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

"I'm just worried that you're exploiting Klein too much. Be careful, he might suddenly turn evil and stab you to death one day."

Ai Yue scoffed and said, "I won't say anymore. I'm going to do an experiment. Just wait for the news."

After ending the communication, Mebius' eyes narrowed slightly.

She always felt that Ai Yue's words were full of hidden meanings, and the other party's evasive attitude just now was obviously problematic.

Mebius' first reaction was to go directly to Ai Yue and ask him in person. There was a portal in the laboratory anyway, and he could get there in just two steps.

As a result, she discovered that Ai Yue had unilaterally closed the portal to the Star of Light, making it impossible to teleport, which was equivalent to blocking Mebius outside the door.

However, such behavior only further proves that there is something wrong with Ai Yue.

"Huh, you think you can stop me like this?"

Mebius snorted coldly, but thinking of what he had just said, he turned and left, "Forget it, business is more important, let's talk about it later."

On the other side, after Ai Yue ended the call, Hua pushed the door open and said, "Dr. Ai Yue? You finally came out. Mu Continent..."

"I already know the details,"

Ai Yue nodded, his expression serious. "Hua, two 'Queen Bee' ships will be heading to Mu Continent soon, and I need you to come along."

The Queen Bee is the largest drone model that the Star of Light can currently manufacture. Its main function is to load and transport drones. It also has functions such as amplifying electronic signals. This way, when drones need to move long distances, the energy reserves of small drones can be avoided from being consumed on the road.

One queen bee can transport 15,000 drones, and 30,000 drones plus the subsequent virtual Honkai beast army should be enough to reverse the current situation in Mu Continent.

"But my job is to keep you safe,"

Hua frowned, somewhat confused about Ai Yue's arrangement, "Besides, the situation in Mu Continent doesn't lack the power of one person like me."

"Hua, don't underestimate yourself. Moreover, in this situation, even the power of ordinary people is meaningful."

Ai Yue simply shook his head and said something that surprised Hua, "For me, defeating Honkai isn't difficult in itself, but if the price of defeating Honkai is the sacrifice of countless people, then I absolutely cannot accept it."

"I want to fight Honkai, but I also want to protect the people."

Facing Hua's confused expression, Ai Yue said, "I hope that as many people as possible from Mu Continent can survive. The fewer people sacrificed, the better. Do you understand?"

"I see."

Hua finally nodded, revealing a helpless smile. "I finally understand why Mebius said that about you—Dr. Ai Yue, you are really a very greedy person."

After saying this, she saluted Ai Yue, then turned and left the laboratory, heading towards the helipad.

"Greedy... huh? That sounds like a compliment."

Ai Yue was stunned for a moment, then he smiled triumphantly, "Okay, all preparations are ready, Rose, get ready to welcome our guests."

56

Chapter 56: Ai Yue can support an entire city.

A deserted island in northern Australia is now being enveloped by sudden huge waves.

When the tide receded, in addition to a pile of seafood on the beach, there was also a human figure left behind.

The Ninth Herrscher looked at his clothes, which were not wet at all by the sea water, and nodded in satisfaction.

By hiding in the mouth of a deep-sea Honkai beast, she moved from the distant Mu Continent to Australia without anyone noticing. Presumably, those people from the Fire Moth are still searching everywhere in Mu Continent and guarding against the Herrscher who might appear at any time?

Little did he know that his target was not Atla City at all.

The Herrscher raised her head and gazed towards the south. Her body gradually floated in the air under the effect of her power. Soon, the pure white building that looked like a four-pointed star appeared in her sight.

We have found an experimental base located in northern Australia, which is like a star and belongs to only one person - "Star of Light".

Recalling the information he had obtained from the Fire Moth's internal network, the Herrscher couldn't help but smile excitedly.

How should human civilization be destroyed?

This is a question that every lawyer needs to think about.

Although after being chosen by Honkai, the Herrscher's way of thinking is no longer bound by the human perspective and they are completely messengers of Honkai, the way each Herrscher thinks about this problem is still influenced by their experiences and observations as humans.

Warriors will choose to destroy everything with the purest violence, otakus will use the power of the Internet, and as a former scholar, the Ninth Herrscher also has his own understanding of this issue.

In her opinion, there are two most critical components of human civilization: one is a sufficiently large population base, and the other is elites who can lead mankind to continuously advance to higher levels.

The former is the foundation for the survival of civilization, while the latter is the key to the growth of civilization.

When it is difficult to quickly reduce the population in large numbers, killing the elites and destroying the technological ladder on which human civilization climbs is the best way to destroy human civilization.

The city of Atla in Mu Continent, as the most technologically advanced region in human civilization and the area with the most concentrated cutting-edge technology projects, became the best choice. Perhaps this is why the Ninth Ruler was born here.

If the Ninth Herrscher had been born some time earlier, she would have made destroying Atla her priority without hesitation. However, for this world now, Atla is no longer the technological center where every scholar dreamed of having a laboratory.

Ai Yue, a mysterious figure who had never been known by scholars in any field half a year ago, became a celebrity at this science and technology exchange conference with just three riddles, stumping all scholars. As a result, the entire exchange conference ended in an embarrassing situation where 70% of the exhibits were withdrawn on the first day.

However, no one cared about the results of the science and technology exchange meeting anymore, because after this day, countless experimental projects that had reached bottlenecks and had difficulty making progress have achieved breakthrough results. Many scholars claimed that they were inspired by the topics left by Ai Yue, and even this was only a small part of what they had used.

When someone discovered that Ai Yue had actually made the answers to all three questions public, all the scholars were excited, because they knew that the knowledge represented by these questions was more than 20 years ahead of the industry, and since the other party made it public so easily, it meant that these contents were completely unimportant to him and could be given to others at will.

This raises a problem.

If this kind of knowledge that is enough to revolutionize the industry is seen by the other party as nothing more than something that can be given away, then what kind of cutting-edge technology does Ai Yue have in his hands?

In just less than a month, this man named Ai Yue surpassed Dr. Mei and became the world's top scholar recognized by the vast majority of people.

This also includes the former Ninth Herrscher.

As someone who was inspired by the three difficult problems, and also affiliated with the Science Department of the Fire Moth, the Ninth Herrscher knew very well what a terrifying figure Ai Yue was. Compared to him, the city of Atla was not worth mentioning at all. All the scholars and all the scientific research projects here combined were definitely not as important as Ai Yue alone.

It can be said that if she destroyed Mu Continent, Ai Yue would probably only need less than a year to restore more than 95% of the scientific research projects in Atla City, and could even do better. But if she killed Ai Yue, then even if all the scholars in Atla City worked tirelessly for ten years, they might not be able to reproduce any important technology in the hands of the other party.

Once this point is clarified, the Ninth Herrscher's thinking becomes clear.

She knew very well that she had only one chance. Once she showed up and used that terrifying power, the Fire Moth's special attention would leave her no time to complete this sniper-like act. Therefore, she had to hide her identity and must not be noticed before completing the most critical task.

To this end, she abandoned all the electronic devices on her body and took transportation to leave Mu Continent like an ordinary person. It was not until she reached the endless ocean that she chose to change her route and head towards Australia. All this was to get close to Ai Yue without being noticed by anyone.

Now, the other party is right in front of us.

The Ninth Herrscher suppressed her inner excitement and slowly raised her arm to point at the Light Star Experimental Base in the distance. Although she was certain that Ai Yue was here, she couldn't lock on to the specific location. If that was the case, why not just destroy the base together?

Once the base is destroyed, she will send the entire Australia into the black hole to ensure that the other party has no chance of survival.

It has to be said that the Ninth Herrscher's plan was perfect. If Ai Yue was really just an ordinary scholar with extraordinary talent, then even if the Light Star Experimental Base currently had more than 100,000 drones, it would probably be difficult to compete with the Ninth Herrscher.

But unfortunately, Ai Yue has never been an "ordinary scholar".

Just as the Ninth Herrscher was about to unleash his power, the entire island suddenly emitted a shrill roar, as if countless noisy insects were buzzing in unison, causing the Ninth Herrscher to frown.

The next second, dense swarms of drones rose from the surrounding vegetation, all their weapons aimed directly at the Ninth Herrscher.

"You are quite cautious."

Ai Yue's figure walked out from the woods, "I thought you would come closer."

57

Chapter 57: Deep and Dark Cave.

"I didn't expect you to come out from there."

The moment he saw Ai Yue appear, the Ninth Herrscher realized that he had underestimated him.

The reason why she went to such great lengths to hide her whereabouts was because she knew that the other party had a very powerful artificial intelligence in his hands, but at the moment, her actions were completely in vain.

However, since the other party failed to stop him and did not choose to escape, the outcome would not change.

The Ninth Herrscher has absolute confidence in her own power. Not to mention that Ai Yue is just an ordinary person, even if she faces Kevin, she will definitely not lose in a one-on-one situation.

"After all, my friend built it with great effort. If you destroyed it so quickly, it would be hard for me to explain myself."

Facing the Herrscher, Ai Yue remained unhurried, "Thank you for coming all this way. Why don't you have a good chat?"

"Let's have a good chat?"

The Ninth Herrscher looked at the drones around him and couldn't help but shake his head slightly. "That shouldn't be the attitude, right?"

"It's normal to take some precautions when facing unexpected guests, right?"

Ai Yue waved his hand, and the drone swarm hid again. "Is this okay?"

"You look confident?"

Seeing Ai Yue so willing to follow his advice, the Ninth Herrscher couldn't help but frown. "I'm curious, how can you remain so calm even though you know I'm coming for you?"

Ai Yue's current behavior was completely different from what the Ninth Herrscher had guessed, which made her a little wary and she chose not to act rashly.

"Because I'm not really afraid,"

Ai Yue shrugged. "Besides, the Herrscher is a very good experimental material. In order to observe it up close, I think taking a little risk is acceptable."

"Insanity!"

The Ninth Herrscher's eyes widened immediately, and he raised his hand, creating a tangible pressure that directly enveloped Ai Yue's location.

Controlling gravity is her power, but what she is exerting now is only ten times the gravity. For ordinary people, suddenly bearing such gravity is enough to cause serious damage to their bodies.

But in the eyes of the Ninth Ruler, this was just a small punishment for Ai Yue's offense.

However, the result was disappointing. Ai Yue's figure almost immediately disappeared from the Ninth Ruler's sight. The way he disappeared did not seem to be something that a human body could do. Instead, it seemed more like some kind of... illusion?

The Ninth Herrscher frowned and waved her hand again. The area that was originally covered by ten times the gravity immediately produced gravity in the opposite direction. All the hidden objects in it floated up and appeared before her eyes.

There were no humans there at all, just a bunch of twisted drones.

"Virtual projection? Is it so realistic..."

After realizing he'd been tricked, the Ninth Herrscher snorted coldly, "You talk about close observation, but you're still only using these petty tricks."

"After all, when interacting with an emotionally unstable creature like the Herrscher, one must be cautious."

Ai Yue's voice came from the Ninth Herrscher's left again, "Look, didn't he almost get hit?"

"After all, he's just a cowardly human being."

The Ninth Herrscher didn't even look at him. "Never mind. Once I destroy that building, I'll have plenty of ways to force you out."

"Unfortunately, this time it's real."

Ai Yue's figure moved forward, and finally walked out of the woods, standing in front of the other party with a swagger, "Look, the shadow is here."

The Ninth Herrscher suddenly turned around and used gravity control again, and this time Ai Yue disappeared from the spot again, but it was completely different from before.

A layer of golden light suddenly appeared on his body, and then he suddenly flashed from the left side of the Herrscher to the right side, avoiding the gravity suppression this time.

"Look, he's in a hurry."

Ai Yue waved his right hand, as if greeting the Ninth Herrscher, but in reality, he was showing him the Herrscher of the Void core on his finite glove. "Can't we chat a little longer? I'm very interested in the changes in your minds since becoming Herrschers."

Compared to the Eighth Herrscher, the Ninth Herrscher's intelligence seemed to have increased significantly. Ai Yue didn't know whether this was due to his past as a scholar, or whether the Cocoon of the End had made targeted changes to the current state of human civilization. Therefore, he wanted to find some clues from the Ninth Herrscher to verify his guess.

Unfortunately, the Ninth Herrscher clearly wasn't going to give Ai Yue this opportunity: "You think you can harness the power of Honkai with a human body? I wonder how many times you can use it!"

After saying this, she no longer held back, and the power of the Herrscher began to boil under her control, directly covering the entire island!

This time it is no longer ten times the gravity, but a hundred times the gravity!

In an instant, the entire island let out a mournful cry as if it could not bear the heavy burden. It was forced downwards by the sudden increase in gravity. The vegetation on the island also bent down and broke under the action of gravity and was instantly crushed to the ground.

And those drones hidden in the vegetation were all turned into scrap metal.

But Ai Yue escaped the gravity's reach just in time. He adjusted his glasses and looked thoughtful. "So, there's a slight delay between the release and completion of your power?"

At this point, he nodded in understanding: "That's right. After all, no matter how powerful an ability is, it still relies on the user's will to drive it, right?"

This guy is really too dangerous!

The Ninth Herrscher frowned, her face full of solemnity. Although she was only facing an ordinary human, she felt cold sweat on her back.

Ai Yue is definitely not just a scholar, there is definitely something seriously wrong with this person!

From the time the two had confronted each other until now, the Ninth Herrscher had only used his power three times, but with just these three attacks, Ai Yue had sensed something was amiss. This kind of observation ability was definitely more than just on-the-spot judgment!

At this moment, she even had a feeling that she was seen through, and this was exactly what she had been most worried about.

At this point, he couldn't drag it on any longer. If he continued like this, the Ninth Herrscher even suspected that Ai Yue would be able to find his flaws on the spot and kill him.

In that case, let's use our strongest move—

"You are indeed very powerful, but you are only human after all."