After leaving the command center, Mo Wang made his way to a tall building in the Ark.
The three gold-stamped words 'miHoYo' on the top were particularly conspicuous.
As soon as Mo Wang stepped into the company's entrance, he was greeted by a dozen employees who swarmed around him. The clamor gave him a headache.
"Good day, President Mo Wang!"
"President, the new Bangboo model has been successfully developed. When will it be released?"
"President, the Merchant's Guild wants us to provide them with a more favorable price. How should we handle this?"
"President..."
The chaotic crowd was about to overwhelm Mo Wang.
Fortunately, the accompanying Bangboos performed their duties well, constantly using their pitifully small bodies to clear a path for Mo Wang.
"Mmm, mmm!" (Please don't crowd together!)
"Mmm, mmm, mmm!" (Make way, don't block the President's path!)
However, even with the Bangboos' help, these impatient employees continued to buzz in Mo Wang's ear. This made his already bad mood even more irritable.
He frowned, his voice unconsciously rising a few decibels. "I say, how many times have I told you? You can decide these things yourselves. Learn to think independently! Don't bother me while I'm doing research!"
With that, Mo Wang pushed aside the employees blocking his way.
But, after pushing them aside, Mo Wang felt that it wasn't quite right.
So he adjusted his mood slightly, turned to a few relatively stable employees, and said with a sigh, "After you've finished the plan, remember to email it to me. I'm very busy right now, I'll take a look when I have time."
After saying this, he no longer paid any attention to the crowd and headed towards the R&D lab upstairs.
However, despite Mo Wang's attitude, his employees didn't feel neglected. Instead, they looked at his departing figure with admiration.
"As expected of President Mo Wang. So many things, and he's not flustered at all."
A female employee whispered, her eyes shining with admiration.
"I heard that the President was just summoned by the CEOs of the three major corporations and the military this morning, but he's already back at work in the afternoon. That's really amazing."
Another male employee added, his tone full of respect.
"The President trusts us so much. It seems we must work even harder and get the plan done as soon as possible!"
A young employee said firmly, his eyes burning with motivation.
And Mo Wang, who had already entered the elevator, was constantly wiping away cold sweat.
"Sigh~ I really don't like doing this kind of work. Maybe it's because my Path is [The Erudition] and not [The Preservation] or [The Harmony]."
Feeling a little hot, Mo Wang tugged at his collar.
To be honest, the concept of Paths was indeed a bit mysterious.
People who walked a certain Path would basically not take on professions that were completely opposite to their Path.
For example, those on [The Hunt] would often become soldiers or Galaxy Rangers, while those on [The Preservation] would often have professions related to protecting something.
And people who walked [The Erudition] would probably not become merchants or the like.
"If I had known it would be like this, I would have just latched onto Ingrid's leg instead of being some CEO here."
Mo Wang couldn't help but sigh. The Bangboo beside him comforted him, saying that he would handle the documents later.
Soon, Mo Wang and the Bangboos arrived at the laboratory on the middle floor of the building.
This entire floor was not only a place for developing Bangboos and various equipment, but also an important base for Mo Wang to analyze the phenomenon of corruption.
Inside the laboratory, the low hum of machinery, accompanied by the occasional discussions of the researchers, made the place seem particularly busy and orderly.
"President!"
When Mo Wang walked into the laboratory, many researchers immediately stopped their work and turned to look at him.
However, unlike the impatient employees downstairs, the researchers' reactions were much calmer and more professional, which made Mo Wang breathe a sigh of relief.
"Continue with your work. I'm just here to take a look."
Mo Wang nodded slightly, signaling for everyone to continue with their tasks.
He walked over to a researcher who was focused on data analysis and asked faintly, "How is Marian's condition now?"
The researcher looked up, checked the records at hand with a slight nervousness, and then reported to Mo Wang, "The situation is a little uncertain. Although the corruption has been temporarily removed from this Nikke, her body seems to have already undergone modifications from the corruption, which makes it impossible for us to accurately analyze her current condition."
Under the researcher's guidance, Mo Wang turned and looked towards the cultivation tank.
Marian's body was immersed in a transparent liquid. Her once jet-black hair was now a dull gray, as if the color had been washed away by some force.
And Marian's body was already gradually showing the shadow of Modernia.
"Hmm, it's still considered normal."
Mo Wang was not too surprised by this result.
After all, according to the original plot, the effect of the anti-corruption bullets was indeed like this.
In the current plot, this thing had been used about three times.
But no matter which time, the ability of the anti-corruption bullets didn't seem to be able to completely remove the corruption.
The effect was more like the potion that Tesla and Einstein made in the neighboring Honkai world to reduce the Honkai concentration.
Even in the story, after Marian was hit by the bullet, she only lost her memory, and her control over the Raptures became even more exaggerated.
"As expected, this bullet alone is still not enough to completely resist the corruption."
Mo Wang rubbed his smooth chin, feeling that there were still many problems standing in the way of his plan to retake the surface.
"Energy, anti-corruption... As expected, if only I could get the data for that Jizo Mitama."
At this moment, Mo Wang had already set his sights on the Key of Corruption from the neighboring Honkai world—Jizo Mitama.
"If I had that weapon, I'd like to see if the so-called corruption of the Nikke world can beat the power of the Herrscher of Corruption from the Honkai world. And, if I can find a way to get a Herrscher Core, the energy problem can also be solved."
Thinking of this, Mo Wang's train of thought suddenly opened up.
Since his own world couldn't solve the problem, why limit himself to one world?
He refused to believe that with so many versions of himself from different worlds, he couldn't solve a mere corruption. If all else failed, he would just go and get another Stellaron from his self in the Star Rail world!
What? You say this is just cheating when you can't win?
How is this cheating! Helping himself, that doesn't even count as helping!
Honkai:I feel like some bastard is plotting against me. What's going on?