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

From the first second that Ai Yue saw the box, Padofelice knew that she might be in trouble. In the past, no matter where he stole the things from, Ai Yue always acted calmly. Even if the owner of these stolen goods was a famous big shot in Dusk Street, he never frowned once.

But only this time, an emotion appeared on Ai Yue's face that Padofilis could not understand, as if he knew that something unavoidable was coming.

Combined with the other party's intention to urge her to leave Dusk Street quickly, the result is obvious - it must be Ai Yue who decided to face this matter alone in order to protect her!

After realizing that she was in big trouble, Padofelice's first reaction was to run away.

After all, money can be earned again, but life is only once. Although leaving Dusk Street and going to a strange place may make it difficult for you to move around, it is still better than losing your life.

As for Brother Yue... Brother Yue is so powerful and has so many magical props, there will definitely be no problem, huh!

She knew very well that even if she stayed, she would not be able to help Ai Yue in any way. The other party might be able to escape more easily without her.

And even if Ai Yue was trying to save her, Padufilis didn't actually owe Ai Yue anything - when he fainted in the mud due to hunger, she took him to a sheltered house and gave him canned food!

What's more, her relationship with Ai Yue wasn't particularly good, even though he was her biggest client, even though he never bargained, even though he treated her very well...

But, but...

Padufilis could think of countless reasons to convince herself to escape quickly, but now none of these reasons could drive her body to leave here.

The girl somehow climbed onto the roof of the building next to Ai Yue's house and squatted down.

She watched Ai Yue walk out of the house carrying a shoulder bag and canned food, and walk towards the sanatorium. She didn't stand up until he was about to disappear from her sight, and then she followed him along the rooftops.

Padofelice held her waist bag tightly, which contained the small props that Ai Yue had given her as a gift.

"Brother Yue, we're going all out today..." Padofelice muttered to herself, as if to encourage herself, "When you make something good later, you must think of me first!"

So time has come to the present, and Padofelice finally caught a few people gathered in the backyard, and at the same time had the opportunity to attract Qianjie's attention, so she grabbed Ai Yue and was about to escape.

However, just as she grabbed Ai Yue's wrist, she heard Aponya's calm voice.

"Everyone, please stop."

So, those who wanted to take action, those who were about to take action, and those who wanted to run away, all stopped where they were.

However, two people were not affected.

"Pado?"

Ai Yue's attention was naturally focused on Padofelice who suddenly rushed out: "Didn't I tell you to go next door?"

He never expected that Ipadore was so brave that he didn't just run away, but chose to stay and even took the risk to save him.

"Ahahaha..." Padofelice was still standing there, grabbing Ai Yue's wrist and running away. Only her expression and mouth could move. "Brother Yue, what are you talking about? Can we just abandon you?"

"Ying, don't be impulsive..." Alicia on the side was also trying to stop Ying's reckless behavior, "Hey, Ying, you are so obedient this time."

Ying was now less than three meters away from Qianjie, but she really stopped. However, the long sword in her hand was already raised, aiming directly at Qianjie's heart.

Qianjie was naturally not idle either. His fist was also aimed at Ying's head. If the opponent moved forward a little, he would probably be shot in the head on the spot.

"My body, I can't move..." Ying frowned. For the first time in her life, she felt the uneasiness of not being able to control her body. "What kind of ability is this?"

“Tsk, Aponya…” Qianjie’s temper was as bad as ever. “One day sooner or later, I’m going to tear that disgusting mouth of yours apart!”

Aponia didn't have time to pay attention to Qianjie. After all, the other party had been talking nonsense for a long time.

Her eyes were completely focused on Alicia - this was the first person she had ever seen who was completely unaffected by the rules.

As for Ai Yue, she was not surprised. Ever since the incurable Honkai disease was controlled by the props he made, Ai Yue had become the kind of person who could take out all kinds of magical props anytime and anywhere in her mind.

Not to mention an earmuff that can resist his own discipline, even if the other party took out a bottle of potion that could eliminate his ability one day, Aponia would not be surprised.

At this moment, the smoke finally dissipated completely, and the suddenly appeared Padofelice was also exposed in front of everyone. Looking at the pressured eyes of Aponya and Alicia (from Padofelice's perspective), Padofelice could only look at Ai Yue pitifully: "Brother Yue, save me..."

"Tonight is really chaotic." Ai Yue sighed helplessly, "Aponia, give me some face?"

"Of course I can remove the commandment." Aponya nodded, then looked at Ying, "But Miss Ying, can you remain calm after this?"

"I think this is more of a misunderstanding," Ai Yue looked at Qian Jie, "Master Qian... Brother Jie? Can you calm down for a moment? Everyone is safe, everything will be fine."

Qianjie looked at Ai Yue silently, without saying anything, but closed his eyes.

Just this one action caused a drastic change in the aura of his body. The former ferocity disappeared, just like a volcano returning to calm and a typhoon suddenly disappearing at sea.

"Ms. Ying, how about this?" Ai Yue looked at Ying again, "Master Qian will no longer be a threat to you. Do you still plan to continue fighting?"

"In that case, I naturally have no reason to draw my sword." Ying was silent for a moment, then said, "Can this restraint be removed?"

To be honest, it was a very uncomfortable experience to remain still while being watched by so many people.

Only then did Ai Yue look back at Aponya, and the nun nodded gently: "In that case, there is naturally no need for me to embarrass you any further."

Almost the moment she finished speaking, Padufilis sat down on the ground: "Oh, my legs are weak... Brother Yue, how about I not bother you anymore?"

"No, little sister." Alicia came over at this moment, her eyes focused on the box in her other hand, "After all, there is something we still need to resolve."

Padufilis immediately hid behind Ai Yue.

"Come to think of it, it's a bit strange." Alicia didn't continue to embarrass her, but refocused her attention on Aponya and Ai Yue. "Aponya, are you really the owner of the sanatorium? Why do I feel that Ai Yue is the one in charge here?"

Anyone who is not a fool can see from the scene that just happened that Qianjie is obviously living in a sanatorium, but he seems to have a strong hostility towards Aponiya, the owner of the sanatorium. Instead, he pays more attention to Ai Yue's opinion. The other party just gave a little advice, and Qianjie, who was originally very manic, immediately calmed down.

Even Aponya himself has always been in an attitude of helping Ai Yue. Apart from showing his position firmly just now, his actions almost always require seeking Ai Yue's consent through eye contact and other means.

Even the strange girl who had just used a smoke bomb to try to create chaos was targeting Ai Yue - judging from the few words she had just exchanged, it seemed that she was here to "save" Ai Yue?

In other words, the relationships between the four people present almost all revolve around Ai Yue.

That's why Alicia had such doubts.

"From a certain perspective, that's true," Aponya nodded. "It shouldn't be hard for you to imagine that without the props Mr. Ai Yue provided, this sanatorium would have become the source of nightmares long ago, thanks to my decision. Therefore, it was Mr. Ai Yue who saved everything. Even though he didn't want to stay here, he's indispensable to me and to this sanatorium."

"Yes, indeed. Dr. Mei also said that this thing needs regular maintenance and replacement of parts." Alicia played with the pendant in her hand. "So, what should I do? I have to take into account both the mission and the sanatorium. It's a bit troublesome..."

It is impossible not to bring Ai Yue and Aponia back to the Fire Moth. No matter from what angle, such people cannot be missed. Even based on his performance just now, Qianjie is also a big problem and may need to be brought back to the organization.

But there are so many children and patients in the nursing home, and Alicia would never agree to leave them alone.

This makes things a little difficult. How should I write this task report?

While Alicia was still deep in thought, Ai Yue had already taken the tactical box from Padophilis and handed it to her: "Here, it's back to its rightful owner."

"So, this kid stole Sakura's equipment?" Alicia looked at Padufilis, who was hiding behind Ai Yue, with curiosity. "What's your name?"

"P-Padofilis." Padofilis could also sense that Alicia had no ill intentions, so she became a little bolder. "Sir, you can call me Pado or Phyllis!"

"Then I'll call you Little Padu," Alicia also readily chose the name she liked, "Little Padu, how did you do it? Sakura is not the kind of person who would be careless."

As a warrior born from the "Poison Pupa", Ying always remains highly vigilant to the outside world. What's more, the tactical box is an important weapon needed by the other party for this mission, and the other party will not take it lightly.

Being able to steal the tactical box from Sakura, Padfils might not be as simple as it seems.

"It was just luck, just luck, haha." Padofelice naturally had to lower her posture at this time, trying her best to make others think that she was harmless. "If I knew this was such an important thing, I would never touch it even if I died!"

She just listened to Ai Yue's brief description of the Fire Moth, and only then did she realize that she had actually stolen from such a big shot.

Fortunately, these two sisters don’t seem difficult to get along with, otherwise I would be in real trouble.

"Ms. Alicia," Ai Yue continued, "it seems like you're having a headache about this mission, right?"

"Yeah, it's not easy to have the best of both worlds." Alicia sighed, then looked at Ai Yue, "Ai Yue, do you have any good ideas?"

"It's actually very simple," Ai Yue smiled slightly. "You think it's difficult because with your current authority, you can't handle this matter properly, right?"

"Yeah," Alicia nodded, then revealed a curious look. "By the way, I've always wanted to ask, why do you seem so familiar with the Fire Moth?"

"It was just a chance encounter, that's not the point." Ai Yue once again avoided the question. "The key is, if someone with higher authority handled this matter, would the situation be different?"

Alicia blinked, vaguely understanding what the other party meant: "You mean, make things worse?"

"Yeah, as long as the mission level is raised, the higher-ups will be forced to take it seriously, right?" Ai Yue pointed at himself, then at Aponya and Qianjie in the dark. "I think the sudden incident on Dusk Street is enough to attract the attention of the higher-ups, right?"

"Do you want us to cheat with you?" Ying came over at this time, "This kind of thing shouldn't be done..."

Before she could finish her words, she was stopped by Alicia's action. The pink girl smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sakura. I think this idea is worth considering."

"Miss Ying, don't worry." Ai Yue said mysteriously, "If you can't accept deception, I naturally have a way to make the fake real."

"But if that happens, it will be hard for you three."

Ying was stunned for a moment: "We... three?"

Ai Yue did not answer directly, but looked at Qian Jie: "Brother Jie, how long has it been since you had a good fight with someone?"

Qianjie opened his eyes again, and a cruel arc appeared at the corner of his mouth under the mask: "It really has been too long..."

Chapter 7 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Dusk Street

That night, the Fire Moth headquarters received a video from Alicia.

It was a short and blurry video, shot in the ruins of a deserted city. Indistinctly, one could see a blurry figure quickly flashing in the ruins. Wherever it went, it was like a strong wind passing through, blowing up countless building debris. People couldn't help but wonder whether the person who could do such a thing was a human being.

"The mission is a bit tricky. The situation on Dusk Street needs to be reassessed." Alicia's voice was a little hurried, as if she had lost her former elegance and composure. "My suggestion is to send Dr. Mei and Kevin over. That's it!"

Finally, the perspective of the video turned, showing a figure lying on the ground not far away.

The long pink hair and iconic fox ears are enough to prove the other person's identity.

"Is this okay?"

After sending the video, Alicia turned her head and looked at the few people with a somewhat helpless smile; "I rarely do this kind of thing."

"Don't feel burdened. Just think of it as the children's." Ai Yue comforted her. "Besides, if we hadn't sat down and talked calmly, things would obviously have turned out like this, right?"

Aponia can destroy Sakura's combat effectiveness with just the Discipline, and it is obviously very difficult for Alicia to defeat Qianjie in a short time. In addition, with Ai Yue's assistance, if they really have to fight head-on, no one will have a good time.

"So strictly speaking, this isn't a lie, is that what you mean?" Alicia understood Ai Yue's implication and nodded. "That's not wrong."

At this moment, they are in the ruins in the video. If the last angle of the video had been turned farther, both Ai Yue and Aponia would have been captured in the video.

"I still don't quite understand the purpose of doing this." Ying walked over from a distance. "You said you wanted the higher-ups to take this more seriously, but if you do that, they'll just assign stronger warriors to handle this mission. And warriors, after all, don't have the authority to handle this matter."

She didn't think that Fire Moth would really let Dr. Mei come to Dusk Street. You have to know that Dr. Mei's status in Fire Moth is extraordinary, and the other party is very busy. How could he have time to deal with such things?

"So, didn't I ask Alicia to send back a mission briefing earlier?" Ai Yue smiled, "This video is just used to support that briefing."

"Briefing?" Ying was stunned. She had just had a fight with Qianjie and had missed some things. "What briefing?"

"A briefing about the mysterious organization appearing on Dusk Street." Alicia smiled. "In short, Ai Yue and the others were reported as a whole."

"As a whole?" Ying vaguely realized something. "Do you mean to treat them as an organization?"

"Yeah." Alicia smiled, "Isn't the situation completely different?"

If there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in Dusk Street, there is a warrior who can fight with the fusion warrior, there is a super-powered person who can control others with words, and there is a highly skilled scientist, then the Fire Moth will only treat them as three unrelated things.

But if three relatively independent events merge together and become a special group with the above members, the nature of the matter will also change.

Because in this way, no matter which one of them the Fire Moth wants to deal with, he must consider the other two. After the three people are tied into a whole, the bargaining power with the Fire Moth will also increase accordingly.

Ai Yue looked very proud: "This is called 'Unity is Strength'."

Alicia: "Isn't that how this sentence is used?"

"I think I understand." Sakura nodded. "But what if, even so, the higher-ups still only send soldiers?"

"The ruling class has always only cared about profit. If they're not tempted, then it means the price we offer isn't high enough." Ai Yue preparedly pulled out a few sheets of paper from his bag. "Now that Qianjie's value has been demonstrated, it's naturally my turn."

"What is this?" Alicia took the paper from Ai Yue's hand, and Ying also came over. "It looks like a blueprint?"

"The blueprint for the Honkai Energy Adsorption Device is what you got." Ai Yue said casually, "As far as I know, the Fire Moth shouldn't have anything similar, right?"

"It certainly didn't exist before, but after we got it, we handed it over to... well, professionals to analyze it." Alicia was vague, not going into detail. "With her abilities, I'm afraid she can already replicate something exactly like it."

Ai Yue certainly knew who she was talking about, but he didn't care: "That's hard to say."

Ying immediately understood Ai Yue's subtext: "Did you do something to prevent it from being copied?"

"It's just a little anti-counterfeiting trick. It won't stump your people for long." Ai Yue said with a smile, "Besides, even if she can make something exactly the same, it definitely won't be cheaper than my plan."

Ai Yue knows better than anyone else the ultimate value of the Honkai Energy Adsorption Device.

The Fire Moths must have many ways to block the infection of Honkai energy and suppress the outbreak of Honkai disease, but if you ask about the cost of these plans, it will probably be a figure that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

But Ai Yue's Honkai energy adsorption device is different. Not only is its principle simple and its size compact, but its cost is also very low. Otherwise, Ai Yue would not be able to provide one to every person in the sanatorium.

This simple, effective and low-cost protection method is exactly what the fire moth needs.

"Are you really a genius?" Alicia also understood where Ai Yue's confidence came from, and her eyes looked at him brighter. "If that's the case, maybe it really will work."

The last person who showed his extraordinary talent in front of the Fire Moth is now a leading figure in the organization, and the money that person burned is more than enough to build 10,000 sanatoriums.

If Ai Yue could really prove that his talent was no less than that person's, let alone the patients in a nursing home, even if he wanted to renovate the entire Dusk Street, I'm afraid the Fire Moth would be very happy.