I already said this is not a life simulator!

Mebius turned his head and looked at Padufils who was squatting in the corner and drawing with Grace.

"I'm here, I'm here! Doctor, what do you want me to do?"

Hearing the words from the master of the laboratory, Padufils carefully put down Grace in her arms, patted her head to signal her to stay still and play by herself first, and then ran to Mebius quickly with her clothes stained with a lot of blue paint, waiting for her instructions.

"Take this report to Weiwei, and then go tell Mei on the way. I'll expect her this afternoon."

Mebius stuffed a stack of documents into Padufils' arms and told her what to do next.

"Okay! Promise to complete the task!"

Being very experienced in this, Padufils hugged the documents tightly in her arms. After confirming that Mebius had no other instructions, she bowed politely and then ran out of the laboratory quickly, bringing up a gentle breeze.

As for the contents of the document? Padovich didn't care. She wouldn't read it... she couldn't understand it anyway.

She just needs to follow the instructions and deliver the message to the designated person.

……

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Meanwhile, in the engineering department, Vivi and other colleagues are working hard... Right now, they are completing a brand new "Key of God".

The scorching temperature turned the entire engineering department into a furnace. Everyone inside was sweating profusely, but the sweat evaporated and disappeared in a flash, leaving only the feeling of heat.

With every breath, you can feel the fiery heat, and sparks fly, as if they are sucked into the respiratory tract along with the air, making it feel like even breathing is painful.

Chapped lips make people want to lick them from time to time to moisten them with saliva, but after doing so, they find that even the saliva in their mouths has become scarce and it has become difficult to secrete saliva, as if as long as they open their mouths slightly or stick out their tongues a little, the remaining saliva in their mouths will be instantly dried up.

But no one present complained about it, and no one even looked distressed. The only expressions on their faces were surprise and excitement.

And their emotions became more and more intense as Vilvi performed a certain operation on the side, causing the "Key of God" in front of them to change its form, and the heat around them quickly subsided.

When the sword blade made purely of fire and energy disappeared, leaving only the hilt, and then successfully separated into two guns, and the scorching temperature also completely disappeared, everyone couldn't help but cheer.

"Ha! I told you! This design is a piece of cake for me!"

Weiwei picked up the pair of guns, struck a few poses in a funny and cool way, and said proudly.

"In this way, a "God's Key" with the main function of controlling fire is completed!"

"This should be able to deal some damage to those things in the sea. After all, it is fire, and they should be very afraid of it."

"They were very resistant to the "lights" of the Elini team before. This kind of physical flame should be more effective, right? What's more, this is essentially the movement of molecules. If it extends outward, the destructive power will be terrifying."

"No matter what, this weapon has been made. Hmm... maybe we can use it to explore the ocean? At least we can deal with the Herrscher in the sea to a certain extent, right?"

For a moment, the place became noisy again, but this is just part of daily life, so it doesn't matter.

"But who should use this weapon?"

A man suddenly asked a soul-searching question.

"After all, when it is truly unfolded, the heat and flames it brings are simply not something that ordinary people can withstand..."

"We just placed it there without directly using its power. If it were really released... that kind of high temperature and energy would probably burn the holder to death, right?"

"If we only use the dual guns in this [weakened form] to fight... it would be better to switch to regular high-powered weapons."

"........."

This question really stumped me.

"Why not... give it to those 'armed puppets' that Dr. 'Einstein' is researching? After all, they are made of 'Soul Steel', so they should be able to withstand this level of high temperature, right?"

"Don't say that. Dr. Einstein had thought of using "armed puppets" to replace frontline combat personnel. At least they had to assist in combat... Oh my god, in the end, I didn't expect that those "armed puppets" actually became conscious and turned from weapons into people. I heard that they protested several times, saying that they didn't want to become consumables in war."

"…What do you mean by robot awakening? But this has already involved the level of mechanical life, right?"

"Who knows? Anyway, the "Armed Doll" itself is also powered by Honkai energy. Maybe this situation happened because of Honkai energy? Well... I can only say that it is worthy of Honkai energy."

"So how did you deal with it in the end? I've been working on that terrain-changing machine lately, trying to change the terrain of the coastal areas. I don't have time to pay attention to these things... Can you tell me about it?"

"Deal with it? It hasn't been dealt with yet. Dr. Einstein is negotiating with the higher-ups. Let's see how to deal with those 'armed puppets' in the end... But in my opinion, either leave them alone or discard them. After all, those puppets don't want to go to the battlefield. Forcing them to go is useless and will only hinder the war."

"Besides that... the 'Armed Doll' technology will most likely be sealed. After all, since this has happened, there is no need to invest resources in this project."

"Hasn't the top management ever thought about persuading those puppets?"

"I have tried. It was because they were unwilling that Dr. Einstein went to negotiate... Besides, if I asked you to go to the battlefield and die, would you do it?"

"…If I have to, I don't mind."

"Tsk, you are very conscious."

The man curled his lips.

"I don't really want to do this anyway. My life is precious. If I can realize more weapons and designs, I can save more people... I can't die."

"Just brag, no matter how powerful you are, can you be more powerful than Wei Wei?"

"...You are being ridiculous. How can I compare myself to her? If I compare myself to her, I will be looking down on her!"

"You are so shameless..."

As that person said these "self-deprecating" words as if it was a matter of course, the others also cast contemptuous looks at him at the same time.

"Alright, relax everyone... This weapon has already been chosen, so there's no need to worry about the user."

Vivi, who had already placed the two guns in the designated container, spoke up.

"It's Kevin. He will hold this weapon... Later on, we'll have to rely on him to be the main force in the fight against the Herrscher in the sea."

"Kevin... that's true. His own [ability] is related to ice and snow, so it should be able to offset the high temperature of this weapon. But... is it really okay to let someone else use it?"

Someone asked this.

"Will the top management agree? After all, the previous "Hibernation of All Things" has never been officially used. Now... even if the top management asks us to make this weapon, will they really use it?"

"Will do."

Velvet's tone was as confident as ever.

"They will definitely agree."

She seemed to be making some kind of prophecy for the future.

"Oh, right... I just happened to put my name on it, so that others wouldn't call me by some messed up name."

After saying that, Weiwei wrote "The Seventh God's Key? Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire" on the report.

"OK, what's next... huh?"

Wei Erwei was just about to continue with the next task, but she suddenly frowned, realizing that someone seemed to have come to visit the Engineering Department... She moved her fingertips slightly, picked up the device on her hand, opened the door of the Engineering Department, and brought the visitor to her.

"Wow, Sister Wei Erwei, it feels so magical every time I come to your place..."

Standing obediently on the mobile plate, Padufils looked around curiously, but she quickly retracted her gaze and took the initiative to hand the documents in her hand to Vivi.

"This is the document the doctor asked me to give you."

"Oh... so that's why you came here, Padu."

Weiwei looked through the documents and noticed some familiar encrypted messages, so she nodded happily and said with a smile.

"I feel like you're almost like a messenger with all the back and forth you're doing~"

"Hey, there's nothing wrong with that. I'm just running errands for the doctor. That's what I'm best at!"

Padufils patted her chest and said with a hint of pride.

"Okay, the documents have been delivered. Next, I have something to do with Dr. Mei... Ah, Sister Wei Wei, could you please send me out?"

"You can walk out by yourself, right? The route here isn't very complicated anyway."

“…Sister Weiwei, swear that you won’t change the route. If you swear, I will go by myself.”

"I do not!"

"........."

"Haha~ Okay, I'll take you out."

Vivi seemed to be in a good mood. After laughing twice, she used the device to input instructions and sent Padofelice back to the door.

Then, Wei Wei smiled again and flipped through the documents in her hand.

"Brother, you're ready. Hmm... I just happened to be ready too. I guess I'm still pretty punctual~"

Weiwei muttered to herself in a voice that only she could hear, and then she picked up the container containing the "Holy Judgment of Heavenly Fire" and seemed to be preparing to go out.

"Then... it's time to negotiate with the Fire Moth. Otherwise, if we miss the deadline, the situation will be very bad."

“I can’t do a bad job of showing my part in this scene…”

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"Tell me, Mei, what new discoveries have you made?"

In the afternoon, Mei arrived on time in Mebius' laboratory, and Mebius sat leisurely in his seat, speaking slowly with his usual smile.

"Dr. Mobius, before that, I would like to ask...what do you think of these Honkai beasts?"

Mei's tone was full of seriousness, even faintly questioning.

"How do I see? I see with my eyes and with instruments."

"Dr. Mebius, I wish you wouldn't be kidding."

"How else do you want me to answer? You know me well, so you can naturally come up with my own answer. If that's the case, why did you specifically ask me?"

Mebius slowly turned his chair and turned himself toward the table, while reaching out and pulling out a special container that looked like a test tube from not far away.

"Do you still want to hear me say it myself?"

Mebius gently shook the container in his hand, showing May the "thing" inside.

Inside was a blue substance that looked like some extremely viscous liquid, but also like living moss, constantly climbing and spreading on the inner wall of the container.

"Look, Mei, this creature, this Honkai beast... How beautiful and powerful it is. Even though its body is dead, its remains are still able to move... No, it is not dead at all, and is even gradually recovering over time."

Mebius's gaze remained on the container, on the "thing" inside it.

"Not only that, even if there is only this little remnant, it seems to have its own consciousness. If it finds that the surrounding environment is not right, it will adjust itself and "evolve" to adapt to the current situation and environment... Don't you think this is great?"

"Moreover... as long as enough energy, sufficient Houkai energy, even if there is only a little bit of its body left, it can be restored to its original state, just like... me."

Mebius narrowed his eyes slightly, and his snake-like tongue gently stretched out and licked his lips.

"No, they do even better than me. They can even preserve the organs and even certain postures that they have deliberately "evolved" to adapt to the environment, instead of just returning to their original appearance... They are always moving forward and "evolving". Don't you think this is beautiful?"

"...Dr. Mobius, I remember that "Fire Moth" has warned you not to conduct dangerous experiments in private."

Mei frowned. Mobius's answer was not beyond her expectations, but judging from Mobius' words...she seemed to have achieved some results?

"I know, so I haven't done any dangerous experiments. All my experiments are done within the safety limit, and my conclusions are based on this."

Mebius slowly put the container back in place while casually answering May's questions.

"As for your concerns, I also understand... Don't worry, I know very well what can be done and what cannot be done, and I also know very well what I want."

Mebius turned his pupils, which were identical to those of a snake, and looked at Mei.

"You can put aside your worries, and ask them to put them aside as well... Although I am excited about the characteristics they have shown, I will not do anything out of line because of it."

"I hope so."

Mei did not comment on this.

"Hehe...Okay, tell me, what is your real purpose, Mei?"

"...I found that their remains were emitting a kind of pheromone. I still can't figure out the specific content, so I wanted to ask you. After all...you have focused on studying this type of Honkai beast before."

"Oh~ this, you brought it here, right? Let me see it."

Mei handed over the documents she was carrying.

"... Mei, inform the people above... No, forget it, I'll go with you."

Mebius was silent for a while, then spoke with a serious expression.

"Let them be alert. These remains are just a cover. The pheromones they emit are for marking. There may be big movements in the sea in the near future."

Mobius stood up first and walked out... Obviously the situation was very urgent, so urgent that Mobius chose to walk out of the laboratory and find the people from "Fire Moth" to explain the situation.

"........."