286. Perfect Rating!
"You want to devour other Herrscher cores?!"
A high-ranking member slammed his fist on the table, clearly enraged by Mobius's words.
"I know you won't agree, and I never expected you to agree. I'm just here to inform you."
Mobius coldly surveyed everyone present.
Dr. Mei knew very well that no one could defeat Mobius now, not even with Kevin and Himiko combined.
The only two people who could dissuade her were either dead or simply wouldn't want to try to stop her.
Blanca? Her departure with Ato had already constituted as an betrayal to Mobius.
Therefore, Mobius has now become a complete madwoman.
"Mobius, aren't you going a bit too far..."
Before the high-ranking member could finish speaking, he was bound by shadows.
With just a little force, those shadows could instantly shred his body to pieces.
"Dr. Mobius, please calm down." Dr. Mei adjusted her glasses.
"I've already shown considerable composure by not killing him outright, or rather… Dr. Mei, it's up to you to decide whether he lives or dies?" Mobius asked Dr. Mei with a slight smile.
"I can give you the Herrscher cores, but how many can your body withstand?" Dr. Mei's words shocked everyone.
But no one dared to speak, given the precedent of someone already having suffered such a fate.
"Including the one in my body, about… seven." Mobius counted on her fingers like a child while giving her the answer.
"However, I can't guarantee that I won't be able to continue evolving after absorbing all these Herrscher cores, so, do you understand what I mean?" Mobius leaned back lazily in her chair.
"I have only one request." Dr. Mei tactfully changed her 'condition' to a 'request.'
She was a very astute person, fully aware of the current situation.
"Speak."
"I need to know your purpose, and then have Prometheus and Einstein calculate the feasibility for you," Dr. Mei replied.
"...Mei, you are indeed a person who is almost too clever, but...I really like you for that."
Mobius walked to Dr. Mei's side and gently stroked her face.
"Dr. Mobius, you flatter me. For the survival of humanity, everything is worth trying, isn't it?" Dr. Mei shook her head.
At this moment, even Mobius felt a chill run down her spine.
Perhaps in the eyes of those higher-ups, Mobius was a monster.
But in Mobius's eyes, Dr. Mei was the real monster, a monster of terrifying rationality.
If there were a button in front of her that could sacrifice Kevin to save human civilization, she probably wouldn't hesitate at all to choose, right?
Ling, your initial judgment was truly excellent. Indeed, she will be the most outstanding leader of the Fire Moth ever.
No one dared to object, and everything proceeded according to Mobius's wishes, marking the beginning of a grand experiment. The title of the experiment is: "Project God-Making"!
『Ninth Simulation, End!』
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『Simulation Evaluation: As a super scientist transcending eras, using sinister methods to maximize the survival of human civilization, even manipulating the Honkai several times, leaving behind a legacy that successfully allowed humanity to overcome the test of the end!』
『Simulation Rating: Perfect! Reward: 300,000 points and 5 chances to choose settlement rewards.』
"Overcame the end? Who? Kiana?" Yun Ling was still a little confused.
He thought this evaluation would be 『Peerless』, since it felt similar to Vill-V's, but the simulation rating this time was unexpectedly high.
It even surpassed the level of the first simulation.
You know, Ling in the first simulation lived for 50,000 years and finally reached the core of the Imaginary Tree.
Yun Ling looked carefully at the system's evaluation, only finding a clue in the last sentence.
The only legacies he could think of were Kiana and the potion he left for Mobius.
But that was just an enhanced version of the MANTIS Warrior ICHOR; it couldn't possibly be the reason the simulation was rated as perfect this time, could it?
Could it be that Snake did something earth-shattering after his death, and now it's being blamed on him?
『Please choose five of the following rewards』
1. Choose one of the following four talents: 『Snake (White)』, 『Childhood Sweetheart (White)』, 『Other People's Child (Blue)』, 『Apocalypse (Purple)』.
2. Master-level Biologist Skill
3. Honkai Disease Serum Manufacturing Technology
4. Cloning Technology
5. Multi-Gene Fusion Technology
6. MANTIS Warrior Technology
7. Mebius's Mysterious Gift
8. Kiana's Mysterious Gift
"These technologies are listed separately?" Ling blinked. However, upon reflection, it does seem quite logical, as each of these technologies is incredibly powerful on its own.
The Honkai Disease Serum, officially known as the "Honkai Energy Neutralizing Serum," is, of course, the precursor to the "Godslayer Spear"!
In the original work, Tesla created this unique "Godslayer Spear," allowing Himeko to successfully awaken Kiana.
Cloning technology, at first glance, may seem unremarkable, but in reality, immature cloning techniques often produce numerous problems, as exemplified by "Luna Kindred."
Multi-gene fusion technology and MANTIS warrior technology are even more noteworthy; Kiana's immense power is entirely due to Ling's two technologies.
To put it bluntly, Yun Ling really wants these things, as they are readily available, and he has recently become quite wealthy; acquiring them wouldn't be too detrimental to him.
"I chose 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, and then bought 3 and 4!"
『Consumed 66,900 points, currently retains 450,000 points. Purchased Honkai Disease Serum Manufacturing Technology and Cloning Technology; rewards issued.』
Wow, it even became the odd numbers!
After absorbing the knowledge in his mind, Yun Ling was ready for the tense and exciting blind box opening time.
Yun Ling first opened 'Kiana's Mysterious Gift'. To be honest, Kiana's appearance was quite unexpected.
In this simulation, Kiana seemed to have completely replaced Kevin from the previous era as the protagonist. While not necessarily stronger than Kevin, who participated in the 'Chimera Project,' she was definitely much stronger than the normal Judgment of Shamash Kevin or Kevin before he participated in 'Chimera Project'.
Besides, mysterious gifts are only given when an important character is infatuated, right?
But Kiana and Ling in this simulation didn't interact much at all; they were clearly just in a superior-subordinate relationship.
Could there be something hidden that he hadn't noticed, something that seemed to have been overlooked by him?
Or perhaps Ling's gaze had been fixed on Mobius the whole time, and she had never paid attention to Kiana?
He didn't understand.
Kiana's mysterious gift was peculiar; it was a piece of ice, with what appeared to be a wisp of flame at its center.
What did this mean?
Yun Ling played with the ice in his hand for a while, finding nothing special, and then put it away.
Next came 'Mobius's Mysterious Gift'.
It was a vial of emerald green potion, the clear liquid emitting a slightly alluring aroma.
"What is this?" Yun Ling raised an eyebrow.
『Leviathan's Honkai Beast ICHOR Potion!』
Unexpectedly, the system actually answered him!
"Leviathan?!"
Yun Ling was very familiar with this term; after all, his water manipulation power came from Leviathan.
Unfortunately, he only possessed Leviathan's power to control water, essentially separate from Leviathan, as if he possessed authority over 'water'.
"Wait, is this what Snake was creating back then?" Yun Ling recalled the information Ai revealed in the simulation.
Back then, Ling wanted to give Mobius an enhanced version of Sesa's Honkai Beast ICHOR potion as a birthday gift, and Mobius seemed to be creating something similar as a 'return gift,' but he never expected it to be this.
Leviathan...
It's cleverly overlapped again.
If, according to Aponia's description in the simulation, Ling is the only soul... then is it this uniqueness that connects Leviathan to him?
『You can spend 350,000 points to help the host achieve perfect fusion. At that time, the host's Leviathan power will be completed into a full Leviathan, and the ability development progress will be greatly increased.』
"Okay, okay, so that's why you were so kind as to tell me what this is. So this is what you were waiting for." Yun Ling couldn't help but complain.
"Why are they already reaping the benefits as soon as they get rich?"
"But at least you have some conscience; you left me with 100,000 points."
"What else can we say? Let's merge."
Yun Ling said.
『The fusion process might be a little painful, please bear with it.』
"Wait, you didn't just... I... *f****"
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