The two of them just lay there, saying things that they would never have the chance to say under normal circumstances, and then did nothing until they woke up.

But when the dream became reality, he found himself a little dull.

It wasn't like this before. I used to be the best at making Mei laugh.

Think back, Kevin, and think about how it was done before!

The young couple, who were already immersed in their own world, did not notice that Ai Yue was standing beside them with a look of relief in his eyes.

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Reversing the tragedy, making up for the regrets, isn't this what you want to do when you travel to this world?

At this moment, he felt someone patting his shoulder gently. When he turned his head, he found that Alicia was looking at him with sparkling eyes.

"Shall we go out first?" Alicia came over and whispered in Ai Yue's ear, her breath tickling his ears. "Let's leave this place to the two of them."

Ai Yue naturally would not refuse this suggestion, so the two of them quietly walked out of the house, one in front and one behind, and gently closed the door, and stayed outside the door for the time being.

"This is the first time I've seen Mei lose her composure like this," Alicia said with a smile. "But even so, Mei with a crying face is very cute, isn't she?"

Ai Yue shrugged and did not comment.

"Thank you again, Ai Yue." Alicia continued, "I'm sure this is the best birthday present Kevin has ever received."

At this point, she revealed a look of sudden enlightenment: "Ah, so that's why you asked Mei to make as much time as possible?"

"Yes, Mei is also part of the gift." Ai Yue smiled, "Otherwise this birthday party wouldn't be perfect, right?"

"You're so bad~" Alicia covered her mouth and laughed, her eyes curved, "But I like this very much!"

Ai Yue's harmless pranks were a manifestation of his willingness to take the initiative to build closer relationships with others. You know, many scholars in the Fire Moth Chaser group are becoming increasingly isolated on the road of scientific research, and in the end they almost gave up communicating with others, making some misunderstandings that could have been eliminated become even more serious.

In Alicia's opinion, such a gap obviously shouldn't exist, but some things are indeed difficult for her to solve.

The two waited outside the door for a moment, and then it was opened. Mei poked her head out with a blushing face: "Well, why don't you guys come in?"

"Excuse me for disturbing you then?" Alicia looked at Mei mischievously as she walked inside. "Kevin, are you okay?"

"I'm fine." Kevin managed to sit up straight on the sofa, revealing a rare smile. "I haven't felt this good in a long time... Thank you, Ai Yue."

"It's just a byproduct of research. As long as it's useful, that's fine." Ai Yue nodded and pulled over a chair to sit down. "But I have a bad news and a good news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Mei sat next to Kevin and held his hand. The two looked at each other and said in unison: "Bad news."

"The bad news is that the effects of this potion aren't permanent," Ai Yue said. "The principle behind this potion... let's skip this for now. Basically, this potion only lasts for three hours. After that, Kevin's temperature will drop back to -30 degrees Celsius."

Based on the genetic sample obtained from Kevin, Ai Yue determined that the other party's body temperature was so low mainly because after being mixed with the genes of the Honkai Beast "Pavani", the part of the human nervous system that regulates body temperature was interfered with, causing the nerves to determine that Kevin's normal body temperature was minus thirty degrees Celsius.

Therefore, the principle of "Fire of Redemption" is actually quite simple. It is to use the gene of another Honkai beast with a higher body temperature to create a temporary super-mutation factor, so that it can re-determine Kevin's normal body temperature.

"Three hours?" Kevin was surprised. "So long?"

Ai Yue: “Ah?”

"I thought it would be great if a potion like this could last for an hour." Mei laughed at the side. "We were already mentally prepared, but... Dr. Ai Yue, this is not bad news."

"Okay, being contented is a good thing." Ai Yue shook his head and said nothing more about these two useless guys. "Then the second good news is-"

He pulled a flat metal medicine box from his pocket and showed the three people the ten potions inside. "We still have quite a few of these."

Chapter 41 If You Want It, I'll Give It to You

"so much?"

Looking at the ten potions that Ai Yue showed, even Mei couldn't help but show a surprised expression: "Does this thing have a high success rate?"

She thought again of the super-mutation factor with a "100% success rate" that Ai Yue had made before.

"It's hard to fail anyway, and the shipment volume is huge." Ai Yue shrugged. "This outfit can't hold much today. The rest is all in Mobius's research institute."

His own laboratory was now filled with a supercomputer and had no room for any other equipment, so he had to borrow the space of Mobius to make this thing.

Moreover, compared to the unlucky Ice Herrscher who was killed instantly when she appeared, the Fire Herrscher has been wreaking havoc on the Australian continent for a long time, resulting in Honkai beasts with similar attributes to her being everywhere in Australia. There is no shortage of related Honkai beast genes, so the cost of this thing is also very low.

If it weren't for the fact that every time he used the "Fire of Redemption", he had to endure the torture that was like jumping into an alchemy furnace, Kevin could actually drink this stuff as water.

"Alright, alright, stop wasting our time here." Seeing that Mei's scholarly nature was starting to play tricks on her again and she was about to discuss with Ai Yue until dawn, Alicia quickly stepped forward to interrupt their conversation, "Mei, take Kevin and rest. You should make good use of this precious time, okay?"

The implication in her words couldn't be more obvious, so much so that the two people who understood it immediately blushed.

"Well," Kevin stood up, feeling his body recover from the pain, "let's clean up here first and then..."

"There are less than three hours left, and you still want to waste time in a place like this?" Ai Yue pushed Kevin out the door mercilessly, "Please don't waste my potion, okay? Even if it's cheap, it still cost money!"

After pushing the two people out of the door, Ai Yue and Ailishiya looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.

"What a good couple." Ai Yue smiled. "Okay, I'll help you clean up here. I'm going back too."

"Thank you, Ai Yue." Alicia suddenly stood in front of Ai Yue and said in a serious and formal tone, "Thank you so much."

"What's the point of this?" Ai Yue frowned. "I feel like you don't treat me as a friend, but as a doctor you hired to treat Kevin."

"Oh, that's not what I meant." Alicia immediately returned to her usual lively self. "How should I put it... I really like everyone. That's why I've always been sad about Kevin and Mei's situation."

"Every time I see them trying to get closer but having to keep their distance, I wonder," Alicia said with a rare hint of sadness on her face, "If I had been the first person to undergo the Fusion Warrior surgery, would they not have become like this?"

"Don't torture yourself with the past." Ai Yue thought for a moment and decided to offer some comforting words. "Does it mean that simply replacing Kevin with you will fundamentally resolve the issue? It's just another sacrifice."

"That's why I want to thank you," Alicia said softly, "Thank you for the perfect solution to this trolley problem."

"That's just a temporary solution." Ai Yue shook his head. "Actually, Kevin's problem can be solved once and for all. It's just that it's a bit far off at the moment, so I didn't say it."

"Really?" Alicia's eyes lit up. "That's great! You're amazing, Ai Yue!"

After saying this, she showed a thoughtful expression again and fell silent.

Ai Yue didn't care and turned around to start tidying up the decorations hanging on the wall.

Although there were only two people left to clean up the mess, simple demolition was relatively easy compared to decoration. It didn't take long for the two of them to restore the living room to its original appearance.

"Okay, I should go too." Ai Yue finally picked up a few garbage bags and said, "See you later."

"Ah, wait a moment!" Alicia finally spoke again at this time. She stood in front of Ai Yue, as if she had made some kind of decision.

Under Ai Yue's surprised gaze, she cut off a strand of hair on the side of her face, wrapped it in paper, and handed it to Ai Yue.

"You really wanted this, didn't you?" Alicia said with a smile. "Are you surprised? But your eyes were very obvious at the time. You noticed it right away."

"Really?" Ai Yue felt a little embarrassed when his inner thoughts were exposed to his face. "Well, it's just for some scientific research purpose..."

"I know." Alicia nodded, a smile different from usual on her face. "So, I decided to take the initiative. Although it's a bit strange to give my hair as a gift, since it's what you wanted, you definitely won't mind, right?"

"Of course." Ai Yue took the paper wrapped around the hair and put it in his pocket. "I won't betray your trust."

To be honest, Ai Yue did not expect that what he did today would gain Alicia's trust. This was indeed a pleasant surprise.

But because of this, he also understood that Alicia's behavior was undoubtedly a huge risk, so even if neither party said it openly, he still made his promise.

"I believe you," Alicia nodded, and then added, "But don't be disappointed if you don't come up with any special results, okay?"

"Don't worry." Ai Yue looked down at the words "Rare" floating above the pocket and said with a double meaning, "You won't be disappointed."