Chapter 109

"OK."

Just as Hua was pondering how to make amends, Pardofelis agreed. She scratched her head, looking embarrassed, "If you hadn't reminded me, I would have forgotten that I haven't exercised at all these past few days, hehe."

Hua blinked, then smiled and said, "Let's go then."

The training room was in a corner of the base. After all, Ai Yue didn't actually need to train, and Star of Light didn't have any soldiers stationed here. So, this training room could be said to have been prepared specifically for Hua.

Even so, the training room still has an area of 2,000 square meters. In addition to the regular training and fitness equipment, it also has special facilities such as obstacle courses, climbing systems, swimming pools, and fighting rings. It can be said that even the training equipment at the headquarters of Moth to Fire is not more complete than this. In Ai Yue's words, "We can use it, but we can't be without it."

After entering the training room, Hua began his training plan, while Pardofelis strolled around the training room with great interest.

To be honest, if Hua hadn't led the way, she wouldn't have even known that there was such a place on the Star of Light.

However, due to the Fused Warrior surgery, Pardofelis's physical abilities are now extremely strong. In addition, she possesses amazing flexibility and agility. Therefore, even though the equipment itself has been upgraded and modified for Fused Warrior, it still cannot hinder Pardofelis, who is as light as a cat.

After repeatedly climbing up and down the climbing system as if it were flat ground, Pardofelis finally got tired of it. She jumped down and finally focused her attention on Hua.

At this moment, Hua is in the arena, practicing the family martial arts she learned from her father since childhood. After joining the Moth to Fire, she used the organization's resources to learn more fighting techniques and tried to gradually integrate them into one, in order to create a simpler yet more effective skill.

When she finished her routine, she noticed that Pardofelis was standing below the ring, looking up at her.

Hua was momentarily flustered by the curiosity and inquiry in the other's eyes. This was the first time she had ever received such a look. Just as she was wondering whether she should say something, Pardofelis nimbly flipped onto the ring and came to stand in front of her. "Was that move just now an imitation of a tiger?"

She even gestured as she spoke, looking quite professional.

"Yes, this is the Tiger Fist from the Twelve Forms Fist..."

Hua nodded subconsciously, then realized what he meant and asked, "Can you tell?"

Although the Twelve Forms Fist is indeed derived from the behavioral characteristics of animals, after a long period of arrangement and evolution, it has long been simplified, retaining only the most fundamental essence. However, in terms of movements, it has deviated from its original prototype.

Unless one is a martial arts expert, it would be difficult for a layman to recognize the origin of this move at a glance—but Pardofelis is clearly not a martial artist, so it is somewhat strange that she could recognize it.

"Yes, that gesture is very similar to that of a 'teacher'."

Pardofelis said nonchalantly, while still gesturing diligently, "It's just that the details of the movements are not visible, making it difficult to imitate."

Hua was wearing loose training clothes, which concealed the details of muscle exertion and body movements, making it difficult for Pardofelis to learn.

Do you want to learn?

Hua paused for a moment, then suddenly asked.

"Ah, well, how should I put it, I'm just a little curious,"

Pardofelis scratched her head, then suddenly realized, "Oh, is this one of those things that can't be shared? Then I won't watch it!"

She had read in storybooks she had picked up that there were all sorts of rules in Shenzhou, and many things could not be passed on to outsiders. If an outsider learned them, the other party would be killed.

"No, that's not how it works, there's no such rule,"

Hua quickly replied, "However, it's rare to see anyone interested in this these days."

Traditional Shenzhou martial arts, compared to modern fighting techniques that pursue simplicity and effectiveness, have a high learning threshold. As a result, they have gradually declined in this era that pursues quick results and power. Moreover, with the outbreak of Honkai and disasters in various places, many skills have been lost.

In this situation, we're so eager to learn from others that we'd rather not share our knowledge than have rules against it being passed on.

Hua comes from a family of martial arts practitioners. Although she knows that it is difficult for her to do anything on her own, she hopes to pass on this precious skill as much as possible. Therefore, even if Pardofelis is only interested, and even if the other party may lose interest soon, she does not mind showing her everything she has mastered.

"Why? It's clearly very interesting!"

Pardofelis asked, puzzled, "Is it because it's difficult to learn?"

"You'll see when you see it."

Hua didn't explain much, after all, she knew she wasn't good at communicating, so she simply took off her training clothes, revealing the sports vest and sports shorts she was wearing underneath.

In this way, without the obstruction of clothing, the movements could be clearly displayed in Pardofelis's eyes.

"Oh, now I can see it clearly!"

Pardofelis also took a few steps back to make room for Hua, "I want to see that Tiger Fist routine again!"

It was rare to see someone so interested in Shenzhou martial arts, and Hua couldn't help but smile, "No problem."

She then performed the entire Tiger Fist routine again, but Pardofelis scratched her head and said, "Um, could you do it again?"

It seems she really likes tigers... no, or maybe she just likes cats?

Hua glanced at Pardofelis's cat ears and tail, said nothing more, and simply typed it again.

Then, at Pardofelis's request, she played it a third time.

This time, Hua Cai realized that perhaps his movements were too fast, causing Pardofelis to be unable to keep up. So he deliberately slowed down, and after finishing his movements, he said very considerately, "It's okay if you don't understand. I can teach you from the very basics..."

Unexpectedly, Pardofelis smiled happily this time, "I understand!"

Hua didn't react for a moment. "Huh?"

You understood? What did you understand?

The next second, she saw Pardofelis get into a fighting stance and unleash a set of Tiger Fist as well.

From the first move to the last, it was exactly the same as what Hua had performed himself. From the posture to the muscle exertion, Hua could even find unique details in Pardofelis's movements that were due to his own habits, but he couldn't see anything wrong with them.

Putting aside actual combat, at least judging from Pardofelis's movements, she has indeed mastered all the techniques of Tiger Fist.

But even if you include the first time Hua played it, Pardofelis has only watched it four times!

Learning a set of boxing techniques after watching a demonstration four times, even if it's just blindly copying it, is beyond Hua's comprehension.

"Ahua, what's wrong?"

Seeing Hua standing there motionless, Pardofelis cautiously approached her and waved her hand in front of her, "Is there something wrong with my movements?"

No, that's not true.

Hua's overloaded brain finally restarted successfully at this moment. She looked at Pardofelis with a complicated expression and emphasized again, "It's very standard, yes, very standard."

It's unclear whether she was praising Pardofelis or comforting herself with those words.

"Is that so!"

Pardofelis was relieved and smiled, "As expected, with a foundation provided by a 'teacher,' learning is quite fast!"

"Phyllis, who is this 'teacher' you're talking about?"

Hua then remembered that the other person had mentioned earlier that the Tiger Fist movements were very similar to her teacher's, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Could it be someone who taught you before?"

Could it be that Pardo had learned related skills before, which is why she was able to master this boxing style so quickly?

"Oh, yes, it taught me, but not by a person, but by a cat."

Pardofelis then explained, "When I was little, I met a black cat and learned a lot from her, which is why I was able to survive in Twilight Street! Although they were all low-class skills, they were very important to me!"

I learned a lot from cats?

Hua's expression suddenly became quite interesting—because such stories are usually written on the title pages of various martial arts manuals, such as "So-and-so comprehended this technique from a white ape" or something like that.

Pardofelis, does she really have such talent?

Fortunately, with the facts she had witnessed before as a foundation, the story described by Pardofelis was not enough to overload Hua's brain, so she was only slightly surprised before calming down.

Do you like this?

Seeing that Pardofelis was still trying to change the order of the Tiger Fist moves, Hua couldn't help but ask, "If you want to learn, I have a lot more I can teach you."

"Uh, well... maybe we can postpone it for now?"

Pardofelis was initially eager to try, but recalling the dazzling moves Hua had just performed, she couldn't help but feel lazy and started to back down. "How about I familiarize myself with this Tiger Fist first?"

"Good,"

Hua didn't insist, saying, "If you want to learn, you can come find me anytime."

"Of course!"

Seeing that Hua didn't continue to try to persuade her, Pardofelis breathed a sigh of relief, but then she asked curiously, "Speaking of which, if I could learn these moves, could I become as strong as you guys?"

"Now that you're Fused Warrior, you're actually stronger than me,"

Hua thought for a moment, then said, "The martial arts of Shenzhou are not just skills for fighting, but also techniques for enhancing one's own qualities. Although I cannot guarantee that you will become very strong, if you can persevere, you will definitely surpass your current self."

"Is that so?"

Pardofelis looked thoughtful, her tail swishing behind her. "Then, how about I learn a little more?"

If I become stronger, I can definitely help Brother Yue more, right?

"OK,"

Seeing that Pardofelis had suddenly changed her mind for some unknown reason, Hua didn't ask any further questions. "Then let's start with the Twelve Forms Fist. I'll demonstrate the Dragon Form moves for you next..."

66

Chapter Sixty-Six: The Most Expensive Glucose in History.

Pardofelis's martial arts journey can be described as smooth sailing, so smooth that it even caused her master to develop a psychological shadow. That night, he couldn't calm down and was unable to carry out the meditation training of the Divine Tone Project.

In stark contrast, on the other side, there was the pairing of Ai Yue and Mobius.

In the laboratory, Ai Yue, who was lying on the bed, slowly woke up and felt a tightness in his chest.

He looked down and saw Mobius sleeping soundly on top of him, but with his slight movement, Mebius opened his eyes, clearly startled awake.

What time is it?

Mobius's first reaction was to check the time. "Tsk, it's already this late! Get up! It's been five minutes since the synthesis results came out!"

But Ai Yue acted much faster than she urged him. Before Mobius could finish his sentence, Ai Yue had already tumbled off the bed with Mobius in his arms.

The two then worked in perfect unison, one checking the data and the other retrieving the results, completing all the operations in just a few seconds.

"How?"

Mobius examined the substance in the test tube under the light, checking for any impurities or sediment. "At least judging from its current appearance, this should be the most successful one yet."

"The data results are not bad. Although the levels in all aspects are relatively low, at least the necessary data are all there."

Ai Yue checked the data results three times and finally nodded, "Although it's hard to say it's a success, it's at least half successful."

Three days ago, when Ai Yue decided to change the direction of the project and directly try to artificially synthesize the Stigmata Factor, the two of them began to try it out.

The idea of artificially synthesizing Stigmata Factor sounds quite difficult. After all, Ai Yue and Mobius haven't even figured it out yet. Trying to complete the artificial synthesis on this basis seems to be no less difficult than manually creating nuclear fusion.

However, considering that the Stigmata Factor is born from the body of Fused Warrior, the basic raw materials are actually limited to a very small range. It can be said that artificially synthesizing the Stigmata Factor only requires considering one variable.

How much weight does the "will to survive," an unquantifiable factor, actually play in the Stigmata Factor?

To understand this problem, we must first decipher the secrets of the spiritual realm—or at least a part of them.

However, given the current level of human technology, achieving this is still far too difficult. The Moth to Fire currently has over a thousand experimental projects, but among them, there are fewer than five laboratories that are related to the spiritual realm and can actually produce effective results. Even Ai Yue, with the help of the system, can only explore this field with great difficulty.

Moreover, the system has more important things to do right now and can't be relied on at all.

Fortunately, Ai Yue doesn't need to understand matters of the spiritual realm so thoroughly—because he has another cheat code at his disposal.

That is the Herrscher Core of the Eighth Herrscher, which is a tool that can borrow the authority of consciousness.

Although Ai Yue cannot manipulate the consciousness of others as freely as the Eighth Herrscher, he can temporarily "cut off" a portion of another person's mental energy and manipulate it to some extent by using the power of the Herrscher Core.

In this way, Ai Yue was able to obtain a mental energy sample that was almost identical to the mental energy fluctuations in the "Stigmata Factor," and then use this sample to combine with the genes of the Fused Warrior to create something similar to the Stigmata Factor.

The reason it is described as similar is that although the mental sample can cause changes in the genes of the Fused Warrior, various problems always arise. Sometimes the mental energy fluctuations disappear completely after the combination due to unknown reasons, sometimes there are deteriorated impurities inside, or sometimes the reaction is incomplete, resulting in sediment and making it unusable.

Ai Yue and Mobius worked for two days, and their biggest achievement was that they managed to make Mobius lose five pounds—these past few days had been spent either drawing her blood or extracting her mental energy, which was a double torment of both body and mind.

Now, after countless failures, a reasonably acceptable finished product has finally appeared before them. The two of them stared at the test tube in front of them, and for a moment they were hesitant to start.

After all, the next step is the most crucial and riskiest part of the plan—injecting this substance, whose principle and nature are unclear, into the body to test whether it can exert the effects of the Stigmata Factor.

It's important to understand that because the nature of this substance is still uncertain, even Ai Yue cannot predict what will happen after the injection.

The unpredictable and unknown consequences are something only Mobius can bear—because all the materials used to create this sample came from her, so it would be more dangerous for Ai Yue to use it than for Mobius.

Have you seen enough?

Seeing that Ai Yue was holding onto the test tube tightly for a long time, Mobius had to speak up to remind him, "If you don't hurry, this thing will become inactive."

"Don't rush, I'm thinking."

Ai Yue waved his hand and finally said, "Don't you think we should test this first finished product on an animal or something?"

"You just don't want me to use it, right!"

Having seen through Ai Yue's thoughts, Mobius simply snatched the test tube away and began drawing liquid from it with a syringe. "All that nonsense, can animals be as useful as me?"