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

After saying this, he walked forward under the escort of the soldiers, leaving Dr. Mei with a thoughtful expression.

The Fire Moths also have their own court, but it is not normally activated. It will only be opened when a member of the Fire Moths commits a serious mistake.

Generally speaking, most of them are issues on the battlefield, such as the trial of a scientist, which seems to be the first time.

After all, everyone knows that the scientists of the Fire Moth have some problems to a certain extent. If they are really put on trial, not a single one of them will be able to escape.

Ai Yue quickly sat down in his seat. In the huge courtroom, there was no living person except him and the soldiers guarding him. Everywhere he went, there were only blurry shadows with only shapes visible.

What a cyber court, that's really interesting.

Ai Yue couldn't help laughing as he watched.

"serious!"

There are no judges in the Fire Moth's court, or rather, anyone at the decision-making level can be a judge, so the layout here is more like a studio than a court.

Ai Yue sat in the very center, and in front of him, several rows of seats were arranged in a fan shape. The front row had only five seats, and it was obvious that only the spokespersons of the strongest forces could sit here.

The one who had just spoken to Ai Yue and made him remain serious was the projection in the middle. After a pause, he continued, "Ai Yue, do you plead guilty?"

"I don't understand what crime I've committed." Ai Yue said calmly, "I just killed the Eighth Herrscher, who endangered the safety of human civilization."

"You have controlled the global network through artificial intelligence. This behavior is a threat to humanity!"

"But I just killed the Eighth Herrscher, who endangered the safety of human civilization."

"You also tampered with military orders from multiple countries, seriously endangering the security of many countries!"

"But I just killed the Eighth Herrscher, who endangered the safety of human civilization."

"You also cut off all contact between the Fire Moth headquarters and the outside world, thereby illegally seizing command of the soldiers!"

"but……"

"Shut up!" Faced with Ai Yue's repetitive behavior, the other party finally became a little angry. "Even without you, we can still kill the Eighth Herrscher! But the crimes you committed are irrefutable!"

"That's easy to say, sir." Ai Yue couldn't help but sneer. "Then can you tell me how you plan to locate the Eighth Herrscher?"

The other party was suddenly speechless.

To be honest, he didn't even understand the situation yet. Why did the Eighth Herrscher choose to hide himself, and how was he found and killed? This whole process was completely blank to them.

Because the time was too short, from the outbreak of the Eighth Great Collapse to the end of the Eighth Herrscher, and even to Ai Yue's current trial, it was not even more than forty-eight hours.

Apart from Ai Yue, no one would connect the Eighth Herrscher with those strange coma incidents on the Internet, let alone notice that certain content spread on the Internet caused the coma incidents, let alone use these things as a starting point to investigate the situation of the Eighth Herrscher.

"Even so, this doesn't justify your actions." A projection with a softer voice nearby took over the conversation. "You could have achieved your goal through more reasonable means."

"Of course I could have used more reasonable means, but can ordinary people afford to wait?" Ai Yue shook his head. "Ma'am, the fact is, I resolved a serious disaster that threatened the safety of humanity worldwide in less than two days, preventing countless deaths and massive negative public opinion, and maintaining social stability and harmony. Yet, you treat me as a sinner."

"Of all the Herrscher problems that the Fire Moths have solved in the past, has their efficiency ever been comparable to mine?"

"Stop making excuses," another projection spoke. "Even if you say all sorts of things, your actions still endanger the safety of the world. You must bear the consequences of your actions."

"Bear the consequences? Okay." Ai Yue spread his hands, a hint of anticipation on his face. "It seems you can't help it either. Then let me hear the final verdict? Since I'm accused of 'crimes against humanity,' the punishment should be death, right?"

"No. Based on our discussion, you will be deprived of your freedom for life. Under 24-hour surveillance and control, you will continue your research for the benefit of human civilization," the other party responded. "This is the only way for you to atone for your crimes."

"Atonement?" The smile on Ai Yue's face completely disappeared. "Yes, someone should atone for their sins, but who is it?"

"Everyone, you just made the wrong last choice."

Ai Yue's tone was extremely cold, as if he was the judge making the judgment.

Chapter 71 I Will Judge

"Dr. Mobius, is this really okay?"

While Ai Yue was on trial, Mebius was also busy in his first research institute.

In front of her lay the remains of the Eighth Herrscher. As the most authoritative scholar in the field of genetic science in the Fire Moth and even in the world, the task of dissecting the remains of the Eighth Herrscher and analyzing its genes naturally fell on Mebius.

This task and the information about the trial of Ai Yue appeared on Mebius's mobile phone, which obviously conveyed the meaning that the author did not want Mebius to get involved in this matter.

After all, as a well-known scientific madman within the Fire Moth, Mobius also has a very close relationship with Ai Yue. It is inevitable that the top management will suspect whether Mobius is involved in Ai Yue's plan.

Fortunately, Mebius cooperated very well with the tasks assigned by the superiors, and even provided a certificate that Ai Yue threatened him to participate in the plan through coercion, thereby expressing his intention to draw a clear line with the other party.

But in the eyes of her assistant Klein, such behavior was undoubtedly very strange.

When had Mobius ever cared about the orders of the Fire Moth's top brass? Before Ai Yue made these appalling moves, she was the biggest thorn in the side of Fire Moth.

Hiding the secret from everyone and performing a fusion warrior surgery on oneself with zero power, this is not something that an ordinary madman can do.

The fact that Mebius was so cooperative in this situation could only mean that the other party was preparing to give the Fire Moth a big blow, and perhaps he was planning something that was no less powerful than Ai Yue's plan.

"Hmm? What are you talking about?" Mebius focused his gaze on the Eighth Herrscher's chest without looking up. "Give me the tweezers."

"Of course it's about Dr. Ai Yue." Klein handed over the tweezers. "I know you must be feeling bad about Dr. Ai Yue's trial, but please don't do anything stupid because of it..."

"What are you talking about, 'doing something stupid?'" Mebius searched his chest for a moment before finally looking up at Klein. "Klein, your brain isn't suited to thinking about these things. Just focus on the matter at hand."

"As for Ai Yue's matter," Mobius said, a smile curling up under his mask. "It's hard to say who will be put on trial."

"Dr. Mobius!"

Following Danzhu's voice, two figures walked into the operating room. Danzhu handed over the bag in his hand and said, "This is the scan result. Please take a look."

Mebius took the bag, pulled out a few black medical films, and examined them under the shadowless light. He soon smiled and said, "Sure enough, I knew it."

"Know what?" Klein asked subconsciously.

"Nothing." Mobius put the scan results back into the bag. "Danzhu, go lock this thing up and don't give it to anyone."

After saying this, she bent down again and devoted herself to the dissection work.

But the smile on his lips became more and more obvious.

Through both dissection and scanning, the Herrscher core that should have existed in the body of the Eighth Herrscher was not found.

So, where should this thing be now?

"Watch your attitude, Ai Yue!"

Hearing Ai Yue's arrogant words, the projections expressed their dissatisfaction one after another. The leader couldn't help but banged the table: "Don't forget your current status. What qualifications do you have to say such things?"

"Look at you guys. You don't even want to call me Doctor." Ai Yue shook his head slightly. "I know you're used to being high and mighty. You think you control the future of civilization and won't allow anyone to defy the rules you set."

"But in reality, you're just a bunch of dogs that smelled meat," Ai Yue said slowly. "You really want a super artificial intelligence that can overturn the world, right?"

"That's the project product you should have submitted!" the projection couldn't help but say, "Don't forget who's providing the research and development funds for your project!"

"Of course I haven't forgotten. Isn't this the taxes paid to you by people from all over the world?" Ai Yue showed a puzzled expression, and then said with sudden enlightenment, "Oh, so that's how it is. Do you gentlemen treat this money as your own?"

"Ai Yue, you..."

"Am I wrong?" Ai Yue interrupted him directly, then shook his head, "Sorry, I may have gone off topic a bit. What I want to say is - I am really disappointed."

"I have always been restraining myself to be someone worthy of the light. Only in this way will I be qualified to use that power in the future." Ai Yue paused and said slowly, "So, even though I know that you people are not worth looking forward to, I still give you opportunities again and again."

"But you guys really disappoint me." Ai Yue sighed, his tone revealing deep fatigue. "People can pursue profit, but they must never pursue profit alone. The most important thing right now is the aftermath and finalization of the Eighth Great Destruction, but what are you doing? You're arguing with each other over profit and accusing me of 'crimes against humanity'!"

"Am I really endangering humanity? Aren't I the very interests you hold tightly in your hands?"

"Ai Yue, watch your words!" A projection issued a serious warning, "We are sparing your life because of your contributions to humanity!"

"Isn't it just to squeeze every last bit of my usefulness out of me?" Ai Yue sneered. "I'd rather you sentenced me to death. At least that would show that when faced with an unstable factor that has the ability and willingness to threaten the stability of civilization, you still have the determination to sacrifice your own interests for the greater good!"

"But you don't even have this!" Ai Yue finally couldn't help but roar. At this moment, he seemed to let go of all his burdens, revealing his true self in front of these false projections. "Congratulations, you've successfully made me give up the thing I value most!"

Ai Yue took a deep breath and raised his right hand.

In his palm, a crystal emitting brilliant light released terrifying energy fluctuations. The moment it appeared, the sound disappeared from the courtroom.

The Herrscher Core comes from the Eighth Herrscher. Holding it allows one to temporarily control the authority of consciousness.

"Now, kneel down." Ai Yue said word by word, "Then, worship me as the supreme god in your hearts."

In the silence, all the projections and the soldiers standing behind Ai Yue slowly knelt on the ground.

They lowered their once noble and arrogant heads and offered their purest faith to the new god of the world.

Chapter 72: Thinking further will not benefit anyone

Outside the court, Dr. Mei and the members of the Fusion Warrior Team were waiting there.

When Wei Liwei arrived here, she saw a group of people standing outside the door with frowns on their faces, and some were pacing back and forth.

"What's going on?" Wei Erwei greeted, a strange expression on her face. "You don't look like you're waiting outside the court, but rather outside the delivery room..."

"That's probably the same, actually. The worst news is that no one can be saved..." Kosmo was halfway through his sentence when he received death stares from everyone and quickly lowered his head. "Sorry, I was just kidding."

"Wei Erwei, come here for a moment." Dr. Mei then called Wei Erwei to a secluded corner. "What did Ai Yue plan with you guys? You seem to know a lot more than I do."

"No, I'm just following his instructions. It should be the same as yours, just that we each have different responsibilities." Wei Erwei shrugged and said with a relaxed look, "Don't worry. Would someone like him do something he's not sure of? He's not even willing to take a 1% risk, so how could he put his life in someone else's hands?"

"I was worried about him at first, but now I realize I might have been wrong." Dr. Mei sighed, his eyes filled with mixed emotions. "I'm afraid Ai Yue was planning what happened today from the very beginning."

"Oh, you know?" Wei Erwei was stunned for a moment, then said, "Sorry, Ai Yue actually told me about it before he blocked the Fire Moth's internal network, but I didn't tell you at that time."

"No, the real plan didn't start now." Mei sighed, her tone unclear whether it was admiration or fear. "Ever since Ai Yue traded his patent for Qianjie's freedom, he's been paving the way for today. But why?"

First, he showed weakness to the bigwigs through the incident of Qianjie, revealing his weak and easily bullied side. Then, he demonstrated his value through the ability of Prometheus, allowing those above him to label him as a prey. Finally, he delayed time to give latecomers a chance to muddy the waters, and guided them to choose judgment through Weiliwei's "backstab" and advice.

In this way, a hunting ground unique to Ai Yue was created by the prey themselves.

Even the timing was just right - Dr. Mei was sure that the time when Prometheus lifted the Internet blockade was definitely not synchronized. Only when a certain group of people thought they had seized the initiative would they rush straight to the Fire Moth without even having time to think about the doubts, trying to take all the benefits for themselves.

Wait until the latecomers "get the news" and enter the market, muddying the whole situation. At this time, no one will care about the problems involved anymore.

But this still cannot explain the last question in Dr. Mei's mind - how will this hunt end?

Bringing everyone together will lead to one result, that is, all forces will always maintain a balance after another melee. Although Ai Yue's life will often not be in danger in such a situation, he will definitely not have a good ending. Thinking from Dr. Mei's perspective, she does not think that Ai Yue will be satisfied with such a result, so the other party must be plotting more.

However, the bigwigs at the top will not show up in person at the Fire Moth, which means that conventional means are meaningless to this group of people. Even if the performance of Prometheus is beyond the times, it is difficult to kill this group of people across the Internet. What's more, just killing this group of people is meaningless. The forces behind them can replace them with a new group of people at any time.

The key to breaking the deadlock that Dr. Mei could think of was the power of the Eighth Herrscher.

A Herrscher who plays with consciousness, her ability can even affect every corner of the world through the Internet. Such power, in such an environment, can be said to be almost invincible.

It can even be said that this hunting ground is prepared for the power of the Eighth Herrscher.

But if Ai Yue really had been planning this hunt long ago, how did he take the Eighth Herrscher's abilities into consideration?

Compared to "Ai Yue was able to master and utilize the power of the Eighth Herrscher in just a few hours", "Ai Yue was able to foresee the power of the Eighth Herrscher" is more terrifying.

Of course, the former was also very horrifying, but it was Ai Yue after all, so I got used to it.

"You thought of that, too?" Wei Erwei's expression didn't change much, but she was a genius no less than Dr. Mei, so naturally she noticed something. "Well, maybe it's not as exaggerated as you think? After all, this plan can be terminated at any time. Ai Yue is no fool. If he doesn't encounter the right opportunity, he can definitely postpone it."

Compared to Dr. Mei, Wei Erwei, who had experienced the ups and downs of society and had also engaged in fraud and deception herself, obviously had a more open mind. In her eyes, Ai Yue obviously had noble character and left enough ways out for herself, so she did not appear to be too charlatan.

"...I was negligent." Dr. Mei pondered for a moment, but was quickly led astray by the other party. "This possibility is indeed more likely."

She no longer dwelled on the question of whether Ai Yue could predict the future power of the Herrscher. She didn't know whether she felt that Ai Yue was not that superstitious, or she didn't want to think about other more terrifying things from this question.

Aponia's foresight of humanity's fate means that humanity has never had true freedom. If even the existence of the Herrscher can be predicted, does it mean that the Herrscher, and even the Honkai Impact, are arranged by some order that is difficult for humans to understand?

After a brief exchange, the two never mentioned the topic again, and soon the door of the court was finally opened.

Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Ai Yue walked out with leisurely steps.

Looking inside through the gate, there was no sign of any projection in the huge courtroom.

"It's over?" Kevin spoke first. "What's the result?"

"Acquitted." Ai Yue shrugged. "I told you it's nothing. Okay, everyone, go back to your own business."

"Not guilty?" Desdobia couldn't help but widen her eyes. "How is it possible? Such a big event ended so casually?"

Kosmo on the side couldn't help but nodded - to be honest, he was already prepared to participate in the prison break, but it ended so dullly, which made him a little disappointed.

"Whatever, it's good that everything's alright." Alicia finally smiled. Although she had been encouraging everyone not to think too badly about things, she didn't actually hold out much hope. "By the way, since Ai Yue is safe, isn't it time to have a party?"

According to the custom of the Fire Moth, a party is held every time a Herrscher is defeated to relieve the stress of the soldiers from long-term battles.

"Is it really necessary to hold a party this time?" Hen couldn't help but complain, "Except for that special situation, this is probably the most relaxing battle I have ever participated in."

"Then let's hold a celebration banquet for Ai Yue..." Alicia quickly changed the name, but when she turned around, she showed a surprised expression, "Hey, where's Ai Yue?"

"He's gone." Wei Erwei took over the topic and looked in the direction Ai Yue left. "Do you feel that Ai Yue seems a little strange?"

It's such a happy result, why does he look a little sad?