The Sixth Herrscher appeared, causing a massive Honkai Energy reaction in the area connecting Eastern Europe and Asia. The local branch of Shencheng Pharmaceuticals was not spared; fortunately, this Honkai outbreak occurred in the basement and did not react quickly on the surface.
This was the memory of 666.
What made Chen Ran serious was that the witnesses to the appearance of the Sixth Herrscher were Kiana and Sirin, and now they were being investigated by the higher-ups of Fire Moth.
Only a few people knew about the X-10 experiment; to be precise, this experiment was very likely related to internal struggles within Fire Moth.
Sakura informed 666 that the leak of internal Fire Moth information and the guidance of the X-10 experiment involved another group of higher-ups.
This group believed that Honkai could not be eradicated and that humanity should embrace Honkai as soon as possible.
In other words, they were the earliest faction of surrender within Fire Moth.
At the inception of Fire Moth, it was a frontline organization formed by the United Nations and various countries to research and combat Honkai. Among them, the elder Mobius was a representative.
The elder faction publicly opposed Honkai but maintained neutrality in practice. Taking Mobius as an example, she believed that Honkai was essentially a special tool; humanity just had not found a way to use it.
Thus, Mobius conducted many crazy and radical experiments, essentially digging into the potential of the tool.
However, the progress of the elder faction's research against Honkai did not satisfy the United Nations, which unilaterally believed that the elders were suited for technical work but not for leadership, forcefully placing officials in charge.
This also involved internal struggles within the United Nations; everyone could sense that the emergence of new Energy would bring a huge market and profit, and the result of the struggle was that Fire Moth gradually opened up to absorb personnel, ostensibly seeking talent, but in reality, it brought the struggle into Fire Moth itself.
Within Fire Moth, opposing Honkai became the mainstream voice.
This was not only because of the significant impact of Honkai but also because Fire Moth's warriors, research institutes, weapons, etc., all needed funding from the United Nations.
Opposing Honkai was a valid excuse, at least on the surface. And the higher-ups who could attract funding gradually replaced the voice of the elder faction, while Fire Moth absorbed more and more talents, its internal structure became increasingly bloated.
Setting aside geniuses like Mobius, MEI, and Vill-V, there were no longer any groundbreaking theoretical breakthroughs or inventions against Honkai within Fire Moth, and many internal projects even needed to be outsourced to Mu Continent.
However, unlike these hardline war factions, another voice also circulated within Fire Moth.
"Honkai cannot be defeated."
Some of these voices came from scholars who deeply studied Honkai, while others came from capital in the speculative market.
The former could guarantee this conclusion, while the latter sought to use Honkai to subvert traditional financial orders for greater profit extraction.
This voice was not mainstream; no one took it seriously.
Until the Herrscher appeared.
The new Honkai life grasped the rules of physics, and its powerful combat ability left everyone breathless.
Humanity had already sacrificed to kill five Herrschers.
But then what?
The direct disappearance of the Herrscher of Death relieved the internal tensions of Fire Moth but also caused the already sharp contradictions within to explode completely.
Countless people were on edge because Cocoon had mobilized.
Someone was introducing external capital to create Herrschers, and the key was that these people were on the verge of success.
Any intelligent person knew that the emergence of a Herrscher who could obey human commands was definitely not a good thing.
Because with human nature, this Herrscher would be used for war, even directly changing the nature of warfare.
Of course, the most important thing was that after the obedient Herrscher appeared, Fire Moth would also lose its status and value.
No one knew whether Cocoon's mobilization this time was out of fairness or hysteria.
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"Your two cousins are really surprising; in the past half month, I've seen quite a few jokes about Fire Moth."
In the First Research Institute, Chen Ran steeled himself to approach Mobius.
No matter how things were within Fire Moth, he at least had to get his cousins out of the high-level interrogation.
Fortunately, 666 had previously found Mobius once, and with Mobius's face, he at least didn't have to worry about them being mistreated.
"That group of people is really naive, thinking that with their fragile human forms, they can control powers that do not belong to humanity. But unfortunately, my voice has also been significantly reduced."
Mobius paused and said, "Fire Moth won't cause them trouble, but they are currently causing too much trouble for Fire Moth, so they cannot be released."
"This is also a form of protection; you should understand."
Chen Ran forced a smile, "I can understand the protection in terms of safety, but I'm worried they will be sent out to complete some impossible tasks, like going to Siberia to plant potatoes."
Mobius chuckled lightly, "You have quite the imagination."
To her, the appearance of the Herrscher of Death directly exposed the ugly side of Fire Moth.
Although this ugly side was not enough to deal a significant blow to Fire Moth, at least Mobius was quite pleased.
"Don't worry, I really like that child Sirin; she's still my lab rat."
Mobius's words completely put Chen Ran at ease.
Of course, even if he couldn't relax, it wouldn't matter.
There was only so much he could do at the moment.
Although Mobius had no bottom line in the laboratory, her moral standards outside the laboratory were actually higher than those of most ordinary people.
At least Chen Ran didn't worry about her going back on her word.
"By the way, who told you about the X-10 experiment?"
Mobius squinted at Chen Ran and said, "That group of people may have exposed their ugly side, but they are definitely not fools. How did you find out about the information that even Cocoon is investigating?"
"If I hadn't stepped in to stop it, Cocoon would have already launched an investigation against you."
Mobius was not lying in this regard.
In the investigation by Fire Moth, before Sakura, Kiana, and Sirin went to destroy the X-10 experiment, they had direct contact with Chen Ran.
This was basically clear evidence; Fire Moth not coming to take people could be said to be Mobius using all her means to protect him.
"I owe the doctor a favor on this point."
Chen Ran paused but did not continue.
Clearly, he chose not to mention the information Elysia provided him for now.
Mobius looked at him with a half-smile for a long time.
She waved her hand, "Whatever happens with that thing is fine. But I'm very interested in the Herrscher of Death; have you thought of a solution?"
"I'm thinking about it; I'll also be going to the engineering department and Dr. MEI later."
"Tch."
Hearing the engineering department and MEI, Mobius couldn't help but click her tongue.
"Then you go ahead."
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Fire Moth, Rest Area.
Vill-V held the phase transfer mirror that Chen Ran had given her, surprised: "This thing is pretty good, where did you get it?"
"The source doesn't matter, I want to know what you can research through this."
After leaving the First Research Institute, he arrived at the rest area where he had previously arranged to meet Vill-V.
The Herrscher of Death still felt somewhat distant for Chen Ran, but according to Kiana's words about Subject 666, the concentration of Honkai Energy exceeding 8100hw made him feel like he had a thorn in his throat.
The Herrscher was becoming stronger and was appearing more frequently.
In this situation, the value of the phase transfer mirror became apparent.
Its most important aspect actually lay in the phase transfer technology.
"That depends on the expert." Vill-V smiled and said, "This is her field."
"Expert?"
"My second thought division, the conductor is responsible for intelligence, while the expert is responsible for research in their specialized field." Vill-V paused and said, "I'm trying to explore the limits of my own thoughts, but I haven't gotten any results yet. However, because of your global connection, I do have some clues."
Cutting thoughts was what Vill-V had been busy with during this time.
However, unlike the plot, this time Vill-V did not cut out her extreme evil persona.
Similarly, she did not let her main personality fall into a deep sleep.
Chen Ran nodded: "Then I'll trouble you with this."
"Mm."
She paused and said, "By the way, with the appearance of the Sixth Herrscher, will you intervene?"
"I probably don't have the opportunity to intervene, right? Isn't Kevin and Elysia already on their way?"
Chen Ran said with some confusion.
In the plot, Kevin and Elysia went to eliminate the Herrscher of Death.
Although Chen Ran didn't know how they did it, that was how the plot went.
Of course, one cannot use the plot to judge what will happen next; in short, the plot can only serve as a reference.
Even so, Elysia had once achieved a glorious victory over the Herrscher of the Void, and Kevin had also participated in two battles against the Herrscher.
If Kiana and Sirin hadn't encountered interrogation, Chen Ran should have set off to deal with the Herrscher of Death as well.
But now, although he hadn't been interrogated, he was still being monitored.
Vill-V suddenly stood on her tiptoes and leaned close to Chen Ran's ear: "By the way, what did you do? There are six pairs of eyes watching you."
"If I say I did nothing, would you believe me?"
He whispered back, but to outsiders, the two appeared to be getting intimate in public.
Vill-V wrapped one arm around Chen Ran's waist, adjusted her posture slightly, and asked, "I can't help you during this time, so try not to cause trouble."
After bidding farewell to Vill-V, he arrived at his last destination.
MEI's laboratory.
"Hello, Mr. Chen Ran, the doctor is waiting for you inside."
"Hello, Prometheus, I forgot to bring Bia this time; otherwise, she could have kept you company."
Chen Ran greeted absentmindedly.
Prometheus replied indifferently: "I do not require companionship."
"Oh, then you're much better than Bia; she often feels bored."
Chen Ran said casually as he walked in.
During this time, the figurines had been shipped one after another, and Bia finally received a lewd figurine that could undress. She even made a display case for her collection, which could be said to be quite fulfilling.
Prometheus tilted her head, unsure if she was processing information or searching for the meaning of boredom.
When Chen Ran arrived, MEI invited him to sit down.
"Let's wait to discuss the Herrscher of Death; I'm also waiting for news from Kevin. Discussing with insufficient information is just a waste of time."
MEI wasn't looking for Chen Ran to discuss the Herrscher of Death.
Instead, it was about something else.
She said: "How much do you know about Elysia?"
Chen Ran's eyes showed surprise as he said: "What I know should be about the same as what you know, is there something up?"
"If I say she is very concerned about you, would you be happy or scared?" MEI looked at him with a half-smile.
Chen Ran: "... You're not joking, are you?"
"I don't have the time for that."
MEI said: "Regarding the X-10 experiment, Elysia also found me, but I haven't sent Kevin yet, and then the Sixth Herrscher appeared."
Chen Ran couldn't help but ask urgently: "Can I know the source of Elysia's information?"
He had always wanted to investigate this, but after contacting Elysia multiple times, she hadn't responded.
To be precise, Elysia was the person who knew the most secrets about Chen Ran.
After the fifth Honkai, Raiden Mei and Kiana's conversation was overheard by Elysia. As a result, Chen Ran had almost revealed all his secrets.
This was something even Vill-V and Mobius didn't know.
Elysia had also done a good job of keeping secrets; one could say that Chen Ran didn't feel there was anything he couldn't openly discuss with Elysia.
However, she had always kept the source of the X-10 information confidential.
The X-10 experiment could be said to be a coincidental experiment, or perhaps a piece of information that traveled from the future to the present.
Chen Ran didn't believe this was a coincidence; otherwise, Elysia wouldn't have specifically told him and avoided his questions.
There was only one explanation: Elysia also had a way to obtain memories of the future.
Perhaps it was time travel, or perhaps it was precognition.
In any case, it was anything but ordinary.
"I don't know, but your reaction is quite strong." MEI paused and said: "You may have your secrets, and I won't force you to tell me, so I will choose to share part of it with you."
"Elysia hopes I can make you leave Fire Moth."
MEI's eyes fixed on him, waiting for his reaction.
Chen Ran couldn't help but frown.
"What reason did she give?"
"None."
MEI paused and said: "So I didn't agree to her."
"However, she provided me with information regarding the X-10 experiment, saying my doubts would be answered in this experiment, which is also the reason I came to find you. What exactly is the X-10 experiment?"
"I'm not asking about the principles, but whether it has any other origins, as this will affect my subsequent judgment."
Chen Ran sighed: "How should I put it? The X-10 experiment itself isn't special, but its uniqueness lies in the fact that it is an experiment that travels from the future to the past."
"MEI, do you remember the global connection?"
He said: "The ideal state of global connection is to exchange information equally without any obstacles in between. And this obstacle also includes time."
MEI's pupils slightly constricted: "So, you're saying this relies on a method similar to global connection to transmit from the future to the past?"
"Exactly."
Chen Ran said: "Although I don't know how Elysia did this, I can indeed receive information from the future through global connection."
The dimensions crossed by consciousness can directly ignore the influence of time.
However, for now, unless one can cross the dimensions of time like Chen Ran relying on the system, otherwise, the barriers brought by time are enough to block all information.
He sighed: "Of course, this is just my guess."
"Global connection." MEI's eyes seemed to be deep in thought.
At that moment, her communicator rang.
Chen Ran looked over and found that it was Kevin's voice coming through.
"MEI, we tried your method and found the Herrscher, but she is even stronger than we imagined; to be precise, it's somewhat bizarre."
"Bizarre?"
MEI couldn't help but frown.
"Yes, her desire to attack humans isn't strong; this Herrscher has the ability for self-reflection and possesses emotions. Of course, the most important point is that Elysia and I together can't defeat her."
Kevin candidly admitted his shortcomings.
Currently, he had only undergone MANTIS's modifications, but the Herrscher he faced was one that mastered both Honkai and quantum powers.
"While we managed to subdue the multiple minions summoned by the Herrscher, in front of her, we could only barely defend ourselves. To be precise, I could only barely defend myself, while Elysia handled it quite easily."
Kevin's words made Chen Ran and MEI exchange glances.
Elysia was strong, that was beyond doubt.
But MEI had thought that after Kevin underwent the super transformation surgery, he should be somewhat stronger than Elysia, but now it seemed that Elysia had significant issues.
However, now was not the time to consider this.
MEI looked at Chen Ran: "Do you have a way?"
"Why do you think I have a way?"
Although Chen Ran also possessed the power of the Herrscher of Wind, he didn't actually have much strength compared to Kevin.
Let alone, the enemy was the Herrscher of Death.
At that moment, his communicator rang.
It was Nuwa.
"Senior Chen Ran, we are returning from Shenzhou and are bringing your cousin along."
Chen Ran looked over and saw Durandal, who was wearing star armor, beside Nuwa.
He said: "Just in time, I'll go pick you up."
Nuwa giggled: "Thank you, Senior Chen Ran, the serum just came in handy."
"It's nothing, be careful on your way."
After closing the communicator, Chen Ran said to MEI: "Our reinforcements have arrived."
"Please take care of Kiana and Sirin; I'll do my best to subdue the Herrscher of Death."
He still had two God-Slaying Spears.
MEI seemed to be deep in thought as she watched Chen Ran leave.
At the same time, on the spacecraft heading from Shenzhou to Fire Moth.
Nuwa hummed a tune after closing the communicator, clearly in a good mood.
Their parents' Honkai disease had been cured, but it had been delayed for a while due to other research.
And now, everything could be completed.
Fuxi looked at Nuwa, whose eyes were filled with anticipation, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
The next thing she was most worried about was undoubtedly Nuwa.
A woman in love is easily hurt.
But she didn't know how to stop it and could only let it be.
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