Chapter 78

"Then it's settled."

Ai Yue nodded, then turned his gaze back to Kevin. "So you really don't need to worry about it?"

"This is also a way for Kevin to vent, although he would definitely prefer to keep it to himself if he were in a rational state of mind."

Elysia shook her head slightly, her expression becoming much more serious. "Besides, this might be a turning point."

Hearing the other person's somewhat strange words, Ai Yue couldn't help but turn his head. "What change?"

"Before you appeared, Kevin, as the most powerful warrior of the Moth to Fire, was under tremendous pressure."

Elysia said softly, "Especially with the appearance of the Seventh Herrscher, this pressure has reached its peak. Fighting the Herrscher is less about relying on the Fused Warrior and more about relying on Kevin, but Kevin cannot rely on anyone."

Ai Yue did not interrupt Elysia, but he was well aware that this was indeed the predicament of the Moth to Fire.

Kevin can be described as a miracle of all mankind. His strength is almost unrepeatable. No one among the Fused Warrior that followed has been able to reach Kevin's level of strength. However, Kevin himself was able to become even stronger through subsequent Fused Warrior surgeries, to the point that he was able to possess such an absurd form as "Mara".

It can be said that the Fused Warrior can only be divided into two categories according to their strength: one is Kevin, and the other is "everyone else" - even Elysia, before fully releasing the power belonging to the Herrscher, would not be a match for Kevin.

Such a huge gap in strength forced Kevin to bear a much heavier burden than others. Faced with the Honkai, ordinary people could place their hopes on the Moth to Fire, the Moth to Fire could place their hopes on the Fused Warrior, and the Fused Warrior could place their hopes on Kevin, but Kevin could not rely on anyone, because he was the last hope.

"It's good that you showed up."

At this point, Elysia changed the subject and smiled again, "Ai Yue, your arrival has changed many things, Kevin, the Fused Warrior, the Moth to Fire, and even the whole world... the fate of the entire world seems to have changed from now on."

Upon hearing Elysia's words, Ai Yue was slightly taken aback. "What are you trying to say?"

For a fleeting moment, he thought Elysia had seen through his secret.

"I want to say that from now on, Kevin will no longer need to carry all the hopes alone."

Elysia seemed oblivious to the subtle change in Ai Yue's emotions, and simply smiled as she said, "So, taking this opportunity, perhaps he might turn back into the Kevin he used to be."

Finally, she revealed a mischievous glint in her eyes. "What did you think I was going to say?"

"Nothing,"

Ai Yue turned his head slightly and changed the subject, "In the end, you're just passing the buck to me, aren't you? It's like you're playing musical chairs."

"Yes, the fate of the whole world, all of humanity, is in your hands, Ai Yue."

Elysia suddenly leaned closer and whispered, "But you'll definitely succeed, won't you?"

"Indeed, no one but me could have done it."

Ai Yue tilted his head slightly, seemingly a little uncomfortable with Elysia's approach, but still maintained a proper demeanor, "Who told me to be the savior?"

"That's the spirit, my savior!"

Elysia played along with Ai Yue's performance, and then unexpectedly gave him a hug, saying, "Thank you, really, thank you."

Ai Yue suddenly felt that the air conditioning in the banquet hall was a bit too high.

6

This is the JPG I want to see in Chapter Six.

No one noticed this little incident in the corner of the banquet hall. As Elysia had said, everyone was drawn to Kevin's sudden and unexpected behavior. Even the band members couldn't help but put aside their duties and try to get as close to the scene as possible, wanting to hear more secrets.

Gossip about the current top leader and the strongest Fused Warrior of the Moth to Fire! If this title were released, the entire Moth to Fire community would probably pack the banquet hall!

Unfortunately, this happy time did not last long, because as the incident unfolded, more and more people learned about it—including another person involved.

"Mei, you're here too?"

Elysia was the first to see the young scholar walking into the banquet hall with an embarrassed expression. She waved and walked towards Dr. Mei, and soon arrived at Dr. Mei's side.

Ai Yue couldn't help but laugh out loud, because he could clearly see that Elysia was trying her best to stop Dr. Mei so that Kevin could say a few more words.

"Elysia, get out of the way."

What Ai Yue could understand, Dr. Mei naturally understood even better. Seeing Elysia's nonchalant attempt to block her view, Dr. Mei couldn't help but sigh, "Don't do that. You know this should stop now."

"Oh dear, you can't say that."

Elysia smiled and took Dr. Mei's arm. "How long has it been since you've seen Kevin this happy?"

"I see it every day."

Dr. Mei said this, but upon hearing the faint voice coming from Kevin's side, her eyes inevitably softened. "Besides, if things continue like this, it wouldn't be good if things got out of control."

How could she not know Elysia's thoughts? As Kevin's lover, Dr. Mei would only hope more Elysia that Kevin could be freed from his heavy burden.

Even if they want to get rid of the burden, they shouldn't go around telling everyone about things that belong to the two of them!

Dr. Mei's face began to turn red at the thought that Kevin might reveal certain things.

"Okay, okay, there are some things I really shouldn't have said."

Seeing Dr. Mei's reaction, Elysia decided to call it a day. "But since you're already here, why don't you play around for a while before you leave? Anyway, with you by my side, you can definitely keep Kevin in check. He listens to you the most."

"I want to too!"

Dr. Mei gave a wry smile, "But there's still a lot of work to be done over there..."

How she wished she could be like Blanca, attending the ball with her lover. However, as the highest-ranking administrator of the Moth to Fire, she had a lot of work to do and couldn't afford to rest.

Despite her best efforts to squeeze in time, even going so far as to casually hang up on Kevin, the work seemed endless, as if it would never end.

Just then, Ai Yue walked over nonchalantly, brushing past the two people. "I've had my fun, I'm leaving first—Mei, is it alright if I go to your office for a bit?"

"Ai Yue?"

Dr. Mei was only slightly taken aback before she understood what he meant, and couldn't help but smile gratefully, "Thank you."

"I knew you were the best, Ai Yue!"

Elysia smiled and blew Ai Yue a kiss, saying, "Love you!"

Ai Yue didn't turn around, but simply made a "3" gesture, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"Okay, okay, whatever you say!"

Elysia readily agreed, then looked at Dr. Mei, "Mei, now there's no excuse, right?"

"In any case, let's give Kevin some peace and quiet first."

Dr. Mei blushed slightly and nodded. "Elysia, you have to help me evacuate everyone."

Given Dr. Mei's physical condition, it would be a bit of a stretch to squeeze into the wall of Fused Warrior.

"Leave it to me!"

Elysia gave a thumbs up and pulled out a pink megaphone from somewhere, shouting, "Make way, the female lead is here!"

"That's not how you evacuate!"

Hearing the commotion behind him, Ai Yue couldn't help but shake his head slightly, then said regretfully, "Rose, when will you grow up again? That way, the work can be handed over to you."

Although Prometheus has crossed the First Technological Singularity and become the most powerful Artificial Intelligence in the world, her understanding and learning of human nature are still insufficient. Therefore, the internal work of the Moth to Fire still needs to be handled by humans, and we cannot rely on her.

According to Ai Yue's current analysis, in order to become a truly human-like Artificial Intelligence, Prometheus must at least break through the second technological singularity. However, this cannot be achieved directly with the technical support of the system. Without sufficient data accumulation and learning process, forcibly raising the upper limit of Prometheus's intelligence will only lead to unknown hidden dangers.

"Based on the current situation, continuing to grow will only lead to more jobs, which is not good for me."

Prometheus said in a serious tone, "Therefore, in order to maintain normal mental health, Prometheus does not intend to continue upgrading."

"That's not up to you, but it's up to you."

Ai Yue simply shook his head at this, saying, "As long as you don't forget who you are, you can become whatever you want."

After saying that, he boarded the headquarters' public transportation and headed towards Dr. Mei's office.

The ball ended perfectly. After being coaxed by a drunk Kevin, Dr. Mei finally agreed to dance with him. Surrounded by a crowd, the lovers embraced on the dance floor and completed the duet they had never been able to do before.

As for Kevin locking himself in the training room the next day, that's not something to be told to outsiders.

"It's such a shame you didn't see it,"

In Ai Yue's lab, Elysia was laughing so hard she was doubled over. "Kevin's expression after he remembered what he did last night was absolutely priceless!"

As she spoke, she mimicked Kevin's expression. Although she could only maintain it for a few seconds before she completely broke down, Ai Yue could still see Kevin's bewilderment, shock, and a hint of despair in her imitation.

"I hope he doesn't trade a night of cheerfulness for a lifetime of introversion."

Ai Yue could only make a sarcastic remark, then looked at Elysia and asked, "So you came here today just to say this?"

"Yeah, anyway, there's Teleportation Gate, it's super convenient!"

Elysia nodded. "Speaking of which, if there were Teleportation Gate, even if we were far apart, it wouldn't affect our relationship, right?"

"It's quite difficult to promote this thing all over the world. At present, it can only be deployed and used in a few key regions."

Ai Yue shook his head. "Besides, since you're already here, you might as well draw my blood."

He glanced at the lab bench, where a newly printed draft of the experiment was placed.

"A preliminary plan to construct a network of Fused Warrior spirit and shared authority by utilizing the Domination Omnipotence."

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Chapter Seven: The Sacred Things Connect Us Together.

The power of control.

Although the name originated from a casual discussion, Ai Yue now has to admit that the title "Dominate" is indeed very fitting.

By "scattering" their spirit in a special way and then spreading it all over the world, the Herrscher of Domination can expand the scale of their spirit at an unimaginable speed. Although this expansion is achieved by devouring the spirits of others and occupying their bodies, the final result is something that cannot be ignored.

Furthermore, because the powers of the Herrscher have been disseminated, individual Herrscher of Domination can easily control abilities that do not belong to them.

In other words, in this way, the Herrscher of Domination can spread the power that originally belonged only to themselves to all individuals. Although the cost of doing so is that the power becomes very diluted, it also successfully creates a terrifying Herrscher army.

If Kevin and the others hadn't been wielding eight Herrscher Core, bringing together almost all of the world's top combat power, then this Herrscher army would probably have been unstoppable.

Of course, all of that is in the past. The problem that needs to be solved now is how to use the power of the Herrscher of Domination to strengthen humanity's strength as much as possible.

"Is this the result of your research on the Herrscher of Domination?"

Elysia sat at the lab table, extending one of her white arms for Ai Yue to draw blood, while picking up the documents on the table with her other hand and looking at them curiously. "Hmm, I can't understand any of this."

"Yeah?"

Ai Yue glanced at the girl who looked troubled, but didn't offer much comment. He simply continued, "Simply put, the power of domination is essentially a kind of mental power. Therefore, its operating principle can be used as a reference for mental perception-type Fused Warrior."

"A psycho-sensory type, so is Aponia going to make an appearance again?"

Elysia caught the key point in those words, and then began to look around. "Oh dear, she didn't come to the ball yesterday, what a pity."

Although Elysia was able to pull Ai Yue out of the lab with Aponia's help, Aponia disappeared in the blink of an eye, preventing Elysia from taking her with her, so the girl still cares a lot about this.

"Aponia is on Mobius's side, as is Hua."

Ai Yue said, "They have something important to do, so don't bother looking for others. This experiment will have to rely on someone else."

"What is so important?"

Upon hearing that Aponia and Mobius were together, Elysia's eyes lit up with curiosity. "You're something else, Ai Yue! You actually managed to put those two together!"

"I don't understand what you're saying."

Ai Yue's expression remained unchanged. He simply raised his hand and removed the needle from Elysia's arm. "Alright, we have the experimental material. If you have nothing else, you can leave."

"Ai Yue, you really are heartless~"

Instead of leaving, Elysia moved even closer. "Didn't you just say that the experiment needed someone else? How about I help you?"

Elysia pointed to herself, then gave a cute smile, "My mental strength isn't actually that much lower than that of an ordinary mental perception-type Fused Warrior, you know?"

"I know, that's why it won't work."

Ai Yue nodded, then shook his head. "That's precisely why the experimental data obtained from you is not of any reference value."

Elysia is not an ordinary person—she can't even be considered a true human being. Based on the data collected so far, the impact of the Fusion Warrior Project on her may only be her pair of elven ears and her body that will no longer grow or change.

In other words, her power and her spirit may not be closely related to the Fusion Warrior Project. It is still difficult to say how much the power of the so-called End-of-Law Class Honkai Beast "Mahamayuri" can bring to a true Herrscher.

"Oh, I see. Then there's nothing we can do."

Elysia sighed, expressing her understanding of Ai Yue's explanation, "So, if this technology is realized, what will it be able to do?"

"There are currently two research directions."

Since he had a listener, Ai Yue didn't mind showing off his strong scientific research capabilities. "The first direction is Mental Perception Fused Warrior. By using this technology, we can simultaneously amplify our mental power to other Fused Warrior, and at the same time, 'lend' our special abilities to others."