Prometheus

"It's alright, you don't need to know anything. Just grab a bag of snacks and wander around the other PhDs' places when you're bored." Liu Bai couldn't say he had low expectations for Pardo, but he accepted that she had none.

"Huh? We're not going to get beaten up and thrown out, are we? We're not as tough as Sister Elysia."

"Did this girl accidentally reveal a fact?" Sakura's face showed a half-smile.

Then Liu Bai reached out and patted Ying on the back of the head.

Stop associating being tough with being fat!

"Don't worry, I'll tell Mobius and the others. Don't worry about getting kicked out—ah, as long as you don't chatter on and on like your Sister Elysia."

"Oh! I see! I completely understand!"

Pardo nodded confidently. It was just a matter of bringing snacks to someone else's house to eat. What was so difficult about that?

Sakura looked at Pardo with a subtle expression. This girl really doesn't think things through... Although her master might have arranged tasks that didn't require much thought for Pardo in order to take care of this.

But won't this lead to a vicious cycle?

After all, the principle of "use it or lose it" is a kind of truth, and Sakura was very Pardo about when Pado's brain last worked at full speed.

"Sakura-nee! Want some snacks?" Pardo tilted her head at Sakura, who was staring at her.

"... No, never mind."

After a moment of silence, Sakura declined Pardo's offer.

"Honey, let's go check on the others."

Three months later.

"Hmm, is this considered finished?"

Cangxuan stroked his chin as he looked at the exquisite young woman before him.

"Turning a supercomputer into the image of a girl, I must say, Dr. Mei, are you really that bored? If it's just for the image, a mimicry projection would be fine, right? Even the highest level wouldn't consume too many resources—at least compared to this girl's shell... well, although I feel like it's something Danzhu would like."

Cangxuan rarely spoke such a long string of words in one breath.

"Well... I guess it's my whims," Einstein said from the side. "After all, the Armed Dolls that will be put into use in the future will require a supercomputer... However, I really didn't expect that even if we streamlined it, it could only be streamlined to the level of a girl."

Einstein gazed at the delicate gray-haired girl before him, stroking his chin with a thoughtful expression.

Hearing this, Cangxuan revealed an annoyed expression. "It's only because the main material is soul steel. If it were a normal material, Prometheus's body would probably fill two large rooms!"

In other words, Soul Steel can carry far more information than normal materials. No, from the perspective of Soul Steel, the fact that a supercomputer made of Soul Steel can be compressed to this extent is already quite remarkable!

Cangxuan could confidently say that this "beautiful girl computer" in front of him was absolutely the most advanced computer in the world! Without a doubt!

"Hey... Cangxuan, what if we lowered the technical level a bit, and compressed it to the size of a palm... or at least the size of a human head?"

Einstein's question made Cangxuan's eyes show a thoughtful expression.

"Maybe... we can give it a try?" Cangxuan said somewhat uncertainly. "I've never built such an unconventional computer before Prometheus."

Although Cangxuan is a scientist who focuses on supercomputers, he is actually quite conservative in this regard—there is no need to compress things to this extent. Isn't a proper large-scale supercomputer pretty good enough?

Although it takes up a bit of space, it's great value for money!

Although Cangxuan felt that Prometheus's level of technology, described as "filling two large rooms," was merely an exaggeration and practically impossible to replicate, building a supercomputer two levels below that, occupying half a room, was entirely replicable—the greatest value of Prometheus's development was that it unlocked a vast array of supercomputer technologies.

"We can give it a try... Cangxuan, do you think Mu Continent's technology can do even better?"

Einstein asked thoughtfully, "As scientists, we all have a bit of an obsessive-compulsive tendency when it comes to perfect work."

"Mu Continent...?" Cangxuan paused for a moment, then shook his head. "Although Mu Continent is more developed, it is still in this era. It is not yet capable of developing a supercomputer that surpasses Prometheus. In fact, in terms of peak scientific power, Mu Continent may not be stronger than us."

Although Einstein was a frequent visitor to the Mu Continent Association, he still chose to listen to the opinions of professionals in such specialized fields.

Seeing Einstein nod, Cangxuan continued, "The strength of the Mu Continent actually lies in its numerous second-tier scientists. Well... those who are slightly weaker than me are practically free in the Mu Continent. They might come up with some groundbreaking research, but as I said before, they can't possibly surpass Prometheus's technological prowess."

Cangxuan glanced at Mei, who had been wearing a cold expression, with a hint of awe.

She finally understood why her professor had described Mei as a monster; this person's talent was completely ahead of its time, and it seemed like anyone could easily learn it if they wanted to.

"...I see." Einstein popped a chocolate into his mouth. "I understand. I was originally planning to go to the Mu Continent to talk to professionals about this issue, but now it seems unnecessary."

Einstein knew about Cangxuan's area of expertise, after all, Cangxuan and Mobius were close friends, but he never expected that Cangxuan's abilities were so high.

Without the Prometheus project, Einstein might never have realized that a real dragon was lying next to him.

(When it comes to judging people, I'm definitely not as good as Mobius...)

"By the way, what is Danzhu good at?" Einstein thought that since the older sister was a true dragon, the younger sister should be just as good.

However, after Einstein asked the question, Cangxuan quickly calmed down. "Danzhu... isn't good at anything."

After calming down from his excited state, Cangxuan became much quieter.

"I guess I know a little bit of everything."

"A little bit of everything?" Einstein glanced at Mei subconsciously—theoretically speaking, Mei could also be described as "a little bit of everything."

Of course, Danzhu could never reach Mei's level.

"If I had to describe it... a useless encyclopedia?"

Cangxuan thought for a moment and gave a suitable adjective.

"Or rather, otaku girls... Otaku are all like this, they know a bunch of weird but useless knowledge."

"That's really going too far..." Einstein raised an eyebrow. "So, can Danzhu make chocolate?"

"...Perhaps?" Cangxuan hadn't expected Einstein to ask such a question.

Einstein, of course, did not take Cangxuan's words seriously. After all, that guy was someone who could be favored by Mobius, and even if he was not good at it, he was still a top scientist.

According to Cangxuan's description, he's probably a top-tier all-purpose tool?

Yes, that's really true. Danzhu knows a little bit about everything, from science to literature. He can do anything, and the Eastern mythology of modern civilization is basically made up by this guy based on the local mythology of Previous Era.

Cangxuan left behind quite a lot for modern civilization—most of the quantum computers with normal graphics that modern civilization has unearthed were created by Cangxuan.

While these two may not be on par with geniuses like Mobius and Vil-V, calling them giants is perfectly reasonable. The difference between them and Einstein is at most that Einstein was a "superior at the pinnacle," while Danzhu Cangxuan were "ordinary giants."

What? You mean Mei? People like Mei aren't usually called "lao" (老), just call them "bug" (bug).

"So, it seems we'll still have to use Honkai Energy?"

Cangxuan looked at the miniature Honkai Energy Reactor in Mei's hand.

"I must warn you that using Honkai Energy as an energy source could lead to some unpredictable things."

"I understand." Mei nodded indifferently.

"Are you really aware? Honkai Energy can grant any object another possibility... For this kind of machine, the possibility of her giving birth to a 'heart' far exceeds that of a normal emotional learning module."

Cangxuan's expression turned unusually serious.

"If a rebellion breaks out, the price we cannot afford will be too high."

"I know better than you," Mei said calmly. "But it's also a possibility, isn't it? What we need to do is hold onto any possibility—we have no right to be optimistic about the Honkai."

"...All right."

Cangxuan sighed as he looked at Mei's determined eyes.

"I hope you can guide her onto the right path..."

"It's okay, there are others if I can't attract them," Mei said cheerfully.

Seeing Mei's expression, Cang Cangxuan's eye twitched. "No..."

Even Cangxuan, with his usual temperament, was rendered speechless by Mei.

So you're planning to hand over the computer to your teacher for "training" too? Can't you even be a human being?! Have some decency!

Cangxuan thought about Liu Bai, and she felt tired for Liu Bai herself.

The battlefield needs him, logistics needs him, interpersonal relationships need him, Mei's scientific research needs him, Mobius and Vil-V also need him, and the deep-seated exploration of the Sea of Quanta also needs his help.

Incidentally, these individuals often have more than one research project.

Then, when there's nothing else to do, I have to teach Gretel, and when I have time, I also have to take care of other people's daily routines and mental and physical health.

Oh, recently Mei also entrusted Liu Bai with the task of providing psychological counseling to key frontline personnel.

To put it bluntly, if Liu Bai were to abandon his responsibilities, these tasks would probably be enough to be divided among more than a hundred people.

It's only fortunate that this guy is a ghost—in fact, Cangxuan now prefers to respectfully call him a heroic spirit—otherwise, without this usage, it would definitely be considered patricide.

Cangxuan thought that Liu Bai, who could handle all these things so well, was truly unparalleled in another sense...

The students are monsters, and the teachers are monsters too... By the way, Liu Bai wasn't there for this historic scene because he was busy exploring the Sea of Quanta and simply couldn't find the time.

"Dr. Mei... do you really have a conscience?"

Cangxuan's tone became unusually compassionate.

"If you think I have it, then I have it." Mei smiled slightly at Cangxuan, then opened Prometheus's empty energy interface and stuffed the miniature Honkai Energy Reactor inside.

"Einstein, press the power button."

"Alright~!"

Buzz—!

As the circuit was switched on, the petite gray-haired girl slowly opened her eyes.

"Phew... Today's observation was a complete failure again. It seems we should go deeper. There doesn't seem to be anything in the shallow part of the Sea of Quanta."

As Vil-V walked down the corridor with Liu Bai and Pardo, who were possessing the Imaginary Archive and pretending to be artificial intelligence, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Let's schedule the next exploration for half a month from now. It's awful to always come up empty-handed... It feels like we're just wasting time. By the way, I think that supercomputer from Mei was shipped out today? Shall we go check it out?"

"Okay," Liu Bai nodded, just as he saw Mei walking over with a gray-haired girl.

"Good afternoon, Mei. Today was another fruitless day."

"Good afternoon. Things seem to be going well behind you."

Vil-V and Liu Bai greeted Mei, while Pardo was so tired from playing in the Chariot of a Thousand Worlds that her eyelids were drooping, so she didn't say a word.

"Of course." Mei gave a smile that made Vil-V deeply uneasy. "Prometheus, say hello."

"Yes, good afternoon, Dr. Vil-V, and also, Father."

Chapter 408 Prometheus

Father?

The gray-haired girl in front of her woke up Pardo, who was having trouble seeing herself, with just one sentence.

"What?! What did we just hear?!"

Pardo jumped up in shock, glancing at the gray-haired girl next to Mei who looked utterly clueless.

"Father!? When did you have a child? Meow? How come it's so big already!? What should we do? Should we tell Eden or Sister Elysia first?"

"Calm down, can you use your brain first... Okay, even if you don't have this, look at Liu Bai, does he look like someone who can have a child with another person?"

Meanwhile, Vil-V, who was standing to the side, calmly held Pardo and then turned to look at the petite gray-haired girl.

"... This girl, is she Prometheus? No, perhaps using the word 'girl' is not quite accurate? Also, this joke is terrible."

"Just describe it like that," Mei said with a nonchalant smile. "As for this joke... I thought you would understand me."

"Of course I understand—otherwise, do you think I, a weapons expert, would carry any dangerous items on me?"

Vil-V glared at Mei with obvious displeasure.

She could certainly understand Mei's way of thinking. After all, the idea that creation is like one's own child was a very common concept among scientists like them—well, maybe except for Mobius.

After all, it seems unlikely that any biological creation would be considered a child, unless in extreme circumstances...

Therefore, based on this concept, Vil-V felt that Prometheus calling Liu Bai" Father" was consistent with the logic of scientists like them.

The main problem is that Liu Bai's identity is too subtle; this whole thing looks like a declaration of sovereignty.

Vil-V said she was already very tired today and didn't want to pay any attention to Mei's boring jokes.

What's the point of sovereignty in this way? If you're so capable, go and overthrow Aili and Eden!