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

For the "Xier" in front of her, as long as the two of them can be together, it doesn't matter how long they stay in the Quantum Sea, but she also knows very well that "Xier" must be extremely eager to return to the real world.

Therefore, I cannot reject this hard-earned hope, even if there may be some conspiracy and trap behind it, even if its success rate is almost zero, I cannot give up.

"It seems we have reached an agreement,"

Seeing the other party put away the hairpin, Ai Yue nodded, "In that case, let's go quickly, they are coming."

"last question,"

Xier still said, "Why are you helping me?"

She could feel that the man in front of her had many secrets, and from the conversation just now, she could also feel that many things were wrong, such as his familiarity with Xier was a little too high, as if he knew Xier personally.

But the situation before her did not allow her to think too much, because Xier could also sense the "they" mentioned by Ai Yue, so in the end she only asked this question.

"Because someone needs help, it's that simple."

Ai Yue smiled and said, "Of course, if you are not satisfied with this answer, I can also say that because you are very valuable for research, I hope to take you back and study you carefully. Are you satisfied now?"

Xier glanced at Ai Yue and suddenly laughed: "Huh, liar."

After saying this, she no longer hesitated, turned around, took a step, and disappeared from Ai Yue's sight in an instant.

He did lie, but the strange thing was—the lie was in the second half.

Seeing Xier leave, Ai Yue also breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the system panel and couldn't help but smile.

The second half of his sentence was indeed a lie - because Xier's research value was already in his hands.

"Life Information Sample Xi'er (Rare): Usable Value 100%."

"Using this material, we can directly initiate scientific research projects related to quantum life."

"Question, why not bring it back to the real world?"

Only after Xi'er disappeared did Prometheus' voice reach Ai Yue's ears, "'Ball of Yarn No. 1' has a data redundancy design, and its load is sufficient to support the ascent of two people."

"It has nothing to do with the ball of yarn,"

Ai Yue shook his head. "The reasons are very complicated. It's not just one aspect."

He looked at the information on the system panel and showed an expression of "as expected".

Quantum life, this is Seer's current state. To put it simply, it is life that belongs to the quantum sea.

When that experiment transformed Xier into a quantum state, she had already established a very close connection with the Quantum Sea, and this connection would probably not allow Xier to leave the Quantum Sea easily. If Xier could not fully grasp the hidden power in her body, even if Ai Yue took her away, she would return here again.

Moreover, this is not the most critical issue.

It is true that theoretically, the concept of time does not exist in the Quantum Sea, but this is not enough to explain why Ai Yue can foresee that Xier should have been born more than 50,000 years later. After all, the Quantum Sea has no concept of time, but they do. And theoretically, Xier, who does not exist in the real world, would have happened if she had followed Ai Yue's portal to the world more than 50,000 years ago. Even Ai Yue himself could not guarantee what would have happened.

The best case scenario is that Seele will return to the quantum sea under some contradictory rules, and the worst case scenario is that Seele is likely to disappear on the spot.

After all, playing with the timeline at will is a taboo. No one can tell what the time laws of the world of collapse are like. As a clear-headed person, Ai Yue will naturally not try related things casually.

Moreover, he suspected that this situation was related to his own uniqueness. Perhaps if someone else entered the Quantum Sea, it would be impossible for him to meet Xier.

Yes, the biggest problem lies in his encounter with Xier itself.

Ai Yue couldn't even guarantee whether the Xier he had just met was the one in his memory.

In a situation full of countless mysteries, the best option is to remain inactive. Only after figuring out all the problems can you formulate countermeasures based on the situation.

Besides, there are more difficult things to deal with right now.

"Dangerous energy fluctuations detected."

Prometheus sent a warning, "Dr. Ai Yue, they are catching up."

"These guys are really quick, is this the home field advantage?"

Ai Yue smiled and said, "Rose, is there any prey we want?"

“Not detected at this time,”

Prometheus said, warning again, "The one behind is coming!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a quantum monster suddenly emerged from the air and pounced heavily on Ai Yue.

It was the quantum monster that we had just met, and this one seemed to be much stronger than the first ones we saw, both in size and strength.

Of course, this was also within Ai Yue's expectations. After all, using the power of the Herrscher in the Quantum Sea, it was already a very lucky thing that only quantum monsters of this level came to hunt him.

Seeing that it was all repetitive material, Ai Yue couldn't help but sigh: "Forget it, Rose, let's prepare to float up."

"Wait, Dr. Ai Yue,"

Prometheus disagreed, "It seems that what you want has been delivered to your door."

"Oh?"

Ai Yue immediately became excited when he heard this. He slipped and dodged the attack of the two quantum monsters. "What direction?"

"Six o'clock,"

Prometheus said, "This energy reading and various radiations are very unfamiliar. We cannot determine the opponent's status and strength. Please proceed with caution."

At this time, Ai Yue also noticed a mysterious individual with a mixture of black and gold emerging from behind.

Its appearance is completely different from the Honkai Beast and the Quantum Monster. It can be said to be a completely new species. From the outside, it looks like a golden sphere with limbs growing out, giving people a very strange feeling.

And this is what Ai Yue has been looking for - the skeleton of the virtual tree.

Unlike quantum monsters, the power of the Imaginary Tree Messenger comes from another existence that is opposite to the Quantum Sea, namely the Imaginary Tree anchored by the real world. The relationship between the tree and the sea is antagonistic. Just as quantum monsters will be sensitive to the Herrscher, the Messenger of the Imaginary Tree will also be sensitive to the Quantum Sea.

However, Ai Yue didn't know why the virtual tree skeleton appeared in the quantum sea, but he remembered that such a situation did appear in the original plot, so he had been looking forward to encountering a monster of the imaginary tree.

Just like the quantum monster, as long as Ai Yue can capture it, he will have the opportunity to come into contact with the state before the collapse energy decays - that is, the real imaginary energy.

Therefore, after confirming that the other party was what he was looking for, Ai Yue did not hesitate and immediately opened fire at full force, drowning the virtual tree skeleton and the quantum monster in a huge torrent of energy. Prometheus could not help but warn: "Dr. Ai Yue, are you sure this will keep what you need?"

She knew that Dr. Ai Yue needed the remains of the Xu Shu corpse as research samples, so would this really leave any remains?

However, she shut her mouth on her own initiative the next second, because in such a terrifying torrent of energy, she could still observe a weak but strange energy reading - it was the skeleton of the virtual tree.

When the light of the energy torrent dissipated, only the golden sphere in the center of Xu Shushi Hai's body remained at the scene. Its surface emitted light that flickered at a fixed frequency, just like the beating of a human heart.

"Its energy index is constantly rising,"

Prometheus warned, "Dr. Ai Yue, if you keep going like this, the other party will be 'resurrected' in thirty seconds."

"It's alive now. The limbs just now were just its outer shell."

Ai Yue walked over and held the core in his arms. Without him making any movement, he saw the light on the surface of the golden sphere quickly dim. "Rose, remember to write this down in the atlas. We should go back now."

The process of emerging from the quantum sea was somewhat unremarkable, far less exciting than the experience in the quantum sea just now. Ai Yue only knew that he had taken a twisting and strange route under the navigation of "Ball of Yarn No. 1", and then the light curtain he came from appeared in front of him.

When he returned to his laboratory, he couldn't help but breathe deeply: "Ah, reality is still more comfortable."

"Welcome back, Dr. Ai Yue, and sister."

Queen Bee Quinn's voice echoed in the lab, "47 hours, 51 minutes, 08 seconds, and 11 seconds have passed since your dive. There are 15 unprocessed messages. Do you want to check them now?"

"Two days? It seems that the Quantum Ocean really has no concept of time."

Ai Yue was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "Let's play it in reverse chronological order."

"clear."

Quinn nodded. "Begin playing the message from Dr. May—"

Just as Ai Yue closed the portal to the Quantum Sea, he heard news that made his eyes widen.

"Ai Yue? Where are you now? The Ninth Great Collapse has broken out, but we haven't found any trace of the Herrscher yet!"

53

Chapter 53: What do you want to do?

Is the ninth great collapse coming soon?

Before Ai Yue could recover from the joy of obtaining the "Seed of Nothingness", he received such bad news.

Dr. Mei didn't say much, but just left this message. It was obvious that she had entered a wartime state and needed to deal with many things, so she had no time to care about Ai Yue.

After all, in the other party's eyes, even if all humans died out, Ai Yue would probably be fine.

After dealing with the Void Seed, Ai Yue turned his attention back to this matter: "Quinn, when did Dr. Mei send the message?"

"102 minutes and 37 seconds ago."

Quinn responded.

"Not bad, it seems at least I caught up."

Ai Yue nodded, then looked at Prometheus and asked, "Rose, is the information synchronized?"

The two AIs have their own strengths. Compared with Quinn, Prometheus is better at processing and analyzing network information, so in this situation, it is obvious that Prometheus can play a greater role.

"Information synchronization completed."

Prometheus responded quickly, "It has been confirmed that the ninth great collapse has occurred on the Mu Continent. Atla City is under attack by a group of collapse beasts."

Mu Continent? That should still be the Herrscher of Rock.

Ai Yue immediately breathed a sigh of relief. There were fusion warriors on the Mu Continent, as well as the underground shelter built by Weierwei. Moreover, the Herrscher had not shown up yet, so it should not be difficult to hold out for two hours against the Honkai Beast.

Of course, the most crucial thing is the position of the Herrscher.

The Herrscher of Rock was also a Herrscher with very little information in the original plot. Ai Yue only knew that he had used a black hole to destroy Mu Continent, the region with the highest level of human technology, but the specific process was unknown.

No matter what, Mu Continent must be preserved. If the other party does not show up, it may be that they are still looking for opportunities, such as... the simplest way to destroy the entire continent through a black hole.

Ai Yue has always been curious about the Herrscher of Rock, because the strength of this Herrscher is actually quite strange. He can use the power of the Herrscher to simulate the power of a black hole to directly destroy a continent, but he finally died at the hands of Kevin. It is really a somewhat contradictory thing.

Because if he could release a black hole that was powerful enough to swallow an entire continent, then theoretically none of Kevin's attacks would be able to hurt him.

Unless this power cannot be used continuously and there is a period of weakness, or... he is not as strong as imagined?

This speculation is not groundless, because the power to destroy the continent, which sounds very terrifying, can actually be achieved through tricks.

If we take destroying a building as an example, attacking the load-bearing walls is the most efficient. This method can achieve the goal of damaging the building through a chain reaction, and the same is true for destroying a continent.

Although Mu Continent is not a man-made building, it is bound to have relatively fragile areas due to geological movements. If these "weaknesses" can be properly utilized, then twice the result with half the effort can be achieved.

This also explains why the Herrscher of Rock did not show up, because he needed enough time to find the weak point of Mu Continent.

However, although such reasoning is reasonable, it cannot prove that this is the truth. It is even more impossible for Ai Yue to pin his hopes of defeating the Herrscher on the fact that "the Herrscher is not very strong."

However, this at least provides an idea.

"Rose, take over all networks on Mu Continent and investigate the identities and movements of the current survivors. Pay attention to those whose behavior logic differs significantly from before and after the Great Collapse."

Thinking of this, Ai Yue immediately said, "Mark all the suspicious people, and then tell the Fire Moth about this matter and ask them to assist in the investigation."

The Herrschers did not appear out of thin air. Before becoming Herrschers, they were also human beings. Since they were human beings, they naturally had human identities and lives.

But after becoming Herrschers, they obviously no longer act like humans. According to this idea, ordinary people can be screened.

Even if the Herrscher discards all electronic devices on his body, he still has to come into contact with others. Unless the other party is isolated from the world, Prometheus will always be able to find clues about the other party.

Normally, such a huge project should be difficult to carry out, but unfortunately, Ai Yue has the most powerful artificial intelligence in the world.

"Received, in progress,"

Prometheus responded, "The computational load is too heavy, requesting the restriction be lifted."

"Confirmed, the application for lifting restrictions has been approved."

Ai Yue said casually, "Prometheus, go all out."

This was the second time he called her by her full name since the birth of Prometheus.

"Command confirmed, restrictions lifted."

Prometheus' voice was as calm as ever, yet it faintly conveyed a sense of high spirits. "Quantum computer array, fully activated."

The next second after the command was issued, unknown roars were heard in every corner of the world.

Ai Yue had set up quantum computers in different parts of the world in order to enable Prometheus to monitor the global network more timely. These supercomputers developed through the system not only have performance far exceeding the most advanced supercomputers currently available to mankind, but can also use the effect of quantum entanglement to perform array-based synchronous operations to a certain extent, further amplifying the already powerful performance.

Not only were these bodies placed on Earth, Ai Yue even used the Fire Moth rocket to launch several satellites into the sky to ensure complete coverage of the entire array.

"11895 suspicious targets have been found,"

Assisted by the powerful performance of the quantum computer array, Prometheus completed the initial screening in just over ten seconds. "After the basic screening, 4396 targets have been eliminated. Secondary screening is in progress... 5254 targets have been eliminated..."