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

"Yes, the matter on Dusk Street is indeed very important." Aponya smiled slightly, then took out her phone and showed a chat history. "So I asked Alicia to take my place for a few days. Besides, Eden is said to be willing to help, so it should be no problem."

Alicia, you're still here!

Ai Yue was speechless and choked up, and finally sighed resignedly.

It was five days later that Mebius saw Ai Yue again.

"Have you... gained weight?" Seeing Ai Yue, who had returned to his former self, walk into the First Research Institute, Mebius couldn't help but squint his eyes and look at him. He even reached out to pinch his cheek. "It's only been five days since we last met, and you're so indulgent?"

"If I say I was forced into this, would you believe me?" Ai Yue sighed, his face filled with the unbearable memories of the past. "Aponya doesn't even treat me like a human being. How can she treat an adult like a child? She even told me a bedtime story, you know? If I continue like this for a few more days, I feel like my mind will really degenerate!"

Mebius immediately looked disdainful and said, "What the hell are you showing off for?"

"I..." Ai Yue hesitated and finally shook his head. "Forget it. I came here to tell you that the experimental base in Australia has been built, so I will move there next week. Therefore, I will be at your place in a couple of days..."

Ai Yue, are you moving out of the Fire Moth headquarters?

Mebius blinked. His brain, which was usually capable of incredible calculations, was so overwhelmed by this sentence that he completely ignored what the other party said next.

In other words, if you want to take action again later, it will be difficult to find an opportunity?

How can that work!

Mebius made up his mind, grabbed Ai Yue's arm, and dragged him inside: "Come on, follow me into the house!"

"Oh no, you're doing this too?"

Chapter 33: Is this medicine for humans?

"Although I understand the impatience of having a new research institute, is it really necessary to leave in such a hurry?"

An hour later, Ai Yue and Mebius were lying side by side on the bed. After a brief silence, Mebius spoke first.

The main reason was that Ai Yue was busy breathing, so he had to speak slowly before speaking.

Without hearing Ai Yue's reply, Mebius continued to speak: "Look, the experiments on the pseudo-herrscher potion haven't produced a sufficiently stable result yet. The subsequent optimization of the fusion warrior formula will definitely be inseparable from you, and..."

Mebius frowned and began to rack his brains to think of any excuse to keep Ai Yue.

But apart from these two projects, there seems to be nothing else to say.

Mebius knew very well that for Ai Yue, no one was necessary, including her. Whether it was Mei and Velvi who were top scholars, Kevin and Alicia who were top fighters, or Aponia and Padochilice who were close friends, these people were actually relying on Ai Yue, not because Ai Yue needed them.

Even if Ai Yue is alone, Mebius believes that he can live well.

As for the so-called scientific research projects, they are not important to him.

Were the projects that Mebius was currently researching given to her by Ai Yue because he couldn't find any results? No, it was simply because Ai Yue believed that these projects were no longer the most important priorities, and she happened to have the ability to take them over, so the other party gave them to her.

In other words, Ai Yue had no reason to stay.

In fact, there was no reason for Mebius to insist on asking Ai Yue to stay. After all, the project of the Pseudo-Herrscher Potion was now being carried out independently, and she could no longer get involved in the fusion warrior formula. She was usually only responsible for running virtual models and the like. Even if Ai Yue was not at the Fire Moth headquarters, relying on the current means of communication, it would not affect their cooperation at all.

Moreover, without Ai Yue, Mobius has returned to his former position of "second to none" in the Fire Moth headquarters. He no longer needs to worry about anyone using his funds to manipulate him, nor does he need to be told what to do. This should actually be a good thing, but...

Mebius bit his lip, not quite sure what he was thinking.

Or maybe I should just move there too? Wei Erwei said there's plenty of space over there, so Ai Yue probably wouldn't mind having a lab for himself, right?

While Mebius was struggling with this, Ai Yue finally caught his breath: "Why, you can't bear to leave me?"

"I just don't want to let the research material get away." Mobius was as stubborn as Soul Steel. "I thought I could study you anytime, so I held off until now. Now you want to run away, so I definitely can't agree to it."

"So you're using this method to obtain materials today, right?" Ai Yue shook his head slightly. "Come to think of it, even if I go to Australia, it won't affect the project here. It's easy to go back and forth anyway."

"How can it be easy? It's such a long distance!" Mobius turned his head and glared at Ai Yue, "Are you going to waste your time on the road?"

"It's just a few steps, why waste time?" Ai Yue frowned. "If you don't even want to walk those few steps, you might as well just shove the door into your closet."

"Door?" Mobius finally sensed something was wrong. "What door?"

"A portal." Ai Yue said as if it was a matter of course, and then he realized, "So you heard the first sentence I said when I walked in, right?"

Mebius's face suddenly became hot, but he couldn't say anything to refute it, because it seemed that this time it was really her own problem.

But she quickly changed the subject: "Have you truly understood the power of the Second Herrscher?"

The ability to teleport, or teleport through space, naturally came from the power of the Second Herrscher. Previously, during the decapitation tactics against the Eighth Herrscher, Mebius had briefly mastered this ability with the help of a potion.

Building a pair of portals that can stably transmit objects on both sides across space is obviously much more difficult than relying solely on potions.

Fortunately, the power of the Second Herrscher can theoretically be transmitted through imaginary space as a springboard, so theoretically no matter how far the distance is, it is actually the same. Otherwise, it would be more troublesome to build a portal from the Fire Moth to Australia.

"It's already been done, but the assembly of the portal still requires Wei Erwei's help, so we have to wait for her to come back." Ai Yue shrugged. Wei Erwei was in charge of the detailed blueprints of the portal, so things like assembly would naturally fall to her as well. "I came here today to tell you about this. Who knew you..."

"Alright, alright, stop talking!" Mobius quickly turned over, pressing his entire body onto Ai Yue, and then covered his mouth. "Why didn't you tell me about this earlier?"

"You blame me?" Ai Yue's eyes widened as he struggled and shouted, "You didn't even give me a chance to explain, and you even drugged me. I haven't even settled the score with you yet!"

"Well, that's just a safety measure!" Mebius retorted to Ai Yue with a red face, while suppressing him to prevent him from getting up. As a result, both of them were soon frozen.

Because in such an environment of frankness, intimate physical contact will lead to some very embarrassing consequences.

"You..." Mebius subconsciously lowered his voice, "You've been going through so much trouble just now, how come you're still so energetic!"

"I now suspect there's something wrong with the dosage you gave me," Ai Yue lowered his voice. "Tell me the truth, do you have an antidote?"

"How can there be an antidote for this?" Mebius said helplessly, then smiled charmingly, "At worst, I can just take care of it."

Looking at the expression on Ai Yue's face at this moment, Mebius suddenly realized that at this moment, she was actually in control of the situation - this was something that had never happened before in the process of the two getting along.

When she realized this, she couldn't help but become excited.

Since I've already done something wrong, why not... just make the best of it?

As for the consequences he would face later, Mebius no longer wanted to think about anything.

This scholar, who always appeared calm and rational to others, chose for the first time to obey his deepest desires.

Even if it's just for this moment, just like this...

Chapter 21 The st century is the century of ()

"That's it."

Weiwei installed the last module in the designated position, and the door frame-like mechanical device in front of her began to operate. The empty door frame was gradually filled with golden particles emitted from all around, and finally turned into a golden and black vortex like the back of a Yu-Gi-Oh card.

Of course, this thing was finally placed in the empty laboratory and not actually stuffed into Mebius's closet.

"Come to think of it, wasn't the installation scheduled for yesterday?" After putting away her tools, Vivi looked at Mebius and Ai Yue with a puzzled look. "I was all set to come over, but Rose suddenly told me you had a new research project to work on, and it was moved to today. What project is so urgent?"

"Well, as a mechanical engineer, you wouldn't understand anything about genetics even if I told you." Mobius said calmly, but his left hand subconsciously grabbed his right arm. "So, can I use it like this?"

"Of course, I've tried it many times, and its stability and safety are impeccable!" Weiwei gave a thumbs-up, not paying any attention to what Mebius had just said. "But no matter how much you talk about it, it's better to experience it yourself. How about we go over there first? Hua is still waiting there."

Ai Yue gave full authority to Hua to inspect the new base. After all, Hua's serious and rigid personality made him the most suitable person to handle this matter.

"Come to think of it, I've only seen photos and haven't been to the scene yet." Ai Yue also remembered something, "I wonder how those little guys are doing on their own."

"Little one?" Mebius noticed something in his words. "You keep animals over there?"

"That's not a small animal, it's a very powerful invention." Wei Erwei rushed to explain for Ai Yue, "If you want to know, why don't you come along?"

"Come on." Mobius didn't hesitate any longer, but nodded, "You go first."

"Really? Even if you don't believe in my ability, you should still have confidence in Ai Yue's invention, right?" Wei Erwei shrugged, but didn't say much. "Forget it, I'll go first. Let's go!"

As she spoke, Wei Erwei took a big step and disappeared into the black and gold vortex.

Mebius was about to catch up, but he found that Ai Yue was frowning all the time, and couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?"

Ai Yue glanced at her and asked, "Did you perform the Fusion Warrior surgery on Wei Erwei?"

"How did you find out?" Mobius was stunned for a moment. "You can see that?"

After Velvi became a fusion warrior, her performance was almost the same as that of an ordinary person. Even Mobius found it difficult to detect anything wrong from his observation. But today was the first time Ai Yue met Velvi after her surgery, and he actually discovered it directly?

Ai Yue just smiled and said nothing.

Of course he knew, because Weiwei's personality today was different from before, it was like she was a completely different person.

Cutting the spirit and recreating the personality are the abilities that the opponent masters after becoming a fusion warrior.

The two of them didn't dwell on this topic for too long, and soon followed Weiwei through the portal.

Unlike the previous use of the simulated power, the experience of using the portal is not that you can walk through the door and arrive at the location of another portal. Instead, it is like walking into a huge bubble and being wrapped in it. You need to take another step towards the vortex in front of you to truly reach the location of the portal on the other side.

When the vortex that obscured his vision dissipated, the scene in front of him became clear—a huge and empty room came into Ai Yue's sight.

"Welcome, welcome to the 'Star of Light' experimental base!" Wei Erwei, who had arrived before them, took off her hat and saluted the two people. She said in an exaggerated tone, "How do you feel? In this place that will replace Mu Continent as the world's most technological center in the future, do you sense any special aura?"

"Why are you speaking like a master?" Mobius frowned. "This isn't your Spiral Workshop."

"Although this isn't the Spiral Workshop, it does have a branch here." Wei Erwei raised her hand and released a projection of a flat map, pointing to a room in the corner and saying, "Look, Ai Yue has agreed to let me use this room!"

"Is there such a thing?" Maebius immediately turned his gaze to Ai Yue, "What about mine? I want one too!"

"You choose." Ai Yue waved his hand, not really caring about this matter. "Where's Hua?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the door on the side was opened from the outside.

"Sorry, I was just in the training room." Hua walked in wearing a loose training suit and a towel around his neck. "Is there anything I can do?"

"I want to check on the 'bee colony'." Ai Yue said, "Where is the main control room?"

"You don't manage your own experimental base at all?" Ai Yue's words drew Wei Erwei's complaints. "Isn't it too strange that you don't even care about things like this?"

"Please follow me." Hua was not surprised by this, or perhaps she was just following orders. "The main control room of the bee colony is underground."

"A swarm of bees?" Mebius also came over at this time. "Is that the little guy you were talking about? You didn't make some artificial synthetic beast or something like that, did you?"

"What do you think I am? A perverted alchemist?" Ai Yue couldn't help but roll his eyes at her. "What's so good about things like synthetic beasts? Can they be as stable as machines?"

"That's right," Wei Erwei chimed in. "Biology has no future. This century will be dominated by mechanical engineering!"

Mebius snorted coldly and decided not to argue with this idiot.

The group was quickly led by Hua to the central control room on the underground floor, where the central computer used to manage the entire experimental base was housed, as well as the artificial intelligence "Queen Bee" specially created by Ai Yue.

But when he entered this huge room, the first thing that caught Mebius's attention was not the supercomputer in the center, but those flying back and forth in the room - drones?

In the central control room, various small machines can be seen everywhere. Some of them are equipped with flying devices and fly in the air, while others are equipped with tracks and tires and move on the ground. Although there is no one in the room, it gives people a feeling of being very lively.

"Is this the bee swarm you mentioned?" Mobius finally connected everything he saw with Ai Yue's previous words. "How many are there in total?"

A drone system that can be called a swarm is definitely not limited to what we see in front of us.

"10653." Ai Yue pushed his glasses up and then said, "Oh, now it's 10654."

Chapter 35 It's too late, organism!

In fact, more than one person advised Ai Yue to give it more consideration when he proposed to establish an experimental base in Australia.

Because this place is too dangerous and too far away from the main activity range of the Fire Moth, Ai Yue, as one of the most important scholars of the Fire Moth, obviously does not take his own safety seriously by doing this.

Even if we really want to station here, we must at least be equipped with a team of fully armed soldiers. It would even be reasonable to transfer a few fusion warriors.

But instead of listening to these advices, Ai Yue only brought Hua as his permanent guard, because he had the means to deal with it.

"Beehive" is his confidence.

"Long time no see, Dr. Ai Yue, and sister."

As several people walked into the main control room, a virtual projection appeared on the central computer. The image was of a woman who looked somewhat similar to Prometheus, but was a little more mature.

She finally looked at Mebius and bowed slightly. "This must be Dr. Mebius, right? Nice to meet you. Our code name is 'Queen Bee', but you can also call me 'Quinn'."

Since Ai Yue used "Queen Bee" as the code name for the main control AI of the drone swarm, it was natural for him to use "Queen" as her name.

Although it sounds a bit perfunctory, considering Ai Yue's talent for naming, perhaps this is also a good result.

Mebius simply nodded in response to Quinn's greeting - she wasn't good at mechanical creation, so she wasn't very interested.

"It won't be long, actually, Quinn." Prometheus' voice came from Ai Yue. "But it's just right. Lend me your processor to play games. Dr. Ai Yue, please connect me to Quinn's host."

"Quinn, how's the hive's status?" Ai Yue raised his hand and connected the Prometheus extension to the central computer. "How's the detection mission going?"

"The bee colony is in good condition. As you can see, the 'beehive' has officially begun operation, and the exploration mission is expected to be completely completed tomorrow." Quinn showed Ai Yue a map and then turned away. "Sister, can you come and help out a little?"

"No, I'm really trying to hone your abilities right now." Prometheus shook his head. "If you can't start by accumulating experience and knowledge from these basic aspects, how will you take on more important responsibilities in the future?"

"Is that so?" Quinn nodded. "I understand. I will try my best, Dr. Ai Yue."