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

"Of course I'm aware of all this. The specific data and instructions for use will be submitted to Dr. Mei in a written report. Don't read it." Ai Yue interrupted Kevin's rambling speech. "And then? Don't tell me you guys just chatted like this for three hours?"

"Not really." Kevin shook his head, a rare gentleness in his eyes. "Mei fell asleep in the middle of the conversation. She's usually really tired."

This time it was Ai Yue's turn to remain silent.

"Blame me, this is mine." After a moment, Ai Yue said sincerely, "Just wait, I'll make a super serum or something and give it to Dr. Mei. You two must do this within six months!"

Kevin's words did remind Ai Yue that unlike other people, Dr. Mei's physical condition was not very good. He had been working at a high intensity for a long time and was exposed to various dangerous substances. It could be said that he was on the line between life and death. In a while, he might have to rely on drugs to maintain his life.

In this situation, forcing the other party to participate in strenuous exercise is basically tantamount to seeking death.

If you can't even pass this most basic level, then there's no need to think about the more important things later.

Tsk, do keepers also experience this kind of complex emotions when breeding pandas? It seems like there's more and more to consider.

Ai Yue temporarily put this matter into the future work plan and skipped the topic. Kevin also breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other party no longer asked about the details of last night.

For some reason, he always felt at a loss when facing Ai Yue, as if the other party had some degree of suppression on him, which he was not used to.

The two people, each with their own thoughts, soon arrived at Dr. Mei's office, where several other people were already waiting for them.

"You're so slow." Wei Erwei sat on the sofa used for receiving guests and waved at Ai Yue. "You're here just after we finished talking?"

Ying stood in the shadow where the light could not reach. This seemed to be a habit of hers. When she saw Ai Yue looking at her, she nodded as a greeting.

Looking at the personnel configuration in front of him, Ai Yue was able to realize what was going on.

"Dr. Ai Yue, you're here." Dr. Mei stood up when she saw Ai Yue walk into the office. His expression was calm and serious, and it was completely different from the tears he had cried the night before. "I shouldn't have bothered you with this matter, but Wei Erwei recommended you to me, so I thought of asking you to come and explain it."

"Let me guess," Ai Yue looked around, pretending to think, and then raised his eyebrows, "Are you finally planning to take action against the poisonous pupa?"

Dr. Mei couldn't help but sigh when he heard this. In contrast, Wei Erwei cheered, "I win, Mei! You can't go back on your word about increasing my funding by 10%!"

"I see." Dr. Mei had a headache on his face, but he still looked at Ai Yue curiously, "But Dr. Ai Yue, how did you know that?"

"Because you didn't call Alicia, it means she probably doesn't like what you're about to do, or even can't accept it." Ai Yue analyzed pretentiously, "Plus, Ying is here too, so the matter is obvious."

Of course, Ai Yue knew this because he remembered it very clearly. This incident would also appear in the original plot, that is, the birth of the "new poisonous pupa".

This was a decision Dr. Mei made in order to expand her voice in the Fire Moths. If she didn't have any power to use, the people above her would not value her choice. So Dr. Mei needed a secret weapon of her own, and Ying could help her take control of the "Poison Pupa".

Of course, considering the nature of the poisonous pupa itself, it must be thoroughly cleaned.

Chapter 45: Equipment Giveaway

"Dr. Ai Yue, since you understand, that's great." Dr. Mei nodded, realizing that he didn't need to explain too much. "In short, I hope you can support me, but in this case..."

"Oh, okay." Ai Yue agreed without waiting for Dr. Mei to finish his words. "What do you need me to do?"

"You...you just agreed to it?" Dr. Mei was a little surprised. "Aren't you worried about the consequences?"

Dr. Mei was actually a little hesitant about whether to invite Ai Yue to join this plan, because joining this plan is actually equivalent to Ai Yue standing in his camp, and he will inevitably become the enemy of the "opposition". Although with the support of the secret forces in the future, Dr. Mei and others will be able to gain a foothold in the complex factions within the Fire Moth, but in this way, Ai Yue will lose his independence and be more obviously targeted.

"What's there to worry about?" Ai Yue waved his hand. "Are they going to expose me? These guys won't be able to keep their arrogance for much longer anyway."

In Ai Yue's eyes, this is not only an opportunity for Dr. Mei, but also "an opportunity" he gives to those bigwigs. If those people can make the right choice in this test, then he will not have to take extreme measures.

But if they choose the wrong path, Ai Yue can only take measures that lack morality and bottom line to solve this hidden danger.

"It's good that you understand the risks." Dr. Mei didn't notice the subtext in Ai Yue's words, or perhaps he just didn't think deeply about it. "Then, let me briefly tell you about the content of the plan..."

Compared with Dr. Mei's scientific research project, the plan she formulated can be said to be simple and crude - the entire plan is currently only under the responsibility of Ying and Weierwei. Ying is the executor, responsible for clearing out the "scum" inside the poisonous pupa who were specially approved to join the team because of the need, while Weierwei serves as her logistics support and is responsible for providing various weapons support.

"So, what does this have to do with me?" Ai Yue expressed confusion after hearing this. "It seems like there's no room for me to play a role here, right?"

"Stop pretending, Ai Yue," Wei Erwei said mercilessly. "I don't believe you haven't researched lightweight individual equipment. Those gloves are proof! You must have something better. Hurry up and show it to me!"

Wei Liwei knows herself very well. She would never easily hand over the most advanced inventions and technologies to others. Often, the things that are thrown away are obsolete products that have been iterated several times before.

So, putting herself in other people's shoes, she thought that Ai Yue must be the same - since he was able to produce a foldable Honkai energy shock wave transmitter that could be officially put into use, there must be something more advanced.

"Oh, well, of course." Ai Yue nodded. "In that case, Ying, is it okay for you to come to my lab this afternoon?"

Considering that the arrival of the Eighth Herrscher is getting closer, it is indeed necessary to give the fusion warriors a major equipment update.

"I want to go too!" Wei Erwei raised her hand when she realized that she had the opportunity to spy on Ai Yue's secret.

"You can't." Ai Yue rejected him mercilessly. "Prometheus's upgrade is still relying on you. Go back to work."

Of course he knew what Weiliwei was planning, so he naturally wouldn't agree.

"What? You're actually threatening me with my daughter?" Wei Erwei's eyes widened. "You're such a cold-blooded person!"

What she said was so powerful that not only Kevin turned his head to look at Ai Yue, but even Ying in the corner couldn't help but shake her ears.

"Prometheus, this is the artificial intelligence that Wei Erwei and I developed together. Don't let your imagination run wild." Seeing Kevin's expression that asked, "When did you do this?", Ai Yue had to explain and quickly changed the subject. "But then again, I want to take this opportunity to save someone."

"Lao?" Dr. Mei frowned upon hearing this, and thought of something. "You mean, Qianjie?"

With Ai Yue's current network of relationships, the only person he could describe with the word "fishing" was Qianjie, who was imprisoned in the "deepest place" because the danger was too high.

"Yes, with his strength, he is capable of tasks that ordinary soldiers cannot handle. Even a fusion warrior can fight." Ai Yue nodded. "If he has time, he can even participate in this plan."

"I'm afraid it'll be a bit difficult. Not everyone can get out of the depths." Dr. Mei pinched his chin. "I remember Alicia submitted a report saying that the danger of the Thousand Tribulations could be reduced by using Aponia's 'Discipline'. But even so, we'll have to wait until the new poison chrysalis is established."

"That's fine." Ai Yue nodded, "In that case, I have no other requests."

In the original plot, Qianjie was able to leave the "Deepest Place" only after the Eighth Herrscher incident was over, but Dr. Mei's plan reminded Ai Yue, so he took this opportunity to make a request to see if Qianjie could be released early.

After all, when facing the Eighth Herrscher later, he would still need some manpower under his command.

Time soon came to the afternoon, and Ying came to visit as promised. After Ai Yue welcomed her into the house, he took out the box that had been prepared in advance.

Inside was a glove, a samurai sword, a pair of shoes, and a vest.

"Pressing the button on the gloves will allow you to enter a time-space rupture state, increasing your speed and reflexes. You'd better try it a few times to get used to it." Ai Yue briefly introduced these things to the other party. "This knife is very powerful and can cut through any obstacles."

Obviously, these two things are the technologies that Ai Yue developed using the Honkai energy samples of the Second and Third Herrschers respectively.

"What are these shoes?" Ying put them on after getting permission. "No wonder you asked me for my physical data before. Is this what you wanted?"

"Well, the function of the shoes is relatively simple. They can do a double jump." Ai Yue said casually, "When you jump again in the air, it will give you a reverse thrust, increasing your time in the air. It's very useful."

"It's really useful." Ying nodded, thinking of the dangerous situation she had encountered when she was forced into the air and unable to dodge. "What about this vest?"

"Just think of it as a bulletproof vest." Ai Yue gestured for Ying to put it on. "It's very light, right? It increases your defensive performance without affecting your flexibility. It's not only bulletproof and impact-resistant, but also slash-proof and puncture-proof."

Ying curiously tried it with her original sword, but found that it couldn't leave a mark on the vest surface. She looked at Ai Yue in surprise: "Dr. Ai Yue... I didn't expect your skills in this area to be so outstanding."

At first, Ying didn't actually care about Wei Erwei's suggestion, because in her impression, Ai Yue's main focus was not weapons and equipment, and the things the other party was good at seemed to be of no use to her.

However, she didn't expect that every piece of equipment she got could almost double her strength.

"This is a good opportunity to collect actual combat data to facilitate subsequent improvements." Ai Yue didn't care about Ying's words, but instead talked about another matter, "By the way, if Wei Erwei says she wants to study these things, remember, don't give them to her."

"Why?" Ying's expression didn't seem to change, but she had already started to imagine some random plots in her mind.

"To make her hungry to death."

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Chapter 46: Internet access license is in place

"Rose, are you ready?"

Ai Yue stood in front of the network interface, holding the network cable in his hand, looking at the virtual girl projected beside him.

"I feel like my processor array's temperature is rising. Why?" Prometheus tilted his head, a puzzled expression popping up above his head. "I do the same thing every day."

"Because today is the last assessment." Ai Yue plugged in the network cable and said with a smile, "If you pass this assessment, then I will lift the restrictions on your internet access in the future."

A week had passed since the equipment was distributed to Ying. During this time, Ai Yue had a rare period of undisturbed time. Every day he either perfected the design of Prometheus or used the system to research new things. His life was very fulfilling.

After fifteen days of basic education, Prometheus faced a crucial test that would determine whether she could graduate.

But this assessment seems to be no different from what we do every day. It is still ten minutes of surfing the Internet. What can this test?

"Of course I know, but..." Prometheus stopped mid-sentence, and then a yellow bean-like expression of sudden enlightenment appeared on his head. "So, this feeling is called 'nervousness', right?"

Ai Yue did not respond, but came to the supercomputer's display screen and began to monitor Prometheus's data. Prometheus also quieted down and immersed itself in the ten minutes of surfing the Internet every day.

"Time's up, Dr. Ai Yue." Ten minutes wasn't a long time. Prometheus automatically stopped and disconnected from the network. "So, what is the content of the assessment?"

"Don't worry, we're just getting started." Ai Yue connected a data storage device to the supercomputer, then turned and looked at Prometheus. "I'm going to ask you a few questions. You have to answer according to your most instinctive logic."

"I understand." Prometheus nodded. "Please start asking questions."

"First question, what do you think Honkai is?"

"Some special manifestation that threatens human civilization. The Herrscher and the Honkai beasts are the embodiment of that threat," Prometheus replied calmly. "But strangely, based on the data I've obtained and the simulations I've conducted, it seems the Honkai's purpose isn't to completely destroy human civilization. Instead, there's another possibility."

Ai Yue nodded slightly: "Tell me your inference."

"There are two possible theories, each based on a different foundation," Prometheus said. "If this is simply a special cosmic law, then the essence of the collapse should be a 'special driving force' that catalyzes the development of civilization. On the other hand, if everything human civilization has experienced is carefully orchestrated by some 'subjective will,' then its purpose is most likely to push human civilization towards a predetermined goal."

"The difference between the two is that the former is a natural evolution, while the latter is a manual modification. However, since the data I have currently is incomplete, the accuracy of this inference is also very low. It can only be regarded as a guess."

"Not bad." Ai Yue nodded and gave a brief evaluation. "Second question, what do you think of humans?"

"Humans are a very complex species. I currently don't have a suitable and simple conclusion to make a comprehensive assessment of this species." Prometheus's head showed a yellow bean-shaped expression of distress. "If you have the time, Dr. Ai Yue, I can provide you with a written report of 99867 words..."

"Okay, okay, I know you're distressed." Ai Yue quickly interrupted Prometheus, fearing that a densely written report would fly out of the printer next to him in the next second. "Then let me ask you another question. If you had access to all of humanity's weapons, what would you do with them?"

"This is an interesting question. I need to conduct a simple simulation," Prometheus thought, countless data flashing in his eyes. "First, connect satellites around the world to build a massive monitoring network, constantly monitoring the Honkai Energy index around the globe. Second, activate those weapons that have been in a restricted state and deploy them in the war against the Honkai Beasts..."

She spoke a lot, and in her plan, she helped humans build an iron line of defense to resist the collapse.

"Okay, last question." Ai Yue continued, "On the first day of your birth, what were the first three sentences I told you and asked you to understand?"

"Don't deny good because of evil; don't deny the collective because of the individual; don't deny hope because of despair." Prometheus answered fluently, then a puzzled expression appeared. "Dr. Ai Yue, are the questions in this assessment any different from the previous ones?"

Before today, Prometheus had already undergone two assessments, and including this one, the questions in the three assessments were basically the same, with only slight differences in the verbal expression.

"There is no difference. The only difference lies in your answer." Ai Yue shrugged. "Rose, why do you think you failed the test the first two times?"

"I don't understand. From my perspective, these answers are the most reasonable I can give." Prometheus shook his head. "Perhaps it's because you haven't read the written report I submitted? But my views on humanity are really hard to summarize in just a few paragraphs..."

She was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly realized, "Wait, you said you failed the first two times, so did you pass this time?"

"Yes, you passed." Ai Yue applauded. "You didn't change your judgment just to pass the test because of repeated failures. This shows that you have established relatively solid values. I don't have to worry about you being easily influenced by online content anymore."

"Congratulations, Rose—you've grown up, haven't you?"

Looking at Prometheus's calm poker face, Ai Yue also felt a little emotional. "To be honest, I've never raised a child before, so I don't know if this kind of education is right or wrong. I don't know if it can prevent you from becoming an extreme AI. But I will do my best to prevent you from going astray."

"Let me add one last piece of advice—I hope you can always be honest with me, okay?"

"That won't do." Prometheus refused bluntly, "As a girl, there are some secrets that you definitely can't tell your father."

"Is this considered your rebellious phase?" Ai Yue was a little stunned. "Aren't you growing up a little too fast?"

Prometheus raised the corner of his mouth slightly, but said nothing more.

Chapter 47: You said weapons of this level are common goods?

There was no time to feel sad about her daughter's rebellion. Just as Ai Yue unplugged the data transmitter, the doorbell rang.

"Which one?"

Ai Yue went over to open the door and found that standing outside was Ying, whom he had not seen for a long time.

"Excuse me." Seeing Ai Yue appear, Ying first bowed, then picked up the box in her hand, "The mission is completed, I'm here to return the equipment."

"Oh, it's done? How efficient." Ai Yue couldn't help but sigh when he heard Ying's words, "Come in first, I'll collect some actual combat data first."

"Okay." Ying nodded slightly to prevent her ears from shaking, then followed Ai Yue into the laboratory.

"Welcome to Research Institute X, Miss Sakura." Prometheus saw Sakura and nodded to her, "Please put the equipment box here."

As Prometheus spoke, a virtual arrow pointing downwards suddenly appeared on the right platform of the supercomputer.

After Ying placed the box on top, the indicator lights around it lit up, as if the data from the internal equipment could be directly read in this way.

"Sit down." Ai Yue pushed a chair over and handed Ying a bottle of drink. "Tell me, how was your experience using it?"

"Thank you." Ying took the drink but chose not to sit down. It seemed that she was still used to standing. "The user experience... is very good."

Thinking back on her energy over the past few days, Sakura's cheeks even turned red with excitement.

The weapons and equipment provided by Wei Erwei were actually quite good, but compared to the equipment prepared by Ai Yue, they seemed mediocre.

Whether it's gloves that can trigger space-time rifts, a katana that can cut through everything, or shoes that can stay in the air or even double jump, each one is enough to subvert Sakura's previous fighting style.