Next Herrscher, Please! / How About Adding a Little Something Extra?

In the afternoon, Mobius took Elysia and Klein back home. Of course, Danzhu Cangxuan also returned. After all, it was a rare weekend, and it wasn't unreasonable for them to come back and rest for a day.

As for Sakura, needless to say, she would go home early every day to prepare dinner.

"Hmm, where's Ling Xi?"

When Mobius got home, the first thing he saw was Sakura tutoring Rin, but Ling Xi was not there.

"I've gone to pick up Seele."

Sakura smiled slightly and said, "After all, Seele has already started school."

"Oh, right, it's Friday today."

Mobius then remembered that Seele had already started school, and although he would occasionally have Klein go to pick Seele up every Friday, most of the time Ling Xi and Elysia went together.

At first, I was wondering why Ling Xi went to pick up Seele, and why Elysia had to go with her, but now...

I don't want to repeat what those two did, and... this girl should have learned her lesson by now.

Or, how about we give the medicine we prepared earlier to Elysia tonight to see if it works?

Well, I'd better not. If I do that, this girl will definitely pay me back tenfold. Don't be fooled by her seemingly carefree and generous nature. Once she holds a grudge against someone, no one will get away with it!

After all, if a person holds too many grudges, they will eventually wake up and explode!

"Doctor, you're back!"

About thirty minutes later, Ling Xi led Seele home. When she saw Mobius sitting on the sofa in the living room, Ling Xi seemed quite happy.

"Um."

Mobius smiled and nodded, then glanced at Seele and said with a smile, "The new semester has started again, Seele, how are you feeling?"

"What else can we do? Same as always."

Seele shook her head helplessly and complained, "The number of courses hasn't decreased; in fact, it's increased a lot. And... there are even some kind of extracurricular classes, but the content is about survival after a nuclear war, wasteland survival, and the like. I don't know what the point is."

"Huh? Wasteland survival? Is this designed to deal with the Honkai?"

Hearing Seele's complaint, Ling laughed and said, "After all, Oceania was practically a wasteland last time. I think I want to learn these things so that I can teach you how to survive when you encounter danger."

"Hmph, but I have Ling Xi with me."

Seele put her hands on her hips, looking proud, and snorted, "Ling Xi isn't even afraid of Herrscher, so I don't need any wasteland survival skills. Ling Xi can protect me."

Ling Xi "..."

Mobius "..."

When Ling heard Seele's complaints, she might have just found it amusing, but everyone except Ling and Seele knew very well, especially Ling Xi and Mobius, that this was a change in the high-level decision-making. After all, there would definitely be more Herrscher in the future, and every time Herrscher descends, hundreds of millions of people would be lost. If this happened several times, human society would inevitably collapse!

Therefore, the higher-ups are now beginning to make some changes to the current situation. Even if rescue cannot arrive immediately when the Honkai occurs, it can still increase the survival rate of the people to some extent, after all...

To some extent, population is the most important resource for humankind!

The Far East and Northeast Asia have a total population of nearly 500 million. Although the Third Herrscher and the Honkai Beast only eliminated about one percent, or about five million, in reality, if Ling Xi hadn't dealt with the Third Herrscher, these 500 million people would probably have disappeared.

Otherwise, look at the Oceania of the Fourth Herrscher. Because Ling Xi did not eliminate it immediately, the population of Oceania, which was originally less than 300 million, has been reduced to less than 70 million!

In short, once the Herrscher descends, the resulting population loss is often measured in hundreds of millions.

"Ling Xi ..."

Mobius stood up from the sofa and smiled at Ling Xi, "Can I come with you for a moment? I have something to tell you."

"Yes, Doctor!"

Ling Xi immediately agreed and smiled at Seele, "Seele, why don't you play with Elysia for a while? The Doctor needs to talk to me about something."

"Okay, go ahead."

Seele nodded obediently. As for playing with Elysia, she decided against it. Compared to Elysia, she preferred to go find Danzhu and Ling, or Sakura. After all, Elysia always liked to bully her when they played together.

Chapter 264: Please welcome the next Herrscher!

With Ling Xi in tow, Mobius went straight to the quiet underground laboratory. Then, she skillfully took a drink from the refrigerator, handed one to Ling Xi, and smiled at Ling Xi, "You should understand what what Seele just said means, right?"

"Um..."

Ling Xi nodded silently and said, "It seems that the higher-ups are also making preparations. They must have believed the Doctor's warning."

"That's part of the reason, but the main reason is probably the enormous damage caused by the two Honkai."

Mobius sighed slightly, "The global population has just surpassed 10 billion, but the two Honkai have directly resulted in the loss of over 300 million people. Leaving aside the issue of empathy, the impact of these 300 million people on humanity is enormous. Many industrial chains have been severely affected, and it will probably take at least several years to fully recover. As for the population recovery..."

Elysia shrugged and laughed, "Perhaps, under normal circumstances, it could be done in a few years. Of course, I mean if no new Herrscher appears."

Ling Xi: "..." Restore population...

How is that possible?

Let alone the population recovering in a few years, the global population will probably be less than a billion in a few years. And that's an optimistic figure. After all, this is Previous Era. The destructive power of the Herrscher is far beyond what post-civilizations can match. The most famous one should be the Herrscher of Rock, who wiped the entire Mu Continent off the face of the world!

Only Einstein managed to preserve an area roughly the size of a city at the critical moment, leading a portion of humanity to sink into the Quantum Sea and temporarily escape the catastrophe. However, because the land, eroded by Honkai, was uncultivable, the surviving humans ultimately went extinct.

Therefore, there is no doubt that the human population will decline sharply in the next few years!

After all, the powers of future Herrscher will only become more and more terrifying.

"Doctor, what can I do for you?"

Ling Xi knew that Mobius hadn't come to her to gossip, so she took the initiative to ask.

"It's very simple, it's the same old problem."

Mobius chuckled, "Didn't you tell me last time that, excluding the final Finality, there are a total of thirteen Herrscher? Now that we've just defeated the Fourth Herrscher, the next one we'll face is the Fifth Herrscher, therefore..."

"Just like last time, I want to know the powers of the Fifth Herrscher so that we can make targeted preparations in advance. Otherwise, it is very likely that, like last time, we will not have time to prepare when faced with a suddenly appearing Herrscher, and in the chaos, we will lose hundreds of millions of people."

"Ice!"

Ling Xi calmly said, "If I remember correctly, the Fifth Herrscher's power is to create a region of reduced entropy. In other words, it reduces the speed of random molecular motion within the region, thus causing a phenomenon of reduced entropy. According to the second law of thermodynamics, in the absence of external interference, the kinetic energy of molecules in a high-entropy body will be transferred to molecules in a low-entropy body. In this way..."

Ling Xi opened the chilled cola and laughed, "The Herrscher of Ice is the manifestation of her power."

"Herrscher of Ice, hmm... that title does suit her power quite well."

Listening to Ling Xi's answer, Mobius nodded thoughtfully. She completely understood what Ling Xi said and also understood the underlying logic of the Fifth Herrscher Authority. After all, entropy increase and entropy decrease are not difficult to understand, at least much simpler than the ideal fluid of the Fourth Herrscher.

"By the way, Ling Xi, since the Fifth Herrscher is about entropy reduction, then is the power of the Seventh Herrscher, the Herrscher of Flame, about entropy increase and accelerating molecular motion?"

Having learned the principle of the Herrscher of Ice, Mobius immediately began to deduce the principle of the Herrscher of Flame. After all, the principle was easy to understand: entropy increase releases kinetic energy and accelerates molecular motion, thereby generating heat, while entropy decrease reduces molecular motion and absorbs kinetic energy, thereby reducing the speed of molecular motion in the surrounding objects, thus creating the effect of ice!

"More or less, but..."

Ling Xi smiled slightly and said, "From a thermodynamic point of view, this is not an ability, but two completely unrelated powers. It's like the Herrscher of Flame releases high-entropy energy, but the Herrscher of Ice absorbs high-entropy energy. It's not simply about accelerating or slowing down molecular motion, so..."

"The Herrscher of Ice and the Herrscher of Flame —these are two completely different powers!"

"I see..."

Mobius was still thinking, considering both the difference between ice and fire, and how to deal with the Herrscher of Ice. To be honest, after listening to Ling Xi's description, Mobius felt that the best way to fight the Herrscher of Ice was to use the power of the Herrscher of Flame!

The entropy reduction power released by the Herrscher of Ice is neutralized by high entropy energy. The Herrscher's power is their greatest guarantee. Once the Herrscher Authority countered and broken, it is not difficult for humans to kill the Herrscher!

For example, with the Herrscher of Wind last time, if the plasma cannon had been aimed more accurately or had a higher power, humanity could have defeated the Fourth Herrscher as well. So...

Herrscher are not invincible. Humans can defeat Herrscher just as well if they find the right method!

But the problem is, the Herrscher of Flame is the Seventh Herrscher, and this is only the Fifth Herrscher. Where is she going to find the core of the Herrscher of Flame to fight against the Fifth Herrscher?

Although Ling Xi has it, Ling Xi's Herrscher of Flame cannot be exposed, after all, it contains too many secrets.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, it's best not to use Ling Xi's Flame Herrscher Core.

Besides, even without the Flame Herrscher Core, humans can still create flames. Isn't the Stigmata Gene on Ling Xi the best answer?

Ling Xi,

Although Mobius felt he could solve the problem by continuing to think about it, why should he ignore the readily available answer and instead rack his brains alone? So...

Mobius smiled decisively and asked Ling Xi, "What do you think is the best way to eliminate the Fifth Herrscher? Or... tell me how humans in parallel universes eliminated the Fifth Herrscher?"

Ling Xi: "..." Mei- jie killed the later civilization, but I don't know anything about the Herrscher of Ice of the Previous Era!

"Have no idea."

Ling Xi shook her head slightly and said with a wry smile, "I told you, I am not from that parallel universe. All the information I have comes from other people. So although I know all the powers and order of the Herrscher, how could I possibly know all of them how they were destroyed?"

"Hmm... well, what a pity."

Having received Ling Xi's answer, Mobius was slightly disappointed, but not too bad. After all, the Herrscher of Ice, based on the current setting, is much easier to deal with than the Herrscher of Wind. The Herrscher of Wind's ability to evade with absolute certainty is just too overpowered.

Chapter 265: How about adding a little something extra?

"There's another question: where will the Herrscher of Ice likely appear?"

Since he couldn't get any more information from Ling Xi, Mobius could only prepare for the worst.

However, it would be best to know in advance where the Herrscher of Ice will appear, so as to make some preparations and evacuate personnel in advance.

"Have no idea."

Ling Xi shook her head again, saying, "In the parallel universe I know, the Fifth Herrscher appeared on an artificial island in Southeast Asia, but there are no artificial islands in Southeast Asia in our world, so I don't know where the Fifth Herrscher appeared, and..."

Ling Xi shrugged and smiled slightly, "Doctor, let me say it again: major events in parallel universes can only be used as a reference, not as a strategy. Even if these were two different parallel worlds, and even if they started out the same, our influence has caused the timelines to change, so..."

"It would not be surprising if the Fifth Herrscher appeared anywhere in the world, but logically speaking, the Great Honkai is more likely to occur in high-entropy regions."

"Mmm..."

Hearing this, Mobius nodded thoughtfully. Although the known information was still limited, they at least knew the powers of the Fifth Herrscher, and...

I can make this public and let everyone come up with a solution. As for how I know it, I can just say that I calculated it myself, and no one will dare to doubt it anyway.

"Ling Xi, who will be the next Herrscher after the Fifth Herrscher?"

Having finished discussing the Herrscher of Ice, Mobius seemed to want to know more about the subsequent Herrscher. There was no need to ask about the Seventh Herrscher, but the Sixth Herrscher was currently unknown.

"The Sixth Herrscher..."

When this was mentioned, Ling Xi seemed a little hesitant, after all...

"Knock knock..."

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, followed by Seele's voice, "Ling Xi, Doctor, are you in there? Dinner is ready."

It was indeed Seele's voice; she had come specifically to invite the two of them to dinner.

"Doctor."

Ling Xi immediately smiled at Mobius and said, "Let's have dinner first, we can talk about this later."

"Okay, no problem."

Mobius had no objection to this, since the Fifth Herrscher hadn't even appeared yet, so asking about the subsequent Herrscher was pointless and might even affect his thoughts on fighting the Fifth Herrscher.

"Seele ..."

So Ling Xi opened the door, gently hugged her, and said with a smile, "Thank you for coming all this way to call us. You could have just notified us by phone."

"Hehe, I don't have anything else to do anyway..."

Seele smiled too. Of course, she just wanted to spend a little more time with Ling Xi, even if it was only for a minute.

"Can't you two go upstairs and talk some more? I'm not waiting for you."

Meanwhile, Mobius had already entered the elevator and urged the two of them to hurry up.

"They're here! They're here!"

Ling Xi quickly led Seele into the elevator, and then the three of them went upstairs together for dinner.

After dinner, Ling Xi took Seele and Ling out for a walk as usual, and then played games with them. Since everyone was home tonight, the house was especially lively.

When it reached 9 PM, Seele had no choice but to obediently go back to her room to wash up and go to bed. Ling Xi had originally planned to stay with Mobius tonight, but...

"I have an important experiment to do tonight, so let's postpone it."

Mobius smiled and refused Ling Xi.

"Is that so..."