nycdaug Chapter 228 Preparatory Work for the Pre-Civilization
Chapter 228 Preparatory Work for the Pre-Civilization
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At this point, Mei's general point is: the conflict between the United Nations and the Moths of Fire is becoming increasingly apparent, and the other side is clearly not adapted to the intensity of the Honkai, frequently making actions that are utterly baffling.
Therefore, assigning Yun Fuyu to be the "sharp blade" of the Moth Chaser was partly to use his strength as a benchmark, and partly to hope that he could clean up the mess left by the United Nations.
And the final, hidden meaning: if Yun Fuyu can accomplish these things (or accomplish them with Seele), then he and Seele will have made a tremendous "contribution" to this world. From then on, no one can use Seele's identity as a Herrscher to attack them.
After careful consideration, Yun Fuyu nodded emphatically: "I am willing to serve as a sharp blade! Dr. Mei, as long as it is the right decision, I will do my best to carry it out without hesitation!"
Mei is an unparalleled figure who "never makes a mistake," so Yun Fuyu's statement can be considered a form of "loyalty."
Mei smiled slightly: "I knew I hadn't misjudged you."
Alicia, who was standing to the side, seemed to want to say something, but hesitated for a moment and said nothing.
"Ahem," Mei cleared her throat twice and continued, "We'll go into more detail about your next task after the meeting. Everyone here should know that Yun Fuyu will be fighting on the front lines, and I don't want any negative comments about him."
No one answered, but no one refuted it either.
that's enough.
"Let's move on to the next thing—Dr. Möbius, what's the progress of your research on fusion surgery? Could you tell us about it?"
Mebius, who had been lost in thought, snapped out of it and shook his head: "Not ideal, progress is worrying, and the future is uncertain."
She used three words to describe the setbacks in her research, then explained a lot of things using technical jargon. Yun Fuyu, who was listening in, roughly understood the key points: gene fusion, controlling Honkai energy, eliminating adverse reactions... there had been some progress in each area, but not much, and widespread adoption was still a long way off.
That's why Mebius said that.
After a moment's thought, Mei finally made a decision: "For the next period of time, I will temporarily put the Stigmata Project on hold and work with you to study the fusion surgery."
Mebius was very blunt: "Then you have to work as my assistant. I don't accept being told what to do."
Mei smiled instead: "Of course. I used to be your assistant, so consider it a return to my old profession."
It was Möbius who introduced May to the Fire Moth. After joining the Fire Moth, May spent a lot of time learning and practicing under Möbius's guidance.
May was very accommodating, so Möbius didn't say anything and continued to sit there thinking—looking as if he were daydreaming.
Before Mei could move on to the next topic, Alicia suddenly raised her hand and shook it.
The pink-haired girl asked earnestly, "Mei, what preparations do you have for the next Herrscher?"
Mei: "Isn't the special operations team deployment plan just one of the preparations? Apart from that, there's really nothing we can do about it."
No one can predict the patterns of the Herrschers in advance, nor can anyone prepare for them.
“However,” May seemed to have thought of something and said, “Alice, how about you continue to protect her during Eden’s concert? Come to think of it, Eden’s concert will have a huge crowd, perhaps no less than ten million, which is indeed something to be wary of.”
"..." Alicia blinked, then immediately nodded: "Okay! When is the departure time for me?"
She seemed eager to see Eden.
But don't forget, Alicia already knows how things will turn out. Hearing Mei say this, she couldn't help but admire Mei's intelligence and insight, and then a feeling of joy welled up inside her: perhaps she really could change that tragic story?
Mei smiled at her liveliness: "Don't rush, you can't go alone, can you? Wait a few more days, I'll talk to Himeko, and then you can work together."
"Mmm!~"
Alicia seemed very happy, and made a heart shape with her hands towards Mei: "Mei, you're so sweet, love you~"
Kevin remained oblivious, knowing that Alicia genuinely liked everyone. Her seemingly flirtatious words were more like a child's honesty and heartfelt expression.
Mei then mentioned some of her arrangements/precautions for the next Herrscher, such as crowd evacuation orders and Honkai fission bombs... In short, it was definitely not without merit.
After hearing this, Alicia obediently sat back down.
Mei then brought up other topics, such as the Divine Key: she heavily criticized Velvet's previous misuse of the Herrscher Core! It not only caused drastic climate changes in a local area but also led to the birth of Parvati! If that snow hadn't been rootless and the temperature drop hadn't been so severe, Velvet's actions would have been enough to convict her of a heinous crime against humanity!
Having indeed done something wrong, Velvi obediently accepted the beating. In the end, the dramatic magician pitifully raised her hand, begging May to trust her and continue letting her oversee the Key of God project.
In reality, the Divine Key project was indispensable to Velvet. The Herrscher Core involves a kind of "authority" that extends to the very bottom of the world's rules, and the Herrscher Cores of the previous civilization even had a layer of "program lock," meaning that no one but a Herrscher could use them. Apart from Velvet, it would be difficult to find another person who could construct the Divine Key and use the Herrscher Core with such ease.
After giving her a dressing down, May, seeing that Wilvi was sincere in admitting her mistake, "reluctantly" gave her one last chance and allowed her to continue in charge of the Key of God project.
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Other topics, such as the Armed Doll Project, were only briefly mentioned since the Einsteins were not part of the Moth of Flame.
For example, the research progress on Honkai disease. A doctor named Spassy, the head of the research institute, shared some research findings with everyone and stated that Honkai disease is still incurable.
What interested Yun Fuyu was a quote from Spassky: "He said—"
"We have discovered that Honkai disease patients produce trace amounts of Honkai energy antibodies, which may be an opportunity to cure Honkai energy."
Mei then asked, "A trace amount, exactly how much?"
Spassy: "Statistically speaking, it would take the antibodies in a thousand people to cure one Honkai disease patient."
It takes a thousand corpses to extract one antibody serum sample.
Mei nodded, somewhat disappointed, to indicate that she understood, and then moved on to other things.
……
It took almost a whole day before Mei finally announced the end of the meeting and told Yun Fuyu to prepare to talk to her in detail the next day.
Alicia left the meeting room before Yun Fuyu, leaning against the wall outside the door, her fingers fidgeting with her pink ponytail, her face slightly raised, as if she was thinking about something.
Yun Fuyu was the last to leave. He stood in front of Alicia and smiled, "Alicia, thank you for speaking up for me."
“…Ah~” Alicia snapped out of her daze and gave him a bright smile: “No need to be so polite, we’ve known each other for a long time, haven’t we?”
"Hmm...maybe?"
"Hmm! That's about it~"
The mysterious girl smiled enigmatically and extended her hand to him confidently: "I'd like to take you somewhere, is that alright? There will be a surprise~"
Yun Fuyu hesitated for a moment: "Well, Xi'er is still waiting for me to come home for dinner..."
"Oh, what a pity."
Alicia wasn't angry or anything like that; she simply invited again, "We'll meet again someday. And when that happens, you can't refuse me again, okay?"
"okay."
Before leaving, the pink-haired girl turned back and gazed at him deeply, her eyes filled with complex emotions that were hard to decipher. Admiration, liking, longing, helplessness, sadness... the only thing missing was "hate".
"We are all involved in this situation, and now is not the time to detach ourselves."
I don't know what happened to make Seele take what I should have had and make me lose you... But, it's just "fate is like this, all is the cycle of cause and effect. Cause and effect is like this, all is fate's deception," right?
I know very little about the past, except that I once liked you.
I know very little about the current story, except that I once hated you.
I know nothing about what will happen in the future, I only know that perhaps I will still...?