Chapter 91

Even with Elysia's efforts, the efforts of the entire Pre-Civilization, and even the efforts of Kiana and others from the current civilization, they ultimately failed to truly achieve the goal of the Cocoon of Finality. They merely used a clever trick to temporarily suppress the arrival of the Honkai disaster. Even though Kiana has become a "god," she is still no match for the civilization that created the Cocoon of Finality.

After thinking about it for a long time, Ai Yue finally deleted the sentence.

He now knows much more than before, but even so, his confusion has also grown. The existing information is not enough to answer this question.

So let's just focus on what's in front of us.

"The emergence of the Herrscher is closely related to the growth of human civilization."

Ai Yue typed the joke on the screen and then pondered it.

Although it is difficult to determine what information is hidden behind the Cocoon of Finality, one thing is certain: the reason why Herrscher are born from humans is inextricably linked to humans themselves.

Whether it's demonstrating the possibility of evolution to humanity, bestowing upon them power that human technology cannot control, or because the Imaginary Singularity can only exist within the human body, and the power from the Cocoon of Finality can only be granted to humans... the key lies within humanity itself.

Even Elysia, who is theoretically a born Herrscher and a pure alien life form, is physiologically the same as ordinary humans.

Could it be that there is some kind of undiscovered power hidden within the human body?

Ai Yue couldn't help but close his eyes and bring up the system interface.

Under his control, the system displayed a technology tree as dazzling as a galaxy. Although most of it was still in a very dim state, at the tail of the galaxy, the light had already connected into patches.

That was the result of Ai Yue's efforts over the past year. He had mastered all the technologies from humanity, and by using these theories and technologies, he was able to continuously unlock new technologies in the system, which ultimately enabled those points of light to connect into one.

However, even so, human technology only occupies a small part of this galaxy. If Ai Yue wants to try to unlock the Plasma Spark Tower in this way, even with his cheat code, it will probably take five hundred years.

However, because of the existence of the Herrscher, Ai Yue found a shortcut.

If you zoom in on a section of the tech tree, you can see a glowing vein winding its way upwards. Around it, all the stars are dim and lifeless, making it appear very lonely.

This is unimaginable in the conventional scientific field, because while the scientific field is subdivided into countless unique disciplines, they are actually interconnected. A breakthrough in any discipline can potentially drive the development of other fields. Conversely, it is almost impossible for a discipline to achieve a breakthrough independently without the assistance of other fields.

But now such a thing has been achieved in Ai Yue's system—because this line of thought was illuminated by studying the Herrscher Core.

Without relying on any external objects, as long as he has the Herrscher Core, Ai Yue is able to activate the related technological points, thus completing the bizarre feat of independent research and development.

It was precisely because of this that he realized just how important the Herrscher Core was to the development of human civilization.

As long as the Herrscher Core exists, humanity can ignore countless prerequisite technologies that require a lot of time to research, and thus directly master the core technology in one step.

Once research on core technologies makes progress, the process can be deduced from the results to improve the preceding technologies and theories. Using this method to conduct scientific research is many times faster.

Ai Yue was able to complete the human technology tree in just one year by relying on this method; otherwise, it would probably have taken longer if he had relied solely on the system.

With the fall of the Herrscher of Domination, humanity now possesses ten Herrscher authority: Construction Analysis, Imaginary Space, Electromagnetic Field, Ideal Fluid... ten distinct physical laws, along with Herrscher Core that can control them. The value of such things to humanity today is simply unimaginable.

It's no wonder that there's this strange notion within the Moth to Fire that "the Great Honkai outbreak is a reward for humanity." After all, exchanging some human casualties for a Herrscher Core that greatly promotes technological development doesn't seem like a bad deal.

Of course, this idea basically disappeared after the appearance of the Seventh Herrscher. After all, even a fool could see that the price was gradually increasing. In the end, it might take the entire human civilization as the price to achieve it. But if civilization has already been wiped out, how can technology stand?

Regardless, the appearance of the Herrscher Core has indeed provided Ai Yue with an unparalleled shortcut. With their help, Ai Yue even feels that he is about to gather all the prerequisites to light up the "Plasma Spark Tower".

Of course, the most crucial thing is still unresolved.

The notification sound coming from the corner brought Ai Yue back to his senses. He turned his head and saw that the component analysis of Kevin's blood sample had already yielded results.

Ai Yue took out the results and the container containing the blood together and found that even after so much time had passed since the blood left Kevin's body, its condition had not changed at all, as if it had just been drawn out of Kevin's body.

This alone is enough to prove that Kevin is gradually changing in a non-human direction.

Of course, that's not the main point. The main point is that the composition of blood is more complex Ai Yue imagined.

It contains human components, components of "Parvati" and components of "Garuda," and even a very small portion of components that cannot be analyzed. It is unknown whether it is a new thing that appears after these three are mixed, or something else entirely.

Ai Yue then put another vial of blood into the analyzer—this was blood drawn after the Brahma gene was injected into Kevin's body, to compare the changes in Kevin's physical condition before and after the surgery.

The analysis of the second blood sample was much purer. The portion belonging to Parvati and Garuda had been completely assimilated by Brahma's genes. Although it could still be distinguished through more detailed analysis, it was essentially indistinguishable from the original, proving that Ai Yue's theory was indeed correct.

By implanting Brahma's genes, the conflicts and rejection reactions brought about by the Chimera Project can be mitigated or even eliminated.

To Ai Yue's surprise, he originally thought that Kevin's human genes would be more or less affected by the Brahma genes. Although it was impossible to completely assimilate them, at least some traces would appear. However, he did not expect that the two genes in Kevin's blood would be so distinct, as if Kevin's human genes were enough to resist the assimilation of the Brahma genes.

In addition, the unidentified components that appeared in the first blood sample analysis still appeared in the second result, and even showed an increased proportion.

Ai Yue simply opened the container and stuck a finger inside.

The system did not respond.

Tsk, it's not that easy after all.

Ai Yue shook his head slightly, then simply poured the blood into the equipment next to him, preparing to perform the separation directly.

As Ai Yue used the system for a longer period of time, he gained a better understanding of its details. For example, he originally thought that as long as the composition of the material changed, it would be displayed as another material in the system and could be used again. However, he later discovered that if the change in composition was not obvious enough, the system would not react.

For example, Kevin's blood sample. Because Ai Yue had used it before, even the Brahma version of Kevin's blood would be judged by the system as consumed material. However, as more and more Honkai Beast genes are injected into Kevin's body, it will eventually exceed the threshold judged by the system and become usable material again.

Alternatively, purification might be performed directly, and a portion that can be extracted and utilized by the system might be obtained.

But since that's not possible now, he'll have to handle it manually.

Fortunately, after a year of study and systematic knowledge infusion, Ai Yue was no longer the novice who could only conduct research using the system. He soon successfully separated the components in the blood and preserved them separately.

Of course, this is just blood separation. To extract the genetic information you need, especially the part with unknown composition, more refined processing is required.

After a busy day, the hardworking Master Ai decided to ask Prometheus for help.

After all, Artificial Intelligence is indeed more accurate in handling this kind of thing.

"Is this the unidentified component?"

Two hours later, Ai Yue held the test tube up to the light and observed it.

The tiny amount of pale blue liquid at the bottom of the test tube, less than the size of a little fingernail, was all the unidentified components obtained from 200cc of blood.

"Some of this component was lost during the separation process, about five percent."

Prometheus cautioned, "Based on the process we just went through, we know that this substance is extremely fragile and should be stored properly."

"Don't save it, let's just proceed to the next step."

Ai Yue put it into another device, "And by analyzing its properties, we can roughly understand what the situation is."

This so-called "scanner" was made by Ai Yue himself. It uses almost all detection methods and can conduct a comprehensive examination of the nature of things. In this way, even if it is not certain what something is, it can be analyzed in reverse through the data obtained.

He had just put the test tube in, intending to come back later to check the results, when he heard Prometheus remind him, "Doctor Ai Yue, don't leave yet."

"What's wrong?"

Ai Yue subconsciously turned around, then his eyes widened.

On the display screen, which was even larger than the scanner itself, many different detection items were arranged in categories. However, the item that had already shown a reaction was something Ai Yue never expected.

Detection of mental fluctuation data.

Looking at the constantly changing waveform in this column, Ai Yue first doubted his eyes, and then showed a look of astonishment.

What the hell did I pull out?

32

Chapter Thirty-Two: No, research projects are simply ignored?

Mental fluctuations, or changes in human consciousness caused by emotions or thoughts, are usually imperceptible and can only be observed to a certain extent by using instruments to monitor brain waves.

Of course, this refers to the normal situation. In fact, most Fused Warrior with the ability to perceive mental fluctuations in others can sense them, the only difference being the degree of accuracy.

Of course, that's not the point. The point is that, under normal circumstances, mental fluctuations only appear in observations of the brain of living beings. Even in this world where things like Honkai exist, this basic law is generally not violated.

The possibility that Kevin possessed a capacity for thought made Ai Yue feel uneasy.

I can understand extracting muscle tissue from the blood of a soldier like you, but how could you possibly extract brain tissue!

No, this waveform doesn't look right...

Ai Yue stared at the waveform and quickly realized that the graph was... too regular.

"Please calm down, Doctor Ai Yue."

After Ai Yue had begun to understand, Prometheus also offered a reminder, "The waveform shows a stable weakening trend without any obvious fluctuations, so it should just be mental energy radiation."

"Yes, I can see that too. It should just be spiritual energy, and it's gradually dissipating. It seems that it can only be maintained in the blood."

After regaining his composure, Ai Yue realized this as well, but then shook his head, "But it's not normal for blood to contain components of spiritual energy. You know, even in Aponia, this has never happened before."

Mental power, as a derivative power of human consciousness, was only truly observed and understood by the world after the emergence of psychic-sensory Fused Warrior. Naturally gifted psychic beings like Aponia are extremely rare. Even though the Moth to Fire can now openly recruit from all over the world, no other case has been found yet.

Compared to "Kevin's blood contains his own consciousness," it is obviously easier for people to accept that "Kevin's blood contains his spiritual power."

Of course, even the latter is actually quite strange, because theoretically only Fused Warrior with a mental perception type can project their mental energy outward and retain it in other things.

Moreover, the fact that such a level of residual mental energy could remain after being separated from the body for several hours is not something that an ordinary Mental Perception Fused Warrior could achieve. Furthermore, Kevin himself should have been completely unaware of this, and it can be said that it was an unconscious result.

Ai Yue subconsciously thought that the fusion of Brahma and Kevin had caused the change in his physique, but he immediately rejected this possibility because the unknown component was still present in the blood sample before the operation, only in different quantities, so it should not have much to do with Brahma.

"Is that the reason for Kevin's special physique?"

Ai Yue for a moment, then suddenly remembered, "Prometheus, what about Elysia's blood sample?"

He suddenly realized that this was the first time he had analyzed a Fused Warrior's blood sample using existing methods—the materials he had obtained before had been fed to the system, and the system did not analyze the materials themselves.

In other words, if this situation is not an isolated case, then you may have overlooked something very important from the very beginning.

"In the premium material management area, do we need to access it now?"

Prometheus immediately replied.

"Just one copy is enough."

Ai Yue picked up a blood sample, put it in his pocket, and walked towards the door. "Do the same experimental steps I just did. Now keep this unidentified component safe in the special zone."

As he pondered, the waveform representing the fluctuations in mental energy on the analyzer's display had completely calmed down. This meant that the mental energy in the unknown component from Kevin's blood had dissipated completely, and no fluctuations could be detected anymore.

However, when it comes to detecting mental energy, he obviously has a more convenient method.

Formerly Twilight Street, now Morning Sun Academy.

"Ai Yue?"

It was already night, Aponia was patrolling the dormitory corridor with a lamp, looking to see if any naughty kids were still awake at this hour.

Suddenly, she looked up and, sensing something, gazed towards the end of the corridor, where a familiar figure had appeared at some point.

"You want to do this kind of thing yourself?"

Ai Yue walked over and said, "Why not just have other teachers take turns doing the duty?"

"I'm used to it. When I was working at the church, I would walk through the church corridor at night to check if the children were sleeping well."

Although Aponia was somewhat surprised by Ai Yue's appearance, she quickly regained her composure and looked at him with a smile, "Besides, there are some things that only I can do."

As she spoke, she gently knocked on the door next to her room. "Hans, you're not allowed to hide under the covers and read comics with the light on. You'll ruin your eyes."

There were clearly some slightly panicked sounds coming from the room, which gradually subsided.

"You see,"

Aponia looked at Ai Yue as if showing off, a faint pride on her face, "This is something only I can do."

Ai Yue's face also showed a hint of helplessness. "Only you would do this, right?"

Using her powerful mental abilities, she could easily observe the situation of everyone in the entire dormitory building, and could also warn all the children who were still awake at the same time through mental transmission. The reason why she carried a lamp and patrolled the corridor was probably just a habit.

Or perhaps, Aponia simply wanted to do this?

"Did you need something?"

Aponia knew perfectly well that Ai Yue wouldn't come knocking on her door at this hour for no reason, so she decided to turn off the lantern and say, "Let's talk in my room."

Compared to my own personal hobbies, Ai Yue's affairs are obviously more important.

No rush.

Ai Yue pressed her hand down, "You haven't finished your inspection yet, have you? I'll stay with you."

As he spoke, he took the initiative to walk forward.

It seems like it's been a long time since I've had time alone with Aponia, and it would be rather unromantic to bring up business at this time.

Seeing Ai Yue's retreating figure, Aponia paused for a moment before following him.

Soft moonlight streamed in through the window, illuminating the two of them.

Aponia subconsciously turned her head to look, and couldn't help but reveal a gentle smile.

The night is really nice tonight.