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

Mebius didn't say anything, but just rubbed Klein's head.

For her, Klein is one of the few people in the world who can understand and support her. Therefore, in her eyes, Klein is not just an assistant, but her family.

So, although Klein was aware of what she had always feared, she was powerless to do anything about it—because the smarter people were, the more they would realize how terrifying the Honkai, as an enemy of humanity, truly was.

"After the Seventh Collapse, this fear reached its peak. Although human civilization at the time was still able to maintain a certain degree of peace and prosperity, we knew clearly that the end of the world had arrived."

Klein couldn't help but shudder as he spoke, as if struck by the horror of his memories. "A great Collapse, over ten million people wiped out, and the disasters it brought would only intensify, while humanity could only passively endure them. One day, this civilization would come to an end."

"But at this very moment, you proved with your actions that such disasters can be overcome."

Klein changed the subject and looked at Ai Yue again. "Dr. Ai Yue, have you seen the post-disaster statistics of the Eighth Collapse?"

"Uh, this..."

Ai Yue scratched his head and said, "No."

What has happened in the past is not important to Ai Yue. Humans may need to summarize and learn experiences and lessons from what they have experienced, but he is an exception.

"The peak energy of the eighth Great Collapse is 1.62 times that of the seventh. Even with the most optimistic predictions, the death toll from this disaster will exceed eight million."

Klein's emotions began to flutter. "However, when everything was over, the death toll was less than 20! Even the initial Great Honkai disaster never saw such a low number!"

Ai Yue couldn't help but frown: "Tsk, why are there still so many?"

“Maybe it’s not perfect enough for you, but for me, no, for the whole world, it’s a miraculous victory.”

Klein calmed down and smiled. "You proved to the world that Honkai is not invincible."

“It has given hope back to many people, myself included.”

Klein turned his head away a bit embarrassedly. "To be honest, the night I received the news, I felt a peace I'd never experienced before. It was the most restful and sweet sleep I've ever had."

Finally, she bowed deeply to Ai Yue solemnly: "Thank you, Dr. Ai Yue."

71

Chapter 71 Mutual understanding is important.

"You seem to be in a good mood."

After this little episode, Ai Yue did not rush to leave to look for the next target, but as if he had received some inspiration, he used Mebius' laboratory to get busy.

Mebius was sitting on the other side of the lab table, glancing at Ai Yue from time to time. Seeing the constant smile on his face, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Are you so happy about Klein's situation?"

"Of course, this is great news, right?"

Ai Yue didn't look up. "Come to think of it, I should actually thank her as well."

The fact that Klein did not become the Ruler of Domination proves that even if Ai Yue did not deliberately do anything, with his current abilities and actions, he was able to change the original fate of many people.

For Ai Yue, this is actually a reward.

You know, even today's Ai Yue couldn't turn my Herrscher back into a human. Although these Herrschers of Domination are only half-baked, even so, their bodies have been severely infected and distorted by the Honkai, and there is almost no possibility of recovery.

In addition, the distortion of the human spirit caused by the Cocoon of the End cannot be repaired through mental control, which means that if Klein becomes the Ruler of Domination, he will almost certainly die. The difference from the original plot is only the difference in whether he can leave an intact body.

Therefore, when Ai Yue first arrived at the First Research Institute, he was mentally prepared to see Klein off for the last time. Now that his familiar friend is able to survive, it is of course a thing to be happy about.

"You've started saying these incomprehensible things again."

Mebius naturally couldn't quite understand Ai Yue's train of thought, but she was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke, "But I want to thank you too."

"Why, you also have insomnia?"

Ai Yue said jokingly, "Do you need me to tell you a bedtime story?"

"Get out of here!"

Mebius knocked on the table with a smile, then put on a serious expression. "Klein, she was indeed going to become the Ruler of Herrscher, right?"

Ai Yue's hand movement suddenly stopped. He turned his head and looked at Mebius: "You..."

What the other party said at this moment made him confused for a moment, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

Did Mebius know? How did she know that? How much did she know? How should I explain it to her?

"Don't look at me like that. It's just some simple reasoning."

Seeing Ai Yue's reaction, Mebius knew he was right. He immediately raised his chin proudly and said, "I'm not as good as you, but I'm not an idiot, okay? Some things can be concluded just by analyzing the details of you."

Yes, an excuse like "Prometheus made a mistake in judgment" might be enough to fool Klein, but it would definitely not fool Mebius - especially since she was the one who came up with this excuse in the first place.

Perhaps at that time, she had already seen the problem with herself?

When Ai Yue thought of this, he couldn't help but reveal an awkward smile.

After entering the Fire Moth, the person who spent the most time with Ai Yue was not Aponia or Hua, but Mobius in front of him. With her intelligence, she must have already grasped every detail about him. Even if she wanted to make excuses now, it would not be a simple matter.

I'm in trouble. How should I explain this?

Just as Ai Yue was thinking about this question, Mebius turned around and said to Ai Yue: "I don't intend to ask you any questions, so you don't have to think too hard to find a way to prevaricate me."

Ai Yue blinked: "Huh?"

Mebius's reaction was beyond his expectations.

"Even if I ask you, I won't get a true answer. So why should I force you to lie to me?"

Mebius turned around again, his usual expression on his face. "I just wanted to express my gratitude to you. Nothing else matters."

Ai Yue is a man shrouded in mystery. Mebius has known this for a long time. She even suspects that this man has more secrets than Honkai.

According to Mebius's previous personality, he would have calmly tried to figure out all this behind the scenes, but now it was different.

Ever since Ai Yue appeared, Mebius gradually gave up many things, including the dignity of a scholar, the arrogance of a genius, and the persistence of a pioneer. These things were simply vulnerable in front of the man in front of her. The other party didn't even take the initiative to do anything, but she just ran into him and smashed all these things to pieces.

If that’s the case, then it doesn’t matter if I give up some more, right?

"It's all your fault. My bottom line is getting lower and lower."

Thinking of this, Mebius couldn't help but glared at Ai Yue, "You are not allowed to leave tonight!"

"Don't make a fuss. The matter of the Ruler of Rule hasn't been resolved yet. I don't have the time for that."

Ai Yue naturally couldn't detect Mobius's series of psychological activities. Since the other party didn't try to explore his secrets, he had to change the subject quickly. "If you have the energy, why not come and help?"

"Help? What help?"

Hearing this, Mebius came over and said, "I thought I was just a volunteer in your experiment."

"you are right."

Ai Yue put the blocking device on the table and said, "It's a good time to test out this thing's new function."

“What’s new?”

Mebius picked up the thing that looked like a small speaker and looked at it. "How do I test it?"

Ai Yue did not answer her question, but asked: "What animal do you like?"

"A cat, a dog, a rabbit, or some other small furry creature."

Mebius said, then sighed, "Unfortunately, they don't like me and don't even want to get close to me, so I can only ask Klein to help..."

When she said this, she suddenly closed her mouth in alertness, because according to her previous personality, she would only reply to such a question with "I don't like animals", instead of saying a lot of her true feelings like she did now.

There's something wrong with this thing.

Mebius put it down and questioned Ai Yue with a look that said, "Is this the new function you were talking about?"

"Yes, according to current data analysis, most Rulers have some... psychological problems due to past experiences."

Ai Yue took the device from the table and fiddled with it. "So this little gadget can make them open up without realizing it, and even do more... Stop pursing your lips, I've turned it off."

“But what’s the point?”

Mebius spoke again, "As long as you make sure you capture them alive, the Fire Moths have plenty of ways to pry open their mouths."

"Of course it's retaliation."

Ai Yue smiled pleasantly. "Why should they be the only ones to cause us trouble? I want to see if the spiritually connected Ten Thousand Herrschers...will start a quarrel among themselves."

72

Chapter 72: The Poor Ruler of Law, Being Played By...

Seven days later, at the Fire Moth headquarters.

The post-disaster discussion meeting on the Ninth Collapse was held online as scheduled, with representatives from various countries, organizations, and foundations participating in the meeting via projection.

The meeting itself was not important. After all, the same meeting had been held many times, and everyone knew the outcome. The most important thing about the discussion was the division of credit and blame-shifting, which had little to do with the Fire Moth who was actually responsible for handling all of this.

The only exception was the last discussion, because the losses in the post-disaster loss settlement results of the Eighth Great Collapse were so small that more than one person at that discussion meeting questioned the results.

Of course, none of this has anything to do with Ai Yue, because it has always been Dr. Mei who is responsible for attending this meeting.

The only thing worth noting is that there are several new faces among these representatives.

Dr. Mei glanced at everyone, then lowered her head and focused her gaze on her mobile phone. After sending a message, she raised her head again and began to preside over this meeting.

After five hours of back-and-forth and mutual buck-passing, the discussion finally came to a temporary end. The communication between politicians can be said to be cumbersome and inefficient. Even in the face of the threat of collapse, nothing has ever changed.

George Foley took a deep breath, turned off the device in front of him, and disconnected from the online conference room.

He asked his secretary to organize the minutes of the meeting and send them to his email, and then left his office.

As the person who succeeded the previous director of the Fire Moth, George Foley can be said to be quite young. This is certainly due to his strong background, but his personal ability is also a part that cannot be ignored.

Of course, no one knew that George Foley had become a Herrscher in the small Honkai disaster a few days ago.

The previous director of the Fire Moth before him was also reported and removed by him on the grounds of "not gaining enough benefits for the country". In this way, he was able to take over this position with the help of internal and external forces and carry out the next plan.

In just a few days, the Rulers have launched nearly 500 acts of sabotage around the world, including but not limited to attacks on important facilities such as hospitals, schools, power plants, assassinations of national leaders, and indiscriminate massacres that can stir up fear among ordinary people.

According to their plan, these actions will not only cause a certain impact on human society, but also completely expose the truth of the collapse to the public, thereby causing huge chaos and even destroying ordinary people's trust in the ruling class, further leading to social unrest.

However, there is always an unbridgeable gap between ideals and reality, and even the Herrschers are no exception. When it came time to actually implement the plan, the Herrschers of Domination realized that something seemed to be wrong.

More than 70% of the plans were directly taken down by humans before the Herrschers could even begin to put them into action, resulting in their deaths before they could even accomplish their goals.

Of the remaining 30%, more than half of the Herrschers successfully carried out their sabotage plans, but were killed on the spot by humans before achieving their goals. Only less than 10% of the plans were successfully completed, and the targets destroyed were not critical. Although successful, it was difficult to cause any substantial damage, let alone achieve the results imagined by the Herrschers.

However, the Herrschers paid the price of more than one-tenth of their compatriots' lives for this. More than a thousand Herrschers died without a sound. Even ordinary people continued to live in a false peace, with no intention of causing chaos.

This reality also made the Rulers alert.

They really didn't think that all their plans would be successful. After all, some of them were just bait to attract attention. However, two-thirds of the plans were discovered before they were implemented. This is absolutely abnormal.

If it weren't for the fact that the Herrschers would never betray, they would almost think that there was a traitor among the masses. After all, apart from their own people, how could outsiders possibly grasp the whereabouts of every individual so perfectly?

However, as the Herrschers within the Fire Moth shared information, these events were quickly connected by the Herrschers and their biggest target.

Dr. Ai Yue - this bastard from unknown origin has a top-notch brain that surpasses Dr. Mei and others. Within half a year of joining the Fire Moth, he came up with a series of incredible inventions, including a true artificial intelligence.

According to the description in the intelligence, the Fire Moth has built separate computers all over the world specifically for this artificial intelligence. In this way, at critical moments, the artificial intelligence can use these computers to form a computing array and rely on huge data processing capabilities to bring everything happening in every corner of the world under its control.

The exposure of those Herrschers was obviously due to their various abnormal behaviors before the action being captured by the artificial intelligence, thus causing the plan to fail.

After understanding the cause and effect of the matter, the Rulers immediately launched a new plan for artificial intelligence. As long as these extensions that carry the computing power can be destroyed, the artificial intelligence's control over the world's information will naturally be greatly reduced.

Of course, the Rulers of Domination have to do more than just this, because they know very well that even if they really destroy the artificial intelligence, as long as Ai Yue is still alive, he will sooner or later be able to create a second, third, or even more. What's more, the abilities displayed by the other party are far more than that.

It can be said that if Ai Yue can be dealt with, then even if two-thirds of the Rulers of Rule are sacrificed for this, it will be worth it.

However, given the current situation of the Herrschers of Domination, even if they could gather together, they might not be able to defeat Ai Yue. The death of the Ninth Herrscher at the hands of the enemy and the nuclear bombs that did not cause any damage at all are the best examples.

So, is there any way to pose as much threat to Ai Yue as possible without revealing his identity as a Herrscher?

Of course there is an answer - that is to use humans themselves to deal with Ai Yue.

Humans are creatures that are easily influenced. As long as Ai Yue can be pulled out from within the Fire Moth and molded into an ambitious person who poses a huge threat to human society and harbors malicious intent, then humans themselves will become hostile to Ai Yue without the Herrschers having to do anything themselves.

At that time, whether Ai Yue chooses to be an enemy of the whole world or gives up resistance and allows humans to judge him, it will be a good thing for the Herrscher.

As for how to distort Ai Yue's image in the hearts of people all over the world... Haha, among the Rulers of Rule, there is no shortage of people who study journalism and politicians who are good at slandering others.

They are very familiar with this kind of thing.

Besides, it doesn't mean that Ai Yue really has no ambitions - using artificial intelligence to monitor and manipulate the world's network, just the exposure of this matter is enough to make humans feel disgust and fear towards him.

Not to mention, George Foley also had evidence that Ai Yue used his special abilities to tamper with other people's minds.

After all, the Herrscher ability he possessed was related to the spirit, and it was precisely because of this that he was able to detect the mental abnormalities of the previous Fire Moth Director.