Chapter 226

Elysia truly chose to accept the punishment and had no intention of running away from it.

But after realizing this, Ai Yue revealed a complicated expression.

Oh no, now it seems like he's the one who's in an awkward position.

What are you doing here?

Just then, a figure walked into the laboratory. Mobius looked at Ai Yue with a questioning gaze. "Have everyone's enhancement plans been completed?"

"You've come at the perfect time."

Seeing Mobius, Ai Yue temporarily put aside his inner turmoil. "Now it's just you and Su left. I guess you don't want to fall behind him?"

"I'm not a child anymore, where would I get such a strong competitive spirit?"

Mobius rolled his eyes, but still walked towards Ai Yue. "But since we're already here, there's no reason to wait for him."

As Ai Yue said, the enhancement plan he prepared for Mobius was a Herrscher Core bracelet similar to the one Elysia had before—however, since Mobius could not master all the Herrscher authority, Ai Yue did not give her all the Artificial Herrscher cores with the twelve Herrscher authority.

With the help of the Herrscher Core and the Simulated Herrscher Potion developed by Mobius himself, Mobius is able to reproduce the power of the Herrscher in a short period of time.

But Mobius had a different opinion.

"In a contest of power, we could never be a match for the Herrscher of the End. I'm afraid I can't do much with something of that level."

Mobius looked at the core bracelet that Ai Yue handed him and shook his head. "Besides that, I need something more powerful."

Ai Yue remained silent, but frowned—because he had already guessed what Mobius wanted to say.

Sure enough, the next second, Mobius looked at the computer next to him. "I remember, there should be a lot of samples that Elysia left behind, right?"

"You want to extract the power of the Herrscher of the End from Elysia's genetic sample?"

Ai Yue shook his head. "It's too dangerous. That kind of power is not something you can control. If it gets out of control, it could have negative effects."

"You must have a way to prevent this from happening, right?"

Mobius seemed to have anticipated Ai Yue's reaction, "Since you already know everything from Elysia, this is not something that can stump you."

Upon hearing this, Ai Yue couldn't help but show a somewhat surprised expression. "How could you..."

He hadn't told anyone about this, and logically Elysia wouldn't have spread it either, so how did Mobius find out?

"Don't worry about that kind of thing."

Mobius stepped forward and grabbed Ai Yue's hands. "When facing the Herrscher of the End, we shouldn't let go of anything that might be useful, right?"

"I have this feeling..."

Faced with Mobius's enthusiastic attitude, Ai Yue revealed a subtle expression, "You just want to experience the power of the Herrscher of the End, don't you?"

"Of course, that's part of the reason,"

Mobius's expression remained unchanged; after all, she had long known that this kind of thing couldn't be fooled by Ai Yue. "But without this power, our chances of winning in a direct confrontation with the Herrscher of the End would be much lower, wouldn't they?"

"I know the key to victory in this decisive battle doesn't lie with us, but reducing the risks is still necessary, isn't it?"

Ai Yue hesitated for a moment, then sighed and took out a syringe from his pocket—inside the container was a liquid that emitted an eerie glow.

He and Mobius had spent so much time together that it was difficult for either of them to keep it from the other.

"There's only one, that's all."

Ai Yue held the syringe, not handing it directly to Mobius, saying, "You can't withstand this power, so after it takes effect for fifteen seconds, you will completely lose all your fighting ability."

"So you only have one chance, and you must seize the opportunity to use it, understand?"

Mobius cannot die; even the incomplete power of the Finality cannot completely kill her. This is why Ai Yue ultimately decided to hand her over to the other party.

Even so, this potion could very well cause Mobius very serious and painful harm, which is why he hesitated.

However, Mobius's last words convinced him—after all, he couldn't stay on the front lines, so everything that happened there could only be resolved by Kevin and the others. Having more insurance was always a good thing.

"Don't worry, I have my own judgment."

Mobius spoke in a calm tone, but his eyes kept following the syringe in Ai Yue's hand. "Alright, can you give it to me now?"

Without waiting for Ai Yue's response, she snatched it away.

"There are many more specific points to note, and I will have Ai supervise you through them."

Ai Yue didn't let her off the hook so easily, but continued, "If Ai Yi judges that you don't fully understand all the precautions, then I also have a way to turn it into a tube of glucose, understand?"

"Okay, okay, you're such a nag."

Mobius sighed helplessly, then put the potion in his pocket. "So, what are you planning to do about Elysia's situation?"

"What, how to solve it?"

Ai Yue paused for a moment before saying, "Hasn't that already been resolved?"

"There's no one else here, so why are you being so stubborn?"

Mobius glanced at him sideways. "You enjoyed the verbal sparring back then, didn't you? Now that you've had your fun, are you regretting it? You want to make amends but can't find a way to do it. It must be frustrating, right?"

"You bastard..."

Ai Yue glared at Mobius, then sighed, "You have a good eye for people."

Aside from Elysia, Ai Yue knows best just how terrifying the Herrscher of the End is.

Therefore, he naturally understood that Elysia's choice was not entirely her fault.

According to Ai Yue's original plan, given Elysia's personality, she would never easily give up the opportunity to participate in the final battle. She would definitely try to change his mind, and then he would go along with it and give her a chance, and the matter would naturally be over.

As for what makes ordinary people participate in this level of war—what a joke! Ai Yue has so many cyborg plans at his disposal; any one of them could make Elysia soar to new heights. Combat power has never been an issue.

To Ai Yue's utter surprise, Elysia actually admitted her mistake this time.

The other party's sincerity caught Ai Yue off guard, causing him to miss the opportunity to resolve the issue. Now, Elysia had clearly accepted the punishment and showed no signs of continuing to dwell on it.

This thwarted Ai Yue's original plan—what to do? If he were to take the initiative to go to Elysia now, wouldn't it make him seem like he was changing his mind constantly and had no authority?

Seeing Ai Yue's expression, Mobius couldn't help but smile strangely, "You always become so funny when it comes to things related to Elysia."

"Your smile is really awful right now,"

Ai Yue glanced at her, then shook his head. "Forget it, things have come to this. Letting her stay is at least safe enough."

If Elysia hadn't become an ordinary person, she might have played a crucial role on the battlefield. But now, even if Elysia regains her powers, she's just a cog in the machine. Her absence won't cause any problems with the plan.

"You're giving up already?"

Mobius chuckled. "And yet I even came up with a solution for you."

Solution? What solution?

Just as Ai Yue was about to ask, he heard a knock on the door. A moment later, Elysia cautiously peeked out from behind the door and looked at Ai Yue: "Um, Ai said you wanted to see me?"

Ah?

Ai Yue was still trying to control himself from appearing too bewildered when he heard Mobius say, "Well, it's about the Stage Plan. Let Ai Yue tell you the details himself."

As she spoke, she walked towards the door, not forgetting to pat Elysia on the shoulder. "This is an opportunity we fought for for you, you know?"

"Huh?"

Elysia was clearly surprised that things could take such a turn for the better, and she was stunned for a moment before smiling. "Mobius, you're so kind!"

Meanwhile, Ai Yue also realized the solution Mobius had mentioned—yes, it was the Stage Plan.

This plan was originally just a byproduct of the Divine Tone Project. Its main purpose was to use idol management to make the Fused Warrior a pillar of people's spirit, so that the overall atmosphere of society would be positive and not fall into decadence and panic.

In this project, the most popular Fused Warrior is naturally Elysia, who is impeccable in every aspect.

The final battle with the Herrscher of the End will naturally be widely publicized afterward, and it would be incomplete if popular characters were absent from such publicity.

Well done, Mobius! You found such a tricky angle!

Ai Yue quickly organized his thoughts and looked up to see Elysia's expectant eyes.

"Well, as Mobius said, they think the Stage Plan can't do without you."

Ai Yue cleared his throat and put on a serious expression. "Considering that you were quite sincere in admitting your mistake before, it's not unreasonable to give you another chance."

"Really? Really?"

Elysia's eyes lit up, but then a hint of hesitation appeared on her face. "But, I guess I can't really help much anymore?"

After all, whether or not she can participate in the battle, Elysia is now more worried about whether she will hold everyone back.

If her insistence on going to the battlefield would cause others to be distracted in taking care of her, she would rather give up such an opportunity.

"That depends on whether you can endure the hardship."

Ai Yue snapped his fingers, and several virtual projections unfolded in front of him. "Come on, see which option you like?"

Incidentally, Ai Yue placed the Brahma Project in the most prominent position.

The surgery performed during the Kalpas Tribulations was not in vain—with the new data, the completion rate of the Brahma Project has risen to another level.

Mobius, who was outside the door, heard the conversation between the two and finally left with peace of mind.

"It seems the matter has been resolved."

Aponia's voice echoed in her mind, "However, I didn't expect you to be willing to help—you're usually quite cold towards Elysia."

"I wasn't doing this to help her."

Mobius responded, "I just don't want that guy to have any regrets because of a tantrum."

"Then I think you're probably overthinking it."

Aponia said, "Ai Yue has never been one to care about saving face. Even without our help, he would have gone to Elysia anyway."

"That's hard to say."

Mobius paused slightly before regaining his composure. "Ai Yue's attitude towards Elysia is subtly different from how he treats others. You should be able to sense it, right?"

"The reverse is also true; Elysia treats Ai Yue differently than she treats others."

Aponia said, "Otherwise, she wouldn't have chosen that method... Speaking of which, don't you mind?"

"Why should I mind? Ai Yue and I aren't in that kind of relationship."

As Mobius spoke, he unconsciously quickened his pace slightly, seemingly a little irritated. "Besides, I've done everything I could and couldn't do, so why should I care about this?"

"Yeah."

Aponia gave a meaningful laugh. "Then I'm relieved."

By the time Ai Yue found Su, it was almost the next day.

"Ai Yue?"

Su watched as Ai Yue walked wearily into her room, his collar still damp with sweat, and asked with concern, "Are you alright? Do you want to rest for a bit?"

"It's not a big problem."

Ai Yue waved his hand, "Where are the samples?"

"Here."

Su took out a box made of Soulium from the box on the table. "Unfortunately, in the end, there was still no breakthrough."

"Fine."

Ai Yue reached out and opened the box, looking at the energy crystals inside, and let out a soft sigh, "Those things are no longer important now."

Regarding this energy sample, Ai Yue's side has actually made little progress.

But he didn't expect that the problem would be solved in such an absurd way.

After adjusting his posture slightly, Ai Yue reached out and took it out of the box.

When this crystal was first obtained, the system provided the information as "unknown energy sample (rare)".

Even in this state of unknown information, this crystal can already be used in systematic scientific research.

However, at the same time, the system also prompted him that if he could verify the true identity of this material, he could use it for a higher-level scientific research project.

Ai Yue originally thought that figuring this out would require a lot of time and effort.

But now, this crystal has revealed another name before his eyes—

"Fragment of Information from the Cocoon of Finality (Rare): 100% usable value".

"The traces left behind when the Cocoon of the Cocoon of Finality was blocked outside of Earth can be traced back to pinpoint the exact coordinates of the Cocoon of Finality in the imaginary world if the appropriate technology is available."