Chapter 214

"It's no use if you disagree."

Mobius said weakly, "We've tried everything, but the simulation just can't reproduce the process. What can you do?"

Ai Yue thought for a moment, then lay back down again.

Nearly a week has passed since Ai Yue acquired the ability of "Phased Body".

However, despite trying various methods to reproduce the experiment, the two were unable to succeed.

At first, Ai Yue confidently announced that he would completely eliminate all hidden dangers in the experiment of fusing power and Stigmata, and that the entire process could be reproduced 100% through a virtual model before being used on Elysia.

The results are far from 100% accurate. The number of simulations has exceeded six figures, but not a single one has been successful.

Even the number of times the critical point was reached was very limited. The vast majority of experimental results showed that within thirty seconds of the catalyst taking effect, an uncontrollable and violent rejection reaction occurred, ultimately leading to death at the speed of light.

It was precisely because of this that Mobius's gaze toward Ai Yue had become increasingly dangerous these past few days—because this result meant that the data report Ai Yue had shown her was completely fabricated out of thin air, and there was no success rate of over 90%.

Based on the current results, the risk of this experiment has even exceeded that of the first-generation Fused Warrior surgery that Kevin underwent, reaching the level of when Elysia fused with "Mahamayuri".

Ai Yue couldn't defend himself either—the existence of the system couldn't be exposed under any circumstances, but apart from that, he really didn't know what other hidden conditions he had that could make this experiment, which had absolutely no chance of success, succeed on the first try.

Surely we can't rely on luck? With a success rate of this level, even if he ate Pardofelis raw, it probably wouldn't have any effect at all.

So the matter got stuck here—if the hidden dangers couldn't be eliminated, Elysia couldn't be allowed to undergo the experiment; if Elysia couldn't undergo the experiment, it was impossible to determine what kind of effect her powers would have; and without determining this, the rest of the plan couldn't proceed.

As time goes by, the global concentration of Honkai Energy has reached an extremely high level. It can be said that Honkai Beast can be released from the air at any time. In the past few days, seven Herrscher- level Honkai Beast have appeared. It is hard to imagine what will happen if this continues.

Ai Yue had a vague feeling that the Finality might not be long before they appeared before them.

The silence added to the already dampened morale of the laboratory, but at that moment, Mobius laughed.

"What's wrong?"

Ai Yue sat up again. "Have you thought of a good idea?"

"No, it's just..."

Mobius leaned on the table, turned his head to look at him, and said, "I suddenly remembered the first time I met you."

"Why are you suddenly feeling nostalgic now?"

Ai Yue was a little confused. "Could it be that he's been too busy these past few days and his mind isn't clear?"

"Of course not, you clueless guy."

Mobius rolled his eyes at him helplessly before continuing, "Well, looking back now, you really are just a human after all."

"You rascal, you know perfectly well that I hate riddles, so why are you saying such weird things now?"

Ai Yue frowned. "So what exactly are you trying to say?"

I won't tell you.

At this moment, Mobius suddenly put on a stern face and said, "Alright, break time is over. Get up and get back to work."

"Hey, finish what you're saying!"

Ai Yue stood up and looked at Mobius, but Mobius had already turned around and started operating the equipment, leaving him with only his back.

Ai Yue pursed his lips and didn't press the matter further.

"I think we should try a different approach."

He walked over and gestured for Mobius to put down the equipment in his hand. "The Stigmata Project is probably not going to work. Why don't we abandon this part and see if we can use data research to find a way to safely activate the powers?"

The reason why Ai Yue has been so persistent in trying to solve Elysia's problems through the Stigmata Project is that he hopes to achieve the goal in one step, so that Elysia's powers can be directly transformed into abilities that humans can control, just like the Authority of Binding he possesses.

But after these few days of trying, he realized that this matter was far from as simple as it seemed. No matter what hidden conditions he might have that could allow the experiment to proceed smoothly, they could not be reproduced on Elysia.

So after adjusting his mindset, he also prepared to start from the basics and try again, first filtering out the useful data from this experiment, and then designing a system based on Elysia's actual situation.

"I thought you'd be agonizing over it for a few more days."

Mobius understood Ai Yue's mindset, of course. Any scholar would find it hard to resist the temptation to use existing cases to get straight to the point. "Leave the data organization to me. You go and analyze Elysia's genetic information."

The genetic information, which was once over two hundred pages long, has been reduced to just over two hundred pages thanks to Ai Yue's tireless analysis over this period.

Looking at the massive amount of information, Ai Yue couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine. According to Ai Yi's analysis, if she were to analyze all of this, it would take her almost a year, even if she used all the servers.

Most importantly, Elysia's genetic information contains codes left by the previous civilization, which must be deciphered before they can be interpreted.

Ai Yue found it hard to imagine what kind of scene Elysia would face when she was actually born.

"That complicated?"

While organizing the data, Mobius glanced at Ai Yue and was immediately drawn to what Ai Yue was facing. "Is this information hidden within Elysia?"

As a leading scholar in the field of genetics, she was naturally aware of just how important this information was...

"Outrageous".

"I thought you already knew,"

Ai Yue glanced at her. "Don't tell me you haven't tried to decipher her genetic information."

As a mad scientist, Mobius couldn't possibly have been unaware of Elysia's curiosity, and as a scholar whose profession was to study genetic information, he must have done his fair share of genetic analysis using hair and blood.

"You really don't know the suffering of others."

Mobius looked at him with a subtle gaze, "A woman like Elysia, who seems cheerful on the surface, is actually very shrewd. She would never give anyone the opportunity to come into contact with these samples."

"Since she joined the Moth to Fire, you are the only one who has truly had the opportunity to come into contact with these things."

Mobius's expression was somewhat subtle, probably recalling the days when he tried every means to obtain Elysia's genetic information, only to be met with her constant suspicion.

Ai Yue then remembered that he had indeed experienced the same thing before, and in the end, he only obtained Elysia's hair as a sample for extracting genetic information because he gained the other party's trust.

Aren't you curious?

Seeing Mobius turn his gaze away and start reviewing the data again, Ai Yue couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. "I thought you'd want to come over and take a look."

"No, thank you. What problem could a single glance possibly solve?"

Mobius waved his hand, "If you only glance at it, you'll be tossing and turning all night because you want to know more. It's better not to look at it at all."

Now that things have come to this, Mobius has become much more accepting of it. After all, she hasn't accomplished anything since meeting Ai Yue, so one more thing won't make a difference.

"Actually, you could totally watch it."

Ai Yue said, "After all, it seems that Elysia is no longer hiding this matter, and even Pardo knows about it."

Whether it was because she discovered Dr. Mei and the others' grand scheme, or because she relaxed after resolving the issue of losing control, Elysia no longer hides herself from others, to the point that Pardofelis already knows her true identity.

Ai Yue still remembers how Pardofelis looked when she ran over to him in shock a few days ago.

If this continues, the United Earth Government might find out the truth before the matter is even completely resolved.

"That's your problem, it has nothing to do with me."

Mobius sent a file to Ai Yue, then walked towards the door. "Alright, that's all the valuable data for now. You can handle the rest. I'm going back."

"You're leaving already?"

Ai Yue was surprised again, "This isn't like you at all?"

Out of sight, out of mind.

Mobius slowed his pace slightly, giving Ai Yue a side profile. "Anyway, as long as I'm sure you won't do anything reckless, I have my own things to do, okay?"

"You..."

Upon hearing Mobius's words, Ai Yue was taken aback. "When did you become such a virtuous wife and loving mother?"

"If you don't know how to compliment someone, then don't compliment them, thank you!"

Mobius sighed, speechless. "It just goes to show that people do need comparisons. Compared to someone like you, even I seem much more rational."

Ai Yue thought for a moment, then revealed a subtle expression. "Are you implying that I'm crazy?"

Mobius ignored Ai Yue's words and simply reached out to open the laboratory door.

Then she saw Elysia standing behind the door, smiling at her, "Oh, Mobius, leaving already?"

Mobius frowned as he looked at her maid's skirt. "When did you get back... and what's with this outfit?"

"I just got back a little while ago. As for this, it's a maid outfit, of course!"

Elysia twirled lightly in front of Mobius. "How was it? Isn't it cute?"

"Snort."

Mobius made a cryptic sound, then his gaze focused on a certain spot on Elysia's body, a malicious smile spreading across his face. "You have something on your waist..."

Elysia reacted quickly, immediately covering her mouth. "Stop! What's going on between you two?!"

"This proves that our eyesight is excellent, right?"

Ai Yue only heard half of what Mobius was going to say, and couldn't help but smile. "But you're back earlier than I expected."

As the Honkai Beast continue to ravage the area, Elysia has been working tirelessly to alleviate the pressure in various regions.

"Yeah, someone's here to relieve me, so I can take a break too."

Elysia seemingly unintentionally pushed Mobius back into the lab before letting go of his hand. "How's it going here?"

"Not ideal."

Looking at the content on the screen, Ai Yue sighed, "In short, it may take a few more days."

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself,"

Elysia walked behind Ai Yue and massaged his shoulders and neck. "Relax a bit. You look so tense."

Mobius narrowed his eyes slightly as he watched the two of them in such harmony.

Ai Yue was enjoying a massage from Elysia when he suddenly felt a force from the side that pushed him and the chair aside.

Ai Yue turned his head and saw that Mobius was currently occupying his position, scanning the genetic information on the screen. "Elysia, I'm going to analyze your genetic information now. You don't mind, do you?"

Ai Yue blinked. "No, sis?"

You weren't acting like this just now!

"Of course you can, after all, Ai Yue is working very hard all by himself."

Elysia still had a big smile on her face. "Well then, I'll go cook for you then?"

With that, she left again, leaving only Ai Yue and Mobius in the laboratory.

"Why are you looking at me? I don't have any plans on my face."

Noticing Ai Yue's gaze, Mobius glanced at him sideways. "Come and get to work. Do you expect me to handle these things?"

Ai Yue really wanted to ask her why she suddenly stopped leaving, but he felt that asking would only get him a glare, so he chose to keep quiet in the end.

He moved over and brought up the section about the Herrscher authority that he had already analyzed. "Take a look at this part first, and leave the analysis to me."

Mobius nodded, then began to examine the document intently.

Ai Yue then started processing new content on another computer—the part that Pardofelis had helped him select earlier still had several pages that hadn't been analyzed. Since he had no clue what to do, Ai Yue decided to trust Pardofelis's luck for now.

However, not long after, Ai Yue heard Mobius let out a soft "Eh".

"What's wrong?"

He turned his head. "A new discovery?"

"This part feels a bit strange."

Mobius selected a section of the document and gestured for Ai Yue to look at it. "This part seems completely meaningless within the realm of authority. Why is it here?"

"What's the meaning?"

Ai Yue looked puzzled. "Redundant parts are actually quite common, aren't they? Is it really necessary to worry about it?"

"It seems you haven't analyzed them in depth."

Mobius glanced at Ai Yue with a somewhat subtle look. "If you've ever tried to divide the information of the powers even a little bit, trying to find the most controllable and least likely to mutate parts, you'll find that there is almost no redundant information in the Herrscher authority, let alone such a large section."

When Mobius said those words, he was both confident and somewhat saddened.

Because she knew that with Ai Yue's talent, he didn't need to analyze things as meticulously as she did to arrive at the answer, which was why she hadn't noticed this point for so long.

In other words, it is precisely because of one's own lack of ability that one is able to discover the unnatural aspects from such a peculiar perspective.

Upon hearing Mobius's conclusion, Ai Yue also became serious and examined this part again. "I remember, this is the Herrscher authority within Elysia's body, the part of the information that is more than that of other Herrscher."

Ai Yue's initial deduction was that this information gave Elysia a higher control over her powers than other Herrscher, and Elysia's later performance proved this point. However, he did not expect that in Mobius's view, there would also be meaningless paragraphs in this part.