I've Made a Decision That Defies My Ancestors... / The Three-Way Battle: Sakura, Snake, and Elf!

"It depends. If the research goes smoothly, it might be done in a month or two. If not, it could take a year or two. Also..."

Mobius added with a smile, "If you're willing to be my guinea pig, we can implant the Hypervariable Factor tomorrow, but... there's a 99% chance that Ling Xi will lose a wife!"

Elysia: "..." Never mind what I said.

Actually, Elysia was also quite upset because...

Although his Honkai Energy Adaptability has increased, his physique is still the same. Therefore, his combat power is still far behind Ling Xi's, and even inferior to Sakura's. After all, that girl exercises and trains almost every day, while he...

The most recent training session was yesterday, and the last one... seems to have been a month ago. As for actual training, if being with Ling Xi counts as training, then I've been training almost every day. But if that doesn't count...

Exercise? What's that? Does it taste good?

Chapter 303: I made a decision that went against ancestral teachings...

A week later, Mobius was doing his routine Honkai Energy Adaptability test, and of course, Elysia and Sakura were there with him.

Since implanting the Stigmata Gene into Elysia, Mobius has required Elysia to report to the research institute every day to monitor the increase in Honkai Energy Adaptability.

"Hmm, it's still a steady increase of one point, for a total of six points."

After seeing Elysia's results, Mobius was not surprised. It seems that using Ling Xi to help them increase their Honkai Energy Adaptability has an upper limit, but it is unknown when that limit will be reached.

"Sakura? Huh? Wasn't it Elysia's turn last night? How come you also gained 17HW Honkai Energy Adaptability?"

Seeing Sakura's stats, Mobius was somewhat bewildered. Although he knew Sakura liked to sneak off, he thought that even if she did it secretly, it would only happen once or twice at most. But...

Wasn't Ling Xi with Elysia yesterday? Why is Sakura able to increase her Honkai Energy Adaptability so much?

"This..."

Hearing this question, Sakura was also a little unsure how to answer, after all...

"Mobius ..."

At this moment, Elysia smiled and said, "Well... actually, it's just that Sakura and I made an agreement."

Because Elysia knew very well that it was probably impossible to keep this a secret any longer. After all, she and Sakura were undergoing Honkai Energy Adaptability tests every day. If it were only for a few days, it would be easier to cover it up, but...

Over time, Mobius will find that his and Sakura's Honkai Energy Adaptability is increasing almost in sync. How could he not be suspicious?

Although Sakura and I could have easily abandoned our joint operation and continued to keep it a secret from Mobius, but...

If they don't cooperate, both of them will lose a full two days. If you calculate the Honkai Energy Adaptability, that means... he loses ten points and Sakura loses thirty points. That's a huge loss!

So, Elysia decisively decided to tell Mobius the truth; after all, it wasn't a big deal, was it? Even...

If possible, joint operations might even turn into a Three Kingdoms-like scenario.

"Protocol?"

Mobius looked at Elysia with some doubt. What kind of agreement could these two possibly have to sign?

"Well..."

Elysia touched her nose and laughed, "Mobius, you should know very well how powerful Ling Xi's Sasha Gene is. Under these circumstances, neither Sakura nor I can completely eliminate the side effects of Shesha in Ling Xi's body."

"But in this way, we can neither perfectly help Ling Xi, nor can we each waste two days. It's a lose-lose situation, so..."

Elysia took a deep breath and said quietly, "We... signed a non-aggression pact, plus a joint operations agreement, in other words..."

"Ahem, it's like we share the day that should belong to us with each other. This way, we can not only increase our Honkai Energy Adaptability every day, but also, if we fight together, Ling Xi can perfectly eliminate the side effects of the Sasha Gene, so..."

Finally, Elysia looked at Mobius with a grin and said, "It's not surprising that Sakura and I both have increased Honkai Energy Adaptability at the same time, is it?"

"Puff..."

Mobius: "..." You guys... really know how to play!

"Whoosh..."

After hearing Elysia's explanation, Mobius really wanted to complain, but in the end, he said nothing. After all... it was their own decision, and... Elysia's words made sense. The side effects of the Sasha Gene in Ling Xi couldn't be completely eliminated by one person alone, so...

"Don't you feel embarrassed?"

Mobius looked at Elysia and Sakura with curiosity. Although they and the others had already established a very close relationship with Ling Xi, so being with Ling Xi was essentially a private moment for the two of them, and there was naturally no awkwardness, but...

If the three of you are together, it's no longer a private time for two. Don't you feel awkward when people are watching you?

No, it doesn't.

Hearing Mobius's question, Elysia looked curious and laughed, "We're all so familiar with each other, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

"Um..."

Sakura nodded silently, then smiled awkwardly, "At first I felt a little... but after a few times I felt it was nothing. In fact, if we work together, we can help Ling Xi better, and it won't be a waste of time."

Mobius ... I couldn't understand, but I was deeply shocked...

"Mobius".

Elysia suddenly moved closer to Mobius, hugged her arm, and said gently with a smile, "Why don't you... give it a try?"

"Huh?"

Upon hearing Elysia's words, Mobius seemed taken aback, almost tempted to agree, but...

"No... impossible, are you kidding me?"

Mobius shook his head rationally and said seriously, "This kind of thing... well... I can't possibly agree to it."

"Eh..."

Seeing Mobius's reaction, Elysia instantly realized that her best friend had fallen back into her old ways...

"Mobius ..."

Elysia leaned forward slightly and smiled, "Don't worry, only a few of us know about this. Do you really think any of us would gossip? Besides..."

Elysia leaned close to Mobius's ear and whispered with a smile, "You've had three days all to yourself, and during those three days, Ling Xi couldn't perfectly eliminate the side effects of the Sasha Gene because she didn't want to hurt you. Can you really bear to do that?"

"Um... that... that won't work either!"

Mobius remained steadfast in his stance, declaring righteously, "In short, I will not agree to this no matter what!"

"That's a real shame..."

Seeing this, Elysia stopped trying to persuade her...

In the following days, Mobius continued to test the Honkai Energy Adaptability of himself and the other two every day, looking for patterns.

Then, Mobius watched as the gap between Sakura's Honkai Energy Adaptability and his own widened day by day...

A week has passed, and Sakura has increased her HW by a full 80, while I only have a pitiful 40 HW. Of course, Elysia's increase is even lower, but that's because she's almost at the limit. And at my current speed, it would probably take forever to catch up with Elysia!

Meanwhile, Elysia continued to offer advice every day, even enlisting Sakura's help.

Finally, after half a month of hesitation, our genius girl, the light of humanity, and the strongest scientist, Dr. Mobius Mobius, made a decision that went against her ancestral teachings!

Chapter 304: Cherry Blossom, Snake, Demon – A Three-Way Battle!

At nine o'clock in the evening, Ling Xi entered Mobius's room, intending to find Mobius...

Snake demon, I need your help in my cultivation!

After all, the Doctor is coming back tonight.

"Um?"

When Ling Xi entered the room, she found that not only was Mobius there, but also Elysia and Sakura, and they were all looking at her with a very familiar gaze...

"Sorry, wrong room..."

Ling Xi's first thought was that the three of them must be discussing something, so she decided it was best to leave first and talk to them later.

No, you don't.

Elysia spoke first, laughing, "The matter is actually quite simple. Our great Dr. Mobius believes that increasing Honkai Energy Adaptability is related to humanity, but our current allocation method is too inefficient, so..."

"Cough cough!"

Sakura looked slightly embarrassed, but still said normally, "So the Doctor has decided... the four of us will play together."

Ling Xi "..."

Hearing this, Ling Xi was stunned. Doctor... playing together?

Wait, wait, no way, would the Doctor really agree to something so outrageous?

Ling Xi watched Mobius.

"Cough cough..."

At this moment, Mobius's face showed a hint of embarrassment, but he still said seriously, "In my eyes, these are just experiments. Do you think I care about the experimental process?"

Ling Xi was speechless. Only then did Ling Xi fully understand. So that's how it was...

The Doctor is serious.

"Hey-hey..."

Taking the opportunity, Elysia hugged Ling Xi and whispered in Ling Xi ear, "How is it? Happy? Sakura and I spent a whole week persuading her to agree. And... you have to do your best, otherwise..."

"Don't worry, I've got your back!"

Ling Xi nodded decisively in agreement. Of course, even without Elysia's reminder, she would have given it her all. After all... this was an unprecedented situation!

"Hehe, well... remember to thank us properly later."

Elysia smiled and released Ling Xi.

Time flies, and two months have passed in the blink of an eye...

During this period, through her unremitting efforts, Mobius finally increased her Honkai Energy Adaptability to 800HW. Now, when she conducts Honkai Energy experiments, she no longer needs protective equipment.

Klein watched helplessly as her Doctor's Honkai Energy Adaptability steadily increased, and... without the Doctor telling her the truth, through her own investigation, she made up an excuse to get the milk tea Ling Xi had brought her, and conducted some experiments, and finally...

Klein discovered that his Honkai Energy Adaptability had also increased, and so on...

She finally understood what these three were doing all the time, so... Klein would go to Ling Xi to collect samples under the guise of being Doctor.

During this period, the world order also underwent some changes, with the power of the Flame-Chasing Moths being further enhanced.

Mei's Stigmata Project also developed rapidly. With the participation of a large number of test subjects and the influence of the higher-ups of the Flame-Chasing Moths, Mei created five thousand warriors with basic Stigmata. Although none of them possessed super power, they had resistance to low-level Honkai Energy and could carry out missions in areas corrupted by Honkai Energy!

At the same time, sixteen Stigmata Warrior emerged with Honkai Energy Adaptability exceeding 100HW, among whom...

Kevin is there!

Furthermore, under the impetus of certain high-ranking members of the Flame-Chasing Moths, the Stigmata Gene has begun to be commercialized. After all, this thing can increase Honkai Energy Adaptability, and it goes without saying how important Honkai Energy Adaptability is during Honkai outbreak.

Because the research institute where Mei works is highly controlled by the Flame-Chasing Moths, there are times when Mei cannot decide what she wants to research. For example, Mei's current greatest wish is to increase the upper limit of Stigmata and create stronger Stigmata Warrior.

However, more than half of the high-ranking members of the Flame-Chasing Moths generally believe that we should now improve and popularize the basic Stigmata as much as possible, and eliminate the side effects of the basic Stigmata so that it can be implanted by all people!

Of course, this is definitely not because of their conscience, but because... the Stigmata Gene, which is a huge source of income!

They've invested so much money, it's not unreasonable for them to make a profit, right?

As for enhancing human combat capabilities...

This brings us to Mobius's research institute. After more than three months, Mobius completed three phases of the Hypervariable Factor experiment, involving a total of over 3,600 participants. The final result, well, only those who successfully activated the Hypervariable Factor...

The mortality rate in the first phase of the experiment reached 90%!

The mortality rate in the second phase was 85%!

The third phase of the experiment was successful because Mobius successfully isolated some sequences from Ling Xi's genes, thus successfully upgrading the Hypervariable Factor, and so...

In the third phase of the experiment, a total of 3,000 people participated, and the activation rate reached 50%. Although the activation mortality rate was still as high as 80%, however...

Of the more than 300 survivors, half of them have Honkai Energy Adaptability exceeding 100HW, and five of them have Honkai Energy Adaptability exceeding 500HW, which is enough to meet the conditions for militarization. Although the mortality rate is high, the current power ceiling they bring is enough to crush the Stigmata Project.

Returning to the topic of Mei, it was precisely because the higher-ups of the Flame-Chasing Moths discovered that Mei's Mobius Stigmata Project could produce high-level combat power that they planned to transform it into a money-making scheme involving implantation of Stigmata into a nationwide program.

Of course, this is not surprising. After all, the mortality rate of the Hypervariable Surgery is too high, making it unsuitable for mass transplantation. Mei's Stigmata Project, while having a lower ceiling, is very suitable for protecting ordinary people, and...

This can make you some money, so why not do it?

"Damn it, just because we started late, does that mean we're inferior to the Hypervariable Factor?"

"Although the mortality rate of the Hypervariable Factor is extremely high, it is more in line with the headquarters' interests. After all... sacrificing 90% to gain the remaining high-level combat power is a very profitable deal for them!"