V2/Chapter 31: Stab me!
Instead of sending Ai Yue back to his residence, Mobius took him to the First Research Institute.
"Dr. Mobius?" Klein looked at Mobius carrying Ai Yue in, and couldn't help but look surprised. "Are you finally forcing others to volunteer?"
"What are you talking about? When have I ever forced anyone?" Mobius glared at her, then turned sideways to show Ai Yue's profile to Klein, "Klein, go find two hospital gowns."
"I understand." Klein didn't ask any more questions. She just nodded and turned to leave.
After Klein left, Mobius looked behind her: "So, why did you follow me?"
Following behind her was Vill-V.
"What are you talking about? Didn't we agree to come for surgery?" Vill-V blinked, showing a puzzled expression, "It's only been a short time, you wouldn't have forgotten it, right?"
"As you can see, I'm busy right now. Let's meet some other time." Mobius stopped looking at her and carried Ai Yue towards his room. "Goodbye."
But Vill-V acted as if she didn't hear anything and continued to follow Mobius inside.
"You" Mobius frowned when she noticed this, "What are you doing?"
Vill-V smiled: "Same idea as you."
Mobius sighed at the look on Vill-V's face.
It seems the plan has failed.
When Ai Yue finally regained consciousness, he found himself firmly fixed to the bed by straps.
"What happened?" Ai Yue recalled the scene before he fainted and was horrified. "How could someone kidnap me right under Kevin's nose? Did the damn Honkai call?"
"What Honkai?"
The voice at the side made Ai Yue subconsciously turn his head. Only then did he realize that Mobius and Vill-V were sitting beside him, as if guarding him.
"You guys did this?" Ai Yue frowned immediately. "What for? You don't want the funding anymore, right?"
"Don't look at me, I'm innocent, okay?" Vill-V raised her hands to show her surrender, "Besides, I think you should thank me."
"Stop talking nonsense." Mobius picked up the syringe next to her and walked towards Ai Yue. "Be good, just take this shot and go back to sleep."
"Wait a minute!" Ai Yue yelled, "I am the holder of the highest authority of the Fire Moth! After this injection, your funds will be reduced to zero. Do you still want to get it even so?"
"I can ask others for funding." Mobius used her free hand to pinch Ai Yue's face and pull it back and forth. "But you only sleep ten hours in fifteen days. If you continue like this, you won't be able to spend it even if you have unlimited funding. Do you understand?"
"If this continues, I really have to consider forcing you to undergo the Fusion Warrior Surgery. At least that way you won't die even if you stay up all night for a month."
"Don't be like this, I'm fine, really!" Ai Yue quickly explained, "Rose, explain it quickly!"
"First of all, what Dr. Ai Yue said is 50% true. He does use drugs to maintain his health." Prometheus finally spoke slowly. I don't know if it was an illusion, but Ai Yue actually heard a hint of cunning in her words. "Secondly, I think Dr. Ai Yue, you should not resist, because Miss Aponia will be here soon."
"Rose, you actually stabbed me in the back!" Hearing Prometheus' words, Ai Yue's face suddenly changed, and then he looked at Mobius, "Quick, give me an injection!"
Mobius blinked and had not yet recovered from Ai Yue's sudden change of attitude. On the contrary, Vill-V, who had been insightful about human nature since childhood, understood everything instantly. She came over and pressed the syringe in Mobius's hand: "It feels like something interesting is about to happen, eh?"
"Vill-V, you!"
But it was too late.
Just as Ai Yue was glaring at Vill-V, the door was pushed open from the outside, and Aponia, who had not been seen for a long time, walked in with a calm face, her eyes falling straight on Ai Yue.
Ai Yue had no choice but to smile at her awkwardly.
"You promised me before that you could take care of yourself." Aponia walked over and untied the leather strap while speaking in a slightly low voice, "But now it seems that you didn't keep your word."
Oh no, once Aponia starts using honorifics, things are going to get troublesome.
"The situation this time is special," Ai Yue avoided the other person's gaze guiltily, "After all, this is a very difficult topic. If we don't seize the inspiration and solve it in one go, it will turn into a protracted battle."
Ai Yue was not lying. This virtual Honkai beast materialization technology was something he had figured out bit by bit with the help of the system and relying on the knowledge he had mastered. It could be said that this new technology was created from scratch without any relevant technology tree.
This is different from the original virtual monster materialization technology. It combines the powers of the Third Herrscher and the Eighth Herrscher, thereby abandoning the bulky and complex energy supply system and drawing energy directly from the battlefield. It can not only avoids the irreversible erosion of the environment caused by excessive concentration of Honkai energy but also weakens the combat effectiveness of Honkai beasts. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
In addition, relying on the power of the Eighth Herrscher, even ordinary people with insufficient mental strength can gather the mental power of multiple people at one point through the "series connection" method, thereby summoning a virtual Honkai beast with combat capability.
If Ai Yue can solve the problem of huge loss in long-distance transmission of mental power, he can even allow people to remotely condense and control virtual Honkai beasts to fight without having to reach the battlefield. In this way, more people can participate in the war against Honkai, thereby greatly alleviating the crisis of Honkai outbreaks that occur randomly in various parts of the world.
"I'm not complaining to you. After all, I have no right to do so." Aponia said with a hint of resentment, and then glanced at the two people beside her, "I just... forget it, let's talk about the next thing after we get back."
When Ai Yue was completely free, Aponia turned to look at Mobius and Vill-V. She bowed slightly to them and said, "Then I will take Ai Yue away. Thank you for your care."
"Are they two a little weird?" After Aponia and Ai Yue left, Vill-V asked in a knowing tone, "Aponia's attitude is just like..."
"Okay." Mobius interrupted her. The scholar with snake pupils had a calm expression, and it was hard to tell what the other party was thinking. "Aren't you going to have surgery? I have time now."
"Wait, how about I think about it again?"
"Stop talking nonsense and get going!"