Protect the Best Senior! / The Plan to Wipe Out the Herrscher of Thousands!

"By the way, is the Doctor still researching the Thousand-Man Herrscher?"

Klein asked the question again. After all, there were a thousand Thousand-Man Herrscher. Even if some were lost for various reasons, at least several hundred Thousand-Man Herrscher would still survive in the end. This would still be of some help to Mobius's genetic research.

"Um."

Ling Xi nodded slightly and smiled, "However, as expected, the Thousand-Man Herrscher only possess a portion of the Herrscher's powers, and their Herrscher Core is very weak. In fact, their research value is not very high."

"Oh..."

Klein was not surprised by the result at all, but asked another question, "Ling Xi, there are still more than nine hundred Thousand-Man Herrscher. What do you plan to do with these Thousand-Man Herrscher?"

"Well..."

Ling Xi thought for a moment and said, "To be honest, the best option is definitely to imprison it permanently or kill it directly. After all, it's not easy to change Herrscher's hostile attitude towards humans, and..."

"The Thousand-Man Herrscher are special; they are not individuals, but a group with shared consciousness, so..."

At this point, Ling Xi sighed slightly and said helplessly, "When a Thousand-Man Herrscher want to betray the Honkai, all the other Thousand-Man Herrscher will probably know immediately. And once that happens, the Honkai will inevitably tighten its control over the target, so..."

Finally, Ling Xi also gave his conclusion. "It is probably unlikely that individual Thousand-Man Herrscher would join humanity. Even if it were possible, it would be extremely troublesome. The cost would be many times higher than the gains. After all, Thousand-Man Herrscher are too weak and not worth saving. Moreover, as long as the collective consciousness of the Thousand-Man Herrscher join humanity may betray us later!"

If it were any other Herrscher, Ling Xi might consider it, but Thousand-Man Herrscher...

Unless all one thousand people are persuaded to surrender, it's simply impossible, at least in my opinion, it's highly unlikely!

Although both he and Seele are Herrscher, he is a rather special Herrscher, while Seele is someone he made a deal with, which is why they can coexist peacefully!

And what about the other Herrscher? At least, of all the Herrscher that have appeared so far, apart from myself and Seele, none of the other Herrscher have any possibility of joining the human race!

In addition, strictly speaking, neither he nor Seele could be considered part of the human side; at most, they were members of the Mobius Laboratory.

"I see..."

Klein nodded thoughtfully and said, "Ling Xi, I actually have a suggestion. The Doctor should have enough research material on the remaining Thousand-Man Herrscher. Therefore, I think the best course of action is to eliminate them. Because of the collective subconsciousness of the Thousand-Man Herrscher, allowing more of Thousand-Man Herrscher to survive will expose more information. Therefore..."

Klein lightly clicked on the computer screen and said, "Look, the Thousand-Man Herrscher that have recently appeared all seem to be using various methods to evade human tracking. If this continues, I think it won't be long before my plan is discovered!"

"This..."

Ling Xi hesitated for a moment, then nodded. "Yeah, I think that makes sense. Anyway, there's not much to study about the Thousand-Man Herrscher, since the most important part of Herrscher is always the core."

"I will discuss this with the Doctor."

Klein naturally couldn't make the decision on her own. Although she had the authority, she had to discuss such matters with Mobius, since she was always the assistant and Mobius was the Doctor!

"Then you go ahead with your work, senior sister. I'm going to find the Doctor."

After saying that, Ling Xi also planned to leave. After all, Klein had a lot of work to do in Germany, so she didn't want to bother her any longer.

"Ling Xi ..."

Suddenly, Klein grabbed Ling Xi's sleeve, as if he still had something to say...

"What's wrong?"

Ling Xi stopped listening and turned to look at Klein gently.

"Hmm..."

Klein paused for a moment, then said softly, "You said last time that among those who are definitely not Thousand-Man Herrscher... I'm not one of them, right?"

"Um... why are you suddenly asking this?"

Ling Xi felt that something was off about Klein. This was a topic from two months ago, and the names she mentioned back then were all names from comics and games!

"Ling Xi, you should have noticed by now, the Thousand-Man Herrscher ..."

Klein murmured, "They seem... no, they're after the Flame-Chasing Moths. After all, ninety percent of all the Thousand-Man Herrscher who have appeared so far are members of the Flame-Chasing Moths, so..."

Klein slightly raised his head to look at Ling Xi and said, "Theoretically speaking, I cannot rule out the possibility of becoming Thousand-Man Herrscher!"

Chapter 415: Protecting the Best Senior Sister!

"Senior sister..."

Upon hearing Klein's words, Ling Xi was momentarily at a loss for words, although...

I don't think Klein will become Herrscher or anything like that, but in all the information I know, there is no detailed description of Klein. After all, Klein is neither Fused Warrior nor a famous scientist.

"Ling Xi ..."

However, Klein looked at Ling Xi calmly and seriously, and said, "What if... what if in the future I really do become one of the Thousand-Man Herrscher, then..."

"Ling Xi, you must eliminate me immediately, because..."

Klein stared intently at Ling Xi and said with unwavering determination, "Because what's in my head is too important. If the collective subconscious of the Thousand-Man Herrscher were to learn what I know, it would be a disaster for humanity, so..."

"If I really become Herrscher, then Ling Xi, you must eliminate me without hesitation, understand?"

Ling Xi "..."

"Senior sister..."

Listening to Klein's words, Ling Xi looked at Klein with immense tenderness, then gently raised her hand as if to stroke Klein head. Klein readily complied, lowering his head slightly, intending to let Ling Xi stroke him...

"Thump..."

Then, Ling Xi gave Klein a sharp rap on the head...

"Meow..."

Klein cried out, because... it hurt so much!

What are you doing?

Klein covered his head, looking somewhat speechless and aggrieved.

"Snort!"

Ling Xi retorted irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about? There are only a thousand Thousand-Man Herrscher in total, and there are six billion people in the world. How lucky do you have to be to be chosen?"

"But..."

Klein also muttered, "Based on current intelligence, the Thousand-Man Herrscher are generally found inside the Flame-Chasing Moths. The Will of Honkai is targeting the Flame-Chasing Moths, so..."

"That's just the survivor effect."

Ling Xi said directly, "It's like every time you draw cards, there are always some 'lucky' fans barking in the public chat, making you think the drop rate is very high. However, in reality, many more people fail, but because they don't say anything, it creates the illusion of a high drop rate. And the Thousand-Man Herrscher..."

Ling Xi gently hugged Klein and smiled, "The reason there are Thousand-Man Herrscher within our Flame-Chasing Moths organization is because we can detect them immediately, which makes it seem like there are so many. As for the Thousand-Man Herrscher outside, we can only detect them when they actively cause trouble, aside from our daily checks. As for the remaining Thousand-Man Herrscher, whether it's dozens or hundreds, we haven't noticed them at all, so..."

Finally, Ling Xi gently spread her hands and smiled, "That's why we think that the Thousand-Man Herrscher are generally found within the Flame-Chasing Moths, but in reality, this may just be a bias of the survivor effect."

"That's true..."

Klein seemed to agree with this, silently nodding before continuing, "Then... what if..."

"There's no 'what if'!"

Ling Xi interrupted Klein, then hugged her tightly and laughed, "Senior sister, do you still remember Seele's identity?"

"Seele? You mean her identity as the Sixth Herrscher?"

Klein obviously couldn't forget it, after all, she was also a witness to that event!

"Hmm, the Sixth Herrscher..."

Ling Xi smiled slightly and said, "Even though Seele is the Sixth Herrscher, I still protected Seele. So... Senior Sister, no matter what happens in the future, we can't abandon Seele, even if..."

"Even if you have truly been affected by the Thousand-Man Herrscher, you absolutely cannot give up, because... as long as Dr. Mobius and I are here, everything will be taken care of. Senior sister... can you promise me this?"

"I... um, I understand."

Ling Xi's words reassured Klein. Yes, even Seele, an absolutely powerful Herrscher of Death, was brought back by Ling Xi. What are Thousand-Man Herrscher compared to that?

Well, anyway, I'm going to fight the Thousand-Man Herrscher to the bitter end today!

"Sigh, it seems like it has absolutely no research value..."

In the laboratory, Mobius was studying the corpse of a Thousand-Man Herrscher. However, apart from having a slightly higher Honkai Energy Adaptability than normal people, there was only a Herrscher Core with very low energy intensity. After removing the Herrscher Core, it was not much different from the corpse of an ordinary Fused Warrior. In short...

The corpses of the Thousand-Man Herrscher are not of great research value, and the living Thousand-Man Herrscher, after being studied by Mobius and Mei, were found to be nothing special. Although some new discoveries were made, they were mostly trivial and had no real value.

"Doctor, can we just kill the remaining Thousand-Man Herrscher directly?"

Ling Xi had also arrived at the Mobius Laboratory, intending to discuss with the Doctor Klein's suggestion, which was to take an annihilation approach towards the subsequent Thousand-Man Herrscher!

"I think it's okay."

Mobius agreed, saying, "After all, there is a collective subconscious among the Thousand-Man Herrscher. If some of the more important Thousand-Man Herrscher are not eliminated in time, it will obviously bring more losses to humanity."

Now, the prototypes of the Thousand-Man Herrscher have been thoroughly studied by Mobius and May. Furthermore, humanity currently controls dozens of Thousand-Man Herrscher, which is sufficient to handle future research. So...

If the remaining Thousand-Man Herrscher don't possess any special abilities, then eliminating them directly would be the best option!

After all, for Mobius right now, the core of the Thousand-Man Herrscher is obviously more important than the Thousand-Man Herrscher itself.

"Unfortunately, the Thousand-Man Herrscher outside are too scattered, and unless they reveal themselves, it is difficult for us to determine their identities."

At this moment, Mobius was also annoyed by the search for the Thousand-Man Herrscher. Although the Thousand-Man Herrscher within the Flame-Chasing Moths were basically useless, finding the Thousand-Man Herrscher outside was truly impossible. Six billion people, searching for a few hundred Thousand-Man Herrscher... what the hell...

Does it depend on fate? Unless you turn a Thousand-Man Herrscher to the enemy's side and then have that turned Thousand-Man Herrscher tell humanity about the other individuals, maybe that will work!

However, based on current intelligence, apart from Ling Xi and Seele, it is almost impossible to turn other Herrscher against their will.

After all, the Flame-Chasing Moths has tried several times in recent days, but so far, there has been absolutely no progress!

Damn it, if only we could have one of our own infiltrated the Thousand-Man Herrscher, then we could use the information provided by the mole...

Thousand-Man Herrscher? They'd be easy targets.

Chapter 416: The Plan to Annihilate Thousand-Man Herrscher!

Hearing Mobius's complaint, Ling Xi began to ponder. To be honest, the formula for eliminating the Thousand-Man Herrscher in the original manga was quite effective, since the Thousand-Man Herrscher's main targets were the top scientists of the Divine Key and the Flame-Chasing Moths, so...

In the manga, the plan to use the Divine Key and Doctor. Mei as bait to annihilate almost all the Thousand-Man Herrscher seems feasible at present.

"Doctor, I have an idea."

Since he had decided to help his Doctor, Ling Xi naturally wouldn't hide anything and said with a smile, "The Doctor should have also noticed that among all the Thousand-Man Herrscher have appeared so far, including the Thousand-Man Herrscher we deliberately used as bait, their targets are very clear: first, the elite researchers of the Flame-Chasing Moths, including the higher-ups of the Flame-Chasing Moths; and second, facilities related to the Divine Key."

Although in the manga, the Thousand-Man Herrscher's target is only the Divine Key, that's probably because the Thousand-Man Herrscher also knows that the wise high-ranking members who assassinated the Flame-Chasing Moths in the original work were actually helping humanity, so they ignored those high-ranking members and went straight for the Divine Key.

In this timeline, because of my... well, I threw a small tantrum back then, the original high-ranking members of the Flame-Chasing Moths in this timeline have long since become history, and the current high-ranking members of the Flame-Chasing Moths are researchers like Mobius and Mei, which is why they have become the target of the Thousand-Man Herrscher!

"Yes, that's true..."

Ling Xi's reminder made Mobius realize the problem. Although there were still many clues, it seemed that the Thousand-Man Herrscher were all more or less after the research institute and the Divine Key, and...

If Mobius was only guessing before, after hearing Ling Xi's answer, it's basically a certainty now.

Don't ask, the answer is that my husband has read the script!

"Shall we start arranging this plan now?"

Mobius tentatively asked Ling Xi a question, which was actually a question about Ling Xi subsequent script.

"Um... I think we can wait a little longer."

Ling Xi shook his head and said seriously, "After all, the Thousand-Man Herrscher haven't fully appeared yet, and our method can definitely deal a significant blow to Thousand-Man Herrscher. So... if we use this move now, wouldn't it be very difficult to deal with the subsequent Thousand-Man Herrscher?"

"Hmm... that makes sense."

Mobius thought about it and agreed. Unless there was a better way later, using this method to kill the current Thousand-Man Herrscher would only kill a portion, or even just a small portion!

"So what do you think we should do now?"

Mobius looked at Ling Xi with curiosity. Although she wasn't the type to rely on others, Ling Xi was none other than her husband. Besides... instead of copying the answer, she went to investigate the potential pitfalls herself. Wasn't that crazy?

Therefore, when it comes to matters concerning the Herrscher, Mobius would rather ask Ling Xi than try to figure it out himself!

"Strengthen the protection of researchers and Divine Key facilities."

Ling Xi shrugged and smiled, "After all, the Thousand-Man Herrscher haven't fully appeared yet, so all we can do now is wait. As long as the Thousand-Man Herrscher don't enter the Flame-Chasing Moths, the damage they cause will be very limited."

That's the truth. After all, all of humanity's hope rests on the Flame-Chasing Moths. In the Stellaris's terms, only those within the Flame-Chasing Moths can be considered truly human, while the humans outside are merely numbers. Their role is simply to maintain a certain population size during the Honkai. So...

As for the humans outside, they still have to rely on themselves, because they are really useless in fighting the Honkai. And when humanity's life and death are at stake, what measures will the Flame-Chasing Moths take against a useless group...? Need I say more?

"Okay, okay..."

Mobius didn't have any objections to this. After all, there were no other effective measures besides waiting. There were six billion people in the world. Even in peacetime, a census would take almost half a year. Moreover, many places around the world were experiencing power outages, water outages, and internet outages. Was it possible to find a few hundred thousand Thousand-Man Herrscher hidden among six billion people in such an environment?