Sakura and the Elf: Adaptability Over 600! / Mei and the Snake Part Ways!

Sakura, how did you end up being corrupted by Elysia too?

Of course, faced with such shameful behavior, Ling Xi decisively... lay down and let herself be mocked!

And so, a week passed, and Ling Xi found herself finding it increasingly difficult to control these two girls, and...

I don't know why, but I always feel that Elysia and Sakura's fighting power is getting stronger and stronger. Hmm... their fighting power in all aspects is increasing!

It felt like these two had cultivated the Northern Darkness Divine Art; the energy I applied to them seemed to be absorbed by them.

Chapter 292: Cherry Blossoms and Fairies, Adaptability Exceeding 600!

A week later, Elysia and Sakura, who had been slacking off all week, finally returned to the research institute and came to Mobius to test their Honkai Energy Adaptability...

"Puff..."

Upon receiving the test results, Mobius immediately vomited, because...

[Elysia's Honkai Energy Adaptability Test Results: 600±15HW!]

[Sakura's Honkai Energy Adaptability Test Results: 615±15HW!]

Compared to a week ago, these two... have both increased by almost 200 HW. Wow, if we follow the previous pattern of 3 HW per cycle, these two...

Mobius speechless. At this moment, Mobius had only one question: Was Ling Xi still alive?

After all, dividing 200 by 3 and then multiplying the result by 2, if Mobius hadn't been certain that his testing device wasn't broken, he might have thought it was a machine malfunction.

"Eh, I still didn't catch up with Sakura."

Looking at her and Sakura's stats, Elysia looked somewhat regretful. She grinned mischievously at Sakura and said, "I thought I could surpass Sakura after secretly taking extra classes, but I didn't expect you to be so dishonest, Sakura. You've probably sneaked off with Ling Xi quite a few times, haven't you?"

"Well... that's not as many times as Elysia."

Sakura blushed slightly and snorted, "After all, Elysia really increased by 200, while I only increased by about 180. Speaking of which, Elysia increased by seven or eight times more than me."

Well, not necessarily.

Elysia smiled slightly and said, "After all, I've drunk quite a lot of milk tea. It's just that you don't like it, Sakura."

Sakura: "???" It's obvious I can't beat you, okay?

Mobius: "..." Love is a light, so bright, so green it makes you dizzy.

Of course, even if Mobius was angry, he couldn't say much. After all, they were both Ling Xi's wings, and he hadn't been back for the past week because he was busy studying the Stigmata that Ling Xi had sent. So what could he say when they went to find Ling Xi?

However, seeing Elysia and Sakura getting stronger every day while I'm stuck in the same place is really frustrating. No way... I have to go home tonight, otherwise I'll be even less able to beat Elysia in the future.

"Elysia, Sakura."

After letting out a slight sigh, Mobius said, "Let's go to the training ground and test your current strength."

After learning that Elysia and Sakura both Honkai Energy Adaptability exceeding 600 HW, Mobius had a new idea, after all...

The Stigmata Gene that Ling Xi sent earlier can greatly enhance and improve the user's physique; in other words...

If those two copies of the Stigmata Gene were injected into them at this moment, their Honkai Energy Adaptability would very likely exceed 1000HW!

This value is already at the level of Simulated Herrscher.

However, considering that all his life's research on how to increase humanity's Honkai Energy Adaptability was not as fast as Ling Xi's speed, it seems that science... still can't beat cheat codes!

However, Ling Xi's current method can only be used on those closest to him, and...

There must be an upper limit. Although I don't know exactly what that threshold is, it certainly won't exceed Ling Xi's value, and... I estimate it won't even be half of Ling Xi's value.

Of course, considering Ling Xi's current Honkai Energy Adaptability of 2300HW, even if there's no upper limit to the Honkai Energy Adaptability increase from this method, Ling Xi does have a limit. After all, dividing 2300 by 3... well...

Even Teddy couldn't do that, let alone Ling Xi!

"Hoo... With Elysia and Sakura's strength, they're now second only to Ling Xi..."

After seeing the two girls off, Mobius returned to his laboratory and began making records. Based on previous tests and training, the two girls had undoubtedly reached the level of top human combat power!

Of course, above the top level is Ling Xi, that's for sure.

Moreover, and more importantly, their current strength comes from Ling Xi, not from the Hypervariable Factor or the Stigmata Gene, so they can continue to grow stronger.

"Stigmata Gene..."

Thinking of this, Mobius also looked at the Stigmata Gene that Ling Xi had sent last time. She had been studying it for the past few days, and because of the control group, Mobius had also overcome many problems that had troubled her in the past.

However, the trade-off was that my research on the Hypervariable Factor had slowed down considerably these past few days. But it didn't matter much, since the main task at this stage was still human trials. Of the soldiers who had received the injections of the super -Hypervariable Factor previously, seven had successfully activated it, but...

Among these seven, the one with the strongest Honkai Energy Adaptability is less than 70HW, and some even have only 30HW. Their strength is truly pathetic.

Of the remaining people, only twenty-three are still alive. These are all people who have not yet activated their Hypervariable Factor. Apart from the eight people who have activated their Hypervariable Factor, all of them have lost their lives.

"Klein, prepare for the second phase of the Hypervariable Surgery experiment. Didn't many people sign up before? This time, select five hundred people!"

With the first batch of experiments nearly complete, Mobius planned to proceed with the second phase of the Hypervariable Surgery.

"Doctor, the mortality rate for the current Hypervariable Surgery is too high. If this continues, the public opinion will become even more unfavorable to us, and..."

Klein said with some concern, "And aren't we being a little too reckless with our lives by doing this?"

Klein wouldn't refute Mobius's experiments, but he would also express his own thoughts. After all... although he had witnessed much death and had long since become somewhat numb to it, but...

The volunteers who are now participating in the Mobius experiment are all doing so voluntarily. They are willing to believe in Mobius, but Mobius's irresponsible behavior makes Klein a little uncomfortable.

"Klein, do you think I don't want to?"

Mobius silently looked at Klein, sighed, and said, "However, humanity... doesn't have that much time for trial and error anymore. We... must create our own fighting force as soon as possible and continuously correct our mistakes in the experiments. If it were peacetime, we could proceed slowly while ensuring the safety of the test subjects, but..."

"Right now, we don't have that time. We can only make up for the lost time through sacrifice."

Maximizing profits is Mobius's consistent principle. Of course, she doesn't want unnecessary sacrifices, but humanity really doesn't have time to take things slowly. What Ling Xi lacks most right now is time.

If we don't accelerate the development of high-end combat capabilities, then in the future when facing the Herrscher, we may find ourselves in the awkward situation where only Ling Xi can fight.

Therefore, Mobius could only resort to trial and error through sacrifice, because... there really wasn't enough time.

"Hmm..."

Klein could only sigh and nod, "Yes, Doctor..."

Chapter 293: The Parting of Ways Between Plum Blossom and Snake!

"Dr. Mobius, have you heard about the second phase of the Hypervariable Surgery experiment?"

Shortly after Mobius decided to proceed with the second phase, he approached him.

"Oh? It's plum blossoms."

Seeing that May had arrived in person, Mobius greeted her with a smile, saying, "You've come at the perfect time, I just happen to have some new ones here..."

As he spoke, Mobius also intended to give the Kaslana Stigmata gene to Mei. After all, he had already studied it, so he could give it to Mei to study or inject directly into Kevin, he didn't care.

"Doctor, let's talk about this later."

Before Mobius could finish speaking, Mei interrupted him, saying very seriously, "Doctor, in your first batch of Hypervariable Surgery experiments, the mortality rate of the injectors reached 70%, and the mortality rate of the activators exceeded 90%, but..."

"Why did you conduct the second phase of the experiment without effectively correcting the Hypervariable Factor? You should know very well how many of these 500 people will ultimately survive?"

"Oh, you mean this..."

Upon hearing Mei's tone and words, Mobius understood that this girl had come to interrogate him, and immediately smiled and said, "It's very simple. Didn't I say last time that the Fifth Herrscher is expected to appear within this month? So, we humans need to become stronger now, but time doesn't allow us to take it slow, so..."

Mobius's expression suddenly turned serious as he said, "I can only sacrifice efficiency for the sake of efficiency, since no simulation experiment is more effective than studying the samples myself."

"Does Dr. Mobius really not care about the lives of those soldiers?"

Mei still seemed somewhat unable to accept it. "They all trusted you, believed that you could make them stronger, believed Doctor you could lead them to defeat the Honkai, but... you sent most of them straight to their deaths."

"I told you, I don't have time."

Mobius reiterated that there wasn't enough time.

"Dr. Mobius, I think..."

Mei remained silent for a long while before finally saying, "Let's abandon the experiment with the Hypervariable Factor. Ultimately, the Hypervariable Factor comes from the genes of Honkai Beast, and it's completely incompatible with the human body. I think... Stigmata are more suitable for humans, at least..."

Mei said seriously, "In the two hundred experiments I've conducted so far, there have only been four deaths. Isn't that much safer than the Hypervariable Factor?"

"Heh, but... Mei, what about the combat strength of your group of Stigmata Warrior..."

Mobius shrugged and said with a hint of helplessness, "To put it bluntly, that level of combat strength wouldn't even qualify as cannon fodder when the Herrscher are fighting."

"The Stigmata... will gradually become stronger!"

Mei still insisted on her point of view, saying, "As long as people are alive, there are infinite possibilities and hopes. The Stigmata is only just beginning. After all... according to my plan, the enhancement effect brought by the Gemini Stigmata will conservatively be an increase of 800HW, which is enough to show that the Stigmata is no weaker than the Hypervariable Factor."

"That's a matter for the future."

Mobius smiled and shook his head. "And what we humans lack most right now is time, understand?"

Mei remained silent for a while, and Mobius also stopped talking, quietly continuing his research and preparations for the second phase of the Hypervariable Surgery experiment. Once he made a decision, generally no one could change it.

"Doctor... you're on the wrong path."

May knew who Dr. Mobius was, how great his achievements were, and even... that her own joining the Flame-Chasing Moths and attaining such an important position was due to Mobius's patronage, but...

At this moment, she still felt that the paths she and Mobius wanted to take were completely different!

"Well, whether it's right or wrong, we don't know for sure right now, because..."

Mobius smiled slightly and said, "History will have its own judgment."

"Doctor, take care..."

In the end, Mei didn't say anything more, silently turned and left, because...

She had already received an invitation from headquarters to lead the project related to the Stigmata Project, and the main reason she stayed was because she wanted to learn from and discuss with Mobius, but now...

She didn't agree with Mobius's ideas, so... she wanted to put her own ideas into practice!

"Doctor."

At noon, Klein walked in and said, "All volunteers have completed their preparations and are ready to conduct the experiment at any time."

"Okay, I understand. The experiment will begin tomorrow."

Mobius continued working on his task.

"Doctor ..."

Klein a moment, but then spoke.

"Is there anything else?"

Mobius then temporarily put down his work and silently looked at Klein, after all... Klein was in such a hesitant state, it usually meant something important.

"Mei... she's gone."

Klein said quietly, "Headquarters sent people to pick up Mei, and took away her project team and all the data, but the equipment was not taken away."

"Whew... I knew it..."

Hearing Klein's words, Mobius sighed and shook his head with a smile. "Heh, that's... normal, I guess. People with different values can't work together. If I were her, I might have made the same choice."

In fact, Mobius understood Mei very well. That girl was the same kind of person as him. Once she made up her mind, she would never change it easily. Perhaps... that was the confidence of a genius. After all, both he and Mei were genius girls.

Of course, I used to be a genius girl, but I'm no longer a girl.

May's departure had no impact on Mobius or the Mobius Institute. Everyone continued with their lives as usual. If there was any impact at all...

It probably means the restaurant will deliver fewer meals in the future.

"Welcome, Doctor Mobius. This will be your research institute from now on."

On the other side, Mei also arrived at the new research institute with the people sent by the Flame-Chasing Moths headquarters, where she would carry out her Stigmata Project.

"Thanks."

Looking at the research institute before her, Mei was quite satisfied. Moreover, given how much headquarters valued her now, she was certain she could successfully continue Stigmata Project. She didn't know if the Mobius's Hypervariable Factor would succeed in the future, but...

I will never give up on my own Stigmata Project.

"You're welcome, Doctor Mobius. It's what we should do."

The man handed Mei a business card and smiled, "This is my contact information. If Doctor Mobius needs any support from headquarters in her research, please feel free to contact me. We will support your Stigmata Project as much as possible, however..."

The man smiled slightly and said, "After what happened last time, headquarters also wants to strengthen its defenses, so... we hope that Mobius can implant Stigmata into the headquarters' directly subordinate troops. The first batch is tentatively set at 500 people. I wonder if there are any problems?"