Elysia's Incredible Adaptability! / One Is a Coincidence; Two Make a Pattern!

Seeing that Elysia seemed a little dejected, Ling Xi was also a bit curious. After all, given this girl's personality, how could she possibly feel down?

"My Honkai Energy Adaptability is growing so slowly..."

Elysia looked annoyed and snorted, "I've been training every day for the past two weeks, and I've only gained less than 30 HW. And I'm not even sure if the ones around me have gained it because of the training. But... I can say for sure that training is exhausting."

"Then let's not train..."

Ling Xi affectionately ruffled Elysia's hair and smiled, "You should understand that Honkai Energy Adaptability isn't something that can be enhanced simply through training; it relies more on science."

"But Mobius can't find the reason either."

Elysia shrugged helplessly and snorted, "Fine, starting tomorrow I'll stay home with you and not go to training. Whoever wants to go can go."

At this point, Elysia had already made her decision: starting tomorrow, she would continue to slack off. After all, compared to training, it was much more comfortable to stay home with Ling Xi, slacking off and playing games, and besides...

Because of my training, I haven't had much time to spend with Ling Xi in the past two weeks. It seems like... in total, it's been less than three days. The rest of the time has been taken up by that pink-haired fox, which makes me a little unhappy.

So...

I... must take back the position!

Chapter 278: Elysia's Superb Adaptability!

Another month later, two months had passed since the Fourth Herrscher was destroyed, and Mobius had made it public that the next Herrscher was very likely to be the Herrscher of Ice. Subsequently, elites from all over the world gathered together to discuss the matter of fighting against the Fifth Herrscher.

"Whoosh..."

In the afternoon, after finishing his day's work, Mobius lazily stretched, feeling a headache coming on at the thought of attending some meetings later. Those guys, it's such a trivial matter, one person could make the decision, but they insist on calling it a discussion, it's just ridiculous.

"Mobius ..."

Just then, the door suddenly opened, and Elysia walked in, smiling, "Going home tonight? If not, I'll be leaving now."

Why are you in such a hurry to go back?

Mobius rolled his eyes at Elysia, while also seeming to know the answer already. With Sakura's arrival, Elysia had returned to her previous lively state, since she wasn't bearing the pressure alone anymore.

"Hehe, it's only a ten-minute drive anyway, why not go back?"

Elysia laughed and said, "Besides, you haven't been home for three days. You should take a break once in a while."

"Why..."

Mobius shook his head helplessly and laughed, "If we're talking about timing, the Fifth Herrscher will only appear in a month or two. Do you think I have time to rest right now?"

"Hey... you don't have to work so hard, there are other people helping anyway."

Elysia smiled slightly and said, "Besides, even when humanity is completely unable to defeat us, we still have a last resort."

"No, Elysia..."

Mobius shook his head. "Although Ling Xi won't experience any side effects from using the Herrscher Core right now, I've said it many times: humanity can't rely solely on Ling Xi. Because given the rate at which the Honkai is rising, sooner or later, an enemy that even Ling Xi can't defeat will emerge. At that time..."

"In short, humanity is not entirely without advantages in the Fifth Honkai Outbreak. The Stigmata Gene that Mei came to discuss with me last time has already been put into small-scale testing in the military. I think that after a period of improvement, we should be able to mass-produce Stigmata Warrior with the strength of S-rank Poisoned Pupae members."

"But the Stigmata Warrior seem a bit weak."

Elysia stroked her chin slightly and said, "Didn't the Poisoned Pupae send out S-class warriors during the last siege of Shesha? They still suffered a crushing defeat, not to mention when facing the Herrscher."

"Indeed..."

Mobius nodded in agreement, "Although the Stigmata technology is still in its infancy, we should wait a while longer, but... time waits for no one. I think we should proceed with the next step of the Fused Warrior experiment."

"Oh? You've got the genetic settings for the Hypervariable Factor sorted out?"

Elysia immediately became interested, after all, she was still waiting to become Fused Warrior with unlimited stamina like Ling Xi.

"Those below 100HW have been dealt with. Of the 100 test subjects last time, five died due to rejection, ten successfully awakened the Hypervariable Factor, but only one successfully became Fused Warrior. The remaining nine died from the backlash. As for the others..."

Mobius shook his head and smiled helplessly, "There has been no reaction so far."

"This mortality rate is way too high..."

Hearing this data, Elysia also somewhat moved. You know, Mei's side also had the Stigmata Project, which tested on hundreds of people, but the mortality rate was only 1%. Although many of the rest experienced rejection reactions, at least their lives were saved!

For Mobius, once the Hypervariable Factor is activated, it's basically a matter of success or death.

"There's no other way. 100HW is already the lowest energy level required for Hypervariable Surgery, and... currently, humanity's Honkai Energy to Honkai energy is still too low, but..."

Mobius shook his head slightly and said, "Mei and I conducted a test at the training ground before. The fifteen Stigmata Warrior she successfully created were defeated by one of my soldiers who underwent Hypervariable Surgery. He... has surpassed the level of Poisoned Pupae S-class, and his internal Honkai Energy Adaptability has reached 500HW!"

"So, it seems that the potential of Fused Warrior is still higher."

Elysia nodded thoughtfully.

"Well, I don't know what the future holds, but at least..."

Mobius smiled slightly and said, "Right now, if we want to fight against the Herrscher, what humanity needs more are Fused Warrior. However, the Stigmata Gene is more suitable for widespread adoption."

"That's true..."

Elysia agreed.

"By the way, Mobius, could you help me test my Honkai Energy Adaptability?"

Speaking of this, Elysia also planned to take the opportunity to test herself. The last test was a month ago, and her Honkai Energy Adaptability reached 200HW, but she did not undergo the Hypervariable Surgery. After all, the technology is not mature yet, Mobius would not dare to let her be a test subject!

"No problem."

Mobius naturally didn't refuse, and led Elysia to the testing room with practiced ease, then began to test Elysia's Honkai Energy...

"Um?"

Suddenly, Mobius, upon seeing the data, paused in surprise. What the heck was this?

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Mobius's expression, Elysia, who was undergoing the test, asked curiously.

"Hmm... it seems like the machine is broken."

Mobius patted the testing device and laughed, "After all, no matter how exaggerated it is, your Honkai Energy Adaptability can't possibly go from 200 to 400 in a month, right? That's almost as high as that Fused Warrior I mentioned before."

"Huh? 400HW?"

Upon hearing this number, not only did Mobius suspect the machine was malfunctioning, but Elysia also had some doubts, although...

Although I can indeed feel the Honkai Energy in my body increasing recently, it's impossible for it to double in a month!

After all, he hadn't undergone Hypervariable Surgery, nor had he received Stigmata Gene. In fact, he hadn't even trained for the past month. Right now, he was entirely human in terms of genetics. And for a human to reach Honkai Energy level of 400 HW without external aids...

At least, so far, it's only Ling Xi!

However, science is rigorous, even though this data looks like it was obtained from a malfunctioning machine.

But after Mobius conducted multiple tests and confirmations on Elysia, she finally had to admit a fact: Elysia's Honkai Energy Adaptability... really did reach a strength of 400HW!

Chapter 279: One person is a coincidence, two people are a pattern!

"Elysia, how did you do that?"

After confirming that the data was correct, Mobius looked at Elysia with shining eyes. After all... being able to improve Honkai Energy Adaptability by so much in such a short time was something that could change the course of human history!

Therefore, Mobius was extremely eager to know the answer!

"Um... even if you ask me that, I don't know."

But when faced with Mobius's question, Elysia was completely baffled, because she genuinely didn't know the reason!

For the past month or so, I've been living a normal life. During the day, I occasionally come to the lab to help Mobius with some experiments and make an appearance. But unlike Mobius, I go home to stay every night because it's really close by.

Apart from that, I have never conducted any genetic experiments that could potentially enhance my Honkai Beast.

"Think about it carefully."

However, Mobius clearly did not believe it, saying, "This matter is very important; it may be a major event that changes the future of humanity."

"I can't think of anything even after thinking about it carefully. How about I make a list of my daily routine and you can take your time looking at it?"

Elysia scratched her head, but she really didn't know.

"Um..."

Seeing that Elysia didn't seem to be lying, Mobius knew that Elysia wouldn't lie about such an important matter, so... she really didn't know!

"Okay, make a list when you get back and send it to me tonight."

So Mobius could only resort to this clumsy method, hoping to find some clues.

"No problem."

Elysia decisively replied, "OK!"

"Doctor, excuse me, is Elysia here?"

Suddenly, Sakura walked in from outside the door, seemingly looking for Elysia.

"Hmm? Sakura."

Upon seeing Sakura arrive, Elysia immediately smiled and asked, "What do you need me for?"

"Mmm..."

Sakura hesitated for a moment, then asked with a smile, "Elysia, when are you going home?"

"Oh..."

Elysia then realized something and immediately said, "I'll be right back. I'm just here to accompany Mobius for a test. Sakura, please wait a moment."

"It's alright, there's still plenty of time..."

Sakura smiled and shook her head, indicating that she wasn't in a hurry.

There's nothing I can do about it; this is the consequence of not knowing how to drive. Although Ling Xi had asked me before if I wanted a car, and of course I did, I just couldn't drive. I'm currently learning, but I guess it will take a while before I can drive.

After saying that, Sakura planned to go outside and wait, since she couldn't really help with the experiment.

"Sakura, why are you in such a hurry?"

But Mobius suddenly called out to Sakura, laughing, "Since we're already here, let's test our Honkai Energy Adaptability as well."

"Ugh... okay."

Sakura didn't refuse, but...

I don't really have much confidence, after all, I've been neglecting my workouts lately, and my training time has decreased. There's nothing I can do about it; I only have so much free time. Before, I mainly spent time with Rin, so I had a lot of free time, but now...

Besides Ling, there's also Ling Xi, so both regular training and practice time have been reduced to some extent.

"With Sakura working so hard, she should be able to break 150HW."

Elysia also seemed very interested in Sakura's data, and this girl was much more hardworking than herself.

"I've already said, training and Honkai Energy Adaptability are not directly related..."

Mobius rolled his eyes at Elysia, then wasted no time and immediately began testing Sakura's Honkai Energy Adaptability. And the result...

Mobius "..."

Elysia "..."

"Elysia, do you think... the machine is really broken?"

Hmm... maybe!

"What's wrong?"

Seeing the puzzled and shocked expressions on their faces, Sakura also looked curious. Was her data really that bad?

"See for yourself."

With a helpless expression, Mobius made a gesture in the air, and a virtual screen appeared in the laboratory. On it was a very conspicuous data: Honkai Energy Adaptability 420±10HW!

"Four... four hundred and twenty HW?"

For a moment, Sakura was also stunned. What... was going on?

A little over a month ago, I was only at a level of less than 100 HW. In the end... only about a month and a half has passed. And in this month and a half, I... don't seem to have done anything. In fact, my training time has been reduced because of Ling Xi.

"He's even taller than me?"

Looking at Sakura's data, Elysia was both surprised and curious. Clearly, Sakura had encountered the same situation as herself, with her Honkai Energy Adaptability inexplicably starting to increase. The key point was that neither of them knew the reason.

"Sakura, write a report when you get back."

Mobius immediately looked at Sakura and said, "It's a report on your daily life this month. Write down as much as possible what you did this month. Of course, you can omit any days that are exactly the same."

If Elysia's changes could be explained by coincidence or Elysia's constitution, then Sakura's current condition is clearly not a coincidence. The key is...