The Prelude Has Already Begun

"The energy source is different, and there are also Honkai Beasts with Herrscher characteristics."

These words made Planck for a moment, and then he suddenly understood.

Who is the Honkai Beasts with the Herrscher characteristics?

Bella! The Herrscher of Thunder transformed from Honkai Beasts.

Planck also fed the girl when he was conducting experiments in the pot.

What are the energy characteristics of the Herrscher?

The energy comes from the core, which is directly connected to the Imaginary Space, and theoretically has an infinite amount of energy.

In non-desperate situations, you generally can't fully utilize your mana.

The only exception is the Herrscher of Dominion; the other Herrscher are like dams, but this guy is like a tap...

Core direct connections and core powers are the main sources of Imaginary energy.

Chi You clearly does not possess the characteristics that can be associated with imaginary numbers.

"So the real question is, where did the Imaginary energy within Chi You's body come from?"

Planck looked enlightened.

Pure Imaginary energy is not an ordinary form of energy.

"Yes." Mobius nodded, then changed the picture.

It's an energy analysis of a piece of wreckage, with the distribution and flow of energy clearly marked.

"Look at this diagram again. The Imaginary energy penetrate Chi You's organization and carry out a kind of physical 'expansion' movement."

Everyone looked intently at the pictures on the slides.

"This would cause animals to grow to enormous sizes."

Ruan Mei answered while looking at the picture.

"I have done similar experiments. It is a very simple and brutal method of giantification, a kind of mutation."

"Man-made?"

Edison was somewhat curious.

"Humans are simply faster. Most giant beasts have this trait, but they usually reach a balance in adulthood."

Ruan Mei replied.

The behemoths she was referring to were basically planets.

It is indeed an ironclad rule that ordinary human bodies cannot traverse the starry sky. Not to mention ordinary people, even before the Trailblaze, spacecraft could not fly very far.

But... there are some exceptions.

For example, the ancient beasts that were active in the Twilight Wars before the Amber Era.

This ironclad rule did not apply to the ancient beasts of that era, whether they were extinct or still exist as various cosmic behemoths.

They are capable of easily navigating the imaginary oceans isolated from galaxies.

Mobius's drawing seemed a bit rough to her, but... it did give her a sense of those cosmic behemoths.

(Is Chi You transforming into a giant beast?)

Ruan Mei fell into deep thought.

Can Honkai Beasts survive in space?

... It's highly likely that it is possible.

This thing is actually a physical energy being.

Silicon-based is not the key point.

Just like interstellar travel, spacecraft certainly need to be sturdy, but is sturdiness useful?

It's useless. If you only talk about hard numbers, the stable and massive Imaginary energy really teach you a lesson.

Before Akivili's ancient voyages through the stars, were the countless failed attempts of civilizations to explore the cosmos a joke?

Clearly, Honkai Beasts possess the most crucial condition for survival in the starry sky—adaptability.

Chapter 284 The Prelude Has Begun

But why would the Honkai Beasts suddenly exhibit such signs?

The Honkai Beasts system... is quite stable to some extent.

It's a species unique to Earth... or rather, a galaxy, specifically designed to torment surface civilizations.

This kind of thing shouldn't have undergone such a sudden and unusual evolution.

Ruan Mei exchanged a knowing glance with Liu Bai.

—It can be said that Liu Bai was taught by her alone. Although she hasn't taught him his true skills yet, she didn't hold back on the basics.

Liu Bai didn't hide the issue of the star core from Ruan Mei —after all, he had told others about the "six-month apocalypse" a long time ago.

"... Does that thing work even without falling down?"

Liu Bai's tone was questioning.

After thinking for a moment, Ruan Mei nodded. "It should be possible."

If Ruan Mei remembers correctly, the star core is capable of disrupting Imaginary Energy, which is why it can cause trouble on the Trailblaze shipping lanes.

And in such places, the Imaginary Energy is disrupted...

Although it's impossible to confirm at a deeper level, the logic is sound.

Liu Bai sighed, "This is a serious problem."

He can tolerate a bit of randomness; many game events have a range of triggering conditions.

It's said to be half a year, but whether it's a few days earlier or later is within the normal random range.

But right now... it's only been two and a half months at most!

... Alright, it's a fall, but if it really fell straight down, it wouldn't just be this much of a spectacle.

So, does that mean the star core might still be slowly moving?

Hmm... that makes sense, after all, it's quite abstract for a star core to just appear out of thin air and fall down like that.

"Dr. Ruan Mei, have you thought of anything?"

Mobius naturally noticed the subtle interaction between Liu Bai and Ruan Mei and asked about it.

"I've thought of some things," Ruan Mei nodded, "But I need to do some research myself before I can be sure."

"You weren't seduced by that woman, were you?"

At the corner, Liu Bai, whose physical abilities were now vastly different from before, was pinned against the wall by Mobius.

Sometimes being passive has nothing to do with physical fitness.

"That? Which one?" Liu Bai, who had been suddenly pinned against the wall, was stunned for a moment when he heard the question before he realized what was going on. "Um... Ruan Mei?"

"Which one?" Bai's first question made Mobius's eyebrows furrow. "So there are quite a few people trying to seduce you?"

"Well, there's still you, the Doctor."

Liu Bai tried his best to use his smooth talk.

It's completely useless.

Mobius glared at Liu Bai.

"Don't get too close to Ruan Mei, I don't want to have to do a C-section for you one day."

"...?"

The Doctor, how did you manage to say such bizarre things with your cherry-like mouth!

"That's a bit of an exaggeration..." Bai Gan laughed.

To be honest, Liu Bai should be afraid of getting Ruan Mei pregnant—even though their relationship hasn't reached that point yet.

"And it wasn't you, the Doctor, who initially suggested it..."

"I'm a little regretful, you understand?"

Mobius seemed to have also realized that Liu Bai and Ruan Mei were now so close, and that he had "made a great deal of contribution" to it.

"By the way, I have something to tell you." Mobius released his hand from the wall and straightened his collar.

"What's up?"

"That big whale you caught this time..."

"Vorona?"

"Yes, Vorona, lend me two days."

"... Will it come back alive?"

"Do you think I'd kill your stuff?"

Mobius rolled his eyes.

"Liu Bai, do you remember the previous experiment?"

"Before?"

Liu Bai was stunned for a moment, then remembered that his nickname "little white mouse" wasn't entirely a term of endearment.

Mobius drew a lot of blood from himself.

"Has it been shipped?"

"Almost there," Mobius said quietly. "Your blood, the Herrscher of Dominion, Kiana, Bella, and even Chi You now are all helping me advance my original goal."

Mobius had to admit that Liu Bai was practically his lucky charm.

My progress over the past ten years has not been as fast as Liu Bai's progress in the last two months.

"... Implanting Honkai Beasts genes into humans?"

Liu Bai asked tentatively, wanting to confirm whether this was the Hypermutation Surgery from the original storyline.

"Yes! It seems that Ruan Mei's teaching these past few days has not been in vain."

Mobius believed that Liu Bai deduced his general plan by working backward from the knowledge he learned from Ruan Mei.

"What about feasibility?"

"Very high," Mobius replied directly. "The potion modified with your blood can be used as a neutralizing agent, and Bella and Chi You are extremely valuable research materials, not to mention the two Herrscher ..."

Mobius's own basic theory was already quite complete; what Mobius said was all to help Mobius break down the last barrier.

Once this barrier is broken, the next step is to proceed with clinical trials.

"... Actually, it's already practical now, but it may still have some flaws. I've researched both Judgment-class and beyond -Judgment-class Honkai Beasts, as well as Herrscher and special Herrscher. The only thing missing Vorona."

"Has Vorona already been designated as Emperor-class being?" Bai felt that calling it Judgment-class being wouldn't be out of place.

"Yes, although the power level of the Vorona is quite excessive, the special effects are insufficient, and the output limit is actually not high. The Emperor-class is reasonable."

Of the known Honkai systems, Mobius is currently only missing Emperor-class research data.

Which big lobster is it downstairs at home?

"A giant lobster?" Mobius paused for a moment. "Oh, you mean Tonatiuh ... That can't be considered a regular Honkai Beasts; it's a creature from the Sea of Quanta."

Even if something in the Sea of Quanta looks like Honkai Beasts, Mobius can't simply define it as Honkai Beasts.

And that thing isn't very strong either...

"I see... Okay, I'll let Vorona know when the time comes, but I'll still try to find an opportunity to capture some normal Emperor-class or Judgment-Class Honkai Beast."

None of their own Honkai Beasts are normal.

And... will Mobius be able to find Shesha this time?