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

But since it can be classified as a special project by the system, it may not be very powerful, but at least it should have its unique value.

Come to think of it, why can't we choose the special items ourselves? This kind of card drawing process is really frustrating.

Let's put it aside for now and study it slowly when I get back.

"Rose, delete all the details and data related to today's experiment." Ai Yue turned his attention back to the experiment in front of him and immediately gave Prometheus an order, "Including the results. Make sure no one except me can obtain the specific information of today's experiment."

"Understood, processing it." Prometheus said calmly, "Do you need me to go offline temporarily?"

For Prometheus, Ai Yue's instructions were the top priority. Although she could sense that the other party was hiding a huge secret, she had no intention of finding out.

"Let's go offline for now. I'll call you if I need you." Ai Yue nodded. "I can handle the rest myself."

Only after the Prometheus extension on Ai Yue was completely disconnected from the host did Ai Yue raise his hand and remove the horn-shaped energy collector on the top of the device.

The main component of this thing is actually not mysterious. It is the core used in the Honkai energy adsorption device. Of course, Ai Yue has made some improvements to it. The core he is using now can accommodate an energy density that is 200 times that of a conventional core.

Otherwise, there would be no way to fuse the energy contained in the Honkai energy crystals.

For safety reasons, Ai Yue put on a new limited glove to prevent direct contact between his body and the core, and then took out the adsorption core from the energy extraction device.

At this moment, the adsorption core has absorbed too much energy, thus forming some irregular crystals on the surface. However, unlike the original light purple color of the Honkai energy crystals, these crystals appear white like salt.

The prompts given by the system are also very interesting.

“Unedited Honkai Energy Crystal (Rare): Usable Value 100%.”

"Investing in research related to 'energy' will increase research progress by an additional 50% and provide one optimization point."

It's so precious, what a pity.

Seeing the grade of this energy sample, Ai Yue couldn't help but curl his lips. Precious-grade materials only provide a few more optimization points than rare-grade materials, but optimization points are actually not very useful for the scientific research projects provided by the system. Generally, they can only be used to improve existing human technology.

It would be great if it was a "rare" level material, which would allow me to directly unlock related scientific research projects and save a lot of trouble.

Perhaps it was because he had been exposed to too many "rare"-level materials recently, Ai Yue had actually begun to look down on "precious"-level materials.

But in fact, under normal circumstances, he most often uses materials of the "common" and "rare" levels. In the past, "precious" materials were so rare that one less would be available if one was used.

You know, the original Honkai Energy Absorption Device was made by Ai Yue using countless ordinary-level materials on Dusk Street. It can only be said that too many good days can easily corrode a person's will.

So, what to do with this thing?

Ai Yue's eyes fell on the words "unedited".

Editing energy does sound like a very challenging project.

Chapter 19: The so-called laboratory should be built in a place full of experimental materials

The system is now busy promoting the scientific research project of "artificial synthesis of Honkai energy crystallization technology". As a major project that can solve energy problems, Ai Yue obviously cannot let it give way to the project related to "energy editing".

But it's definitely okay to do some basic testing first.

Ai Yue first took off his limited gloves and directly grabbed the crystal with his hands to test whether it had the corrosiveness of ordinary Honkai energy.

That is to say, we now have the Honkai disease serum. Otherwise, if ordinary people were to directly come into contact with this concentration of Honkai energy, the best outcome would be instant death.

However, the white Honkai energy is not corrosive. Even though Ai Yue deliberately cut a wound on his hand to make it easier for it to erode the human body, these white Honkai energy crystals did not have any effect.

Although this method is not rigorous, it can at least prove that the corrosiveness of Honkai energy comes from that mysterious fragment of will.

However, Ai Yue still felt that something was not right - if the mystery could be solved so easily, then there was no reason why Dr. Mei and others could not think of such a method.

Is there something I have overlooked?

While thinking, Ai Yue sealed up the harmless version of the Honkai Energy Crystal in his hand, waiting for future use.

Now that the explosive experiment has been completed, there is no need for him to stay here any longer. It is time to return to the Fire Moth headquarters.

At the Spiral Workshop airport, Hua was still guarding the plane door, as if nothing had changed since Ai Yue left. Seeing Ai Yue appear, the girl took two steps forward and asked, "Dr. Ai Yue, are you leaving?"

"Yeah." Ai Yue nodded, "It's time to go back. There are other things to do."

"I understand." Hua opened the cabin door and motioned Ai Yue to board the plane first.

The two people sat in the cabin, and no one spoke for a while.

After spending some time together, Ai Yue had a deeper understanding of Hua's character. It was hard to imagine that a young girl in her youth would have such a taciturn and go-with-the-flow personality.

If no one talks to Hua, she can even stay quiet for a whole day. Such a dull personality even makes Prometheus worry that she will develop autism. Therefore, in her free time on weekdays, the AI girl will take the initiative to invite Hua to play online games.

Although the development of entertainment in this era has almost stagnated or even died due to continuous natural disasters, at least the works that were once left behind will not disappear.

Come to think of it, I did bring up this matter when I was chatting with Eden before. It's said that some media outlets have done statistics and that after the "Australian bushfire incident (the external account of the seventh Honkai outbreak)", people were almost unwilling to participate in entertainment activities anymore, and as a result, the atmosphere of the entire society began to gradually slide towards the abyss of despair.

If you want to cheer people up, perhaps simply covering up the facts is not the best approach.

But Ai Yue could also understand the UN's cover-up of the truth. After all, the Herrscher was not just a natural disaster. If ordinary people knew that there was such a terrifying thing that was hostile to humans, it might even accelerate the collapse of civilization.

We have to think of a way.

Ai Yue scratched his head, and suddenly a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth - why not just let the fusion warriors debut as idols, packaging the warriors as invincible heroes, which would at least make ordinary people feel excited.

However, the only person who would agree to this plan is probably Alicia.

While thinking, Ai Yue suddenly noticed Hua's gaze - the other party had been looking at him from time to time since just now, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated, which was really a bit conspicuous.

"What's wrong?" After waiting for a long time without hearing the other party's voice, Ai Yue took the initiative to speak, "Hua, I've told you many times that you don't have to be so reserved."

"Sorry, I'm just... used to it." Hua lowered his head a little embarrassedly, then raised his head and looked at Ai Yue, "Dr. Ai Yue, I heard that Minister Wei Weiwei is in charge of building your new experimental base, right?"

Ai Yue nodded: "Yeah, what's wrong?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, but I overheard Minister Wei Weiwei's drunken rant at the banquet that day," Hua continued, "and you chose Australia as the location for the new base?"

Thinking back to what Wei Erwei said that night, "This guy Ai Yue actually threw me into that place full of Honkai beasts to work. I want to ask him for extra money," he became more and more certain of his guess.

If there is any place in the world that fits Vivi's description, it is Australia.

Australia, which was burned to ashes by the Seventh Herrscher, is still the territory of the Honkai beasts. Even though the Fire Moths and various countries have stationed troops on the edge of the continent, they can only blockade Australia and prevent the Honkai beasts from gathering and rioting.

Establishing an experimental base in a place like this is too risky no matter how you think about it.

"Are you afraid?" Ai Yue looked at Hua, acquiescing to her question. "Are you afraid of returning to that land and facing your past?"

"...I can't deny that I'm a little scared to go back." Hua was silent for a moment, but finally said it frankly, "But compared to that, I don't want you, Doctor, to be in danger."

"Don't worry, I believe you can protect me." Ai Yue smiled, "Of course, the address was not chosen there because of you."

He turned his head and looked out the window: "Australia is a land that belongs to us humans. How can we allow a bunch of beasts to occupy it?"

Hua looked at Ai Yue with some surprise. This seemed to be the first time she heard such "sharp" words from Ai Yue.

In the girl's impression, Ai Yue has always been the image of a gentle scholar. Although he likes to be at the forefront of things, he is also a scholar after all.

But at that moment just now, the aura revealed in the other person's eyes made Hua have some kind of illusion.

It was as if he was not facing a scholar, but an emperor who regarded the earth as his own property.

"I will do my best to ensure your safety, Dr. Ai Yue." Hua came back to his senses from the illusion just now and continued the previous topic, "But my current strength is not enough to take on this important task, so I would like to ask you if I can perform the fusion warrior surgery?"

Ai Yue refocused his gaze on Hua: "That guy Mebius said unnecessary words to you again, right?"

"Yes... no, I don't think that's redundant. What Dr. Mobius said makes a lot of sense." Hua quickly explained, "After all, if you want to gain a foothold in Australia, you need to be strong enough. If Dr. Ai Yue doesn't want to increase your manpower, then I must..."

"You'd better stay away from Mobius in the future. You're too easily deceived." Ai Yue interrupted Hua and sighed again, "Forget it, although it's not completely finished yet, I should tell you now."

"I already have a way to gain great strength without undergoing surgery."

Chapter 20: Transformation is forbidden... Oh, this transformation

In the training ground, Hua walked out of the locker room with his arms folded, feeling a little embarrassed.

She was wearing a one-piece bodysuit that covered her limbs, similar to a competitive swimsuit.

This tights is used as a base garment in conjunction with external armor. Its purpose is to protect the soldier's body from direct contact with the armor, and to avoid discomfort or malfunction caused by temperature, humidity and other reasons that may harm the user.

Now I wear it alone, it always feels a bit weird...

"Have you changed?" Ai Yue naturally noticed the girl's change of mood, but he didn't react in any special way. He just opened the box he brought and said, "Then take these things with you."

"these are?"

Hua half-knelt down and took the thing from Ai Yue's hand. She took a quick look and found that they were basically some ring-shaped metal devices.

"You'll know in a moment." Ai Yue said mysteriously. Seeing the blank expression on her face as she held the metal device in her hand, he finally helped her put it on her wrist. "This is worn here."

Finally, Ai Yue took out a total of five metal rings from the box, including a pair for the wrists and ankles, and the last one was worn around Hua's neck. Then came two large items, one was a forehead protector worn on the head, and the other was a belt tied around the waist.

Hua wanted to do it himself at first, but Ai Yue didn't give him the chance, so she had to stand there stiffly, like a puppet waiting to be decorated.

"That's good." Ai Yue put his hands around the girl's slender waist and fastened the belt behind her waist. He then took two steps back and nodded with satisfaction. "Come on, Hua, say something."

"Ah?" Hua raised his head subconsciously, "What did you say?"

She could feel the metal ring around her neck vibrating slightly because of her voice.

"Voiceprint locked, identity confirmed, owner: Hua, initialization in progress."

The electronic synthesized female voice suddenly came from the belt, causing Hua to lower his head and take a look. Then he turned his gaze to Ai Yue: "Dr. Ai Yue, what on earth is this?"

"It's just a special suit of armor." Ai Yue gestured for her to remain standing and not move. "Wait a moment, it's still recording your data."

The next second, the belt made another sound: "Initialization completed, please confirm the activation command."

Hua looked at Ai Yue with a puzzled look, obviously asking him what this "activation command" was.

"It's just a command to activate the armor system. It only works when spoken by the person whose voiceprint is locked," Ai Yue explained. "As for the content, you can freely choose it. Transform, arm yourself, combine, or even evolve."

Hua thought about it and decided to directly adopt Ai Yue's suggestion: "Then let's 'transform'."

"Do you want to confirm 'Then Transform' as the activation command?"

“…Transform.”

"Confirm 'Transform' as the activation command?"

"confirm."

"Confirmed successful." After the belt said this, its tone suddenly became a little more lively, and at the same time, a passionate music played, "'Primordial Armor', activation approved!"

The next second, all the metal devices worn on Hua's body began to emit a faint golden light. Then, the girl felt that something cold and sticky was surging on her body surface, starting from the metal ring. They were like living things, gradually wrapping up the girl's entire body.

This strange feeling that she had never experienced before made Hua feel a little uneasy, but her qualities as a soldier made her remember Ai Yue's instructions just now. She stood there without wavering, but just closed her eyes to prevent this strange thing from flowing into her eyes.

Fortunately, this strange feeling soon subsided, and was followed by a tough touch. Even through a layer of tights, Hua could feel that her body was covered with a special substance, which perfectly wrapped her in it.

She finally opened her eyes tentatively, only to find that her vision was covered with a light blue layer, and everything she saw was marked with light blue text.

For example, Dr. Ai Yue in front of him was marked as "the most important person who must not be harmed", and the box next to him was marked "container for the armor storage system, destruction is not recommended."

This is……

Hua reached out and touched her face, but could only feel her fingers touching some kind of cold and hard shell. She lowered her head and found that her hands, arms, and even her entire body were wrapped in a set of blue armor.

"How does it feel?" Seeing Hua's movements, Ai Yue knew that he was getting familiar with the armor. "Is it boring?"

"Not at all." Hua Nuo shook his head, then couldn't help lowering his head to look at his legs. "Besides... this armor is very handsome."

"Rose and I designed the exterior together. She said we took your preferences into consideration," Ai Yue smiled. "If you want to see the whole picture, you can use the 'spectator's perspective.'"

"Bystander perspective?" Hua repeated subconsciously, and then heard an electronically synthesized female voice in his ear, "Confirm the command, activate 'Bystander perspective'."

The next second, Hua felt a lightness on her head, as if something had detached from the armor and was floating up. Then, her vision changed. The field of view that was originally seen from the human eye suddenly shrank to the corner, and a completely new perspective that was rotating around her occupied most of her vision.

From this angle, Hua could clearly see every detail of the armor on his body. Its main color was blue, with black as embellishment, which made this streamlined armor look cold and serious. At the same time, the design of the armor was simple and capable, giving people a clean and neat feeling, like a dagger out of its sheath, sharp and dangerous.

Hua suddenly remembered that when she was playing a mecha game with Prometheus two days ago, the other party asked her to choose a style she liked, and she chose a mecha with a similar color and style.

Is this what it means to take care of your own preferences?

"How do you feel?" Ai Yue looked at the two small cameras flying around Hua and smiled. "This is a function used on the battlefield. It can prevent the enemy from launching sneak attacks from blind spots."

"It's a good design, but I feel a little... dizzy." Hua blinked, trying hard to suppress the dizziness. "Maybe I need to get used to it."

"Suddenly seeing the world from a different perspective can be a bit awkward, but it's something you can overcome with effort," Ai Yue said nonchalantly. "The armor has many special features. You can experiment with them later. Today, let's test its combat data."

"Okay." Hua then closed the spectator perspective and looked at the various equipment in the training ground. "Then I will..."

"Hey, what can you test with a bunch of dead things?" Ai Yue waved his hand and looked at the entrance of the training ground. "I found a sparring partner for you. He should be here by now."

Sparring partner?

Hua was about to open his mouth when he saw a figure walk in: "Dr. Ai Yue, I'm here, what is the mission...what is this!"