Chapter 114

Since things have come to this, I should go to sleep first—I still have to deal with the Stigmata Project tomorrow.

Ai Yue for a moment, then walked towards his room.

However, when he opened the door, he found the light was on and a figure sitting on his bed.

"Aponia?"

Ai Yue was taken aback. "What are you doing in my room? Didn't Mobius take you to tidy up your room?"

"Yes,"

Aponia nodded and said gently, "This is the place I'm cleaning up."

As she spoke, her gaze flickered, seemingly looking behind Ai Yue.

Before Ai Yue could react, he heard the sound of the door behind him being locked from the inside. He turned around and saw Mobius standing silently behind him with a smug smile on his face.

What are you doing?

Ai Yue frowned slightly, but then realized, "Wait, the two of you?"

He suddenly recalled the expression on Elysia when she first asked him if he needed her to stay overnight.

In that instant, Ai Yue understood everything.

"Elysia, help me!"

Meanwhile, Elysia, who had already returned to her dormitory, looked up as if sensing something. "Ai Yue?"

73

Chapter 73 How strange, let's look again.

Pardofelis woke up suddenly in the middle of the night.

Whether it's due to the fusion of Honkai Beast genes or the overly lazy lifestyle at the Star of Light experimental base, Pardofelis's current lifestyle has completely transformed into one of nocturnal activity. She sleeps in various places during the day and patrols the base at night, almost turning into a cat.

Of course, she could stay awake for days and nights if necessary, but since there's no need for that now, she can do whatever makes her happy.

So, full of energy, Pardofelis began to patrol the base, just like a pet guarding the house in place of its owner.

Hmm, although this statement sounds a bit self-deprecating, thinking about my current life... it seems that I really am being supported by Brother Yue?

A jumble of thoughts flashed through Pardofelis's mind, but she quickly accepted it without a care in the world—what's wrong with being Brother Yue's pet? Her current life is something countless people envy!

Besides, she and Ai Yue need each other, so there's no pet-owner relationship between them.

Having easily smoothed over the slight ripples in her heart, Pardofelis continued to wander around the base.

Pardofelis's favorite thing about the Star of Light Experiment Base is that there are so many unused rooms. She wanders around there every night. If she gets tired, she just sleeps on the spot. If she wants to go back, she just asks a drone for directions. You could say that this place, full of mystery and the unknown, is her dream amusement park.

Of course, not every room is open to the public. At least 30% of the laboratories in the experimental area have been designated as "untouchable zones" by Ai Yue. Not only Pardofelis, but even Mobius needs permission from Ai Yue to enter.

However, for Pardofelis, the remaining area was more than enough for her to play around in.

Using her abilities, she navigated through the hall, the storage area, the drone hangar, and the unused rooms, all the while guessing what the rooms behind the walls might hold. This blind-box-like experience kept her entertained and subtly honed her skills.

This can be considered her own unique exercise method.

However, using the power of the Fused Warrior for a long time is extremely tiring. Before long, Pardofelis felt a wave of fatigue and couldn't help but yawn.

Let's find somewhere to sleep... and see what the next room is like!

As Pardofelis pondered this, she passed through the wall in front of her, and what came into view was a bedroom.

Huh, am I back in the living area?

Pardofelis scratched her head and couldn't help but smile.

I was just dozing off when a bed appeared right in front of me. I'm so lucky!

The living area of Star of Light Experiment Base has many guest rooms, which are usually used to accommodate guests for overnight stays. However, it has now become Pardofelis's random cat bed. For example, today, she can have a good sleep here. Even if she makes a mess, it doesn't matter, because drones will come to clean it up anyway.

But the next second, the image of Ai Yue appeared in Pardofelis's mind.

Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I slept in Brother Yue's room, hasn't it?

During this time, Ai Yue was busy with the Stigmata Project, and he ate and slept in the laboratory, which meant that Pardofelis couldn't find a chance to sneak into his bed. So she had to make do with whatever she could find in the living area.

But today is different— Ai Yue has no work today, so he will definitely be resting in his room tonight!

Thinking of this, Pardofelis suddenly felt that the bed in front of her was no longer appealing. She turned around, pushed open the door, and began to look for the way to Ai Yue's room.

Although it's called the living area, Ai Yue's room isn't here. For the convenience of his work, he specifically placed his room in the experimental area. However, the experimental area and the living area are right next to each other, so once Pardofelis arrived in the living area, it was easy for her to find Ai Yue's room.

However, just as she was about to reach Ai Yue's room, she suddenly stopped and then looked puzzled.

Strange, why can I still hear sounds... Is Brother Yue still awake?

The soundproofing of Star of Light is actually very good, but Pardofelis's five senses have all been enhanced by Honkai Beast genes, so even though the sound is very faint, she can still detect it when she gets too close.

Pardofelis frowned, listened carefully for a while, then her ear twitched and her face began to turn red.

Okay, that's a strange sound... And it seems like it's not just Brother Yue, Sister Snake and Sister Niya's voice are also there?

What are they doing together so late at night?!

Pardofelis originally wanted to leave, after all, she felt a little embarrassed to crawl into Ai Yue's bed while he was awake.

But now it seems that it's no longer just a matter of whether Ai Yue is awake; she has to find out what happened!

Pardofelis glanced around furtively, then quietly slipped into the adjacent laboratory—she knew Ai Yue's bedroom layout inside and out, and knew that the wardrobe was behind the wall in this direction, making it a more discreet place to peek.

While it's convenient to simply stick your head in from the other side of the wall, it's also too easy to be discovered.

Pardofelis carefully pushed her upper body through the wall, and sure enough, there was a wardrobe on the other side. However, just as she was about to push the wardrobe door open to observe the scene inside the room through the crack, a sound that was not blocked by the wall entered her ears.

The next second, Pardofelis sprang up and stumbled back two steps, as if she had been frightened.

What... what are they doing?! And there are three of them?!

That's so weird, so incredibly weird!

Although she didn't see any specific scenes, judging from the sounds alone, Pardofelis knew what had happened inside the room, since she wasn't completely ignorant about these things.

However, Pardofelis really didn't expect things to develop this way.

After learning about this, and recalling the strange atmosphere between Mobius and Aponia during dinner that evening, Pardofelis understood many things.

She wanted to leave quickly, afraid of being discovered eavesdropping and causing embarrassment for everyone, but she still couldn't bring herself to leave.

I really want to see this kind of thing... this kind of thing!

After much hesitation, Pardofelis finally followed her heart's desire. She quietly slipped into Ai Yue's wardrobe, then slightly opened the door and peered into the room through the crack.

They watched it all night.

That night, only one person slept soundly in the entire base.

74

Was Chapter 74 a success? If so.

One week later, at the "Stigmata Project" laboratory.

Ai Yue and Mobius were busy, seemingly taking stock and organizing materials and documents related to the experiment.

"Are we really going to suspend the project?"

Looking at the equipment in his hands, a hint of reluctance appeared in Mobius's eyes. "We have tried so many different methods, and we should be close to getting results. Wouldn't it be a shame to stop now?"

"But we've already spent far too much time on this project, and so far, we haven't seen any tangible results."

Compared to Mobius, Ai Yue was much calmer. "If this continues, the research progress of the Moth to Fire will stagnate. We can't be held back by a project for too long."

He looked at the still-operating equipment and said, "So, let's try one last time."

"What if we succeed this time?"

"Mobius asked."

"Then the project can continue,"

Ai Yue countered, "But how likely do you think it is?"

Mobius didn't speak, but just sighed—if they really thought this plan would succeed, they wouldn't be packing up like the news anchors at the end of the credits.

However, although it was a bit of a pity, Mobius still had to admit that Ai Yue's words made sense. They were now focusing all their energy on this one project. Although the success of the "Stigmata Project" could have a revolutionary impact on the current state of humanity, all of that was meaningless before it succeeded.

Both Ai Yue and she herself now bear more responsibility and cannot devote all their energy to a project whose success is uncertain.

However, Ai Yue's attitude was a bit too resolute, as if... he was in a hurry?

"Almost done."

Ai Yue's voice brought Mobius back to her senses. She consciously lay down on the bed, waiting for Ai Yue to inject her with the results of this final experiment.

After waiting for a while without seeing Ai Yue, Mobius sat up and found Ai Yue staring blankly at the thing in his hand. "What's wrong? Could it have really succeeded?"

"No, it's just that the results this time seem to be better than before,"

Ai Yue snapped out of his daze and walked towards Mobius with the syringe in hand. "Look at the quality of this. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was just separated from Kevin's blood sample, would it?"

"Really,"

Mobius looked at the special substance in the syringe and nodded, then unbuttoned his shirt. "Then what are we waiting for? Let's try it out."

Unfortunately, reality is cold; after waiting for half an hour after receiving the injection, Mobius did not feel any change whatsoever.

"Looks like it's still not working."

Frustrated, she rolled out of bed and continued packing. "What exactly is wrong with this thing?"

"We still lack more basic knowledge. These things can only be learned gradually and cannot be rushed."

Ai Yue glanced at her and then smiled. "However, after injecting you with so many things, the opportunity to awaken the Stigmata might actually be hidden within your body. It just depends on when you can activate it."

"It's unlikely. If such a thing really existed, there would be a reason why we couldn't find any clues at all."

Mobius shook his head. "Forget it, I'd better go back to Divine Tone Project. The observation period is over anyway."

During the approximately two-week observation period, Hua's performance was very stable. Even when she was deliberately placed in an environment with extremely high Honkai Energy concentration and fought Honkai Beast until she was exhausted, in order to test Divine Sound's stability under extreme conditions, she was still able to maintain her rationality and did not show any signs of going berserk.

Although it is currently an isolated case, Hua has indeed proven the reliability of Divine Tone Project, which allows the project to continue.

After the two of them finished tidying up the materials in the laboratory, Ai Yue passed another document to Mobius: "Take a good look at this document when you get back, and try to master it as soon as possible."

"What is this... the 'Brahma Project'?"

Mobius opened it curiously, then his expression became subtle. "Isn't this the project you're in charge of? Why is it being handed over to me?"

"The 'Brahma Project' is currently in its early stages of development, and I don't think I need to spend too much time on it,"

Ai Yue waved his hand casually, "Anyway, your conditions are sufficient to support this plan, so I'll leave it to you for now. I've prepared all the necessary materials, so you can take them with you later."

"Alright, at worst we can ask Mei for help."

Mobius sighed, but didn't refuse. "However, now that the project is in my hands, what are you going to do next?"

"I still have a lot to do: dismantle Herrscher authority, update existing equipment and weapons, and iterate and upgrade the Fused Warrior Formula..."

Ai Yue shook his head. "Just thinking about it gives me a headache. Why don't you stay and help me?"

Of all the things you mentioned, I can only help with the last one.

Mobius quickly refused, saying, "So you'd better pray for yourself."

She gave a slightly gloating smile, "But if you really can't take it anymore, you can come find me, okay?"

"Contacting you will only make things worse for me, okay?"

Ai Yue gave Mobius a meaningful look, which the latter immediately understood. He then gave him a twist around the waist. "Alright, let's get going. Hua should be waiting for you."

The two then arrived at the hall, where Hua was already waiting. Upon seeing them, he stepped forward and asked, "Doctor Ai Yue, Dr. Mobius, shall we depart now?"

"Um."

Ai Yue nodded, then looked around. "Where's Pardo?"

Thinking about it carefully, I don't think I've seen her much these past few days—although the main reason is that I haven't left the lab much at all.

"I just finished training with her an hour ago, and she's probably sleeping somewhere now."

Hua was also a little unsure. "Do you need me to help you look for it?"