Hearing Velvie explain the Second through Zero Rated Powers, Chang Yuan was stunned for a moment.
No, if you did it like this, then the Second Divine Key's utility had already far surpassed the Feather of Conviction.
Good lord, Zero Rated Power could directly envelop an entire city and use space to freeze every object except the holder.
Damn, wouldn't that make it ridiculously overpowered?
On top of that, the Second Divine Key inherently possessed absolute penetration. Perhaps only the Ninth Herrscher's gravity distortion and the Eleventh Herrscher's binding abilities could withstand this arrow. No other Herrscher could take it.
"Hehehe, how was that? Were you shocked by the invention I designed?"
"...Nice."
After thinking for a long while, Chang Yuan still could not find any words to praise it with.
If they defeated Finality, Velvie would definitely be the greatest contributor.
"Then how is the Fusion Warrior project I mentioned to you some time ago progressing?"
"Sigh, that thing... I always felt it went against human ethics. After all, no matter how they fused, they would lose their identities as humans afterward.
"And if Honkai truly ended one day, how would humanity view these comrades who possessed uncontrollable power despite no longer being human?"
Velvie had carefully considered the Fusion Warrior project Chang Yuan had mentioned to her some time ago.
After all, if they truly did this, humanity's strength might indeed receive a substantial boost for a time.
But that also raised a problem: could humanity still be considered humanity afterward?
And would the humans who had not fused with Honkai Beast genes reject those who had become Fusion Warriors?
"W-We can set that issue aside for now. Once Honkai ends, we may not be unable to develop a restoration serum.
"For now, we need to do everything possible to raise humanity's combat strength. Ideally, we need to rack our brains and create a fighting force capable of rivaling Finality.
"Otherwise, all of this is empty talk. Civilization will still be destroyed."
Chang Yuan naturally understood the terrifying nature of the Herrscher of Finality, having the perspective of a god.
The Moonlight Throne had converted 30 percent of the Herrscher of Finality's Honkai Energy. Even under those circumstances, Kevin had unleashed the Zero Rated Power of the Feather of Conviction, yet it had only caused the Herrscher of Finality to crash for twelve hours.
And no one knew whether several more Moonlight Thrones could truly convert all the Honkai Energy within the Herrscher of Finality.
After all, the Herrscher of Finality possessed the abilities of every previous Herrscher except the Origin Herrscher.
That included the Herrscher of Binding's abilities. In that case, the Moonlight Throne would seem somewhat laughable.
"You have a point, but where am I supposed to find test subjects? I can't exactly go around kidnapping people, can I? That would be far too unethical. I refuse to do that."
Velvie could accept human experimentation, but only if the other party volunteered. She had never wanted to force anyone.
"Go to Twilight Street. It's chaotic and lawless there. You can find people who have lost hope in life and offer them an opportunity that might change their lives, at the cost of possibly dying.
"I believe that for those who have already lost all hope of living, they will definitely seize that opportunity, even if it means death.
"And once your technique becomes proficient, I will become your first test subject in the future. So, Big V Teacher, I'll be placing my life in your hands."
Chang Yuan gave Velvie an affirming look and raised his thumb.
Faced with such absolute trust, Velvie was deeply moved. Still, she said helplessly, "You really do trust me. Even I don't dare guarantee anything."
"There's no helping it. Against Honkai, we have to move forward. We have to grow stronger at any cost. Otherwise, when the end comes, we won't be able to protect anything."
"Fine, then. If you die on the operating table, I'll at least give you a grand funeral."
Seeing that Chang Yuan himself did not care about it, what else could Velvie say? That was that. When the time came, she could only do her best and leave everything else to fate.
After speaking again, Chang Yuan also asked Velvie to create some nanobots that people could swallow and that could be detonated to kill them.
Naturally, these were prepared for those lofty senators of his.
Once they had all swallowed the nanobots, the Flame-Chasing Moth would have only one true king: him.
It was best to remove these cancers of humanity sooner rather than later.
If the Pre-Civilization in the original story had not had these cancers of humanity, perhaps more high-end combatants could have made it into the later era, and perhaps many more people would have survived in the end.
If those senators in the original story had not still been fighting among themselves like idiots until the very end, humanity would not have suffered so miserably.
So even if Airi might scold him for it, he had to do this.
This was not just for himself, nor just for Airi, but for humanity as well.
This time, he would be the ultimate carry and clear the Honkai dungeon in one run.
"Fine, fine. Nanobots are easy enough. I already have some right now; they just can't explode. Give me an hour—no, twenty minutes will be enough."
As she spoke, Velvie went to modify the nanobots used to manufacture Soul Steel.
The final result was a batch of transparent nanobots.
If they had not felt solid in his hand, Chang Yuan would have thought he was holding a handful of air.
"And these are contact lenses that let you see the nanobots. Don't worry, the Flame-Chasing Moth's current technology can't detect them at all."
Taking out a pair of contact lenses, Velvie handed them to Chang Yuan. She was mainly worried that the things were transparent and that Chang Yuan might accidentally put them somewhere and forget about them.
"Big V Teacher, you really are thoughtful. Once I take over the Flame-Chasing Moth, you'll be my greatest contributor."
Taking the pile of nanobots, Chang Yuan roughly stuffed them into his pocket.
They were not for him to eat anyway, so it did not matter where he put them. Even soaking them in stinky socks would be fine.
"Then, Big V Teacher, I'll await your good news. Everything for humanity's survival, and for overcoming Honkai."
"Yes, yes. I never thought I would get to play the savior for once. Still, it's all thanks to your foresight. Honestly, I'm really curious—how did you know so much?"
Velvie had always been hung up on that point.
If she had possessed such foresight, she might have accomplished several earth-shaking feats herself.
"Don't worry. When the time is right, I'll tell all of you. And Big V Teacher, you need to be careful. In the future I saw, there were several geniuses no less talented than you."
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