[The host exits the simulation scene, congratulations to the host for receiving a reward.]
[This time, as the host voluntarily exited, the Valkyrie gunfighting knowledge was downgraded to Valkyrie combat knowledge.]
[According to the system's calculation of your consciousness carrying capacity, the best next simulation time is 12 hours later.]
A cold voice from the system echoed in his mind, and Chen Ran instinctively surveyed his surroundings.
He was also synchronizing with the memories of Subject 666.
During the few days Chen Ran simulated, Subject 666 had not been idle.
Endowed with biological knowledge by the system, Subject 666 quickly excelled in completing tasks assigned by Blanca.
After that, Blanca assigned several smaller tasks, all of which were resolved by Subject 666. Its knowledge reserve in the field of biology was not much inferior to Mobius.
What it lacked was research on Honkai.
Moreover, what surprised Chen Ran was that Subject 666 did not actively seek to cling to MEI like it did with Kevin. Instead, aside from some necessary work-related interactions, it did not speak to MEI at all.
Could it be that it also had risk awareness management?
This artificial intelligence was quite remarkable.
However, he did not dwell on these thoughts.
The First Research Institute he was in should be able to meet the conditions to initiate the Divine Authority Project.
Currently, Fire Moth had three Herrscher Cores, and Vill-V was probably still busy with her jailbreak and had not yet been commissioned to design the Divine Key.
This meant that if he proposed the Divine Authority Project now and worked hard to persuade Mobius, there was actually a chance to initiate it.
And with Mobius's capabilities, the Divine Authority Project might not necessarily fail.
But...
Chen Ran suddenly realized a problem: with Mobius's urgent desire for the evolution of life, it was impossible that she had not considered integrating humans into the Herrscher Core.
Otherwise, there would be no so-called MANTIS Project.
After all, whether it was integrating humans into the Herrscher Core or into the genes of Honkai Beasts, the fundamental methods and principles were essentially the same.
This actually meant that Mobius was very likely to have thought about using this method to grasp the authority of the Herrscher, but due to biological calculations, or even human experiments that had already been conducted, she concluded that it was impossible.
Thus, Fire Moth resorted to a second-best approach, using weapons as a medium to create the core into a Divine Key.
So, did this mean that the previous civilization's judgment that the Divine Authority Project was bound to fail was correct?
Raiden Mei succeeded because she naturally possessed Stigmata, and the Stigmata technology was created by the previous civilization.
He decided to seek advice on this matter.
At the very least, he needed clear data.
Chen Ran made up his mind and went to find Blanca.
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"Doctor, Chen Ran has indicated that he has questions he would like to discuss with you."
Blanca did not hinder Chen Ran from asking Mobius questions.
She looked at the people in the research institute as if they were juniors; Fire Moth might not need kindness, but Blanca was undoubtedly a kind person.
Mobius frowned slightly.
"You can send an email if you have questions, Blanca, I remember I mentioned that."
Blanca expressed tactfully, "The doctor checks emails a bit infrequently; even when the higher-ups issue orders, they first send me a copy."
Mobius did not like reading emails.
Or rather, she disliked anything that she found troublesome.
However, since Blanca brought someone over, she reluctantly agreed to meet.
She sat sideways in her office chair, arms crossed over her chest, her figure both proud and alluring.
"Speak, what is it?"
Clearly, she did not take Chen Ran's inquiry too seriously; with her biological knowledge reserve, handling one person was more than enough.
Chen Ran sat up straight and said, "Doctor, I would like to inquire whether the First Research Institute has conducted any experiments related to integrating humans with the Herrscher Core, and if so, did they all fail?"
Mobius's eyes narrowed slightly.
Blanca's expression changed: "Where did you hear that?"
"Not heard, just guessed."
Chen Ran paused and continued, "During this time, I've also heard some of the doctor's reputation at the First Research Institute. The doctor is very interested in the evolution of life, and undoubtedly, the humanoid Herrscher is currently the highest evolutionary life form discovered."
"Given the doctor's character, it is unlikely that she has not conducted related experiments, and the most basic would be to extract Herrscher genes and integrate them into human clone embryos for mixed growth. The fastest way would be to merge the Herrscher Core with humans."
Chen Ran seemed to have inadvertently revealed the manufacturing process of Kiana.
But it didn't matter; this era could not possibly have Kiana.
His words made Blanca subconsciously breathe a sigh of relief, but Mobius's frown deepened.
She finally began to seriously assess the young man before her.
Black hair, Asian descent, from Shenzhou, a refugee, a few years younger than Blanca, yet somewhat handsome... these were all judgments she made with her eyes.
From a normal person's perspective, age is the standard for judging a person's knowledge reserve.
But this rule applies to mortals, not to the realm of geniuses.
She began to take him seriously: "What are you trying to imply?"
"I want relevant data."
He said, "I want to conduct an experimental attempt related to this."
Mobius's eyes narrowed slightly.
She did not ask Chen Ran about his motives, just as she herself disliked being questioned about her motives.
"That experiment was a disgrace to me, so I have destroyed all the data. If you want to conduct an experiment, I will grant you permission to study the Third Herrscher Core."
Chen Ran's guess was not wrong; Mobius had indeed conducted experiments on integrating the Herrscher Core.
The design of this experiment was not difficult; in fact, it could be said to be very simple. Its yield was also very high; as long as it succeeded, they could obtain a Herrscher under control.
However, this experiment had repeatedly ended in failure.
Although Mobius did not provide any data support, Blanca explained to Chen Ran the reasons for the failures of these experiments.
"In that plan, the doctor first used prisoners who were not suitable for Honkai Energy, and they undoubtedly died. Then, she chose volunteers who were willing to be experimental subjects and had a higher suitability for Honkai Energy, but those warriors with high Honkai Energy suitability rejected the Herrscher Core physically."
"Moreover, the concentration of Honkai Energy in the Herrscher Core was too high, and the experiment still failed."
"After that, the doctor continued to select subjects, but even with exhaustive methods, no experiments succeeded, and even the calculated data became meaningless." Blanca said: "Even if there were people who barely fused with the Herrscher Core, they did not exhibit the powers one would imagine, and they died two minutes later."
"Although the higher-ups did not criticize such experiments, many people have already expressed opposing opinions. This is also why many people have left the First Research Institute."
Clearly, Blanca wanted to persuade Chen Ran not to continue.
How could Chen Ran not continue?
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