I already said this is not a life simulator!

"Do you feel that there is something wrong with the conversation between Senior Brother and the Doctor just now?"

"Yes, a little..."

"And... at night... do the doctor and senior have any extra plans at night? It seems that even if the doctor stays overnight, he will stay in the laboratory. As for the senior... it seems that he rarely goes back to the dormitory to rest?"

"You mean they don't really have... that kind of... relationship?"

Danzhu spoke mysteriously, and when she mentioned this topic, she did not forget to wink.

"Before, there was a rumor in "Fire-Chasing Moth" that Senior Brother was a gigolo kept by the doctor... I didn't believe it before, but now I feel that this statement is somewhat possible?"

"And Brother should have been able to walk out on his own by now, right? Not to mention the 'Soul Steel' he and Miss Vilvi had researched together, the method that can solve the Honkai erosion is enough..."

"People in the Engineering Department are always complaining on the forums about why Senior Brother is not from their side. There have also been similar signs in the Operations Department recently, with various hints emerging one after another..."

"Brother obviously has a better place to go, but he still stays in the doctor's laboratory..."

"And considering the doctor's reputation outside... Honestly, under this situation, I can't think of any other reason for Senior Brother to stay with the doctor."

"........."

"...Hmm? Cang Xuan, why don't you say anything?"

Danzhu asked curiously.

"call--"

As if it was intentional, a gentle blowing sound came from behind Danzhu, which made Danzhu shudder.

“Ah…Ahahaha…”

He turned his head stiffly and looked at Mebius, who was leaning against the door behind him, taking a sip of the still hot coffee and then blowing gently. Danzhu met her snake-like sharp eyes and smiled awkwardly.

"M...Dr. Mebius..."

"What's wrong? Keep talking, I'm quite interested~"

Mebius used that slightly sweet tone again, but to Danzhu, it was as if a snake was slowly crawling onto his body, with an inexplicable sense of fear.

"Uh... this... that... um..."

"Can't you guys move faster?"

Mebius' tone remained the same, but it was somewhat colder.

"You keep the tap running. Are you planning on helping pay for the lab's water and electricity bills?"

"Or are you guys so free that you can just stay here and play in the water?"

"Sorry, Doc, we'll get to work now."

Cang Xuan, who had already finished washing the dishes silently, lowered his head and said, while turning off the faucet and pulling Cang Xuan out.

Mebius just stood there without moving. He just watched them return to their seats and start working, then he slowly withdrew his gaze.

"……snort."

Taking out the terminal and flipping through the message from "Fire Moth" again, Mebius snorted.

It's nothing more than some "suggestions", along with some warnings and some hints.

However, most of these were irrelevant to the experiment, and Mebius had no interest in them. Therefore, after taking another look at a few paragraphs in the message, he put the terminal back.

"……boring."

After a moment of silence, Mebius slowly uttered two words.

Her tone was cold, yet with a hint of barely perceptible hesitation, as if she herself did not want to say this.

Chapter 5033 "Box" ()

"so……"

In the Engineering Department, Xi Wang crossed his arms over his chest, glanced at the excited members of the Engineering Department who were surrounding him, as well as Wei Erwei who was standing in the center, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

"Is this what you call 'equipment'?"

"How is it? Xiwang, this is the culmination of our technology! Well... at least it is now!"

"And then? What do you want? Have someone carry this thing on the battlefield?"

"That's right!"

"...Alas, Velvet, Fire Moth didn't give you the funding to do this kind of design."

Xi Wang looked at the "big iron box" behind Wei Erwei with a headache... It looked like a coffin. Would anyone really carry this thing to the battlefield?

And if I really have to take this thing with me to fight Honkai beasts... the amount of exercise alone would be exhausting, how could I possibly fight normally?

"No, no, no, you are wrong, Xiwang!"

Weiwei patted her chest proudly.

“As the design I am most proud of at the moment, how could I not take all other aspects into consideration?”

"You watch it!"

As she spoke, Wei Erwei took a step forward, stretched out her hand and pressed the side of the "iron box", causing a handle to pop out, and then... she lifted it up with one hand!

"surprise!"

Velvet shouted in a high-pitched voice.

"...Did you use all your previous "Soul Steel" to make this thing?"

Xi Wang immediately realized what Wei Erwei had done, and asked in a calm tone with his eyes rolled up.

"That's right! It's "Soul Steel"! This is a special weapon made entirely of "Soul Steel"!"

Weiwei spoke in a high-pitched voice, like an announcer on the stage, announcing the next "performance".

"Since its heavy weight cannot be resolved, let the entire weapon move on its own!"

"A mature weapon must learn to cooperate with its user! Reducing its own weight is the foundation of the foundation! Therefore, this entire weapon, under the control of the central terminal, is actually composed of countless tiny "Soul Steel" weapons that will automatically adjust their own weight, or in other words, allocate some energy to perform "floating" work to reduce the burden of the user carrying the weapon!"

"And when necessary, the user can also interrupt this part of the energy distribution and transfer the "Soul Steel" originally used for [Floating] to other uses, such as... building some simple weapons."

As Wei Liwei spoke, she entered a series of commands on the operating panel, and then... the "iron box" that she had originally lifted with one hand suddenly fell to the ground, creating a large crack in the floor.

The handle that Weiwei was originally holding had an extra section, forming a dagger-like shape.

"Or combine other parts to form some more powerful weapons!"

As Wei Wei spoke, she inserted the dagger in her hand back into the "iron box", twisted it and fixed it, and then entered a series of commands on the operation panel.

A lock popped out from the bottom of the "iron box", fixing the bottom and locking it to the ground, while the "box" itself began to deform rapidly... Wei Liwei also lifted and pulled the handle, causing the "box" itself to deform.

Finally, a strangely shaped [crossbow] appeared in front of Xiwang.

It was a crossbow that looked somewhat like a "dragon hunting crossbow" or "siege crossbow" designed in some games. It was in the shape of an X. The energy light flowed along the crossbow and finally gathered at the intersection in the center, making it emit a dazzling light.

At the same time, because it extended to both sides, this special weapon, which was originally the same height as Xi Wang, now appeared even larger.

No...that's not right. Considering that the energy reaction emitted by this thing itself is very abnormal, this thing... should just be a [cannon] disguised as a [crossbow].

"Look, just pull the [bowstring] like this..."

Weiwei stretched out her hand excitedly, hooked her fingers on the auxiliary device on the bowstring that was specially used to "pull the bow", and slowly pulled the bowstring.

Then, everyone could clearly feel the energy flowing and gathering, the feeling of being in danger and being killed by some kind of attack... But even if someone couldn't feel it, the increasingly shining energy light on the [Bow and Crossbow] could tell everything.

"I can launch an extremely powerful attack! This time I am confident that I can directly penetrate the base of the "Fire Moth"!"

"…So you're planning to wipe us all out now?"

"How is it possible? You are my dearest Xi Wang and my most lovely helpers. How could I do such a thing?"

Wei Erwei had a strange look on her face, as if she was wondering why Xi Wang would say such a thing, and then she seemed to remember something and quickly said with a smile.

"Don't worry, I've taken precautions. And... as long as you don't release the bowstring and let the firing pin trigger the arrow, this thing won't attack!"

Weiwei slowly loosened the bowstring, allowing it to slowly return to its original position, and the energy glow shining on the crossbow gradually dimmed and returned to its original appearance.

"At the same time, in order to efficiently cooperate with this weapon, I also specially prepared an extra combat uniform!"

While Weiwei was inputting commands, allowing the [crossbow] to gradually change back to its original "iron box", she waved her hand, and her fingertips moved slightly, activating the special device on her knuckles, as if she was inputting some commands through the air.

Soon, Xiwang could hear the sound of gears turning and something being moved slowly around him.

Finally, Wei Liwei readjusted the "iron box" to its original settings, then moved it aside, turned around again, slightly raised the special "magic hat" that she had designed according to Xi Wang's original design and that she had modified beyond recognition, and saluted Xi Wang quite gracefully.

"Then... please take a good look at it! Xiwang, this is the [gift] I prepared for you."

As Weiwei spoke briskly, the curtain behind her was slowly drawn open.

"Tada~"

He took brisk steps and then snapped his fingers lightly at Xiwang.

Then, the "gift" that Weiwei mentioned, which was originally hidden behind the scenes, seemed to be impatient. Before the curtain was fully opened and before Xiwang could see the whole picture, it rushed out directly.

It lifted up the curtain, making it fly, and then fell quietly, bypassing Wei Wei'erwei's body, surging forward from her sides, outlining a stream-like shape in the air, accompanied by dense, metal collision sounds, it flowed in the air like water, and finally gathered on Xi Wang's body, putting on a special coat for him.

At first, it was dark, which was the color of metal, the original color of "Soul Steel". However, after it stuck to Xiwang's body and outlined the shape of the clothes, its color turned into light white.

Xi Wang looked down at his combat uniform which had a unique aesthetic, and at the hem that fluttered like a windbreaker. He then turned his head to look at his lower back, at the gear-shaped component that looked a little special... It seemed to be some kind of fixing device?

There are also parts on both sides of the shoulders that seem to be able to connect to something.

In addition, Xiwang also had gloves on his hands, and his right hand, like Weiwei, had some special device on the knuckles. It was connected to the gears on the back of his hand and seemed to be used to control something.

"...You used all the Soul Steel you had before to make these two things?"

After moving his body slightly and feeling the combat uniform to confirm that there was no problem and that it would not affect his daily movements, Xi Wang asked this.

"That's right! As this is the design I'm most proud of right now, I'm naturally going to use all the resources I have at hand!"

"...Wei Weiwei, you should know what problems this will cause."

Xiwang covered his head with his hands as he felt a headache.

"And...why are you guys joining in the fun with her?"

"Ahem, anyway...Xiwang, are you satisfied with this [gift]?"

An engineering manager nearby coughed lightly, and then asked in a friendly voice.

"Although I don't know what the combat uniform I'm wearing is used for, other than matching that special weapon..."

He moved his fingers, especially his right hand with a special device, and felt the slight blockage when his five fingers moved. He also felt the faintly visible thin lines under the light, and the gears on the back of his hand that reacted differently to the movement of his five fingers. Xi Wang spoke slowly.

"But this should be designed to facilitate the control of that special weapon during war. The fixing device on the back waist and the parts on both shoulders should be designed to make it easier for people to carry that huge weapon, um..."

Xiwang moved his legs slightly, bounced lightly, and found some clues.

"It should be able to assist in activities, or have some properties of exoskeleton armor? When did you start researching this, Weiwei? And..."

Pulling his collar, Xi Wang frowned.

"There should be an additional supporting device that can be linked to this part... What do you plan to make? A mask? With some combat panels to improve the information analysis capabilities on the battlefield?"

"And...will this thing only recognize [commands] from specific people?"

"That's right! As expected of you!"

Wei Erwei quickly came to Xi Wang's front, leaned into his arms with an expectant expression that also seemed to indicate that she was doing this on purpose, looked up, blinked at him, and asked with a smile.

"How is it? Do you still like it?"

"This is a product that we have worked so hard on. With this, you will be able to work more easily on the battlefield in the future. In other words, you can get more data when you want to test something on the front line."

"……so?"

Xiwang first slightly turned sideways, blocking the view of others with his body. When no one else could see, he gently rubbed Wei Liwei's brightly colored fluffy hair, as a way of giving her some encouragement and comfort... When she squinted her eyes happily and even shook her head slightly, Xiwang withdrew his hand and asked calmly.

"Ahem↘Ahem↗! So~Xiwang, it's time to escape from that old woman's sea of ​​suffering! Come on! Join us! Throw yourself into my arms... It hurts!"

"Where did you learn these nonsense words?"

Before Wei Liwei could finish her words, Xi Wang slapped her on the forehead.

"What's wrong? I was serious..."

Wei Liwei covered her head and spoke aggrievedly.

"I am seriously trying to [save] you!"