Chapter 100

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Chapter 49 You are as ridiculous as your light cannon.

When Benares appeared on screen, the entire venue erupted in a noisy uproar.

Many of the representatives from various countries sitting here had indeed learned about the existence of "Virtual Honkai Beast Technology" through various channels in advance, but the information they obtained was basically only on paper, without any actual data, principles, or usage screenshots to prove its function.

Therefore, when they saw that humans were able to recreate a Honkai Beast using the power of technology, the shock they felt was unimaginable.

It's important to understand that besides the Moth to Fire, there are also many powerful and scientifically advanced countries that conduct their own research on Honkai Beast. However, at most, they can only use the remains left by the Honkai Beast as materials to create various equipment. They can't even catch up with Vill-V on the road of technological research and development, let alone see Ai Yue's back.

"Doctor Ai Yue,"

Faced with such a huge shock to their worldview, someone immediately spoke up and asked, "I wonder how effective this technology is in actual combat?"

"Look, you're in a hurry again."

Ai Yue pointed to the big screen, "Why don't you just keep watching?"

So everyone quieted down again and refocused their attention on the image.

In the video at this moment, Ganesha also sensed the gathering of a large amount of Honkai Energy. It raised its head, seemingly to determine the direction, while Benares, under the control of Desdrobia, swooped down towards Ganesha.

Many of those present had seen Benares' combat records and recognized this move as its usual tactic—on the surface it seemed to be an attempt to attack with its head, but the real purpose was to get close to its prey, grab it with its hind claws, lift it into the air, and then release it to let it fall to its death.

Benares once used this tactic to destroy many ground vehicles, including tanks, along with the soldiers inside, but he never imagined that it would be used against its own kind.

Seemingly sensing the danger, Ganesha's seemingly clumsy body surprisingly made a backward leap, dodging Benares's diving grab, and even tried to bite him and pull him down in the process.

However, Benares was more agile than Ganesha. While Ganesha missed his bite, Benares used the momentum to whip his tail, striking Ganesha hard on the head. This not only caused Ganesha to stagger but also left a deep wound on his body.

Although the wound began to slowly close within a second of its appearance, it was still evident how powerful Benares was.

To leave scars on Emperor-class Honkai Beast using only physical collisions is a skill that would be considered top-tier even among Fused Warrior.

Physical strength was the least important part of Benares's abilities.

"Benares's physique seems a bit off."

Some people noticed something amiss in that instant. After the brief collision, a voice rang out. "Benares should be much larger Ganesha, right? But they look about the same size now?"

One important indicator of the combat power of Honkai Beast is their size. Generally speaking, the stronger the Honkai Beast, the larger its size. Although a very small number of high-level Honkai Beast may violate this rule, it does not matter when it comes to Benares.

The actual Benares is much larger than Ganesha, which is Emperor-class Honkai Beast. Theoretically, it could grab Ganesha with a single claw, but now they look about the same size. Obviously, the artificially created Benares has been shrunk considerably.

"The strength of virtual Honkai Beast is related to many factors, such as the pilot's mental strength, the amount of Honkai Energy consumed, and the equipment's upper limit."

Ai Yue explained, "It's not impossible for you to have a one-to-one replica of Benares, but currently, there are almost no people on Earth who can control virtual Honkai Beast of this level."

The person who raised the question nodded and said nothing more.

Virtual Honkai Beast are, in the end, just a weapon. As a weapon, it is necessary to consider factors such as cost. If an extremely powerful weapon is created but no one can control it, then the final result will only be that it is enlarged and left to gather dust in a warehouse.

In the scene, Benares, whose first attack ended in failure, has pulled up to a suitable height again and is circling, preparing for the next round of attack. Ganesha on the ground is obviously not going to sit idly by. Despite the great disadvantage of being at a disadvantage against the enemy air, the Honkai Beast obviously does not care about such things.

Of course, among the ordinary Honkai Beast surrounding it, there were also many Charge-class Honkai Beasts with the ability to fly. They swarmed up and flew towards Benares in a dense, overwhelming manner. From the perspective of the scene, they looked like a swarm of giant mosquitoes, which was quite terrifying.

In fact, due to its design, the Charge-class Honkai Beast is indeed commonly known as "mosquito".

However, no matter how many Honkai Beasts of this level there are, they pose no threat to Benares. It doesn't even need to pay special attention to these mosquitoes; the air currents created by flapping its wings are enough to blow them away.

Just as the Charge-class Honkai Beast took off, Ganesha climbed onto a collapsed building. The tilted, collapsed building formed a ramp, giving the bulky Ganesha a large enough angle to aim at Benares in the sky.

It opened its mouth wide, and intense Honkai Energy began to gather in its mouth. The extremely high concentration of Honkai Energy even made the energy tangible, turning into pink light particles that surged towards Ganesha's gaping maw.

This is its signature skill, "Aggregate Ray," which can unleash a highly destructive beam cannon from its mouth, leaving almost nothing behind in its wake.

Benares clearly noticed this as well, so it also steadied itself in mid-air and opened its gaping maw.

Energy cannons are not the exclusive domain of any Honkai Beast —moreover, energy attacks are Benares' specialty.

The next second, an equally intense Honkai Energy gathered in Benares' mouth, and in terms of both speed and mass, it far surpassed that of Ganesha!

A moment later, it was Benares had been charging up his energy for longer, who released his energy beam first, and less than a second later, Ganesha also released his own Aggregate Ray.

The two collided in mid-air, but there was no confrontation whatsoever, not even a pause. Benares' energy beam pushed back along with Ganesha and its aggregate beam!

Immediately following were roars, explosions, flames, and thick smoke.

Once everything returned to calm, nothing related to Ganesha could be found in the picture anymore.

"Alright everyone."

Ai Yue clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention back. "Now you can breathe."

50

Chapter 50: They finally took the bait.

Throughout the vast venue, gasps of astonishment echoed continuously.

Ai Yue's commanding words brought everyone to their senses, and when they saw what had just happened, they even subconsciously held their breath.

It's understandable that they lost their composure; they had never seen anything like it before.

It must be understood that in this chaotic era, no country or region can still maintain its independent sovereignty. And how could the people sent by these countries to participate in the United Earth Government Conference be ordinary individuals?

But controlling Honkai Beast to fight Honkai Beast... that's just too damn outrageous, isn't it?

Not to mention, judging from the visuals, using virtual Honkai Beast to deal with Emperor-class Honkai Beast is incredibly easy. You should know that apart from those few top-tier Fused Warrior, no one and no army can kill an Emperor-class Honkai Beast so easily.

Some people think about it even more.

The ease of use is only part of what's being shown; most importantly, the technology appears to be virtually inert.

It's important to understand that whether it's a regular army or Fused Warrior, there will inevitably be losses when fighting Honkai Beast. These losses range from minor things like weapon maintenance and ammunition consumption to major things like equipment failure and warrior sacrifices. And any loss means cost.

The cost of materials is actually within an acceptable range, but the cost of human lives is a much bigger problem.

In an era of sharp population decline and birth rates halved year after year, every life is extremely precious. Weapons and ammunition can be compensated with money, but what about human lives?

The Virtual Honkai Beast Technology seems to have no problem with this at all—because these Honkai Beasts are essentially constructed from Honkai Energy, and even if they are destroyed, they seem to suffer no loss.

Everyone here is intelligent, and in just a few seconds of thought, they discovered many advantages of the Virtual Honkai Beast Technology.

"Alright, you all have half an hour now."

Ai Yue stood up and walked outside. "I'll be back in half an hour to answer your questions—you can only ask a maximum of five questions, so it's best to discuss them beforehand, understand?"

No one wanted to question this—without realizing it, Ai Yue had completely seized control of the meeting, and the huge venue had become his territory.

"This guy keeps saying he doesn't know how to manage things."

Watching Ai Yue manipulate everyone with such smooth and effortless skill, Dr. Mei couldn't help but rub her forehead and say, "I think he's quite good at it too."

Kevin nodded in agreement. "To be honest, I always feel that letting Ai Yue manage the Earth by himself would be more efficient than establishing some kind of united government."

"Don't talk nonsense,"

Dr. Mei quickly tugged at Kevin's sleeve, afraid that someone might have overheard this outrageous statement, but after a moment's thought, she nodded, "However, what you said does seem to make a lot of sense."

To be fair, Ai Yue is indeed the most unique person Dr. Mei has ever met. If you trace the root of other people's motivations for doing anything, you can probably find some kind of desire from their hearts.

Some were motivated by profit, some by feelings, and some by power. Even Dr. Mei herself could not deny that she had some selfish motives.

But Ai Yue seems to be completely different.

He doesn't yearn to use human evolution to make up for the damage he suffered in his childhood like Mobius, nor does he make sacrifices for the people he cares about like Kevin, and he doesn't act for power and money like politicians or businessmen.

He seemed to have come to save the world as if he really was there—or rather, becoming a "savior" was his inner desire?

If that's really the case, then perhaps it would be better for Ai Yue to rule this planet.

Dr. Mei thought to herself, while subconsciously glancing around, afraid that someone would discover her inner thoughts.

However, she quickly realized that she had overthought things. At that moment, the representatives from various countries were engaged in a heated discussion. They shared the information they knew, analyzed the clues they could get from the video, and then integrated their doubts, trying to extract the five most valuable questions.

At this moment, they begin to cooperate for the same goal—just as the United Earth Government had hoped to achieve when it was established.

Ai Yue, was this also part of your plan?

Dr. Mei couldn't help but smile as she looked at the scene before her.

But she soon discovered that more and more people were beginning to shift their attention to this side.

"Dr. Mei."

The representative from Shenzhou was a man with graying hair. His face was resolute, but his eyes were slightly gentle. "How much do you know about 'Virtual Honkai Beast Technology'? If possible, could you share it?"

"Oh? Oh, of course."

Dr. Mei paused for a moment before realizing that the Moth to Fire was also part of this group. She nodded and began to recall information about the Virtual Honkai Beast Technology, "This technology requires extremely difficult production..."

Half an hour later, Ai Yue returned to the venue after a hearty tea break. The representatives from various countries were no longer as tense as before, but were exchanging pleasantries, occasionally glancing towards the door, waiting for his arrival.

"Have you finished discussing everything?"

Ai Yue returned to his seat and casually shoved the bag of snacks into Kevin's hand. "Here, five questions."

"I'll go first."

The representative from Shenzhou was the first to stand up. "Doctor Ai Yue, if we want to popularize the technology of virtual Honkai Beast globally, how much preparation and planning is needed?"

"You're asking this right away?"

Ai Yue scratched his head. "Fine, I guess I'll have to tell you sooner or later anyway."

He pointed to the large screen, where a detailed report immediately appeared.

"The most crucial device for using Virtual Honkai Beast Technology is the Virtual Honkai Beast Manifestation Device. Only through this device can the data of virtual Honkai Beast be transformed into physical entities."

Ai Yue pointed to the world map in the report and said, "However, because the number of manifestation devices is limited, they can only be deployed through a network of points, and then data signals are transmitted using dedicated signal towers to expand the range of movement of the virtual Honkai Beast."

At this point, Ai Yue paused for a moment, revealing a subtle smile, "I have already written the specific network and infrastructure requirements in the report. As for how to allocate the construction tasks for these networks, that depends on the results of your own discussions."

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Chapter 51 Yes, that's exactly what I think.

Half an hour later, Ai Yue finished answering the five questions raised by the representatives of various countries, and also completely revealed the infrastructure requirements for the "Virtual Honkai Beast Technology".

Apart from the most crucial "Virtual Honkai Beast Manifestation Device" which was preserved by Ai Yue, detailed blueprints for all other related equipment were publicly sent to every country, including the "Soul Dive Helmet" used to transmit consciousness signals and a complete set of detailed blueprints for constructing Simulated Domination Network.

This means that, given enough materials, each country could construct its own private, Simulated Domination Network based on blueprints—of course, this is only in theory.

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that giving away the "Virtual Honkai Beast Manifestation Device" would be useless, Ai Yue really wouldn't have planned to hold anything back.

"That's why you came to the meeting, right?"

Taking advantage of the meeting's further suspension to allow representatives from various countries time to communicate with their national leaders, Dr. Mei finally voiced her doubts. "So that's why you agreed so readily that day."

"The way you're saying that makes it sound like I'm doing this for myself."

Ai Yue feigned grievance and said, "Think about it carefully. If I don't do this, who will ultimately handle this technology?"

Dr. Mei paused for a moment, then realized what she meant, and her expression immediately became subtle. "Leave it to... me?"

"That's right."

Ai Yue nodded. "After all, I only need to be in charge of research and development, but once the technology is handed over to you, you'll have to consider a lot more things, right?"

If the task of deploying virtual Honkai Beast data transmission base stations is assigned to various countries, it is conceivable that various obstacles will inevitably arise during the communication process, which will not only consume energy but also may not be able to proceed smoothly.

After all, everyone knows what bureaucracy is.

But now, after Ai Yue finished demonstrating the product's features, he completely disclosed all the technologies, and things have changed.

This technology has gone from being "privately owned Moth to Fire" to being "shared worldwide." You won't install it? If you don't, plenty of others will!

Ai Yue has promised that whoever completes the infrastructure first will be given priority access to the "Virtual Honkai Beast Manifestation Device." In other words, whoever can complete the deployment of base stations will be the first to enjoy this technology. This will not only ensure the safety of the country's people, but can also be used as a means to attract foreign populations for external propaganda.

Moreover, countries with strong infrastructure capabilities can use this as capital to trade with other countries, exchanging infrastructure contracts for other benefits. As a result, countries will be more proactive in promoting the development of this technology when it is profitable.

It can be said that by Technology Sharing, Ai Yue directly handed over all the troublesome issues to the countries themselves, avoiding countless subsequent problems, which can be said to be a one-time solution.

Moreover, after this infrastructure is completed, Ai Yue can use it to advance his next project.

It's important to understand that "the cross-technology of consciousness stealth and Simulated Domination Network" is the very foundation for the birth of virtual reality games. However, Ai Yue's understanding of Dominion Network is still relatively limited, making it impossible to fully utilize them. Therefore, it is not yet possible to establish an operational system based on Simulated Domination Network.

But this plan has already been put on his agenda, and once things are mostly resolved on the Vill-V side, it can probably be put forward simultaneously here.

Speaking of Vill-V, Ai Yue remembered something else.