Chapter 390
The Key of Reason, shaped like a jewel, is essentially similar to the core of the Tenth Herrscher Thousand-man Herrscher Law Master.
During her research on the Herrscher Core, Mei discovered that while the crystals within the bodies of the Tenth Herrscher defeated by Kevin and the other warriors of the Fire Moth were identical in physical properties to the Herrscher Core, their energy levels were far lower than those of other Herrscher Core.
Each of the Thousand-man Herrscher is far weaker than the previous Herrscher were the ultimate manifestations of certain physical laws. For example, the Herrscher of Thunder possesses the ability to manipulate all electromagnetic fields, while each of the Thousand-man Herrscher only possesses very simple abilities.
The Void Archive Archives contain more detailed information about the Tenth Herrscher, codenamed L10-001, who was the chef who first attacked Mei. Her ability to become transparent is essentially the control of the refraction of light in the air, which can be seen as a small part of the Herrscher of Wind's abilities.
However, L10-001 does not possess the other abilities of the Herrscher of Wind, such as barometric pressure manipulation and updrafts.
Currently, the prototype of the Key of Reason is no different from the real Herrscher Core. It can also connect to the Imaginary Space to extract Honkai Energy. However, the Stigmata engraved in the prototype cannot manifest the power of the Herrscher.
That kind of ultimate manifestation of some physical law is a different concept from ordinary transparency, releasing lightning, or manipulating air pressure.
In terms of physical properties, the prototype of the Key of Reason is not much different from the real Herrscher Core.
Freya believed that the prototype of the Key of Reason could possess one watt of power when inlaid with the Key of Blankness for this reason.
The planned mass-produced Key of Reason Orbs are roughly equivalent to the core energy level of the Thousand-man Herrscher.
Although only a portion of the Herrscher's power can ultimately be unleashed, it is enough to grant each Type-B Valkyrie holding Key of Reason 0.2 to 0.5 watts of power.
One Type-B Valkyrie wielding the Key of Reason could beat Welt to death in his prime.
Most importantly, the Key of Reason and the Valkyrie Armor, like the Type-B Stigmata, will unleash even greater power as the Valkyrie's strength increases.
The Key of Reason that Kevin is currently handling naturally doesn't possess such power, but it is still a direction they will be researching in the future.
More stable, more efficient, and easier to scale up production.
Most importantly, the Key of Reason has the function of absorbing the surrounding Honkai Energy, which means that the Key of Reason can reduce the Honkai intensity within a certain range.
Although Honkai Energy is only stored in the Key of Reason, it does not mean that it disappears from this world. Even if the Key of Reason can return a portion of Honkai Energy back to the Imaginary Space, the overall Honkai Energy is still increasing.
However, from a certain perspective, the Key of Reason completely replaced the Stigmata Project Kevin once wanted to implement.
Kevin and SU once clashed over the Stigmata Project. Kevin believed that the Stigmata Project should be launched as early as possible to reduce the intensity of Honkai Energy in various places by diverting the overall Honkai Energy of the world, thereby creating an environment in which the Herrscher of Finality could not descend. SU, on the other hand, believed that the Stigmata Project was a desperate gamble with too many casualties, which was beyond the capacity of current civilization to withstand. The two eventually clashed, with one being trapped in the Sea of Quantum and the other imprisoning himself.
Kevin and SU were both completely bewildered.
They never expected Freya to find a plan to replace the Stigmata Project.
"Ultimately, the reason why there are so few people who can awaken Stigmata on a human body is because it places too much burden on Stigmata body... So why continue to create Stigmata on human bodies? Your Stigmata Project, in essence, is just about taking away all the Honkai Energy and keeping its intensity at a level that prevents the Herrscher of Finality from descending..."
Freya shrugged with a mocking expression. She didn't quite understand why Kevin had been stubbornly advocating for the Stigmata Project for thousands of years.
Of course, she did not underestimate Mei's intelligence.
Ultimately, it's just that the Previous Civilization gave Mei too little time, and she not only had to deal with the internal conflicts of interest within the organization, but also had to develop products to fight against the Honkai.
Freya believed that given Mei more time, she would be able to find the perfect solution.
"It seems I underestimated this Key of Reason."
Kevin, who had previously paid no attention to the Key of Reason, now took a serious look at the ice-blue orb he was playing with in his hand.
"Nonsense. To put it simply, this thing is basically the result of me using my Herrscher of Reason ability to analyze the properties of the Herrscher Core, and then combining the Alliance's existing technology with my technology to manipulate Honkai Energy and create Honkai crystal."
If Freya didn't have absolute confidence in the Key of Reason, she might not have brought it out to demonstrate today, nor would she have had Tesla overnight to create several prototypes of the Key of Reason as soon as she returned.
"However, just as you just explained, even though the Key of Reason can absorb Honkai Energy to the Imaginary Space, the total amount of Honkai Energy in the entire world still increases..."
As a researcher, SU understood the value of the Key of Reason better than Kevin and Fu Hua, but he still had many questions.
Of course, the very fact that it could replace the Stigmata Project gave the Key of Reason a very high place in his heart, but he still asked Freya a question out of the curiosity of a researcher.
Freya smiled slightly and then pointed at Kevin.
SU immediately looked enlightened and exclaimed in surprise.
"So this is your purpose: the bio-enhancing technology of Honkai Energy!"
"Yes, although Schicksal originally had similar enhancement technology, it was far inferior to what this old man possessed. There is a huge gap between the Valkyrie system researched by Otto and the Fusion Warrior system researched by Mei. The most crucial difference is the application of Honkai Energy as a biological enhancement energy source."
Valkyrie modified by Schicksal will receive certain enhancements in their physical attributes, but there is a significant difference in physical strength between Valkyrie from the Schicksal era and Valkyrie from the Alliance era.
To be honest, the Valkyrie during the Alliance era were able to absorb more Honkai Energy strengthen their bodies due to the Type-B Stigmata and the new antibody. This resulted in many Valkyrie having increased their physical strength many times over, to the point that they could crush a man's penis, or even that the man's penis was too strong to pierce the membrane.
This is actually a waste. When strengthening their bodies, Valkyrie cannot autonomously allocate the efficiency of Honkai Energy absorption. Some parts are strengthened inexplicably, and some parts are strengthened, but they do not reach their expectations.
This is similar to obtaining a top-tier gold artifact in a game. Its main stat is excellent, and three of its four substats are top-tier. However, during subsequent enhancements, the increased effects are all added to the weakest substat. As a result, while it is still top-tier, it no longer seems as top-tier.
After the new technology enhanced their Type-B Valkyrie was indeed stronger than during the Schicksal era, but just like the Stigmata they awakened, the enhancement of their bodies did not reach the expected level.
Perhaps they didn't feel anything was wrong before, but as the Honkai Beast grew stronger, they eventually felt a certain limit.
The Biological Enhancement Technology Kevin used was clearly one level higher, no, even two or three levels higher.
Freya reached out her hand to Kevin and said.
"For us now that we're working together, sharing this technology shouldn't be a problem, right? I'll give you all the information on the Key of Reason, and you give me the highest-level version of Mei's Biological Enhancement Technology."
"...good."
Kevin hesitated for only a moment before agreeing. He noticed SU's worried look and then smiled calmly.
"This is a good thing. Now we are a member of the alliance. The stronger the Valkyrie of the alliance are, the closer we are to defeating the Honkai."
"..."
However, what SU actually wanted to say was that Freya's real reason for wanting this technology was not to create hundreds or thousands of physically strong Valkyrie to fight against the Honkai, but to make up for her own weaknesses and then beat him half to death with her bare hands.
Kevin, is it really okay for you to trust her so naively?
446. I've known FU longer than you, but I never expected this...
Of course, Kevin is definitely not a simpleton.
However, he knew very well that no matter what choice he made, the actual result would not be much different from what Freya wanted.
Since the outcome was predetermined, Kevin naturally chose the option that was advantageous to him.
"I am very interested in the optimized mass-production version of the Key of Reason, as well as the prototype of the Key of Reason."
Kevin answered calmly.
Just as Freya asked him for the highest-level version of Biological Enhancement Technology, Kevin also sought the Key of Reason from Freya.
Although he lacked the talent of a scientific researcher, the long years he had lived had given him a corresponding perspective.
Kevin longs to obtain the Key of Reason as described by Freya, and the real Key of Reason, along with Key of Reason prototype, rather than the toy-like byproduct he possesses.
"Okay, I'll have Sister Tesla add you and SU to the Key of Reason research group."
After Freya finished speaking, she looked at SU, and then swept her gaze over the three people present.
Regardless of their stance or beliefs, these three individuals, as survivors of Previous Civilization and guides of the current era, led ancient humans to understand civilization and Honkai, while also working alongside modern humans as pioneers to combat the Honkai.
Although the two sides later diverged, or perhaps Kevin never integrated into the current civilization, in order to stop Kevin (HX) from forcibly activating the Stigmata Activation Plan, SU and Kevin fought. The last one was imprisoned, and the other imprisoned himself. However, the Honkai was like a snowball, growing stronger and stronger over time.
In addition to establishing the World Serpent Organization, Kevin and SU also established an organization called Schicksal.
Hundreds of years ago, a boy from the Apocalypse family met a girl from the Kaslana family. Later, the girl's father sacrificed himself in Honkai Beast. To comfort the girl, the boy activated the First Divine Key hidden in the church and simultaneously gained the approval of the First Divine Key, Void Archive.
The progenitor of the Kaslana Family, tracing back to their roots, is Adam, the son of Kevin and Mei.
When discussing the Kaslana Family, one must mention Kaslana Family two most eye-catching characteristics.
One of their distinctive features is their white hair and blue eyes. While other people may have similar hair and eye colors, very few members of the Kaslana Family possess any other color besides these.
This also illustrates how strong the Kaslana Family's genetics are, with dominant genes consistently prevailing.
Secondly, this is the real reason why most members of the Kaslana Family can become anti- Honkai warriors. Almost every member of the Kaslana family has a high level of Honkai Energy, regardless of gender.
This is enough to illustrate the special nature of the Kaslana Family.
Or perhaps it's Mei's deep love for Kevin, and for her and Kevin's child.
"Ahem, then I'll continue. I also need Mei's terminal system to manage the Stigmata. Don't tell me we don't have it. To convert the knowledge of Previous Civilization into data and then load it into human genetic material, we inevitably need the corresponding equipment... or rather, the corresponding facilities."
"To prevent any accidents during the inheritance process of the Stigmata, I think Mei must have left some contingency plans or monitoring methods, but neither Schicksal nor Anti-Entropy have discovered the ruins that manage the Stigmata so far..."
Freya asked with a serious expression, and indeed, she was very serious at that moment.
The Stigmata Project appears to be extremely insane, even forcibly awakening the Stigmata within the human body, resulting in a mortality rate as high as 99.99%. This means that perhaps only one in ten thousand people can withstand the difficulty of awakening and subsequently awaken the Stigmata.
However, if the Stigmata Project succeeds, it could indeed be a small step for humanity in defeating the Honkai.
At least by allocating Honkai Energy worldwide and thus influencing the arrival of the Herrscher of Finality, we can indeed buy enough time for the remaining humans.
In fact, the more you study the materials left by Mei, the more you can understand Mei's resentment at that time.
If given enough time and resources, even just a few more months of creating the Moonlight Throne could change the final outcome of the War of Finality.
It can only be said Previous Civilization the Fire Moth organization, established by the United Nations as an anti- Honkai organization, had too many complex internal interests, which Mei, a bookworm, could not adapt to immediately. She spent too much time consolidating her position in the Fire Moth organization.
Of course, the problems Mei encountered are also the problems Freya and the alliance need to face now.
Frankly speaking, time is running out for modern civilization as well.
Freya accelerated the development of civilization and technology. Although she maintained the advantage of the Valkyrie, the intensity of Honkai Energy in various places increased at an alarming rate, and the Honkai Beast appearing in the Honkai battlefield became increasingly powerful.
Fortunately, the Key of Reason created by Freya and Tesla can solve this problem to some extent.
If this were in Previous Civilization era, the Fire Moth Council might have prevented Mei from further advancing its civilization and technology, citing reasons such as excessive danger or strengthening the Honkai Beast.
It's not to say that the members of the Fire Moth council are all short-sighted; in fact, avoidance is indeed a strategy.
By slowing down the advancement of civilization and technology, they gain time to train soldiers and develop weapons, thus prolonging the battle.
The Schicksal, which actually uses Valkyrie as expendable resources, may have had this idea. By constantly having Valkyrie and Honkai Beast consume each other, it suppresses external technology while secretly developing the technology it needs, thus maintaining a balance between civilization and Honkai, making the Honkai offensive less intense.
Based on Fu Hua's past experiences, we know that even if only some knowledge from the Previous Civilization is passed on to the people of the current civilization, the Honkai will intensify its destruction of civilization.
Even more than two thousand years ago, on the land of Shenzhou, there had already appeared Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chiyou.
Fu Hua defeated the Judgment-class Honkai Beast Chiyou at a great cost, and then stopped transmitting knowledge of the Previous Civilization to the people of Shenzhou, thus resolving the crisis. However, this also meant the failure of the Kindling Project.
In fact, although the people of ancient Shenzhou acquired knowledge from Previous Civilization Shenzhou, they were simply unable to absorb Previous Civilization knowledge given their level of technology at the time.
In that era when most people were ignorant, the spark that Fu Hua passed on actually burned them.
Most importantly, in that ancient era when the people mainly used bone knives, stone spears, and bronze swords, they themselves had no ability to protect themselves. The only person they could rely on was an Awakened Stigmata wielding the Tenth Divine Key.
Even with Fu Hua's assistance, the girl named Ji Xuanyuan possessed extremely high talent, but individual strength eventually has its limits.
Of course, there are ways to fight against the Honkai.
Or rather, Mei had already passed on the methods to combat the Honkai to these pioneers.
After listening to Freya's request, Kevin and SU were both thinking seriously. They knew about the Stigmata Terminal; in fact, they knew more than Freya thought.
The so-called Stigmata Terminal is Mei's last trump card.
However, with the outcome of the War of Finality decided too early, and her own inability to persevere, this trump card ultimately failed to be played.
But just as Freya guessed, Mei did indeed prepare a device, and then converted the knowledge of the Previous Civilization into data and loaded it into the genetic factors of the survivors, so that the knowledge of the Previous Civilization could provide a contribution to the next civilization.
In Mei's view, as long as human civilization can continue to be passed down, it doesn't matter even if their Previous Civilization comes to an end.
"Freya, do you really need the location of the Stigmata Terminal?"
"Yes, I must find the location of the Stigmata Terminal."
Freya answered with narrowed eyes, conveying her firm stance to Kevin.
"With the types of Stigmata currently available to the Alliance, or more precisely, with the few types of Stigmata that the Alliance currently knows and possesses, they are ultimately not very powerful Stigmata."
To use a game analogy, most Valkyrie' awakened Stigmata are only the initial 2-star to 3-star Stigmata. If we consider a complete Stigmata set as a three-piece set (top, middle, and bottom), then the three Stigmata pieces for awakened Valkyrie in the Alliance are still just individual pieces, and there are even cases where you only have two pieces and not the whole set.
Freya previously complained that the power many Valkyrie channeled through the Type-B Stigmata contradicted their desired professions.
However, that's not the worst of it. The worst off are those who clearly chose a profession, but whose Stigmata are too weak. This means that even if the Type-B Stigmata draws out all its power, they still appear very weak.
Those Valkyrie whose original career paths don't align with their aspirations might still have the opportunity to change jobs. If someone awakens a combat-type Stigmata and possesses Stigmata equivalent to an initial 4-star Stigmata, even if they originally pursued a research career, they could abandon research and embrace combat, and vice versa.
Just like Freya originally followed the path of combat, but she eventually used her talent for manipulating Honkai Energy to choose to abandon combat and pursue research.
"If we could obtain the terminal system Mei uses to manage Stigmata, the Stigmata by the Key of Reason could primarily consist of those that are most effective..."
Simply put, after visiting a parallel world, Freya obtained the Void Archive of that parallel world and used it to speculate on Mei's thoughts and actions in the original world.
Although this method was not successful, it did make Freya notice some small details.
In fact, Freya felt that the difference between this world and parallel worlds was not just the difference between her presence or absence and her past life.
Perhaps it's because some unpredictable situation has already occurred in this world.