Chapter 80

However, before it could truly acquire a human-like appearance, the floating island collapsed and disintegrated once again, eventually disappearing along with the human figures.

9

Chapter Nine: Can you even speak human language?

Ai Yue was completely unaware of what was happening in the false Domination Domain. At this moment, he had already climbed out of the device and was beginning to think about whether to dismantle it and make something else from it.

"Doctor Ai Yue, something strange has happened."

Just then, Prometheus's voice suddenly came, "The collapse of the Domination Domain occurred about five seconds later than expected."

"Too late?"

Ai Yue was taken aback. "Can we trace it back to the source and find out the cause?"

"It's not feasible at the moment; we need some time to calibrate and troubleshoot the equipment."

Prometheus said, "We can't determine which part of the process went wrong at the moment, so we'll need at least 12 hours to troubleshoot."

"Strange, theoretically this shouldn't happen."

Ai Yue for a moment, then suddenly froze, "Unless, unless it received new energy support before it collapsed?"

Maintaining Domination Domain requires enormous energy every second. Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for humans to restore its entirety. Therefore, maintaining it for an extra five seconds consumes enough energy to equal the total energy consumption of a medium-sized city in 24 hours.

This energy couldn't have appeared out of thin air. Could it be that it really did connect to the Cocoon of Finality in the end?

But if it were truly connected to the Cocoon of Finality, it couldn't possibly last only such a short time.

"The energy consumption of Domination Domain is proportional to its size."

Prometheus said, "If it were not an instantaneous collapse, but a gradual one, then the scale of the continuous contraction could potentially prolong its duration."

"In short, you keep investigating,"

Ai Yue adjusted his glasses, saw the new information on them, and waved his hand, saying, "Report any problems to me immediately."

"Understood."

Prometheus replied, "So, the demolition plan?"

"Let's postpone it for now."

Ai Yue said casually, then added, "However, just to be on the safe side, it would be better to remove all the Herrscher Core."

After saying this, he left the laboratory, leaving Prometheus to operate the mechanical arm that extended from the ceiling and begin the work of separating the Herrscher Core.

The reason Ai Yue was in such a hurry to leave was naturally because his research... his partners were already waiting for him.

In the laboratory hall where the Teleportation Gate was located, a young man also wearing a white coat was looking around curiously. Although Ai Yue was still far away from him, the other party had already keenly sensed his approach and then turned around to greet him.

"It's been a long time, Doctor Ai Yue."

Su from the Fifth Research Institute asked with a smile, "How's the research going lately?"

"It's alright, although it's a bit slow, at least it didn't get stuck."

Ai Yue adjusted his glasses, and the equipment beside him immediately started working. "What about your end?"

"It's a small breakthrough; the cost of the Honkai Sickness Antibody has decreased by five percent."

Su explained, "Our next step is to try extracting the active ingredients directly from Honkai Beast. However, the equipment we have is not precise enough, so we can only send our requirements to Minister Vill-V and see when she has time to help us upgrade the equipment."

"Vill-V is probably too busy lately; I've already filled up all her time."

Ai Yue shook his head slightly, "Send me your requirements later, and I'll see how I can resolve it for you."

"Is... this okay?"

Su said with some surprise, "Doctor Ai Yue, isn't your time more valuable?"

After witnessing Ai Yue's abilities, Su placed him in a position that was unimaginable to ordinary people. In his eyes, every matter that Ai Yue had to deal with concerned the life and death of mankind, and obviously should not be wasted on such trivial details.

After all, the most crucial issue has already been resolved by the other party. If even the remaining optimization problems need to be handled by the other party, wouldn't that make them seem useless?

"It doesn't matter, it won't take much time anyway,"

Ai Yue waved his hand, indicating that the other party didn't need to worry about it. "Speaking of which, how is your teacher doing now?"

Spasi, the former head of the Fifth Science Department, resigned from his position after Ai Yue successfully developed a synthetic Honkai Energy antibody. He then went to the medical front to treat ordinary people suffering from Honkai Sickness. Several months have passed since then, and it is unknown how he is doing now.

"The teacher is... very happy now."

Su carefully considered his words before finally saying, "For him, seeing patients recover is obviously much better than being idle in the laboratory, and he looks much younger now."

"Being mediocre and unproductive is a bit too much,"

Ai Yue shook his head, clearly disagreeing with Su's words, "The contribution of the Spasi Chief Spa to the Honkai Sickness Antibody is also undeniable."

"These are the teacher's exact words,"

Su couldn't help but give Ai Yue a strange look, thinking to herself, "Who do you think the teacher said that for?" "Let's not talk about that. Doctor Ai Yue, did you call me here today because you need my help testing some new technology?"

Because of the profound shock he had experienced, he was reluctant to recall that incident.

When Ai Yue contacted him beforehand, he had already explained the situation, so Su was prepared for today's events.

"Hmm, regarding the power of control... never mind, the name isn't important."

Ai Yue realized he couldn't quite remember the full name of the proposal either, so he gave up explaining. "In short, it's just a preliminary experiment, and you're the most suitable candidate right now."

Currently, there are only four qualified candidates who can participate in the technical test. Among them, Aponia's ability is too dangerous and was directly excluded by Ai Yue from the beginning. Vill-V's ability is not applicable and has very little value in actual combat, so she was also excluded.

In the end, only Desdrobia and Sue remained. Considering that ordinary warriors need defensive means rather than offensive means in battle, Ai Yue ultimately chose Sue, who could counter enemy attacks, instead of Desdrobia.

After all, telekinesis requires a certain amount of training to use effectively, but Su's ability is more like a passive blessing in a sense. In the test model that Ai Yue had pre-constructed, it is a useful ability that can exert its full effect as soon as it is obtained, so it is naturally not to be missed.

Of course, before that, preliminary experiments are needed to see if Su can get used to the feeling of his consciousness being stretched and extended.

At least Ai Yue wasn't very good at it; he almost threw up the first time he tried.

The reason I didn't choose Aponia was because I didn't want her to suffer like that—as for Sue, we're all men, so what if we suffer a little?

10

Chapter Ten: Human aesthetics are still too rudimentary.

It turns out that the physical constitution of Mental Perception Fused Warrior is indeed incomparable to that of an ordinary person.

Even after the initial equipment compatibility test was completed, when Su took off the helmet-like sensing device, his face remained calm and composed, even with a hint of doubt.

"It's over?"

Looking at Ai Yue, who was staring at her with a subtle gaze not far away, Su asked, "I didn't feel anything like what Doctor Ai Yue described... but having your mind extended is indeed a very strange experience."

"It's over. Everything's normal, almost too normal."

Ai Yue gritted his teeth slightly, but then put those feelings aside. "What exactly does it feel like? Describe it in detail."

"There are some things that are really hard to express in words,"

Su said somewhat hesitantly, "How should I describe it? It's like I feel like my whole body has grown bigger."

"Oh, that's a normal reaction,"

Ai Yue pushed up his glasses. "Current research shows that the mind and body are closely intertwined, and mental influences can be reflected in the body. It's normal to experience this kind of illusion. Apart from that, do you have a headache or feel any tearing pain?"

"No, not at all."

Su shook her head. "And I feel like it could be extended even 'bigger'."

"Of course, but this technology is still in the experimental stage. Whether long-term use or extreme power will have adverse effects on the human body is still unknown, so we will not conduct experiments for the time being."

Ai Yue snapped his fingers, and soon a drone carrying a glass of water flew over. "Have some honey water. We'll be doing an interactive test once everyone's here."

"Thanks."

Su took the water glass and subconsciously asked, then her attention was drawn to Ai Yue's words, "Interactive testing, does that mean sharing my mental energy with others?"

"More or less, but the word 'share' isn't quite accurate,"

Ai Yue nodded, while still operating something on the computer. "Strictly speaking, it should be about connecting them with your mind. Rather than sharing your mental power, it's more about temporarily assimilating other people's mental power with yours."

"In that case, we would be considered as a whole, allowing my abilities to extend to others, right?"

Su, as expected of a top student in the medical field, quickly grasped the situation. "So that's how it is. Is this how the power of the Herrscher of Domination is exercised? As expected of Doctor Ai Yue."

Su was not surprised that Ai Yue was able to develop the corresponding technology based on the power of the Herrscher of Domination in such a short time. He even suspected that Ai Yue had already iterated it several times, otherwise he might have been able to bring out the technology earlier.

After all, the scholars who Moth to Fire are well aware that there is probably no problem in this world that Doctor Ai Yue cannot solve; if there is, then the problem itself must be flawed.

"Alright, they've arrived too."

Ai Yue received Queen's message and then directed the drone to load the relevant equipment and fly outside. "Let's go, let's go straight to the live-fire test."

"A real combat scenario right off the bat?"

Su was taken aback. "Shouldn't we do some safety testing first?"

"Real-world testing is already quite safe, after all, weak Honkai Beast are everywhere in Australia."

Ai Yue patted the drone hovering beside him. "Or are you planning to fight my drones? There are no weaklings among them."

"I see,"

Looking at the menacing weapon protruding from the drone, Su nodded. "Let's go with the real combat then."

Anyway, given the other party's personality, even if the experiment fails, no one will get hurt.

When the two arrived at the door with their equipment, Cosmo was already waiting there with a squad of fifty Fused Warrior. Upon seeing the two come out, Cosmo took the initiative to walk up to them and said, "Doctor Ai Yue, everyone is here."

"Understood,"

Ai Yue nodded. "Just let them come up in order to collect their equipment."

With a simple and efficient process, all the equipment was quickly distributed to everyone—it was a helmet that looked nothing special. On the surface, it was impossible to tell that it contained high-tech equipment, and it was no different from the ordinary standard protective helmet issued to the Moth to Fire.

"Because it's just using the mold of a standard helmet, and it's only an experimental product, Rose didn't want to design the shape."

In response to Cosmo's question, Ai Yue shrugged. "Su, are you ready?"

Su, who was standing to the side, was also fully armed. He looked like he was suspended in mid-air inside some kind of upright coffin, with only a window covered by transparent glass at his head, allowing him to observe the outside situation directly. Obviously, this device was a battlefield protective equipment specially developed for Mental Perception Fused Warrior needed to go to the battlefield.

Although it does look a bit ugly, it uses the same materials as the armor used by Kevin and his crew, and it also has the function of flexible movement. It can withstand heavy loads and run fast, which can definitely guarantee the safety of the user.

Upon hearing Ai Yue's voice, Su nodded. "Ready... But Doctor Ai Yue, are you sure this design is only for the experimental stage?"

Although he was ready to go to the battlefield, he obviously did not want to go to the battlefield lying in a coffin.

"Don't worry, it's just a temporary product. We'll make it look cooler when it's officially produced."

Ai Yue waved his hand, "How about we make do?"

Since things had come to this point, Su naturally couldn't say anything more.

As the "Simulated Domination Network" was activated, everyone was instantly connected by the mental network triggered by the helmet. Just a few seconds later, the green light, symbolizing the completion of the connection, lit up.

"Connection complete,"

Ai Yue nodded. "Has anyone noticed anything unusual? Report any subtle physical or mental changes."

However, the fifty soldiers looked at each other and shook their heads in unison, clearly not sensing anything amiss.

"Speaking of which, wouldn't this kind of thing lead to memory sharing or something?"

Cosmo, the only one who didn't participate in the experiment, asked in a low voice, "In the movies, similar technologies that can connect minds together usually cause memory confusion or something. Is it really okay to connect so many people together?"

"What a joke, who do you take me for? This kind of low-level question has been resolved a long time ago."

Ai Yue waved his hand dismissively, "It's just a matter of adding a filter. Is it that hard to block unnecessary mental fluctuations from the network?"

It's actually very difficult, since not everyone can analyze the relevant technology from the Eighth Herrscher's powers.

All I can say is that having a cheat code gives you the confidence to speak with authority.

11

Chapter Eleven: You don't understand? Then I'll give you a brain that can understand.

Once the basic mental network connection is established without issues, the next step is practical testing.

Under Ai Yue's arrangement, the drones quickly drove a group of Honkai Beast toward the experimental base. The number was about a thousand, which could be described as a catastrophic disaster for an ordinary small town.