At this moment, Chen Ran naturally had no idea what would happen fifty thousand years later.
After Nuwa and Chen Ran had a bit of a quarrel, Fuxi pulled her away.
Kiana stumbled out of Mobius's operating table, looking as if she were drunk.
Chen Ran couldn't help but laugh, "Are you okay?"
"Uh, I guess I'm fine."
Kiana's gaze was a bit unfocused, and she too felt uncertain.
She tilted her head to look at Chen Ran: "I feel a bit dazed in my head right now."
"That's the effect of the anesthesia."
Mobius had come out at some point, glanced at Kiana, and said to Chen Ran, "What you said is not wrong. The super transformation factors in Sirin are very special; to be precise, they should be lying dormant."
"The potion you prepared earlier was very effective. After activating all the super transformation factors, her current physique is incomparable."
Kiana possessed the bloodline of the Kaslana family, and this bloodline was a special inheritance formed by the fusion of humans and Honkai Beasts.
The super transformation factors had always remained in the members of the Kaslana family.
Correspondingly, every member of the Kaslana family could actually initiate a human-induced collapse.
However, unlike Kevin, his descendants had no clear understanding of human-induced collapse, and with each generation, the number of super transformation factors was diluted, making it impossible to shake the normal Kaslana body.
Thus, normal Kaslana members, aside from their inherited strength, had almost no differences from ordinary people.
But Kiana was different now.
After activating the super transformation factors, she was essentially like a Honkai Beast, just like Kevin.
Of course, the most notable point was that Kiana did not have the side effects of the super transformation surgery.
After all, Kevin only had the Parvati Honkai Beast gene, while Kiana had all the genes from Kevin after the Chimera Project.
"However, there is one thing I'm very concerned about."
Mobius lazily stretched her waist and said, "The Honkai genes in her body are actually quite rich. Besides the Honkai Beast, there are also Herrscher genes."
Kiana couldn't help but seek Chen Ran's help.
Chen Ran said, "Oh, she is the sister of the Herrscher of the Void; strictly speaking, the Herrscher of the Void is also my cousin."
Mobius instinctively looked at the Cosmic Juggernaut that Chen Ran carried with him: "You really treat your cousin well."
Chen Ran coughed slightly and said, "Let's wrap up the topic. I want to know if, after activating the super transformation factors, Sirin can control her powers now."
"That's also what I wanted to tell you."
Mobius looked at Chen Ran: "Theoretically, with so many Honkai factors and the Herrscher genes in Sirin, it would have been fine if she hadn't undergone the super transformation surgery."
"But once she accepts it, she should become a humanoid Honkai Beast."
"But Sirin is still fine now."
Mobius looked at Chen Ran: "She has another special gene chain in her body that can directly control the consciousness of the Honkai side genes, allowing Sirin to always maintain her human rationality."
Chen Ran knew what Mobius was talking about.
Schariac.
"Doctor, this is Sirin's blood; I collected 400cc." Chen Ran took out a blood culture dish and said to Mobius, "I'm also researching my cousin's bodily issues."
"Let's have Sirin join the First Research Institute; I'm very interested as well," Mobius said directly.
Chen Ran looked at Kiana.
Kiana quickly refused, "I don't want to; I came here to fight, not to be a lab rat."
Although she didn't know what Mobius had done to her, Kiana clearly had some aversion to Mobius.
Mobius chuckled lightly, "You should think carefully; I only activated the Honkai side super transformation factors in you, and your body's potential hasn't been fully explored yet."
Chen Ran could clearly see Kiana hesitating on her face.
"Alright, Sirin, you should go back now; don't you have training tasks?"
"Ah, oh, goodbye, cousin, goodbye, doctor."
Kiana hurriedly ran off.
Mobius watched her leave, then turned to Chen Ran: "It seems you protect your cousin quite well."
"This is some data about her body; I've marked some deviations from yours; it's quite interesting."
Although Mobius was sometimes lazy, her efficiency was indeed astonishing.
"Then thank you, Doctor."
"No need to rush to thank me; I also have something I need your help with."
Mobius was not entirely helping Chen Ran.
She leaned in close to his ear and said, "Do you remember those two experiments between you and me?"
"Uh, I remember."
Those two experiments, one was the fusion of the Herrscher gene into Mobius, and the other was the super transformation surgery.
Such enchanting experiments, Chen Ran naturally remembered clearly.
However, he was a bit uncertain why Mobius would bring it up.
It couldn't be that she was reminiscing, could it?
"During this time, I've been trying out my abilities outside and found that whether it's a human or a Honkai Beast, they cannot exert the powers of the Honkai side. Although this body has reached the so-called immortality in terms of time, it's only limited to myself."
"Doctor, are you trying to say?" Chen Ran looked at Mobius, instinctively asking, "Are you trying to promote the super transformation surgery?"
"I'm not stupid; promoting the super transformation surgery now would undoubtedly mean a break with Fire Moth."
Mobius had a clear understanding of the current situation.
The current Honkai side Herrscher had not yet reached the point where they must use the super transformation surgery MANTIS to contend, and the human rejection stemmed from genetic instinct.
"I've been setting up my own private laboratory outside; you know, the people here have always been uneasy about Mobius."
"In that laboratory, there's an experiment that needs you to perform the surgery; wait for my news."
After Mobius finished speaking, she left.
Chen Ran was lost in thought.
He seemed to understand why, whether it was Stigmata or the super transformation surgery, Mobius discovered them first, but in the end, it was MEI who promoted them.
Clearly, the First Research Institute had already begun to be wary of Mobius.
One could only say that the Sight of the First Research Institute was indeed good; Mobius was almost without taboos, and being wary of her was only natural.
However, Mobius, seen as a demon by people, still adhered to some bottom lines.
But would MEI, whom they relied on, allow the higher-ups of Fire Moth to have their way?
Just as Chen Ran was pondering, Klein walked over.
"Senior Chen Ran, here are some materials that the doctor asked me to give you."
"Thank you for your hard work, Klein."
Chen Ran accepted the materials.
Klein left, and he began to do his own thing.
Nuwa, seeing this, did not disturb Chen Ran.
She quietly asked Fuxi, "What should we do, Big Sister? It seems we are getting further and further away."
"Stop right there; it's you who's getting further away."
Fuxi chuckled lightly, then waved at Bia, who was hiding in some corner of the laboratory: "Bia, the notebook I bought for you has arrived."
"I'm coming, I'm coming! What kind of notebook is it this time?"
Bia came running over with a thud.
Fuxi ruffled Bia's hair, then opened the drawer in front of Nuwa, who was increasingly surprised.
Inside were a collection of 18X materials.
"Fresh yuri notebooks, absolutely guaranteed to satisfy you. So, Bia, have you found the materials I asked you to look for?"
"I found it, I found it!"
Bia blurted out, "All the information about the Honkai disease has been successfully retrieved, and I've also established the function theory regarding the relationship between Honkai and consciousness. Using these two pieces of information, theoretically, we can treat the Honkai disease through super transformation surgery."
"Of course, such super transformation factors would not be something pitiful humans could bear. Those who could undergo super transformation surgery while suffering from the Honkai disease must have an incredibly strong will to survive."
Nuwa quietly asked Fuxi, "When did you and Senior become so close with computers?"
Fuxi said lightly, "When Big Sister Blanca was still around, Bia and Griseo got along very well. At that time, I knew that Big Sister didn't use Bia very often."
"Later, I asked about Bia's hobbies. I must say, Bia truly lives up to being an all-purpose database, and Senior Chen Ran also tacitly approved of my actions."
Nuwa couldn't help but be surprised, "I had no idea at all."
Fuxi tugged at her face: "That's because your mind isn't on this at all; the work is done by me and Klein."
"Don't let hormones take over your intelligence; no one likes a love-struck brain."
Nuwa's head was shaken back and forth by Fuxi.
Durandal, on the side, shrugged: "Being governed by hormones is something anyone cannot avoid, so my kind of life is the most perfect."
——
"So, this is the world five hundred years later."
"What a truly earth-shattering change."
In the ruined Nagazora City, a Pseudo-Herrscher named Yae Sakura was conversing with Wendy and Mei.
Wendy did not expect there to be a Herrscher in Nagazora City; how many Herrschers had appeared in Nagazora City, anyway?
When she first faced Yae Sakura, she still held a bit of caution, but now, seeing Yae Sakura's clear reasoning and articulate speech, that caution had lessened.
If it were a Herrscher controlled by Honkai, they should have already attacked humans by now.
So, were the Herrschers of this era endowed with reason?
How was this achieved?
Moreover...
Why did Yae Sakura look so much like Sakura?
Wendy clearly had a bunch of questions.
Yae Sakura obviously had a common language with Raiden Mei, who also lived in the extreme east. In their brief exchanges, it was mostly Mei talking with Yae Sakura.
"If you don't mind, Yae Miss can accompany us to Saint Freya."
Wendy extended such an invitation to Yae Sakura: "Perhaps Teacher Theresa can help you."
Yae Sakura wanted to find Kallen, which was the information they learned during their conversation.
Letting a Pseudo-Herrscher roam free outside would undoubtedly cause trouble. Even though Wendy and Mei were also Herrschers, they were now considering things from the standpoint of Schicksal.
Yae Sakura was clearly unaware of many things in this era. Facing Wendy's invitation, she expressed her concern: "To be honest, I still have another beast within me, and I'm worried that I can't control myself."
Now that she had appeared due to the Third Honkai Eruption, then the Scarlet Abyss should also be out.
Due to the nature of their sealing, she and the Scarlet Abyss were already inseparable.
"You don't need to worry about that; the place we're going has already seen the appearance of our two Herrschers," Raiden Mei said lightly.
After she said this, the three of them fell into silence.
What kind of place could possibly have two Herrschers?
…
…
When Wendy and Raiden Mei brought Yae Sakura to Saint Freya, the alarms at Saint Freya rang out once again.
However, this time Theresa ordered the alarms to be canceled.
"Himeko, Wendy and Mei contacted me, bringing back a Pseudo-Herrscher. We need to prepare."
Theresa's words left Himeko speechless.
"When did having a Herrscher become such a trivial matter?"
Himeko shook her head.
Not long ago, Raiden Mei had lost control of her powers and went berserk, after which Wendy took her away. Theresa had gone to search for them and even sought help from Cecilia.
But in the end, Otto had stopped her.
Due to the fluctuations in the world line, Theresa had clearly trusted Otto a bit more, so Saint Freya had not taken any action.
Aside from Bronya becoming more reclusive, nothing else had happened.
But this time, Wendy and Mei returned with another Herrscher.
Although it was a Pseudo-Herrscher, that was still outrageous.
Theresa pushed aside her thoughts and headed to the fountain square.
However, before Wendy and Mei arrived at Saint Freya, Theresa received a communication from Little Kiana.
"Auntie, Mommy is missing."
"Cecilia?" Theresa suddenly had a bad feeling.
——
"Finally figured out the principle, just need to put it into practice."
"Using the current time as a coordinate, relying on the Stigmata administrator and the members of the Kaslana family to establish a universal network that ignores time."
"That's quite ambitious."
Chen Ran looked at the dense formulas on the screen in front of him and the conclusions drawn from them, letting out a sigh of relief.
"However, this can only be accomplished theoretically; in practice, there are still many difficulties."
He hesitated: "Should I try to build a universal network for two people first?"
The most important significance of a universal network lies in the sharing of information and cognitive abilities, thus breaking the barriers of information through the power of consciousness.
It was like how he synchronized memories with Subject 666; the first step in establishing a universal connection was to synchronize everyone's memories.
Just like the internet in the brain domain.
However, while the internet can set encrypted information, can the brain domain?
Chen Ran began to ponder another issue regarding the universal network: privacy.
No one would want to show their diary to others, and in the current situation where the Honkai did not urgently threaten people's lives, no one would think of connecting their privacy to another person.
Establishing a universal connection would inevitably require people as connection nodes.
Yet even Chen Ran himself could not find anyone willing to establish a node with him.
Vill-V? Mobius?
That was impossible.
They had their own secrets, and even they did not know how many they had. Although they had each developed a super-friendship with Chen Ran, it did not mean they would accept their secrets being exposed.
Kiana? That could be considered.
Kiana's personality was straightforward enough; as long as there was the pressure of 'inevitable sacrifices to defeat the Honkai,' she would likely agree.
"After all, a simple universal network doesn't really have any significance right now."
Chen Ran thought for a moment: "Unless I establish a network with Kiana and then send it back to fifty thousand years later, maintaining the sharing of information."
He needed to explore another meaning of the universal network.
Otherwise, it would only be him and Kiana establishing a connection, and nothing more.
He rubbed his tired eyes, and just then, a cool, icy finger pressed against his temples.
"Senior Chen Ran, you've been in the lab for thirteen hours; Klein is about to get off work."
It was Nuwa's voice.
He was slightly taken aback and then saw that the external members of the First Research Institute were almost done for the day.
Fuxi was yawning, while Bia was engrossed in her notebook.
Klein was still at her workstation.
Chen Ran rolled his eyes: "You all can leave if you want; don't use Klein as an excuse; she's so honest."
Nuwa chuckled and changed the subject: "What has Senior Chen Ran been busy with lately?"
"Brain interface."
"What?"
"To be precise, it's a device that establishes a common connection using the brain domain information of the collective gatherers. I can call it a universal connection. However, for now, this device can only be used for sharing information and secrets between both parties; I can't think of any other uses for it."
After all, he wasn't Fimilis.
Fimilis could use herself as a terminal to regulate all individuals on the universal link, such as directly enhancing a person's IQ, shortening decades of research into just a few hours.
It could be said that the universal link could connect the fates of humanity.
However, his so-called universal connection, with just a slight difference in wording, was worlds apart.
What he could do was transmit information in a way that ignored space and time, but he still couldn't isolate a specific memory; the input and output of information were everyone's memories.
This was more like establishing an internet in the brain domain, or a blockchain.
He looked at Nuwa and half-jokingly said, "Want to give it a try? Sharing secrets with each other?"
Nuwa immediately blushed and instinctively wanted to refuse.
However, she seemed to think of something and said, "Can we wait until the day after tomorrow to try?"
Nuwa and Chen Ran had made plans for the day after tomorrow, which was a personal matter.
Chen Ran was slightly taken aback: "Let's talk about it then; the current technology isn't mature enough, and using it on people recklessly would be irresponsible to each other."
He hadn't expected Nuwa to agree.
To be honest, aside from Kiana, he hadn't found anyone else willing to try the universal connection.
Now it was his turn to have a headache.
Unless he encrypted his own information, otherwise, his secrets would also be known to Nuwa, who was establishing the universal network.
So, before setting up the network, he needed to attempt an encryption project.
Chen Ran didn't intend to pry into everyone's privacy; similarly, if he wanted to establish a universal connection, setting a privacy lock was essential.
Otherwise, there would be no way to promote the universal connection.
After all, even someone who had a car accident would instinctively delete their browsing history.
Chen Ran still had many challenges to overcome.
Of course, his primary goal right now wasn't to promote the universal connection but to open up the Stigmata space of the Kaslana family and send Kiana back first.
Only by connecting the information of the future and the past would the universal connection hold its greatest value.
"Now, it's time to get off work!"
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